Cao Cao looked out the window, with his back to Xun Yu, and his tone seemed a little lonely and helpless. Xun Yu was bowing his head and pondering, when he suddenly heard Cao Cao sigh, and after coming back to his senses, he had a look of helplessness and did not speak.

After all, there is a limit to the righteousness in everyone's heart. In the current troubled era, for these princes, they can be described as benevolent and righteous.

"Master Cao Meng, Kong Ling, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai are here to see the three Assassin Shi Masters."

Cao Cao frowned, and said the word 'pass' with some coldness. After a while, Kong Ling, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai came together, Tao Qian looked at Kong Ling and Liu Dai, his face froze, and he opened his mouth after bowing to Cao Cao.

"Master Cao Meng, recently the old man received an urgent report from Xuzhou, the thieves around Xuzhou are rampant, the old man will leave Xuzhou for a year, if he doesn't go back, I'm afraid that the whole Xuzhou will fall into the hands of thieves.

Now that the Dong thief has been eliminated, the remaining remnants are not enough to worry about, and after repeated battles, the soldiers of Xuzhou are exhausted and even more war-weary. I also hope that the Lord of the Cao League will be kind to the Xuzhou soldiers and let them recuperate for a while. ”

"That's right. Lord Cao Meng, Yanzhou soldiers also have the same situation. Moreover, I also received an urgent report from Yanzhou, saying that the Black Mountain thieves led by Zhang Yan, the remnant of the Yellow Turban, had gathered nearly hundreds of thousands of thieves and wanted to capture Yanzhou. Shu Dai had spare strength but insufficient strength, so he had to lead the Yanzhou soldiers back to Yanzhou. ”

"Lord Cao League, although there are no thieves in Yuzhou, the soldiers in Yuzhou have been away from their hometown for a year, and they are extremely homesick, and the soldiers under his command all ask him to return and recuperate for a period of time."

Cao Cao listened silently, and when they finished speaking, he turned around and looked at the three of them. Although Kong Ling, Tao Qian, and Liu Dai were a little unbearable, their faces were more resolute.

"Kong Gong, Tao Gong, Liu Gongru and the other three thought that the Han had paid a lot, and now you and the others had a reason to leave, and they didn't dare to stop it. I don't know when you will leave, so you should send it off. ”

Hearing that Cao Cao did not use the so-called great benevolence and righteousness to keep them, Kong Ling, Tao Qian, and Liu Daiyan were all relieved, and after giving a salute to Cao Cao, they all said that they would leave in the future, and Cao Cao would be notified at that time.

After that, after Cao Cao said kind words to the three of them for a while, Kong Ling, Tao Qian, Liu Dai and others said goodbye to Cao Cao. The soldiers of Xuzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou prepared to leave, and the news soon spread to the camps of the other princes. Two days later, Zhang Yang and Kong Rong also found Cao Cao and informed him of his intention to leave. Cao Cao also seemed to have expected this, and agreed to them with a hint of chill.

With Kong Ling, Tao Qian, Liu Dai, Zhang Yang, Kong Rong and other soldiers and horses leaving, the so-called alliance of righteous teachers has lived up to its name, Sun Jian also said goodbye to Cao Cao when he saw this, Cao Cao had no intention of stopping it, and let Sun Jian lead the Changsha soldiers and horses away.

"My lord, while the soldiers and horses of the princes from all walks of life have not yet been withdrawn, we are also ready to evacuate."

"Wen Ruoru also thinks that I should leave at this time?"

"My lord, as soon as Dong Zhuo, who has the greatest power, dies, it means that the era of princes competing for the Central Plains has officially arrived. Now, the princes of all parties are accumulating strength, I heard that Yuan Benchu in Hanoi has gathered troops repeatedly, and the number of troops has reached 50,000, and he went to Jizhou to borrow grain from Han Fu, the assassin of Jizhou, under the pretext of lack of food, Han Fu borrowed several times, he must have felt that this Yuan Benchu was insatiable so he no longer allocated grain. Yuan Benchu used this excuse to unite with Gongsun Zan to attack Jizhou.

