Cao Yu nodded: "Your Majesty is right. [ ] For the sake of today's plan, assassinating Liu Chan is the best policy. As soon as Liu Chan dies, Shu Han will be in chaos. There are no dragons, even if Zhuge Liang Pang Tong has a shocking plan, and Guan Zhang Zhao has the fierceness of moving the earth, there is nothing to be done. ”

"What Uncle Huang said is that Liu Chan has high martial arts, it is said that he is comparable to Lu Fengxian back then, who used to ride alone into Jingzhou, make trouble in Runan County, and finally fought thousands of miles and returned to Shuzhong. Will this Assassin succeed? ”

"Your Majesty, the way of stabbing is often only the power of one blow, so this stabbing lies in the word "brave", not in how skilled the martial arts are. In the past, all the assassins who heard about the world were brave people, but few of them were famous for their martial arts. Your Majesty, you think, if Jing Ke's martial arts are far away from King Qin, how can he be killed by King Qin with a sword? There is also the assassination of Dong Zhuo by Taizu in the past. Although Taizu's martial arts are good, they are far inferior to Dong Zhuo's infinite strength, and what Taizu relies on is just the word 'brave'! ”

"Uncle Huang, do you have a suitable candidate in mind?"

"Your Majesty, Youzhou is the land of the old Yan, how generous and sad people are, as long as Your Majesty treats him with a lot of money, he will definitely be able to recruit assassins to serve His Majesty."

"Well, Uncle Huang, you are the King of Yan, and the fief is in Youzhou, so I'll leave this matter to you!"

"Obey."

……

Liaodong, Xiangping City.

Gongsun Yuan looked at the map of Hebei on the ground with a cold face, the location of Bingzhou has been marked with the word "Liu", while Jizhou and Youzhou are marked with the word "Cao", and Deng Ai of Beiping on the right has also been marked very clearly.

An old man dressed as a scribe walked in and came to Gongsun Yuan, who saw the old man and immediately bowed down and said very respectfully, "I've seen Guan Gong." ”

This old man is Guan Ning.

Guan Ning was a famous scholar in the late Han Dynasty, and he was as famous as Bing Yuan and Hua Xin in the past, but when it came to learning. Guan Ning was the tallest of the three. However, Guan Ning was indifferent to fame and fortune, whether it was the conquest of Emperor Ling or the conscription of Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao in the past, Guan Ning did not go.

When the world was in turmoil, Guan Ning and Bing Yuan went to Liaodong to avoid trouble and took refuge in Gongsun Du. Gongsun Du knew that the two were famous people in the world, and treated them very well, and asked the Gongsun Kang brothers to call Guan Ning a teacher. Later, Gongsun Yuan also respected Guan Ning very much.

Guan Ning helped Gongsun Yuan up, and said with a smile: "The lord is like this, he has killed the old ......."

"Guan Gong, look at this, this is a letter from Sun Deng of Dongwu to me." Gongsun Yuan handed a letter to Guan Ning.

"Huh, King Yan? And the whole Youzhou? Congratulations to my lord. ”

"Guan Gong, do you think I want to send troops?" Gongsun Yuan asked.

Guan Ning nodded: "My lord, now that the power of Wei has declined, and Liu Chan and Sun Deng are attacking Cao Wei on two roads and capturing Youzhou, it is indeed a good time." ”

"But Guan Gong, then Deng Ai is stationed in Beiping, which is a little troublesome. If I march westward. will inevitably be intercepted by Deng Ai. So I think it's better to wait until the Han army invades Jizhou and Cao Rong transfers Deng Ai back to Jizhou, and then attack Youzhou, and the losses will be smaller. ”

"My lord, the noble god of soldiers, don't miss the opportunity and never come again. It's just a Deng Ai, so you don't need to worry too much. Now that the Wei Mansion is about to fall, the officials must have their own ghosts, I heard that Xu Shu and Xiahou Ba have already surrendered to the Han, and the old man is not talented, and he is willing to go to Youbeiping to persuade Deng Ai to surrender. ”

"Really?" Gongsun Yuan's face rose with a hint of joy, and then bowed to the ground: "Thank you Guan Gong." ”

"But this Youzhou is easy to obtain, but it is not easy to keep it." Guan Ning continued.

"Please advise the public."

