Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

"My lord, there is a man on the north bank claiming to be yours and is asking to see you outside the camp."

Liu Yao drunkenly looked at his confidant: "North Bank? Old friend?"

"That man called himself Lu Su, and said he wanted to show the master a clear path."

Liu Yao's heart was pounding.

Lu Su?

After Shouchun fell, didn’t that person serve successively as the prefect of Hefei and Shouchun?

When did he become my old friend?

I guess the suggestion to show me the way was fake, and the real purpose was probably to persuade me to surrender.

In fact, Liu Yao was not very resistant to Cao Wei's attempts to win him over. Instead, he was somewhat looking forward to it.

His current situation is really uncomfortable. Not only has he lost most of the great Yangzhou, but Sun Ce also supported Liu Biao to be emperor.

He didn't gain any benefit at all, but because of the alliance, he even lost the chance to get back the land he lost.

If joining Cao Cao could gain power.

It might not be a better choice.

Thinking of this, Liu Yao calmly put away his wine cup and asked: "Has anyone else seen Lu Zijing's whereabouts?"

"It was late at night, and the man crossed the river from upstream, so no one should have seen him."

"Okay, please come in."

"Here."

Not long after, a scholar in brocade clothes and an attendant dressed like a guard entered the tent.

Liu Yao saw that he had an extraordinary demeanor and did not want to be neglectful, so he stood up to greet him and asked: "Is it Lu Zijing who is here in person?"

"Lu Su has met with the governor of Yangzhou."

"Come on, what Yangzhou governor? I only have three counties under my control now. I am afraid that my jurisdiction is not as wide as that of Lu Taishou."

"The Yangzhou governor is joking."

"Just be frank. I don't think Governor Lu came here just to make friends with me, right?"

Lu Su glanced at the big tent and couldn't help laughing: "Please ask the governor to dismiss the people around him."

"No need. There is nothing that cannot be said to others. These people are all my trusted subordinates, so you may as well speak frankly."

Lu Su did not reply, but his guards got angry first: "I told you to leave because of something earth-shattering. It concerns your life and property. If you don't listen, you can't blame others for your life or death in the future!"

The man was eight feet tall, with a yellow face and short beard. His eyes were like an eagle or a tiger that would choose its prey.

He was in the enemy camp as if it were his own backyard, and he scolded them without showing any mercy.

How could a man with such courage be just a small guard?

"What is the name of this warrior?"

"Wei Yan, courtesy name Wenchang."

Liu Yaoteng's eyes widened.

Wei Yan!

It turned out to be him!

This is no small character. He joined Zhang Wu's camp before he was twenty and participated in the annihilation campaign in Mobei. He is a super ruthless person who can be friends with Ma Chao.

He only served as Lu Su's bodyguard?

Liu Yao couldn't help but sit up straight, fearing that something really shocking might happen, so he waved his hand to dismiss his attendants.

After everyone left the tent, Liu Yao bowed to Lu Su and said, "Zi Jing, you can speak now."

Lu Su took out the letter and handed it directly to Liu Yao without saying where it came from.

Liu Yao unfolded it and took a look. He was stunned for a moment: "This? Is this the big event that Zi Jing was talking about?"

"Is it not a big deal that the Emperor of Wei wrote a letter in person?"

"Do you think I'm a three-year-old kid? You're using this letter of surrender that has no beginning or end, no benefit or harm, and no sincerity at all to criticize me?"

"Don't worry, Governor. I will stay here for three days. You can take the letter and think about it slowly. After you have thought it over, I will naturally bring your reply to the King of Wei. Whether you want to serve as an official in Wei or continue to be stubborn and die with the new Han Dynasty is up to you."

"Cao Mengde is too much of a bully. Go back and tell him that even if I die in Yangzhou, I will never see his ugly face. Please go back!"

Lu Su smiled and remained unmoved: "The three-day deadline remains unchanged. Please ask the governor to arrange a tent for Su or call in the swordsman to kill Su."

Liu Yao almost laughed out of anger.

I have seen scoundrels, but I have never seen one as shameless as this.

If the talks fail, everyone will just go their separate ways. Why would anyone stay on someone else's territory? Could it be that this guy is pretending to persuade them to surrender, but is actually here to spy on the military situation?

But if Liu Yao was asked to kill Lu Su directly, he really didn't dare.

It is easy to kill Lu Su, but the problem is that killing Lu Su is equivalent to offending Cao Cao and Zhang Wu at the same time.

If Zhang Manzi gets crazy, he might ride alone to the south bank to avenge his subordinates.

“Left, right, left!”

Because the people outside the tent were far away, Liu Yao had to shout twice before someone heard him.

"Lord."

"Go, place these two gentlemen in the west camp. Without my order, they are not allowed to step out of the camp."

"Here!"

The two men did not resist and followed the soldiers out.

The west camp was not far from the main tent and was surrounded by soldiers.

inside the account,

"Mr. Zijing, Wei Yan doesn't understand?"

"Just be frank."

"It's obvious that Liu Yao wants to surrender. Why don't you just fool him with a few words, Mr. Zijing, and just give him a high position and generous salary? Why are you being so stubborn?"

Lu Su laughed loudly, but fearing that someone might be listening, he pulled Wei Yan aside and whispered, "Liu Yao has been the governor of Yangzhou for more than ten years. He is very cunning and will not release his eagle until he sees the rabbit. What's the point of me deceiving him now?"

"Besides, the war between the two places was clearly initiated by our Great Wei. Why should we grant him such a high position and generous salary? Wouldn't he think about it if he went back?"

"On the contrary, the tougher we are, the more confident Liu Yao will feel. Whether he surrenders or not, he will think that we are sincere in persuading him to surrender."

Wei Yan suddenly realized: "But why do we have to stay here for three days?"

"We stay here, naturally waiting for the southerners to trick us, and by the way, we deliver the letter of false surrender for them."

The southerners deceived the Wei people into believing that they were going to surrender.

It turns out that the people of Wei already knew that the southerners would deceive them, and deliberately made the southerners believe that if the people of Wei believed the southerners, they would surrender?

Although it was a bit confusing, Wei Yan really figured it out this time.

I couldn't help but feel a chill down my back.

I don’t know who came up with this insidious trick, it’s really hard to guard against.