Chapter 108: Brother Meng De is affectionate and righteous
"My lord is looking for me......"
As soon as Xun Yu entered the door, he was hugged by a Tibetan mastiff by Cao Cao, and he was laughing and extremely excited.
This is somewhat impolite.
Xun Yu is a Confucian student, with a gentleman's demeanor in words and deeds, although he knows that Cao Cao is informal, he is always a little uncomfortable.
"What? Have you contacted the Son of Heaven? ”
Soon, Xun Yu, who listened to Cao Cao's story, looked confused, and was greatly shocked in his heart.
Where else can I take care of.
Hey?
Isn't it Xun Yu?
Cao Cao looked suspicious, and he didn't look like he was lying to me.
And Xun Yu has no reason to hide it.
"Did Zhang Yang let him go, or did he escape? What is the attitude of the Son of Heaven? ”
Welcoming the Son of Heaven, for Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, may be exquisite in interests, but for Xun Yu, it has a different meaning.
After knowing this, he couldn't help it, who had always been calm.
After asking, Fang Zhi lost his temper.
Cao Cao scratched his head and said I didn't know either.
Xun Yu really doesn't know?
Since it wasn't Xun Yu's doing, this matter is even more strange.
"It shouldn't be possible to escape, that Zhang Yang was valued by Dong Zhuo in the past, and he still has some ability to guard the surroundings of Luoyang in Hanoi."
Cao Cao pinched his beard and pondered.
So, the two sat opposite each other in the case, carefully guessing and deducing, hoping to find clues.
It's a good thing to get in touch with the Son of Heaven, but everything is not under your control, and I'm afraid it's a trap.
What if it is Yuan Shaobu's overall situation, tricking himself into Luoyang, and then catching turtles in an urn?
Cao Cao knows very well that Yuan Shao's guy likes to direct this kind of film.
At the beginning, he was afraid that the world would not be chaotic in Luoyang, and led a praying mantis to catch cicadas and yellow finches, which led He Jin to fight with the ten permanent servants, and then tried in Jizhou in vain to establish Liu Yu as the son of heaven.
I just want to make a big deal and show how smart I am.
Cao Cao pursed his mouth, his face was disdainful, I, Cao Mengde, will not follow your way.
"Now the lord sits on the land of three states, and in Xuzhou, he has the name of benevolence and righteousness, but people with lofty ideals have trouble in Hanoi?"
Xun Yu can think of it for the time being, and that's it.
The situation in the world gradually became clear, Lu Bu fled, Tao Qian died, Yuan Shu was trapped in Shouchun after this defeat, and the strongest princes in the world were Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
There are always people who don't like Yuan Shao.
"I have never heard of any movement in Hanoi."
"According to Yuan Rang's report, there is no big movement in Yuan Shao's army, it should be impossible."
Cao Cao thought for a moment, and suddenly smiled: "Wen Ruo doesn't have to be like this. ”
He likes to hear good things, but he doesn't want everyone to say good things.
Bah!
I'm just guessing, who praised you?
Xun Yu scoffed.
"I think it's a scholar in Yingchuan, and if you want to enter Cao Ying, you will submit a petition."
Cao Cao then informed Xun Yu of all the guesses he had just made.
"Very likely."
Xun Yu quickly rummaged in his mind.
Speaking of the Yingchuan clan, no one is more familiar with him than him, in the original history, every time Cao Cao encountered an unsolvable difficulty, Xun Yu could always think of a way to find someone to settle the matter.
There are countless recommended talents.
However, Xun Yu was stumped this time.
"Could it be Zhong Xuan?"
"Who?"
"He followed the Son of Heaven to return to the east, presumably in Luoyang at this time, unlikely."
Xun Yu shook his head, thinking that now was not the time to recommend, so he didn't say much.
If there is only an edict from the Son of Heaven, it is very likely that the envoy who is now being detained by Zhang Yang will also have a secret letter back.
That's impossible.
Gee!
Cao Cao cried when he heard this.
Wen Ruo, you really still have talents that have not been recommended, so can't you get more of them?
It's better to be like Wenbo, the world is decided.
"The time has not yet come."
Xun Yu didn't explain much.
Of course, he didn't fully guess Cao Cao's thoughts, otherwise he would have scolded angrily, where can I find it?
The two then discussed for a long time, but still didn't find the reason, and felt more and more strange.
"Is there a hint in the edict of the Son of Heaven?"
Xun Yu suddenly thought that Cao Cao hurriedly took out the edict and spread it out on the case, and the two of them consulted it together.
Seeing that the Son of Heaven was praising the lord throughout the text, Xun Yu breathed a sigh of relief and frowned slightly.
The Son of Heaven has been in trouble for a long time!
Cao Cao's face was indescribably happy and comfortable.
"Wen Ruo has made a discovery?"
