It's a sunny day, and the wind is beautiful. The little-known small place of sour jujube has ushered in batches of big names.

In the open space outside the city, a large military camp has been set up, and in the middle of the military camp, a one-zhang high point general platform has also been set up. Eighteen seats are set up on it. At this moment, Yuan Shaozhi sat on the stage proudly, and his eyes glanced at the empty seat in the first place from time to time. The covetousness is revealed.

Yuan Shao knew that whether it was compared to his life experience or strength, he was one of the best among the eighteen princes who came to join the alliance, and if the leader of the alliance was elected, then he should naturally be in this position. Of course, all this will have to wait until the princes of the Eighteenth Route arrive in Qi. According to Cao Cao's feedback, there have been eighteen princes who have agreed to come to the alliance, except for Ma Teng in Xiliang, who can only harass behind Dong Zhuo due to the control of the region, and cannot come, the rest of the dozen or so princes have already arrived.

When the time came to noon, more than a dozen princes boarded the general platform, and the small colonel standing under the stage sang loudly: "The first town, the later general Nanyang guards Yuan Shu; the second town, Jizhou Mu Hanfu; the third town, Yuzhou Thorn Shi Kong Ling; the fourth town, Yanzhou Thorn Shi Liu Dai; the fifth town, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang; In the sixth town, Chen Liutai guarded Zhang Miao; The seventh town, Dongjun Taishou Qiao Mao; The eighth town, Shanyang Taishou Yuan's legacy; The ninth town, Jibei Xiang Baoxin; The tenth town, Beihai Taishou Kongrong; The eleventh town, Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao; The twelfth town, Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian; The thirteenth town, Liaoxi Taishou Gongsun Zhan; The fourteenth town, the party is too guarded and public; The fifteenth town, Changsha Taishou, General Polu, Wucheng Hou Sun Jian; The sixteenth town, Cao Cao, the general of Fenwu; The seventeenth town, the general of the chariot cavalry, the marquis of Qi Xiang, and the Bohai Taishou Yuan Shao. ”

Yuan Shao was afraid that his prestige would not be enough to convince the public, so he pretended to be in the name of Cao Cao's edict and gave himself the title of a chariot general. The original chariot general He Miao had already been killed by Ao Lie in the Wei Mansion, and now that Yuan Shao is on the top of this name, others can't say anything. After having the title of Che Cavalry General, according to the Han law, the Che Cavalry General can replace the imperial court and reward the military general's official position, so Yuan Shao not only proclaimed himself the Che Cavalry General, but also gave his brother Yuan Shu the rank of a rear general, at the same time, in order to win over the princes from all walks of life, Yuan Shao also gave Sun Jian the title of a broken general, and Cao Cao a position of Fenwu general, at the same time, in order to allow Ma Teng, who was far away in Xiliang, to effectively attack Dong Zhuo's rear, Yuan Shao also gave Ma Teng a high position as a general of Zhengxi.

After everyone boarded the platform, they all focused on Cao Cao, the initiator of the alliance. Seeing that everyone's eyes were on him, Cao Cao coughed and cleared his throat, and then said loudly: "Princes, obey the edict of the Son of Heaven, summon all the princes to come to the alliance, in line with the principle of supporting the Han family, the princes have worked tirelessly and brought troops here, and I am very grateful." However, the snake can't be headless, the first thing the alliance does today is to nominate a prestigious alliance leader to preside over the overall situation, what do you think? ”

When the princes from all walks of life heard this, they nodded yes one after another. Some of them are ambitious, and their eyes are vaguely radiating a look of desire, and some of them are not ambitious or lack of strength, but they have a flat and calm look, standing quietly with their heads down.

Seeing that the scene was a little silent, Yuan Shao stood up and pretended to say to Cao Cao: "Meng De is pregnant with the edict of the Son of Heaven, which shows the trust of the Son of Heaven in Meng De. ”

Hearing Yuan Shao's hypocritical words, Cao Cao sneered in his heart, how could he not know that Lu Dao's most ambitious position for the position of alliance leader was Yuan Shao? At the beginning, Cao Cao issued an edict calling on all the princes of the world to come to the alliance, and the first to stand up and respond to him was Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao naturally didn't have much loyalty, and the reason why he was the first to stand up was nothing more than to make political capital as much as possible so that he could plan for the future. Moreover, Yuan Shao relied on the men and horses gathered in the old land of Jizhou, which was several times more than Cao Cao's, and with this, Yuan Shao actually pretended to be Cao Cao's hand in the name of the edict, and proclaimed himself the general of the chariot cavalry, and his ambition and skill can be seen.

