Yang Ling took the brocade bag, which contained a vermilion wooden box locked with a gold lock.
After opening the wooden box, I saw a small jade seal inside.
This jade seal was four inches in diameter, with a corner missing on the side, which was repaired with gold.
There are eight characters engraved on it, "If you are ordered by heaven, you will live forever"!
Zhao Yun on the side couldn't help but look surprised when he saw it.
"Brother, could this be the imperial seal?!"
"Yes, this is the imperial seal handed down from the First Emperor!"
Yang Ling played with the small traditional jade seal in her hand, and couldn't help but feel filled with emotion!
This is a national treasure handed down from generation to generation, the Heshi Bi that represents imperial power!
Such a national treasure, after thousands of years of circulation, finally disappeared completely in the late Tang Dynasty.
Although there are records about the jade seal passed down from the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty in later generations, the authenticity is questionable.
It has to be said that it is a pity that we will not meet each other in future generations.
But he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to see the jade seal of the country!
good.
Today, Yang Ling brought Zhao Yun into the palace, intending to get the imperial seal before Sun Jian could.
Brother Sun Jian, the water in this national jade seal is very deep. You can't control it, so I will take it away for you in advance.
Yang Ling played with it for a while, stuffed the jade seal into his arms, and warned,
"Zilong, you must never reveal this matter to outsiders."
"Here!"
Zhao Yun nodded heavily.
The significance of the national jade seal is extraordinary. If it is spread, it will only cause unnecessary trouble like Sun Jian did.
Yang Ling came here today to take away the imperial seal for another purpose.
After achieving his goal, Yang Ling took Zhao Yun and his party out of the palace.
At this time, Dong Zhuo fled west, the fire in Luoyang City was also controlled, and a group of princes were stationed in the city.
As soon as Yang Ling returned to his camp, he saw a sergeant guarding there.
"Sir, Duke Cao ordered me to invite you over."
Yang Ling didn't think much and walked towards the Chinese army camp.
Before he could enter the tent, he heard Cao Cao yelling,
"It's really a waste of time and effort!"
Yang Ling was startled, walked in, and saluted Cao Cao, who was sitting in the chair.
"My subordinates have met Mr. Cao!"
After seeing Yang Ling, Cao Cao, who was originally livid, calmed down and sighed helplessly.
"It's exactly what the gentleman said!"
Just now, a group of princes were discussing matters in the camp.
Cao Cao tried his best to persuade the coalition forces to pursue Dong Zhuo together.
After all, the Xiliang army had just been defeated, their morale was low, and millions of people were trapped.
If we take this opportunity to pursue, we might be able to defeat the Xiliang army and bring back the emperor!
Yuan Shao and others had no intention of pursuing them, but just said they should not act rashly.
But Cao Cao could see that these people just wanted to reap the benefits!
Although Dong Zhuo was defeated this time and forced to retreat to Chang'an, the emperor and the civil and military officials were still under his control.
How is such a result different from failure?
While being angry, Cao Cao also admired Yang Ling more and more!
Mingming was still in Chenliu, and he could sense what the princes were thinking before he met them.
His control over people's hearts is truly terrifying!
"Sir, I plan to lead the army alone and go west to pursue Dong Zhuo. What do you think?"
Cao Cao calmed down and asked softly.
"This move is extremely inappropriate! The Xiliang army was defeated but did not collapse. There are still 200,000 soldiers and horses, as well as powerful generals such as Lu Bu and Li Jue."
Yang Ling shook his head,
"With your strength, Mr. Cao, it is really overestimating your ability to pursue Dong Zhuo."
Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel sad.
Of course he knew that with his own strength alone, he was no match for Dong Zhuo.
But he was unwilling to do so and just sat back and watched Dong Zhuo leave!
However, at this moment, Yang Ling changed the subject.
"Although I don't want Duke Cao to take risks, if Duke Cao is interested, you can give it a try."
"Sir, what do you mean?"
"Some things don't have results if you work hard, but there will be no results if you don't work hard."
Cao Cao's eyes lit up and he thought about this sentence silently in his heart.
After a moment, he raised his head and said firmly,
"Thank you sir! Come here, organize your troops immediately and pursue the Xiliang army!"
"Here!"
Xiahou Dun and others accepted the order!
…
Following Cao Cao's order, Cao's army immediately took action.
Except for the necessary rations, all the food and supplies were left in Luoyang City and handed over to Yang Ling's care.
Cao Cao led his troops lightly into battle, preparing to pursue Dong Zhuo.
Before leaving, Yang Ling brought Zhao Yun to see him off.
"No matter how the war goes, I hope Duke Cao can take care of his own safety!"
"Sir, please don't worry!"
Duke Cao nodded solemnly, pulled the reins, and ran away.
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan and other generals led their troops to follow closely behind.
Seeing their figures disappear into the distance, Zhao Yun on the side couldn't help but said,
"Brother, if Mr. Cao goes here... I'm afraid he will return without success!"
Of course Yang Ling knew the outcome of the next battle.
Cao Cao not only returned without success, he returned in a complete defeat, almost with his life.
But the reason why he didn't stop him was because the current boss Cao was still a passionate young man who only wanted to help the Han Dynasty.
Only when Boss Cao meets Dong Zhuo's army and is beaten to death by the ruthless reality can he finally wake up!
But no matter what, we still have to keep Boss Cao safe first.
Thinking of this, Yang Ling waved to Zhao Yun and whispered a few words in his ear.
…
After traveling on a starry night, Cao Cao quickly led his army to the border of Xingyang.
The spies he sent also found out that Dong Zhuo's men were ahead.
So Cao Cao didn't hesitate at all and ordered an immediate pursuit.
However, just when Cao Jun passed by the mountain dock outside Xingyang City, he saw a group of people lying on the road in front, and the leader was Lu Bu!
"Haha, Jean Wenyou was right."
Lu Bu laughed loudly, raised his Fangtian painted halberd, and said sternly,
"Cao Ah Man will die soon!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed his horse's belly, led his troops, and charged towards Cao Cao!
Cao Cao did not dare to be careless, and quickly ordered Xiahou Dun to lead his troops to greet him.
When Lu Bu and Xiahou Dun were fighting hard to separate each other, they heard a burst of noise from the left.
Cao Cao took a closer look and saw Dong Zhuo's general Li Jue leading a group of troops to charge towards him!
He was taken aback and quickly ordered Xia Houyuan to step forward to meet the enemy.
But before he could take a breath, another cry of killing came from the right, and Xiliang general Guo Bang led his army to kill him.
Cao Cao's heart sank, and he had no choice but to let Cao Ren lead his army to attack again.
Xiliang's army was divided into three groups, taking full advantage of their strength.
Coupled with the fact that Lu Bu, Li Jue, Guo Si and others were all extremely brave, Cao Jun was beaten back steadily!
