The Three Kingdoms: My Wife is a Great and Good Teacher

Why didn’t I ask in advance?

It was too late for the soldier to regret. After Liu Zhaoqing told the guards guarding the tent that he was a prince who came to the alliance, he had already walked into the tent.

After entering the tent, Liu Zhaoqing saw Yuan Shao looking down at documents.

Her helmet and armor were placed aside, and beside her there was a young counselor whispering that several princes who were coming to the alliance had already arrived.

"Zhang Chao, Kong Rong are here..." Yuan Shao murmured, "What about him..."

"Him?" Xin Pi was puzzled. "My lord, are you talking about Cao Cao?"

Shaking his head, Yuan Shao said, "It's from Hebei."

"Hebei? Han Fu?"

Just as Yuan Shao was about to speak, he suddenly remembered the footsteps he had just heard.

"Report anything immediately, don't just keep..." Yuan Shao, who treated the visitor as a pawn, said this and slowly raised his head.

Then he saw Liu Zhaoqing with a calm face and Zhang Liao with an indifferent face.

After a moment of stunned expression, Yuan Shao immediately showed joy in his eyes.

She stood up suddenly, and the ends of her golden hair caused the flames to sway, and the flickering light was as dazzling as stars.

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But in just a moment, Liu Zhaoqing found that the joy in Yuan Shao's eyes disappeared immediately.

Then he put his hand to his mouth, pretending to cough, and said to the puzzled Xin Pi beside him: "Where were we talking just now?"

Xin Pi was puzzled and didn't understand what his lord was doing. He suddenly became excited. Wasn't it because of this person who came?

But as a subject, I must naturally respond properly to my lord's questions.

Just as he was about to answer, Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Oh, I remember now. You are the princes who came to the alliance, right? If you have any questions, go find Xu You. He will help you solve it."

"But my lord..." Xin Pi was surprised. He was just making a simple report and there was nothing wrong with it.

Before he could finish his "but", Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can leave first. I'll take a break and meet someone."

Xin Pi scratched his head and had to bow, then nodded to Liu Zhaoqing as a courtesy, and then obediently left the tent.

Yuan Shao walked to the table nearby, poured a cup of cold tea, took a sip leisurely, and then looked at Liu Zhaoqing.

"You're here too." She nodded at him first, then asked in confusion: "But when did you come here? Why didn't anyone report to me?"

The excitement and happiness just now seemed to be just an illusion. Yuan Shao suddenly became cold and dismissive, as if he had returned to the days of aristocratic family with three generations of officials.

However, Liu Zhaoqing felt that this was just right.

The expression on Yuan Shao's face when he saw her for the first time was so strange. This was the Yuan Shao Liu Zhaoqing knew. If she was too enthusiastic towards him, then something was wrong.

It is estimated that Yuan Shao mistook him for someone else at the beginning, such as a close friend like Cao Cao, or a governor like Han Fu.

"I just arrived." Liu Zhaoqing bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "I didn't know that Governor Yuan was so busy. I'm sorry for bothering you."

Liu Zhaoqing's address and words were very polite, and even Zhang Liao felt that he was giving too much face to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao, who was nominally the governor of Bohai, was slightly stunned when he heard Liu Zhaoqing's politeness. Then he shook his head and said, "It's not that busy. It's just that coordinating the forces of various parties and keeping an eye on the situation inside the pass is a bit exhausting."

"But with the assistance of brothers Xu You, Xin Ping, and good ministers like Dong Zhao, we can still cope with it."

Liu Zhaoqing smiled when he heard this and said, "It seems that Governor Yuan has gained a lot of good generals these days."

"Hebei has many outstanding people, and most of them have heard of you." Yuan Shao looked at Liu Zhaoqing and smiled, "Bohai is located in the north of Pingyuan County. Some of my generals even participated in the battle against the Yellow River Rebellion."

"Such a righteous man deserves extra points. Congratulations, Governor Yuan." Liu Zhaoqing bowed in congratulation.

He was so polite that Yuan Shao didn't know how to respond.

"It seems that Governor Yuan has just arrived in Chenliu?" Liu Zhaoqing asked.

He had been observing the surroundings just now and found that there were only two tables and chairs in the main tent. Not only was there no decoration or blanket, there was not even a couch to rest on.

