Yuan Shao came from the Yuan family of Runan, a well-known family. Although he was more than ten years older than Cao Cao, they were close friends when they were in Luoyang.
In other words, Cao Cao was Yuan Shao's little fanboy when he was a boy, and he followed his eldest brother around every day.
Moreover, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both passionate young men when they were in Luoyang. When they first followed General He Jin, they were thinking about how to kill Shi Changshi Kuang Fu Chaogang.
Later, Dong Zhuo controlled the government and wanted to depose Liu Bian, the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, and establish Liu Xie, the Xian emperor. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were quite dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Shao quarreled with Dong Zhuo in public and walked away. Later, he became frightened and hung the talisman issued by the court on the east gate and fled to Jizhou.
Cao Cao, on the other hand, hid himself in Luoyang and defrauded Dong Zhuo's trust. However, the incident was revealed during the assassination and he had to run away.
Later, Yuan Shao called on the princes of the world to raise troops to rebel against Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao was the first to jump out and actively respond.
At that time, the two of them were really a pair of great young men with great ambitions.
Lu Bu knew that Cao Cao and Yuan Shao would turn against each other sooner or later, but that would only happen after Gongsun Zan was killed.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was already on guard against Yuan Shao, which saved him the trouble of sowing discord.
Yin pretended to ponder for a while before saying: "Even if I don't help Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan will have to decide who is better sooner or later.
If Yuan Shao gains the upper hand, he can capture Youzhou on his own.
If Gongsun Zan gains the upper hand, Yuan Shao will definitely enlist Brother Meng De to help him.
In Brother Meng De's opinion, what should we do? "
"Well...actually, I don't have any good ideas. I just wanted to wait and see what happens."
Cao Cao was telling the truth.
He really has no good solution now. The only thing he hopes is that Gongsun Zan can hold off Yuan Shao for a few more years, so that he can hide his capabilities, bide his time and develop with peace of mind.
When his troops are strong, he will no longer be afraid that Yuan Shao will fall out with him.
Who would have thought that Lu Bu would come out halfway and replace Tao Qian and occupy Xuzhou!
Although Lu Bu helped him win Yuzhou, Cao Cao knew that although Lu Bu was his ally now, he would definitely be a powerful and terrifying opponent in the future, a hundred times more difficult to deal with than Tao Qian!
"Just wait and see what happens...Brother Meng De can just wait and see what happens, but I can't!" Lu Bu said with some embarrassment.
"Oh? How do you say this? Is there something unspeakable in Fengxian?" Cao Cao asked.
Lu Bu smiled bitterly and said: "You also know that because I saved Beihai, I sent troops to defeat Gongsun Du's confidant Liu Yi and occupied Donglai.
How could Gongsun Du be a kind person? I'm afraid that he will seek revenge from me in the future, so I came up with this idea to form an alliance with Yuan Shao so that I can have a strong helper in the future..."
Cao Cao was silent.
Naturally, he would not say that I will send troops to help you when Gongsun Du comes. This is not in line with Cao Cao's style.
Lu Bu was silent for a long time and then said: "I absolutely believe in your vision, Brother Mengde.
Since you said that if Yuan Shao gains power, he will not let us two go in the future, it is certainly not without purpose.
Then let's... do we want to strike first? "
"Strike first to gain the upper hand?" Cao Cao's eyes flashed coldly: "You mean..."
Lu Bu nodded and said: "That's right! To be honest, when I went to visit Yuan Shao this time, I had already written a letter to Yuan Shao to ventilate my feelings.
If he doesn't go now, it will inevitably make him suspicious. So I still want to go to Yecheng this time.
But let me see what his attitude is first. If I offer to help him type Tiankai, he will definitely be very happy.
After Tian Kai is destroyed, Yuan Shao will most likely let his troops rest for a period of time before heading north to attack Gongsun Zan.
But I advised him to take advantage of this opportunity to quickly go north to attack Gongsun Zan!
When they are both defeated in the fight, we will take the opportunity to send troops to stab Yuan Shao in the back. I wonder what Brother Meng De thinks? "
Cao Cao was shocked again after hearing this!
