Guan Yu didn't expect Nan Ye to really persuade Cao Cao to agree to his three conditions. With Nan Ye as a guarantee, Guan Yu was not afraid of Cao Cao's remorse, so he led his troops down the mountain to greet Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he saw Guan Yu coming: "I have always admired Yun Chang's loyalty, and today I can get Yun Chang's help, which is enough to comfort the hope of life."

Guan Yu said: "The general of the defeated army, thank you for the grace of the prime minister not to kill." The mage gave three things on his behalf, and he was promised accordingly, so he would not break his promise. ”

Cao Cao said: "Since I promised, I will not dare to break my promise." ”

Guan Yu said: "If Guan knows where his brother is, he will go to the soup and go to the fire." At that time, I am afraid that I will not be able to say goodbye, please forgive me. ”

Although Cao Cao was displeased, he still nodded and said: "If Xuande is here, he will let Yun Chang find it, but I am afraid that he will die in the chaos." The clouds are long and relaxed, and it is not too late to listen slowly in the future. ”

Guan Yu thanked Cao Cao and then thanked Nanye. Cao Cao also asked Nan Ye at this time: "The mage has been up the mountain for a long time, but the follow-up soldiers and horses have not arrived, and only more than 1,000 horsemen have arrived at the front, I don't know how many troops the mage has sent this time?" ”

Nan Ye smiled embarrassedly and said: "My command is already outnumbered, Jiaozhou and Jizhou are one south and one north, and it is not easy to transport grain and grass, so I only brought more than 1,000 cavalry to help Meng De, and I hope Meng De is too little." ”

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao's families had hundreds of thousands of troops stationed in Guandu. Where could Cao Cao have thought that Nan Ye would dare to come to help with only more than a thousand people, and he was inevitably a little surprised. However, he also had a lot of belly, and said with a slight smile: "The mage can come to strengthen the prestige of our army, even if only the mage alone is worth thousands of troops, how can I be too little?" ”

Nan Ye couldn't see anything from Cao Cao's expression, but the displeasure could be clearly seen on the faces of Xu Chu and other generals, obviously because the world-famous Nan Ye National Teacher was too petty. Guo Jia, who came with Nan Ye, also saw that Cao Cao's generals were dissatisfied, so he explained: "It's not that the mage is reluctant to bring more soldiers and horses, but that Prime Minister Cao Cheng will win this battle, and even if the mage brings more soldiers and horses, it is useless." ”

Cao Cao looked at Guo Jiaqi and said, "I don't know who this gentleman is?" How do you know that I can win this battle? ”

Guo Jia saluted Cao Cao and said: "The lower official is Guo Jia, the military master under the command of the mage, and the word is filial piety." In this battle, Cao Gong has ten victories, Yuan Shao has ten defeats, and the mage is only here to cheer, why bring more people? ”

Cao Cao was even more surprised when he heard this, and asked, "I don't know what Guo Junshi said about ten victories?" Why are you losing ten? ”

Guo Jia said: "The prime minister of the battle between Gaozu and Xiang Yu must know it. Gao Zu outwitted, although Xiang Yu was strong, he was finally captured. Now Cao Gong is like Gaozu, Yuan Shao is like Xiang Yu, although the soldiers and horses are prosperous, there is no fear. Yuan Shao is full of etiquette, Cao Gongti is natural, and this way is victorious. Yuan Shao rebelled and called the emperor, and Cao Gong begged for it, and this righteousness won also. The two emperors of Huan and Ling, the government lost more than leniency, Yuan Shao was lenient, and Cao Gong was fiercely corrected, and this rule was victorious. Yuan Shao is wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, he has many relatives, Cao Gong is concise and clear inside, and he uses people only to win this degree. Yuan Shao made many plans and few decisions, and Cao Gong had to make a move, and this plan was also successful. Yuan Shao received his reputation, and Cao Gong treated people with sincerity, and this virtue was also victorious. Yuan Shao is close and far away, Cao Gong is thoughtful, and this benevolence is also victorious. Yuan Shao listened to the slander and confusion, Cao Gong couldn't infiltrate it, and this Ming Sheng was also. Yuan Shao is confused about right and wrong, Cao Gong's law is strict, and this article is also good. Yuan Shaohao is a false momentum, he doesn't know what the soldiers want, Cao Gong uses the few to overcome the public, and the soldiers are like gods, and this martial arts is also victorious. Cao Gong has these ten victories, why worry about Yuan Shao being undefeated? And how to use mages to mobilize troops? ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but laugh when he heard what Guo Jia said: "What Mr. Fengxiao said is too much, how can I compare with Gao Zu?" Don't dare to be a gentleman. ”

