The Son of Heaven issued an edict to summon the princes of the Quartet to crusade against Yuan Shu, and all the people in the world who have the Han family in their hearts must make a move. Only Yuan Shao of Jizhou, who was originally brothers with Yuan Shu, colluded with each other, and did not send a single soldier to ask for it.

Yanzhou was originally my old land, but it was occupied by the traitor Yuan Shu. The general Huwei is the world, breaking the Yuan army of 300,000, the traitor ambushed the thief, and raised the prestige of our Han family.

However, although Shu was defeated, his brother Yuan Shao was still there. Now Yuan Shao is based on the land of Sizhou, and its power far exceeds that of the traitor Yuan Shu, if he sits big, who in the world can fight against it?

Now Liu Xuande is attacking Liang State, and Sun Bofu is attacking Runan.

If the general is willing to grant me the title of Yanzhou pastor and subsidize it with food, I will definitely send a large army to Yanzhou.

At that time, the generals went out of Taihang Mountain, Liu Xuande attacked Liang State, Sun Bofu took Runan, and I attacked Yanzhou. Gathering the power of the princes of the four roads, Yuan Shao will definitely be eliminated in one fell swoop.

If the Yuan family is defeated, the world can be safe, and the Han family can prosper......

Dong Zhao was immediately shocked after reading the letter that Wen Zhao took out. If the princes of the four roads attacked Yuan Shao together, the Yuan clan would definitely be defeated.

Trying to stabilize his mind, Dong Zhao asked in disbelief: "Is this really a letter written by Cao Mengde to the general?" ”

Chen Xu nodded vigorously and said, "If Mr. doesn't believe it, you might as well ask Ben Chu directly to ask Cao Mengde if he has taken the position of Yanzhou pastor, and ask me for grain and grass, and prepare to send troops to Yanzhou." ”

Dong Zhao shouted: "The general really appointed Cao Mengde as the pastor of Yanzhou? ”

Wen Zhao said helplessly: "Now that the princes are rising, Cao Mengde is based on the rich land of the two eastern states, he asks for the title of Yanzhou Mu, how dare the Son of Heaven disobey?" ”

Chen Xu was secretly changing his concept, and said that he took the initiative to canonize Cao Cao as the pastor of Yanzhou, saying that Cao Cao asked for it. also said that Cao Cao's postponement was intended to plot against Yanzhou.

Dong Zhao grabbed the letter in his hand tightly and asked, "I wonder if the general can hand over this letter to his subordinates to bring back to Jizhou?" ”

Wen Zhao looked embarrassed and said: "In order to show that I have no intention of being an enemy of the original, I had to take out this letter to show my innocence. ”

"If Mr. takes it back to Jizhou, hand it over to Benchu. If Ben had confronted Mende with the letter, wouldn't he have trapped me in injustice? What's more, even if Ben could have obtained this letter, Meng De would never admit it. ”

Dong Zhao hurriedly said: "My lord Yuan Jizhou, how can he do something to betray his allies?" I brought this letter back to Jizhou to let my lord know Cao Mengde's sinister intentions. ”

Wen Zhao just shook his head fiercely and said, "This matter will never come to pass." ”

Dong Zhao was anxious, and couldn't help but say something excited: "Could it be that this letter is fraudulent, and the general refuses to let me bring it back to Jizhou?" ”

Chen Xu immediately said loudly like a cat that had been stepped on by its tail: "I took the risk of losing my trust to others before I took out the letter, why did Mr. deceive him so much?" ”

Dong Zhao said: "It's not that Zhao doesn't believe in the general, but the matter is big, and I have to be cautious." ”

Wen Zhao showed a tangled look on his face, and he hesitated again and again before gritting his teeth and said: "I have admired Mr. for a long time, as long as Mr. is willing to stay in Guanzhong to serve His Majesty, even if Meng De blames, I am willing to hand over this letter to Ben Chu." ”

Chen Xu's original intention was just to make things difficult for Dong Zhao, so that he could not get this letter so easily. He didn't think at all that Dong Zhao would agree to stay in Guanzhong.

But he didn't want to, after hearing his words, Dong Zhao thought for a while, and then sighed and said: "That's it, as long as the general is willing to hand over this letter to my lord, Zhao is willing to stay in Guanzhong to serve the dogs and horses." ”

"What, what?"

Dong Zhao agreed to stay so easily, which made Chen Xu feel uneasy in his heart.

With a wry smile, Dong Zhao said self-deprecatingly: "Seeing that I agreed so easily, did the general think that what I said was untrue, or was he afraid that I would change the court at will because I didn't know my loyalty?" ”

Wen Zhao hurriedly shook his head, stepped forward to hold Dong Zhao's hands, and said sincerely: "It is the blessing of the Han that Mr. can stay, I can't be happy, how can I have other ideas?" ”

This sentence is also Chen Xu's heartfelt words, although there is no shortage of top strategists under his command now, the demand for scribes is still very huge.

Even if Dong Zhao's talent is not as good as Tian Feng and others, he can be regarded as a great talent. In Chen Xu's view, as long as talents come to join him, he will gladly welcome them.

Dong Zhao Zhengse said: "The general doesn't know, I came this time, on the one hand, to find out the truth of the general for Yuan Jizhou; On the other hand, it was also to make a special trip to the general. ”

At this point, Dong Zhao no longer concealed it, and directly picked out the matter and informed himself of his embarrassing position under Yuan Shao.

As the saying goes: the king chooses the minister, and the minister also chooses the king. Since Yuan Jizhou is suspicious of me because of my brother's affairs, there is no need for me to be loyal to him. ”

"This time I went to Guanzhong, just wait for me to complete the things entrusted by Yuan Jizhou, and I will have nothing to do with it in the future."

