Chapter 95 Xin Xianying

"What should we do now?" Guan Yu's face was so gloomy that it could drip water out, and there was also a little chill in his voice. The old thief Meng De sent someone to persuade him to surrender. I'm afraid he will attack soon. Although there are many soldiers in the city, the food is very limited, and it can only be supported for two months at most. Two months later..." Guan Yu said to the end, shook his head, and had a little uncertain retreat: "Why don't we break through?"

Sun Shao didn't say anything. He could hear it. Guan Yu didn't want to retreat like this. He came here majestically. If he retreated in such a gray way, everything in front of him would become a joke, like a broken bamboo into a rush, breaking through into a mess and fleeing, and the taste was completely different. As proud as Guan Yu, how can he accept such a result of winning first and losing?

Although Guan Yu said so, it was just a sign that he had lost confidence in the future, and he didn't really want to retreat like this. If Sun Shao agrees to retreat with joy now, Guan Yu's impression of him must be extremely bad.

Of course, Sun Shao doesn't want to retreat, at least it's not time to retreat yet.

"It's easy to break the siege of Xiahou Dun with the courage of my father-in-law, but... what about the emperor, hundreds of officials and these tens of thousands of volunteers?"

Guan Yu hesitated. As Sun Shao said, he was really worried about this problem. If it is only more than two thousand people, he and Sun Shao, he is fully sure to break through the siege, but the rebels can't do it. They can still resist in the city for a while and go out of the city. They are not Cao's opponents at all. Not only that, they will also become their own burden. It is obviously the best way to give up on them, but Guan Yu can't do it. These people all admire his reputation. If they throw them to Cao Zhen, what will happen?

This is dissatisfied with his belief.

"Even if Cao Wei attacks the city, it won't be a problem to defend it for another month." Sun Shao stood up and sighed, "Send messengers again. You let someone ask for help from Liu Xijun. I will send someone to ask General Cheqi for help and ask them not to delay any more in any case, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."

Guan Yu didn't say anything. Since he couldn't break through, this was the only way.

It didn't take long. Guan Ping took Guan Yu's handwritten letter, and Sun Huan took Sun Shao's handwritten letter out of Wancheng together. They knew that the situation was urgent and did not dare to neglect. They rushed to Xiangyang at night and first met Sunjiao and others who were left behind in Xiangyang. Sun Jie listened to Sun Huan talk about Wancheng's situation and beat his chest and sighed. Of course, he understood what the current situation meant, but there was nothing he could do. He could only change the horses for Sun Guan and let them continue on their way.

Cao Qian looked at Jiang Gan with a happy face and was a little surprised. Is Guan Yu or Sun Shao willing to surrender? No, Guan Yu is arrogant and Sun Shao is crafty. No matter how you look at them, these two people don't look like people who can surrender casually.

"I saw General Zhengnan and others." As soon as Jiang Gan opened his mouth, he broke Cao Qian's doubts. Cao was shocked and immediately stood up: "Zi Xiao is in Wancheng?"

"Yes." Jiang Gan said with a smile, "General Zhengnan was seriously injured and captured in Fancheng, but now he has recovered. I think he looks very good, and it's better than before.

Cao Chen's face sank, snorted unhappily, and turned around without saying anything. When he didn't get any news from Cao Ren, he was very worried that Cao Ren was his younger brother and one of his most trusted generals. Since Zhongping started his army in six years, Cao Ren was the sharpest knife in his hand. He let Cao Ren sit in Fancheng and guard Xudu, but Cao Ren disappointed him this time. If it's just a matter of ability to not defend Fancheng, then being captured by Guan Yu and Sun Shao is still so comfortable, then it's a little hard to say.

What's the difference between him and Yu Ban? He smeared his face, which was much more serious than the ban.

"I didn't expect Zixiao to surrender." After a long time, Cao Wei sighed.

"The Prime Minister, the general of Zhengnan did not surrender." Jiang Gan said quickly.

