Chapter 67: The Tiger Returns to the Mountain, the Love Triangle
Just when Liu Bei was pondering the purpose of Cao Cao's visit, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei got the news and hurried over, holding weapons and looking anxious. They were obviously worried about the meeting between Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Seeing that Liu Bei was unharmed, they felt relieved.
He breathed a sigh of relief, released the weapon in his hand, walked up to Liu Bei, and asked softly.
"Brother, why is Cao Cao here? Is he not embarrassing you?"
Only then did Liu Bei wake up. Looking at the two sworn brothers with your deep concern on their faces, he felt a little relieved. He smiled, stretched out his hands to hold the two brothers, and returned to the pavilion to sit down together.
Only then did he explain to the two of them.
"Worrying my two brothers, Cao Cao did not arrange a Hongmen Banquet, he just had a discussion with me!"
Although Liu Bei spoke so easily, his face was full of heavy expression, and his eyes were full of thoughts and worries, which made Guan Yu and Zhang Fei very worried, with a bit of confusion and curiosity.
"What did Cao Cao and eldest brother talk about? Why do you feel that eldest brother is worried about you?"
Liu Bei then told what Cao Cao said. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked solemn and frowned. After a long time, Guan Yu spoke.
"Brother, Cao Cao is obviously wary of you this time. You need to be careful and don't get caught by him!"
Liu Bei stood up, walked out of the pavilion, and looked at the lush vegetable field in the backyard. Even though he kept a low profile, he still did not dispel Cao Cao's doubts. If it hadn't been for the thunder from the sky today, Cao Cao might have noticed the clues and sighed.
"It seems that we need to escape as soon as possible. We can no longer get involved with Dong Cheng and others, otherwise we will be killed!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also nodded repeatedly. The three brothers had the same mind and shared the same aspirations. Naturally, they knew that Xu Du was not a place where they had lived for a long time. Now they were birds in a cage and fish in a net, unable to be free.
However, Cao Cao returned to Sikong Mansion and received news that the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan had ended. Ju Yi personally led 800 Euphorbia soldiers to camp first, burning cauldrons and sinking boats, fighting to the death, and withstood the charge of Baima Yicong in one fell swoop. Yuan Shao's army followed closely.
After that, they swarmed up and defeated Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan was at a disadvantage in the battle, so he could only build a circle around the city and build a tower on top of the circle. It was named Yijing Tower and was named Yijing Tower. He accumulated 300,000 grains to defend himself. However, he was still seduced by Yuan Shao's plan.
, was defeated again, and had no choice but to commit suicide, leaving Yuan Shao completely without an opponent in the north, and turned his attention to Cao Cao.
Since Yuan Shu became emperor, life has been very difficult. He had no choice but to write a letter to Yuan Shao, willing to hand over the imperial seal, and left Huainan for Hebei to join forces with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao heard this and was in great distress. Liu Bei took this opportunity to propose
If you are willing to lead troops to Xuzhou to intercept Yuan Shu, you will definitely win in one battle and capture Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao made a mistake during the chaos and actually agreed with Liu Bei to lead 50,000 troops to intercept Yuan Shu. Liu Bei marched all night and ran all the way to escape Xudu. From then on, he was like a fish entering the sea and a bird soaring into the sky, no longer trapped by a cage and net.
When Wei Zhongdao heard about this, he knew that it was irreversible. He just gave Cao Cao a few words, which made Cao Cao very upset. He couldn't help regretting that he had let the dragon into the sea and the tiger back to the mountain. He had conquered the enemy in one day and caused eternal troubles.
However, Liu Bei didn't do nothing. He stopped Yuan Shu in Xuzhou and defeated Yuan Shu, causing Yuan Shu to starve to death. This was considered to have solved a big problem for Cao Cao. Xu Qiu killed Yuan Shu's nephew Yuan Yin in Lujiang, and
After getting the imperial seal, he presented it to Xudu. Cao Cao was overjoyed and made Xu Qiu the governor of Gaoling.
Here Liu Bei once again occupied Xuzhou, which became a serious problem for Cao Cao, so he could only send troops to conquer it. The situation in Xudu was also gathering, and it was quite uneasy.
Wei Zhongdao sat under Cao Cao, frowning slightly, feeling helpless, and sighed.
"Now that Ma Teng has returned to Liangzhou to resist the Qiang people, and Liu Bei has fled to Xuzhou, it is meaningless to let Dong Cheng and others go, so we should close the Internet cafe!"
As the saying goes, you must first settle the internal affairs in order to fight against the outside world. Wei Zhongdao understood that the issue of the clothing and belt edict could not be delayed any longer, so it was better to solve it as soon as possible. Although some people did not show up, it was enough to keep them honest for a while.
Defeated Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Ma Teng and others. These people are just clowns, not worth mentioning and can be dealt with easily.
After hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly realized that it was reasonable, followed Wei Zhongdao's suggestion, captured Dong Cheng and others, beheaded them, and entered the palace, intimidated the emperor Liu Xie, and wanted to kill Dong Guifei.
However, Wei Zhongdao heard that Concubine Dong Guifei was pregnant with Liujia and did not want to kill her in vain. After some persuasion, Cao Cao just sent her to the cold palace.
Cao Cao finished handling the affairs in Xudu, and then at the suggestion of Wei Zhongdao, he went east to conquer Liu Bei. He deliberately set up an ambush in the camp, causing Zhang Fei to rob the camp and defeat him in a battle. Liu Bei fled again and fled to Qingzhou alone.
Yuan Shao and Zhang Fei also fled to nowhere. Only Guan Yu was left to protect Liu Bei's family. He was surrounded by Cao Cao. He had no choice but to surrender after three chapters and followed Cao Cao back to Xudu.
Cao Cao had true love for Guan Yu. He had a small banquet every three days and a big banquet every five days. He loved him so much that he gave him gold, silver, jewels, beauties and servants. He wanted to win over Guan Yu, which made all the generals jealous.
"Sir, what do you think Sikong thinks? What is Guan Yu's ability? To be treated so favorably by Sikong makes us dissatisfied!"
Xia Houyuan sat opposite Wei Zhongdao at this time, picked up the wine glass, drank it all in one gulp, and slapped the eucalyptus table with his left hand bitterly. He was very angry. He didn't understand why Cao Cao was so close to Guan Yu. Even he was worried about it.
Not angry.
Wei Zhongdao glanced at the angry Xia Houyuan and smiled to himself, Cao Cao truly loved Guan Yu. How can you compare? He didn't even bother to persuade Cao Cao. He could only wait until Cao Cao gave up in the future.
"Drinking, what's the use even if Guan Yu gets Sikong's love again, he only cares about Liu Bei, Sikong is just doing useless work, you will know in the future!"
When Xia Houyuan heard this, his eyebrows stood up and he became even more angry. He drank a full cup again and said angrily.
"Guan Yunchang is really ignorant of praise. Sikong is so loving and yet he remains unmoved. I really don't know what Liu Bei's good qualities are that make him remember him so much!"
Wei Zhongdao felt a burst of curse in his heart. Cao Cao, Guan Yu and Liu Bei had already acted out a very bloody love triangle drama in his mind. It was comparable to an ethics drama. Wei Zhongdao couldn't help but shudder and felt a little...
Disgusted by the cold, I quickly picked up the wine glass and took a sip, then threw the ridiculous scene out of my mind.
Yuan Shao got the news that Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and recaptured Xuzhou again, but he aroused the intention of conquest. The counselor Tian Feng bluntly advised Yuan Shao and stopped Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao sent him to prison, waiting to be dealt with.
Chapter completed!