Guan Yu pondered for a long time after listening to Liu Yong's strategy, and said with some hesitation: "Although what Chongru said is very much in line with Guan Mou's intentions, these few articles are extremely harsh, and now Cao Gong is pressing the realm with heavy troops, and Guan is difficult to support alone, why does Cao Gong agree to Guan Mou?" ”

Liu Yong was full of confidence and said with a smile: "The general just rest assured, everything is under Liu Yong's control." Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo”

At this time, I suddenly heard the sound of golden drums outside the city, and my men reported that Xiahoudun came to challenge.

Guan Yu asked: "Chongru, should Guan go to war or stick to it behind closed doors?" ”

"General Guan can't hold on. If you stick to your and my abilities, it will take you a few months to break through. And Cao Cao was worried about the safety of Xu Du, and he would be angry with the general at that time, and it was not known whether he would even slaughter the city to vent his anger. ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Then I can only fight?" ”

"Yes. The general must go to war, and he must win the battle, in order to show the power of the general. ”

"Good! Guan Mou relied on what he said. Guan Yu nodded, took three thousand soldiers, and went out of the city to meet the battle.

Xiahoudun and Guan Yu fought for only more than ten rounds, and they were unable to do so, so they fled. Guan Yu did not chase and led the troops back to the city. Cao Cao saw that Guan Yu was so brave, and his heart of acceptance was even greater, so he ordered the generals to fight again tomorrow, only to defeat and not to win (and not to win), and to lure Guan Yu away from the distance.

Let's say that Guan Yu returned to the mansion and asked Liu Yong again. Liu Yong said: "The general will go out of the city tomorrow to fight, just like this...... Someone came to surrender, and the general responded according to the previous consultation. ”

Sure enough, on the second day, Xiahou Xuan, Xu Huang, and Xu Chu alternately fought and led Guan Yu into the distance. Guan Yu's heart was bright, pretending not to know, and gradually arrived at the dirt mountain a few miles outside the city, and was surrounded in it.

Guan Yu saw that Cao's army was only besieging and not attacking, so he climbed to the top of the mountain and looked in the direction of Xia Pi, only to see the fire in the city.

Suddenly, a general galloped out of the Cao army's formation, and the horse ran like flying, and in an instant he came to Guan Yu, who was Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao only came empty-handed, so his own soldiers did not stop him. Zhang Liao came to Guan Yu, dismounted and hugged his fists and said, "General Guan has always been good?" ”

Guan Yu didn't expect that it was Zhang Liao who came to surrender to himself, last time I persuaded you to join Cao Cao, but this time it was for you to convince me, it's funny to think about it, and what surprised Guan Yu even more was that Zhang Liao's rhetoric was the same as Liu Yong, and Guan Yu admired Liu Yong even more.

Guan Yu responded with what Liu Yong taught: "Brother Wenyuan, you are responsible for the three crimes and let Guan surrender." I thought about it again and again, there are four things, please give your advice to Cao Gong, the prime minister promises, and Guan will surrender; If the prime minister does not agree, Guan would rather die than surrender. ”

"Good!" Zhang Liao was overjoyed in his heart, as long as you can surrender, he said, "Brother Yun, you can talk about these four things, Zhang Liao is a good prime minister." The prime minister is magnanimous and will not embarrass his brother. ”

"Okay, here's the first thing......"

After listening to Guan Yu's four things, Zhang Liao was a little embarrassed, and said in his heart: The first thing is difficult for me to say, the second and third things are easy to do, and the fourth thing If the prime minister promises you, then what do you want to do? But for the sake of brotherhood, friendliness, and to repay Guan Yu for his previous life-saving recommendation, Zhang Liao clenched his fists and said: "Brother Yun, please rest assured, Zhang Liao will go to report to the prime minister, and I will do my best to persuade the prime minister." ”

Zhang Liao turned his horse's head and galloped away with his whip. Cao Cao was waiting in a hurry, and when he saw Zhang Liao coming in, he actually stood up and asked eagerly, "Wen Yuan, can Yun Chang agree to surrender?" ”

Zhang Liao bowed down and said: "Prime Minister, Yun Chang's promise is a promise, but he can mention four things, saying that if the prime minister agrees, he will come to surrender; If the prime minister does not agree, he would rather die than surrender. ”

"What four things does Yun Chang propose?"

