() To the west of Luoyang City are the residences of dignitaries, and among these residences, the most eye-catching one is the one with the Yuan Family Residence signboard. Although there is no sign on the plaque of this residence

There are too many things that indicate the identity of the owner, but no one in Luoyang city does not know the name of the owner here, that is, the Yuan family who has been the three masters for many generations and is called the fourth generation and three masters by the people at the time.

In the past, at any time, the front door of Yuan's house was bustling with people, all of them were officials from the central government who wanted to see the Yuan family. But in the past few days, the situation was completely different. There were almost no people in front of Yuan's house.

, only one horse was tied to the stone pillar in front of the gate, which looked particularly desolate.

At this time, in a living room in the courtyard, Yuan Shao, an outstanding member of the new generation of the Yuan family, dressed in luxurious clothes, was talking to a man of short stature and somewhat ugly appearance. Compared with this man, he was tall and handsome.

The extraordinary Yuan Shao seemed to be particularly outstanding. But now this extraordinary man seemed to be very irritable. This was the third time that he slapped the table in front of him: "How can this be unreasonable? How unreasonable! That Xiliang barbarian

He is really brave, he actually let his barbarian soldiers guard Luoyang City, and made us ask for permission even when we go out, what is his intention!"

Seeing Yuan Shao's angry look, the man opposite didn't say anything, but slowly sipped the wine in his hand, seemingly not taking his anger seriously. Upon seeing this, Yuan Shao snorted again: "Meng De

, how can you endure such a tone? As the second of the eight captains of the Xiyuan School established by the late emperor, you and I should now devote ourselves to state affairs. But now, we have to be trapped in our respective mansions, let alone the imperial court.

I have to ask those Xiliang barbarians for instructions even when I go out, it’s really too much of a lie!"

"Brother Benchu, you'd better control your temper a little, it won't help at all." The person opposite, whom Yuan Shao called Meng De, is of course the famous big shot in history, Cao Cao. He is only thirty-four years old now.

But both in terms of temperament and strategy, he was already much better than the Yuan Shao who was several years older than him.

When Yuan Shao heard what Cao Cao said, he snorted again, and then calmed down his anger slightly and said: "What, did I say something wrong? What did the Xiliang barbarians do after they entered Luoyang? Not only did they seal four

He blocked the entrance to Luoyang and blocked the way inside and outside Luoyang. He also sent his soldiers to clean the streets, making our majestic capital of Han Dynasty look like a dead city. Moreover, he actually had people guarding the door of our homes to allow us to go in and out.

It all requires their consent, so what is this? House arrest?"

"I think he is also considering our safety. After all, the remnants of the Shi Changshi have not yet been wiped out, and you and I are all enemies of them. It is always good to have these people nearby for protection."

Cao Cao smiled, picked up the wine glass and took another sip of wine.

"You... your joke is not funny at all! With your Mengde skills, how can you not see what Dong Zhongying wants to do? Even if he left the troops near our house for protection, he sent people to guard the entrance.

Why is the palace's main road not allowing anyone to enter? I'm afraid anyone can see his intentions?" Yuan Shao said angrily.

Cao Cao still remained silent. He saw all the facts and saw them more clearly than Yuan Shao. In fact, all Dong Zhuo's actions after entering Luoyang can be summarized in two words: seizing power. He just wanted to take advantage of the current center of the imperial court.

When it was unable to operate normally due to the Shi Changshi Rebellion, he took action to seize the power of the government. And now he does have the strength to do so, because after that chaos, Luoyang City had almost no defense force. Even though

A once powerful family like the Yuan family has become a mere commander at this juncture, and is no match for Dong Zhuo, let alone others.

"Think about how you and I were first entrusted by the late emperor, and then sent troops to quell the rebellion of the eunuchs. After several battles, we rescued the emperor back to Luoyang. But I didn't expect that we were supposed to be rewarded by the imperial court, but instead we were rewarded by those eunuchs.

Dong Zhongying, who had done nothing, took advantage of him by taking advantage of him. This is really unbearable! Don't you want to change the current situation, Meng De?" Yuan Shao then said again.

"Things are irreversible. At least in the near future, we are all under the control of Dong Zhongying. He has enough men and horses, and they are all soldiers from Xiliang. He will not let us officials from the DPRK and Central Government go.

In my eyes, I only have Dong Zhuo in my heart. If we dare to do something, these people will dare to attack us. So the most important thing we should do now is to cooperate with him obediently rather than argue with him.

