Cao Cao got the retribution and laughed: "Liu Jiyu should have been like this a long time ago!" ”

All the civil and military forces on the left and right stepped forward to congratulate. So Cao Cao quickly stepped up and led his troops straight to Chengdu. In the city of Chengdu, Liu Zhang knew that Pang Xi, Wang Lei and others had died in the battle, and he couldn't help crying. Said: "Why this, why this." ”

After a while, Cao Cao's army arrived, and Liu Zhang took the seal letter, led the ministers out of the city, and greeted them in the suburbs. When he arrived outside the city and saw Cao Cao, Liu Zhang bowed. Cao Cao hurriedly dismounted and helped each other.

Liu Zhangnai said: "Cao Gong, my father and son have been in Yizhou for more than ten years, and they have no kindness to increase the people, and the attacks have been continuous, so that there are countless people in the grass and wilderness. What a peace of mind! Today, Nayin letter, seal the treasury, and pay Cao Gong in Yizhou. The people of Yizhou also hope that Cao Gong will be more compassionate. ”

Cao Cao picked up Liu Zhang and sighed: "Ji Yu is really a benevolent person. So he took his hand and went into the city together. When he arrived in the city, he saw that there were still 30,000 people with armor, and countless money and grain. Cao Cao was overjoyed, and said in his heart, if Liu Zhang didn't surrender, when would this battle last? So he waited for Liu Zhang's etiquette to become more and more long.

Huang Quan was in Qianwei, and when he heard Liu Zhang's descendation to Cao, his heart was suddenly shocked, and a loud noise in his head was like a thunderbolt in a sunny day. couldn't help but scold: "Which traitor dares to confuse the master? ”

Later, after learning that it was Liu Zhang who made up his mind to surrender, he was silent for a long time, and Fang sighed: "Zhao Wei, Zhao Yun, you have hurt me so much in Yizhou!" ”

Zhao Wei is a Brazilian countryman of Huang Quan. After Liu Yan's death that year, Liu Mao succeeded him, but Zhao Wei felt that Liu Zhang was easier to control than Liu Mao, so he connected the Yizhou clan and discussed Liu Zhang together. Huang Quan was also the one persuaded by Zhao Wei. Who would have thought that in less than ten years, Cao Cao would come in, in front of foreign enemies, Liu Zhang's performance was really poor, there were still several counties in his hands, and there were countless soldiers and money, and he was unwilling to defend it, and suddenly he fell. How does this make Huang Quan willing?

Morally speaking, Huang Quan thinks that he is a Hanchen, and Liu Zhang is a Yizhou pastor appointed by the imperial court, or a clan, and Huang Quan is at ease to serve him. And Cao Cao is now after the defeat of Yuan Shao, and the de jure titles have in fact lost their meaning. Attacking Yizhou for no reason is tantamount to rebellion. It's just that who cares about the word rebellion now?

From a personal point of view. Cao Cao's entry into Yizhou, the interests will definitely be redistributed, as a staunch opposition, Huang Quan can also think with his toes, the Huang family is afraid that there is no good fruit to eat. It is certain to sit on the cold board, and it is also certain to be suppressed. Decades of hard work have been in vain, how can Huang Quan be willing?

Now immediately reversed? Huang Quan is still more face-saving. That's how strange the scholars are. Sometimes for the sake of face, or for the sake of the so-called righteousness, I really don't even want my life.

Thinking about it, Huang Quan said in his heart, Yizhou can't wait. simply ran to Guanzhong to wait for the world to change. At that time, if the king of Zhongshan raises troops, he can naturally contribute. What you lose now, can't you just double it back in the future?

made up his mind, so Huang Quan ran out overnight. Early in the morning of the second day, the deputy general and others came to the main account to meet the chief general and discuss the military aircraft, but when they arrived in the camp, Huang Quan had disappeared. In desperation, according to Liu Zhang's instructions, the whole army went out of the camp and surrendered to Cao Hong.

As soon as Liu Zhang fell, the counties were peaceful. Cao Cao then gained Yizhou.

