Xuchang in the middle of the night, Cao Cao's mansion.

"The lord summoned Jia here late at night, what important things do you need to ask Yu Jia?"

Cao Cao's expression at the moment was gloomy, as if a dark cloud of thunder and rain would fall at any moment. Raising his eyes and looking at Guo Jia, whose face was full of incomprehension, Cao Cao sighed and shook his head again, and stretched out his hand to point to the table where the wine and food had been prepared: "Sit." ”

Guo Jia didn't know what was wrong with Cao Cao at this time, but he knew that in the middle of the night, Cao Cao would not simply ask himself to accompany him for a few drinks, so after sitting at the table and drinking a few drinks with Cao Cao, he asked again. And Cao Cao poured several cups on his own before he sighed heavily: "Yihao, he ...... I confessed it myself. ”

Guo Jia was a little confused: "Admit it? What did the kid admit? Could it be that this kid has only worked so hard to reinstate, and what trouble has he caused? ”

Cao Cao shook his head, knowing that he hadn't spoken clearly under the depression, so he sorted out his thoughts and said to Guo Jia again: "The former sent Diao Chan to Yihao alone, which caused some gaps between Yihao and Zhaoji. Now that Mink Chan has left, Yoshiho ...... to Zhaoji You also know that he is very good at making women happy, so he is already on good terms with Zhao Ji. Today, Zhao Ji returned to Xudu from Meng Village, and Yihao was unguarded under the joy in his heart, and some words accidentally slipped out of his mouth. ”

Guo Jia nodded: "This kid really has such a problem, but I don't know what he said about leaking his mouth, but it caused the lord to feel so depressed?" ”

Cao Cao poured another glass of wine into his stomach and said gloomily: "Gu also used some means at that time, and now he has admitted that he is indeed a disciple of the outer sect of a certain Immortal Mountain Sect. Wandering in the world is an experience. ”

Guo Jia raised his eyebrows in surprise. Although Guo Jia had already guessed about Lu Ren about this matter, it was another matter to guess it when it came to guessing, and the person himself admitted it. It's like a case. Although they all know that a suspect did it, they can't be caught without evidence.

However, Guo Jia immediately thought that if it was only Lu Ren who admitted his identity as a "child of the immortal family", Cao Cao should not be so depressed, and Cao Cao also continued what he just said: "After he admitted that he was a child of the immortal family, he also made it clear to Gu that he was afraid that he would abandon Gu in the near future." ”

Hearing this, Guo Jia's brows couldn't help frowning. The mind that Lu Ren has always wanted to leave. Guo Jia also knew it for a long time, but it was still a little unexpected for Guo Jia to say it to Cao Cao face-to-face.

"This kid ......"

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Fengxiao doesn't have to blame him." It can only be said that he is also a little involuntarily. In fact, in the conversation with him, Lone could see that he had the intention of staying, but he was about to be thirty years old this year, and he died for fifteen years in order to break the city gate and use the forbidden spell. He was worried that he would die soon. So I want to go back to the master and see if there is any way to make up for it...... Fengxiao, what do you think about this matter? In your opinion, is he telling the truth, or is he deceiving Yu Gu? ”

Lu Ren would come up with such an excuse, of course, because of consideration. Twenty-nine plus fifteen is forty-four years old, and if forty years old is the prime of life in modern society, but in that era, the average life expectancy of ordinary people is only forty years. People who died of illness in their twenties or thirties were also caught a lot. So after such an excuse was said, Cao Cao could not say that he believed it all. But I still believe it.

Looking at Guo Jia here, he put down his wine glass, and walked back and forth in the hall for a while before shaking his head and said, "My lord, with all due respect, what can this matter really do, and what can it do?" ”

Cao Cao hesitated: "How do you say this? ”

Guo Jia said: "It's very simple, whether this matter is true or not, it can only show that this kid's heart has made up his mind, so why should the lord care whether his words are true or false?" ”

Cao Cao looked up at the sky, and the gloom on his face was a little more gloomy. After a long time, Cao Cao said in a very deep voice: "Fengxiao, don't say dark words in front of the Ming people." If it was at another time, Yihao had the intention of going, and if he couldn't stay, he would have to go. But now ......"

Guo Jia picked up the words: "The battle between the lord and Yuan Shao is imminent, and Xiao He talents like Yihao are needed to help him." ”

Cao Cao said: "Fengxiao, do you also see it this way?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and nodded: "Yuan Shao sits on the land of Sanzhou, and it won't be long before Youzhou will be included in his palm, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he has a lot of soldiers and enough food." If you don't have enough food and grass to support you with such an opponent, how can you fight? In fact, not only the lord and the subordinates, but even the lord's opponents also think so. ”

Cao Cao was stunned and didn't react a little, but Guo Jia took out a scroll of silk from the depths of his arms at this time and handed it to Cao Cao: "My lord, please take a look." ”

Cao Cao took the silk bundle a little inexplicably and unfolded it, and after reading the content on it, a murderous sneer hung on his gloomy face: "What a Yuan Benchu...... Lonely's original brother may be a little worse than his ability to be virtuous, but he still has some ability to understand people! But Fengxiao, how did such a letter get into your hands? ”

