Liu Bei, Sun Ce, and the people behind them all stared at Cao Cao, even though Cao Cao's face was as usual, they could still sense that something was wrong from his long silence.

Not to mention them, Guo Jia, Xia Houdun even felt that this note was not simple.

Inside the big tent, it gradually fell silent, and everyone stared at Cao Cao.

Not long after, Cao Cao raised his eyelids, swept over the crowd, and took the note into his arms, but as soon as he kicked it in, he took it out again, kneaded it, stuffed it into the wine glass in front of him, rubbed it vigorously with his fingers, and then picked up the wine glass and drank it all.

Liu Bei watched Cao Cao's throat swallowing hard, opened his mouth, and was stunned that he couldn't say a word.

Sun Ce, Guo Jia, Xiahoudun, Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others were also dumbfounded.

What exactly is written in this note, which actually made Cao Cao swallow it in public?

Cao Cao went down, smiled and said to everyone: "Only I know about this matter, if it leaks out, Cao will be responsible for it, and it will not affect you." ”

With Cao Cao's words, everyone could only trap their doubts in their stomachs and couldn't ask.

Liu Bei hesitated again and again, and said, "General Cao, then, tomorrow ......."

Cao Cao's expression was solemn and said, "Do according to the plan!" ”

Liu Bei nodded slightly, feeling depressed and uncomfortable.

That Yuan Shao is a smiling tiger, and he is used to making bad things secretly. And this Cao Cao seems to be righteous and awe-inspiring, but in fact, he has hidden thoughts everywhere.

There is a feeling of isolation and desolation.

Sun Ce just raised his hand to answer the order, and did not say anything.

Cao Cao took in the expressions of Liu Bei and Sun Ce, smiled and comforted a few words, and personally sent the two out of the big tent.

Seeing the two of them, Cao Cao found an excuse to break away from the others, and patrolled the camp with Guo Jia one after the other.

Guo Jia was on Cao Cao's left back, drinking lightly, waiting for Cao Cao to speak.

After walking for a long time, Cao Cao felt the discomfort in his throat, and said expressionlessly: "The note just now was sent by my person in the Great Sima Mansion, and the news said that His Majesty and the Great Sima, the Prime Minister decided to make the envoy and Feng Xiao, you will never guess who it is." ”

Guo Jia tasted the strong smell of medicine in his mouth, became interested, and said thoughtfully: "The general said that I can't guess, it must be an unexpected and reasonable person, looking at the Han dynasty and the opposition, there are not many such people." must have enough status to convince Yuan Shao and the general, could it be that which old man is it? ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "How can there be any old man." ”

Guo Jia followed Cao Cao, paced, and once again turned the big man of the government and the opposition around, and said, "Zhong Servant shooting? ”

Cao Cao stopped, as if he had no intention of playing this kind of game with Guo Jia, took a deep breath, and said, "It's King Chen Liu." ”

Guo Jia had already picked up the wine jug, slowly put it down, the game color on his face slowly converged, for a long time, he had to sigh lightly, and said, "Our Majesty, what a lot of courage......"

Cao Cao looked at the soldiers not far away, silent.

He remembered a few words before Jian Shuo died, which were related to the so-called 'edict of the first emperor'.

With the passage of time and the fall of Yuan Shu, no one has mentioned the 'edict of the first emperor' anymore. But once this rumor appeared, it was like a thorn in the hearts of everyone in the Han Dynasty and the opposition, and it could never be pulled out.

Today, His Majesty is the concubine of the first emperor, and the queen of the main palace is born, and his succession is a matter of course, tacit determination by the government and the opposition, and in line with the unification.

But Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, was the beloved prince of the first emperor, and during the Zhongping period, he had been trying to make Liu Xie the crown prince, but under the opposition of the government and the opposition, he finally failed.

If there is such an edict, no one will be surprised.

However, this edict has never appeared, and it was only two years after His Majesty succeeded to the throne that Yuan Shu openly rebelled, and it came out.

From the Empress Dowager Dong, Liu Xie, the twelve permanent attendants, to He Jin, Ding Gong, Liu Hong, Liu Yu, as well as the Yuan family, Wang Yun and other witnesses, they never knew that there was this edict.

Judging from the present, this edict does not exist.

But whether it exists or not, in reality, does not matter.

Once Liu Xie really left Luoyang City, Liu Xie or someone held Liu Xie hostage and insisted that there was this edict, which was undoubtedly an unprecedented challenge for the Han Dynasty!

Guo Jia guessed Cao Cao's thoughts, took a sip lightly, and said with a smile: "General, Your Majesty is not afraid, why should the general be worried?" It is also the most suitable to use Chen Liuwang as the commander to ask for Dong. ”

Cao Cao exhaled lightly, but still did not speak.

Guo Jia's heart moved slightly, and said, "Is the general worried about Yuan Shao?" ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "I'm worried about King Chen Liu. You have seen him very little, and you don't know this highness. It was an ambitious man, who had been quietly emulating His Majesty's style all these years, and I fear that he would interfere in our plans to woo Dong. ”

Guo Jia immediately understood that Cao Cao was not worried that Liu Xie would sabotage his plan, but that His Majesty in the palace had another plan for sending Liu Xie.