"The lord, Sun Deng and Liu Chan both intend to enter Jizhou. Lord, please look at ......" Guan Ning pointed to Jizhou on the map, and then said: "Liu Chan has already occupied Jizhou, and he can attack Jizhou at any time with his army. And Sun Deng only needs to break through the camp of Sima Yi in Huaibei, and he can go all the way to Xuzhou, take Qingzhou, cross the Yellow River, and go straight to the south of Jizhou. Qingxu Erzhou has no danger to defend, and with the assistance of the Jiangdong Naval Army, Sun Deng can easily take Qingxu Erzhou. So the old man thinks that within two years, Jizhou will be lost, and within three years, Cao Wei will die! ”

"The so-called couch is not allowed to snore. Whether Sun Deng or Liu Chan seized Jizhou, the next step will be Youzhou and even Liaodong. At that time, even if the lord wants to be in a safe corner, it will be very difficult. So the old man said that it is easy to take Youzhou, but it is difficult to defend Youzhou! ”

"Guan Gong, what should we do? Otherwise, let's not attack Youzhou, and keep my grandfather's inheritance. ”

"Hehehe......" Guan Ning suddenly laughed: "People don't hurt the tiger's heart, the tiger hurts people's intentions, whether it is Sun Deng or Liu Chan, they are not mediocre." Look at that Liu Chan, conquering the southern barbarians to conquer Wusun and pacifying the Qiang land, his ambition is not only this world! Looking at Sun Deng again, he fought against the mountains and crossed the sea, crossed the sea and attacked Yizhou, and also had the ambition to open up the territory. Does the lord think that these two will make the lord a corner of peace? ”

"Uh, this ...... So what to do? Please teach me! Gongsun Yuan fell directly to his knees.

"Ah, my lord, I can't help it, I can't help it!" Guan Ning stepped forward to help Gongsun Yuan, and then said, "Lord." The minister has a plan to save the lord from worry. ”

"Left and right?"

"Lord, as soon as Cao Wei died, there were only two families left in the world. Dongwu and I have been friends with Liaodong for many years, but the lord has no deep friendship with Liu Chan. Therefore, the old man thinks that the lord is now going to start befriending Liu Chan and calling him a tribute! Guan Ning said with a smile.

"I see." Gongsun Yuan nodded.

According to Guan Ning's meaning, at the same time, he befriended Dongwu and Shu Han, and if either side wanted to fight Youzhou, they could ask the other party to send troops to help contain it. Sun Deng didn't want to see Adou capture Youzhou, and similarly Adou didn't want to see Sun Deng get Youzhou. Neither side gets it. It's the best balance. And Gongsun Yuan can use this balance to survive, and at the same time accumulate strength and wait for the opportunity.

"Okay, according to what Guan Gong said, I will send a messenger to Luoyang to see Liu Chan."

……

In the evening, a figure flashed out of the back door of Gongsun Yuan's house and quickly blended into the crowd.

Moments later, the man had appeared in a coffin shop in the middle of the city. When the coffin shop man saw this man come in, he hurriedly put down his work, and then led him to the inner hall, while carefully checking whether anyone was following him.

This person entered the back hall, accompanied by the lights, and it was clearly distinguishable that this person was a middle-aged man about forty years old, dressed as a handyman.

In the corner, an old man stood up and asked, "How is it, have you heard any new news?" ”

"Old man, there's new news. Gongsun Yuan sent people to prepare 50 catties of ginseng, and also selected 10 beauties from the three Koreas to pay tribute to the Han lord Liu Chan. ”

"There is such a thing!" The old man's brows furrowed slightly: "Hasn't Gongsun Yuan always been friendly with Eastern Wu, why would he pay tribute to Liu Chan?" ”

"I don't know about this little one. But I heard that it was Guan Ning's idea. ”

"It's that Guan Ning Lao'er again! Back then, it was he who offered a plan to Gongsun Kang to raid my Goguryeo, and my capital was occupied, and most of my Goguryeo royal family was murdered by rebellious ministers and thieves! The old man's eyes lit up with anger.

"Old man, what should we do?"

"Didn't his Gongsun Yuan choose ten beauties from three Koreans? We're just here to help! ”

"What do you mean, old man?"

"Find someone to mix in among the ten three Han beauties, and then assassinate Liu Chan."

"Assassinating Liu Chan? Why is that? Oh, I see, you want to go home or to Gongsun Yuan's head. ”

"That's a good point. I am just preparing home or going to Gongsun Yuan's head. ”

"But I heard that Liu Chan is ten thousand enemies, can we succeed?"

"I wasn't prepared to succeed in the assassination, anyway, I was going to blame Gongsun Yuan, if the assassination failed, Liu Chan thought that Gongsun Yuan did it, and he would inevitably be furious, and when Liu Chan sent troops to attack Gongsun Yuan, we could also take the opportunity to restore the country!"

……

Outside the city of Xiangping.

A strong man dressed as a ginseng picker walked out of the city gate. Next to the strong man, there was also a fourteen or fifteen-year-old boy.

"King Zuoxian, do you really want to do this?" The middle-aged man asked.

