Can I get to the other side?

Feeling the look from Cao Cao, Xu You opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.

After listening to what Cao Cao just said, he understood that Cao Cao must have reached the end of his rope, otherwise he would not have mentioned the original verbal agreement with him.

In other words, the imperial court now has an overwhelming advantage, and may even have troops outside the city.

This was obviously good news, and he should have been happy, but for some reason he felt a little sad when he saw Cao Cao's appearance in front of him.

"You tell me."

After sighing, Xu You said: "But I can only promise you one thing, and it must not be harmful to the court."

"As long as it doesn't violate this principle and is within my ability, I will help you."

He hated Cao Cao and had murderous intentions.

But the two of them still have a deep friendship after all.

Cao Cao imprisoned him but did not kill him. Although he had various concerns, it was not necessarily because of nostalgia for the past.

Otherwise, how could he survive to this day?

Even now, it is easy for Cao Cao to kill him without any effort, so he is willing to help Cao Cao.

Not only for this friendship, but also to save his own life.

Cao Cao said calmly: "This matter is easy for you. I hope you can beg for mercy in front of the emperor and ask him to pardon my wife and young son."

Hearing Cao Cao's request, Xu You frowned and said, "This is impossible, you should know."

"What you have committed is a serious crime of falsely establishing a false emperor. It is worse than the crimes of Yuan Shao and Ma Chao. At least three clans will be implicated."

"And I can't do it either."

Rebellion and rebellion are an unforgivable crime, especially when Cao Cao falsely established himself as a false emperor and fought against the imperial court for so long. It would not be enough to frighten the world if he did not implicate the three clans.

Not to mention whether his plea for mercy is of no use, the key point is that if he pleads for Cao Cao, what will the civil and military officials think, and what will the emperor think?

Does he still want to hang out in the court?

Cao Cao smiled and said: "I know, so I plan to give you a big gift. This big gift is enough to make you reach a higher level in Lingyun Pavilion."

"What kind of gift?"

Xu You's heart moved and he asked.

Cao Cao said: "My head, plus the living pseudo-emperor, is this gift enough?"

As soon as he said this, Xu You's eyes widened.

He looked at Cao Cao with disbelief.

He originally thought that Cao Cao would say that he would take the initiative to surrender and then give the credit to him as a condition.

But what he didn't expect was that he only guessed half of it right.

Cao Cao had no intention of living at all, so he actually asked him to take the head and the false emperor out of the city to receive merit in exchange for the lives of his wife and youngest son!

"If you agree, I will take my head and take the false emperor out of the city. I think this contribution will be enough for you to reach a higher level in Lingyun Pavilion."

"how?"

Cao Cao looked at Xu You with bright eyes.

When he asked Xu You to take his head out of the city, his expression did not change at all, as if he was asking what to eat for dinner.

Xu You didn't answer, his mood was very complicated.

If he agrees to Cao Cao's conditions, his achievements in killing the rebel leader and capturing the puppet emperor alive will indeed be enough for him to reach the top of Lingyun Pavilion.

Even in the future, his status in the court will definitely not be lower than that of Guo Jia and Jia Xu.

But pleading for Cao Cao's wife and children was too taboo, and might lead to the Emperor's suspicion.

"Let me... think about it."

Xu You couldn't make a decision for a moment, then he looked up at Cao Cao and asked, "Aren't you afraid that I won't abide by the agreement after I agree?"

He could have promised Cao Cao first, and after Cao Cao died, he could just pretend that this matter did not exist.

After all, this was just an agreement between them, it had no binding force on him, and no other person would know about it.

"Afraid, of course."

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao did not say any high-sounding "I believe you" or anything like that, but admitted it frankly.

"But besides trusting you, what else can I do?"

Cao Cao looked gloomy. This proud man showed his helpless side to outsiders for the first time.

Yes, what else can he do?

If there was anyone in the world who could save his wife and children, it was Xu You in front of him.

If Xu You is unwilling to save, it is even less possible for others. Even if he quietly sends his wife and children away, he will definitely be wanted and hunted by the court, and he will have to live incognito for his whole life until he is found by the embroidered clothes messenger.

Xu You's mood became more and more complicated after hearing this.

After a long time, he said: "Give me a day to think about it, let me think about it."

Cao Cao's words were all about this, so it was naturally impossible for him to agree and then break his promise, so he had to think carefully about whether to agree or not.

