As for Jiang Yiqu, although his record in the army is not obvious, he is loyal and diligent, and Yuan Shao is also relieved to let him be alone.

The order of the Chinese army was hurriedly passed into the account, and after receiving Yuan Shao's order, he quickly left and went to the battalions to gather soldiers and horses.

The matter of attacking Yijing and digging tunnels could not be left behind, and Feng Ji, who was in charge of the heavy responsibility, was soon ordered to leave the account.

Yuan Shao, who had finished dealing with these tricky military affairs, rubbed his temples and looked at Guo Tu and Geng Bao who were still in the tent, and suddenly he also remembered another matter, and said loudly:

"Zang Ba's soldiers and horses who invaded Qingzhou have been repelled by Xiansi. The news from Xu Du's side, I heard that this time there was more or less temptation from Cao Agui's instructions, but now Cao Cao's troops are not pointing at Lone, but Liu Biao in Jingzhou! ”

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Yecheng, the General's Mansion.

The judge looked at the important history of the several generals' mansions who stayed in Yecheng with him, stroked his beard and said:

"Youruo and Zhongzhi have already sent back the news, and Cao Cao has not been involved in my delusions in Hebei. Now, the real soldier is pointing at Liu Biao in Jingzhou! ”

"Governing the middle, but if Cao Cao didn't have any intention of getting involved in Hebei, why did he drive Zang Ba's followers to attack Qingzhou before?"

Cui Yan, a famous scholar from Hebei Province who served as a cavalry lieutenant in the shogunate, asked in surprise.

The judge replied with a smile:

"It was just a temptation by Cao Jun. The Qingzhou soldiers and horses of Xiansi Gongzi have already made them retreat, and Cao Mengde did not dare to go north after understanding that my Hebei soldiers and horses were strong, and he had already turned around and went back, preparing to attack Liu Biao in Jingxiang. ”

Hearing this, the young Simbi pondered for a while, and then asked:

"Cao Jun turned around and headed south, I'm afraid that in addition to retreating in the face of difficulties, the south is also profitable, right?"

The judge smiled, nodded and said:

"George is young and promising, and he is really smart, yes, there was a rebellion in the four counties of Jingnan, and Liu Biao besieged Changsha to guard Zhang Xian, and he did not resist for many years. Recently, Jingzhou and Jiaozhou Mu Zhangjin have a bad relationship, the two states have been in constant conflict, Cao Cao sent troops south, this is to go to Jingzhou to take advantage of the danger. ”

Xin Bi bowed slightly, and was also a little proud.

"I have heard for a long time that Cao Cao is cunning with troops, and Jingzhou has changed, so he sent troops south, but it is the right time, and we don't need to worry about the south of the river, and Yecheng is worry-free."

The judge who stayed in Yecheng smiled and said:

"That's right, Yecheng is worry-free. I have already sent an envoy to inform the general of this matter quickly, so that the general will have no worries and can eradicate Yi Jing's Gongsun clan with peace of mind. ”

"Who said Yecheng is worry-free?"

A sharp sarcasm came from the door of the hall, interrupting the conversation between the judges and the others in the hall, and the judges narrowed their eyes slightly, staring at the middle-aged scribe who walked in from outside the hall with a mocking face.

The person who came was an acquaintance, and it was Xu Yu Xu Ziyuan, who stayed in Yecheng.

As a magistrate, he was in a high position, deeply trusted by Yuan Shao, he was in charge of affairs, and all the shogunate officials he convened were respectful and respectful, and came on time, only this Xu Yu relied on himself to be a general's old man, and he had no fear, not only liked to refute his own suggestions on weekdays, but also belatedly and sarcastically at such important meetings.

The patience of the judge has reached the limit!

"Xu Ziyuan, are you suffering from dementia or a hangover? The deliberations are delayed, and as soon as they arrive outside the hall, they talk nonsense, do they think that the general is not there, so they are arrogant, and there is no need to uphold the courtesy of the monarch and ministers? ”

The judge blew his beard and glared, but he didn't give Xu You a good look, and asked in the court.

Xu You was not afraid, and responded with a series of sneers.

"Haha, Jun scolded me for being stupid and drunk, but I wanted to laugh at Jun, I was in a dream, and I thought I was waking up."

Speaking of this, Xu You had already walked to the hall, he looked around at everyone, and continued to sneer and said:

"Xu Du Cao Cao, at the moment he is by no means retreating in the face of difficulties and moving troops to Tunan, he is plotting a big war, a big war against Hebei and Yecheng!"

Hearing Xu You's sneering words, Cui Yan, Xin Bi and the others in the hall couldn't help but change color, but the judge who presided over the deliberation was also furious, he shook his sleeves and got up and asked:

"Xu Ziyuan, you didn't discuss the matter at first, then you talked nonsense, and now you are confusing people's hearts, do you think that I dare not take you down on the spot and punish you?"

The judge is engaged in the governance of the middle government, and he stays in Yecheng, and he does have this power.

Xu You was still-for-tat, staring at the interrogator and asking:

"The middle of the government is high and powerful, of course, you can take me Xu Ziyuan. But how can you conclude that I am talking gibberish and confusing people's minds? ”

"Cao Cao's army is obviously assembling in Nanyang, preparing to attack Liu Biao in the south, which is the information sent back from Xu Du by Xun and Xin Erjun after they sent envoys to Xu Du. And this information is supported by many courtiers, officials, and spies in Xudu. Are you now spreading rumors that Cao's army is about to attack Hebei, and you dare to say that you are not talking nonsense and confusing people's minds? ”

The judge refuted it with righteous words. He was very sure in his heart at the moment about the accuracy of the information in his hands.

