Yuan Shao, the father of Fanghua in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 371
Zhong Yao, whose character is Chang, was born in the Zhong family of Yingchuan, and was born in Ju Xiaolian. He was Ren Tingweizheng and Huangmen servant.

In the third year of Chuping, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Chang'an to write a letter. At that time, Li Jue and Guo Si held the emperor hostage, thinking that Cao Cao belonged to the Kwantung Allied Forces and was Dong Zhuo's enemy, so they discussed detaining the envoy.

At this time, Zhong Yao advised, saying that all the princes in the world have different ideas, but Cao Cao has his heart for the Han Dynasty. If he rejects his kindness, who else in the world would dare to attach himself to the emperor?
After hearing this, Li Jue and Guo Si thought it made sense, so he treated the envoy preferentially, and Cao Cao was able to establish contact with the emperor Liu Xie.

After Cao Cao heard about this, he asked Xun Yu about Zhong Yao's character. Xun Yu praised Zhong Yao greatly, so Cao Cao began to make friends with Zhong Yao in private.

Cao Cao was very eager for talents. At that time, most of the gentry in the world attached themselves to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. As a result, there were relatively few talents under Cao Cao's subordinates. Therefore, he had to make a gesture of seeking talents. For those worthy of friendship, Try to reach out as much as possible.

It has to be said that Cao Cao's vision of people is still very vicious. Many people under his command will become famous in the future and become famous all over the world.

Cao Cao tried to win over Yuan Xi two years ago, but Yuan Xi didn't show his superiority at that time, and Yuan Xi casually dismissed the two concubines that Cao Cao sent, and then nothing happened.

Seeing Zhong Yao speak, Liu Xie said, "What is Aiqing's plan?"

Zhong Yao looked around, and then said: "Report to the Tian family, General Dong is loyal, and now the Baibo thief is just taking the opportunity to cut off dissidents."

"And without the general, the Tian family and ministers are all fish on the chopping board!"

"But there is no unparalleled road. Although the bandit army is powerful now, there are loyal officials of the Han Dynasty outside the city, waiting to come to rescue you!"

"Yanzhou Shepherd Cao Mengde!"

"If the emperor issues an edict ordering him to expel the Baibo bandits, then the emperor's chariot will be safe!"

After hearing this, Liu Xie nodded and said, "Ai Qing is right."

He turned to the others and said, "What do you think, gentlemen?"

Several people present were all confidantes who were highly appreciated by Liu Xie, and one of them defected to Liu Xie only a few months ago.

Dong Zhao.

After he left Yuan Xi and defected to Zhang Yang, he sent the seal and ribbon back to the imperial court through Zhang Yang, and was appointed as the captain of cavalry. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty returned to Anyi, Dong Zhao followed Zhang Yang to meet him, and was worshiped as Yilang.

The reason why he was reused by Liu Xie was that when he was in Hanoi, he persuaded Zhang Yang to make friends with the Han court. Zhang Yang brought food and clothes to please the emperor this time, which was also facilitated by Dong Zhao.

So Liu Xie reciprocated, regarded Dong Zhao as his confidant, and used him heavily.

Dong Zhao is now entangled in his heart. The only request Yuan Xi gave him was to interfere with Cao Cao's plan to some extent without being exposed.

But on this occasion, if he opposed Zhong Yao, he would be suspected, and Dong Zhao also had his own ideas.

Because Cao Cao also made friends with him in private!
The reason why Dong Zhao was so hesitant was because he was still having a hard time choosing between Cao Cao and Yuan Shi, vacillating.

After all, Yuan Xi kept him for a year. Although he was very kind to him, in Dong Zhao's view, there were things he valued more.

The rise and fall of the Han Dynasty.

Now that he is a Han minister, he naturally has to give priority to the Han family. What he has to weigh now is Cao Cao or Yuan Xi, which one is more loyal to the emperor.

Thinking of this, he said, "What Zhong Shilang said makes sense."

"Regardless of Duke Cao, his ancestors were all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, which must be much better than the generals of Baibo who ignored the majesty of the emperor."

Liu Xie listened, nodded slightly, and was about to speak, but heard a voice from below: "I heard that Cao Cao was on good terms with Li Jue and Guo Si before?"

"If this is the case, what should I do if I drive away the Baibo thief, turn around and open the city gate, and welcome Li Jue and Guo Si into the city?"

"He and Yuan Shu are in Yuzhou together, but there have been few conflicts in the past two years. Is there collusion?"

"If he kidnaps the emperor and hands it over to Yuan Shu, who can save the emperor's safety?"

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, and looked at the person who spoke.

Kong Rong.

Since he left Liu Bei, he took the way of Jizhou, and his family went all the way west to join the emperor Liu Xie.

He was going to Chang'an, but got the news that the emperor was going back to Luoyang, so he went to Luoyang to wait in advance, but the news came that the emperor's car was being chased halfway.

Seeing that waiting was not an option, he went north from Luoyang to Anyi and met Liu Xie.

Kong Rong is a famous person in the world, his arrival can be said to be a timely help to the declining prestige of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie was overjoyed, so he named him a general of craftsmen, and was later promoted to Shaofu.

Kong Rong is very knowledgeable. Whenever Liu Xiechao visits and calls for a match, Kong Rong often cites evidence to conclude that most of the ministers and officials can't get in the way.

Seeing what Kong Rong said, everyone felt that it was a matter of course in their hearts, because when it comes to Kong Rong, there are many grievances with Cao Cao.

He lost Beihai, although it was Yuan who did it, but after Liu Bei lost Xiapi, it was the tacit understanding between Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, which made Kong Rong hate it very much.

