Lord Yuan

Chapter 117 Prelude to the struggle
Dou Wu and Chen Fan were both staring at each other at this moment, as if they were plotting against someone behind their backs, but the other party suddenly appeared in front of them.

"Master, what do you think?" Dou Wu was confused. One second he was discussing how to rescue Yuan Shao from prison, and the next second he appeared in front of his mansion waiting to be summoned.

Chen Fan was also caught off guard by the sudden news. Fortunately, he received the information very quickly and immediately understood that Li Ying might have played a role.

When Yuan Shao was ceremoniously invited into the general's mansion, he saw that the Taifu and the general were looking forward to it.

Although this was actually the first meeting between Yuan Shao and Dou Wu, Dou Wu extremely welcomed Yuan Shao's arrival.

"The lower official Yuan Shao has met the general and the tutor." Yuan Shao was obviously the person with the lowest status in this room. He bowed and bowed in one go.

Dou Wu waved his hands repeatedly at this time, looked at Yuan Shao for a moment, smiled heartily, and said loudly: "It doesn't have to be like this for me, not to mention that you are Li Yuanli's student, so you are my student, just treat it as if you are back home. .”

The Taifu nodded.

Although Yuan Shao understood that in this fight without gunpowder, he seemed to be the unique winner.

But he understood that compared to Dou Wu, who was already well-known and powerful, these were just guarantees that could arouse the other party's interest. Speaking of which, he might not be as a world model as Li Yuanli's student had been to Dou Wu. The impact brought by Wu is huge.

As for Dou Wu being so close to him, Yuan Shao also knew it well.

"A general is an important weapon of the country. He is in charge of the world's troops and horses. He is extremely valuable. Students are just servants and should not be treated as such."

Dou Wu's face was pretending to be deep and his brows were furrowed: "I told you that your contribution this time is quite great. If it weren't for you, I still wouldn't see hope."

Yuan Shao pretended not to know anything and said with confusion on his face: "What the general said made the students a little confused. The students have gone through reincarnations in life and death, how can they become heroes? The students just saw Cao Jie step by step. Damn, the way he bared his teeth and claws was too hateful, so I chose to confront him."

Dou Wu sighed, looked at Yuan Shao and said: "It is precisely because of Benchu's actions that I understand that there is no good result in giving in to those eunuchs. It is better to learn like you and face the situation." Only by resisting the oppression of eunuchs can we gain a chance of survival."

"In the final analysis, when I am in your situation, when faced with a powerful official like Cao Jie, I will think twice before making a decision. Your courage, attitude and magnanimity are the same as those of Li Yuanli in the past. They are almost the same." It’s carved from the same mold.”

Dou Wu's expression was quite strange, and he gradually fell into memories of the past.

Chen Fan explained from the side: "In the past, Li Yuanli was like you. When faced with a powerful official breaking the law, Li Yuanli, as a Sili school captain, was not afraid and sent him directly to prison for trial. As a result, he was later recruited. Framed by eunuchs."

"It was also the general who came forward, wrote a letter of remonstrance, and warned the late emperor with many precedents. In the end, he handed over the Hou Seal and the City Gate School Captain's Seal, forcing the late emperor to change his mind and release Li Yuanli and others."

Yuan Shao seemed to have heard the shocking secret, his face was full of disbelief, and then he walked quickly and seriously to Dou Wu.

Kneel down on your knees and kowtow three times in a row.

Dou Wu didn't know why.

Yuan Shao had some tears in his eyes, and said in a tearful tone: "Thank you, General, for rescuing our division. Otherwise, the students would not be able to see our division now. General, please accept the students' worship."

After saying that, Yuan Shao then clicked his head three more times.

For this kind of formal performance, Yuan Shao likes to do these actions that are simple, effortless, and have no side effects.

After doing this, Yuan Shaocai's body trembled as if he was overly excited.

Dou Wu was immediately in a happy mood, and he felt even more appreciative of Yuan Shao, the respectful teacher in front of him.

He smiled and said: "I am willing to kneel down and worship me as my master, that is enough to know what your character is. Although I have become a general, I still like your feats like this."

As he spoke, he began to look Yuan Shao up and down again.

"No wonder the master has always recommended you to me. It's great to have such a character. Then Li Yuanli really has a good student."

Chen Fan patted Yuan Shao on the shoulder, his eyes full of concern.

"Not only does he respect his teachers so much, but he also never hesitates to help his friends. Even if it is a stain on his career, he will not care about it at all, just to promote talents."

Chen Fan was quite proud. He couldn't be more happy to see Yuan Shao return safely.

Dou Wu's interest was already high, but seeing that Chen Fan seemed to know something else, he quickly urged him to continue talking.

"Some trivial things are not worth mentioning." Yuan Shao was stared at closely by the two people, but he felt a little embarrassed and shook his head shyly.

Chen Fan laughed loudly and continued: "Cao Cao knew Ben Chu, the son of Cao Song. He also saw that Cao Cao was not like his father, but that he only served the country loyally to the emperor. I learned that day that he was actually Cao Cao. Song, after all, is quite close to the eunuchs, so it’s hard to choose between them.”