The protégés of the Yuan clan in Runan are all over the world, and there are many officials in the Xudu court who have a close personal relationship with Yuan Shao, and even among the civil and military forces under Cao Cao, there are also those who maintain a broken relationship with Hebei, plus the infiltration and spying of other insiders and spies, the judge really doesn't believe in Cao Jun's movements, and he can hide his eyes.

Xu You sneered again, and he made no secret of his sarcasm.

"Zhengnan prides himself on being wise, how can he not know the trickery of soldiers? Cao Cao used his troops to be cunning, and you were all deceived by his false and real plan! The reason why I am late today is because one of the military officials of Cao Jun's Xiahoudun Department defected to Hebei, and it happened to fall into the hands of my people. ”

"I have personally interrogated, and I have learned from his mouth that Cao Cao's army in the south is bluffing, and in the field, Cao Cao's elite soldiers have taken advantage of the name of recruiting people to work on the river in the name of the spring flood, disguised as Ding Zhuang, and quietly gathered around the south bank of the river, and what the soldiers refer to is the land of Hebei!"

"Is what Xu Jun said true?"

Peng Shi, who was sitting in the hall, finally couldn't sit still anymore, and some people even left the table in shock, and hurriedly asked Xu You for confirmation.

"Ridiculous! Cao's army invaded the north, and there was already the fact that it was repelled by the Qingzhou defenders before, and he was weak and I was strong, which anyone with a discerning eye could see, and Cao Cao had no reason to risk attacking Hebei. Xu Ziyuan, how can you be convinced that Cao Jun is really gathering troops and plotting to attack Hebei just by the words of a fugitive? I think you'd better hand over that Cao Jun's fugitive first! ”

The interrogator was suspicious of the information brought by the "Cao Army's Dead" revealed by Xu You, but for the sake of his own face, he still refused to back down on this Xu You, who had always ignored him.

Xu You didn't care either, looking at the trial that was very strong but still hard-mouthed, he suddenly laughed.

"Hahaha! Judging the south, you claim to be a talented man in the north, and you are entrusted with the important task of staying in Yecheng by the general, but in fact, the Chu people who are blind and don't see Mount Tai are talking about you! ”

"You only know the strength and weakness between Yecheng and Xu Du, and you only see Cao Jun retreating in Qingzhou, but you won't think about it again, the strength and weakness on the battlefield are changing rapidly, not to mention in this troubled world."

"You should contact the troops of Yanxing in Guanzhong to attack and merge the state, if the Yan and Cao families had already plotted a plan to divide Hebei equally before the beginning of spring, then Cao Cao would still worry about the strength of the outnumber? It just so happens that what Cao Cao is doing at the moment is to confuse Hebei, so that you can relax your vigilance, so that he can lead his elite troops to attack Yecheng and smash Hebei's henchmen! ”

"If I were you, where would I have any thoughts and reason now, asking for Cao Jun's death. It's not too late to make amends, so before Cao Jun sets foot on the north bank of the river, hurry up and make plans and strengthen your defenses. lest you end up with a ruined city and self-apologizing in the future! ”

After Xu Yu finished saying the words with a gun and a stick, he laughed, and regardless of the other people in the hall, he threw up his sleeves and left.

At this time, his face was already iron-blue, and he didn't know that Xu Yu left at the moment, just to take the Cao army fugitive to Yijing City before everyone else, and show Yuan Shao his great achievements in peeking through Cao Jun's conspiracy and saving Yecheng.

However, when the judge wanted to order Xu You's hand to be held in the air, he hesitated for a moment, but still drooped.

"That's it, let's let this fool run rampant for a while!"

The judge said secretly in his heart, and then sat back with a calm face. But at this time, the seat under him was like pins and needles, and the cold sweat on his back slowly seeped out.

Although Yuan Shao ordered the blockade of the lower-level military and civilians and the news that the prefecture was fiercely attacked by Yan Xing's soldiers and horses, the people in the high-level of the Yecheng General's Mansion still received some news about Taiyuan and Shangdang.

Moreover, from the mouths of the increasing number of people who fled into Jizhou, the General's Mansion can also confirm that although the situation in Bingzhou cannot be as rumored, the enemy army has 100,000 people, all the way to conquer the city, and the territory of Bingzhou has fallen, but it is very possible for Yan Xing to storm Bingzhou and rescue Zhao by besieging Wei to rescue Zhao, which is very possible.

It's just that the judge who was in the General's Mansion before didn't believe it, or he still retained a strong self-confidence, and decided that even if Yan Xing tried his best to storm Taiyuan, he would not be able to capture the entire territory of Bingzhou in the case of Hebei sending troops to rescue.

But now that he has contacted the information about Cao Jun revealed by Xu You, the original strong self-confidence in the judgment has been crumbling, and even gone.

Attack and merge states, encircle Wei to save Zhao, and attract the attention of the Hebei army; attacked Qingzhou, feigned defeat, confused the enemy, and then suddenly crossed the river to attack the heart of Hebei······

The interrogator's mind quickly sorted out and stitched together all kinds of information, and after a moment, the results he got in his heart couldn't help but make his own heart tremble.

He raised his eyes again to look at the people in the hall with the same solemn faces, and was silent for a long time.

There is no doubt that a huge conspiracy that has swept the north has unfolded in front of them.