At this time, Luoyang City was already full of holes, and the only few intact houses were still the residence of Dong Zhuo and his party, in the temporary construction of the coalition camp.

"Now that the thief wants to go west, he can take advantage of the situation to pursue and attack; But the original is here to stand still, I don't know what the reason? ”

Hearing Cao Cao's questioning tone, Yuan Shao was a little impatient. For Yuan Shao and many of the princes here, being able to enter Luoyang City is considered a big victory, but everyone's face must still be taken care of:

"Now that all the soldiers are tired, I am afraid that it will be useless to go any further."

"Dong thieves burned the palace and robbed the Son of Heaven, the sea shook, and he didn't know where to go. At the time of Dong Zhuo's death on this day, the world was decided in a war. Why did the princes hesitate and dare not enter? ”

Yuan Shao suddenly stood up, looked at Cao Cao and said, "Meng De, what you said is a bit too much. ”

Seeing that the atmosphere of the scene was not right, the princes in the audience also hurriedly stood up and started a round: "Meng De, the current situation is undecided, don't move lightly!" ”

"Yes, if I wait for a few more days to deliberate, it won't be too late to make a decision."

Cao Cao looked around, only to find that no one in the tent spoke for him, and suddenly understood a little why Liu Bei would come to him alone to discuss the day before yesterday, but not to discuss with everyone.

Directly brushed his sleeves away, leaving only one sentence for everyone in the tent: "The erection is not enough and the plan is also!" ”

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"Big brother, why did you stop me in the tent just now?"

Hearing Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei was also a little helpless: "Yide, just now all the princes in the tent are like this, and I can't help it." ”

"Besides, there are less than 200 soldiers and horses on this trip, and although Dong Zhuo is fleeing, he also has 200,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and even if I go, it will only be useless. It's better to find the fourth brother first, and I'll wait for the four brothers to get together. ”

Guan Yu stroked his beard slightly: "Now that I think of the fourth brother's words, it still makes sense, then Yuan Shao and the others are indeed inadequate." ”

"In fact, there is another reason why I stopped you just now, your fourth brother handed me a secret letter before leaving, telling me to open it after the Tiger Prison is closed, you might as well take a look and decide before you are too late."

Zhou Yu's secret letter to Liu Bei was actually very simple, in his opinion, the jade seal was just a useless object, and it was difficult to say whether it was a blessing or a curse. But since he has come, he can't say anything if he doesn't go over, so he simply leaves it to Liu Bei to decide by himself.

"Jianzhang Palace? Fourth brother, what does this mean? ”

Guan Yu took the letter in Liu Bei's hand, and looked at the three words on it with a puzzled expression: "Brother, is there nothing else in the envelope?" ”

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu and shook his head, but Zhang Fei stood up at this time: "Let's go to Jianzhang Palace to find out." ”

"That's fine, it's just why the fourth brother refuses to say anything about it."

Liu Bei was still a little worried on his face, but he still decided to go to Jianzhang Palace and his party. At the same time as Liu Bei made his decision, there was also a group of people rushing to Jianzhang Palace.

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"The emperor star is unknown, the thieves are in chaos, the people are ruined, and the capital is empty!"

Sun Jian looked at the dilapidated environment around him and couldn't help sighing slightly, he came here to serve the country and make contributions, but he only lost a soldier after a trip, and now he can only clean up the ruins here. For a while, sadness came from it, and I couldn't help crying.

"My lord, a group of people are rushing to us."

Hearing the report of his subordinates, Sun Jian cheered up a little: "Gongfu, you go and let the soldiers come back first." Who is it that Demou and I went to see with me? ”

"I've seen Sun Taishou."

Sun Jian still admires Liu Bei and his party, when Huaxiong provoked outside the city that day, and no one in the tent dared to speak out, it was Liu Bei's second brother Guan Yu who beheaded that Huaxiong to avenge Zu Mao, and looked at Liu Bei also clenched his fists in return:

"Brother Xuande is here, I don't know why?"

Liu Bei couldn't tell for a while whether Zhou Yu's intention to come here by himself was related to Sun Jian: "I saw that the ancestors' former residence was now in such a situation, and I couldn't help but feel nostalgic, so I came here to offer condolences." ”

"But I didn't know that Brother Wentai was here, but I was disturbed."

Only then did Sun Jian remember that Liu Bei had another identity: "Since this is the case, then I should retire." ”

Liu Bei looked at Sun Jian's departing figures, and said to Zhang Fei and Guan Yu beside him: "This is also a hero of the world!" ”

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Sun Jian looked at Huang Gai next to him who wanted to speak and stopped: "Gongfu, I don't know what you want to tell me?" ”

"Today, when the lord ordered me to gather the soldiers, one of the soldiers reported that he saw a five-colored light rising from the well in the south of the temple, but he didn't know what treasure it was?"

Sun Jian pondered slightly: "This is something outside the body, since it doesn't belong to us, why bother, now let's go and say goodbye to Yuan Shao and the others first." ”

"The lord wants to quit the alliance?"

"It will be difficult for the princes from all walks of life to achieve great things in the end, so it is better to return to Jiangdong first, thinking that they will plan for the future."

