Luoyang, Jiade Hall.

When Liu Xie learned that more than 20 cavalry of princes were fighting against the thieves, he felt panic in his heart. It turned out that there were so many people in the world who opposed his ascension to the throne? He said to Dong Zhuo with some trembling trembling: "Prime Minister, if the princes are coming up today, what should we do?"

"Your Majesty, don't worry, just thieves, don't worry!" Dong Zhuo looked calm, as if he didn't take the Guandong prince seriously at all.

Geng Ji, the Minister of the Shangshu, came out and sneered: "The prime minister has such a bad word. The princes of Guandong are all noble families and prominent identities. How did they become thieves? The princes raised troops, and their power was more than one million people. After the general of the court left, although the prime minister transferred the brave Xiliang, they were only one hundred thousand people. How could the prime minister resist the millions of Guandong princes with just one hundred thousand troops?"

"Million!?" Liu Xie's face turned pale when he heard this, and he said with a trembling voice: "The princes of Guandong have so many soldiers?"

Dong Zhuo sneered when he heard this: "If that civilian man and coolie are considered a heroic army, he would be able to gather a million people!"

"Even so, there is always 300,000, right? I wonder what the Prime Minister has to do to defeat the enemy?" Geng Ji continued to ask.

Dong Zhuo frowned and looked at Geng Ji without saying a word. Li Ru behind him smiled and said, "Although the princes of Guandong are very powerful, Mr. Geng should not forget that the people of Guandong have forgotten to fight for a long time. Although there are many people, their combat power is low. Moreover, more than 20 princes have different hearts. I heard that not long ago, Sun Jian killed two princes in a row. I am afraid that before our army goes to war, these princes will kill each other and gather together. They have different thoughts. They want to say that Qingtan may defeat our army, but if they want to use this mob to fight against us, the 100,000-match heroic troops in Guanzhong, Mr. Geng respects them too much."

"Don't forget the minister!" Geng Ji looked at Li Ru and sneered: "Then Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian are all generals who have experienced battle formations, as well as Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, who are also soldiers of the border army! I heard that Ye Zhao, the Marquis of Ningxiang, also joined the alliance. So many talents gathered together, are the prime minister and the minister too optimistic?"

"Sun Jian had not yet joined the alliance, so he killed two princes in a row. How could the princes stand up to the side? Yuan Shao, Cao Cao might have a general, but his soldiers were few and few? As for Yehou..." Li Ru looked at Geng Ji with a smile and said, "Shangshu Geng thought that with the temperament of the Guandong princes, he would hand over the troops in his hands to Yehou for command? If there was no military power, he would be constrained by the Guandong princes alone, and he would not be able to do anything ten years of work, what would he do?"

What's more, they are still secretly joining this side?

In the last sentence, Li Ru did not say that this matter is still confidential. At least before turning against Ye Zhao, the secret alliance between the two sides could not be known to the world. However, Ye Zhao used a large-scale migration during this period. Although Hanoi was Ye Zhao's territory, Luoyang was not guaranteed to be concealed. However, with Ye Zhao's ability, even if the news spread and without a real secret, it would be difficult for the princes to really target Ye Zhao.

Geng Ji and a group of ministers all looked ugly when they heard this. With Ye Zhao's temperament and his inaction when facing Dong Zhuo before, it was hard to imagine that Ye Zhao would do his best to fight against the thief.

Looking at Geng Ji with an ugly face, Dong Zhuo glanced at the ministers in the hall again and sneered: "Shangshu Geng seems to be tired. Come and send Shangshu Geng down to rest."

"Thief Dong, you will do something wrong and you will not die well!" Geng Ji was dragged by two soldiers and roared at Dong Zhuo angrily.

"Your Majesty, if there is nothing important, I will take the leave first and prepare to deal with this Guandong rat thief!" Dong Zhuo sneered and bowed to Liu Xie.

"The Prime Minister will be left, and this matter will be troubled by the Prime Minister." Liu Xie nodded and said.

Dong Zhuo took Li Ru and others out of the Jiade Hall. Seeing that the other ministers had not yet come out, he frowned and said, "What's the news about Ye Zhao recently?"

"Don't worry, father-in-law, Ye Zhao sent someone to send a letter yesterday. The first big gift will arrive soon. Please rest assured, father-in-law." Li Ru smiled.

"I hope so." Dong Zhuo nodded and continued to go to Dong's mansion.

...

After talking to Cao Cao, Ye Zhao ignored Cao Cao's obstruction and pulled Cao Cao straight into the camp. Dian Wei opened the curtain of the tent, Ye Zhao went straight in, but saw Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, sitting on the head of the tent.

"Who is this?" Ye Zhao picked up his chin and looked at Liu Dai and said.

Liu Dai snorted coldly, and the rest of Qiao Mao, Li Min, and Kong Yi also looked disdainful of talking to Ye Zhao. Cao Cao, who was beside him, hurriedly stepped forward and smiled, "This is Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, a relative of the Han Dynasty, and the son of Liu Yu, the king of Lu."

"It was originally a relative of the Han Dynasty, and he was disrespectful!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

Liu Dai sneered when he heard this: "Although the Marquis of Ningxiang was born in a humble family, he also knew some etiquette."

"The proliferation of Han clan relatives has also caused the quality of the clan members to be mixed. Any cat and dog can take the position of state governor. No wonder that Dong Zhuo dared to depose and establish a decree." Ye Zhao didn't care and turned to Cao Cao.

"Bastard, what did you say?" Liu Dai slapped the table, stood up and cursed.

"If you have bad ears, don't be embarrassed!" Ye Zhao stepped forward, grabbed Liu Dai's back collar, and lifted him up.

