Yan Rou and Wei Yan returned in triumphantly!

With Lu Bu coming out of the mountain and winning a great victory on the banks of the Liugu River, the negotiations between Yan Rou and Su Puyanlou team became more and more smooth.

As Yan Rou said: Su Puyan is an old fox with heart but no courage.

This kind of cunning guy can survive in various complex environments. But if he wants to do something big, it is impossible. This is because this person is too smart and timid. A little bit of trouble may cause him to have various thoughts.

And the building class is even less worth worrying about.

All he thought about was how to regain the position of Da Shanyu from Tadun. But his martial arts and courage were not enough to make him shoulder this important task. In other words, he was very ambitious and talented, and could not bear the heavy responsibility.

To apply the way of speaking in later generations: Lou Ban only has Tadun in his eyes, and Tadun’s eyes are indeed the entire Liaodong!

This is also the biggest difference between Lou Ban and Tadun.

Such two opponents are not enough to worry Yan Rou at all.

After killing the envoy Tadun that day, Su Puyan and Lou Ban were panicked. After that, Lu Bu's victory in Liuguhe made Su Puyan and Lou Ban change their attitudes. They realized that the Liu Chuang mentioned by Yan Rou was very different from Liu Yu earlier.

This also made the two of them at a disadvantage in the subsequent negotiations.

In July of the fourth year of Jian'an, Zhang Xiu of Rangcheng led his troops to surrender.

Jia Xu followed Zhong Yao from Nanyang to Xudu. After Cao Cao heard the news, he was overjoyed and even greeted Jia Xu in person.

"It is the only one who has gained my reputation in the world!"

Cao Cao held Jia Xu's hand and felt quite moved.

If it weren't for Jia Xu's persuasion, how could Zhang Xiu surrender? Before Cao Cao's eldest son, nephew, favorite general Dian Wei and other people were all lost in Wancheng. After all, it was Zhang Xiu's one-handed attack. Zhang Xiu's surrender now has also made Cao Cao a reputation of not taking prejudices and broad-mindedness. This is undoubtedly a great political capital for Cao Cao, who is on the verge of the storm, and has gained a lot.

Because Zhang Xiu came to surrender, Cao Cao received tens of thousands of elite soldiers from Xiliang.

At the same time, Xudu's rear achieved stability, and the threat from Liu Biao in Jingzhou was also spared.

Moreover, because of Zhang Xiu's surrender, the brave and powerful people came to surrender, which further strengthened Cao Cao's strength.

This kind of gain will naturally be a contribution from Jia Xu. In addition, Jia Xu has shown that he is not inferior to Guo Jia and others before, and it makes Cao Cao feel like he is a treasure. The strength of the Yingchuan clan made Cao Cao feel more or less dissatisfied.

He needed more people to help him balance the situation, so after Jia Xu arrived in Xudu, Cao Cao immediately appointed Jia Xu as the governor of Jinwu, Fengduting, and moved to Jizhou. However, Jizhou was occupied by Yuan Shao at this time, and this Jizhou was just a false position.

Of course, Jia Xu could not go to Jizhou to work, so he stayed in the Sikong Military and became Cao Cao's main aide.

His status is comparable to Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and Xun You.

At this point, after Cao Cao's five major plotters gathered, he began to prepare for the battle against Yuan.

At the same time, Yuan Shu asked Yuan Shao for help again and again, changing his arrogant attitude towards Yuan Shao, and was willing to surrender to Yuan Shao.

The Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers have deep contradictions.

The root cause is that Yuan Shao's eldest son, which made Yuan Shu look down on him very much.

Yuan Shu has always believed that he is the legitimate son and deserves more respect. However, the Yuan family resources have always been tilted towards Yuan Shao. When everyone talks about Yuan, they must first praise Yuan Shao, which makes Yuan Shu feel very uncomfortable.

He is the real heir of the Yuan family. How could Yuan Benchu, just a concubine's son, be praised by so many people?

This idea became stronger and stronger. As Yuan Shu occupied Huainan, this idea prompted him and Yuan Shao to eventually have a fierce conflict.

But now, it doesn't matter anymore!

Yuan Shu was at his end and had no way out.

If he wants to continue his luxurious life, he must bow to Yuan Shao.

Since Yuan Shu bowed his head, Yuan Shao naturally had to show his brother's broad mind. After all, they were all children of the Yuan family. Yuan Shu, the legitimate son, was willing to surrender to him, and Yuan Shao was naturally in a good mood. Therefore, he ordered Yuan Tan to try to meet Yuan Shu and told Yuan Shu to come to Jizhou. If it were in the past, Yuan Shu would definitely not give up his foundation and defect to Yuan Shao. But now, it is no longer as before. Yuan Shu was trapped in Shouchun, and his confidants were fleeing one by one, leaving him alone. Yuan Shao was in a strong army, with a land of four states, with a wealth of money and food, strong soldiers and horses, and faintly swept the world... Yuan Shu could only express his surrender to Yuan Shao.

It's just that...

Of course, Cao Cao could not allow Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao to join, but who to send to intercept Yuan Shu made it difficult for Cao Cao to make a decision for a while.

In Guangling, there is Zhu Ling, who is also the general.

But the problem is that it may be difficult to stop Yuan Shu by just Zhu Ling.

There must be a suitable person to go to Xuzhou to take charge of the overall situation before intercepting Yuan Shu.

So, who should I send to Xuzhou?

Cao Cao was hesitant and was reluctant to make up his mind!

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"This time, Su Puyan and Louban are willing to lend out Fang County and Jiandu County to rest and recuperate with the emperor's uncle."

