Liu Bei and Zhuge Xuan sat opposite each other and fell into a short silence.

After a while, Liu Bei said, "Zhuge Gong, how do you know that Cao Cao wants to be unfavorable to me?" ”

Zhuge Xuan sighed lightly and said: "After Cao Cao is a eunuch, he looks at the wolf and looks at the wolf, which is definitely not good. Now that Dong Zhuo's demise is imminent, how can he not cut off the obstacles first? ”

Liu Bei was taken aback and said, "Cao Cao, also have different hearts?" ”

Zhuge Xuan shook his head and said, "Xuande Gong, haven't you understood it yet?" Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are actually the same. Yuan Shao designed to kill us, swallow our grain and grass, soldiers and horses. This Cao Cao, thinking about it, is afraid that he will swallow Yu and Xu Erzhou. ”

Liu Bei was still incredulous, and said: "He, Cao Cao is deeply favored by the emperor, and his Cao family has been favored for generations, how can he rebel......"

Zhuge Xuan was a little helpless and said, "Xuan Degong, you really don't understand. Looking at the government and the opposition, the entire Han Dynasty, how many real loyal ministers and good generals? Then Yuan Shao wants to be the Duke of Qi Huan and the Duke of Jin Wen, then Huo Guang and Wang Mang, no one wants to do it? ”

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Xuan in a daze, unable to say a word.

He thought of the Yuan family, thought of Liu Yan, thought of Liu Biao, all of them are big families, relatives of the emperor and the country, aren't they unpredictable, and it is difficult to distinguish between loyalty and treachery?

Zhuge Xuan saw Liu Bei's expression and said, "Xuande Gong is dedicated to the country, and the old man knows it well, so he took the risk." ”

Liu Bei came back to his senses, suppressed his doubts, and said, "Zhuge Gong, according to your wishes, what should I do?" ”

Zhuge Xuan immediately sat up straight and said solemnly: "Xuande Gong, you are the pastor of Xuzhou, this Xuzhou must not fall into the hands of Cao Cao!" ”

Liu Bei frowned unconsciously and thought about it seriously.

If he hadn't seen the killing intent in Cao Cao's eyes just now, Liu Bei would never have believed Zhuge Xuan's words.

Now, he believes seven or eight points.

The question is, how can he recapture Xuzhou.

The soldiers and horses in his hands were given by Cao Cao, and the money and grain were also controlled by Cao Cao, who held the most soldiers and horses in his hands.

Once Dong Zhuo perished, no one in Yu and Xu Erzhou could compete with Cao Cao at all.

"That's not right!"

Liu Bei said with some excitement: "Someone can balance Cao Cao, Huang Zhong." ”

Zhuge Xuan smiled and nodded, "This point is exactly what I want to say." If Xuande Gong and Huang Zhonglang will reach a tacit understanding, they will be able to prevent Cao Cao from occupying Yu and Xu Prefectures. ”

Liu Bei got up directly and was about to go to find Huang Zhong.

Zhuge Xuan hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop it, and said, "Can Xuan Degong think of a wording?" ”

Liu Bei couldn't wait, so he reacted and said, "What is Zhuge Gong's countermeasure?" ”

Zhuge Xuan obviously had a draft, and said: "Xuande Gong was originally Xuzhou Mu, and now the north of Xiapi is in the hands of Qingzhou Mu Sima Envoy, and Xuande Gong should not be a problem to take it." And Xuande Gong went north from Guangling County, although Guangling County was in the hands of Sun Ce, but according to the current situation, Sun Ce would definitely not compete with Xuande Gong before Dong was destroyed. In this way, only Xiapi remains. ”

Liu Bei, who was already a lost dog, listened to Zhuge Xuan's analysis, his heart was greatly lifted, his face was full of excitement, he stepped forward and grabbed Zhuge Xuan's wrist, and said, "Zhuge Gong, please stay and help with it!" ”

Zhuge Xuan smiled slightly, and said: "Old and old, overwhelmed, my nephew is ten times better than me, Xuande Gong must not forget him." ”

Liu Bei saw that Zhuge Xuan was still timid, and sighed in his heart, so he had to say: "Bei has written it down, he will definitely visit him one day." ”

Zhuge Xuan nodded and said, "Xuande Gong, without further ado, you must be fast." Cao Cao and the two of them did not stop attacking, most of them had a strategy to break the city, and they must not delay. ”

Liu Bei solemnly raised his hand, and then hurriedly went to find Huang Zhong.

