When Sun Jian, the Governor of Changsha, heard this, he hurried forward.
"Meng De, you can't!"
"Luoyang City is on fire. By the time we put out the fire, Thief Dong would have already fled!”
"If we don't chase now, when will we?"
Beside him, Zhang Miao, Wang Kuang, and Liu Dai, the prefect of Chenliu, and the prefect of Henei Prefecture, also expressed their desire to pursue Dong Zhuo.
After hearing the words of these four people, Cao Cao couldn't help but ponder.
At this moment, Zhao Ming rode his horse forward and whispered to Cao Cao,""My lord, be careful of your eyes and ears!"
Zhao Ming tugged at the corner of Cao Cao's clothes.
Cao Cao understood and tacitly glanced in the direction of the tug.
As expected, several brawny men were hiding among the ragged commoners, staring at Cao Cao and the other dukes from time to time.
Needless to say, these spies must have been left behind by Dong Zhuo's ambush.
Seeing this, Cao Cao sighed,""Sigh, Yuan Shao and the others didn't follow us?”
Zhao Ming was speechless.
He was addicted to scamming Yuan Shao!
"My lord, in a while, you can say something like 'the monarch is light, the people are first, and the country is second'.”
"Persuade Sun Jian, Zhang Miao, and the others to put out the fire first. There should be treasures hidden in the Imperial Palace.”
"As for those spies, leave them to me!”
After saying that, Zhao Ming quietly fled, bringing Gao Shun along to pretend to observe the people's situation, but in reality, he went to capture those spies.
It had to be said that ever since his Intelligence attribute broke through 100 and he obtained the " Sage Attribute ", Zhao Ming's observation skills had become abnormally terrifying. He could find spies among tens of millions of people with just a few glances.
When Cao Cao heard the word 'treasure', his eyes lit up. He then stood in front of the 50,000 strong army and shouted loudly, attracting everyone's attention.
"Everyone, I, Cao Mengde, have not read many books, but I still understand some principles.”
"Mencius once said that the monarch is light, the people are the foundation, and the country is second!”
"The homes of the people in Luoyang City were burned by the fire. Now that the weather is freezing, if there is no roof to cover their heads, they will definitely freeze to death and suffer from frostbite!”
"How can we sit idly by?”
Immediately after, Cao Cao dismounted from his horse, picked up a starving baby, and gently coaxed it.
"You didn't save the living person standing in front of you.”
"And you're talking about killing thieves and saving the world?"
"Hypocrite!"
"Cao Ying, listen up! Enter the city to put out the fire!"
Hearing this, Cao Ren immediately stepped forward and shouted,""This subordinate will obey!"
The next moment, Cao Ren and Zhao Yun led five thousand soldiers into the city to find a water source and put out the fire.
As for Sun Jian, Zhang Miao, Wang Kuang, Liu Dai, and the other four vassals, they looked at each other in dismay.
After dealing with Cao Cao for so long, how could he plead for the lives of the people?
This was definitely a smokescreen!
But no matter what,
If the Cao army did not follow, Sun Jian and the other four dukes would not dare to pursue Dong Zhuo.
What if Lu Bu jumped out during the chase?
With Zhao Ming, this strange strategist, at least they wouldn't have to worry about Lu Bu, this super fierce general!
After Sun Quan and the other dukes pondered for a moment, they finally decided to enter the city to put out the fire. They truly couldn't leave Cao Cao, or perhaps Zhao Ming's terrifying martial strength.
50,000 troops entered the city to put out the fire.
Hope finally appeared in the eyes of the Luoyang citizens who were dressed in ragged clothes outside the city!
Following that, the commoners also joined in the fight!
At the same time, countless people remembered the person who said," The monarch is light, the people are the foundation, and the country is secondary." They would continue to praise him in the future!
And that person's name was Cao Mengde!
Just like that,
Zhao Ming and Cao Cao had never thought that just saying a few words of courtesy and putting out a fire would bring them great prestige in the future.
In fact, the people who could live in Luoyang City were truly 'commoners'. How many people were there?
After the fire in the city was basically under control, Cao Cao used the excuse of extinguishing the fire in the palace and immediately brought people into the palace to search for " treasures " in the palace according to Zhao Ming's words!
However, after searching for half a day, Cao Cao's army did not find any 'treasures'.
Instead, they found a large amount of corn that had been blackened by fire in the imperial kitchen.
The corn was slightly puffed or carbonized. It was impossible for the soldiers to eat it, or they would have indigestion.
If it was used to barely fill one's stomach, it could still be used!
Thus, Cao Cao ordered Zhao Yun to distribute the corn to the ragged people in Luoyang.
As a result, Cao Cao's reputation and position in the hearts of the Luoyang people were rising at an exaggerated speed!
Not long after, Zhao Ming learned from the spies that Lu Bu had indeed set up an ambush along the way, but he did not ask where the ambush was!
Ambush or something.
Zhao Ming, who possessed Li Yuanba's strength, wasn't afraid at all.
However, Cao Cao's five thousand soldiers had to be careful!
Otherwise, when tens of thousands of arrows were fired and the mountains and plains were filled with rolling stones and falling trees, Cao Cao's little family fortune would be gone.
However, Zhao Ming was not in a hurry. With his keen observation skills, he would be able to see through even if there was an ambush!
The most important thing now was to see if Cao Cao had found the Imperial Jade Seal!
Unexpectedly, just as Zhao Ming reached Cao Cao's side, Sun Jian walked over with an anxious expression.
"Meng De, I just received an urgent report that the Yue people of the River East are in chaos. We have to return quickly!”
Hearing this, a strange light flashed in Zhao Ming's eyes.
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