On this day, at the end of the early dynasty, Taishi Dong Zhuo was the first to walk down the court, and when he just walked to the door of the Chongde Palace, he suddenly sneezed, and the sound was very loud, which shocked the civil and military officials behind him and trembled together.

Dong Zhuo blew his nose and walked out, so that the Huangmen squire could announce the retirement of the hundred officials, and the puppet emperor Liu Wei immediately walked into the apse and left.

The officials began to line up and gather at the gate of the palace, waiting for the little eunuchs to put on their shoes.

As the last official in the court, Cao Cao walked at the end, and as soon as he sat down, a little eunuch stepped forward, put on his shoes, and whispered: "Cao Yilang, Master Taifu Yuan is invited." ”

"Oh?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised, on weekdays, Yuan Kui saw that he had always looked at people with slanted eyes, and today the sun rose from the west?

actually took the initiative to find himself, or sneaky, and he knew at a glance that it was not a good thing.

Walking out of the court, I saw from a distance that under the jade steps, several officials came to the end, talking to each other, whispering some words.

Cao Cao stood on tiptoe and slowly approached them, then coughed loudly: "Well, hum! ”

"Ahh

A few officials were startled, and when they turned their heads, they saw that it was Cao Apu, who had taken refuge in Dong Zhuo!

This is terrible, what we just whispered, have we been overheard?

The more I thought about it, the worse it became, so I had to say goodbye to Yuan Kui immediately and leave Cao Cao, the plague god, but Yuan Kui didn't care, with an unknown smile on his face, waiting for Cao Cao to open his mouth.

Seeing Yuan Kui, an old boy, with a breezy and calm face, it was obvious that he was looking for a little eunuch to talk to him, but he pretended to be 2580,000.

Although Yuan Kui was particularly unpleasant to look at, Cao Cao was also hindered by the other party's status as a Taifu, and saluted respectfully: "Master Taifu, I don't know, what are you looking for me?" ”

Yuan Kui quietly looked at Cao Cao, his figure was slender and long, obviously only in his 30s, but he already had a beard and a little curly, which was quite fashionable.

He opened his mouth and said: "Mengde, I heard that you have been pulling relations everywhere recently, and you want to form a party for personal gain, is there such a thing?" ”

When Cao Cao heard it, Yuan Kui had something to say?

immediately replied: ", it's just a small official, so he naturally wants to seek his own place in the court for future development." ”

Hearing his words, the corners of Yuan Kui's mouth raised slightly, and said: "I have here, but there is something that can be called a happy event for you, I want to tell you, do you want to know?" ”

Cao Cao immediately replied: "Yes, that's absolute, is there something Lord Yuan wants me to do?" I, Cao Mengde, have no other skills, and do things for others, which is absolutely glamorous and beautiful, and praise! ”

"Huh."

Yuan Kui smiled indifferently: "3 days later, it will be Lord Situ Wang's birthday, do you know what I mean?" I'll talk about the ugly things first, the gift to Wang Situ must be prepared, don't lose the face of Lord Wang. ”

"Wow!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he was overjoyed, Yuan Kui was an old boy who was quite good at coming to things, and immediately thanked: "Thank you, Lord Yuan!" ”

He hesitated for a moment and asked, "I just don't know, what should I do with the invitation on Lord Wang's birthday?" ”

Yuan Kui smiled: "With your Cao Mengde's ability, can't you still handle the gate of Situ Mansion?" Farewell. ”

After saying that, Cao Cao stood in place and thought for a while, stunned that he didn't figure out the path of Yuan Kui's old boy, Yuan Kui was born in the Yuan family, and he relied on the fourth and third princes, and everyone looked at people with their chins.

He knew very well that there would be no money bags in the sky, and no benefits would appear out of thin air and smash them on his head, but he didn't understand what Yuan Kui meant, so he had to go home first.

Back in the mansion, Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu came out to greet him, and Cao Cao shook his head at him: "Go in and talk." ”

After entering the inner hall and sitting down, he called someone to find Cao Ren and Cao Hong, and after all the people arrived, Cao Cao told him about talking to Yuan Kui after retreating from the court today.

"Zhicai, Wen Ruo, in your opinion, what does Yuan Kui mean? Zixiao, Zilian, you can also talk about it. ”

Cao Ren was very arrogant, and was the first to speak: "Brother, what Yuan Kui first said was about you forming a party in the court, and then talking about Wang Yun's birthday, combining the two things, isn't it a hint that you want your brother to join Wang Yun's forces?" ”

There is some truth in what he said, but Cao Cao always felt that it was not so simple, and said uncertainly: "It seems to be the case, but I always feel that something is a little awkward..."

Xun Yu frowned and said: "On the surface, Yuan Kui means this, but after savoring it carefully, combined with Yuan Kui's usual behavior, he seems to have made a game, just waiting for me to drill into the trap." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he was immediately anxious, and hurriedly asked, "What do you mean?" Tell us more about it? ”

"Yuan Kui is the Taifu, Wang Yun is Situ, the status of the two in the court is equal, Wang Yun's birthday after the 3rd, Yuan Kui will definitely be present to congratulate."

"Originally, it was normal for him to tell Meng De about this, but the question is also in this, why didn't Wang Yun come to invite Meng De, but Yuan Kui?"

As soon as Xun Yu spoke, Xi Zhi reacted: "Wen Ruo, do you mean to say that Yuan Kui and Wang Yun are in the same group?" ”

"Yes, at least that's what I think."

Xun Yu then analyzed: "Now Dong Zhuo covers the sky with one hand and controls the government, and some important military generals and official positions are all in the hands of the Liangzhou army, and only some less important official positions are held by the original court officials. ”

"There is also an official position, that is, the position of the Three Princes and the Nine Princes, the Three Princes need to have a high enough prestige to hold them, and the Nine Princes need to be strong enough to hold them."

"Then the problem comes, since Emperor Huan, until the death of the first emperor, the sale of official mantles has been common, and I can't help it at all, and even the position of the third prince can be sold, Cui Lie spent 5 million yuan to buy the position of a captain."

"And Wang Yun also moved to the side because of this, and became Situ."

Cao Cao seemed to smell something, a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind, and he said carefully: "Yuan Kui and Situ have joined forces to make a game, and the one they want to deal with is actually Taiwei Cui Lie?" ”

Xun Yu nodded: "It's very likely, and Meng De, in the small group of the development of the DPRK, don't you happen to have Cui Lie's son Cui Jun?" Isn't the top boss just Captain Choi? ”。

"My fork!"

Being pointed to the core key point by Xun Yu, Cao Cao was so angry that he scolded, he suddenly stood up from his seat, paced back and forth, and kept thinking about the question of gains and losses in his mind, but the more he thought about it, the more chaotic he became, and he couldn't figure it out.