The Three Kingdoms Voyage

Chapter 187 Set Sail, Xin Xianying

"Then what should we do now?" Guan Yu's face was so dark that water dripped out, and there was a bit of chill in his voice. "The old bandit Mengde failed to send people to persuade him to surrender. I'm afraid he will attack soon. Although there are many soldiers in the city, the food is limited. We can only support it for another two months at most. Two months later..." Guan Yu said at the end, Shaking his head, he felt a little uncertain about retreating: "Why don't we break through?"

Sun Shao didn't speak, he could tell that Guan Yu didn't want to just retreat like this.He called in a majestic manner, if he retreated in such a disheveled manner, then everything before him would become a joke, his unstoppable momentum would become a rash advance, and his breakout would become a flustered escape, the taste would be completely different.As proud as Guan Yu, how could he accept such a result of winning first and then losing?

Although Guan Yu said that, it was just a sign that he lost confidence in his future, and he didn't really want to retreat just like that.If Sun Shao happily agreed to retreat now, then Guan Yu's impression of him would definitely be extremely bad.

Of course, Sun Shao didn't want to retreat either, at least it wasn't time to retreat yet.

"Breaking Xiahou Dun's siege with Yue Zhang's bravery is easy, but... what about the emperor, all the officials and the tens of thousands of rebels?"

Guan Yu hesitated, as Sun Shao said, he was really worried about this issue.If it was just him and Sun Shao, who were more than 2 people, he would have full confidence to break through, but the rebels could not. It will also become your own burden.Abandoning them is obviously the best way, but Guan Yu can't do it, these people are all admiring his reputation, if he throws them to Cao Cao, what will happen?

This is dissatisfied with his beliefs.

"Even if Cao Cao attacks the city, it won't be a problem to defend it for another month." Sun Shao stood up and sighed: "Send another envoy, you ask someone to ask Liu Shijun for help, and I will send someone to ask for help from General Cheqi, ask them In any case, there can be no further delay, or the consequences will be disastrous."

Guan Yu didn't say a word. Since he couldn't break through, this was the only way.

Not long after, Guan Ping left Wancheng with Guan Yu's autograph letter, and Sun Huan took Sun Shao's autograph letter.Knowing the urgency of the situation, they dared not be negligent, and rushed to Xiangyang day and night, and first met with Sun Jiao and others who were staying in Xiangyang.Sun Jiao beat his chest and sighed after hearing what Sun Huan had said about the situation in Wancheng.Of course he understood what the current situation meant, but there was nothing he could do, he could only change the horses for the two of Sun Guan and let them continue on their way.

Cao Cao was a little surprised when he looked at Jiang Gan with a happy face. Could it be that Guan Yu or Sun Shao were willing to surrender?No, Guan Yu is arrogant, Sun Shao is cunning, these two people don't look like people who can surrender casually.

"I saw General Zhengnan and the others." Jiang Gan broke Cao Cao's doubts as soon as he opened his mouth.Cao Cao was startled, and immediately stood up: "Zixiao is in Wancheng?"

"Yes." Jiang Gan said with a smile: "General Zhengnan was seriously injured and captured in Fancheng, but now he has recovered. I feel that his complexion is very good, even better than before."

Cao Cao lowered his face, snorted unhappily, and turned around without speaking.When he didn't hear from Cao Ren, he was very worried. Cao Ren was his younger brother and one of his most trusted generals. Since the army started in the sixth year of Zhongping, Cao Ren was the sharpest knife in his hand. He let Cao Ren sit in Fancheng and guard Xu Du, but Cao Ren let him down this time.If it is just a matter of ability not to defend Fancheng, then being captured by Guan Yu and Sun Shao and living so comfortably now, then it is somewhat unreasonable.

What is the difference between him and Yu Jin?He smeared his face, which was much worse than Yu Jin.

"I didn't expect Zixiao to surrender." After a long time, Cao Cao sighed.

"Prime Minister, General Zhengnan did not surrender." Jiang Gan said hastily.

