Dian Wei carried his two halberds and went straight to the gate of the palace, where he met the so-called Yuan Shao and a familiar face.

Isn't this Cao Cao? Dian Wei has seen him many times, so he naturally remembers it, so why is he there?

Dian Wei glanced at Yuan Shao, then at Yan Liang and Wen Chou behind him, as well as the soldiers following him, and said with a lecherous face: "The Bohai Palace is crowded, please don't mind and come in to talk."

Finally, he said to Cao Cao: "General Cao, why didn't you notify me in advance that you were coming? My lord will be very happy to know."

Cao Cao is thinking that I came before your lord, how can I inform you?

Moreover, he didn’t even address Yuan Shao when he spoke to him. He obviously didn’t take Yuan Shao seriously. However, Cao Cao found Dian Wei’s attitude very helpful. After all, Dian Wei didn’t even have a good look on Yuan Shao. Cao Cao politely smiled and replied: “Dian Wei

The general was joking, I didn't expect to meet the young master here!"

With that said, Cao Cao stepped forward, Yuan Shao followed, and behind him Yan Liang and Wen Chou also followed.

Suddenly, Dian Wei blocked Yan Liangwen Chou with his hand.

Yan Liang suddenly became angry and was about to curse, but was stopped by Wen Chou. From Wen Chou's eyes, Yan Liang also understood that the person in front of him was the "guard" who defeated Wen Chou in one round.

"As I said just now, the mansion is crowded. Master, just go in!"

When Yan Liang heard this, he immediately became angry, made a sword-drawing gesture, and shouted: "How dare you!"

Dianwei didn't take it seriously at all. He swung his iron halberd, and the heavy iron halberd was swung out with a loud sound.

Seeing Dian Wei's posture ready for battle, Wen Chou shouted, "Lord!"

Yuan Shao was in trouble. Liu Qing was obviously trying to intimidate him. If he compromised, wouldn't it hurt the Yuan family's reputation?

At this moment, Cao Cao interjected: "This is just a meeting, we are not here to raise an army to accuse you."

Cao Cao gave him a step, and Yuan Shao had no choice but to step down and immediately said: "Yan Liang, Wen Chou, just stay outside the house and wait!"

Yan Liang then let go of the hilt of the sword and stepped back, but his expression when looking at Dian Wei was still hostile.

Dian Wei ignored him and took Cao Cao and Yuan Shao into the mansion.

Looking at Dian Wei's leaving figure, Yan Liang still asked in disbelief: "Wen Chou, is he really that powerful? Why don't I believe it?"

Wen Chou shook his head and did not explain. He went back outside and led the soldiers to wait.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao looked at the decaying scenes of the palace, and they all thought of the case of King Bohai, and there was a lingering gloom in their hearts.

"At this time, there is chaos in the court. If you really want to take this place back, I think it's better to turn a blind eye." Cao Cao advised again.

Yuan Shao kept walking, seemingly moved by Cao Cao's words, "It's just a house, it's just the title of King of Bohai, don't claim it in vain."

Liu Qing waited for a moment until the sound of footsteps was heard, and then he and Tian Feng turned back and looked at Yuan Shao and, eh? Cao Cao, who were walking towards them.

The meeting place is in a long corridor. There is a pool here. The water level is already very shallow, but it is one of the few views of the palace.

"Meng De!" Liu Qing called from a distance, very enthusiastically.

After hearing this, Cao Cao quickly left Yuan Shao behind, jogged a few steps to come to Liu Qing first, and smiled at Tian Feng, who was also Liu Qing's matchmaker.

"Sir, why are you here in Bohai County?"

"I would like to ask Meng De, if you don't catch Wang Fen well, why did you come to Bohai? Is it possible that Wang Fen is in Bohai County?" Liu Qing joked.

When Yuan Shao, who had just arrived, heard this, a trace of uneasiness flashed across his face.

Don't tell me, Wang Fen is really in Bohai County!

Cao Cao pulled Yuan Shao over and introduced the two of them enthusiastically, "Benchu, let me introduce you. This is the hero who pacified the Yellow Turbans and resisted the foreigners. He was the governor of Yanmen and the Marquis of Wuzhou Liu Qing, whose courtesy name is Junzheng." .”

Then he turned to Liu Qing and said, "Jun Zheng, you should have heard of Yuan Benchu's name!"

It's not that Cao Cao deliberately favored one over the other, but speaking of it, Yuan Benchu ​​really had nothing to introduce. Even the matter of killing the eunuchs was messed up. Not to mention He Jin, all the credit for killing the eunuchs went to Dong Zhuo.

You can't just introduce the embarrassing things they did when they were children.

After hearing this comparison, Yuan Shao also realized that he had always felt good about himself, but there was nothing important that he did!

At the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, I was at the end of the period of mourning for my father. During the war with foreign tribes, I was basically in Luoyang, and I was guiding the country with my friends. Even though I was recruited by Liu Hong and He Jin, I encountered Wang Fen's assassination. His Majesty's injury caused the root of the disease...

Yuan Shao greeted Liu Qing politely. He had many friends with heroes, so this etiquette was still in place.

Liu Qing looked at Yuan Shao, who had an extraordinary appearance and temperament. He simply returned the courtesy and then asked straight to the point: "What do you mean when you come here?"