"The Son of Heaven didn't mention it."
The two couldn't help but be a little disappointed, Cao Cao wanted to take back the edict, but was stopped by Xun Yu.
"Huh?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and then saw Xun Yu pointing to one place, and looked at it, it turned out that the Son of Heaven still had a hint.
It's about the situation in Luoyang.
Now Luoyang is also mixed, there are several forces, mainly the Baibo army that temporarily rescued and drove away Li Dao and others, as well as the remnants of the Southern Huns, as well as the old royalists who set off from Luoyang at that time.
At that time, the Son of Heaven had just arrived in Luoyang, in order to commend the meritorious servants. Yang Feng went out of Tunliang County to guard Luoyang, while the old enemies Han Xian and Dong Cheng stayed in Beijing to guard the palace.
On the way back to Luoyang, the Son of Heaven had a reward in the Baibo army camp, Li Le was the general of the expedition to the north, Han Xian was the general of the expedition to the east, Hu Cai was the general of the expedition to the west, and Yang Feng and Dong Chenglu were still in the book.
The official positions are all chaotic, and they cannot cooperate and coexist, and several forces are in conflict again.
Among them, Yang Feng has the strongest troops, but he is the farthest away from the Son of Heaven.
The edict is full of praise, but it is a few words to explain the situation clearly, from which it can also be seen that when today's son has some talents, Xun Yu can't help but sigh.
Cao Cao didn't think much about it, just looking at and praising himself just now.
Looking at Xun Yu's serious face, he was a little embarrassed.
"A group of rabble, if the Son of Heaven has an order, I, Cao Mengde, can lead an army of 30,000."
"It's just that Yuan Shao will move."
Yes, and Yuan Shao.
Just because there is Yuan Shao!
In terms of strength, although Cao Cao won the land of Sanzhou at this time, his foundation was not stable, and Yuan Shao was obviously stronger, so he had been dragged by Gongsun Zan and could not go south, otherwise Cao Cao would still have time to find trouble with Yuan Shu.
"Hanoi Zhang Yang suddenly closed the city, it must also be Yuan Shao's handiwork."
"Welcoming the Son of Heaven, Yuan Shao seems to have an idea, so he has to step up."
Xun Yu frowned slightly, expecting the worst result, and the last thing he wanted to see, the Son of Heaven went to Jizhou.
Previously, Yuan Shao vainly tried to make Liu Yu the Son of Heaven, which was despised by Xun Yu, which was also one of the reasons why he left Yuan Shao.
The Son of Heaven said that he wanted to change, and the Son of Heaven could have a good one when he went to Jizhou?
"It's going to have to hurry!"
Cao Cao thought of the letter and was worried.
If Yuan Shao greeted the Son of Heaven, Wen Bo might really run over.
Can you run?
It can't be!
"Now that I'm not familiar with Luoyang, Wen Ruoke still has a way?"
Cao Cao asked.
"It's just him."
Xun Yu thought for a while, and only thought of Zhong Xuan, "In addition, I will go to Yingchuan and ask which scholar has a feat in Hanoi." ”
After the two dispersed, Cao Cao once again sent people with money to try to win over Zhang Yang.
And Xun Yu went to Yingchuan.
......
Luoyang.
Previously, Dong Zhao and his entourage successfully passed through Liang County and arrived in Luoyang to meet the Son of Heaven.
Because he is nominally Zhang Yang's envoy, neither Yang Feng nor Dong Cheng and his gang dare to be disrespectful, without him, the land of Hanoi is too close.
At this time, on the way back to the east, he fought with Li Dao several times, and the royalists were also heavily damaged, and they were unwilling to make enemies again at home.
What's more, Yang Feng, the Taishou, still has Dong Zhuo's involvement, what if he unites Li Dao and other remnants to have a sandwich biscuit?
So, Dong Zhao took advantage of the situation to stay in Luoyang, and was also named a servant by the Son of Heaven.
In these years, the official position is not valuable, and even the Baibo Army can be named the general of the Four Expeditions.
At this time, Dong Zhao's ability began to shine, and while receiving Yang Feng's greeting gift and gaining a good relationship with the Son of Heaven, he also got along well with several forces guarding the imperial city.
The days are okay.
On this day, after Dong Zhao left the palace, he came to his own Beppu.
After a fire in Luoyang, the houses and buildings were almost destroyed, and now there is no money to repair them, and the palace of the Son of Heaven is still in ruins, and his mansion is naturally not much better.
However, Dong Zhao didn't care, he knew very well that Luoyang's days were just a process.
Next, it depends on what Cao Cao does.
"Is it supposed to be a foreign cooperation? Or directly lead the army to the king? ”
Dong Zhao looked at the miserable situation in Luoyang City, and silently calculated in his heart.
The city wall of Luoyang has been burned down a lot, if the inside should be combined with the outside, where can I escape?
