Jia Xu accompanied Cao Zhi to drink, but Cao Zhi was suddenly shocked and he was confused. According to Cao Zhi's understanding of Jia Xu, he usually doesn't drink alcohol. Why at this time, and as he grows older, Jia Xu is becoming more and more cautious about protecting his own health. Not to mention drinking, even a little cold water, he is afraid of diarrhea after drinking it.

But today, this old man actually broke the precept, which really surprised Cao Zhi.

Seeing Cao Zhi's face full of surprise, Jia Xu was not surprised. He just picked up a wine cup on Cao Zhi's table and filled it with wine. Then he raised the wine cup at Cao Zhi and smiled and said, "Prime Minister, do you know how old I am this year?"

Cao Zhi thought a little after hearing this and said, "If I remember correctly, Dr. Jia should be eighty-year-old this year."

Jia Xu smiled slightly when he heard this, and said as if he was mocking and sighing: "Are you sixty-eight years old? You are nearly 70 years old. I didn't expect that I am already a person who is close to the gates of hell."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu sipped a sip of wine and said, "I have lived almost seventy years old. I have assisted many lords in my life, including Dong Zhuo, Niu Fu, Li Jue, Duan Wei, and Zhang Xiu... But there are only two lords who can really make me think about it, one is the overlord and the other is the benevolent lord."

Speaking of this, Jia Xu paused, looked up at Cao Zhi, and smiled and said, "The two people I am talking about are you and your father."

Cao Zhi laughed when he heard this and said, "When my father was alive, he said that although Doctor Jia was good at strategy, he was wise and knew how to win the supreme. Although his name was "Wenhe", he was able to "disrupt the martial arts". He was the smartest man in the world."

Jia Xu was happy when he heard this and said, "There is no better person to know me than your father."

Cao Zhi looked at Jia Xu's wine cup quietly, then raised his head and took a sip of the wine, saying, "Doctor Jia, for no reason. You will not break the precepts and drink with me! Now, if you have anything to say, please always say it."

Jia Xu nodded softly and said intimately.

"Prime Minister, in Mrs. Bian's letter, will you surrender to Yuan Shang?"

After hearing Jia Xu's words, Cao Zhi was not surprised. With his wisdom, being able to guess his mother's thoughts is not a big deal.

Cao Zhi nodded, showed a bitter look on his face and said, "My elder brother betrayed Cao and took the crowd away. The morale of the army is sluggish, and now my mother has sent a letter to dissuade him. To this day, I really don't know who will stand on my side."

Jia Xu looked up at Cao Zhi gently, and then shook his head.

"Prime Minister, you still don't understand now."

Cao Zhi was stunned when he heard this: "Don't understand what?"

"I don't understand what kind of person you are."

After hearing this, Cao Zhi couldn't help but feel curious and said, "Which kind of person should I be in accordance with Doctor Jia's opinion?"

Jia Xu sighed and said, "Although your elder brother is ambitious and has a different ambition, why can he successfully pull away a group of later ministers from the Cao family, willing to give up his old place and run away with him? Your mother is virtuous by nature and upright in nature. The first lord always praises you every day, but why don't he advise you to overcome all the solar terms and fight to the death, but instead persuade you to surrender with letters?"

After hearing this, Cao Zhi couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Jia Xu in surprise and said inexplicably: "Why?"

Jia Xu took a deep breath and said, "Because you are not the leader who can establish careers in troubled times, Cao Pi and your mother understand this. If you are in a peaceful and prosperous era, you may be a benevolent monarch who can dominate the world, but in such a chaotic era..."

"Ah~~!" At this point, Jia Xu sighed again and said, "A benevolent king like you is destined to be a rival to a hero like Yuan Shang."

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhi sniffed hard, and an indescribable sourness appeared in his heart. Although he knew that what Jia Xu said was the truth, he still felt uncomfortable.

After quieting for a while, Cao Zhi suddenly spoke, "Doctor Jia, tell the truth, do you also want to persuade me to surrender today?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Yes."

Cao Zhi frowned and said, "Doctor Jia, you have always been self-protection, but do you know that your actions today will likely make me kill you in anger?"

Jia Xu smiled slightly when he heard this and said, "If you don't surrender, when Yuan Jun breaks through Guandu, I will die. Because I want to survive, I can only come and persuade you... Moreover, I want you to survive."

"Me?" Cao Zhi couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this, and said, "Even if I surrender and protect everyone, can I still survive?"

Jia Xu thought about it, nodded with certainty, and said, "Yes!"

Cao Zhi was stunned when he heard this: "Why?"

"The hero is also a human being, and the hero also has the feelings of a recognized friend. I have observed the state of your appearance when you and Yuan Shang face each other many times. I feel in my heart that although Yuan Shang is hostile to you, he is not punished. I believe you will survive."

Cao Zhi: “…………”

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In Guandu and Yuan’s army camp, Yuan Shang had already received a reply from Sima Yi, which stated that he had used a trick to make Diao Chan meet Mrs. Bian, and stated the pros and cons, asking Mrs. Bian to persuade Cao Zhi to surrender.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shang silently folded the letter, then quietly closed his eyes, and then wrote a letter to Sima Yi himself, saying that it was written for Sima Yi, but rather that it was written for Mrs. Bian.

The content of the letter is very simple, which is to make a guarantee to Mrs. Bian to protect the Cao clan and Cao Zhi.

After writing the letter, Yuan Shang handed the letter to the messenger and ordered him to send the letter to Sima Yi's place with quick horses and whip, and then sent an order, and the soldiers of the three armies attacked Guandu late tonight.

After hearing this news, the generals around Yuan Shang were a little stupid.

Wang Shuang touched his head and said in surprise: "Lord, you have just finished writing a letter to Mrs. Bian and promised to protect the Cao clan and accept their surrender. Why do you have to attack again?"

Yuan Shang smiled slightly and said, "Give both kindness and power, give a sweet date with a stick, a two-pronged tactic."

Wang Shuang shook his head and said he didn't understand. Ju Su on the side explained: "My lord is trying to put pressure on Cao Zhi. Just the slogan of surrender within the Cao family cannot completely move Cao Zhi. If Cao Zhi really surrenders, he still has to rely on the power of the army to assist him."

Wang Shuang nodded without understanding.

That night, Yuan Shang sent troops to attack, attacking from all sides, and assisted with Ma Jun's powerful mechanisms and equipment, constantly consuming the vitality under Cao Zhi's command.

Yuan's army attacked very quickly and attacked from all sides. Cao's army suffered heavy casualties. Xiahou Dun rushed into the tent in blood, bowed to Cao Zhi, and said, "Prime Minister, Guandu City cannot be defended anymore. I will cut off the rear. Prime Minister, please retreat quickly!"

Cao Zhi stood up slowly, he looked at Xiahou Dun quietly and said, "Retreat? Where to retreat?"

"Xuchang! Let's go back to Xuchang to defend?"

Cao Zhi smiled helplessly: "Can you not be able to keep here, can you keep it by going back to Xuchang?"

"But……"
Chapter completed!