"It didn't fall?" Cao Qian was shocked, turned around, stepped in front of Jiang Gan in two steps, and forced Jiang Gan's eyes: "Didn't you say that he looked good?"

"He is still a prisoner, but General Sun respects him very much and does not regard him as a prisoner." Jiang Gan quickly explained. He knew Cao Ren's position in Cao Yan's mind. At this time, he passed on news to Cao Ren and eliminate the misunderstanding between them. Not only Cao Ren would be grateful to him, but also Cao Yan would be grateful to him. So he told the details of what he saw in Wancheng, not only Cao Ren, but also Man Chong and Pang De.

Cao Hen was relieved, and at the same time, he was puzzled. He turned his head and looked at Liu Ye and Xin Pi: "What the hell is that vertical?"

Liu Ye touched his beard and smiled with understanding: "His Prime Minister, in my opinion, I'm afraid that Sun Shao had already expected today's result, so he left a way out for himself."

"With his cunning, it is not surprising that he can expect today's results." Cao Xiu nodded with a little smile on his face. After he and Sun Shao met Ruxu, they had a very good impression of Sun Shao. He felt that the young man looked very straightforward, but the city was very deep. His knowledge was far from his age and surname, and he often did unexpected things.

"Since he had expected that Sun Quan and Liu Bei would not come to the rescue, why didn't he surrender?"

"He probably didn't think about surrendering." Liu Ye shook his head: "Look, he will probably negotiate with the Prime Minister."

"Negotiation?" Cao Yan sneered: "What did he take to negotiate with me? With the two thousand people in the city?"

"And the emperor."

Cao Yan was stunned and twisted his beard and didn't say anything. The emperor is a sword hanging in his heart. Although he is ready for this sword to fall, and many ministers will leave him because he has lost his name, but he does not want to go that far, not to mention that it will have a great impact on his strength. More importantly, he is a Han minister after all, although However, he has embarked on the road of no return, but he still has some feelings for the big man. He told others that if fate was in Cao, he would rather be the king of Zhou Wen, which was not completely false. Although it was irreparable for the Cao family to replace Han, he still hoped not to tear up the last bit of face.

After enduring for so many years, do you have to become the rebellious minister of the big man in the end, even in name?

The emperor did not give an edict for a long time, and the silence was a little puzable, and the longer the time dragged on, the more uneasy Cao was. Sometimes it is not difficult to make a decision, but it is often thought over and over again. The more you think about it, the more inappropriate it feels. If it has become a fact, it can only be so. But before it becomes a fact, everyone will suffer to varying degrees except saints and fools.

Of course, Cao Jian is not a fool, but he is not a saint, so he is suffering now. He is not afraid of being a rebellious minister, but he doesn't want to be a rebellious minister. There are many villains in the world, but after all, there are not many people who take being a villain as the pleasure of life.

What the hell is Sun Shao doing? Cao was confused by Sun Shao's move.

"Will Sun Shao surrender?" Cao Qian turned his head and asked Jiang Gan, who was still standing there, in a very hesitant tone.

"No." Jiang Gan shook his head: "Sun Shao is the most calm person I saw in Wancheng. Even Guan Yu couldn't calm down, but I couldn't see any nervous look on Sun Shao's face."

"What's the last move of this vertical?" Cao Qian waved his hand and motioned Jiang Gan to go out first, and then paced back and forth in the big tent, guessing that Sun Shao might have buried his back hand. But after thinking about it, Sun Shao didn't seem to have a good idea. Breakout? He is bound to lose his strength, and returning to Jiangdong is also a dish in Sun Quan's bowl. Retention? He couldn't keep it at all. After a period of time, they would be in a mess because of lack of food. The tens of thousands of volunteers deliberately rushed into the city to consume their food. Surrender? He didn't mean to surrender. Is it true that as Liu Ye said, he wants to negotiate? There should be capital for negotiation. Where is his capital?

"Ziyang, George (Xin Pi), I really can't guess what he is thinking." Cao Jian smiled bitterly and looked at Liu Xin helplessly.

