On this night, the sky was full of cold stars, the wind blew waves, and beat the boat, that is, at the third watch, the boat approached the water village of Caoying. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 At this time, four small boats immediately surrounded them, all of which were Cao Cao's sentinels patrolling the river.

Kan Ze stood at the bow of the boat, clasped his hands into fists: "Ladies and gentlemen, below is the staff officer of Jiangdong, whose surname is Kan Mingze and the word Derun, and there is a confidential matter that requires to see Prime Minister Cao Cheng." ”

The soldiers did not dare to slack off, the three small boats looked at Kan Ze, and one small boat turned around, like an arrow, and went straight to Cao Cao's water camp. After Cao Cao got the report, he summoned Kan Ze, and soon after, someone brought Kan Ze to Cao Cao's big tent.

Kan Ze walked into the tent and saw that the lights and candles in the tent were brilliant, and Cao Cao was sitting next to the bookcase, which was a tiger skin chair. Cao Cao looked Kan Ze up and down, and saw Kan Ze with a medium stature, a strong physique, four faces, white skin, red in white, red in red, two sword eyebrows, a pair of big eyes shimmering, high nose bridge, four-character square Haikou, three locks of ink hair, and a righteous mass on the gentleman's face.

Cao Cao asked: "Kan Ze, since you are a staff officer in the Eastern Wu Army, what are you doing here?"

Kan Ze was very smart and didn't answer Cao Cao directly, he raised his head: "I heard rumors that the prime minister is eager to seek talent, but today's questioning is actually unworthy of the name and exaggerated." Huang Gai, you are wrong again, you have voted for the wrong master. ”

Cao Cao ate such words, and pointed with his hand: "Now that the old man is fighting with Dongwu, the two armies are facing each other, you come here late at night, of course I have to ask." ”

Kan Ze's face was fearless: "Prime Minister Cao Cheng, since you say so, I will tell you that Huang Gai is an old minister of the Third Emperor of Eastern Wu, and he persuaded Zhou Yu to surrender to the prime minister in the big tent of the Chinese army today, but he didn't expect Zhou Yu to be angry and wanted to push him out and behead him." Jiangdong civil and military officials begged bitterly, and the old general was exempted from the death penalty, although the death penalty was exonerated, but Zhou Yu heavily blamed the old general with a hundred military sticks. General Huang was beaten all over his body, and he was very resentful, so he wanted to surrender to the prime minister to avenge this. Because I have the best friendship with Huang Gai, and I am like flesh and blood, I came to present the secret book, I wonder if the prime minister can allow him to surrender?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard: "Where is the letter?"

Kan Ze took out the letter from his bosom and presented it to him, Cao Cao took it, opened it and watched it under the light.

I, Huang Gai, received the kindness of the third generation of the Sun family, first protecting Sun Jian, then protecting Sun Ce, and then protecting Sun Quan, I should not have two hearts. However, judging from the situation now, Zhou Yu vainly tried to use the soldiers of the six counties in Jiangdong to resist the prime minister's millions of male soldiers, and he was outnumbered, and who in the four seas did not know? The civil and military generals of Eastern Wu, both wise and foolish, knew that this battle could not be won. But Zhou Yu, a yellow-mouthed child, is narrow-minded, shallow and stupid, thinking that he is invincible in the world, and always wants to hit a stone with an egg;

I am an old minister of the third emperor of Eastern Wu, I was beaten by Zhou Yu for no reason, and I was humiliated in front of the public, I hate Zhou Yu. I have long heard that the prime minister treats people sincerely and recruits the wise men of the world, so I am willing to lead my soldiers to surrender to the prime minister, in order to make meritorious achievements and be ashamed. I am a grain station official in Soochow, and when I surrender, I will definitely bring grain, grass, ordnance, and utensils with the ship. I express to you with blood in my tears, please don't be suspicious.

