Mojin Xiaowei did exist, but it was not established by Cao Cao.
Official history only records that the post of Mojin Xiaowei was established when Emperor Liu Ziye was deposed before the Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasties. In fact, General Faqiu Zhonglang and Mojin Xiaowei were only seen when Yuan Shaonan attacked Cao Cao, and Chen Lin's challenge Cao Xiwen. At that time, Emperor Xian escaped and returned to Luoyang. When Cao Cao was defeated by the emperor, Yuan Shao raised his troops to the imperial capital, and the troops were unknown. Therefore, the official positions mentioned in these accusations against Cao Cao are not credible.
Zhonglang is the person close to the emperor. There are no grave diggers and tomb robbers, let alone who dug them. The graves of the Han Dynasty emperors were all dug by Dong Zhuo. The Han Dynasty was the most virtuous and upright era. Officials were based on recommendation. Even if there were such things, they would be dug up as soon as possible. Official positions would not be blatantly established. Chen Lin later said that this appeal was forced by Yuan Shao to write it.
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Cao Cao sent his troops to steal the tomb of King Liang
In the early days of the Three Kingdoms' struggle for hegemony, Cao Cao's sphere of influence was still very small. Sometimes, the conquered city often has a new owner before it has time to rest. The territory "Chao Qin Mu Chu" is nothing new. No one knows how long they can stay on the territory they occupy. As a result, the cities they conquered were often looted. In this case, it is difficult for the army to achieve its purpose of recuperation.
The warlords' melee prevented Cao Cao's army from resting for a long time, and also made the displaced farmers unable to wait for the autumn harvest despite spring planting. This is like a pot of rice that was just cooked but turned into someone else’s meal in the blink of an eye. Therefore, raising military pay in a short period of time became a prerequisite for the princes to attack and attack everywhere.
In order to solve his food and salary problem, Cao Cao set his sights on the ancient business of tomb robbing. As we all know, in the middle of the Western Han Dynasty, after the peaceful and prosperous era of Wenjing's rule, social productivity was fully exerted, and the economic prosperity made thick burials common at that time. This also provided conditions for Cao Cao to steal graves and steal gold and silver treasures to pay for the army. Official positions such as "Faqiu Zhonglang General" and "Mojin Xiaowei" specialized in tomb robbing emerged in Cao Cao's army.
According to common sense, this is not a glorious profession, but as the saying goes, "A big business does not care about meticulousness, and a big courtesy does not hesitate to make small concessions." Cao Mengde, who has the world in mind, as long as the army can eat and win battles, what will happen? He still cares about getting a reputation.
Chen Lin, a famous scholar under Yuan Shao at that time and listed as one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an", said in a message before Yuan Shao attacked Cao Cao: "Specially set up Faqiu Zhonglang General and Mojin School. Lieutenant, no bones have been exposed in the journey." This text has become a famous statement in ancient and modern times. It is said that Cao Cao, who was suffering from head wind, broke into a cold sweat after seeing it, and his head pain immediately stopped.
According to Chen Lin’s appeal, what Cao Cao stole should be the tombs of King Xiao of Han and Liang Dynasties located in Mangdang Mountain in Yongcheng.
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