It seems that there was no time to purchase it.

This was indeed the case. Yuan Shao nodded and said, "My soldiers and I arrived here just five days ago."

"Five days ago?"

"Yes." Yuan Shao frowned and said, "After I issued the proclamation, Dong Zhuo sent spies and special envoys to various places in Hebei. They did not send orders to the governors or provincial governors who he had no control over, but to buy up as much food and ironware as possible in the local area."

"In the end, I contacted Han Fu and other people to solve this problem, which also caused me to arrive in Chenliu ten days later than expected."

This move was truly a brilliant one. If Dong Zhuo had not been so hated by the people of the world and the court's prestige had not been at the level of the Lingdi period, the anti-Dong alliance might have been broken up through economic warfare, or at least its formation could have been delayed by a few months.

It seems that Dong Zhuo has a master under his command.

"However, it's a good thing that it can be resolved in the end." Liu Zhaoqing said, "While Dong Zhuo is still mobilizing troops, we should quickly come to Chenliu for the alliance and unite as one. Otherwise, if it takes too long, we may be defeated one by one."

"Yes." Yuan Shao nodded. She understood this principle, so she was very anxious these days and basically focused all her energy on overall planning. There were some things she couldn't do personally.

"By the way, is there anything you want to talk to me about?" Yuan Shao looked at Liu Zhaoqing.

Liu Zhaoqing pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

But at this moment, to Liu Zhaoqing's surprise, Zhang Liao at the side said, "Yes."

"Oh? What's the matter?" Yuan Shao looked at Zhang Liao.

"You should know it clearly." Zhang Liao said coldly.

Facing Yuan Shao, who was only slightly higher than him but had the aura of a superior, Zhang Liao looked straight into her eyes with a cold expression, as if he was looking at an enemy.

This made Yuan Shao confused and Liu Zhaoqing surprised.

As a general who had followed him from a very early age and had grown up with him till now, Liu Zhaoqing rarely... no, it should be said that he had never seen her go over his shoulder and speak for him without permission.

As for the reason, Liu Zhaoqing certainly knew it, but he did not expect that Zhang Liao would be so angry.

Liu Zhaoqing was originally very angry about the unfair treatment she had received, but after questioning Yuan Shao, he found out that she probably did not do it on purpose, so he simply decided not to make a fuss about such a small matter.

But Zhang Liao didn't think so.

It was tiring for Yuan Shao to travel from Bohai to Chenliu, but wouldn’t it be tiring for them to travel from Changping, which is further north, to Chenliu?

And the most crucial thing was that his soldiers were placed in a broken camp, and Liu Zhaoqing was regarded as a small force inferior to those of the provincial governors and governors.

In Zhang Liao's eyes, Liu Zhaoqing was far from being comparable to those provincial governors and governors, and even Yuan Shao in front of him could not be compared with him.

She believed that not only herself, but also Zhao Yun, Zhou Cang, Liu Pi and the Yellow Turban soldiers who came with them thought so.

It’s okay for me to suffer, but it’s absolutely unacceptable for Liu Zhaoqing to be looked down upon.

Zhang Liao could clearly see the hostility towards Yuan Shao in his eyes, but he was also very confused.

It seemed that she had not provoked her, and this was not the first time she had met Zhang Liao. She had met him in Luoyang.

But thinking back, although Zhang Liao in Luoyang looked not much different from now, still with a high ponytail and a stern face, his temperament and aura were completely different.

She was obviously a minor official before, but now, her eyes seemed to be flashing with golden light.

A great man...

Yuan Shao was surprised. He really didn't know when Zhang Liao became so famous.

But at this time she wanted to find out what was going on.

"What exactly happened?" Yuan Shao asked.

"Are you still pretending to be stupid at this time?" Zhang Liao asked back.

"??"

Just as the two were confronting each other, there was a noise outside the tent.

"Let me in, let me in! Otherwise my head will fall off!"

"Please, let me in!"

……

The three people in the tent heard the sound and looked outside, only to see a person being stopped by the gatekeepers outside the door curtain.

"What's going on?" Yuan Shao asked outside.

A soldier walked in from outside, bowed his head and answered respectfully: "A minor official wants to see the lord."

"Minor official?"