After Cao Cao read it, he turned it over on the bookcase and read it more than a dozen times, and suddenly slapped the table case with his hand: "Go! Bold Kan Ze! Huang Gai is a bitter trick, you come to offer a book of fraud, and Zhou Yu can take something from it." Do you use such a scheme to trick and deceive me, Cao Cao? Push Kan Ze out and kill him!"

Cao Cao suddenly said that this was a bitter ploy, and ordered Kan Ze to be beheaded to show the public. As soon as the order was given, the samurai swarmed up and bound Kan Ze. Kan Ze was not afraid at all, turned around and walked out, and when he walked to the tent, Kan Ze looked up to the sky and laughed.

Cao Cao felt very strange: "Push it back." ”

Kan Ze was pushed back again, and Cao Cao looked at Kan Ze: "You came to deceive and surrender, you should be beheaded, why are you laughing?"

Kan Ze was very calm, looking Cao Cao up and down: "I'm not laughing at you Prime Minister Cao, I'm laughing at Huang Gai's ignorance." ”

Cao Cao felt strange: "Why can't Huang Gai see people?"

"If you want to kill, you will kill, why ask. ”

"Kan Ze, I have been familiar with military books since I was a child, and I know the way of treachery and hypocrisy. You can only hide this bitter trick from others, how can you hide it from me Cao Cao?"

"Prime Minister Cao, which sentence of this letter is our plan?"

"I will tell you the flaws in it, that you may die without complaint. Kan Ze, you must come to surrender sincerely, why don't you clearly write in the letter when you will surrender? Why don't you clearly write down the place of surrender? In the end, it is from the waterway or from the dry road? What is this not a fraudulent surrender letter? You tell me!"

Kan Ze laughed wildly: "This kind of thing is said by the prime minister, I think you don't boast about yourself, collect troops and return to Xudu as soon as possible, if you really fight with Eastern Wu, you will be captured by Zhou Yu." I have heard for a long time that Prime Minister is eloquent, and when I look at it today, you turned out to be an uneducated person, but it is a pity that I Kan Ze died in your hands. ”

After Kan Ze finished speaking, he turned around and walked out. Cao Cao was anxious: "You come back to me, what does the old man mean that he has no learning?"

Kan Ze stopped, turned around, and pointed at Cao Cao: "Prime Minister Cao, you don't know the trick and don't know the reason, this is unlearning." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"You asked, you didn't even have a little respect, it was useless for me to say, I would have begged to die, and I would have died without regrets. ”

"Slow down, Kan Ze, as long as you make sense, I will naturally be convinced. ”

"Okay, Prime Minister, since you are a learned person, why don't you know how to steal behind your back, and you can't do it regularly?"

Kan Ze said: "Prime Minister Cao, if Huang Gai writes the agreed date on the letter, and there is a sudden emergency military situation on that day, he can't do it, but you can send someone to answer it on time." You go to pick it up, but he doesn't come, so it will reveal the secret. How can you set a predetermined date for the surrender of the Lord? If you don't even understand this truth, and you still want to kill good people, aren't you an uneducated person?"

Kan Ze did have the courage to respond vigilantly, and only used these eight words "Stealing from the master, not on a regular basis" to dispel Cao Cao's suspicions. Because Kan Ze read the fraudulent letter three times, he thought of where the suspicion of the letter was, where Huang Gai used the trick, how Cao Cao would ask me, and how I should answer, so the book could be successful.

These words really worked, Cao Cao got up and left his seat, bypassed the table, came to Kan Ze, and gave a deep salute: "Mr. Kan, Cao Cao is unclear about what happened, offending his dignity, I hope Mr. Don't worry." ”

This is the merit of Cao Cao. He saluted, and Kan Ze took a step back: "Prime Minister, Kan Ze can't afford it." ”

Kan Ze returned the salute again: "Prime Minister, I surrendered with General Huang Lao with all my heart, just like a baby praying to his parents, how can I use fraud?"