"Hehe, what is this talking about? There are only thousands of soldiers, and there will be no more than ten people, whether it is the status of the statement or the soldiers and horses under his command, they are far inferior to the first brother, not to mention the fourth generation and three dukes of the first brother's family, the prestige is prominent, and the protégés are all over the world. Cao Cao hid his true thoughts in his heart and said to Yuan Shao with a smile on his face. The sincerity of his tone did not show anything abnormal at all, and even Yuan Shao himself thought that Cao Cao sincerely supported him.

Yuan Shao said with a smile: "Meng De, I have said it, I have said it." Although he said humble words, Yuan Shao's smug expression completely exposed the little abacus in his heart.

The princes present were not fools, and when they saw Yuan Shao's expression, they naturally guessed Yuan Shao's intentions, and calculated in their hearts what pros and cons they would have if Yuan Shao became the leader of the alliance. Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yi is also a disciple of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao is the same brother, he was the first to stand up and said: "Meng De is reasonable, the soldiers under the command of Ben Chu are full of food, and they are powerful and Qing, if Ben Chu comes to be the leader of this alliance, he will be the first to agree." ”

Seeing Yuan Yi standing up to show his goodwill, Yuan Shao nodded to Yuan Yi with a smile, and secretly handed Yuan Yi a look, telling Yuan Yi that he would definitely give Yuan Yi some benefits afterwards. Yuan Zhihui replied with a smile. Yuan Yi's position in the family is relatively embarrassing, and he is neither a descendant nor an elder. He is different from Yuan Shao, although Yuan Shao is also a concubine, but among the children of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao's ability and bearing make the elders in the family attach great importance to Yuan Shao, even more than his son Yuan Shu. Yuan Shao's words play an immeasurable role in the family, which is also an important reason why Yuan Yu spared no effort to help Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu looked at Yuan Shao and Yuan Shao from the side, and felt bored for a while, Yuan Shu always thought that he was his own brother, and his status was more than one cut higher than Yuan Shao, but as the family elders paid more and more attention to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu's heart was very uncomfortable. But it's uncomfortable, after all, everyone is a child of the Yuan family, if Yuan Shao can be the leader of the alliance, it will also be very beneficial to himself, and Yuan Shao canonized himself as a general before, which is a very good example. So, Yuan Shu also stood up and said in a dragging tone: "It's not that a certain person is not a virtuous person, but among the people here, in addition to the eldest brother, I am afraid that there is no second person who can convince the public. ”

The princes of the Eighteenth Road, there are already three ways to advocate Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, coupled with Yuan Shao's own power, this is a lot of force among the princes of the Eighteenth Road. The rest of the princes bowed their heads and pondered to themselves, constantly comparing in their hearts the benefits they could gain and the losses they had lost.

After a long time, Hanoi Taishou Wang Kuang stood up suddenly, strode to the middle of the Dianjiangtai, and said loudly: "No matter who is the leader of the alliance, someone cares whether the Son of Heaven can be saved, and whether Dong Thief can be executed!" If the first brother can do these two things, he will recognize you as the leader of the alliance! Wang Kuang has no ambitions, and he is a person with an upright personality, he only cares about Liu Xie's safety, and he does not calculate his own gains and losses at all.

Yuan Shao replied loudly: "Rescuing the Son of Heaven and killing Dong Thief is exactly the purpose of our alliance today." Even if you can't be the leader of the alliance, you will keep these two items in mind, and you will never dare to forget them! ”

"Good! Even so, a certain Wang Kuang also agreed that the first brother would take over the power of the alliance leader. With that, Wang Kuang took a few steps back, stood behind Yuan Shao, and stood with Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Yi and others.

Now, the power to support Yuan Shao, counting Yuan Shao himself, has become five, seeing this trend, Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao also stood up and silently walked to Cao Cao's side. Originally, Chen Liu was Cao Cao's own place, although Zhang Miao was Chen Liu's guard, but he obeyed Cao Cao's orders, and now of course he has to follow Cao Cao to support Yuan Shao.