Xun You said beside Cao Cao: "Mr. Fengxiao's saying of ten wins and ten defeats is in line with his foolish opinion. Although Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses were numerous, they were not afraid. Mr. Fengxiao's words today are enough to strengthen the heart of our army, which is comparable to a million soldiers. This time, there are mages and filial piety to help each other, and the lord will definitely be able to succeed. ”

Cao Cao was even happier when he heard Xun Youyi, and the generals under his command were no longer entangled in Nanye's many soldiers and few soldiers. Everyone joined forces and stationed in Xiapi first.

Guan Yu and Nan Ye went to the mansion to see Mrs. Gan first. Mrs. Gan heard that Guan Yu came back and hurriedly went out to greet her. Guan Yu saluted and said: "Cao Jun's soldiers and horses entered the city and frightened my sister-in-law, and it is really Guan's crime!" ”

Mrs. Gan hurriedly returned the salute, and saw Nan Ye beside Guan Yu, so she hurriedly greeted her and asked, "Second uncle, don't be polite." Where is Uncle Huang now? Why is the mage here? ”

Guan Yu said: "My brother doesn't know where to go, if I don't save my life today." Now that Cao Cheng is temporarily getting along, please don't blame your sister-in-law. After that, he will agree with Cao Cao about the three things one by one.

Mrs. Gan first heard that Liu Bei was missing, Guan Yu voted for Cao Cao, and tears fell. After hearing Nan Ye say that Liu Bei was not dead, and Guan Yu's surrender to Cao was also temporary, he held back his tears and said: "Yesterday, the Cao army entered the city, and the slave family thought that they would die, who wanted to be unharmed." Presumably it was Prime Minister Cao Cheng who left my family to live in order to persuade the second uncle to surrender, so how could he blame the second uncle for being able to reunite with the slave family today? I'm afraid that in the future, Prime Minister Cao Cheng will not allow the second uncle to find the emperor's uncle. ”

Guan Yu said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry, there will be no obstacle to having a mage to guarantee it." ”

When Lu Bu attacked Xuzhou at night, Mrs. Gan was rescued by Nan Ye once, and she also felt that Master Nan Ye was more reliable than Liu Bei, who ran away without a shadow at every turn, so she saluted Nan Ye and said: "The slave family is grateful for being rescued by the national teacher for the second time. The future is all up to the national teacher. ”

Nan Ye hurriedly said when he heard this, and he didn't dare. Guan Yu saw that Liu Bei's family was fine, so he returned to the camp with Nan Ye. Cao Cao had already set up a banquet at this time to entertain Nan Ye and Guan Yu.

After a few days of rest in Xiapi, Cao Cao decided to return to Xuchang first. When he arrived in Xuchang, Cao Cao set up a banquet to entertain Nan Ye and Guan Yu, treated them with courtesy, and invited them to their seats. After the feast, they were presented with gold and silver utensils and silk brocade.

Nan Ye was a little puzzled, so he asked Guo Jiadao privately: "Cao Mengde treats Guan Yunchang well because he wants to take his heart for his own use, so why do you treat me like this?" Why don't you rush into the military officer crossing? ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Cao Mengde is quite scheming, and he also knows that the mage has never done a loss-making transaction. Now the mage came to help him, but he didn't mention the conditions, he was afraid that after defeating Yuan Shao, the mage would ask for a burden, so he married the mage in advance, so that the mage owed favors, and the mage would not be able to speak in the future. And Cao Mengde did not attack Yuan Shao at this time, because he wanted to wait for the news of the mage's troops to help spread, so as to blow Yuan Shao's morale and let the people know that the righteousness of this battle was in Cao and not in Yuan. ”

Nan Ye thought deeply when he heard this, it seems that he did the right thing with Guo Jia this time, otherwise he would inevitably suffer a loss when he got along with Cao Cao. This time, in addition to Guo Jia, Nan Ye also brought ten generals and 1,300 soldiers. There are not only 300 personal soldiers led by the six generals Dian Wei, Zhou Cang, Zhao Yun, Yang Xiong, Zhang Baiqi, and Ma Yunluo. There are also Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang He, and Gao Shun, four generals with a thousand into the camp. These four generals have been training in Jiaozhou, but they are almost suffocated to death when they have no battle to fight, and they are all clamoring to come when they hear that there is a big battle this time.

