The next day, before Yuan Shao woke up, he was awakened by shouts outside the door.
"Brother Benchu, it's bad, something big has happened."
Yuan Shao got up, pushed the door open, and saw a five-foot-tall man with an average face, shouting.
Yuan Shao raised his eyes and knew from his memory that it was Cao Cao. He didn't expect him to be so ugly.
"Meng De, what's going on? You're so flustered so early in the morning that you'll wake up to a dream," Yuan Shao said angrily.
Cao Cao said anxiously, "Benchu, it's urgent now, you are still in the mood to sleep, something serious is going to happen. Dong Zhuo accepted Lu Bu as his adopted son yesterday, and recruited most of the troops of Ding Yuan, the governor, and now he is in full swing. I inquired He is going to hold a banquet in Wenmingyuan today for hundreds of officials to discuss the abolition of the establishment, so he has come to discuss it with you in a hurry."
It turned out that this was the case. As expected, it was the same as what my uncle said yesterday. It seemed that they had reached a good agreement. Of course, they could not tell Cao Cao about this.
"I understand, Meng De, don't be impatient. I'll wait and see that everyone is considering the matter in the long term," Yuan Shao comforted Cao Cao and said.
"Hey, that's all we can do," Cao Cao sighed, pulling Yuan Shao and walking outside.
This Cao Cao can't be fake, right? This is what a traitor in history looks like. If he hadn't been familiar with his character, Yuan Shao would have thought he was a fake. As expected, the hero was young and a scholar.
In this regard, Yuan Shao was helpless and could only follow Cao Cao towards Wenmingyuan.
Wenmingyuan, located on Dong Zhuo's residence, was particularly lively today.
After all, it is the residence of a Taiwei (Dong Zhuo has already been promoted to Taiwei), so the defense must not be sloppy. Maybe Dong Zhuo himself is afraid of death.
I saw that every five steps and one post, every ten steps and one sentry, led the generals to carefully check the hundreds of officials attending the banquet.
Cao Cao may be familiar with them, so he let us in without much questioning.
As soon as he arrived at the gate of the garden, Yuan Shao was interrupted by Cao Cao before he could sigh with emotion at the magnificence of Wenming Garden and the array of delicacies.
"Benchu, look, that general is Lu Bu's fellow"
Cao Cao pointed forward and introduced Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao raised his eyes and saw a general with a majestic appearance, a golden crown on his head, a hundred-flowered war robe, wearing Tang Ni armor, wearing a lion belt, and holding a Fangtian painted halberd, standing at the gate of the garden. It must be Lu Bu. I was surprised, it turned out that this was the number one general in the Three Kingdoms.
In the garden, all the officials have basically arrived, kneeling and sitting on their couches according to their seats.
Yuan Shao looked around and saw that many people he knew were there, such as Lu Zhi, Wang Yun, Huangfu Song, Yuan Wei, etc.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao found their seats. As soon as they sat down, they heard the sound of horse hooves outside the garden gate.
Everyone looked up and saw a burly fat man coming first on horseback, followed by several riders. It turned out that Dong Zhuo had arrived.
When the host arrives, we guests must stand up to greet him.
When Dong Zhuo saw that everyone was standing up, he entered with his sword in full swing, followed naturally by Lu Bu and the others.
As he walked, he said with satisfaction, "I'm sorry to keep everyone waiting. I'm really busy."
"Thank you, Lieutenant," the official whose name can be ignored responded.
It's really pretentious, everyone sings and harmonizes, no one can see it, it's just that I don't say it out loud.
Everyone sat down one by one, and Dong Zhuo ordered the banquet to begin. The servants brought delicious food and drinks to the table. Everyone ate and drank while enjoying the singing and dancing. Of course, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and the others were not in the mood to enjoy it.
After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, Dong Zhuo stopped the singing and dancing, and the warriors swarmed in. Yuan Shao knew the main event was coming as soon as he saw this posture.
Dong Zhuo pressed his sword and said sternly, "Now that the emperor is weak, he cannot inherit the throne in the ancestral temple. I will follow the stories of Yi Yin and Huo Guang, depose the emperor as King Hongnong, and establish King Chenliu as emperor. Anyone who does not follow will be killed!" After speaking, he waved the sword in his hand.
