Chapter 18 verbal war

Guo Jia did what he said, and immediately led more than ten entourages to leave Cao Ying, and traveled south to talk to Zhang Xiu.Trekking from Liyang to Nanyang, changing horses all the way without stopping, galloping day and night, until after crossing the boundary of Nanyang, I went to the post station to have a solid night's rest.Before dawn the next morning, Guo Jia looked in the mirror to wash and dress up. He trimmed his beard and trimmed his sideburns, put on brand new clothes, and asked his followers to change their clothes. .The group tossed and tossed for more than half an hour before swaggering to Rang County.

Due to the change of the current situation, the relationship between Liu Biao and Cao Cao tended to ease again, but Zhang Xiu fell into an embarrassing situation, so the whole city of Rang County was closed for security.Guo Jia came to the north gate and ordered his followers to shout to the city tower: "Soldiers on the city, listen to the truth! There is an imperial envoy here under the order of Duke Cao. He wants to meet your general. Please report quickly!" The officers and soldiers were in an uproar, and it took a long time for someone to reply, and someone had been sent to report, asking them to wait a while.

Guo Jia could hold his breath, and sat on the horse with a smile on his face, secretly thinking about what to say to Zhang Xiu.Unexpectedly, as soon as the reported soldiers left, they suddenly saw more than a dozen horsemen coming from the east, all of them well-dressed and neatly dressed, with tall heads and big saddles.One of them shouted to the city: "Soldiers of Rang County, listen to the truth! Now the general's envoy is here. If there is something important to meet with General Jianzhong, I hope you will open the city gate as soon as possible!" Cao Cao's envoys arrived at the same time as Yuan Shao's envoys, and the soldiers on the city became even more chaotic, and some people rushed down to report to Zhang Xiu.Guo Jia could not help but look over there, but he saw that the people there were also pointing fingers at them, so he must have guessed their identities.Guo Jia was also very generous, and as soon as he urged his mount to come to the opposite side, he clasped his fists and said with a smile, "May I ask who is the envoy of General Yuan?"

"It's next." Following the words, a rider sprang out from the crowd. This man is seven feet tall and looks dignified. He is also about thirty years old. He has big ears, a clean face and a long beard. May I ask who is Mr. "I'm here at Guojia, Yingchuan. I'm here under the order of Mr. Cao. How about you, sir?" The man's tone became more polite, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "I'm working in Lower Jizhou as Li Fu, and I'm here on business at the order of the general." Li Fu, courtesy name Zixian, was a Julu man, known for his resourcefulness and courage.During the time of chaos, he used to grow scallions (xie) for a living, but his talent for farming in the countryside was still growing. He was appointed by Yuan Shao to deal with confidential matters in Jizhou, and most of the time he was assisting Yuan Shao's youngest son Yuan Shang.This time lobbying Zhang Xiu, he wanted to go deep into Hebei and sneak through Cao Cao's territory secretly. Not to mention the success or failure, it was not easy to come here smoothly, which shows that Li Fu is alert and capable.

The two exchanged their names, they both had heard about each other, they both felt that the person who came was a formidable enemy, each had some apprehensions in their hearts, but on the surface they were harmonious.Guo Fengxiao is elegant with waving sleeves, and Li Zixian is gentle and elegant, talking about his life and scenery. From the perspective of others, he looks like a pair of friends who haven't seen each other for many years, but they don't know that the two have begun to pay attention to each other's knowledge and demeanor. Not long after, there was a bang, and the north gate of Rang County opened wide, and soldiers rushed out and lined up on both sides.A young general flashed out from among them, cupped his fists and said: "My general has an order to invite the two envoys to meet at the temple hall together." After saying that, he retreated to the side and let them in.

Good Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu, this is to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight!Guo Jia was thinking of saying something along the way, but it was all aimed at Zhang Xiu. He never expected to confront Yuan Shao's people face to face.Squinting at Li Fu, seeing that he was also nervous, he hurriedly cupped his hands and said, "Brother Li, please hurry up." Li Fu said with a smile: "Brother Guo, please go first!" Guo Jiaxin had a plan and insisted on refusing, and then declined: "In terms of official position alone, your lord is ranked as a general, and he is still above my Duke Cao. The honorable comes first and the humble comes last, so please advance."

