Autumn goes to winter, and time flies in a blink of an eye.

After Cao Cao fled back to Chenliu, he received funding from the local tycoon Wei Hong, erected a white flag to recruit troops, and wrote the word "loyalty" to recruit troops and horses.

In just two or three months, more than 5,000 volunteers were recruited.

The recruits were handed over to the Xiahou brothers for training, and there were two strong men to vote, one was a Yangping patriot, surnamed Le, named Jin, and the word Wenqian; Another Shanyang Julu person, surnamed Li, name dictionary, word Mancheng.

Cao Cao saw that these two were not only brave, but also had read the book of war, so he stayed in front of the account to serve.

His father Cao Song heard that his son was recruiting, and he also recruited more than 1,000 soldiers in Qian County, led by Cao's brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong, and brought Chen Liu to join Cao Cao.

Coupled with the soldiers of Chenliu County, Cao Cao's army here is enough for 10,000 people.

On this day, Zhang Miao, the county guard of Chenliu, invited Cao Cao to the mansion to discuss what to do next.

Cao Cao knew what Zhang Miao was worried about, although Chen Liu's more than 10,000 soldiers here, it was far from enough to deal with Dong Zhuo's 200,000 army.

"It will definitely not work with our little strength, so we must call on the princes of the world to raise troops and fight against Dong Zhuo!" Cao Cao had already thought about this, and when the princes of all walks of life joined forces, the strength of the troops would definitely not be lower than Dong Zhuo.

"So how do you get them to help?"

Zhang Miao is still a little worried, if he only relies on a letter, it is estimated that few people are willing to send troops to fight Dong. After all, the Son of Heaven is in the hands of Dong Zhuo, and if he doesn't do it, he will be accused of rebellion.

Raise troops to fight, pay attention to the division is famous.

If the name is not right, the words will not be good, and if the words are not good, the things will not be done. Whether it is a battle against fortifications or a crusade against suppression, there must be a banner of justice, at least in the general righteousness, and it must stand on its feet.

Now Dong Zhuo has the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials in his hands, and he represents orthodoxy.

This is also an important reason why Yuan Shao and others hated Dong Zhuo, but they did not dare to raise troops to conscript.

"Meng Zhuo, are you drunk?"

Cao Cao laughed, he drank the bottle of warm wine, and shouted: "Today's Son of Heaven is just a puppet set up by Dong Zhuo, and the person who passed on the throne of the first emperor is the current King Hongnong. With this, he can teach Dong Zhuo to stand in front of everyone in the world. ”

Zhang Miao immediately understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words, leaned closer, and lowered his voice: "Is Meng De saying that in the name of King Hongnong, in the name of restoring his throne, he called on the people of the world to attack him in groups?" ”

Cao Cao nodded, with this name, he was not afraid that Yuan Shao and others would not send troops to attack Dong.

Speaking of Yuan Shao, Zhang Miao couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This thing is also to blame at the beginning, if he hadn't given the general that idea, maybe there would not be today's great disaster for the country." ”

"Meng Zhuo, it's useless to say anything now, let's prepare well." Cao Cao patted his friend's shoulder, he had already combined.

In the early spring of next year, the army will be raised to fight against Dong.

Then the two talked about drinking, and at the end, Zhang Miao said unintentionally: "It would be better if we could get King Hongnong to our side." ”

A seemingly unintentional sentence made Cao Cao like an initiation, as the so-called clearing the clouds and seeing the sky, guarding the clouds and seeing the moon.

Cao Cao laughed: "Meng Zhuo, you have reminded me that there may be someone who can help us." ”

"Who?" Zhang Miao was very curious.

Cao Cao took a sip of wine, his small eyes were shining, and he slowly replied: "The Wen Hou who was sealed by the imperial court not long ago, Lu Bu. ”

When Zhang Miao heard this name, he was immediately disappointed, "Meng De, I see that you have drunk too much and are talking nonsense." Who is Lu Bu? Dong Zhuo's minions! ”

"Speaking of his Wenhou, I'm even more angry, what is Taixue? The school set up by the Son of Heaven, he actually led troops to break through and kill innocents indiscriminately, which is simply full of evil! You still expect him to rescue King Hongnong, isn't it stupid! ”

Perhaps because of the wine, Zhang Miao angrily reprimanded Cao Cao on the spot, his face was red.

