Three Kingdoms: The blind box draws Da Qiao at the beginning

Chapter 270 Xun Yu's Decision
When Ma Chao was waiting for the archers and infantry, he was preparing to conquer Tongguan.

Xu all.

Royal Palace.

Guo Jia took Cao Cao's sword and hurried to the Shangshu table.

Xun Yu is processing paperwork.

Seeing Guo Jiahuo coming in in a hurry, Xun Yu hurriedly greeted him and said, "How is the battle ahead?"

Guo Jia pointed to his throat.

Xun Yu hurriedly took the tea cup from the table and poured a cup of hot tea.

Guo Jia took it and took a big sip. Then he pointed to the side hall and said, "Go there and talk."

Xun Yu quickly followed.

When the two arrived at the side hall, Guo Jia looked around and saw no one, so he lowered his voice and said to Xun Yu: "Jiangdong used the strategy of 'surrounding Wei to save Zhao' to surprise Yecheng from the plains and force Yuan Shao's army to withdraw."

Xun Yu's expression brightened and he said, "Jiangdong did not disappoint!"

Guo Jiaping calmed down the impatience he had been feeling all the way, and then said: "It's not disappointing, but it also feels very dangerous."

"Just think about it, once Jiangdong's recuperation is over, what kind of situation will we face?"

"Besieged from both sides!"

Xun Yu nodded and his expression became serious.

Guo Jia continued: "This time, Wu Hou also sent an urgent message to Sikong, asking Sikong to take advantage of Yuan Shao's army's retreat to go west to attack Ma Chao's Guanzhong army."

Xun Yu thought deeply and said: "It is indeed the case."

Guo Jiadao: "This is the reason why I came back this time."

"This is the perfect opportunity for us to escape from Yuan Shao and Jiangdong's encirclement."

"Sikong asked me to bring back a thousand soldiers, and then I would bring Xun Lingjun, the emperor, and important family members, disguised as soldiers, and then rush to Luoyang to meet up."

"At that time, after defeating Ma Chao, we will directly attack Liangzhou, and then go south to take Hanzhong, Yizhou and other places."

"From then on, with Yizhou as the core, we brought the elites from Liangzhou and Hanzhong to compete with Jiangdong and Yuan Shao for hegemony."

Xun Yu's eyes narrowed slightly and he lost his voice: "Do you want to give up this Central Plains?"

"Also, once the emperor leaves, how can the ministers of civil and military affairs not know about it?"

Guo Jia sighed and said: "Zhongyuan, although it is a pity to lose it, but if we don't leave, we will only be slowly cannibalized in the future."

"A strong man must not hesitate to cut off his wrist."

"Although we lost the Central Plains, we at least found a glimmer of hope."

"Let the Central Plains out and watch the conflict between Jiangdong and Yuan Shao. We took Yizhou and other places and waited for the weather."

"The same was true for Emperor Gaozu in the past."

"Sikong is not inferior to Emperor Gaozu and can also achieve success."

"As for the emperor, Xun Lingjun quickly found someone with the same figure and appearance as the emperor and asked him to pretend to be the emperor."

Only then did Xun Yu come back to his senses. He looked disappointed and sighed: "How much suffering did Sikong suffer for this little foundation? How many heroic souls lost their lives for this."

"Now, we have to give up this foundation to others."

Even so, Xun Yu was not obsessed with it, but said to Guo Jiaqi: "It is not difficult to find a replacement. The question is, what should this replacement do once the lie becomes true?"

Guo Jia also fell silent for a moment.

After a long time, he said: "There is no need to worry about Yuan Shao. This man is very ambitious and wants to be emperor. He will not tolerate anyone standing above him."

"If Yuan Shao had captured Xu Capital, this false emperor would not have survived."

"Otherwise, when the emperor moved eastward and was in trouble, it wouldn't be our turn to bring the emperor to Xudu."

"If you're afraid, just be afraid of Jiangdong."

"Jiangdong Wuhou, I'm afraid he won't let this opportunity pass by."

"But there is no other way now."

"If we don't do this, the Emperor will not be able to take us away, and Jiangdong will not sit back and watch us leave."

"The worst-case scenario is that both sides will attack each other in the future."

"But it's better than this situation now."

Both fell silent.

The side hall is so quiet that you can hear a pin drop.

After a while, Xun Yu said in a hoarse voice: "Then get ready now!"

"I can't leave. As the minister, I must sit here."

"Otherwise, once I leave, my secret will be exposed."

Guo Jia stared at Xun Yu blankly.

Xun Yu patted Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, help Sikong well. Sikong values ​​you more than me."

After saying that, he walked away and said, "I'll make arrangements."

Guo Jia watched Xun Yu leave with a complicated expression on his face.

If Sikong was here, he would not let him go if he knew Xun Lingjun's decision, right?

Even if Xun Lingjun is his Zhang Liang.

But how can I do it myself?
Moreover, as Xun Yu said, once something happens to Xun Lingjun, the fact that the emperor and his family left Xudu will definitely be leaked.

Jiangdong will not sit back and watch this happen.

Guo Jia let out a long breath.

Sikong would probably feel so distressed that he could hardly breathe if he gave up on the Central Plains this time.

But for the future.

But I have to do it.

Xun Yu left the chancellery, immediately left the palace and returned to his residence.

Xun Yu's wife Tang came out and said with a smile: "Husband, why are you back so early today?" Xun Yu did not answer Tang's words, but asked: "Where is Xiao Ding now?"