Li Fu is so smart, he sees Zhang Xiu speak first, then listens carefully later to see the tricks, laughing secretly at Guo Jia's little trick, he bowed and said: "It's true that the general has a noble status...but everything must be first come, first served , Since brother Guo came first, he should be in front." "Don't be polite, Brother Li please first." "Brother Guo should go in first..." "The humble do not bully the respected!" "Later, not first!" Guo Jia knew that this was a formidable enemy, so he simply smiled and said: "In this case, how about you and I going in together?"

"Very good, very good." Li Fu took the reins, "Please please." The two talked softly and humbly for a long time, and finally urged their mounts to pass through the city gate at the same time, and the followers behind them also marched side by side, bowing to each other politely, completely smiling.But the soldiers on both sides looked confused—they were obviously two people, why did the soldiers combine to fight the whole family? Since Zhang Xiu was stationed in Nanyang, he has been serving as Liu Biao's northern barrier to prevent Cao Cao's army from going south, and he has also contacted Yuan Shao for strategic reasons.But Liu Biao is now busy with Sun Ce in the east, and the relationship with Cao Cao tends to ease. His emissary Han Song even accepted an official position in Xudu, which shows that the two sides have the possibility of shaking hands and making peace.If the battle is over, what is the use of his big shield in Jingzhou?Recently, Duan Yan, who had surrendered to the imperial court, sent letters frequently, and Yuan Shao also began to wave to him. This made Zhang Xiu both excited and worried, and couldn't decide who to turn to.He wanted to surrender to the imperial court, but he had a feud with Cao Cao for murdering his son, and his misfortune and fortune were unpredictable;Rang County is a tiny place with only 4,000 soldiers, and food and grass are sometimes in short supply. Neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao can be easily offended. The key is to see which of them is more likely to win.The most important thing at this time is your position, but you must not get on a ship that is about to sink!Zhang Xiu was hesitant, but when he heard that the envoys of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao had arrived, he became very anxious, and hurriedly sent someone to invite Jia Xu, the "backbone".But unfortunately, Jia Xu inspected the camp and did not return, Zhang Xiu was so anxious that he thought about it and found a way, he simply called the envoys from both sides to come and listen to their debate face to face, to see which side has the better chance of winning Second, it takes time to wait for Jia Xu to come back.

Guo Jia and Li Fu came to the county temple to get off their horses, and they left all their followers outside the door, and they went up to the hall with their arms wrapped around their arms.But after seeing Zhang Xiu Dama Jindao majestic and majestic sitting in the handsome desk, several people on both sides stood with their hands in armor and bright armor, and there were even ten shirtless swordsmen standing by the door.All of them have fat heads, big ears, full faces, dark hair on the ears, and they all hold shining ghost swords in their arms. As soon as the two of them entered, they blocked the door, as if this was the Senluo Palace. No life came out.Guo Jia and Li Fu were not cowards, they swaggered forward and saluted, and reported their names and backgrounds, and Zhang Xiu treated everyone equally.Guo Jia was in the east and Li Fu was in the west, and they happened to face each other, making the atmosphere even more tense.

Zhang Xiu stared at his tiger eyes, looked left and right, when Jia Xu was not there, he followed his temper, thought for a moment and suddenly stood up, snatched his silver gun from the soldier, and shook his arms vigorously.But there was a flash of lightning flashing across the hall, the sharp gun was nailed to the central floor tile, inserted about two inches, the gun barrel vibrated and buzzed. Zhang Xiu showed this skill, clapped his hands and said coldly: "I, Zhang, is a rough man from Liangzhou, and I like everything to be straightforward. I know why you came here. To be honest, this little Rang County is definitely not a place to live for a long time. , sooner or later, I will find another backer, but one girl can't promise two families! Today, the three of us will talk to each other, Cao Gong and General Yuan, whoever has the strength to calm the world, I, Zhang, will hang out with him with a gun , and I’m willing to be at the forefront in a war!” Here he showed a strange smile, “You may as well argue in front of me, Zhang is all ears. But the ugly words are the first, and you will be killed when you enter my door. Follow my rules, anyone who dares to speak nonsense and not tell the truth, I will shoot him to death! And only one of you can walk out of this door alive, the loser is my enemy, I will immediately let him die in the Under the chaos of knives... Do you understand? Stop talking nonsense, let's talk!" After speaking, he sat down in a grandiose manner, and silently looked straight ahead.