Yuan Shao was confused by this question.

who I am?

Where am I?

What am I doing here?

Yuan Shao suddenly didn't know how to speak, and hinted in his heart: Yuan Benchu, don't be intimidated by the glorious local history, you are the fourth generation and the third prince! You are the governor of Bohai!

"Shao heard that someone claimed to be the King of Bohai and led troops into Nanpi. As the governor of Bohai, Shao naturally cannot ignore it!" Yuan Shao said.

"Then I met this king for the first time, how do you want to deal with him?"

"Since Young Master..." Yuan Shaogang was about to answer, but suddenly stopped!

Wait! This king?

Liu Qing calls himself the king?

Cao Cao also heard the clues and frowned, realizing that things were not that simple. Could things really be going in the worst direction? He had just said that Liu Qing would not establish himself as King of Bohai, but in the blink of an eye he said Face.

Liu Qing clearly and generously calls himself "the King". In this Bohai Palace, if he is not the King of Bohai, what else can he be?

Seeing that Yuan Shao was having difficulty speaking, Cao Cao planned to soften his voice, "Jun Zheng, this King of Bohai is no joke."

"To establish a country and make a king, you must be bestowed by your majesty. Even if the young master has great military exploits, without your majesty's bestowal, even if you are the son of the King of Bohai, you cannot falsely claim it." Yuan Shao, who had come back to his senses, said calmly, trying to control his tone. .

"How do you know at the beginning that I don't have a grant?" Liu Qing joked.

"If your majesty grants such an important matter to the country, how can you not issue an edict?"

"How do you know this from the beginning? I don't have a purpose?"

"This..." Yuan Shao was speechless, Liu Qing didn't follow the routine!

He had no choice but to turn to Cao Cao for help, hoping that he could make the young master give up the idea of ​​becoming king. Yuan Shao said: "Meng De, this matter is extremely complicated. Claiming to be king in vain is not an ordinary crime. This incident happened here. Shao is the governor of Bohai. Naturally, we can’t just sit back and watch, Mengde should advise the young master!”

The situation that he least expected to happen occurred. Cao Cao looked a little solemn and looked at Liu Qing and said: "Jun Zheng, if we consider this matter in the long term, people in the world will hear about it and I'm afraid it will have a bad reputation."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qing realized that Cao Cao's words were typical of "for your own good". Obviously he did not want Liu Qing and Yuan Shao to be at odds with each other, especially in this first meeting.

There are good intentions, but Cao Cao's thinking seems to be that he will always be an outsider.

Liu Qing didn't intend to say anything and said directly to Yuan Shao: "Ben Chu, please think carefully. If I come up with the imperial edict that this place is the Kingdom of Bohai and I am the King of Bohai, then you, the governor of Bohai, will be gone."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he didn't expect that Liu Qing would use this method to frighten him. It's strange that he would believe it. Although his Bohai governor was obtained out of necessity, he was also a true follower of the Queen Mother's decree.

"Young Master is joking. I, the governor of Bohai, was granted a title by the imperial court. How can I just say that I don't have it?"

Guxue

Liu Qing shook his head and winked at Tian Feng. He would not save face for someone who hit the target on his own.

Tian Feng understood, took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, and handed it to Liu Qing with both hands.

Liu Qing took it with one hand and said to Cao Cao: "Meng De, please take a look."

As soon as the imperial edict came out, Yuan Shao's eyelids twitched, and Cao Cao stared straight at her with a pair of black eyes, as if he was seeing the most beautiful wife.

Cao Cao carefully took it with both hands and slowly unfolded it.

The imperial edict was concise and could be read in just a few crosses and a few breaths. However, Cao Cao's eyes seemed to have fallen in. He stared at the imperial edict and could not move away for a long time.

"Mengde?" Yuan Shao reminded him.

"Ben Chu." Cao Cao called out very calmly.

"Um?"

"What the young master said is true. This is the imperial edict issued by the late emperor before his death, to reestablish the Bohai Kingdom, with Liu Qing as the king of Bohai and a county." Cao Cao said seriously, looking at Yuan Shao with a dull expression, and added:

"The late emperor's edict came first, and the Bohai Kingdom is no longer the Bohai County. Therefore, the governor appointed by the Queen Mother should not be counted."

Doesn’t count!

Yuan Shao's chest felt tight, he never expected that his trip to Bohai County would end like this.

Doesn't that mean he should leave?

When did Liu Hong issue the decree? Why was it a secret decree? Could it be... An uneasy thought flashed through Yuan Shao's mind, but he quickly gave it up.

Did Liu Hong take the initiative and add Liu Qing as a chess piece to restrain the Yuan family?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Yuan Shao still didn't believe it, so he stepped forward to see what was going on. Cao Cao also moved the imperial edict so that Yuan Shao could see it more clearly.

Yuan Shao quickly scanned the text and finally stayed on the red seal for a long time.

After a long time, he said: "The person who is trying to stand up is actually me!"

As Liu Qing said, as long as he takes out the imperial edict, his Bohai County Governor will be ineffective.

Yuan Shao's face turned green and white. Although he looked good, his original temperament was certainly gone.
To be continued...