On the day of Wang Yun's banquet, Zhao Yue and Cao Ping were ready as early as the afternoon, bringing the guards and weapons, and preparing to go to Wang Yun's mansion to change.

This banquet, Wang Yun claimed to be his birthday banquet, and only a few participants, including Liu Zheng, knew his true intentions, of course, Liu Zheng told Zhao Yue and Cao Ping, so these two people also knew the actual content of Wang Yun's banquet.

Since the secrecy was so high, of course Zhao Yue and Cao Ping could not wear soldiers' clothes to swagger through the streets of Luoyang City and then walk into Wang Yun's mansion.

Wang Yun's Situ Mansion is in the north of Luoyang City, located on the west side of the Han Imperial Palace, and the area of the entire palace is not small. After all, Situ is listed as one of the three princes, and the size of the mansion must be compliant. The walls of the entire courtyard are white, and the tiles are black and gray, which shows that the owner has the demeanor of an elegant old man.

When Zhao Yue and the others arrived at the gate of Wang Yun's mansion, it was not yet nearly dusk, and the sun was also hanging in the sky, and there was no westward fall, so it seemed that the time was still very early.

Zhao Yue said to the family, and the family trotted into the house to pass the ceremony, and came out after a while, and said to the two: "You two should be the guards found by Lord Liu Zheng, come in, my family is already in the main hall, you can find a place to change your clothes." ”

"Thank you, I'll go change my clothes." Zhao Yue said politely, and then entered Wang Yun's mansion with Cao Ping.

There are not many houses in the house, but there is a lot of greenery, flowers and plants everywhere, and the tall trees are towering, making people guess what year and month they were planted, and the huge shadows hang on the ground, so that those walking below feel a sense of coolness.

Zhao Yue and Cao Ping changed their clothes and went to the main hall to see Wang Yun first, Wang Yun was satisfied with the arrival of the two of them, smiled and nodded, and then gave Zhao Yue and Cao Ping some rewards, and instructed the two not to talk about the content of the banquet to outsiders.

Sealing his mouth with money, this is the usual practice of the upper echelons to treat soldiers who have classified information, Wang Yun doesn't know whether the two people Liu Zheng found for him are reliable, he was originally going to get rid of Zhao Yue and Cao Ping after the banquet, and he has no future troubles, preventing Dong Zhuo from selling the two in the future, which will lead to the revelation of the matter.

However, Wang Yun took into account Liu Zheng's relationship, so he still chose a softer way, hoping that these two soldiers could understand current affairs.

Zhao Yue and Cao Ping are not as unbearable as Wang Yun thought, they will definitely not leak the content of the banquet, but this is not to know the current affairs, but to know the general situation and be loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Of course, these Wang Yun would not believe it, after all, in his eyes, Zhao Yue and Cao Ping were two soldiers.

In the evening, the fires in Wang Yun's mansion were already lit up, and in addition to the fresh smell of the plants and trees in the courtyard, there was also a little more aromatic and delicious food in the kitchen, and the guests also came from all over the place, and there was an endless stream.

"Yo, this is Lord Yuan Kui, I heard that your nephew ran away from Luoyang and arrived in Hebei, not only did he not punish the crime, but he was also made an official knight, this is relying on your Yuan clan's clan Yao!" One person said happily.

"It turned out to be Lord Sima, you also came to Wang Situ's birthday banquet, so it's really good, haha." Yuan Kui also replied kindly.

The guests walked into the gate of Wang Yun's mansion in groups of three or five, or in groups of two, chatting with each other, and Zhao Yue and Cao Ping stood at the door, welcoming them in with their families.

Different from last time, this time Zhao Yue was wearing a brand-new military uniform, and there were unique and beautiful pattern decorations on the uniform, the weapon in his hand flashed a cold glow even at night, and a fair and handsome face under the helmet had a pair of delicate black eyes, not like an ordinary soldier at all, but like a brave and good general.

Passers-by secretly praised one after another.

