There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Cao Cao laughed, and said: "Where is the matter, Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is an ally of the pottery merchants. I killed them all to avenge the original enmity. As for Xichuan, Cao never thought about it."

Liu Bei's expression remained unchanged, and he said, "Mr. Cao, why did you hide it from me? Right now, for you and me, the only place where we can really save our lives is Xichuan. Everyone knows this."

Chapter 886 Liu Bei's Persuasion

Liu Bei's words surprised Cao Cao.

He began to look at Liu Bei seriously, his eyes full of doubts and uncertainties.

Liu Bei didn't avoid Cao Cao either, he just straightened his chest and met Cao Cao's eyes very naturally.

When I was young, I saw Cao Cao suddenly smiled and said: "Xuande is indeed an honest person. When he saw Cao, he would treat him with the truth. Compared with Xuande's honesty, Cao is really inferior."

After all, Cao Cao said to the Tao merchant: "To be honest, looking at the world today, all the princes are destroyed, only you, me, and Liu Jiyu remain, and with the strength of the three of us, if we want to compete with the Tao merchant, we can only do it." I am afraid that it is also impossible. The only way is to protect yourself and try your best to stick to it. If there is a chance in the future, you may be able to counterattack the world. If there is no chance, I am afraid that you will have to spend the rest of your life here."

After hearing this, Liu Bei replied very naturally: "The only place like this now is Xichuan."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Exactly."

"However, may I ask Mr. Cao if you have thought about it, if you go to war with Ji Yu for the sake of Xichuan, a place where you can hide yourself, in retrospect, who is the cheap one?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard, but did not answer immediately.

"It can only be a pottery merchant!" Liu Beichang sighed, and replied for him: "Your power is not weak, and Ji Yu's strength is not weak. His father and son have occupied Xichuan for many years. Could it be possible that Mr. Cao can seize all the land overnight? I'm afraid it will be difficult."

Cao Cao slightly raised his eyebrows.

"What do you think, Mr. Cao?"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and sighed, "That's true, but what do you think I should do? Should I just give up? After all, Xichuan is Cao's only hope."

"Could it be that we can't coexist in Xichuan with each other?" Liu Bei sighed: "Mr. Cao has conquered Hanzhong. If you want, we can unite to protect Xichuan and fight against pottery merchants together!"

"Coexistence?" Cao Cao was taken aback when he heard the words: "Is this possible?"

"Is it impossible?" Liu Bei said: "If it is impossible, if we insist on attacking and killing each other, even if Xichuan is twice as strong, it will definitely be broken by the potters. If the potters capture Xichuan, none of us will survive. "

Cao Cao remained silent, his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was thinking about something.

After a while, Cao Cao smiled: "Mr. Xuande's words are justified, Cao has been taught."

After saying this, a big stone in Liu Bei's heart finally fell.

He made a long bow to Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao is so sensible, I am very grateful."

Cao Cao smiled softly, and said: "It's not Cao who understands the truth, but Xuande Gong understands Xuande. Let's go back to the post house to rest first. Cao sends someone to prepare a banquet. Let's get drunk tonight."

Liu Bei naturally understood that Cao Cao and Xun You had something to discuss, so he didn't refuse, and then he left and went back to the post to rest.

After Liu Bei left, Xun You immediately asked Cao Cao for confirmation.

"Sikong, are you really going to unite with Liu Zhang?"

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Liu Bei is right, Xichuan must be the final destination of us people, but Liu Zhang and his father Liu Yan have governed Yizhou for many years, and their roots are deep, and Xichuan is full of passes. It is definitely not something that happens overnight, if one is not good, maybe you will be stuck in it and cannot extricate yourself, if the pottery really seizes the opportunity, I am afraid that even this last piece of land will be lost."

Xun You frowned and said, "Then Sikong is really willing to stay in Hanzhong and guard the courtyard for Liu Zhang?"

Cao Cao smiled lightly and said: "Why not? 400 years ago, Gao Zu started his family in Hanzhong and eventually became an emperor. Cao can't tell, but he can still protect himself. Although Hanzhong is not big, the ten subordinates The second county is quite rich, and it is also conducive to farming. In recent years, because of the Five Dou Rice Religion, many people from Guanzhong have flocked to Hanzhong. Shang, wouldn’t it be nice to see what’s going on and look for an opportunity to make a move?”

Xun You nodded suddenly, and said: "Sikong's words are very true, I understand."

Cao Cao suddenly said, "There is one more thing."

"what's up?"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and said: "If my prediction is correct, we will not be able to keep Guanzhong sooner or later, and even if we do, I am afraid that we will not be able to control the princes of Guanzhong in the future, and the potters will definitely attack Guanzhong later. A certain person went to stop him before, Gongda, you will try to relocate all the people from the counties around Weinan to Hanzhong by then, as much as you can, as long as we have enough population, we will be considered living in Hanzhong, and there will always be a turnaround in the future opportunity, understand?"

Xun You didn't expect Cao Cao to think so far and entrust him with such an important task. He didn't dare to be negligent, and then he cupped his hands and said, "Sikong's words, I understand, and I will definitely live up to Sikong's high expectations."

Liu Bei and Cao Cao met in Hanzhong and reached a consensus in a sense.

At the same time, Lu Bu of Wuguan was rescued by a group of men and brought back to Wancheng.

The potter heard that Lu Bu was injured in a one-on-one fight with Pang De, so he immediately went to see it himself.

After all, he was his father-in-law, if something went wrong, how would he explain it to Lu Lingqi later?

"Yue Zhang, how is your injury?"

Lu Bu smiled and waved his hands, and said, "What's the point of worrying about such a trivial matter? It's just that I hate that fellow Pang De, who can't beat me, and who actually attacked me with a secret arrow. It's really hateful!"

The pottery merchant suddenly nodded, and comforted him: "Yue Zhang is good to have a rest, don't worry, the son-in-law will definitely avenge your revenge!"

Lu Bu gritted his teeth and said, "Yes, turn around and grab that Pound, and shoot him a hundred times with crossbow arrows! This thief!"

At this time, the doctor who treated Lu Bu came to the potter and said to him, "Prime Minister, I have something to tell you, please move."

The potter was stunned, and turned to look at Lu Bu, feeling a little bad in his heart.

He followed the doctor out of the room.

"What's going on?" The potter said in a low voice.

The doctor said nervously: "Prime Minister, Marquis Wen's injury seems to be a little bit bad."

Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant hurriedly said, "What's wrong with this method?"

The doctor looked inside and saw that Lu Bu hadn't heard it, so he said, "The short arrow that hurt Wen Hou's shoulder seems to be poisonous."

"Poisonous?" Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant suddenly became nervous: "How poisonous is it?"

"From the point of view, although this poison will not kill you immediately, it will become a serious problem sooner or later. We must find a way to treat it quickly, otherwise it will definitely endanger our lives."

The potter said nervously, "Do you have a way to cure it?"

The doctor whispered: "I have never seen this poison before, but the poisoned sleeve arrow was thrown away by Marquis Wen. With my ability, I'm afraid"

"Then what do you mean?"

"The only way to save him is to ask Miracle Physician Zhang or Hua Miracle Physician to treat him."

Chapter 887 Scraping the Bone to Heal the Poison

Lu Bu's injury was more serious than the potter's imagination.

Unexpectedly, Pound would actually smear poison on the arrow. Although the arrow only hit the arm, a bad one would easily make the soul fly away.

The potter didn't dare to delay, so he quickly sent people to Xuchang to ask Hua Tuo to come to Wancheng.