The ministers were frightened and did not dare to speak. Cao Cao next to him looked sad and angry, but he held it back.
Yuan Shao saw that this was a good opportunity to gain fame. He stamped the table open with his foot and stood in front of the banquet. He looked down upon Dong Zhuo and shouted, "No! No! Who are you to make such big talk? The emperor is the legitimate son of the late emperor. He had no fault in the beginning, so why should he arbitrarily discuss the abolition?" Stand! Do you want to be a treason?"
Dong Zhuo was very proud when he saw that his ministers were frightened. A few minutes before he was proud, Yuan Shao stepped forward.
I felt unhappy. Besides, I have reached an agreement with your Yuan family, yet you, Yuan Shao, come out to cause trouble. He couldn't help but said angrily, "The world's affairs are mine! Who dares to disobey what I am doing! You regard my sword as a disadvantage." No?" After saying this, he wanted to draw his sword and kill Yuan Shao.
Of course Yuan Shao refused to give in. He drew his sword and said, "Your sword is sharp, but my sword is not bad at all!"
The two stood at the banquet with swords drawn and angry faces, and the atmosphere suddenly became extremely tense.
Dong Zhuo was so powerful that everyone originally planned to watch and eat without saying a word, so it was useless to speak.
I don't want Yuan Shao to be so courageous and dare to stand up to Dong Zhuo. Of course, these are the thoughts of the old officials who care about the imperial court. Among them is Cao Cao. This guy is very excited now.
As for the other ministers, some were indifferent, while others sneered.
However, it was his uncle Yuan Wei who was most worried about Yuan Shao. After all, they were a family member, and he also thought highly of Yuan Shao. Get up quickly and plan to speak.
On the left side of Dong Zhuo, the counselor dressed as a Confucian scholar saw this and stood up to advise Dong Zhuo, "My lord, important matters such as abolishing and abolishing the establishment of the state should not be discussed at the banquet." After speaking, he signaled Dong Zhuo with his eyes.
Although Dong Zhuo was very angry, he put away his sword when his confidant Li Ru persuaded him, and sat back angrily.
Seeing this, Yuan Wei quickly pulled Yuan Shao back, fearing that he would stop causing trouble.
Yuan Shao was actually very scared. After all, Dong Zhuo was still very scary when he was angry. Who knows what he would do when he was angry. I also stood up after knowing the history and knowing that I was fine, and I also wanted to be famous. It was not advisable to stay here for a long time, so I'd better leave early.
Yuan Shao took this opportunity and walked towards the courtyard gate without returning to his seat.
Seeing this, Lu Bu was about to stop him, but when he saw Li Ru shaking his head to signal, he did not stop him, so Yuan Shao Yang walked away and ran to the east gate.
When the ministers saw that Yuan Shao had left, Dong Zhuo, the protagonist of the banquet, was also in a bad mood. Everyone had eaten and drank enough, but they were motionless. The atmosphere was very awkward for a while.
Seeing this, Li Ru said a few words in Dong Zhuo's ear. Dong Zhuo's eyes lit up and he was no longer angry. With a wave of his hand, Lu Bu led all the warriors in fully armed.
Everyone was very nervous when they saw this, and they were worried and didn't know what the big devil wanted to do.
Dong Zhuo was very proud when he saw this, and shouted with murderous intent, "Those who follow me will live, and those who go against me will perish." An aura of looking down on the world came to his face.
The ministers were originally terrified. Anyone who dared to disobey was afraid that his life would be in danger.
"I will obey the order of the Taiwei"
"I will obey the order of the Taiwei"
"I will obey the order of the Taiwei"
The ministers who fawned over Dong Zhuo hurriedly curry favor with him, and there was a chorus of agreement.
Dong Zhuo was very happy. Seeing that a group of Han officials were silent, he asked by name, "What do you think, Master Yuan?"
Yuan Wei didn't want to speak at first, but when he saw this, he had to stand up and sighed helplessly, "What the captain saw is very true."
This made Dong Zhuo burst into laughter.
Seeing this, Li Ru smiled slightly, stood up and announced, "In three days, the emperor will be deposed in court, and those who do not obey will be killed."
"Yes, hahaha"
"Hahaha"
"Hahaha"
The garden was filled with Dong Zhuo's unbridled laughter.
