The Horse of the Three Kingdoms Treads the World

() To the west of Luoyang City are the mansions of dignitaries and dignitaries, and among these mansions, the most eye-catching one is the one with the signboard of Yuan's mansion.Although there are not many things on the plaque of this house to indicate the identity of the owner, as long as anyone in Luoyang City does not know the name of the owner here, it is the Yuan family who has been the three lords for many generations, and was called the fourth generation and the third lord by the people at that time. up.

In previous seasons, at any time, the gate of the Yuan Mansion was always bustling with people, all of them were court officials who wanted to see members of the Yuan family.But in the past few days, the situation has been completely different. There are almost no people in front of the Yuan family's gate, only a horse tied to the stone pillar in front of the gate, which looks extraordinarily bleak.

At this time, in a living room in the courtyard, Yuan Shao, a new generation of outstanding member of the Yuan family, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, was talking to a man with short stature and somewhat ugly appearance.Compared with this man, Yuan Shao, who was tall and handsome, looked exceptionally good.It's just that this decent person now seems very irritable, and it's the third time he slapped the desk in front of him forcefully: "It's unreasonable, it's really unreasonable! That Xiliang barbarian is really brave, to let Those barbarians under his command are guarding Luoyang City, and we have to ask for instructions even when we go out, what is his intention!"

Seeing Yuan Shao's angry appearance, the person opposite did not make a sound, but slowly sipped the wine in his hand, as if he didn't take his anger seriously.Seeing this, Yuan Shao snorted again: "Meng De, how can you bear this tone? As the second of the eight captains of Xiyuan established by the late emperor, you and I should devote ourselves to state affairs now. But now, instead of You have to stay in your respective mansions, not to mention doing things for the court, even if you go out, you have to ask those Xiliang barbarians for instructions, it's really deceiving!"

"Brother Benchu, you'd better control your temper a little bit, it won't help at all." On the opposite side, whom Yuan Shao called Meng De, is of course Cao Cao, a famous figure in history. He is only 34 years old now, but no matter what Whether it's mentality or strategy, he is much stronger than the Yuan Shao who is a few years older than him in front of him.

When Yuan Shao heard what Cao Cao said, he snorted heavily again, restrained his anger a little and said, "Why, did I say something wrong? What have the barbarians from Xiliang done since they entered Luoyang? Luoyang was blocked from inside and outside, and he even sent his own soldiers to clean the streets, making the capital of my majestic Han Dynasty look like a dead city. Also, he even let people guard the gates of our houses, so that we can go in and out. They all need their consent, so what is this? House arrest?"

"I think he is also thinking about our safety. After all, the remnants of the ten permanent servants have not been wiped out, and you and I are all enemies with them. It is always good to have these people nearby to protect us." Cao Cao smiled, picked up his wine glass and took another sip of wine.

"You... You're not making a joke at all! With your Meng De's ability, can't you see what Dong Zhongying wants to do? Even if he left the troops near our house for protection, he can send people to guard them. The palace said, what is the reason for not allowing anyone to enter? I am afraid that anyone can see his intentions?" Yuan Shao said angrily.

Cao Cao still didn't make a sound, he saw all the facts, and he saw it more thoroughly than Yuan Shao.All Dong Zhuo's actions after entering Luoyang can be summed up in only two words, seizing power.He just wanted to seize the power of the government by taking advantage of the fact that the center of the imperial court was unable to function normally due to the chaos of the ten permanent servants.And now he does have the strength to do so, because after the chaos, Luoyang City has almost no defensive force. Even a big family like the Yuan family, which used to be powerful for a while, has become a powerful family at this juncture. The bare-handed commander is not Dong Zhuo's opponent at all, let alone other people.

"Thinking about you and I were first entrusted by the late emperor, and then sent troops to quell the rebellion when those eunuchs rebelled. After several battles, the emperor was rescued back to Luoyang. But I didn't expect that we were supposed to be rewarded by the imperial court, but in the end we were rewarded by the eunuchs." Dong Zhongying, who didn't do anything, made a big move to take advantage of it, it's really unbearable! Don't you want to change the current situation, Meng De?" Yuan Shao said immediately.

"Things cannot be changed. At least for a short period of time, we are all under Dong Zhongying's control. He has enough troops in his hands, and they are all soldiers from Xiliang. In my eyes, Dong Zhuo is the only one in my heart. If we dare to do something, I am afraid that these people will dare to attack us. Therefore, the most important thing we should do now is to cooperate with him obediently instead of competing with him Long!" Cao Cao saw the matter clearly and advised Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was even more upset when he heard this, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Cao Cao's words were not without reason.In fact, just judging from the low-key performance of his uncle, Yuan Kai, one of the three princes today, he can think that Dong Zhuo today is not something they can easily handle.But he still couldn't bear the breath in his heart, and said with some worry: "Are we going to endure like this forever? Then when will we be big?"

