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Cheng Yu sighed: "The general has heard of the allusion of 'roosters and dog thieves'. Cao Ren nodded, he was familiar with history books, so he naturally knew the origin of this allusion.

It turned out that one of the four sons of the Warring States Period, Meng Weijun of Qi State, recruited talents, and had 3,000 diners under his command. There are many people who don't seem to be very good at what they do, or even lowly and lowly, for example, some people are good at stealing, and some people can learn to bark dogs. Some people advised Meng Yanjun to divide the grades and not raise so many idlers and liars, but Meng Yanjun didn't care.

Once, Meng Weijun was ordered to envoy to the Qin State, but was placed under house arrest by King Qin Zhao. Meng Weijun went to ask King Zhao's favorite concubine to rescue him, but the favorite concubine put forward a very harsh condition, saying that he wanted a white fox fur coat. This is difficult, because Meng Weijun has already given this robe to King Qin Zhao, and there is only one in the world. Meng Weijun was secretly worried, and there was no good plan left and right.

At that moment a small, thin, inconspicuous diner stepped forward, dressed as a dog, and went out of the dog hole into the palace to steal the fox fur. After getting it, the favored concubine interceded for Meng Weijun and asked King Qin Zhao to release Meng Weijun. After Meng Weijun was released, he immediately escaped from Xianyang and arrived at Hangu Pass in the middle of the night. According to the law of Qin, only when you hear the rooster crow can you switch it off, and at this time, King Qin Zhao regretted letting Meng Weijun go, and sent troops to get it.

When Meng Weijun was in a hurry, another person among the diners took the initiative to ask for help. This man has no other skills, so he will learn to crow. As soon as he learned the rooster crow, the nearby chickens also crowed, and the guards heard the rooster crow and opened the city gate, so Meng Weijun escaped from Hangu Pass and returned to Qi without danger. This is where the idiom "rooster cries and dog thieves" comes from.

Cao Ren groaned slightly, and said in surprise: "Sir, do you mean that this person can learn the voice of the Holy Lord and the Queen of Fu?" ”

Cheng Yu nodded and admired: "Cheng once heard that Liu Yong's subordinates have a lot of talented people, and I didn't care about it at the time, it seems that I underestimated this person." ”

Cheng Yu's fruit is good. It turned out that Song Jiu was born short and couldn't do heavy work, so he relied on his ventriloquist skills to eat. It's just that the war is raging, and most of the people only care about running for their lives, how can they still have the leisure to listen to ventriloquism. Song Jiu was hungry and sick when he fell into Fuyi, and he had less than half a life left. Coincidentally, I met Liu Yong to recruit talents, regardless of background or talent. Song Jiu reluctantly gave it a try, but unexpectedly moved Liu Yong, took him by his side, and not only asked someone to diagnose him, but also built a house and land for him, and was a matchmaker. Song Jiu was grateful for this, regarded Liu Yong as a reborn parent, and always thought about repaying this kindness.

When Liu Yong discussed with everyone the strategy of rescuing Emperor Xian, Song Jiu took the initiative to ask to learn the voice of Emperor Xian and Empress Fu to delay time. Liu Yong thought of this matter and couldn't bear it. But Song Jiu was resolute, saying that time was tight and there was no other way; If there was no Liu Yong, he would have died long ago, and now he has a son at home, and he has no regrets. Liu Yong had no choice but to tearfully agree, pretending to be a little servant carrying medicine, and entered the palace to observe the words and deeds of the emperor and the queen.

