Cao Cao held the allied forces of Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu in Nanyang for two months, during which time both sides won and lost. Cao Cao could not fight for a long time, the soldiers were tired, and the severe winter weather was not conducive to combat, so in the first month of the following year, he led the army to withdraw to Xuchang, leaving Cao Hong to garrison Ye County. Cao Cao's second expedition to Zhang Xiu ended in failure.

After Liu Xiedong returned to the east, Hu Cai and Li Le stayed in Anyi to guard against Li Dao and Guo Yan. It wasn't until Zhong Xuan went to Chang'an that he successively designed to get rid of Hu Cai and Li Le, and annexed their subordinates. Then he bribed Wu Xi, the general of Guo Yan's subordinates, so that he killed Guo Yan and incorporated Guo Yan's troops. Duan Xuan, who was stationed in Huayin, saw that he was already isolated and helpless at the moment, so he wisely chose to take refuge in Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao led his army back to Xuchang, he learned that the overall situation in Guanzhong had been decided, so he immediately sent Pei Mao, a servant of the Emperor, to Guanzhong with an edict and ordered all the generals to jointly crusade against Li Dao. So, Duan Xuan, Ma Teng, Han Sui and others sent troops to attack Li Dao, Li Dao was defeated and killed, except for Lai Ying'er, all his family members were ordered to be executed.

After Lai Ying'er returned to Cao Cao's side, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel very happy. This woman had already gotten along when he was in Luoyang earlier. Because it was premeditated, Li Dao and Guo Yan had internal strife because of her.

He planned to keep her by his side in the future, and not let her wander outside anymore. But this time. Guo Jia said: "I heard that Lu Fengxian's brother-in-law Wei Xu has always been very fond of this girl. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but immediately groan. Immediately he said, "In that case, give this woman to him." ”

Guo Jia said with a slight corner of his mouth: "Cao Gong is wise." ”

Regarding the sudden arrival of Ying'er, Wei Xu felt a little inexplicable surprise and said, "Ying'er, you came at a really good time; Over the years, I've always missed you in my heart, and now I've finally missed you. ”

Lai Ying'er lowered the corners of her mouth slightly, but said, "Yes; You miss me so much. Aren't you afraid that your wife will be angry? ”

Wei Xu scratched his head and said with a smile: "I haven't married yet." ”

Lai Ying'er couldn't help asking, "Why?" ”

Wei Xu smiled but didn't answer, only said: "Now that you are here, I can get married." ”

Lai Ying'er couldn't help but look at him silently, not knowing what to say for a while.

Wei Xu saw that she didn't speak, thinking that she was unwilling, so he asked, "What's the matter, am I too abrupt?" ”

Lai Ying'er smiled and shook her head and said, "No, it's just a little unexpected." ”

Wei Xu immediately smiled and said, "Actually." I was surprised. ”

At this point, Wei Xu was with his sweetheart. Although this event seemed so sudden to him, the joy in his heart was self-evident.

In addition to Wei Xu, Zhang Xiao also married Ye Xi. On the day of the wedding, Zhao Yun, who was in Peicheng, learned about it and left for Xiapi to attend the wedding. And from the slightly depressed eyes he looked at Ye Xi at the wedding banquet, it seemed that he could know that his heart contained some inexplicable feelings. Yes, the person in my heart is about to marry someone, but that person is not himself. How can this feeling not be depressing?

In March of this year, Ren Hongchang gave birth to a baby boy for Feng Xian, which made Feng Xian feel very happy. Immediately afterwards, he asked me to give my little nephew a name. This time, I named it Zhen, which means "shaking your arms and calling out the world". Bongxian was very satisfied with the name.

Regarding the fact that Feng Xian gave birth to an heir again, Allure couldn't help but show a slight sense of loss. And this time, even Zhang Jing seemed to be a little depressed. Speaking of which, the two of them have been with me for almost ten years, but there has been no movement in this stomach. In particular, Allure is already over 40 years old. The old days are gone, and she will cry with sadness every time she thinks about it.

As for the fact that the two of them have not been able to conceive, I think the main problem may be me. After all, my body is not a normal human being, and it is not impossible that I cannot be genetically integrated with a normal human. And my appearance has not changed in the slightest as usual, which makes Allure just stay at home and work every day, and dare not go out with me to meet people anymore.

After all, the lost years are irretrievable, and the only thing I can do now is to grow old with her, or watch her grow old. Watching his lover grow old like this, but his years don't seem to change at all, this state of mind is something that ordinary people can't understand.

