Zhuge Dan was also an official of the Wei State. And the official position is not low, Zhuge Dan is also very talented, and has been appreciated by Cao Pi. According to common sense, the official road of Zhuge Festival is unimpeded.

But Zhuge Dan has a problem, that is, he likes to be extravagant very much, and the things he uses on weekdays are also very luxurious. In the eyes of ordinary people, this is an indifferent matter, after all, Zhuge Dan is also from a great family, and it is not too much to eat and wear luxuriously.

Zhuge Dan's luxurious style made Cao Rong look at it. After Cao Ei ascended the throne, he vigorously promoted a simple style, and the luxury of Zhuge was just caught by Cao Ei. So Cao Rong dismissed Zhuge Dan from his official position. Zhuge had no choice but to return to his hometown Langya.

Zhuge Dan and Sima Yi are also old acquaintances, when Zhuge was dismissed, Sima Yi still felt a pity, but Sima Yi was not very favored in front of Cao Rong, and Sima Yi was also very interested in not interceding for Zhuge Dan at that time.

This time, Zhuge came to see Sima Yi, in fact, it was also to be able to seek an official and a half-position in Eastern Wu. Zhuge Dan was deposed by Cao Rong, and there was no hope of becoming an official in Wei. Zhuge has always been very depressed, and now Sima Yi is here, which is just an opportunity to enter the office again.

Of course, Zhuge didn't come empty-handed to seek officials. Zhuge Dan is extremely familiar with the geography and terrain of Qingzhou, and Zhuge Dan and Qingzhou Thorn Shi Zang Ai still have some friendship, so when Zhuge Dan came to seek officials, he also expressed his willingness to help Sima Yi seize Qingzhou.

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Right Beiping is an important town in Youzhou, and the Great Wall of Yan was built to Right Beiping in the past. And Wei has 100,000 heavy troops in Pingtun in the right north, one is the low-grade northern Karasuma and other clans, and the other is to guard against the Gongsun family in Liaodong.

Since the beginning of the war, Sima Yi proposed to send Deng Ai to the right Beiping to garrison. At that time, Xu Shu considered that Deng Ai was both wise and brave, and going to Luoyang with Cao Zhen would cause trouble to Adou, so Xu Shu also agreed to send Deng Ai to Youbeiping. So Deng Ai was sent here by Cao Rong.

The news of Cao Zhen's defeat had already reached Youbeiping, and recently, the news of Sima Yi's surrender to Eastern Wu had also reached Deng Ai's ears. Deng Ai already felt that the general trend of Wei was gone.

The Wei Mansion was about to fall, and Deng Ai began to try to find a way out for himself. Bingzhou has been occupied by Ma Qiu, and the next step is to continue to march east to conquer Jizhou and Youzhou.

When Runan was in the past, Deng Ai had a grudge with Adou, so Deng Ai naturally would not surrender to Adou. But if you don't surrender Adou, will you have to wait for death with Wei State!

"What should I do?" Deng Ai stared at the map on the table with a sad face.

The little colonel walked in from outside, knelt in front of Deng Ai, and said, "General, there is an old man outside. claimed to be Guan Ning and asked to see the general. “

"Guan Ning? The name is familiar. By the way, there were three heroes in Beihai back then, and it seems that one of them is called Guan Ning. However, this Guan Ning seems to have surrendered to Gongsun Du back then, if it was really him, Gongsun Yuan should have sent him. Okay, I'll see what Gongsun Yuan is going to do. Come on, Mr. Guan, please come in. ”

Guan Ning strode in, looked at a young general standing in the middle, and guessed that this person was Deng Ai.

"Old Guan Ning, I've seen General Deng."

"Excuse me. Have a seat. Deng Ai pointed to the seat next to him expressionlessly, and waited until Guan Ning sat down before asking, "Guan Gong, you came to find Deng, what is the matter?" ”

"General Deng knows that now your fate is hanging by a thread......

"Uh......" As soon as he heard this opening remark, Deng Ai knew that this Guan Ning was here to block the lobbyist.

"Guan Gong is here to be a lobbyist...... Deng Ai smiled, and then continued: "Guan Gong, I, Deng Ai, was born poor and is a rough man, so I was lucky to be able to get to where I am today." If you have something to say, just say it, Gongsun Yuan sent you, you must be here to persuade me to surrender! ”

"Hahaha, General Deng is really fast-talking. In this case, the old decay will not go around in circles. I am indeed here to persuade General Deng to surrender. My lord wants to take Youzhou, and I hope the general can help. Guan Ning didn't say anything else, and simply nodded and admitted.

"It's not impossible for me to surrender, it's not easy to help you take Youzhou. However, there is still a Tian Yu in Jicheng, and there are 20,000 elite soldiers in his hands, all of whom are elite Youzhou iron cavalry, and they have been fighting with Tian Yu in the south and north for many years. ”

"Hahaha, General Deng Ai, that Tian Yu is already sixty years old, is Deng Ai still afraid of an old decay?"

