C376 (2/2)

”I was just asking him for money, why would they start fighting?” Cao Cao was angered to death, but he could not do anything about it. He didn't know what Commander of the City Gate Wu Qiong was thinking and could only coax them: ”The Yuan Family is a big family, why would they care about one million? Yuan Shu just wanted to go back on his words. How about this, you send two people to follow me out, and when we catch up with Yuan Shu and get the money, I will take out a hundred thousand to share with everyone to drink, how about it? ”

”Who wants your money? Don't even think about bribing us! ” Commander of the City Gate Wu Qiong spoke in a serious tone, and upon seeing Cao Cao's expression change, she knew that Cao Cao was afraid, and laughed, but spoke another word: ”Master Riding the Commander, the journey is long, and the mountain road is dangerous, do not forget, there is still us waiting for you in Luoyang!”

Cao Cao's face was full of suspicion, as he did not know what Commander of the City Gate meant by that. However, he was in a hurry to escape, so he did not have the mood to think about it. He only cupped his hands towards Wu Qiong, then galloped on his horse, quickly disappearing into the vast night.

The soldiers of the Prime Minister's Palace could not find Cao Cao in the garden, so Dong Zhuo immediately understood that Cao Cao was trying to kill him and immediately ordered the soldiers to go to Cao Cao's house and camp to apprehend him. However, even after they searched for a long time, they still could not find any trace of Cao Cao.

This way, it further confirmed the fact that Cao Cao was plotting against him. Dong Zhuo immediately ordered for the army to be mobilized, and the imperial government to search the entire city for him. But just as his orders reached East Gate, Commander of the City Gate sent someone to report to Dong Zhuo: Cao Cao and Yuan Shu started a fight because of the gambling, Yuan Shu ran out of the city, Cao Cao chased after Yuan Shu.

Just as Dong Zhuo was enraged and was preparing to capture Commander of the City Gate, he suddenly received a letter from He Nan Yin, sent by Wang Yun. It turned out that when Wang Yun received the order from him, he was shocked upon hearing that Cao Cao was an assassin, and immediately reported that Cao Cao had borrowed his horse and soldiers to chase after Yuan Shu for a gamble.

”Prime Minister, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu had just escaped. In such a short period of time, both Commander of the City Gate and HeNan Yin sent people to report at the same time, showing that they were not colluding. And when Cao Cao was running away, he did not even prepare a horse. For the sake of the stability of the Luoyang, Li Ru did not wish to set off a bloody storm in the Luoyang.

”Could it be that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu were taken advantage of just like that?” Although they could not pursue the matter of Commander of the City Gate Wu Qiong and He Nan Yin, but Dong Zhuo did not want to let them go. He had so much trust in these two fellows, and had even promoted them to the rank of an official. Yet, they had repaid the debt of gratitude with enmity. It was not enough to warn others about this by not killing them!

”How can we let them get away with this!” We will immediately send out an arrest order to the entire nation, offering a bounty to capture Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. ” Li Ru laughed sinisterly, then said slowly: ”As long as we catch Yuan Shu, that old thing Yuan Wu will obediently listen to us.”

”Hehe …” Good idea! Dong Zhuo turned anger into joy and fiercely slammed his palm on the table, then shouted: ”Pass down the order, if anyone captures Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, I will give them the title of Official. If anyone dares to hide and shield Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, I will annihilate their entire clan! ”

Yuan knew that Yuan Shu had escaped from the Luoyang, and let out a long sigh. Although Dong Zhuo had put on the hat of assassinating the Minister of the Court, it was undoubtedly giving Yuan Shu's face a layer of radiance. Yuan Lianye wrote a line of Recital for the Emperor, to reflect on his lack of strict tutoring. Having such an unfilial son like Yuan Shu, as his uncle, he felt that he had a great responsibility and decided to resign.

Dong Zhuo did not think that Yuan Jing would take the initiative to attack him, allowing him to experience the wisdom of the warriors' political struggles. He only wanted Yuan Zhong to submit to him, not reject him, but he did not want Yuan Wu to pass the trial so easily either. After rejecting Yuan Zhong's resignation and retaining his position as Tutor, he had taken away his authority over Yuan Shen Shi's letter, leaving Dong Zhuo alone to take complete control of the imperial government.

That afternoon, Yuan Wu received a letter that Yuan Shu had asked him to bring back. The letter explained in detail why he left without saying goodbye. After Yuan Yuan read Yuan Shu's letter, he could not help but smile, he knew that the time to retaliate against Dong Zhuo had come.

In the morning assembly on the second day, with Zong Zheng, Liu Ji, Liu Yuan and Sanglang Zhang Kui leading the group of ministers acting together, impeaching the Prime Minister Dong Zhuo, dirtying the palace and dirtying the concubines of the first emperor. More than a dozen of old officials angrily stirred up the court and scolded Dong Zhuo at the same time.

Dong Zhuo did not expect that, in front of his powerful fighting force, there would still be a minister who would dare to scold him. But after all, he had a guilty conscience, so he ordered the soldiers to throw these old men out of the court and hurriedly end the morning assembly.

After he retreated, the more Dong Zhuo thought about it, the angrier he became. If he didn't teach these old fellows a lesson, maybe they would seize on this matter in the future and continue to cause trouble for him. He immediately called Guo Si over and ordered fiercely: ”Go and capture those old fellows, don't let a single one of them go.”

When Guo Si received the order, he was overjoyed. The favorite thing for the generals and soldiers of West Cold Army to do was to capture and plunder people's homes, and this was an opportunity for the Prime Minister to make a fortune. Immediately, Guo Si brought her soldiers to capture them.