Zhang Wu led his troops back to camp and joined forces with Cao Cao in Xingyang. After a short while of reorganizing, they set off in the direction of Luoyang.
"Ziqian is saying that your spear pierced through Dong Zhuo's face?”On the horse, Cao Cao laughed out loud." Great! Great! Ziqian is truly a brave warrior. He can come and go freely in an army of ten thousand. He deserves three hundred cups of wine."”
"You praise me too much, hehehe, my lord, you praise me too much. It's a pity that that old thief Dong Zhuo escaped.”
"It's not a pity, it's not a pity at all. After this battle, Ziqian's name will spread across the four seas.”
"It's still my lord's good command." Zhang Wu cupped his hands.”
"Hahaha, Ziqian is still the brave one.”
The two of them boasted along the way. The army soon reached Luoyang. Before entering the city, Cao Cao dismounted and grabbed a handful of mud to paste on his face.
In the ruins of Luoyang's Jiade Hall, the dukes cooked sheep and slaughtered cattle, enjoying fine wine and delicacies.
Suddenly, there was a loud noise and Cao Cao was furious. He kicked open the door and strode in.
Yuan Shao put down his wine cup and pretended to be surprised." Meng De has returned to the court. What's the situation?" Did he save Tian Zi?”
Cao Cao ignored him and casually grabbed the wine cup on Zhang Miao's table and drank it in one gulp. Then, he threw the wine cup on the ground and said resentfully,"Yuan Shao! Alliance Master Yuan! I want to know, where did my reinforcements go?”
Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and reached out to support the table."Meng De, did you report to me before you left? You should at least give me some time to mobilize the reinforcements and the army. I was just arranging the manpower. I didn't expect you to come back so soon.”
"Hahaha, hahahaha ~" Cao Cao laughed miserably and kicked the table in front of Yuan Shao,""I chased Dong Zhuo through the night, fought Lu Bu, and defeated Xu Rong. The rebel army fled in all directions, and even Dong Zhuo was stabbed in the face by my favorite general, Zhang Wu! Look at what you are doing. Cooking sheep, slaughtering cattle, drinking and making merry, it was really a happy time!”
Cao Cao wanted to take two steps forward, but Yan Liang and Wen Chou pulled out their swords and stood in front of Yuan Shao to protect him.
This action infuriated Cao Cao's guard, Dian Wei.
Dian Wei roared and took down the two halberds on his back. He smashed one halberd at Yan Liang and the other at Wen Chou.
With Dian Wei's strength, Yan Liang and Wen Chou naturally couldn't withstand it. After taking two steps back, their expressions changed drastically.
Cao Cao saw that it was about time for him to show his might, so he waved Dian Wei away and continued to add more scenes for himself. He grabbed Yuan Shao's collar with a 'heartbroken' expression and said,"I didn't win! He didn't even save Tian Zi! I only have five thousand cavalry! There were 400,000 Western Liang cavalry. Even if they stood there and let me kill them, I wouldn't be able to kill them all!”
The pain and grief were simply heartbreaking. Even Zhang Wu secretly praised Boss Cao's acting skills. In another era, this guy would definitely be given an Oscar.
But this way, Yuan Shao could feel uncomfortable.
Not only did Cao Cao gain another valiant general, but the most important thing was that his general was at a disadvantage now, so he didn't speak unyieldingly.
"Meng De, please calm down. You pursued me alone. You are indeed a hero of the present age and a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty.”
Cao Cao pushed Yuan Shao away and looked around with his eyes wide open. Then, he laughed maniacally,"I have something to say. Brat! It's not worth planning! In name, you are helping the Han Dynasty to kill thieves, but in reality, you are fighting for power and profit. I am ashamed to be with you!”
In the main hall, Cao Cao was still putting on a show, listing the crimes of the vassals one by one. However, Zhang Wu keenly noticed that the atmosphere in the main hall was not right.
Everyone seemed to be listening to Cao Cao's angry rebuke, but in reality, they were all looking in Sun Jian's direction.
As a top-notch general, Zhang Wu was very sensitive to such gazes.
Could it be that this guy had already obtained the Imperial Jade Seal? However, Zhang Wu did not take it to heart because he had the principle that it had nothing to do with him.
Anyone with discerning eyes knew that the heirloom seal was only the source of trouble, and it would lead to death if they seized it. However, there were really idiots who thought that the one who obtained the heirloom seal would win the world. Could they not see the pairs of red eyes that were glowing with a dim light around them?
"And you, Liu Bei and Liu Xuande!"
Cao Cao did not let go of Liu Bei, who was sitting in the corner.
"To think that you claim to be a relative of the Han clan. Now that the emperor is in trouble, you are sitting in a high hall and enjoying fine wine and delicacies. A person like you who has no king or father dares to call yourself a descendant of the great ancestor and a relative of the Han clan?”
As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, Liu Bei's eyes turned red. He shook his shoulders and burst into tears, crying like a helpless child.
These words undoubtedly angered Zhang Fei, who was standing at the side.
"Hey! How can you say that! My big brother already has enough suffering in his heart. He wants to kill the thief, but it's just a plain order. What can he do without soldiers? In my opinion, if you want to blame someone, blame you bullsh * t officials. My big brother had made a contribution to the crusade against the Yellow Turban, but you didn't reward him and let him be the county magistrate. On the other hand, Dong Zhuo was defeated and could still be appointed as the prefect. This caused today's situation. Who can you blame?”
Liu Bei wiped away his tears and choked,""Don't say it, I, Liu Bei, have let down my ancestors!”
"Shameless! Shameless! The emperor is trapped in Luoyang. I, Cao Cao, am holding a knife to assassinate Dong. Where are you, Liu Xuande? The vassals attacked Dong, and my generals fought on the battlefield. Where are you, Liu Xuande? Yet, you are always present at the celebration banquets of the dukes, and you even boast shamelessly that the world is unfair! I think you're just a person who fishes for fame.”
The two drama kings were acting on the same stage, and Zhang Wu was enjoying himself. However, looking at the time, it was almost time to wrap up.
There was a saying that going too far was as bad as falling short. If Cao Cao became addicted to acting, it would not be good. At that time, the denouncement meeting of the dukes would become Cao Cao's boasting meeting. It would be too deliberate and too forceful.
"Ahem, my lord, we still have to rush back to East County to make long-term plans. Let's not waste time here.”
Cao Cao waved his hand." Fine. If you don't save the emperor, I will. We'll part ways here. From now on, we won't owe each other anything!"”
As soon as he stepped out of Jiade Palace, Cao Cao immediately put on a cheerful expression.
"Ziqian, look at my speech just now.”
"It's not just in place. It can only be said to be exciting.”
"It's just that all the dukes are a little absent-minded. Logically speaking, when I scolded them one by one, no one actually slammed the table and stomped their feet. Instead, they kept staring at Sun Jian of Changsha.”
Zhang Wu sighed at Boss Cao's keen senses, but he didn't say anything. Anyway, his boss didn't covet that broken stone, so why stay and get involved in this muddy water?
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