However, he regained his composure after a moment, and said with some hesitation: "This... the disciple came from Wuming, and he was originally a friend of the alliance. If you and I took advantage of others' danger to stab Yuan Shao behind his back, wouldn't we be ashamed of the world?"
Lu Bu laughed loudly: "I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me! Meng De, I didn't expect you to be indecisive sometimes!"
"I would rather teach me to betray the world than teach the world to betray me!" Cao Cao felt enlightened!
I thought to myself: Lu Bu is really my best friend! It's a pity that we can't really get along with each other. Even if we fail Yuan Shao this time, I don't know if we will fail each other one day...
This feeling made Cao Cao feel very uncomfortable.
Lu Bu then said: "How did Yuan Shao's Jizhou come from? Didn't he force Han Fu to hand over the seal and ribbon with the help of strong troops and strong horses?
Then he forced Han Fu to death. Did Yuan Shao's Jizhou Shepherd gain glory?
To put it this way, he is just working with Gongsun Zan!
As long as my brother-in-law and I ask for an imperial edict, saying that Yuan Shao's seizure of Youzhou and the death of the state's pastor is an act of rebellion, isn't this a sacrifice of justice? "
"Your brother-in-law? Imperial decree?" Cao Cao then remembered that Marquis Wen, Mu Lu Bu of Xuzhou, was the consort of Princess Wannian, and not the brother-in-law of Han Xian Emperor Liu Xie?
How did he know that after Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo, he had prepared many edicts with his mouth wide open? Not to mention getting one to attack Yuan Shao now, even Lu Bu who was attacking Cao Cao could do it!
Seeing that Lu Bu was still looking at him, he could only cough and said: "This matter is serious and needs to be discussed in the long term. Since Fengxian must go to Yecheng to see Yuan Shao, it is best to explore his tone first before making a decision. .”
Lu Bu nodded and said, "Brother Meng De is right, I will wait and see what happens."
Cao Cao nodded, but he was thinking about his own little calculation in his heart.
If Lu Bu helped Yuan Shao pacify Tian Kai and Gongsun Zan, and then instigated the two of them to turn against each other and start fighting, then wait until the two men fought to the point of losing both sides, and then suddenly make a surprise attack, wouldn't he be able to reap the benefits?
Of course, wishful thinking is easy to make, but Cao Cao knew that Lu Bu would never be missed by him so easily.
Otherwise, he would not have said these words to him so openly and honestly today!
This topic has come to an end.
Seeing that Lu Bu started to ramble on about other things again, Cao Cao couldn't help but ask:
"Didn't Fengxian just say that he had three things to do when he went to Yecheng to visit Yuan Shao?
The first thing is to open a store to sell books, and the second thing is to plan with him to join forces to deal with Gongsun Zan.
But I don’t know what the third thing is? Can you tell me something? "
Lu Bu was stunned for a moment, then laughed and said, "Is this the third thing...I'm afraid Meng De will laugh if I tell you!"
After hearing this, Cao Cao became even more curious and said, "Hey! You and I are brothers and sisters. How could I laugh at you?"
Lu Bu smiled and said: "Forget it, let's talk about it. To be honest, I heard that a beautiful woman came out of Jizhou. I went to Jizhou this time to seek beauty!"
Click!
Cao Cao felt as if a thunderous thunder had shaken him to a crisp on the outside and tender on the inside!
For the sake of a beautiful woman, you took these people to Jizhou for adventure?
Although I, Cao Mengde, am lustful, I am not so lustful that I am blinded by my lust!
Is Lu Bu deceiving himself? It doesn’t seem like it, after all, they even said they would join forces to stab Yuan Shao in the back...
He laughed out of embarrassment and said: "Fengxian is indeed a sweetheart! I admire your bohemianness even more!"
But I don’t know which family’s girl can make people like Fengxian travel thousands of miles to seek her help? "
Lu Bu smiled crookedly: "I can't say that! What if Brother Meng De wants to rob me?"
"I..." Cao Cao was speechless again.
"Haha, Brother Meng De, are you taking it seriously? You're just kidding, you're kidding!" Lu Bu said with a smile.
Cao Cao also laughed, pointed at Lu Bu with his hand and said with a smile: "Fengxian, Fengxian, you..."
After talking for a long time, Lu Bu still didn't say whose house he was going to find a beautiful woman.
