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Chapter 526
"Liu Ziyang..." Cao Cao couldn't help frowning when he heard the words. Although the candidate recommended by Xun Yu was unexpected, it was reasonable.

Liu Ye is a descendant of Emperor Guangwu's son Fuling King Liu Yan. He is currently the Sima of Liu Xun, the general who conquered captives. He was famous in Huainan for his intelligence when he was young.

Cao Cao has the ambition to help the Han Dynasty, clarify the world, and is thirsty for talents. It stands to reason that Cao Cao should have collected talents like Liu Ye for his own use, and there is a reason why Cao Cao did not do so.

In the early years of Jian'an, Yuan Shu assumed the title in Huainan. In addition, Huainan suffered a severe drought, and the soldiers were starving.

Among them is the famous Zheng Bao, who is extremely talented and famous for his achievements in Huainan. Many people went to rely on him, and Liu Ye also took refuge in Zheng Bao during this period.

Later, Cao Cao sent an envoy to Huainan to inquire about state affairs. Liu Ye took the opportunity to invite the envoy to come to his home as a guest, and thus lured Zheng Bao to come. He deliberately got Zheng Bao drunk at the banquet, and then falsely claimed that he was ordered by Cao Cao to behead Zheng Bao himself. .

Cao Cao's own moral bottom line was already low enough, but he still felt ashamed of Liu Ye's behavior of killing his lord. Because of his grudges, he never brought Liu Ye under his command.

Although Cao Cao is not ashamed of his villainous behavior, he has to admit that although Liu Ye is ruthless, but he is courageous, has both civil and military skills, and is indeed an excellent candidate to assist Liu Fu.

Cao Cao immediately made up his mind, and said to Xun Yu, "Liu Ziyang is Zitai's confidant, and I don't know if Zitai is willing to part with him."

When Cao Cao talked about Zitai, that is, Liu Xun, the general who conquered the captives, his tone was very relaxed, and it was obvious that the friendship between the two was extraordinary.

Liu Xun was born in a branch of the Langya royal family. The Cao family of Peiguo and the Langya royal family have always had a close relationship. When Cao Cao raised troops against Dong, his father Cao Song took his family under the protection of Liu Rong, the king of Langya. Later, Liu Rong died of illness, and Cao Song lost his protection and returned home. At that time, he was murdered by Tao Qian.

In addition to the good friends of Cao and Liu for generations, Cao Cao and Liu Xun also have a deep personal relationship. How good are the two sides?Before Liu Xun ruled Lujiang, he was defeated by Sun Ce and almost perished, so he had to go north to join his old friend Cao Cao.Liu Xun was so poor that he came to vote, relying on his close relationship with Cao Cao, he jumped from a bereaved dog to a "Guizhen court".

"Duke Ming treats Liu Zhenglu with the utmost favor and trust, and he is the most favored in the capital. If Duke Ming asks for someone himself, Liu Zhenglu will definitely not refuse." Xun Yu obviously had something in his words, and he hated Liu Xun deeply in his heart. Dear, the noble pets are arrogant, and the children of the guests also commit crimes, but few dare to admit them.

Of course Cao Cao understood what Xun Yu said, but pretended to be confused, and said, "Gu Zheng wants to invite all the officials to celebrate the victory, so he just asked Zitai to bring Liu Ziyang with him."

Xun Yu shook his head secretly and said no more.

In the evening, all the officials rushed to the Sikong Mansion to have a banquet. The alleys of the Sikong Mansion were filled with cattle, horses, carts, slaves and children, and the streets were filled with cows lowing and horses neighing, and the sound of people was very noisy.

Soon Liu Xun and Liu Ye arrived by car, and Liu Xun's car drove into the crowded flow of people and horses almost unimpeded. And avoid it.

Liu Xun lay on the side of the car in an indecent manner, holding the stove in his arms, and said in his mouth: "Zi Yang, Mr. Cao sent someone to invite you, and specially asked to take you to the banquet, which is self-evident."

