Chapter 437: Stealing a Chicken, Losing the Rice

The armor was shining coldly. Luo Jiu took a look under the moonlight and said hurriedly, "Don't panic, it's not Yuan's army, it's Cao's army!"

The big flag of the Cao brand fluttered in the wind, and Luo Jiu had a feeling that it must be good news.

She walked over quickly and said loudly, "I am Luo Jiu, the commander of the Chang'an Army. Who is ahead?"

"General Luo!" A familiar face dismounted and knelt on one knee: "Greetings, General Luo, do you still recognize me?"

Luo Jiu thought: Are you testing me? Fortunately, I have a photographic memory.

Luo Jiu stared at him and said, "It turned out to be Wei Yu, the captain beside Meng De. It's been more than a month since we last met. Is your shoulder injury healed? Get up and talk."

Wei Yu's eyes flashed with joy, "I didn't expect the general to still remember me. Luckily, the general gave me medicine last time, and my skin wounds have long since healed. This time, I followed Cao Gong's order and led 3,000 cavalrymen to rush to Chang'an overnight to support the army, and also sent Mr. Xun Yu to you."

Luo Jiu was overjoyed, "Where is Xun Yu?"

A man jumped down from the carriage behind him and shouted, "Madam, Madam, Xun Yu is guilty!"

Luo Jiu ran over and supported the stumbling Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, I am so happy that you are here, what crime have you committed?"

Xun Yu said sadly: "I came here to serve my mistress, but I did not accomplish anything, and instead brought her disaster. I am truly ashamed."

Luo Jiu laughed loudly, "I got Wen Ruo because of the blessing of heaven. If heaven wants to give me a great mission, it will inevitably be accompanied by many tests and twists and turns. Don't say that I have to flee for your life in a hurry. Even if I die, I will smile in my grave."

Xun Yu burst into tears and cried loudly.

Luo Jiu hurriedly asked: "Why are you crying? Isn't he still alive?

Commander Cheng, quickly arrange for the soldiers to rest in the camp. Everyone should rest first, cook at 1:00 a.m., and set out at 7:00 p.m. "

Luo Jiu pulled Xun Yu into the tent and asked, "Where are your family members? Are they all right?"

Xun Yu said, "I was originally going to bring my family with me, but when I heard that Yuan Shao had sent troops, I separated from my family. Madam, take the young children to Jingzhou to seek refuge with relatives first. I will pick them up after I settle down."

Luo Jiu asked him how he got Cao's troops. Xun Yu said, "I wanted to borrow 2,000 infantrymen, but Cao Gong said that 2,000 were not enough to fight the enemy, so he lent us the only 3,000 cavalry he had. You know, Cao Cao was fighting in the front, and he was so generous. He also said that he and the mistress were quite friendly, but it was a pity that he was fighting, otherwise he would come in person to help you."

Luo Jiu kept smiling, thinking: Don't I know him? None of these words were sincere.

She asked curiously, "He didn't want to keep you?"

"He kept me," Xun Yu said frankly, "He said he wanted to keep me, but he knew I came for the mistress and now he has provoked the enemy. He said that if he kept me now, he would be afraid of putting me in an unjust position, so he had to fulfill my wish. I have always heard that Cao Cao is cunning and suspicious, and this time I saw that the rumors were not true."

Luo Jiu smiled and nodded, thinking: That's because you have only been in contact for a short time.

She said with a double meaning: "Time reveals a person's true character. You will get to know him better as you get to know him more."

She could imagine how Cao Cao performed in front of Xun Yu.

He and Cheng Yu are probably like a sales anchor, one playing the good cop and the other the bad cop.

Cao Cao waved his hand and said: "What's the use of two thousand infantry? I will lend you three thousand cavalry."

Cheng Yu tried to dissuade him: "My Lord, we only have these three thousand cavalry! If you borrow them all, how can we fight?"

Cao Cao: "No need to say more. Luo Jiu and I have a deep friendship, not to mention Wen Ruo asked for it herself. If our army was not fighting, I would personally lead the troops to help her."

Luo Jiu couldn't stop smiling when he thought about this. Cao Cao must have told Xun Yu that if he was defeated by Yuan Shao in the future, he could go to him and he would treat him well. Luo Jiu recognized the cape on Xun Yu. It belonged to Cao Cao. This guy must have performed a ten-mile farewell and gave away his clothes.

She originally thought that Cao Cao would keep Xun Yu, but he did not. Luo Jiu thought about it and knew what Cao Cao was thinking.

