"Cao Cao, let's talk!"
Liu Bei pushed himself up and looked at Cao Cao again. His tone of voice seemed very weak, but his eyes were still sharp and he looked directly at Cao Cao.
At this time, apart from talking, there is no second perfect solution for the two sides. Unless Liu Bei is not afraid of death, Cao Cao no longer cares about Chen Zhou's life and death, and continues to fight forcefully.
However, it is absolutely impossible for Cao Cao to ignore Chen Zhou.
"Watatsuki, are you okay?"
Cao Cao ignored Liu Bei and asked Chen Zhou first.
Chen Zhou was tied up, and there was a soldier beside him. He put a knife on his neck, the blade was cold, and he said helplessly: "You can't die, my lord, you can do whatever you want, and you don't have to dare to leave because of me. "
Hearing this, Cao Cao sighed.
Du Zhi was sincere to him, but at the same time he regretted why he only cared about himself and did not arrange for someone to protect Du Zhi. If arrangements had been made in advance, this would not have happened.
He was wrong.
Chen Zhou also admitted that he had done something wrong and ignored the importance of being around Cao Cao and how much Liu Bei and others hated him.
Liu Bei and the others did not go to Xun Yu and the others to take action, but instead went to him. That was because Chen Zhou did not know him well enough.
"I'm sorry for you."
Cao Cao said guiltily.
"alright!"
Liu Bei interrupted. This was a negotiation, not for them to admit their mistakes to each other or talk about other things. He then said, "Cao Cao, how can you let us go?"
Cao Cao shook his head and said: "It's not urgent yet. The person negotiating with you is not me, there is someone else. But before we negotiate, let others in."
"Xuande!"
Soon, Dong Cheng's voice came from outside the encirclement.
While Cao Cao was blocking the inner city, Cao Ang also captured Dong Cheng and others.
Dong Cheng and other ministers basically put all their troops to use, preparing to bet on Liu Bei. They waited for Liu Bei to succeed, then took them with them to leave, and crossed the river north to join Yuan Shao.
Their abacus clicked, and they knew that Liu Bei succeeded tonight, and Chen Zhou was successfully captured by Zhang Fei, but before the next step could be realized, Cao Ang came before Liu Bei could take them away together. Catching people.
"Get them all over here!"
Cao Ang shouted angrily.
Cao Tai and Cao Fu drove the officials towards Liu Bei.
A large number of archers from Cao's army drew their bows and aimed at the ministers. As long as Cao Cao or Cao Ang gave an order, thousands of arrows were fired, turning the ministers into hedgehogs.
"Dong Guozhang, what a coincidence."
Chen Zhou saw Dong Cheng approaching and gave him a bright smile.
"you……"
Dong Cheng is now very unhappy with Chen Zhou.
He finally understood that Chen Zhou had never thought of taking refuge in him from the very beginning. He was just trying to trick him and get some information about him.
He foolishly thought that Chen Zhou would become his.
But Liu Bei succeeded and captured Chen Zhou. Then, he would repay kindness and revenge, making Chen Zhou regretful.
Thinking of this, he felt much better.
Continue walking towards Liu Bei.
All the ministers and their families were brought out, and there were many more people around Liu Bei and the others.
"Cao Cao, you don't want to use Dong Guozhang in exchange for me, do you?"
Liu Bei asked.
At this time, Cao Cao only needed one order to kill Dong Cheng and the others.
Dong Cheng was relieved now, thinking that he could leave safely, but when he saw the sharp arrow facing him, he felt uneasy, fearing that it was certain.
"Them? They're not qualified yet!"
Cao Cao smiled coldly, still staring at Liu Bei.
He also didn't expect that Liu Bei's fate was so tough. If he guessed correctly, Liu Bei probably wouldn't die. This would allow Liu Bei to leave alive, so he was very unconvinced.
Liu Bei said: "What do you want, talk to me?"
He wanted to leave.
Gradually, he felt that his body had little strength. The cold wind had been blowing for so long, and even a strong man could not persevere. But his perseverance, like Guan Yu's, was based on a belief in his heart.
He believed that Guan Yu would definitely come to save him.
This belief is still very firm.
Let him hold on until now.
Before Cao Cao could speak, someone else came.
The people who came this time came out of the palace. It was the emperor's chariot. Leading the way was Xia Houjie sitting on a horse. Next to the chariot, there was another group of Cao Jun soldiers.
The chariot quickly arrived at Cao Cao's side.
Liu Xie came out of the car, his face pale at this time. When he saw the corpses piled on the ground and the snow stained red with blood, his body trembled slightly.
Seeing Dong Cheng and the others again, they were all brought here.
He knew better that Yidai Zhao's plan had completely failed.
However, Cao Cao did not kill him. Liu Xie thought that there must be a purpose, so he set his sights on Chen Zhou. He did not expect that Chen Zhou would be caught, nor did he expect that Chen Zhou would become his brother-in-law and would not help him.
As the emperor, Liu Xie felt very sad.
"His Majesty!"
When Liu Bei and the others saw him, they stood up and bowed in salute.
Cao Cao said: "The person I want to talk to you is your Majesty. Your Majesty, please give me an answer to tonight's matter!"
Liu Xie knew what the answer was and he didn't have to kill Liu Bei, but Chen Zhou had to come back safely.
Cao Cao deliberately did not mention the incident of the Yidai Zhao.
The purpose is to let Liu Xie do this. After it is done, the dress edict can be erased and it will be treated as if it never happened. Liu Xie can continue to be the emperor, and it is considered that Cao Cao gave him this face.
It can be regarded as a transaction between the two of them.
otherwise……
There are so many Han clan relatives.
There was Liu Ye beside Cao Cao.
It is not impossible to kill Liu Xie and find a Han clan member to support him as emperor.
Anyway, after reaching this point, Yuan Shu still opened his mouth to proclaim himself emperor. No one cares about whether it is just or not, whether it is justified or not.
"Your Majesty...Cao Cao, what do you want to do?"
Liu Bei understood what Cao Cao was thinking, and he was threatening the emperor.
"Uncle Emperor, let Chen Duzhi go. I can guarantee that you can leave safely." Liu Xie said.
Simply letting Chen Zhou go, or giving Liu Bei death in the name of the emperor, is actually not as good as letting Liu Bei leave.
Once Liu Bei is forced into a dilemma, he will take desperate measures and kill Chen Zhou.
Cao Cao also considered asking Liu Xie to kill Liu Bei in the name of righteousness, and it would be over once and for all, but in the end he chose the most stable way to negotiate and trade.
He couldn't live without Chen Zhou, so he couldn't take risks. He just wanted to have a real exchange.
The only choice is to let Liu Bei go, see you on the battlefield in the future, and then find a way to kill Liu Bei.
Hearing this, Liu Bei fell silent.
He wanted to kill Chen Zhou so much that he even dreamed of it. It was thanks to Chen Zhou that he ended up in this situation.
But once Chen Zhou died, everyone in the entire Xudu city who was not Cao Cao's faction would definitely be massacred by Cao Cao. Maybe Liu Xie could still live, but life would be worse than death.
In fact, Liu Bei didn't want to die, he was very afraid of death.
Maybe I can agree to what Liu Xie just said, but can I trust Cao Cao...
