[Three Kingdoms] Small people's plan

Just said these two sentences, and before the banquet was heard by others, Cao Cao sent Cheng Yu, a counselor under his account, to talk to Liu Xie before the banquet.

"Your Majesty, it's getting cold, are you feeling unwell?"

Liu Xie didn't understand, and said: "No, I can eat and sleep, and rarely get sick."

Cheng Yu went further: "Oh? Lord Sikong thinks that the emperor is not feeling well, and there is too much wind in the afternoon?"

Liu Xie sat upright and didn't speak.

Cheng Yu said again: "If you're unwell, it's better to go back to the palace earlier. If you accidentally get sicker, Lord Sikong will have to ask, who made the emperor sick? And what should be the crime?"

Liu Xie squeezed the cup tightly in his hand, let it go after a while and said: "It is indeed cold, you go back to Cao Sikong, I am not feeling well, I will drive back to the palace tomorrow morning."

Cheng Yu said, "No!"

Because the emperor was unwell, Cao Cao also canceled the banquet, and ordered everyone to keep their books and not to move around and make noise to the emperor to rest.

On the day Xu Tian returned from hunting, Guan Yu quietly left with his seal.

Cao Cao stopped Cheng Yu from sending troops to pursue him, and said: "I said that the emperor will not tell him anything, since he listens to the emperor so much, the emperor is here, he will come back sooner or later, let him go."

There were not many opportunities for Liu Xie Neng to go out of the palace, because the person behind Cao Cao's back had a conversation with Guan Yu and was forced to end early.

Cao Pi did not come, Huang Men said that Cao Pi asked Cao Cao for orders, resigned from his companion and went to the barracks.

Liu Xie gritted his teeth, Sima Yi looked sideways, and the new companions—Kong Rong's youngest son, Kong Xue, Kong Wenyi, who just entered the palace for the first time, didn't dare to raise their heads.

Kong Rong is an extremely arrogant and loyal Confucian student. Before Kong Xue entered the palace, Kong Rong probably dealt with him severely and explained a lot of rules that he couldn't remember. , eyes fixed on the ground, not even daring to see whether the emperor in front was fat or thin.

Everyone was afraid of this, and Liu Xie couldn't talk, so he could only sigh. These days are even more sad.

Originally, everything outside the palace should have nothing to do with Liu Xie, but Cao Cao also suffered a crushing defeat.

Liu Xie made Cao Cao the Grand Sikong, ranked among the three princes, and overwhelmed Yuan Shao. After holding back for two years, Yuan Shao finally got enough energy and sent troops to Yanzhou.

At the same time as the appeal against thieves was issued, Yuan Shao personally led an army of hundreds of thousands to attack Yanzhou.

Cao Cao hurriedly led his troops to block Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao also invited Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou from the south.

Liu Xie had listened to the victory reports for several days in the early court, but after that, there was no battle report from the front line. For more than half a month, there were only trivial things in the morning court. Later, war drums were beaten outside the city of Xudu, and Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses He actually arrived at the city of Xudu!

Liu Xie knew that Cao Cao might have lost, but he didn't expect such a miserable defeat!

Baima, Puyang, and Shanyang were besieged, and Xuzhou's reinforcements had not yet set out. When Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou, the reinforcements had to stay behind.

After ten days, Cao Cao used the strategies of his advisers to solve the siege of Baima, Puyang, and Shanyang, but Yuan Shao sent Yan Liang and Wen Chou to take the back road and surround Xudu!

Hearing that Xu Du was besieged, Cao Cao, who was still on the northern line, held his forehead and was speechless.

The advisers and generals below are also sitting in the city of sorrow, with anxious faces.

If the land is lost, it can be rebuilt; if the city is broken, it can be rebuilt; but in the capital city, there is an emperor who cannot be lost.

If the guards are useless, the capital will be broken before returning to aid. Yuan Shao can immediately announce to the world that Cao Cao is a "Han thief" when he gets the emperor. At that time, the whole world will really punish him.

Moreover, the soldiers and horses led by Yuan Shao are still confronting Cao Jun on the other side of the Yellow River. Once Cao Cao withdraws here, Yuan Shao must cross the river to pursue him. So, how can he return to help Xudu?

"Lord."

Cao Cao looked up, and after a long time, Cheng Yu was the only one who spoke.

Cheng Yu said, "Please speak to the lord alone."

Cao Cao waved his hand, Xun Yu, Cao Ren and others all retreated.

Cao Cao said: "You better have a way to get out of the siege!"

Cheng Yu approached Cao Cao: "My lord, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu have long been at odds. This time they jointly attacked us. I'm afraid we agreed in private to get what we got. Yuan Shao must want Yanzhou, and even the emperor, and Yuan Shu will divide Xuzhou."

Cao Cao said: "I don't need you to tell me this!"

Cheng Yu said: "Now we can neither withdraw our troops to help Xudu, nor call the Xuzhou defenders to help. We can only watch helplessly as the Son of Heaven is besieged...or even robbed."

Cao Cao sighed: "When Yuan Shao wins the Son of Heaven, he will still chase me fiercely. At that time, Yanzhou will belong to him, Yuan Shao, and Xuzhou will belong to Yuan Shu! I should have guarded against the two Yuans joining hands!"

Cheng Yu said: "It's not impossible..."

Cao Cao was impatient: "Speak!"

Cheng Yu knelt down, bowed, and said: "This method... can solve the siege, but there are worries in the future. Whether the lord listens or not, I am afraid that this is the only way to do it now."