"As soon as possible."

Cao Cao didn't say much, and sighed deeply: "The imperial army has already arrived outside Changsha City, and I don't know when they will attack the city."

"I don't have much time left for you."

"I might as well tell you the truth. If you refuse, I won't let you walk out of Changsha alive."

After hearing this, Xu You rolled his eyes and said angrily: "Is this the attitude of asking for help? You even threatened me. Are you really not afraid of me going back on my word?"

He really had nothing to say about Cao Cao's character. While asking him to help, he was willing to entrust him with his affairs; at the same time, he made such an undisguised threat.

"You can guess it even if I don't tell you. In that case, why should I lie to you?"

Cao Cao asked rhetorically.

Xu You just wanted to say something to him, but then a soldier suddenly ran into the small courtyard and reported to Cao Cao: "Report to Sikong, the enemy army outside the city has sent an envoy!"

"messenger?"

Cao Cao frowned, waved his hand and said, "Just kill him and he'll be gone!"

Don't think too much, the other party must be here to persuade you to surrender.

But he already planned to give this credit to Xu You.

There is no point in seeing this messenger.

The soldier said: "But Sikong, this person claims to be an old friend of yours and must see you."

"Old friend? What's his name?"

"Chen Gong."

Cao Cao was stunned when he heard this. After a moment of silence, he stood up and walked out of the small courtyard.

…

Sikong Mansion.

After Chen Gong entered the city, he was tied up, hooded, and escorted all the way to Sikong Mansion.

When he took off his hood, he was already in the lobby of Sikong Mansion, and Cao Cao was sitting on the main seat in front of him.

Cao Cao specially changed his clothes, washed and tidied up his appearance, and even applied some powder on his face to cover up his haggard look.

His condition looks much better now.

He looked at Chen Gong in front of him and asked calmly: "Gongtai, I haven't seen you for a long time. How are you?"

He and Chen Gong haven't seen each other for several years.

The last time I met Chen Gong was because of his father's death. He massacred the people of Xuzhou in anger, and Chen Gong came to intercede.

It has been nearly nine years now.

Chen Gong cupped his hands and said calmly: "Excuse me, I'm sorry, sir. Everything is fine."

After the simple greetings, the scene fell into silence.

Neither of them spoke again.

In the end, Cao Cao couldn't hold himself back and took the initiative to break the silence and said: "If Gongtai is here to persuade us to surrender, then we should go back quickly."

"For the sake of your kindness in saving my life, I will not kill you."

That is to say, Chen Gong is here today. If it were any other person, he would not meet him and would only choose to kill him.

Chen Gong frowned and said, "The situation has reached this point today, why don't you give up?"

"The king's army has already arrived at the city and has surrounded Changsha City. You have no way to escape, so why are you still resisting?"

Cao Cao sneered and said sarcastically: "If you don't resist stubbornly, how can you open the door to meet the enemy and kill yourself?"

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"I also said that Gongtai, you are a smart man, but I didn't expect that you would say such childish words."

Chen Gong said in a deep voice: "If this continues, it will just be a waste of time. You have no chance of making a comeback."

"Surrender now, hand over Xu You and the false emperor, end this war as soon as possible, and shed less blood, wouldn't it be good?"

"Enough blood has been shed in this war."

After years of fighting, the young men of the Han Dynasty suffered countless casualties. Even after the world was unified, it would take a long time to recover.

"What does the amount of bloodshed have to do with me?"

Cao Cao said in a cold tone, with no expression on his face, "The strength of the great Han Dynasty has been exhausted, and the country has been stolen by the false emperor. Although I cannot turn the tide, I will fight for the great Han Dynasty until the last moment!"

"You and other traitors want to conquer Changsha, unless you wait for me to die!"

In front of Chen Gong, Cao Cao still insisted on his position, saying that the emperor in the north was the false emperor.

And these words completely angered Chen Gong. He took a step forward, pointed at Cao Cao with a livid face and said, "Cao Cao! After so many years, you are still as selfish as before!"

"You know best in your heart whether the emperor in Changsha City is true or not, and you still refuse to admit it to this day! Do you think this can excuse yourself?!"

"So many soldiers died tragically because of you alone. They were all good sons and daughters of my great man. They didn't deserve to die!"

"Now that you are at the end of your rope, you still have to support so many soldiers in the city. Do you really feel no guilt at all?"

