Since Li Dao and others failed to pursue Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Guo Bi retreated to Meixian County, and was attacked and killed by the general Wu Xi, and the rest of Guo Bi defected to Li Dao. In October of the second year of Jian'an, Cao Cao sent a servant Pei Mao to lead the Guanxi generals Duan Xuan and others to crusade against Li Dao, and the northern land was sparsely populated in successive wars, and it was difficult for Li Dao to replenish his soldiers, so he had to retreat to Huangbai City.

Zhang Heng and Liang Xin had already been bought by Duan Xuan, and broke Li Dao in Huangbaicheng, Li Dao took advantage of the chaos to change his armor and clothes and one of his personal soldiers, and Li Dao escaped from Huangbaicheng alone.

Zhang Heng grabbed the fake Li Dao, and saw that this person was thin and small, and it was not Li Dao at all. Zhang Heng said angrily: "Where did Li Dao go? Don't say I killed you. ”

The soldier pretending to be Li Dao said tremblingly: "Li Dao and I changed our clothes and fled out of the city. ”

Liang Xing sighed and said, "General Duan Xuan ordered us to take Li Dao's head, this is bad." How can we deal with him? ”

Zhang Heng looked at the soldier pretending to be Li Dao in front of him, and smiled evilly: "It's better to behead him, ruin his face and then take off his head, who knows if he is true or not." ”

Zhang Hengliang Xing sent the head of "Li Dao" to Duan Xuan, and Pei Mao ordered someone to send it to Xu Du and handed it over to Cao Cao. Cao Cao opened the box and took a look, and carefully identified it, he had worked under Dong Zhuo, had seen Li Dao, and knew that this was not Li Dao's head at all.

Cao Cao still pretended to be awe-inspiring and said: "Li Dao Guo Yan hijacked the Son of Heaven and is heinous. Now that it has been ambushed, Your Majesty can rest assured. ”

Cao Cao bowed to Emperor Liu Xie, Liu Xie raised his finger and pointed to the wooden box and said: "Cao Sikong shares my worries for me, and his loyalty is commendable." Quickly put Li Dao's head up and take a look at it. ”

Cao Cao handed the wooden box to the eunuch next to Liu Xie, and the eunuch took it to Liu Xie and whispered, "Your Majesty, this is not Li Dao." ”

Although the eunuch had tried to keep his voice as low as possible, a few ministers heard it, and a chill flashed in Cao Cao's eyes. Cao Cao laughed and said, "I have seen Li Dao under Dong Zhuo, who else can this be if this is not Li Dao's head?" ”

Cao Cao raised his head and squinted at Liu Xie and the eunuch, Liu Xie's hand trembled and ordered someone to take down Li Dao's head, and said to the hundred officials: "Yes, this is indeed Li Dao's head." Sikong eliminates harm for the country, and the merit lies in the community, and I will be rewarded. ”

After Liu Xie finished speaking, he reprimanded the eunuch beside him and said, "You slave, don't talk nonsense!" ”

His Royal Highness Lang Zhong Yang Xiu sighed in a low voice: "The Fear King can't talk nonsense anymore!" ”

Cao Cao heard Yang Xiu's words and reported to Cao Cao, Cao Cao asked, "Who is this Yang Xiu?" ”

The man replied: "He is the son of Taiwei Yang Biao, and he is rarely famous. ”

Cao Cao said with interest: "Yang Xiu, it's interesting. ”

Later, Cao Cao casually arranged a crime and ordered someone to execute the eunuch next to Liu Xie, and Yang Xiu had to have entered Cao Cao's shogunate. Cao Cao ordered the extermination of the three tribes of Li Dao, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty ordered that Li Dao's head be hung in Xudu to show the public, expressing his strong hatred for Li Dao.

In the mansion of Liu Du in Wuling, Li Ru reported to Liu Du: "My lord, General Zhao Yun has captured Qu Ren, and Zhang Lu sent people to ask for a union with the lord to fight against Liu Zhang." ”

Liu Du asked, "What do you think of the military advisor?" ”

Li Ru arched his hand and said: "My lord, Liu Zhang inherited his father's business, Wu has Zhang Ren, Ling Bao, Deng Xian and other generals, and Wen has Huang Quan, Zhang Song and others to assist. According to his subordinates, he should temporarily unite with Zhang Lu to make Liu Zhang's left and right difficult to take care of. ”

Liu Du waved his hand: "According to what the sergeant said, I ordered Lai Gong to go to Hanzhong to discuss the union with Zhang Lu." ”

Liu Du and Li Ru said as they walked in the courtyard, and Li Ru stopped and said, "Lord, there is one more thing." Confucianism doesn't know if the lord is interested? ”

Liu Du raised his head and smiled: "The military advisor said that it doesn't hurt." ”

Li Ru whispered: "Lord, Li Dao was not beheaded. The subordinate spies found out that Zhang Lu had a new general, named Li Cheng. This Li Cheng is Li Dao's pseudonym, Li Dao and I had some friendship in the past, and I can say that he came to surrender for the lord. I don't know if the lord is willing to accept it? ”

