Hearing that Cao Ying was coming, Empress Dowager Dong hurriedly urged Yuan Shao to pick up Cao Ying in. In fact, Empress Dowager Dong doesn't know much about Cao Ying, she has been staying in the deep palace for many years, and she doesn't know much about things in the court, and Cao Ying's official position is not high, and she is in the Yulin Army, so she doesn't know much, but she has only heard people mention it a few times recently, and she has an impression.

However, now the Empress Dowager Dong is a person who fell into the water, and she has to hold it tightly in her hand when she sees a straw, not to mention that Cao Ying also brought a large number of courtiers, and when she really dozed off, she sent a hot pillow, of course she was happy, and as soon as she was happy, she naturally had a good eye for Cao Ying!

Yuan Shao saw that Empress Dowager Dong attached importance to Cao Ying, he was unhappy, although he and Cao Ying used to be friends, but because He Jin was stirring in the middle, Wang Yun was connected with the halberd, he and Cao Ying became estranged, the relationship was getting worse and worse, and there was no timely repair of the relationship, after Cao Ying left Beijing, he never came back, and now he has become his competitor again.

In this case, not only can the two of them not be called friends now, but they also have to be called enemies, at least in private, Yuan Shao will be wary of Cao Ying, and it is certain that Cao Ying will not be much at ease Yuan Shao.

Cao Ying had already entered the city, and it was too late for Yuan Shao to stop him, he promised the Empress Dowager Dong, strode out of the courtyard, did not get on the horse directly, but walked slowly along the avenue, he called his henchmen, and asked the henchmen to find Yuan Kui, to deal with the upcoming ministers, and Yuan Kui had to make a move, no matter how tired his uncle was, he had to hold on!

Not far away, I saw dozens of people rushing in front, the first one was Cao Ying, but Wang Yun was not among them, it is estimated that Wang Yun was walking with the ministers, and Cao Yun was here to fight the front station.

Yuan Shao had a smile on his face, strode forward, and shouted, "Brother Meng De, don't come to harm?" ”

Cao Ying saw that Yuan Shao came on foot, and he knew in his heart, Yuan Shao walked over, and he had to walk to accompany him, and there must be something to say on the way! He jumped off the horse, threw the reins of the horse to the general, and also strode forward, arching his hand: "Brother Benchu, I haven't seen you for a long time, you have lost a lot of weight!" ”

When the two arrived, Yuan Shao sighed and said: "The country is in an eventful season, it's normal for me to lose weight, you look at my hair, these words, the sideburns are a lot whiter!" He took off his hat and pointed to his hair.

Cao Ying saw that Yuan Shao's sideburns were really whiter, and he also sighed and said, "It's hard work, brother." By the way, the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince are here? On the way, I heard that they were coming here, and according to the footsteps, they must have arrived at you, right? ”

He looked in the direction of the gate, saw the Queen Mother's car, and knew in his heart that the Empress Dowager Dong had arrived, and it had not been long since she arrived.

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "I just arrived, and I am talking to General Gongsun and me." General Gongsun is Gongsun Zhan, from Liaodong, you may have heard of it before, it is the person who calls himself General Baima. ”

Cao Ying sighed, in fact, he hadn't heard of it, Gongsun Zhan was a little famous in the local area, but the fame was not big enough to spread to Luoyang, and Cao Ying was busy with other things all day long, how could he have the leisure to care about a local general.

Cao Ying said: "Do you know about the matter over there in Luoyang?" ”

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "I just learned that you came from the east, so you should have known it a long time ago, right?" What can I do? ”

The two men walked not fast, side by side, and there was still some distance from the gate, and the attendants were quite far away, so that they could whisper, and they should have a meeting.

Cao Ying shook his head and said, "I know, but I didn't know it earlier." Li Qin was quite cautious, and he didn't reveal any news beforehand, and suddenly announced to the outside world, saying that the new monarch had ascended the throne, and my colleagues and I didn't even have time to react, let alone deal with it, and now we can only accept the fact that the third son of the emperor is the emperor! ”

Yuan Shao said: "Li Qin is good at doing things, you and I are far from being his opponents!" ”

Cao Ying frowned, and said in a low voice: "Brother Ben, don't increase the ambition of others and destroy your own prestige...... However, Li Qin is indeed a great enemy, and you and I can't compete with it. ”

He paused, and then said, "The Queen Mother came with the crown prince, right?" What are your plans for the two of them? ”

Yuan Shao said hesitantly: "You and I know this in our hearts, so there is no need to tempt!" Since you are here, you must have discussed with Wang Yun and those ministers, what are the regulations, say them now, otherwise it will be inconvenient to go in after a while. ”

Lowering his voice, he said: "As soon as the Queen Mother arrived here, someone pretended to be a member of the royal family and came to talk to her, but the Queen Mother believed it directly without any verification, and asked the prince to call her uncle." If this continues, won't there be more and more royal relatives coming out in the future, they don't do anything, they only need to pretend to be a little bit to gain trust, and we will risk death to assist, but we will not be rewarded, maybe it will be very difficult to even see the prince in the future! ”

Cao Ying's face changed, and he said, "There is such a thing!" ”

Yuan Shao pouted into the door and said, "It's in the hall, I cried so much just now, if you hadn't come, maybe I'm still crying now!" ”

Cao Ying snorted and said: "Brother Ben doesn't have to be angry, although this kind of person who recognizes relatives is the most annoying, but it is also the best to deal with, now there are a lot of wars, as long as they are allowed to play a striker, they will definitely kill them, so I don't think about them much." ”

Yuan Shao hummed, at this time the two of them had already walked to the door, and along the open door, they could already see that in the lobby, Cao Ying saw that the people inside were getting up, and it seemed that they were going to come out to greet him, although they didn't know each other, but they were just Gongsun Chan and the fake royal family.