Zhuge Xuan then came out, with a muffled thunder above his head, as if a heavy rain was brewing.

He looked at Liu Bei's back, sighed for a long time, and said: "It's really more lively than the end of Qin, but I don't know, whether Cao Cao is Xiang Yu, or Taizu, or Qi Jin and the like......"

At the same time, Cao Cao stood in the light rain and quietly looked at the head of Xiapi City.

"Is Bonghyo still in the bottle pot?" For a long time, Cao Cao spoke indifferently. let Liu Bei go, Cao Cao didn't know if it was right or wrong, and he missed Guo Jia very much at this time.

Cao Hong stepped forward and said, "It's on the way here, and it is estimated that there will be a few more days." ”

The corners of Cao Cao's face twitched slightly, and he said, "Are you ready?" ”

Cao Hong immediately said: "Ready!" It's just, General, it's raining. ”

Cao Cao's expression was like iron, and he said, "I don't care about these two days." ”

Cao Hong didn't speak, and his eyes were a little hot.

If they exterminate Dong Zhuo, it will be a great merit, and their general may be made a marquis!

At that time, they will also be rewarded for their meritorious deeds, promoted and rich!

Inside and outside the city of Xiapi, the officials and the rebels are all turbulent and infighting.

Liu Bei met Huang Zhong and persuaded Huang Zhong with high-sounding words to divide his troops.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei took the soldiers and horses and left quietly, one to the north and the other to the south, as if they wanted to catch Xuzhou in their hands.

On the other side, Xun You confirmed Yuan Shao's withdrawal of troops, so he took Zhao Yun and others and turned to Xiapi.

Guo Jia drank the thick medicinal wine, his face became more and more pale, looked at the east, and said with a smile to Zhao Yun on the side: "Zilong, take a sip?" ”

Zhao Yun didn't know why, the people who had been with him for a few days liked to call him affectionately, and ignored his official position.

This closeness seems to have originated from His Majesty in the palace?

Zhao Yun quickly gathered his divergent thoughts, turned sideways, and said, "Thank you, no." ”

Guo Jia didn't plan to let him drink it, touched the corners of his pale face, and said with some sighs: "The world is changeable, and it's another big change." ”

Zhao Yun didn't speak, but he was very clear in his heart.

Once Dong Zhuo is destroyed, the situation in the Han Dynasty will change again, and the imperial court will recover the two states, facing a situation where wolves are surrounded and heroes rise together.

This situation seems to be beneficial to the imperial court, but it is actually full of crises.

The most important point is that the imperial court needs to invest more in governing the two states of Yu and Xu.

And the imperial court does not have these strengths now.

After years of implementation of the 'New Deal', the Han Dynasty has reached its most critical and weakest time.

Xun You walked out of the carriage at this time, stood on the carriage, looked up at the increasing drizzle, and said, "I won't be able to catch up with Xiapi for a while, find a place to shelter from the rain." ”

"Yes." Zhao Yun responded.

Guo Jia looked back at Xun You, for this Yingchuan fellow, and now the prominent right servant, one of the leaders of the 'Yingchuan Party', Guo Jia groaned slightly, and said, "You are still determined to suppress Cao Mengde?" ”

Xun You didn't like Guo Jia, especially his bold, disrespectful and humble attitude, and said lightly: "If Cao Cao is loyal, who will get along with him?" ”

Guo Jia sneered and said: "The civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, except for Liu Gong and Cao Mengde of the Great Sima Mansion, are all Yingchuan Party, the right servant shoots, do you know that this is the way to take trouble?" ”

Xun You raised his hands, looked at the east without squinting, and said: "I am not Wang Mang, nor Huo Guang, I believe in state affairs and am loyal to Your Majesty, where does the disaster come from?" ”

Guo Jia saw that Xun You couldn't listen, shook his head, and was about to drink, when he suddenly coughed violently.