Cao Ren asked Cheng Yu, "Sir, do you know where Liu Yong has gone?" ”

Cheng Yu said: "There are only two places where Liu Yong can go, and Sun Quan in Jiangdong will not go to it if he is not related to him; Liu Yong was originally Liu Bei's subordinate, and now Liu Bei is in Xinye, and he is the emperor's uncle. I expect Liu Yong to go to Jingzhou, or Liu Biao, or Liu Bei. ”

Cao Ren said worriedly: "It's just that Liu Yong and his party have been gone for more than half a month, can they still catch up?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled bitterly: "If you can't catch up, you have to chase it." After a pause, he speculated: "The south of Xudu to the ancient city and the road along Runan are all soldiers and horses of General Xiahou, so Liu Yong will not dare to take the main road, so he can only take a detour." After the ambush, you can't ride a horse, the mountain road is rugged, and it is already a cold winter, there is a lot of snow, and the carriage is not fast. I think there's hope. ”

Cao Ren's confidence was greatly increased, and Cheng Yu suggested: "Now we are going to do it separately. The general first sent a team to Xinye in the starry night to cut off Liu Bei's rescue path, and you led another team to advance along the main road. I guarded Xudu, and sent someone to inform General Xiahou in Runan to send troops to Xiangyang to block Liu Biao's rescue troops. If the saint did not enter Xiangyang, the two generals joined forces and searched carefully in the direction of Xudu. ”

Cao Ren nodded yes, and Cheng Yu said again: "The general remembers that each team must bring a few people who have served the saint, so as not to miss it." ”

However, it was said that Liu Yong and his entourage, if they took the avenue, they would have already arrived in Xiangyang, as Cheng Yu expected, Liu Yong did not dare to take the big road, so he could only take the small road. And what is even more unsmooth is that the mountain road is already bumpy, but unexpectedly, it is snowflakes all over the sky, muddy and difficult to walk, sometimes you can only walk more than ten miles a day. Liu Yong was anxious, and after Fu Hou, Cai Wenji, Diao Chan and others rarely went out, but they were very happy to stop and walk like this. On this day, he finally got out of Cao Cao's defense area and arrived at a small city called Anchang.

Liu Yong's nervous heart suddenly relaxed, and this is the place to make an appointment with Liu Bei. However, Liu Yong traveled all over the city, but he did not see a single soldier of Liu Bei. Liu Yong immediately panicked, knowing that something must have happened.

Liu Yong is not good at concealment, and Emperor Xian saw the clue and asked: "Chongru, I see that your face is not good, has something happened?" ”

Liu Yong didn't dare to hide it, and said: "Your Majesty, I don't know why the people and horses that Uncle Liu Huang received are not here. ”

A trace of panic flashed in Emperor Xian's eyes, and he said, "Didn't Chongru make an agreement with Liu Bei?" ”

"The minister made an agreement with the imperial uncle a few days before his departure. He passed the word that he would bring troops to be stationed here early until His Majesty arrived. It's just that we couldn't contact him as soon as we came out, and I don't know what happened. ”

Emperor Xian was even more flustered and asked, "What should I do now?" ”

Liu Yong said: "Your Majesty, the minister still has a few carrier pigeons. I sent letters to Uncle Huang and Fuyi respectively, asking them to send troops to rescue them. The ministers were incompetent, so they could only send the letters, but they could not receive any news from them. So I can only stay here and wait for help. ”

Emperor Xian sighed and said, "Okay." That's all there is to it. ”

Two days later, the rear army hurried over, saying that Cao Renqin had led 3,000 troops and horses to arrive, and Emperor Xian was even more panicked after hearing it. Liu Yong was also unexpected, so he had to order people to close the four doors tightly and stick to it. Suddenly, Cao Ren's army arrived, saw that there was something wrong in the city, and was overjoyed, and ordered someone to besiege the city.

Cao Ren learned from the soldiers that Liu Yong's men were on the city gate, so he shouted, "Go and ask Liu Yong to speak." After a while, Liu Yong came to the city, bowed his hand to Cao Renyi, and said, "General Cao, don't come unharmed." ”

Cao Ren said angrily: "Liu Yong, the prime minister treats you well, why do you want to say goodbye without saying goodbye and be that treacherous and ungrateful person?" ”

Liu Yong said loudly: "The general is wrong, Liu Yong is not a merciless person. Liu Yong knows that the prime minister treats each other very well, the so-called 'grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocates', so he tried his best to share the worries of the prime minister, Liu Yong blitzed Hanoi, burned the black nest, planned to take Yecheng, and has repaid the favor of the prime minister, how to talk about ingratitude? ”