Xin Pi smiled and said, "No matter what he is thinking, since he can predict today's situation, it shows that he has long been suspicious of Sun Quan, which is not a bad thing for the Prime Minister. In my opinion, the emperor has not been able to issue an edict for a long time. Maybe it has something to do with this. He probably wants to leave a way out for himself.

Cao Wei's head slightly, which he can also imagine.

Liu Ye suddenly remembered something. He smiled and said, "The Prime Minister, do you remember that the Prime Minister seemed to be ready to marry Sun Shao?"

Cao Yan glanced at Liu Ye, blinked his eyes, and thought about it for a long time before he remembered. He patted his head and laughed: "Ziyang, if you hadn't reminded me, I would have really forgotten. There is such a thing, but my daughter has been dedicated to the emperor. Besides, there is no national color. He said he wanted the national color.

Liu Ye smiled: "There is no suitable daughter of the Prime Minister, but General Li Feng (Cao Hong) has a daughter of national color."

Xin Pi's eyelids jumped and suddenly felt something strange. He looked up at Cao Qian and Liu Ye in surprise, and then lowered his head with a guilty heart, but his heart couldn't help beating. He knew that Cao Hong had been very close to Cao Zhi recently, and he also knew that Cao Hong and Cao Pi did not deal with each other. They were the few people among the Xia princes and Caos who opposed Cao Pi. He does have a very beautiful daughter, and her age is indeed appropriate, but I heard that the Xun family once mentioned marriage to him. It was Xun Yu's son Xun Xun Fengqian.

The Xun family and the Cao family have a deep relationship. Xun Yu's eldest son, Xun Yu, married Cao Qian's daughter Cao Qiu. Xun Yu has always been the leading important minister in Cao Qian's camp and has a wide range of connections. At the beginning, in order to attract Xun's family, Cao Pi specially asked Chen Qun to marry Xun's daughter Xun Wenqian. Although the Chen family and the Xun family have a deep friendship, Chen Qun has always disliked Xun Yu - because although the Xun family is a big family of Yingchuan, before they interacted with the Chen family, they were only local heroes and have no knowledge. It was Chen Qun's grandfather Chen Yu who hyped the Xun family from the local tyrants into a famous Han family. Psychologically, Chen Qun is different from others. He has a psychological advantage over the Xun family. Another reason is that Xun Yu's wife is the daughter of the notorious casteous Tang Heng, and Chen Qun does not want to be the son-in-law of the casteous descendants. But under the help of Cao Pi, Chen Qun finally married Xun Wenqian, because he also knew how important it was for Cao Pi to attract the Xun family.

Now Liu Ye suggested that Cao Qian marry Cao Hong's daughter and Sun Shao, which means quite interesting. Thinking of Cao Zhi's recent rise, it was not difficult for Xin Pi to guess what he thought of, and Liu Ye's attitude surprised him even more. Liu Ye is a very smart person and a person who knows Cao Qian's thoughts very well. He said this to his face, which only shows a problem. Cao Qian has shown some meaning to him, and Liu Ye accepted it.

Xin Pi is inclined to Cao Pi. Although he is not close to Sima Yi and Chen Qun and Cao Pi, he is also one of the people trusted by Cao Pi. Because of the change of Ye City, Cao Pi's status fell sharply. Chen Qun came to report and was blamed face to face by Cao Qian. Xin Pi was present twice. At that time, he thought that Cao Wei was just dissatisfied with the Yecheng Incident. Now it seems that he did not accurately understand the meaning expressed by Cao Wei at all.

This sudden change caught Xin Pi off guard.

Cao Qian glanced at Xin Pi quietly, nodded, and agreed with Liu Ye's suggestion: "This is indeed a suitable candidate. You can talk about it. If you can really attract Sun Shao, Guan Yu will break an arm. It's not to be afraid."

Liu Ye smiled and said no words.

"Jorji, why don't you go to the city?" Cao Yan looked at Xin Pi with a smile, but his eyes were a little fierce.

Xin Pi was shocked and quickly bowed and answered, "I'm honored."

