Cao Cao said with deep understanding: "Who doesn't have a young and ignorant time, who will know what fear is at that time, what is fear, just afraid that it is all about the mentality of play, or how to call the newborn calf not afraid of the tiger?" ”

Jia Xu also nodded and said: "Yes, now that I have grown up, I have become afraid of death, and I have become a shrinking hand and a foot when I am suffering from gains and losses!" ”

Xun You smiled: "Brother Wenhe, in fact, I have always had a question I want to ask you!" I don't know if it's suitable or not. ”

Jia Xu said: "But it doesn't hurt to ask! ”

"In your mind, what kind of person is suitable to be your father-in-law? What kind of person can handle a talent like you? Could it be Zhang Xiu? He's afraid he's not even a tenth of yours, right? Xun You said slowly, but every word was like a knife.

Jia Xu put away his joking face and said seriously: "Gongda is joking, since Zhang Xiu has surrendered to Lord Cao Cao, my lord is naturally Lord Cao Cao, will there be anyone else?" ”

"That's different!" Xun You glanced around at Cao Cao and Jia Xu, "I think what Lord Cao Cao wants is not to be forced to surrender, but to surrender sincerely, right?" ”

Cao Cao nodded and said solemnly: "This time I used troops against Fancheng, especially for Wen He, otherwise what did Wen He think I was for?" The land of Jingzhou? Even if you can fight it, can you hold it? If Liu Biao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Yao, and Lu Bu use troops against Yanzhou, I, Cao Cao, will definitely die! ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he couldn't help but be moved, but he didn't show all this, but said lightly: "With Cao Gong's ability, this situation will not be allowed to happen, and these princes that Cao Gong said will bear the name of rebellion!" ”

Xun You said leisurely on the side: "Don't divert the topic, Brother Wenhe, you know that's not the point!" ”

Jia Xu sighed: "I used to follow Li Dao and offended the world; Now from Zhang Xiu, he obeys my words, and he really can't bear to abandon him! ”

"I see!" Cao Cao smiled bitterly and said, "I hope Wenhe can work with General Zhang Xiu to govern this Fancheng for my Han Dynasty!" ”

"This is natural!" Jia Xu arched his hand and said, "With me Jia Xu in one day, Liu Biao will stop in Fancheng all the time!" ”

"Okay, then I'll be relieved! But I think before leaving Fancheng, it is inevitable to have a small battle with Liu Biao, Wenhe, Gongda, what do you think? Cao Cao sighed that he couldn't get Jia Xu's help, although this was already in his expectation, but he still cheered up and asked.

Xun Youxian said: "Fancheng is surrounded by mountains on both sides, and there is a natural barrier to help, so you don't have to worry, as long as you send another team of people and horses to each other in Runan, you will have no worries!" ”

Jia Xu nodded approvingly, but then said: "It's good, it's good, but Gongda, you ignored a problem, Runan has always been the most rampant place for the Yellow Turban Remnant Party, there are dozens of large and small forces, who to send to garrison, how many people to send, this is a headache in itself!" ”

Cao Cao also nodded and said: "Yes, if the method Gongda said is not feasible, then in case Liu Biao invades Fancheng, we can only send troops from Xudu, as you know, it will take half a month to arrive!" ”

Jia Xu smiled and said: "Lord Cao Cao also underestimated the old man, do you think I can't hold on for even a month?" ”

Xun You interrupted him and said: "It's not that I'm afraid that you won't be able to hold out for a month, but I'm afraid that Lord Cao Cao is fighting with other princes at that time, and Xu Du has no troops to send, will Liu Biao be so stupid that Lord Cao Cao sent troops to attack Fancheng when Xu Du was sitting idle?" ”

"Hehe, I miscalculated!" Jia Xu couldn't help but secretly obey Xun You's thoughtfulness, "I don't know what good plans Gongda has?" ”

"This is not a good strategy, isn't the current Chang'an Order Zhong Xuan, and the Luoyang Order also seems to be Dong Zhao, so the two of them should respond to Fancheng, as long as Gao Yi of Wancheng doesn't give him a stumbling block, it shouldn't be a big problem, right?" Xun You said slowly.

Cao Cao slapped his forehead: "How did you forget the two of them, although Zhong Xuan and Dong Zhao are scribes, but they are rare political talents, Chang'an and Luoyang under their governance, they recovered in a short time, especially Dong Zhao himself paid for recruiting manpower to repair the city wall, organizing manpower to resume agricultural production, and now there are no enemies around Luoyang, and it is completely possible to send a team of men and horses to garrison, according to Zaodi's Tuntian method in Yanzhou, it is also implemented in Chang'an, Luoyang, and carry out farmland and water conservancy operations in his spare time, and wait for the war here in Fancheng, You can quickly organize people to come to the rescue! ”

Xun You and Jia Xu bowed their hands together: "That's right!" ”

"Then Fancheng will ask Wenhe here, without further ado, I will go back immediately!" Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu and said, "I hope Wenhe won't let me down!" ”

"Lord Cao Cao, but please rest assured! It just so happened that General Zhang Xiu wanted to avenge his uncle's murder and was ready to gather his old troops to the south of the city, so that when Lord Cao Cao returned to Xudu, even if Liu Biao attacked, he could cover for the army! Jia Xu said.

