Chapter 88 The golden cicada is shelled

Chapter 88

When Cao Cao was sent to the Guangzong Tower, he saw a twenty-seven or twenty-eight-year-old man standing there waiting for him. The man's face was thin. Cao Cao took a closer look and recognized that this person turned out to be Yuan Shu, whom he had not seen for many days. It's just that Yuan Shu's face is thin and his eyes are blind, but he has long since he was in Luoyang. He didn't have the kind of powerful momentum, and there was just a breath of depression.

Cao Cao was slightly stunned, so he had already learned a general idea of Yuan Shu's situation these days. The son of a large family fell into the hands of Qiu Ba of a group of yellow scarf soldiers. He was frightened and let others slaughter him. This kind of day is indeed too cruel for Yuan Shu, a well-doing person. What's more, the grain in the Yellow Turban Army is not abundant in the first place. It must be the soldiers guarding Yuan Shu, and it is difficult to make Yuan Shu's rations.

Seeing Cao Cao's arrival, Yuan Shu's mouth opened slightly, as if he wanted to say something, but he didn't say it after all, and the two lines of tears slipped down. These days, Yuan Shu has been too miserable. It feels like he has walked around the ghost gate. At this time, Yuan Shu saw Cao Cao as if he had seen a relative. Although this relative's relationship with himself is not good, he is just a little familiar with him.

"Your Excellency, I'm General Lu Zhi, sitting down and riding lieutenant Cao Cao. I'll take Yuan Shu away." When Cao Cao saw Yuan Shu's appearance, he was afraid that Yuan Shu would be ugly, but he did not talk to Yuan Shu, but said to the little leader of the yellow scarf behind Yuan Shu.

"Well, well, our army doesn't want to raise such a useless person, and I'll give it to you." The little yellow scarf is not polite, and he looks completely tall.

This yellow scarf leader used to be just a small tenant. He has seen a lot of high-ranking masters, but today, he saw two masters and whispered in front of him. A kind of abnormal comfort arises spontaneously, and he also learns to be arrogant.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shu are now in Guangzong City, where they can take care of these little things. They deal with them now and leave in a hurry.

"Now that we are safe, I don't know what my brother plans to do in the future?" Cao Cao and Yuan Shu came out of Guangzong City and didn't go far. Cao Cao looked at Yuan Shu and asked leisurely.

"What can I plan now? If I go back to Luoyang like this, I will definitely be laughed at. I'm going to take a few days off, and then go straight back to Nanyang to rectify the soldiers and horses. I, Yuan Shu, have suffered such a great humiliation. If I don't repay, I will not be a person." Yuan Shu took a look at Guangzong City behind him and said hatefully.

"It's good for Xiandi to have such an idea, but Xiandi has to find a place to refresh himself, but this officer and military camp doesn't need to go there. To be honest, Lord Lu Zhi has been convicted and escorted back to Luoyang. Now a man named Dong Zhuo is in charge in the barracks. However, I think this person, although he is brave, is not a great general. It must not take much time to be broken by the yellow scarf, so it is better for the virtuous brother to leave as soon as possible. Cao Cao looked at the dark sky and told Yuan Shu.

"What, Lord Lu Zhi was escorted back to Luoyang? So, this time I came to save him, I all relied on the power of Cao Gong alone? In this way, Mr. Cao, please be worshipped by Yuan Shu. Mr. Cao is very kind today, and Yuan Shu will be rewarded in his lifetime. With that, Yuan Shu saluted Cao Cao deeply. The name of Cao Cao has also become Cao Gong.

"Hehe, you're polite. You and I have known each other since childhood, and we are deeply affectionate. Today's matter is naturally incumbent on my brother. You and I will have many opportunities to cooperate in the future. I believe that you and I will work together. There are few things in the world that are difficult to defeat you and mine.

Cao Cao accepted Yuan Shu's thanks without hesitation, and took the opportunity to win over Yuan Shu again. Cao Cao was well aware of the importance of human kindness in the officialdom. What's more, now Yuan Shu is a lieutenant general and he is just a cavalry captain. Therefore, although Yuan Shu is depressed, it is also worth Cao Cao to win over. However, Cao Cao's win over Yuan Shu is The tying-over with yourself can be seen from Cao Cao's name for Yuan Shu.

However, Cao Cao didn't mention a word about Lu Zhi's leaving by entrusting himself to save Yuan Shu. After all, Lu Zhi's future is unpredictable when he returned to Beijing this time. Cao Cao did not want to share the possible benefits of rescuing Yuan Shu.

