"Governor!"

"Enter!"

In the tent, Gao Shun stopped talking with Chen Deng and looked at the tent door. Chen Deng also turned his eyes and looked over.

"Governor, General Zhang Liao has captured Cao Zhen, please advise on what to do?"

"Is there any specific news coming back?"

"Governor, please look!"

Gao Shun took it and opened it directly, glanced at it a few times, handed it to Chen Deng, and said, "Yuanlong will also take a look." ”

Chen Deng nodded, took a look, and said, "The governor is worried that he will be rescued in the middle of the way?" ”

"Not bad!"

Gao Shun was not surprised that Chen Dengneng guessed his thoughts at once, but said: "Cao Zhen is Cao Cao's adopted son, and his ability is extraordinary, he can be called the pillar of the next generation of the Cao family, Cao Cao will never give up like this." ”

Chen Deng smiled: "The governor has filtered!" ”

"What's the explanation?"

"If Cao Zhen is sent over, what is the governor going to do?"

"Huh?" Gao Shun was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Since it was sent to Zhuojun, it will be decided by Your Majesty!" ”

"A little thing, is it worth bothering Your Majesty?" Chen Deng asked.

Gao Shun lowered his eyebrows and said, "What does Changshi mean?" ”

"Do you still remember Cao Xiu and Cao Chunhu?"

"I see!"

Gao Shun suddenly realized, looked at the messenger, and said, "Tell Zhang Liao, cut it!" ”

"Yes, Governor."

When the people left, Chen Deng's face turned straight and said, "I don't know how the governor plans to deal with the matter?" ”

Gao Shun was puzzled and said, "The general will inevitably die before the battle!" It is normal for Guan Hai to die in the war, why is there such a question? ”

Chen Deng spat lightly: "This principle is indeed correct, but General Zhang Liao will not be unaware, however, it is still a matter of the above, I am afraid that there is another inside story!" ”

"Insider? The long history is to say......" Gao Shun pointed out.

Chen Deng shook his head and said, "Definitely! It is likely to be related to his origin, or something else, in short, these things don't need to be ignored, just report this matter to His Majesty, I think this is also what General Zhang Liao meant. ”

Gao Shun was silent for a moment, he also knew the situation in the army, many soldiers who had experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, or later suffered the scourge of the Yellow Turbans, did not treat Guan Hai and these people very well. (These people migrated from Yanyu and other regions to Gongsun Du.) ）

In this regard, Gao Shun does not participate or interfere.

At this time, Gao Shun was still like this, and said: "Well, this kind of thing is still handled by His Majesty." ”

Chen Deng shook his head slightly in his heart when he heard this: The governor is so rigid, and I don't know how His Majesty can rest assured that hundreds of thousands of southern troops will be handed over to the governor, it's really ...... Ay!

In an instant, Gao Shun wrote it, handed it over, and said, "Take a look at the long history, see if there is a problem?" "If it were anything else, he dared to say it was fine, but it was a different story.

Chen Deng understood what he meant, nodded and took two looks, and said, "That's it." ”

"Very good!"

Chen Deng handed back to Gao Shun and said, "Dudu, but if Cao Zhen dies, Cao Cao will definitely be furious, and we still need to prepare early." ”

"It's okay!" Gao Shun waved his hand and said quite confidently, "I'm not afraid that he won't come, I'm afraid that he won't come." ”

Chen Deng nodded approvingly, and just asked: "If Cao Zhen dies, General Zhang Liao will bear the brunt, do you want to send troops to reinforce you?" ”

"No!" Gao Shun said without hesitation, "Aocang and other cities in the north of Xingyang will fall in a few days, and if Cao's army attacks Xingyang, they can send troops to help at any time." Besides, you have to believe Zhang Liao! ”

Chen Deng was silent.

Then, the two talked about the previous words-

"Since the Wu army will not attack with all its strength, it is better to reduce the men and horses in Xuzhou and supplement it to Yanzhou, if it can severely damage the Cao army at that time, then Yanyu and the two states will be at your fingertips!" Gao Shun said very confidently.

Chen Dengben felt that it was inappropriate, but when he heard such words, he couldn't help but feel a little moved, thought about it, and asked, "How sure is the governor?" ”

"I don't dare to say it's high, but there are still three or five points."

Gao Shun replied: "The key is whether or not Cao Jun can be severely damaged, especially the people of Cao Cao's family, if you can kill a few more people, you can still have five or six points of certainty." ”

Chen Deng's eyes lit up, and he said: "Besides, not everyone in the Han Dynasty has the same mind, maybe they don't need to spend troops and food at that time, and they will be surrendered directly." ”

"This ...... Is it possible? It seemed a little unexpected to Gao Shun, and he said with some surprise.

"How could it not be? Possibly! ”

Chen Deng Zhengse said: "It's just that if this is the case, you need to give your majesty, otherwise it will disrupt your majesty's deployment." ”

"It is right to repay Your Majesty."

