Lu Bu came to Xudu and did not give the order for the soldiers to attack.

Cao Cao waited for a few days, but he didn't see any movement, and he felt very worried in his heart.

Standing on the wall of Xudu, he looked at the Xuzhou military camp outside the city: "Since Lu Bu is here, why has there been no sign of attacking the city, what is he waiting for?" ”

Cao Cao's words seemed to be talking to himself, and it was also like asking the people around him.

Guo Jia, who was standing behind him, said: "I feel that Lu Bu is waiting for the opportunity, he is waiting for the best opportunity to break our army." ”

"The best chance to break our army?" Cao Cao asked in surprise, "Aren't we here tightly guarded?" ”

"It is precisely because it is strict enough that Lu Bu will be cautious." Guo Jia said: "Our army not only defended the city of Xudu like an iron bucket, but there were also many soldiers outside the city. Once Lü Bu attacked the city, the soldiers outside the city could attack him. When the time comes, he will be defeated. ”

"But he should also understand that just waiting like this will not do him any good." Cao Cao said: "Our army has blocked his retreat, and it is impossible for him to withdraw. The only way out in front of him is to break through Xudu and drive us out of Xudu City. ”

"Because of this, Lu Bu will be cautious." "He also knows that the current situation is extremely unfavorable for him. If he wants to survive, his only chance is to defeat Xu Du in a battle. ”

"Defeat Xu Du in a war?" Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "Xu Du's defense is so solid, Lu Bu has to worry that I will harm the emperor." He should also know that it is completely impossible to break Xu Du in a battle. ”

"In the past, Lu Bu definitely couldn't do it, but now Lu Bu is difficult to say." Guo Jia said: "I always feel that he is planning something in secret, but I can't tell what is wrong. ”

"Even Feng Xiao can't see through what he's planning, that is, there is no plan at all." Cao Cao said: "Fengxiao rest assured, you and I know Lu Bu's ability." This time he was able to come to Xudu, and he had already come to the end. I will break him outside the city of Xudu, and then take his head. ”

"It is said that Yuan Benchu also sent Yan Liang and Wen Chou, and they were stationed not far from Xu." Guo Jia reminded that the lord should not be too lax. ”

"Before the war is clear, Yuan Benchu will not move." Cao Cao said: "He sent troops here just to show us. If we really take his soldiers and horses into account, we will make him proud. ”

"The lord's analysis is thorough, and I think too much." Guo Jia replied.

When talking to Guo Jia, Cao Cao's words were indeed full of confidence.

But he himself knew very well that Guo Jia proposed that Lu Bu was waiting for the opportunity to break the city in a battle, which made him feel very uncertain.

Guo Jia is right, today's Lu Bu is no longer the Lu Bu who was besieged by him in Xiapi and even begged for mercy.

Lu Bu outside the city not only has the courage that no one can figure out how superb it is, but his thoughts are not easy for ordinary people to compare.

Looking at the Xuzhou military camp outside the city, Cao Cao asked Xu Chu on the side, "Zhongkang, have you seen Wenhe?" ”

"Jia Gong seems to have a lot of things to do recently." Xu Chu replied: "Earlier, I saw him take General Miaocai to his home. ”

Cao Cao didn't say anything, he knew what Jia Xu was going to do when he took Xiahou Yuan to his house.

Although he didn't speak, Cao Cao was muttering in his heart, Jia Wenhe was still not very reliable.

What had been discussed with him a long time ago was only now done.

At the same time, Jia Xu's home.

When he came to the house with him, Xiahou Yuan asked Jia Xu in confusion: "Lu Bu's army is besieging the city, and the lord has gone to the city, what is Jia Gong inviting me to the house?" ”

"I'm doing something for the Lord." Jia Xu said to Xiahou Yuan: "The lord has recently encountered a tricky matter, and if you think about it, others can't do it, so you can only do it by the general." ”

"If I go out of the city to fight with Lu Bu, I don't have that ability." Xiahou Yuan waved his hand and said: "I have seen Lu Bu's ability, and when I meet him on the battlefield, within ten rounds, I will definitely be cut down by him." ”

"The general is brave and has always been high-spirited." Jia Xu smiled and asked, "Why is this so unconfident?" ”

"It's not that I'm unconfident, it's true that I'm not his opponent." Xiahou Yuan said: "In the battle of Dangshan, I was among those generals who fought with Lu Fengxian, I watched him kill several of our generals with my own eyes, so many of us couldn't do anything to him, what can I do with myself?" ”

Xiahou Yuan is a general with troops, and he has always spoken straightforwardly, and he doesn't know how to turn around.

