Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 247 Changing Hostages

When Xing Daorong finally understood what Cui Yan was worried about, he suggested, "It would be best to seek advice from the military advisor on this matter."

Cui Yan said, "Zi Yu should not be modest. He was able to rescue the two Qiao sisters from Jiangdong and General Zhou Tai. When it comes to saving people, Zi Yu should be the best."

Can this be the same?

This is definitely different!
The two Qiao sisters of Jiangdong did walk out, but they relied on the cover of Qiao Guolao.

It can be said that Mr. Qiao gave up everything to send his two daughters away.

As for Zhou Tai, without the help of Lu Ji of Jiangdong, he would not be able to leave Jiangdong.

The Cui family, firstly, had to rescue the entire family, and secondly, had to accomplish this task without anyone's help, which was really too difficult.

Even if Xing Daorong had any other ideas, he couldn't take this job.

But seeing that Cui Yan would not let him go today, he immediately thought about it and said, "Mr. Cui, we can only use an open conspiracy to force Cao Cao to release the man."

Cui Yan was overjoyed when he heard that Xing Daorong was finally willing to speak up.

In fact, although Zhuge Liang had every plan in mind, in Cui Yan's heart, Xing Daorong was no worse than Zhuge Liang.

Let’s not talk about the things on the battlefield, such as the Mo Dao, Sky Lanterns, and digital statistics. It’s amazing that they could come up with these things!

He hurriedly asked, "How to plot openly?"

Xing Daorong said: "In the battle of Jieting, we kidnapped Cao Cao's general Xiahou Dun. Now he is being held in Chengdu, and we have been treating him to delicious food and drink."

"In that case, you can use it to repay our family."

When Cui Yan heard this, he immediately thought it was a good idea.

But then he thought again, could Cao Cao agree to a mere Xiahou Dun?

He said, "I'm afraid Cao Cao won't agree."

Xing Daorong was already lost in thought at this moment, but he stroked his chin and thought, "Since it's an open conspiracy, he must be forced to agree!"

"I have a rough idea about this matter. Let's go and find the lord and the military advisor."

After saying that, he didn't care how Cui Yan reacted and just pulled him away.

Xing Daorong acted quickly and quickly and soon brought Cui Yan to Liu Bei's hall.

Seeing Xing Daorong and Cui Yan, no one dared to stop them, so they immediately reported to Liu Bei.

After a while, a minister came to lead them in.

Walking in the hall, I saw not only Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang, but Zhang Fei as well.

Seeing Xing Daorong coming, he laughed loudly, grabbed him and said, "Zi Yu! Good brother! It's been a long time since we last met!"

Although Xing Daorong was a little surprised to see Zhang Fei, he was also very happy.

But he said, "Yide! Why are you here?"

Zhang Fei laughed and said, "There is no fighting in Hanzhong now. It would be a waste for me to stay there. That is why you have called me back to serve you in your tent."

Xing Daorong thought that Zhang Fei came at the right time; he was the most suitable person to deal with Xiahou Dun's affairs.

He immediately stepped forward and said, "General Zhang Fei, you have come at the right time. There is something that you are best suited to do."

Zhang Fei's interest was immediately piqued, and he said, "That's great!"

As he spoke, he complained a bit, "I'm in Hanzhong, and I heard that Ziyu has made great achievements in Nanzhong and is almost becoming some kind of fire god."

Xing Daorong laughed loudly: "This is all the military advisor's idea. It has nothing to do with me."

Zhuge Liang could not take the blame, so he immediately exposed the matter mercilessly: "This was Zi Yu's own idea, I didn't come up with any idea at all."

Liu Bei also echoed: "Zi Yu, there is no need to be modest. The military advisor has already explained everything to me."

"In this battle in Nanzhong, Zi Yu deserves the most credit!"

Xing Daorong bowed upon hearing this, and then he started talking about business. "My Lord, Mr. Cui came to see me today, and he wanted to ask for a plan to rescue the people in the Yecheng family."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Bei suddenly stood up.

He came to Cui Yan and said, "Ji Gui, do you really mean what you said?"

"Have you really figured it out? Are you willing to help?"

Cui Yan nodded and said, "Cao Cao is cruel and brutal, and he murdered the emperor. We should not follow him anymore. Otherwise, it will be written in history books that my family is a traitor!"

What Cui Yan said was not an exaggeration.

Back then, the Sima family inherited the Cao family and finally seized the world. If the Liu family or the Sun family had turned the tables, they would naturally be considered traitors and would not be recognized.

However, Cao Cao still has a larger base at the moment. The reason Cui Yan thought so was indeed because he was angry about Cao Cao's actions.

No matter what, when Cui Yan said he wanted to give up evil and join the good, Liu Bei would definitely agree.

But as soon as he thought about it, he knew where the problem lay.

But he asked, "But Cao Cao won't let them go?"

Cui Yan replied: "Yes!"

"My brother wrote to me, saying that Cao Cao was not only unwilling to let me go, but also wanted to marry Cao Zhi to my niece."

"My brother didn't want to, but it was hard to refuse, so I started to get anxious..."

After hearing this, Liu Bei had no idea what to do, so he turned to look at Zhuge Liang.

Unexpectedly, Zhuge Liang looked at Xing Daorong calmly.

Xing Daorong naturally saw Zhuge Liang's eyes and felt helpless.

This guy really thinks he is Yuan Fang and thinks he is Di Renjie.

No matter what, why do you always look at yourself?

But since everyone was looking at him, Xing Daorong could only tell them what he was planning. Just as he was about to speak, Zhang Fei called out, "Brother, let's just charge to Yecheng. There's no need to go through so much trouble!"

Liu Bei laughed: "How come Yide is the same as before? He has led the army for so many years now, so he naturally knows that it will take time to destroy Cao Cao."

"This matter... still requires some planning..."

Unexpectedly, Xing Daorong said, "My lord, although we need to use a trick, what Yide said is not wrong."

"This Yecheng...we will go there sooner or later!"

"But if we want to rescue the Cui family right now, we can only use Xiahou Dun in exchange."

When Liu Bei heard this, he was immediately delighted and said, "That's right, Xiahou Dun has no use for it. If Cao Cao is willing to exchange it, that's good."

Cui Yan was touched when he heard that Liu Bei did not hesitate at all.

After all, Xiahou Dun was a general of the Cao family and was very important to Cao Cao.

Of course, no matter how important he is, he cannot compare with the entire Cui family, but Liu Bei's lack of hesitation did increase Cui Yan's loyalty.

Zhuge Liang seemed to have not expected that Xing Daorong wanted to use the method of "exchanging hostages" and was stunned for a moment.

After thinking for a while, he said, "I'm afraid Cao Cao would not be willing to make such an exchange. Besides...if we take the initiative to bring up the Cui family, Cao Cao could even use the crime of treason to take the initiative and take advantage of it, which would actually harm others."

Xing Daorong said with a smile: "Military Advisor, we want to change the Cui family in our hearts, but we can't say it so honestly!"

"All is fair in war, especially when dealing with a traitor like Cao Cao?"

"Let's write a letter and ask Cao Cao to think about what he can use to exchange for Xiahou Dun."

"Xiahou Dun is Cao Cao's right-hand man, so we must not abandon him. When the news spreads that Cao Cao wants to redeem him, the Cui family will naturally know about it... and he is targeting them."

(End of this chapter)