Xun You had already guessed that it was Zhang Xiang's person who did it, since Zhang Xiang did not continue to spread the news, it seems that there is still a line to do things, if Zhang Xiang continues to press, things will not be easy to deal with when Cao Cao does not return to the teacher.

But what Xun You never expected was that Zhang Xiang suddenly had nothing to do, watching Cao Jun continue to exaggerate, successively taking Xuzhou and Yuzhou until he returned to Xuchang, Cao Cao came back, and Cao Ang Xun You naturally took the blame.

After all, one of them is the person who is in charge in name and the other is the person who is actually in charge, but Cao Cao is not to blame, "You can't blame you for this matter, with the strength of Xuchang at that time, Zhang Xiang wanted to do it and no one could stop him." ”

Xun You: "My lord, should we blame Zhang Xiang for Liu Xie's death, this is also a fact, but there is no evidence, but the three of them will not have a good time when they become tigers." ”

Jia Xu opened his mouth to speak, Jia Xu didn't really want to perform, but had to perform, Xi Zhicai was seriously ill on the road, Cao Cao suddenly put everything to Jia Xu, if Jia Xu can't do it, I'm afraid his life will be lost.

After all, he is also a new person who has recently taken refuge, and he also has a history of betraying the old master, "The lord must not do this matter, Zhang Xiang is not so easy to blame, Zhang Xiang has always acted before acting, since he dares to assassinate Liu Xie, he has naturally figured out how to block Youyou's mouth, even if the three of them become tigers, Zhang Xiang will not be in danger at all, but will provoke a terrible opponent, after all, Zhang Xiang still leaves a line in his work, which is already a big concession for Zhang Xiang." ”

Cao Cao: "This is Zhang Xiang, obviously he has already made a move, but people have no chance to fight back, so let's take a big loss!" You can't frame Zhang Xiang, you can only frame Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu didn't have Zhang Xiang's mind. ”

Xun You: "Will the lord provoke Yuan Shao to start a war rashly!" Although there will be a battle between us and Yuan Shao sooner or later, it will not be this time! We are now on very shaky grounds. ”

Cao Cao: "Everyone knows what Gongda said, but Yuan Shao will not give us a chance to gain a foothold, as soon as the news of Liu Xie's death is released, Yuan Shao will definitely come over and fall into the ground, Liu Xie's death is useless, let's let his death play a little residual heat!" ”

Xun You: "It seems that the lord can only continue to unite with Zhang Xiang, maybe Zhang Xiang is also waiting for us, otherwise he would not hide the news of Liu Xie's death, it seems that Zhang Xiang is forcing us to make a move!" ”

Cao Cao: "In that case, let's make an appointment with him!" "The place where Cao Cao chose to meet Zhang Xiang was in the Sili area, and Cao Cao's forces near Luoyang deterred Sili, and so did Zhang Xiang and Yuan Shao.

However, it is said that Si Li is at the intersection of the three forces, which is why Cao Cao chose here, only by meeting Zhang Xiang here can it play a deterrent role, and Yuan Shao did not dare to act easily.

Soon after, Zhang Xiang received a letter from Cao Cao, Zhang Xiang felt that there was nothing to do, and it was good to meet each other, the recent situation had changed too quickly, and Zhang Xiang also passed Cao Cao's brush.

This time Cao Cao and Zhang Xiang met with great fanfare, the two armies gathered in Si Li, even Yuan Shao did not dare to despise it, and also mobilized a large army to guard the boundary of Si Li, just to prevent Cao Cao and Zhang Xiang from suddenly making a move.

Yuan Shao knew very well that when the allies were crusading against Dong Zhuo, Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao had a good relationship, and Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao were both insidious people, so they might send troops together.

While the three largest forces in the north were all within the boundaries of Si Li, they attracted the attention of all the princes, but Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao were very simple, eating and drinking in a tavern arranged by Cao Cao.

I also want to reassure Zhang Xiang that this tavern is located in a small township, and this township is self-sufficient, so it is good in the territory of Sili, and it happens to be at the junction of the two armies.

Because it is a small place, there are few guests, and the food is very simple, at most there is some game, but Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao eat very well, and they have eaten everything with Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao's current status.

Naturally, I don't care much about eating and drinking, but I care about the person sitting opposite, and everyone has eaten after three rounds of wine and five flavors, "Brother Cao, you shouldn't be reminiscing about the old days!" ”

Cao Cao: "Little brother is really ruthless this time!" Forced my brother to the top of the cliff, I had to give up the good Yangzhou to fight for Yuzhou and Xuzhou, and I don't want to give this gift to my brother in the future. ”

Zhang Xiang didn't intend to hide it from Cao Cao, "Do I want this gift if others want me?" Only Brother Cao is worthy of such a gift, even if I value Brother Cao, I will make this decision. ”

Cao Cao: "Then I'm really flattered to be an elder brother, and I still seem to be the strongest in the north!" Why is my brother just staring at my brother? Cao Cao also wanted to see what Zhang Xiang thought.

