The princes, who felt that they were in the wrong, looked at each other in embarrassment.
They all looked at Yuan Shao unconsciously,
Prepare to see how the leader of the alliance can comfort Cao Mengde, the injured lone wolf.
Although Yuan Shao felt a little dull,
But such a large coalition still needs to be maintained by oneself.
Besides, Cao Cao is one of the few people in the coalition who is really willing to do his best. There are not many such honest guys now!
Yuan Shao took another bronze knight from the table.
Filling up the wine, he brought it to Cao Cao very solemnly and said:
"Brother Meng De is the real pillar and hero of the Han Dynasty when he pursues Dong Zhuo at night.
Sigh...I, Yuan Shao, and the princes present, might as well...
Shao punishes himself with three cups of wine and apologizes to Brother Meng De on behalf of the princes!"
After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he drank all the wine in the Tongjue!
Seeing this, the surrounding princes raised their wine glasses and said to Cao Cao:
"Brother Meng De is so righteous, I would like to show you my respect by doing it first!"
"Brother Meng De is so righteous!"
...
Cao Cao looked around coldly at the extremely hypocritical princes.
"If Zi Lian hadn't sacrificed his life to protect him,
If Zilong had not defeated the enemy on his own,
your wine,
I, Cao Cao, can only drink from the Nine Springs."
The voices of the princes gradually became quieter,
Listening to Cao Cao's unsteady tone,
He seemed really heartbroken.
"Since the alliance was formed, I, Cao Mengde, have made suggestions and worked hard for the coalition forces.
In addition to losing troops and generals,
What did I get?!"
Cao Cao's questioning was like a hammer,
Bang bang bang knocks constantly on the hearts of the princes,
But for this group of princes who have long been accustomed to strong winds and waves,
I'm afraid Cao Cao's hammer will have to be replaced by a battering ram to be able to shake even a little bit...
shook his head,
Cao Cao was completely disappointed with them.
"thought,
After all, you are all important ministers of the Han Dynasty, and it is your duty to be loyal to the emperor if you eat the emperor's salary.
But since the alliance,
But I only see you all flattering, denying, and scheming for your own little benefit..."
Cao Cao's words really slapped the princes in the face at this moment, and it was like a slap.
Even Yuan Shao, who wanted to maintain the alliance, looked a little worried at this moment.
Seeing Yuan Shao's face gradually darkening,
Cao Cao couldn't help but sneered and said:
"Everyone, there is something Cao said that I don't know whether to say or not?"
Yuan Shao may have thought that Cao Cao would say something to ease the atmosphere just to save face. This is also consistent with Cao Cao's role as a peacemaker from the beginning.
So Yuan Shao forced out a smile and said to Cao Cao:
"Brother Meng De, there is no need to be polite, but it doesn't matter!"
Cao Cao suddenly pulled out the sword from his waist,
A sword cut the desk behind Yuan Shao into two pieces.
Then he threw the long sword in his hand,
Pointing at the surrounding circle of princes, he cursed:
"A common man has a lot of troubles and plans!"
Cao Ren looked at the domineering Cao Cao at this moment,
There was a fanatical look of excitement and admiration on his face,
At the same time, he shouted in his heart:
"Brother is mighty!
Brother is awesome!
Brother is the best in the world!"
If the previous words were just a slap in the face of the princes,
So Cao Cao's last sentence is "A common man has nothing to do but a plan!"
That's like slapping him in the face with a slipper!
"Cao Mengde, don't bully others too much!"
The princes finally couldn't bear it anymore and started to jump up and cursed,
"Cao Cao, who do you think you are after a eunuch!"
"Don't think that you are irreplaceable just because you issued the imperial edict. Without you, we will still capture Luoyang and kill Dong Zhuo!"
...
This is a bit much,
Even Yuan Shao thought with disdain: "Without Cao Cao, you might not even be able to get through Sishui Pass..."
Cao Cao pointed at thousands of people with a cold eyebrow,
No matter how loud the princes clamored, he remained unmoved.
Waiting until the princes' scoldings subsided,
Cao Cao then asked the princes with a half-smile,
"Everyone, I, Cao Mengde, would like to ask,
Since the alliance,
We have at least three chances at Sishui Pass, White Horse Fortress, and Hulao Pass to capture Dong Zhuo.
But look at you,
What are you all doing?"
Cao Cao's words again choked the princes to silence.
Seeing that the princes were finally speechless,
Cao Cao suddenly felt that he had lost interest.
He shook his head and said in his tone that there was no sorrow greater than heartbreak, and said:
"Forget it, no matter what you are going to do, Cao will still continue to march in pursuit of Dong Zhuo.
Otherwise, once Dong Zhuo moves his capital to Chang'an,
We, the eighteen princes, will be a big joke!"
After Cao Cao finished speaking, he walked out of here without looking back.
His words undoubtedly declared a break with the princes,
No matter what these people do,
Cao Cao must continue to pursue him!
Cao Cao's words made the princes look at each other in shock, and then began to discuss:
"Cao Cao just said that Dong Zhuo wants to move the capital?"
"What a joke, he said he would be accommodating? Could it be that the emperor..."
Said the emperor,
Everyone's faces suddenly became ugly.
The emperor naturally did not want to move the capital,
Then there is only one possibility for Dong Zhuo to move the capital.
"You bastard, Dong Zhuo dares to force the emperor to move the capital to Chang'an?!" Yuan Shao's roar expressed the thoughts of the princes.
But some princes were skeptical and asked: "But how did Cao Cao know that Dong Zhuo was going to move the capital?"
"Of course I saw it from the diary..." If Cao Cao were here, he would definitely answer this in his heart.
But Cao Cao had already slapped his ass and left.
The princes had no way of knowing whether the news about Cao Cao was true or false.
"Everyone, can you listen to me?"
At this moment, a voice that had been silent for a long time suddenly sounded.
The princes looked intently,
It turned out to be Sun Jian and Sun Wentai, the Jiangdong Tigers who were the vanguard of the coalition forces!
Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he saw that Sun Jian was finally willing to speak. He made a gesture of invitation and said, "It's okay for Wen Tai to just say it!"
Sun Jian played with the bronze knight in his hand,
He said with a half-smile: "Do you still remember that Cao Mengde said that Hulao Pass has become an empty shell?"
Sun Jian's words undoubtedly reminded them that Cao Cao's words did have a certain degree of truth.
Besides, the precedent is there,
Even if the princes didn't believe it completely, they at least believed it sixty-seven percent.
"this......"
"Is it possible that Cao Cao is telling the truth again?"
After the smile on Sun Jian's face disappeared,
He stood up, looked at the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu and said:
"Since the alliance was formed, everything Cao Mengde said was right.
If you had listened to Cao Mengde's words earlier,
I’m afraid Dong Zhuo’s head has already been placed on Alliance Leader Yuan’s desk!”
"Sun Jian!"
Yuan Shu was unhappy,
But what makes Yuan Shu even more unhappy is that
Sun Jian actually kicked the desk in front of him to the ground and said sternly:
"I, Sun Jian, should go to Luoyang with Cao Mengde to intercept Dong Zhuo.
I'm ashamed to be associated with you!"
"you you......"
Yuan Shao's lips were trembling with anger,
But Sun Jian shook his head and walked away, which is just a simple move.
"Rebellion, everything is reversed!"
Some princes were so angry that they even attacked each other!
"Liu Dai, why did you occupy my three Dangyang counties and not give them back!"
"Okay, I want to ask you why you allowed your subordinates to destroy my city!"