In the Linyu County Government, Yan Rou reported on Liu Chuang about his achievements in his mission.

"Fang County and Dandu are both located west of the Great Liao River. If the emperor's son obtained these two counties and arrived in Xiangping, Liaodong, he would be able to reach the city in two days.

The old man Su Puyan was willing to help us and settle in secret.

At the same time, he is willing to cooperate with the emperor's uncle and give him enough food and grass..."

Liu Chuang smiled and said, "Then Su Puyan is quite generous."

Yan Ju said: "It was not that Su Puyan's old man was generous, but he was scared by the lord Wen. This old man had tried to kill us with Lou Ban and give us to Tadun as a gift. Fortunately, General Wen Chang discovered it in time and bravely broke into the Tadun mission's garrison, killing Tadun's envoy, forcing Su Puyan and Lou Ban to bow their heads. It was precisely because of this that Su Puyan and Lou Ban wanted to make up for his previous mistakes."

"oh?"

Liu Chuang's eyes flashed and he looked at Wei Yan.

Wei Yan was beside him, and he had not spoken, and remained silent.

Liu Chuang suddenly felt a lot of emotion when he looked at this guy who was almost half a bit of praise in history.

Thinking back to the time when Wei Yan just surrendered to Liu Chuang, Liu Chuang was always a little resistant to him, and even warned him.

But after two years, Wei Yan was trembling and worked under Huang Zhong. He worked very hard and made rapid progress... When he moved from Qingzhou to western Liaoning, Wei Yan also made a lot of efforts and evacuated with Huang Zhong's last group. During this period, he was stationed and was also very diligent.

Wei Yan really put a lot of effort into the successful relocation of Nanshan Academy.

This time, Liu Chuang asked him to accompany Yan Rou to the vassal state of Liaodong, and he also had the intention of taking the exam.

Unexpectedly, this guy actually staged such a good show... He actually imitated the allusion of Ban Chao's thirty-six people attacking the Huns' envoy at night and attacking the Tadun envoy. From this point of view, it is not unreasonable that Zhuge Liang had concerns about Wei Yan in history. Once Zhuge Liang died, no one could suppress Wei Yan anymore. Wei Yan was indeed capable, and eventually had to let Ma Dai kill him...

Wei Yan is still young now.

This time, his performance in the Liaodong vassal state was even more courageous and resourceful, which made Liu Chuang not only appreciate it.

Instead of being nervous and preventing such a capable person all day long, it is better to give him correct guidance so that he can truly perform.

I am now in Liaodong, and it is the time to use people.

Instead of being on guard against this and that all day long, it is better to let them do it.

There is no general in this world who cannot be used, only a monarch who cannot use humans... Thinking of this, Liu Chuang's gaze at Wei Yan also changed accordingly.

"After writing, you have been with me for two years."

“That’s right.”

"In the past two years, I have suppressed you, are you dissatisfied with?"

When Wei Yan heard this, he shivered and felt a chill. He quickly said, "Uncle the Emperor intends to sharpen Wei Yan, how can he suppress it? In the past, Yan looked down on others, like a frog in the well, underestimated the heroes of the world. When he came to the Emperor's tent, he realized that there was a heaven beyond the heaven and someone beyond the man. This time, he was on an envoy to follow the uncle and benefited a lot. Yan was completely dissatisfied with him, and he asked the Emperor to take a clear understanding."

People need to have a sense of awe.

Respect ghosts and gods, respect heaven and earth, respect ancestors...

Only by being respectful can you put yourself in the right position and truly achieve a great cause.

In history, Wei Yan was loyal when Zhuge Liang was alive and did not dare to be arrogant or domineering.

Why did Zhuge Liang immediately change his attitude as soon as he died? The reason was that he no longer had a sense of awe in his heart. Who in Shu Han could make him respect him when Zhuge Liang died? Even if he was loyal to Liu Chan, Wei Yan probably did not have much awe for Liu Chan because of Zhuge Liang's many suppressions before. Zhuge Liang's dedication was a good thing, and he would do everything himself, but it was equivalent to undermining Liu Chan. Even after Zhuge Liang's death, Liu Chan could not control the court smoothly, so how could he control Xichuan?

Seeing Wei Yan so panicked, Liu Chuang couldn't help laughing.

"You don't need to panic in the long term. I have no other meaning when I say this.

Wenchang, you are a good martial artsman and have extraordinary courage. I attach great importance to you. However, Wenchang, you should know that there are too many capable people in this world. If you cannot be humble and cautious and have awe, you will suffer a great loss sooner or later. You have done a good job in the Liaodong vassal state this time, and you can even be said to be outstanding. However, the more you are, the more you need to be awe. Because as your identity and status improve, the opponents you face will become stronger and stronger.

Once you have a arrogant heart, you will be killed.”

Wei Yan was startled and was immediately overjoyed.

He is a smart person, how could he not hear the meaning of Liu Chuang's words?

This is clearly to prepare to support him and reuse him...

Wei Yan was happy and grateful at the same time.

The emperor’s uncle treats me so hard that he can train me. If he does not do his best for the emperor’s uncle, how can he be a human being?

He crawled on the ground and said tremblingly: "Yan must remember the teachings of the emperor's uncle today, and I wish to be the emperor's uncle, and my heart will be lost."

Liu Chuang couldn't help laughing and walked up to help Wei Yan up.

"Kong Ming!"

"Here!"

"I've seen the plan you submitted a few days ago."

Zhuge Liang looked solemn and hurriedly bowed to listen.
To be continued...