"Gongda, you should know what Gu wants. This time when you go to Ye, you must fight for Gu. The emperor can move to Ye, but Sikong can do it inappropriately. My son can also move to Ye as a hostage, but Yanzhou must not be lost. In addition,
Xiahou Dun should be the governor of Henan, Xiahou Yuan should be the governor of Yingchuan, and Cao Ren should be the governor of Runan."
"Ming Gong, I am afraid that the post of the governor of Runan will be..." Xun You said hesitantly.
"Haha, you don't have to be the governor of Runan, but you still have to bring it up. Henan and Yingchuan must have it."
"Ming Gong, I'm afraid it won't be easy to negotiate. I might agree to this initially, but I'm afraid his staff will strongly oppose it."
"Haha, just argue with your reasoning. The bottom line for Gu is Yanzhou. If Gu gives up Yanzhou, Gu Ning will stick to Xudu."
"promise."
Xun You nodded, understanding that Cao Cao deliberately put forward these conditions in order to retain Yanzhou.
This is a condition that cannot be discussed, and everything else can be discussed.
The city gate opened, and Xun You left Xudu in a carriage with a hundred guards and headed for Yecheng.
Cao Cao stood on the city gate tower and looked at Xun You's retreating team outside the city. He couldn't help but sigh: "I think that in the past, I didn't fear authority. I dared to kill Uncle Jian Shuo, dared to enter Zhang Rang's room, and was not afraid of strong soldiers.
I dared to attack Dong Zhuo, captured millions of Yellow Turbans in Yanzhou, and drove the road to Chenliu. But now, I am going to ask for peace. How sad, haha, how hateful Liu Bei is!"
"Why is Duke Ming lamenting?" Guo Jia asked beside him.
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Haha, Gu is not lamenting. What Gu is lamenting is Liu Bei's talent. I thought that Gu is the best in the world at recruiting people and recruiting people, but I didn't expect that Liu Bei's ability to recruit people and recruit people is even better than Gu."
Guo Jia sneered and said: "Liu Bei is mediocre in talent and weak in intelligence. The reason why he is as strong as he is today is simply because of Zhou Wen'an's support."
"This is where Liu Bei is good at appreciating talents and employing people." Cao Cao looked back at Guo Jia and said with a smile, "In the beginning, Gu Xian asked Zi Lian to look for Zhou Wen'an, but once he failed to find him, he never went again, thus missing out on a good talent.
. I heard that Liu Bei went there twice in person, and said that he was able to help Wen An. If I had gone there in person, why would I be like this today?"
"Although Zhou Wen'an is wise and Liu Bei is strong, they rely on the power of Jizhou. Although Minggong is temporarily defeated today and wants peace, he only needs to retreat to Yanzhou to gather momentum and strength. In time, he can flourish again.
When the time comes, Duke Ming will be able to use his own methods and do it to him, and he will join the soldiers of Jizhou to destroy Liu Bei, but..."
Before Guo Jia finished speaking, Cao Cao continued: "I'm just worried that Liu Bei will capture Yangzhou, right?"
"Exactly."
"Hahaha..." Cao Cao laughed and said, "Gu Shang has 40,000 soldiers and horses, how can he be allowed to take Yangzhou lightly!"
Guo Jia seemed to understand what Cao Cao meant, and said happily: "Ming Gong's intention is to wait until Liu Bei captures Yangzhou again, and then capture Xuzhou together with the Jizhou Company?"
Cao Cao looked around and saw that only Guo Jia and Dian Wei were beside him, so he said: "Otherwise, why would Gu use his son as a hostage? Gu Wei's purpose is to use Jizhou's power to destroy Liu Bei. If Liu Bei rushes to attack Yangzhou, Yu Gu is
Good thing, no matter how strong he is, he can't stop Gu and Jizhou from attacking together."
Guo Jia cupped his hands and said: "Ming Gong is thoughtful and far-sighted, and Jia Shen admires him very much!"
Although Dian Wei didn't understand what he heard, he was happy too when he saw Cao Cao happy.
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When Zhou Ping heard that Xun You had gone to Yecheng, he was worried and felt that he had to go to Yecheng to see Yuan Shao so that Yuan Shao could easily accept Liu Bei's request.
The most important thing is to persuade Feng Ji, Xu You and others to oppose Cao Cao's demands and not to allow all his demands to be met.
When he told Liu Bei, Liu Bei agreed for him to go to Yecheng. Anyway, there was no battle to fight outside the siege city for the time being. Even if there was a war, Zhou Ping would not be able to help him much, so it was just right for him to go to Yecheng.
The day after Xun You left Xudu, Zhou Ping took Zhang Wu and a dozen guards on the road and rushed to Yecheng.
Xun You rode in a carriage and took many people with him, but Zhou Ping rode all on horseback and only took a dozen people with him, so he walked faster than Xun You.
Zhou Ping saw Xun You's troops on the road, but there were too many of them, and there was nothing to say now. He just overtook them and rushed to Yecheng ahead of time.
