Luoyang City, Taifu Mansion.

Inside the empty hall, there was a solemn aura.

Taifu Yuan Kui's face was extremely embarrassed, and at this time, Yuan Shao himself was being recruited to the palace by Empress He, and he should not know that such a big thing had happened in his army now.

However, what Dali Mengzhi said next made Taifu Yuan Kui even more devastated.

"Master Taifu, there is another big thing, one of the people who came to inquire about the news this morning is Tingwei Zhang Meng, after all, he is also Tingwei, and he is also in charge of these criminal cases, so he also went to see the people who were arrested yesterday early in the morning, maybe ...... may have already known about this, and the person behind Tingwei Zhang Meng is Xiangguo Dong Zhuo, I'm afraid...... I'm afraid that at this time, Zhang Meng, the court captain, is already reporting this matter to Xiangguo Dong Zhuo. Dali Mengzhi continued.

As soon as these words came out, Taifu Yuan Kui almost wanted to kill Dali Mengzhi, he immediately stood up, kicked him, and shouted angrily: "Why are you so careless, you don't know who Zhang Meng is?" Knowing that they are Yuan Shao's soldiers, you still let him see them? Is your brain? ”

Taifu Yuan Kui scolded loudly at Dali Mengzhi, but Dali Mengzhi didn't dare to say a word, just lowered his head and trembled repeatedly.

"Come on, go to the palace to see how long Yuan Shao will come back, and let him come back to me as soon as he is done." Taifu Yuan Kui's mentality had almost collapsed, and he had already felt a huge amount of anger and panic.

Then, he sat down slowly, picked up a cup of tea on the table, and drank it all, his face was quite pale as paper.

After he calmed down, Taifu thought about it carefully, and it seemed that there was a pair of invisible hands behind it, controlling all this.

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Luoyang City, Xiangguo Mansion.

In one room of Xiangguo's Mansion, several windows were closed, causing the whole room to look very dim.

"Is this really the news?"

Dong Zhuo's voice full of surprise slowly sounded in the room.

"Lord Hui Xiangguo, I don't dare to say anything, when I went to Dali Temple to check on those prisoners this morning, they have been tortured, and the people who want to come to Dali Temple are really ruthless, and the soldiers under Yuan Shao's command are also relieved."

In front of Dong Zhuo, a man who was slightly older than Dali Mengzhi was standing in front of Dong Zhuo and replied very respectfully.

"Hehehe...... It seems that Yuan Shao is really ridiculous in the court, and he came to Luoyang City with some remnants of the defeated army, thinking that all of us are afraid? Hehehe...... Now it's him who is unlucky. As soon as he heard the news, Dong Zhuo's rather majestic face suddenly showed a hint of a smile.

"Yes, yes, this time it depends on how he Yuan Shao should end?" Tingwei Zhang Meng also echoed with some schadenfreude.

"However, I always feel that there is a situation behind this that someone is manipulating!" Then, Dong Zhuo thought for a moment, and then said with a frown.

"Uh...... Lord Xiangguo is suspicious, this matter was done on purpose? Tingwei Zhang Meng was also a little puzzled, and then thought about it, what Dong Zhuo said was not unreasonable.

"Well, since that heavy rain, it seems that one ring is connected to the other, and the situation of Yuan Shao's army has been forced to a desperate situation step by step, which has led to Yuan Shao's loss of power in the court, and as soon as Yuan Shao loses power, it means that Taifu Yuan Kui will also be affected, plus now His Royal Highness the Great Prince's suspicion of the Yuan family is getting deeper and deeper, and the duel between the two parties is only one reason for this?" Dong Zhuo analyzed it carefully, and seemed to feel that it was not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

"One reason for the difference?" Tingwei Zhang Meng was also stunned, his official position was not as good as Dong Zhuo and Taifu Yuan Kui, so the eldest prince Liu Wei naturally didn't know about Taifu Yuan Kui's suspicion at this time.

"Well, a reason to be able to get rid of Taifu Yuan Kui, and this 'spy' case this time is exactly the reason to attack Taifu Yuan Kui." Dong Zhuo nodded, and said with a happy face.

"Uh...... In this way, the humble position also feels that there is something strange about this matter, this seems to be a game of chess, and the family surnamed Yuan is forced to die step by step. At this time, Tingwei Zhang Meng also had a sudden realization, and he was also aware of this matter, and it seemed that he had been targeting Taifu Yuan Kui and Yuan Shao.

"Hehehe...... I'm curious, who is this chess player? was able to bring down Taifu Yuan Kui without much effort. Dong Zhuo also smiled at this, he was very happy about this situation, and he was also very curious, who is this chess player?

