Out of the conference hall, Liu Ye resigned from the official who accosted him, and hurriedly caught up with Xun You, who was at the forefront. Stopped in front of Xun You, arched his hand and said, "Thank you Gongda." ”

Xun You stood in place, looking at Liu Ye in front of him, without any expression on his face, "Why is this?" ”

"Gongda knows it." Liu Ye had a grateful smile on his face, and his tone was also full of gratitude.

"Xun You has countless hearts in his heart, is Mr. Liu sarcastic about Xun You's short-sightedness?" There was a faint smile on the corner of Xun You's mouth, but his tone was a little angry.

After listening to Xun You's words, Liu Ye's face changed greatly, and he quickly explained, "Mr. Xun is wrong. ”

Without waiting for Liu Ye to finish speaking, Xun You interrupted Liu Ye's words and laughed, "Xun You was wrong just now, so why don't you admit your mistake here." He bowed his hand slightly, and bowed his hand towards Liu Ye, then threw off his sleeves and left, leaving Liu Ye messy in the wind. Liu Ye didn't mean this at all, and he was very aggrieved.

At this time, Zhong Xuan and Liu Ye passed by, and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Ziyang, some things should not be said too thoroughly, you have to learn from Gongda if you are confused." ”

Just after being confused by Xun You, the second monk was confused, and now Zhong Yu said it in a fog, Liu Ye was completely blinded, and he only felt that his body was fluttering. On the way back to his residence, Liu Ye had a flash of inspiration and suddenly figured out what was going on just now. Xun You had actually thought about when it was best to negotiate with Han Sui, but he deliberately said something wrong so that he could put this errand on Liu Ye. Liu Ye thanked Xun You, but Xun You ignored it, but deliberately misinterpreted Liu Ye's meaning, and left angrily to avoid suspicion. Thinking of this, Liu Ye was even more grateful to Xun You.

Cao Cao stood in the attic, looking at Liu Ye and Xun You who were far away, his brows furrowed, "Has Liu Ye been very close to the Xun family recently?" ”

"Enlightening the Lord, Liu Ye is not involved with the Xun family." Behind Cao Cao, a young man in a black brocade robe knelt on the ground and respectfully answered Cao Cao's question.

"Keep a close watch and report back in time if there is any situation." Cao Cao looked at the black clouds in the distance, patted the railing and said. I saw Cao Cao's frowning brows stretched, but there was a little more worry on his face, and he lingered for a long time.

"No!" The young man knelt to receive the order, without any expression on his face.

"How's the captain? What is the situation in Xuchang? ”

"Everything is under control."

"How is the formation of Dark Cao?"

"All the best."

The conversation between the two was very brief, without a word of nonsense. After speaking, the young man in brocade got up and covered his mouth and nose with a masked towel, and disappeared in front of Cao Cao's eyes, and no one found any trace of the young man. The entire attic was closely guarded by Xu Chu with the tiger guard.

Chang'an Post House

A middle-aged man was very anxious and restless, and asked the post house attendant every once in a while if there was any news. The middle-aged man is Han Dong, Han Sui's messenger, and since he lived in the post house, Han Dong has been "protected" on the grounds that Chang'an is not safe and secure.

"This little brother, please ask me again, is there any news from Prime Minister Cao's side?" Han Dong got up and came to the door and handed over a bag of money in his hand very secretly.

"Sir. This is really a tormenting villain. I have not yet received the will of the Prime Minister, and if there is, I should inform Mr. as soon as possible. The attendant at the door smiled, and pushed Han Dong's money with both hands, "I don't need this, I hope Mr. will take it back." ”

Han Dong smiled bitterly and thanked the attendant at the post house and took back the money bag. It's been three days since I came here, and I've been eating, drinking, and serving, but there's no news. Han Suijun's army had little food left, and the consequences of dragging it out were serious, which made Han Dong, as an envoy, anxious. Also anxious are Han Sui and Yan Xing, because the food in the army has bottomed out.

"How much more food is there?" Han Sui's voice was very hoarse, his hair was unkempt, and it was messy.

Yan Xing, whose face was sallow, said with a strong spirit, "Lord Qi, there is no food, and some soldiers want to kill war horses to satisfy their hunger. ”

Han Sui hung his head weakly, his hands on his laps weakly, "Han Dong has no news yet?" ”

"Nope." Thinking of the messenger Han Dong sent, Yan Xing replied helplessly.

"Take this letter and go to Chang'an to meet Cao Cao." Han Sui took out the letter he had written a long time ago and handed it to Yan Xing, and when Yan Xing received the letter, Han Sui patted the back of Yan Xing's hand vigorously, "Yanming, it's all up to you." ”

Yan Xing solemnly saluted Han Sui, and turned around and left with the determination of never returning. One man and one horse went straight to Chang'an, leaving only a dashing back, which continued to be extended in the sunset.