"Prime Minister, the first thing General Guan mentioned was that he only descended to the imperial court, not the prime minister."

Cao Cao thought in his heart, and now I am under one person, above ten thousand, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, the court should be appointed, dismissed, and deployed by Cao Mou, and the Han will not be surrendered to Cao? It's just self-deception. Cao Cao stroked his beard and laughed: "Lone is the prime minister of this dynasty, Han is me, I am Han!" This piece deserves it. Say the second piece. ”

"Prime Minister, the second thing is easy to do. Yun Changyan said, Uncle Liu Huang worshiped the left general Yicheng Tinghou, and asked the prime minister to send it to Yu Lu, so that he could support the two wives. Please also ask the prime minister to strictly order that no one should disturb the two ladies. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "This is a trivial matter. Liu Bei's Yulu was doubled to him. What is the third piece? ”

"The third thing. After Yun Chang surrendered, his soldiers were still under his command, and except for Liu Yong, the prime minister was not allowed to send any more troops to him. ”

"Yun Chang is afraid that Cao will divide his soldiers and spy on his secrets, which is also easy to do, and it should be done. Let's talk about the fourth. ”

"Prime Minister, this fourth thing is a bit difficult to handle. General Guan said that if he inquired about Liu Bei's location in the future, he would leave you. ”

Cao Cao said angrily: "What is this, what is the use of surrendering him with a lonely move, how can this condition be agreed?" ”

Zhang Liao hurriedly played: "Prime Minister, don't you hear the theory of Yu Rang's 'Everyone'? ”

Cao Cao groaned for a while, and Zhang Liao said again: "Yu Rangyan said, 'The monarch and the minister are righteous and peaceful, the king treats the minister like a sibling, and the minister treats the king like a heart; The king treats the minister like a dog and a horse, and the minister treats the king like a passerby. As long as the prime minister treats him sincerely, he will be ten times or a hundred times more gracious to Yun Chang, and Yun Chang will be grateful for leaving Xuande and serving the prime minister. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Okay, Wen Yuan, you go and reply to Yun Chang." Cao agreed to all four things. ”

Zhang Liao returned to Tushan to meet Guan Yu and informed Cao Cao that he had agreed. Guan Yu said: "Please allow Guan to go back and show the two sisters-in-law." ”

Zhang Liao said: "The prime minister has an order, if Yun Chang has any other requirements, just put it forward, listen to it." He said to his entourage: "Send the order to go down, retreat thirty miles, and let General Guan return to the city." ”

Guan Yu thanked him and returned to Xiapi with his soldiers. I saw that the city was peaceful again, and I couldn't help but feel emotional. When he arrived at Liu Bei's mansion, he saw Liu Yong and his subordinates guarding the surroundings, and Guan Yuxia pulled Liu Yong and said, "Can you alarm the two sisters-in-law?" ”

"The general can rest assured that the city is safe and sound. The two ladies are waiting for the general. ”

Guan Yu nodded and said, "Guan went to report to the two sisters-in-law, Chongru waited." Guan Yu entered the inner courtyard and told the two ladies Gan and Mi what had happened for a while. The second lady naturally had no idea, and it was all up to Guan Yu to decide.

Guan Yu said goodbye and made proper arrangements, and Fang and Liu Yong rushed to Cao Ying with more than a dozen relatives.

As soon as he arrived at the gate of the camp, Zhang Liao was already waiting here, "The two generals, please come with me, and the prime minister is waiting at the gate." ”

While speaking, Zhang Liao took the two to Yuanmen, and Guan Yu was stunned. I saw Cao Cao wearing his whole body, standing in the middle, with a strategist on the left and a warrior on the right, who had already been there.

When Cao Cao saw Guan Yu coming in, his eyes lit up, and he stepped forward, "General Guan is here, it's really Cao's luck." Guan Yu's heart was shocked, he hurriedly walked a few steps, and knelt on the ground, "Prime Minister, Guan is the general of the defeated army, and he is blessed by the Prime Minister not to kill." ”

"General Guan, please get up. Yun Chang is a loyal and righteous person, and Cao is fortunate to meet today, which is enough to comfort the hope of his life. Yun Chang, please! ”

Guan Yu waved his hand and said: "Prime Minister is slow, just now Wen Yuan asked Guan for the four things, thanks to Cheng Yuan's permission, Guan Yu can't help but be grateful." The prime minister won't break his word, right? ”

"Yun Chang, since Cao Mou has spoken, how can he be discredited?"