Cao Ren was speechless, so he had to say: "Liu Yong, you want to leave the prime minister, I won't stop you, why do you want to hold the saint hostage, and how can this be explained?" ”

Liu Yong said eloquently: "The general's words are wrong. The saint voluntarily followed Liu Yong, how could he hold the word hostage? The so-called 'everything has a cause and there must be an effect, and everything has a cause and effect', although the saint is the son of heaven, but from Cao Gong to the ministers, even if the general is included, he can have half a sense of awe for the emperor. The affairs of the imperial court are all from the prime minister's house, and most of the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty are Cao Gong's henchmen, and His Majesty is like a marionette, and the temple is furnished, but can he make his own claims with one word and deed? If you change to a general, would you be willing to be such a puppet and be at the mercy of others? ”

Cao Ren was speechless, and said stubbornly: "Since the Holy Lord ascended the throne, wars have broken out everywhere, and the world is in chaos. If it weren't for the prime minister, His Majesty would still be hiding in Tibet, wandering from place to place, how could he live in peace in the palace and enjoy glory? His Majesty didn't want to repay it, but instead made the edict and murdered the prime minister. Zi said: The king makes the ministers courteous, and the ministers are loyal. The Holy One treats the Prime Minister like this, why can't the Prime Minister treat His Majesty like this? ”

Liu Yong smiled dumbly and said: "Zi said: Junjun, ministers." When Your Majesty ascended the throne, although there was Dong Zhuo's rebellion, what could you do with Your Majesty? Cao Gong saved the saint from danger, although he contributed to the community, but he also did his duty as a courtier. Meng Ziyun: The way of the monarch and the minister, kindness and righteousness are repaid. The matter of the 'edict with clothes' is all because Cao Gong does not want to be loyal to the monarch and serve the country, and returns the government to the saint, but monopolizes power, forms a party for personal gain, bullies the king, and presses the ministers. Emperor Xian listened with tears in his eyes, Liu Yong's words were exactly what I wanted to say but didn't dare to say.

On the debate on which Cao Ren was Liu Yong's opponent, after a few rounds, Cao Ren was at a loss for words, so he had to say: "Liu Yong, you said that Your Majesty was not held hostage by you, do you dare to let the saint go to the city to watch?" Cao Ren was determined that Emperor Xian was timid and did not dare to show his head, so that he could turn passive into active.

Liu Yong was in a dilemma and was hesitating to himself, but Emperor Xian hurriedly went upstairs and said to Cao Ren: "Cao Ren, I am here." ”

Cao Ren was shocked, and he didn't know how to deal with it, so he only heard Emperor Xian say: "Cao Ren, why don't you kneel when you see me?" It turned out that Emperor Xian listened to Liu Yong's generous speech, and his heart was full of enthusiasm, and he was immediately proud.

Cao Ren was startled, rolled the saddle and dismounted, and led the soldiers to kneel on the ground and pay homage to the emperor. Cao Ren said: "Your Majesty, don't be bewitched by Liu Yong, go back with your ministers." ”

Emperor Xian shook his head and said, "I won't go back." ”

Cao Ren didn't dare to be angry with Emperor Xian, so he had to say angrily to Liu Yong: "Liu Yong, don't take advantage of your tongue again, do you dare to fight me?" ”

Liu Yong smiled: "I am not your opponent when I fight alone, but I am not afraid of you when I attack and defend me." Do you dare to come and attack the city? ”

Although Cao Ren had heard that Liu Yong's subordinates were amazingly powerful, he didn't believe it, so he ordered the deputy general to lead his troops to crash the city gate. The lieutenant made a move, and a team of sword and shield soldiers and a team of spearmen followed. The sword and shield soldier held the shield in his left hand and raised it diagonally upwards to cover himself and the spearmen next to him as they rushed towards the city gate. (To be continued.) )