Liu Bei returned to Xuchang with Cao Cao, and Cao Cao expressed Liu Bei as the pastor of Yuzhou, increased his troops by 3,000 and 10,000 grains, and ordered him to set up Xiaopei in order to attack Lu Bu in the future; Liu Bei was worried, but when Liu Xie's edict was issued for General Zhendong, Cao Cao led the two to reconcile in the name of the Son of Heaven, and Liu Bei was still stationed in Xiaopei. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

However, Liu Bei didn't seem to be convinced, after all, Xun Gang was not dead, and it was difficult to avenge the revenge, so he thought about temporarily attaching himself to Cao Cao in order to assassinate Xun Gang. But Xun Gang's power in Beijing is only lower than Cao Cao's, how easy is it to kill? What's more, at the feet of the Son of Heaven, no killing is allowed, after all, Liu Bei boasted of being a Han Dynasty, how could he kill people at the feet of the Son of Heaven? As a last resort, Liu Bei led the old troops back to Xiaopei and served as a pioneer for Cao Cao.

And Guan Yu, who was living in Yanzhou, heard that Liu Bei had returned to Xiaopei, and hurriedly came to attach, shouting and asking for warmth, Liu Bei's words were not lacking in hatred for Xun Gang, and Guan Yu offered a plan: "If the elder brother wants to avenge the third brother, he must be attached to Cao Cao; According to the foolish brother, Lu Bu will inevitably find an opportunity to attack his brother, and then the brother will be able to rely on Cao Cao, and after solving Lu Bu's thief, he can start in Xuchang! ”

Liu Bei followed his plan and secretly contacted Cao Cao, intending to take down Lu Bu in one go. I didn't think that Cao Cao suddenly received a tip, saying that Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu was stationed in Nanyang, and allied with Liu Biao, intending to welcome back the emperor, Cao Cao was furious, and immediately ordered 50,000 troops, marched towards Wancheng, and decided to take Zhang Xiu in one fell swoop, and then annexed Liu Biao.

Hearing that Cao Cao intended to attack Zhang Xiu, Cheng Yu retorted: "The lord wants to attack Zhang Xiu, and he has raised a lot of troops, if Lu Bu takes the opportunity to ally with Yuan Shu and attack the rear of our army, what will it be?" "There is another person, who is recently recommended by Xun Yu and said: "Lu Bu is not afraid, there is still Liu Bei who thinks that it is the door, mainly because Huainan Yuan Shu supports the army and respects, and sometimes has the heart of usurpation, if he takes the opportunity to attack us, or take this opportunity to be the emperor, what should we do?" ”

This was indeed what Cao Cao was worried about, he looked at Xun You and Guo Jia, who had not spoken for a long time, and asked, "What is your opinion?" ”

The two replied in unison: "Attackable." ”

Cao Cao was shocked and puzzled: "Why?" ”

Xun You glanced at Guo Jia and said softly: "Yuan Shu is a thief, but he just relies on the troops in his hand to be a powerful Huainan!" What's more, Yuan Shu's eyes have been staring at Xuzhou, and he has no intention of attacking Yuzhou. As long as Lu Bu is still there, Yuan Shu will not attack our rear......"

"But the one I'm worried about is Yuan Shao of Hebei." Guo Jia added, "I heard that Yuan Shao has defeated Gongsun Chan several times in recent days, but I am afraid that within two years, Gongsun Chan will be destroyed by Yuan Shao; If Yuan Shao covets the land of the Central Plains, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not take this opportunity to attack the land of Yanzhou......"

"Yuan Shao is not worried, he only needs to give him gold, silver, and grain, and threaten to help him attack Gongsun Zhan; In this way, Yuan Shao is bound to subdue Bingzhou, Youzhou and other places, and then come to fight to the death with Sikong! ”

Suddenly, a voice resounded through the hall, and everyone looked at it, but they didn't know when Xun Gang walked out of the back door; However, because the wall between Sikong Mansion and Taiwei Mansion had opened a gate for free passage, Cao Cao was not surprised. If Xun Gang hadn't suddenly participated in this military discussion, he was afraid that Cao Cao would be surprised.

"It's a good plan, so it seems...... Zhang Xiu's death is not far away! Cao Cao stroked his palms and laughed, as if he was determined to win Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao; But he didn't expect Xun Gang to suddenly shake his head and said with a smile: "Sikong was happy too early, although what Fang Cai Gongda said made sense, but it is difficult to guarantee that Lu Bu will not hold a grudge against the lord and form an alliance with Yuan Shu......" Speaking of this, Xun Gang breathed a sigh of relief, as if he remembered Lu Bu's previous plan to make peace with Yuan Shu, and his heart was uneasy, and he forgot to continue halfway through his words.

"What about after the alliance?" Cao Cao seemed to notice Xun Gang's abnormality, "Taiwei Xun seems to have something unspeakable, can you talk to Cao?" ”

Xun Gang came to his senses, waved his hand again and again, and said: "It's a private matter, it's not enough to worry about it!" ”

However, his actions naturally attracted Cao Cao's attention, and Xun Gang suddenly stopped talking when he said that Lu Bu had formed an alliance with Yuan Shu, which must have something to do with this matter. I remember that last time, Lu Bu was going to marry Yuan Shu...... Marriage?

