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

Upon hearing this, Zhang Miao also bowed to him.

The news of Cao Cao's assassination of Dong Zhuo had spread throughout the world, so Zhang Miao was also very impressed by the man who dared to assassinate Dong Zhuo in Luoyang.

So the first vanguard was determined, led by Zhang Miao.

Then came the rest of the positions, and these positions were not chosen randomly. In fact, Yuan Shao had already chosen the candidates in his mind.

The reason why Liu Zhaoqing didn't see Cao Cao these days was because Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were working together to formulate a detailed plan to fight against Dong, and the allocation of positions was one of the steps.

After joint discussions between Yuan, Cao and their advisers, the answer to who would hold which position among the eighteen princes had already been decided.

Although only Yuan Shao and Cao Cao knew these candidates, the princes were not aware of them, but because Yuan Shao's prestige was too great and the anti-Dong alliance was also formed by her.

Therefore, all it takes is for Yuan Shao to make timely suggestions and recommendations, and for Cao Cao to add fuel to the flames, and the final candidate will be the same as expected.

This was an open conspiracy, and the princes also knew that the people recommended by Yuan Shao were all "predetermined".

However, regardless of his ability, identity, or power, they are all consistent with his position, and it is difficult for the princes to object.

Yuan Shao's ability to coordinate the princes from all over the world made many people nod in secret.

"Well, now there is only one spot left."

Cao Cao looked around and spoke slowly.

Most of the princes received, or were assigned to, suitable positions. Even Gongsun Zan was given the title of lieutenant general.

So most of them had smiles on their faces.

"Anything else? Cao Cao, are you drunk? Hasn't everything been arranged?"

Some people laughed at Cao Cao.

"No, there's more." Cao Cao shook his head and confirmed.

"What else? Cao Cao, are you going to give up your position?" someone asked again.

Cao Cao said nothing, but looked at Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao looked around and said slowly, "Meng De is right. There is another important position."

"Alliance leader."

Yuan Shao continued, "For this position, I recommend..."

Her eyes swept across Cao Cao, then to Han Fu whose expression changed slightly, then to the other princes, and finally landed on Liu Zhaoqing who had been sitting quietly.

"Liu Zhaoqing, Marquis of Changping, will take the position."

Deathly silence.

The banquet had been lively and going on for nearly two hours, but now it was eerily dead. No one spoke, no one drank, and no one breathed.

"What?! Liu Zhaoqing is going to be the leader?" Han Fu was the first to stand up. "Yuan Shao, are you serious?!"

Not only Han Fu, but all the princes stood up to question after being stunned.

"Grandmaster Yuan, this position of leader belongs to you, why are you giving it to someone else?"

“Yes, Governor Yuan, although the Marquis of Changping is a man of great literary talent, but he is in charge of an army of 300,000. Isn’t this taking us… taking us to send?”

"This is too much of a joke. I absolutely cannot agree to this!"

"If he really becomes the leader, the anti-Dong coalition will be defeated tomorrow!"

……

Listening to the sighs at the table, Yuan Shao frowned slightly and looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao held the wine jar in his hand, took a sip and glanced sideways. Following her gaze, Yuan Shao saw Liu Zhaoqing.

Although Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei beside him were worried, Guan Yu frowned, and Zhang Fei even started to roll up his sleeves, only Liu Zhaoqing himself still sat there calmly and even closed his eyes.

Will he agree?

What should he do to silence those who question him?

Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel curious.

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Even Cao Ren, who was sitting next to Liu Zhaoqing, frowned slightly when he heard these doubts.

From her neutral perspective, it was easy to see that the voices of opposition from some princes and their followers were obviously higher and louder than others.

Deliberately targeting Liu Zhaoqing.

"His grandma's!"

Zhang Fei gritted her teeth and glared. She knew that she couldn't use force, but it was really painful to see these villains succeed.

Guan Yu, Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan and some princes with more moderate stances, like Yuan Shao, all focused their eyes on Liu Zhaoqing.