"Guan Gong, if you don't lead the troops, you don't know the stakes. Tian Yu has guarded Youzhou for many years, and has defeated Karasuma several times, to say that in this Youzhou with cavalry battles, there is no one in the world who can compare to Tian Yu...... Oh no, maybe that Ma Qiu could. Deng Ai paused, and then said: "I know that Gongsun Yuan has 100,000 Liaodong iron cavalry under his command, and each of them can fight well, but cavalry battles cannot be won by numbers alone. Tian Yu's 20,000 elite cavalry was enough to compete with 100,000 Liaodong cavalry. ”

"That's why my lord needs General Deng's help! With the 100,000 elite soldiers under the command of General Deng, just one Tian Yu, how much more wind and waves can be stirred! ”

"Hey...... Guan Gong, you don't know anything. The 100,000 elite soldiers under my command were left by Cao Zhang. I still haven't been in full control. Deng Ai said with a smile.

Guan Ning has lived to be eighty years old, and he is also an old and refined character. Deng Ai is also a general, with Deng Ai's means, where can he not even control the soldiers and horses under his command, Deng Ai said this, he must be looking for an excuse to raise some value.

"Hey, hey......" Guan Ning laughed, and then it was time for the two sides to talk about the price of surrender.

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Jicheng.

As the seat of Youzhou, Tian Yu was stationed in Jicheng.

Tian Yu is the governor of the northern land, and he also leads the history of Youzhou.

It stands to reason that the soldiers and horses of Youzhou should be led by Tian Yu, the governor of the northern land. However, Tian Yu is old, and Youzhou is bitterly cold, and Tian Yu's body can't bear the work of leading soldiers on the front line, so Tian Yu has stayed in Jicheng in recent years.

It's only October now, and it's snowing in Jicheng. The snowflakes are not very big, just a little snow particles, and they melt when they land, but the north wind blowing in the distance makes people feel a chill.

Tian Yu stood in front of the door, looking at the snowflakes falling in the sky.

A thick double fur was draped over Tian Yu's shoulders, but Tian Yu still felt it. The ache in my shoulder.

Tian Yu shook his shoulder, the sore feeling came again, Tian Yu grinned, and pressed his shoulder with his hand.

"Hey, old, old! The old people went one by one...... From Liu Yu, Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Cao Pi, and how many masters have changed in this Youzhou, I am afraid that it will change hands again. I want to be with me back then, how many friends are left now? Counting it, my Tian Yu was also Yongguan Youzhou back then, but now, I'm afraid I can't even hold a gun. Tian Yu smiled self-deprecatingly.

A young man walked in and came to Tian Yu. Said respectfully: "Master, there is a person outside, claiming to be your old friend, and wants to ask to see the master." ”

"Old friends? What kind of person is he? Tian Yu asked.

"He's an old man, quite tall. With a hat, he looks quite heroic," replied the housekeeper.

"Old man?" Tian Yu's expression seemed to be very dissatisfied with Jiading's answer, this answer was too general, the tall old man, there were more people in the world, how could Tian Yu know who was coming.

"Let him in!" Tian Yu waved his hand gently.

A moment later, a man was brought in. The man wore a thick coat, a fox fur cloak on his back, and a hat on his head, and his head was bowed, so that he could not see his face clearly.

Tian Yu looked at this person, and from a distance, this person's figure was a little familiar, but Tian Yu couldn't remember where he had seen someone.

"This gentleman, in Shimoda Yu, I don't know who you are?" Tian Yu asked.

The person who came raised his head, took off the hat, showed his face, smiled at Tian Yu, and said: "Guorang, I haven't seen you for a long time, how is the old injury on your shoulder, does it still hurt when it rains on a cloudy day?" ”

"Ah, you, you, you're ......!" Tian Yu's mouth opened wide in surprise.

"Why, Guorang, I haven't seen you for many years, and you can't recognize me?"

"Zilong? It's really you! ”

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In the room, a few slices of fatty pork hung on the charcoal stove, dripping oil and water fell from it from time to time, and the smell of meat wafted in the air.

Tian Yu put the wine jug to his mouth. took a big sip, then wiped his mouth and said, "Zilong, we haven't seen each other for decades!" ”

"Yes, since the death of General Gongsun, we have never eaten meat like this in the dark." Zhao Yun nodded.

"Zilong, time flies so fast, thinking about the things of the year, it seems like he was born yesterday. Decades have passed, and we are all old......"

"Guorang, I'm here, don't you think you're surprised?" Zhao Yun asked.

"Accidents? Of course unexpected...... However, it is not surprising. Tian Yu first nodded, and then shook his head.

"Then you should know my intention!"

"Zilong, our brothers haven't seen each other for decades, so let's get together again, let's talk about the old days first, and then talk slowly about the business."

Zhao Yun hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, let's talk about the old days first, get down to business, and talk about it later." ”

"Zilong, how have you lived all these years?" Tian Yu just spoke, and then laughed a little helplessly, and then said: "Okay, I know without you saying it." Changshan Zhao Zilong, the battle of Changban Slope, famous all over the world! What you Zhao Zilong has done over the years is known to the whole world, what else is there to ask. ”

"Your Tian Yu is not the same, Youzhou is as stable as an iron bucket in your hands, and it is rare for Karasuma people to cross the Great Wall half a step."

"Compared to you Zhao Zilong, my Tian Yu is far behind." Tian Yu said as he picked up a piece of meat with a dagger and put it in his mouth.

"Guorang, what are your plans for today's world?" Zhao Yun asked casually.

"Plans, what else can I plan, I'm this age, half of my body has already entered the ground, how can I plan, take one step at a time."

Zhao Yun shook his head a little helplessly, and a gleam flashed in his eyes: "Guorang, we are old and have nothing to pursue, but we have to find some way out for future generations!" ”