Taking advantage of the last moment, Yuan Shao whispered: "They are discussing the matter of making the prince the emperor, you must not agree immediately, when Wang Yun and the ministers are here, let's discuss it first, and then talk to the queen mother, the matter is big, and you can't do it rashly!" ”

"Of course I understand!" Cao Ying whispered yes.

Gongsun Zhan strode out, followed by Liu Bei and Guan Zhang. Gongsun Chan arched his hand at Cao Ying and said, "The last general, Gongsun Chan of Liaodong, has seen General Cao!" ”

Cao Ying didn't squeak, and listened to the person behind him: "The last general, Liu Bei, has seen General Cao!" ”

As soon as Cao Ying heard this, he knew that this person was the fake royal prince, but he was not as "clear as love and hate" as Yuan Shao, but returned the salute to Liu Bei with great enthusiasm, and said loudly: "Brother Tai's surname is Liu, but he is a member of the royal family?" ”

His attitude was too obvious, he ignored Gongsun Zhan, but he was very enthusiastic about Liu Bei, and asked Liu Bei's background, which was a vague attempt to sow discord, which made Gongsun Chan unhappy, thinking that in the eyes of others, he was not as important as Liu Bei, a fake royal prince, and the two of them would be filthy in the future!

But Cao Ying didn't know one thing, and Yuan Shao didn't have time to tell him, that is, Gongsun Chan and Liu Bei were classmates, and the two of them wore a pair of pants, for strangers to sow discord, Gongsun Chan and Liu Bei only regarded it as a joke, and they would not be fooled at all, and if they didn't understand the situation, they wouldn't have the right to speak, but Cao Ying just spoke, and such a move completely cut off the hope of winning over Gongsun Chan and Liu Bei!

Seeing that Cao Ying was ugly, he didn't know it, and Yuan Shao didn't even remind him, but just watched the excitement from the sidelines. Of course, even if he watched the excitement, he didn't show any abnormal expression on his face, lest Cao Ying understand the taste!

Liu Bei listened to Cao Ying's question, and hurriedly said: "According to the genealogy, Bei is indeed a member of the royal family, and he has just recognized the queen mother and the crown prince!" ”

Cao Ying took Liu Bei's hand affectionately and said, "In this way, I will be closer and closer in the future!" After that, Cao Ying came to the door of the lobby, did not enter the door, knelt outside the threshold, cried loudly, and shouted: "The queen mother, the prince, the minister has finally seen you!" ”

Empress Dowager Dong hurriedly beckoned him to come in and speak. Next, the regular drama was staged, crying again, and talking nonsense about the death of the first emperor and Li Qin's establishment of a new monarch, and finally after talking nonsense, the Empress Dowager Dong had a chance to get down to business.

Empress Dowager Dong said: "Cao Qing, Li Qin established Liu Xie as the emperor, this is an edict, Liu Xie became the emperor, but what about our debate, he has not yet ascended the throne, you happen to come with Zhongqing, when will they arrive, it is better to support the establishment of the debate and ascend the throne today, this matter cannot be delayed!" ”

Cao Ying hurriedly said: "Don't be anxious, the queen mother should not be anxious, halfway through, the ministers and others have already contacted the princes from all over the country and asked them to raise troops to serve the king." My Han is in turmoil, there is Li Qin in the chaos of the dynasty, and there are yellow turban thieves who rebel outside, and the ministers should serve the queen mother and the prince to pacify the traitors! ”

Empress Dowager Dong hurriedly said: "Do you mean that you will wait until King Qin's army is here before you will support Li'er to ascend the throne?" ”

Cao Ying glanced at Yuan Shao next to him, and it happened that Yuan Shao also looked over, and the two of them had a general mind, and said in unison: "The minister thinks that only when the division of King Qin converges can he win the battle, this is a foolproof strategy!" ”

The two big heads expressed their stance together, what can an old lady do with Empress Dowager Dong? Can you still scratch them? Now the status is also a tablet, it doesn't mean much, now whoever has soldiers is the boss, and whoever speaks loudly!

Empress Dowager Dong looked at Gongsun Zhan, but Gongsun Zhan lowered his head, he didn't want to fight against Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, don't say that he still has to listen to Yuan Shao's dispatch now, even if he pulls the team out to do it alone, he can't help Mrs. Dong and go against Yuan Shao's intentions!

Empress Dowager Dong looked at Liu Bei again, and Liu Bei immediately said: "The minister thinks that if the name is not right, it is not good, and the top priority at hand is to support the crown prince to ascend the throne, so that the princes can be ordered!" ”

Liu Bei only has a few small soldiers in his hands, if he wants to get benefits, he can only fish in troubled waters, the more chaotic the better, he is barefoot, not afraid of wearing shoes, not to mention that he used to weave straw shoes, and there are many shoes in his hands!

But Liu Bei's support alone is not enough, Empress Dowager Dong thought of the ministers who were about to come, but she thought again, Cao Ying meant this, it is estimated that it was discussed in advance, and the ministers also meant this! But why didn't he, Yuan Shao, and the ministers immediately support the debate? Ah, I see, it's because I didn't give them an official rank!

As soon as Empress Dowager Dong figured out this, she immediately used the means of palace fighting, she said: "Since we want to crusade against the Li thief and the Yellow Turban thief, there is no general in the court, and the snake cannot be without a leader, but I think you are all very good, I don't know which of you should be the general." Otherwise, if any of you can recruit more soldiers and horses, and recruit more princes, whoever will be this great general, how about it? ”

Cao Ying and Yuan Shao were stunned at the same time, and even Liu Bei and Gongsun Zhan's hearts became hot in an instant!

(To be continued)