In the evening, Liu Bei and Sun Ce appeared in Cao Cao's big tent.

Cao Cao smiled with a smile on his face, and said to Liu Bei and Sun Ce: "Xuande Gong, Bo Fu, please sit down, I've been all the way, I'm tired enough, right?" ”

Liu Bei and Sun Ce are both military people, and it is nothing to rush to the road, they are polite on the surface, and they doubt the purpose of Cao Cao's banquet in their hearts.

Cao Cao politely said a word, did not detour, and said bluntly to Liu Bei: "Xuande Gong, can the general decide to be the vanguard?" ”

Liu Bei shook his head sincerely, and said: "I asked for orders several times, but General Hou shirked his words, I talked with the military division under General Hou's account, and it seems that the nephew of General Hou, the captain and senior cadre." ”

The name 'Gao Gan' is known only to those who know it deliberately, and it has no reputation.

Cao Cao's face was full of anger, and he said: "Dong Zhuo's account is all famous generals in Xiliang, and if you send an unknown person, won't the general worry about losing?" ”

Sun Ce sat aside, silent, just holding his sword tightly.

Liu Bei looked helpless and said: "General Hou is from Runan, and he has recently met with many famous scholars from Runan, Yingchuan and other places, and it seems that he intends to consolidate Runan, and then march into the army. ”

Cao Cao's long and narrow eyes flashed with coldness, and he said in a deep voice: "No! It's September, and it's going to be winter if it's delayed. Xuande Gong, Bo Fu, I intend to discuss with the Hou general, divide the army and ban the army, the three of us have a combined army of 60,000, enter from the Liang State, and then go south from the east, what do you think? ”

Liu Bei was taken aback and said, "Divide the troops? ”

Sun Ce was also a little surprised, and said, "General Cao, will this allow Dong Zhuo to break them one by one?" Shouldn't the army advance and fight Dong Zhuo in a decisive battle? ”

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said calmly: "Don't hide it from the two of you, I got the news that General Hou intends to consume Dong Jun by us, so he can reap the benefits of the fisherman." Cao Cao spared no expense, but suppressing thieves is a major matter of the country, how can it be such a child's play? ”

Liu Bei's face was embarrassed, and he hesitated and did not speak.

The joint army marched into the army, which was agreed upon by the princes not long ago, and Cao Cao suddenly wanted to divide the troops, which would definitely severely defeat the morale of Dong, and at the same time split the coalition army, which caused Yuan Shao to be dissatisfied.

Sun Ce also thought of it, but he agreed, and said, "The last general is young and doesn't know how to fight. General Cao is a mighty general ordered by the imperial court, and the last general obeys his orders, and there is no other word! ”

Cao Cao stared at Sun Ce for a moment, but then transferred to Liu Bei, and said with burning eyes: "Xuande Gong, we are limited to three days, and after three days, if the general does not send troops, how about we divide our troops?" ”

Liu Bei didn't expect Cao Cao to be so direct, even aggressive, frowning, and muttering: "General Cao, in this way, splitting the coalition army may not be conducive to fighting Dong." ”

Liu Bei could roughly guess Cao Cao's intentions, and now he discussed it, and decided three days later that these words would definitely fall into Yuan Shao's ears, which was forcing Yuan Shao to send troops!

But Liu Bei couldn't agree, in his opinion, there were only two people who could fight in this powerful coalition army, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and the rest, even if it was him or Sun Ce, could only be a response, not the main force.

Once these two people parted ways, it can be clearly predicted that the 'battle for Dong' will either die or fail.

"Xuande Gong!"

Cao Cao raised his head and said loudly: "What if General Hou doesn't have the heart to please Dong?" Just want to consume us, and want to rebel in the future? ”

This sentence made Liu Bei and Sun Ce's faces change greatly.

Everyone knew that Yuan Shao was ambitious and not a loyal general, but Cao Cao was the first to say it so bluntly.

Sun Ce naturally didn't say anything, his eyes turned around Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

Liu Bei was secretly shocked in his heart, and said with an unmoving expression: "General Cao, be cautious about this." I believe that General Hou is still loyal to the imperial court, not to mention, he has a grudge against Dong Zhuo, and he will definitely not compromise, please give me a few days, General Hou will definitely send troops to fight the thief. ”

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed, and he said, "Liu Yuanjun, if this time the fight against Dong fails, do you know how the imperial court will react?" ”

Liu Bei's face was embarrassed, he hesitated again and again, and did not say anything.

If the courtesy of Dong fails, it is obvious that Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others will be severely punished by the imperial court, even Cao Cao, who is gracious and prosperous, will not be able to escape!

This time, far from the past.

Once the court fails to woo Dong, Dong Zhuo will sit big and threaten Sili, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou, which will make the imperial court like a man's back, like a fish in the throat, and like a pin.

The only choice for the imperial court is to raise the army again and ask Dong Zhuo again.

Such a situation is something that the imperial court absolutely does not want to see.

If the consequences are serious, then the questioning will be unprecedentedly severe!

