The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 507 Guo Jia’s Speculation
"That's really strange, did he run away?" Xiahou Dun doubted, and everyone present except Li Yuan, Cao Cao and Dian Wei were puzzled.

"My lord is so kind to him, why would he run away for no reason?" Liu Ye stood up and said, not knowing whether his words were intentional or unintentional, a strange expression appeared on Cao Cao's face after hearing this.

"My lord, we need to find Zhou Yu first. Maybe he is in the city of Ye. We will send people to search in the city. Just in case, we should also search carefully around the city of Ye. If we inquire about him, maybe we will gain something." Guo Jia suggested.

"Okay, just follow the meaning of filial piety, Zixiao, you arrange people to search in Yecheng." Cao Cao looked at Li Yuan again, "Zhao Yu, you are in charge of searching in the outskirts of Yecheng, remember to check carefully, don't have any omission."

"It's the lord!" Li Yuan took the order to go. He felt that Cao Cao had arranged for him to search outside Yecheng on purpose. He was afraid that others would find the place where Zhou Yu was buried, so he sent him there. When he came, he could take Zhou Tai and Chen Wu with him and let them go back to Xiapi directly.

Li Yuan went to Lu Su immediately after leaving the Governor's Mansion, and asked Lu Su to prepare to cover Xu Sheng's departure from Yecheng. Because Xu Sheng was still "severely injured" at this time, and he was within half a step of the house, so no one noticed him for the time being. It is most appropriate to leave now. Before leaving, Li Yuan asked Luo Bu to put on a little make-up for Xu Sheng, so that it would be hard for others to recognize him.

Lu Su used a caravan to cover Xu Sheng out of the city. Fortunately, he has been doing business in Yecheng for the past six months and often sent caravans out, so no one doubted him.Xu Sheng left Yecheng safely under the cover of Lu Su. This time Lu Su would not come back after leaving the city, but went directly to Xiapi.

Knowing that time was running out, Li Yuan didn't dare to delay. He led Zhou Yu's original troops out of the city to search. He arranged for dozens of Tiger Guard soldiers to pretend to be Cao Jun and let them go with Zhou Tai and Chen Wu.

After leaving the city, Li Yuan divided 30 soldiers into [-] squads, with [-] people in each squad searching in different directions. He specially arranged for Zhou Tai and Chen Wu to go in the direction of Xiapi, so that they could go to Xiapi as soon as possible.

Li Yuan hurriedly failed to find Zhou Yu all day. This is a matter of course. Everyone thought Zhou Yu had escaped. Cao Cao and Dian Wei thought Zhou Yu was dead, but Zhou Yu was already on his way to Xiapi, but only Li Yuan knew about it. .

Li Yuan led his soldiers back to Yecheng in the evening, and reported to Cao Cao that Zhou Yu was not found. Cao Ren also almost searched Yecheng, but he also failed to find Zhou Yu. Finally, Cao Cao decided to send more soldiers to search around tomorrow.

In the evening, Guo Jia and Xun You had a secret meeting.

"What's the important thing for Feng Xiao to come to me so late?" Xun You was about to go to bed, but Guo Jia came to him suddenly, and he had to put on clothes to greet him. Normally, Guo Jia would not look for him at this time Yes, if you come here, there must be something urgent.

"Gongda, I always feel a little uneasy. I don't know why. I feel that Zhou Yu's sudden disappearance is not unusual." Guo Jia came to discuss with Xun You because he couldn't sleep because of this incident.

"In this case, you should tell the lord today, why did you tell me now?" Xun You asked puzzled.

"Because I have a vague feeling that this matter has something to do with the lord. Maybe the lord already knew that Zhou Yu was dead, and maybe he ordered someone to kill Zhou Yu." Guo Jia guessed that if Li Yuan heard this, he would be very surprised, because Even he felt that Cao Cao covered it up very well and did not show any flaws.

"Why do you suspect that the lord did it?" Xun You didn't dare to doubt Cao Cao, and felt that Cao Cao didn't have to do so, "Even if the lord ordered Zhou Yu to be killed, why did he hide it from us? You and I are his confidants Counselor, he will discuss everything with us, no matter how big or small, he shouldn't hide this matter."

"To be honest, I don't have any evidence to prove that the lord did it, but I always feel something is wrong. At least I can be sure that Zhou Yu will not leave Yecheng at this time, because the Sun family is still in Chenliu. If he People who leave the Sun family will suffer, so he won't do it, but he disappeared for several days, which proves that he must have been caught or died."

"Do you think it is possible that the lord caught him on purpose, then slandered Zhou Yu and escaped, and then took the opportunity to eradicate the Sun family in one fell swoop to eliminate future troubles?" Xun You made a bold guess, thinking that Cao Cao's biggest purpose was to eradicate the Sun family.

"It's possible, but it's unlikely. The Sun family's threat to the lord is actually not that great. Chen Liu and Wen Ruo personally sit in the town. It's not easy for the Sun family to develop. Besides, the lord wants to use Zhou Yu to help him unify Hebei. It is also unlikely to do it at this time, after all, we will send troops again in a few months, and we will kill Zhou Yu after the unification of Hebei." Guo Jia thinks this is unlikely.

"What you said is also reasonable. Then who will the lord send to capture Zhou Yu or kill Zhou Yu?" Xun You asked.

"This person must be very skilled in martial arts, and he has won the trust of the lord. I am afraid that no one else can do it except Dian Wei." Guo Jia immediately thought of Dian Wei.After Guo Jia finished speaking, he thought about it again, suddenly felt something was wrong, and said, "No, besides Dian Wei, there is another person who has this ability."

"Who is that?"

"Tiger and Leopard Cavalry Deputy Commander Zhao Yu." Guo Jia said Li Yuan's name.

"Why did Feng Xiao suspect him? He is really good at martial arts, but I'm afraid he hasn't gained the trust of the lord. What's more, he had a good relationship with Zhou Yu before. The lord probably wouldn't send him to do such a thing." Xun You didn't quite trust Cao Cao. Will send Li Yuan to kill Zhou Yu.

"I thought so too at first, but don't you think the lord pays too much attention to Zhao Yu recently? The lord is a suspicious person. What he values ​​most in employing people is not only ability, but also loyalty. Zhao Yu just joined him not long ago, but the lord Just promote him to the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry. You must know that the tiger and leopard cavalry is the most important unit under the lord's command. How could he easily let an outsider become the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry? But he chose Zhao Yu to take this position. It can be seen that he must have other plans."

Guo Jia really knows Cao Cao too well, so he speculates that Cao Cao must have other purposes for doing this.Xun You bowed his head in thought, and felt that what Guo Jia said was quite reasonable, and said: "So you think that in order to gain Zhao Yu's trust, the lord made him the deputy commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry, so that he could be sent to kill Zhou Yu, but why? He would rather send Zhao Yu, an outsider, than the more trustworthy Dian Wei?"

Guo Jia speculated: "It may be because he thinks Dian Wei is not easy to attack. Zhou Yu is a smart and cautious person. He will be escorted by soldiers when he travels. Experts like Zhou Tai and Chen Wu are often by his side, so even if It is also difficult for Dian Wei to succeed, but Zhao Yu is different. Zhao Yu is originally Zhou Yu's person, and I heard that he has a good relationship with Zhou Yu, so it is easier for him to succeed. Perhaps it is because of this that the lord will use it to replace Dian Wei. Wei."

(End of this chapter)