Chapter 123 The Merit of the World! [Subscribe]

Earlier, inside the Meiwu Hall.

After Wang Yun left the fort and went out to organize people and restore order in Chang'an, Cao Cao immediately prepared to open the secret passage and evacuate.

"Meng De, it is a blessing to work with you to eliminate the thieves today. Let's go out too..."

Cai Yong performed the ceremony in a flowery manner and was about to leave.

But before he could finish his words, Dian Wei came back from outside and grabbed his arm: "The governor said he wants to take you with him."

Cai Yong was stunned. Cao Cao had already opened the secret passage.

Zhao Zilong went ahead to guard against any unexpected events.

Cao Cao walked in the middle, and Dian Wei was responsible for leading Cai Yong to the rear.

Dian Wei entered the secret passage and turned around to close the entrance.

"Meng De, how do you know there is a secret passage in this fortress? Where are you taking me?"

Cai Yong was not panicked when he was captured by Dian Wei. He was a person who could go with the flow, had an indifferent temperament, and was fond of the teachings of Huang Lao.

Moreover, he had a very good relationship with Cao Cao and trusted Cao Cao quite a bit. Even when he was held in Dian Wei's hand, he still spoke to Cao Cao in a chatting and joking tone.

The group passed through the secret passage and soon arrived at the secret room on the ground floor.

Ling Jin and Xu Chu are waiting here to support us.

"Where's Jia Wenhe?"

"He said that the governor cares about Diao Chan and is leaving, so he will go to greet her personally and we can leave quickly." Ling Jin said respectfully.

Before Cao Cao came to Chang'an, he promised to bring Diao Chan to meet Wang Yun. If nothing unexpected happened, this might be the last time the two of them would meet, so Cao Cao brought her along.

It is time to leave, whether Jia Xu goes to meet Diao Chan or not, as it is usually safe where he is.

"The military advisor said that we should gather outside the city. The Zhonglang General's troops are waiting outside to support us. Everything is ready. The sooner we leave Chang'an, the better."

Xu Chu repeated what Jia Xu said when he left.

"Have all the things been moved away?" Cao Cao glanced around.

"They have moved away. Fortunately, the governor sent us here in advance to dig the passage. Only the last section is left, and we dug it through today. We have plenty of manpower, and it still took two hours to move all the things out of the city." Ling Jin said.

"Let's go then."

Cao Cao was the first to enter the tunnel.

"This tunnel is quite big, and it's as spacious as a corridor when you walk through it," said Dian Wei.

Ling Jin said: "We didn't dig such a big hole at the beginning. We knew that the governor was going to leave from here, so we thought that we couldn't let the governor be unable to display his skills. So we spent more time and effort to dig a bigger hole to make it easier for the governor to travel."

Several people quickly walked out of the tunnel, came out from the other end, and immediately left the city.

"Meng De, Wen Ji is still at home, why did you tie me up? Wherever you want to go, I will follow you, take Wen Ji with you."

Cai Yong was gentle in nature, but extremely intelligent. He saw that Cao Cao wanted to take him away from Chang'an.

Cai Yan was his youngest daughter.

She has an older sister named Cai Zhenji, who married far away and is not in Chang'an.

"I have already had Cai Yan brought away. She is outside the city," said Cao Cao.

There were other things happening in the city, so Xi Zhicai was in charge of handling them, and then he went outside the city to meet up.

Zhang Liao and his men were waiting outside the city.

After meeting with several parties, they had completed all the things they wanted to do in Chang'an, so they left in a hurry.

After leaving Chang'an, Cao Cao used a military strategy to conceal his true intentions. He blended into the mountains and abandoned the official roads. In a blink of an eye, he disappeared without a trace.

When Wang Yun remembered to look for Cao Cao, he had disappeared.

And in Chang'an, there was another person who tried to secretly grasp Cao Cao's movements.

He knew that Cao Cao had come to Chang'an, but was not sure about the exact time. This person was the Grand Tutor Yuan Wei.

Dong Zhuo was killed by Cao Cao, and Yuan Wei was detained for a year and then regained his freedom.