"Cao Song, a person who relies on money to get an official position is very shameless when he is good at communication and associates with eunuchs." Dou Wu seemed to be born with hatred for those who were close to eunuchs.

Whenever the name of eunuch is mentioned, Dou Wu will always put on an expression of extreme disgust.The Taifu shook his head and said: "At first, I used the head on my neck as a guarantee to recommend Cao Cao."

"Huh? How can a man make a promise casually, let alone with his own wealth and life? Although the Taifu always admires you and will not really blame you even if you make mistakes, but after all, you are a pillar of the country. Now you are not Compared to the past, please don't do this again." Dou Wu's eyes gradually became sharp. After thinking for a while, he nodded with satisfaction and said: "I have also heard of the name of Cao Cao. He is now the Northern County Lieutenant, and his jurisdiction is There are no bandits in the territory, and the people live and work happily, but they have not missed the original advice."

Yuan Shao retorted with shame on his face but firmly: "What the general said is true. However, when a man is alive, he just lives. Therefore, doing nothing is of no benefit to the country or his family. Although the students are not talented, they still have some talent." Some courage.”

Dou Wu didn't seem to expect that Yuan Shao would dare to refute. Hearing his words again, he suddenly laughed: "As expected of the world, he is not afraid at all."

After a few exchanges of greetings, Yuan Shao was almost praised to the heavens by Chen Fan and Dou Wu. This feeling of being praised endlessly was indeed wonderful.

No wonder those emperors, generals and ministers like the people around them to say good things, and ignore those advices that sound like bitter medicine.

If he hadn't been fully aware of the dangers involved, there's no way he would have fallen into such an endless cycle.

After learning about Yuan Shao's experiences in the past few days, Dou Wu became more and more eager to start this top-secret plan as soon as possible.

As for Yuan Shao being summoned by Liu Hong, he just said a few words and skipped it. He didn't want people to know these experiences.

"Master, when do you plan to start?" Dou Wu did not regard Yuan Shao as an outsider. With his status, he was already engraved in his status as a scholar and could not escape.

Chen Fan thought for a moment, glanced at Tianshi, and said, "I have made all preparations. Everything is ready, just waiting for Liu Yu to start taking action."

Dou Wu nodded thoughtfully.

"Benchu, you are a servant of the minister, so it is not convenient for you to participate in this matter. You should go back first." Chen Fan thought about it and planned to hide Yuan Shao, a national hero with both talent and learning, behind the scenes. , wait for him to finish cleaning up everything, and then help him to his right position.

After all, the struggle is ultimately fatal. No matter which side wins, a large-scale cleanup of the remaining parties will follow.

Although Chen Fan was confident about this matter, he still wanted Yuan Shao to be involved as little as possible to avoid unexpected events.

Hearing this, Dou Wu also affirmed with great tacit understanding: "Benchu ​​first entered Luoyang as an official, and he was not deeply involved with us. Although he had some involvement with Cao Jie, he was not involved in this matter after all. Regardless of our victory, Whether you do it or not, you have to protect yourself and don’t explore the realm lightly.”

This was the first time that Chen Fan and Dou Wu decided to engage in an out-and-out struggle, aiming to kill all the eunuchs who occupied high positions but were unwilling to make progress and exploited wantonly, causing the Han Dynasty to be trapped in the mud and unable to extricate itself.

The general is in charge of the outside world and holds military power in his hands. He is in charge of the five battalions of the Northern Army. He also increases the title of general and is in charge of the world's troops.

For the Taifu Lord, the power of opening the palace and recording affairs can allow him to give full play to his own strengths, so that all the powerful official positions can be owned by himself, thereby achieving the role of intimidating the eunuchs with the court.

Yuan Shao knew this very well, and he even knew some of the subtle details and could pick them up at his fingertips.

But Dou Wu, Chen Fan's words suddenly woke him up.

Yes, even if I am caught in it, with the little power I have now, what can I do to help them?

Even high-ranking people such as generals and tutors cannot protect themselves in the face of cruel and cunning eunuchs. What big things can they accomplish by themselves?

Those eunuchs dared to hold the current emperor hostage. They would hold the queen mother in the palm of their hand, change the edicts arbitrarily, and speak out the words of conspiracy. The cruelty of such eunuchs, who did not hesitate to use any means, was far beyond anyone's imagination.

Under the joint attack of Dou Wu and Chen Fan, Yuan Shao was invited out of the General's Mansion, and by the way, his own post of Minister of Public Affairs was also taken back.

Yuan Shao's original plan was wiped out in an instant.

He knew what these people were thinking.

It is inevitable not to feel a kind of respect for these people in my heart.

But it's just a kind of respect.

He needs to be behind the scenes, not on the obvious battlefield, to avoid incurring the jealousy of the eunuchs.

He is still alive, and there is still hope of making a comeback.

If they were defeated along with the scholars, there would really be no way to save the day and there would be no hope at all.

This time, it can be said to have opened the fuse of the party's imprisonment.

However, Yuan Shao has been isolated by the Taifu and the General.

(End of this chapter)