Nanyang Wancheng came to an uninvited guest today, after others went to Wancheng, they went directly to the general's mansion in Wancheng, and when they arrived in front of the general's mansion, they directly said that he represented General Yuan Yao of the Huainan Army to meet their general Zhang Xiu.

The guards outside the general's mansion didn't dare to hold it up, and immediately returned to the mansion to report.

"Huainan Yuan Yao's people want to see me?" Zhang Xiu was also confused, and he didn't understand what the situation was. "Mr. Wenhe, what do you think?"

Zhang Xiu turned his head to a middle-aged scribe on the side, whose surname was Jia Mingxu Wenhe.

Jia Xu was not famous when he was young, only Yan Zhong, a famous scholar at that time, thought he was different, saying that he had the wisdom of Zhang Liang and Chen Ping. Jia Xu was investigated for filial piety in his early years, resigned due to illness, returned to his hometown to the west, and met the rebellious Di people on the way, and was captured by the Di people together with dozens of fellow people. Jia Xu said: "I am the grandson of Duan Gong, don't hurt me, my family must be ransomed with a lot of money." At that time, Taiwei Duan Cheng, because he had been a border general for a long time, shocked the western soil, so Jia Xu pretended to be Duan Cheng's grandson to scare the people, and the rebel really didn't dare to harm him, and sent him back after making an oath with him, but the rest of the people were killed.

In September of the first year of the Yonghan Dynasty, Dong Zhuo abolished the young emperor of the Han Dynasty, Liu Wei, and renamed Liu Xie, the king of Chenliu, as the emperor. In November, Dong Zhuo was the prime minister, praised and worshipped the nameless, did not enter the court, and went to the palace with his sword. At this time, Jia Xu was promoted to the commander of Pingjin and Jin, and was later promoted to the captain of the school. When Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Zhonglang sent Niu Fu to Shaanxi Province, Jia Xu was in Niu Fu Army. Soon, Niu Fu sent Li Dao, Guo Yan, Jia Xu and others to attack the Kwantung Coalition Army, first to Sun Jian, and then to break his army in Liangdong. Sun Jian led a thousand horsemen to break the siege.

In the third year of the first peace, Dong Zhuo was killed, Niu Fu was also dead, and Wang Yun liquidated Dong Zhuo's remaining party. At that time, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others were uneasy and planned to flee separately, but Jia Xu came forward to stop them, saying: "I heard that the city of Chang'an is discussing the plan to kill all the people of Liangzhou, and your Excellency abandons the people of Liangzhou alone, and a pavilion chief can catch you." It is better to lead the troops to the west, collect the soldiers along the way, and then attack Chang'an, avenge Dong Gong, if you can be lucky to succeed, respect the country to conquer the world, if you can't succeed, it's not too late to escape. This plan was adopted by everyone.

So Li Dao and others spread the rumor that "Wang Yun wants to cleanse the people of this side", contacted the generals of Liangzhou, led the army day and night, rushed to Chang'an, and gathered more than 100,000 people. Li Dao, Fan Chou, Li Meng and others besieged Chang'an City, but they could not overcome it because of the strong defense of the city. Later, the rebel soldiers in the city led the Liangzhou army into the city, and started a street battle with the defender Lu Bu, who was defeated and only led more than 100 horsemen to escape. Li Dao and other soldiers plundered, more than 10,000 people died, and corpses were piled up. Taichang Buddha, Dahonglu Zhou Huan, Chengmen Captain Cui Lie, and Yue Cavalry Captain Wang Qi were killed. Li Dao and others supported troops to Nangong Yemen, coerced Emperor Xian and Situ Wang Yun, and named Li Dao as General Yangwu, Guo Yan as General Yanglie, and Fan Chou as Zhonglang General. Li Dao also killed Si Li's lieutenant Huang Wan, left Feng Yi and Song Yi, right Fufeng Wang Hong, and Situ Wang Yun and his wife. For a time, the capital was bloody and bloody, and the government and the opposition were in chaos.

