Volume 2 The Yellow Turban Rebellion Chapter 48 Cao Cao Confusion (One More Push)
"Wang Fen is dead?"
"Captain, what happened in the early hours of yesterday morning!"
"Although it is said to be a suicide, but in the opinion of the following officials, it should be killed by him!"
"Oh?! Why? ”
"Xia Guan inquired, the night before, Wang Tingshi also went to visit several friends and returned happily! It stands to reason that you wouldn't commit suicide for no reason. ”
When Cao Cao heard this, he didn't say much, and secretly thought to himself: If the matter of deposing the Spirit Emperor happened, would Wang Fen commit suicide?
Perhaps, but is it really? Cao Cao felt that things were not so simple, Wang Fen died too suddenly, except for Liu Hong's edict that he had heard before, Cao Cao did not hear any news related to Wang Fen's death.
But there was no news that Liu Hong knew about Wang Fen's plot, and Cao Cao was dizzy.
For some reason, Cao Cao always felt that today's Han always had invisible hands hovering in the air, eyeing him and harboring ill intentions towards him. But with all the information Cao Cao has now, Cao Cao can't see who is behind it.
But as a courtier of the Han Dynasty, and with a sense of retribution, Cao Cao felt powerless and had no way to start.
Originally, Wang Fen proposed to abolish Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and set up another virtuous monarch, and Cao Cao was extremely moved. But for some reason, Cao Cao was not optimistic about Wang Fen and others' plans from the bottom of his heart, and always felt that he had failed. But I didn't want Wang Fen and his party to do any action, and for some reason, they died in the house.
Cao Cao, who had been thinking about it to no avail, thought of Xiang Ao who was far away in the north, so he wrote a letter and ordered someone to send it to the northern region quickly. Cao Cao was uneasy, feeling that something big was about to happen in the DPRK. Especially after Cao Cao appointed the lieutenant of the military academy, he felt even more so.
He Jin had invited Cao Cao Dao He into the mansion several times, intending to coerce Cao Cao to discuss the elimination of eunuchs. If it weren't for the alertness this time and the retreat, I am afraid that the eunuch party would have come to the door at this time, even if Cao Cao is the official eunuch, it will be useless.
It was Yuan Shao's performance in He Jin's mansion that made Cao Cao extremely concerned. Cao Cao vaguely remembered that Yuan Shao was humble and polite before he returned from filial piety, although he was talented and had the same ambition as Cao Cao, but he was extremely low-key. But since Yuan Shao was appointed as a lieutenant of the Central Military Academy, he seems to have changed.
not only actively responded to He Jin's rape, but also actively traveled between major families or ministers of the DPRK and China, not knowing what his intentions were. Recently, Yuan Shao, who seemed to have nothing to do, found Cao Cao, who was also the eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan.
"I haven't seen you for many years, Meng De is still so handsome!" Yuan Shao picked up his wine glass and motioned for Cao Cao to drink together.
"Haha... Originally laughing. We are no longer the ambitious teenagers of the past! Cao Cao laughed and said: "In the past, the two of us were young and ridiculous, and we lost a lot of face to our family. Now that we have been established, that is, we should not be confused, we should really do something practical for the court and the people! ”
"Shao admire!" Yuan Shao raised his glass to Cao Cao, first drained the liquor in the cup and said: "Shao has been mourning for many years, he can't serve the imperial court, he can't eradicate treachery for His Majesty, Shao is ashamed!" ”
"Since ancient times, loyalty and filial piety have been in a dilemma!" Cao Cao also drank the spirits in the cup, smashed it and said: "Besides, my Han Dynasty takes filial piety to the world, follows the ancestors, and takes filial piety as the first in everything." The original is a role model for us, don't be presumptuous! ”
"Hehe, Meng De doesn't have to comfort Shao. Shao is naturally saved! Yuan Shao smiled lightly and bitterly: "I missed too much, so I had to watch the court treacherously and bewildered Your Majesty, endangering the people, and I was very ashamed!" ”
"Haha... It doesn't have to be this way in the first place! Cao Cao may be a little drunk, as if he is persuading Yuan Shaolang to say: "When you sing about wine, what is your life?" For example, the morning dew is bitter in the past. Be generous and unforgettable. How to solve the problem? Only Du Kang. We are the best in the world, why are we so sorrowful? ”
"A good one, only Du Kang! Haha..."Yuan Shao listened to Cao Cao's recitation of the poems, and after tasting the taste, he also laughed and continued: "Meng De's talent is rare in the world!" can get acquainted with Meng De, Shao has no regrets! “
Yuan Shao drank the liquor in the cup again and asked curiously: "There must be a last sentence, I don't know if Shao can be blessed to smell the later text today?" ”
"Don't laugh at first, you can't do it, and I haven't thought of it since." Cao Cao looked a little modest and said: "But this liquor is the best, and the champion Hou who can produce this wine is the person who Cao admires." After that, Cao Cao suddenly quieted down, holding the wine cup in one hand and carrying it behind his back with the other, looking up at the north slightly, and sighing slightly.
And Cao Cao didn't notice that when he said Xiang Ao, Yuan Shao's face changed suddenly, a little ruthless, a little resentful, a little disdainful!
"Indeed!" Yuan Shao concealed some emotions in his heart, and echoed Cao Cao: "Champion Hou has no background, and he has made so many contributions to the Han at such an age, he is indeed a role model for us!" ”
"It's a pity that such spirits are so scarce, hey... It's a big pity! Yuan Shao was reluctant to do a lot of things, so he quietly changed the topic and talked about spirits.
"When the world is stable in the future, Cao must go to the champion Hou to ask for a good wine and have a good drink, hahaha.." Cao Cao didn't think much about it, and looked at the little liquor left at the bottom of the glass.