Cao Cao recovered Guan Yu, his heart was happy, and he invited Emperor Han Xian to make Guan Yu a partial general, and ordered a banquet to celebrate.

The next day, Cao Cao gave an order, and the brigade set up camp. Guan Yu was guarding in front, and after Liu Yong's palace, he kept the two ladies of Gan and Mi returning to Xudu with Cao Cao's army. After arriving in Xudu, Cao Cao allocated Guan Yu a mansion. Guan Yu gave the inner house to the two ladies to live in, and he and Liu Yong lived separately in the outer house, and ten old soldiers were assigned to guard the inner house and the outer house, and no one was allowed to enter.

This time, he took down Xuzhou and persuaded Guan Yu to surrender, Liu Yong played a role that no one could match, and Cao Cao liked it even more. However, thinking that he treats each other sincerely and meticulously, Liu Yong is always like leaving, and Cao Cao is extremely unhappy in his heart.

Guo Jia knew Cao Cao's thoughts, so he suggested: "Prime Minister, I have an idea. ”

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this, and said eagerly: "Feng Xiao said quickly." ”

Guo Jia said: "The third thing that Yun Chang asked for was that in addition to Chongru, he would no longer send anyone else in his army, which shows that the two have a great friendship. According to Guo Jia's opinion, if the prime minister treats Guan Yu well and despises Liu Yong, over time, there will be a rift between the two. Chongru thinks of the prime minister's past kindness, or can switch to the prime minister's command. ”

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "What Feng Xiao said is very lonely. That's the case, since Liu Yong abandoned Xuzhou's merits, Lone also happened to push the boat down the river, pretending not to know. Come on, the herald Liu Yong is still in the house to accompany him. ”

Liu Yong's feelings for Cao Cao are extremely complicated, but he is extremely fond of Cao Zhi and Cao Chong, not to mention that he can ask Cao Zhi and Cai Wenji for advice at any time, why not? Therefore, Liu Yong is not averse to the matter of accompanying reading, but faintly likes it. The brothers Cao Zhi and Cao Chong are also extremely dependent on Liu Yong, firstly because Liu Yong is erudite and talented, and more importantly, because Liu Yong is cheerful and open-minded and approachable, which is a great comfort to the two brothers whose father does not care enough.

Cao Zhi and Cao Chong were reciting poems accompanied by Cai Wenji, and when they saw Liu Yong coming in, they were immediately excited, and they immediately ran over, with a happy face, Cao Chong threw himself into Liu Yong's arms, extremely intimate. Cai Wenji was also smiling on the side, she had no relatives in the world, except for Zijin and Zipei, there was usually no one to talk to. And Liu Yong is generous and humble, empathetic, and has no views of men and women, and he is very relaxed and comfortable in front of him, so he is always concerned. Similarly, Liu Yong did not have any close friends in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the two had known each other in Hanoi, and they both had a lot of knowledge and a lot of common language, which was quite a bit of a confidant.

Cao Zhi and Cao Chong didn't see Liu Yong for a few months, and they chattered around him and asked him non-stop. Liu Yong told some interesting stories during his trip to Xiangyang, and the two brothers listened with great interest. Cai Wenji said with a smile: "Liu Gongzi has just returned to Xudu, don't be too tired of him, your brother." Seeing a look of disappointment on Cao Zhi and Cao Chong's faces, Cai Wenji said again: "Today I will allow you to take half a day off, and you can go and play by yourself for a while." ”

The two brothers were overjoyed when they heard this, bowed to Liu Yong and Cai Wenji, and then went out hand in hand. Liu Yong couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is also what he admires Cao Cao. Cao Cao's family education is very strict, one must respect the teacher, the second must be diligent and studious, and the third must be cautious and frugal, because most of the sons can stand out, and Cao Pi and Cao Zhi are among the best. Therefore, it is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Cao was an excellent educator.