They wanted to see how Liu Zhaoqing would respond.

Should we stand up and humbly decline the responsibility as we did before, or should we do something else?

After all, the feeling expressed by Liu Zhaoqing was not even as strong as that expressed by Zhang Miao. It seemed as if he came here just to oppose Dong.

After the funny incident that happened when Han Fu came to the camp, all the princes in the alliance knew about Liu Zhaoqing's deeds. Some were amazed, while others were skeptical.

If Liu Zhaoqing could really do it, why does he not behave like someone who can accomplish such a great feat?

If he really has ideas about this position, what should he do to convince others?

"Look, even he himself acquiesced."

Seeing that Liu Zhaoqing didn't say anything, someone pointed at him and said.

At this time, some of the neutral princes also said to Yuan Shao: "Although the Marquis of Changping is famous, we are facing Dong Zhuo, not a foreigner, and his power is not great. The position of leader..."

"Forget it, I think he can only be a vanguard at best." The person who said this was Han Fu.

"How dare a defeated general like you talk here?" Gongsun Zan beside Liu Zhaoqing snorted coldly.

Han Fu's eyes were cold: "Gongsun Zan, are you..."

"Are you finished?"

At this moment, a calm inquiry was heard at the table.

The voice and tone were as casual and plain as friends chatting, but they were heard by all the princes present.

Not only because the person who was speaking was Liu Zhaoqing, but also because there was a woman in white behind Gongsun Zan whose fingers moved slightly. It was Xun Yu, who had been silent all the time, who was helping Liu Zhaoqing.

She knew it was time.

Although the groundless doubts were ridiculous, he could take this opportunity to shatter all the doubts.

And he doesn't need to pay any price, he just needs to tell the truth.

"It seems that you have said everything you wanted to say?" There was a moment of silence, allowing Liu Zhaoqing to continue with the second sentence.

Then he slowly stood up and walked from his seat to the center.

After glancing at the princes, Liu Zhaoqing continued, "Now that everything has been said, it's my turn to speak."

Although Liu Zhaoqing's eyes were as dull as his tone, the princes and their followers who had shouted the loudest just now felt guilty when they were being stared at.

This made some people feel dissatisfied.

"What else do you want to say? Is there anything wrong with what we said?" someone stood up and said.

Many people did not expect Liu Zhaoqing to stand up and refute so directly, but they still had the confidence to say the same thing.

"Do you think you can be the leader?" Zhang Yang asked calmly.

"One, no identity, two, no power, three, no experience, four, no courage."

After Zhang Yang finished speaking, there was a sudden burst of laughter.

This laughter did not come from anyone else, but from Cao Cao.

At this time, Cao Cao was standing not far behind Liu Zhaoqing. Because she drank a little too much, her face was a little red.

"Sorry, I couldn't help it." Cao Cao apologized, but the next second he put his hand to his mouth to hide the smile that he couldn't help but raise.

This look was naturally a mockery of what Zhang Yang said, but Zhang Yang did not have much hostility towards Cao Cao. Not only because Cao Cao had unexpectedly many followers after he started his army, but also because her family team was full of outstanding people.

The most important thing is that Cao Cao really did kill Dong Zhuo, and no one present had the right to criticize Cao Cao.

Even if Yuan Shao did not become the leader of the alliance, Cao Cao would also be one of the candidates that could be considered.

"Why is Captain Cao laughing? Am I wrong?" Zhang Yang asked coldly.

"What do you think?" Cao Cao looked at him with a smile, then his eyes shifted from Zhang Yang to Liu Zhaoqing's back.

Being humble and courteous and wearing fine clothes at night are virtues of being a human being and the best principles of life, but if you keep doing this, others will really think you are "humble" and "common".

"In the eyes of Governor Zhang, the dukes of the Han Dynasty are also people without status. They should be no different from common people, right?" Liu Zhaoqing finally spoke, and his first sentence was to refute Zhang Yang with a rhetorical question.