Guo Jia said: "I am a frequent visitor to Yihao's kid's mansion, who makes the wine in his mansion so mellow?" So every once in a while, I can't help but go to his house to drink some wine. Some time ago, when he was patrolling outside the city and had not returned, Jia stumbled upon a man who was sneaking out of his house and had a suspicious appearance, so he secretly had someone take him down, and then searched for this letter on his body. The fine work of delivering the letter was also unlucky, and when he saw that the car stopped in front of the Yihao Mansion, he mistakenly thought that it was Yihao's kid who returned from patrolling and showed his figure, otherwise he might not be able to detect him in the next. ”

Cao Cao's brows were already wrinkling more and more, and he repeatedly read the silk bundle letter in his hand several times, and suddenly asked Guo Jia in a deep voice: "Fengxiao, do you see that Yihao intends to leave at this time, will he have the intention of going to Yuan Shao's command?" ”

Guo Jia hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, absolutely not." I have been friends with him for many years, and I know very well that this kid actually looks down on Yuan Shao more than the lord. Maybe with his greedy character and fear of death, he would secretly exchange some letters with Yuan Shao after getting this letter, but he would never take the initiative to fall to Yuan Shao. In fact, when the Yuan family was strong, this battle really started, and the lord's heart was bottomless, let alone a guy like him? Some correspondence with Yuan Shao was just to leave a way back for himself and his family and clan. Lord, you should also know that there are not a few such people in Xu Du. ”

Guo Jia's words made Cao Cao lose his temper. In this ancient and modern world, who dares to guarantee that the loyalty of his subordinates is full of one hundred values? And after Cao Cao won the battle against Yuan Shao, why did he choose to burn all the letters he found? Don't you just know the importance of this? Therefore, if Cao Cao is not psychologically prepared for this kind of thing, it is unlikely at all, the key is how he controls it.

In other words, Cao Cao was able to understand this mentality. Let's put it this way, Cao Cao is a good boss, when the Cao Group has a crisis, but there is still a fight, many of the smarter wall grass will choose to fight with Cao Cao, a good boss, of course, the future is immeasurable, but in case of defeat, you have to leave a way back for yourself. And Boss Cao can't do those things that cut off the back road of his subordinates, that is too lacking in morality, and it is more likely to arouse the strong disgust of his subordinates, in that case, it will really be over.

However, this kind of thing is a bit special when it comes to Lu Ren, because Lu Ren is not one of those smart wall grasses, not that he will fall to Yuan Shao when Cao Cao is finished, but it is likely to suddenly disappear when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao pinch each other, which really makes Cao Cao a little unacceptable.

Kill? Reluctant, really reluctant, not to mention that Cao Cao was still counting on Lu Ren to help Cao Cao get more grain and grass for military supplies. Besides, Lu Ren didn't want to fall to Yuan Shao, and now he is still doing his best to help your old Cao plant, looking like he will do his best to help your old Cao a little more before leaving, why did you kill Lu Ren?

Not to mention that in this case, if Lu Ren is really moved, it will chill the hearts of many people under his command. Let's just say that if you really force Lu Ren and drive Lu Ren to Yuan Shao's side, then what's the matter? Add a pair of wings to Yuan Shao's tiger?

It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao is so depressed at this moment. After a long time, Cao Cao asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao has a good strategy, can he keep Yihao?" At the very least, keep him until after the amazing Armageddon between Lone and Ben at the beginning. ”

Guo Jia fell silent. I don't know how long it has been, Guo Jiacai said: "The lord wants to stay Yihao down?" ”

Cao Cao nodded: "Yes, I have this intention." And after the war, no matter whether he wins or loses, he will let him go, and he will never stop half a point. If he ...... If he dies at the end of his life at this time, he will be buried with the rites of the king, and he will also wear plain clothes to mourn his spirit. ”

Guo Jia was silent for a long time. And after the silence, Guo Jia made up his mind with great difficulty, and then said to Cao Cao: "If you want him to stay and serve, it's not that there is no way, but if you do that, it's too cruel to him." ”

Cao Cao was speechless, and Guo Jia was waiting for Cao Cao's reaction. In fact, these two have a number in their hearts, and the final decision can only be Cao Cao's sentence "I'd rather bear others, and leave others to bear me". And such a decision related to the cause of the king in their hearts, when they need to make sacrifices, they will not hesitate. Not to mention that Cao Cao will not hesitate, even if Cao Cao really hesitates, it can only be in exchange for Guo Jia's disappointment in Cao Cao.

It should be said that their current silence is just a little bit of time to adjust their mood. And after almost that, Cao Cao nodded slowly to Guo Jia: "What's the best plan, Fengxiao, you just have to say it." ”

Guo Jia stretched out his hand and took the silk bundle back, and after looking at it a few times, he said softly: "Lord, to say something from my heart, I really don't want to treat this kid Yihao like this, but the lord's great cause is important, so I can only say sorry to him...... Forget it, it's useless for him to talk too much. Now this volume of letters is something that can be used, and in addition, I want to ask the lord, when this kid Yihao leaves, is the only person who will take Wan'er? ”

"That's right, he himself said so......" (to be continued......