Guan Yu said: "How can you betray what you said before? I hope you can help me express this meaning." Zhang Liao reported this situation to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was not disappointed and said with a smile: "I have a way to keep him!"
After Zhang Liao left, Guan Yu was thinking about the solution. He knew that Cao Cao had always paid great attention to his attitude. Now that the information about his elder brother Liu Bei was known, his sister-in-law was also urging him to make a decision!
In a state of trouble, Guan Yu stood up, pushed open the window, and prepared to get some breath. Suddenly, someone outside reported that it was an old friend who came to visit.
So Guan Yu asked someone to invite him into it, and found that he was not an old friend at all and didn't know him at all, so he asked, "Who are you? I don't know you at all!"
He replied: "I am Yuan Shao's subordinate, Chen Zhen from Nanyang!"
Guan Yu was surprised to hear that it was Yuan Shao's person. You should know that he was in Cao Cao's territory. Yuan Shao was his opponent. He knew that this person might be here to convey information, so he quickly stepped back and walked to Chen.
Zhen asked, "You risked your life to come here to find me, and you must have something important to tell me."
Chen Zhen did not talk too much nonsense, but just took out a letter from his arms and handed it to Guan Yu.
Guan Yu took a look at it. It was his elder brother's notes, which read: "Your Excellency and I have vowed to live and die together since the Fourth Pledge of Taoyuan. Why have we given up on our common path and cut off our kindness? If you
If you want to achieve fame and fortune from Cao Cao, your fourth brother and I are willing to help you and make achievements. I will not explain in detail here, I just want you to take our lives."
After seeing this letter, Guan Yu suddenly burst into tears and sighed: "It's not that I don't want to find you, it's because I didn't know your traces before. How could I be greedy for wealth and forget my previous oath?"
Chen Zhen roughly understood his attitude through Guan Yu's expression, and said, "Actually, Duke Xuande still hopes that you will go back. Since you are unwilling to betray the previous covenant, please go to Hebei to find him. Liangwai Yuyi
Let me tell you that he also hopes you leave Cao Cao.”
Guan Yu turned his head away, remembering Yu Yi's lively surname, he felt sad, and finally stopped hesitating and prepared to leave Xudu and go to Hebei.
Guan Yu said: "A real man was born in the world. If there is no beginning or end, then he is not a gentleman. When I surrendered, I had made three rules. I must not be confused if I leave now. I will write a reply letter now, hoping that you will bring it to me.
Brother, I hope to give me time to say goodbye to Cao Cao and meet with my two sisters-in-law in person.”
Chen Zhen said: "What should you do if Cao Cao doesn't allow you to leave and send someone to monitor you at the same time?"
Guan Yu said: "Don't worry, I won't stay here for long even if I die!"
Chen Zhen nodded and said, "Okay, please write a reply letter to avoid the feeling of hope for Duke Xuande."
Guan Yu wrote in his reply, "I heard that being loyal means not letting down your original intention. Loyal and righteous people will not be afraid of death. I have been studying since I was a child and know that the etiquette is very simple. When I heard the story of Yangjiao Ai, Zuo Botao often sighed.
I cried. When I followed the instructions to guard Xia Pi, there was no food inside and no reinforcements outside. I was going to die in battle, but two sisters-in-law entrusted me, so I didn't dare to die easily, so I'll do it for the time being
I promised to surrender to Cao Cao, and made three rules. I agreed to leave after I knew your news and planned to meet in the future. Recently, I went to Runan, and then I learned about my elder brother's news. After returning to Xudu, I also
I reported the situation to my two sisters-in-law and prepared to find a way to leave Xudu. If I have two hearts and gods come together to kill me, the heaven and earth can clearly see my loyalty. I hope my elder brother must believe me."
Chen Zhen left with the letter.
In Hebei, Liu Bei was sitting opposite Yu Yi and drinking. After writing a letter, he first asked someone to show it to Yu Yi and said, "What do you think, Fourth brother?"
Yu Yi seemed very admiring and said, "Brother is aware of things. Originally, because of the second brother's killing Yan Liang and Wen Chou, Yuan Shao was going to kill us to establish his authority. As a result, Yuan Shao changed his mind after a few words from his elder brother and took his subordinates.
The adviser criticized severely. Besides, this letter was a few words without any intention of blame, but it grasped the weakness, especially the last few sentences, which were definitely the finishing touch, and told the second brother directly that if you want to be prosperous and wealthy,
We are waiting for him to pick up the head of the neck, which will definitely make the second brother change his mind, and this is to try his best to awaken his conscience."
Liu Bei listened to Yu Yi's analysis and praised him: "Among brothers, the third brother is reckless, he is the first martial man, the second brother is loyal and righteous, but sometimes he is very arrogant. Only the fourth brother, you are both literary and martial, and your strategy is still
On top of me!”
Yu Yi smiled and said, "Brother is too humble. When it comes to the art of using people to identify people, I am afraid I am beyond my reach."
The two toasted each other, and suddenly Liu Bei's face changed, and he felt sad, and said, "Now the news about your second brother has been confirmed. I believe that after my letter is delivered, he will come to Hebei to find me.
But there is no news about your third brother, he won’t really..." After saying that, Liu Bei actually shed tears of sadness.
Yu Yi hurriedly went up to support him and said, "Brother, don't be too sad. Third brother is a lucky person. I think there is no news about Cao Cao, so he must be in other places. Sooner or later we will be reunited."
Liu Bei nodded, so the two of them dispersed and returned to their own camps.
In Xudu, Guan Yu secretly sent Chen Zhen away, turned around and went to find the two sisters-in-law, told them about the situation, and then went to Cao Cao's mansion to say goodbye to Cao Cao.
Someone had reported to Cao Cao, and of course he also understood Guan Yu's purpose, so he hung a evasion sign at the door.
Guan Yu seemed very disappointed and walked back slowly. Although he did not see Cao Cao, his intention to go was clear. He asked his former servants to pack up the carriages and horses, serve them sooner or later, and also ordered the servants in the mansion to
All the property is left and cannot be taken away at all.
On the second day, Guan Yu went to Cao Cao's mansion to say goodbye, but found that he still had a sign of avoidance. He went there several times in a row. In this case, he had no way to see Cao Cao at all, so he had to visit Zhang Liao's house.
He made clear his wishes, but coincidentally, Zhang Liao was always ill and was not seen, which made Guan Yu a little depressed.
Guan Yu saw these things, and he was not stupid, thinking, "This is because Cao Cao learned some news and deliberately refused to let me leave. But I have decided to leave, so how can I hesitate any more?"
So he wrote a letter, preparing to say goodbye to Cao Cao in the situation, and was not going to visit him again, so he said his farewell in person.