"Hahaha..." Cao Wei waved his hand and smiled cheerfully, "You also go to see Sun Shao and see what this vertical is doing. I'm really confused by him now, and I can't touch his bottom at all."

"It's just..." Xin Pi hesitated and said, " Prime Minister, Sun Shao's wife is Guan Yu's daughter. Can Guan Yu agree to marry Sun Shao now?"

"It doesn't matter." Cao Wei waved disapprovingly: "If he wants, I can also marry him. I heard that his second son Guan Xing hasn't married yet. It's also very good for me to be a in-law with him."

Xin Pi smiled bitterly. He heard that Cao Wei not only wanted to attract Sun Shao and Guan Yu through this marriage, but also wanted to add a little help to Cao Zhi. If Sun Shao becomes Cao Hong's son-in-law, the power gap between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi will be narrowed, and may even be reversed.

Although Xin Pi could see through it, he did not dare to say that he made some preparations and immediately went to the city to propose marriage. However, before entering the city, he sent a cronies to Ye City. He could not but remind Cao Pi of such important news, but he also knew that it was impossible for Cao to not pay attention to him at this time, so he did not dare to contact Cao Pi directly. Instead, I wrote a letter from home, and then mentioned my current errand in the letter.

He believes that this is enough, because his daughter is a wise female hero.

"A marriage proposal?" Guan Yu was inexplicable and unknown at the same time. My daughter is Sun Shao's wife. Now she is in Wancheng. Do you come to propose marriage to Sun Shao?

Xin Pi was not in a hurry: "This is what I had agreed with General Sun at the beginning. It's just that the military is busy, and it has been delayed until now."

Guan Yu was very unhappy. Sun Shao just got married to Guan Feng when he was in Ruxu. Why did he still talk about the marriage with Cao? He lowered his face and ordered Zhao Lei to call Sun Shao. Sun Shao was training his soldiers in the camp. As soon as he heard that Guan Yu "called" him to go there, he knew that Guan Taishan was on fire again.

"Do you know what's going on?"

"I'm not sure." Zhao Lei and Sun Shao were very familiar with each other, but they did not hide it: "Cao Qian sent a messenger named Xin Pi, and General Guan was angry without saying a few words. General, you have to be careful."

"Hahaha..." Sun Shao laughed, wiped his sweat, and followed someone to Guan Yu's hall. As soon as he saw Xin Pi, he saluted with a smile: "It turned out to be Xin Jun. I've been looking up to him for a long time."

Xin Pi also politely saluted and said the meaning. Sun Shao immediately understood why Guan Yu's red face was a little blue.

"A marriage proposal?" Sun Shao sat down calmly, "Whose daughter?"

"The daughter of General Li Feng and Cao Hong." Xin Pi smiled and seemed to say casually, "General Li Feng's daughter is famous in the national color of Ye City. There are really many young talents who want to hold the beauty back."

Sun Shao glanced at Xin Pi and smiled. Xin Pi seems to be praising Cao Hong's daughter. In fact, she is saying that she is not a woman. An unmarried woman is actually famous. What is this? He was a little strange. The messenger of the marriage proposal seemed to be a little unethical. How could he speak like that? He stroked his chin and looked at Guan Yu. Guan Yu was staring at him angrily. He didn't understand the meaning in his eyes at all. Seeing him looking at him, he snorted unhappily, turned his head, and stroked his beautiful figure.

"Xin Jun, I haven't heard of General Li Feng's famous daughter. I know it's the other two strange women."

Xin Pi is also a little curious: "Who does General Sun know?"

"One of them is related to Xin Jun." Sun Shao smiled with some ridicule and said, "I heard that Xin Jun has a daughter named Xianying. She is resourceful. Although she is a woman, it is enough to make many people with eyebrows bow down. I don't know if the rumor is true?"

Xin Pi is both a little proud and a little embarrassed. He just said that Cao Hong's daughter is famous. Now Sun Shao says that his daughter Xin Xianying is also famous. Although being smart seems to have more connotations than beautiful, a woman's fame outside the world is not something to be proud of. He smiled unnaturally: "Although the little girl is a little resourceful, she can't be so praised. The general should not listen to these gossips. I don't know who the other woman the general is talking about?