Seeing Cao Zhi's two brothers leaving, Liu Yong asked Cai Wenji: "Why do you only see these two sons?" ”

"The eldest prince is now tempered by Cao Gong's side, and the second prince is tired of literature and martial arts, so only Zijian and Cangshu are here." Cao Cao's eldest son was originally Cao Ang, who was born to a concubine, but unfortunately died in the battle of Wancheng. Today's wife is Mrs. Bian, who has four sons, the eldest son Cao Pi, the second son Cao Zhang, the third son Cao Zhi, and the fourth son Cao Xiong.

Liu Yong asked again: "What book does the young lady teach the two sons?" ”

Cai Wenji smiled bitterly and said: "Zi Jian's writing is outstanding, the words are colorful, and the ancient and modern are overflowing, and the slave family sighs to himself, how dare he teach it?" It's just that according to Cao Gong's intentions, he will explain the scattered chapters of the hundred princes. ”

The two chatted for a while, and Liu Yong pretended to ask casually: "Does Miss know that Diao Chan is in the house?" Liu Yong thought that Cai Wenji's father Cai Yong was killed by Diao Chan's father-in-law Wang Yun, I wonder if Cai Wenji will pay attention?

Cai Wenji said lightly: "The slave family didn't pay attention, besides, what did she do with me when she wasn't in the mansion?" Liu Yong was speechless.

Since Guan Yu arrived in Xudu, Cao Cao gave Guan Yu a hundred times more care and salary than Liu Bei according to Zhang Liao's policy. A small banquet on three days and a large banquet on five days, each time they are treated with courtesy and extended to the upper seat; The rewards were very rich, such as silk brocade, gold and silver utensils, and the other generals were jealous. However, Guan Yu's heart was as calm as water, and he did not shirk the rewards he received, and sent them all into the inner house for the two ladies to use; The thing that must be done every day is to greet the two imperial sisters-in-law, report the situation, and obey the instructions.

Liu Yong didn't care about Cao Cao's method of favoring one over the other, and still went to the Prime Minister's Mansion every day to accompany the two sons, and when he came back, he asked Guan Yu for advice on the method of marching and arranging the formation, or discussed the construction of the spy network with Mi Zhu, and lived comfortably.

On this day, Cao Cao sent someone again. The messenger smiled and said: "General Prime Minister Nian has been working hard for many years, and he has sent ten beauties to comfort the general." These girls are not only young and beautiful, but also proficient in singing and dancing. ”

Guan Yu didn't raise his head, and replied indifferently: "Please send the envoy back to Cao Gong, Guan Yu thanks the prime minister for his kindness." The two imperial sisters-in-law are short of maids waiting for them, so it's okay. ”

The messenger was stunned for a moment, but still didn't give up, and whispered: "The general doesn't know, these ten people are not vulgar fans, and there is even one person named Diao Chan." ”

Liu Yong was taken aback, raised his eyes to take a closer look, and saw a woman with her head bowed and her face pale, it was Diao Chan.

Liu Yong's heart ached, and Guan Yu was also surprised. I heard the man say again: "The so-called red powder is given to the beauty, and the beauty is matched by the hero." In the name of the general, only the talent and appearance of Diao Chan can match. ”

Liu Yong listened to it with a sour heart, but he heard Guan Yu say angrily: "Guan Mou stands up to the sky and is loyal, why does the prime minister insult me too much." ”

Guan Yu said to Diao Chan again: "The girl has contributed to the court, although she served Dong Zhuo first and then attached to Lu Bu, she had to do it. If you rely on others, won't you let others laugh at the girl's morning and twilight, water-based poplar. Women attach importance to the name and festival, and the young lady must not have any more things to lose the name and festival, give people a handle, and try to add laughter and talk. He turned around and ordered: "Someone, send a good white silk, and then invite the Diao Chan girl to rest in another room." ”

Diao Chan understood in his heart that this was Guan Yu who had committed suicide to save his name, his face was even paler, he took Bai Aya with both hands, and bowed: "Thank you General for your success." Guan Yu closed his eyes slightly, waved his hand lightly, and said in a low voice: "Go ahead." (To be continued.) )