After listening to Zhang He's words, the potter had nothing to say at all.

When it comes to defensive ability, Hao Zhao is indeed very skilled, defending against the prime minister of Shu Han in Chencang, so that Zhuge Liang is helpless against him.

Such a person is actually appearing by Cao Ang's side now?

It seems that the city cannot be captured, but it can be said that it is barely reasonable.

It's not that Zhang He doesn't work hard, they did hit a stubble this time - an extremely powerful general.

"You guys have worked hard, let's go down and rest first." The potter commanded them.

When he was young, the four generals ordered to go down, and the potter looked at Chen Deng, who had been sitting below: "Xun Yu and Cao Ren are quite powerful, they hold these three cities tightly, and they all have a bit of a skill...... It's a bit tricky. ”

Chen Deng stroked his beard and said: "Chen Liu, Xuchang, Puyang occupy the Central Plains Thoroughfare, if you want to occupy the Central Plains, we must conquer these big cities, otherwise even if we take other counties, but these three cities hold the main roads, like a fish in the throat, this Central Plains, we can't take it steadily." ”

The potter closed his eyes, tapped his fingers lightly on the table, and said, "But you have to choose a breakthrough." ”

Chen Deng pondered for a moment and said: "Of the three cities, we still have to focus on the most difficult and important ones to open up the situation." ”

Tao Shang said: "In your opinion, which city is the most important?" ”

Chen Deng said very calmly: "Xuchang City, Xun Yu!" ”

"Why?"

Chen Deng said with a smile: "Yingchuan Xun's reputation is famous, resounding throughout Yuzhou, and Xun Yu himself is a masterpiece, now it seems that not only the hearts of Yingchuan people are attached, but even the hearts of the people in the Central Plains are mostly on Xun Yu, so breaking Xuchang and taking Xun Yu is the current top priority." ”

The potter gently rubbed the bridge of his nose with his hand and said, "Listen to what you mean, is it that we have to find a way to subdue Xun Yu first and take Xuchang City?" ”

Chen Dengdao: "That's exactly why, didn't the prime minister also make some layouts for Xun Yu?" ”

The potter said slowly: "That's the truth, but the problem is that if you want to subdue Xun Yu, you have to separate the relationship between Cao Cao and Xun Yu, the relationship between these two people is like a monolith, I did a lot of things back then, and I didn't let Cao Cao completely give up Xun Yu, now in such a hurry, can it succeed?" ”

Chen Deng said: "The matter of that year, it was the prime minister who asked me and Guo Jia to handle it, these years, I also paid attention to the things between Xun Yu and Cao Cao, in fact, Cao Cao was suspicious of Xun Yu back then, but for the background and ability of the Yingchuan family behind him, so the power was conceded, but in fact, over the years, Cao Cao has been guarding against him openly and secretly. ”

The potter pondered for a moment and said: "I used a little bit of discord with Cao Cao and Xun Yu back then, how many years have passed, is the doubt in Cao Cao's heart still there?" ”

Chen Deng secretly said, "Do you call it a little tricky?" How much you lost back then!

Chen Deng said: "According to my understanding of Cao Cao for so many years, this person is a hero in the world, and his mind is extremely heavy, he may not think about the things of the year on weekdays, but as long as we operate the law properly, it will definitely arouse his suspicions back then, not to mention ...... His subordinates have been sending people to investigate Xun Yu's actions all these years, but in fact, there is a dead knot in his heart. ”

The potter actually knew what the dead knot was in Chen Deng's mouth, he thought for a while, and then said, "Since that's the case, then we might as well try it." ”

……

The pottery merchant's soldiers and horses did not move this time, but stayed in Puyang City, and attacked Puyang City every once in a while.

After all, there are many soldiers under the command of Tao Shang, even if Cao Ang has Hao Zhao's assistance, but in the face of such an offensive, he is still under pressure.

In the offensive and defensive battles between the two armies, Puyang City was in danger several times.

The situation in Puyang City naturally spread to Xun Yu and Cao Ren, but they didn't make any moves.

After all, when the three of them were stationed in the three important cities, they had agreed that no matter what changes happened in the middle, they would not rush to the aid of the other party's city, but just gritted their teeth and garrisoned it, delaying until Cao Cao's army pacified the pass and retreated back to the Central Plains.

This is the only thing Xun Yu can do now.

But soon, things went in a direction that he had never imagined.

The envoy of Liu Xi, the Son of Heaven, rode the envoy's carriage and led the honor guard to the city of Xuchang.

They're here to do something very simple.

The Son of Heaven has an edict, Xun Yu opened the city to receive the edict!

This matter was like a thunderbolt on a sunny day, bombarding Xun Yu's heavenly spirit, and it couldn't be calmed down for a long time.

Although there are two emperors today, they are both orthodox emperors in a sense.

Xun Yu has never admitted which one is orthodox, but he definitely does not dare to deny the status and existence of any of them.

Is this gate open or not?

opened, how did you explain it to Cao Sikong when you turned around?

Doesn't open?

It was the edict of the emperor of the Han family, the eldest son of the first emperor!

He represents the Han dynasty...... Although only half.

And what made Xun Yu even more anxious was that the messenger sent by the Son of Heaven this time was actually his brother Xun Chen.

Is the gate open or not?

Will the edict of the Son of Heaven be accepted or not?

Xun Chen was not in a hurry, he just asked people to set up a simple tent for the messenger of the Son of Heaven outside the city gate to shelter, and quietly waited for Xun Yu's reply.

Outside the city, except for Xun Chen and his party, there was not a single soldier of the Jinling army.

The hesitation and contradictions in Xun Yu's heart for many years were completely exposed at this moment.

For him, Cao Cao was his lord.

But what he really wants to serve is actually the court of the Han family.

The potter and Chen Deng, dealing with this wise man of the world, only used a very simple step to force Xun Yu into the corner.

It's not that Xun Yu's resourcefulness is inferior to that of the potter and Chen Deng, it's just that the obsession in his head has set up obstacles for him, so that even if he knows what is most beneficial, he can't do so.

This is tantamount to the greatest sorrow for Xun Yu.

After some helpless thinking, Xun Yu finally opened the gate of Xuchang City to welcome the envoy of the Son of Heaven into the city.

The edict of the Son of Heaven is very simple, Nian Xunyu has made meritorious contributions to the rectification of Zhongzhou for many years, which is conducive to the Han court, and he was specially named Situ.

Situ's name is already the same as Cao Cao's, of course Xun Yu refused to accept it and resolutely resigned.

Seeing Xun Yu's attitude, Xun Chen didn't say anything, but handed over the edict to Xun Yu, and didn't say anything else.

Xun Yu wanted to return the edict to Xun Chen, but Xun Chen just said: "Brother, don't be like this, according to the rules, if you don't want to be this Situ, you need to personally write a book to the court, and I will take it back and hand it over to the Son of Heaven before I can take back my fate." ”

Xun Yu scolded in his heart that the Son of Heaven was less than five years old, and he could understand a bullshit, why should I write that thing for him?

This is clearly the potter's divisive plan, but Xun Yu can't say it yet.

"In that case, then I will write a book at once."

Xun Chen didn't seem to be in a hurry, he looked at Xun Yu quietly for a while, and sighed: "Brother, I haven't seen you for many years, you are really haggard a lot, all these years, are you doing well?" ”

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