Cao Cao really invested in Guan Yu and Nan Ye, a small banquet on three days, and a big banquet on five days, which was more thoughtful than serving his father. and sent Guan Yu and Nanye beauties ten each. However, the beauties sent by Cao Cao can only be regarded as vulgar fans in Nan Ye's eyes, and they are all thrown to Ma Yunluo. Guan Yu gave all the beauties to Mrs. Gan as a maid.

Seeing that Nan Ye and Guan Yu were not interested in beauties, Cao Cao inevitably speculated, and called all the strategists to help analyze how to impress the two. Li Ru said: "The lower officials heard that the mage's wife is Mr. Bo's beloved daughter, who is beautiful and talented. All the concubines and servants are all beauties, and the prime minister can know the clues when he looks at Ma Yunluo, and I am afraid that he will not be moved by ordinary singers. And that Guan Yu gets along with Gan day and night, presumably the beauty given by the prime minister is not as good as the color of Gan. It is not easy for the prime minister to be moved by the mage, and if he wants to subdue Guan Yu's subordinates, he has a plan. ”

Cao Cao asked, "What is Wen You's plan?" ”

Li Ru said: "Now Guan Yu lives in the post house, and the prime minister gave him a small mansion, so that Guan Yu and the Gan family can live in the same room. If the two of them are affectionate, they mess up the courtesy of the monarch and the minister, and it will be difficult for Guan Yu to vote for Liu Bei in the future. ”

Cao Cao used Li Ru's strategy to make Guan Yu and Mrs. Gan alone. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu stood outdoors with a candle, all night long, without any tiredness. When Cao Cao saw Guan Yu like this, he admired it even more, and allocated another mansion for Guan Yu to live in.

If a plan failed, Cao Cao had another plan, and he saw that Guan Yu's robe was old and his horse was emaciated. He ordered someone to make a brocade robe, and gave Guan Yu the love horse claw Huang Feidian.

Guan Yu was really overjoyed when he saw the two things, and after thanking Cao Cao, he put the brocade robe in his clothes, and still covered it with the old robe outside, and stroked the horsehair very much.

Cao Cao Qi said: "Yun Chang doesn't love beauties, why do you cherish the brocade robe so much?" Could it be that people are not as good as things? ”

Guan Yu replied: "Definitely! The old robe was given by my brother, and I wore it as if I had seen my brother's face, although I was given a new gift by the prime minister, but I did not dare to forget my brother's old gift, so I wore it together. Prime Minister BMW travels thousands of miles a day, and now he is fortunate to get it. If you know the whereabouts of your brother in the future, you can take this horse to meet you as quickly as possible. ”

Cao Cao sighed when he heard this: "True righteous people! "I can't wait to slap myself in the mouth, isn't it thankless! Later generations have poems praising Guan Yudao: The three kingdoms are heroic, and the righteousness of a house is high. The treacherous will be treated with false courtesy, how do you know that Guan Yu will not descend to Cao.

After several attempts to woo him and fail to do so, Cao Cao brought Nan Ye to drink and discuss: "I listen to the words of the mage and treat Yun Chang well, but what if he always has the intention of going?" ”

Nan Ye said: "Yun Chang's loyalty is admirable. But Meng De rest assured, this person has always been gracious and will be repaid, if you don't repay the kindness, you won't leave lightly, and you won't rebel, you just have to use it with confidence. ”

As soon as Cao Cao heard that Nan Ye meant to make the best use of his own people and use enough money, he nodded, it seems that there is no other way.

Let's say that Liu Bei led Chen Zhi and several horsemen to the north to Yuan Shao, and he didn't dare to take the big road, so he looked for a small road. When he ran out of food on the way, he went to the village to ask for food. The people of Xuzhou saw that Uncle Liu Huang was coming, and they competed for food.

One day, Liu Bei went to a family to stay. A young man went out to greet him, and Liu Bei asked his name, which was Liu An. Knowing that it was Uncle Liu Huang who came to the door to ask for food, Liu An wanted to hunt some game for Liu Bei to eat, so as not to treat the distinguished guests slowly. However, this hunting is not like planting crops, spring sowing and autumn harvest, most of the time you have to try your luck, catch what prey is what, it is possible to hit pheasants and hares, or it may be tigers, leopards and jackals, and the biggest possibility is to catch nothing.