When he arrived in Yecheng, he first went to see Yuan Shao and made his request to Yuan Shao.
Anyway, it's all about profit now. Liu Bei wants to fight for his interests. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao also want to fight for their own interests. Each has its own requirements.
It's just that Zhou Ping doesn't know yet what requirements Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will have, and it's hard to say much else.
Entering the Prefectural Mufu, Yuan Shao's advisers happened to be there. Jusue, Tian Feng, Shenpei, Feng Ji, Xu You, Xin Ping and Xun Chen were sitting on both sides.
"I heard that Liu Zhendong defeated Meng De and became famous far and wide!"
After Zhou Ping saluted, Yuan Shao first praised Liu Bei.
Now Liu Bei is more powerful than Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu was defeated by him again. It can be said that he is the most powerful force besides Jizhou.
"General Zhendong was able to defeat Cao Cao because of the power of Jizhou. If it weren't for the soldiers and horses of Jizhou besieging Xudu and Cao Cao being eager to retreat, he probably wouldn't have been so defeated."
Zhou Ping gave Yuan Shao his credit and prestige, which made him feel happier and make it easier to say what he said later.
"It's just that although Cao Cao was defeated, he still had 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses and countless brave generals under his command. He was defeated but not weak. The general sent troops this time to cause Cao Cao's defeat and rescued the emperor from his hands. Cao Cao will definitely treat the general
He holds a grudge. If he still holds Yanzhou and has 40,000 to 50,000 strong troops, and if he colludes with Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and the Black Mountain bandits entrenched in Jizhou, then Jizhou will be in danger! The emperor will be in danger!"
Although Zhou Ping's words were a bit alarmist, Yuan Shao still felt deeply worried.
"Mengde is willing to move the emperor to Yecheng this time, and is also willing to let his son come to Ye as a hostage. He... will not treat me like this."
Yuan Shao thought of all the previous interactions with Cao Cao, and felt that the two had a close friendship, and with Cao Ang as a hostage, he should not treat him like this.
"Lü Bu attacked and captured Yanzhou. If it had not been for the help of the general, he would have lost Yanzhou long ago. General Zhendong also killed Lu Bu for him, made good friends with him, and everything was fine. But now, he has taken advantage of the emptiness of Xuzhou and raised his troops to attack it.
, what he did was different from Lu Bu! Cao Cao only had selfish interests in his eyes and was very ambitious. He held the emperor hostage, killed loyal ministers indiscriminately, and wanted to conquer the world and destroy the Han Dynasty to stand on its own. Such a person cannot be tolerated, let alone have a strong hand.
Soldiers, don’t worry about raising tigers!”
"What's your intention?" Jushou looked at him coldly and asked calmly.
Zhou Ping replied sternly: "If the general does not kill Cao Cao, he must be ordered to disperse his troops and return home to Qiao County to cultivate land for his retirement."
"Childish! Ignorant!" Jushu sneered, "Cao Cao is a man with great ambitions. Since he still has 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses and countless brave generals, it is already rare for him to be willing to move the emperor to Ye. How can he be willing to stop his troops and return home to cultivate the fields?
When it comes to caring for one’s old age, it’s really not advisable to say anything about it, it’s simply extremely ignorant!”
"Yes, Meng De will not agree to such a request." Yuan Shao also shook his head and said.
Feng Ji, Xu You and others also shook their heads. Based on their understanding of Cao Cao, they knew that Cao Cao would definitely not agree.
Zhou Ping had already expected that everyone would react like this, and he didn't care about Jushou's insult. He just smiled and said, "General Zhendong also expected that Cao Cao would not be willing to stop his troops and return home. Therefore, General Zhendong put forward two conditions. Either
Let Cao Cao stop his troops and still serve as the shepherd of Yanzhou. If Cao Cao firmly refuses to agree, he must let Chen Hanyu move to the position of public minister, and let Guan Yu, the prefect of Jiujiang, serve as the governor of Yuzhou. In this way, if Cao Cao colludes with Youzhou Gongsun and the Black Mountain bandits to harm Xuzhou and Yuzhou
The troops can attack the rear to ensure the safety of Jizhou and the emperor."
"No!" As soon as Zhou Ping finished speaking, someone suddenly shouted loudly.
Zhou Ping was startled and looked around. The person who yelled "No" was none other than Tian Feng.
Yuan Shao felt that what Zhou Ping said made sense. If he forced Cao Cao to give up the throne this time, he would definitely have a grudge against him. If he was allowed to keep his troops, he might indeed collude with Gongsun Zan to deal with him.
If Guan Yu is in Yuzhou and Liu Bei is in Xuzhou, Cao Cao will definitely not dare to act rashly, and Jizhou will be stable.
Shen Pei, Feng Ji and others also thought so and really didn't understand why Tian Feng said no.
Only Jushou understood what Tian Feng meant, nodded slightly and looked at Zhou Ping coldly.
