Chapter 138: Blatantly blackmailing Cao Cao
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei glanced at each other, their daughter-in-law died with him, but sisters-in-law?
I really can't let them die, if they don't die, won't it fall into Cao Cao's hands?
"Second brother! What to do, Cao Cao is not a good thing! β
Zhang Fei was too anxious, you must know that his two sisters-in-law are both alluring and captivating, and they are definitely not comparable to his daughter-in-law.
Guan Yu hesitated, and then felt that Zhang Fei's worries were right.
"Cao Mengde, you come out, you agree to our conditions, and we will go with you."
Later.
Guan Yu agreed with Cao Cao on three things, first, they did not surrender, but just stayed with Cao Cao.
Second: Be kind to your family and family, and you should not come to the door as long as you go up and down.
Third: If you know what Liu Bei thinks, no matter how many miles away, you should resign.
If you miss one of the three, then you will die.
When Xiahoudun and the others heard this, they were immediately dissatisfied, they didn't have such treatment, and after you surrendered, they became uncles?
Cao Cao thought about it, maybe Liu Bei is dead now, if he agrees now, it will be logical to accept it later. Moreover, he is confident in his personality charm, and he can accept it slowly.
Cao Cao, who is determined to dominate the world, very much wants to get generals like Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
So I agreed.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei put away their weapons, looked at each other, and gradually came together.
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Two days later.
In the west of Jizhou, near Xindu.
The hussar general Yuan Shang led the army of 100,000 tigers and wolves of the Yuan family, and at this moment he was in high spirits and marched towards Youzhou.
Now, the Yuan family's strength has completely surpassed that of Gongsun Zhan, the overlord of Youzhou, so Yuan Shang is full of confidence in this battle and feels that his own era is coming.
"Report ......, third son, I found a group of thieves chasing the people in front!"
A probe brings back a message.
"In the past six months, the Montenegrin Army has been very honest, and it must be afraid of my Yuan family. This must be Gongsun Zhan's spy, always pretending to be a thief and robbing the people in the rear. β
Yuan Shang's spirit suddenly trembled, "Everyone follow me to kill the thief!" β
Half an hour later.
The joy of a group of people for the rest of their lives.
"Dare to ask, but the eldest prince?" An old man came out and preached.
Yuan Shang's face suddenly darkened.
The judge hurriedly said: "Old man, you admit that you are wrong, this is Yuan Shang, the third son of the Yuan family." β
"It turned out to be the third son, thanks to the rescue of the third son, we are grateful!"
The people fell to the ground and gave thanks.
Yuan Shang's mood was much better.
He suddenly remembered Yuan Tan, and his heart moved, so he dismounted and personally helped the people to get up.
The people were suddenly even more moved.
"The third prince is a benevolent person like the eldest prince."
The people were talking.
Yuan Shang's face suddenly darkened, what do you mean that I am the same as my eldest brother, my eldest brother is the same as me. Just as he was thinking about it, he saw a person in front of him quietly trying to slip away.
Yuan Shang was immediately very unhappy, the person who was leaving, what do you think I am? Here I came to support you in person, but you didn't even let me help you, what a big face you have, don't you give me face?
"Wait!"
Yuan Shang shouted, and as a group of soldiers exchanged swords and guns, the man had to stop.
"You still have a straw hat, and you don't know any etiquette!"
Yuan Shang knocked off the man's straw hat in one fell swoop, and then he was stunned, almost screaming, "You...... You are Liu Bei! β
"I'm not Liu Bei!" The man shouted.
"Hehe, such ears and arms, scorpions alone, who is Liu Bei? Liu Bei, I heard that your Xiaopei was lost, did you run to Gongsun Zhan? Yuan Shang was overjoyed after thinking about it, and he actually caught Liu Bei, and he made meritorious service before he succeeded.
Liu Bei wailed in his heart, why was he so unlucky, not to mention that he had met a group of thieves, he even met Yuan Shang!
Suddenly, my liver and gall were broken, and I didn't know what to do.
At this time, Jian Yong, who was hiding on the side, walked out and saluted: "Third prince, in fact, we are here to defect to your father, please take us to the court to see Your Majesty." β
Liu Bei immediately tidied up his clothes, his expression became free, and he said lightly: "Yes, virtuous nephew, please send someone to escort us!" β
Virtuous nephew?
