There was no light in the middle of the night, and only lightning illuminated the hall from time to time.
At first, there were still some screams coming from the hall, but in the second half of the night, the sounds began to become fainter, until they were silent.
The sound of the wind began to gradually become smaller, and the lightning began to gradually become subtle.
All sounds disappeared, only the sound of rain echoed in the hall.
………………
Yuan Wei looked at the heavy rain outside the house and snorted. After hearing this in the darkness, a woman stood up from Yuan Wei's side and helped Yuan Wei get dressed.
A group of maids came in from outside the house and began to wash Yuan Wei.
If you look carefully at the basin for washing, you will find that it is actually made of gold, and the luxurious robes are tied with precious jade.
After a short while, he finished washing, and Yuan Wei, neatly dressed, walked out of the house and into the lobby.
At this time, the lobby was already full of officials. These officials were all disciples and former officials of Yuan Wei.
Yuan Wei was able to become Taifu, and his power in the court was no less than Dong Zhuo.
A few days ago, Yuan Shaoneng insulted Dong Zhuo in court and then retreated, precisely because of the power of Yuan Kui and the Yuan family.
It can be said that the Yuan family is the paradise for scholars in the Han Dynasty. They don't have to obey the emperor's orders, but the Yuan family's orders must be followed.
In addition, the emperor today is weak and weak, and if you hug the emperor's lap, you will only die miserably.
Therefore, most of the court officials were divided into two factions, one was Dong Zhuo, and the other was Yuan Wei.
Most of those who took refuge with Dong Zhuo had little power and weak families, while those who took refuge with Yuan Wei were mostly from aristocratic families.
Yuan Wei glanced at the crowd in front of him, and even Wang Yun was among them.
"Alas, now that Dong Zhuo dominates the court, Your Majesty is in crisis. His Majesty killed Li Ru yesterday. Dong Zhuo will not let it go. How can we, the loyal ministers, just sit back and watch?"
Yuan Wei opened his mouth and shocked everyone. He thought carefully about whether he had hallucinated yesterday. Didn't Yuan Wei go to get His Majesty's jade seal yesterday?
Why did you become a loyal minister today? And His Majesty is probably dead today. Isn’t it a little late for you to become a loyal minister?
But after thinking about it for a moment, everyone realized that it was precisely because His Majesty was dead that they wanted to be loyal ministers.
Not only did they want to be loyal ministers, they also wanted to be filled with righteous indignation and show their desire to kill Dong's traitor immediately.
Only in this way can we win over the people of the world and bring those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty into our own camp.
Everyone quickly agreed and expressed their incompatibility with Dong Zhuo.
Just when people were insulting Dong Zhuo in low voices, a roar came from the crowd.
"I am willing to hold the long sword and cut off the head of the Dong thief and hang it on the east gate!"
Everyone was stunned after hearing this. They just cursed, so why did anyone take it seriously? They all looked at this person.
I saw that the man was not tall and his complexion was slightly darker. The anger on his face made his already not very good-looking face even more distorted.
Yuan Wei also looked over and found that this person was his nephew's playmate, Cao Cao and Cao Mengde.
"Aha...you?"
Cao Cao felt proud when he saw Yuan Wei looking at him in such surprise.
He originally advised He Jin not to recall Dong Zhuo to the capital, but He Jin didn't listen at all, and the result was like this.
Cao Cao is still a passionate middle-aged man in his thirties, and Cao Cao still doesn't understand the meaning of Yuan Wei's words.
"Exactly."
After Cao Cao saluted Yuan Wei, he said again.
"Is it possible that you scold Dong Zhuo to death by scolding him every day and every night? Now Cao is willing to kill Dong Zhuo with a three-foot sword in front of the palace to establish the majesty of the Han Dynasty! To repay His Majesty's kindness!"
Yuan Wei faced a group of people who were slippery and could be used as lubricants every day, but he never thought that a fool like Cao Cao would take them seriously.
Suddenly an idea appeared in Yuan Wei's mind.
Although Cao Cao was the playmate of his nephew Yuan Shao, if Cao Cao could really get rid of Dong Zhuo, wouldn't it be killing two birds with one stone?
The emperor was killed by Dong Zhuo last night. If Cao Cao kills Dong Zhuo today, he only needs to send one person to carry Dong Zhuo's head into Dong Zhuo's army, and he can capture the troops around Luoyang.
When the time comes to make Liu Xie the emperor, all political enemies will be dead, and the Yuan family can be said to be even more noble than the royal family.
Thinking of this, Yuan Wei remained calm and cursed.
"Drive this madman out! Is it so easy for you to do what so many people can't do? Do you think you can be a hero of the Han Dynasty, a pillar of the imperial court, and be famous in history in the future? Do you think you can get rid of the giants just by yourself? Evil, show off your power? In a dream! Beat these madmen out right and left!"
The more Yuan Wei talked about Cao Cao's eyes, the brighter he became. How could the young Cao Cao be stimulated by this?
A great hero of the Han Dynasty, a pillar of the imperial court, a man whose name will go down in history, who can eliminate great evil and promote his authority as a king. Which one of these can a hot-blooded middle-aged man like Cao Cao refuse?
Before the servants could step forward to fight Cao Cao out, Cao Cao turned around and walked out of the door, walking away.
Yuan Wei didn't seem to care and just continued to discuss with everyone present how to blame Dong Zhuo for the emperor's death and how loyal they were, but the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise.
After Cao Cao walked out of the gate of Yuan's house, the rain and wind slapped Cao Cao's face together.
It extinguished only half of Cao Cao's burning heart, but it still couldn't stop Cao Cao's intention to assassinate Dong Zhuo.
Although Cao Cao became suspicious in the future, there is no doubt that Cao Cao was still a passionate middle-aged man at this time.
Even without what happened today, he would have taken the Seven-Star Sword to assassinate Dong Zhuo in the future.
Cao Cao arrived outside the palace, and the rain was still falling.
Rainwater was drained from the drains on both sides of the palace. Cao Cao accidentally glanced at it and was surprised to find that the water was pink.
"this……"
Cao Cao looked carefully, but found nothing.
At this time, the time for the court meeting has arrived. Although it is only Mao hour, the crowd is gradually increasing.
Cao Cao just thought it was because he was dazzled, so he didn't take it to heart.
In the past, the gate of the palace would have been opened at this time. Although there was no time left, all the ministers could enter the Chongde Hall.
But today, for some unknown reason, the palace door did not open for a long time, leaving many ministers standing at the entrance of the palace and getting wet from the rain.
After Cao Cao's original enthusiasm was completely soaked by the rain, his thoughts on assassinating Dong Zhuo were reduced by half.
"Bingzhou Mu has arrived."
With a shout, Cao Cao looked up and saw Dong Zhuo's carriage arriving at the entrance of the palace.
Although Cao Cao's ambition was half gone, he still had some courage.
Taking advantage of the rain, he arrived in front of Dong Zhuo's carriage. Before he could open his mouth, he saw a man wearing armor lifting the curtain of the carriage.
"Why are you here?"
Cao Cao looked up and saw that half of his original ambition had disappeared.
Because he knew this person, and he turned out to be Lu Bu.
Lu Bu worshiped Dong Zhuo as his adoptive father a few days ago. Everyone knows this.
Lu Bu is called a flying general, which shows how high his military power is.
Lu Bu was extremely tall, and his armor was covered in bloodstains. As soon as his upper body was exposed, Cao Cao felt a murderous aura.
Cao Cao's original plan was directly disrupted by Lu Bu's appearance.
Just when Cao Cao was at a loss, a voice came from inside the car.
"It's Mengde, come up."