Li Ru thought that Li Dao had kidnapped the Son of Heaven, and Liu Du was afraid of being scolded by the world, so he would not dare to accept him. Unexpectedly, Liu Du said: "Thousands of troops are easy to get, but one is hard to find." I know that Li Dao is good at using soldiers, and now I can tolerate you Li Ru, and I can tolerate him Li Dao. It's just that the military advisor has a heavy responsibility, so how can he leave lightly. Why don't you send General Zhao Feng to say that Li Dao will be surrendered? ”

Li Ru said quite confidently: "General Zhao Feng and General Zhao Yun are both loyal and upright people, if they know Li Wei's identity, they may not be compatible. Only when Confucianism goes to the country, can it be said that Li Dao will come down. ”

Liu Du agreed, and sent the master of the six doors to protect Li Ru to Hanzhong. Li Ru and Lai Gong were on their respective missions, and Li Ru found Li Dao's residence, and Li Dao recognized him at a glance.

Li Dao didn't dare to identify himself, but he saw Li Ru bow to him and leaned forward and whispered, "How is General Li Dao lately?" ”

Li Wei was shocked, hurriedly invited Li Ru into the room, and said in surprise: "Li Ru? You're not dead! ”

Li Ru smiled: "The general also escaped a catastrophe. ”

Li Dao put his hands behind his back and asked, "What do you mean by this?" ”

Li Ru put away his smile and said: "We are the old generals of the Taishi, and the princes of the world are incompatible. Although the current general has the pseudonym 'Li Cheng' to serve Zhang Lu, he will be aware of Zhang Lu's identity after a long time, and he will be rewarded as an official and will capture the general and dedicate it to Cao Cao. ”

Beads of sweat broke out on Li Wei's head and asked, "What is your opinion, sir?" ”

Li Ru turned around and walked in front of Li Dao and said: "The general can go to Liu Du Liu Junli, I think I, Li Ru, killed the young emperor in the name of the Taishi in the past, and the people of the world can't wait to kill me as soon as possible." It was Liu Du who took me in, and when he learned that Confucian's identity was not only not cared about, but entrusted with important tasks, Confucianism was willing to serve him. Isn't it regrettable that the general used to be a general under the command of the Taishi, but now he is only a captain under Zhang Lu, and his life is in danger? ”

After some persuasion by Li Ru, Li Dao finally got moved, and said to Li Ru: "Zhang Lu stays, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out, what should I do?" ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Zhang Lu's adviser Yang Song is extremely greedy for bribes, I have brought a lot of gold and silver on this trip, but I can use Yang Song's words to order General Zhang Lu to return." ”

Li Dao was overjoyed and waited for Li Ru's news. Lai Gong and Zhang Lu successfully signed an alliance, and the two agreed to save each other to resist Liu Zhang. Yang Song spoke ill of Li Dao in front of Zhang Lu and asked Zhang Lu to expel him.

In this way, Li Dao and Li Ru Lai Gong and their entourage successfully completed the task and returned to Wuling. Liu Du secretly met with Li Dao, and Li Dao knelt down on one knee and bowed: "The last general Li Dao will meet the lord!" ”

Liu Du picked up Li Dao and said with a smile: "The general doesn't have to be polite, in the future, you will call yourself 'Li Cheng' in front of others, and you will be temporarily appointed as the captain of the Xiao Cavalry, and the general will be rewarded after his military exploits." ”

Li Dao thanked him, Liu Dujun had taken Linjiang, Pingdu, Tongxian and other counties, and Liu Du intended to enter Jiangzhou westward. Li Dao asked for battle, led the army to defeat Wu Yi in Jiangzhou, and Liu Du's army occupied Jiangzhou.

Liu Du trained the navy in Jiangzhou and ordered Liu Ba to carry out tuntian for Jiangzhou and develop the population. In order to escape the war, the big families in the north moved south, and Liu Du marched into Yizhou to gain a lot of people, and since then Liu Du's strength has flourished.

Han Xuan was playing with Xiao Han Xing at home, Xiao Han Xing and Han Wanqing were only two years old, but they were precocious. Han Wanqing learned to walk first, and Han Xing learned to call "father" first. Han Xuan loved them very much, and exchanged hugs with Huang Wudie.

The family was happy, and suddenly someone came to report on military affairs, and Han Xuan and the others were interrupted by this small episode. Han Xuan put down Han Wanqing and let her go play first, Han Wanqing blinked her big watery eyes and asked Huang Wudie: "Mother, is Daddy going to leave again?" ”

Huang Wudie took her little hand and said, "Your father is just going to meet the guests, and he will be back soon." ”

"What, Li Cheng? Why I've never heard of this person. Is Li Dao really dead? Han Xuanchao asked the member of the Shadow Tiger Army who came to report it.

The man replied: "Our spies in Xudu said that the eunuch favored by the Son of Heaven was killed by Cao Cao because he questioned the authenticity of Li Dao's head. ”

Han Xuan united and thought about it, Liu Du got Li Cheng to drive straight into Ba County, this Li Cheng must not be simple, he even suspected that this person was Li Dao.

(End of chapter)