"Then if you want to be lowly and do you want to check it, although Taifu Yuan Kui is very powerful in the DPRK now, he has also offended a lot of people over the years, and if you want to spend some time in your humble position, you should be able to find out." Tingwei Zhang Meng asked Dong Zhuo.

"Well, you can check it out, but don't do it too deliberately, try not to offend such a person, forget it if you can't find it, anyway, he must be the enemy of Taifu Yuan Kui, hehehe...... There is a saying that the enemy of an enemy is a friend. Now that I am in the court, I am only limited by Taifu Yuan Kui, as long as I defeat him, no one in the court will be able to go against me. Dong Zhuo smiled, in his eyes, the person who planned all this behind his back must be a very smart and capable person, if he can be a friend, he will be a friend, if he can't do it, he must not be an enemy.

He knew very well in his heart that Taifu Yuan Kui had been in the middle of the court for many years, and he must have offended a lot of people, so it was normal for him to have some political enemies.

But Dong Zhuo himself is different, he has only been in Luoyang City for a short time, so naturally he will not offend a large number of people like Taifu Yuan Kui, and he is also an enemy in the dark now, which is even more difficult to deal with, so Dong Zhuo is not worried that he will also be targeted.

After all, the little people he offended now must not be able to make many waves.

"Yes, the lowly position understands, just do your best, such a talent, the lowly position will also pull him to our side as much as possible to serve you, Lord Xiangguo." Tingwei Zhang Meng also nodded.

"Hehehe...... You've done a good job in this matter, I'll write it down for you when I get back, and if you need anything, just come to me. Dong Zhuo smiled and said to Tingwei Zhang Meng.

He still likes Tingwei Zhang Meng very much, but he originally followed Zhang Rang, the middle servant, but after he died a while ago, Zhang Meng, the court captain, took the initiative to defect to Dong Zhuo, after all, Zhang Rang, the original middle servant, did not deal with the people on the side of Taifu Yuan Kui, and if he stood in line, he would naturally not choose Taifu Yuan Kui, so only Dong Zhuo was his last choice.

And Dong Zhuo was also very happy about Tingwei Zhang Meng's initiative to defect, and he was extremely kind to him, and gave him a lot of help as much as possible.

"Thank you to Lord Xiangguo, I will definitely take the lead in the future for Lord Xiangguo, and I will never give up." As soon as he heard Dong Zhuo's promise, Tingwei Zhang Meng was overjoyed, and quickly knelt down and kowtowed to Dong Zhuo.

"Hehehe...... Hurry up, hurry up, don't do this big gift when you come to me in the future, although I have a lot of rules on the surface, but in private with people who have a good relationship are like brothers, after all, I am a military general, you don't have to be polite. Dong Zhuo smiled and hurriedly helped Tingwei Zhang Meng up.

"Thank you, Lord Xiangguo." Hearing Dong Zhuo's words, Tingwei Zhang Meng was even more grateful, and he was about to cry with excitement.

"Okay, we still have business to do next, you will follow me into the palace and report to His Royal Highness the Great Prince at this time." Dong Zhuo said firmly to Zhang Meng, the court commander.

"Okay." Tingwei Zhang Meng directly agreed.

"Hehehe...... Let's go! I can't let go of such a good opportunity! ”

So, Dong Zhuo took Zhang Meng, the court captain, and rode the same carriage to the palace.

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Luoyang City, outside the East Gate.

At this time, in Yuan Shao's army, all the soldiers were panicked, and everyone was as anxious as ants on a hot pot.

The soldiers who had been scattered had now all gathered together, and it was at the place where the granary was burned, and everyone was so hungry that they were like hungry wolves, holding their stomachs with big eyes.

Inside a tent, all the officers were seated, discussing the dispatch into the city yesterday.

"Captain Chen, Liu Jianjun, why have the people sent into the city yesterday have been all night, why haven't they come back yet?"

"Yes, now everyone is outside the tent, and they are all looking at us to make up their minds! How can this be? ”

"Now everyone is clamoring to starve, and everyone can't stand it, and let's call all of us here, which one of us is not starving now, you should quickly take up the idea!"

"Yes, we have never encountered anything like this when we lead our troops to fight."

"Leading troops to fight, grain and grass go first, and now there is no grain and grass, so are we still considered soldiers? His grandmother's, that's what came to starve! ”

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Everyone was talking about it, all of them were still hungry at this time, and they were all staring at Captain Chen and Liu Jianjun with their eyes wide open, and they kept complaining.

Seeing this, hearing everyone's complaints, Captain Chen and Liu Jianjun also glanced at each other, their faces full of bitterness, because the two of them were still hungry at the highest position in the army at this time.

They hadn't starved like this for a long time, and this was the first time they had encountered such an embarrassing situation after so many years of marching and fighting.