Chapter 427

Half an hour later,

Cao Cao took Zhong Yao and Li Old Dian, along with 3,000 personal guards, carrying 2 days of dry rations, and galloped on horseback toward Taishan Commandery.

Xiangyang City, King Gan's Mansion.

After Su Xuan finished reading the latest intelligence from the secret guards in Xiapi City, he couldn't help but twitch his eyes: "Hiss! Old Cao! Old Cao! You are going crazy!"

"You can even do this kind of thing?"

"I can only say... you are worthy of being you! Awesome!"

This intelligence describes the plan of Cao Cao, Zhong Yao, and Chen Qun to use Liu Bei's two concubines to make a fuss and earn Guan Yu.

It made Su Xuan's scalp tingle a little.

He had to admit that Cao Boss's bottom line for being a person is sometimes a bit low.

"Hmm? My lord, what's wrong? Did Cao Cao make any trouble again?"

Guo Jia, Xun You, and the others on the side asked with curiosity.

"Not really... here... you can see for yourselves! I guarantee it will make your scalp tingle and broaden your horizons!"

Su Xuan nodded happily and then handed the intelligence in his hand to the others to read.

Not long after.

"Hiss! This can also be done?"

"To cheat, to sneak attack?"

"Awesome!"

Everyone gasped after reading it, shocked by Cao Cao's flashy operations.

"Should I say he is worthy of being Cao Mengde? He can even think of such a bad idea? Is he not afraid of being thoroughly hated by Liu Bei and Guan Yu if the matter is exposed?"

Xun You couldn't help but exclaim.

This idea is simply too damaging!

"He might really not be afraid!"

Guo Jia stroked his chin and pondered: "With Old Cao's personality, as long as the goal can be achieved, the process is actually not very important to him!"

"Besides, even if it is exposed, at most he will lose Guan Yu and be hated by the three brothers;"

"But even if he doesn't do this, Liu, Guan, and Zhang have actually basically hated him already and basically cannot be used by him!"

"It's better to do this; maybe he can earn Guan Yu's loyalty for a period of time!"

"Of course, this kind of immoral thing will definitely be exposed in the end. As long as Liu Bei and Guan Yu meet, it won't be hidden!"

"After all, Liu Bei knows very well whether his two concubines will have children!"

Mainly because he, Liu Bei, didn't do anything!

Cheng Yu nodded after hearing this, but instead looked appreciative: "Guo Fengxiao is right! This idea is a bit immoral, but the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. At most, Cao Cao's reputation will be a bit worse afterward;"

"But clearly, Cao Cao shouldn't care about this kind of thing! Otherwise, he wouldn't choose to do this kind of thing!"

Cao Cao is undoubtedly a pragmatic hero.

He does whatever is beneficial to him.

If it weren't for the fact that he had pledged his service to Su Xuan early and extremely recognized Su Xuan's philosophy, Cheng Yu feels that Cao Cao might be the lord candidate whose personality best fits him.

Of course, Cao Cao certainly can't compare to Su Xuan.

"That's true!"

Tian Feng and the others nodded, recalling Cao Cao's personality from the secret guard intelligence over the years, and they had to admit that Cheng Yu was right.

At this time, Xi Zhicai pondered and spoke: "Actually, this is also a good thing! If Guan Yu can be made to temporarily pledge loyalty to Cao Cao, then Cao Cao should be much more relaxed when fighting Lord Yuan Shao later!"

"In addition, it can also divide Liu, Guan, and Zhang!"

"I have always felt that Guan and Zhang are very good generals, but they were fooled by Liu Bei! It's difficult to pry them away;"

"But if we can use Cao Cao's hand to break the relationship between the three brothers, that is also an excellent thing;"

"It will be convenient for the lord to subdue Guan and Zhang in the future!"

After all, the lord's future goal is not just the thirteen provinces of the Han, and not just the whole world, but the heavens and the myriad worlds.

Then naturally, the more fierce generals and strategists under his command, the better!

