In Luoyang, Xun You and Zhang Liao officially took office and were responsible for the collection of pumpkins. Because the pumpkins are all over Luoyang, with the ripening of the pumpkins, the number of pumpkins harvested every day is very large, and the two are very busy.

Every day, there is no time to rest.

In the course of their fulfilling work, the two witnessed the horror of pumpkin production. Each pumpkin weighs dozens of catties, a dozen or so is a few hundred catties, and hundreds are thousands of catties.

The yield per mu of pumpkin shocked Xun You and Zhang Liao.

The more the two came into contact, the more shocked they became.

In the gradual busyness, the resistance of Xun You and Zhang Liao to the Chu State in their hearts is also gradually dissipating. And this result is exactly what Liu Xiu wants to achieve.

Liu Xiu sent people to send Zhang Liao and Xun You back to Luoyang for two purposes.

First, to avoid the two of them seeing Cao '', which will embarrass the two.

Second, through the changes in Luoyang and the miracles in Luoyang, Xun You and Zhang Liao were convinced.

The changes that have taken place in the state of Chu are undergoing a thousand years of great changes. All the miracles and all the changes are enough to slowly change Xun You and Zhang Liao.

While Xun You and Zhang Liao were gradually integrating into the Chu state, Yu Ban, another Wei general who had surrendered to the Chu state, arrived at the front line and was sent to Liu Xiu's military camp.

The Great Tent of the Chinese Army.

Liu Xiu was dressed in a black 'colored' robe and sat directly above.

Below, stood Yu Ban, who was sent.

After a long and endless rush, although Yu Ban's clothes were neat, on one cheek, it was difficult to hide a tired look. Especially when he was defeated by Huang Zhong, he surrendered in the choice column and became the general of the Chu State, and there was huge pressure in his heart.

In a short period of time, Yu Ban's temples were gray and much older, and he no longer had the high-spirited appearance of the past, and he revealed a trace of twilight and decadence.

Seeing Liu Xiu, Yu Ban saluted respectfully: "The sinner Yu Ban has seen the Emperor of Chu." ”

Liu Xiu smiled and said, "General Yu, sit!"

Historically, Yu Ban was one of the five good generals under Cao Cao's command, but Yu Ban's treatment was far from that of Zhang Liao, Zhang Jaw, Li Dian and others, and Yu Ban's status was not high.

In fact, compared to Zhang Liao, Zhang Jaw and others, Yu Ban defected to Cao 'Cao' very early, and he was an old man under Cao's 'Cao'. When Cao 'Cao' was in Dongjun, Yu Ban returned to Cao 'Cao' and became the military Sima under Cao Cao's.

In previous wars, Yu Ban showed extraordinary leadership ability, made meritorious contributions again and again, and gained the respect of Cao Cao's 'Cao', becoming one of the core generals under Cao Cao's command.

However, Guan Yu led his troops to flood the Seventh Army and defeated Cao's army. After World War I, Pound fought to the death, and Yu Ban chose to surrender.

The surrender became a turning point for Yu Ban.

Cao 'Cao' heard about the battle situation in Jingzhou and praised Pang De's loyalty and bravery, but said that Yu Ban had followed Cao 'Cao' for more than 30 years, and was not as good as Pang De in times of crisis, thinking that Yu Ban's virtue was not enough.

In this era, loyalty is one of the yardsticks to measure a general.

Those who are die-hard will be respected.

For example, Guan Yu, after Liu Bei's defeat, Guan Yu supported Liu Bei's family and did not descend to Cao's 'Cao', but he was appreciated by Cao's 'Cao', which made Cao's 'Cao' love and hatred. Guan Yu finally hung up the seal and left, and instead of chasing and killing, Cao 'Cao' regretted that Guan Yu could not be used by him.

And Yu Ban's surrender is different.

Later, Sun Quan defeated Kuo, captured Jingzhou, and released Yu Ban, who was imprisoned in Jingzhou. After Sun Quan was rescued from the ban, once, Yu Ban and Sun Quan rode in parallel. This move, Yu Ban was reprimanded by Sun Quan's civil official Yu Tuo, who scolded Yu Ban, a captive who surrendered, and a person who betrayed the master, who was not qualified to be parallel to Sun Quan.

It can be seen from this that a surrendered general, regardless of ability, is not respected and even despised.

Later, in order to curry favor with Cao Pi, Sun Quan released Yu Ban in Jiangdong. After Yu Ban returned to Wei, he was ashamed to see people, and throughout his life, he was not reused, and he died depressed.

Now, Yu Ban has surrendered to Liu Xiu. If Liu Xiu does not accept Yu Ban, who surrendered, Yu Ban will have nowhere to go, because his reputation will be completely lost at the moment of surrender.

Those who surrendered, returned to Wei, would also be left out in the cold.