Zhang Xiang: "Yuan Benchu turned out to be a character, and the threat to you and me is indeed great, but in recent years, he has handed over all the major affairs of the place to his three precious sons, which is his biggest failure, and the defeat before the battle has become a fact, and in the end, the overlord of the north is either Brother Cao or Little Brother I." ”

Cao Cao: "It seems that my brother's vision is very unique!" I don't know who my brother has taken a fancy to in addition to my brother, and I have also been asked to refer to my brother. At this time, Cao Cao really became interested.

Zhang Xiang: "One is my senior brother Liu Bei, Liu Bei has been running around in recent years, but there are more and more talents under his command, this is what I admire the most, if Liu Bei stands firm, it will be a threat to you and me in the future, and there is also the Jiangdong little overlord Sun Ce, although there is only one Jiangdong land now, but Brother Bo Fu left him a very thick foundation, if he can't pacify the north in a short time, then Sun Ce will inevitably grow into our henchmen." ”

Cao Cao: "My brother's vision coincides with my brother, but now the biggest opponent of you and me is still Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao has more soldiers and horses under the incompetent than you and me combined." ”

Zhang Xiang: "Yes! Jizhou is too rich, the most important thing is that it has a large population, I want to rob people directly several times if I don't hide it from Brother Cao, talent is the biggest foundation in troubled times, and everything else is false. ”

Cao Cao: "What my brother just said is that people or talents, connected and separated are completely different meanings, I am more optimistic about talents than people, thousands of troops are easy to find, as long as there are good talents, they can better control people." ”

Zhang Xiang: "This brother doesn't dare to agree, there is no difference between people and talents, everyone can become a talent, it depends on whether they can meet Bole, so people are more important than talents." ”

Cao Cao: "It's not intentional to continue arguing, and we will naturally see each other in the future, it depends on who the north is in the end, whether we want to cooperate, swallow Yuan Benchu first." ”

Zhang Xiang: "Of course we have to cooperate, if we cooperate, we will benefit and divide the two injuries, I don't want to let Yuan Shao, who I look down on, get a cheap advantage in the end, but my brother's army has been conquering everywhere recently, and it seems that there is no stamina, so it is better for you and me to carve up Yuan Shao next year." ”

Cao Cao: "Yuan Shao **** also, my brother may not know that Liu Xie is dead, it is Yuan Shao's hand, if it weren't for the situation, my brother would want to crusade against Jizhou now, or I would be a subject of the Han Dynasty in vain." “

Liu Xie's death was a gift from Zhang Xiang to Cao Cao, and it can also be regarded as Cao Cao's return gift to Liu Xie, how could Zhang Xiang not understand? Cao Cao really didn't disappoint him, he was very pot-bellied.

Zhang Xiang: "Since Yuan Shao has the courage to kill Liu Xie, it seems that Yuan Shao is much more difficult to deal with than I imagined, and the hiding is really too deep." In the end, Zhang Xiang couldn't help laughing.

The same is true for Cao Cao, as for laughing, the two sides are tacit, Zhang Xiang is also very strange in the face of other people, Zhang Xiang will not show such a face, and he can only relax when facing Cao Cao.

In fact, Cao Cao also had this feeling, the next day Cao Cao led the army to leave Sili, this time Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao's meeting attracted a lot of attention, but in the end it was a bit anticlimactic.

The most troublesome thing is Yuan Shao, the army he finally mobilized can only return to the same place, which can be regarded as a loss of labor and money, Cao Cao just returned and the news of Liu Xie's death came out, and the people of the Han Dynasty collectively mourned.

Liu Xie naturally wanted to enter the imperial mausoleum after his death, and the imperial mausoleum in Luoyang had been destroyed by Dong Zhuo, so in the end he could only enter the imperial mausoleum in Chang'an.

Even if Zhang Xiang looks down on Liu Xie, he will prepare the best courtesy, not to mention that in Zhang Xiang's opinion, Liu Xie is just a poor person, born at the wrong time, I hope that I will not invest in the emperor in the next life.

Just when Cao Cao Zhang Xiang buried Liu Xie with the monarch's gift, it was suddenly rumored that Liu Xie's death had something to do with Yuan Shao, and Zhang Xiang even took out a letter between Yuan Shao and Liu Yu, which was also kept by Zhang Xiang a long time ago, just to push Yuan Shao at a critical time.

The content of the letter is that Yuan Shao recommended Liu Yu to be the emperor, and this matter was originally unrelated to Liu Xie's death, but it was exposed at this time, and Yuan Shao couldn't explain it even if he wanted to.

Cao Cao and Zhang Xiang have earned enough reputation here, but Yuan Shao's side is full of infamy, and some officials under Yuan Shao's three states have also lost a certain amount, and Yuan Shao is even more angry and scolds Cao Cao and Zhang Xiang.

Zhang Xiang's letter made Yuan Shao stained with dirty water, and also made Yuan Shao see that this matter had something to do with Zhang Xiang, during this time Zhang Xiang and Cao Cao often met, Yuan Shao didn't believe that Cao Cao and Zhang Xiang were so idle, especially Cao Cao's foundation is not stable now, how can he have so much leisure!

Tian Feng was the first to jump out again, it can really be said that he has not changed his life, "Lord, it seems that Liu Xie's death must be related to Cao Cao and Liu Xie, but we can't get rid of the infamy, let's strike first!" took advantage of Cao Cao's unstable foundation. (To be continued.) )