If they start fighting directly, Dong Cheng and the others will control the Son of Heaven first, and where can they hide?
Cao Cao will definitely win, and the key to Luoyang is the safety of the Son of Heaven.
Dong Zhao has made ample preparations for possible changes.
The spies in Hanoi were all secretly brought in by him to investigate the situation in Luoyang, and he knew it in his heart.
At this time, another secret letter arrived.
Naturally, it is still Dong Wan's family letter.
"Righteousness has just followed and won a battle, and you want to show it to me?"
Dong Zhao shook his head and smiled, thinking that this brother still had the temperament of a young man.
But I'm not bad.
If Cao Cao succeeds in welcoming the Son of Heaven, I will be the first to do it!
Dong Zhao opened the letter with a smile, and his smile instantly froze.
"What? Will he really still fight? ”
"Still a fierce general?"
Yes, Dong Wan saw a shocking scene that day, and he couldn't calm down for a long time, so he didn't wait for his brother to reply, and immediately wrote another one.
The content of the letter recounted what he saw and heard on the battlefield that day, and as for Xun Xiao's so-called theory of raising troops, he didn't understand it too much, so he had to briefly mention a few words.
However, this still gave Dong Zhao a deep shock.
The scholars have cultivated the six arts of gentlemen since childhood, but the martial arts among them are swordsmanship, which is to strengthen the body and defend the body, where to teach war?
The first thing Dong Zhao saw was disbelief.
Could it be that the Xun family has a far-sighted vision?
It's not right, I didn't hear that Xun Yu and Xun Yu will also fight!
But the war is big, and Dong Yu will definitely not brag about it at will.
That's 80% true!
"The cultural relics are unparalleled, all of them are amazing and gorgeous, what kind of demon is this Xun Xiao?"
Dong Zhao shook his head and smiled bitterly, he is really more popular than people.
But after thinking about it, I felt excited, Dong Wan had already expressed between the lines, and now he is much closer to other drivers.
It's a good lick!
Dong Zhao patted his thigh and immediately understood.
Righteousness means that when the world does not know it, I will have the advantage of time by giving it an early effect.
"You can't wait, you have to prepare actively!"
Dong Zhao immediately made up his mind, stud.
Cao Cao hasn't heard any news yet, but he can't wait passively, he has to take the initiative to plan.
It is a great achievement to welcome the Son of Heaven, but there is a difference between secretly cooperating with Cao Cao or directly bringing the Son of Heaven back to Yanzhou.
If it's difficult, the credit will be great.
Give it a go!
Dong Zhao immediately made a decision, left Luoyang City, and went to Liang County, which was not far away.
At this time, Yang Feng's army was stationed there.
During this time, Dong Zhao has figured out that Yang Feng's soldiers and horses are the strongest in the royalist party, and if he agrees, great things can be done!
......
"I have heard for a long time that the general is wise, and Cao Gong has admired the general for a long time!"
In Yang Fengting's pavilion, Dong Zhao presented a free sycophant as soon as they met.
Subsequently, he gave the money he had accumulated over the years to Yang Feng as a meeting gift instead of Cao Cao, which made Yang Feng unhappy.
"False praise, false praise...... Well? ”
Are you Cao Cao's man?
Yang Feng smiled and said a few words modestly before reacting.
Aren't you Zhang Yang's envoy?
"There are many people, so naturally you can't make a noise, and the general is his own person, so naturally he won't hide it."
Dong Zhao saluted solemnly and blinked.
Yang Feng suddenly understood and waved left and right.
If you think about it carefully, there are still Dong Cheng and others in Luoyang City, and the forces are mixed, so you really have to be careful.
"That's what Meng De really said?"
After laughing happily a few times, Yang Feng suddenly asked again.
After coming to Luoyang, Yang Feng often heard news from Cao Cao, and he is now in Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and he is in the limelight for a while.
Why not be happy to be recognized by him?
"How dare you lie to the general?"
Dong Zhao smiled mysteriously and slowly took out a letter from his sleeve: "This is the secret letter from Cao Gong to the general. ”
Yang Feng was shocked and hurriedly took it with both hands.
It turns out that there is this thing that is mysterious!
After reading it, Yang Feng smiled on his face, and he was happier than marrying his wife.
Naturally, the letter was not written by Cao Cao, but Dong Zhao personally did it for him.
There must be a lot of praise in the rhetoric, anyway, Dong Zhao picked and used all the words that Dong visited and praised Xun Xiao.
directly fooled Yang Feng and was lame.
"It's a surprise that Brother Meng De trusts me."
"What did Cao Gong say?"
Dong Zhao asked knowingly, and also showed an extremely curious look.
"Huh'"
Yang Feng leaned back slightly, and said smugly: "Gongren is too careful. ”
Don't tell me yet!
