Cao Cao learned that Yuan Shu sent troops to attack Peicheng, and then was reconciled by Feng Xian with the method of shooting halberds at Yuanmen, and he couldn't help but think about it. He felt that the new system of equality for all people in Xuzhou was contrary to the system of the imperial court, and if this continued for a long time, the prestige of the imperial court for the world would probably be lost.

Subsequently, Cao Cao summoned a group of strategists and asked: "Now that Lu Bu and Shaoran's followers are rebellious in Xuzhou, they are openly fighting against the imperial court; Lonely wants to get rid of the two, but now they lack skills, and Liu Bei is in the same league with them; If Lone sent troops to fight against the two, and he was afraid that both would be defeated, Yuan Shu was waiting for the opportunity to benefit the fisherman; What can you do to deal with this dilemma? ”

When Xun You and Guo Jia heard this, they looked at each other, but they were silent for a while.

Cheng Yu on the side said: "Back to the lord, Zhong De thought that he could divide the two of them. ”

Cao Cao said, "Well, tell me what you think. ”

Cheng Yu said: "Although Liu Bei and Lu Bu are now in-laws, but Lu Bu took advantage of the danger of others to seize Xuzhou, which must have made him dissatisfied. Liu Beiping likes things like fancy clothes and treasures, and if the lord secretly buys him with generous gifts, it will definitely have the effect of separating the two. ”

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Well, what Zhongde said is exactly what he wanted. ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao ordered someone to select a beautiful woman carved from white jade from the treasure house. This jade beauty is about three feet high, lifelike, white as frost and snow, and anyone who sees it can't help but be amazed. He then ordered the tailor to make several gorgeous mink robes for Liu Bei and his two wives, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Mi. In addition to this, there are other valuable gold and silver jewelry. And these things were all stolen from the tomb of King Liang Xiao, but they were only a drop in the bucket he got.

After all the gifts for Liu Bei were ready, Cao Cao wrote another letter and ordered Dong Zhao to enclose it to visit Liu Bei.

And for Cao Cao to send so many generous gifts, Liu Bei felt flattered for a while. He couldn't help asking: "Dare to ask Fu Jieling, I don't know why Gong Cao wants to give so many generous gifts?" ”

Dong Zhao replied: "Gong Cao said that these are all rewards for Liu Yuanjun's dedication to his duties; In addition, Cao Gong also ordered him to bring a letter to the next and ask the king to take a look. ”

Immediately, Dong Zhao took out the letter and presented it. Liu Bei couldn't help but hurriedly took it over and said, "There is a labor charm order." ”

Dong Zhao said again: "Make the king polite; In the future, I have to go back to report to Cao Gong, so I won't bother much. ”

Liu Bei arched his hand and said, "Fu Jieling is good." ”

After Dong Zhao left, Mi Zhu on the side couldn't help but say: "Cao Mengde must have a plan to send so many generous gifts this time. ”

Liu Bei said: "Let's see what he said in his letter first." ”

Immediately, Liu Bei opened the letter, but saw that the letter was written: The Son of Heaven was not very pleased when he heard that the envoy was a descendant of the royal family, a hero of the world, and had the ambition to help the Han family; However, when he heard that the envoy had married Lu Bu, he sighed in his heart; Today, Lu Bu is rebellious in Xuzhou, openly arguing with the imperial court, and the Son of Heaven is heartbroken when he hears it; Since the envoy is a descendant of the royal family, but now he is in the same league as the rebellion, the Son of Heaven can't help but ask the envoy, "Is it still the Liu family?"

Regarding the question in Cao Cao's letter, Liu Bei couldn't help but immediately show a difficult face, but there was an indescribable feeling in his heart.

Seeing this, Mi Zhu on the side couldn't help asking: "I don't know what the letter says?" ”

Liu Bei sighed, but handed the letter to Mi Zhu and said, "Let's take it and take a look." ”

Mi Zhu took the letter and read it, couldn't help frowning, and said: "This Cao Mengde is really worthy of being a "traitor in troubled times", and he actually wants to make this conspiracy break the friendship between you and Lu Fengxian. ”

Liu Bei sighed: "Yes; If the son is in his hands today, he can be said to be justified in whatever he says. ”

Mi Zhu groaned, but asked, "Then brother-in-law, how do you plan to decide?" ”

Liu Bei looked at the jade beauty on the side silently, struggled a little in his heart, and said: "My surname is Liu, and I am still a member of the Liu family." ”

Then, Liu Bei replied to Cao Cao, one of which was: After King Jing of Zhongshan, Bei was born as a member of the Liu family, and died as a ghost of the Liu family; In this life, I dare not betray my ancestors.