"What Cao Gong said. Now that the owner of the military camp has changed, I don't think Cao Gong needs to go back. It's better to go to Nanyang with me. Nanyang is rich and has a large population. You and I work together. Why can't you make a career? As soon as Yuan Shu left Guangzong City, he immediately regained his former shrewdness. He knew Cao Cao's extraordinaryness in conversation, and now he began to recruit Cao Cao with a backhand. Although Cao Cao had great ambition, when he arrived at one mu and three minutes of land in Nanyang, he could only bow to Yuan Shu and work for Yuan Shu.

"Although I have the intention to do a big thing with my virtuous brother, how can I leave easily with military affairs? I can only appreciate the kindness of my brother. Xiandi is going to Nanyang, and the road is difficult and dangerous. I, the two guards, will give it to Xiandi and escort Xiandi all the way. Cao Cao found a reason and refused Yuan Shu's invitation. Who is Cao Cao and how can he succumb to others? Cao Cao also handed over the two bodyguards he brought to Yuan Shu and asked them to protect Yuan Shu all the way to Nanyang.

"In this case, Mr. Cao, take care of everything. From now on, Mr. Cao has a life. As long as I, Nanyang Yuan Shu, can do it, only Cao Gong will be the leader." After saying that, Yuan Shu saluted Cao Cao again, took the two soldiers sent by Cao Cao, and headed for Nanyang.

"Yuan Shu has left, and I should also leave. But I still have to do something before I leave. Looking at Yuan Shu's departure, Cao Cao said this leisurely, as if he was talking to someone or talking to himself.

"Cao Ren, why are you here?"

As soon as Cao Cao returned to the gate of the barracks, he saw a familiar figure standing at the gate of the barracks and looking around. This person was Cao Cao's brother Cao Ren.

"Brother, you are back. The new general, Lord Dong Zhuo, passed on his life, saying that he asked the eldest brother to go to the banquet." Seeing Cao Cao coming back, Cao Ren hurried over and reported to Cao Cao.

"Going to the banquet? What kind of banquet are you going to?" Cao Cao was stunned and asked Cao Ren.

"Ha ha, Lord Dong said that he was new here and wanted to have a good relationship with the generals. By the way, brother, did you save Yuan Shu when you went out this time? Then Yuan Shu was really ashamed. A dignified general was captured by the Yellow Turban Army like that. I'm afraid he didn't have the face to come back. Cao Ren smiled and said Dong Zhuo's intention. After that, Cao Ren glanced behind Cao Cao and asked about Yuan Shu.

"Yuan Shu, I naturally rescued him, but he has rushed back to Nanyang now." Cao Cao said carelessly.

"Ha ha, Yuan Shu must have no face to come back, so let's leave." Cao Ren is gloating about Yuan Shu's experience. There is no way to make the old Yuan family so strong? Cao Ren has also seen Yuan Shu's arrogance since he was a child, and it happened to vent at this time.

"I really didn't expect that Dong Zhuo was so uninteresting. He just came to Guangzong and didn't think about the enemy's strategy, but wanted to have a relationship with the generals. These generals are his subordinates. As long as the military law is strict, he can deter everyone. How can he use these false things?" Cao Cao is very dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo's behavior.

"Actually, big brother, with such a boss, isn't it easy for us to do our brother's things? Why does the eldest brother care too much? Isn't the official of the big man always like this? Cao Ren said carelessly.

"Well, in peacetime, naturally there is nothing, but the war is coming. Do you think the Yellow Turban Army will not know about our mobilization of reinforcements in Bingzhou and Beiping? Will they wait until we attack in three ways before starting the war? Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren angrily, and a wave of majesty suddenly made Cao Ren excited, and a trace of cold sweat came out.

"What you mean is that the war is about to start? This is terrible. Brother, what should we do? Cao Ren was suddenly shocked by Cao Cao and had no idea for a moment.

"I'll go to see Dong Zhuo and see his attitude. Go and prepare for it. If Dong Zhuo doesn't listen to the advice, we will be ready to leave at any time. While talking, Cao Cao was ready for the back. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under the dangerous wall. Although Cao Cao is not a gentleman, he is unwilling to bury Dong Zhuo.

When Dong Zhuo came to the big tent, he saw that in the big tent, the smell of wine was soaring. The generals were originally because the court was unfair to Lu Zhi and held their strength. Now they use wine to relieve their worries. They drink more than one by one. A few jars of wine are a little fluttering. As the saying goes, wine does not intoxicate everyone.

"Hahaha, Cao Cao, you're late. You'll be fined three glasses of wine. Come on, drink. If you don't drink, you won't be a man. A general who was obviously a little drunk saw Cao Cao coming in and hurriedly persuaded him to drink.

Cao Cao glanced at the general, who did not say anything, walked around several generals and sat in front of Dong Zhuo in the hall.