Guo Jia said again: "The lord, Yizhou is newly determined, and the old lord Liu Zhang is still here." If it stays here, I'm afraid something will happen. It's like nowhere else. Up and down in Anyi Prefecture. ”

Cao Cao thought about it, if he didn't get Liu Zhang away, how could he implement his own policies in Yizhou in a big way? At that time, those old ministers all went to Liu Zhang to cry, and Liu Zhang came to him to intercede again, did he agree or not? And if the soldiers from Guanzhong come, will Liu Zhang collude with them inside and outside?

So he said: "Fengxiao can have a favorite place? ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "The terroir of Jingzhou is about the same as that of Yizhou, and it is Liu Zhang's hometown, so he must want to go there." "Liu Zhang is a native of Jiangxia Jingling. He is also a native of Jingzhou. Cao Cao listened to it, so he discussed it from now on. Let Guo Jia go to Liu Zhang.

Liu Zhang actually didn't want to stay in Yizhou anymore. One mountain cannot tolerate two tigers, and Cao Cao is a tiger who only eats people. And he is a sick tiger. Yizhou has been owned by Cao Cao, and staying here by himself, in addition to getting in the way, is to see the injury. There is no benefit at all, and you have to worry about it every day.

Hearing that Guo Jia said that Cao Cao intended to take him to Jingzhou, he couldn't help but be overjoyed. It seems that Cao Cao has no intention of harming him. Then go to Jingzhou and be a rich man in peace.

So Liu Zhang went to his original mansion and said goodbye to Cao Cao. With his own family and brother Liu Mao, as well as the families of Pang Xi, Wang Lei and others, he was ready to leave on the same day and wanted to travel to Jingzhou by water.

In order to show his attention, Cao Cao sent Cao Hong to escort him all the way.

On the eve of departure, Guo Jia came to see Cao Hong overnight. Say so to Cao Hong.

Cao Hong was shocked and said: "This matter must not be done, if Meng De knows and blames it, how can it be good." ”

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Zilian, you and I and Liu Zhang, in the hearts of the lord, which is more important?" ”

Cao Hong said casually: "Naturally, we are the most important. ”

Guo Jia smiled and said, "That's it." How can a lord sin because he is light, a living man because of the dead, and a minister because of an outsider? Zilian just has to do it. ”

After hesitating for a while, Cao Hong said: "I will follow Fengxiao, but I pity hundreds of innocents." ”

Guo Jiadao: "Zilian has been fighting so far, and there are still fewer lives in his hands? Only take the lives of Liu Mao and Liu Zhang. Ignore the rest. ”

Cao Hong was ordered to send Liu Zhang to Jingzhou. On the way, Liu Zhang's boat was suddenly caught in a storm and accidentally capsized. Liu Mao and Liu Zhang were not good at water and drowned in the water. The entourage also drowned dozens of people, but because of the timely rescue, Liu Zhang's family members were rescued, except for some fright, there was no major problem.

When the news reached Yizhou, Cao Cao mourned, beat his chest and cried: "It's my fault, if you don't make Qing go to Jingzhou, why is this?" ”

Busy persuading left and right, Guo Jia said: "This force of nature is not humanly possible. Don't be like that, lord. ”

The old ministers of Yizhou are also full of doubts in their hearts, if it is said that they are ghosts, why are everyone, including Liu Zhang's children, all right. If you want to say that it's not a ghost, why did Liu Mao and Liu Zhang die? If I thought about it again, I saw that there was a fog in front of me. If you can't think about it, you don't think about it anymore. Liu Zhang has become a thing of the past, just shed two tears for him. As for the truth or something, forget it. Even if it's not an accident but a man-made one, is it still possible to avenge him?

Cao Cao cried a lot, ordered Cao Hong to bury Liu Mao and Liu Zhang with princely rites, and worshiped Liu Zhang's second son Liu Yan as a Zhonglang and raised him in Jingzhou. Because of Cao Hong's ineffective work, he won the knighthood. Guilty of meritorious service.

After this show was done, soon Yizhou Liu Zhang was completely forgotten. And Cao Cao also began his own planning and construction in Yizhou. History, turning a new page.