"Didn't surrender?" Cao Cao was startled, turned around quickly, stepped in front of Jiang Gan in two steps, and looked into Jiang Gan's eyes: "Didn't you say that he looks good?"

"He is still a prisoner, but General Sun respects him very much and doesn't regard him as a prisoner." Jiang Gan quickly explained.He knew Cao Ren's position in Cao Cao's mind, and at this time, he would send news to Cao Ren and eliminate the misunderstanding between them. Not only Cao Ren would be grateful to him, but Cao Cao would also be grateful to him.So he told in detail what he saw in Wancheng, not only about Cao Ren, but also about Man Chong and Pound.

Cao Cao was relieved, but at the same time puzzled.He turned his head to look at Liu Ye and Simpi: "What the hell is that Zhu Zi doing?"

Liu Ye stroked his beard and smiled as if he had realized something: "Prime Minister, in my opinion, I'm afraid Sun Shao had already expected today's result, so he left a way out for himself."

"With his cunning, it's not surprising that today's result can be expected." Cao Cao nodded, with a slight smile on his face.After he met Sun Shao in Ruxu, he had a very good impression of Sun Shao. He felt that this young man looked rough and straight, but he was very deep in the city. His knowledge was far from his age and personality. There are often surprises.

"Since he expected that Sun Quan and Liu Bei would not come to rescue him, why didn't he surrender?"

"He probably didn't even think about surrendering." Liu Ye shook his head, "I see, he probably wants to negotiate with the prime minister."

"Negotiation?" Cao Cao snorted, "What is he negotiating with me? With the 2 people in the city?"

"There is also the Son of Heaven."

Cao Cao was startled, twitched his beard and stopped talking.The Son of Heaven is a sword hanging in his heart. Although he is ready for the sword to fall, many courtiers will leave him because he lost his title, but he does not want to At that point, not to mention that it will have a great impact on his strength, more importantly, he is a Hanchen after all. Although he has already embarked on the road of no return, he still has some things that he can't let go of the big man. emotions.He told others that if the fate was in Cao, he would rather be King Wen of Zhou, which was not entirely false. Although it was irreparable for the Cao family to replace the Han, he still hoped that he would not tear the last bit of face.

Could it be that after so many years of enduring, he still wants to become the traitor of the big man, even in name?

The emperor did not issue an edict for a long time, and his silence was a bit puzzling, and the longer this time dragged on, the more disturbed Cao Cao became.Sometimes it is not difficult to make a decision, but often after thinking about it, the more I think about it, the more I feel that it is wrong. If it has become a fact, it can only be like this, but before it becomes a fact, everyone except saints and fools will Suffering to varying degrees.

Of course Cao Cao is not a fool, but he is not a saint either, so he is suffering now.He is not afraid of being a rebellious minister, but he does not want to be a rebellious minister either.Although there are many villains in this world, there are not many top quality people who take being a villain as the joy of life.

What the hell is Sun Shao doing again?Cao Cao was confused by Sun Shao's move.

"Will Sun Shao surrender?" Cao Cao turned his head and asked Jiang Gan, who was still standing there, with a hesitant tone.

"No." Jiang Gan shook his head: "Sun Shao is the calmest person I have seen in Wancheng, even Guan Yu is a little restless, but there is no nervous expression on Sun Shao's face. "

"What's the trick for this man?" Cao Cao waved his hand, signaling Jiang Gan to go out first, then paced back and forth in the big tent, guessing what Sun Shao might have done.But after much deliberation, he felt that Sun Shao didn't seem to have any good solution.breakout?His strength must be greatly damaged, and returning to Jiangdong is also a dish in Sun Quan's bowl.Stick to it?He couldn't hold it at all, and after a while, without fighting, they would throw themselves into chaos due to lack of food. The tens of thousands of rebels were deliberately driven into the city by Cao Cao in order to consume their food.surrender?He had no intention of surrendering.Is it true that as Liu Ye said, he wants to negotiate?Negotiations require capital, where is his capital?
"Ziyang, George (Xinpi), I really can't guess what he's thinking." Cao Cao smiled wryly, and looked at Liu Xin helplessly.