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Wen Heke went and told Zhang Xiu that this Fancheng is still his, and there is no need to tell me about the transfer of troops and horses, in that case, even if there is a fighter, it will be missed!" ”

"Then I'll take my leave!" Jia Xu got up and saluted Cao Cao and Xun You, and then went out.

Looking at Jia Xu's disappearing figure, Xun Yu said to Cao Cao on the side: "Lord Cao Cao, don't you think it's a little weird? ”

"What's weird?" Cao Cao squinted his eyes and stared at Xun You, "It's you who is weird, right, don't call the lord at this time!" ”

Xun You smiled evilly: "If others want to accept talents, they are either heavily hired or corporal courtesy, how did you get to your lord Cao Cao, when did I become so worthless?" ”

"Hahaha!" Cao Cao laughed, "When did you become so snobbish?" ”

Xun You pouted: "Do you think that others flatter you and don't want money?" Don't other people's families have to feed? ”

"Hey, everyone else is useless, you are a famous family and you are like a market man to bargain with me, I don't know what your uncle Xun Yu will think if he finds out!" Cao Cao joked.

"Hehe, don't talk about my uncle, there is no more rigid person in the world than him!" Xun Yu was very depressed when he thought of his own uncle Xun Yu, who was six years younger than him, "It's so unfair to say that God not only made him handsome, wise, and noble, he is simply a perfect person, and suddenly became the hope of the whole family!" How can everything be good and let him stand up! ”

"Poof!" Cao Cao couldn't help laughing, "I know this, before Wen Ruo was born, the entire Xun family originally hoped that it would be your turn to reach you, and it would have been your turn to do any good thing, but unfortunately after Wen Ruo was born, hehe, as the saying goes, one mountain does not allow two tigers, it is really true!" ”

"I said, you don't have to fight people like this, do you?" Xun You looked at Cao Cao, who was smiling uncontrollably, his eyes full of resentment.

"Okay, okay, I've always been rewarded for meritorious deeds here, as long as you do better than your uncle, Shangshu is yours, and the position of military advisor is also yours!" Although Cao Cao seemed to be joking, Xun You knew that it was not a joke.

"Is that true?" He asked.

"Seriously!" Cao Cao also stopped laughing, "As long as I don't die, this decision will always be valid!" ”

"That's what I'm waiting for!" Xun You solemnly knelt on the ground, "The lord is above, please accept Xun You's worship, Xun You is not talented, and I am willing to serve the work of dogs and horses!" ”

"It's a real delight!" Cao Cao immediately helped Xun Yu up, "Gongda is very comparable, when I think that I can plan things with Gongda you in the future, why worry about this world?" ”

Xun You also smiled and said: "I have to meet the lord today, and I just fulfilled my wish, but I hope my worries will not come true!" ”

"Is it still a matter of Zhang Xiu and Wenhe?" Cao Cao said disapprerovingly, "Gongda is too worried, right?" ”

"I also hope that I am too worried, but has the lord noticed that General Xiahoudun has not heard from him for a long time!" Xun You said this coldly, which made Cao Cao wake up.

"Yes, since Zhang Xiu surrendered, Yuan Rang led the army to Xinye alone, and there is no news until now, it is indeed a little strange, he has always been the one who reassures me, there will be no mistakes, right?"

"It's not that there won't be any mistakes, but there must be something wrong, Xiahoudun, as a general, doesn't know what the consequences will be if he is arbitrary, it's not that he doesn't have news, but the news he sent from Xinye was stopped."

"Who is so bold?" Cao Cao was shocked, if what Xun You said was true, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"In short, he is not a good person, and it is certain that the situation in Fancheng is more complicated than we imagined!" Xun You said quietly.

Cao Cao frowned and thought for a moment, then suddenly shouted, "Where are the guards?" ”

"No, what does the lord command?" The guards outside the door immediately entered the house and waited for Cao Cao's orders.

Cao Cao took out a hand card from his arms: "Go out of the city and hand over this hand to the commander of Pingyu Yu Ban, let him lead the people of the headquarters to look at the direction of Xinye, and meet with Xiahou Dun to withdraw from the direction of Anle to Wuyin, if you meet Liu Biao's people, do not fight!" ”

"No!"

Seeing the guards leaving, Cao Cao looked at Xun You and said: "Gongda, today I will send some soldiers disguised as civilians to the city to inquire about some news, it seems that the so-called good law and order that Zhang Xiu gave me is also suspected of being false!" ”

"No, my lord, just let me do these things, my lord should go out of the city immediately and merge the people and horses together!" After Xun You finished speaking, he added, "As I said to Jia Xu just now, after all, forced surrender is different from voluntary surrender, you must be guarded against, if it weren't for the fact that I had found out a lot of news that was unfavorable to the lord in advance, I wouldn't have come to see the lord in such a hurry!" ”

Suddenly, the guard outside the door said: "Lord Qiqi, a common man came just now, and handed over a note to his subordinates, saying that it was for Mr. Xun You!" ”

Cao Cao looked at Xun You and said, "It seems that your eyeliner has got new news!" ”