"Let me go, I'm just a good family, how dare you bully me?" Liu Dai was in the air by Ye Zhaoti, dancing with his hands and blushing.

"Even a relative of the Han Dynasty, he must follow the rules of the court. I am the Marquis of Ningxiang and General of the Guard. In terms of rank and inferiority, the governor of the state is far higher than that of you. Here, the central army commander, how dare you sit in the position of commander?" Ye Zhao put down Liu Dai casually, sat on the position of commander with a golden sword on the position of commander, looking at Liu Dai with an angry face, saying, "Since you are a relative of the Han Dynasty, why don't you even understand the rules set by the Han family?"

"You..." Liu Dai pointed at Ye Zhao, his whole body trembled so much that he couldn't speak.

"Although King Lu passed away, hasn't he taught you before he died that such a person who uses fingers is still a higher position than his own?" Ye Zhao looked at Liu Dai coldly: "If you don't take back your dirty fingers, you don't need to take them back."

Dian Wei, who was standing beside him, cooperated to step forward, held an iron halberd in his hand, and looked at Liu Dai with a bad expression. His fierce gaze scared Liu Dai quickly shook his hand.

"Marquis of Ningxiang came so aggressively. Could it be that it is for the position of leader?" Li Min looked at Ye Zhao sarcastically and said.

"Leader?" Ye Zhao laughed and said, "What do you want to be the position of leader? Take care of such incompetent people?"

"What does Ningxiang Hou mean?" Li Min suddenly stood up and glared at Ye Zhao and said, "You said I am incompetent!"

"No." Ye Zhao shook his head and smiled apologetically: "I am not talking about you."

As he said that, he pulled Cao Cao aside, glanced at the four people and smiled: "I am saying that everyone here is incompetent!"

When Li Min heard Ye Zhao's previous sentence, he thought Ye Zhao was giving in and felt a little proud, but the latter sentence made everyone present angry.

"Why is this so?" Cao Cao also quickly pulled Ye Zhao when he heard this. This sentence offended everyone present. He didn't know why Ye Zhao was so smart?

"Huangkouru, after winning a few insignificant victories, he was arrogant!" Kong Yichang, the highest-ranking senior, stood up and cursed.

"Insignificant?" Ye Zhao smiled: "In Youzhou, Zhao was just a county magistrate, but he killed the Xianbei Shanyu. The Yellow Turbans broke out. All capable people did not see them. The thieves in Liang, Changshe, Runan, and Nanyang were all destroyed by me. Muye rescued the lords. Where are you? If this is also insignificant, I don't know what great achievements you have. Let me tell you and let this marquis pay a visit."

"You are proud of your merits and look down on others!" Li Min said gritting his teeth.

"I'm not arrogant!" Ye Zhao looked at Li Min and said with a smile: "I remember, you are the prefect of Yingchuan."

"Not bad!" Li Min said proudly.

"Yingchuan is located in Luoyang, and there is only one Xuanyuan Pass. As long as Dong Zhuo is willing, he only needs a light cavalry to leave Xuanyuan Pass. You can reach Yingchuan in one day. As the prefect of Yingchuan, you have transferred all your troops to this point, resulting in Yingchuan empty. If Dong Zhuo's light cavalry arrives at this moment and robs Yingchuan, Yingchuan empty, how can you resist? As the prefect of Yingchuan, what should you be the prefect of Yingchuan?" Ye Zhao looked at Li Min and shook his head and said, "I have no one to underestimate you, and you are arrogant. It is because of your experience that Zhao can't help but think of the governor of Qingzhou Jiao He. On the day of Yingchuan falling, I wonder how Prefect Li faces the heroes of the world?"

When Li Min heard this, his expression changed. He had only wanted to join the alliance before, but he didn't expect this. Ye Zhao's words were correct. He was actually the same as the governor of Qingzhou Jiao, who was not aware of military affairs and was just eager to come to join the alliance. He had never thought so much. He was awakened by Ye Zhao at this moment and couldn't help but feel a little panicked, but it was impossible to ask him to admit what Ye Zhao said.

"I have something important to do, so I'll say goodbye first!" Thinking that Yingchuan might be attacked, Li Min couldn't sit still, so he immediately stood up and said goodbye to everyone, preparing to confiscate his troops and return to Yingchuan.

"Xu Ming, you...ah~" Cao Cao didn't know what to say. He just came, and he lost all the princes. Although Ye Zhao was right, in the eyes of outsiders, it would naturally be a sign of unstable spirit in the coalition forces, and would also make other princes who had not arrived yet lose their morale.

"Yingchuan is an important place. If Yingchuan is robbed, the retreat routes in Changsha, Nanyang and other places will be cut off. I am also thinking about the coalition forces." Ye Zhao looked at the direction where Li Min left inexplicably and smiled.

"Hmph!" Liu Dai and others were squeezed by Ye Zhao, and at this moment, Ye Zhao was actually slapped in the face, so they had no face to stay here. They snorted coldly, and did not say hello to Cao Cao, and left the central army commander's tent directly.

"Xu Ming, when you come, you offended the four princes. In the future, we will raise an army to fight against the thieves. How can we coordinate?" Cao Cao looked at Ye Zhao helplessly.

"I'll wait for a while to talk about it later. Besides, it's not your turn to worry about this matter. Yuan Benchu ​​and Yuan Gaolu will fight for it. There is no reason why I kindly come to help, but I still have to be angry." Ye Zhao stood up and smiled and said, "Can you relieve me?"

"Excuse me!" Cao Cao nodded helplessly, and he was relieved, but it would be even more difficult for the coalition forces to coordinate the battle in the future. Although Ye Zhao was powerful, if Liu Dai and others were stumbling behind their backs, even Ye Zhao might have to be cheated to death!
Chapter completed!