Looking at Sun Jian's figure that had already gone away, Zhou Yu came out, and he could be regarded as indirectly saving Sun Jian's life...

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"Three brothers!"

Zhou Yu, who suddenly appeared with Liu Bei and the others, couldn't help but look surprised: "Fourth brother, why are you here?" ”

Zhou Yu didn't say too much to greet: "There is an urgent matter at the moment, and I ask my brother to send troops to guard the various exits here, and no one is allowed to enter." ”

Seeing Zhou Yu's serious expression, Liu Bei also put away his thoughts about reminiscing, and quickly dispersed the few soldiers around him.

"Three brothers, come with me."

After walking to the south of the hall, Zhou Yu took the three of them to a dry well: "Second brother and third brother, please salvage the glowing things in the well." ”

I saw that the palace lady was salvaged from the well, although on the surface it seemed that this person had been sunk in the well for a long time, but his body was not rotten.

Zhou Yu stepped forward and untied the brocade bag tied around his wife's neck, and took out a vermilion box from the brocade bag and handed it to Liu Bei: "Please ask my brother to open this thing." ”

Hearing Zhou Yu's words, Liu Bei vaguely guessed what was in the box, but he didn't dare to think in that direction. Looking at the box in Liu Bei's hand, even Zhang Fei, who was usually the most arrogant, held his breath at this time.

I saw Liu Bei take out a jade seal from the box, with a radius of four inches and five dragons engraved on it; There is a corner missing on the side, and it is inlaid with gold; There is a seal text eight-character cloud: ordered by the sky, both longevity and eternal prosperity.

"What is this?" Liu Bei only felt that his hand holding the jade seal trembled slightly.

"This is the jade seal of the country, the first emperor of the past ordered people to cast, Li Si and the seal of this eight characters on it, passed on to our dynasty. Later, when Wang Mang usurped and rebelled, the Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan held this seal to beat Wang Xun and Su Xian, and one of them collapsed and was inlaid with gold. Recently, when I heard that the ten permanent servants were in turmoil, the young emperor went out of the north and returned to the palace to lose this treasure. Now he has been regained by his brother. ”

Liu Bei heard the words "Chuan Guo Jade Seal" from Zhou Yu's mouth, and forcibly held back the excitement in his heart and put the jade seal back into the box: "Fourth brother, how did you know such secrets?" ”

"But I am also dissatisfied with my brother, I used to have an old man to dream, but I was not very sure, so I told my brother in the form of a secret letter. As soon as my brother arrives, there will be five colors of light in the well, which is not the will of heaven! ”

After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Liu Bei hugged the jade seal and looked back at his three sworn brothers, and then looked in the direction of the Luoyang Palace: "Heaven is going to Liu, the three brothers, please come with me." ”

"Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, descendants of later generations, swear to your ancestors here: In this life, we will definitely restore the Han Dynasty, reorganize the rivers and mountains, and settle the world."

Zhou Yu couldn't tell what it was like at this time, but when he saw Liu Bei Mingzhi at this time, he felt that it was enough.

"This is also a chaste martyr, and we should bury her."

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At this time, the allied Dazhai, Yuan Shao did not let Sun Jian go back without too much retention, after all, this time the attack on Dong belonged to Sun Jian who was the most seriously injured all the way, and it was reasonable to go back to recuperate in advance.

"Lord, Yuan Shao asked Sun Jian and his party to go back to recuperate in advance, probably because he wanted to make trouble for me and other plans in the future, and we should also prepare in advance."

Hearing Li Feng's words, Yuan Shu nodded, but he was still in the position of the coalition army, so it was inconvenient to leave.

As time passed, Cao Cao and his party, who had gone to pursue Dong Zhuo, also returned to the camp, but they looked a little embarrassed. Of the 10,000 horses that went in pursuit, there are now 500 left.

When Yuan Shao heard the news of Cao Cao's defeat, he hurriedly ordered someone to take Cao Cao to his village, and the congregation drank wine to relieve Cao Cao's boredom.

"Gongsun Taishou, please come with me."

Gongsun Zhan looked back and found that it was Liu Beixin's fourth brother Zhou Yu who spoke. looked at Liu Bei, who was drinking at the table, but he didn't know what Zhou Yu was looking for, but he still went out with Zhou Yu.

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Looking at the people who were drinking, Cao Cao only felt that it was becoming more and more unpleasant, stood up and sighed:

"I have been righteous and righteous to get rid of thieves for the country, and all the princes have come for righteousness."

Seeing Cao Cao stand up and speak, everyone who was drinking and talking stopped their movements and looked at Cao Cao.

"The original intention of the exercise, I want to annoy the people of Hanoi at the beginning, and the two places of Mengjin and Sour Jujube; The generals stuck to Chenggao, according to Aocang, Sai Yuyuan, Taigu, and made it dangerous; The highway led the army of Nanyang, stationed in Dan, analysis, and entered the Wuguan to deter the three auxiliaries. ”

"This is a place with deep ditches and high fortifications, don't fight, it is good to be a suspicious soldier, and show the situation in the world. If you take advantage of the trend to destroy the rebels, the world can be established. ”

"Now you are hesitant and do not advance, and you are disappointed. you guys drinking here, shame on stealing! ”

Zhou Yu and Gongsun Zan also happened to see the scene of Cao Cao reprimanding everyone after they walked into the tent, Zhou Yu couldn't help but sigh slightly in his heart when he saw Cao Cao, maybe Cao Cao has a lot of problems with his private morality, but compared to the feelings of his family and country, few people here can compare to him.

