Sikong Mansion.
The fat and bloated Dong Zhuo was holding a wine cup in one hand and hugging a famous dancer in the other. Behind him stood his scribe-like son-in-law Li Ru and his general Li Su.
Seeing Lu Bu and Li Su, Dong Zhuo knew that his strategy of inducing Lu Bu to kill Ding Yuan and annex the state army was successful.
And kneeling below was a tall and handsome man, about thirty years old.
The handsome man's eyebrows were splayed, his eyes were extremely sharp, and his muscular body was strong. Even through his armor, you could feel his explosive power. He held a bloody human head in his hands. This man was one of the most powerful generals in the Three Kingdoms. Called Lu Bu.
Lu Bu said: "I beheaded Ding Yuan and presented it to Lord Sikong to repay the kindness of Lord Sikong."
Dong Zhuo smiled and said: "Okay, the general is really brave."
Lu Bu added: "Bu has admired you for a long time, and now that we have met you again, I would like to worship you as your father."
Dong Zhuo was a little surprised by his request.
Li Ru felt that this was an opportunity to win over Lu Bu and become a confidant of the Xiliang army, so he took the opportunity to say to Dong Zhuo: "Congratulations to my father-in-law for having such a talented man."
Dong Zhuo understood that Li Ru wanted him to win over Lu Bu and become his confidant, so he stepped forward and took Lu Bu's hand and said, "It is my blessing to have you as my adopted son."
Lu Bu also took the opportunity to say: "I am willing to fight through the thorns and thorns for my adoptive father with the iron halberd in my hand."
Li Su complimented: "Sir Sikong can acquire such a powerful general, why worry about accomplishing great things." Several people looked at each other and smiled.
Besides, Dong Zhuo's unbridled laughter stopped after a while.
Li Ru waited for Dong Zhuo to calm down, and after ordering the irrelevant people to go down, he stepped forward and said, "My lord, there is something that requires your decision."
Li Ru reported, "As for the issue of the recruitment of the First Division of the Bingzhou Army, you can ask General Lu about this."
When Lü Bu and the Bingzhou Army were involved, Dong Zhuo became interested and asked Lü Bu, "Fengxian, what's wrong with the Bingzhou Army?"
When Lu Bu heard Li Ru mention the Bingzhou Army, he knew something bad was going to happen. As expected, Dong Zhuo asked him.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer, "My foster father, it's not a big deal. It's just that a general under the old thief Ding Yuan refused to obey the authority of Hai'er and privately led less than a thousand troops to flee Luoyang. Hai'er also wanted to ask his adoptive father what to do. Did it?"
"Well, it turns out they are the remnants of Ding Yuan. Just run away. I'm not surprised." When Dong Zhuo heard that there were only a thousand people, he immediately lost interest and said casually.
Dong Zhuo was naturally overjoyed to receive Lü Bu, and he immediately made Lü Bu the Cavalry Commander. Although the title of Cavalry Commander was small, it was of extraordinary significance. It was the official position that Ding Yuan held before he became the governor of Bingzhou.
Dong Zhuo's move was to let Lu Bu know that he was just a small civil servant under Ding Yuan. After joining Dong Zhuo, he immediately gained the status that Ding Yuan spent decades to obtain, showing Dong Zhuo's importance to Lu Bu.
At this time, Dong Zhuo was indeed very scheming and powerful among all the princes.
In the back hall of Wang Yun's house.
On the couch, supported by Mrs. Wang and Diao Chan, lay a charming and beautiful girl.
Wang Yun raised his hands from below and asked, "Has Her Royal Highness's health improved?"
It turned out that the person who was hit by Wang Yun's carriage that day was none other than Princess Liu Yan, who had escaped from the hostage of Zhang Rang and others.
Liu Yan was a little weak and said softly: "Master Wang, I wonder how the situation is in the palace?"
