Ever since He Jin's faction and the eunuchs 'faction had officially fallen out, Luoyang had been in a state of panic. Although the two sides seemed to be relatively calm because of their similar strength, in fact, there was constant friction in the dark. The people living in Luoyang could be said to have suffered greatly, causing the continuous loss of Luoyang's people. He Jin was naturally aware of this situation, so he immediately issued an order not to allow the people in Luoyang to migrate. Those who violated it were killed. This prevented the continuous loss of Luoyang's people.
Some merchants or people with some status who didn't have time to leave wanted to leave through their connections. However, this time, those " brothers " who were usually easy to talk to handled it impartially. They didn't even look at the treasures that were sent over. What a joke. In such a tense moment, they still dared to do such things. If they wanted money, they had to be alive to use it. Those merchants who were unable to leave in time could only sigh at their bad luck. Then, they began to instruct their servants to be careful and not to offend people they should not offend.
Fan Xing was well aware of the changes in Luoyang. Other than chatting with some technical talents, exchanging various military strategies with Zhao Yun and other generals, and discussing some new political ideas with Xun Yu and other civil officials, Fan Xing spent most of his time with the six women. He knew that he might not have so much time to spend with the six women in the near future.
Fan Xing was free now, but He Jin and Jian Shuo, who were far away in Luoyang, were extremely nervous. Now, other than their secret little tricks, they were engaged in a war of words every day. Both sides were criticizing each other, saying how unbearable the other was, saying that the other was plotting to usurp the throne. However, Jian Shuo's side, who had the Spirit Emperor's will, had the upper hand. After all, they had the Spirit Emperor's will in their hands. After it was published, they received the support of all the royalists. These people might not have any real power, but their fame and qualifications were unparalleled, especially Wang Yun, one of the three dukes of the current dynasty.
Although Wang Yun did not like eunuchs and had some friction with them before, he was still loyal to the Emperor. When he learned that Jian Shuo had the Spirit Emperor's will, he put down his prejudice against eunuchs and joined Jian Shuo's side.
Compared to Jian Shuo, He Jin was more miserable. Because Jian Shuo had taken out the Spirit Emperor's will, He Jin's previous actions had the motive of usurping the throne. This caused a large number of civil officials who had supported He Jin to leave him, and only a small number remained by He Jin's side. This made He Jin extremely annoyed. He Jin, who had always had the upper hand against the eunuchs, was now at a disadvantage.
In the General's manor, He Jin was pacing back and forth in frustration, while Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were also frowning." Meng De, Benchu, have you thought of a solution?”He Jin stopped and asked. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looked at He Jin and shook their heads at the same time. Cao Cao said with some distress,"Now that Jian Shuo has the Emperor's will, his words are more powerful than ours. They can be said to be invincible now.”Yuan Shao by the side also nodded and said,""Yes, unless we can prove that Jian Shuo's will is fake or we can come up with something more convincing than the Emperor's will, we will definitely become the target of public criticism.”
Hearing Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's words, He Jin's already bad mood became even worse. He shouted,"Damn it! However, I am a great general, yet I have to compromise with a eunuch? The emperor was also a fool, why did he pass the throne to Liu Xie that brat!”Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were helpless when they saw He Jin cursing angrily. Cao Cao said in his heart,"You can't blame the Emperor. Liu Bian and Liu Xie are really incomparable. Liu Xie was smart since he was young, but Liu Bian was dumb and stupid. There's nothing the Emperor can say about liking Liu Xie more. If it wasn't for the fact that he wanted to get rid of Zhang and the others, he might also want to make Liu Xie Emperor.”
He Jin, who was suddenly angry, suddenly said with a gloomy face,"Since we can't win against Jian Shuo and the others, we'll kill them and snatch back the will!”When Cao Cao heard this, he was frightened. He quickly comforted He Jin and sighed in his heart,"A butcher is a butcher!" However, Yuan Shao suddenly had a flash of inspiration and said with a smile,""Great General, you're right. Since we can't win against Jian Shuo, we'll kill Jian Shuo and the others and take back the will.”Hearing Yuan Shao say the same, Cao Cao was shocked,""Ben Chu, are you stupid?" Yuan Shao wasn't annoyed by Cao Cao's words. He smiled and said," Meng De, don't be nervous. Sit down first. The reason we're in such a terrible situation now is because Jian Shuo has the Emperor's will. As long as Jian Shuo and the others don't have the Emperor's will, they'll just be toothless tigers.”Cao Cao rolled his eyes at Yuan Shao." I know that too. But the Emperor's will is with Jian Shuo and the others."”Yuan Shao immediately laughed when he heard that. That's why we have to get that will back.”
He Jin, who had already calmed down, immediately asked when he heard Yuan Shao's words,""Benchu, Ran Dao, do you have a way to snatch that will?”Yuan Shao heard He Jin's question and said confidently,"" In the current situation, Jian Shuo and the others are only in the right, but their military strength is much better than theirs. So, they have been attacking us with words and calling on the various vassals. However, those people are not fools. They will definitely not act rashly until the situation is clear.”Cao Cao nodded in agreement.
Seeing Cao Cao nod in agreement with his words, Yuan Shao smiled and continued,"That's why Jian Shuo and the others keep using the Emperor's will to talk about things, hoping that some of us will 'find our conscience', and then submit to them, so as to achieve the goal of splitting the Great General's forces.”He Jin nodded in agreement.
Yuan Shao continued,"Since they want us to split up, then we'll split up for them to see."”When Cao Cao heard Yuan Shao's words, he was stunned for a moment. Then, he quickly understood Yuan Shao's meaning, so he asked Yuan Shao," But even if one of us managed to sneak into Jian Shuo's group, we're at a disadvantage now because Jian Shuo has the Emperor's will. As long as Jian Shuo has the Emperor's will, we can't do anything to him. Besides, Jian Shuo must know the importance of the Emperor's will now and will definitely hide it well. Even if he manages to sneak in, it won't help.”
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao smiled and said,""We infiltrated Jian Shuo's side just to scout the way. Since Jian Shuo and the others know that we will snatch their wills, we will naturally satisfy them.”Cao Cao also understood, but he still frowned and said,"Even if you know where the will is hidden? But it's not easy for us to steal.”Yuan Shao smiled and said," Indeed, even if we know where the will is hidden, it will definitely not be easy to steal it. But we don't have to steal it. We just need to know where they are hidden."”At this moment, Cao Cao also understood. He had been digging into a dead end. He had always wanted to get his hands on the will, but he did not know that letting the will disappear on its own would be more effective.
After thinking it through, Cao Cao also became happy and said," When the time comes, we'll ask them to verify the authenticity of the will while they're still worrying about it. When they can't produce the will, we'll attack them directly and quickly eliminate Jian Shuo and the others. Even if they want to threaten us with the will, we can dismiss them on the grounds that Jian Shuo knows that the will is fake and refuses to hand it over to us.”Hearing Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's words, He Jin knew that things had taken a turn for the better and laughed even more loudly.
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