Chapter 66 Got it, got it [Seeking follow-up reading]

Cao Cao looked at the thing handed over, which was a piece of paper and a private seal.

The handwriting on the slip was illegible, and the person who wrote it was Yuan Wei.

The seal is also his.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, "Is it Chen Ying from the Taifu Mansion who is here?"

"Yes, and Zhen Yan from the Zhen family."

Yuan's mansion was breached, and Chen Ying and Zhen Yan escaped and fled to a place that was close and could resist Dong Zhuo's pursuit.

Yuan Wei had some more instructions and asked Chen Ying to come to Cao's house.

Cao Cao ordered his attendants to take good care of him, and he left the house again and came to the east gate of Luoyang.

Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, a small group of relatives and several close followers, prepared to flee the city.

There were several other people, including Zhang Miao and a thin middle-aged scholar named Xu You.

Xu You, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had known each other for many years.

He had previously conspired with Jizhou Governor Wang Fen, Zhou Jing and others to depose the previous emperor and enthrone the Marquis of Hefei as emperor, and persuaded Cao Cao to participate, but was flatly rejected by Cao Cao.

Later, when the plan failed, Xu You defected to Yuan Shao.

Only Yuan Shao dared to take him in.

At this time Xu You wanted to flee with Yuan Shao, and they all gathered outside the city.

Cao Cao arrived before they left.

"Meng De, I will leave my seal here, and you will hang it on the city gate for me. This will show that I will never follow Dong Zhuo to depose the emperor, and I will never serve in the same court with him."

Yuan Shao took off his official seal and handed it to Cao Cao.

He took one last look at Luoyang, bowed, and then mounted his horse and rode eastward with a few of his personal soldiers and family members.

"Ah Man, I'm leaving too."

Yuan Shu shouted from the side.

In the Han Dynasty, calling someone by his nickname was considered ironic and disrespectful. Yuan Shu was the only one who called Cao Cao by that name.

He was on good terms with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, or rather, he disliked everything about Yuan Shao.

After he finished speaking, he also got on his horse.

They should have left more calmly than in history, and the two brothers left together... Cao Cao and Zhang Miao watched them go away.

Zhang Miao sighed, "I don't want to coexist with this evil villain Dong Zhuo. Look at what has happened to the city overnight. Corpses are everywhere, and the blood that was swept out fills the city with a foul stench."

In Luoyang City, there was a ray of blood light that could not be dispelled.

And Dong Zhuo's evil deeds were just the beginning.

"Meng De, what are your plans?"

Zhang Miao asked, "I received news that Dong Zhuo attacked you last night? It's a pity that I didn't know until this morning, otherwise I would have come to help you. I will leave Luoyang after I have settled some things."

Cao Cao thought to himself, "Go ahead and help me occupy the base first. It will be of great use in the future."

However, Zhang Miao needs to make some plans on how and how to leave.

The two returned to the city side by side.

Cao Cao stopped the carriage and asked Feng Fang, the captain of the Xiyuan Army stationed at the east gate, "Isn't Lü Bu here?"

"He went out in a hurry this evening and no one knows where he went." Feng Fang is in his early forties and is smart and capable.

This man is very capable, has superb martial arts skills, and is also proficient in literature.

Cao Cao asked, "Has there been any abnormality in recent days?"

Feng Fang: "Lü Bu summoned Bingzhou's generals several times, and he seemed to be discussing something, but I don't know what it was."

Cao Cao thought: Jia Xu might be really good at fortune-telling, and he always gets it right...

When Jia Xu offered advice before, he said that something would happen tonight, and he was referring to Lu Bu.

"Go up to the army."

Feng Fang whispered: "The government is weak now, and the city gate is the key. If it all falls into Dong Zhuo's hands, everyone will have to work under his command.

I observed the situation in the court and knew that it was the upper army that was resisting Dong Zhuo. I, Feng Fang, will defend the city gate with my life. I will never forget the upper army's previous instructions for a moment!"

Cao Cao thought that his actions during this period had earned him a lot of reputation, and anyone with a discerning eye could see it clearly.

When he separated from Zhang Miao and returned home, night had just fallen.

Last night, the Liangzhou soldiers' attack on Cao's mansion was completely blocked in the outer courtyard, and the inner house was like a pure land.

As Cao Cao walked forward, he heard the sound of frogs croaking in the small lake inside the house.

"Is anyone awake?"

He came to a small courtyard and saw a maid coming out with warm water.

"Yes, they have been awake for about 25 minutes. One of them is seriously injured. The other one is not seriously injured."

Cao Cao pushed the door open and entered the room, smelling a pungent smell of medicine. Lying on the couch was Zhen Yan, who was frighteningly pale, covered with a thin blanket, with arrow wounds on her waist and abdomen, looking weak, and her eyes were red and swollen.

Another woman was sitting beside the couch, still wearing a veil. Just like last time, she was Chen Ying from the Taifu Mansion.