"Look at these two soldiers, it reminds me of the century-old foundation of the Han Dynasty, it's really touching! Heaven will not destroy my Han Dynasty. A civil official looked at Zhao Yue and expressed his heartfelt admiration.

When a person next to him heard this, he was surprised: "These are actually two soldiers?" The night is no better than the day, and I even thought it was the two generals of the court standing guard here! ”

When Cao Ping heard this, he was secretly happy, held back his smile, and waited for the group of people to go away before he grinned at Zhao Yue.

Zhao Yue was about to let Cao Ping stand guard honestly, but suddenly saw a person coming from a distance, slightly fat, average-looking, with a calm step, but his eyes were as sharp as an eagle, even at night, it made people feel sharp.

Zhao Yue looked at the man a little distracted, and suddenly remembered where he seemed to have seen that person.

The people around him occasionally greeted the man, and the man replied with a smile, and in Zhao Yue's opinion, the warm smile did not match the person's sharp gaze.

"Have we met?" The man noticed that Zhao Yue was looking at him, and couldn't help but ask.

Zhao Yue was stunned for a moment, suddenly remembered his identity, and hurriedly saluted politely: "In Xia Zhao Yue, Zhao Changjiao, a soldier of the Han Dynasty, guarding here, because I feel that I have seen you somewhere before, I can't help but take a few more looks, if I have offended, I hope to forgive me." ”

The man smiled slightly, his originally frightening eyes turned into crooked smiles, and replied kindly: "It's okay, life is in heaven and earth, and I'm afraid that others won't be able to see it, in fact, I also think that you are a little familiar, as if you have seen it somewhere." ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao seemed to remember something, and hurriedly said embarrassedly: "Look, I said so much, but I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Cao Cao, the word Mengde, the captain in the north of Luoyang City." ”

Zhao Yue bowed her head respectfully and watched Cao Cao walk away, but she felt that this scene was familiar, but she completely forgot the back she saw in the big merchant that night.

The night was getting darker and thicker, and the wind seemed to be blowing in front of the courtroom, and a slight feeling of coolness permeated the clothes of each guest. Even the tall trees in the house have their leaves on their branches that are rattling.

Wang Yun's birthday banquet is about to begin, and all the guests enter the main hall in order to pay tribute to Wang Yun's birthday, and Cao Cao is no exception.

At this time, Cao Cao, who was walking in Situ Wangyun's mansion, his heart was cold.

Yuan Shao, the former partner he once looked down upon, had already raised troops in Hebei at this time and gathered a group of capable people, but what about him?

Until now, he is only the northern lieutenant of Luoyang City, in charge of the public order of Luoyang Beicheng. Every day, he can only meet under Dong Zhuo's hands, but his ambitions are nowhere to be displayed.

The guests who entered the main hall lined up, and the line was moving forward little by little, and Cao Cao was also standing in it, slowly moving forward.

He has been waiting in his heart for an opportunity, an opportunity that will allow him to be noticed by the world. Many years ago, he once visited Xu Shao, a famous man in Runan, and the evaluation Xu Shao gave him is still fresh in his memory.

"A capable minister who rules the world, a hero of troubled times."

In Cao Cao's eyes, the current Han Dynasty is no longer a ruler, and he can't be a minister, so he can only be a hero in the troubled times in Xu Shao's eyes.

But why, why hasn't the time come yet?

Yuan Shao is so reckless that he can take the lead in raising troops and recruiting talents, is it because of his family's fourth generation and third duke? Cao Cao was a little unconvinced, and he was also a little unbalanced.

After paying tribute to Wang Yun's birthday, Cao Cao sat down on the seat with everyone and waited for the official start of the banquet. Zhao Yue and Cao Ping also followed the steps they had discussed at the beginning, closed the door of the main hall, and then stood on both sides of the door.

As for the road from the gate of Wang Yun's mansion to the main hall, there are family members and maids on Wang Yun's mansion patrolling to prevent outsiders from breaking in and causing big things.

