Three Kingdoms: I, the eldest son of Cao, a loving father of a great man!

Lu Bu looked at Zhao Yun, then said to Yuan Shu: "Gong Lu, you and I have been brothers for many years, why did you betray me?"

Yuan Shu's heart tightened, and he hurriedly explained: "Fengxian, I didn't mean to betray you."

"Really? Why did you kill Dong Zhuo and let my parents die unjustly?

And why did you want to murder the lord? Is it because the lord is not your direct descendant?" Lu Bu questioned.

Yuan Shu was stunned. It turned out that Lu Bu had known it for a long time. How did he know it? Did Zhao Yun tell Lu Bu?

"Gong Lu, all of this is your own fault. The wrong things you have done are enough for me to kill you ten thousand times!" Lu Bu said angrily.

"Fengxian, I..." Yuan Shu was about to say something.

But he felt a sharp pain and when he looked down, he found a dagger stuck in his heart.

"you you."

Yuan Shu's eyes widened. He never expected that he would die at the hands of his former best brother Lu Bu.

Yuan Shu turned his head with difficulty and looked at Zhao Yun. He wanted to say something.

"Don't blame me. I don't want this to happen either." Zhao Yun said calmly.

Zhao Yun saw a trace of resentment in Yuan Shu's eyes. He knew that if he killed Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu would definitely hate him.

But there was no other way. He didn't want to give the enemy any chance, so he chose to take action.

Yuan Shu fell to the ground unwillingly, his eyes wide open, looking extremely unwilling.

"My lord, how are you?" Chen Gong helped Yuan Shu up and asked with concern.

Yuan Shu ignored Chen Gong. His eyes were fixed on Zhao Yun, as if he wanted to say something. Unfortunately, he was unable to say it in the end.

"My lord, the problem here has been resolved." Zhao Yun said to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang smiled and nodded: "Zilong, you have worked hard in this battle. You performed very well. I will remember you."

"Thank you, my lord!" Zhao Yun said happily.

Cao Ang looked at Chen Gong and Guo Tu and said coldly: "Since you have surrendered to Yuan Shao, then leave with me."

"My lord, please spare our lives!" Guo Tu and Chen Gong kowtowed quickly.

"Hmph!" Cao Ang waved his hand, and two guards dragged Guo Tu and Chen Gong out.

Yuan Shu was already doomed, and it was useless for Guo Tu and Chen Gong to struggle.

Cao Ang then looked at Zhao Yun and said, "Zilong, you have made great contributions. I will appoint you as the governor of Nanyang and reward you with five thousand carts of gold, silver and jewels."

Zhao Yun was horrified and hastily refused, saying, "My lord, I am ashamed to accept it."

Cao Ang frowned and said, "Why? Are you not satisfied?"

"My lord, I am not a greedy person. I appreciate your gift." Zhao Yun said.

Cao Ang sighed and said, "Zilong, you are loyal to the emperor and love your country. You are a good minister, but your position is too low."

"I dare not!" Zhao Yun insisted.

Cao Ang looked at Zhao Yun. He knew that Zhao Yun still thought that he was not worthy of this official position.

"Ah!" Cao Ang exhaled softly: "I understand."

Cao Ang picked up Yuan Shu's sword and handed it to Zhao Yun: "Keep this sword. I know you don't want it, so I will give it to you today."

Zhao Yun said respectfully: "Thank you, my lord!"

Although Zhao Yun didn't know why the emperor gave him this sword, it was a gift from Cao Ang and as a military general he had to obey.

"Zilong, now that Yuan Shu has been eliminated, what do you think should be done with Yuan Shu's remaining troops?" Cao Ang asked.

After thinking for a moment, Zhao Yun said, "Yuan Shu's power is relatively weak. But he is from an aristocratic family and has a deep foundation. If we wipe them out completely, it may hurt the vitality of the court."

Cao Ang nodded. The aristocratic families under Yuan Shu were very powerful. If they were to be wiped out completely, not only would there be heavy losses, but it would also trigger opposition from both inside and outside the court.

“I plan to expel them to Jizhou. Whether they like it or not, they will never be able to return to Luoyang.

You can’t even set foot in the North Sea, that’s all.” Cao Ang suggested.

"My lord is wise!" The civil and military officials praised one after another.

Cao Ang hated aristocratic families like the Yuan family to the core.

The elimination of Yuan Shu this time could serve as a lesson for the aristocratic families, so that they would not become more rampant in the future.

"Zilong, I am also aware of your achievements. I have accepted your suggestion this time and I am going to promote you." Cao Ang continued.

"Thank you for your kindness, my lord!" Zhao Yun knelt on one knee and kowtowed to express his gratitude.

"Zilong, you are still young. I hope you can work hard and strive to meet my expectations as soon as possible!" Cao Ang encouraged.

"I will definitely live up to my lord's trust!" Zhao Yun promised.

Cao Ang smiled slightly. He believed that Zhao Yun would go further and further in the future, and that was Zhao Yun's character.

He is destined not to be an ordinary soldier all his life. One day he will become famous and powerful throughout the world.

Zhao Yun stepped aside, his mission was over.

Yuan Tan and others also stood up upon seeing this, and bowed to Cao Ang and said, "My lord is wise!"

Cao Ang said with a smile: "Okay, that's it for today, you can go back to your homes."

"We're leaving!" Several people said goodbye to Cao Ang.

Cao Ang waved his hand, signaling them to leave.

Zhuge Liang, Ju Shou, Pang Tong and Jia Xu who were present followed Cao Ang back to the imperial tent.

"Kongming, Yuanhao, Gongtai, what do you three think?" After Cao Ang sat down, he asked Zhuge Liang and others.

Pang Tong said: "My lord, during this campaign against Yuan Shao, we killed a total of 1.26 million bandits.

780,000 bandits were captured, and countless grains and supplies were seized.

These are all due to the Lord's good governance, and we should celebrate for the Lord."

"Yuan Hao, this is wrong!" Cao Ang shook his head and denied Pang Tong's words.

Pang Tong looked at Cao Ang in confusion. Shouldn't this be the time to celebrate victory?

Cao Ang said: "I am indeed happy that we defeated Yuan Shao this time, but I feel that this campaign against Yuan Shao was a bit hasty."

Zhuge Liang and others showed surprised expressions that Cao Ang would actually be so worried.

"My lord, why is this?" Sima Yi asked.

“When I dealt with Yuan Shao before, my goal was basically to deplete Yuan Shao’s military strength.

After each battle, Yuan Shao would be exhausted, and I could take the opportunity to devour Yuan Shao's troops." Cao Ang said.

"But this time, our army has just started the war with Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao's military strength has been greatly reduced. This is not in line with common sense." Cao Ang analyzed.

Pang Tong nodded and agreed, "My lord, your concern is very true. I think Yuan Shao must have a trick up his sleeve."

"I also have some guesses, but these guesses are just guesses and need to be verified," said Cao Ang.

Cao Ang paused for a moment and then continued. (End of this chapter)