Chapter 199

"Besides, the Empress and Imperial Prince Bian are still surrounded by Zhang Rang and the others;"

"What if we force an attack, make them desperate, and threaten the lives of the Empress and Imperial Prince Bian? What should we do then?"

"What if the Empress and Imperial Prince Bian are hurt in the process?"

At the same time, Lord Yuan Shao thought indignantly in his heart: "This Cao Mengde is getting bolder! He even dares to glare at me, scold me, and go against me!"

"He must have forgotten who helped him get the position of Colonel of the Old Dian Army, right?"

"It seems I'll have to teach him a lesson later;"

"How can a dog bite its master? It's simply outrageous."

On the surface, Lord Yuan Shao had indeed always treated Cao Cao as a good friend and brother.

But in fact, this was just to win over Cao Cao, satisfy his own vanity, and have an extra helper!

After all, Cao Cao was very capable, and his background was actually decent.

The Cao family had considerable power.

If it weren't for the fact that his status as a descendant of a eunuch limited Cao Cao, he would be far more than he was now.

Lord Yuan Shao had always felt it was quite cool to have someone like Cao Cao be his dog, doing everything according to his wishes.

But this didn't mean he really viewed Cao Cao as a true friend.

Or that he viewed Cao Cao as his equal.

When he was happy, he could call Cao Cao brother;

When he was unhappy, Cao Cao was nothing more than a dog in his eyes.

"You..."

Cao Cao was stunned by Lord Yuan Shao's words. He wanted to say something, but since Lord Yuan Shao had already said it to this extent, what else could he say?

He didn't believe Lord Yuan Shao didn't know the consequences of letting go of eunuchs like Zhang Rang this time.

Afterward, when the eunuchs recovered, the General-in-Chief and even they would definitely be counterattacked by the eunuchs.

Today, it seemed the eunuchs had suffered significant losses, even Sun Jian Shuo was dead, and military power was lost.

But as long as imperial power remained, they would soon be able to gain power again.

This was also one of the reasons why eunuchs were difficult to eliminate completely.

"Something's wrong! Lord Yuan Shao is very wrong today!"

"It's impossible for him not to know the consequences and hidden dangers of letting Zhang Rang and the others go at this time;"

"In other words, he knows, but he still did it and persuaded the General-in-Chief like that;"

"Given the relationship between the Lord Yuan Clan and the General-in-Chief, it's absolutely impossible that he was really thinking for He Jin;"

"And it's even less likely that he was worried about hurting the Empress and Imperial Prince Bian in the process;"

"Thus, it can only be for private gain!"

"What does Lord Yuan Shao want to do?"

"No! It should be said, what does the Lord Yuan Clan want to do?"

He believed that this kind of thing was absolutely not something Lord Yuan Shao did on impulse. If things went wrong, it was something the Lord Yuan Clan had calculated long ago!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao's forehead began to break out in cold sweat.

He felt he had vaguely guessed the truth.

The Lord Yuan Clan had big plans.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao didn't dare to continue going against Lord Yuan Shao and immediately softened his stance: "Benchu, I was confused! My blood went to my head! Sorry!"

Lord Yuan Shao was slightly stunned by Cao Cao's sudden change, then swept away his previous gloom and said with a light smile: "It's okay! Mengde, you were just confused for a moment. It's good that you can wake up in time!"

As he spoke, he looked at He Jin and said: "General-in-Chief, shall we withdraw?"

"Hmm!"

He Jin nodded and waved his hand: "Withdraw!"

Soon, the army, led by He Jin and the others, withdrew from the imperial city.

Afterward, He Jin entered the imperial city again with a small number of troops and met Empress He.

He had a discussion with her and confirmed things.

He left the imperial city satisfied.

Because this discussion had already confirmed that Zhang Rang and the others would support Imperial Prince Bian to become the new monarch, and the time was set for 2 days later.

Sure enough, 2 days later,

With the support of the eunuchs, General-in-Chief He Jin, and Lord Yuan Kui, Imperial Prince Bian successfully ascended the throne and became the new monarch.

For a time, Luoyang seemed to have returned to calm.

However, many people knew that this was just a superficial phenomenon!

In fact, there were undercurrents surging in the dark.

As time passed, eunuchs like Zhang Rang began to become arrogant again.

Borrowing the power of Empress He and the new monarch, they made things very uncomfortable for He Jin and the others.

At the same time, He Jin also vaguely felt that his sister seemed to have a rift with him and began to distance herself from him.

And suppress him.

This made He Jin feel even more uncomfortable.

He didn't suspect Empress He—no! She should be called Empress Dowager He now.

He felt that it must be Zhang Rang and the others who coerced his sister.

His sister and nephew were isolated and helpless in the palace and could only rely on these eunuchs.

"Damn it! These eunuchs deserve to die!"

"They actually dare to give me attitude! And they coerced and provoked my sister. If I had known this, I should have just killed my way in and wiped them out completely."

"No! I can't let this continue. I have to find a way to get rid of them!"

"Mengde! Benchu, do you have any good ideas?"

As he spoke, He Jin looked at Cao Cao and Lord Yuan Shao on the side.

Cao Cao just wanted to roll his eyes and complained in his heart: "Now you know the threat of the eunuchs? Now you know you regret it? What were you doing earlier?"

"When I advised you to wipe out those eunuchs in one go, why didn't you listen?"

Regretting it now?

Too late!

Without the excuse from last time, it was no longer easy for He Jin to lead troops to attack the imperial city.

He would be considered by the world as wanting to rebel.

"We can only do it slowly! We have no reason to lead troops into the imperial city now."

Cao Cao said.

For some reason, seeing He Jin so uncomfortable now, he felt a little secretly happy in his heart.

Let you not listen to me back then!

Thinking of this, Cao Cao couldn't help but look at Lord Yuan Shao.

He thought Lord Yuan Shao would also show a look of regret.

However, the facts were completely opposite to his guess.

At this time, a smile of success clearly flashed in Lord Yuan Shao's eyes.

"What the hell? Why is Lord Yuan Shao showing such an expression at this time? It's as if He Jin's current state is exactly what he wanted to see. Could it be..."

Cao Cao looked at Lord Yuan Shao deeply, and for a moment, he had a bad prediction.

If that was really the case, then the Lord Yuan Clan had big plans, and he had underestimated them.

At this time, Lord Yuan Shao said: "General-in-Chief, just as Mengde said, we really can't find a good reason to attack the imperial palace and eliminate the eunuchs now;"

"But we can't, others can!"

"I suggest summoning border troops to Luoyang to protect the king and clear the side!"

"Use the excuse from a few days ago that the eunuchs concealed the passing of the Son of Heaven, sealed the palace, and held Empress Dowager He and the new monarch hostage;"

"With such an excuse, it will naturally be able to block the mouths of the world;"

"By then, we can naturally use the border troops to eliminate the eunuchs and return a clear sky to the world!"

— Author's Notes —

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