Zhang Fei, who had returned with the vegetable seedlings, was also stunned when he heard Liu Bei's words.
"Big brother, Cao Cao has treated us quite well. Why does he want to kill us all of a sudden?”
Guan Yu asked, puzzled.
"That's right, Big Brother!"
"Although I don't like Cao Cao, he has treated us with good wine and meat. Why would he want to kill us?”
Liu Bei put down his hoe and sighed,""You two have underestimated Cao Cao!”
"Cao Cao is the evil hero of the world. He used the Son of Heaven to command the vassals, intending to unify the world!”
"Although you and I have come over, we are not subordinates, but allies.”
"How could he not know that the three of us brothers have other ambitions and will not be under others for long?”
"Since we know, we're in his hands now, so we'll be at his mercy!”
"If you can get rid of a future competitor effortlessly, why not?”
Guan Yu frowned and said nothing.
Zhang Fei was a straightforward person and could not hide his words. He quickly asked,"Big brother is right. Then why hasn't Cao Cao acted yet?”
" We are here to seek refuge," Liu Bei said solemnly." Cao Cao wants to preserve his good reputation of being respectful to the wise. Naturally, he cannot kill us now."”
"But that doesn't mean that they won't kill us in the future!”
"Brothers, we need to plan ahead.”
"Before that, we have to hide our strength. We can't show our brilliance and let Cao Cao feel that we are a threat. That's why we have to do nothing but dig the soil and grow vegetables.”
Zhang Fei was not a fool. Since Liu Bei had already said so much, he naturally knew that the brothers dug the soil and planted vegetables every day to show Cao Cao.
So the three brothers rested for a while and continued to plant vegetables.
At this moment, Cao Cao was in his own residence. After all the guests had left, only Xun Yu and Guo Jia, his trusted advisors, were left by his side.
"Everyone, Xu Prefecture has fallen and Lu Bu is dead.”
"Previously, one of you told me to kill, one told me to use, and one told me to use before killing.”
"What should we do now?"
Xun Yu stepped forward and said," My lord, now that Xuzhou has been conquered, Liu Bei's life is no longer important.”
"Why don't we spare his life to show our lord's intention to recruit talents and attract more talents to come and serve us?”
Cao Cao stroked his beard and nodded before turning to Guo Jia.
"What does Fengxiao think?"
Guo Fengxiao, the scholar in green, said shockingly,""Kill them!"
"My lord, Liu Bei is a scheming person with great ambition.”
"Guo Jia has seen countless people, but I can't figure out this person. With the help of Guan Yu and Zhang Yu, how can Liu Xuande be an ordinary person?”
"Such a hidden danger must be eliminated as soon as possible!”
Guo Jia was naturally free and easy, and he was congenial with Cao Cao, so he spoke straightforwardly.
Xun Yu and Guo Jia were both his top-notch think tanks. Now, one of them said to keep him alive, and the other said to kill him. What the two of them said made sense.
Cao Cao couldn't make a decision.
However, Liu Bei was here to seek refuge with him. If he was killed for no reason, how would the world evaluate Cao Mengde?
He definitely had to kill them, but the time was not yet right, so he could not make a move for the time being.
Cao Cao then looked at Xun You, who smiled and said,""My lord has already made a decision in his heart, why do you need to ask me?”
Cao Cao laughed and said,"So Gongda also thinks so?"”
Xun You bowed and smiled.”
Thus, Cao Cao made up his mind and said,""Then let's keep those three brothers for the time being. If we kill them now, we will definitely be criticized.”
"When the time is right, I'll find a reason to get rid of him. Since he's in my hands, he won't be able to cause any trouble!”
……
At the same time, Lu Fengnian charged north, passing through Yuan Shao's territory, Jizhou.
This was Yuan Shao's main camp, and Lu Fengnian could not move yet.
However, although they could not make too much of a commotion, it was still harmless to capture one or two cities.
After all, even though they had few soldiers, they still needed to eat. Although they had killed their way here and obtained a lot of supplies from Cao Cao, they were almost exhausted.
It was a rapid march, so how could they bring too many supplies?
He had 800 Snowy Dragon Cavalry, 700 Breaking Ranks, and 2,000 armored soldiers. They were all combat troops, so how could he care about logistics?
The 2,000 or so auxiliary soldiers responsible for logistics were Lu Bu's old subordinates who had followed him all the way here.
After such a long journey, it was time for them to rest.
The city that Lu Fengnian had chosen was rather interesting.
Jizhou.
Giant Deer.
When Lu Fengnian's army arrived at Julu City, Tao Sheng, the general guarding the city, was shocked at first.
The heavy cavalry on the white horse and white robe was unusually majestic and mighty. Could it be that Gongsun Zan had brought the white horse to kill their way here?
How was this possible?
However, after a closer look, he realized that it was not a white horse. The leader was also a young general in black armor and a black horse holding a halberd.
Tao Sheng was relieved, but when he saw the two thousand elite soldiers and another heavy cavalry unit with an imposing aura, Tao Sheng's expression instantly became unnatural.
Julu City only had 20,000 soldiers. Looking at the troops below the city, they were all elites, how could they defend?
But soon, he was happy again because he realized that there were only a few thousand troops below the city. There were no follow-up troops!
Tao Sheng instantly felt that he was strong enough. He put on his armor and picked up his weapons, leading ten thousand soldiers out of the city to fight!
"Newborn calves are really not afraid of tigers!"
"I don't know where this young general came from, but he actually dares to attack my Julu City with a mere few thousand soldiers! He's simply condescending!"
"Today, I'll let you know how powerful grandfather is!”
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