When he came out of the Secretariat, many court officials came to greet him at the door.

"We are here to welcome the Grand Tutor. The Liangzhou soldiers who were guarding the Grand Tutor have been dispersed by the Imperial Guards."

"Congratulations, Master, for escaping from the clutches of that evil villain Dong Zhuo.

It is a great joy that he is finally dead.”

"I heard that it was Cao Mengde, the governor of Yanzhou, who came all the way to Chang'an to kill Dong Zhuo and achieve this great feat. All the people celebrated!"

"It's a good saying about the merits of the world. Cao Mengde is indeed an extraordinary person!"

All the officials looked happy.

When Yuan Wei heard them talking about how Cao Cao killed Dong Zhuo, he was surprised: How could the news of Cao Cao killing Dong Zhuo spread so quickly?
Someone is deliberately pushing this matter forward to gather momentum for Cao Mengde and enhance his reputation... Cao Mengde is deliberately trying to gather people's hearts, and he must have the ambition of a tiger or a wolf... Yuan Wei leaned on the railing and looked around the palace.

He had long seen that Dong Zhuo would not last long, and the current situation was as expected.

It’s a pity that Yuan’s original plan was destroyed by Dong Zhuo.

Otherwise...what would the world be like now?
Yuan Wei glanced towards the Beigong direction.

Emperor Liu Xie was still in the palace. He would probably be ecstatic if Dong Zhuo died.

At this time, a spy came to report that Cao Cao showed up in Meiwu, but after killing Dong Zhuo, he disappeared without a trace.

Yuan Wei pondered in silence.

He felt like letting a tiger return to the mountains when he helped Cao Cao leave Luoyang.

Cao Cao raised troops in Yanzhou and developed his army so rapidly that people could not help but be wary of him.

Yuan Wei ordered the spies: "Try to find Cao Cao's whereabouts. He should be on his way back to Yanzhou..."

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In the evening, Cao Cao and his troops chose a high ground and set up their military tents.

Diao Chan and Cao Cao shared the same tent.

The little girl's eyes were a little red. She was taken to Chang'an by Cao Cao to meet Wang Yun.

Jia Xu then came to pick her up and told her that Cao Cao was leaving.

She followed Cao Cao without hesitation, but she missed Wang Yun in her heart and felt that it would be difficult to see him again. Diao Chan was unhappy.

But when Cao Cao entered the tent, she smiled. Knowing that Cao Cao had been riding a horse all day and might be tired, she stepped forward to help him take off his boots.

"I came back to see you, but I still need to go out. There is still one Xunzhu with your adoptive father. If you miss him, just talk to him."

Cao Cao took out the message bead and handed it to Diao Chan, then turned and left the tent.

Diao Chan held the message bead in her hand and passed the message to Wang Yun: "My daughter has gone with the governor."

Wang Yun replied immediately: "It's better to leave. Just follow Cao Mengde with peace of mind. If there is a chance, we will meet again.

You must remember that you are a daughter of my Taiyuan Wang family. If Cao Mengde has made great progress and is stronger than everyone else, you must remember to protect my Taiyuan Wang family."

My godfather thinks too highly of me...Diao Chan blinked her eyes.

The team was surrounded by soldiers and horses. Zhao Yun was leaning against a big tree, discussing military affairs with Zhang Liao.

The two of them got along quite well, and from time to time they would draw on the ground and deduce ways to deploy troops and march.

"Provincial Governor!"

Seeing Cao Cao approaching, Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun stood up to greet him.

"Zilong, what do you think about staying or leaving in the future?"

Cao Cao sat down on the ground and asked the two to sit down and chat.

Zhao Zilong agreed to help him get rid of the traitor Dong Zhuo, so he traveled thousands of miles to Chang'an, but he did not say that he would join Cao's camp.

"Zilong is stupid, I was just about to ask the governor to teach me!" Zhao Yun said.

"If you ask me, it would be best to join my team."

Cao Cao then said sternly, "In my opinion, Zilong, how can the world be at peace when there is chaos everywhere?"

