Just when Cao Cao had a headache about the situation in front of him, the next person came to report that Jian Yong, the envoy sent by Liu Bei, had arrived.

Jian Yong, the word Xianhe. A native of Zhuo County (now Zhuozhou City, Hebei Province). His surname was Geng, and the people of Youzhou said Geng as Jane, so he changed his surname to Jane. Liu Bei's advisers. He met Liu Bei when he was young, and later followed Liu Bei. Often as a talker, to and from the mission.

It can be said that Jian Yong is a person who followed Liu Bei very early, and even if he is now in Liu Bei's group, he is also a person who is extremely valued. Hearing that it was this person coming, Cao Cao's originally frowning brows relaxed, he had already thought of some possibilities, and immediately smiled: "Good come, please!" ”

Logically speaking, Liu Bei now considers himself Emperor Yuan of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao still has the Emperor Han and Emperor He, and the so-called coexistence of the two emperors refers to them. This enmity is a mortal enmity, and it is not easy to unravel.

But in the era of the juxtaposition of princes, there is never a definite question of who is an enemy and who is a friend. It's normal to join forces with him to beat you today, and to join forces with you to fight him tomorrow. In short, if there are enough interests, you can unite, and if you have contradictions, you can become enemies.

Cao Cao is a person who does big things and does not live in small things, as long as there are interests to discuss, he will do it, and he will not turn him away. Now that Jian Yong has arrived, it must be that Liu Bei has some good idea, so he wants to see why the other party is here.

In the meeting hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao saw Jian Yong, and next to him stood the Minister of the Interior, Xun Yu.

After Xi Zhicai became seriously ill, Xun Yu became the person Cao Cao believed in the most, and many things would be discussed with him, such as the major event that Liu Bei sent an envoy to, Cao Cao naturally also needed his own people to be present to help analyze the situation.

The next person passed the word, Xuan Jianyong went to the hall, and a middle-aged man wearing a long gray robe and his hair was tied up high walked into the hall.

The person who came was Jian Yong, and this time he came to ally with Cao Cao on the orders of Emperor Liu Bei and military advisor Zhuge Liang. As soon as he entered the hall, he arched his hand to Cao Cao and said, "The prime minister is fine." "The tone of his voice is humble but not arrogant, but there is a trace of style.

Looking at Jian Yong, seeing that his face was not without a hint of panic, Cao Cao couldn't help but nod his head in appreciation, "Mr. Xianhe is here, I don't know what he means?" ”

For example, the relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Bei is not good at all, and there is no need to talk so much about falsehood and politeness when they meet.

Jian Yong also understands Cao Cao's statement of finding a single knife and going straight to the point, after all, he didn't have any friendship before, so he couldn't talk about being polite. Now seeing that the other party asked directly about the intention, he also said: "Yong came here to save the prime minister from fire and water on the edict of Emperor Yuan." ”

It's really not shocking. Jian Yong suddenly said this, Cao Cao was stunned at first, and then laughed.

Under Cao Cao's smile, Xun Yu on the side also smiled. Today's Cao Cao can be said to be the strongest among the princes, didn't he see that even the powerful Zhang Chao had to stop after annexing Jizhou, and did not dare to march to the Central Plains? All of this is because of Cao Cao's concerns.

But that's it, Jian Yong actually said that he came to save Cao Cao, how could this not make people laugh.

After laughing like this for a long time, Cao Cao stopped laughing and asked Jian Yong aloud: "Mr. Xianhe, do you know what you just said?" ”

Facing Cao Cao's wild laughter, Jian Yong did stand there with a straight face, seeing that the other party had laughed enough, he did snort coldly: "The prime minister is about to come to a catastrophe, and he doesn't know it." It seems that all the statements about the wisdom of the prime minister that I have heard before are wrong, and even if this is the case, Yong will take his leave. ”

After speaking, Jian Yong really looked like he was going to turn around and leave.

"Slow." Cao Cao naturally stopped the other party from leaving, and now he didn't say anything, so he left, what is the reason. Is it really true that you can come when you say you are in the Prime Minister's Mansion, and you can leave when you say you can go?

A break made Jian Yong stand in place, and then Cao Cao straightened up, and said with a serious face: "Mr. Xianhe might as well say anything directly, I am willing to listen to it." ”

Although Cao Cao already knew how much Jian Yong came at this time, he still wanted to hear the other party say it in person.

Just now, Jian Yong said that Cao Cao's catastrophe was coming, but he just wanted to use this kind of danger to take the initiative and advantage. Now that the goal is achieved, of course he has to say the main purpose of his trip, saying that Liu Bei is waiting for his answer in Chengdu.