Simpi laughed: "No matter what he is thinking, since he can predict today's situation, it shows that he has long been suspicious of Sun Quan. This is not a bad thing for the prime minister. In my opinion, the emperor has not come down for a long time. Zhao, maybe it has something to do with this, he probably wants to leave a way out for himself."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, he could also imagine this.

Liu Ye suddenly remembered something, he smiled and said: "Prime Minister, I remember that Prime Minister seemed to be planning to marry Sun Shao?"

Cao Cao glanced at Liu Ye, blinked his eyes, thought for a long time before remembering, he slapped his head and laughed: "Zi Yang, if you didn't remind me, I really forgot. There is such a thing, but , My daughter is dedicated to the emperor, and there is no national beauty, he said he wants national beauty."

Liu Ye smiled slightly: "The Prime Minister's daughter is not suitable, but General Li Feng (Cao Hong) has a beautiful daughter."

Xin Pi's eyelids twitched, and suddenly felt something strange. He raised his head to look at Cao Cao and Liu Ye in surprise, then lowered his head guiltyly, but his heart couldn't help beating wildly.He knew that Cao Hong had been very close to Cao Zhi recently, and he also knew that Cao Hong and Cao Pi did not deal with each other. He was one of the few princes and Caos who opposed Cao Pi.He does have a very beautiful daughter, and the age is indeed suitable, but I heard that the Xun family once proposed marriage to him, and it was Xun Yu's son Xun Can and Xun Fengqian.

The Xun family and the Cao family have a deep relationship. Xun Yu's eldest son, Xun Yun, married Cao Cao's daughter, Cao Qiu.In order to win over the Xun family, Cao Pi specially asked Chen Qun to marry Xun Yu's daughter Xun Wenqian.Although the Chen family and the Xun family have a close relationship, Chen Qun has always disliked Xun Yu—because although the Xun family is a big family in Yingchuan, before they associated with the Chen family, they were just local powerful and had no cultural background. It was Chen Qun's grandfather, Chen Shi, who hyped the Xun family from a local tycoon into a famous family of a big man.Psychologically, Chen Qun is different from others. He has a psychological advantage over the Xun family. Another reason is that Xun Yu's wife is the daughter of the notorious eunuch Tang Heng, and Chen Qun does not want to be the son-in-law of the eunuch's descendants.But under Cao Pi's urging, Chen Qun finally married Xun Wenqian, because he also knew how important it was to Cao Pi to win over the Xun family.

Now that Liu Ye suggested that Cao Cao marry Sun Shao with Cao Hong's daughter, the meaning of this is quite interesting.Reminiscent of Cao Zhi's recent ups and downs, it's not difficult for Xin Pi to guess something, but Liu Ye's attitude surprised him even more.Liu Ye is a very smart person, and also a person who knows Cao Cao's thoughts very well. He said this in front of his face, which can only explain one problem. Cao Cao has already expressed some meaning to him, and Liu Ye accepted it.

Simpi leans towards Cao Pi. Although he is not as close as Sima Yi and Chen Qun, he is also one of Cao Pi's trustees.Because of the changes in Yecheng, Cao Pi's status plummeted. When Chen Qun came to report the letter, Cao Cao scolded him face-to-face, and Simpi was present twice.At that time, he thought that Cao Cao was only dissatisfied with the Yecheng incident, but now it seems that he has no accurate understanding of what Cao Cao expressed.

This sudden change caught Simpi by surprise.

Cao Cao glanced at Simpi calmly, nodded, and agreed with Liu Ye's suggestion: "This is indeed a suitable candidate, we can talk about it, if we can win Sun Shao over, Guan Yu will lose his arm. There's nothing to be afraid of."

Liu Ye smiled and remained silent.

"George, do you want to go to the city?" Cao Cao looked at Simpi with a smile, but there was a little sharpness in his eyes.

Surprised, Simpi hurriedly bowed and said, "It's my honor."