At this time, Cao Cao was ready to send troops to recruit Zhang Xiu for the third time, and this time Xun Yu suggested that he said: "Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao are united, and it is difficult to break through for a while; However, Zhang Xiu was a foreign guest army after all, and all the food, grass and baggage depended on Liu Biao's support; Liu Biao is suspicious and inevitably unwilling to support an army that is not entirely loyal to him for a long time; It is better to postpone the dispatch of troops for the time being, and when there is a gap in the relationship between the two, then find an opportunity to induce Zhang Xiu to defect, if the pressure is too tight, the two will inevitably be closely united. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but think about it, but he thought that if he didn't take advantage of this time to advance the battle line to the area of Jingnan, when he went east to attack Xuzhou in the future, the rear would inevitably be harassed by Zhang Xiu. So he did not adopt Xun You's suggestion, and led the army south to fight Zhang Xiu.

And when Cao Cao was fighting with Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's combined forces, Jizhou Beijia Tianfeng suggested that Yuan Shao take the opportunity to attack Xuchang and welcome the Son of Heaven to Yecheng, and then he could "serve the Son of Heaven to please the minister". Regarding this proposal, Yuan Shao believed that at this time, he was at war with Gongsun Zan in the rear, and he did not have a suitable name, so it was not appropriate to break the relationship with Cao Cao. Otherwise, once the abdomen and back are attacked by the enemy, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Today, our tens of thousands of conscripts are well-trained. After a year of rushing work by hundreds of craftsmen such as Pu Yuan, each conscripted soldier was also equipped with sophisticated armor. Taking advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Zhang Xiu at this time, Feng Xian and I waved our troops south, preparing to capture the second county of Huainan.

At that time, Yuan Shu learned that Feng Xian and I were leading the army to attack again, and he was immediately so frightened that he almost lost his soul. Immediately, he hurriedly convened his subordinate civilian and military generals to discuss how to deal with this crisis. But everyone stared at each other for a long time, but no one could come up with a proper countermeasure.

For everyone to be so silent, Yuan Shu couldn't help but be angry immediately: "Rice bucket! It's all rice buckets! What a waste of money for you people! ”

Everyone couldn't help but bow their heads and didn't dare to speak. But at this time, Zhou Yu suddenly said: "On the enlightenment of the Ming Dynasty, Lu Fengxian and Shao Chenglian have always been brave and good at fighting, and they are unstoppable; Now the two of them are leading tens of thousands of troops to the city, wanting to break the ears of Shouchun and fear. ”

Yuan Shu couldn't help but say, "I know that the two of them are unstoppable, and I am asking you what to do!" ”

Zhou Yu said: "Back to Ming, Gong Jin thought that at this time, I am afraid there is no other way than to surrender to Fengxi. ”

Yuan Shu immediately said in disbelief: "What, you actually want me to surrender?" ”

Zhou Yu said: "The two of them have always been benevolent, if Ming Shang is willing to surrender to the seal, the two will not be embarrassed by Ming Shang; If Ming Shang insists on confronting the two, when their army arrives, he is afraid that the consequences will be unpredictable; Gongjin is not alarmist, just talking about things. ”

Yuan Shu couldn't help but groan, and asked the others again, "What do you think?" ”

But I saw everyone say in unison: "The ministers seconded the proposal." ”

Faced with this situation, Yuan Shu couldn't help but close his eyes with indignation. Although his heart was unusually unwilling, he had no other way at the moment. So, after some thinking and struggling, he had to choose to compromise with reality.

Subsequently, Chen Gong led the army to stay on the north bank of the Huai River, and Feng Xian and I led thousands of men and horses to Shouchun to surrender. At that time, the civil and military officials under Yuan Shu greeted each other, and Feng Xian and I rode into Yuan Shu's palace on horse.

Then, we dismounted and came to Yuan Shu, only to see him holding the jade seal half-respectfully and saying: "Yuan Shu, the king of the dead country, is now offering the jade seal of the country, please accept it by the general." ”

At this time, Chen Qun took the initiative to take the imperial seal, and then retreated to the side.

Then, Feng Xian stepped forward to help Yuan Shu and said, "Gong Yuan, please don't be polite. ”

Yuan Shu replied: "General Xie." ”

Feng Xian smiled slightly, but asked, "Has Yuan Gong ever thought about why he ended up where he is now?" ”

Yuan Shu groaned, but shook his head and said, "The road is dull, please make it clear to the general." ”

Feng Xian said: "The so-called loneliness is not lonely in self-reliance, and defeat is not defeated in selfishness; Although the ancestor of Yuan Gongzu was the fourth and fifth dukes, he was noticed by the world, but if he could not take the affairs of the world as the public, he would eventually lose the hearts of the people in the world; It is also said that "those who have attained the Tao have much help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help; Those who help many prosper, and those who do little perish"; Yuan Gong violated this truth. ”

Yuan Shu nodded and sighed: "With General Lao Lu's guidance, the road has been taught." ”

If Yuan Shu hadn't been in a hurry to become emperor, he might still have failed in the end, but he would definitely not have been defeated so quickly. If he could be diligent in government and love the people, and not greedy for pleasure, maybe he could even be strong. However, there are not so many what ifs. (To be continued......)