Along the way, he killed a lot of Cao Jun and captured a lot of baggage, Zhang Xiu returned with a full load and returned to Wancheng in a comfortable mood.

Cao Cao didn't pay attention to these injuries at all, he only had one purpose now, which was to repel Cai Mao and return to Xudu quickly.

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It's late at night, but Shangshutai is still brightly lit, as bright as day, Xun Yu still hasn't rested, he is burying his head in the study at the moment, writing hard, Cao Cao is outside, and all the big and small things of government affairs and people's livelihood are pressed on his shoulders.

Xun Yu has always been very serious, if Cao Cao's foundation is said to be a huge family business, then Xun Yu is the pivotal manager of Cao Cao's family, and he handles all things in an orderly manner without any chaos.

There is one more aspect.

With the extreme expansion of the desire for power, Xun Yu became more and more incomprehensible to Cao Cao, and the two were no longer like Cao Cao when he first started a difficult 'business', they put each other in their hearts, and they worked together to do their best for Kuang Fu Han, at that time, they had nothing to talk about, what Cao Cao wanted and did, Xun Yu was very relieved.

But now, even if it is a small engagement, as long as Cao Cao likes it, he can be immediately promoted to the captain, and the throne of the Han family is rewarded by him, even if it is Taixue, he can stuff people into it casually, Dian Wei's son is only a few years old, and he is just an ignorant child, just because Dian Wei has made a lot of military exploits for Cao Cao, and died heroically in Wancheng, Cao Cao waved his hand and let Dian Man enter Taixue.

In a word,—— whoever is good to Cao can be promoted and make a fortune, on the contrary, it is like Bian let those who have talents go and cannot be used for them, and they cannot be left to others if they are killed.

said that he had Wang Zuozhi's talent, but Xun Yu was miserable in his heart, whenever he calmed down, he asked himself again and again, who is Zuo?

Is it Cao Cao, or is it the Han family?

Wise and resourceful, Xun Yu, this simple question can't be answered.

Cao Cao's power was rapidly expanding, and it had filled all corners of the imperial court, although it was largely unintentional, but after all, it was different from the original intention of reviving the Han family.

And these excessive powers continue to spread, even to his children, nephews, and relatives, where will the world go in the long run? Xun Yu is a humble gentleman, and he also believed that reviving the Han dynasty was Cao Cao's long-cherished wish in his life, so whenever he met someone talking about Cao Cao behind his back, he would severely reprimand him to correct his name. But even today he began to doubt, hesitate, and even ...... Fear!

If it goes on like this, what will it become, Xun You can't imagine it.

Xun Yu's position, so that he can see Cao Cao and Liu Xie more clearly, since coming to Xudu, Liu Xie's situation is not as good as day by day, the imperial power is falling, as he gets older and older, Liu Xie is depressed, sometimes he will lose his temper with a short temper, and sometimes he will cry sadly and cry heartbreaking, Xun Yu meets Liu Xie almost every day, every time he sees him, the self-blame and guilt in his heart will increase by one more point, Liu Xie was bullied, almost under house arrest, and even breathing the free air in the courtyard is a luxury.

On the other hand, Cao Cao put on the name of the court at every turn, rewarded this, promoted that, suppressed dissidents, installed henchmen, and everything he did was justified, Xun Yu was deeply touched by this, but he was powerless to change all this, so he could only devote himself to busy official business, so that he had no time and mind to think about anything else.

In doing so, he himself did not know, and this in itself was an escape.

One day, if Cao Cao really unifies the world, will he willingly return the right to the emperor?

By that time, the emperor has lost the value of use for him, will he let this puppet who was originally in his hands have the power of life and death?

Xun Yu's position is too difficult to refute Cao Cao, disobey the emperor, and gossip about people.

Hearing that the grain road was cut off, Xun Yu was also very anxious, but he was still full of confidence in Cao Cao's ability, so he did not rush to send troops, even if Cao Cao could not defeat Zhang Xiu, he should be able to retreat.

"Report ......"

A loud shout alarmed Xun Yu, Xun Yu frowned, and the pen in his hand fell to the ground involuntarily.

Coming to report so late, things must be extraordinary, Xun Yu's heart suddenly gave birth to an ominous premonition.

"What happened to be so alarmed?"

"Lord Shangshu, Lu Bu and Liu Bei suddenly turned against each other, and now Xiao Pei is in danger, Liu Bei sent someone to ask us for help."

"Oh?" Xun Yu frowned, things are really not good, it has always been Cao Cao's attitude towards Lu Bu, Xun Yu knows in his heart that Cao Cao has no time to look east at the moment, so he can only try his best to appease Lu Bu, hoping that he will not make trouble, in addition to appeasing, Cao Cao also privately wooed Liu Biao and Chen Deng, hoping that these two people can monitor and contain Lu Bu.

Chen Deng just arrived in Guangling not long ago, and his role was temporarily limited, but Liu Biao was facing a dangerous situation, and quickly asked for help, if he did not send troops to rescue, once Liu Bei was defeated by Lu Bu, Lu Bu would become bigger and bigger, and it would be difficult to suppress.

The matter was imminent, and it was too late to ask Cao Cao for instructions, so Xun Yu had no choice but to summon Xiahoudun overnight and ask him to quickly lead troops to aid Liu Bei.

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"Lord, Cao Cao has already withdrawn, what should we do?"

Tai Shi Ci saw that Zhao Yun had not taken the next step for a long time, so he hurriedly came to ask for instructions.

"Ziyi, in your opinion, can Cao Cao successfully break through Cai Mao's interception?"

Tai Shi Ci thought for a while, "It's hard to say, it is said that Cai Mao is waiting for work, and he brings a new army, Cao Jun's morale is low at the moment, and the army is unstable, so he may not be Cai Mao's opponent, but Cao Cao has always been good at using soldiers, and there is no shortage of wise and brave generals, it is really difficult to say." ”

Simply considering morale and military morale, Cao Cao will undoubtedly be defeated, but Zhao Yun shook his head, "As the saying goes, the mourning soldiers will win, don't forget, the people and horses brought by Cao Cao are not only retreating from the army, but also going home, Cai Mao blocked their way back, which is equivalent to not letting them go home, just imagine, in this case, as long as Cao Cao is slightly agitated, his soldiers will inevitably burst out with amazing fighting spirit and combat effectiveness, in my opinion, Cai Mao is by no means an opponent." ”

Tai Shi Ci woke up suddenly, and his fists slammed together, "Yes, Lord Gaojian, since this is the case, then next, are we soldiers entering Anzhong?" ”

Zhao Yun shook his head, "The battle of Anzhong will definitely be very tragic, even if we are surprised, we may not be able to bargain, it is better to make Cao Cao happy for a while, pass my order, and immediately raise troops to advance to Xu Du, I want to fight him in an ambush at the door of Cao Cao's house!" ”