Kan Ze said: "General Huang Gai and I came to surrender, just like a baby visiting its parents. How could there be deception?"
After Cao Cao confirmed it, he was very happy and said: "If you surrender sincerely, you will definitely receive more rewards than others in the future!"
He replied: "We did not come to the Prime Minister for promotion and wealth. We are really following God's will."
Cao Cao asked him to sit down and then brought him drinks to entertain him.
Not long after, someone came and whispered in Cao Cao's ear. Cao Cao said: "Bring the things over quickly, let me take a look!"
So I opened the letter and read it. After reading it, I immediately felt even happier.
Kan Ze looked at Cao Cao's expression and thought to himself, this must be Cai He and others reporting to Cao Cao what happened recently, and it must include the incident of Huang Gai being whipped. Cao Cao was so happy because he judged from this incident that I was really surrendering. .
After Cao Cao and Kan Ze chatted some more, they stood up and said, "Mr. trouble, please go back to Jiangdong first, say hello to Huang Gai for me, and then make an agreement to deliver the news through letters first, and I will send troops later." Accepted."
He replied: "I have decided to leave Jiangdong, and it is impossible to go back. I hope the prime minister will send someone else to do this."
Cao Cao said: "If someone else does this, I won't worry, and it will be easily leaked."
Kan Ze declined again and again. After a long time, he gave in and said, "It's not impossible to go back, but I definitely can't stay for a long time."
So Cao Cao rewarded some money, but Kan Ze refused, and then left, driving the original boat back to Huang Gai's camp, and asked Huang Gai to explain the situation.
After hearing this, Huang Gai stood up and bowed again, saying, "If you weren't so eloquent, I'm afraid the beating I received would have been in vain."
Kan Ze said: "I am now going to Gan Ning's camp to find out about Cai Zhong and Cai He and make a thorough plan for this matter."
Huang Gai nodded and said: "This is the best."
Kan Ze went to Gan Ning and said, "The general interceded for General Huang Gai yesterday, but was insulted by Zhou Yu. I was standing aside at the time, and I felt really aggrieved."
Gan Ning knew the inside story, shook his head and just smiled.
While the two were talking, Cai Zhong and Cai He suddenly arrived. Kan Ze deliberately winked at Gan Ning. Gan Ning quickly understood and said: "When Zhou Yu became the governor, he felt that he was very powerful. Completely. He doesn't take us people seriously, I was humiliated by him, and I don't have the face to see these old people in Jiangdong anymore." After saying this, he gritted his teeth and slapped the table, looking very angry.
Kan Ze walked up to Gan Ning and whispered something in his ear. Gan Ning just bowed his head and stopped talking, sighing several times.
Cai Zhong and Cai He heard the conversation between the two and thought that the two seemed dissatisfied with the status quo and a bit rebellious, so they used words to provoke the general and said: "What is the general worried about? What is the gentleman's resentment about?" ?”
Kan Ze said: "Even if we tell you the pain in our hearts, you don't know it!"
Cai Zhong asked: "Are you planning to betray Soochow and join Cao's army?"
After hearing this, Kan Ze's expression changed, and Gan Ning even pulled out his sword and said, "You have discovered our affairs, and I have no choice but to kill you to silence you!"
Cai Zhong and Cai He immediately panicked and said, "Don't worry, we will also tell you what is in our hearts."
Gan Ning waved the sword in his hand, stepped closer to the two of them, and said, "Speak quickly! You don't have much time!"
Cai He said: "Actually, the two of us were sent here by Prime Minister Cao to pretend to surrender. If you two are willing to submit, I can be an introducer!"
Gan Ning looked very happy and said, "Is what you said true?"
The two said in unison: "Every sentence is true, how dare you lie?"
Gan Ning took back his sword and pretended to be very happy: "If that's the case, that would be great!"
The two said: "We have reported the humiliation of General Huang Gai and you to Prime Minister Cao through a secret letter."
Kan Ze nodded and said: "I have gone to Prime Minister Cao to present a letter of surrender on behalf of General Huang Gai. Today I came here specifically to persuade General Gan Ning to surrender to Cao Cao."
Gan Ning glanced at Kan Ze and said righteously: "Since a man has met the Ming Lord, he will naturally surrender to him. People like Zhou Yu will sooner or later cause more people to rebel."
So Gan Ning brought some food and wine, and the four of them celebrated and drank together, discussing the benefits of joining Cao Cao's army. Cai and Zhong also wrote a secret letter and secretly handed it to Cao Cao. The content was: Gan Ning and we are both internal agents. , has been instigated.
Kanze himself also wrote a letter, the content of which is: General Huang Gai was ready to surrender to the Prime Minister, but he did not find a suitable time. Recently, he thought of a way. As long as the Prime Minister sees a blue flag on the bow of a ship, it means we have come to surrender.
After receiving these two letters, Cao Cao still felt a little uneasy, and he was even more confused and undecided, so he summoned all his advisers and held a meeting to discuss: "Gan Ning was insulted by Zhou Yu and was instigated to rebel. Huang They were severely punished by Zhou Yu in front of everyone. They lost face and felt resentful in their hearts. They sent Kan Ze to submit a letter of surrender, but they still couldn't see their true situation. Which of you dares to enter Zhou Yu's camp to explore the truth?"
Jiang Gan, who was dedicated to meritorious service, came out again at this time and said: "I went to Zhou Yu earlier to persuade him to surrender, but returned in vain. I feel really ashamed. Now I am willing to go again. This time I must get accurate news. , come back and report to the Prime Minister!"
Cao Cao also felt that Jiang Gan was more suitable, so he made arrangements for Jiang Gan to drive a boat to the water village in the south of the Yangtze River as quickly as possible.
Not long after, someone reported that Jiang Qian was here.
Zhou Yu was very happy after hearing this and sighed: "The success of this counterintuitive plan is all due to him alone!" So he invited Lu Su and said: "Go find Pang Tong, and then do this!"
Pang Tong was from Xiangyang, named Shiyuan. He lived in Jiangdong to avoid chaos. He was a classmate of Kong Ming at the same time and was as famous as Kong Ming. At that time, Lu Su introduced Pang Tong to Zhou Yu many times. Before Pang Tong had time to meet, Zhou Yu Wanting to test it out, he asked Lu Su to ask about how to break Cao Cao. He quietly told Lu Su: "Pocao Cao needs to be attacked with fire. But if one ship is on fire on the river, the other ships will disperse as far away as If it doesn’t work, unless you use a series of tricks to nail the ships together, then things will be done.”
After Lu Su told Zhou Yu about this, Zhou Yu also admired Pang Tong's resourcefulness very much and said to Lu Su: "The only person who can use this series of tricks for me is Pang Tong."
Lu Su said: "Cao Cao is very cunning. How can we get there?"
Zhou Yu has also been hesitating, and there is no conclusion on this matter.