He hurriedly took out a handkerchief from his arms and covered his mouth, but he still coughed for a long time before he could stop.

Guo Jia quietly wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, put the handkerchief in his arms, and continued to drink as if nothing had happened.

Xun You stared at him for a moment, and said lightly: "The wine hurts the body a lot, so if you don't want to die early, drink less." ”

Guo Jia didn't pay attention to him at all, coughed lightly, and said, "After this battle, how do you plan to arrange Cao Mengde?" ”

Xun You held the carriage in one hand, looked at the ruined temple not far away, and said, "This matter is decided by the imperial court, you don't need to ask." ”

Guo Jia hugged the wine jug and sighed silently in his heart.

I don't know how Cao Cao's path will go after his death.

The prejudice of the 'Yingchuan Party' against Cao Cao was deeply rooted in the bone marrow, and the court was constantly suspicious of Cao Cao when they stayed in the place.

Zhao Yun found a ruined temple and arranged the second highness Liu Yu to enter it, so he personally arranged it in case of accidents.

Before he could take a look around, a soldier suddenly ran over and said urgently: "General Qiyu Zhonglang, the former servant Liu Xuan asks to see His Royal Highness." ”

Zhao Yun didn't know about Liu Xuan, waved his hand, and said, "Go and ask Xun Servant to shoot." ”

The soldier received the order and ran to the ruined temple in the rain.

Liu Yu rushed all the way, was drowsy, and was about to wake up by Xun You, and said: "Second Highness, Liu Xuan, the imperial servant, asks to see him." ”

Liu Yu rubbed his eyes and said, "What do I call him?" ”

Xun You thought for a while and said, "Second Highness doesn't have to care, he is quite estranged from Second Highness. ”

Liu Miao and Liu Dai are brothers, and these two brothers, going back up, are the descendants of Liu Fei, the king of Qi, and in terms of blood, they are inferior to Liu Bei.

Liu Yue nodded sullenly, in the past few years, there have been a lot of Han clan relatives, most of them are his grandfathers.

Not long after, Liu Xuan, who was covered in rain, came in, saw Liu Yu, saluted wisely, and said, "Liu Xuan, see His Royal Highness." ”

Liu Yu nodded, thinking about Xun Yu's explanation, and said, "What happened?" ”

Liu Miao swept around, and immediately said: "Back to the Second Highness, Weichen is here, the first is to impeach the rebellious Yuan Shao." The second is to ask for orders to go to Yangzhou to rebel for the imperial court. ”

Liu Yu was stunned and turned his head to look at Xun Yu on the side.

Xun You looked down on this Liu Xuan very much, and after being designed by Yuan Shao, he fled without a trace, and he was an incompetent person.

He pretended to groan and said, "Yangzhou pastor is vacant, do you want to be Yangzhou pastor?" ”

When the first emperor, the great seal of the clan, the state pastor, the history of the assassin, the Taishou innumerable, this Liu Xuan came to seek officials, according to his previous official position, the lowest is also too shou, the most suitable, is the pastor of a state.

Seeing that Xun You said so directly, Liu Yu hurriedly said, "Don't dare." He is willing to seek thieves for the country, and has no intention of power. ”

Xun You stared at him for a while before he said lightly: "You stay, the matter of Yuan Shao, the court has its own decision." ”

Liu Miao wanted to say more, Xun Yu waved his hand and said, "Cao Cao doesn't have much food over there, you have to find a way to raise some." ”

Liu Xuan's words were held in his stomach, and when he heard Xun You's words, he couldn't say a word.