"I heard that Xiahou has a daughter named Xiahou Hui, who is also as smart as Ling Ai. Is there such a thing?"

Sun Shao knew that Xin Xianying and Xiahou Hui were because they were famous for their intelligence in the history of the Three Kingdoms. Their reputation was not lower than that of the famous women of the Three Kingdoms, such as Xiaoqiao, Zhen and Cai Yan, but he didn't want to come to Xiahou Hui, so he could only vaguely say that it was Xiahou's.

Xin Pi was stunned for a moment: "Xiahou Hui? Whose daughter is it? Why don't I know?"

Sun Shao was also a little surprised. Xia Houhui was so famous that Xin Pi didn't know that she hadn't been born or became famous yet?

But he doesn't have time to talk about this now. Guan Yu's face is almost dripping. He stood up and said disdainfully, "Although my Sun Shao is not talented, he married a good wife who is both civil and martial arts. If you want to be my concubine, even if you can't be as good as my wife, at least you can't be an embroidered pillow with a good skin. Please ask Xin Jun to repay Cao Gong. I am very grateful for his kindness, but if he is sincere, I hope he will carefully consider my requirements.

After saying that, he waved his sleeves and walked away. Although Xin Pi couldn't imagine it, Guan Yu was also a little surprised. After thinking about it, both of them suddenly laughed. Xin Pi heard that Sun Shao had a marriage, but Guan Yu felt that Sun Shao valued his daughter and felt that he had a lot of face. The two took what they needed, but the result was the same.

Taking advantage of Guan Yu's emptiness, Xin Pi timely expressed that Cao Yu also wanted to marry him. Guan Yu disdainful: "It's okay for him to marry me. He will immediately go to the city to plead guilty to the emperor. The emperor forgives his sins. It's not too late for us to talk about this matter after we are ministers in the same temple." After saying that, he said seriously, "Meng Degong and I are also old friends. This is also a piece of advice to him. I hope he will not be obsessed. At that time, he will lose his reputation and regret it will be too late."

Xin Pi almost laughed out loud. He had no contact with Guan Yu. He only knew that Guan Yu was arrogant and arrogant, but now at first glance, it was not only that no one could summarize it. He was simply a little ignorant. At this point, he actually boasted and boasted. I don't know if he was born with a natural face. It's red, so I can't see it.

Xin Pilang smiled and said, "General Guan, there are more than 60,000 troops outside the city. How dare you ask how many soldiers are there in the city?"

Guan Yu squinted his eyes and snorted coldly: "Your 60,000 troops are like native chickens and dogs in my eyes. What can we boast about? There are also 50,000 elite soldiers in our city. Can you still capture Wancheng?"

Xin Pi ignored him at all and asked directly, "Dare to ask General Guan, how much food is there in the city? How many months can we eat the food transported from Xiangcheng?

Guan Yu choked. He really blushed a little this time. Originally, he wanted to cheat Xin Pi, but he didn't expect that he had already seen through his details. However, when you think about it, you can count how much grain Xiangcheng has lost, and his soldiers can roughly estimate it. This calculation can clearly see his details.

Everyone is smart and regards others as fools, which actually shows that they are fools.

"Don't forget that the army of Liu Yizhou and Sun Cheqi is in Nanjun." Guan Yu held on to the road.

"They?" Xin Pi looked up and laughed: "General Guan, you still don't know your situation. Nanjun and Wancheng are no more than thousands of miles apart. If they really want to come to rescue the general, not to mention Xinye now, at least they will go to Xiangyang, but where are they?

Guan Yu was speechless and blushed.

"General Guan, you promise, keep your faith, and have the style of ancient righteous people, but not everyone can be like you." After Xin Pi gave Guan Yu a blow, he gave him a sweet date at the right time, otherwise it would not be a good thing to make Guan Yu angry.

(to be continued)