Near noon on the second day, Cao Cao retreated and went straight back to Sikong Mansion.

Stripped of his official robe, Cao Cao changed into a long robe, and called the guards to whisper a few words.

After a while, Man Pet came to Cao Cao's back hall and bowed down.

"Berning, is there any movement over there Liu Bei?"

"Back to Lord Sikong, his subordinates secretly observed Liu Bei for nearly two hours, and he looked a little cramped and uneasy after he first entered Sikong Mansion, and then according to the instructions of the adult, the maid sent a wine and fruit plate, and invited Liu Bei's favorite dancers to accompany him to accompany the wine, and soon Liu Bei was no longer restrained, hugging left and right... Very heroic. ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao looked at Man Pet in surprise and asked, "They won't be directly in my back garden... That's it, right? ”

"That's not true, it's just that I'm a little dishonest... That's it, until Lord Sikong returns! ”

"Yes, Berning should step back first, hard work!"

In the back garden of the capital, everyone at this time had already received the news of Cao Cao's imminent arrival, and the dancers retreated one after another, leaving only Liu Bei standing respectfully in the pavilion.

Seeing Cao Cao's arrival, he hurriedly got up, as if he was too nervous, and even brought the wine glasses on the table to the ground.

With a clang, the wine spilled on the ground, Liu Bei was suddenly at a loss, and was dumbfounded in place!

'I also regard this Liu Xuande as my own general existence, but I didn't expect it to be such an unbearable character, it's really ridiculous! ’

Cao Cao took in this scene, and couldn't help sneering in his heart, and a trace of contempt unconsciously appeared on his face.

"Brother Xuande, I don't know if you can be satisfied in Xuchang these days?"

"Lord Sikong is too polite, Bei worshiped Lu Shi in his early years, and when he was young, he also wanted to do something to repay the emperor's grace, but he was displaced for most of his life, but he disappeared and achieved nothing, and now he is thirty and six, only in these days in Xuchang, Bei really understands what life is... Sikong... Lord Sikong..."

Speaking of excitement, Liu Bei's voice choked up, and he couldn't help himself, and tears flowed down his cheeks and mixed into the wine on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao found it even more difficult to hide his contempt, but after all, he was a hero at that time, so he didn't show it too much, but took two steps and comforted Liu Bei.

After about a stick of incense, Cao Cao saw that Liu Bei's mood had finally stabilized, so he said his intention this time.

"Don't hide it from Xuande, this rash visit, there is really something to ask for!"

Hearing this, Liu Bei also hugged his fists slightly, and said: "Bei is deeply treated by Lord Sikong, what are your orders, but it doesn't hurt to talk about it!" ”

"That's the case..."Cao Cao didn't care about the wine pot on the ground, pulled Liu Bei to sit down, and then continued to speak: "Xuande, at present, at the time of the decline of my Han family, there is Yuan Shao in the south and Ma Chao in the west, all of whom are ambitious, and that Yuan Shu'er treats His Majesty the Emperor and me as nothing, and openly calls himself the emperor, how ridiculous!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei also sighed for a long time, and his eyes moistened again.

Seeing Liu Bei's expression, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched, he didn't have the habit of comforting a big man one after another, and hurriedly continued to speak: "Xuande, as an imperial prince and nobleman, is also the current assassin of Xuzhou, Cao is here for the common people in the world, I am willing to ask Xuande Gong to represent my Han family and ask for Shouchun Yuan Shu, I don't know if Xuande can agree?" ”

Liu Bei frowned slightly, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw the wine jug on the ground, and he was silent.

"Don't hide Xuande, at this moment, the imperial court has limited troops, and it is necessary to deal with the traitor Yuan Shao to go south at any time! is too busy to take care of himself, and he needs a person with outstanding ability like Xuande to come forward! As long as Xuande can kill Yuan Shu for the imperial court and recapture Shouchun, if Xuande has any requirements, he can put it forward, and he will definitely ask His Majesty the Emperor for merit for Xuande! ”

“… Good! Since Lord Sikong is full of intentions, I Liu Bei is not ungrateful, and I will not live up to the trust of the imperial court, if I really take Shouchun by luck, I will only ask Lord Sikong to find a mansion for my three brothers in Xuchang, just like a few days ago! Liu Bei bowed down and said movingly.

Cao Cao was very satisfied with Liu Bei's reaction, stepped forward to help the other party up, and at the moment when Liu Bei got up, Cao Cao's eyes were sharp, staring at Liu Bei's eyes, and whispered: "Doesn't Xuande want to learn from Emperor Guangwu and behead me, a chaotic minister and thief like Wang Mang?" ”

Hearing this, Liu Bei's frightened footsteps staggered for a while, fell to the ground, climbed a few steps and knelt in front of Cao Cao in a panic, and said hurriedly: "Don't dare!" Don't dare! The minister just wants to settle down for the rest of his life, and the minister is really..."

Seeing that Liu Bei was so frightened that he was incoherent, Cao Cao frowned and asked suspiciously, "What does Xuande mean by this?" Could it be hysteria? ”

Hearing Cao Cao's question, Liu Bei slowly raised his head cautiously, and when he saw Cao Cao's expression that seemed to be smiling but not smiling, he was so frightened that he hurriedly continued to bow his head, and Cao Cao was very satisfied with his resignation.

Cao Cao helped Liu Bei up again, and saw that his clothes were dyed with wine and cement soil, Cao Cao ordered his subordinates to take Liu Bei to change into new clothes, and then asked his subordinates to clean up and bring wine and food!