Wang Yun hesitated and said worriedly: "Princess, are you going back to the palace? Although Your Majesty has returned to the palace, the situation with more than 100,000 troops from all sides stationed in Luoyang is still critical. The new Sikong Dong Zhuo has taken control of Luoyang City and the palace. I see this He was also very unreasonable to Your Majesty and the Queen Mother by sending troops in and out of the palace. I just heard that Bingzhou Governor Ding was also killed by him."
Princess Wannian wanted to find Yuan Shao's house that day. She didn't want to leave in a hurry and was unfamiliar with Luoyang City, so she was bumped into.
She had long been tired of the restrictive life in the palace. When Wang Yun said this, she said: "Except for Your Majesty and the Emperor's brother, I have no relatives. Since the situation is unstable, I'd better not go back to the palace for now. Please take care of me." .”
Wang Yun repeatedly said that she did not dare and asked her to stay until the situation calmed down before entering the palace.
In fact, he did not dare to hide the princess secretly, but in the past few days, he heard some news from the palace, saying that Dong Zhuo, armed with military power, broke into the palace at night and raped the late emperor's concubine.
This was not a good sign, and he did not want Liu Yan to go back easily before seeing the situation clearly.
In the study room of Yuan Mansion, Yuan Shao recruited a group of civil and military cronies and friends, including Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Xu You, Guo Tu, Chun Yuqiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, etc.
In addition, there is a rather heroic young sergeant, who is Zhang Liao who has recently defected.
After parting ways with Yuan Xi that day, Zhang Liao returned to Ding Yuan's station and reported to Ding Yuan about recruiting troops and other matters.
Ding Yuan was very disgusted with Dong Zhuo's domineering behavior, but he could not imagine how Dong Zhuo would attack him. He just asked the Bingzhou army to strengthen the defense of the camp.
He did not expect that he would eventually die at the hands of his most trusted person.
With his bravery, Lu Bu suppressed the resistance of the Bingzhou Army, but many soldiers still refused to follow Lu Bu and fled.
Lu Bu didn't care and took more than 2,000 Bingzhou cavalry soldiers to defect to Dong Zhuo.
Zhang Liao, who was reminded by Yuan Xi to win over him, after some consideration, defected to Yuan Shao with more than a thousand soldiers and horses newly recruited from Hebei.
Zhang Liao went out and told Yuan Shao and others without concealing anything. It turns out that the dead Ding Yuan was kind to Zhang Liao and promoted him to Wei Mo. Lu Bu rebelled and his army was demoralized. He was unable to make a comeback. In gratitude for his great kindness, he planned to return to his hometown in Bingzhou to recruit troops and look for opportunities to avenge Ding Yuan.
Not wanting to be chased by Lu Bu, he was later met by Yuan Shao, so he took advantage of the situation and joined the Yuan family. In order to use the power of the Yuan family to avenge the former master.
When Yuan Shao heard this, he was full of admiration, "I don't know that the general is so kind, and Governor Ding must be very pleased to know this."
Although everyone already knew it, when the person involved mentioned it, they were filled with indignation.
Yuan Shu was somewhat gloating and said, "I shouldn't have called this guy to Beijing in the first place. Otherwise, how could we have happened today?"
Yuan Shao looked angrily at this younger brother who had not dealt with him since he was a child. It was his idea to summon Dong Zhuo in the first place. Although it turned out to be a huge mistake, he was too proud to admit his mistake.
Cao Cao advised: "For this reason, we must first discuss how to deal with the situation at hand. Our Dian army only has two thousand troops now. Even if we add the soldiers and horses from the original and the highway, we will be alone against Dong Zhuo, not to mention Dong Zhuo's subordinates." Xiliang soldiers have been tempered on the battlefield for a long time, and their stamina and bravery are unmatched by the Luoyang garrison."
Xun You suggested: "You think that you, your lords, should lead your troops to leave the capital, go to various places in Guandong to recruit troops, and then unite the heroes of Guandong who are loyal to the emperor and concerned about the country, to send troops to annihilate Dong Zhuo and his party."