"Of course you don't have to be patient all the time, maybe after a few days, everything will change." Cao Cao said confidently: "The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to control the entire Luoyang City in the blink of an eye is because of him I have soldiers in my hand, but I have no reason to defend Luoyang now. And as far as I know, he has been recruiting troops from Xiliang to Luoyang in the past few days. Depending on the situation, there are already three or four of him in Luoyang City. Thousands of troops.

"However, the days of his family's dominance will pass soon. He has such a good opportunity because he arrived one step earlier. But in the future, he will have an opponent. Presumably the situation in the court will change soon It will be known to the governor Zhou Mu of other places, and many of them will lead troops to come, and then Dong Zhongying's troops will not be enough!"

Yuan Shao, who had calmed down a bit, also saw the truth from Cao Cao's analysis: "You mean the situation here will change soon, and it's impossible for him to be so arrogant all the time? That's really great." , when the time comes, I must report to the emperor Chen Zou and sue him for his plot!"

"I'm afraid it will be very difficult, because he Dong Zhuo is not a fool, and he will not be honest about this kind of thing. If I expected correctly, he should be by the emperor's side in the past few days, and he should ask the emperor for help. Get a reasonable explanation for all his previous actions. Moreover, I'm afraid he will get a reward from the emperor that will shock you and me!" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes as he said, not without longing for this action in his heart.

"What? If that's the case, wouldn't we be trampled under his feet all the time from now on?" Yuan Shao's anger rose again, and he almost wanted to film those poor cases again.

Cao Cao nodded: "I'm afraid so. As long as he gets permission from the emperor, Dong Zhuo will be able to take root in Luoyang. At that time, all his actions will be legal and proper, and no one can object. So my opinion is, If we don't want to turn against him immediately, the best way is to cooperate with him!"

"Cooperate with this barbarian from Xiliang?" Yuan Shao's head immediately shook like a rattle: "This is not possible. My Yuan family has been in the family for many generations. How can I cooperate with such a vulgar barbarian, let alone go to the door. No, Definitely not!"

"Brother Benchu, I'm thinking about the safety of your Yuan family. If you don't show this attitude now, I'm afraid you will become Dong Zhuo's enemy at that time. But judging from the current situation, who will become his enemy?" Enemy, this will not end well. You may not know it in the mansion, but there are already two admonishing officials, Shen Zhou and Lang Guang, who wanted to go to the palace to meet the emperor, and then accused Dong Zhuo of causing trouble in Luoyang, and he cut him down The first level. Today he dared to kill two doctors, tomorrow he might dare..." Cao Cao didn't finish his sentence, but he had already said what he wanted to express.

Hearing this, Yuan Shao showed a trace of fear on his face.The reason why he was so presumptuous before was because of his family background and his official status. He thought that no matter how arrogant Dong Zhuo was, he would not dare to do anything to him, at most he would be under house arrest.But now when he heard Cao Cao's words, he suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he thought. This Xiliang barbarian was really a desperado.

"How...how could it be like this, where did he have the guts to kill ministers without authorization?" Yuan Shao said tremblingly, he didn't know whether he was angry or frightened.

"Because he has soldiers in his hands, and he has already controlled the emperor, so he is not afraid that you dare to do anything to him." Cao Cao sighed: "That's why I came here today, and I hope to persuade you to join me Let's go see him and see what he wants, and whether we can satisfy him. As long as his conditions are met, this Luoyang can return to its former state. How about it, brother Benchu ​​is willing to go see it with me Dong Zhuo?"

"This..." After pondering for a while, Yuan Shao finally nodded. He is not an uninformed person, and he knows that compromise is sometimes necessary.At least, it would be more appropriate for the Yuan family, who is not very conspicuous, to see Dong Zhuo than to let his uncle, an important minister of the court, go.

"Okay, let's start now. I hope there will be a good result!" Seeing that Yuan Shaoping finally followed his advice calmly, Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief.

Under the "escort" of several Xiliang soldiers, the two soon came to Dong Zhuo's residence now - now he is no longer living in the military tent, but has moved into a spacious house, but it is Snatched from a wealthy merchant.

When they came to the gate of the mansion, Cao Cao politely stepped forward to explain his identity and purpose of coming to the gatekeeper. Soon, a sergeant led the two of them into the house and came to a hall.But what surprised the two of them was that it was not Dong Zhuo who was waiting for them there, but a young man under the age of 20. At this time, the young man was looking at them with a smile. This person was naturally Ma Yue and Ma Zhongling. up!