"Don't call me King Zuoxian, since the death of my father, there is no Hun King Zuoxian in this world, there is only my Hun Liu Yuan." The boy said viciously.

Then the young man took a deep breath, and then said: "In the past, Liu Chan wiped out my Hun army in a big flood. And killed my father! Above the Hetao, there is no longer a foothold for our Huns. This sea of blood is a deep vendetta, and I, Liu Yuan, can't help but take revenge! You must know that I am not only avenging my father Liu Bao, but also for the 100,000 Huns who were drowned in Yongzhou, as well as the old and weak Hun women and children who have been bullied over the years! It just so happened that when he encountered this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, Gongsun Yuan actually sent an envoy to see Liu Chan......"

When the young man said this, a trace of fierceness flashed in his eyes: "Liu Adou, I, Liu Yuan, have come to take revenge!" You owe us the Huns, let you pay it with your life this time! Let's go, let's go and gather my father's old department immediately, this time, we must kill Liu Chan! ”

……

Youzhou, Fanyang City.

In front of Cao Yu, there was a row of people of different shapes and colors, ranging in height and height.

"Your Highness, everyone has arrived, these people are all famous players in Youzhou."

Cao Yu nodded, looked at everyone, clapped his hands, and saw people carrying a few large boxes and coming over.

"Open." Cao Yu commanded in a low voice, and the subordinates opened the box, and a dazzling gold appeared in front of everyone.

This box is full of gold!

Cao Yu clapped his hands again, and a row of women came out from behind, Huan Fat Yan Thin, Ying Ying Yan Yan, all of them were beautiful women.

The man on the opposite side saw this row of beauties, and swallowed lightly, and the light in his eyes seemed to be about to eat this group of beauties.

"Ahem...... Cao Yu coughed lightly, and then said slowly: "Everyone, the person you want to kill this time has an unusual identity, and I am afraid that you have no chance of survival......

"Lord Wang, we have heard this sentence many times before, aren't we standing here now? It's not been a day or two since we did this, you pay such a high price, the other party must be a big man, what kind of person to kill, just say it! A big man said.

Cao Yu took a deep breath and continued, "Everyone, the gold here is enough for you to use for several lifetimes. These women are also carefully selected from all over the world. However, the person to be killed this time is indeed extraordinary, so I will give you this gold first; And these beauties will also be available for you to enjoy first. ”

Cao Yu's tone seemed to be talking to a group of dead people, which made everyone present very unhappy.

"Lord Wang, who do you want us to kill?"

Cao Yu took a deep breath and said, "Liu Chan! ”

"Liu Chan, which Liu Chan?"

"Lord Han, Liu Chan!"

"What?" In the field, everyone's faces became ugly.

There was a sudden silence in the field, and after a long time, someone finally spoke: "Lord Wang, I heard you right, are you talking about that Liu Chan?" That Liu Chan in Chang'an? ”

"That's right, it's him." Cao Yu nodded.

The ...... fell silent again.

After another half a day, the angry man just now took the lead in speaking: "Lord Wang, I can't take this job!" That Liu Chan is the lord of the Han Dynasty, there are groups of guards around him, and his martial arts are even more unbeatable in the world, kill him? Let's not talk about whether we can save our lives, even if we fight for our lives, it is impossible to succeed. ”

"Rest assured, this assassination, no matter if it is successful, I will pay for the money, and I will never lose a penny from you."

"That's not going to work, I haven't lived enough!"

"yes, this is simply going to die, I can't wait!"

Half of the crowd began to heckle.

Cao Yu's face sank, then he soothed, waved his hand and said, "If you don't want to go, you can leave now." ”

"Lord Wang, I'm leaving!"

"Lord, I'll leave too!"

The number of people was instantly reduced by more than half.

Looking at the rest of the people, Cao Yu took a deep breath, and then said, "Since you are staying, you are ready to fight." Since you are willing to help the king, the king will treat you well with the affairs of the state. From this day on, you will live in the king's palace, and if you need it, as long as the king can do it, even if it is bankrupt, the king will do it for you. ”

"Lord Wang, please forgive the little one for asking too much, when will we come out?" One of them stepped forward and asked.

"This king inquired, Gongsun Yuan sent a team of envoys to Luoyang to meet Liu Chan, this king has already made arrangements, and then you will be mixed in Gongsun Yuan's envoy group, go to Luoyang to see Liu Chan, and then wait for the opportunity to act!"

……

Cao Yu returned to the back hall, and a subordinate immediately came up.

"The people who stay, I'll leave it to you, whatever they want, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do my best for me! They are all dead soldiers, and since they are willing to go to this king to die, this king will not treat them badly. Cao Yu paused, and then said: "As for those who left, they already knew about our plan, so don't leave one behind, kill them all." ”