Later, Jia Xu was Zuo Fengyi. Li Wei and others wanted to make him a marquis for Jia Xu's merits, but Jia Xu said: "This is a life-saving ploy, how can there be any merit?" "Resolutely not. Li Dao and others asked Jia Xu to shoot for Shang Shufu, Jia Xu said: "Shang Shu is the master of hundreds of officials, and he is a role model in the world, and I Jia Xu has always had no reputation and is difficult to convince people." Even if I can be greedy for vanity, what good is it for the country? So he changed his worship to Jia Xu as Shangshu, in charge of selecting talents, and made many contributions to personnel, Li Wei and others were close to Jia Xu but at the same time they were also very jealous of him.

Soon Jia Xu's mother died, and Jia Xu resigned from his official position and was worshiped as a doctor of Guanglu.

In the second year of Xingping, Li Dao, Guo Yan, and Fan Chou raised troops to attack and occupy Chang'an, and jointly controlled the power of the central court. Jia Xu takes responsibility for it every time, so although the three of them are not in harmony, they are okay on the surface. So three points of Chang'an City, each guarding its boundary. In the spring of the same year, Li Wei sent Hu Feng, the cavalry commander, to stab Fan Chou to death, and the contradictions between Li and Guo became increasingly intensified, and they began to exchange troops. Li Wei asked Jia Xu to be the general of Xuanyi to help him. To help Emperor Han Xian escape and protect the ministers, Jia Xu made a lot of contributions. After the two quit the army, Jia Xu returned the ribbon.

At that time, the general Duan Xuan was in the same county as Jia Xu, stationed in Huayin, and Jia Xu went to take refuge in Duan Xuan. Jia Xu has always been well-known and respected by Duan Xu's army, Duan Xuan was afraid that Jia Xu would take away his military power, but he was very polite to Jia Xu on the surface. After Jia Xu saw it, he felt uncomfortable. Nanyang Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu secretly had a relationship, and Zhang Xiu sent someone to meet Jia Xu. When Jia Xu was leaving, someone asked Jia Xu: "Duan Xuan treats you so well, why do you want to leave?" Jia Xu said: "Duan Xuan is suspicious by nature, he is suspicious of me, although the treatment is good, but he cannot be relied on, he will definitely be harmed by him after a long time, and I must be very happy to leave him, and expect me to connect with foreign aid, and I will treat my family well." And Zhang Xiu lacks strategists, and he is also very willing to get me, so that I and my family can be preserved. Jia Xu arrived at Zhang Xiu's place, Zhang Xiu was really overjoyed, and led his children and grandchildren to greet him. And Duan Xuan knew that Jia Xu was leaving, and he really treated his family well

In the second year of Jian'an, under the persuasion of Jia Xu, Zhang Xiutun Bing Wancheng and Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao united. Since then, the two have become Cao Cao's confidants.

It just so happened that Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe were in Zhang Xiu's mansion, and Zhang Xiu originally called Jia Xu to discuss with Jia Xu how to ask Liu Biao in Jingzhou for money and grain, because now Liu Biao is becoming more and more reluctant to give food to Zhang Xiu.

Unexpectedly, before the matter of money and grain was discussed, there was news that Yuan Yaojun's envoy wanted to see him Zhang Xiu.

"It's time to come or it's coming!" Jia Xu sighed and said as if he had known about it for a long time.

"What?" Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment, not figuring out what Jia Xu meant.

"General, let's quickly meet the envoy of the Huainan Army!" Jia Xu said to Zhang Xiu.

"Yes!" Zhang Xiu nodded, and soon the uninvited guest who came to Wancheng was invited into the hall by Zhang Xiu.

"General Yuan Yao of Huainan has seen General Zhang Xiu under Lu Su!" Lu Su greeted Zhang Xiu with a fist on the table.

"Excuse me! I don't know why Lord Lu came? Zhang Xiu was also kind to Lu Su, after all, Huainan was the neighbor next to him, and he was still a behemoth.

