"this……"
Everyone suddenly became embarrassed.
Now that Yuan Tan has fallen into the hands of Zhao Yun and the others, if they don't rescue him, they can only wait.
When Cao Jun arrived, there was only death waiting for them.
If it is a rescue, it may harm Yuan Tan's life.
For a while, everyone was at a loss!
"I have something to say, please listen carefully!"
Xinpi on the side suddenly spoke.
Everyone was startled and looked at him.
"What do you think of Mr. George?"
Guo Tu snorted coldly, looked at Xin Pi and asked.
"The situation is now in ruins, and it is extremely disadvantageous to continue to fight against the imperial court."
"Instead of doing this, why don't we take the initiative to surrender to Cao Mengde so that we can preserve our glory and wealth?"
Xinpi said slowly and calmly.
"shut up!"
Jiang Qi gave a sharp shout, his eyes widened angrily and said,
"I thought you had some great ideas, but I didn't expect that you would turn your back on the Lord and ask for glory!"
"The fact that Zhao Yun and the others were able to successfully rob the lord is probably inseparable from you, right?"
"Come here, arrest all the Simpi brothers!"
Following his order, his soldiers "hoorahed" and all gathered around.
"Stop, whoever dares to be rude to Mr. George, I will kill him!"
Seeing this, Wang Zhao, who was on the same boat as Xin Ping and Xin Pi, immediately stood up.
With a wave of his hand, the soldiers behind him also swarmed forward and started a stalemate with Jiang Qi's men.
The two sides are at war with each other and are full of gunpowder!
Jiang Qi gritted his teeth and looked at Guo Tu beside him.
"Mr. Gongze, since you are my lord's most trusted adviser, you might as well send a message."
In his opinion, Guo Tu was loyal to Yuan Tan and would of course stand by him.
However, to his surprise, Guo Tu touched his chin and said hesitantly,
"I think what Mr. George said is quite reasonable."
Guo Tu naturally had his own considerations.
If Yuan Tan is good, he will naturally have no objections.
But the problem is that Yuan Tan is controlled by Cao Cao's people, and the situation is not good for Yuan's side.
No matter how loyal Guo Tu is, he must think carefully about himself and his family!
"Mr. Gongze, you...you really betrayed your trust in the lord!"
Jiang Qi's eyes widened and he couldn't believe his ears.
He never expected that even Guo Tu, a guy with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would rebel!
"What are you saying? I'm just doing it for the sake of my master!"
Guo Tu curled his lips and said to Jiang Qi's soldiers,
"Arrest Jiang Qi quickly!"
Among all Yuan Tan's subordinates, Guo Tu has the highest status and is the most trusted by Yuan Tan.
Sometimes he can even give orders on behalf of Yuan Tan.
Before Jiang Qi could react, his men immediately turned against him and surrounded him!
"Guo Tu, you bastard!"
"Gag his mouth!"
Guo Tu waved his hand and then said to Xin Pi with a smile,
"I wonder what Mr. George's plans are?"
"I still have some friendship with General Zhao Zilong. I will go see him in person later."
Xinpi smiled.
"So good!"
Guo Tu was overjoyed.
Xinpi tidied up for a while, then came to the gate of the county government office and said loudly,
"I am Xinpi, and I would like to inform General Zhao Zilong!"
After a while, the county government door creaked and slowly opened, and Xin Pi walked in with a big smile.
"Mr. George, how is the situation?"
Zhao Yun came forward and asked solemnly.
"General, please rest assured that everyone in the Yuan army has agreed to join the Prime Minister. The only one who objected, Jiang Qi, has been arrested."
Xinpi smiled.
After hearing this, Zhao Yun and others breathed a sigh of relief!
With the defection of Guo Tu and others, Ping'an County also successfully fell into the control of Zhao Yun and others.
…
A few days later, outside Ping'an County.
Zhao Yun, Gan Ning, Xin Pi, and even everyone including Yuan Tan stood outside the city gate, waiting quietly.
After a while, dust was flying in the distance, and a huge army was galloping towards this direction.
When I got closer, I saw that they were flying Cao Cao's banner.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
Everyone stepped forward and said respectfully.
Cao Cao got off his horse and took turns holding the hands of Xin Pi, Zhao Yun and others in a very affectionate manner.
"You have done a great job in taking Ping'an County today. I will ask the Emperor later to reward you heavily!"
"Prime Minister, you're too polite. General Wufenzhonglang has given you good guidance."
"That's right, we are just copying what happened."
Zhao Yun and Xin Pi hurriedly said modestly.
"You don't need to be polite. As long as there are meritorious people, I will not leave behind any one."
Cao Cao laughed and looked at Yuan Tan aside,
"My nephew Xiansi, are you okay?"
After knowing that the situation was over, Yuan Tan looked much more decadent.
Hearing Cao Cao's words, he just forced a wry smile.
The crowd surrounded Cao Cao and walked towards them like stars over the moon.
In the county government hall, Cao Cao took turns to receive Xin Ping, Wang Zhao, Wang Xiu and others.
He also comforted those who took the initiative and gave them rewards.
"Guo Tu, the guilty minister, has met the prime minister!"
Guo Tu came to the hall cautiously and saluted Cao Cao.
"Are you Guo Tu?"
Cao Cao squinted his eyes and said with a half-smile,
"I was able to defeat the Yuan family before, thanks to Mr. Gongze's great contribution."
Guo Tu looked extremely embarrassed.
Although he knew in his heart that whether it was Yuan Shao or the Yuan family, they were defeated so quickly because of his bad idea.
But Cao Cao teased him like this in public, which still made him a little embarrassed.
Fortunately, Cao Cao didn't intend to embarrass him. He smiled lightly and said,
"But in the hope that you can abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side, and take the initiative to seek refuge, I plan to appoint you as the prefect of Wei County."
Guo Tu couldn't help being surprised when he heard this.
He originally thought that even if Cao Cao didn't kill him, he would at most give him a sinecure.
But he didn't expect that Cao Cao would give him such an important position as the governor of Wei County!
"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness!"
Guo Tu said excitedly.
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. It was General Wu Guan Zhonglang who suggested that I appoint you as the prefect of Wei County."
Cao Cao waved his hand and pointed at Yang Ling aside.
Guo Tu was surprised again and quickly said gratefully,
"Thank you very much, General Wu Guan!"
"Mr. Gongze, you don't have to be polite."
Yang Ling smiled.
Although Guo Tu is really a bit of a fool when it comes to strategy, he still has some real talent and learning.
As the governor of a county, it is more than enough to manage the place.
Moreover, his reputation in Jizhou is not small. If he is reused, he can also be used to buy horse bones for a thousand dollars.
This is why Yang Ling suggested to Cao Cao to reuse Guo Tu.
After Guo Tu thanked him profusely and went down, Wen Chou was the next one to come up.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
Wen Chou stiffened his neck and reluctantly saluted Cao Cao.
Seeing Wen Chou, who was burly and ferocious in appearance, Cao Cao felt as if he were seeing a mature woman, and his heart was scratching his head like a cat's paw.