Mrs. Tang was confused and said, "Xiao Ding is studying in the backyard."

Xiao Ding, a young man named Ding Ze, is an orphan who is about the same age as the emperor and looks very similar.

After Cao Cao succeeded King Qin, Xun Yu used his family's power to search for men with similar appearance and age to the emperor.

Originally, Xun Yu was afraid that Cao Cao would be cruel to the emperor, so after finding Ding Ze, once Cao Cao was ready to attack the emperor, he asked Ding Ze to replace the emperor.

This is the last thing he can do for the big man——

Save the last bit of blood for the big man.

After hearing what Tang said, Xun Yu quickly walked to the backyard.

In the pavilion in the backyard, two young men were sitting together on their knees, reading books aloud.

The young man on the left looks somewhat similar to Xun Yu.

This is Xun Yun, Xun Yu’s eldest son.

The young man on the right is Ding Ze, who looks a little low-brow.

When Xun Yun and Ding Ze saw Xun Yu coming in a hurry, they both stood up and saluted Xun Yu: "Father (Xun Lingjun)!"

Xun Yu nodded and said to Xun Yun: "Yun'er, you go and play for a while. Xiao Ding and I have something to talk about."

Xun Yun glanced at Ding Ze and left quickly.

Xun Yu watched Xun Yun disappear from sight, and then said to Ding Ze: "It's time to fulfill our previous agreement."

Ding Ze raised his head, looked at Xun Yu, and said bitterly: "How many days can I live?"

Xun Yu said: "If you follow Sikong from now on, Sikong will not kill you. However, you must remember to always remember what I teach you and don't show off your flaws."

Taking a deep breath, Xun Yu said: "I know, this is very unfair to you. But -"

Ding Zeqiang smiled and said: "No, I think it's fair. If it weren't for Xun Lingjun, I might have died long ago. In the past few years, thanks to Xun Lingjun, I have been able to live happily, have no worries about food and clothing, and can still read and write."

Xun Yu nodded.

Both fell silent.

After a long time, Xun Yu said, "Follow me, and I will take you to the palace."

Ding Ze hummed.

After nightfall, Xun Yu took Ding Ze into the palace, found the emperor, and asked the emperor and Ding Ze to exchange clothes.

After that, Xun Yu took Ding Ze to see Guo Jia.

Guo Jia didn't notice anything strange about Ding Ze at all!
Ding Ze behaves exactly like the emperor!
The three of them discussed briefly.

Guo Jia found Xu Dulingman Chong, and urgently found Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Cao Hong and other family members of Cao Cao's close relatives, and took them directly out of the west gate of the city, dressed as soldiers.

All the servants in the family were poisoned to prevent them from leaking the news.

In the end, Guo Jia and Man Chong took away the "Emperor".

Xun Yu rode his horse and escorted Guo Jia, "Emperor", Man Chong and others out of the west gate of the city.

After saying a brief farewell to everyone, Xun Yu watched Guo Jia lead three thousand "soldiers" to leave in a hurry before returning to the palace. He sent people to the homes of Cao Cao's cronies, disposed of the bodies, and arranged for his servants to go in and serve as The servants of these families lived as usual so as not to attract attention.

The emperor still went to court every morning.

Throughout Xudu, everything was business as usual.

Luoyang.

Guo Jia and Man Chong arrived with three thousand "soldiers".

After waiting for two days, Cao Cao arrived with his army.

Both sides meet.

Cao Cao met with the "Emperor" alone and inspected the jade seal passed down, and found nothing unusual.

After that, he chatted with Guo Jia alone.

After learning Xun Yu's decision from Guo Jia, Cao Cao felt extremely complicated.

Somewhat angry Guo Jia did not kill Xun Yu.

Xun Yu's talents, whether left to Yuan Shao or Jiangdong, were a huge help to them.

Only by killing will there be no threat.

However, he was a little lucky.

Fortunately, it was Guo Jia who was sent to Xudu instead of himself.

If he went by himself, Xun Yu would die.

It was precisely because of Guo Jia that Xun Yu survived.

Xun Yu had followed him in the war for so many years, and even when he was most helpless, he never left.

Especially when he avenged his father, during the second expedition to Xuzhou, Yanzhou was betrayed by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, and led to Lu Bu.

At that time, Yanzhou was almost completely occupied.

It was Xun Yu who risked his life to defend several counties for himself.

He will never forget this kindness until his death.

This is also the reason why he did not take any action when he knew that Xun Yu actually had contacts with the emperor and Liu Bei.

Looking up at the night sky, Cao Cao murmured: "That's it, this is probably the fate of Wen Ruo and I."

Guo Jia comforted him softly: "Sikong, although the road ahead is difficult, we will still accompany you along the way. Don't let the hearts of the soldiers be cold."

Cao Cao nodded heavily, and said with a cold expression on his face: "That's right, there is no time to wallow in pain. Next, we have to face the army of Guanzhong princes such as Ma Chao."

"There is news from Tongguan ahead that they have gathered [-] cavalry and [-] archers and are ready to attack the city at any time."

"I hope we can arrive in time to fight them!"

Guo Jia made a gesture of invitation to Cao Cao and said, "Sikong, let's go inside. When I came, I had already thought about how to repel the army of Ma Chao and other princes in Guanzhong."

"This time, we not only have to repel them, but also eliminate them as much as possible, so that Guanzhong, Liangzhou and other places can be ours!"

(End of this chapter)