"Come to mourn for General Zhang Xiu!" Lu Su said very indifferently.

"Huh?" The atmosphere that was good just now suddenly changed because of Lu Su's words.

"Funeral?" Zhang Xiu's face was gloomy, and he stared at Lu Su and Lu Zijing over there, "Mr. Lu Su, didn't you say the wrong thing?" ”

"General Zhang Xiu is in a white robe, I hope the general will rest in peace!" As he spoke, Lu Su took out a wisp of white cloth from the things he brought.

This is really humiliating, this white cloth is sacrificed to the dead, and he Zhang Xiu is alive and well.

"Lu Su!" With a snap, Zhang Xiu slapped the case, and he looked at Elu Su angrily, "Lu Su, Lu Zijing, do you think that if you are a messenger sent by Yuan Yao, I won't dare to kill you?" ”

"Kill, kill, kill me Lu Su Lu Zijing, and there will be no one to save you, general!" Lu Su said to Zhang Xiu.

"You!" Zhang Xiu pointed at Lu Su over there and was speechless, "Okay, Lu Su, you can tell me, why am I in a big disaster!" If you can't tell you, even if you are Yuan Yao's person in Huainan, I will kill him! "Zhang Xiu is a person who even Cao Cao dares to offend, and he naturally dares to kill Yuan Yao for provoking Zhang Xiu in a hurry.

"General, what do you think of my Huainan Army's conquest of Yanzhou Cao Cao, who will win and who will lose?" Lu Su did not directly answer Zhang Xiu's question, but asked Zhang Xiu rhetorically.

"Who wins and who loses?" Zhang Xiu was stunned for a moment: "How do I know!" Your Huainan army just won Cao Cao in Huainan, but Cao Cao is not bad and has a foundation in Yanzhou for many years, and you Huainan may not be able to win Cao Cao! “

"Of course you don't know, because General, you're still thinking about the right and left, and you can't offend both!" Lu Su saw through Zhang Xiu's thoughts at a glance.

Listening to Lu Su's words, Zhang Xiu's face changed, although Zhang Xiu thought so in his heart, but it was still embarrassing to be raised by others in public.

"General Zhang Xiu, Huainan Yanzhou has been fighting for a long time, and the general is also left and right in this Wancheng, whether it is Cao Cao or Huainan, you are not offended or approached, you take the benefits of Cao Cao, you also want the benefits of Huainan, and even where is Liu Biao in Jingzhou, you think that you must be safe if you are not offended, but you don't know, you have already offended Huainan and Cao Cao!" Lu Su said to Zhang Xiu, "General, if you want to go on like this, it will naturally be the way to die, so I came to mourn the general!" ”

"What is the way to die?" Zhang Xiu listened to Lu Su's words and subconsciously asked anxiously.

"Huainan and Yanzhou are feuds, Yuan Yao will not let go of Cao Cao, and he will not let go of my lord Yuan Yao!" Lu Su continued to speak: "My lord Yuan Yao sent troops to Yanzhou, that is to avenge his father, and Cao Cao of Yanzhou also wants to defeat me Huainan so as to annex Huainan, the two families are feuds, and there is no chance of reconciliation at all, if General Zhang Xiu does not express your position in Wancheng, then you will completely offend me Huainan and Yanzhou Cao Cao!" The final consequence of this may be that Yanzhou and Huainan attack Nanyang County together! “

"How so?" Zhang Xiu's eyes widened, and he couldn't speak anymore, Huainan Yuan Yao and Yanzhou Cao Cao dealt with him together Wancheng? Just Wancheng needs these two rooms to deal with together? Only one party is needed to make Zhang Xiu unable to eat and walk around.

