The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 451 Volume The Two Closest People

Xiahou Dun was relieved when he heard about the current situation in Pengcheng.

"I will go and persuade Ah Man to surrender, and try my best to get him to surrender."

Thinking of the words the emperor said to him before leaving, Xiahou Dun knew clearly that Cao Cao had absolutely no chance of defeating the emperor.

The gap between Cao Cao and the emperor is no longer about personal ability or possible luck, but a gap at a deeper level.

Even if Cao Cao won the Battle of Mangdang Mountain, he would not be able to achieve the final victory, let alone losing now?
With trepidation and complexity, Xiahou Dun finally decided to enter the city alone to persuade Cao Cao to surrender!

"Uncle Yuan Rang, I won't go..."

Cao Pi was in tears.

He really didn't expect to meet his father so early.

If he knew, he would never send the letter!

"Zihuan, you did the right thing."

Cao Pi thought that Xiahou Dun would scold him, but unexpectedly, Xiahou Dun comforted him at this moment.

"What you did was actually protecting your brothers and sisters and your mother."

"You are the only older man of the Cao family in Chang'an. Only in this way can you dispel the doubts of the emperor and others about you."

"I believe that Meng De will understand you."

Cao Pi looked at Xiahou Dun in a daze, as if he couldn't believe that Xiahou Dun, who had always been fierce and strong and had always unconditionally supported Cao Cao, would say such words.

"If you don't want to go, then don't go."

Xiahou Dun has already mounted his horse at this moment.

"I actually have no confidence in whether I can persuade Meng De to surrender."

"If Meng De and I cannot come back, the Cao and Xiahou clansmen will have to rely on you to take care of them in the future."

Cao Pi's nose felt sore.

But he couldn't help but ask one more question -

"What if my dad comes back?"

"..."

Xiahou Dun glared at Cao Pi with his one eye in annoyance: "Then you kid, just wait for death!!"

After saying this, he whipped his horse whip and headed straight for Pengcheng.

When they arrived at Pengcheng, Xiahou Dun was so full of energy that he roared like a lion or a tiger: "Xiahou Yuanrang is here! Meng De! Let me enter the city!"

Xiahou Yuanrang!

The soldiers on the city wall immediately went to report to Cao Cao, who was incredulous at first and then personally walked up to the city wall and shouted down: "Yuan Rang?"

"Meng De, it's me!"

If Guo Jia is the person who understands Cao Cao's mind best, then Xiahou Dun is Cao Cao's closest comrade-in-arms and also the pillar that Cao Cao relies on most!

After the defeat in the Battle of Yingshui, Cao Cao often wondered how nice it would be if Xiahou Dun was still by his side.

If Xiahou Dun went to guard Xu County, Pang De and Pang Tong would not be able to arrive to support the battlefield, and the Battle of Yingshui would not have failed.

Or if Xiahou Dun had been stationed in Chenliu, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong would not have surrendered to the court, resulting in a defeat and the loss of all the land in the Central Plains.

Seeing Xiahou Dun again today, Cao Cao felt unbelievable and a little regretful.

I regret that if I had not coveted Zhang Xiu's uncle and aunt when I was in Wancheng, I would not have lost Dian Wei, Jueying, and Xiahou Dun.

"Yuan Rang, come in quickly!"

Facing Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao seemed to have lost all his vigilance.

Perhaps it was because Cao Cao was too suspicious of other people that he was very kind to those he truly trusted.

And Xiahou Dun is obviously the person Cao Cao truly trusts!
The moment he saw Xiahou Dun, Cao Cao had tears in his eyes, but he smiled broadly: "Yuan Rang has gained weight!"

Although Xiahou Dun had gained weight, Cao Cao looked at his blind eye with heartache.

That was the mark that the Battle of Wancheng left on Xiahou Dun.

Xiahou Dun was also delighted to see Cao Cao again, and he held Cao Cao's arm for a long time and was reluctant to let go.

"I've been in Chang'an for a long time without any war, so I've gained some weight!"

"Meng De may not know that Chang'an has a lot more variety now! Iron pots made in Hebei, mutton sent from the grasslands, spices shipped from the Western Regions... It's a scene of prosperity!"

Xiahou Dun did not hide anything from Cao Cao and said to him directly: "Meng De! Surrender!"

After hearing Xiahou Dun's words, Cao Cao's body suddenly stiffened, and the joy of reunion on his face diminished.

"Meng De, I'm sure you can guess what I was sent by the emperor to do. You don't think I can escape from the emperor's camp, do you?"

Xiahou Dun shook his one eye.

"Meng De, facing the emperor and the court, you will never win."

"The imperial court is now powerful enough to overwhelm Qingxu. Even if it takes a lot of effort, it can wear you out. Why are you so stubborn?"

"Yuan Rang!"

Cao Cao's eyes became increasingly gloomy, with some anger in them.

"We haven't seen each other for years, and that's all you came here to tell me!?"

Cao Cao's eyes were flickering at this moment, like a vicious tiger ready to bite people!
But Xiahou Dun remained unmoved.

"Meng De, it is precisely because you and I have not seen each other for many years that I want to spend more time with you in the future. It would be best if we could die on the same day of the same month of the same year!"