Jizhou, a land rich in money and grain, once Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan capture Jizhou and get the land of Jizhou, their power will definitely increase greatly. And both of them have ambitions and strategies, and they will definitely become a big problem for the lord in the future. And Runan Yuan Highway is also leading troops to attack Nanyang, which was occupied by the Gepi Yellow Turban thieves, in order to expand its power.

Now, if the lord and others spend more troops and food to continue to conquer the remnants of the Dong thief, I am afraid that even if we succeed in rescuing the saint in the future, it will be difficult to keep the saint for too long. ”

"If it weren't for Wen Ruo's reminder, I wouldn't have woken up. In this way, how should we accumulate power after we return to Chenliu? ”

"Yan and Qingzhou are full of thieves, and Qingzhou has fallen into the hands of thieves. With Liu Gongshan's ability, I expect that he will not be able to defeat the thief, and after the lord goes back to Chen Liu, he can send a message to him, he will give us gold, silk, grain and grass to support us, and we will lead the troops to help him get rid of the thief. With the lord's reputation now, when the time comes, he can first break the thief and beat him to the cold, and then make a big name to conquer him. There are hundreds of thousands of thieves in Yan and Qing Erzhou, as long as the lord can collect seven or eight of them, and then take the elite soldiers, why worry about the great cause? ”

"It's so wonderful, just like Wenruo."

Cao Cao squinted his eyes, nodded very deeply, and then suddenly sighed.

"Wen Ruo, you can find out the news of Yun Chang. Is he out of danger? ”

"Lord. Li Xun and other traitors left in a hurry, and there were still many imperial doctors left in the Weiyang Palace. In the past ten days, under the careful treatment of these imperial doctors, Guan Yunchang has been out of danger, and I heard that he has woken up from a coma. ”

"Well, in this case, Wen Ruo will go and see Yun Chang casually."

Xun Yu smiled lightly, he knew that Cao Cao's past was of course related to Guan Yu's meaning. But it's more about wanting to settle the old suspicions with Wen Han. Since the capture of Chang'an, because Cao Cao took care of the overall situation, he let go of Lu Bu, whom Wen Han hated deeply. The atmosphere between Wen Han and Cao Cao seemed a little tense, and Wen Han had been guarding Guan Yu's side, and Cao Cao had to deal with the departure of the princes of the righteous master, and the two rarely intersected during this time, so all this tense atmosphere continued.

After a while, Cao Cao and Xun Yu came to the mansion where Wen Han and the others temporarily lived. Wen Han and Xu Huang were sitting in the hall, and although Guan Yu had woken up, their faces were still a little dark. And because, as soon as Guan Yu woke up, the imperial doctor instructed not to disturb too many people, so Wen Han and Xu Huang left, leaving Diao Chan alone to take care of Guan Yu.

Cao Cao stepped into the hall and looked at Wen Han with eye contact, and for a while the two seemed to be dumb and did not speak. The atmosphere was slightly eerie.

"Champion Wen forgives my sins, recently, all the princes in the righteous master are preparing to leave, and the lord and I are overwhelmed. That's why I didn't have time to visit General Guan. I wonder how General Guan is injured now? ”

Xun Yu spoke first, breaking the strange silence. Wen Han forced a smile from his face and said.

"Wen Ruo has a heart. My second brother has woken up and his injuries have improved. ”

"Oh, then my lord and I are relieved."

Xun Yu nodded, glanced at Cao Cao, and then said to Xu Huang.

"If you don't look at General Guan, Yu is really hard to rest assured. Can General Xu lead the way and let Yu visit General Guan? ”

Xu Huang also glanced at Wen Han, then nodded to Xun Yu and left the hall with him. At this time, in the hall, only Cao Cao and Wen Han were left.

"Bufan, are you still blaming me?"

After a long time, Cao Cao finally spoke. Wen Han took a deep breath and stared at Cao Cao.