Of course, the more important reason is that Bian Rang, a famous scholar in Yanzhou who was killed by Cao Cao, was as famous as Kong Rong, and the two had a good relationship. Bian Rang was killed, which made Kong Rong extremely hostile to Cao Cao, so he fought against him everywhere.

Seeing Kong Rong's criticism of Cao Cao, Zhong Yao said, "Although Mr. Wen Ju's words are reasonable, but besides Mr. Cao, who can save the current situation?"

At this time, Dong Cheng who was kneeling on the ground raised his head and said, "I have a word."

"I got the news yesterday that Marquis Wen and the Youzhou Army have teamed up to welcome the emperor's chariot, and they will arrive within three to five days!"

"What!" Liu Xie was surprised, "Why didn't you say it earlier?"

For Liu Xie, Lu Bu is still very loyal, which stems from his personality problem of being rich and safe. He never thought of monopolizing power, and never interfered with any of Liu Xie's powers.

Hearing Lv Bu's help now, he was both happy and angry, he was happy that Lv Bu would be able to help him, and he was angry that Dong Cheng was hiding it from him. What does it mean?
Dong Cheng hesitated and said: "It's just Marquis Wen, but the Youzhou Army is also here!"

Liu Xie didn't react for a while, and asked in confusion: "What Youzhou Army?"

Dong Cheng said: "Yuan Shao's second son, now the head of Yuan Ji's family, the fierce tiger of the Yuan family!"

"He joined forces with Marquis Wen!"

When Liu Xie heard this, it was as if cold water had been poured on his head, "The fierce tiger of the Yuan family, Yuan Xi, who drove away Liu Yuzhou, killed Gongsun Zan, defeated the Black Mountain Army, and repelled Yuan Shu's army?"

"I didn't give him an edict, what did he come for?"

Dong Cheng could only say: "I really don't know, so I didn't dare to inform the emperor in time."

When Yuan Xi's name was uttered by Liu Xie, everyone in the hall had different expressions, especially Kong Rong's face turned red instantly, as if it reminded him of something unpleasant.

Even Fu Shou, who was sitting beside him, had a curious light in his eyes, without him, Yuan Xi's reputation as a fierce tiger has become more and more popular in the past two years, and stories about him have been widely circulated among the gentry. Among the younger generation, incompetent Can suppress his limelight.

Of course, many of the rumors about this person are negative. It is rumored that this person is ruthless, full of schemes, and especially lustful!
Fu Shou thought about those true and false rumors, and was quite curious in his heart, what kind of person is this?

Zhong Yao suddenly realized that the situation was a bit out of control. As far as he knew, Cao Cao had secretly bribed Dong Zhao and Dong Cheng, but now the two of them were neither dry nor crisp, apparently their attitudes were not very firm.

He knew that he could do nothing if he didn't speak, so he said, "Tianjia!"

"The Yuan family has done a lot of bad things!"

"Yuan Shao tried in vain to establish another emperor, and Yuan Shu has the will to stand on his own. How can this Yuan family member believe it?"

He fully expected that Kong Rong would refute, but to his surprise, Kong Rong showed approval, "The Yuan family's vicious tiger is really not a thing."

"For me, Yuan Xi and Cao Cao are equally unbelievable!"

Zhong Yao felt a little dizzy when he heard this, how could Kong Rong bite anyone he saw, which side was he on?

At this moment, a strange thought arose in Zhong Yao's mind, could it be that Kong Rong just wanted to scold others?

Otherwise, there is no such thing as killing one thousand enemies and destroying eight hundred!
Liu Xie was thinking about another thing at this time, and a hint of sarcasm appeared on his face, "My loves are much more informed than I am."

"Anyi is closed, but you can know the news hundreds of miles away. It's really not easy."

As soon as this remark came out, several people in the field looked embarrassed. Liu Xie was not stupid, so it was natural to see that they had all stood in line early.

Liu Xie's meaning is obvious, you can have your own selfishness, but you'd better put it on the surface and say, don't use me as a gift to please the princes for your own selfishness!
Except for Kong Rong, everyone had their own ghosts. After a heated debate, it was decided that Dong Cheng led the troops out of the city to the south, and went to see Cao Cao with the emperor's edict, waiting for an opportunity to deal with the Baibo army.

Kong Rong went out of the city to the east, and took the emperor's edict to the east to meet Lv Bu's team, and let them rush to Anyi to stop Li Jue and Guo Si.

On the surface, it seems that they treat everyone equally, but in fact they are in Cao Cao's side, overwhelming Lu Bu!

Because the Baibo army was in the city, and Li Jue and Guo Si were outside the city, Lu Bu probably didn't work very well, and was taken advantage of by Cao Cao!

Seeing this kind of result, Dong Zhao also felt a little guilty, but he couldn't help it. Among the officials around today, the perception of Lu Bu and Yuan was far worse than that of Cao Cao.

On the one hand, there are reasons for Yuan's Lv Bu, but another important factor is that the power Cao Teng cultivated back then cannot be underestimated in today's Han court.

Cao Cao's grandfather, Cao Teng, was an eunuch. He had a good relationship with Emperor Shun of the Han Dynasty. The leader of the scholars.

Although it is quite embarrassing for scholars to be eunuchs, but in order to be an official, what is face?

In this way, Cao Teng almost made all the scholars in the world owe him a favor, and I still can't pay the favor to his son. This is the reason why Cao Cao will rely on him in the future.

In contrast, Yuan Kui and Yuan Ji were originally powerful, but were killed by Dong Zhuo. After Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu fled, they had the will to stand on their own.

Kong Rong left the palace and said to his wife after returning home, "I'm going out of the city now."

(End of this chapter)