"You don't have to scare me. There are countless people in this world who are afraid of you and are wary of you, but I, Xiahou Yuanrang, am definitely not one of them!"

Xiahou Dun's one eye showed clarity: "Because there are many people in the world who treat you as a vassal or lord, but I am the only one who treats you as my own brother!"...

Cao Cao let go of Xiahou Dun's arm, but he was still evasive: "Who said I will definitely lose? I still have a chance of winning!"

"If you are talking about the forged letter from Mi Fang, Meng De, then you'd better give up this idea as soon as possible."

Now not only Cao Cao, but also Guo Jia looked at Xiahou Dun in surprise.

"how you said that?"

"Mi Fang is from Qu County, and his grammar is mostly inverted from Qingzhou. The person you are looking for is probably from Pengcheng, and his grammar is more like that of the Central Plains... The customs in different places in Xuzhou are different, so why didn't you ask more when you wrote to me?"

……

Cao Cao and Guo Jia would never have thought that they would make a mistake in this place?

Then, both of their eyes darkened.

Using Mi Fang's letter to trick Lu Bu into entering the city could be said to be their last chance of winning.

If even this trick doesn't work, they can only wait for death in Pengcheng!

Cao Cao suddenly felt like his brain was about to split!

"Why? Why is my luck always a little worse?"

every time!
every time!
It's all just a matter of luck!
If luck is on Cao Cao's side, then...

"Mengde!"

Xiahou Dun shouted loudly.

"Why are you still obsessed with it?"

"Do you really think that all you lack is a little bit of luck, a vague destiny?"

Xiahou Dun conveyed the emperor's words in full.

"This was the case in the Battle of Mangdang Mountain, the Battle of Yingshui River, and the previous battles were still like this!"

"Back then, Liu Biao chose to offer Jingzhou to the imperial court instead of giving Jingzhou to you in response to the Jingzhou noble families. This was because the noble families were all a bunch of people who were strong on the outside but weak on the inside! It would not have any effect at all!"

"The Sima Yi who is defending you in Xiangyang is the number one scholar selected by the imperial court! If the imperial court did not have the imperial examination system, even if there was a talent like Sima Yi, how could he be discovered, how could he be entrusted with an important task, and how could he be trusted to guard Jingzhou?"

"In the Battle of Yingshui, it seemed that you were unlucky and were attacked from behind by Pang De and Pang Tong... But in fact, everyone knew that the emperor had already devised a plan to kill you without bloodshed! If Ma Chao had not become famous at a young age and was eager to prove himself, you would not even have had the chance to fight the imperial court at Yingshui!"

"You think you are always a little unlucky, but in fact your luck is good enough!"

"If it weren't for that bit of luck, you would have already become a prisoner. How could you still resist in Pengcheng!"

Cao Cao always thought that he lacked a little bit of luck.

But in fact, Cao Cao’s luck was not bad! Really not bad!

In the Battle of Yingshui, if Ma Chao had not suddenly made a mistake, Cao Cao would not even have the chance to struggle and would have been quickly attacked by the runaway Qingzhou soldiers under his command, leaving no trace of his body.

The same is true of the Battle of Mangdang Mountain.

Even if Mi Zhu had not passed on the information, Wei Yan would still be able to detect something was wrong in Shangqiu and provide timely support to Lu Bu.

From the moment Cao Cao chose to follow the path of an aristocratic family, from the moment Cao Cao chose to stick to the old-fashioned connection between heaven and man, everything was already destined!

"No!"

Cao Cao had a splitting headache at this moment. He pointed at Xiahou Dun with despair in his eyes!

He didn't expect that even Xiahou Dun would betray him!
At the same time, Xiahou Dun's words also pulled away the fig leaf that Cao Cao had been insisting on, leaving no room for Cao Cao!

The big man that Cao Cao insisted on.

The big man that Yuan Shao wanted.

The big man who had once been a plaything of aristocratic families.

The man who insisted on the theories of "the correspondence between heaven and man" and "prophecies and divinations".

There is no way I can come back!

This is the will of the emperor, and it is also the will of tens of millions of people under the rule of the court today!

Cao Cao, you are wrong!
Guo Jia also came to Cao Cao's side at this moment, supported him, and delivered the final blow -

"Mingsir, the emperor is kind and merciful. Even if you surrender now, he will not pursue the matter."

"The vision and the breadth of mind of that emperor are beyond those of any other person I have ever met in my life."

"As long as you surrender, you may be able to realize your dream of becoming the general of the Han Dynasty's Western Expedition!"

Cao Cao never expected that the people who stabbed him in the back in the last minute were the two people he trusted the most!
"Feng Xiao!"

"Yuan Rang!"

"You two..."

If someone else had said this, Cao Cao would definitely not be shocked.

But Guo Jia and Xiahou Dun are different!
Their status in Cao Cao's mind is incomparable to that of his own children or even the person beside him!

At this moment, Xiahou Dun also took out his final trump card -

He took out two letters from his pocket.

"One of them was a letter written by Madam Ding and Madam Bian to Meng De, asking them to surrender."

"There is another letter that Xun Lingjun gave me before he left, asking me to bring it to Meng De."

"Meng De, please take a good look."

"This world is no longer yours to rule!"

(End of this chapter)