Yuan Shu then felt boundless anger in his heart, and he felt that it was Ji Ling, Yang Feng, Han Xian and the other three who were incompetent, which caused him to suffer such heavy losses. In addition to the 50,000 or 60,000 troops that had been lost, there were also huge amounts of arrows in the supplies, with no less than one million pieces. This item alone was enough to make Yuan Shu feel so painful.

Yuan Shu was full of anger and had nowhere to vent his anger. He ordered his personal soldiers to blame Ji Ling, Yang Feng, Han Xian and the other three, and beat them up to make them scream. Everyone felt the same when the officers and soldiers saw this scene.

Yuan Shu had no intention of going north to Xuzhou for the time being. After leaving Yang Feng, Han Xian and Zhang Xun to defend Huaiyin and Huai'an Yandu, he led his main army back to Huainan. A huge battle came to an end.

Just as Ailang and Yuan Shu were fighting fiercely, Liu Bei's three brothers led the defeated general to flee to Yanzhou, intending to temporarily surrender to Cao Cao. When he arrived in Yanzhou, he learned that Cao Cao was quelling the Zhang Xiu rebellion in Runan. So he rushed to Runan to serve Cao Cao. As the saying goes, if you want to take it, you must give it first. Liu Bei rushed to Runan in a bash, just to help Cao Cao quell the rebellion first, and then ask Cao Cao to help him deal with Lu Bu and take back Xuzhou.

However, when Liu Bei and his three brothers arrived in Runan, Zhang Xiu had already surrendered. Cao Cao showed an extremely broad mind at this time, and he did not care about Zhang Xiu's previous rebellion and still appointed him as a general. Zhang Xiu was very grateful and vowed to serve Cao Cao to the death. However, Zhang Xiu's aunt Zou was taken to Xuchang by an inconspicuous carriage.

Then Cao Cao set up an altar outside Runan City, crying for the martyrdom of Dian Wei and the soldiers, with a sad and sincere voice, and all those who heard it were crying.

That night, Cao Cao held a banquet in the lobby of Runan's official office to welcome Liu Bei's three brothers. After three rounds of wine and five flavors, Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh: "I think I, Liu Bei, call myself a hero, but I didn't expect to be defeated by Lu Bu! Alas!"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Lu Bu is a villain without righteousness, while Xuande is a gentleman who is kind and righteous, so he is plotted!"

Zhang Fei felt that Cao Cao's words were no longer correct, so he couldn't help but praise him loudly: "Cao Cao, you're so right!" Then he shouted angrily: "If Lu Bu is in my hand, I must peel his skin, suck his tendons, and then cut off his meat to make soup!"

Cao Cao laughed and praised: "Yi De is really a person with temperament! I like it!" Zhang Fei also laughed and said: "Cao Cao, you are a cheerful person! You are a taste for me!"

Liu Bei sighed and said, "We are now like a dog that is strayed, but Lu Bu is full of Xuzhou soldiers and food. How can we deal with him!"

Zhang Fei shouted unhappily: "This is not good for brother! He always makes others' ambitions and destroys his own majesty!"

Cao Cao laughed and said, "Don't worry about Xuande. Now that you have defected to me, I will naturally avenge you." Then he said proudly: "Although Lu Bu is brave, he is just a common man, and I don't take it seriously. When the spring is coming next year, I will set up a large army to wipe out Lu Bu in one fell swoop!"

Liu Bei was overjoyed and stood up and said, "Thank you, Brother Meng De!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly and said proudly: "You and I are now our own people, why do you need to thank me?" Then he picked up the wine glass and sang: "Come on, let's drink this bottle together!"

After the banquet, Cao Cao sent someone to take Liu Bei and the other two to the guesthouse. Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Lord, although the three brothers Liu Bei are poor, I don't think they are willing to surrender to others. Especially Liu Bei, although he was humble, he just wanted to use his lord's power to regain Xuzhou for him."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "It's okay. It's okay. These three people are heroes, and it's normal for them to be unwilling to worship me as their lords for a while! If they worship me as their lords as soon as they come, I will look down on them a little!" Guo Jia clasped his fists in admiration and said, "The lord is really a very human being!"

Cao Cao laughed and thought, "This time I will give them the first grace to return to Xuchang. I can be sure that they will be willing to serve you!"

Cao Cao did not stay in Runan for long, so he left Yu Jin and his officers and soldiers to defend Runan, while he himself brought the army of Liu Bei and his three brothers to Xuchang.

Not long after, Cao Cao appointed Liu Bei as the left general in the name of the emperor.

After receiving the enthronement edict, Liu Bei immediately rushed to the palace to thank the emperor. However, the emperor met him in the toilet. As soon as he saw Liu Bei, he said that the emperor's uncle had bowed down first. Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly knelt down and returned the favor: "Your Majesty is such a destruction of the weak minister!" The emperor shook his head and said: "In this informal occasion, I only talk about the relationship between the uncle and the nephew, regardless of the rituals of the king and the minister!" Liu Bei looked grateful and tears.

The emperor helped Liu Bei stand up and asked Liu Bei to sit down. Liu Bei naturally delayed it. However, after the emperor was extremely begging for permission, Liu Bei finally knelt on the spot and half-shouldered.

The emperor knelt down on Liu Bei's left. At this time, Concubine Dong came over with two cups of hot tea and placed it in front of Liu Bei. Liu Bei quickly stood up, and then Concubine Dong put another cup of hot tea in front of the emperor and bowed and retreated. Concubine Dong was Dong Cheng's daughter Nian Fangsiliu, and she was born charmingly. Compared to the emperor who could only be called a young man, she seemed much more mature.

The emperor respectfully said to Liu Bei: "Uncle, please use tea!"

Liu Bei quickly picked up the tea bowl and took a sip.

The emperor waited for Liu Bei to take a sip of hot tea before sighing: "Although I am the emperor, I am not allowed to take my own initiative to meet the royal uncles and uncles!"

Liu Bei said: "Your Majesty's Nine Five Lords, who should you meet? Just issue an edict. Why can't you be independent?"

The emperor sighed and said, "I don't know anything about it! Cao Cao seemed loyal and kind, but actually had evil intentions. He was called the Prime Minister of Han, but he was actually a traitor!"

Liu Bei looked shocked and said, "How could this be?"

The emperor shook his head, and said with anger and helpless expression: "Cao Cao is extremely respectful to me on the surface, but I cannot decide anything. The edicts issued every day are Cao Cao who asks me to cover the jade seal. If I have any questions, Cao Cao will be furious. Alas, there are loyal ministers in front of others, but the person behind him is no different from Dong Zhuo! Although I live in a gorgeous palace and have rich clothes and food every day, I cannot manage my own country at all, just like a canary raised by Cao Cao!"

Liu Bei couldn't help but burst into tears, left the table and knelt down, and said sadly: "Your Majesty is humiliated, I am guilty of death!"
Chapter completed!