Liu Xun then said: "However, Mr. Cao has only now developed a desire to recruit, which is really beyond my expectation."

Liu Ye brought more than ten thousand Zheng Bao's old troops to defect to Liu Xun, and the two were both members of the royal family, so they were not so much monarchs and ministers as allies, Cao Cao wanted to dig Liu Ye, even if Liu Xun was reluctant to give up, he would just give up. can agree.

"Mr. Cao is an extraordinary person, a great man beyond the world, and his actions are beyond our comprehension." Liu Ye looked calm on the surface, but his heart was actually a little turbulent.

He has been in Xuchang with Liu Xun for more than four years. He thought that with his reputation and talent, he would soon stand out and be reused by Cao Cao.However, four years have passed, but it has never been used. Liu Ye really can't figure out why Cao Cao regards himself as a worthless person.

Fortunately, the four years of waiting were not in vain, and now Cao Cao is recruiting, and the hardships are about to come to an end.

Liu Xun said again: "In my opinion, Ziyang's intelligence is no less than Xun (you) Gongda, Guo (Jia) Fengxiao, Cheng (yu) Zhongde and others. Ziyang belongs to Cao Gong's command. If you plan for it, you will be able to soar into the sky."

Liu Xun knew very well that Liu Ye's resourcefulness was the best in the world. If he had listened to Liu Ye's persuasion back then, how could he have fallen for Sun Ce's plan to divert the tiger away from the mountain, so that the land of Lujiang River was occupied by Sun Ce, and he became a bereaved dog and almost perished.

Liu Ye also thought that his talents and strategies were not inferior to anyone else, but he thought about Cao Cao's neglect before, and he was a little worried about gains and losses, and sighed: "I hope it is as the general said."

Not long after Che Yu arrived at the gate of Sikong Mansion, Liu Xun got out of the car, led Liu Ye, and went straight to the door. When the attendants waiting at the door saw Liu Xun, they immediately stepped forward enthusiastically, and said in their mouths: "Ming Gong is quietly sitting in the back hall. Waiting for the general, please come with the villain." After saying that, he led the way ahead and led Liu Xun and Liu Ye to the back court.

There were only Cao Cao and Xun Yu in the back hall. Seeing Liu Xun and Liu Ye coming, Cao Cao got up immediately and condescended to greet them.

Cao Cao stepped forward quickly, grabbed Liu Xun's hand, and said with a smile: "Zitai, haven't you been coveting the fine wine in my mansion all this time? Today I have a request from you, and I will give you all the fine wine in the mansion as compensation." , today you can open your stomach, drink to your heart's content, and never go home without getting drunk."

Liu Xun said solemnly: "There are public orders, how dare you disobey them."

After speaking, the two laughed together.

Cao Cao turned to look at Liu Ye, and said: "Zitai has repeatedly praised his step in front of Gu on weekdays, saying that his step is deep in wisdom, predicts things like a god, has good and fair talents. I have admired Gu Xin for a long time, but I just can't bear to take it away." beloved."

Then Cao Cao changed the subject and said: "There are police in the south now, General Annan Liu Jing sent troops without authorization and invaded Yuzhang, Liu (Fu) Yangzhou could not defend. I asked Xun (Yu) Lingjun before, who can assist Liu Yangzhou and stabilize the south , Xun Lingjun recommended this step to Gu, and Gu also deeply agrees, and now Gu intends to use this step as a special driver for Yangzhou, is your step willing to take on this important task?"

Liu Ye was taken aback, feeling very disappointed in his heart. Not to mention being side by side with Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others, he was kicked back to his hometown in Huainan by Cao Cao without even being able to get the governor of Sikong Mansion.

But Liu Ye thought about it again, since he could not be reused by Cao Cao, returning to Huainan would be a good choice. After all, don't be called a "half-inspector".

Thinking of this, Liu Ye bent down to obey.

(End of this chapter)