Amid the roar of gongs and drums and Liu Bei's anger, Cao Cao and Cao Bao arranged their children's marriage, and it was finally completed.
During this period, although Liu Bei remained gentle on the surface, only he knew that his temper had become a little irritable.
Bad things happen one after another without stopping.
Xu Yuanzhi finally arrived, but something happened in Xiaopei and he has not returned yet.
And the hateful Cao Bao actually married Cao Cao. Isn't this a blatant attempt to betray himself?
Worse news also came from Huainan.
When Yuan Shu heard that Liu Bei refused to cooperate with him, he was furious and immediately dispatched his troops to prepare for a crusade against Xuzhou.
After hearing the news, Liu Bei could no longer take care of those troubles, and immediately sent someone to send a letter to Cao Cao, explaining the matter and preparing for the alliance.
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Xiaopei.
Cao Cao looked around at everyone and said slowly, "Everyone, Liu Bei sent someone to deliver a message, ready to join forces with our army to fight against Yuan Yuan. Do you have any objections?"
Seeing that no one was talking, Lu Qian took a step forward and said, "This time the Huainan soldiers and horses are attacking Xuzhou, it is a real opportunity for me. As long as the battle between Liu Bei and the Huainan soldiers and horses is fierce, our army can easily
Capture Xuzhou."
Cheng Yu waved his hands hastily, "No, if we capture Xuzhou, if Liu Bei gets angry and joins forces with Huainan soldiers and horses to deal with us together, I'm afraid it will be difficult for me to resist."
Lu Qian frowned, "But the opportunity is rare. If you miss it, it will not be easy to have such an opportunity again."
Cheng Yu thought for a while and said slowly, "It's better to temporarily join forces with Liu Bei. After repelling the Huainan troops, it won't be too late to capture Xuzhou."
Lu Qian waved his hand with a wry smile, "Mr. Zhongde, when the Huainan troops are defeated and Liu Bei escapes and returns to Xuzhou, it may not be that easy for our army to capture Xuzhou."
Cheng Yu suddenly sneered, "It will be easy for our army to capture Xuzhou."
Lu Qian wanted to say more, but Cao Cao waved his hand, "In that case, let's temporarily help Liu Bei drive away the Huainan soldiers and horses, and then capture Xuzhou."
After everyone left, Cao Cao left Cheng Yu behind and asked, "Zhongde, what you just said are you referring to Prime Minister Cao."
Cheng Yu nodded, "Yes, as long as Prime Minister Cao acts internally, it will be easy to conquer Xuzhou."
Cao Cao nodded, "Okay, I'll send someone to Xuzhou immediately to contact them and let them make arrangements. Don't miss anything."
Cheng Yu cupped his hands and was about to leave when he suddenly heard rapid footsteps outside the door.
"Reporting to my lord, Pan Xiu asks for an audience."
Hearing the name of the visitor, Cao Cao couldn't help but be startled, and then waved his hand, "Let him come in and talk."
As the door answered, the obese Pan Xiu hurried in from the door, with a panicked look on his face, sweating profusely, and even his voice was trembling when he spoke.
"No, Xu Shu ran away."
Cao Cao was stunned. Before he could react, Cheng Yu had already stepped forward, grabbed Pan Xiu, and asked sternly, "What did you say?"
Pan Xiu said with a trembling voice, "Oh no, Xu Shu ran away and disappeared."
Cheng Yu's expression changed and he roared angrily, "How could he run away? Xu Yuanzhi's leg was injured, and you kept watching. How could he run away?"
Pan Xiu said with a mournful face, "Mr. Zhongde, not only Xu Shu ran away, but my sister is also missing."
Cheng Yu looked at Pan Xiu in astonishment and asked in surprise, "What did you say, your sister ran away too?"
At this point, Cheng Yu had already reacted and roared, "It's your sister. It was your sister who took him away, right?"
Pan Xiu's face changed with fright, "Mr. Zhongde, I don't know, I only know that both of them are gone."
Cheng Yu wanted to ask again, but Cao Cao suddenly roared, "Here comes someone, hurry up and chase him. Xu Yuanzhi's leg is injured, and he will definitely not be able to run far."
"As commanded."
After a while, all Cao Chun's remaining cavalry troops were dispatched and dispersed for four weeks to search for the fleeing Xu Shu.
Cao Chun led a group of soldiers and horses, starting from the south gate and heading towards Xuzhou.
Cheng Yu has already analyzed it. Even if Xu Shu escapes, the place he wants to go to will definitely be Xuzhou and there will be no other place.
Therefore, Cao Chun set the main west direction as the south because he was afraid that Xu Shu would run back to Xuzhou.
Cao Cao sent troops and horses to chase Xu Shu, and then called Pan Xiu to ask for details.
It turned out that Pan Xiu knew that Xu Shu was talented, deeply loved by Cao Cao, and would definitely have a bright future in the future. Therefore, he didn't mind that Xu Shu liked his sister, and instead had the intention to promote this matter.
He knew very well that if Xu Shu defected to Cao Cao, he would definitely be reused. If his sister could succeed with him, he would also benefit, and he might even soar into the sky.
Therefore, in order to facilitate this matter, Pan Xiu excused himself from going out for business and almost stopped visiting Xu Shu, leaving his sister to take care of everything.
At first, Pan Xiu occasionally went to take a look, but as time passed, he also had his own things to do, so he stopped going.
As a result, today he wanted to see Xu Shu and found that there was no one in the room. Not only that, even his sister and her little maid had disappeared together.
Later, after detailed inquiries and cross-examination, Pan Xiu finally found out that it was his sister who had escaped with Xu Shu.
After listening to Pan Xiu's story, Cao Cao and Cheng Yu were really angry and angry, and they didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
Pan Xiu wanted to use his sister to do good things, but in the end, not only did the good things fail, but he also ended up hooking up with a beautiful sister. It was really ridiculous.
Pan Xiu was also on the verge of crying but couldn't stop cursing in his heart. His original position as a high-ranking official was ruined by his little sister, a little girl.
He knew very well that even if there was nothing wrong with his sister, as long as he kept Xu Shu in his house and took care of him for a period of time, Cao Cao would definitely reward him heavily.
After all, this was the mission given to him at the beginning, to keep Xu Shu in the mansion. After a month, the matter would be considered a success, and he would be rewarded by then.
Thinking of this, Pan Xiu felt hateful and angry at himself. If he hadn't been greedy and worked honestly, how could such a thing have happened?
Pan Xiu was angry, but he didn't know that Cao Cao was even more angry than him.
A great talent like Xu Shu slipped away from his hands.
If Cao Cao didn't know that Xu Shu was talented, he wouldn't care, but if he knew about it and still lost it, it would torture his heart.
While Cao Cao waited anxiously until evening, Cao Chun hurried back.
"Lord, I have been chasing him all the way. I am afraid I have chased him for sixty or seventy miles, but I have found no trace of Xu Shu."
Hearing this, Cheng Yu frowned and said, "That shouldn't be the case. Xu Shu was injured on his leg, so he shouldn't be that fast."
Cao Chun hurriedly handed over his hand, "The general has searched all the way, and even inquired about the inns on both sides of the road, but no one with a broken leg was seen passing by."