Walking outside the house, Yu Yi bowed and said: "Thank you Brother Meng De for your righteousness. Although a man should be loyal to the country, he cannot be numb. Please be careful!"
"That's natural. I act as a camera. Master Yu, please don't go back on your promise!"
Cao Cao smiled.
So Cao Cao packed some things and emptied his residence in Luoyang City without leaving any clues. Then, wearing a sword, he went to Dong Zhuo's house to report and asked the guard: "Where is the Prime Minister?"
Answer: "In the attic."
Cao Cao was very good at kung fu and was a close relative of Dong Zhuo, so he entered the attic directly.
After entering, Yu Yi found Dong Zhuo lying on the bed and Lu Bu sitting next to him.
When Dong Zhuo saw Cao Cao, he was a little angry and said: "What did you do, you are so late?"
Cao Cao sighed: "It's not my fault, it's just that the horse ran too slowly."
Dong Zhuo looked at Lu Bu and said, "Go back and get one of our good horses from Xiliang for Mengde. You have to go and pick it for him yourself. Go now!"
Lu Bu took the order and left, leaving Dong Zhuo alone. Cao Cao secretly observed the surroundings and thought, God wants you to die, Dong thief.
Seeing that Dong Zhuo suddenly turned his back, Cao Cao thought that the time had come for the assassination, so he was about to take action. Suddenly, he remembered the scene where Wu Fu was held down by Dong Zhuo. He was afraid of Dong Zhuo's strength, so he put the knife back again. .
Dong Zhuo turned his back and said, "Hey, my health is not as good as before. It feels uncomfortable after sitting for a long time. It's better to lie down."
It was a God-given opportunity. After Dong Zhuo lay down, his back was turned to Cao Cao. This was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Cao Cao took out the sword in his hand and prepared to stab him in the back.
Halfway through the stabbing, Dong Zhuo did not expect that Dong Zhuo raised his head and grazed the mirror. When he saw Cao Cao pulling out a knife behind him, he was very confused and said: "Mengde, what are you doing?"
It happened that at this time, Lu Bu's footsteps also came. He must have found a good horse and came outside the attic. At this time, assassination was impossible, but Dong Zhuo didn't know what he saw in the mirror. What, the situation is actually extremely urgent.
But after all, Cao Cao had his own merits. He quickly put the sword between his hands, showing a posture of offering a sword, and then knelt down and said: "I have a precious sword that I want to dedicate to the prime minister!"
Dong Zhuo understood the reason and his mood recovered a little. He took the knife and looked at it carefully. He found that the knife was more than seven feet long. The blade was inlaid with seven gems. It was extremely bright. The blade was polished smooth. At first glance, it was clear that it was extremely sharp. It is an unparalleled sword.
At this time Lu Bu came in, Dong Zhuo handed the sword to Lu Bu and asked him to put it away, and then took Cao Cao outside the attic to try Xiliang's war horses. He first boasted about the condition of the war horses, and then talked about the war horses. The growth situation seems to be proud of things from Xiliang.
Cao Cao was panic-stricken at this time and was thinking of ways to escape. He didn't listen to much of Dong Zhuo's explanation, he just nodded his head in a pretentious manner.
"Prime Minister Dong treated me very well. I will never forget it. I am willing to try riding it once to show the majesty of the Xiliang war horse."
Dong Zhuo nodded and watched Cao Cao ride away on his horse. After Cao Cao got on the horse, the horse ran very fast. In less than a while, he left the prime minister's residence and left quickly to the southeast.
Lu Bu walked out of the attic. After knowing that Cao Cao was gone, he said: "When I came in just now, I found that Cao Cao had the intention of assassinating you behind your back. Because you scolded him for being timid, he said he was offering his sword."
Dong Zhuo recalled the whole process and felt some doubts in his heart. During the discussion, Li Ru arrived, and Dong Zhuo told him the cause and effect of the matter.
Li Ru thought for a moment and said: "Cao Cao's wife and children don't seem to be in Luoyang. He is just staying in an inn. Please order the recall immediately. If there is no doubt that he will come back, then he will offer his sword. If he can't shirk it, he will come back." That would be an assassination, and then we can catch him and question him."
Dong Zhuo thought it was feasible, so he ordered to summon Cao Cao in the direction of the four city gates.
At this time, Cao Cao walked near the east gate. There were guards at the gate, and Cao Cao was in trouble for a while.
After Yu Yi saw Cao Cao, he asked about the situation and learned that the assassination plan failed and he was going to run away, so he provided him with a way. Several guards at the east gate were bribed by Yu Yi. He had already said hello, but Cao Cao After all, he is a court official and cannot leave without a suitable reason, so he must have a reasonable excuse, such as using Dong Zhuo's name to do things.
After hearing this, Cao Cao bowed his hands to Yu Yi and said, "The days ahead are long." After that, he walked towards the east gate.
"Don't leave the city without a reason!"
The guards at the east gate blocked Cao Cao's way.
Cao Cao deliberately looked anxious and said: "I am a good friend of Yu Yi. Now the Prime Minister has sent me out to do something. The matter is urgent. If it is delayed, what crime should you be responsible for!"
The guards looked at each other and had no choice but to let Cao Cao go.
Yu Yi looked towards the east gate, remembering Cao Cao's description of the assassination, and admired this man's courage. If he and Liu Bei had not become sworn brothers and had a brotherhood, working with Cao Cao might be a good thing.
Shortly after Cao Cao left, the people sent by Dong Zhuo found the east gate and learned that Cao Cao had left. After asking the reason, they went back to Dong Zhuo.
Report: "Cao Cao has not returned to his residence, and all the items inside have been moved!"
Reporter: "Cao Cao left the city from the east gate. According to the guards at the east gate, Cao Cao claimed to be sent out by you, the Prime Minister, to do something. They didn't dare to stop him!"
Dong Zhuo felt very angry after hearing this. Li Ru said: "Prime Minister, please don't be angry. Cao Cao felt guilty, so he escaped. This confirms his assassination."
"Hmph, I put him in such high regard and was very kind to him, but he actually wants to kill me. It's really abominable!" Dong Zhuo said angrily.
Li Ru smiled and said: "This matter is not over yet. For Cao Cao to be able to assassinate and leave so smoothly, there must be a careful plan, and there must be other accomplices. Only by catching Cao Cao himself can we know."
So Dong Zhuo ordered people to draw a portrait of Cao Cao, and wanted Cao Cao throughout the city. He also issued a notice: If anyone catches Cao Cao, he will personally present it to the court, reward him with a thousand gold coins, and make him a marquis. If anyone is found harboring Cao Cao, then Just as guilty as him.
After the notice came out, Yu Yi secretly went to see Wang Yun and told him the details of Cao Cao's assassination. He said, "Now that Dong Zhuo is arresting people all over the city, he may start with the sword. What should we do?"
Wang Yun started crying again and said, "It's really God who doesn't bless me as a big man!"
"Why are you crying? Although this time it failed, it also aroused the people's resentment against Dong Zhuo's tyranny. It is only a matter of time before Dong Zhuo is assassinated."
Yuyi felt very depressed when he heard a grown man crying.