At this time, Liu Bei, who had changed his clothes, also walked back, and Cao Cao laughed and said: "Xuande Gong, today you and I are drunk and resting, this is the assassination token that Cao asked the emperor for Xuande, you take it first, and you will return to Xuzhou by yourself early tomorrow morning!" ”

Saying that, he threw a sign to Liu Bei, Liu Bei hurriedly caught it, kicked it into his arms, and then sat down and watched the song and dance with Cao Cao!

…

Two hours later, a carriage was slowly moving in the direction of Xuchang, and a dissolute young man was leaning in the carriage as if he was closing his eyes to recuperate, when the sound of horses' hooves sounded on the opposite side.

The young man frowned, as if he was a little annoyed that the other party had interrupted his rest, and lifted the curtain to look at the place where the sound came from, only to see a horse galloping from the opposite side, and soon approached.

At the moment when the two horses passed by, the young man finally saw the other party's appearance clearly, and couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly, and secretly said in his heart: "What's the matter with him?!" ”

In this moment, the sound of horses' hooves was far away.

The young man was slightly stunned, and then immediately instructed the coachman: "Don't go back to the house first, go directly to Sikong Mansion, quickly!" ”

A quarter of an hour later, Cao Cao's face was flushed, and he staggered out of the inner house, saying as he walked: "Fengxiao! You're finally back! ”

The young man is Guo Jia, Guo Fengxiao, who has been away for nearly half a month!

Guo Jia didn't have time to think about it, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Sikong, where is Liu Bei?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head with a smile and said, "I just had a banquet with me, and now I want to come and rest in the mansion... I have ordered him to return to Xuzhou tomorrow and immediately raise troops to recruit Shouchun... Feng Xiao has doubts? ”

Seeing Guo Jia's serious expression, Cao Cao's words gradually slowed down.

Guo Jia shook his head, sighed, and said, "Hey... On the way back to the city, Fang Caijia happened to see Liu Bei galloping away, looking at his route, it should be Xuzhou! ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao woke up most of the time, frowned and pondered for a moment, and asked Guo Jia: "What does Fengxiao mean... So Liu Bei pretended to show us? But... Cao deliberately observed it for two days, especially today, I called Liu Bei early in the morning and ordered Bo Ning to secretly observe him from a distance for nearly two hours, and then..."

Cao Cao told Guo Jia about the conversation between the two and Liu Bei's reaction at noon today, and even Cao Cao's final temptation: 'Doesn't Xuande want to learn from Emperor Guangwu and behead me, a reckless minister and thief?' He also said it to Guo Jia without reservation.

If Jia Xu is He Si'an's most trusted person, then Cao Cao's most trusted person is Guo Jia in front of him, this is the only one! After all, Guo Jia not only does not have the family behind him, but he is also loyal to Cao Cao, and he has been dedicated to helping Cao Cao achieve great things since he plotted against Dong Zhuo, Li Dao and others!

Guo Jia was also very moved by Cao Cao's honesty, and after thinking for a while, he spoke.

"Jiaguan Liu Bei is definitely not simple! Dare to come to Xuchang alone, it is enough to show that he is bold, how can he be so embarrassed by the words of the lord? ”

Cao Cao was one of the best wise men in the world, and after hearing Guo Jia's words, he quickly realized the strangeness of this matter, and then his eyes narrowed slightly, and he stomped his foot violently.

"Okay, you big-eared thief! How dare you lie to me? Someone's coming! ”

Seeing this, Guo Jia first waved his hand, signaled the guards who rushed over to retreat first, and then said to Cao Cao: "It's not in a hurry to catch up at this time, and after investigation, then Xuzhou Chen Deng is not a corner, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all invincible, and it is likely to be prepared in advance. ”

Guo Jia paused, as if thinking of something, and continued to ask: "I don't know who proposed to borrow Liu Bei's hand to destroy Yuan's technique?" ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then shook his head and said: "It is the second son of Master Sima who proposed this plan, Sima Yi!" Feng Xiao rest assured, Master Sima has the grace of knowing Cao, and he was able to survive the cold winter last year, all thanks to Sima Yi's advice! So they definitely don't have any crooked thoughts! Maybe it's just because he's too young to think about things! ”

'Sima Yi? …’

Guo Jia remembered this name firmly, and then said to Cao Cao: "At this moment, Lord Sikong doesn't have to worry too much, after all, Xuzhou is a flat river, and there is no danger to defend." Even if Liu Bei returns to Xuzhou, he doesn't dare to offend the lord easily, and he will continue to attack Shouchun in the future..."

"How does Bonghyo think he should deal with the next?"

Guo Jia closed his eyes and pondered, and after a moment, he suddenly opened his eyes.

"The lord doesn't need to worry, as long as..."

Half an hour later, looking at the back of Guo Jia's departure, Cao Cao breathed a long sigh of relief.

'I have filial piety, why worry about big things? ‘

…

On the other side, Guo Jia returned to his mansion, because Guo Jia was not married, there were only a few maids in the mansion, and after a simple meal, Guo Jia returned to the bedroom.

Lying on the bed, Guo Jia's eyes wandered, and he couldn't sleep for a long time, not because of Liu Bei, after all, in Guo Jia's opinion, no matter how careful Liu Bei is, he doesn't have any room for development, Jingzhou Liu Biao has been operating for many years, and Yangzhou is also firmly controlled by Liu Xuan! Even if Liu Bei is as he guessed, he only has the power of defense, and there is no possibility of turning the overall situation around!

What really made Guo Jia sleepless was that because of this trip, he unexpectedly saw a person who should have been impossible to see...

Jia Xu!