Chapter 7 Ye Zhao Joins the Alliance
Wang Rui's death seemed to be a signal. Afterwards, Zhang Zi, the prefect of Nanjun, was killed by Sun Jian because he refused to provide food and supplies to passers-by.
Cao Cao didn't know what Sun Jian wanted to do, and he killed two princes one after another, which cast a shadow on the originally vast coalition of princes. He was afraid that Sun Jian would continue to kill all the way, so Cao Cao hurriedly sent his clan brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan to pick up Sun Jian.
It is called Huixing, but in fact, I am afraid that Sun Jian will have another conflict with any princes. The alliance between the princes seems to have become Sun Jian's path to resolving his past grievances.
Before the comfort of this place was completed, something happened in Qingzhou again. This time it was not the hatred of the princes, but the Qingzhou governor Jiao and himself were in trouble.
Jiao He was a wise man who talked about government affairs since he ruled Qingzhou. He was able to comment on government affairs, but when it came to the real situation, he was a waste of time, which made the people in Qingzhou miserable. The Yellow Turbans resurrected. After responding to the call, Jiao He left Qingzhou government affairs directly and led his army westward. He ignored the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, hoping that they would leave by themselves. As a result, the Yellow Turbans had just crossed the river, and the Yellow Turbans arrived and attacked them day and night, which made Jiao He exhausted himself, scolding the Yellow Turbans for being unrighteous, and then angered himself to death.
After Cao Cao received the information, he didn't know what to say. Jiao He was a famous scholar in Qingzhou, and his fame was only under Zheng Xuan. He, Cao Cao, had no right to comment on others in terms of official position or reputation. He was just a dignified governor of a state and a prince who held a state in his hand. He was so cowardly that he angered himself to death. Cao Cao really had the urge to chop people and was willing to serve the country, but his teammates were all magical existences. Cao Cao really didn't know where Jiao He's such a pustules got such a great reputation.
"Brother, if this continues, the alliance between the princes may be gone before it begins." With the departure of the Xiahou brothers, the people who are following Cao Cao are now replaced by two other clan brothers, one Cao Ren and the other Cao Hong. The one who speaks was Cao Ren, who is also the one Cao Cao is the most optimistic among the Cao brothers.
Before the alliance began, the three princes disappeared. If this continues, there will probably be only a few left in the end.
"Meng De, then Sun Jian killed the governor of Jingzhou and the prefect of Nanjun. Not only did you not punish him, but you sent someone to appease him, so what's the reason?" As he was speaking, Liu Dai was willing to come here, but before Cao Cao could speak, he asked in a slight manner.
Cao Cao was also a little irritated when he heard this, but he still said patiently: "Cao is now a crime. So Sun Jian is the prefect of a county. How can I punish him? Besides, Sun Jian is known as a tiger in Jiangdong. He has been fighting for a long time and fighting with Dong Zhuo. His efforts are indispensable. Even if he is punished, he should wait for the war."
"It's ridiculous, it's okay if Ye Zhao doesn't control him. Who is Sun Jian? Could it be that if our coalition forces don't have him, they will not be able to fight and robbers?" Li Min, the new prefect of Yingchuan, sneered.
Yes, if you can beat all these people, you will be punished. Not to mention whether you can cure others. Even if you are cured, will it depend on you who can only sharpen your mouth when fighting?
Cao Cao really wanted to make a good argument with these people. Ye Zhao joined the coalition, but Sun Jian is not satisfied now. The coalition seems to be huge, but there are only a few that can really fight. You guys are fine. Not only do you want to comfort them, but they just want to chase them out.
But this is really impossible to say at this moment. Cao Cao can understand why Ye Zhao was so isolated. At this moment, he is not the leader of the coalition forces, so these people jumped out and pointed at him. If it were Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, I'm afraid these people wouldn't have so much nonsense, right?
After all, it was Cao Cao's family background and fame that was not enough to convince these people, so he dared to give him a good reputation here.
As for the leader of the coalition forces... Cao Cao had some ideas at the beginning, but now, Cao Cao just wanted to throw away this hot potato as soon as possible. Whoever wants to be the one he wants to be, he will definitely not be the one he wants to be.
"My brother has already said that he cannot be cured. If you want to cure it, why don't you go by yourself?" Cao Hong stared at the crowd of people and said.
"Who are you? Is there your part here!" Li Min frowned and looked at Cao Hong, cursing.
"You..." Cao Hong was furious when he heard this and was about to speak, but was stopped by Cao Cao.
"Zi Lian, don't say too much!" Seeing that Cao Hong was acting, Cao Cao hurriedly stopped him and turned to everyone and said, "Cao can't make decisions here. Why not wait until the princes arrive, how about we recommend a leader to preside over the leadership?"
Liu Dai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he looked at Cao Cao and said, "Meng De is the first person to advocate. You are not the one who is the leader?"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Cao is shallow in virtue. How can he do this position as the leader? We should choose another person with high moral character and respect, and Cao dare not overthrow it."
When Qiao Mao heard this, his expression calmed down a lot. He glanced at Cao Hong and said, "Meng Deqiangong is a good thing, but this person under his command still needs good teaching."
"Sure!" Cao Cao nodded with a smile, but Cao Hong on the side couldn't stand the anger. He groaned and shook his sleeves and left.
"Irregular!" Li Min snorted coldly, and was about to say something else, but he saw a small school outside the tent coming in and bowing to everyone and saying, "Report to all the generals, the army of General Guard has arrived."
"Ye Zhao?" Liu Dai frowned and snorted coldly: "He is coming quickly!"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "You guys are waiting for a moment, I'll go and welcome Ye Hou."