"Hahaha..." Cao Cao waved his hand and said with a hearty smile, "You also go to see Sun Shao and see what tricks this Shuzi is up to. I am really confused by him now, and I can't touch him at all. end."

"It's just..." Xin Pi hesitated and said, "Prime Minister, Sun Shao's wife is Guan Yu's daughter, and now she wants to marry Sun Shao, can Guan Yu agree?"

"It doesn't matter." Cao Cao waved his hand disapprovingly: "If he wants, I can also marry him. I heard that his second son, Guan Xing, is not married yet. It would be nice for me to be in-law with him."

Xin Pi smiled wryly, he could tell that Cao Cao not only wanted to win over Sun Shao and Guan Yu through this marriage, but also wanted to give Cao Zhi a little help.If Sun Shao became Cao Hong's son-in-law, the power gap between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi would be further narrowed, and might even be reversed.

Although Simpi could see through it, he didn't dare to say it. He made some preparations and immediately went to the city to propose marriage, but before entering the city, he sent a cronies to rush to Yecheng. He had to remind Cao Pi of such important news, but He also knew that it was impossible for Cao Cao not to pay attention to him at this time, so he did not dare to contact Cao Pi directly, but wrote a letter from home, and then mentioned his current errand in the letter.

He believes that these are enough, because his daughter is a heroine who is resourceful and resourceful.

"Propose marriage?" Guan Yu was inexplicable and angry at the same time. My daughter is Sun Shao's wife, and she is in Wancheng now. You came here to propose marriage to Sun Shao?

Simpi didn't rush: "This is what I agreed with General Sun in Ruxu back then. It's just that the military is busy, so it has been delayed until now."

Guan Yu was very upset. Sun Shao had just married Guan Feng when he was in Ruxu, so why did he talk about marriage with Cao Cao?He lowered his face and ordered Zhao Lei to call Sun Shao.Sun Shao was training soldiers in the camp. As soon as he heard that Guan Yu "called" him to go over, he knew that Guan Taishan was angry again.

"Do you know what it is?"

"Not sure." Zhao Lei and Sun Shao were very close, but he didn't hide it: "Cao Cao sent an envoy named Xin Pi, and after a few words, General Guan became angry. General, you have to be careful."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed loudly, wiped off his sweat, and followed the visitors to Guan Yu's hall. When he saw Simpi, he saluted with a smile, "So it's Mr. Xin, I've admired him for a long time."

Xin Pi also politely returned the salute, and when he explained the purpose of his visit, Sun Shao immediately understood why Guan Yu's red face was a little green.

"Propose marriage?" Sun Shao sat down calmly, "Whose family's daughter?"

"General Li Feng's daughter Cao Hong." Xin Pi laughed, and seemed to say casually: "This daughter of General Li Feng is famous in Yecheng, and it's really not good for a young talent who wants to embrace a beautiful woman. few."

Sun Shao glanced at Simpi and smiled.What Xinpi said seemed to be praising Cao Hong's daughter, but he was actually saying that she was not a woman, and that an unmarried woman would be famous far and wide. What is this?He was a little surprised, the emissary who proposed the marriage seemed to be a little unprofessional, how could he speak like that.He rubbed his chin and looked at Guan Yu, Guan Yu was staring at him angrily, he didn't understand the meaning in his eyes at all, when he saw him looking at him, he snorted unhappily, turned his head away, caressing his beautiful beard modeling.

"Xin Jun, I haven't heard of this famous daughter of General Li Feng, but I know it's two other strange women."

Simpi was also curious: "Who does General Sun know?"

"One of them is related to Mr. Xin." Sun Shao said with a smile, "I heard that Mr. Xin has a daughter named Xianying, who is resourceful and resourceful. I wonder if the rumors are true?"

Simpi was both proud and embarrassed.He just said that Cao Hong's daughter is famous far and wide, but now Sun Shao said that his daughter Xin Xianying is also well-known. Although smartness seems to have more connotations than beauty, it is not something to be proud of for a woman to be famous outside the region. .He smiled unnaturally: "Although the little girl is a little resourceful, she is not worthy of such praise. The general should not listen to such gossip. Who is the other woman the general is talking about?"