Seeing Cao Cao coming in, Chen Ying said, "The Grand Tutor ordered me to come and find the general."

"You escaped?"

"Well, my master was killed when Dong Zhuo broke into his mansion, and Chen Ying rescued me." Zhen Yan said sadly.

Chen Ying: "When Guan Ziqi was beheaded by Dong Zhuo, Zhen Yan was determined to fight to the death. Fortunately, I returned in time, otherwise she would have been shot to death. I will definitely take the head of that evil villain Dong Zhuo."

The second one, Yuan Shao said the same thing before... Cao Cao thought.

"The Grand Tutor asked me to bring the deed to the horse farm and a few other things to the general. The Grand Tutor said that you would understand what he meant when you saw it."

Chen Ying took out the official deed of a horse farm under the name of Yuan family and gave it to Cao Cao.

The purpose of Yuan Wei's request to Cao Cao was still to deal with and restrain Dong Zhuo.

He wanted to leave himself a chance of survival.

The destruction of Yuan's mansion made Yuan Wei more directly aware of Dong Zhuo's unscrupulousness.

Just imagine, if there was no one in the court who could restrain Dong Zhuo, he would become even more lawless. What would be the consequences if Yuan Wei fell into his hands?
Yuan Wei wanted to save the life in danger, so he paid a huge reward.

It's not just the horse farm, there's something else.

He also asked Chen Ying to bring his private seal because he was afraid that he would not be able to gain Cao Cao's trust, and he wanted to use the private seal to prove that the gift was genuine.

Cao Cao could use his private seal to go to the Yuan family in Runan to get other things.

[Chen Ying holds some of the Yuan family's secret agents. Using her will help you build your intelligence faster.]

[Yuan's Horse Farm has 1894 top-quality horses and 617 stallions. If you get this horse farm, you can get Huang Feidian, one of the top ten war horses in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period]

[Zhua Huang Feidian: Historically, it was your favorite horse, tall and majestic, strong and majestic. You liked to ride it during triumphs to show its unique momentum.]

[It is very powerful, and is the king of horses that has the spiritual charm of heaven and earth. Its combat power is not inferior to Red Hare, but speed is not its strong point]

The entries passed before my eyes.

The famous horse Huang Feidian appeared, but weren't there four famous horses in the Three Kingdoms period in history? How could there be ten of them?
Cao Cao took the deed to the racecourse and prepared to leave.

Zhen Yan asked: "Did the general understand my message?"

She was referring to the mark on the slip that Chen Ying had sent to warn Cao Cao.

"Of course, taking you two in is my reward."

Cao Cao left the courtyard and returned to his own bedroom in the inner house.

Yu Qing was leaning on the couch reading a scroll.

She tied her hair into a bun with a jade hairpin, and a few strands of black hair fell behind her crystal earlobes.

She wore a white lining on her upper body, one leg stretched out from under her trousers, straight and comfortable. The other leg was slightly bent, with a bamboo slip resting on her bent thigh, and her two small feet were as white as pure snow, with graceful lines.

"Husband."

Seeing Cao Cao, Yu Qing turned sideways from the couch, nimbly put her feet into the silk shoes under the bed, and ran over in her slippers to help him take off his coat.

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Accompanied by several followers, Ding Yuan strode into a building in the city.

Lu Bu, with a bright red battle cloak draped over his shoulders, stood in the main hall with a heroic posture.

He heard Ding Yuan's footsteps, turned around and looked at Ding Yuan: "Foster father, Dong Zhuo sent someone to look for me."

"He not only looked for you, but also Zhang Liao and other generals. You sent someone to tell me that there was something urgent and you insisted that I come here just to tell you this?"

Ding Yuan did not take it as an offense and said, "I do remember that General Cao told me something about you a few days ago."

Lu Bu's heart was slightly moved, "What did the general say?"

"General Shang said, if I want to promote you, I should do it as soon as possible and not keep you in the position of chief clerk for too long." Ding Yuan said.

Although Lü Bu commanded troops under Ding Yuan, his position was always that of a chief clerk.

After hearing this, Lu Bu sighed and said, "Sir General is a man of high integrity. I will remember this in my heart."

Lu Bu suddenly bowed to Ding Yuan.

"Why?"

"Dong Zhuo controls the palace. The emperor and the empress dowager are all under his control. I just received news that he will depose and enthrone the emperor. The Grand Tutor has agreed. The news will be announced to the world through the Shangshutai."

"Dong Zhuo sent someone to find me and offered me the position of Cavalry Commander."

The rank of the Cavalry Commandant is equivalent to that of a two thousand stone official, and he is in charge of supervising the Yulin Cavalry, with no fixed number of staff.

His position was slightly lower than Ding Yuan's Praefectus Urbi.

But in terms of real power, they are almost on par.

"Foster father, you burned Mengjin and massacred the people. You are not a trustworthy person. Don't blame me for what happened today." Lu Bu said slowly.

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