"Why did Meng De issue an edict to Ye Zhao?" The princes met with each other, but the princes in the world were everywhere, and it was impossible for them to gather here. Among the more than 20 princes, there were only a dozen people who actually participated in this sour jujube alliance.

Cao Xu was the initiator, so he naturally arrived first. In addition, there were Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan, and Kong Yichang, the governor of Yuzhou, and the rest had not arrived yet.

When he learned that Cao Cao also invited Ye Zhao to participate in the alliance, Qiao Mao, Li Min and others were all dissatisfied. As for the reason, regardless of the background, before Ye Zhao entered Luoyang, he could actually be recognized by some scholars with the title of Cai Yong's disciple. Even if he did not recognize it, he would not be rejected as he is now. However, as Ye Zhao grew stronger in Luoyang, his status was higher, in addition to making more enemies, it also caused dissatisfaction and jealousy among many people.

Simply put, this time the attack on Dong was initiated by Cao Cao. Most of the people who came to the alliance were prefects, governors or governors. If Ye Zhao came, General Wei, Marquis of Ningxiang, and Prince Consort of the Han Dynasty, he would probably be respected here except for King Chen Min Liu Chong.

But King Chen Min has already confirmed that he would not come to the Sourzao Alliance, but would directly attack Luoyang from the direction of Yiqueguan. If this alliance is based on official positions and titles, Ye Zhao will be the biggest. How can they do it?

After all, although Ye Zhao is famous, his connections in the Shilin are almost gone. Liu Mu died of illness last year, and Zhou Jing and Wang Fen were born by Ye Zhao himself. Most of the remaining strong famous scholars in Luoyang are now hostile. Cai Yong and Lu Zhi are mostly polite people, and their influence cannot spread to Guandong.

As a result, Ye Zhao was a little embarrassed to participate in this alliance. He had the highest official position, but he had no connections. How could the princes in each town be willing to submit to him?

Moreover, the princes attacked Dong in name to support the Han Dynasty, but in fact the princes had their own political demands. How to distribute the benefits after this battle? It is obviously impossible to let Ye Zhao take the big picture, but with Ye Zhao's personality, would he compromise with them?

What's more, the princes who came to the scene were divided into factions, either from the former officials of the Yuan family or the prominent families in the Central Plains. However, Ye Zhao had no family and had his own family, so he would naturally be excluded by everyone.

"Don't be impatient," Cao Cao smiled bitterly, "This is the time of national crisis, and Xiuming has no conflict with you. Besides, Xiuming's talent for military use should have heard of it. Isn't it a pity to abandon it at this time?"

"Meng De's words are wrong!" Qiao Mao shook his head and said, "In this alliance, heroes from all over the world gather together. There are more than one million heroes in Guandong? Are you afraid of Dong Zhuo? So what if Ye Zhao is a famous general? He is a famous general. Could it be that these twenty or so princes are all mediocre? Without him, Ye Xiuming, can we not even fight a war?"

"If I see, Ye Zhao had the chance to eliminate Dong Zhe several times but did not move, and even took the initiative to withdraw from Hulao Pass. If he had not given up Hulao, we might have already entered Sili and wiped out Dong Zhe. This boy had a sinister intention, and perhaps he would have secretly connected with Dong Zhe. We should sacrifice his flag!"

"Yes, he killed Gongjie without reason, and had ulterior motives, so he should be punished!"

Cao Cao was already fucked by the fact that he could not help but change his expression when he heard this. Before the attack on Dong Zhuo had begun, these people had already begun to think about dealing with their own people. So what's the use of this alliance?

Immediately frowned and said, "You guys, please listen to me. We will raise troops to fight against the thief this time, and we will serve the great righteousness. The Marquis of Ningxiang has never acted to help Dong thief. It is also a force for the situation. At that time, Dong thief was under the general trend, with many soldiers and generals. In addition, the Marquis of Ningxiang only had one Hu thief. How to compete with Dong thief? Now that Dayi comes to help us, we secretly plot to murder it and spread it out, wouldn't it make the world cold? This move must not be done!"

If there is no secret interest relationship between Ye Zhao and Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao would definitely not believe it, otherwise Ye Zhao would not be able to withdraw from Luoyang intact. However, Cao Cao knew that with Ye Zhao's personality, if these people really had this idea or even acted, Ye Zhao would definitely turn the alliance upside down.

The alliance of the princes was driven by interests, and they had their own thoughts inside, and were weak. If Ye Zhao had a fuss, this huge alliance would become a joke.

Seeing that Cao Cao was so serious, everyone couldn't say anything for a while, so they returned to the camp in disappointment.

After sending the four people away, Cao Cao sat back on his seat, looked at the empty camp, and shook his head with a bitter smile. Before the battle began, someone had already begun to plan to deal with his own people. The prospects of the alliance were really worrying. He regretted being the initiator this time. Once the alliance was defeated and the court cleared it, he would be the first to be the brunt of it. But judging from his current situation, Cao Cao really did not have any expectations for this alliance's trip to Dong.

"Brother!" An eight-foot-tall military general stepped in. He was burly and had a cold look. He looked like a ruthless character. He was the younger brother of Cao Cao. He was killed by him in his early years because someone insulted his army. Since then, he wandered around and became a wanderer. Cao Cao raised an army to fight against the thief. Xiahou Dun came to join him. He was appointed as a subordinate general by Cao Cao. He bowed to Cao Cao and said with a naughty expression: "What happened."

"What happened?" Cao Cao frowned and said, "But what happened to Dong Zhuo?"

"Not Dong Zhuo!" Xiahou Dun shook his head and said, "Jingzhou Governor Wang Rui was killed!"

"Who did it?" Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. The governor of Jingzhou was the main warlord who had attacked Dong this time.

"I heard that Wang Rui had a grudge against Changsha Prefect Sun Jian and Wuling Prefect Cao Yin. On his way to respond to the edict, he met Sun Jian, who also responded to the edict, who went north. He was surrounded and killed by Sun Jian and his troops were merged." Xiahou Dun bowed and said.

"Bastard!" Cao Cao slapped the table and stood up, and said a little angrily: "At this time, everyone is just thinking about personal grievances and ignoring the overall situation!"

"How can I punish Sun Jian for his crime?" Xiahou Dun asked, "I will lead my troops to capture him."

"No!" Cao Cao shook his head: "We are just a call, but we are not the leader of the coalition forces. In terms of official positions, Sun Jian is not below me and has enough fame. What qualifications do we have to punish him?"

After saying that, he sighed, Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "Let's pretend that this has not happened, don't cause trouble again."

There are some things that Cao Cao couldn't say in front of Xiahou Yuan that Sun Jian is known as a tiger, and is also a powerful general and has a long-term battle. If he really takes action, he is really afraid that Xiahou Dun is not Sun Jian's opponent, and he will not be punished, but will be defeated by Sun Jian. If this is true, the alliance will probably have to be disbanded before it even started.
Chapter completed!