"That's right, we can't just sit in Luoyang and let mermaids eat meat. We should summon the world's heroes to attack Dong Zhuo." Cao Cao said.
The remaining few people thought this was the best way at present and agreed.
After discussing some plans to leave Beijing, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and others left Yuan Mansion.
Yuan Shao looked at the remaining confidants and asked, "Where should we find a place to set up an army?"
This stumped everyone, as they seemed to have nowhere to go but nowhere to go.
Guo Tu said: "Originally, Runan was the foundation of the Yuan family and the best place to go, but it was already the land of Yuan Gongdao and others."
Yuan Xi took the opportunity and said: "It is better to go to Hebei." Yuan Xi and Zhang Hong had discussed this issue.
"Oh, how come you want to go to Hebei?" Xu You said in surprise.
"Ziyuan, isn't it possible in Hebei?" Yuan Shao asked.
"No, the young master and I thought of going to the same place. Although the second young master is young, he is very knowledgeable and knowledgeable. Let the second young master explain to Mr. Yuan why he went to Hebei to establish himself." Guo Tu shook his head and said.
Yuan Shao also looked at Yuan Xi with curiosity.
Yuan Xi sorted out his thoughts and said according to Zhang Hong's analysis at the time: "First, Hebei is rich and densely populated and has strong folk customs. Yanzhao has been the place where heroes have succeeded in developing hegemony since ancient times. Second, Hebei is far away from Luoyang and is blocked by rivers and natural moats. Even if Dong Zhuo wanted to, he would not be able to attack us. The third Jizhou Mu Han Wenjie is a disciple of my Yuan family and will definitely take care of us. Xi is not as knowledgeable as the two gentlemen. Is that right?"
Xu You smiled and said: "Young master's views are indeed unique and sharp."
After Yuan Xi was modest for a moment, he worriedly said: "It's just that I left to raise troops to attack Dong Zhuo. I don't know if my uncle will be implicated." Indeed, the Yuan family suffered revenge from Dong Zhuo later.
Yuan Shao thought for a moment and said, "I'll discuss this matter with my uncle." Then he asked everyone to prepare for leaving the capital.
In the next two days, Yuan Mansion has quietly packed up the small luggage.
Chunyu Qiong, Yan Liang and others also began to reorganize their troops and reserve grain, grass, baggage and other supplies.
To assist the army's right captain, Yuan Xi only had the title of head coach, and all the specific matters were left to Xu Chu and Zhang Hong to take care of.
He arrived at the gambling house and gave Hua Xu some final instructions. Then he sent his servant Yuan He to Gao's mansion to contact Gao Yue.
On this day, Dong Zhuo summoned all the courtiers to a side hall of the palace. After all the courtiers knelt down, Dong Zhuo came out and sat at the head of the table. Behind him stood Li Ru and the mighty and powerful Lu Bu.
After the greetings, Li Ru glanced at Dong Zhuo, who signaled everyone to be silent, and then said: "The emperor has no ability and cannot flatter the ancestral temple and become the monarch who rules the world. Now, I want to follow the precedents of Yi Yin and Huo Guang. What do you think about changing King Chenliu to be the emperor?"
Immediately there was a chaotic discussion among the courtiers, and there were also indifferent onlookers who were sad and angry.
Dong Zhuo said loudly: "In the past, when Huo Guang made a plan to abolish Li, Tian Yannian held the hilt of his sword and prepared to kill those who opposed it. Now whoever dares to oppose this plan will be dealt with according to military law! I will take charge of military law! .”
After making his promise, Lu Bu pressed the hilt of his sword and looked around at the ministers below. A group of Dong Zhuo's sword-wielding guards flashed out from beside him.
The ministers and officials below were all shocked and frightened, and no one dared to speak anymore.
Yuan Shao had never been so angry before, let alone he was the one who came up with the idea to lure Dong Zhuo to Beijing.
