Three days later, Liu Bei went to Xiapi City and came to see Cao Cao.

Cao Cao personally went out to greet him, and took the civil and military forces outside the Xiapi City Gate to welcome Liu Bei to vote.

This friend and he have known each other for a long time, and the first acquaintance between the two should actually be regarded as when they were in Luoyang City.

At that time, although Yuan Shao led many general trends, in fact, Liu Bei also had a lot of shadows, and Cao Cao had already discovered that starting from the Yellow Turban, and later opposing many officials appointed by His Majesty for military merits.

This fierce man who dared to whip the post overseer has always left his reputation in many places, and he is also known to the scholars.

So much so that when they met again when they met again, Cao Cao deliberately befriended Liu Bei, hating each other late, but there were still many discords between the two of them.

But it's embarrassing to meet again.

"Brother Xuande."

Cao Cao opened his arms and placed them on Liu Bei's shoulders very enthusiastically.

Liu Bei was very calm, and even had a look of shame on his face, slowly took half a step back, bowed deeply, and said with a bitter smile: "Cao Gong forgives his sins." ”

"Huh?" Cao Cao put his hands behind his back, looked a little strange, and asked curiously, "You, what is the crime?" Why do you let me forgive my sins when you see me? ”

Liu Bei paused for a moment, then bowed again, and said sincerely: "In the next, I didn't know Cao Gong's benevolence and virtue at that time, and I didn't know Tao Qian's behavior, so I thought that Cao Gong was coercing Xuzhou with his military might. ”

"I came to help rashly, but I didn't expect that morality was not in Tao Qian's place, but in Cao Gong's place."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao smiled instead, "That's true, I didn't expect it, right?" ”

He naturally patted Liu Bei's shoulder a few times, took his hand, and walked all the way to the city, also with a slight smug look on his face.

"Do you think that I should be angry at Xuzhou, go down to the city and slaughter the people?"

"No, the people of Xuzhou are also my Han people, I am Hanchen, how can I do this ugly act? I have a hatred for Tao Qian, and I hate him for causing trouble to my family, plundering my Cao family's property, assassinating my own father, and almost killing him. ”

"If it weren't for the bravery of my advisers, who rushed into Xuzhou alone to rescue him, I am afraid that he would have been poisoned."

"In this case, I will take over the land, take over the government, and make his true and ugly face visible to the world, so as to relieve the hatred in his heart, and also let the people see clearly what kind of person this seemingly benevolent Tao Xuzhou is."

When Cao Cao said this, he secretly pinched Liu Bei's arm.

This hand made Liu Bei feel a lot, and he didn't know what Cao Cao meant by this.

Brave strategists?

What is this called?

How can a counsellor be described as brave?

And, what is he pinching me for?

"Cao Gong, having this strategist is enviable."

"Hahaha!"

Cao Cao laughed, glanced at Xun Xiao secretly, and found that he himself seemed to be in a daze again, absentmindedly following behind the strategists.

He can't hear him when he praises him.

"I came to see Cao Gong this time to say goodbye."

Liu Bei immediately explained his intentions, and although his hand was held by Cao Cao, his words were still very sincere.

"In the future, it is not good to stay in Xuzhou, but Xiaqiu and Huailing were entrusted by Tao Qian at the beginning, and I worked hard to govern them steadily, although they are far from rich, but the people are still peaceful, and it is Cao Gong who invited one or two cronies to collect it."

"On General Yu's side, I have given up the territory and asked his garrison to be nearby, so my three brothers are leaving."

"Oh?"

Cao Cao's face immediately turned pale, "Where are you going?" ”

"The world is big, there is always a place to stay, in short, whoever is the enemy of the Han family, I Liu Bei will go wherever I am."

"Then you don't have to leave!"

Cao Cao simply grabbed Liu Bei's shoulders directly, and said domineeringly: "Just in Xuzhou, go to Yuzhou with me." ”

"How about I hand over Yuzhou to you to govern and ask for the name of a state pastor for the Son of Heaven for you?"

"You are the imperial prince, if you leave from me, the people of the world will say that I Cao Cao does not respect the imperial prince and does not understand benevolence and righteousness."

"This ......"

Liu Bei hesitated for a moment.

Cao Cao immediately interrupted him, "Needless to say, come with me to help the Han family in the future." ”

These words made Liu Bei have no way to refuse, if he led the troops south to vote for Liu Biao, he might not be favored by him, and in the land of Xuzhou, how could Liu Bei be willing to give up.

When he said this, he wanted Cao Cao to keep him.

In his opinion, Cao Cao would have stayed anyway.

Because his reputation is not low, Cao Cao's reputation for recruiting talents and seeking talents is reflected here, and if he expels, it means that he cannot tolerate people with a little virtue.

If you stay, it will be a win-win situation for both of you.

"Cao Gong, thank you."

Liu Bei arched his hand again.

Cao Cao laughed, signaling that he didn't have to care too much, and that he could relax.

We talked until late at night.

After Cao Cao invited Wenwu to welcome Liu Bei at a banquet, he gradually dispersed.

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu escorted Liu Bei back to the Xiapi Post House to sleep peacefully.

Prepare for tomorrow's journey.

But Liu Bei has always been worried, as early as the banquet, he talked to Cao Cao several times, and wanted to ask about the whereabouts of the dragon.

But he didn't know how to speak, but when he was walking down the street, he suddenly saw a familiar figure around the corner.

A general wearing silver armor and a tall posture followed a Confucian young man, who wore a black robe embroidered with Cantonese embroidery, tied his hair and wore a crown, and the jade belt around his waist was quite luxurious, and he was also very tall.

At this glance, Liu Bei couldn't help but take a few quick steps forward, "Zilong? ”

His voice was neither loud nor small, but it was very abrupt in the quiet of the night.

Xun Xiao stopped, looked back with drunken eyes, and saw a middle-aged man with long arms and big ears, his expression was stunned, but his face still looked very kind.

Liu Bei.

Xun Xiao looked at it a few times, looked at it carefully for a while, as if he was extremely interested, and then looked at the two beside him.

They are all tall and big.

Especially Guan Yu, who was wearing a dark green hat and a dark green robe, had a red face and a proud expression, his eyes narrowed and his beard fluttering.

On Liu Bei's other side, he couldn't see anything, but he saw that his eyes were like copper bells, and his fierce face was revealed, if this person smiled, he should be able to see the big white teeth.

It's a pity that the sky is too dark, and the appearance and characteristics of Zhang Fei in the black robe can't be seen clearly.

"Zilong, is that you?"

Liu Bei suddenly moved forward.

Xun Xiao glanced back at Zhao Yun again, then turned around and continued to move forward.

Dian Wei slapped him a few times, "Go, go, let's make a break." ”

After that, he went back with him.

Leaving Zhao Yun alone, he looked at Liu Bei opposite him in the moonlight.

Liu Bei was excited and wanted to take a closer look at Zhao Yun, but as soon as he took a step, Zhao Yun subconsciously took a half step back.

Yes!?

Liu Bei was stunned on the spot.

This, this......

What's wrong with Zilongling?!

Are you serious about taking a half-step back?