"No, it will!" Lu Su continued: "This attack on Yanzhou is a matter of Yanzhou's survival, and for me Huainan, it is also a matter of winning the Central Plains, and there is no room for loss!" And the general's Nanyang, although there is only one county, but there are 50,000 troops, 50,000 troops, whether it is my lord Yuan Yao or Cao Cao, I am afraid that General Zhang Xiu, your 50,000 army, right? As the saying goes, you can't let others snore in the couch, and for the sake of insurance, you will definitely not let go of the general! ”

"Then what should I do according to the gentleman?" Zhang Xiu was a little flustered, Jia Xu had reminded him of Zhang Xiu before, but Zhang Xiu didn't think so, because he had done too much of this kind of thing of eating the upper house and eating the lower house, and Zhang Xiu already had a comfortable expression.

Whether it is Liu Biao in Jingzhou or Cao Cao in Yanzhou, or even Yuan Shu in Huainan back then, he is embroidering. The benefits are coming, and the retribution is coming.

"Join the Yanzhou Cao Army to declare war on Huainan!" Lu Su said firmly to which side of the forehead embroidery.

"Yes!" Zhang Xiu nodded subconsciously, this Lu Su should be instigating him Zhang Xiu to join the Huainan Army, Zhang Xiu was thinking in his heart about how to put forward the conditions from Huainan Yuan Yao, but he didn't expect this Lu Su to let Zhang Xiu join Cao Cao's side?

"Mr. Lu Su, are you really the envoy of the Huainan Army?" Zhang Xiu asked with a little suspicion, this Lu Su was the envoy of the Huainan Army who instigated Zhang Xiu to join the enemy, this is eating inside and out.

"It's true!" Lu Su nodded and said, "If the general doesn't believe it, here is my degree!" ”

"Then why you, sir?" Zhang Xiu's meaning is obvious, what about you, an envoy of the Huainan Army, who instigated me Zhang Xiu to join the Yanzhou Army?

"If General Zhang Xiu is a general, if you join my Huainan Army now, it will be the icing on the cake at most, although my lord admires General Zhang Xiu's talent and the soldiers and horses in your hands, but my Huainan is not bad for soldiers and horses, 50,000 troops are better, it doesn't matter if you don't, in the end, the lord gives General Zhang Xiu your official position must not be high, and General Zhang Xiu, you are a high-minded and arrogant person, once my lord neglects you, then General Zhang Xiu, you must have two hearts, and in the end you can't avoid being crusaded by my lord!" Lu Su actually said all the thoughts in his heart that Zhang Xiu.

A person with 50,000 soldiers and horses joined the Huainan Army, Yuan Yao was bound to disrupt the deployment of the entire Zhang Xiu army, otherwise these 50,000 soldiers and horses entered the hinterland of Huainan, once he rebelled, Yuan Yao would not be able to eat and go around, and there were too many entanglements of interests in the reorganization of Zhang Xiu, and Zhang Xiu had no merit in Huainan, so Yuan Yao could not give Zhang Xiu a history of assassination.

"Isn't joining Cao Cao's army against your general? Will your general let me go? Zhang Xiu asked rhetorically.

"Naturally not!" Lu Su continued.

"Then you're here to play with me?"

"No, I'm here to save you! Joining Cao Cao's army is not only against my Huainan, but also can help my lord, General Zhang Xiu is nothing more than afraid that my lord will snub you, but if General Zhang Xiu can make a great contribution, why worry about the lord not rewarding you? Lu Su said with a smile. He told Zhang Xiu about the things he had discussed with Yuan Yao.

Let Zhang Xiu join Cao Cao's army, so as to give the Huainan army an excuse not to send troops to Yanzhou. After waiting for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to fight, Zhang Xiu could send troops from Wancheng to directly attack Xudu, the hinterland of Yanzhou. Even Yuan Yao has to look sideways at such a feat.

"Mr. Lu Su, give me a few days, I need to think about it!" Zhang Xiu rubbed his head and said to Lu Su over there.

"General Zhang Xiu, I also want to give the general time, but Yuan Shao of Hebei won't give it, Cao Mengde of Yanzhou won't give it, and I won't even give it to my general!" Lu Su said indifferently to Zhang Xiu.

"I'm just here to inform the general, Wancheng, our lord is bound to win!"