Now Liu Bei is painful and happy, the situation is very good, in this melee, his territory has expanded by one-third, and he has become the second force of the Han Dynasty, and the goal of unifying the Central Plains and restoring the Han Dynasty is not far away.

But he was also very painful, that is, the entire Yuzhou he wanted to occupy, but was cut in half by Lu Peng, he wanted to take advantage of the aftermath of the Battle of Chibi to occupy Yanzhou, but was occupied by Lu Peng, he originally wanted to take advantage of the Battle of Chibi to bring Yangzhou into his control, but Sun Quan did not give face, and directly tore his face. originally wanted to take advantage of Cao Cao's illness to kill him, but it turned out that the sick tiger was also a tiger, and Sima Yi blocked his army in Peijun, and could only look at his hometown Xuzhou in vain.

Why don't things go according to your own ideas in this world? It's really painful.

When he was in pain, someone came to report that it was an envoy sent by Cao Cao to ask to see the King of Han.

Cao Cao is his mortal enemy, and he suddenly sent an envoy to see him, which in itself is unreasonable, especially at this time, he keeps asking to see the King of Han, which is a confirmation of his identity, why is this?

However, Liu Bei is a person who talks about face, and he is also a person who talks about rules, and he can't refuse the envoy's request to see, so he met him generously.

The envoy who came in was an acquaintance, Xun Yu, who had a close relationship in Xu Du. This was indeed unexpected by Liu Bei.

Xun Yu came in from outside, and first respectfully saluted Liu Bei: "Yu, meet the King of Han Dynasty." ”

did not report his identity and rank, but only reported by name, and as soon as they met, he was respectfully called the king of Han, which made Liu Bei happy in his heart, this is from a kind of official point of view, this is the first recognition of his identity as the king of Han, it seems that Cao Cao is subdued to himself.

Liu Bei took a few steps forward enthusiastically and directly grabbed Xun Yu's hand: "Wen Ruo is polite, we have been friends for many years, how can we see each other like this?" How many years have I not seen it, is it good to have a good article? ”

Xun Yu smiled bitterly: "Xuande Gong is so nostalgic, it's really embarrassing, it's a long story." ”

"Since it's a long story, let's talk while drinking, we have time." Liu Bei enthusiastically took Xun Yu's hand, entered the conservatory, and then asked people to put on a banquet, but did not invite others to accompany him, but the two sat opposite each other, like old friends who had not seen each other for many years, just to talk about some past feelings to the audience.

Before the banquet came up, Xun Yu respectfully took out a letter in his arms, held it up with both hands and held it to Liu Bei: "This is a letter from my lord asking the king of Han, this is an official matter, after the official business, I will talk about personal feelings." ”

Liu Bei also became solemn, took Cao Cao's letter with both hands, muttered slightly, and then opened it to look at it carefully, this look didn't matter, it made him feel a shock in his heart, a burst of ecstasy, and a burst of dazedness.

At this time, Xun Yu sat at the back of the banquet and looked at Liu Bei with the enthusiasm of his old friend.

Liu Bei immediately understood that this was Xun Yu wanting to talk to himself and confess his heart.

Liu Bei picked up his wine glass, first toasted three glasses for friendship, then toasted three glasses for the health of both parties, and then toasted three glasses for the health of relatives, and then Liu Bei said solemnly: "Why did Cao Gong suddenly make such a decision? ”

Then he stared at this old friend with his eyes, hoping that he could give himself a reason to convince himself, after all, Cao Cao's reputation is not good, that thing is always calculating people, and he can't fall for him.

In fact, the reputation is really tiring, looking at Cao Cao, judging from his entire family history, he is really sincere to people, such as treating the down-and-out Liu Bei, Guan Yu, for example, treating those princes who were conquered by him, including this puppet Han Xiandi, he has never really been to anyone, in this point compared with Liu Bei, they should be reversed, in line with the reputation of these two people.

Xun Yu didn't bother with this at this time, took a bite of the dish, pressed the wine, and then groaned for a while, sorted out his thoughts, and then said: "Now Cao Gong is in danger, difficult, the original ambition to dominate the industry has been in vain, and the original ambition has also become depressed in this continuous failure, and now Cao Gong no longer wants to dominate the world, but wants to be a public servant in peace." ”

Of course, Liu Bei knew that this was impossible, but speaking of which, now Cao Cao is indeed pitiful, and he has become a public enemy in the world, and everyone shouts and kills, which is completely different from the original high-spiritedness.

But Liu Bei is a kind-hearted person, and he will not expose people's scars at this time, as the so-called beating people does not slap their faces.

"In that case, why didn't Duke Cao surrender to the imperial court?" Liu Bei asked.

Xun Yu replied with a smile: "Surrender to the imperial court, is there still Cao Gong's life?" ”

Liu Bei smiled knowingly, yes, I think that Cao ** forced Emperor Han Xian too ruthlessly, and now there is an endless situation between him and Emperor Han Xian, if Cao Cao surrenders, he will definitely end up destroying the nine clans.

"It's not impossible to surrender Lu Peng." Liu Bei's suggestion against his will, indeed, the most powerful force in the world is Lu Peng, and that is the land of light.

"How can you be inferior to others as heroes? One mountain can't accommodate two tigers, how can Lu Peng tolerate others blocking his steps to unify the world? When Xun Yu said this, he was also telling Liu Bei, and he was also telling Liu Bei, don't think what you are doing, Lu Peng will definitely not spare you.

At this point, Liu Bei has a feeling of bosom friend, now he and Cao Cao are actually in a position of only fifty steps and a hundred steps, and now Lu Peng and himself have a common enemy Cao Cao, everyone wants to borrow from each other, first destroy Cao Cao, and then strengthen themselves, and finally seize this country with Lu Peng, if Liu Bei and Lu Peng lose in the future, the result will not be better than Cao Cao.

"If Duke Xuande helps Duke Cao seize Jiangdong, Duke Cao is willing to dedicate the land north of the river to the imperial court, so as to gain the understanding between you and the emperor, so that the Cao family and the Xiahou family can continue to multiply, this is the last step of Duke Cao, please understand it."

The end of the hero is nothing more than this, and now Cao Cao wants to use his own foundation in exchange for the peace of his family, which can be regarded as a generation of heroic decisions. ”

Liu Bei thought for a moment: "This matter is too important, I still need to discuss it with Mr. Kong Ming, the prime minister of my family." "Now that Zhuge Liang is in Jingzhou and not in Luoyang Jingshi, Liu Bei still can't make up his mind.

As a result, at this moment, Zhuge Liang's hearty voice sounded outside the door: "Good Xun Yu Xun Wenruo, you are using my father-in-law as your shield to block Lu Peng for you, this point of thought is obvious, why do you need to hide it?" When the words arrived, Zhuge Liang shook his goose feather fan, and Shi Shiran walked in.