Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were childhood friends and had been sworn friends since childhood. They even worked together to steal other people's brides.
From then on, Cao Cao fell in love with other people's wives.
After hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei and the others and snorted coldly,
"You three are so bold! Come on, arrest them!"
Following Yuan Shao's order, the surrounding soldiers had already surrounded the three Liu Bei brothers!
"Who dares to touch my brother!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei both roared and raised their weapons!
The atmosphere was tense for a moment!
Yang Ling saw it and sneered secretly in his heart.
Big-eared thief, this is what you get for offending me!
"Leader, wait!"
A dignified general in military uniform emerged from the crowd.
Yuan Shao glanced at him and frowned slightly.
"What does Grand Administrator Gongsun want?"
Yes, this is none other than Gongsun Zan, the white-horse general who was so powerful outside the Great Wall.
"Reporting to the alliance leader, this is Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. He is my fellow disciple, and the other two are his sworn brothers."
Gongsun Zan quickly introduced Liu Bei's identity.
"this……"
A look of hesitation appeared on Yuan Shao's face.
On one side were Cao Cao's subordinates, and on the other were Gongsun Zan's fellow disciples. For a moment, he didn't know how to deal with them.
Gongsun Zan saw this and smiled apologetically at Cao Cao,
"Brother Meng De, there must be some misunderstanding in this. Can you give me a penny? I will personally host a banquet to express my apology to Mr. Cao and this gentleman!"
Cao Cao did not expect that Liu Bei would have a close relationship with Gongsun Zan.
As a result, if he wanted to stand up for Yang Ling, he would inevitably fall out with Gongsun Zan.
Before the coalition forces could face Dong Zhuo, should they split internally first?
"What do you mean, sir?"
Cao Cao looked at Yang Ling and asked in a low voice.
Now that Gongsun Zan has come forward to plead for Liu Bei, it is no longer possible for him to deal with Liu, Guan, and Zhang.
It's better to borrow the donkey down the slope and think of another way in the future.
Thinking of this, Yang Ling said calmly,
"Since Grand Administrator Gongsun has come forward, how dare I refuse to give him this face?"
After saying this, he greeted Dian Wei and walked away.
Cao Cao bowed his hand to Yuan Shao and quickly followed Yang Ling.
Seeing this, the other princes also dispersed.
The storm disappeared.
"gentlemen!"
Cao Cao quickly ran forward, walked to Yang Ling's side, and then smiled and said,
"What grudge do you have with Liu Bei that makes you so angry?"
"Mr. Cao doesn't know, but Liu Bei is a hypocritical villain! I am loyal to him, but he treats me like that!"
With an angry look on his face, Yang Ling told Cao Cao exactly how he had defected to Liu Bei.
After hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly realized!
I see!
Most talented people like Yang Ling are arrogant.
He was full of enthusiasm for Liu Bei, but what he got in exchange was Zhang Fei's repayment and Liu Bei's favoritism.
That's okay, today we met by chance and was provoked by Zhang Fei.
No wonder he was so angry today and lost all control!
He couldn't hurt Yang Ling's heart like Liu Xuande did.
Thinking of this, Cao Cao patted Yang Ling on the shoulder and said seriously,
"Sir, please rest assured that this matter will not go away like this. I will definitely ask Grand Administrator Gongsun and Liu Xuande to give an explanation."
Hearing what he said, Yang Ling felt much better.
Look, Cao Cao's level is far above that of Liu Bei!
The group returned to the camp and sat around for a while, when someone came to report that Gongsun Zan had sent someone to see Cao Cao.
"Let him in."
Cao Cao nodded.
After a while, a young man eight feet tall and majestic in appearance walked into the camp.
He raised his hands to Cao Cao and said in a deep voice,
"I have met Mr. Cao. My eunuch ordered me to come and invite you and Mr. Yang to a special banquet."
"Sir, are you willing to go? If you don't want to go, then I won't go either."
Cao Cao looked at Yang Ling and asked softly.
Yang Ling did not answer him, and his eyes fell on the young man sent by Gongsun Zan.
This man's appearance is extraordinary, and he doesn't look like an ordinary person.
He said tentatively,
"May I ask your surname?"
"You're welcome, sir."
The young man once again handed over his hands and said respectfully,
"My name is Zhao Yun, with the courtesy name Zilong, and I am just a young general of Baima Yicong under Grand Administrator Gongsun."
Let me go, the famous victorious general Zhao Yun, Zhao Zilong? !
Yang Ling opened his mouth wide with surprise on his face!
According to the timeline, Zhao Yun should still be in Hebei at this time and has not yet defected to Gongsun Zan. How could he meet him here?
Could it be that his arrival affected the course of history?
Cao Cao on the side saw Yang Ling standing there in a daze, unable to recover for a long time, so he couldn't help but said,
"Sir, is there something wrong?"
"Huh? No! No!"
"Then shall we go to Grandmaster Gongsun's banquet?"
Cao Cao asked again.
"Go, of course!"
Yang Ling agreed without thinking.
No matter why Zhao Yun defected to Gongsun Zan in advance, since he encountered him, he must find ways to subdue him!
It happened that Gongsun Zan was about to step forward and act as the peacemaker for Liu Bei.
This is the perfect opportunity!
…
Gongsun Zan in the military camp.
"Xuande, look at Cao Mengde's attitude towards Yang Ling. He thinks highly of him. When they come over later, you have to apologize to him and expose this matter."
Gongsun Zan warned.
"Xuande naturally understands my brother's good intentions."
Liu Bei nodded and smiled.
"That bastard Yang Ling, if I had known I would have stabbed him to death with a spear!"
Zhang Fei said angrily.
"Third brother, shut up!"
Liu Bei glared at him,
"When we meet Mr. Cao and Yang Ling later, please don't be so rude again, or you'll have to go back!"
Zhang Fei's face turned red, but he didn't dare to talk back to Liu Bei, so he could only sit there and sulk!
Liu Bei sighed helplessly.
In fact, in his mind, Yang Ling is actually considered a talent.
It's just a pity that Yang Ling and Zhang Fei don't get along well.
Between Yang Ling and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei finally chose his sworn brother.
But he didn't expect that Yang Ling would be highly valued by Cao Cao, and there would be a strong man beside him who was not as brave as Zhang Fei!
If he had known this, he should have tried his best to retain him in the first place.
Gongsun Zan ordered people to prepare a banquet. After a while, he saw Cao Cao bringing Yang Ling to the banquet.
After both parties took their seats, Gongsun Zan said with a smile,
"Brother Mengde, although my junior brother Liu Xuande and your subordinate Yang Ling were a little unhappy earlier."
"But as the saying goes, it's better to resolve enemies than to make them end."
"Today I will be shameless and act as a peacemaker. I hope our two families can settle their differences."
As he spoke, he picked up the wine glass.
But after hearing his words, Cao Cao was unmoved.
"Bogui, I don't care, it just depends on what Mr.
Gongsun Zan was startled, then looked at Yang Ling with a smile.
"What do you mean, sir?"
"Zhang Yide has humiliated me over and over again, and I have no sworn relationship with him! But Grand Administrator Gongsun came forward to intercede, and I have to give him face."
Yang Ling's expression softened,
"If I want to expose this matter, it's easy to say. I have only one request. I hope Grand Administrator Gongsun can agree to it."