This scheme, most likely, will include Cao Cao!

Guo Jia is very conceited in terms of strategy, but he has no problem at all for the incomprehensible battle between the government and the opposition.

Cao Cao obviously understood Guo Jia's shortcomings in this regard, and said, "I'm not worried about Your Majesty, I'm worried about courting Dong." Chen Liuwang becoming the envoy and coach will make the situation very complicated. I need to be very careful with Yuan Shao, but I don't dare to be distracted at all. ”

Guo Jia looked at the direction of Yuan Shao's camp, and knew that Cao Cao couldn't trust anyone except himself.

After pondering for a while, Guo Jia reminded: "General, King Chen Liuwang may not know the complexity of the current situation, and King Chen Liuwang must be brought to the general's camp, and must not fall into the hands of Yuan Shao!" The general can get the news, and with the foundation of the Yuan family, I am afraid it will not be much slower. ”

Cao Cao snorted and said, "But I don't know which route Chen Liuwang took, and where he is now, perhaps, it will take two or three days." ”

Two or three days is the most critical moment to discuss Dong!

Guo Jia looked at the corners of Cao Cao's cold face and said, "General, maybe the Imperial City Mansion will know some news." ”

Cao Cao remained motionless and said, "I have already let Cao Ang go, Feng Xiao, you say, if the court against Dong fails, how will the situation change?" ”

Guo Jia was slightly shocked in his heart, and his expression gradually became serious.

Cao Cao is not a person who gives up easily, not to mention, when the plan reaches this point, there is absolutely no room to turn back.

That shows what Cao Cao is calculating.

What to calculate?

Guo Jia raised his head and turned to the direction of Luoyang City.

If the fight against Dong fails, the south will inevitably be completely chaotic and fall into the terrible situation of the princes competing for hegemony.

At that time, it was difficult for the imperial court to be left alone, and it was no longer possible to continue to implement the 'New Deal' and recover its vitality.

Once the imperial court is dragged into a chaotic war, 'the Han family will end', it is no longer a verbal talk, but it will officially begin!

Guo Jia took a sip of wine lightly, and said in a calm tone: "General, whether you destroy or not destroy Dong Zhuo, for the general, it is all good and harmless." ”

Cao Cao was a little surprised and glanced back at him.

The two looked at each other.

Guo Jia's demeanor was calm, and his eyes were calm.

Cao Cao was silent for a while, and suddenly said with a smile: "What Feng Xiao said is extremely true! Regardless of the king of Chen Liu, I concentrate on suppressing Dong, as long as Dong Zhuo is destroyed, the court will inevitably rely on it, and I will be the one who will destroy the southern fangs in the future! ”

Guo Jia clearly noticed Cao Cao's expression, and saw that he did not have the blazing eyes for meritorious deeds in the past, and sighed silently in his heart.

The Han family is coming to an end, not only the collapse of the Han Dynasty, but also the scattering of people's hearts.

Cao Cao calmed his mind here, but Liu Bei was worried.

After he finished talking to the two brothers, Zhang Fei said angrily: "Big brother, let's go." That Yuan Shao is a sinister villain, Cao Cao is no better, and if he stays, he doesn't know how to calculate us! ”

Guan Yu touched his beard, nodded, and said, "Big brother, what the third brother said is reasonable. How can a great husband live under a sojourn and let others eat and drink? ”

When Liu Bei heard the words of the two brothers, his face was full of sadness, he sighed lightly, and said, "I don't know." But we arrived here from Xuzhou, and we were almost wiped out by Dong Zhuo's army, if we escape now, what face will we see? ”

Zhang Fei was speechless for a moment, looked at Liu Bei, and then looked at Guan Yu, and could only vent his anger.

Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes flashed, and he said: "Big brother, don't think about it, since Cao Cao is willing to give us troops, he must have something to ask for." Yuan Shao has already pushed the three defeats to Cao Cao, if the eldest brother goes to the letter again, Cao Cao will definitely not be able to tolerate it in the imperial court, thinking about it, maybe there will be no malice. ”

How can such words full of speculation appease Liu Bei.

Liu Bei couldn't think of any good way, and said: "Then Cao Cao swallowed the note, there must be something big, we have to be cautious." Tomorrow to attack the bottle and pot pass, the second brother is the main one, you must be cautious, don't rush too forward, and see what Cao Cao's purpose is. ”

Guan Yu nodded, these are all small things for him.

The three brothers are not resourceful people, so they can only discuss here.

And Yuan Shao's camp, under the looseness of the outside and the tightness of the inside, suddenly shook.

Yuan Shaocong hurried down from a hill and urgently summoned his henchmen.

Fu Zhu, Zhang Dao, Gao Gan, Zhang He four people.

Outside his big tent, his soldiers were ten feet away, and no one was allowed to approach.