Hearing his paradoxical arrangement, Li Fu frowned for a while, and when he entered the door, he was polite and modest, but now he was about to steal the show, and he cupped his hands first: "General Jianzhong, I am here to..." Zhang Xiu raised his hand to interrupt: "I know who you are, don't say it's useless! I just listen and don't participate. If you have anything to say, you can argue with him, and I will have my own opinion later." He knew that both sides were eloquent Yes, without Jia Xu's own tongue-in-cheek, he would have to ask others to come in, and he would simply listen and not talk. This is the first time Li Fu encountered such a thing in his life, he couldn't help being startled, but Guo Jia on the opposite side had already opened his mouth first: "I would like to ask Brother Li, why is your general, as an important minister of the court, why is he plotting to seize the country with evil intentions?" Li Fu charged Guo Jia with a crime as soon as he opened his mouth, pretending to be disdainful and said: "Brother Guo, do you want to call a thief to catch a thief? I really don't know who is trying to seize the country with evil intentions." Waving his sleeves, he turned to Zhang Xiu and sneered. Guo Jia saw that Li Fu was full of clues, so he didn't dare to be negligent, and pressed him step by step: "Yuan Shao colluded with Yuan Shu and rebelled against Yuan Shu to demand the jade seal, and the emperor issued an edict to announce it to the world. Who in the world doesn't know who doesn't? The culprit." "If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing to worry about..." Li Fu waved his sleeve lightly and said casually, "You say that my general is planning to commit crimes, what is the real evidence? Show me and General Jianzhong?" He guessed Guo Jia. It was impossible to bring the letter. "There are now two letters in the provincial government. Yuan Xu, the prefect of Jiyin, has confessed his crimes to the law. Do you still want to deny it?" "That's all false!" Li Fu refused to admit it, "I think Yuan Shu died in Jiangting a few months ago, and he had no collusion with my lord, nor did he go north to present the seal. On the contrary, Cao Mengde sent Liu Bei When the three generals attack Shouchun, I am afraid that the Jade Seal of Chuanguo has already been hidden by you privately?" Guo Jia clapped his palms and smiled: "Hahaha... Li Zixian, you, a famous scholar in Hebei, don't change your face when you are in a panic. My lord sent Liu Bei three generals out of Xuzhou to prevent him from going north. Where did you go to Shouchun?" "The words of these people can never be trusted." Li Fu stared at Zhang Xiu and said loudly, "I think that Cao Cao was just an unknown young general, and my general pitied him for his insignificant talent. As a general, he was originally expected to be able to conquer the Yellow Turban rebels with his heart in mind. Unexpectedly, after Cao Cao crossed the river, he forced Wang Huo to Dongjun, usurped Yanzhou to Puyang, chased gold from Changyi, and killed Zhang Miao from Yongqiu. Murdered Bian Rang and other three soldiers, attacked Xuzhou and slaughtered Suiling and other five cities. My general couldn't bear to meet swords and soldiers because of his old feelings, but he turned his face and became ruthless and became more arrogant. Murdering Zhongliang, Cao thief is really the most disloyal, filial, benevolent, righteous and shameless person in the world!" Guo Jia didn't show weakness, and retorted: "Brother Zixian is over-reputed. In terms of shamelessness, how can Cao Gong compare with your master Yuan Shao? After the fourth generation and the third prince, he was entrusted with a heavy responsibility by the state, but he was disobedient. Since the time when the eunuchs were in chaos, they have colluded with Dong Zhuo and set foot on Luoyang. They are the culprits of the chaos in the world! Since the righteousness, all the heroes have risen together, and Zude has been promoted as the leader of the alliance, but what has he done? Forced to kill Han Fu and rob Jizhou , attacked Kong Rong and Qingzhou, colluded with grass bandits to seize Bingzhou, and now killed Gongsun Zan to occupy Youzhou, murdered Wang Kuang and killed Zang Min, the three sons split the land for private domination, oppressed the people and indulged the tyrants, and rebelled against the law and brought disaster to the government! King, bullying brothers, ungrateful, betraying