However, it is different for those who would rather die than surrender.

For example, Xun You and Zhang Liao defeated Wu County, were captured by Lu Xun, and then sent to Liu Xiu. But the two would rather die than surrender, and in the end they were replaced by Cao 'Cao', and they were still reused by Cao 'Cao'.

Liu Xiu's mind turned, and he had already made arrangements for the ban, and said, "General Yu, are you willing to serve me?"

"Yes!"

Yu Ban didn't even think about it, and answered directly.

Under Huang Zhong's blade, he had already surrendered and surrendered to Liu Xiu. Now that Liu Xiu recruited him and took the initiative to ask, he naturally would not refuse Liu Xiu.

"Good!"

Liu Xiu laughed.

Liu Xiu stared at Yu Ban and said in a deep voice: "General Yu is willing to serve me, and next, I will go with me to see Cao Cao." I'm looking forward to seeing you look like when you turn to me. ”

"Ahh

Yu Banyan exclaimed in surprise.

At this moment, Yu Ban seemed to be sitting on pins and needles, restless. On the forbidden face, he 'revealed' a look of shame. He surrendered to Liu Xiu as a general, which was tantamount to betraying Cao Cao'.

Let him go to see Cao '' again, what kind of face does he have?

Yu Ban swallowed his saliva and asked very embarrassedly, "Your Majesty, can you ......?"

As soon as the words opened, Liu Xiu directly interrupted and said in a deep voice: "Could it be that General Yu is pretending to be obedient and unwilling to help me?"

Liu Xiu looked at Yu Ban's eyes, and there was a touch of sternness.

As kings, they love their loyal servants and righteous men.

Cao '' like this, and Liu Xiu is no exception. For people like Zhang Liao and Xun You, who would rather die than surrender, Liu Xiu respected, so he gave preferential treatment and sent them directly to Luoyang.

In this era, loyal ministers are the most admirable.

Regarding Yu Ban, Liu Xiu can't talk about good feelings, nor bad feelings.

Now that it can be used to deal with Cao Cao's '', Liu Xiu will not give up this way. What Yu Ban thinks, it is no longer in Liu Xiu's consideration. Since Yu Bandu took the initiative to surrender, he naturally had to be prepared to face Cao Cao'.

Yu Ban opened his mouth, and when it came to his mouth, he swallowed it back. He hesitated for a long time and said, "Back to Your Majesty, the minister is afraid of delaying Your Majesty's important affairs." ”

Liu Xiu laughed, brushed his sleeves and said, "With me, everything is not a problem." In a word, would you like to help me destroy Cao's ''?"

"Yes!"

Under the ban.

At this point, Yu Ban had no choice.

Yu Ban's heart also felt helpless, and he felt humiliated. However, Yu Ban was unwilling to die, and he didn't have the courage to commit suicide, so he would rather swallow his anger and bear Liu Xiu's drive.

Liu Xiu smiled slightly and said, "It's okay if you want, along the way, you are also tired and hard." Go down and have a good rest, and early tomorrow morning, I will go to the camp of Wei to fight, and see Cao Cao'. ”

"Whoa!"

Under the ban.

Liu Xiu called the soldiers and led Yu Ban down to rest.

Immediately, Liu Xiu ordered: "Someone!"

A soldier walked in, and Liu Xiu ordered, "Please be hired!"

"Whoa!"

The soldier got the order and immediately went to inform him. After a while, Wen Ping came to Liu Xiu's big tent.

Wen Ping is dressed in armor, with a sword hanging from his waist, and he has a majestic weapon. When he saw Liu Xiu, he knelt on one knee, hugged his fists and said, "The last general Wen Ping, I have seen Your Majesty." ”

"Sit!"

Liu Xiu waved his hand.

After Wen Ping sat down, he looked at Liu Xiu and asked, "Your Majesty summoned the last general, is there anything wrong?"

Liu Xiu didn't go around in circles, and opened the 'door' to see the mountain: "Yu Ban was sent to the barracks, I have already persuaded him, and tomorrow morning, take him to see Cao Cao's '' and give Cao '' a surprise." Assemble your army and go to war with me tomorrow. The appearance of Yu Ban will once again hit the morale of Wei. With Yu Ban's surrender, he defeated the Wei ** team and ordered Cao 'Cao' to withdraw from Dongjun. ”

The capture of Dongjun is equivalent to the capture of the entire Yanzhou.

When the time comes, Cao 'Cao' can only retreat to Jizhou.

After Liu Xiu occupied Dongjun, Zhao Yun and Zhang Ren were attacking Yanzhou, Tai Shici was attacking Yuzhou, and Huang Zhong was attacking Xuzhou, and several major armies would soon converge in Qingzhou.

In the end, Liu Xiu's army went north to Jizhou and was able to defeat Cao Cao'.