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Wancheng.

"Cao Cao really promised to hand over Yuzhou to me?" Zhang Xiu was a little dazed, feeling that something good happened to him.

After all, it is the same for anyone to work for. It is better to be justified in giving Cao Cao a life.

"This is how he passes the message!" Jia Xu said.

Although Jia Xu was later praised as a poisonous man, he was rarely loyal to his lord. Therefore, after he returned to Wancheng, he told Zhang Xiu about the meeting with Baixi.

"But this was not what Cao Cao said in person after all, and what he said also needs to be verified!" Jia Xu continued: "General, I have sent someone to Xiangyang City to investigate some situations, and I have also sent someone to Xu Du!"

"Okay, Wenhe is interested. Then wait for everything to be clear in two days before you decide!" Zhang Xiu said.

In fact, after Bai Xi returned to Wuyin City, he sent people to Xu Du, and Wuyin was geographically closer to Xu Du than Wancheng.

Therefore, the first thing Cao Cao saw was Bai Xi’s letters.

One day and a half later, Xudu Cao Mansion.

"Zhang Xiu's appetite is too big!" Cao Cao kept thinking in his mind when he saw the letter Bai Xi sent someone to send him again: "Why do you always feel that the content on this is not mentioned by Zhang Xiu?"

Xun Yu took the letter, looked at it, and said, "The lord is right, this is more like Jia Xu's meaning."

"Looking back at the beginning of the year, when we attacked Wancheng, Zhang Xiu used a trick to surrender, all of which were made by Jia Wenhe. I guess this should have been proposed by him. After all, as far as we know, Zhang Xiu is not such an ambitious person!"

"Wen may think we accept it or not?" Cao Cao tapped the desk beside him with his fingers.

Xun Yu thought for a while and said, "Lord, it seems that it is more beneficial to us to take down Zhang Xiu without any effort!"

At present, there will be a big battle between Youzhou and Yizhou sooner or later. How can Cao Cao, who is in Yanzhou and his advisers, be closer to Yizhou, not know about these situations.

Nanyang has always been a heart-wrenching problem. If it is really solved this time, he can deal with Yuan Shao with all his heart.

After all, Yuan Shao's strength is getting stronger and stronger, and Cao Cao often cannot sleep when he thinks day and night.

As a subordinate, Xun Yu can certainly think of these things.

"If Zhang Xiu is really used by us in Yuzhou, it will only have a lot of benefits to Yanzhou and even Xudu. According to the current development situation, the lord's future opponent is Yuan Shao, while Nanyang and Xuzhou are two places that must be guarded. If Zhang Xiu stationed in Yuzhou and served the lord, when Lu Bu is interested in Yanzhou, Zhang Xiu can stop it. After all, he and Lu Bu were originally from the same place, and the title of King of Guns in the North is not in vain!" Xun Yu continued to analyze.

Indeed, in the long run, it is very beneficial to Xu.

"Wen Ruo's words are reasonable, but the poisonous man around him has to be careful. If Zhang Xiu is like the beginning of the year, it is not good for us in Yuzhou, wouldn't we raise tigers to be a disaster!"

"The lord's worries make sense!" Xun Yu said: "Lord, Zhang Xiu has many descendants. If you ask His Majesty to issue an edict in the name of accompanying the princes in the palace, even if Jia Xu thinks of this, Zhang Xiu should think about it carefully, right?"

Since ancient times, especially during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there has been a practice of taking the son as the subject. In fact, this practice has also been performed between the Han Dynasty and the princes.

"Just do what Wenruo said, I will reply to Wancheng later. As long as he, Zhang Xiu, promised the hostage, the Yuzhou Governor will give him this!" Cao Cao suddenly became enlightened.

But this cheerfulness was also very short-lived. Suddenly he thought of another question: "As soon as Zhang Xiu left, there was no one in Wancheng, so why didn't Nanyang have no military governance?"

Indeed, when Zhang Xiu left Nanyang, Nanyang was a vacant.

"This kid is indeed not going to get up early without profit!" Cao Cao cursed inwardly.

Now there are only two people in Nanyang, Zhang Xiu and Bai Xi, who have tens of thousands of soldiers. Once Zhang Xiu leaves, only Bai Xi is left. How could Cao Cao not have imagined this?

"Master, Bai Xi is always better than Zhang Xiu. After all, the lord is not unaware of his relationship with Xiangyang." Xun Yu said at this time: "Besides, with his relationship with the lady, Nanyang seems to be the best choice in his hands!"

"I'm just so angry!" Cao Cao sighed: "I just want to subdue Zhang Xiu alone, and I don't want to let him stay in Yuzhou. Now that Wancheng has made such a request, this kid must have done something!"

"Since this is the case, it's actually okay, let him go!" Cao Cao sighed at last.

Many of the inside stories about Xiangyang are better known than others. They are not worried that Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu don’t trust him and sent someone to inquire.

Because no matter how much you inquire, it will be a result.

"It seems that Xiangyang City is indeed not very peaceful, and Governor Liu can't take care of himself!"

Soon, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu got the news of inquiring from Xiangyang City.

It was a coincidence that the people sent by Cao Cao from Xu Du also arrived in Wancheng to show the specific situation of the matter.

"Proton?" Zhang Xiu frowned slightly: "Cao Mengde agreed, but this is the condition?"

"Proton? General doesn't want the young master to go to Xudu?"

"Yes, I only have two sons." Zhang Xiu continued: "I also want to point at them to inherit my title and send them to Xudu. Wouldn't I be monitored everywhere?"

If he was under Cao Cao's command, Zhang Xiu would do his best to serve Cao Cao. This kind of contract spirit was still deeply rooted in the thoughts of ancient military generals.

Now Cao Cao's actions are a little distrustful of himself, so Zhang Xiu cannot help but hesitate for a moment.

"General, it's actually understandable that Cao Mengde did this. After all, the general is a soldier, and those in power will inevitably be worried." Jia Xu continued: "It's not impossible for the general to not want the young master to take risks."

"Oh? What's the trick in Wenhe?"

Jia Xu said: "Cao Mengde just wants to be a proton, but did he say that he was two young masters, and the people in Xu Du didn't know the young master's true appearance."

"The general chose a similar age from his family to pretend to be a young master. In order to be on the safe side, he only asked the second prince to go to Xudu with this fake prince. Even if they asked, the second prince would have a good answer, they would not find out."

"Wenhe's a clever plan!" This plan would neither make you lose two sons nor would arouse others' suspicion. Zhang Xiu nodded.

Dancing in the dark.

"Kong Ming, the matter should be done!" If the matter fails this time, he will at least receive a letter from Xu Du, Wancheng. After several days, no news came. Bai Xi believed that this matter was already 80% or 90% and continued: "I think it is the slowest and ten days at most. Zhang Xiu should leave Wancheng. When we send people there, many things will no longer be limited to Wuyin and Tanghe."

"In addition, there are so many aristocratic families in Nanyang County, it seems that some money can be solved for the time being."

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!