Speaking of this, Dong Zhao made a gesture to Chen Xu and said, "Zhao is a humble learner, I don't know if the general is willing to take him in!" ”

Wen Zhao was overjoyed, took his arm and said, "I have to be benevolent, why worry about the big thing?" ”

However, he said that the deputy envoy who followed Dong Zhao into the customs would rush back to Jizhou in the starry night after getting the forged letter.

Before leaving, Wen Zhao repeatedly explained to him: "Gongren's stay in Guanzhong was not his original intention. I used the letter as a threat, and Gongren had to stay here in order to get this letter. ”

"Gongren's loyalty to the original can be learned from heaven and earth, and he is worthy of his title of celebrity."

When the deputy envoy heard this, he was immediately in awe, and secretly thought in his heart: "The lord treats Gongren like this, but he is still willing to make such a sacrifice for the lord, which is really respectable and admirable." ”

Dong Zhao didn't speak, but his eyes were a little red.

Although Dong Zhao abandoned Yuan and Chen Nai for a reason, it was rumored that he would not have a good reputation. Now after Chen Xu said this, others will think that Dong Zhao was forced to stay in Pusaka for the sake of Yuan Shao's great cause.

Even if Dong Zhao served Chen Xu in the future, others would admire him for being loyal to the monarch and keeping his promises.

Thinking of the different treatment under Yuan Shao and here, Dong Zhao secretly swore to himself: "How generous the lord treats me, I will never fail the lord in this life!" ”

Not to mention that Chen Xu added another famous man under his command, but said that after the envoy returned to Jizhou, he handed over the letter to Yuan Shao, and prepared that Dong Zhao stayed in Puban in order to get the letter.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he sighed with annoyance: "Gongren treats me wholeheartedly, but I have doubts about him, I am really ashamed of Gongren." ”

After sighing, Yuan Shao opened the letter in his hand. The further he looked, the more ugly his face became.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shao suddenly became furious and scolded: "Cao Apu is really insidious and cunning, in vain I have always regarded him as a confidant, but he wants me to die!" ”

Xu You hurriedly took the letter in Yuan Shao's hand, read it several times before frowning and said: "Judging from the handwriting, there is no doubt that it is really Mengde." ”

Yuan Shao said angrily: "I have been intersecting with Cao Apu since I was a child, how can I not recognize his handwriting? ”

Xu You just frowned, took the letter and read it a few more times, but he couldn't see the flaw anyway.

The rest of the advisors also took the letter and read it repeatedly.

After everyone watched it, they all gasped a few times. If it is really as Cao Cao said, Yuan Shao will definitely be attacked on all sides. Coupled with Gongsun Zan in Liaodong, it is really very likely that the Yuan clan will be wiped out.

Guo Tu said: "Although the lord confirms that this is Cao Mengde's handwriting, it is difficult to guarantee that it will not be Chen Wenzhao who planted the blame and wanted to separate the lord and Cao Mengde." ”

Xu You also echoed: "What the public rule says is good, Meng De has been good with the main bus since he was a child, and he is like a brother. Whether it was killing the eunuchs, crusading against Dong Zhuo, or later attacking Gongsun Zhan, Meng De was firmly on the side of the lord. ”

"It would be too arbitrary to have a bad relationship with Mengde on the basis of a single letter."

Very rarely, there was no objection to the awarding and adjudication. Although they do not agree with Guo Tu and others, they will not be sloppy in terms of major rights and wrongs.

Unless Yuan Shao made up his mind to completely exterminate Cao Cao and occupy the entire Qingzhou and Jizhou. Otherwise, he should continue to maintain a good relationship with Cao Cao.

Hearing everyone's words, Yuan Shao's face looked much better.

Because Yuan Shao was a concubine, he was very unpopular before, and there were not too many friends who could make friends, and Cao Cao was one of them.

When they were teenagers, the two of them were prominent, but they were concubines; A man from a caster background, but with great ambitions. It stands to reason that they should be on the other side of the enemy.

After all, the Shi clan has always been at odds with the eunuch party.

However, when they were young, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao formed an extremely innocent friendship very rarely.

When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were young, they were good rangers, frivolous and bold.

Once, the two went to see someone else's house to marry and discussed snatching the bride away. They crept into the garden of the newlyweds, and at ten o'clock in the middle of the night, Cao Cao and the two of them shouted, 'The thief is coming.'

The people who married the daughter-in-law ran out to catch the thief, so Cao Cao drew his sword and kidnapped the bride and ran back with Yuan Shao.

But it was dark and they couldn't find their way, and both of them accidentally fell into the thorn bushes. Especially Yuan Shao, he was stuck in it and couldn't get out, and Cao Cao couldn't pull Yuan Shao no matter how he pulled it.

The bride's house found out that the bride was missing and immediately searched everywhere. Seeing that he was about to search, Cao Cao was in a hurry and shouted: "The thief is here!" ”

Cao Cao's shouting frightened Yuan Shao, and he burst out with great potential, cutting through the thorns at once, and immediately jumped out. Only then were the two able to get out of trouble and not be caught by others.

The two can do bad things together, share hardships, and never give up in the face of danger. This kind of friendship that was the purest in his youth has always been an unforgettable thing for Yuan Shao.

If it was possible, he would never want to turn against Cao Cao.

Feng Ji pondered for a long time, and suddenly said: "Although Cao Mengde can't be wronged, he can't be unguarded against this. ”

"The lord might as well send a fine work to Xuzhou to inquire to see if Cao Mengde really received the Yanzhou pastor, and also wrote a letter asking for grain and grass to prepare to attack Yanzhou."

Yuan Shao thought so and acted according to the plan.