Yuan Shao suddenly had a surge of blood in his forehead, and immediately stood up and said: "The Han Dynasty has ruled the world for about four hundred years, with profound benevolence and support from all the people. Now the emperor is still young, and his faults have been spread all over the world. If you want to dethrone the emperor and establish a concubine, I'm afraid everyone will I won’t agree to your proposal!”
Dong Zhuo did not expect that someone would dare to resist. If not handled properly, the prestige he had worked so hard to establish would be in vain.
So he put his hand on the hilt of the sword and scolded Yuan Shao: "Shu Zi, how dare you be so presumptuous! Aren't all major events in the world decided by me! If I want to do this, who dares to disobey? Do you think Dong Zhuo's sword is not sharp!"
Yuan Shao was furious and said: "Among the heroes in the world, you are the only one, Duke Dong!" Although Yuan Shao was out of anger, his initial overlord temperament still calmed the group.
Yuan Shao turned his sword sideways, bowed to everyone, and walked straight out.
Lu Bu wanted to draw his sword and stepped forward. But he was stopped by Li Ru,
Li Ru stepped forward and whispered to Dong Zhuo, who was very angry: "The situation is still unstable and it is difficult for the Yuan family to deal with it. We will discuss it later."
Dong Zhuo was still wary of the Yuan family's reputation, so he turned and left angrily. The most important thing is that the saying that the four generations and three princes of the Yuan family and their disciples and former officials are all over the world is not completely meant to bluff people. The influence of famous families cannot be underestimated. So when Dong Zhuo asked his father for advice, he said his famous saying. It also nakedly exposed his wolf ambition.
Although the hero Cao Cao sitting below felt that Yuan Shao's approach was irrational, he also rarely praised it in his heart.
In fact, Yuan Shao just fell out with Dong Zhuo out of anger. As soon as he turned around, he broke out in cold sweat. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. He hurried back home and ordered a group of people to leave the capital immediately.
Yuan Xi, who was in the backyard of the gambling house, received an order from Yuan He to come and report to Yuan Shao.
Although he was prepared, he didn't expect it to happen so suddenly. Yuan Xi got on his horse with some anxiety and quickly rushed to Gao's house with Xu Chu. Yuan Xi planned to take a final gamble. Everything depends on God's will.
Luoyang, Gaofu
When Gao Jing saw Yuan Xi appearing in Gao Mansion again, Gao Jing knew what was going on, so he sighed. Gao Jing looked at him and suddenly said: "Yue'er, come in."
Yuan Xi was stunned for a moment, turned around suddenly and saw Gao Yue gently pushing the door open and looking at him with a complicated expression. Judging from his appearance, he thought he had been waiting for a long time.
"Father!" Gao Yue walked in, closed the door, and faced Gao Jingfu. Gao Jing looked at his daughter with satisfaction and said, "You listened to our conversation just outside the door. As an old father, I will explain the matter clearly today and make your own choice."
"Father!" Gao Yue didn't expect that her father would say such words. She opened her mouth with mixed feelings and didn't know what to say.
Yuan Xi came to his senses, looked at Gao Jing deeply, stepped forward and took Gao Yue's hand, held it tightly to prevent her from breaking away, and faced Gao Jing and said: "No matter what choice you make, you should do it." I’m the best candidate and I decided for her!”
Gao Jing did not look at him, but stared at his daughter.
Gao Yue's cheeks turned red and she twisted her arms. Seeing that she couldn't get away, she lowered her head and took two steps back slightly.
To be honest, the reactions of Gao Jing and his daughter were a bit beyond Yuan Xi's expectations.
He had thought of speaking more harshly before, and he had also thought of Gao Yue decisively rejecting him when he pulled her arm.
But things didn't go the way he wanted at all.
Gao Yue's attitude shocked him even more. He had to know that he had made her angry this morning.
Gao Jing nodded and said, "Do you really want to marry Yue'er?"