In this cold winter, where can I go to raise food?

Xun Yu ignored Liu Yu, helped Liu Yu up, and arranged for him to go to sleep.

Early the next morning.

Instead of stopping, the rain became heavier and heavier, mixed with snowflakes.

There was no way to attack the city, Cao Cao feasted again, and took extra care of the brave generals in all walks of life, toasted in person, and talked.

Liu Bei was falsely polite with him, and talked to Sun Ce quietly.

"Bo Fu, Guangling County, what's the situation right now?" Liu Bei drank wine and said with a smile.

Sun Ce was vigilant in an instant, but said quietly: "Xuande Gong, after the last general repelled Lu Bu, he stationed 3,000 troops in Guangling, thinking that it would be used to suppress bandits. ”

Guangling County is the county of Xuzhou, and Liu Bei is the pastor of Xuzhou, Liu Bei's question is obviously meaningful.

Liu Bei pretended to sigh, and then said with a smile: "Bo Fu is brave." Although I am a state pastor, I am really ashamed that I cannot protect the territory and the people. ”

Sun Ce was a little confused about Liu Bei's intentions, and glanced at Cao Cao, who was pulling Huang Gai and Cheng Pu to drink, and said: "Xuande Gong is humble, if it weren't for the battle between Xuande Gong and Lu Bu, how could the last general be defeated by him." ”

Liu Bei waved his hand ashamedly and said, "That's it." After the destruction of Dong, I sent troops into Guangling to exterminate the bandits, pacify the people, and return a peace to Xuzhou. ”

Sun Ce still didn't understand Liu Bei's intentions.

Guangling was fought down by his father Sun Jian with his life, and it was connected to Wu County, how could such a big county be surrendered?

But Liu Bei is the pastor of Xuzhou, and his rule over Guangling County is justifiable, and he Sun Ce is now under the fence, without official positions and positions, so he can't compete with Liu Bei at all.

Thinking in his heart that after this battle, he would go back to Guangling County directly, control Guangling County to the death, and not give Liu Bei a chance.

Thinking for a certain moment, Sun Ce turned sideways and said, "What Xuande Gong said is reasonable. ”

Liu Bei was just tempting, and seeing that Sun Ce didn't have a tough attitude, he couldn't help but smile and said, "Bo Fu, come, drink." ”

Liu Bei didn't force it, Sun Ce was relieved, raised his glass, and said, "Xuande Gong, please." ”

Although Cao Cao was courting brave generals and strategists everywhere, his eyes fell on Liu Bei and Sun Ce from time to time, and when he saw the two talking happily, his narrow eyes flashed with indifference.

In a small cave not far from Cao Cao's camp, Huangfu Jianchang and others hid inside.

Jia Xu stood at the entrance of the cave, looked at the sleet, and said, "God really helps the court." ”

Huangfu Jian Chang was very proud, and said: "Don't worry, don't worry, in two days, I will send you to Cao Cao." ”

Jia Xu didn't look back, looked at Xiapi, who was very low, and said softly: "This flooding, I don't know how many people will be killed and injured, can you really do it?" ”

Huangfu Jian has long been fully prepared, intercepted the confluence around him, dug through the lake, and now the rain and snow, it is conceivable that once the embankment breaks and the water floods Xiapi, although the city of Xiapi can be easily broken, the ordinary people who can be affected do not know how many.

Huangfu Jian sneered and said, "You actually care about ordinary people? ”

Jia Xu turned to the direction of Cao Cao's camp and said, "What I'm curious about now is that Cao Cao doesn't know your preparations, he has been attacking continuously in the past two days, is there a strategy to break the city?" ”

Huangfu was stunned for a moment, then remembered Cao Cao, turned his head to look at Cheng Yu, and said, "Sir, does Cao Cao have a reply?" ”

Cheng Yu walked up and said, "No." But his reply was very confident, determined, and seemed to be prepared. Do you want to send Jia Xu over now, lest our plans clash and ruin a big thing. ”

(End of chapter)