Seeing that Cao Cao was still as cold-blooded and ruthless as he had been many years ago, Chen Gong could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

He didn't understand why Cao Cao was so stubborn, even in such a desperate situation, he still deceived himself and deceived his soldiers to die.

What's the point of doing this other than getting more people to die?

"Enough!"

Cao Cao slammed the table, stood up, and stared at Chen Gong with his cold gaze, "You abandoned me back then, so what qualifications do you have to accuse me now!"

"I would rather teach the world to betray me than teach the world to betray me! This is what I have said a long time ago! I originally regarded you as my confidant, and I wanted to work with you to achieve great things... But you have betrayed my love for you. trust!"

"You are the one who should feel guilty!"

There was hidden anger in Cao Cao's tone. Even after so many years, he was still brooding over Chen Gong's departure.

If Chen Gong was still by his side, if Chen Gong had helped him, he wouldn't have had such a difficult time in his early years, and he wouldn't have ended up in the situation he is in today!

"Why am I feeling guilty?"

Chen Gong retorted without hesitation and asked aggressively: "You killed Lu Boshe's family, massacred the people of Xuzhou, used the emperor to order the princes, and falsely established a false emperor. If I don't leave, will I be a helper of the tiger?"

"None of what you did made people angry! I only regret that I shouldn't have let you go in Zhongmu County!"

"If you, Cao Cao, were not there, I don't know how many people would have died in this great Han Dynasty!"

After Chen Gong said this, Cao Cao suddenly became furious, suddenly pulled out the sharp blade from his waist, stepped forward and laid it on Chen Gong's neck.

"Chen Gong! You are looking for death!"

"Do you really think I dare not kill you?"

Cao Cao exerted force on his hand, and the sharp blade cut Chen Gong's neck a little, and some blood flowed out.

There was a brutal killing intent in his eyes.

Chen Gong was not afraid at all, and said coldly: "Of course you dare, you have killed so many people, how can you not dare to kill a mere Chen Gong?"

"Do it, just like you killed Lü Bushe."

Chen Gong's words were like a sharp dagger piercing Cao Cao's heart, making him seem to have returned to that night many years ago, the night that made him regret it.

And the face of Chen Gong in front of him also turned into Lü Bushe, and turned into the family he killed.

"Dangdang——"

Cao Cao suddenly felt a headache again, he staggered back a step, and the sharp blade in his hand fell to the ground, making a crisp sound when it collided with the ground.

And Cao Cao's face was pale, and cold sweat ran down his forehead.

Chen Gong was shocked when he saw Cao Cao's appearance. He wanted to step forward to help him, but he took his foot back after taking half a step.

"Cao Cao, surrender, don't kill more people."

Chen Gong took a deep breath and said, "Although you have committed a serious crime, as long as you surrender, you may not die."

"I will do my best to plead for you in front of the emperor and spare you the death penalty. I mean what I say."

It would certainly cause trouble for himself to plead for Cao Cao.

But as long as Cao Cao surrendered, he was willing to do so.

Cao Cao didn't say anything, and sat on the ground with his head covered for a long time. When the pain subsided, his face was so pale that even powder couldn't cover it.

Chen Gong's face changed slightly, and he couldn't help asking: "You...how did you become like this?"

"What you just said, is it true?"

Cao Cao didn't answer Chen Gong's words, he stood up from the ground with his sword, and looked at him.

Chen Gong nodded heavily upon hearing this and said, "Of course it's true! I will certainly plead for you with His Majesty, I swear to heaven!"

"That's good."

Cao Cao smiled with relief, leaned over to Chen Gong's ear and whispered something to him.

Chen Gong was startled and looked at Cao Cao in disbelief.

But Cao Cao didn't intend to chat with him any more, waved his hand to call the guards, and said, "Take him away and send him out of the city!"

"Yes!"

The guards on both sides held Chen Gong and took him away.

Chen Gong came to his senses and shouted loudly, "Don't be so impulsive, you don't have to do this!"

"Meng De!"

"Meng De!"

"Meng De!"

Cao Cao stood there, looking at the direction where Chen Gong left, and for some reason he suddenly wanted to drink.

The glass of wine he drank in Zhongmu County that year.

Now thinking about it, I really miss it.

It's a pity that he never had the opportunity to drink with Chen Gong again.