At the banquet, everyone began to drink and eat happily, and frequently expressed their blessings to Wang Yun, who was sitting on the top seat.

After half a tour of wine, seeing that everyone was happy, Wang Yun finally couldn't help but speak: "Everyone here must be loyal and righteous people of the Han Dynasty, and there is something about the old decay, I really can't hide it from you anymore, in fact, today is not my birthday." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, but Cao Cao didn't react much, he turned his head to look at Zhao Yue and Cao Ping who were guarding the door, and found that Zhao Yue and Cao Ping's faces did not have the slightest reaction.

Cao Cao frowned, and since the guards did not react, he must have known the content of this banquet, which means that Wang Situ did not say such things on a temporary basis, but had already prepared his words.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh, because he knew that his chance might be coming.

One of the people in the seat put down his wine glass and asked curiously, "Lord Wang, since today is not your birthday banquet, why did you summon us here?" ”

Wang Yun's face was full of sadness, and he said sadly: "Everyone, look at the court today, who is in charge? Emperor Xian was young, although he was intelligent, but he did not go through any major events. Now, all the affairs of the DPRK and China are completely handed over to Dong Zhuo! After Wang Yun finished speaking, he covered his robe sleeves and wept.

These words undoubtedly struck the pain of everyone present, and they finally knew why Wang Yun had gathered a group of righteous men loyal to the Han Dynasty here under the pretense of a birthday banquet.

Thinking about it carefully, they are all loyal to the Han Dynasty, but in the face of the declining Han Dynasty, they are all powerless, and no one can do anything about it.

For a while, there was a lot of crying at the banquet in the main hall, tears and snot flowing.

Cao Cao looked at this scene, smiled slightly, made up his mind in his heart, stood up decisively, and said to everyone: "You are a group of officials from the DPRK and China, but you are crying here, in front of the servants and guards at the table, where is there still some demeanor and appearance of officials? ”

"The country is going to be destroyed, what kind of demeanor do you need?" I don't know who said a word during the banquet, which caused Cao Cao's anger even more.

"What are these words?" Cao Cao shouted, walked to the middle of the crowd, and said loudly to Wang Yun on the stage: "Lord Situ, although I, Cao Mengde, am not talented, but I have also practiced martial arts since I was a child, I heard that Situ You have a treasure knife, you might as well lend it to me today, and tomorrow, I will return Dong Zhuo's head to you!" ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone stopped crying, because they were all stunned, Cao Cao, who was used to bowing his head and forbearance on weekdays, actually said such words that did not conform to his character today.

In fact, they don't know the real Cao Cao.

Cao Cao didn't make a sound, he was a blockbuster, he had waited for so long, he had been waiting for such an opportunity, an opportunity that would allow him to get ahead.

For the Han Dynasty, he was no longer hopeful, but even for his own sake, he needed this fight to prove his strength.

At this time, Wang Yun at the banquet listened to Cao Cao's words and seemed very pleased, and hurriedly ordered someone to invite the legendary seven-star treasure sword out.

A moment later, a sword that could frighten the world appeared.

The knife was set with three gems on each side, and on the silver hilt, there was also a huge black gem that shimmered in the eyes of everyone.

Zhao Yue and Cao Ping couldn't help but poke their heads out and carefully examine this treasure knife.

Under the hopeful gaze of everyone, the family of the palace handed over the treasure knife to Cao Cao's hands, Cao Cao's eyes scattered a kind of determination, he couldn't wait any longer, Yuan Shao had already taken the lead, and the other princes were already ready to move, ready to annex each other and develop themselves.

He must stand at the highest point of power before the situation in the world is clear, and the most convenient way to achieve this effect is to assassinate Dong Zhuo.

"Where's the guard?" Wang Yun stood in the hall, looked at Cao Cao's back and said, "Escort the righteous out of the house!" ”

Zhao Yue and Cao Ping moved when they heard the sound and opened the door of the main hall for Cao Cao. Cao Cao turned around to say goodbye to everyone at the table, and then stepped into the night decisively, followed by Zhao Yue and the others......