Not to mention Zhang Fei couldn't accept Liu Bei's surrender, even Cao Cao found it incredible.
When Cao Cao led a mighty army to the gate of Xiapi City, what he saw was Liu Bei holding the seal of Xuzhou Mu, standing alone and respectfully at the wide open gate of Xiapi City.
Before.
"Liu Bei greets Duke Cao!" Seeing Cao Cao leading his army in front of him, Liu Bei bowed deeply and said to Cao Cao loudly. Although his words were loud, his tone was extremely humble. While bowing, Liu Bei asked Xuzhou Mu
The seal was raised above the head, high.
Cao Cao was stunned. What do you mean? He is surrendering now?
There are still tens of thousands of fighting troops in Xiapi City, and the city is high and the city is deep. If Liu Bei persists in resisting, it will probably take him a long time and cost him a lot to conquer the city. Cao Cao can do it.
I was already prepared for a hard fight, but I never thought that before I gave the order to attack, Liu Bei actually jumped out and expressed his submission.
It was as if he had gathered all his strength and was about to swing his fist at the enemy, but after he swung his fist, it was hit into a ball of cotton. Therefore, Cao Cao's current mood was very subtle.
Of course, Cao Cao still admired Liu Bei's behavior of being aware of current affairs. It would be great if all the princes in the world could be as aware as Liu Bei. He would be able to follow the wind wherever his troops went, and then calm this troubled world.
But it’s much easier.
Therefore, Liu Bei must be commended for his behavior. Just commending him is not enough. He must be greatly reused and set a superior example for others: as long as you submit to me and don't go against me, you will be able to enjoy the world.
The future is bright!
Liu Bei led Cao Cao and his troops into the city. In Xiapi City, Cao Cao saw Zhang Fei, who was glaring at him, and other scribes with different expressions. However, although Zhang Fei showed malice towards Cao Cao, Cao Cao did not
Let's investigate this. When Liu Bei first surrenders, his subordinates must have some thoughts. This is a normal thing. It would be strange if the lord surrenders to others and his subordinates have no reaction at all. There is no need to worry about this at all.
, as long as time is given, Cao Cao is fully confident that Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others can be used for him.
————————————————————————————————Xuzhou has been settled, Cao Cao and his party marched back to Xuchang with great momentum, Liu Bei and his
Naturally, all the civil and military officials under the tent also followed Cao Cao into Xudu.
After Liu Bei surrendered, Chen Dao, who was a prisoner of Cao's army, naturally returned to Liu Bei. From Cao Cao's point of view, this was no big deal. Liu Bei was already his subordinate anyway, and if Chen Dao stayed under his account, he would stay under his own account.
As for Chen Gong, he was still very stubborn at first and wanted to die. However, Liu Bei found Chen Gong alone and after an interview, he also gave up the idea of wanting to die. Of course, as far as Chen Gong was concerned, he only wanted to return home.
Liu Bei will not surrender to Cao Cao. But like Chen Dao, Cao Cao still doesn't care about such remarks. What's yours is mine.
After entering Xuchang, Cao Cao immediately presented to the Emperor and granted Liu Bei the title of General of the Left and the title of Marquis of Yicheng; he granted Guan Yu and Zhang Fei the title of Side General and the title of Marquis of Guan Nei; he granted Chen Gong the title of Zhonglang and the title of Marquis of Dongting;
The rest of the people below also received promotions.
As soon as this reward came out, everyone was in an uproar. Liu Bei was only General Pingdong before, and he was suddenly promoted to General Zuo. That was a jump of several levels in a row. You must know that Gao Shun, the highest-ranking general under Cao Cao, is now just a promotion.
He is just a general, but he is several ranks behind Liu Bei's General Zuo. As for Chen Gong's position as Zhonglang, he is almost second only to Xun Yu in terms of official position, and even better than Guo Jia's Military Advisor Jijiu.
To be on a higher level.
Cao Cao's reward is so generous that it can be seen that he is ordinary.
——————————————————————————————————————“Hmph, what kind of ability does that big-eared thief have that makes the lord take it so seriously?
?" Xiahou Dun slammed the wine glass on the table and said angrily.
Liu Bei was able to gain a high position as soon as he arrived. As a veteran of Cao Cao's army, Xiahou Dun naturally felt resentful. Although he would not oppose Cao Cao's decision, this did not prevent him from being unhappy with Liu Bei.
Especially when Zhao Yun was injured by Guan Yu, Xiahou Dun vowed to cut Guan Yu's body into thousands of pieces. But now that Guan Yu was awarded the title of partial general by Cao Cao and was regarded as his colleague, naturally this oath could not be fulfilled.
"Liu Bei is quite capable. Moreover, the lord also wants to show the princes of the world that he is broad-minded, so it is reasonable to reuse him." Gao Shunze, who was sitting opposite Xiahou Dun, was not so angry and took a leisurely sip of wine.
, there was even a bit of a smile on his face.
"Chang Gong has a broad mind, but I don't have such a broad mind!" Xiahou Dun refilled the glass with wine and drank it in one gulp, but it could not relieve the anger in his heart at all.
"It has nothing to do with ambition or anything, it's just..." Gao Shun said halfway, but for a moment he couldn't think of what to say after "It's just", so he smiled and stopped talking.
"Well, Chang Gong, Yuan Rang, you won't mind me coming uninvited!" After Gao Shun and Xiahou Dun drank for a while, only one person slowly entered the restaurant. When he saw Gao Shun and Xiahou Dun, he showed a smile on his face.
With joy, he walked directly towards where the two of them were.
Without even looking at it, Gao Shun knew without a doubt that the person coming was Guo Jia. That guy would probably be sick to death if he didn't drink for a day.
"How can we despise Feng Xiao!" Xiahou Dun said loudly. Because Gao Shun was friends with Xiahou Dun and Guo Jia at the same time, Guo Jia and Xiahou Dun also drank together several times, so they were on good terms.
"As long as you don't mind it!" Guo Jia smiled and sat down next to the two of them.
"You two, what do you think of Liu Bei?" Guo Jia asked pretending to be casual after drinking two more glasses of wine.
"How else can we look at it? The two brothers beside him are still capable people. As for Liu Bei, he is just a common man who weaves mats and sells shoes." Faced with Guo Jia's question, Xiahou Dun curled his lips in disdain.
said.
"Does Chang Gong think so too?"
Gao Shun looked around, then lowered his voice and said four words: "The dragon lurks in the abyss."
Hearing Gao Shun's answer, Guo Jia's expression changed slightly. To be honest, he was indeed wary of Liu Bei, but Gao Shun gave Liu Bei such a high evaluation, which still made him feel a little unexpected.
Hidden dragon in the abyss means that Liu Bei is only temporarily living under human beings at this time. As long as the time is right, he may soar to the sky at any time.
Guo Jia wanted to say something, but Xiahou Dun shouted first: "Why don't you hide the dragon? Chang Gong, you are too flattering to the straw sandal seller!"
Gao Shun smiled and didn't explain anything. Guo Jia originally wanted to speak, but when Xiahou Dun yelled at him, he just smiled slightly and took back what he originally wanted to say.
The three of them continued to drink, and the rest of the time they laughed as usual, but they never mentioned Liu Bei.