He knew that the Central Plains scholars had a bad impression of Ye Zhao, so he did not ask everyone to go out to welcome him.
"Meng De has gone, and we are not familiar with Na Ningxiang Hou, so we will not go." Qiao Mao sat back lazily, patted Hu's handrail and smiled: "I heard that these new Hu's beds were from Na Ye Hou. In my opinion, he would be a craftsman and a wealthy businessman. With his background, he would not bury him. I really don't know why Cai Boyi valued him?"
As Cai Yong was attracted by Dong Zhuo, his reputation among the scholars was no longer as good as before. When everyone mentioned Cai Yong, although he still used respect, he had lost a little of his usual respect.
Cao Cao was too lazy to argue with these people anymore, so he took the straw man out of the camp.
Outside the camp, Ye Zhao brought Dian Wei, Zhang Liao and others in, while Fang Yue and Meng Hu were responsible for the settlement of the army. They did not follow him. From a distance, they saw Cao Cao coming here, and they couldn't help but smile on their faces and said loudly: "Brother Meng De, I am not in Luoyang, but you have done a big thing."
"Xu Mingxu wants to cancel me. I still want to come here, but Cao is scared." Cao Cao said with a wry smile.
"Nonsense, I don't know how you can't think of a single shot to assassinate Dong Zhuo. Fortunately, it's not assassinated. Otherwise, I'll see you and I'll be a hundred years later." Ye Zhao sneered, hammered Cao Cao and punched him: "I can't tell that Brother Meng De still has such a brave side. I wonder how he feels when facing Lu Bu?"
Cao Cao recalled that day when Lu Bu was standing by when he was in Luoyang, and when he thought about it, he felt cold sweat on his forehead, shook his head and sighed: "Xu Ming can fight with Lu Bu. Today Cao realized that Xiu Ming actually has the courage to be inappropriate for thousands of men!"
"I said that if you put in your efforts and look at the world, there are not many people who can defeat me." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"Ye Hou's words are too much underestimated by the heroes of the world." Cao Cao has heard Ye Zhao's words for more than once or twice, and he is already a little immune. However, this is the first time Cao Ren has seen Ye Zhao. It is said that there is no first in literature but no second in martial arts. Although Ye Zhao is so casual and crazy, Cao Cao no longer makes Cao Ren feel uncomfortable and snorts coldly.
"This is..." Ye Zhao looked at Cao Ren in surprise and said.
"This is my brother Cao Ren. His son is filial and he must not be rude. Ye Hou fought south and north and never lost his achievements. How could he be a false reputation?" Cao Cao looked at Cao Ren and said with a smile.
"It's okay, I don't think that among the Mengde tribe, there are not only heroes like Mengde in troubled times, but also brothers in this tribe are quite brave." Ye Zhao smiled and stepped forward and patted Cao Ren on the shoulder.
Cao Ren wanted to avoid it, but when Ye Zhao stretched out his hand, he felt like he could not dodge. Before he could react, Ye Zhao's hand had fallen on his shoulders, and he felt a little numb in some place. His body suddenly became soft and almost knelt in front of Ye Zhao, looking at Ye Zhao with horror.
"Remember, I never lie. At least you are not qualified to talk to me like this. I will be with Meng De and even friends. I will not care about you today. I will pay attention next time." Ye Zhao let go of Cao Ren and said calmly.
As soon as Cao Ren was free, he quickly dodged away and looked at Ye Zhao in surprise.
"Xiu Ming, you...ah~" Cao Cao and Ye Zhao have known each other for several years, and know Ye Zhao's character well. They shook their heads and said to Cao Ren: "You don't have to be filial to your son. Xiu Ming has no malice, but his personality is like this. If someone else changes, he may not be able to stand up at this moment."
When Cao Ren heard this, he muffled: "Thank you, Ye Hou."
"It's okay, kidding." Ye Zhao said with a smile.
"Xu Ming, follow me to our military tent. You and I have not seen each other for half a year. Cao will reminisce about the past." Seeing that Ye Zhao was about to go to the main tent, Cao quickly grabbed Ye Zhao and said.
"Hmm?" Ye Zhao looked at Cao Cao, then looked at the direction of the Central Army Commander's tent, and smiled and said, "Can't you stop the venue?"
"Since Xiuming knows, don't make it difficult for me to do it." Cao Cao knew that he could not hide it from Ye Zhao, so he could only smile bitterly: "It's time to pass, and it's hard to be ridiculed by others. It's better not to go. You and I drink some cups of wine. After they arrived, we will discuss the matter of robbery."
"It seems that before the confrontation with Dong, there will be a competition among the princes." Ye Zhao licked his lips and suddenly looked at Cao Cao and said, "If Meng De wants to be the leader of the alliance, I will help you. Before Yuan Shao arrives, how about you suppress the current people?"
"Don't harm me!" Cao Cao said angrily: "If you really have this ability, why didn't Xiuming come to steal the position of leader?"
"I'm just sitting there. Will anyone here accept me?" Ye Zhao sneered.
"Okay, Ye Xiuming, since you know, why do you want me to sit there?" Cao Cao pretended to be angry.
"It would be a good thing to be able to lose an opponent like Meng De in the future." Ye Zhao said with a casual smile.
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's smile gradually disappeared. He looked at Ye Zhao and sighed quietly: "In this way, Xiuming is not optimistic about this alliance."
"Why ask me?" Ye Zhaoyi pulled Cao Cao and said with a smile: "No matter what in the future, today I regard you as my close friend and brother. Since I am a brother Ye, I cannot be bullied for nothing. Let's follow me and see if I vent my anger for you!"
Chapter completed!