Yuan Xi clearly noticed that Gao Yue's arms trembled slightly when Gao Jing asked this question.
He held her tightly and said unusually calmly: "Wugu will only be my wife, Yuan Xianyi."
Gao Jing stared at him and said calmly: "Then take advantage of your free time today and pay homage to me."
"What?" Not only Yuan Xi was stunned this time, but Gao Yue was also confused, looking at his father in disbelief.
"The wedding is just a formality. Now that my emperor is seriously ill, it is obviously not suitable for grand arrangements. If you two have no objections, I will be the only witness today!"
"This?" Yuan Xi looked blankly at Gao Yue, whose face was flushed, and asked, "Then do you want to invite my father?"
"Why did you invite him here?" Gao Jing waved his hand and said, "Today, in this study, you two will become husband and wife!"
"Father!" Gao Yue said with embarrassment on her face, "What do you think of your daughter? Xianyi is not buying a maid. If I marry him right now, what will the world think?"
"Haha," Gao Jing said nonchalantly: "Yuan Xi, this boy has lost his face a long time ago. You don't care what the world thinks of him. But after you return to Hebei, you will know if you can have another marriage. My attitude towards you."
"I will definitely hold a grand wedding for Wujia when I return to Hebei!" Yuan Xi immediately expressed his attitude.
He said without looking at Gao Yue's face, and pulled her to his knees. After bowing and kowtowing three times, he stood up with satisfaction. For fear that Old Man Gao would regret it, he said to Gao Jing: "Father-in-law, why don't you just stand up?" Resign too." "Get out!"
Yuan Xi pulled Gao Yue out of the study in embarrassment. The two looked at each other and smiled, hugging each other gently.
The Gao Mansion is not very big, but it is by no means small. The area is about two-thirds of the size of Yuan Xi's Luoyang Mansion.
The air seemed drier in winter and the sky was gray. Yuan Xi took Gao Yue and walked slowly in the garden in the backyard of the Affiliated Middle School.
The gardens of Gaofu were dry and tasteless just like Gao Jing himself, especially in winter.
In the past, Yuan Xixi came frequently throughout the year, and Gao Yue accompanied him for a stroll. It could be said that there were traces of them in every corner of the back garden.
Only this time, the two of them walked side by side, but their left and right hands were tightly clasped together.
Yuan Xi was half a step ahead. Gao Yue looked stunned. Then Yuan Xi glanced at her and suddenly asked: "Does it feel too sudden?"
Gao Yue came back to her senses, pressed her body tightly against his arm, and said with a warm smile: "That's not really true. In fact, I have been looking forward to this day for a long time, but I didn't expect it to be in this way!"
Yuan Xi smiled and said: "Then which way do you think it will be?"
"I thought you were going to steal the bride, Xianyi!"
Yuan Xi was stunned. Gao Rou had guessed it right. Unexpectedly, the elegant and quiet Gao Yue actually imagined that he would snatch her away. Yuan Xi really wanted to ask Gao Rou how he knew, but at this time Gao Rou had already returned to his hometown Chenliu. In fact, Gao Jing also knew that something big was going to happen in Luoyang, so he arranged for Gao Rou to go back to his hometown in advance to arrange his escape.
"If I don't come today, if your father really marries you, will you really marry him?"
"Yes." Gao Yue looked at him and said calmly: "You keep saying that you like me and don't want to give up on me. I am willing to bet on myself. If you really can't let me go, you will definitely do something. Otherwise, I will too. Give up."
"I really will rob you." Yuan Xi looked at her seriously, with tender eyes: "No matter what others think, I don't care about your father, or even my father. If Wei Zhongdao dares to marry you, he will definitely die. You Like it or not, I will take you back to be my wife."
Gao Yue pursed her lips and chuckled: "Although you are annoying like this, I like you very much."
"Haha." Yuan Xi felt happy and laughed twice.