Long!" Cao Cao saw the matter clearly and advised Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was even more angry after hearing this, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that Cao Cao's words were reasonable. In fact, just judging from the low-key performance of his uncle, Yuan Wei, one of the three current princes, in the past few days, he was

It was thought that the current Dong Zhuo was not something they could handle easily. But he still found it difficult to bear this tone, and he said with some worry: "Are we going to have to endure it like this forever? When will it end?"

"Of course you don't have to be patient all the time. Maybe everything will change in a few days." Cao Cao said with confidence: "The reason why Dong Zhuo was able to control the entire Luoyang City in the blink of an eye was because of him.

He has troops in his hands, but Luoyang now has no defenders. And as far as I know, he has been recruiting troops from Xiliang into Luoyang in the past few days. Depending on the situation, there are already three or four of him in Luoyang City.

An army of ten thousand.

"However, the days when his family is the only one will soon pass. He has such a good opportunity because he arrived a step early. But then, he will have opponents. Presumably, the situation in the court will change quickly.

It will be known to the provincial governors from other places, and many of them will definitely come with troops, and then the few men and horses Dong Zhongying has in his hands will not be enough!"

Yuan Shao, who has calmed down a bit, also saw the clues from Cao Cao's analysis: "You mean the situation here will change soon, and he, the Xiliang barbarian, can't always be so arrogant? That's really great.

, when the time comes, I must report it to the emperor and accuse him of his evil plans!"

"I'm afraid this is difficult, because he, Dong Zhuo, is not a fool. He will not follow the truth on this kind of thing. If my prediction is correct, he should be by the emperor's side in the past few days. He wants to learn from the emperor.

Get a reasonable explanation for all his previous actions. Moreover, I am afraid that he will also get a reward from the emperor that will shock you and me!" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes as he spoke, and he was not without yearning for this behavior in his heart.

"What? If that's true, won't we have to be stepped on by him from now on?" Yuan Shao's anger rose again, and he almost wanted to take pictures of those pitiful cases again.

Cao Cao nodded: "I'm afraid so. As long as he gets the emperor's permission, Dong Zhuo can take root in Luoyang. By then, all his actions will be legal and propriety, and no one can object. So my opinion is, If we don’t want to fall out with him right away, the best thing to do is to cooperate with him!”

"Cooperate with this Xiliang barbarian?" Yuan Shao's head immediately shook like a rattle: "This can't be done. How can I, the third prince of the Yuan family, cooperate with such a vulgar barbarian, let alone come to him? No, The decision cannot be made!"

"Brother Benchu, I am thinking about the safety of your Yuan family. If you don't show this attitude now, I'm afraid you will become Dong Zhuo's enemy by then. And judging from the current situation, who will become his enemy?" Enemies, this will not end well. You may not know it in the palace, but two admonishing officials, Shen Zhou and Lang Guang, were beheaded by him because they wanted to meet the emperor in the palace and accuse him of Dong Zhuo's troubles in Luoyang. First level. Today he dared to kill two doctors, and tomorrow he might dare..." Cao Cao didn't finish his words, but he had already said everything he wanted to express.

Hearing this, Yuan Shao showed a trace of fear on his face. The reason why he was so arrogant before was because of his family background and his official status. He thought that no matter how arrogant Dong Zhuo was, he would not dare to do anything to him. It was just house arrest. But now when he heard Cao Cao's words, he suddenly realized that things were not as simple as he thought. This Xiliang barbarian was really a desperado.

"How...how could it be like this? Where did he have the courage to kill the minister?" Yuan Shao said tremblingly, not sure whether he was angry or scared.

"Because he has soldiers in his hands and has already controlled the emperor, he is not afraid of what you dare to do to him." Cao Cao sighed: "That's why I came today. I hope to persuade you to join me. Let's go meet him and see what he wants and whether we can satisfy him. Only if his conditions are met can Luoyang return to its former appearance. How about, Brother Benchu, would you like to go with me to meet him? Dong Zhuo?"

"This..." After pondering for a long time, Yuan Shao finally nodded. He is not an ignorant person and knows that compromise is sometimes necessary. At least, it is better for a member of the Yuan family, who is not very conspicuous, to go to see Dong Zhuo. It would be much more appropriate for my uncle, an important minister of the court, to go.

"Okay, let's set off now. I hope there will be a good result!" Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Yuan Shaoping finally listened to his suggestion calmly.

Under the "escort" of several Xiliang soldiers, the two people soon arrived at Dong Zhuo's current residence - now he no longer lives in the military tent, but has moved to a spacious house, but it is Taken from a wealthy businessman.
Chapter completed!