Yuan Shao sat alone in his bedroom, quietly waiting for Cao Cao's arrival.
Before Yuan Shao could wait for too long, a hearty voice suddenly came from the distance, "Meng De is here! Brother Ben Chu has been waiting for a long time!"
When Zhao Yun and others heard that Cao Cao was coming, they quickly turned around and saluted.
Cao Cao smiled and nodded to Zhao Yun, Xia Houlan and Zhang Liao, and the three of them wisely retreated with their soldiers.
Yuan Shao was sitting in the back room and said calmly to Cao Cao, who was still hesitating outside the door: "When did you, Cao Mengde, become so polite to me? Since you are here, come in."
"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed again, and there was a long-lost excitement in his heart.
Entering the back room and arriving in front of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao bowed his hands and saluted, "Brother Benchu, long time no see!"
Yuan Shao's face remained calm, but the corners of his mouth turned up slightly and he said, "Sit down."
The two of them sat opposite each other across a table, and for a moment they didn't know where to start.
After more than ten breaths, Cao Cao spoke first: "I never thought that you and I would end up in this situation..."
When Yuan Shao heard this, he sighed slightly and said, "Both of you and I have the ambition to dominate the world. Today's situation is unavoidable. But in my imagination, you, Cao Mengde, are the one who failed..."
Cao Cao was not angry, but sighed: "Haha... The world is so big that it can't tolerate you and me coexisting?"
"The world is too big to accommodate me, Yuan Shao, and you, Cao Cao..."
The conversation between the two fell into a brief silence again, but this time it didn't take long. Yuan Shao suddenly sighed and said: "You know, Meng De, I am a little envious and jealous of you now..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he asked curiously: "Brother Benchu will also be envious of me?"
"Lu Yan, Zhao Yun, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia, Xun Yu...why are all the great talents in the world under your command?"
Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then said with a wry smile: "Brother Benchu...didn't you also have famous men and generals like Xun Chen, Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Qu Yi, Zhang He and Gao Lan before? Why do you envy me?"
"Yes... I once had subordinates who were as good as you, Cao Mengde... but they were all tortured to death by me..." Yuan Shao felt bitter in his heart.
At this time, Cao Cao suddenly laughed again and said: "But brother Benchu, you really should be envious of me...because you don't have Lu Yan!"
Yuan Shao raised his eyelids and stared at Lao Cao's eyes. After a while, they both suddenly laughed together: "Hahahaha!"
"Yes, I lost to you just because I didn't have Lu Yan...Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, why are you so lucky!"
Cao Cao smiled and said: "But it is inevitable... Brother Benchu, you represent the aristocratic family class, and I, Cao Mengde, represent the ordinary people... Mr. Lu does not seek fame and fortune, but is devoted to the people. If he chooses me, then
It’s God’s will.”
"Hahaha! It's destined by God! That's how it is!" Yuan Shao laughed again, and this time he even had tears in the corners of his eyes, "But I really didn't expect that you, who represent ordinary people, actually defeated someone who represents the world's aristocratic families.
I..."
"The gentleman once said that the wisdom and strength of the people are infinite..."
"Yeah... then let me see..." Yuan Shao suddenly closed his smile, and then said every word as if he was speaking from between his teeth, "Let me take a good look, how can you, Cao Mengde, lead these ordinary people?"
How far the people have come!"
Cao Cao cupped his hands and said, "Then I'll invite Brother Benchu and wait and see!"
Yuan Shao stared at Cao Cao for a while, then suddenly shook his head and said: "I have run out of gas and I can't see that day..."
Cao Cao didn't know how to proceed, and the two fell into silence again.
Fortunately, Xia Houyuan came over with people bringing wine and food at this time.
The dishes looked very sumptuous, but the wine made Cao Cao shake his head.
After taking a sip of the wine, Cao Cao shook his head and said: "It's bland and tasteless... It's better to keep it at Mr. Lu's house!"
"Oh? My wine is already comparable to royal wine, but you still find it bland and tasteless?"
"Hey!" When mentioning Lu Yan's collection, Lao Cao suddenly became like a little brat showing off good stuff to his friends.
"Not only wine, Lu Xiuqi also cooks delicious food! Do you know about hot pot? Have you heard of Kung Pao Chicken and Twice-cooked Pork?"
Yuan Shao looked confused.
When Lao Cao saw Yuan Shao's ignorant look, he became even more proud.
He took out the Condensing Jade from his arms, handed it to Yuan Shao, and said, "Brother Benchu, look at this treasure, Mr. Lu gave it to me too!"
Yuan Shao took the Concentrating Jade Pendant which looked ordinary on the surface. After taking it, he felt a cool and warm breath entering his brain from his palm.
For a long time, Yuan Shao's heavy and chaotic brain was suddenly cleared. While his mind was much sharper, his mood was also much calmer: "This... is such a magical thing!"
Cao Cao quickly reached out and snatched the treasure back from Yuan Shao's hand, saying: "What does this mean? Mr. Lu still has many treasures..."
"In that case, how about you give it to me?"
"You are already very beautiful, so don't think too much about it..."
"You still have such a petty attitude... I don't know how Cai Zhaoji fell in love with such a thoughtless black dwarf like you..."
"Haha, maybe I have better luck..."
...
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao started from their childhood days of stealing and bullying, to talking about Liu Xie being a horse rider for his own daughter; and from the original 18th Route meeting with Dong Alliance, they talked about Lu Yan being willing to be Lu Bu's son-in-law... ...
The two of them talked freely about anything and everything, without any scruples.
They chatted all night long.
The eleventh bottle of wine was finished.
Cao Cao was already so drunk that even the dishes in front of him became blurry.
Yuan Shao lowered his head and put his hands on his thighs, as if he was asleep.
"Haha...Brother Benchu...you were very unkind when you peeked at the young lady taking a shower...You were caught, and later...you actually said it was me who instigated it... Don’t you think about it, could I have instigated you?”
"Brother Benchu... In the future, when I have brought peace to the world, we will go to the north to have a look. If we see any barbarians we don't like, we will beat them until they are pleasing to our eyes..."
Cao Cao talked a lot, but Yuan Shao never responded.
"Ge'er! Brother Benchu..."
"Brother Benchu?"
"Origin?"
Cao Cao called out several times, but Yuan Shao stopped responding.
With an ominous feeling in his heart, Cao Cao reached out and put his finger under Yuan Shao's nose.
After a long time, Cao Cao let out a long sigh, "Alas... In this world, another old friend who allowed me to speak freely without any scruples has left..."
"Brother Benchu, watch carefully in the sky. I, Cao Mengde, will definitely let you see a truly prosperous and powerful Han Dynasty!"