friends, all kinds of ugly deeds that are detrimental and moral, how can my Duke Cao compare?" Sitting there, Zhang Xiu felt a chill coming from behind——Yuan Cao is a raccoon dog, ruthless and evil, no matter who he follows in the future, he must be careful!Seeing Li Fufa in astonishment, he wondered: "Let me ask you, is the current court the emperor's court, or the Cao thief's court?" Guo Jia cupped his hands and raised his fists above his head, and said respectfully, "Of course it belongs to my Son of Heaven." "That's strange..." Li Fu stroked his beard and pretended to be surprised, "Today, the emperor lives in the deep palace and is controlled by others, and the size and worship are all determined by the Cao thief. Looking at the land of Yuyan, which county magistrate is appointed by the emperor himself ? Which soldiers and horses are under the jurisdiction of the Son of Heaven? Why don’t I know?” "I don't think your ignorant and ill-informed generation will know." Guo Jia said dismissively, "Didn't you hear that Huan Tan's "Xin Lun" said that the prosperity and decline of a country lies in political affairs. The gains and losses of political affairs are due to assistance. He appoints great talents, and great talents are the shoulders and wings of the master. Since my Cao Gong assisted the government, he has served as virtuous, prosperous, defeated ministers, and punished villains. " "Absurd, absurd." Li Fu retorted with a smile, "I think it is the traitors, the prisons, the good and the weak, the loyal and the righteous, who are notorious for their crimes. They are Zhao Gao and Wang Mang today! If he is really a loyal minister, then It's time for the emperor to return to the government to stabilize Li Shu... I think it's good, Xiayuezu will take the place of my general and be the master. If Cao Mengde is willing to return the government and retreat to Linquan, this battle will be over immediately! I also wish to make a covenant, put the sword and gun into Kuma and release Nanshan , don’t take one step across the river in your life. How about it?” Knowing that he was talking nonsense, Guo Jia couldn't back down even half a step: "Whoever catches wild beasts, don't make beauties raise their hands; who catches giant fishes, don't make childish ones. If you don't want to be close, you can't do it! Today Zi Fang and Weak crown, once Cao Gong pushes his hand, won't he let Yuan Shao's rebels slaughter him?" Li Fu looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, raised his hand and pointed at the people present: "Everyone, have you seen that, your heart is attached to Jin Luan and the imperial wat, and you won't back down. I said that the Cao thief is Zhao Gao and Wang Mang, is it true?" "You're just a frog at the bottom of a well speculating wildly." Guo Jia waved his sleeves, "Ordinary people's nature is difficult to reach and hard to know, so those who are unique are often lost by the world. My family, Mr. Cao, enshrined the emperor to dissuade his ministers and help protect the present. The Son of Heaven hangs down and rules, how can your wolf-hearted dog lungs guess?" "Hmph! I think he is coercing the emperor to command the princes!" Li Fu also stood up. "Serve the emperor to beg for disobedience!" "Take the emperor to command the princes!" "Serve the emperor to beg for disobedience!" Guo Fengxiao waved his sleeves and pointed to the east and west, Li Zixian pointed to the sky and made his speeches eloquently. In the lobby, you and I said one sentence to another, and the two of them argued tit for tat.This rhetoric is no less than real swords and guns. Everyone present frowns, and those swordsmen are dumbfounded.Zhang Xiu originally wanted to put on a posture to threaten them to tell the truth, but he didn't expect to arouse the fighting spirit of the two of them. He only heard a half-knowledge, and became more confused and undecided. What a fart! Which one of you can win this battle?" It was still Guo Jia who spoke quickly: "Duke Cao will definitely win! Now that he has raised his troops and smashed countless camps on the river, Yuan Benchu ​​has no power to fight back." But Li Fu said: "Don't believe him! It's because our army hasn't arrived yet, so we asked them to take the lead. I have more than 100,000 elite soldiers from Hebei. Once we reach Liyang, we will definitely beat Cao Cao to pieces. How can you compete with the sun and the moon for glory?" "You are deceiving people with