If he wanted to keep Xun Yu at this moment, Xun Yu would definitely be reluctant, and even if he stayed, it would not be in his opinion the best interests.

What if Yuan Shao quickly destroyed the Chang'an army and turned to Yanzhou to target Cao Cao? Cao Cao must be focusing on development now, and it is not the time to break up with Yuan Shao.

So Cao Cao wanted to kill two birds with one stone. Anyway, there was a huge disparity in military strength between the two sides, and the Chang'an army would be destroyed sooner or later. He sent troops to extend the battle line and let Luo Jiu and Yuan Shao consume each other.

The three thousand cavalrymen were nominally here for support, but in reality, when the Chang'an army failed, they would definitely take Xun Yu away and return to Cao Cao. Perhaps Cao Cao still missed Feng Qi and Fu Bao, and wanted to take them back to recruit talents from all over the world.

Luo Jiu smiled secretly, Cao Mengde, ah Cao Mengde, you have a good plan. But I want you to lose everything, and see if you dare to plot against me next time.

Luo Jiu already understood all the key points, but there was still one thing she couldn't figure out.

Luo Jiu asked Xun Yu: "Among all the princes in the world, Yuan Shao is the most powerful. He occupies four states, has countless soldiers and money, and his ancestors have been officials for four generations. I am a commoner, with few soldiers and generals, and the Chang'an army is the weakest among the princes. Why did you abandon the strong and join the weak?"

Xun Yu smiled slightly, "To be honest, Madam, Cao Cao also asked me this question."

Luo Jiu smiled and said, "Then how did you answer?"

Xun Yu said: "I told him right away that Yuan Shao was mediocre and not a wise leader. Anyone with a brain could see that. Even if he was strong at the moment, he would not be able to win in the end. Although the Chang'an army had few generals, they were among the best in the world. Although the soldiers were few, they were defeated in one day.

The mistress is able to have good generals following her and build an army in the blink of an eye on the battlefield, which shows her ability.

The Chang'an army has been in service for more than a month and has become famous all over the world. Why should we worry that we won't be able to sweep across the world in the future?

Most importantly, I think there is one thing that only the mistress can do, but other princes cannot."

Luo Jiu asked hurriedly: "What is it?"

"I will be a Han official for my whole life."

Luo Jiu frowned, quite puzzled.

Xun Yu said: "Who doesn't know what the princes are thinking? Many of them are like Dong Zhuo in their hearts. They are called Han ministers but they are actually Han traitors. There are countless people who want to usurp the Han Dynasty and establish themselves. But the mistress is different. The mistress is a woman. Looking at the world, only the mistress will not establish herself as emperor."

"Ah..." Luo Jiu was shocked.

It turns out that Xun Yu came because she was a woman and thought she would definitely not become emperor. But he was wrong. She would definitely become emperor, otherwise why would she come? To work for the puppet? Is she crazy?

So many people followed her and sacrificed their lives. Was it just to help the ignorant child in Dong Zhuo's hands?

Xun Yu said: "I am a Han official for the rest of my life and will never work for a usurper. Looking at the world, only my mistress will work with me to help the Han Dynasty pacify the world. We are on the same path and we will end up together."

Boom! Xun Yu knocked his head to the ground. Finally he found a confidant.

Xun Yu was a die-hard Han loyalist. In the original novel, he helped Cao Cao gain the throne, but when Cao Cao proclaimed himself the King of Wei, he jumped out and strongly opposed it. Then Cao Cao gave him an empty food box, meaning that there was no more Han salary to eat. So, Xun Yu wisely committed suicide.

Before his death, he burned all the letters he had written to Cao Cao, leaving no bad words behind, whether accusing or questioning him. He had fought for Cao Cao for half his life, risking his life, but he was truly in Cao's camp, but his heart was with Han, and he was a Han minister all his life.

Cao Cao didn't like to erect monuments, but he tacitly allowed others to erect a monument for Xun Yu, while Cao Cao himself didn't erect a monument. Luo Jiu thought, maybe he felt guilty.

Yi Zhongtian, a famous contemporary scholar, once said: "I think there may be another reason why Cao Cao did not become emperor throughout his life, that is, he could not forget Xun Yu's melancholy eyes."

In front of him, Xun Yu looked at Luo Jiu with his deep eyes, as if waiting for her response.

Luo Jiu asked, "How will Cao Cao react if you say so?"

Xun Yu said: "Cao Gong laughed and asked me to ask you in person to avoid misunderstanding.

I don't understand. What's there to be misunderstood? Could you be the only female emperor in history?"

With a smile in his eyes, he looked at Luo Jiu with expectation.