The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 430
Although following Wei Tao's order, Lu Xun led the army to attack Yangzhou again, but at this time the world was much calmer.

Just as Zhou Yu planned, Lu Xun's ability, coupled with the instability of the people under Cao Jun's territory, made the progress of the war in Yangzhou smoother than expected.

In just two months, more than half of Yangzhou has been taken by Lu Xun. Of course, this situation does not mean that Lu Xun's ability is really so strong, but that Cao Cao does not have much in the face of such a situation. The reaction, as if such a situation really caught him off guard, he never reacted too much, and even sent reinforcements before he was taken to Yangzhou by Lu Xun.

When such news reached Wei Tao's ears, he was stunned, and then he called Zhou Yu and others.

"Gongjin, why is Cao Cao doing this? If he broke the contract, why did he never respond? If not, why did he do this? Losing Yangzhou, Cao Cao's strength must be greatly reduced. How can he compete with our army?"

"This……"

Zhou Yu also frowned. What Cao Cao did was beyond Zhou Yu's expectations. He really didn't know how to answer Wei Tao's question.

Not only Zhou Yu, but also Wei Tao's other advisers.

"Is Cao Cao surrenderable?"

Seeing that his counselors were like this, Wei Tao couldn't help but ask again.

Liu Bei died and Sun Quan surrendered. In fact, Wei Tao had already seen some signs beforehand.

After all, although Sun Quan inherited his father and brother's career, in fact there are many families in Jiangdong, so it is more important to protect the Sun family than to protect Jiangdong. Therefore, although Sun Quan's surrender is the worst for himself, it is a blessing for the family, so Sun Quan's surrender is not bad. unexpected.

And Liu Bei's world is almost single-handedly defeated, and as a member of the big man, he naturally cannot accept surrendering Wei Tao anyway. This can be said to be the only dignity of the descendants of the big man.

But Cao Cao is really indisputable, no one understands what Cao Cao wants to do.

"Your Majesty, since you don't know Cao Cao's true intentions, why don't you send someone to ask? Not only can you try to persuade Cao Cao to surrender, but you can also learn as much as possible about what Cao Cao wants."

At this moment, one person spoke. Hearing what this person said, everyone couldn't help but secretly nodded. Not only was this person's suggestion not bad, but also because this person's identity was somewhat different after all.

Veteran Xun You.

Originally, Xun You was also Wei Tao's mastermind, and he followed Wei Tao for a very long time, so he can be said to be No.1 under Zhou Yu.

But because Xun You also belonged to a group of people who supported the big man, after Wei Tao revealed his intention to fight for the world, he gradually faded out of Wei Tao's circle of advisers. Wei Tao's subordinates are also gradually dull, and more time is only spent on government affairs.

It's just that as the world gradually stabilized later, Xun You actually accepted this matter, but at this time Xun You felt that it was more appropriate to handle government affairs, so it was not a deliberate conspiracy.

So now that he opened his mouth like this, even Zhou Yu would not deliberately refute it.

"Gongda means to go to persuade Cao Cao to surrender?"

Wei Tao still valued Xun You's resourcefulness, so he asked naturally at this time.

"Your Majesty, I'm afraid it's hard to know exactly what Cao Cao is thinking, but based on what we can see now, one is that he has a big conspiracy, but it is difficult for people to think about Yangzhou as a conspiracy, and the other is that his I have the heart to surrender, but I am only hesitating. Originally, it would be best for His Majesty to go to persuade Cao Cao, but His Majesty must not be in danger, so I would like to be an envoy, go to Xuchang to persuade Cao Cao to surrender."

Xun You got up and saluted.

"Since Gongda is willing to go, how can I not agree, this matter is left to Gongjin to do."

Seeing Xun You's initiative to ask for orders, Wei Tao naturally entrusted the matter to him with peace of mind, and the others also had no intention of objecting.

Xun You's itinerary was very fast, and he directly sent the envoy to Xuchang, and even though the relationship between Xun You and Xun Yu had always been close, after Xun You arrived in Xuchang, the two had no contact at all.

This is avoiding suspicion.

The next day, Xun You paid a direct visit to Cao Cao as Wei Tao's emissary. Facing Cao Cao, the hero of the world, Xun You directly spoke about it after meeting him.

"Prime Minister, in the past you had an agreement with my lord, and the world would be decided by a single battle. Now that the outcome has been decided, why didn't you fulfill the agreement? Today, the people from all over the world have returned to their hearts, and the prime minister's worship is just to follow the general trend of the world and to let the world The common people are no longer suffering from the chaos of war, even after a hundred years, it can be seen in the history. If this is the case, what is the prime minister to worry about?"

"Bullshit!"

As soon as I heard Xun You speak, I saw dozens of generals stand up one by one, and several reckless men like Xu Chu even drew out their knives and pointed at Xun You brightly.

However, although Xun You was just a scholar, he looked at Cao Cao with a smile on his face in the face of such battles, without any sign of panic at all.

