In July of the fifth year of Jian'an, the battle of Guandu between Cao and Yuan was stalemate, and Cao's army had little food, the army's morale was shaken, and the situation was very good for Yuan Shao...

In the Guandu camp, in the tent of Yuan Junshuai, Yuan Shao [Zibenchu] sat behind the table, holding a small bronze tripod, carefully wiping it with a cloth, glanced at Guo Tu [Zi Gongzhi] who was standing not far in front of him, and slowly spoke:

"Now that the war is stalemate, it is not a way to drag on like this, what is the best way for the public to do so"?

Guo Tu hugged his fists:

"Lord, now that our army is pressing, Cao Cao is pouring out, all the troops are concentrated in Guandu, and we can't hold on, the rear must be empty, and the emperor is in Xudu, why don't we sneak attack Xudu and welcome the Son of Heaven to us, when the time comes, the one who coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes is the lord!"

Yuan Shao's eyes flashed, and he wiped Xiao Ding's hand,

"But now that our main forces are in Guandu, it is impossible to transfer troops in large numbers, who is going?"

"Don't forget, my lord, Liu Bei, who took refuge in us. He has soldiers under him, and there are brave generals like Zhang Fei, so we don't have to spend a single soldier..."

Guo Tu looked at Yuan Shao with a smile, and the two looked at each other and smiled...

The next day, Yuan Shao held a banquet and feasted Liu Bei, and after three rounds of wine, Yuan Shao slowly spoke:

"Xuande, this time, in order to rescue the Son of Heaven and destroy the Cao thief, I took out my old book! All the horses are in Guandu..."

"Yuan Gong is wise and martial. Wisdom is extraordinary, such as today's son is covered with dust, only Yuan Gong is actively loyal to the emperor in the whole world, contributing to the court, and is a model of heroes in the world. ”

Liu Bei clenched his fists and said. Yuan Shao laughed, drank a glass of wine, and said:

"That being said, but now that the two armies are facing each other, they can't hold each other, and it's not a way to go on like this, I have a plan to break this deadlock, but I need Brother Xuande's help!"

"Duke Yuan needs to open his mouth, as a member of the Han family, he should go to the soup for the emperor and serve the court!!"

Liu Bei clenched his fists and said. Yuan Shao nodded, said the plan he had discussed with Guo Tu before, and said with some embarrassment:

"The front line is tight now, I don't have the strength to help Xuande, I really can't bear it, this glass of wine, I wish Xuande a triumphant return!!"

Yuan Shao picked up a glass of wine and motioned to Liu Bei, Liu Bei stood up, drank it, said goodbye to Yuan Shao, and left. After Liu Bei left, Guo Tu came out of the back account, bowed to Yuan Shao, and smiled at each other again... But they probably didn't even expect what to come...

A month later. Guo Tu looked at the military situation in his hand, his face was gloomy, and Liu Bei was beaten by Xun Yu, who was stationed in Xudu. Fleeing in a hurry, Guo Tu was nervous at this time, after all, this was his idea, so he quickly went to find Yuan Shao.

As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Yuan Shao with a gloomy expression.

"This Liu Xuande is really useless, and he was beaten back directly! You say, what now? ”

Guo Tuyi arched his hand and said:

"The lord doesn't have to worry, first, this time we didn't lose a single soldier, it was his Liu Bei's loss, and secondly, even if he Liu Bei successfully welcomed back the Son of Heaven, that work would not be his, we invested so much, but we would fall behind, third, this time Liu Bei came back, Yuan Gong can not blame in words, but to appease more, in this way, the heroes of the world will know that Yuan Gong is magnificent, and the elegance is high, so that the heroes of the world will defect to the lord, and great things can be done!!"

After Guo Tu finished speaking, he bowed again, and Yuan Shao laughed

"Okay, when Liu Bei comes back, I will personally go to the camp gate to greet and appease him."

Guo Tu breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and sure enough, when Liu Bei came back, Yuan Shao greeted him in person, and did not mention the failure, the two took the lead in walking into the handsome tent, and the banquet had already been set up in the tent, Yuan Shao laughed and said:

"Come, Xuande, I'll pick up the wind and wash the dust for you, and suppress the shock by the way."

"Bei Bei will fail this time and return, I don't dare to accept such grace, I will do my best to help Yuan Gong, and break the thief to welcome back the Son of Heaven!"

Liu Bei said respectfully, without waiting for Yuan Shao to speak, and said again:

"We can contact Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao and ask him to raise troops to attack Cao Cao, and we will attack him at the same time in Guandu, and we will definitely be able to take Cao Cao!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he felt that it was a solution, and he groaned slightly,

"Xuande and Liu Jingsheng are not the same as the Han family, just so you can be this lobbyist, you are good to talk, Xuande don't shirk."

How could Liu Bei refuse, what he was waiting for was this, and after the banquet was over, he immediately went back and prepared to leave with his men and horses as quickly as possible.

Not long after the banquet ended, Yuan Shao's advisor Fu Zhi immediately came to see him.

"I heard that the lord wants Liu Bei to take his own people to Jingzhou to contact Liu Biao?"

"Yes, now the official crossing is in a stalemate. It is beneficial for us to unite foreign aid, and besides, Liu Jingsheng is also a member of the Han family, so he has no reason to refuse. ”

Frustrated, he rubbed his hands together.

"Lord, this can't work, Liu Bei is obviously slipping away, Liu Bei is running, the people are small, I'm afraid it will shake the heart of the army, I hope the lord will think twice!!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand.

"You're too worried, I'm so good to Xuande, he won't abandon me, don't worry."

Frustrated Professor walked out of the tent and sighed at the sky.

"Liu Bei, never coming back..."