Cao Cao couldn't say anything, and he also knew that this old friend of his was such an upright person, so he no longer argued with Zhang Miao, but he had an idea in his heart.

If Lu Bu really wanted to take refuge in Dong Zhuo, he should have been arrested back in the first place, as the capital for investment, so why take the risk of letting him back.

Cao Cao didn't understand why Lu Bu would work for Dong Zhuo, but in his heart, he always had an indescribable feeling.

From the first meeting of Xinzheng, to the reunion in Luoyang, and then to the reunion by the river.

Lu Bu's mind, he is becoming more and more unpredictable.

Here in Luoyang, since Dong Zhuo was angry in Chongde Hall last time, the court has turned into a pool of stagnant water, and it can't make a little waves, and it is extremely quiet.

Although Lu Bu has risen to the rank of Marquis, he is still an empty general. The affairs of the Xiliang military camp were not allowed to be touched at all, and when there was a need, let Lu Bu lead the troops to escort Dong Zhuo to travel safely, and when he didn't need it, let him stay at home by himself.

Lu Bu was also happy to be idle because of this, spending a rare good time at home with his wife and children.

Cai Yong came once in private to thank Lu Bu. If it weren't for Lu Bu's reminder, he wouldn't have been able to see Dong Zhuo at all, and he wouldn't have been able to save those students who studied too much.

Lu Bu cut off the heads of twenty Tai students, which seemed cruel, but in fact he was deliberately delaying time. Otherwise, how could he let a general do such a thing.

Of course, Lu Bu didn't admit it, but fortunately, Cai Yong knew it in his heart and didn't break it.

"I heard that Mr. Xi Ce in the General's Mansion is especially good at piano skills, I wonder if the old man has the ear to listen?" This is another purpose of Cai Yongdeng's mansion.

Those who know Cai Yong well know that this old man is not only a great Confucian, but also proficient in diction and calligraphy, and he is also highly accomplished in music. It is rumored that there is a paulownia xylophone in his house, named Jiaowei, which is like the sound of heaven in the world when it is played, which makes people fascinated and addicted to it.

Lu Bu hadn't heard of it and didn't know if it was true or not, the only thing that made him curious was where Cai Yong learned that he could play the piano from where he learned about it.

It's just a coincidence that Cai Yong came a step late, and Xi Ce and Guo Jia went out for a walk early in the morning. According to the habit of the two of them, they usually don't come back until sunset and dusk.

"It's okay, the old man can wait."

Cai Yong's attitude was unexpectedly firm, which made Lu Bu even more curious. The world-famous Confucian Cai Bojiao is actually willing to wait for a little-known junior, and observing his expression, it seems that he is still quite looking forward to it?

Since he is willing to wait, Lu Bu will definitely not be able to drive people out, let alone be a great Confucian in the world. He asked his subordinates to prepare melons and fruit snacks, so that they could serve this old man.

After waiting for a while, the drama strategy still hadn't returned, so Dong Zhuo sent someone first, saying that he had a good painting and let Cai Yong go to the mansion to taste it.

Cai Yong couldn't shirk it, so he had to follow.

Before leaving, he asked Lu Bu to help convey that he was welcome to visit Cai's Mansion at any time.

Approaching dusk, Xi Ce and Guo Jia returned to the mansion casually.

Lu Bu told the story of the day.

After listening to it, Xi Ce's expression became a little subtle, and there seemed to be sadness hidden in his eyes, and he shook his head slightly.

Guo Jia beside him was very puzzled, and turned his head to look at Xi Ce, "When you were in Yingchuan Academy before, didn't you say that you wanted to play a song with Cai Bojiao the most in your life?" Now that the opportunity to fulfill your wish is in front of you, why not go? ”

"I won't play the piano in my life."

The joke laughed, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, chased after him with some distress, and scolded loudly: "Xi Zhicai, you are a fool!" ”