Looking at Yan Xing in the distance, Han Sui sighed a long turbid breath, "Everything will be fine." ”

Cao Cao met Yan Xing and read Han Sui's letter. The two talked secretly for a long time, and no one knew what the two talked about, only that Yan Xing took Han Dong back to the military camp outside the city that night. Cao Cao sent people to set up a big tent in a secluded forest fifteen miles outside the city overnight, and Han Sui also sent people to camp in the woods, and the two sergeants maintained sufficient restraint.

After a peaceful night, Han Sui got up early, took care of his hair, wiped his armor, and made himself look very energetic. Han Sui, under the escort of Yan Xing, and Cao Cao, under the escort of Xu Chu, came to the big tent that had been built overnight. In order to show their sincerity, the personal guards of the two waited ten miles away from the big tent of the peace talks. At this time, there were only Cao Cao, Xu Chu, Liu Ye, Han Sui, Yan Xing, and Han Dong in the big tent.

The two tables were placed in the east-west direction at Han Sui's strong request, and there was no distinction between priority and subordination. Sitting facing each other, Han Sui used his stubbornness to maintain his dignity.

"Wenyue, I haven't seen it for many years, and my demeanor has not diminished back then." Cao Cao took the initiative to chat with Han Sui, and the two seemed to have returned to decades ago. At that time, Han Sui went to Luoyang to handle official business, and was summoned by the general He Jin. He persuaded He Jin to kill the eunuchs, but He Jin did not listen, and Han Sui returned to Liangzhou. In Luoyang, Han Sui and Cao Cao met, and they drank together, which can be regarded as old acquaintances.

Han Sui smiled slightly and sat down, "Meng De is also a treasure sword!" The two looked at each other and laughed, as if they had forgotten that they were enemies, but they both wanted to kill each other a few days ago.

"Wenyue, why don't you go to Yecheng with Lonely. How about drinking and having fun, and living a peaceful life? Cao Cao took the initiative to throw an olive branch to Han Sui and asked Han Sui to go to Yecheng to recuperate.

"Meng De, why don't you go to Xiliang with a certain person to settle down in your old age?" Han Sui did not take Cao Cao's olive branch, but asked Cao Cao rhetorically.

The two looked at each other and smiled, knowing each other.

Next, the two parties engaged in fierce bargaining. Cao Cao didn't speak all the time, just listened to Liu Ye negotiating with Yan Xing and Han Dong. Han Sui thought that it was unacceptable to pay an annual tribute of 30,000 horses and 50,000 cattle and sheep, but Liu Ye insisted, and the negotiations reached an impasse. At this time, Cao Cao's words broke the deadlock, "If Wen Yue thinks that this condition is unacceptable, then Lone can only try whether the sword in his hand is sharp?" ”

"Hmph, is Meng De sure?" Han Sui sneered, although the Xiliang army had no food, it really had to be tough, even if it was defeated, he would tear off a piece of Cao Cao's flesh before he died.

Yan Xing stood behind Han Sui, his eyes constantly aimed at Cao Cao, his face was very calm, but his heart was full of emotions. If you fight Cao Cao hard, the Xiliang army will definitely be greatly damaged, and returning to Xiliang will definitely become a piece of fat that everyone snatches.

Liu Ye got up and arched his hand towards Han Sui and said, "If Liu Ye is not mistaken, the angels of the imperial court may have entered the territory of Xiliang at this time. ”

"What do you mean?" Han Sui chuckled in his heart, knowing that this matter must not be so simple.

I saw the corners of Cao Cao's mouth slightly up, squinting slightly at Han Sui and the others.

"The Son of Heaven decreed that Ma Teng was canonized as the Taishou of Jincheng, but because General Ma Teng was ill, he was temporarily replaced by his son Ma Chao." Liu Ye's tone was very steady, but every word had an incomparable impact on Han Sui. At this time, the defense of Jincheng was empty, and Ma Chao had the Son of Heaven Holy Purpose in his hands, and it was justified to send troops to Jincheng, thinking of this, Han Sui and Yan Xing's temples had a drop of sweat slipping through.

"Okay, so-and-so agreed to this condition. I also hope that Meng De can let the Xiliang army leave Chang'an safely and return to Xiliang. The lesser of two evils, Han Sui agreed to Cao Cao's conditions.

Cao Cao also accepted it when he saw it, and if he really wanted to fight, it was really difficult to predict the outcome or defeat.