Gao Shun first responded, and then asked thoughtfully, "What does it mean to just disrupt His Majesty's deployment?" ”

Chen Deng said: "Among the five armies other than the navy, if nothing else, let's talk about the Chinese army." ”

"The Chinese army is the least numerous, but if it weren't for this massive expansion, what army does the general think can be compared? The Chinese army is full of veterans of more than five years, and all of them have experienced no less than 50 major wars, and they have survived the near death. And with His Majesty's temperament, will he let the Chinese army sit back and enjoy its success? No way! ”

"This time, Sun Liu Cao and others formed an alliance, and His Majesty let the Governor face it alone, or he had trust in the Governor, but Deng thought that His Majesty must have other intentions. It's just that for what it is, Deng can't figure it out. ”

Gao Shun didn't believe this, but he knew the unpredictable truth of heaven's will, so he nodded and didn't ask again.

Zhang Liao then ordered, and someone sent Cao Zhen a three-foot white silk. Surprisingly, Cao Zhen did not hang himself, which made Zhang Liao a little annoyed.

"I thought it was a character, but I didn't expect to be so ignorant!"

Zhang Liao scolded secretly and rushed to the side hospital where Cao Zhen was imprisoned.

"General Cao, don't you still want to survive?" Zhang Liao said coldly.

Cao Zhen shook his head and said, "Since it fell into your hands, Ben Jiang has never thought like this!" ”

"Then you don't want to go down with all the beards and tails?"

"Humph!" Cao Zhen snorted angrily and said, "As far as Ben Jiang knows, even if you have extraordinary communication methods, I'm afraid you won't be able to reach Zhuo County in such a short period of time, right?" Although the general is not a prisoner under the ranks, he still has a bit of reputation, and if he dies like this, you are not afraid that Gongsun Du will blame him? ”

"Bold!"

"Presumptuous!"

Zhang Liao was furious, drew his sword out of the sheath, and said coldly: "You also think too highly of you!" ”

After speaking, under Cao Zhen's shocked gaze, the sword slashed out, and the head on his neck was cut off.

Cao Zhen died, and the anger in Zhang Liao's heart stopped for a while. Glancing at the heads of people who rolled to the corner of the courtyard, Zhang Liao's anger decreased again, and he said softly: "Hang yourself, you still have to save face, why bother now!" ”

Shaking his head, Zhang Liao turned around and left, leaving the small courtyard, and ordered: "Collect the corpse and put it outside the city, if anyone takes it away, don't pay attention to it, if there is still no one after three days, it will be buried in the south of the city." ”

"Yes, General!"

When he was far away, he asked left and right: "General, why does this person need a coffin for insulting His Majesty, why should he throw the corpse into the wilderness?" ”

Zhang Liao glared at him and said, "Don't talk nonsense, Your Majesty Shengming, how could you do such a villainous act because of some trivial matter." Besides, Prime Minister Cao Cheng has an old relationship with His Majesty, and beheading his son is already the limit, and if it is like this again, it may displease His Majesty. ”

"The general's words are reasonable! Your Majesty is benevolent, and he will not be like this. ”

A few days later, Cao Cao learned the news of Cao Zhen's death, and was so sad that he fainted on the spot. Except for a few people who knew that Cao Cao was pretending, everyone else was taken aback.

After Cao Cao "woke up", regardless of his own safety, he immediately entered the palace to ask for a decree and posthumously named Cao Zhen as the Marquis of Lingshou Pavilion. When Cao Zhen's coffin returned, Cao Cao cried again until he fainted.

The matter quickly reached the ears of Sun Ce and Liu Bei, and they reacted endlessly.

"White-haired people send black-haired people, and Cao Mengde is also unlucky enough." Sun Ce said, but there was no sympathy in his eyes, but full of banter.

Lu Su said with a serious face: "Don't be like this, the king, I'm afraid we won't be able to work like before in the future." ”

"Huh?" Sun Ce was puzzled, "Zijing means that Cao Cao will be angry with us because of this?" ”

Lu Su shook his head and said: "Today, Prime Minister Cao, the Great King, and the Wing King are not only the same Hanchen, but also have the friendship of the alliance. If it was before, now that Prime Minister Cao Cheng is like this, it is actually more likely to be seen by the king and the winged king, in order to let the king and the winged king contribute, otherwise it will make the world laugh. And it really angered Prime Minister Cao, or he would be stripped of the throne of the king and beaten as a rebel. ”

"He dares!"

Sun Ce roared angrily, immediately suppressed his anger, and said: "Now that the Ming army is strong, if there is no us, how can he compete with it?" ”

"But if the Great King and the Winged King don't make a difference, what's the difference between it and not us? It's better to let the one in the north dominate the world, but this is selling the other party's favor, and maybe it can protect the Cao family, why not! Lu Su asked rhetorically.

"This ...... No way? Sun Ce was shocked, although he asked so, but in fact, he already agreed in his heart. If it were him, he would have done the same.

"Besides—"

Lu Su took a deep breath and said, "If Prime Minister Cao Cheng is defeated, it will be difficult to make a difference with the strength of the Great King and the Wing King in the end. ”

"Hmmm! In that case, then try your best to fight! "Sun Ce is also a decisive person.