Chapter 15 Calling Cao Cao Secretly
In the first month of the first year of Emperor Xian's Chuping, the eighteen princes crusade against Dong Zhuo and met with Suanzao.

Yuan Shao, the prefect of Bohai Sea, was elected as the leader of the alliance by the leaders of the alliance. The eighteen princes raised a total of 30 troops. The momentum was huge, and the sound of drums shook the sky.

On this day, Yuan Shao summoned the princes from all walks of life to discuss the strategy of war and sent troops to Sishui.

The princes from all walks of life arrived one after another, but only one person did not come.

"Come on, let's go to Mengde camp to see, why is he still not coming now that the time has come?"

Yuan Shao sat at the head of the leader of the Chinese army's large tent, and on the table in front of him were some meat, wine, and several scrolls of bamboo slips, as well as two precious antiques.

And behind Yuan Shao, there is a huge pear wood screen with exquisite carvings and colorful colors.On both sides of the screen, there are two rows of bookshelves, which are full of famous books, as well as antiques.

The princes from all walks of life in the tent saw him, some showed admiration in their eyes, while others did not squint, hiding their disdain.

But at this time, in Xiaoqi Captain Cao Cao's barracks, the gates are closed and the guards are extremely strict!
At this time, inside Cao Cao's central army tent, a scene that could shock the entire alliance of princes is happening!
"King Hongnong...your highness!?"

Cao Cao, who was 35 years old at the time, was standing in the dark tent of the big tent, staring at the young man in front of him with wide eyes!
"Meng De, you still remember me."

Liu Bian's expression remained unchanged, he only looked at Cao Cao in front of him and smiled slightly, and said this lightly.

This was the final result of Liu Bian's initial considerations. Among the [-] princes of today, the one who is most able to be appointed, or the one who still has the loyalty to help the Han Dynasty in his heart, is Cao Cao in front of him!
As for Sun Jian, Liu Bian also wanted to go there, but Sun Jian had many soldiers and great power, if he had the slightest disobedience, it would be difficult for him to escape.

On the contrary, Cao Cao's side can be said to be the weakest side among the eighteen princes, with only 5000 troops.

When Liu Bian came here, even if Cao Cao really had other thoughts, he and his strength were enough to escape.

But today, Liu Bian came to Cao Cao's tent under the pretense of defecting to Cao Cao as a Nanyang sergeant.

The Cao Cao in front of him is not much different from what Liu Bian had imagined before. After all, Liu Bian knew Cao Cao before he crossed over. Combined with Liu Bian's own memory, once the two sides are spliced ​​together, Liu Bian will also understand this in front of him. Cao Cao, who is not very conspicuous above the court, has a preliminary impression.

Cao Cao in front of him was wearing the armor of a Xiaoqi school lieutenant, with a standard saber hanging from his waist. He was not very tall. According to Liu Bian's estimation, he was only about 1.6 meters tall. generation.

Seeing the King Hongnong in front of him, the former young emperor, Cao Cao couldn't help but burst into tears.

At this time, Cao Cao didn't have the heart of fighting for hegemony and obeying the emperor to make him disobedient. He just focused on supporting the Han Dynasty and wanted to crusade against the traitor Dong Zhuo. Therefore, he was sincere when he saw King Hongnong who should have been declared dead by Dong Zhuo. Excited.

But the excitement is the excitement, Cao Cao's title for Liu Bian is still King Hongnong, not His Majesty.

Liu Bian didn't care about this point. A country can only have one emperor. Now that he has been abolished and a new emperor Liu Xie has been established, at least for the time being, Liu Xie is still the emperor.

"Your Highness! You... you are still alive! This... this is really great!"

Cao Cao was so excited that he immediately knelt down and said, "Captain Xiaoqi Cao Cao, see His Royal Highness King Hongnong!"

"Come on, Meng De."

Liu Bian stepped forward to help Cao Cao up, and then said: "I'm here to see you, you must have understood in your heart, what is my intention?"

Liu Bian smiled, but did not bluntly state his purpose.

From Cao Cao's attitude, Liu Bian could tell through his imperial qi training skills that his expression was not fake.

So since Cao Cao is trustworthy, Liu Bian also wants to test Cao Cao's ability.

After all, according to Liu Bian's understanding at the time, although Cao Cao at this time had good political ability, he had not yet matured to the kind of real politician and military strategist who would later become sophisticated.

And according to the history that Liu Bian understands, Cao Cao at this time basically lost more in battle than he won. Since then, Cao Cao's own military strength is not sufficient, and secondly, Cao Cao's own military capabilities are still lacking, although He has a good military vision, but he is often overconfident in the troops under his command.

"Your Highness..."

When Cao Cao heard Liu Bian ask him this question, he immediately realized that Liu Bian should be using this question to consider him, and at the same time, this was also a time to ask for his opinion.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment before saying:
"Your Highness must be taking advantage of the [-]th Route Army's attack on Dong to return to Luoyang and regain the throne!?"

Cao Cao's thoughts were normal, and Liu Bian did not show any emotion. He just looked at Cao Cao and smiled lightly.

"What does Mengde think?"

Cao Cao paused for a moment, then hesitated a little before saying:
"Returning to Your Highness, Cao thought... this matter may not be that simple, and why it is not so simple, His Highness must have an answer in his heart."

Not bad.

Liu Bian praised inwardly, Cao Cao's ability is really good, and this has already seen a lot of things from his actions when he came here. His political insight and sensitivity are absolutely unique!
"Tell me in detail."

Liu Bian kept his face and asked Cao Cao to explain the matter in detail.

"Returning to Your Highness, although this matter can be done, but now it seems that it is not something that can be settled overnight! Nowadays, the world is in turmoil, and many state shepherds have the heart of disobedience. First there are ten servants, and then there are this Dong Zhuo, but not just Dong Zhuo."

"Your Highness, it is very dangerous to come here. This danger not only comes from Luoyang, but also... from the alliance of princes!"

"According to my observations, among the [-]th Route Army, it can be said that those who really came for the Han Dynasty, I am afraid, only Sun Jian, the prefect of Changsha, Bao Xin, the prefect of Jibei County, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County, and others... I'm afraid I can't believe it."

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. Your Highness must have thought that all the princes would not trust you when you came here. That's why you came here secretly to summon Cao."

"But Your Highness didn't look for Sun Jian, who is good at fighting, and Bao Xin of Jibei and Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County, who have relatively many troops, but only looking for me Cao Cao. It is really the luck of Cao Cao's third life!"

What Cao Cao said was not too different from what Liu Bian knew before. It seems that Cao Cao's vision is indeed extraordinary!
If you can recruit such a capable minister under your command, your future journey will surely be much easier.

Regarding Cao Cao, there have been comments long ago, the so-called capable minister who governs the world, and a traitor in troubled times.

At this time, Liu Bian found Cao Cao when he was still willing to be a capable minister of the world, and it was Liu Bian's luck, because if it was the traitor in the troubled times, with Cao Cao's ability, Liu Bian wanted to kill him, and he would Really you can only rely on your golden finger of understanding of history.

(End of this chapter)

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