your big words! Yuan Shao is so cunning and ignorant of the art of war that he will die when he comes." "I think Cao Cao is the incompetent generation. I think that when he was defeated in Bian Shui, his soldiers were trapped in Shou Zhang, and he was forced to be homeless by Lu Bu." Li Fu approached Zhang Xiu's case, "Do you remember, General? Cao thief Wancheng How miserable is it to be defeated by you and flee? How dare your defeated generals speak bravely?" These words hit Zhang Xiu's heart, but what he was worried about was not Cao Cao's ineffective use of troops, but the revenge of killing his son back then.Seeing his face twitching, Guo Jia knew that the situation was critical, so he rushed to Shuai's case in two steps: "General, don't listen to him! Yuan Shaoser is ruthless, how can he be compared with you, General? Follow him, don't say you can't win, even if you win. There will be no good fruit to eat. I think Zhang Dao, Liu Xun (xun), Zang Hong, Qu (qu) Yi, etc. all made great contributions in the past, and in the end they all died under Yuan Shao's butcher's knife. Killing the donkey, crossing the river and demolishing the bridge This is what Yuan Benchu ​​has always done, do you think he is still a human being?" Zhang Xiu's thoughts moved again—these words were true, Yuan Shao seemed to be scheming, and he was not a benevolent master.Li Fu was extremely annoyed: "Guo Fengxiao, don't forget that you used to be a minister of Hebei. Now that you are with Cao Cao, do you dare to slander the old lord?" "Bah! Better than a scallion like you!" Seeing that the two of them became angry and began to attack personally, Zhang Xiu's brows were condensed into a big pimple, and he really didn't know which side to take refuge in.Seeing the two talking more and more anxiously, and then lying on the handsome case and talking to her, Zhang Xiu felt that her ears hurt and her head was numb, she couldn't listen to a word, and she couldn't use all her abilities. At this moment, a deep and heavy laughter suddenly came from the hall: "Hehehe... Who is here? Why is it so lively?" Guo Jia and Li Fu were taken aback for a moment, but they saw ten knife and axemen dodge the door, and one person walked in slowly with his head down from outside.This man is not tall in his forties, with a kind face, fair complexion, slight wrinkles, and a slender beard; he is wearing a soap-colored scholar's suit, with a green scarf covering his head, with a gloomy temperament, old-fashioned, and a little hunchback—it is the person who came Jia Xu! "Uncle Jia, you are finally back..." Zhang Xiuke heaved a sigh of relief, and didn't even bother to say anything later. He pointed to the two pieces of materials in the hall, and leaned on the handsome table to rest. "It's Fengxiao!" Jia Xu once met Guo Jia when Cao Cao was begging for Wancheng, and he saluted thoughtfully, then looked back at Li Fu, cupped his hands, and said, "I don't know who it is?" Li Fu quarreled with Guo Jia for a long time, his voice became hoarse, he cleared his throat with two coughs, and said respectfully: "I'm the next Julu Li Fu, working for Jizhou under the general's tent." "I've heard about it for a long time." I don't know whether Jia Xu really heard about it or pretended to hear about it. "Sir must be the famous Jia Wenhe." Li Fu also guessed. "Don't dare to be. It's almost as good as notorious." Jia Xu waved his hand, "I heard that the general recently wiped out Yijing Gongsun Zan, and broke the Heishan bandits. He is sitting in Jiqingyou and the four states. The fierce generals are like a cloud, the high men are like a forest, and there are no less than a hundred thousand elites in armor. They gather together and treat Karasuma generously, which is what heroes in Hebei want. Congratulations, congratulations!" "Thank you very much." Hearing this, Li Fu felt confident, and glanced triumphantly at Guo Jia. Guo Jia was trembling all over, thinking that the old dog must be advocating to seek refuge with Yuan Shao, and thinking of what Zhang Xiu said beforehand, his neck felt chills.Unexpectedly, although Jia Xu was polite, his tone suddenly changed: "I have a few words that I would like to bother you to convey to the general. There is a folk proverb that 'a foot of cloth can still be sewn, a bucket of rice can still be pounded, two brothers can't get along Rong', the Great General and the Huainan Empress General were originally brothers and sisters, but they