Seeing that one-third of the princes of the Eighteenth Road supported him, Yuan Shao smiled a little proudly, and said while laughing: "Thank you for your love, if no one objects, then Yuan will have the shame to sit on the position of the leader of the alliance." ”

After raising his eyes and looking around, Yuan Shao saw that the rest of the people were silent. Filled with pride, he raised his feet and walked towards the throne of the alliance leader, and walked to the throne of the alliance leader, Yuan Shao turned around, chuckled lightly, and was about to sit down, but his ass had just sunk and he was still far away from the chair, when suddenly a majestic voice interrupted Yuan Shao's movements: "Slow!" ”

Yuan Shao was very annoyed in his heart, but he maintained an indifferent and calm look on his face, stood up straight again, and looked at the source of the sound.

Sun Zhan, the Taishou Gonggong of Liaoxi, appeared in Yuan Shao's sight. At this moment, Gongsun Chan stood straight on the platform, pressed the hilt of Zhenyue's sword with his left hand, ignored the eyes of others, and said loudly: "It stands to reason that it is okay to sit in this position at the beginning. But since everyone came to the rescue with a loyal heart, then the position of the leader of the alliance is naturally the best of the best, and Zan believes that there is another person who is more suitable to sit in the position of the leader of the alliance than the original. ”

Without waiting for Yuan Shao to ask, Yuan Yi was furious first: "Bold! Who else in the world today could be more qualified than the original? Gongsun Bogui, if you can't say one, two, three, or four today, don't blame a certain person for not showing you mercy. ”

Seeing Yuan Yi's naked threat, Yuan Shao pretended to stop him: "Hey, everyone came with good intentions, why bother to break up unhappily?" Let's talk about who is more qualified as the leader of the alliance. ”

Cao Cao, who was standing beside Yuan Shao, secretly observed the ugly faces of the Yuan brothers, and couldn't help but feel a burst of contempt in his heart. But he still stood up and said: "What I said at the beginning is reasonable, and what Brother Bogui said is also reasonable. Today, the princes elected the leader of the alliance, this matter is not trivial, it is natural to choose the best of the best, please Brother Bogui say the candidate in his mind. ”

Gongsun Chan snorted coldly and continued: "A certain person who is a protector, I think everyone here has heard of it. Hussar general, champion marquis, leader Youzhou Mu, Ao Junhou, known as the little overlord, can take on this important responsibility? ”

Hearing that Gongsun Chan was actually Ao Lie, Sun Jian immediately stood up, stood side by side with Gongsun Zhan, and said loudly: "The prestige of Ao Junhou has also been famous for a long time. A few days ago under the city of Luoyang, a certain had the honor to see Ao Junhou, whether it was courage, courage or martial arts, they were all called the jade Jiaolong among the people. A certain also agreed with Gongsun Taishou's opinion. ”

After Sun Jian, Beihai Taishou Kong Rong also stood up, looked around and said: "Ao Junhou's name moves the world, shocks the northern Xinjiang, the old man has also heard of Ao Junhou's various deeds, a few years ago in Luoyang, I also had the honor to meet with Ao Junhou for a while, he exported into chapters, brilliant writing, and his bearing is heartbreaking." The old man also agreed with Gongsun Taishou's opinion. ”

Tao Qian, the assassin of Xuzhou, also stood up and said in an old tone: "Everyone knows that the old man Tao Tao and I, Tao Qian, have no ambitions, and I am a state assassin in vain. The reason why the old man worked tirelessly, did not avoid his old age, and led the army to the alliance with a ruined body, was to save today's son from the clutches of Dong thief. Ao Junhou is a member of the royal family, and he is the person most relied on by the former emperor and today's son, so the old man also agrees that Ao Junhou will be the leader of the alliance. ”

Seeing that the situation had taken a turn for the worse, and there were four princes who stood up to support Ao Lie, faintly forming a division with himself and others, Yuan Shao's face couldn't help but flash a trace of displeasure, but he was quickly covered up by him very well, and said in a deep voice: "Ao Junhou is indeed a good candidate, but before I waited for the alliance, I had issued a document to various places, and Ao Junhou did not know for a long time, but I don't know why?" The implication is that Ao Lie knew about the alliance of the princes of the Eighteen Roads of the Eighteen Roads, but he refused to come, either looking down on everyone or fearing Dong Zhuo's monstrous power. Yuan Shao said this, the intention was obvious, he was pouring dirty water on Ao Lie.

However, as soon as Yuan Shao's words fell, a thunderous shout suddenly came from the camp gate: "Han Hussar General, Champion Hou, Leader Youzhou Mu Aolie, worship the famous post!" ”