At this moment, he was fully armored and in high spirits, with not even a hint of sleepiness on his face. In this state, let alone having fallen asleep just now, he probably had not even dozed off.
It seems that the potter's guess is completely correct.
Yuan Shao stationed his troops and horses in the square behind the Quefei Gate. He was also here. He did not enter the palace to live in peace. After all, it was once the emperor's palace. Even if it was turned into ruins, sleeping there without permission would inevitably lead to people being behind his back.
Point and point.
The famous family of the Four Generations and Three Dukes still put in a lot of effort in terms of superficial skills.
"Wang Situ, Meng De...oh, and Mr. Tao!" After meeting a few people, Yuan Shao showed a warm smile on his handsome face, making people feel more cordial.
"Meng De! Tell me about you. That day after you and I discussed important matters in the commander's tent, you led the army and left without even saying hello... You also took Mr. Tao and others with you. If something unexpected happened,
, but how can your brother feel at ease?" Yuan Shao grabbed Cao Cao's hand and kept chattering.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have been good playmates for many years. They were extremely familiar with each other when they were young. They were so familiar with each other that they could basically communicate with each other except for their wives.
Even though there was a conflict over the pursuit of Dong Zhuo that day due to disagreements, after a few days of calming down, the two of them had long since dissipated and got back together.
"Hehe!" Cao Cao showed a playful smile and didn't care much about what he said: "What you said is easy. I risked my life chasing Dong Zhuo and almost lost my life, but you are here to pick it up? Cao Mouruo really
Let the old thief be killed, and you, Yuan Benchu, will have to pay double compensation for this life!"
Yuan Shao laughed loudly: "No one named Yuan can afford to pay for Cao Mengde's life! What's more, you have to pay twice as much!"
After saying that, Yuan Shao sighed again and said with great regret: "It's a pity that the old thieves caused the city of Luoyang to become such a depressed place. If not, Yuan would have to wash away the dust for you at Heng Yuexuan tonight no matter what!"
As soon as they said this, they saw Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looking at each other, with a lewd smile of 'you understand, I understand'.
The pottery merchant didn't know why, so he turned to look at Wang Yun and asked in confusion: "Situ, where is Heng Yuexuan?"
Wang Yun squinted his eyes, snorted disdainfully, and said: "It's just a place for fireworks in the west city of Luoyang..."
Hearing this, the pottery merchant suddenly realized: "It turns out to be such a magical place!"
Wang Yun glanced back and forth at Yuan Shao and Cao Cao with great dissatisfaction, and said sadly: "A descendant from a famous family actually hangs out in a prostitute's house. It's really... it's... it's really, alas! It's such an insult to the family tradition!"
Tao Shang blinked and asked in confusion: "Wang Situ, Tao has a little doubt. I wonder if you can help explain it?"
"Do you have any doubts?"
The pottery merchant pursed his lips, suppressing a smile and said: "How do you always know that Heng Yuexuan is a place for prostitutes... I feel like you are very familiar with your business."
"Cough, cough, cough!!" Wang Yun heard the words and coughed hard as if he was choking. His face turned red and he looked very embarrassed.
"Master Situ is here to visit, what's the important matter? Why did you come here all night? How can you let Yuan have such a hard time?" Yuan Shaopu changed the subject amiably, which was considered as giving Lao Wang a head start.
"Ben Chu!" Wang Yun stepped forward tremblingly, held Yuan Shao's hand, and said with emotion: "Do you know what happened in Luoyang during the year you left? How many ministers are there in this dynasty?
Suffered the abuse of Thief Dong!"
Yuan Shao shook Wang Yun's hand comfortingly and said sadly and angrily: "Don't worry, Master Situ. Sooner or later, Shao et al. will definitely capture Chang'an, kill the old thief Dong Zhuo, and rescue the emperor! Give me a peaceful world for the Han Dynasty.
!”
Wang Yun said with emotion: "If you can say this at first, I will be relieved even if the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty die!"
After that, he turned his fingers and pointed at Cao Cao and Tao Shang again, and said with emotion: "If Meng De and the Tao boy had not sent troops to rescue this time, how could many courtiers be freed from the control of the Dong thief? The contribution of these two people is indispensable.
Big too."
Yuan Shao smiled and nodded, agreeing: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished! As the leader of the alliance, Shao will not forget the achievements of Meng De and others. There will be a long time to come. This merit will be recorded in the merit book and wait for the next day.
Take care of it."
After hearing this, the pottery merchant was very dissatisfied...
It is also recorded in the credit book. This record will probably be sealed forever and will never be retrieved in the future.
But it doesn’t matter, anyway, the pottery merchants have basically achieved their goal of conquering Dong Zhuo in the west!
On the battlefield of Yangren, together with Cao Cao and Liu Bei, they defeated Hua Xiong! The Xuzhou Army became famous all over the world!
At Hulao Pass, Xu Chu succeeded Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and defeated Lu Bu, and his fame spread far and wide.
During Dong Zhuo's pursuit, the Xuzhou army sacrificed their lives. Tao Shang personally went to the front line to play chess with Dong Zhuo and rescued many Han courtiers!
These few things alone are enough to push the reputation of the Xuzhou Army and the Tao family to a whole new level. Among the various aristocratic families in the world, the pro-Han lineage is bound to lean towards Xuzhou in the future... future receipts and results.
It should be far greater than the current expenditure. It doesn't matter whether Yuan Shao cashes in his so-called credit or not.
Of course it would be best if you can cash it out.
Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were stationed in the square and did not enter the palace. A few people were chatting in the square.
Wang Yun explained the most important purpose of his trip to Yuan Shao, expressing the deep desire of these rescued courtiers to stay with Yuan Shao temporarily and help Yuan Shao deal with Dong Zhuo.
After hearing this, Yuan Shao's forehead instantly squeezed into a 'Chuan' shape, and he touched the neatly trimmed beard on his chin, with a troubled look on his handsome face.
This expression had been expected by Cao Cao and the pottery merchant.
"Wang Situ, my lords, Shao is very aware of your sincerity and sincerity to the emperor and the imperial court, and I admire you very much! But... alas, to be honest with you, Lord Situ, although Shao is nominally the leader of the princes alliance, he only controls a mere area.
In a county in the Bohai Sea, all the troops, food and military supplies depend on the supply of Han Fu, the shepherd of Jizhou, and they have no time to take care of themselves. Wouldn’t it be wronged for all the ministers to follow Yuan? According to Shao’s opinion, all the ministers were saved by Meng De and Tao Gongzi.
, might as well just live with them..."
"Don't!" Before Yuan Shao could finish his words, Cao Cao hurriedly stopped him, saying in his heart that you are not stupid, but I am not stupid either. You can't even think of harming Cao!
"Wang Situ, Cao is even worse off than Ben Chu. He is still a Bohai governor after all. Cao doesn't even have a serious territory! He is homeless and has only a few thousand soldiers under his command. They sold their property and recruited them.
Yes! If you, my lords, follow me, won’t you have to suffer from hunger? Moreover, Cao’s status is embarrassing. Even if I want to keep you, your lords, I’m afraid you won’t be willing to..."
The embarrassing status Cao Cao mentioned was undoubtedly referring to his status as a eunuch.
Wang Yun did not answer, but turned his head to the pottery merchant again.
The pottery merchant shrugged, spread his hands, and said, "Wang Situ, this junior is white, and he has to rely on his own food to feed himself. Wouldn't it be more embarrassing for all the adults to follow me..."
At this point, the pottery merchant was afraid that it was not enough, so he showed a bitter look and said sadly: "Situ, this junior... is poor!"
Wang Yun's face turned dark and became more and more ugly.
He tremblingly raised a finger, first pointed at Yuan Shao, then nodded at Cao Cao, and paused briefly as he passed by the pottery merchant.
"Okay! You can do it one by one! Your wings have become stiff. Think about how much favor you received from the princes of the dynasty back in Luoyang! How much support..."
The pottery merchant hurriedly took off his shoes: "Wang Situ, this is my first time in the capital today, and I have never had my shoes mentioned before..."
"Go away! I didn't tell you!" Wang Yun shouted angrily.
The potter stuck out his tongue and stood aside.
Looking back, Wang Yun continued to reprimand Cao Cao and Yuan Shao: "Now you are different, you are all princes of the same party! You have soldiers and generals under your hands! Why, have you turned around and disowned these benefactors who supported you in the past? Could it be that you
They all want to be like Dong Zhuo, dominate one side, and disrespect the king’s orders... They all want to rebel, right?!”
This is a bit harsh to say.
Yuan Shao hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Wang Situ, look at what you are saying. You know how loyal Meng De and I are to the Han Dynasty and the emperor. You remember that when Dong Dong made false claims to abolish the throne, Shao and Lao
The thief confronted him in court and ran away angrily. Meng De even borrowed a seven-star sword to assassinate the old thief. How courageous was he? If Situ said that we and I were going to rebel, then where in the world would we find loyal ministers?"
Wang Yun said angrily: "That was then, and now is now!"
Cao Cao shook his head helplessly and said: "Master Situ, we also have our own reasons. What's going on with these half-dynasty ministers staying with us? It's really inconsistent with the etiquette system. It's better to return to our hometown and wait for the fate of the old thief.
After his death, the world will be peaceful, and all the princes will be able to return to the court to serve His Majesty..."
Wang Yun turned to look at Cao Cao and said angrily: "What? This Manchu minister can't be loyal to the Han Dynasty even if he lives in your place for the time being! He has to go back to his hometown and lie dormant? If the old thief wants to send someone to investigate and assassinate me, I will
Who are you going to look for?"
Tao Shang secretly shook his head and said to himself that the old man Wang Yun still couldn't understand his situation.
No matter how powerful you court officials are, it doesn't matter. You are no different from beggars now. If you don't want to abandon your achievements and return to your hometown to be a nobody, then you might as well lower your profile and talk to Yuan Shao.
Now you have to act like a coward and demand people, and you have to be so confident when begging for food. All the good things belong to your family... Yuan Shao will only keep you if his brain is broken.
Just as Wang Yun, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao were arguing endlessly, there was a burst of rapid footsteps, and along with the footsteps was the call of "Benchu, Benchu".
The pottery merchant turned his head and was startled when he saw the person...it was Yuan Shu who had arrived.
Yuan Shu is Yuan Shao's younger brother, but he doesn't call him brother on weekdays. Instead, he uses Yuan Shao's nickname "Benchu"!
To put it bluntly, it seems that he doesn't want to admit that Yuan Shao is now the number one member of the Yuan family. Normally, the two brothers seem to be inseparable, and are quite difficult to deal with.
But Yuan Shu today doesn't look like he's looking for trouble.
"Ben Chu, something big happened, hurry up..." Before Yuan Shu could finish his words, he suddenly saw a group of people. He couldn't help but was startled, and quickly changed his words: "Hey, why are so many people... here? It's so lively.