Who is your good nephew? Yuan Shang scolded secretly and waved his hand, "Take it down for me!" β
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Qingzhou, Linzi.
Yuan Tan's work to restore Qingzhou is progressing smoothly.
Now that I began to pay attention to the situation of the surrounding forces, I found that my opportunity had come again.
"Do you think Yuan Shang can defeat Gongsun Zhan?"
Yuan Tan found Xun You and Tian Feng to discuss the future.
Xun You was not optimistic about Yuan Shang's attack on Gongsun Zhan, and said: "Although the second and third princes have an advantage, Gongsun Zhan's Yijing fortress is strong, and if it is stalemate, I am afraid that it will be in vain." β
Yuan Tan affirmed Xun You's analysis, and as far as he knew, Gongsun Zhan held on to Yijing for three years, and Yuan Shao took the initiative to reconcile later.
If it weren't for Gongsun Zhan's fatal mistake, it is still a matter of whether Yuan Shao would be able to unify the north.
Tian Feng mentioned one thing at this time, "After Liu Xuande lost Xiao Pei, he came to the imperial court, and the old lord treated him like a guest, and His Majesty also recognized him as the emperor's uncle." β
"Ringworm is really not an ordinary person, it's really mixed. However, although the old man treated him like a guest, he sent someone to keep an eye on ....... β
Now that Yuan Tan only has one state, he really can't care about too many things, and he doesn't care about it.
Tian Feng continued: "Cao Cao is attacking Xuzhou, my lord, why not take the opportunity to recover Jinan?" β
Yuan Tan smiled slightly, "Yuan Hao, the two of us have thought of one thing." β
As a result, Yuan Tan sent an envoy to Cao Cao, who, in his capacity as the pastor of Qingzhou, demanded that Cao Cao return Jinan County, which belonged to Qingzhou.
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Xuzhou Xiaopei.
Xiaopei, a small city, has been stationed with princes like Liu Bei and Lu Bu.
The current Xiaopei area is already the battlefield of an all-out war between Cao Cao and LΓΌ Bu.
Cao Cao had a big advantage, and it looked like it was only a matter of time before he won.
"With Yun Changyide's help, Lu Bu is no longer afraid. Come, come, drink this cup to the fullest. β
In the hall, Cao Cao invited Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to a banquet.
Although Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were unwilling to serve Cao Cao, they were really happy to attack Lu Bu.
In fact, Cao Cao already knew that Liu Bei had gone to Yecheng to seek refuge in the imperial court, but Cao Cao didn't plan to tell Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and the current situation of the two of them, it was really difficult to find out where Liu Bei went.
"Lord, Yuan Tan's envoy Guo Tu is here."
"Guo Tu?" Cao Cao put down his wine glass, "Let him come up." β
After a while, Guo Tu came.
"Gongzhi, you have something to do here?"
Cao Cao asked.
Guo Tu hugged his fists and saluted, neither humble nor arrogant, "Duke Cao, I am here on behalf of the imperial court." My eldest son is Qingzhou Mu, and Cao Gong occupies Jinan and doesn't leave. Cao Gong was also asked to return Jinan as soon as possible to avoid conflict. β
Before the words fell, the audience was shocked.
Although Cao Cao, including Cao Cao, did not have any hope for good things for Guo Tu's arrival, he did not expect that he would openly ask for Jinan, and it was so blatant.
Hell, is this blackmailing me? Cao Cao's face was gloomy at that time, and his eyes changed shape to look at Guo Tu.
Jinan County is also the only Qingzhou County that is not in Yuan Tan's hands.
Jinan has a large population.
Cao Cao's Qingzhou Army was incorporated because of Jinan.
Cao Cao did not want to give up Jinan, but he fought a decisive battle with LΓΌ Bu in Xuzhou, and did not want to conflict with Yuan Tan, so he had to negotiate with Yuan Tan on the issue of territory.
So he sent Xun Yu as an envoy to the peace talks, hoping to get a result that would not harm his own interests.
Moreover, Cao Cao personally came to Jinan to cheer for Xun Yu.