Cao Cao was overjoyed: "Sir, please sit down, you and Huang Gai sincerely surrender, and when the southern expedition is successful, I will definitely ensure that your high-ranking officials have to do it before the long live drive, and the horses are ridden, above everyone." ”

Kan Ze shook his head: "Prime Minister, the old general and I are not for the sake of high-ranking officials, but really for the sake of the heavens, which is also in line with the will of heaven and the people." ”

Cao Cao laughed heartily, and Cao Cao ordered: "Put on a banquet and surprise Mr. Kan." ”

Soon after, the banquet was served, Cao Cao invited Kan Ze to sit down, and the two sat opposite each other to drink. Just as he was drinking and talking, an officer walked in outside the tent, walked up to Cao Cao and whispered a few words. Cao Cao said softly: "Show it to me." ”

The officer handed Cao Cao a letter, and Cao Cao opened the letter, blocked it with the sleeve of his robe, and did not let Kan Ze see it, and read the letter under the lamp. Kan Ze thought to himself: This may be a secret letter written by Cai Zhong and Cai He to Cao Cao. When he looked at his words, he saw Cao Cao's face showing joy.

Cao Cao poured Kan Ze a glass of wine: "Mr. Kan, in that case, I would like to ask Mr. to go back to Sanjiangkou again, and tell General Huang that when the time comes, I will send troops to meet the river first." ”

Kan Ze was very alert, and immediately waved his hand: "Prime Minister, this is not good." I have already left Jiangdong and can't go back, so please send someone else to go. ”

This is Kan Ze's alertness, if Cao Cao let him go at this time, Kan Ze will get off the donkey, Cao Cao is very suspicious, and will kill Kan Ze immediately. You Cao Cao asked me to go, but I didn't go, Cao Cao was suspicious, and he still preferred you to go.

"Mr. Kan, if such a big matter is sent to someone else, once it leaks out, will it be worth it? It would be better to ask Mr. Kan to go back. ”

Kan Ze felt very embarrassed, and postponed it for a long time before agreeing: "Prime Minister, since this is the case, I can't stop here for a long time, I have to leave immediately, and it will be bad to let Zhou Yu know." ”

In fact, Kan Ze couldn't wait to leave the tiger's mouth early and go back so that the old general could rest assured. Cao Cao poured another glass of wine: "Mr. Kan, please stay for a while." ”

Not long after, his subordinates brought a plate of gold ingots and ten brocades, and Kan Ze saw that the brocade was the best Sichuan brocade. Shen Ze closed his eyes back, and before Cao Cao could speak, he spoke: "Prime Minister, please take back the gift, I and the old general came to surrender to the Prime Minister, in line with the will of heaven and the people, not for the sake of high-ranking officials, nor for the sake of the Prime Minister." ”

Kan Ze gave a deep salute and turned to leave. Cao Cao raised his finger: "You should learn from Mr. Kan, I didn't expect that there are such wise men and famous generals in Jiangdong, but it's a pity that Zhou Yu can't use people." ”

Kan Ze returned to the riverside and got on the boat, with a smooth wind and water, and returned to Sanjiangkou in a short time. After going ashore, Kan Ze immediately came to Huang Gai's bed, although the old general was lying on the bed, his eyes were wide open, and he couldn't sleep, so he was worried about Kan Ze's next book, I was afraid that he would die at the hands of Cao Cao, and the strategy could not be implemented.

As soon as Kan Ze entered the sleeping tent, the old general gritted his teeth and endured the pain: "Mr. Kan, you are back." ”

"Don't worry, old general. Kan Ze told Huang Gai everything about meeting Cao Cao, and the two of them laughed.

"Kan Ze, I didn't expect Cao Cao to be so powerful, I can see through it at a glance. If you hadn't been able to argue with eloquence, I would have suffered this flesh and skin in vain. ”

"Old general, you take care of your injuries, I have something to do with Gan Ning's camp. Cao Cao finally believed that I was afraid that after reading Cai Zhong and Cai He's secret letter, I will go and see what is going on with them?"

"Okay, I'm sorry for you. ”