"I heard that the Xiahou family has a daughter named Xiahouhui, who is as intelligent as Lingai. Is there such a thing?"

Sun Shao knew Xin Xianying and Xiahou Hui because they were famous for their intelligence in the history of the Three Kingdoms, and their reputation was not lower than that of the famous women of the Three Kingdoms, such as Xiaoqiao, Zhenshi, and Cai Yan, but he wanted to come to Xiahouhui. Which Xiahou's family Yes, so it can only be vaguely said to be the Xiahou family.

Xin Pi was stunned for a moment: "Xiahou Hui? Whose family's daughter is it? Why don't I know."

Sun Shao was also a little surprised. Xia Houhui's reputation was so great, but Xin Pi didn't know it. Could it be that she hasn't been born yet, or hasn't become famous yet?

But he couldn't care less about talking about it now, Guan Yu's face was almost dripping with water.He stood up, pretending to be disdainful and said: "Although my Sun Shao is not talented, I married a good wife with both civil and military skills. If you want to be my concubine, even if you can't be as good at civil and military skills as my wife, at least you can't be a concubine." I have a pair of embroidered pillows with a good skin, please return Mr. Cao, I am very grateful for his kindness, but if he is sincere, I hope he will seriously consider my request."

After speaking, he waved his sleeves and walked away.Although Simpi was somewhat unexpected, Guan Yu was also a little surprised.The two thought about it, and suddenly they both laughed.Xin Pi heard that Sun Shao wanted to get married, but Guan Yu felt that Sun Shao valued his daughter and thought it was very face-saving. The two took what they needed, but the result was the same.

Taking advantage of the time when Guan Yu's mood eased, Xin Pi expressed Cao Cao's intention to marry him in a timely manner.Guan Yu dismissed it: "It's okay if he wants to marry me. He went to the city immediately to ask the emperor for his sin. The emperor forgave his sin. After we become ministers in the same palace, it's not too late to talk about it." After finishing speaking, he said solemnly : "Meng Degong and I are old friends, and this can be regarded as a piece of advice to him. I hope he will not be obsessed with his obsession, and his reputation will be ruined by then, and it will be too late to regret."

Xin Pi almost didn't laugh out loud, he had no contact with Guan Yu, he only knew that Guan Yu was arrogant and arrogant. Talking big, bragging, I don't know if he is naturally flushed, so I can't tell.

Simpi laughed loudly: "General Guan, there are more than [-] troops outside the city, how many soldiers are there in the city?"

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "Your army of [-] is nothing more than a chicken wag in the eyes of my Guan. What can you brag about? I also have [-] elite soldiers in my city. Can you still conquer Wanwan?" Can't the city succeed?"

Simpi ignored him at all, and asked bluntly: "May I ask General Guan, how much grain is there in the city? How many months will the grain brought from Xiangcheng last?"

Guan Yu was speechless, he really blushed a little this time, he wanted to deceive Simpi, but he didn't expect that he had already seen through his details.But think about it, how much food Xiangcheng lost is countable, and his soldiers can also be roughly estimated. This calculation does not give a clear view of his details.

We are all smart people, and treating others as fools is actually showing that we are fools.

"Don't forget, Liu Yizhou and Sun Cheqi's army is in Nanjun." Guan Yu insisted.

"They?" Simpi looked up and laughed loudly: "General Guan, you haven't realized your situation until now. Nanjun and Wancheng are only a thousand miles away. If they really want to come to rescue the general, let's not talk about Xinye now. We're going to Xiangyang, but where are they?"

Guan Yu was speechless, blushing.

"General Guan, you keep your promises, keep your promises, and have the style of an ancient righteous man, but not everyone can be like you." After giving Guan Yu a blow in the head, Simpi gave another sweet date at the right time, otherwise It is not a good thing to provoke Guan Yu into anger.

(End of this chapter)