"Qinghai has long clouds and dark snow-capped mountains, and the isolated city overlooks Yanmen Pass in the distance. The yellow sand will wear golden armor in a hundred battles, and the Huns will never return until they are defeated."
"The wild geese fly high in the dark moon, and the Chan Yu flees at night. When he tries to chase the Qingqi away, the heavy snow covers his bow and sword."
Cao Cao chanted these two poems repeatedly, with a strange look in his eyes.
This Gao Shun has not recited poems and composed poems for a long time. I originally thought that his literary talent had gradually faded away in the constant battles, but I didn't expect that he was just playing low-key. It was fine if he didn't do anything, but once he did, he was such an excellent masterpiece.
, which is unforgettable.
"Prime Minister, Guan Yu wants to see you." While Cao Cao was immersed in the artistic conception of these two poems, the guard at the door suddenly came to report.
Cao Cao's heart skipped a beat, what was supposed to come would eventually come.
Guan Yu had made an agreement with him earlier that when he defeated the foreign tribe, he would be released back to Liu Bei.
I have been hiding from Guan Yu for a few days, but after all, I can't avoid him all the time. It seems that I can no longer keep this warrior today.
"General Right, what are you doing here?" Cao Cao asked when he saw Guan Yu. Although he knew the purpose of his coming to see him, he still pretended not to know anything.
All the generals who participated in the Northern Expedition were promoted. Originally, Cao Cao wanted to grant Guan Yu the high position of General Zhenbei, but Guan Yu refused. The reason is very simple. Liu Bei is only General Zuo now. If he becomes General Zhenbei, then
Isn't his position one level higher than that of his eldest brother? How can such a thing be done? The right general and the left general are of the same rank. Originally, Guan Yu had always declined and was unwilling to be promoted. However, through the Han Emperor, Cao Cao, in line with the principle of "meritorious service"
On the principle of "must be rewarded", he insisted on granting Guan Yu the title of general. Under the instruction of Cao Cao, the Han Emperor personally conferred the title and handed the seal of general to Guan Yu. Previously, the emperor wanted to grant him the title of General Zhenbei, but he had already insisted on it.
He had already refused, and if he continued to refuse this time, it would be too outrageous and too arrogant. Therefore, Guan Yu had no choice but to accept the reward.
"Prime Minister, when I entered Cao's camp, I made a promise that if I heard about my brother's whereabouts in the future, I would be released back to him. Now, I am fighting Yuan Shao for the Prime Minister and defeating the Xianbei Xiongnu. Although I dare not say that I have made countless military exploits, at least I
It is also a tribute to the hard work, and I hope the Prime Minister can keep his original promise and let Guan go." Guan Yu spoke firmly to Cao Cao word for word.
Cao Cao listened quietly, with a bitter smile on his face.
"Yunchang, Liu Xuande is just a subordinate of Liu Jingsheng now. He only controls the city of Mianyang. He has less than 10,000 troops and a few generals are short of food. What can you do if you take refuge in him? And now I have pacified the north and subdued the barbarians.
, I have enough soldiers under my command, and countless good counselors and generals. With the talents of Yun Chang, under my command, I will surely make great achievements in the future and leave my name in history. Why did you, Yun Chang, abandon me and join Liu Bei?
, what about burying your own talents?" Cao Cao's words were sincere and sincere, without any heroic pretense, and they came entirely from his true heart.
He loved Guan Yu's talents and was reluctant to let him go.
"Guan Yu is not talented, how dare he be wrongly loved by the Prime Minister. Although my eldest brother Liu Bei is in despair at this time, it is precisely because of this that Guan Yu has to go back to his eldest brother to help him." Faced with Cao Cao's sincere persuasion, Guan Yu's expression did not change and he remained determined.
replied.
Cao Cao knew that no matter what he said or did now, he could not retain Guan Yu who was determined to leave.
Cao Cao had never been as jealous of Liu Bei as he was at this moment. How could that big-eared thief who was hypocritical of benevolence and righteousness have the right to have a loyal and brave general like Guan Yu?
"I already know what Yunchang wants. In this case, I will immediately send someone to get the customs clearance certificate so that Yunchang can go on his way." However, the matter has come to this, Cao Cao knows that Guan Yu can no longer stay in Cao Ying, and he will no longer do so.
Force the opponent to stay.
"Thank you so much, Prime Minister!" Seeing that Cao Cao agreed to let him go, Guan Yu felt extremely happy and bowed to Cao Cao.
Seeing Guan Yu like this, Cao Cao felt even more bitter. This was the most respectful time Guan Yu had ever shown to him, and the reason why he was so respectful was that he agreed to let him go...
——————————————————————————————————————“My lord, promise to let Guan Yu go?” In a side room, a man
one man asked another.
"My lord has handed over the customs clearance diploma to Guan Yu. Guan Yu has already gone to pick up his second sister-in-law and is probably leaving the city soon." Another man's voice sounded in the room.
"My lord is still too temperamental. It is good to be able to subdue a person like Guan Yu, but once he cannot be subdued, he must be eliminated quickly. How can we let the tiger go back to the mountain?"
"Fengxiao, what do you mean..."
The two people discussing in this room were Cao Cao's two advisers—Guo Jia and Hua Xin.
"Of course I have to find someone to kill Guan Yu." Guo Jia smiled slightly and said calmly.
Hua Xin's heart trembled when he heard this, and even Guo Jia's indifferent smile looked a little scary in Hua Xin's eyes.
"Everyone in the world thinks that Jia Xu is a poisonous person, but Guo Jia has a free and easy-going nature. Looking at it today, Guo Fengxiao may not be as sinister as Jia Xu." Hua Xin thought in his heart.
At this time, Hua Xin regretted coming to visit Guo Jia, or regretted talking about Guan Yu.
Although Hua Xin is more than ten years older than Guo Jia, he was recruited by Cao Cao not long ago. In terms of qualifications in Cao Cao's camp, Hua Xin is just a newcomer. Therefore, Hua Xin wanted to gain a better foothold in Cao Cao's camp.
Among them, I have been visiting Cao Cao's camp constantly in the past few days, hoping to have some friendship with the counselors in Cao's camp.
Today, Hua Xin came to visit Guo Jia. During the conversation, Hua Xin accidentally said: "If the Lord lets Guan Yunchang leave, there will be endless troubles." This led to the above series of conversations.
Hua Xin is so regretful now that his intestines are green. Can the killing of Guan Yu be a topic that a new member like him can participate in? With the nature of his lord Cao Cao, since he let Guan Yu go, he really let it go. If
If anyone kills Guan Yu at this time, wouldn't that be equivalent to stripping Cao Cao of face and slapping him in the face? Then he will be furious!
Guo Jia is an old minister of Cao Cao, and he will probably be scolded by then, and at most he will be fined and demoted. But he has just arrived in Cao Ying not long ago and has no foundation at all. If Cao Cao knows that he also participated in killing Guan Yu
Among the topics, I still don’t know how he will punish himself.
Hua Xin couldn't help but shudder when he thought of this.