Zhang Yang's face changed slightly when he heard this. Not only Liu Zhaoqing was a marquis, but Yuan Shao was also a marquis. If Zhang Yang looked down on the marquises, then wouldn't he be looking down on Yuan Shao as well?

"As for power, Governor Zhang should know my power better than anyone else." Liu Zhaoqing continued.

Without giving Zhang Yang a chance to speak, he spoke again: "I led 40 cavalrymen to fight against the foreign tribes at White Wolf Mountain in the northern frontier, and later led 800 cavalrymen to march 1,500 miles north to kill the Xianbei Chanyu in the northern desert. If this is called 'inexperience', then I wonder if any of you can match my record."

"Let's not talk about the battle in Mobei, just talking about the battle in Bailang Mountain, who can do it?"

Liu Zhaoqing looked around, and naturally no one dared to answer, then he continued: "As for courage."

Speaking of this, Liu Zhaoqing himself smiled like Cao Cao.

"When I was brave, you were still in Bingzhou drinking and eating meat, living a happy and carefree life. You really didn't know."

"So, Liu Zhaoqing, what exactly do you want to say?" Zhang Yang narrowed his eyes.

"The position of alliance leader belongs to me." Liu Zhaoqing said calmly.

This sentence made many princes change color slightly.

At this time, Han Fu ignored the looks of the counselors around him and could not help but snorted coldly: "How shameless."

"If you want to be the 'leader', the first thing you need to do is to convince the others. Do you think we will obey you?"

"Yes." Liu Zhaoqing nodded.

Then he asked doubtfully, "Isn't it possible?"

"Or rather..." Liu Zhaoqing looked at Zhang Yang, Han Fu and the others, "Do you think I am not qualified to lead you?"

"Don't you think so?" Zhang Yang showed a cold and unfriendly look.

Liu Zhaoqing was silent for a moment, as if he had run out of words to compromise. Even Zhang Fei wanted to go up and speak for him.

But she was stopped by Liu Bei. Liu Bei looked at Liu Zhaoqing and knew that it was impossible for Liu Zhaoqing to end like this. It was just the beginning.

"When I was still a commoner, I dared to ask the heavens, fought against the dragon, and spent all my wealth to save the people of a county." Liu Zhaoqing looked at the princes: "Who among you can do it?"

Most people were silent, but a few people looked at Liu Zhaoqing. Although few people could do this at this moment, it did not mean that it did not exist.

"I wrote a poem in Luoyang that will last forever. In front of the late emperor, I used it to punish the eunuchs." Liu Zhaoqing continued, "Who among you can do it?"

No one dared to respond now.

Liu Zhaoqing could say that there must be someone else in the world who could do the first experience, but the second one could not be replicated at all.

"You boast of your great power, but as the princes of Hebei, where did your power and troops go during the Yellow River Rebellion?"

Liu Zhaoqing asked a soul-searching question.

"After the Yellow River Rebellion, when countless civilians were displaced, plagues broke out frequently, and people were starving everywhere, where were you?"

Han Fu, Zhang Yang and others who had conflicts with Liu Zhaoqing could not answer at all at this time.

But Liu Zhaoqing didn't give them any chance to catch their breath, his voice gradually became louder.

"When He Jin started the Luoyang Rebellion, I entered the palace alone and fought my way to the Peach Forest in the West Garden to drive out the evil spirit. Where were you?"

"Where were you when I was clearing out the emperor's court, killing the eunuchs, and saving the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Zhaoqing sneered and ruthlessly exposed their hypocrisy.

"During the disaster, you were trying to protect yourselves and the nobles. After the disaster, you didn't really care about the lives of the common people. You only did superficial work in response to the advice of your subordinates."

"They distributed some relief food, but in the end, due to their inefficient and corrupt rule, the rats at the bottom of their power ate it all up, leaving only rice bran for the people."