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A few days later, the scout troops sent by Hulao Pass captured the soldiers in Yuan Shao's camp. When Dong Zhuo learned that the imperial envoy was imprisoned, he was furious. Anyway, he was about to announce the relocation of the capital recently, and he was in need of a head to shock the civil and military officials. So Dong Zhuo quickly brought Li Ru and others back to Luoyang, and immediately ordered Yuan Wei's family to be taken to the Luoshui River to behead him!

Considering that Yuan Wei was once at the top, Dong Zhuo was not able to do things too well, so he ordered people to hold a banquet and sent someone to the prison, which was considered a silenced meal before leaving.

Looking at the wine and food on several tables, Yuan Wei sighed: "Meng De, I, Yuan Wei, have always been proud of Benchu ​​and the Highway. I didn't expect that these two concubines would ignore the lives of our whole family for their own power. Alas! It's better you, you have a kind and filial son!"

During this period, Cao Ang's secret spies stayed in Luoyang spared no expenses and bribed several prisoners in charge of guarding Cao Cao in the prison, which greatly improved Cao Cao's living conditions. Not only could he eat enough, but his injuries were also effectively diagnosed and treated.

Cao Cao smiled slightly, without comment, and said to Yuan Wei in a low voice: "Duke Yuan, in fact, Benchu ​​and their choice to support the Han Dynasty had no choice but to choose to support the Han Dynasty! Seeing that Dong Zhuo was powerful, powerful, and threatened the emperor, if Benchu ​​and others gave up the great cause of attacking Dong Zhuo now, then my Han Dynasty would be overturned by the unscrupulous Dong Zhuo! Brother Benchu ​​might have left a bad reputation for watching Yuan Gong take justice, but I, Cao Mengde, are sure that your Yuan family will definitely leave a great reputation for supporting the Han Dynasty in history!"

Yuan Wei smiled bitterly, "Meng De, you are right. Someone will always oppose Dong Zhuo's tyranny! I have been raising scholars for four hundred years, and someone will always support the Han Dynasty and destroy relatives for justice! It just falls on my head, and I always feel a little awkward in my heart! Meng De, I won't let you go this bowl of wine on the road. See you again in the next life!"

Yuan Wei smiled bitterly and raised the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp!

Cao Cao bowed to Yuan Wei, "Good Yuan Gong!"

...

Yuan Wei's family was taken to Luoshui to behead him collectively, causing a sensation in the Luoyang court and the people. Many ministers who were concerned about the Han Dynasty had to lower their heads and bow to Dong Zhuo to obey. In this way, few people would convey information to the Kanto League Army, and everyone could only stand in front of Hulao Pass and make random guesses, but Cao Ang did not include it.

Long before the rebellion, Cao Ang sent people to sneak into Luoyang with a large amount of wealth and goods to establish Juxian Inn to collect information for future use. However, after the rebellion, Dong Zhuo ordered the blockade of major checkpoints such as Hulao Pass, and Juxian Inn could not send any news.

It was not until Dong Zhuo led the army to Hulao Pass that the daily consumption was very high. The food, grass and wood stored in the pass were not enough to eat for the army. The ban had to be opened, allowing soldiers to go out to cut trees and collect grain and grass for the use of the army. Taking this opportunity, Cao Ang contacted Juxian Inn, confirmed that Cao Cao was still alive, and also obtained the latest updates in Luoyang City.

So Cao Ang summoned Wei Zi, Li Su, Liao Hua, Le Jin, Li Dian, Han Hao, Shi Huan and other generals to gather in the tent to listen to the secret envoy reporting on the situation in Luoyang City.

According to the secret envoy, Cao Cao is now imprisoned in the largest prison in Luoyang City, which is under the jurisdiction of Henan Yin Zhu Jun, and is specially used to detain these serious prisoners.

The detailed work of Juxian Inn once considered taking Zhu Jun's path to rescue Cao Cao. However, after they contacted Zhu Jun, they found that Zhu Jun, the Henan Yin, had no real power at all, and was completely undermined by Li Ru.

Moreover, Zhu Jun’s position in Henan Yin was also unstable. Not long ago, in order to put a legal cloak on his capital relocation, Dong Zhuo specially recommended Zhu Jun as his grand servant and acted as his deputy to coordinate the capital relocation.

However, Zhu Jun refused Dong Zhuo's appointment and said to the envoy who read the appointment letter: "The court moved the capital to Chang'an, which will definitely disappoint the people of the world and enhance the momentum of the Kanto coalition forces. I don't think it should be moved to the capital, nor will it accept the appointment of the Taifu!"

The envoy was frightened and quickly whispered: "The Prime Minister recruited you into the hall, just to appoint you as the Grand Master and ask you to have a name, but you openly refused. This is inappropriate. I am just a small messenger who has no power, so don't talk nonsense! I have old men and young men at home, so don't implicate me!"

Zhu Jun sighed and said, "Let's do this, if you report back to the prime minister, I, Zhu Jun, have limited abilities and cannot be competent for the high position of this servant. Moreover, moving the capital is not a plan that I think is feasible. Rejecting the official position that I cannot bear and stating what I think is the most urgent thing is my duty as a servant!"

Zhu Jun said it was quite polite. In addition, he had always had prestige as an official for many years, so Dong Zhuo was not willing to force him too much. He could only burn the edict to appoint Zhu Jun as the Grand Duke and continue to let him serve as the nameless Henan Yin.