turned against each other and turned against each other. Wouldn't it be sad for the world to see it in the eyes of the world? Work together to echo from the north to the south, then the Central Plains belonged to Yuan's family long ago, why did Yuan Gonglu make Li Lingzhi stunned in Jiangting? The general can't even forgive his brothers, how can he accept the hearts of the heroes of the world?" Jia Xu said calmly, But every sentence is like a sharp sword, "So... my general can't run away for you, sir, please go back." When these words came out, even Guo Jia and Zhang Xiu were stunned. I didn't expect Jia Xu to make a decision so lightly. .Li Fu was dumbfounded, and it took him a long time to recover: "Mr. Jia, you should know that our general is..." "Don't talk about it." Jia Xu interrupted him with a smile, "I know that you are strong and mighty, but it's up to God, and you can only do your best. I'm a conservative person, and I still think it's more at ease to submit to the court. As for success or failure... let's see each other on the battlefield." After saying that, he signaled to the knife and axeman by the door, "A gentleman will never make a bad noise, what are you doing with a knife? You all stand down, Ann Send Mr. Li away safely." When Jia Xu brought his words to this point, Li Fu was ashamed to speak any more, so he could only bow his head and sigh: "Alas...it's a pity that we can't conspire with General Jianzhong and Mr. Jia. You two cherish and respect yourself , I bid farewell." Jia Xu still respectfully returned the salute; Guo Jia argued with him for a long time, and felt that he was a powerful person. Now the hostility was gone, and the feeling of confidantship was restored, so he came over and said politely: "I was so rude just now, brother Zixian. farewell." Li Fu's long-distance journey was wiped out, and he still had to bite the bullet and return to his life, feeling very sad in his heart, he forced a smile and said, "Don't dare." Seeing his expression, Guo Jia grabbed his sleeve: "Brother Zixian, is there any difficulty in going here? If you are ashamed to return to the north, then..." Li Fu knew that he wanted to win him over, so he opened his sleeves and said, "Guo Fengxiao, you underestimated me too much. Although I am not capable enough, I have received the favor of the Yuan family for two generations. Even if my lord punishes me, I have to go back and accept it. You can kill me." Don't be humiliated, do you want me to be a disloyal person?" Guo Jia's face flushed: "I'm not humiliating you, I'm just worried about Brother Li's safety." Li Fu saw Guo Jia's sincerity, cupped his hands and said, "Thank you..." After saying that, he turned and left. As the saying goes, if you don't fight, you won't make a deal. Although Guo Jia is not an enemy, at this moment, he is afraid that Li Fu will be caught by Cao Bing halfway and his life will be killed. Li Fu stopped his steps and turned his head, saying: "Since you can get here without anyone noticing, you can leave safely without worrying about Brother Guo." Guo Jia felt that he was worrying for nothing, and smiled: "If you are captured by Duke Cao one day, I will definitely meet you. Give you a good word." Li Fu also laughed: "You have such a big tone! Don't say that you can't win this battle. Even if you win, the horses stepping on Hebei soldiers to surround Yecheng, and you can't catch me. Hahahaha..." After finishing speaking, he looked up to the sky Laughing and drifting away.Guo Jia felt a sense of sympathy for each other. He stared blankly for a long time before he came back to his senses. He turned around and knelt down in the hall: "General Jianzhong understands righteousness and Mr. Jia is quick-witted. I would like to thank you on behalf of Mr. Cao. From now on we all He is a member of the imperial court." Although the matter was finalized by Jia Xu's few words, Zhang Xiu's face was still not the least bit happy.He has always respected Jia Xu, and he never objected even if he acted on his behalf, but this time something was not going his way, so he said to Guo Jia hastily: "The envoy, please go to the post to rest, and we can talk about the specific matters tomorrow." After saying that, he stood up and walked away Go to the center of the hall, hold the silver gun poked on the ground, exert strength with both arms, and pull out the gun with just one stroke. "General!" Guo Jia stretched out his thumbs and said, "The