There were not many servants in the Gao Mansion, and the backyard seemed unusually empty. Yuan Xi picked up Gao Yue, walked quickly to a pavilion and sat down, then took her by the side and said, "Wugu, I will definitely take good care of you." Protect yours.”
Gao Yue looked at him blankly and said softly: "Are troubled times really coming?"
"Yeah, it's almost done after this year." Yuan Xi said: "You and I go back to Hebei. Luoyang is no longer suitable for us to stay."
"But my father..."
"Your father is different from you. This is an opportunity and a challenge for him. I will help him in a timely manner, but after all, he is walking this road by himself. Do you understand what I mean?"
Gao Yue looked sad. Yuan Xi knew her father so well, so how could she be confused as a daughter. It’s just that understanding many things means understanding them, but there are very few things that can be seen through clearly.
"Come back to Hebei with me." Yuan Xi gently hugged her waist and murmured: "I also need some time, do you understand?"
Gao Yue's originally hesitant heart suddenly softened, she lay in his arms and responded softly: "Wugu, listen to your husband."
Yuan Shao ordered Wen Chou to lead the Chinese army and escort Jia Xiao away first.
Then we went to Xiyuan, where all the troops and horses of the joint forces evacuated Luoyang. Finally, Yan Liang led the five thousand soldiers from the former Shangjun to the rear.
In less than half a day, a group of more than 20,000 soldiers and horses left Luoyang and rushed to Hebei via the Chenliu Yellow River.
Under the escort of 300 elite cavalry led by Xu Chu, Yuan Xi followed Yuan Shao to command the army in Luoshui to rush across the river overnight.
When the last batch of soldiers and horses crossed the Luoshui River and Dong Zhuo did not send any chasing troops, the father and son relaxed a little.
Yuan Shao ordered all nearby ships to be burned, and sent people to inform Han Fu, the Mu of Jizhou, in advance.
In the backyard of Sikong Mansion, Dong Zhuo drew out his Huanshou sword, split a piece of Tao in half, and shouted at Li Ru, Li Su, and Lu Bu who followed him: "Can't I kill Yuan Shao, this bastard!"
Lu Bu cupped his hands and said, "With a single order from my adoptive father, Bu can kill Yuan Shao's head and present it to his adoptive father."
Li Ru advised Dong Zhuo: "The important matter of abolishing the establishment is not something that ordinary people can understand. Yuan Shao does not know the general situation, so he is afraid of running away, and it is not for other reasons. If he is wanted too urgently, it will inevitably cause trouble. The four generations of the Yuan family have spread their kindness. Disciples and old officials are all over the world. If Yuan Shao recruits heroes and builds his troops, all the heroes will take advantage of the situation. At that time, Guandong will probably be beyond the control of Ming Gong, so it is better to pardon him and give him a county guard. Then, he If you're glad you're exempted, you won't cause trouble."
After hearing this, Dong Zhuo weighed the situation and felt a little less angry, so he sent an order to appoint Yuan Shao as the prefect of Bohai and gave him the title of Marquis of Zhongxiang. At this time, Dong Zhuo was still a hero who could judge the situation.
Dong Zhuo reported the matter of abolishing Li to the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei, and Yuan Wei agreed. Yuan Shao therefore abandoned his official position and fled to Bohai County in Jizhou.
On August 30, Dong Zhuo proposed the abolition of Li Li at the court meeting, and took the Huo Guang incident as an example. Since Bi Tian Yannian (anyone who opposed was immediately executed), only Lu Zhi, the civil and military minister of the Manchu Dynasty, stood up to defend Dong Zhuo. If you are right, you will give up if you are angry. Later, Dong Zhuo also wanted to find an opportunity to kill Lu Zhi, but Cai Yong and Peng Bo dissuaded him, and Lu Zhi abandoned his official position and fled.