"General, there are 220,000 tigers in Guangzong City. The lives of 70,000 soldiers in our army are all in the hands of the general. How can the general indulge his subordinates and drink bad things?" Cao Cao bowed to Dong Zhuo on one knee and shouted such a sentence, but he was shocked. The wine of the generals was dispersed by Cao Cao. They all stopped drinking and turned their heads to look at Cao Cao.

Dong Zhuo was originally very drunk. Taking advantage of the wine, Dong Zhuo has become familiar with many generals. He probably has a bottom of the 70,000 horses left by Lu Zhi. Originally, as a high-ranking official, it is not easy for Dong Zhuo to be recognized by the generals quickly, but the Guangzong war is approaching. If Dong Zhuo can't quickly familiarize himself and know himself and his enemy, he will be very passive when fighting. But how can he get along with the generals? The best way for men to connect feelings is to drink. Dong Zhuo is a man from Xiliang. He is even more deeply touched by this drinking, so he decided to entertain the generals to enhance his relationship.

But I didn't think that Cao Cao was so ignorant that he came out to make trouble.

You should know that when Dong Zhuo summoned the generals to come, Cao Cao happened to quietly go to Guangzong and could not make it. Yuan Shu's matter is confidential. Except for Lu Zhi and Cao Cao, other people don't know, let alone the airborne Dong Zhuo, which is even more impossible to know. However, Dong Zhuo summoned the generals, but Cao Cao could not, which inadvertently offended Dong Zhuo. In Dong Zhuo's view, Dong Zhuo was a general sent by the court. The first time he summoned the generals, Cao Cao did not come on time and did not give Dong Zhuo face. However, Dong Zhuo just came, coupled with just drinking, there was nothing important, and this matter was fine.

What made Dong Zhuo angry was that Cao Cao didn't say anything about it for a long time. As soon as he came up, he said that he did something wrong. It was unbearable. Dong Zhuo's face changed at that time, and an anger arose.

"Hmm, who are you? You can't get there on time. You miss your first offense and don't care about you. I never thought that you would accuse the family in public and shake the heart of the army. If you don't know your sins, how can you control the three armies in the future and order a ban? Come on, pull it out for the sprinkler and hold the staff fifty." Dong Zhuo looked at Cao Cao in front of him. At the same time, he came up with new hatred and old hatred. He took the opportunity to use Cao Cao to deter the generals and show his majesty.

"The general is angry. General Cao is unintentional. Although General Cao is exaggerated, please forgive him this time for the sake of General Cao's loyalty." Seeing that Dong Zhuo was going to beat Cao Cao, the half-drunk generals suddenly woke up a lot. Everyone knelt down and pleaded for Cao Cao.

"Well, now that the war is approaching, and the court is at the time of employing people, I will forgive you for the time being, but this guilt is indeed written down for you. If you want to eliminate the yellow scarf in the future, you must be guilty and make contributions, otherwise you can't escape the blame." Dong Zhuo originally held this banquet to win people's hearts, but now when he saw the generals begging for Cao Cao, he pushed the boat along the water and gave the generals a face. Dong Zhuo deeply understands that in order to govern the army, it is necessary to be relaxed. The so-called slap to give a candy can only be skillful.

And the generals made such a fuss after Cao Cao. No matter how unwilling they were psychologically for Lu Zhi's departure, they have accepted it in action. Dong Zhuo, the new commander.

"Your Excellency, Cao Cao knows that he has offended the power of the adult tiger. He is deeply guilty and dares not ask for forgiveness. However, Cao Cao has a heart to serve the court. The sun and the moon can be seen. Cao Cao is begging for orders and is willing to protect the grain and fodder for the army. If there is any mistake, please cut off my head and ask the general to complete it." Cao Cao looked at Dong Zhuo, knelt on the ground and worshipped, and then asked for orders to guard the grain and grass.

In fact, Cao Cao has seen that Dong Zhuo's stubborn self-use knows that he is following Dong Zhuo. I'm afraid it is inevitable that he will be defeated by the Yellow Turban Army. In addition, after Cao Cao rescued Yuan Shu today, the more he thought about it all the way, the more he felt that it was too easy for the Yellow Turban Army to let Yuan Shu go. Although there was nothing wrong with it, things turned into a demon. Cao Cao was far-sighted and could not leave a back for himself.

Anyway, Cao Cao has now offended Dong Zhuo. Even if he stays in Dong Zhuo's army, I'm afraid he will be excluded by Dong Zhuo. Instead of being controlled by others, it is better to leave Dong Zhuo. At that time, Cao Cao can rush into the sea and gallop.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao asked for his life to guard the food and grass and wanted a golden cicada to remove the shell.