Outside Puyang County.

In the tea shop that was temporarily abandoned in the cold winter season.

Yuan Shu was sitting face to face with Xun Yu, discussing the content of the secret cooperation.

Cao Cao wanted to come to negotiate in person, but the front-line war was tight, and Xuchang couldn't do without him, so he only repaired a book, and Xun Yu's meaning represented his meaning, so there was this discussion.

"I don't know what Yuan Gong thinks about when it comes to cooperation." Xun Yu asked solemnly.

According to Cao Cao's explanation, Xun Yu has elaborated on the general content of the cooperation, focusing on the distribution of benefits.

If it is after the cooperation destroys Chang'an, the west of Hangu Pass is obtained by Yuan Shu, and the east of Hangu Pass is obtained by Cao Cao, this is a bordering place, and naturally a strong enemy will not be allowed to be on the side, so there is no problem with such distribution, in contrast, Cao Cao still has a slight loss.

A discerning person can see the benefits, and Yuan Shu is naturally clear, but how to cooperate with this treacherous and cunning Cao Cao, Yuan Shu has to be a lot more careful, and after a while, Yuan Shu raised three fingers and said in a condensed voice: "I have three puzzles, and I hope Mr. Xun will answer, first, who does Hangu Pass belong to?" Second, Jizhou and Chang'an are far apart, and the whip is beyond reach, so why not exchange the land of Xuchang for Chang'an? Third, who is responsible for Lu Bu's army? ”

Hearing this, Xun Yu felt a little sorry in his heart, he thought that these were hidden in many matters and would not be discovered on the spot, and when the time came, Yuan Shu would have to endure and swallow this bitter fruit, but now that it was raised, the loss would be much greater.

After clearing his throat, Xun Yu took out a letter from his bosom and handed it to Yuan Shu to read, before he said aloud: "The meaning of the lord, Hangu Pass belongs to Yuan Gong, and Lu Bu is responsible for our army. ”

Looking carefully at the content of the letter, although there are many scenes, the general meaning is not much different from what Xun Yu said, but this letter is stamped with Cao Cao's seal, which is much more real than Xun Yu's empty promise.

After closing the letter, Yuan Shu said softly: "Since Prime Minister Cao Cheng has arranged everything properly, then how can I be aggressive, Xuchang exchanged Chang'an for the matter, don't mention it, I hope we will make a big deal together, come to someone, and serve wine." ”

Hearing this, the attendant hurriedly brought the wine that had been warmed, took two bowls, put them in front of Yuan Shu and Xun Yu, and poured them full of wine.

"A glass to Mr. Jing."

"Please."

Yuan Shu and Xun Yu picked up the bowl together and drank it all.

Since the matter of cooperation has been decided, Xun Yu began to finalize the subdivision with Yuan Shu, and negotiated for a long time, and finally because of Yuan Shu's insistence, Xun Yu was forced to agree to come down, when Michi County was broken, when, Yuan Shu would send a large army to attack together, unite Cao Cao's Eighth Army, and completely eliminate Xu Zisheng's forces.

"The matter has been decided, the front-line war is tight, I can't accompany me more, I need to return to Xuchang immediately to share the worries of the lord." Xun Yu got up and said.

"Sir, please." Yuan Shu got up and replied.

Hearing this, Xun Yu nodded in greeting, and then got on the horse, and rushed to Xuchang with the four guards who followed.

After Xun Yu left, Yuan Shu's demeanor was a little sarcastic, and he sat down again, Yuan Shu drank warm wine by himself, and drank three bowls in a row before he stopped, and suddenly felt that the cold around him had faded a lot.

Yang Hong, who was behind him, walked out, stood on Yuan Shu's side, and said with a somewhat solemn expression: "Lord, it must be strange that Cao Mengde would be willing to lose so much money and come to unite with us." ”

"It's not just strange."

Yuan Shu drank a bowl of wine again, exhaled a breath of heat, and said very calmly: "Just act according to the results of this discussion, I am afraid that in the end, our army will be destroyed together with Xu Zisheng." ”

"The lord is a little too elevated Cao Cao, as the main force to attack, even if Cao Cao has eight generals, if he wants to take Chang'an, he will also hurt his muscles and bones, not to mention that it is far away from Xuchang, and the grain and grass are difficult to come, and then the eight generals are the end of the strong bow, so there is no need to be afraid."

What Yang Hong was afraid of was not that Cao Cao would take advantage of the victory to pursue and eat his own army in the end, but that Cao Cao would finally rebel and take Hangu Pass for himself, and then he would really be beyond the reach of the whip.

"I know your concerns, once Hangu Pass is mastered by Cao Cao, it will be difficult for our army to take care of it at that time, and under the elimination of one and the other, it will definitely suffer heavy losses."

Yuan Shu paused, his eyes flashed a little fiercely, and then he continued: "But you have ignored one of the most critical places, that is, Cao Cao who has no strong enemies around him, I'm afraid the next target is me!" ”

Yang Hong thought a little, and could not rule out such a possibility, perhaps from the beginning, Cao Cao intended to eliminate the two strong enemies at the same time, laying the foundation for the unification of the world.

The deeper he thought about it, the more Yang Hong felt a chill in his back, if it really continued to develop like this, the time of destruction was not far away, thinking of this, Yang Hong couldn't help asking: "Then why does the lord still agree, isn't this putting his own army in danger?" ”

"If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger, and you know Cao Cao's thoughts, can't you still prescribe the right medicine?" Yuan Shu said with sharp eyes.

"The lord is in his chest, so I'm too worried." Yang Hong bowed.

Yuan Shu nodded, and asked in a changed voice, "What are they doing these days?" ”

As early as after Mo Shuyan agreed to the request of the Sandu Governor, Feng Ji and Zhang He, under the arrangement of the Sandu Governor, Tou Cheng entered Yuan Shu's camp, and secretly helped the Sandu Governor gather the manpower that originally belonged to Yuan Shao and waited for the opportunity to move.

Although Yuan Shu left Feng Ji and Zhang He, the surveillance of them never stopped, at the beginning, these two people would rather choose to retire to the mountains and forests than join his account, but now they suddenly jumped out and said that they surrendered, no matter how you look at it, there is something wrong.

"They have seen a lot of Yuan Shao's old ministry in private." Yang Hong replied.

"It seems that someone behind the three governors has given them confidence and wants to find an opportunity to do it."

Yuan Shu sighed leisurely, this result was not unexpected, the sudden appearance of Feng Ji and Zhang He, the suspicion was still too big.

Hearing this, Yang Hong lowered his voice and said in a deep voice: "Do you need to erase them secretly?" ”

"Erase? It's easy to do, but after erasing, I'm almost unusable. Yuan Shu said helplessly.

There are no handy Wenchen generals under his hands, and they have always been a piece of Yuan Shu's heart, and he finally left a part of Yuan Shao's old department, how can he easily get rid of it now.

"Wait and see, when it's really out of control, get rid of them."

"No."