After receiving Liu Bei's affirmative reply, Cao Cao couldn't help but smile proudly. Immediately, he instructed Liu Bei to recruit troops and horses, and while we have not yet fully established a foothold in Xuzhou, he launched an offensive to capture Xuzhou.

Liu Zhi is also one of the few people who knows about Liu Bei's secret conspiracy with Cao Cao, but he does not agree with Liu Bei's approach. Liu Zhi had come into contact with the new system we had promulgated and thought it was a very reasonable system.

The right to live is equal in life and in the world, from the Son of Heaven to the officials and slaves, there should be no distinction between high and low. No one has the right to unjustifiably deprive others of the rights and freedoms they deserve for their survival needs, not even the Supreme Son of Heaven.

In line with his resistance to the class system, Liu Zhi secretly rushed to Xiapi and told us about Liu Bei's plan to unite with Cao Cao and prepare to attack Xiapi.

However, Feng Xian felt a little unconvinced of Liu Bei's sudden betrayal of the alliance, and planned to go to Peicheng to inquire in person. In this regard, I stopped him, because I knew that what Liu Zhi said was true.

Feng Xian's heart couldn't help but begin to become solemn, and he felt both angry and helpless about Liu Bei's stupid choice.

Immediately, after some deliberation, we finally decided to completely abandon the so-called "loyalty" and fight against the feudal aristocracy in order to liberate the broad masses of the toiling people. This kind of thing is a historical necessity and a great cause.

Speaking of which, we don't intend to turn our backs on the Han family, we just want to tear down and rebuild the original unreasonable system. The title of Emperor is just a name, and even if it is kept, it doesn't matter much.

In order to break Cao Cao's conspiracy, we had to preemptively launch an attack on Peicheng. This time the two armies fought, and Liu Bei didn't say anything anymore, and he didn't know what to say again. Although he felt a little complicated in his heart, he was born as a member of the Liu family, and he couldn't betray his ancestors openly.

Liu Bei has recently recruited thousands of people, with the soldiers and horses he originally owned, a total of more than 10,000 people. However, half of these people are new recruits, and their military quality is uneven, and they basically have no combat effectiveness when they fight. Therefore, we were defeated after only a confrontation.

Then, Liu Bei planned to stick to the city and wait for Cao Cao to send troops to come to the rescue. However, the return cannon in our hands was too powerful, but it took two or three shots to break the city gate.

Liu Bei saw that he could no longer hold on to the city, so he hurriedly fled with his family. Before leaving, he didn't take anything with him, but he brought the jade beauty.

We have always disliked to kill everything, so this time Liu Bei fled, and we still did not pursue. After that, we swept away all the baggage that Liu Bei had left behind, and then the class teacher returned to Xiapi.

Liu Bei, with his family and a few soldiers, went to Xuchang to defect to Cao Cao. Regarding Liu Bei's arrival, Cheng Yu felt that he was a character who was unwilling to be subordinate, and he was more popular, so he suggested that Cao Cao get rid of him as soon as possible, so as not to become a disaster in the future. In this regard, Cao Cao was a little hesitant, so he wanted to ask Xun Yu what he meant.

In this regard, Guo Jia suddenly interrupted and said: "Cao Gong, Jia thinks this suggestion is right; But you raise volunteers to recruit the world's talents and heroes with sincerity and faith, lest no one come to serve; And Liu Bei has the name of a hero, and now he has come to defect because he is desperate, if you kill him, I am afraid that he will be criticized by the world; At that time, the wise and the wise will be suspicious of each other and dare not come to work for you, how can you calm the world in the future? Losing the hearts and minds of the people in the world because of the trouble of removing one person is more than worth the loss, and I am afraid you have to think about it carefully. ”

Xun Yu said: "Cao Gong, what Feng Xiao said is very true. ”

Cao Cao also said: "Well, Lone also thinks so. ”

Immediately, Cao Cao comforted Liu Bei and others, and issued an edict appointing him as the pastor of Yuzhou. Then he allocated thousands of soldiers and horses to Liu Bei, as well as provided him with military funds. Subsequently, Liu Bei led his army back to Peicheng and was responsible for Cao Cao's continued containment of us. (To be continued.) )