Cao Cao smiled, he seemed to understand.

Xun Gang continued: "From time to time, it is difficult to guarantee that this will not be the case, so I hope that Sikong will allow me to go to Jiangdong and lobby Sun Quan, who has just pacified Wudi, to let him contain Yuan Shu. This person mortgaged the jade seal to Yuan Shu, presumably he had a grudge against Yuan Shu, if Sikong and he allied to restrain Yuan Shu, presumably Yuan Shu would not dare to attack Yuzhou at will. ”

Xun Gang naturally wouldn't tell Cao Cao about his contact with Sun Ce, after all, saying this kind of thing would only increase his suspicions. And now it is the spring of the first year of Jian'an, and the day of contacting Sun Ce is approaching, Xun Gang is worried that he has no chance to go out of Xuchang, this is good, Zhang Xiu gave himself this opportunity, how can he not grasp it?

Guo Jia on the side seemed to guess Xun Gang's intentions, so he hurriedly seconded: "Lord, Taiwei's words are very reasonable, besides, Sun Quan is young and easy to control, I heard that this person has an arrogant personality and often does not listen to the advice of his subordinates, in this case, relying on Taiwei's ability, he will definitely be able to persuade him!" ”

Xun Yu Chengyu and the others seemed to nod thoughtfully, they seemed to feel that something was wrong, but they couldn't say anything wrong, so they seconded it one after another. Cao Cao was not ambiguous when he heard this, and agreed to Xun Gang's request, and he went to the palace to ask for his life.

Under the singing and harmony with Guo Jia, Xun Gang felt that the matter of asking for his life was quite simple, so he planned to go home, but he didn't expect to meet Cao Pi. Cao Pi overheard outside the palace and heard that Xun Gang was going to Jiangdong to lobby Sun Quan, so he put forward the idea that he also wanted to go; But Xun Gang refused to bring outsiders this time, so he refused Cao Pi, but asked Cao Pi to ask Cao Cao for his life, and asked him to go with the army to recruit Zhang Xiu this time, presumably Cao Cao would not refuse.

Cao Pi happily accepted Xun Gang's suggestion and acted vigorously, even Xun Gang was taken aback; Since Xun Gang cheated Cao Pi, Cao Pi seems to have decided to be more decisive, which really surprised Xun Gang. I'm afraid that if he is asked to kill the elk like he hunted before, he will be able to kill it without mercy.

Cao Pi's growth was too fast, and it was difficult for Xun Gang to control it.

Xun Gang returned to the mansion and called Chen Dao, Xu Chu, and Wei Yan, three close generals, and prepared to let one of them go with him to Yuzhang to join Sun Ce; The three of them asked for their lives, and finally Xun Gang decided to choose in the form of drawing lots, and finally Chen Zhi won the lot, and then went down to order fifty elites to protect Xun Gang. Xu Chu and Wei Yan were sullen, but Xun Gang had another order to give them.

Xun Gang asked the two of them to accompany Cao Cao to fight against Zhang Xiu, and the two were overjoyed, after all, this was their opportunity to make contributions; Although it was not their wish to help Cao Cao, since Xun Gang had promised, there was nothing to do. However, Xun Gang told them that Zhang Xiu had a strategist named Jia Xu, and once he found this person, he would be killed on the spot!

The two of them were puzzled, and said in their hearts, "It's just that you let Zhang Xiu be killed, why do you have to kill the one named Jia Xu?" Xun Gang said that this person is a poisoner, and in order to protect his life, he does not care about the lives of millions of people, and Chang'an is now like purgatory, which is because of this Jia Xu. After hearing this, the two understood Xun Gang's intentions, this person was very harmful, and for the sake of the common people in the world, this person would be killed.

Throughout history, Jia Xu must be called a genius! Tens of thousands of people are sacrificed just for themselves to survive. Moreover, this person is scheming, he never cares about the name of benevolence and righteousness, but just uses things to plan, so later generations also call him a "poisoner"; Jia Xu later became a lieutenant, but he did not die because of his high merits, but he died quite ordinarily, which is extremely rare in troubled times. However, there is no distinction between high and low in troubled times, and if you live, you are the winner, so Jia Xu's behavior is beyond reproach; However, in the eyes of the people at that time, this person was a symbol of disaster to the country and the people, and Xun Gang used this to incite Wei Yan and the others to hate Jia Xu.

Xun Gang is not disgusted with Jia Xu, or he loves and hates; Because he knew that he would not be able to receive Jia Xu, he would inevitably take refuge in Cao Cao. But if this is the case, Jia Xu will definitely become a terrible enemy in the future, and in order to prevent this from happening, Xun Gang must kill him!

This is a death order, even if he takes refuge in Cao Cao, the assassination must kill him!