After hearing the envoy's introduction to Zhu Jun, everyone couldn't help but sigh. At this time, Li Su winked at Cao Ang. Cao Ang understood and asked the fine work to retreat.

Li Su whispered: "Lord, generals, don't be disappointed at all. Although we can't rely on Zhu Jun to rescue the old lord, we can understand the dynamics of the senior management in the city through him to avoid being deceived. After all, he is also a legitimate Henan Yin. Although Li Ru undermined him, some things can't be hidden from him.

Besides, although the secret envoy sent by Dong Zhuo last night could exchange hostages with us and exchange Hu Zhen for the old lord, he did not agree on a specific time and location. Perhaps there was a conspiracy in it. With Zhu Jun, who was in Luoyang, we could act with peace of mind!"

Li Su's words made sense, and the generals nodded one after another.

At this time, Cao Ang also whispered: "Now you speak in the closed door, and everyone can speak freely. I believe that during this period, everyone has a clear understanding of all the princes in our allied army. I dare say that most of them are trying to preserve their power and status, and they have no intention of attacking Hulao Pass at all, let alone restoring Luoyang. Otherwise, the army would have been stranded in Hulao Pass for so much time, so why wouldn't they even have a decent attack!

Everyone here is a loyal and righteous man who cares about the Han Dynasty. We must set a good example for the coalition forces! Only in this way can we attack Luoyang, not only save my father, but also save the emperor and his party.

The secret envoy just talked about the situation in Luoyang, and we can come to the conclusion that Dong Zhuo has made up his mind to move the capital. The ministers in the court dare not speak out, but can only obey his orders. Moving the capital is a very trivial and troublesome thing. If Dong Zhuo is busy with this matter, he will definitely reduce his attention to the front line. And the front-line soldiers such as Hulao Pass, who heard that the imperial court would move the capital will definitely have a fluctuating morale, and will give us a chance to break the gate!"

Cao Ang's words really make sense, and everyone nodded.

Li Su said in a deep voice: "Lu Bu just joined Dong Zhuo's command and was driven away by our army not long ago. He must have wanted to save face and would definitely guard Hulao Pass and prove his value. Li Jue and Guo Si who fought against Sun Jian and Bao Xin were all Dong Zhe's confidants. Relying on his old man from the Xiliang Army, he was rampant. I guess that once Dong Zhuo evacuated Luoyang, they would hand over the defense and leave anxiously. Then it would be the best time for us to break the pass!"

Wei Zi nodded after hearing this: "Mr. Li's words make sense. Sun Wentai, Bao Yunjie and others dare to confront the Xiliang army head-on, which is our real allied army!"

"It's right!" Cao Ang clapped his hands and praised: "I'll go and discuss with the leader of Alliance Yuan and go to Liang County where Uncle Wentai is now to help in the battle. Anyway, I can't fight before Hulao Pass now, so Yuan Shao should agree."

So a few days later, Cao Ang brought 3,000 men to Liang County, and was warmly welcomed by Sun Jian, Bao Xin and others.

When Guan Yu killed Hua Xiong with warm wine, he rescued Huang Gai. After Cao Ang arrived at the camp, he immediately went to visit Huang Gai, who had just recovered from serious injury, and presented gifts of condolences. Cao Ang's actions immediately won Sun Jian's recognition, and he had saved Sun Jian before. With this relationship, he quickly narrowed the distance between them.

So after the reception, Sun Jian, Bao Xin and Cao Ang gathered together to discuss secretly. Cao Ang revealed the information he received. Sun Jian was overjoyed: "The time for revenge has finally arrived. When the news of Dong Zhuo evacuating Luoyang comes, the thief army on the opposite side will definitely be volatile, and we will definitely break their obstacles! I, Sun Jian, will also take the lead in rushing to Luoyang City to avenge the previous shame!"

Bao Xin nodded repeatedly and said excitedly: "Wentai, Zixiu, the main force of the Allied forces is trapped under Hulao Pass and cannot advance in a hurry! If we can break through the defense of the enemy on the opposite side, we can detour under Hulao Pass and cut off their retreat. At that time, the thief army in Hulao Pass will definitely flee in a panic, and we can attack the main force of the Dongmeng Army and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

The three of them discussed the matter and sent a large number of scouts to monitor the dynamics of the opposing defenders. At the same time, the three of them continued to recruit young and strong people nearby to train them to expand their troops.

A few days later, Li Jue and Guo Si received the news and were extremely shocked. Sun Jian, Bao Xin, Cao Ang, none of these three guys are good at ease. They are training troops now. Do they want to launch an attack? It is the eve of the army evacuating Luoyang. If they are entangled here by Sun Jian and the others, they may be abandoned by the army and will face a desperate situation at that time!

Li Jue was still more sensible, so he immediately sent a messenger to Sun Jian in the name of Dong Zhuo to persuade the three of them to remain neutral. The messenger even made a lot of promise: as long as Sun Jian, Bao Xin, and Cao Ang strictly adhered to neutrality, the Prime Minister Dong would pardon their previous sins and reward the list of meritorious officials they listed! At that time, even the governor and the prefect would not be a problem!

Faced with the temptation from the envoy, how could Sun Jian lose his dignity in front of Bao Xin? Cao Ang said sternly: "Dong Zhuo is against the will of heaven and is unrighteous. My Sun Jian is incompatible with him! If he does not kill his tribes and pass him to the four sides, I will die with my eyes open!"
Chapter completed!