Chapter 270 Xun Yu's "loyalty" is broken!
Outside Xiangyang City.

Cao Cao took Xu Chu, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and other trusted men out of the city.

Before they had walked three miles, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun and others, who had been hiding outside the city, rushed out from both sides.

"My lord, why didn't you open the city gate as planned?"

"Did anything unexpected happen?"

Cao Cao sighed lightly and recounted what had happened in the city from beginning to end.

Upon learning that Cao Cao had surrendered to Ye Feng, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun and others breathed a sigh of relief for no reason.

Because they had just felt the same heart-pounding terrifying force outside the city. As long as Ye Feng was willing, they would not be able to save their lives.

But where some are happy, others are sad.

Xun Yu, who had been outside the city, had a complicated look in his eyes.

At this moment, he thought of the choices made by Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia. In fact, how could Xun Yu not see that Ye Feng was both wise and brave, and was the master of destiny in the troubled times?

It was a pity that he had been deeply influenced by Confucianism for more than 20 years and could not accept that the Han Empire, which once dominated the continent, had perished.

But after the death of both emperors, his heart was filled with despair.

Because he felt that it was impossible to choose another emperor and unify the nine provinces.

As a result, they were finally defeated in Jingxiang.

With a bitter look on his face, Xun Yu turned dejectedly and walked towards the depths of the woods.

At this moment, he was like a lost child who couldn't find his way home.

"Mr. Wen Ruo, you."

Xiahou Dun, who was standing by, noticed that something was wrong with Xun Yu. Just as he was about to speak, Cao Cao grabbed his arm and said, "Choose 5,000 men and send the rest of the troops into the city. Follow Marshal Ye's instructions."

"I'll go see Wenruo."

Xiahou Dun and others nodded, and Cao Cao took two steps at a time to catch up with Xun Yu.

"Wen Ruo, can't figure it out?"

Xun Yu stopped and looked back at Cao Cao: "How can you figure out what you have been thinking about for more than 20 years in just a moment?"

"But I don't blame you."

"Even your life is in the hands of others, how can you have the qualifications to fight back?"

"You made the right choice."

Cao Cao did not answer Xun Yu directly, but continued, "I don't know when I started to have a blind sense of belonging to the Han Dynasty."

"For hundreds of years, China has stood at the top of the world. All the glory inspires us, the younger generation, not to be born in comfort, otherwise we will die in misery."

"But flowers bloom and fade, the sun rises and sets, these are the laws of nature."

"The First Emperor thought that his achievements surpassed those of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors. He thought that as the First Emperor, the Second Emperor, the Third Emperor, and so on, the Qin Dynasty would be passed down to thousands and even ten thousand generations. However, he did not expect that the Qin Dynasty would be destroyed after only the Second Emperor."

"The Han Empire has been around for three or four hundred years, and it has had its ups and downs."

"Now, every citizen in the world does not want the Han Empire to exist. Every piece of land does not belong to the Han Empire. There is not even a nominal emperor in the Han Empire."

"What is our resistance for?"

"Is it because of blind loyalty that so many people died on the battlefield, and their wives and children suffered the pain of being away from home?"

Xun Yu's eyes flashed with confusion: "Meng De, do you think we are wrong?"

Cao Cao smiled heartily, sweeping away the previous gloom: "There is no right or wrong."

"We were enemies with Ye Feng before, but his strength didn't make us despair. We still had hope. Those who died on the battlefield also fought for their ideals."

"But now the situation is already determined, why do we have to let them die in vain?"

"When you need to give up, you should give up."

Xun Yu said bitterly: "I understand the truth, but I feel like a traitor in my heart and I can't get over it."

"After today, I will retire to the mountains. Perhaps one day I will be able to figure things out, and then I will come out to serve the nation." He waved his hand and walked straight into the depths of the woods.

Cao Cao grabbed Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo, listen to me."

"Your Majesty is still alive."

"Ok?"

Xun Yu seemed to have heard something incredible. He stopped and turned around: "Which emperor?"

"Young Emperor?"

Cao Cao nodded: "I asked Marshal Ye in person. Although he didn't give me a direct answer, he told me that he was still alive."

"But there will no longer be a young emperor of the Han Dynasty."

"You should know what this means."

"Even the emperor thinks there is no hope, why are you so persistent?"

Xun Yu stood there in a daze, not saying a word for a long time.

Cao Cao continued, "We have known each other for quite some time. You have said before that you wanted to ride on the grasslands, at least walk the path that the ancient sages have walked, to promote the prestige of China and fight for the prosperity of the nation."

"Now we have this opportunity. Marshal Ye has a broad mind and is willing to believe in us. As long as we take Yangzhou, we can realize our long-cherished wish."

"I hope you can continue to fight alongside me, so that I can have the confidence that I will not lose face for us Chinese outside the Great Wall."

"Wen Ruo, I really want to keep you, but I also respect your choice. No matter what you choose, I will not persuade you anymore."

Xun Yu was silent and did not speak for a long time.

The fact that Emperor Shao Liu Bian is alive proves that Ye Feng is not the one who killed the emperor. This result may be the best for the royal family.

Perhaps even the emperor hoped that he would not cause any more trouble and bring peace to the world as soon as possible.

Secondly, riding a horse on the grassland is also his dream, and he also wants to give it a try.

The moon star is thin, and the black dragonfly flies south.

Xun Yu looked at the full moon in the sky, felt the refreshing breeze, and instantly laughed out loud: "It turns out that I was the one who was stubborn all along."

"My mind is not comparable to that of Meng De and Ye Shuai."

"Since things cannot be changed, why not do something meaningful and work hard for the prosperity of the nation? There's nothing wrong with that, right?"

"Meng De, it's actually very easy to conquer Yangzhou."

"Because Liu Yao has already been frightened, he only needs to take Moling, and the whole of Yangzhou will fall into his hands without any effort."

Cao Cao said, "That's what I thought, but how do we take down Moling?"

"After all, there are Sun Jian and Huang Zu in between."

"These two are not easy to deal with."

Xun Yu smiled confidently: "Sun Jian is approaching Xiakou at this time, definitely not to support us as he said in his heart, but to support Marshal Ye."

"That means that Xiakou has probably been taken by Sun Jian a long time ago."

"We just have to go down the river, it will be smooth sailing."

"When we get to Moling, we can open the city gates and control Liu Yao, and then we can get Yangzhou."

Cao Cao was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly and said, "Yesterday, Wen Ruo, you reminded me that Sun Jian's actions were strange, perhaps related to the situation in Jingxiang. I didn't believe it at that time."

"I didn't expect that he hit the nail on the head. It seems that Sun Jian's brain is more useful than ours!"

"It is true that a man who knows the current situation is a hero!"

"Without further delay, we should set off!"

"Walk!!"

(End of this chapter)