"I don't dare to blame Meng De. But for a while, I couldn't swallow it. ”

"I also want to be able to do everything with my heart and move with my feelings. But you have to understand that we are different from the old days, and every choice we make and think about will be related to thousands of lives, and even the trend of the world. ”

"I understand. I just can't get over it. ”

"Then wait for time to pass away. No matter what, I will treat you as a dear friend in this life. If you fail me, I will not fail you. Now the soldiers and horses of the princes have withdrawn from Chang'an. I have also made a decision to lead the army out tomorrow. Are you going to leave with me? ”

"Okay."

"In this case, I'll go over and see Yun Chang first."

Cao Cao turned around and was about to leave.

"Slow, Mende. I'll go with you. ”

At this time, Wen Han got up from his seat and walked to Cao Cao's side. The tense atmosphere between the two seemed to have decreased, Cao Cao smiled faintly at Wen Han, and the two walked to Guan Yu's room together.

The next day, Cao Cao and Wen Han gathered their troops and left Chang'an City. Suddenly, the city of Chang'an seemed a little empty and deserted.

The so-called army of righteous teachers also officially collapsed, and the death of Dong Zhuo, the biggest traitor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, finally opened the prelude to the princes' competition for the Central Plains.

However, he said that Li Ru and Xu Rong, who were fighting with Ma Teng, Han Sui and others in Liangzhou, were shocked when they received the news that Dong Zhuo was dead, and Li Ru shed tears on the spot, shouting with a hideous face to avenge Dong Zhuo. After Li Ru and Xu Rong discussed, they decided to lead 40,000 Liangzhou soldiers to Yijun to join Li Qi and others.

After Li Ru and Xu Rong came, Li Xun first pretended to give way to Li Ru. But Li Ru understood that this was nothing more than Li Xuan's hypocrisy. The 90,000 Liangzhou army that was originally in Chang'an, after a series of battles with Lu Bu's Bingzhou army and the Yishi army, finally retreated to the soldiers and horses of Yijun, and there were more than 60,000 people. And these more than 60,000 people have long been firmly controlled by Li Xuan. Li Zhao's troops surpassed Li Ru's, and Li Ru's soldiers and horses had many people, and they favored Li Zhao more for the position of commander. After all, Li Ru has always been a behind-the-scenes military advisor and rarely participates in battles. However, Li Xu, as a military general, is different, he often fights side by side with the soldiers, and his prestige in the hearts of the soldiers is killed with one knife and one shot, and his prestige in the Liangzhou army is of course higher than Li Ru.

Li Ru repeatedly resigned, and bluntly said that it was necessary for Li to lead the Liangzhou army, Li Xuan pretended to be in danger and accepted the order, and vowed to kill Lu Bu to avenge Dong Zhuo.

After that, Li urged Li Ru to be the military advisor, and manipulated Emperor Han Xian to decree that he was the great Sima, Li Ru was the servant, Guo Yan was the general of the chariot cavalry, Zhang Ji was the general of the hussars, Xu Rong was the general of Zhenxi, and the soldiers of Liangzhou such as Fan Chou and Yang Ding were all awarded. The Liangzhou soldiers who were rewarded were even more sincere to Li Xuan.

Seeing that the overall situation was stable, Li Xun consulted with Li Ru on how to repel the thief army in Chang'an. How do you know that Li Ru smiled coldly and said that as long as you wait and see, the thief army in Chang'an will definitely be self-defeating within a month. Li urged to see Li Ru's appearance of being ten and nine stable, and he was relieved at the moment, and afterwards, as Li Ru speculated, Cao Cao and other princes of the Nine Roads parted ways and left Chang'an.

So Li urged to lead more than 100,000 Liangzhou troops to reoccupy Chang'an, and asked Li Ru how to go next. Li Ru told him that Dong Zhuo had just died, and the situation was stable, so it was not appropriate to immediately raise troops to attack Lu Bu. first let the soldiers under his command recuperate for a while, and then sent people to negotiate peace with Ma Teng and Han Sui.