From his response, Jia Xu heard that he had a deep fear of Lu Bu, and said with a slight smile: "Don't worry, general, the lord doesn't want you to go out of the city to fight Lu Bu." ”

"Since you don't want me to go out of the city to fight Lu Bu, what else does it matter?" Xiahou Yuan asked, "I'm still bothering Gong Jia to bring me to my house." ”

"I led the general to my home, of course, on the orders of the lord." Jia Xu said: "The lord wants the general to do another more important thing. ”

"Aside from fighting with Lu Bu, I really can't think of anything more important." Xiahoudun said to Jia Xu: "Please also ask Jia Gong to make it clear." ”

"Go to the palace to protect Your Majesty." Jia Xu replied: "When Lu Bu came to Xudu, what he wanted most was of course to defeat the lord. But he also knew that it was not so easy to break the lord. Since it can't be done, what will you choose if you replace the general with Lu Bu? ”

"Of course, it's easier to choose." Xiahoudun first replied, and then looked at Jia Xu with a stunned expression: "Jia Gong means ......"

"If Lu Bu can't destroy the lord, what he wants most is to get His Majesty." Jia Xu said: "That's why the general has to take the soldiers into the palace to protect the emperor." ”

"If the city is breached, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect Your Majesty." Xiahou Yuan replied: "It's better to let me stay with the lord, once Lu Bu attacks the city, I can also have a response." ”

Jia Xu looked at him with a very solemn face, and said to him: "Doesn't General Miaocai still understand the lord's mind? ”

Looking at Jia Xu blankly, Xiahou Yuan looked at a loss.

If you were a different mind, you should have understood what Jia Xu meant.

But Xiahou Yuan is a solid eye.

Although he was not stupid, he could not hear the deep meaning from Jia Xu's secretive words.

"It seems that General Miaocai still doesn't understand." Jia Xu sighed and said to Xiahou Yuan: "What the lord means is that if Xu can't hold it, he can't leave with His Majesty, and he can't let His Majesty fall into the hands of Lu Bu." ”

Xiahou Yuan only understood now.

Suddenly realized, he looked at Jia Xu in astonishment: "What does Jia Gong mean that the lord has plans to kill His Majesty?" ”

"It doesn't have to be killed." Jia Xu said: "The lord means that when he really can't protect him, he will be solved." In any case, the emperor's usefulness to the lord is still not small, and the lord does not want him to die. But if he falls into the hands of Lu Bu, it will not be so easy to take it back from Lu Bu in the future. ”

"Isn't the lord afraid of being accused of killing the king?" Xiahou Yuan still felt that something was wrong, and said to Jia Xu: "The lord may have been thinking too much recently, and he always thinks about things for the worse. If Jia Gong has the opportunity, he still persuades the lord. ”

"Actually, I gave the plan to the lord." Jia Xu said to Xiahou Yuan: "Although the emperor is important, he can't be used by the lord, and it's just a scourge for us to keep him." In case the emperor must be killed at that time, General Miaocai does not have to worry. Lü Bu led an army to attack Xudu, and the emperor was killed only after the city was broken. In the midst of the chaos, who knows whether he died at the hands of our people or at the hands of the soldiers and horses brought by Lu Bu? ”

"I still think it's a bit inappropriate." Xiahou Yuan frowned and said to Jia Xu: "For so many years, the lord has been committed to restoring the Han family. Now that he wants to kill the Han Emperor, it is unreasonable and reasonable. ”

"It's not that the Han family doesn't have other clan relatives." Jia Xu replied: "Although the emperor's branch is considered to be a masterpiece, there are many other clansmen surnamed Liu. At that time, the lord only said that the emperor was killed by Lu Bu, and supported a new emperor to ascend the throne, isn't the Han court still there? ”

After all, Xiahou Yuan's brain was not as fast as Jia Xu's, and he didn't know how to make a choice when he was told by Jia Xu's words.

After a while, Xiahou Yuan asked Jia Xu with a look of embarrassment, "Why me?" ”

"The general is the lord of the clan, if the general doesn't go, will he have to hand it over to someone else?" Jia Xu asked rhetorically.

Cao Cao's original surname was Xiahou, and when his father Cao Song was a child, he was adopted by the regular servant Cao Teng as an adopted son, and since then, his branch has been changed to the surname Cao.