"Prime Minister." He hugged his fist and arched his hand and said: "This time, Yonglai came to ally with the prime minister on the order of Emperor Yuan." Now Zhang Chao in the north is eyeing the tiger and has annexed Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao, and the next thing I am afraid is to prepare the army to go south into the Central Plains, so I am afraid that the pressure on the prime minister will be great. But I don't know how to do it at that time? ”

As soon as he said that Zhang Chao would enter the Central Plains, Cao Cao said with a displeased face: "Hmph! The soldiers will block, and the water will cover the earth. Although Zhang Zhiyuan is very powerful, I am not a vegetarian, and I also have millions of soldiers, so I can compete with him. ”

No matter what Cao Cao thinks in his heart, as for the surface, he will not show that he is afraid of Zhang Chao, otherwise he will be ridiculed by outsiders.

When Cao Cao replied, his tone was full of neutrality, but in Jian Yong's ears, the other party really said disapprovingly: "It's different, Zhang Chao, as a general, commands the soldiers and horses of Sizhou, and now he is stationed in Goryeo and Sanhan, and his strength is so great that I am afraid that no one can compare with it." Below, there are fierce vanguard legions and dragon and tiger military talents, and there are seven combat legions that are like sharp swords, once unsheathed, they are invincible. Even a strong figure like Yuan Shao, under his onslaught, had to finally surrender and be captured, so in the face of such a strong force, does the prime minister really have the confidence that he can block the door with the power of his family? ”

When Jian Yong asked him like this, Cao Cao sneered and said, "Why bother to increase the morale of others and destroy your own prestige? According to Mr. Xianhe's meaning, can Liu Xuande, in the face of Zhang Chao's iron horseman, be able to withstand it? ”

"I can't stand it." No one expected that Jian Yong would be so straightforward, so he shook his head directly and said the result.

Jian Yong's reality was a bit unexpected by Cao Cao. It's just that at this time, he couldn't care so much, thinking that the other party had asked this question, and when there was an answer, he said, "Then please ask Mr. Xianhe to continue." ”

"Okay." Jian Yong knew that when it came to Zhang Chaoshi, Cao Cao had already lacked confidence in his heart, which would be much smoother for the next alliance, after all, this was a win-win situation, as long as Cao Cao still had brains, he would definitely agree.

"Prime Minister, Emperor Yuan said, he and Emperor He are originally from the same root, and the struggle between him and the Prime Minister is also an internal struggle in the Han family, but Zhang Chao is something, but he made a little contribution back then, and he became a general by luck. was supposed to live in a corner, and honestly waited for the court's summons and appointments. But he does not think he can do anything to claim to be the hero, and even more, he has the ambition to dominate the world. Emperor Yuan is very angry about what this person did, he will not compromise with him, as long as he finds an opportunity, he will definitely extinguish his arrogance and move his roots. ”

After casually telling Liu Bei's opinions and attitudes towards Zhang Chao, Jian Yong continued: "It's just that after such a year of civil war, although Emperor Yuan is the emperor, his strength is not the strongest, even in the face of Zhang Chao, he does not dare to guarantee that he can defeat, and for the sake of the world, for the Han family, for the people, Emperor Yuan wants to ally with the prime minister, so that under our strong alliance, we have the capital to contend with or even eliminate Zhang Chao, which is Yonglai's matter." ”

"Sure enough, it's a union." Hearing Jian Yong's words, Cao Cao nodded with relief.

At this time, Zhang Chao's power has overshadowed anyone, as long as Liu Bei is smarter, he will not start a war with himself, after all, once the two armies face each other, the cheapest one is only Zhang Chao himself, which is a matter of making a wedding dress for others, and only a fool will do it.

As for the alliance with Liu Bei, Cao Cao also thought about it, but he didn't think there was a suitable opportunity for him, after all, both of them claimed to be orthodox, which means that this battle would happen sooner or later, but he never thought that people would take the initiative to talk about the union, even if this is the case, he might as well agree to say it first. As long as Zhang Chao, a strong enemy, is destroyed, Liu Bei, who claims to be the emperor, will not be valued by Cao Cao.

Thinking that the current alliance still has more advantages than disadvantages, Cao Cao nodded and said, "Mr. Xianhe, I don't know what this alliance is all about?" ”

Knowing that this was equivalent to Cao Cao agreeing, Jian Yong was also overjoyed, and then said, "Prime Minister, that's the case." Before I came to Xudu, Yongzhou Mu Dong Zhuo sent someone to see my Emperor Yuan, and told me about the preparation to attack Liangzhou, and promised to send the three places of Jingzhao to Emperor Yuan as compensation. ”

"Is there such a thing?" Hearing this, Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned, although he also learned a little about these news from the detailed work dispatched, it was far from being so detailed. Now listening to Jian Yong, he finally understands what will happen.

Obviously, this is Dong Zhuo looking for a way out for himself, seeing that Zhang Chao is so powerful, even Yuan Shao is said to be extinguished, how can he not be nervous and afraid when he only has one state? And you can enter Liangzhou, which can be regarded as a solution. Once he captures it, it is equivalent to having a way out, so even if Zhang Chao's troops fight Yongzhou, he will not have no place to stand.

sighed in his heart, this Dong Zhuo is not a fuel-efficient lamp, and he has already begun to act.