Xue Yun asked Wen Chou to open the door, and Cao Cao walked in, followed by his favorite general, Cao Ren.

This person has been learning the art of war and strategy with Cao Cao all the year round, and he is also a rare wise general.

Cao Cao walked up to Xue Yun and said, "Duke Yuan, Meng De is too late, let Duke Yuan fall into such a situation." ”

Xue Yun looked at Cao Cao, his breathing was a little short, it could be seen that he had entered the palace in a hurry.

During the conversation between the two, Xue Yun learned that Cao Cao had arrived in Luoyang City yesterday, but he did not enter the palace to face the saint.

Instead, like Xue Yun, he chose an inn to live in.

Until early this morning, Cao Cao heard that there was an assassination in the palace, so he immediately entered the palace and wanted to know what was going on?

When he was waiting for the emperor's decree at the palace gate, he learned that there was an accident in the place where Yuan Shao was recuperating.

So after getting the emperor's permission, he hurriedly ran here.

Cao Cao said very impassionedly, as if letting others know how much he cared about Yuan Shao, and making others think how good the relationship between the two was.

But to Xue Yun's ears, he felt funny.

Cao Cao had long had a plan to dominate the world, and as his biggest opponent in the early stage of the world domination, he wished that last night's assassination was successful and Xue Yun's life would be lost.

Cao Cao, the more he cares about and laughs at whom, then it means that this person is on his must-kill list.

Xun Yu, who thought that he had given him advice all his life, was killed by Cao Cao because he opposed Cao Cao's claim to be king.

Before Xun Yu died, Cao Cao greeted him with a smile.

It's just that at that time, Xun Yu knew that his limit had arrived, and he had followed the lord all his life, and he was finally going to kill himself.

And from what Cao Cao said just now, Xue Yun could also hear a little bit of truth and a little bit of falsehood.

It was true that he entered the palace to see Yuan Shao, because he wanted to know if Yuan Shao's injuries were serious.

Once Yuan Shao died of his injuries, Cao Cao would have one less fierce opponent.

Because Yuan Shao was not killed by him Cao Cao, there is no need to worry about Yuan Shao's army that will take this revenge on his head.

Moreover, he could also use some means to hold Yuan Shao's soldiers and territory in his own hands.

In other words, if Xue Yun dies, then everything about Xue Yun will be Cao Cao's experience package for growth and upgrading.

As for the fake, he said that there was news from the palace that he had been assassinated.

Now that the sun had just risen, Cao Cao had come to him, and the gossip in the palace was transmitted too quickly.

Xue Yun believed that there was definitely someone in the palace who was observing his every move.

What happened here, even when he arrived in this Luoyang City, Cao Cao's people began to monitor him, but he didn't know it yet.

Xue Yun said, "Hey, thanks to Brother Xian's concern, I'm all fine, and it won't be long before I recover." ”

When Cao Cao heard Xue Yun's words, his expression changed suddenly, but he quickly recovered.

Said "That's good, that's good." If Yuan Gong has something in case, then how can we resist the Yellow Turban Army with Zhang Jiao, isn't this big Han world about to die? ”

Xue Yun said with a smile, "Brother Xian, even if I, Yuan Shao, die, and my hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers are still there, they can still continue to kill the enemy and protect the country." It's just that you need to meet a good lord, virtuous brother, don't you say? ”

When Cao Cao heard Xue Yun's words, he was stunned for a while.

The apparent meaning of this is that although I, Yuan Shao, are dead, my army is not dead, and they can still defend the country.

But there is another layer of subtle meaning, that is, if I die, then my army will not all belong to you Cao Cao?

Obviously, Cao Cao also heard the meaning of this layer.

So he smiled and said, "Yuan Gong can't say that, you are the backbone of our fight against the Yellow Turban Army, if you die, then how can we have the courage to fight against the Yellow Turban Army?" ”

After Xue Yun listened, he sighed in his heart, "Hey, this Cao Cao is worthy of a generation of traitors, so I chatted with him for a few words, it is simply a master's move, and the move is fatal." ”

Cao Cao said on the surface that Yuan Shao was the eldest brother of these princes, and these princes were all younger brothers, and he was the only one who looked ahead.

But this means that Yuan Shao's current strength can already be the emperor, or the second Zhang Jiao.

Because the backbone of the Han Dynasty is always the emperor, no one can replace him.

Although the current emperor seems to be weak and incompetent, he is the flag of the country after all.

As long as he does not fall, the backbone of this country will not be broken, and the people will be able to see a little hope.

And Cao Cao directly pushed Yuan Shao to the height of the emperor, doesn't it mean that he has the intention of rebellion?

Xue Yun said lightly: "Brother Xian, when he said this, he exalted me too much, and the backbone of the Han Dynasty will always be the current saint." Those of us who are courtiers only need to worry about the king. ”

Cao Cao didn't expect his praise to Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao didn't get carried away and was complacent.

This is very different from the Yuan Shao he is familiar with.

Cao Cao knew that it would be useless for him to continue to say this.

So he changed his words and said, "Duke Yuan, Brother Xian came this time to discuss with you about Youzhou City mentioned in the emperor's holy decree. ”

When Xue Yun heard Cao Cao's words, he knew his true purpose for coming to find him.

He said, "What about the Holy Decree?" The holy decree said that the two of you, as well as my younger brother Yuan Shu, should discuss the ownership of Youzhou together, do you have any questions? ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Your Majesty speaks, how dare I have an opinion." Even Yuan Gong, you know, among these three, my strength is the weakest, and I have no qualifications to compete with your Yuan brothers at all, and I am completely a foil when I come here. So I'm going to give up this opportunity and recommend you to be the Taishou of Youzhou in the court, what does Yuan Gong think? ”

"Insidious!" This is Xue Yun's evaluation of Cao Cao.

If you give up Youzhou, you can protect yourself, you can avoid the anger of the Yellow Turban Army, and let Yuan Shao take this risk alone.

And he secretly develops his strength, and Cao Cao will become stronger and stronger, while Xue Yun will lose his troops in the confrontation with the Yellow Turban Army.

waited until the end to find out that he was no longer Cao Cao's opponent at all, so he borrowed a knife to kill people.

After gaining insight into Cao Cao's intentions, Xue Yun smiled and said, "Brother Xian has this heart, and I am very grateful for being a brother." It's just that the ownership of Youzhou City still depends on His Majesty's intentions. Don't forget, there is another Yuan Shu who is not much different from my strength? You are not afraid that you will recommend me and not give him Yuan Shu's face. And in this Youzhou City, if Your Majesty rewards Yuan Shu, will he not retaliate against you? After all, Youzhou, which is not as far away from your Yanzhou, is not as far as Huainan. ”

After Cao Cao listened, he seemed to remember something, and said to Xue Yun, "Yuan Gong's injury has not healed yet, so I won't bother." ”

Then, he left with Cao Ren.

Wen Chou closed the door and said to Xue Yun, "Lord, what do you think of Cao Cao?" ”

Xue Yun only said two words: "Terrible." ”