For Cao Cao, whether it is Cao Hong and Cao Ren with the surname Cao, or Xiahou Tang and Xiahou Yuan with the surname Xiahou, they are all his relatives.

Xiahou Yuan used to be proud of being Cao Cao's kin.

Jia Xu said a word, and he didn't know how to respond.

"I won't hide it from General Miaocai." Jia Xu continued: "The lord originally planned to let Xu Zhongkang do this, but Xu Zhongkang is not a relative of the lord, although the lord can trust him, but in dealing with the Han Emperor, the lord is not at ease to let him do it." ”

"Jia Gong doesn't need to say it." Xiahou Yuan interrupted him: "If you don't say it, I understand, it seems that only I can handle this matter." ”

He didn't ask why someone else didn't do it.

In Cao Cao's clan, although Cao Ren and Cao Hong are also generals who lead troops, their martial arts are inferior to him.

Xiahoudun's martial arts are stronger than him, and now he is leading troops outside the city, and he is the only one who has been sent to the city.

As for the other generals of the Cao family and the Xiahou family, no one can compare with him in terms of martial arts or fame.

Except for him to do this, there is indeed no more suitable person.

"I've been wronged by General Miaocai." Xiahou Yuan took over the task, and Jia Xu bowed down to him and said, "When the lord learns about this, he also has one less worry. ”

"How many men do I take to the palace?" Xiahou Yuan asked, "When will it pass?" ”

"Is it enough for the general to bring 5,000 men into the palace?" Jia Xu asked Xiahou Yuan.

"That's enough." Xiahou Yuan said: "With 5,000 men, even if Lu Bu comes in person, I won't let him see the emperor easily." ”

"In that case, please also ask the general to immediately select soldiers and horses to enter the palace." Jia Xu said to Xiahou Yuan: "If someone asks, the general just says that it is appointed by the lord, and don't mention that I will tell you." ”

"What is Jia Gong worried about?" Sensing that something was not right, Xiahou Yuan looked at Jia Xu suspiciously and asked.

"I'm worried about Xun Wenruo." Jia Xu replied: "Earlier, Xun Wenruo suspected that I had the intention to murder the emperor, and he had been wary of me for a long time. If the general mentions me, he will inevitably not make trouble from it. ”

"If Xun Wen has been friends with the lord for many years, he shouldn't be able to do such a thing." Xiahou Yuan said: "At most, it will be enough to explain the interests and disadvantages to him at that time." ”

"General Miaocai only knows that Xun Wenruo has had a friendship with the lord for many years, but he doesn't know that his loyalty to the Han has reached the point of foolish loyalty." Jia Xu said: "If he knew that General Miaocai had the intention to be unfavorable to the emperor, he would definitely not let us succeed." ”

"It's just to guard against Xun Wenruo, so others don't have to be wary, right?" Xiahou Yuan asked again.

"Of course, beware." Jia Xu replied: "Does the general know who will transfer the words to Xun Wenruo, and who will not do that?" ”

"General rest assured." Knowing what Xiahou Yuan was worried about, Jia Xu said: "When the day really comes, I will definitely admit that I asked the general to guard the palace, and I will not let the lord bear the notoriety, nor will I let the general bear it alone." ”

With Jia Xu's promise, Xiahou Yuan was indeed relieved.

He bowed to Jia Xu: "Since this matter is a decision made by the lord, I will not delay any longer, and I will leave first." ”

"The general remembers that once he can't keep the emperor, he must be killed." Jia Xu told Xiahou Yuan to say: "Seeing the emperor's head in a different place with his own eyes, there is no possibility of saving him, and the general can leave." ”

After looking at Jia Xu from head to toe again, Xiahou Yuan retreated with a solemn face and left Jia Xu's residence.

Although he knew that he was doing this to protect Cao Cao's interests, killing the emperor was not an easy thing to do.

When Xiahou Yuan received this order, his heart was also very depressed.

Back at the barracks, he gathered his troops and went straight to the palace.

Originally, there were some guards in the palace, and when they saw Xiahoudun leading a piece of Cao army with black pressure, the guard officer on duty stepped forward: "Dare to ask General Xiahou, what is this going to do?" ”

"Lu Bu led troops to attack Xudu, and the lord was worried about His Majesty's safety, so he specially asked me to lead troops to protect him." Xiahou Yuan said to the officer: "Let all your people withdraw, and from today on, the palace will be taken over by me." ”

The officer was stunned for a moment, and asked Xiahou Yuan, "Dare to ask if the general has a warrant from the lord?" ”