That night.
Under the cover of night, some unknown things that matter to the world are quietly going on.
At around 1 o'clock in the morning in modern time, Cao Cao was in his camp. At this time, the camp was brightly lit and full of people. From Cao Cao on down, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun, Li Dian, Le Jin, and Li Shuangmu were all wearing armor and holding swords, with solemn expressions. Cao Cao was walking around in front of the case alone, obviously feeling upset. Even Cao Cao knew very well how important what was about to happen would have an impact on him. It was literally "one step to heaven, one step to hell." How could he remain calm? The other generals stood there like statues. Because Cao Cao is here, all they have to do is follow orders.
Only Li Shuangmu, like Cao Cao, had something on his mind. Earlier, the hidden guard came to report that Japanese ninjas had sneaked into Cao Cao's camp, stayed there for twenty minutes, and then left safely. Due to the tight security, Li Shuangmu didn't know the specific reason why the Japanese ninja came to Cao Cao. It was not easy for the hidden guards to intercept the Japanese ninja. Within the next two hours, Cao Cao frequently summoned his trusted generals to discuss matters in secret. Li Shuangmu was also summoned by Cao Cao, but his task was to stick to his headquarters. Obviously, Cao Cao is about to make a big move. What particularly concerned Li Shuangmu was the incident of "Japanese ninjas sneaking into Cao Cao's camp". He was 80% sure that this had something to do with Yin Kuang
During this period, Cao Cao asked Li Shuangmu to run an errand and deliver a secret letter to Liu Bei. Even though Li Shuangmu really wanted to know the contents of the secret letter, he could only restrain himself from opening it and gave it to Wang Ning to send out. Wang Ning seemed to know that Li Shuangmu was not doing well during this period, so he was very cooperative.
Li Shuangmu felt that if he guessed correctly, Cao Cao was going to fight back! He originally thought that Cao Cao would be dormant for at least a few days before counterattacking, but he didn't expect that he couldn't hold back that night. Obviously, the sentence "The true imperial seal is in the hands of Yuan Benchu" greatly stimulated Cao Cao. Perhaps this made him realize that if he didn't take action in time, he might be eaten by Yuan Shao without any bones or dregs left. This is obviously from the original work (referring to the Romance of the Three Kingdoms). In the original work, Cao Cao never really fell out with the alliance of princes until the end, but now when he is really facing a desperate situation, the late Han Dynasty hero finally showed his fangs.
So did Yin Kuang and the others play any role in this
At a certain moment, a spy came to report seven spots of light rising in the southeastern sky, and a soft "hum" reminded him of being in the warm but deserted camp. Cao Cao stopped wandering, stood up and pressed the hilt of his sword with his hand, saying: "Zi Lian, you take twenty personal soldiers and follow me to see His Majesty!" Cao Hong said: "My lord, do you only take twenty..." Cao Cao He waved his hand and said: "No problem." Then he glanced at everyone and shouted in a low voice: "Generals, act according to your plan! Life and death, honor and disgrace, are all decided here!"
"I am willing to die for my lord!"
Immediately, Cao Cao and Cao Hong went out of the tent together, got on their horses, led 20 elite soldiers, and left the stronghold with a long dragon carrying a torch. The direction they were heading to was exactly where Yuan Shao's camp was.
The camps of the alliance of princes are distributed on a chessboard. There is a huge wooden wall on the outermost perimeter, and each camp is isolated from each other during this period. Obviously to guard against each other. There is a spacious road between each camp for the soldiers of each camp to pass through. At the same time, they can monitor and mobilize each other. Under such circumstances, it is almost impossible to mobilize a large number of troops silently. Therefore, after Cao Cao waited for the twenty-two riders to leave the camp, the news was quickly placed on the bedside desks of various princes. All the princes were wondering: What on earth is Cao Aman going to do? But everyone was just curious and not worried at all. Because there were only twenty-two people in Cao Cao's team, no one thought he could do anything earth-shattering.
Yuan Shao naturally received the report from Kuai Ma in the shortest possible time. However, Cao Cao's speed was obviously beyond his imagination. As soon as he read the bamboo slips reported, the guard at the gate of the village came to see him and said that Cao Cao was already outside. Yuan Shao frowned and inhaled, wondering why Cao Jili came to my place so late if he didn't go to bed? Then there was a surge of dissatisfaction. With a heavy grunt, he threw the bamboo slips forward and ordered someone to bring him a coat, but he walked out of the tent without any armor or sword. Then he came to the gate of the village surrounded by his guards.
"Brother Meng De!"
"Leader Yuan!"
The two of them called each other and saluted each other. Both of them are people of status and reputation, and they pay special attention to etiquette. Unless there is a blood feud between each other, it is inevitable to bow to each other when meeting.
The cold wind was blowing in the middle of the night, and Yuan Shao had no time to be polite to Cao Cao. He said, "I wonder why Brother Mengde is here late at night?" Cao Cao raised his beard and said, "I don't have any. Cao is here to pay homage to the leader of the Yuan Alliance." . I really remembered an important event and was eager to see His Majesty. It is Cao’s fault for disturbing Alliance Leader Yuan’s rest.” Yuan Shao’s frown deepened, “Brother Meng De, are you joking? It’s already past time, Your Majesty has already rested. Isn’t it a little inappropriate for you to suddenly meet me now?" He said this, but in his heart he was wondering what Cao Cao was going to do.
