Cao Ren and Gongsun Zan would never have imagined that Tian Yu was already a general under Yuan Shao when they saw Tian Yu.

More than ten days passed, and Cao Ren's injury was almost healed. Cao Ren took Xiahou Dun and others to find Gongsun Zan, and said to Gongsun Zan:

"Brother Bogui, we will lead the army back to Yanzhou tomorrow. Since you have surrendered to the lord, you should go to see the lord together."

Gongsun Zan heard Cao Ren's words, so he said:

"Of course, I'll pack up and let's go back to Yanzhou tomorrow."

The second day soon arrived, and Gongsun Zan led a thousand white horses and followed Cao Ren's army towards Yanzhou.

At this time, Tian Yu found Xu You at Yuan Shao's place in Jizhou. He only knew Xu You, because when Xu You went to Youzhou, he also drank with Xu You.

Seeing that it was Tian Yu, Xu You asked suspiciously:

"General Tian, ​​why did you come to our Jizhou?"

Tian Yu opened his mouth and replied:

"Mr. Xu doesn't know something. Then Cao Cao asked Cao Ren to lead an army to attack Youzhou. My brother was killed by Cao Ren. Gongsun Zan has also defected to Cao Cao. I don't want to work under Cao Cao's command, so I came to Jizhou specially. I hope Yuan Gong can stay here!"

When Xu You heard that Gongsun Zan had defected to Cao Cao, he felt a little unhappy, so he went to persuade him to surrender, but as soon as he left, he defected to Cao Cao, which made Xu You very embarrassed.

But it is a good thing that Tian Yu wants to take refuge in his lord, maybe the lord will give him something when he is happy.

So Xu You said:

"General Tian is able to come to Jizhou to join my lord, presumably the lord must value the general very much, and he will definitely live more comfortably than the general lived in Youzhou."

Tian Yu opened his mouth and said:

"I am the general of the defeated army. I dare not ask Yuan Gong to give me so many soldiers and horses. I only ask Yuan Gong to stay here and do the work of dogs and horses for Yuan Gong."

Xu You said solemnly:

"The general please wait in the mansion. I will go to meet the lord right away and tell the lord about this matter."

Tian Yu nodded, and Xu You arranged a room for Tian Yu to rest for a while, while he hurried to Yuan Shao's mansion.

When Xu You came to Yuan Shao's mansion, no one stopped him. After finding Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao asked:

"Ziyuan, why did you come to find me in such a hurry?"

Xu You bowed and said:

"Returning to my lord, You got the news that Gongsun Zan of Youzhou has joined Cao Mengde."

Yuan Shao was annoyed when he heard this, and said:

"I asked you to go to Youzhou to persuade Gongsun Zan to surrender some time ago. Didn't Gongsun Zan say that no one would join in? Why did you change your mind after only a few days? Where did you get the news?"

Xu You opened his mouth and said to Yuan Shao:

"My lord, don't be angry. You got the news from Tian Yu, the guard of Youzhou. According to Tian Yu, Gongsun Zan did fight Cao Ren's 20 troops for a few days. So I can only rely on Cao Cao, otherwise Gongsun Zan will be killed by Cao Ren."

Yuan Shao was angry just after hearing this, and then he eased up a bit, and asked again:

"Why did the guard of Youzhou tell you these things? Could it be that Ziyuan has an inseparable relationship with this person?"

Xu You opened his mouth and explained:

"I was just about to tell my lord about this. The guard of Youzhou, Tian Yu, is now in his subordinate's mansion. He expressed his unwillingness to serve Cao Mengde, so he left Youzhou alone, and came to Jizhou to join the lord. .”

When Yuan Shao heard this, his anger turned into happiness. Although he couldn't get Youzhou, it would be good to get a general, so he said:

"Since you have come to join me, please inform me and have someone bring him here. I'll see how he is."

Xu You heard Yuan Shao's words, and told a soldier beside him:

"Hurry up to my house and bring him over."

Yuan Shao and Xu You didn't wait too long, and saw the soldier came back, followed by a man dressed as a general, eight feet tall and very burly, he looked like a general!

Tian Yu came to Yuan Shao and Xu You, Xu You hurriedly said to Tian Yu:

"General Tian is my lord, so hurry up and meet him!"

Tian Yu heard Xu You say that the person in front of him was Yuan Shao, so he didn't hesitate, and hurriedly bowed his hands to Yuan Shao, bowed down, and said:

"The last general, Tian Yu, pay homage to Duke Yuan!"

Seeing Tian Yu like this, Yuan Shao nodded with a smile on his face, and said:

"General Tian, ​​you don't need to be too polite, please hurry up."

Yuan Shao didn't stand up and went to help Tian Yu, how could Yuan Shaojue step forward to help a surrendered general in his capacity.

After Tian Yu heard Yuan Shao's words, he stood up straight. Yuan Shao looked at Tian Yu and asked:

"What position did General Tian have in Youzhou before?"

Tian Yu opened his mouth and replied:

"Back to Duke Yuan, the last general was in Youzhou before, and was arranged by Gongsun Zan to lead an army to guard Youzhou, with more than [-] troops under his command."

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion. It seems that this person must have some ability. Otherwise, why would Gongsun Zan let him lead so many troops to guard the city, and said:

"In that case, why did the general come to me?"

Tian Yu replied;

"Back to Duke Yuan, Gongsun Zan was afraid of death, so he took refuge with Cao Bandit. I didn't want to sacrifice my life for Cao Bandit, so I gave up my military power and came to join Yuan Gong. I hope that Yuan Gong will take him in."

Yuan Shao nodded in satisfaction, and said:

"Okay! Since General Tian is willing to serve me, then I will give the general [-] soldiers and horses first, and take them with me first. How about rewarding them if they make meritorious service in the future?"

Tian Yu didn't dare to ask for too much. After all, if he told the truth, Yuan Shao might not even give him [-] troops, so he opened his mouth and said to Yuan Shao:

"Tian Yu, thank you, my lord! From now on, my lord will go through fire and water without hesitation!"

Yuan Shao was very happy when he heard it. It is rare for such a general to speak so comfortably, so he said again:

"Ziyuan, you arrange a courtyard in the city for General Tian, ​​and I will pay for it."

Xu You said:

"It's the lord."

Tian Yu originally felt a little uncomfortable because he only had [-] soldiers and horses, but after he said a few good words, Yuan Shao rewarded him with another house.

In the past, others said that Yuan Shao was rich and powerful, but seeing him today is indeed true, but he is a little stingy with military power.

Yuan Shao asked the two to retreat, and as soon as the two left Yuan Shao's mansion, Xu You said to Tian Yu:

"In the future, as a general in Jizhou, you must know what your lord likes to hear. Your lord has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, which is twice as many as Cao Cao's. Sooner or later, you will have such a battle with Cao Cao. It will depend on your own performance at that time." .”

Tian Yu knew what Xu You meant, didn't Yuan Shao like to be flattered?

If Yuan Shao can go to war with Cao Cao, then the day will come for him to avenge his brother!

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