Seeing that Cao Cao was determined, Xi Zhi stopped trying to persuade him.

A few days later, Xu's mother was brought to Yanzhou by Cao Cao.

In order to persuade Xu's mother to write a letter to Xu Shu, Cao Cao even tried his best to please Xu's mother, hoping to leave a good impression on Xu's mother and help him persuade Xu Shu to switch to his account.

However, as Xi Zhicai expected, Xu's mother refused to write a letter for Cao Cao on the grounds that she was old and could not control Xu Shu everywhere.

In fact, the reason why Xu's mother was unwilling to write a letter was because he had long heard that Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and after conquering Beihai and Langya, he massacred the city and killed almost all the people in the two places.

Therefore, he believed that Cao Cao was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, so he did not want Xu Shu to abandon Liu Bei, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and switch to Cao Cao's account.

After Cao Cao knew that Xu Shu was unwilling to write a letter, he did not force her. Instead, he called his advisers and asked how he could attract Xu Shu to Yanzhou.

After Cao Cao asked, Cheng Yu, who had already figured out a way, said:"My lord, although Yu is not talented, he is confident that he can be among the best in the world in imitating handwriting.

Since Xu's mother is unwilling to write a letter, Yu is willing to write to her on her behalf. Xu Shu wrote a letter to persuade him to come to Yanzhou to serve the lord."

Cao Cao was naturally overjoyed after hearing Cheng Yu's words, but Xi Zhicai dissuaded him again:"My lord, you must not do it. Although Xu Shu is a counselor, because of his When he was young, he had a good sense of right and wrong, so he could see the right and wrong very clearly.

With Zhicai's understanding of Xu Shu, if after he came to Yanzhou, he learned that this letter was not written by Xu's mother, but was a trick used by the lord to deceive him. , he will inevitably feel resentful in his heart.

Once he becomes resentful towards his lord, I am afraid that even if he is forced to stay in Yanzhou, he will not be used by his lord."

However, Cao Cao did not care.

He said:"I have you as a talented person under my command, plus Gongda, Zhongde and other top advisers. What if Xu Shu is not used by me?

Such a talented person cannot be allowed to assist Liu Bei even if he is unwilling to make suggestions for me."What I can't get, Liu Bei can't get it easily."

Xi Zhicai listened to Cao Cao's words and instantly understood what Cao Cao was thinking.

"I would rather betray others than others betray me."

This is Cao Cao's life motto, and Xi Zhicai has known it for a long time.

But he doesn't care whether Cao Cao really"would rather others betray me", because in troubled times, it is possible to have such an idea , obviously has a better chance of achieving great achievements.

This is why he chose to join Cao Cao

"It's a pity that the world will lose another super strategist!"

Xi Zhicai sighed in his heart.

Then, Cheng Yu personally went to the residence provided by Cao Cao for Xu's mother, and easily obtained Xu's mother's handwriting.

So Cheng Yu quickly wrote a letter to Xu Shu according to Xu's mother's handwriting. Letter.

In the letter, Cheng Yu mainly told Xu Shu that Xu's mother had been taken to Yanzhou to live by Cao Cao, and that Cao Cao was very enthusiastic about him, and it could be seen that Cao Cao was a wise master. At the same time, he also said that Liu Bei had been defeated in many battles. After wasting half his life, he finally got his own territory, but in half a month, only Xiapi County was left.

Xu Shu would not have a good development if he followed him, so he asked Xu Shu to come to Cao Cao as soon as possible.

After Cheng Yu finished writing, he sent the letter to Cao Cao. Give it to Cao Cao for review.

Cao Cao carefully compared Xu's mother's handwriting for a long time, but did not see any difference. He immediately praised Cheng Yu, and then sent someone to deliver the letter to Xu Shu.

A few days later, Xu Shu After receiving the letter, he opened it and read it, and his heart almost collapsed.

He hurriedly found Liu Bei, told him the matter, and said:"My lord, I have made up my mind to build a career with my lord, but Cao Cao actually did this. He brought his concubine's mother to Yanzhou.

My mother wrote to the concubine saying that Cao Cao was a talented man and had great strategies, and tried her best to persuade the concubine to go to Yanzhou to serve Cao Cao.

My lord, by bringing my mother to Yanzhou, Cao Cao must be warning me. If I don't go to Yanzhou, I'm afraid that according to Cao Cao's ruthless character, my mother may be poisoned by Cao Cao.

My lord, I lost my father when I was young, and my mother raised me up. When I impulsively killed someone for revenge, and the government caught me, my mother’s desperate eyes and expression will never be forgotten.

From then on, Shucai decided to give up martial arts and follow literature, and vowed to repay his mother well.

If my mother made a mistake because of my momentary hesitation at this time, I'm afraid I will regret it for the rest of my life.

I originally wanted to create a king's career with my lord, but I relied on this heart.

But now that my mother has been captured by Cao Cao, I am now in a state of disarray and cannot be of any help to my lord, so I request to say goodbye to my lord from now on."

Liu Bei saw Xu Shu's sincerity and knew his mother's position in his heart. If he still forced him to stay, he was afraid that even if he stayed, it would leave a knot in his heart.

Besides, after such a long period of contact, Look, even if he forced him to stay, he would try his best to leave, unless he could directly tie him up, but if he stayed like that, he wouldn't make any suggestions for him. Therefore, even if Liu Bei couldn't bear it, he still pulled Xu Shu's hand. The hand said:"Yuanzhi, please go with ease.

The occurrence of this kind of thing only shows that Cao Cao is too insidious and cunning. I don't blame you.

Moreover, filial piety comes first among all good deeds. If Yuan Zhi can possess such filial piety, how could Bei fail to fulfill it?"

Xu Shu originally felt guilty towards Liu Bei because he had taken the initiative to be loyal to Liu Bei, but in less than a month he had to go to a powerful enemy.

He thought that if Liu Bei could force him to stay, and he tried his best to defend himself, he would He would feel better if he explained the reason why he had to go to Yanzhou to Liu Bei.

But he didn't expect that Liu Bei would let him go without saying a word, and even though he was reluctant to leave, he would not stay for his own sake, and the guilt in his heart would become even stronger.

So, Xu Shu knelt on the ground and said to Liu Bei:"Since ancient times, it has been difficult to have both loyalty and filial piety. Now I have chosen filial piety and abandoned my lord. The guilt in my heart is indescribable.

But please rest assured, my lord, although I said that I will definitely not be able to return after leaving, but even in Cao Cao's camp, I vowed not to contribute another trick to Cao Cao in this life."

Liu Bei was moved after hearing Xu Shu's oath, and hurriedly helped Xu Shu up. Just as he was about to speak, he heard Xu Shu say:"My lord, before I leave, I have to offer my lord one last plan.

If the lord adopts it, he will definitely not be as homeless as he is now. Instead, he will have a place to develop his own strength and have a better chance of becoming the world leader in the future. After Liu

Bei heard this, he immediately felt short of breath and asked quickly:"Will Yuan Zhi plan be implemented?"

Xu Shu said:"My lord can enter Yizhou and take Liu Yan in his place.""

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