Cao Cao saw that he didn't speak, and said in a deep voice in an unrefusable tone: "Three days, three days later, if Yuan Shao doesn't send troops, or if there are any other plans, I will join forces with the three of them, enter from Liang State, join forces with Yanzhou Zhonglang General Huang Zhong, and 100,000 troops, go south to destroy Dong!" ”

Sun Ce was expressionless and didn't care, just staring at Liu Bei with a little curiosity.

This self-proclaimed King Jing of Zhongshan is a member of the royal family, and he has no reason to collude with Yuan Shao and be separated from the imperial court.

But if he agrees to Cao Cao, then the instant split of the Dong coalition army will cause unpredictable variables!

Liu Bei was also struggling in his heart, analyzing all kinds of stakes.

He was defeated again and again in Xuzhou, he accepted Cao Cao's letter and asked for order to come to Runan, if he could not make contributions in Runan, the court would doubt his ability, and perhaps he would be drowned, and there would be no future!

Liu Bei, like Cao Cao, has majestic ambitions and sky-high ambitions, how can he be willing to be reduced to a mortal and live a lifetime?

After being entangled again and again, Liu Bei sighed helplessly in his heart: If there are wise people to help, why am I so sad?

He still couldn't make up his mind, it was good to join forces with Cao Cao and stay away from Yuan Shao, and most importantly, to give an account to the court; If you don't agree to Cao Cao, although you will offend Cao Cao, you can follow Yuan Shao, and you will have a better chance to defeat Dong Zhuo and make contributions.

"General Cao,"

Liu Bei's face was serious and sincere, and he raised his hand and said, "How about being a peacemaker, how about reconciling with it?" ”

Cao Cao saw that he had reached this level, Liu Bei still nodded uncertainly, disappointed in his heart, his face did not change, and he suddenly laughed and said: "Haha, Xuande Gong, there is no need to worry, but it is just in case, not yet." Today's conversation, please don't leak it. ”

Liu Bei was stunned, this Cao Cao's reaction was a little too fast?

Or is there some other scheme?

Liu Bei was also worried that Cao Cao would divide his troops alone, and wanted to persuade him, but Sun Ce had already stood up and said, "The last general will retire." ”

Liu Bei had no choice but to get up and say, "Farewell." ”

Cao Cao didn't send them out politely, sat there, gently picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea.

At this moment, Guo Jia came in from outside and said with a smile: "It seems that this Liu Yuanjun has other ideas." ”

Cao Cao laughed, stood up, waved his arms, and said, "Fengxiao, you say, can Yuan Benchu still sit still?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, but when the news spreads, Dong Zhuo shouldn't be able to sit still." ”

"Hahaha,"

Cao Cao laughed, stepped down from the high seat, and said, "In this way, Yuan Benchu should not be able to sit still." ”

Cao Cao came to the outside of the big tent, looked at Yuan Shao's camp indifferently, and said, "I want to be a pioneer!" ”

Guo Jia stood behind him, coughed lightly, and hurriedly clenched his fist to block it, and then said, "It's not difficult, but you need to be careful." ”

The corners of Cao Cao's face were straight, his heart was very angry, and his thoughts were flying.

This hatred and anger is not only Yuan Shao, but also in the imperial court.

If it weren't for the fact that the court was too suspicious of him, he would lead the troops this time, and now I'm afraid that he has already hit Xiangxian, why would he be here to fight?

"Bonghyo, where's your wine?" Suddenly, Cao Cao turned around and saw that Guo Jia's hand was empty, and asked suspiciously.

Guo Jia looked helpless and said, "I'm tired of drinking, let people find new wine." ”

Cao Cao smiled and said, "What can they find, I hid more than a dozen jars of good wine in Yingchuan and asked people to send it." ”

Guo Jia didn't refuse, exhaled lightly, and said: "General, Liu Xuan, Zhuge Xuan and others, maybe they can use it, their hearts are in the imperial court." ”

Cao Cao snorted and said, "I can see it, I have to take another look, and I want to destroy Dong first." ”

Guo Jia didn't know if Cao Cao heard it, changed the topic, and said with a smile: "I heard that Yuan Rang and that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei competed, and they were all defeated in fifty moves, but Xu Duwei and Guan Yu fought on a par, general, go and see?" ”

Cao Cao has always loved talents, whether it is literary or martial, he is extremely thirsty, thinking of Guan Yu, striding forward, and said: "Go!" ”

Guo Jia followed behind, didn't take a few steps, coughed again, looked at the bloodshot in the palm of his hand, and his expression was a little obscure.

Cao Cao didn't notice it, and walked straight to the school martial arts field.

And Liu Bei returned to the big tent and walked around in the big tent, impatient.