decisive battle is urgent. This is not only the survival of the imperial court, but also the success or failure of the general. I also hope that the general will be dispatched as soon as possible, and the teacher will go north to join Cao Gong." After a salute, he nodded to Jia Xu again, and then he was led down the hall to the posthouse. Seeing that Zhang Xiu's face was sinking like water, Jia Xu knew that he was dissatisfied with him, so he asked kindly, "Do you have any doubts, General?" "No, I will follow your decision." Zhang Xiu said while fiddling with the silver gun in his palm, but he was a person who couldn't keep things in his mind. After playing a few times, he couldn't help complaining, "Uncle Jia, isn't it Xiao Nephew blames you. You pat your chest and think about it, how will I treat you?" "The general's kindness to me is as deep as the sea." Zhang Xiu threw the silver gun on the ground, said with his hands on his hips, "Who doesn't know that you decide all the big and small things in Rang County? Who doesn't know what good things I got to give you first? I'm nothing more than my uncle Alright! But what did you do to me? I know your family is in Huayin and is detained by Duan Yan, but you can talk to me directly if you have something to say! Let’s have a good talk with Guo Jia, at least call Cao Cao to give us Make a guarantee that you will not pursue the past, that will be practical! If you surrender in such a sloppy manner, do you care about success or failure? Are you going to throw my family out for your family? Cao Cao and I have a murderous relationship. What about the revenge of the son! You are really unreasonable in doing this!" Jia Xu did not refute, she smiled and waited for him to finish speaking before slowly saying: "It is true that the general said that I care about my family, but it is also for the sake of you, the general, that I belong to Cao Cao." "Hmph!" Zhang Xiu rolled his eyes at him, picked up the gun and continued to fiddle with it, "It's useless to say anything else now, anyway, it's Yuan Qiang and Cao Weak, and he has an old feud with Cao Cao, life will be difficult in the future!" Unexpectedly, Jia Xu suddenly turned her head up and laughed loudly: "Hahaha...how stupid is the general!" This smile confused Zhang Xiu: "Don't play tricks on me, what do you mean?" "Because Yuan is strong and Cao is weak, and you have enmity with Cao Cao, I propose to submit to Cao Cao." Jia Xu twirled his beard with his hands and paced, "Then Cao Cao can serve the emperor to dissuade his ministers, or coerce the emperor to order the princes. Anyway, the emperor is in his hands, and it makes sense morally to submit to him. Even if he is really defeated in the future, there is room for maneuver. But although Yuan Shao is strong, he bears the name of committing a crime. If you follow him, if you lose the battle, it will be called 'There is nothing to pray for if you are offended by the heavens'. It is absolutely impossible to kill yourself, this is the first reason for surrendering to Cao Cao." Zhang Xiu didn't get angry anymore, so he calmed down and listened to his analysis.Jia Xu smiled and said: "Secondly, we only have 4,000 troops. Yuan Shao has no less than 100,000 troops. We don't have many if there are many, and we don't have many if there are few. The general must not reuse them; but Cao Cao originally had few troops. We If you vote for him, he is overjoyed, and will treat the general well in the future." Zhang Xiu was dubious, but his resentment had disappeared without a trace.Jia Xu talked eloquently: "As for the third and most important point, the general has a feud with Cao Cao who killed his son." "What's this called?" Zhang Xiu didn't understand. "A husband who has the ambition to be a king will definitely release his personal grievances and make his virtue known to the world. Cao Cao wants to use you to show his heart and let the world see that as long as he is willing to submit to his feet, even blood and deep hatred can be wiped out! Not only will he not harm You, you have to be promoted to rank and protect you thoroughly, because as long as you are here, his good reputation will be there." Zhang Xiu felt more at ease, but still couldn't help asking, "Is it really as Uncle Jia said?" "Don't be suspicious, General!" Jia Xu looked at him deeply, "The grievances between you and Cao Cao have been written off. If you don't believe me, we will see when we arrive in Xudu."