Dong Zhao snickered in his heart, but hurriedly said yes.
"And what does the general think?"
Dong Zhao asked again, raising his eyes to secretly observe Yang Feng's expression, and seeing that he didn't have the slightest suspicion, he was relieved.
"It is naturally excellent for Meng De to form an alliance with me and jointly protect the Son of Heaven."
"Now in Luoyang City, there are different thoughts!"
Yang Feng pointed in the direction of the palace, obviously hinting at Dong Cheng and the others.
He thought Dong Zhao didn't know.
Dong Zhao was overjoyed in his heart.
It seems that he guessed correctly, Yang Feng really wanted to kill Dong Cheng and others, but the force could suppress one side but was not able to defeat the other party's alliance, and at this time, Cao Cao, a foreign aid, he would definitely be tempted.
"But what about Yuan Shao?"
Yang Feng paused and asked.
"Yuan Shao is not afraid!"
Dong Zhao had already thought that he would ask this question, and said disdainfully.
"Gongren doesn't want to open his mouth, Yuan Shao IV and the third prince ......"
"What about the Fourth and Third Princes? Huainan Yuan Shu is now being beaten by Cao Cao, the leader of the general, who is the general? ”
Before Yang Feng could finish speaking, Dong Zhao interrupted him.
What you are waiting for is that you say the name of the fourth world and the third duke, so that you can pull Yuan Shu out and whip the corpse.
"What? After the general was defeated again? ”
"Is the general Xiahou Yuanrang, or Cao Zixiao?"
Yang Feng's heart was shocked, and he hurriedly asked.
With the rise of Cao Cao's fame, several generals in his hands gradually became known as good generals, among which Xiahoudun supervised hundreds of thousands of troops, and Cao Ren was the most famous for fighting hard battles.
Dong Zhao shook his head with a smile as expected: "Neither." ”
"Who's that?"
"Xun Xiao."
"Xun Xiao?"
Yang Feng thought about it for a while, and remembered it for a long time: "I have heard about it recently, and I have the name of a gentleman......
"No, isn't he a civil official?"
Speaking of this, Yang Fengcai reacted, his eyes widened in disbelief.
Looking at his expression, Dong Zhao thought that when he heard the news, he was the same, and he couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Yes, it's a civil official, or a scholar of the Yingchuan Xun family!"
"The civil officials under Cao Gong's account can still defeat General Hou, but you can imagine how Cao Ying is crouching tiger, hidden dragon at this time."
"You must know that Yuan Shu has gathered more than 100,000 troops this time, and Xun Xiao has 10,000 people!"
"10,000 against 100,000, not a tragic victory but a big victory, and now it is chasing Shouchun."
"In this way, does the general still think that Cao Gong can't win against Yuan Shao?"
Dong Zhao seized the opportunity, asked a death question, and said it impassionedly, directly stunned Yang Feng.
It seems to make some sense.
It's just that why is this civil official so fierce?
10,000 against 100,000!
That's the rear general Yuan Shu!
Yang Feng is also leading the troops, so he naturally knows the difficulty, and he can't help but smack his tongue again and again.
"Such talents are still obedient to Cao Gong, Cao Gong is full of martial virtues, how can the general care?"
Dong Zhao then asked.
Yang Feng didn't answer, still not convinced.
Without him, it's too incredible.
Dong Zhao didn't persuade again, he estimated that in a few days, the news of the Battle of Yuzhou would come.
Sure enough, three days later, Yang Feng personally invited Dong Zhao into the mansion to discuss important matters.
"Don't drive the famous town, I'm much more relaxed."
Before leaving, Dong Zhao bowed in the direction of Runan with a smile on his face.
This trip to Luoyang was easier than imagined, and it was inseparable from Xun Xiao's earth-shattering reputation in Yuzhou, and firing guns all the way.
......
"It's a god!"
As soon as he entered the mansion, Yang Feng took Dong Zhao's hand and couldn't calm down for a long time.
I don't know if it's because Xun Xiao is a god who wins more with less, or if Dong Zhao is well-informed.
"What does the general mean?"
Dong Zhao asked knowingly.
Speaking of this, the corners of Yang Feng's mouth curled slightly, and he was very proud: "Meng De is commensurate with brothers, he has food, I have soldiers, naturally interdependent, and share life and death!" ”
What he said was exactly what Cao Cao said in his letter.
Yang Feng is naturally happy, Xun Xiao is still under Cao Cao's account, but he calls me a brother, doesn't he say that I am stronger?
"Congratulations to the general, and thank the general for Cao Gong."
Dong Zhao didn't understand his thoughts, lowered his head and smiled, and didn't break it.
"Go, go and meet Your Majesty!"
Yang Feng was overjoyed, and pulled Dong Zhao into the palace with great interest.
Brother Meng De is so friendly, I naturally have to repay the favor!