Zhang Fei was dizzy and said: "Big brother, what is there to worry about, whether it is Cao Cao or Yuan Shao, as long as we win the battle, can't we go back to Xuzhou?" ”

Guan Yu held the big knife in his hand, still a little out of breath, touched his beard, and thought: "What the eldest brother is worried about is the split of the coalition army, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will turn against each other and fight first?" ”

Liu Bei's face was full of worry, sighed, stopped, looked out of the tent, and said, "Second brother is right, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are both unwilling to be subordinated to others. Yuan Shao has his plans, and Cao Cao also has his calculations, these two people will fight openly and secretly, and they will fight against Dong, I am afraid that they will fall apart before they go to Qian County. ”

Guan Yu put down the knife, and behind one hand, Danfeng's eyes flashed.

Seeing that Guan Yu didn't answer, Zhang Fei said loudly: "Big brother, fuck it, if they don't fight, if we do, isn't it just Dong Zhuo?" What's so scary! ”

Liu Bei sighed, thinking of the talent under Yuan Shao's account, and there was no one else on his side except for the two sworn brothers.

"Let's take it one step at a time." Liu Bei was helpless, and he had the heart to beg the thief, but he felt powerless.

Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes opened, put down the hand on his beard, and said: "Big brother, when Cao Cao said this, it was most likely to force Yuan Shao to send troops, not necessarily to really break up. Now, it depends on Yuan Shao's reaction. ”

"I thought of it too,"

Liu Bei looked outside the tent, as if Cao Cao's people were coming, and said, "Second brother, what do you think?" ”

Guan Yu snorted coldly and said: "In my opinion, Yuan Shao doesn't dare to turn his face with Cao Cao, there is Dong Zhuo in front and the court in the back, and Yuan Shao will most likely really enter the army." ”

"If you really enter the army, you may not really contribute,"

Liu Bei had already seen the person who was coming, stopped the conversation, and said, "These words must not be passed on." ”

Zhang Fei suddenly shouted and said, "If we don't say it, will Sun Ce not say it?" ”

Liu Bei was stunned, then went out with a smile, greeted Yang Xiu, and said, "Dezu? ”

Yang Xiu hurriedly raised his hand to salute and said, "The lower officials have seen Liu Yuanjun. ”

Yang Xiu is from the Hongnong Yang family, and he is a well-deserved first family in the world, the fifth and third princes, who can compare?

Moreover, Yang Xiu's father, Yang Biao, is the former prime minister of Zhishi not long ago, not the third prince, but the prime minister!

For Yang Xiu, no one can look up to him - he is destined to have a bright future!

Liu Bei was naturally polite, and said with a smile: "General Cao sent Dezu here?" ”

Yang Xiu stretched out his head and happened to see Guan Yu coming out, and hurriedly said: "Back to Liu Yuanjun, my general thought that Guan Duwei and Xu Duwei were competing in martial arts, so he went to see it, but he heard that Guan Duwei came when he went, and he waited for a while." ”

Liu Bei raised his head, made a sudden look, and hurriedly said: "It was I who called the second brother to say something, so I went." ”

Yang Xiu didn't speak again, turned around, followed Liu Bei's side, caught a glimpse of no one else, and said in a low voice: "Liu Yuanjun, General Hou heard that he is also going." ”

Liu Bei's expression moved slightly, and then he said with a smile: "That's hilarious." Second brother, remember to be measured later, don't hurt anyone. We are comrades, not enemy soldiers. ”

"Got it." Guan Yu said nonchalantly, Danfeng's eyes narrowed, clenching the long knife in his hand, but his heart was eager to try.

That Xu Zhu is really a rare opponent.

Liu Bei walked a few steps, and suddenly said to Yang Xiu: "Dezu, I heard that the imperial court is selecting the governors of Yang, Henan, Yi, and Youzhou?" ”

Yang Xiu's face was respectful, but he didn't have a good impression of Liu Yuanjun, who had always put a sincere smile on his face, and responded calmly: "Yes, however, there is a lot of controversy in the imperial court. ”

Liu Bei was stunned, such a big thing, he, Xuzhou Mu, didn't know anything about it.

If he sets up left and right ministers under him, and participates in politics left and right, the power of the state pastor will be greatly divided and weakened, and he will no longer be the kind of feudal officials in the past, and the emperor of the soil who is full of words!?

Liu Bei paid more attention to Yang Xiu, and said as he walked: "Dezu, how does the imperial court evaluate General Hou?" ”

Yang Xiu knew Liu Bei's question, and he didn't hide it, and said: "Most of them are not good, most of them shout and shout and kill, among which the voice of the Six Cao Nine Temples is the largest, followed by the Six Cao Temple, and the Shangshutai is relatively silent, and there are very few voices coming out." ”

Liu Bei thought about it and said with a smile: "What about below?" ”

Yang Xiu glanced at Liu Bei, and saw Yuan Shaolong walking not far away, walking towards the school martial arts field, and said quietly: "Dare to ask Liu Yuanjun, but is it really a member of the Han family?" ”

Liu Bei's expression was solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "Naturally, there is, there is a family tree as proof." ”

Yang Xiu hesitated for a moment and said, "The Taichang Temple has carefully checked it, and it is said that since Ling Zu, there is no record of the sect in the imperial court. Many people think that Liu Yuanjun is pretending to be a member of the Han family, which is a big crime! ”

(End of chapter)