He further said: "If the Son of Heaven falls into Yuan Shao's hands, that would be the worst situation for the lord. We can't keep the Son of Heaven now, if not... if not, give the Son of Heaven to Yuan Shu when it is still possible."

"what!?"

Cao Cao jumped up, and was about to hit Cheng Yu with his hands. He raised his hands, but stopped his movements and began to think.

Cheng Yu said: "Yuan Shu and the lord are equal in strength, but Yuan Shao is superior to the lord. The emperor is better to give to Yuan Shu than to Yuan Shao! If Yuan Shao wants to take the emperor, he will hate Yuan Shu and cause the alliance to collapse. As long as the alliance between the two Yuans does not exist, the lord will keep Yanzhou and Xuzhou , even if you want to take back the emperor in the future, it will be easier than taking it from Yuan Shao! Please think twice, my lord!!!”

After a long time, Cao Cao sighed.

The next day, Cao Cao asked Yuan Shao to have a talk by the Yellow River.

All the counselors persuaded Yuan Shao not to go, but Yuan Shao said: "What kind of person is Cao Abu, why should I be afraid of him?" Go.

None of them brought soldiers, only two people met alone.

When Cao Cao met Yuan Shao, he bowed ninety degrees and said, "Brother Benchu, don't come here without any problems!"

Yuan Shaodao: "It's rare that Da Sikong still remembers me as a person. Although I am not as complacent and energetic as Da Sikong, my life is not bad!"

Cao Cao smiled apologetically, "Brother Benchu, what did you say? When did I, Cao Aman, be able to say that I am full of ambition? On the contrary, Brother Benchu ​​sits in Qing, Ji, You, and the four prefectures, with millions of soldiers and thousands of generals. How dare you compare?"

Yuan Shao said: "When you invite me to meet, do you want to surrender? If you surrender, I will grant you the land of the three counties to protect you and keep you rich."

Cao Cao smiled all over his face: "Brother Benchu, this way please."

Yuan Shao walked slowly with Cao Cao: "You are not under my command now, and you are already the chief minister of the imperial court. Why are you so polite?"

Cao Cao laughed for a while: "Brother Benchu ​​is not an outsider. When I was young, I followed my brother to walk horses and cockfights in Luoyang City and have fun. I still miss it very much when I think about it."

Yuan Shao said impatiently: "What are you talking about those old things? My counselors advised me not to come to meet with you. I came to talk to you because of old feelings. If you have no intention of surrendering me, it will be fine." It’s easy to say, my three armies are already gearing up and waiting to go into battle.”

Cao Cao walked a few steps, seeing Yuan Shao not moving, he folded his body and smiled wryly:

"Brother! Since I miss the old love, why are you so hard to push me? I didn't intend to be an enemy of my brother, but my brother came here, knowing that I am not an enemy... This! This is not to force me to a dead end ?"

Yuan Shaodao: "I said, if you surrender, I will grant you the land of the three counties, not to force you."

Cao Cao beat his chest and sighed loudly: "Brother, oh brother, isn't this called coercion? I am the chief minister of the imperial court, but brother wants me to surrender. It will be spread in the future. Where will I put my face? Hey!"

Yuan Shao sneered: "Since you don't plan to surrender me, then we have nothing to talk about!"

Turn around and go back.

Cao Cao hurriedly said, "Don't go, brother! Don't go, brother, please listen to me! I asked Xiongtai to meet, but I really came here to seek peace with Xiongtai!"

Yuan Shao stood still and looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao said: "As long as Xiongtai retreats, then Xuzhou... the six counties of Xuzhou... that's all! That's all! I will give the six counties of Xuzhou to Xiongtai! Xiongtai won Xuzhou as big as Xuzhou without spending a single soldier. not good?"

Yuan Shao said: "Yuan Shu has already dispatched troops to Xuzhou, you tell me this, is it possible that you want to make us discord, so that you can get away from it?"

Cao Cao waved his hand: "Don't dare! Let me tell you the truth, Yuan Shu belittled his brother as a concubine. His land is not as big as his brother's, his soldiers are not as many as his brother's, and even his subordinates have few people to look at." Even he himself can't be called a hero, how can he compare with his brother? It's really strange that he can take down my Xuzhou! Even if I have no troops to rescue Xuzhou, give him a year, he won't be able to take it down! "

Yuan Shao said: "You are confident, but what a pity... I am not very interested in that Xuzhou, so I let Yuan Gonglu take it for himself."

Cao Cao approached and saluted again: "Then what if I say, I swear not to compete with Brother Benchu ​​for the world, but only guard the land of Yanzhou?"

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Do you think I will believe you?"

Cao Cao was anxious: "Liu Biao has occupied Jingzhou for a long time, and he has no intention of going to the world. Why can't people trust me, Cao A?"

Yuan Shao sneered "humph", and looked at Yuan Jun's camp.

Cao Cao also looked at Yuan Jun's camp for a while, and finally sighed: "Okay! The six counties of Xuzhou and never being an enemy can't convince Xiongtai, and there is only one thing left."

Yuan Shao said: "What?"

Cao Cao cupped his hands, bowed his head and said: "Please retreat, brother, Cao Cao immediately sent someone back to Xudu, and brought the thing that brother has been thinking about day and night."

Yuan Shao frowned and said, "The more I talk about it, the more strange it becomes. What makes me think about it? I am sitting in the land of four states. Do I need you to give me what I want?"

Cao Cao smiled sincerely: "This thing is unique, and it is indeed something that Xiongtai has been thinking about for a long time."

Yuan Shao's face was sullen, Cao Cao said: "The Son of Heaven."

Yuan Shao was moved instantly.