"enough!"

Sure enough, the next moment Cao Cao spoke directly, causing all the generals to retreat, and then Cao Cao slowly looked at Xun You.

"I've heard Wen Ruo mention Gongda, and I've met Gongda, but what Gongda did made me feel that he is just like Wen Ruo. The conflict with Wen Ruo may have already been rumored."

"Prime Minister, I also disapproved of His Majesty's actions in the past, but now that the people live in peace and the foreign enemies are expelled, what more can I ask for? I am a talented person, not to mention anything else, as long as I can be worthy of the people of the Han Dynasty, that is enough." Yea!"

Xun You shook his head slightly, explaining why he did what he did, and then to Cao Cao.

"Isn't Prime Minister Cao's intention to do this so that the Han people will not suffer? If so, when the situation in the world is settled, why can't the Prime Minister despise my Majesty for the sake of the Han people?"

"Haha... People say that Xun Gongda is wise and kind, and seeing him today really deserves his reputation!"

But he didn't want Cao Cao to just hear a long laugh at this time, and then he got up immediately.

"However, Gongda can reply to Wei Ziyu for me. If I were not Cao Cao, then maybe I would surrender to him. How can I, Cao Cao, be the one who would surrender without saying a word? There is no need to say so much. Yangzhou's loss It's just that the previous defeat made the old man stretched, if I send troops there, I will be dragged here by you, so I have nothing to do, if not, how could Yangzhou be so lost?"

Xun You frowned slightly, and with Xun You's wisdom, he could naturally understand that this was just Cao Cao's excuse, but anyone could hear the firmness in Cao Cao's words.

Originally, the generals under Cao Cao were hesitant about Cao Cao not saving Yangzhou, but seeing that Cao Cao's prestige was not as good as before, most of his doubts were reduced. Facing Xun You, he glared at this, looking like he wanted to kill Xun You here.

But even so, Xun You took his time and bowed to Cao Cao.

"Since the prime minister insists on this, I naturally have nothing to say, but in the end I dare to ask the prime minister on behalf of your majesty."

"Oh? Please tell me. I also want to know what else Wei Ziyu wants to ask me."

Facing Xun You, Cao Cao has always had an excellent attitude from the beginning to the end, as if two heroes are fighting, and he is on the upper hand. Facing Cao Cao like this, Xun You is naturally even more unpredictable, so listening After hearing what Cao Cao said, Xun You asked what Wei Tao wanted to ask very simply.

"Your Majesty asked me to ask the prime minister. Now the world is peaceful, the Central Plains will be settled, and foreign enemies are gradually surrendering. However, the population of our Han Dynasty has been reduced after several years of war, and it will not be impossible to recover for decades. The prime minister still wants to Keep entangled with our army? Your Majesty is very confused about the previous battle, and I wonder if the prime minister can answer?"

It's not that Wei Tao deliberately asked Xun You to speak for him in order to persuade Cao Cao to surrender, but he really had this question. As long as Cao Cao has the heart, although Wei Tao is confident that he can win in the end, he doesn't know how long it will take.

"Hahahaha... Does Wei Tao, who is not afraid of anything, know that he is afraid?"

Hearing what Xun You said, Cao Cao let out a long laugh.

"Yes, your majesty is afraid. Everyone in the world knows what your majesty is asking for! After years of hard work, your majesty is somewhat likely to achieve it. The troubles at the border have gradually subsided. As long as there are ten years of work, They are all Han Chinese! Although I dare not say that the border will never be in trouble, but such achievements are unprecedented!"

Xun You looked very serious, looked at Cao Cao and said.

"But if you use the prime minister's ability, as long as you have the heart, you may not be able to completely beat the prime minister within a few years. In this way, how can your majesty not be afraid?"

"Ha ha……"

With another chuckle, Cao Cao immediately got up and stood up.

"You go back and tell Wei Tao that I have him in Xuchang, if you dare to come, then come, I, Cao Cao, will never back down even at the last moment!"

Cao Cao issued an order to expel the guests, so Xun You could only leave accordingly, and returned to Luoyang to report to Wei Tao about the events during this period.

"...It is impossible for Cao Cao to surrender to His Majesty. As for His Majesty's question, the courtiers don't know about it. If Cao Cao doesn't want to, I'm afraid it will be difficult to get a glimpse of his meaning!"

Xun You smiled wryly, he would not care too much about the credit this time, but the reason why he asked for his life this time was also to stop the war in the world as much as possible, and now that things are not going to work, he is naturally a little depressed.

However, Xun You soon became serious and spoke to Wei Tao seriously.

"Your Majesty, Cao Cao is very human! Although I don't know what his intentions are, but since he is determined not to surrender to His Majesty, he may need a final battle to bring peace to the world. Then Cao Cao is definitely not the kind of person who will be desperate. It is Shang Zhou who is self-determined. I am afraid that His Majesty will really need to come to Xuchang in person at that time!"

(End of this chapter)