"Yes, he said he was responsible for guiding and settling the princes who came to Chenliu."

Yuan Shao thought for a moment, then said, "Let him in."

After being allowed in, the clerk saw Zhang Liao looking at Yuan Shao coldly. He was so scared that he quickly knelt down to Yuan Shao.

"My Lord! I am guilty! Yes, it is my fault."

Liu Zhaoqing seemed to understand, but Zhang Liao frowned, not knowing what this person was doing. As for Yuan Shao, he was even more confused.

"What is your crime? Tell me now, or you will be punished by ten strokes of the cane in the army."

Those who are punished with the cane are all talented people who are gifted with great strength. With his small body, he would probably die after five strokes.

The clerk was so frightened that he lowered his head and told the whole story in detail.

After saying this, Zhang Liao felt a little embarrassed, as it turned out to be a misunderstanding.

After thinking about it, Yuan Shao understood why Liu Zhaoqing came to him and why Zhang Liao questioned him so angrily.

For a moment, Zhang Liao and Yuan Shao did not speak, and the soldier who made the mistake even fell to the ground with his head down and dared not say a word.

"cough."

At this time, Liu Zhaoqing coughed to resolve the deadlock.

"It turns out it was all a misunderstanding. I was wondering why Governor Yuan would treat us like this? Right, Wenyuan?"

"Ah, yes." Zhang Liao nodded, and after thinking for a moment, he bowed to Yuan Shao.

"It was Liao who was rude. I made a rash judgment without understanding the situation clearly. I'm sorry."

Yuan Shao shook his head and said, "The reason is mine. I didn't explain it clearly to my subordinates."

"It's good that the misunderstanding has been resolved." Liu Zhaoqing smiled and then said, "In that case, let's go set up camp."

"Marquis Changping, can you stay? I have something to say to you." Yuan Shao suddenly said.

Liu Zhaoqing asked Zhang Liao and the clerk to leave the tent together, and asked the clerk to take her to lead the soldiers to the correct camping site, while she herself stayed in the tent.

"Grandmaster Yuan..."

Liu Zhaoqing was halfway through his words when Yuan Shao raised his hand to stop him.

"Just call me Yuan Shao, or Benchu." After Yuan Shao finished speaking, he paused and added.

"After all, this name feels a bit weird."

After thinking for a while, Liu Zhaoqing nodded: "Indeed, and Benchu...sister, you don't seem to be someone who would only stop at being a prefect."

Yuan Shao smiled.

"Sister Benchu ​​left me here alone. She must want to ask me something about the alliance, right?" Liu Zhaoqing took the initiative to start the conversation.

"Yes." Yuan Shao was not surprised that Liu Zhaoqing could guess it. She had witnessed Liu Zhaoqing's wisdom and ability with her own eyes.

"Although the anti-Dong alliance has been established, all those who came to the meeting are prefects and governors. With the Han Dynasty in decline, they have already become the de facto kings of the divided land, and it is difficult for them to obey someone."

"But since it is an army, the Anti-Dong Alliance must also need a person who can convince everyone to lead it. Otherwise, even if the coalition has 100,000 troops, it will just be a pile of loose sand."

It was already dark outside, and the sound of training could often be heard from inside the tent. Liu Zhaoqing and Yuan Shao were sitting at the desk.

Yuan Shao looked calm when she said these words, but her slightly furrowed brows showed her inner worry about the situation.

The light shone on her hair and reflected in Liu Zhaoqing's eyes. The latter pondered for a moment, then nodded slightly.

"That's true. Sister Benchu's concerns are correct. Even a wolf pack needs a leader to cooperate in hunting dead tigers and cattle."

"Dong Zhuo's army has been fighting in Xiliang for many years. They are not mediocre soldiers. Our coalition forces are at most equal in number, but their quality is uneven. This requires a wise 'leader'."

"But Sister Benchu ​​also said that this person must be able to convince all the princes of the alliance." Liu Zhaoqing thought for a while and said, "Then there are very few candidates."

Yuan Shao nodded slightly: "And the choice is also very important. If the wrong choice is made, or if there is a major misjudgment in the future war, then this hard-won opportunity to overthrow Dong Zhuo will be lost in vain."

"Then we don't know when we will form a coalition next time. There may not even be a next time."