Cao Cao said: "Cao also knows how to be reckless. However, this matter is very important and related to the country. It must be reported to your majesty as soon as possible and in a timely manner. It cannot be delayed. It makes the leader Yuan laugh." The meaning of those words is clearly "This is too much." Big, you Yuan Shao can't hold it back." As he said this, he took a step forward, obviously wanting Yuan Shao to give way. How could Yuan Shao give way? He had deliberately framed Cao Cao. Although His Majesty could not let Cao Cao die in the end, he also restrained Cao Cao. Yuan Shao knew very well that Cao Cao would not give up. But he didn't expect Cao Cao to act so quickly. Could it be that he found something
Yuan Shao's face was grim, standing there like a door god.
"Leader Yuan, why are you doing this?" Cao Cao asked doubtfully. I’m here to see the emperor, not you. Why are you stopping me
In fact, if it was in the past, Cao Cao's behavior would have been punished. If it were not a military and national event, who would dare to disturb the emperor's rest in the middle of the night. But in today's chaotic situation, many things have become different. On the contrary, Cao Cao wanted to meet with His Majesty, but Yuan Shao blocked it. It was Yuan Shao who was at fault. If word really gets out, Yuan Shao may become famous as the "imprisoned emperor".
As a result, one threatened to meet with His Majesty for a "big deal", while the other said that "it is unreasonable to disturb His Majesty during his rest late at night." The two men started to confront each other at the gate of the village, refusing to give in. In the end, Yuan Shaoyue became more and more angry as he spoke, "Cao Mengde, you keep saying that there is an important military matter to meet with His Majesty. What on earth are you talking about, and you actually want to disturb His Majesty's rest at such a time?" Cao Cao also became tough and said: "Leader Yuan, Although Cao is rude, he does have something important to convey to His Majesty, so why are you blocking him?"
Just when the two were arguing, they heard the sound of galloping horses again. As everyone looked, they saw three extraordinary figures galloping towards them under the light of the fire. They were led by a small number of followers, the same number of twenty soldiers.
"What are they doing here at this time?" Yuan Shao frowned. From the cold night air, he suddenly smelled a smell of conspiracy, and immediately snorted in his heart: "I want to see what you are up to!"
The people who came were none other than Liu Guanzhang and a group of soldiers. However, although there were only a few people coming, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were powerful generals who could defeat thousands of people and should not be underestimated.
"Leader Yuan, Lord Cao!" Liu Bei dismounted and greeted him politely. There is no trace of any prior agreement with Cao Cao.
After being polite for a while, Yuan Shao asked Liu Bei about his purpose. Liu Bei only said, "The details I sent into Dong's army just now have brought important news. They need to be reported to Your Majesty immediately, and Your Majesty will make a decision." Liu Bei's words were polite and more detailed than Cao Cao's simple "military event", which is more worthy of belief.
Yuan Shao could stop him if he came alone, but two people arrived one after another, both saying they had important matters, and Yuan Shao couldn't stop him even if he wanted to. Yuan Shao knew that what happened here must not be hidden from other princes. Maybe a dozen other princes are already rushing this way. It doesn't matter if you deal with Cao Cao or Liu Bei by yourself, but if you forcefully stop them from meeting the emperor, I'm afraid it will arouse the dissatisfaction of other princes - after all, the emperor now belongs to everyone, not Yuan Shao!
In the end, Yuan Shao could only grit his teeth and say "please". At the same time, people were brought to wear formal clothes. He wanted to see what military affairs these two people had.
Not long after, the three of them came to the tent of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. The people guarding the outside are Yuan Shao's cronies. Not only these, but also the eunuchs and maids who took care of the little emperor's daily life were brought in by Yuan Shao.
"Please wait a moment, three adults!" A young eunuch said respectfully and then entered the account.
Yuan Shao took the opportunity to look at Cao Cao and Liu Bei, but couldn't see anything strange. But at this moment, a scream suddenly came from the big tent. In an instant, Liu Guanzhang, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others became so powerful that a storm surged around the tent, killing Zongheng. Even the surrounding bonfires were puffing and swaying, threatening to go out.
Then the little eunuch ran out crawling and trembling: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty, he..."
"What's wrong, Your Majesty? Tell me!" Yuan Shao shouted.
"Your Majesty, he is missing!"
"ah!"
Yuan Shao immediately threw the eunuch away as if struck by lightning, and rushed into the tent without caring about anything else. When he saw that the bed was empty, Yuan Shao felt that the breath in his body was chaotic, and he couldn't take a breath up or down.
"This... this..." For a moment, his thoughts were changing. Now that he was staring at Cao Cao who was following closely, he shouted: "Cao Jili, where did you hide His Majesty?"
How could such a coincidence happen? ! As soon as Cao Cao arrived, the emperor disappeared. Without even thinking, Yuan Shao knew that the emperor's disappearance had something to do with Cao Cao.