Red said: "Now that your eldest brother has retreated Cao's troops and released Cao's generals, Cao Cao will not attack Xuzhou in the short term." Yu Yi nodded after hearing this and said, "Is there any movement on Cao Cao's side now?"
Red said: "Kong Rong suggested him to recruit Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao."
Yu Yi analyzed: "Now is the cold winter season. It is unfavorable to send troops. Winning people's hearts is also the right way. As for Yuan Shao, the counselors do not have a unified opinion. I think it is difficult for him to make a decision. This is buying time for Cao Cao. "
Red said: "Yes, there is one more thing I want to report to you. Our brothers have less and less funds for management. Recently, many people have complained. If this continues, I'm afraid..."
Yu Yi continued what red said, "I'm afraid they will all switch sides, right?"
Red didn't say anything. In fact, this matter was mentioned to Yuyi in the early stage, and now it has reached a point where it has to be resolved.
Yuyi stood up, threw the remaining rabbit meat to red, and said: "I have left Xuzhou now, and some information is not of much significance to me, so let's pause."
"But!" Red still wants to fight for it.
Yu Yi interrupted and said, "No but, so be it."
It was late at night, and Red had already left. Yuyi fell asleep next to the torch. In his dream, he dreamed that his mother was looking for him everywhere. In the end, what his mother found was his own body, which was already quite rotten. .
Just like that, Yu Yi was awakened. Maybe it was a coincidence. Yu Yi found a beast not far away. He took out a torch from the fire and moved forward. The scene in front of him shocked him. It turned out to be a white tiger.
Yu Yi found that the flames in the fire were getting smaller and smaller, and he was secretly glad that it turned out that the white tiger was hunting, preparing to eat him in one fell swoop after the flames were extinguished.
In the past, Yu Yi was naturally frightened. Now that he has martial arts, how can he be controlled by a white tiger? He took out a knife in a hurry, or Bai Hu noticed Yu Yi's movements and actually acted. After getting their bearings, in the darkness, Yu Yi couldn't figure out the other party's intentions at all.
Yu Yi held the knife in his hand and remembered the last time he encountered a tiger. At the back of Daoxiang Village, Su Qiang took him up the mountain to collect herbs and learn skills. At that time, thanks to the help of He Tiexin and Lei Minghu , was able to escape, and it was also from that time that Yu Yi began to practice the skill of flying knives.
The white tiger is very cunning, and has been watching Yu Yi in the dark. One person and one beast are in a state of anxiety. Yu Yi knows that the white tiger is waiting for the fire in the fire to go out, and is waiting for him to get into trouble in the darkness.
Yu Yi came up with a plan. He extinguished the flames in the fire in advance, and then took out three more flying knives from his sleeves. Then he stopped judging the position of the white tiger. He just closed his eyes and listened quietly with his ears. Movement around.
Suddenly there was a sound in the grass. Yu Yi knew that this was the rhythm of the White Tiger's attack, which he could no longer bear anymore. So based on the sound, Yu Yi shot three flying knives in that direction. After the sound of the flying knives, he It was deathly silent.
Yu Yi once again lit the fire with flint, then picked up the torch and walked in the direction of the flying knife. He found the body of a white tiger. The white tiger's left eye, heart, and right back were all hit by the flying knife.
Yu Yi sighed, took out the throwing knife from the white tiger, wiped it clean with a cloth, and sat back by the fire. He thought that Liu Bei was not in trouble for the time being, but Cao Cao should have gone to recruit An Jiaxu, and it was time to speed up and deal with him. Master.
After bypassing Xudu, Yu Yi hurriedly headed southeast, and finally arrived at the foot of Xiangcheng. Under the city, he met Cao Cao's messenger, it was Liu Ye. Liu Ye also met Yu Yi, but he was wearing a hat, so the other party could not recognize him. .
In view of this situation, Yu Yi sneaked into the city quietly, and then went to find Jia Xu in the middle of the night, so that the master and apprentice could meet.
Suddenly a voice came from outside, saying: "Cao's envoy Liu Ye is here to pay homage to Mr. Jia Xu."
Jia Xu hurriedly said: "You should avoid him first, and I will deal with him."
After Liu Ye saw Jia Xu, he bowed to him as a salute, and then said many good things about Cao Cao. However, Jia Xu did not listen and just said: "I think it's getting late, so I'd like to go to the inn to rest. I'm recruiting him." I can’t make up my mind either, I’d better go see General Zhang Xiu tomorrow.”
After Liu Ye left, Yu Yi walked out from behind the screen and told Jia Xu about leaving Liu Bei, and also detailed his strategic vision.
After hearing this, Jia Xu became interested, took out the map, and sighed: "Liu Bei is still a vulgar person. He can't listen to your great strategy. You are right to leave."
This was the first time Yu Yi was praised by his master, and he was a little proud. Then Jia Xu said: "We will talk about other things later. It's very late. Go to bed first. Tomorrow you pretend to be my attendant and go to Zhang Xiu's place with me." ." So Yu Yi stayed at Jia Xu's house.
The next day, Jia Xu and Yu Yi went to Zhang Xiu to talk about Cao Cao's recruitment. While they were discussing, someone suddenly reported that Yuan Shao's envoy had arrived.
Zhang Xiu let him in, and the envoy presented Yuan Shao's letter, also preparing to recruit Zhang Xiu.
Jia Xu said: "I heard that your lord has recently raised a large army to attack Cao Cao. I wonder what the outcome will be?"
The envoy said: "It is the cold winter season and it is not suitable to send troops, so there is no attack. Now because you and Liu Biao of Jingzhou have the demeanor of national scholars, I have come to invite you."
Jia Xu turned around and asked Yu Yi for his opinion. Yu Yi knew that Jia Xu was testing him, so he said: "If it were me, I would definitely choose Cao Cao. Look at Yuan Shao, he can't even get along with his brother Yuan Shu. Let's go How could you be taken seriously by defecting to Yuan Shao? On the contrary, Cao Cao needs help most at this time. You have been a help in times of need, and Cao Cao will definitely use you."
Jia Xu nodded, tore up Yuan Shao's envoy's letter in public, and said, "My servants all know this. You can go and reply to your lord."
Zhang Xiu was a little confused and said: "Yuan Shao is now much more powerful than Cao Cao. If you tear up the letter, what will you do if Yuan Shao comes?"
Jia Xu said: "So I want to go to Cao Cao."
Zhang Xiu said: "It's not like you don't know that Cao Cao has a grudge against me. We forced his beloved general Dian Wei to death, so how could you tolerate me?"
Jia Xu analyzed: "There are three reasons why we defected to Cao Cao. One is that Cao Cao obeyed the emperor's edict and conquered the world. He is a righteous man. The second is that although Yuan Shao is powerful, if we defect like this, he will definitely not take us seriously. , the third is that Cao Cao has great ambitions and will not care about these personal grudges, I hope you don't have any doubts."
Zhang Xiu thought that Jia Xu's suggestion was almost not missed. Although he had some doubts in his heart, he still accepted Jia Xu's suggestion.