Xu You stood not far away, holding his hands, staring at Yuan Shao's big tent, his face was indifferent, and his heart was full of anger.

'Good Yuan Shao, I give you advice and make many meritorious achievements, you still treat me as an outsider! ’

Xu You was very angry, very angry.

He tried his best to perform in front of Yuan Shao, and made a lot of great contributions for him, he thought that he was already Yuan Shao's first confidant, but he never thought that once something happened, he would be excluded!

Sometimes, Xu You even feels that he is not as good as Tian Feng!

Thinking of Tian Feng, Xu Yu forcibly suppressed his anger and asked the first army behind him, "Where is Tian Feng?" ”

The military marquis seemed to feel Xu You's emotions, and hurriedly said: "Back to the military division, in the prison car, the general has not yet ordered to deal with it." ”

Tian Feng was sent by the imperial court to monitor Yuan Shao, no matter how angry Yuan Shao was, he would not kill him until the last moment.

Once Tian Feng was killed, it meant that Yuan Shao broke with the imperial court and truly rebelled.

However, the time has not yet come.

Xu You rolled his eyes, sneered, and said, "Let's go, go see him." ”

The military marquis didn't dare to refuse, and took Xu You to find Tian Feng.

In Yuan Shao's big tent, Yuan Shao stared at the four people in front of him with a solemn, nervous, nervous and excited expression, waiting for them to read the secret letter in his hand one by one.

Director Zhang couldn't wait to say: "General, a God-given opportunity!" ”

Gao Gan, Zhang He read it in turn, and looked at Director Zhang as if he didn't understand, not understanding what his 'God-given opportunity' meant.

The imperial court sent Chen Liuwang to preside over the discussion against Dong, most likely to forcibly seize Yuan Shao's military power, where is the opportunity?

Fu Zhu was calm and calm, thought twice in his heart, and said to Yuan Shao: "General, it is indeed a great opportunity!" But it cannot be ruled out that it is a trap of the imperial court, and it is necessary to be cautious. ”

Yuan Shao recognized Fu Zhu's words, his eyes were as hot as man, and he said, "The old man thinks the same way. The old man has carefully calculated, as long as King Chen Liuwang is in hand, the court will have to throw a mouse taboo, after killing Dong Zhuo, he will kill Cao Cao, that Yu, Xu, and Yang Sanzhou will fall into the hands of the old man, the world is divided into four points, there are soldiers, money and food, and King Chen Liu, big things can be done! ”

Frustrated Professor looked at Yuan Shao's excited face, and stopped talking.

Yuan Shao noticed it, and said in a deep voice: "The big thing is coming, Mr. can speak freely, Yuan Benchu is not a person who can't be advised!" ”

The biggest difference between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu is that Yuan Shu is a real villain, he is not good at hiding his heart, and he will not perform any courtesy corporal.

Yuan Shao is different, his impression in the outside world is that he is brave and strategic, decisive and simple, and he is a person who has achieved great things at a glance.

And he is good at acting, especially Corporal Lixian, treats his subordinates well, and wins the hearts of scholars.

Fu Zhu knew that Yuan Shao had another face, but at this moment, he couldn't care about it, and said: "General, the lower officials are considering whether to resign and kill Dong and continue to let the court and Dong Zhuo fight among themselves, while the general is going south to occupy Jing and Jiaozhou." ”

"I disagree!"

Without waiting for Yuan Shao to speak, Director Zhang took the lead and said: "Jiaozhi is a barren land, there is no one to ask for people, there is no land to ask for, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou is not easy to deal with." The land of Yu and Xu, with a large population and thousands of miles of fertile fields, is the place of great things, how can you put the fat meat that comes to your mouth and not eat it, and swallow the dregs? ”

Frustrated, he opened his mouth to speak, but he couldn't find a way to refute it.

Director Zhang is right, Yuzhou has a large population and fertile land, and Xuzhou is a battleground for soldiers, so you can't give up easily.

But he always felt that it was too early to start a war with the imperial court.

From Yuan Shao's destruction of Yuan Shu to the present, he has been running around, and he has not consolidated his territory at all, and the grain and grass are either donated by the scholars or plundered, how can this last long?

Seeing that he didn't speak, Director Zhang said directly to Yuan Shao: "General, kill Dong Zhuo, kill Cao Cao, the general immediately holds Sanzhou, and wears hundreds of thousands of armor, why are you afraid of the imperial court?" If you think of it as a snake with Jing and Yixu, it will only take two years, and the general will definitely be strong and strong, and with a wave of the long whip, the prancing horse Luoyang, why not? ”

When Yuan Shao heard the word 'Luoyang', he couldn't help but sit up straight, and his breathing was a little shorter.

Luoyang is the place where he became famous, and it is also the place where the Yuan family was destroyed.

Luoyang is the place where his dream began, and it is also the place where nightmares surround him.

Seeing that Yuan Shao was obviously moved, he said: "General, find King Chen Liuwang first, integrate him into the army, and use his orders to order the army and Cao Cao!" ”

(End of chapter)