"Gongsun Zan did have some achievements in fighting against foreign invaders in the northern border areas, but he acted arrogantly, disturbing the people at every turn, and letting his soldiers trample on the people, killing people, and there were many such incidents."

Zhao Yun nodded slightly.

He observed for a while and became displeased with Gongsun Zan's behavior, so he had already thought of an excuse to leave Gongsun Zan.

But no decision has been made on what to do next.

In addition to Cao Cao, he has also had a very good impression of another person, Gongsun Zan, recently.

Cao Cao looked at Zhao Yun and said, "I heard that Liu Xuande is also with Gongsun Zan?"

Zhao Yun nodded: "The governor knows everything. I do get along well with the three brothers Xuande."

Cao Cao said confidently: "Liu Xuande is a man of great integrity and generosity.

But I want to ask Zilong, Liu Xuande himself still has to live under Gongsun Zan's command, wandering around without a fixed place to stay.

The world is in chaos, powerful people are rising up, and wars are spreading across the thirteen states and counties."

What Cao Cao meant was that time waits for no one.

If we can restore order to the world as soon as possible, work hard to save the people from separation and chaos, and quell the chaos one day in the morning, it will be a great merit.

But Liu Bei has no foundation now.

Even though he has great talent, it is far better for him to follow me, Cao Cao, and work together for the restoration of the world than to wait for him to achieve great things.

Following him is more likely to bring peace to the world faster than following Liu Bei.

If we join Cao's camp now and accomplish our mission one day earlier, how many people can be saved from disaster?
"Zilong, you can go with me to Yanzhou first and see how I implement the various orders in Yanzhou and whether there is any falsehood in the conversation between you and me in the letter."

Zhao Zilong politely said, "Zilong has absolutely no intention of doubting the governor."

Cao Cao thought that if he waited for you to go, he would not be able to leave.

The more Zhao Yun cared about the people and wanted to do things for the world, the earlier he should have joined Cao's camp.

If Zilong doesn't join me, there will be no better choice in the world!

If Zhao Yun comes to my camp, his talents will be valued, which is much more suitable than staying with Big Ear... Cao Cao thought to himself.

Liu Bei had the second and third brothers under his command, and his territory was small and his troops were few. If Zhao Yun went there, there would not be much room for him to play a role.

Cao's camp, however, has a large territory and many soldiers and horses, so even the best generals can be supported.

After Cao Cao, Zhao Zilong and Zhang Liao separated, they came to another small tent.

Cai Yong looked at Cao Cao unhappily and said, "Why did you have to drag my father and I with you when you left Chang'an?"

"I'm staying well in Chang'an. Dong Zhuo is dead, and I'm just thinking about doing something."

If you stay in Chang'an, you will be killed... Cao Cao glanced at the other figure beside Cai Yong.

Sitting next to Cai Yong was a woman with beautiful long hair, an oval face, a pretty appearance, a pair of big watery eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips with pale pink color.

In later generations, she should still be a young girl.

But at the end of the Han Dynasty, she was already a married woman.

She was wearing a light blue Han skirt that wrapped around her perfect figure, with a slightly white neck revealed under the overlapping neckline.

Her body is proudly straight and tall, and even the loose Han skirt cannot hide her plumpness. The vague outline has a breathtaking charm.

There is no consensus on Cai Wenji's age in later generations, but it is only inferred that it was around 174 to 177.

However, Cao Cao knew that Cai Wenji was born in 174 and was only seventeen years old.

She is pretty and charming, but her husband's family is already dead.

Cai Wenji had a miserable fate in history.

There were always people coveting her beauty and talent, and she was abducted by the King of Southern Xiongnu for many years and forced to bear children.

Cai Yong was also killed by Wang Yun because he said the wrong thing.

So Cao Cao actually saved their lives by taking the two men out of Chang'an.

For Cai Yan, this might be even more important than saving her life.

I hope this time I can change the fate of them father and daughter... Cao Cao thought.

The carriage traveled quickly, and four days later, it approached the border of Yanzhou.

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