Cao Cao's initial ideal may really be as he said in his later years: he wanted to be the general of the expedition to the west, and then inscribed the tomb of 'the tomb of the general Cao Hou of the Han Dynasty to conquer the west'...

Seeing that everyone was speechless, Cao Cao couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment, and sat down to drink by himself.

When the banquet was about to end, Yuan Shao stood up and said:

"I'm waiting for the eighteen princes to join forces to attack Dong, and now that Sun Jian has returned all the way, why don't they go back to rest first, so that they can do things against Dong again in the future."

Yuan Shu saw that Yuan Shao said this, and hurriedly stood up and echoed: "What I said at the beginning is reasonable, but now that I am waiting here for no success, it is better to return early." ”

"Wait!"

Just as everyone was about to leave, there was a shout from the tent, and everyone looked for the sound only to find that it was Sun Zhan, the Taishou of Beiping.

"Bergui, I wonder what is the matter with you?"

"Now all the princes are gone, but they can't be rewarded for their merits, otherwise when he asks for Dong in the future, who will be willing to fight for his life!"

Hearing Gongsun Zhan's words, everyone was attracted to attention, Yuan Shao looked at Gongsun Chan and said, "I don't know what you mean?" ”

"First there is Liu Yan, Liu Yu and the two are Yizhou Mu and Youzhou Mu, and now Liu Bei Liu Xuande is also a relative of the Han family, and he has made the first contribution to Dong Zhong this time, and I want to go to the table with you Liu Bei as Qingzhou Mu."

"Cao Cao and Sun Jian also contributed a lot to Dong this time, but Cao Cao is the Taishou of Shanyin, and Sun Jian is also the Taishou of Luling."

Hearing Gongsun Zhan's words, the princes' faces were different, but none of them stood up to speak, obviously waiting for Yuan Shao to speak. Before Yuan Shao could speak, Yuan Shu stood up and reprimanded:

"Now Your Majesty is still in the hands of thieves, at this time, you will be rewarded for meritorious deeds, do you want to be a vassal to that thief?"

Gongsun Zan just smiled coldly when he heard this: "This is the public table of the princes of the Eighteenth Road, what do we have to do with that Dong thief." When His Majesty returns to power, he will ask for an edict again. ”

Yuan Shu was angry: "You rebel, dare to act so recklessly!" ”

Hearing Yuan Shu's words, Gongsun Zhan was not angry: "If you have merit, even if you are crowned a general, we will have nothing to say." ”

Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene was gradually scorching, Yuan Shao slapped the table and stood up: "Okay!" ”

At this time, Yuan Shao had already faintly regretted that if he had been rewarded at the beginning, there would be no such thing as today. Yuan Shao recalled in his mind the locations of the places that Gongsun Chan said, but it had little impact on his follow-up plan:

"Cao Cao, Sun Jian's matter is allowed, but the matter of Qingzhou Mu is too big, and it is not something we can decide."

"How not, although we are here for the sake of righteousness, but how can we chill the hearts of the soldiers. I've just come up with a compromise solution, I wonder if you'd like to hear it? ”

Everyone only understood when they heard this, the Qingzhou Mu just now is estimated to be just a cover thrown by Gongsun Zhan, I'm afraid the next is the main topic:

"Cao Cao and Sun Jian are all real seals, as for Liu Bei's Qingzhou Mu, they are fictitious, but they are only used in the name of Qingzhou Mu to settle the hearts of the soldiers."

"As for Liu Bei's actual position, what I mean is the plain Xiangguo."

"Brother Wen Ju, I don't know what you think?"

Hearing Gongsun Zhan's words, and Yuan Shao and the others were silent, Kong Rong had to stand up.

In fact, the people sitting here now are Kong Rong and Qingzhou and actual interests.

Although Qingzhou is now more or less making trouble in other places except for Beihai, where he is located, who wants to have an extra leader above his head, even if Liu Bei, the Qingzhou pastor, is only in name.

In fact, Yuan Shao and others will almost have a tacit attitude, which is equivalent to saying that they are going to make a statement now, Gongsun Zan is taking advantage of the righteousness at this time, Kong Rong said helplessly: "I wish to respect Liu Zhijun as the pastor of Qingzhou." ”

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"Big brother, why do you stay?"

Liu Bei didn't seem to hear Zhang Fei's words, looked at Luoyang City, which had been reduced to ruins, and directly fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

Zhou Yu stopped the two who were about to comfort Liu Bei, he knew that the string in Liu Bei's heart was broken.

This cry is not only crying for Luoyang City, but also crying for the Han family, and crying for the people of the world...

Zhou Yu sighed slightly in his heart: Luoyang was burned, and the world was in chaos from then on.

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