Guan and Zhang's top-tier talent is unquestionable; it's a pity to follow Liu Bei.

"In addition, if I remember correctly, Liu Bei should have already taken Zhang Fei and fled to Lord Yuan Shao's territory in Jizhou, right?"

Xi Zhicai looked at Su Xuan and asked.

"That's right!"

Su Xuan nodded affirmatively: "According to the latest intelligence from the Jizhou secret guards, Liu Bei has already entered the territory of Qinghe Commandery and is on his way to Yecheng;"

"And, according to Liu Bei's words along the way, it can be judged that Liu Bei does indeed have the intention of temporarily hanging on under Lord Yuan Shao's command, so that he can deal with Cao Cao and take revenge in the future."

"That's it!"

Xi Zhicai smiled knowingly: "What do you think will happen if Lord Yuan and Cao fight in the future and Cao Cao uses Guan Yu to behead Lord Yuan Shao's general?"

"If it goes badly, he might be killed by Lord Yuan Shao, right?"

"By then, not only will there be one less troublemaker, but Guan and Zhang will also become free again and can be recruited. What do you think, my lord?"

Seeing Xi Zhicai look over, Su Xuan chuckled: "Actually, I have this idea too!"

"However, with the secret guards operating in secret, it's not a problem to let Guan Yu temporarily defect to Cao Cao and face Lord Yuan Shao's generals in the future!"

"It's just that, given Lord Yuan Shao's indecisive personality and the pile of strategists from different factions under him, Liu Bei might be killed by Lord Yuan Shao in the end!"

"It's just that the secret guards can't intervene in this kind of discussion in the short term; we can only try our luck!"

If we can kill Liu Bei directly by relying on this, that would naturally be the best.

If not, we might have to think of other ways to let Liu Bei die in the chaotic battle between Lord Yuan and Cao.

In short, Liu Bei definitely cannot be kept.

Su Xuan also feels that it is a pity for Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to be buried with Liu Bei.

"Trying is always right!"

Xi Zhicai replied with a smile.

"Indeed! If it succeeds, that's two great generals!"

Guo Jia and the others echoed in agreement.

"Then let's try! I will let the secret guards start acting!"

Su Xuan nodded immediately.

He summoned Jia San directly and gave the order.

Soon, a golden eagle rushed to Taishan Commandery and was received by the person in charge of the secret guards there.

Then, the real person in charge of the secret guards began to act.

This matter could not be completed by the Taishan Commandery secret guards alone; they had to contact the secret guards of the nearby provinces and commanderies to jointly formulate a plan and act together.

In addition, to ensure the success of the mission, the first thing they needed was to help Cao Cao spread the news, lure Guan Yu to find Cao Cao, and fall into Cao Cao's trap.

With the help of the secret guards, Cao Cao's plan was naturally like a god's help, and the news was soon spread.

At this time, in a small city in Taishan Commandery,

Guan Yu received this news as expected and was suddenly shocked: "How could this be? Big brother's concubines, my two sisters-in-law, were actually captured by the Cao thief?"

"More importantly, they are already carrying big brother's flesh and blood? How is this possible?"

"Didn't big brother say that he had never touched them, that it wasn't the time yet, that his foundation for the great cause was not yet stable, and that he hadn't found wives for me and Yide, so he couldn't get married before us?"

So what big brother said was actually fooling him and the third brother!

"Big brother is really something! Is it necessary to lie to us and hide this from us?"

"Could it be that we would hold a grudge because of this? It's a joke!"

"You could have told us directly! What's the point of hiding it like this?"

More importantly, because Liu Bei didn't say he had already had a good time with the two sisters-in-law, they didn't pay attention to and protect the two sisters-in-law during the previous escape.

Now it's good, people have fallen into Cao Cao's hands, isn't that a bad thing?

"Alas! Big brother and Yide have probably already fled Xuzhou, or even fled Qingzhou, and gone to Jizhou, right?"

Guan Yu sighed.

This was what they agreed upon before they parted, to meet in Yecheng.

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