On September 1st, in the front hall of Chongde, Shangshu Dinggong presided over the deposed ceremony. In the same month, Dong Zhuo summoned hundreds of officials in the front hall of Chongde and threatened Empress Dowager He to issue an edict to depose the young emperor Liu Bian. The edict said: "During the mourning period for the late emperor, the emperor failed to fulfill his filial piety as a son, and his appearance lacked the majesty that a king should have. Now, he is deposed as King Hongnong and King Chenliu is made emperor."
With deep thoughts and complicated thoughts, Yuan Wei took off the seal ribbon worn by the young emperor Liu Bian and presented it to Chenliu King Liu Xie. Then he helped Hongnong King Liu Bian to go down to the palace and proclaimed his vassal to Liu Xie who was sitting in the north.
Empress Dowager He choked with tears and all the ministers were sad, but no one dared to speak. Grand Tutor Yuan Wei helped Liu Bian off the throne, removed the jade seal and seal ribbon and handed it to Liu Xie, and then helped Liu Xie formally ascend the throne, which was "Xian Di".
Immediately afterwards, Dong Zhuo asked the minister to read out the policy and impeach Empress Dowager He for causing the death of Empress Dowager Dong, remove her and move her to Yong'an Palace.
Dong Zhuo went even further and said: "The Empress Dowager He once forced her mother-in-law, the Empress Dowager Dong, to the point where she died of worry, which violated the etiquette of a daughter-in-law's filial piety to her mother-in-law."
Therefore, Queen Mother He was moved to Yong'an Palace. He granted amnesty to the world and changed the reign name from Zhaoning to Yonghan. Soon, Dong Zhuo killed Queen Mother He with poison.
On September 3, Queen Mother He was poisoned and died. Dong Zhuo did not allow the court to hold a funeral for the Queen Mother, but asked Liu Xie to go to the Changting Pavilion in Luoyang City to express his condolences. The ministers wore white clothes and went to court for three days.
Dong Zhuo dug up He Miao's coffin, took out the body, dismembered it, chopped it into segments, and threw it on the roadside. He also killed He Miao's mother, Wuyang Jun, and threw her body in Zhiyuan near the hedge wall.
Three days later, Yuan Shao's troops came to station near Chenliu.
After Cao Cao failed in his attempt to assassinate Dong Zhuo, he also fled from the capital to Chenliu.
Poor Dong Zhuo learned the lesson of Yuan Shao leading his army to flee, and strengthened his control of all troops and horses near Luoyang.
So Cao Cao fled with his son Cao Ang and Xiahou brothers alone, but the family had already settled down.
Yuan Shao hosted a banquet for Cao Cao and others in the pavilion outside Chenliu City.
Cao Cao brought Cao Ang and the Xiahou brothers to the banquet, and Yuan Shang, Xu You and Guo Tu naturally accompanied him.
After the two parties exchanged polite greetings, the guests and hosts sat down. Yuan Xi looked at the Xiahou brothers who were subordinate to Cao Cao, and couldn't help but sigh that there are really two great generals.
He had seen these two people before but was not familiar with them. He knew that these two people would be Cao Cao's right-hand men in the future.
The banquet was about to begin. During the banquet, everyone first recalled some old events in the capital. The guests and hosts were seated. Yuan Shao looked at Cao Cao and asked, "Now that the world is in chaos, the emperor is in trouble, and Dong Zhuo is in cholera in the capital, we plan to raise rebels to attack Dong Zhuo, but if Dong Zhuo is not eliminated, what are our plans in the future?"
Cao Cao was very surprised and refused to answer and asked, "What were your plans at the beginning?" At this time, Cao Cao really didn't have such an idea. Yuan Shao then said: "We hold the river to the south, block the Yan Dynasty to the north, join the army of Rong and Di, and move south to fight for the world."
Although Cao Cao had no prior arrangements for this, Cao Cao hurriedly said after hearing this: "I will use the intelligence of the world to control it, and I can do anything." This meeting between Yuan and Cao determined the subsequent strategic dynamics of the Yuan and Cao families. They will become opponents in the future.