"Meng De, there are some words that are not spit out and unhappy!"
"It's okay to be blunt!" Cao Cao turned around and looked at Yuan Shaodao proudly.
"Na Shao is offended!" Yuan Shao stood up and said: "Meng De is a great talent, whether it is local governance or going to war, he has not made great achievements in the Han Dynasty. However, he is treacherous and obstructs us from serving the court. Shao pleaded, Meng De raised righteousness and promised General He to plot against the eunuchs! “
After that, Yuan Shao arched his hands and bowed deeply.
"What was this in the first place!" Cao Cao looked frightened, and hurriedly stepped forward to help Yuan Shao and said: "We will assist Your Majesty, and Your Majesty Qing will have the ability to do our courtiers' duties." ”
After Yuan Shao got up, Cao Cao continued: "There are not only eunuchs in the court, but also relatives, if we help our relatives get rid of the eunuchs, but if they are not handled properly, what should we do if we let our relatives and others gain power?" “
"If there are frequent rebellions today, Your Majesty is in poor health, from the perspective of Cao, our first priority is to help Your Majesty stabilize the dynasty, no matter who the prince is, as long as it is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, we still have the opportunity to assist Your Majesty to regain the imperial power, don't panic at the beginning, and be with your relatives."
Cao Cao's words are already extremely obvious, and the time is not right, so you can't stand in line indiscriminately. His own life and death is a trivial matter, if he takes a wrong step and endangers the Han Dynasty, I am afraid that he will regret it. Yuan Shao is not a stupid person, of course, he understands the meaning of Cao Cao's words, and he feels that Cao Cao is cowardly with disdain in his heart.
"Meng De's meaning, Shao also understands, Shao will definitely think about it, and he will not mess up the dynasty!" Yuan Shao tried his best to hide his resentment, and said with great guilt: "Fortunately, Meng De mentioned today, Shao will not participate for the time being after returning to the army, and will defend the eighth lieutenant of the West Garden for His Majesty!" ”
"That's great!" Cao Cao smiled with relief, not thinking much about what would happen to Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao's interest in drinking was very high, but Yuan Shao really had no intention of talking about it in detail after learning about Cao Cao's thoughts, and after a while, he hurriedly left Cao Cao's mansion on the grounds that he was already unwell.
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, now the big man is shaking, and if you are not careful, you will never recover, don't mess around! Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shao's departing back and said secretly, as if he was comforting himself. swallowed the liquor in one gulp, and Cao Cao had no intention of drinking again, so he ordered someone to clean up and walked to the study alone.
"Cao Cao is really difficult to deal with!" Yuan Shao returned to the Yuan Mansion in Luoyang and sighed secretly in the study in the mansion. In order to let He Jin take action against the eunuchs without any scruples, Yuan Shao has already done a lot of work, and it is impossible to give up. For more than a month, Yuan Shao has traveled to various ministers and heroes, which is why he has attracted famous people and increased his bargaining confidence.
In addition, in recent days, He Jin has made frequent moves to ensure that Liu Ban becomes the prince. Under oppression, the official eunuch had to cooperate with the former powerful Empress Dowager Dong to jointly plot the matter of competing for the crown.
However, no matter how He Jin, Empress Dowager Dong, or other families in the court ever thought of He Jin's intentions? Even Cao Cao, who was as smart as he was, never thought that Yuan Shao had the next step.
"Lord, Dong Zhuo has already responded."
"Hehe, maybe shouldn't you go down? The power is tilted towards the government and the opposition, and the world is in charge, who can not be so tempted? Yuan Shaoyin smiled proudly and said, "I worked hard to design such a big plan in my heart, who can resist it?" ”
"The wisdom of the Lord!" The man in black fell to his knees and pouted reverently.
"Hahaha... With the world as the plate and all living beings as the sons, who can reach the wisdom of my Yuan Shao? Hahaha..."Yuan Shao laughed infinitely proudly, without the slightest scruples.
"The lord's strategy for Luoyang City has been decided, but Xiang Ao in the north..."
"Puffle!" Yuan Shao smiled and said: "There is Xianbei in the north, it is difficult to have Baibo, there is Montenegro in the east, and there are Liangqiang people in the west, what can Xiang Ao do?" One should spy on them, make all the arrangements to Luoyang and Dong Zhuo, and ignore the movements in the Northern Regions for the time being. “
"As long as Luoyang is in turmoil, the majesty of the Han family will be lost, and the world will be in chaos. My Yuan clan is known as the fourth world and the three princes, and will be able to get the help of all parties, dominate one side, and compete in the world! Hum! At that time, who can stop the advance of my Yuan clan? What about the remaining royal clansmen? What about the so-called heroes in the world? What about Xiang Ao in the Northern Regions? ”
"The Lord is wise, and the subordinates wish the Lord to dominate the side and sweep the world in advance!"
"In that case, why don't you hurry up and arrange all the things? Don't allow any mistakes? Got it? Yuan Shao's face suddenly changed and said very fiercely.
"Rest assured, Lord, the Lords will do their best!" When the man in black, who was originally relatively calm, saw Yuan Shao's face change, he was so frightened that he almost bowed down, knelt on the ground and bowed, and hurriedly left.
Yuan Shao looked at the departing man in black, without much expression, but kept flashing the appearance of Cao Cao, Xiang Ao, He Jin, Dong Zhuo and others in his mind, constantly shaking his head or nodding to think about his future plans.
Yuan Shao thought that the Spirit Emperor Liu Hong was mediocre and everything, and everything was under his control. But in the dark, under the way of heaven, everything is by its way, straight or curved, long or short! Yuan Shao planned so much, who could have predicted whether he could be ranked in the Ninth Five-Year Plan or make a wedding dress for others?