Escorting Yuan Tan to Cao Pi, a Cao Jun stepped forward and said, "Son Qi, Yuan Tan is escorted." ”

Cao Pi nodded.

Several Cao soldiers escorted Yuan Tan in front of him.

"Presumably this is the son of the Yuan family." Cao Pi smiled slightly, and said to Yuan Tan: "Father is not kind to you, and promised to give Yanzhou to you, how can you still do something to intercept and kill the eldest brother?" ”

"I didn't." Yuan Tan retorted: "It is Guo Tu who is good at making claims......"

"If it weren't for your orders, would Guo Tu dare to do this?" Cao Pi sneered and said, "When the eldest son says this, he can't help but shirk his responsibility. ”

"Even if it's my order, it's for the sake of Childe." Yuan Tan said: "If Cao Shuo dies, who will the Cao family be? As long as Childe is willing to ......"

"Okay, you're Yuan Tan." Cao Pi interrupted him, his eyes narrowed, and he said to Cao Chun on the side: "General Cao, this person intends to provoke me and my eldest brother, and I will hand him over to you to dispose of." Life or death is all up to you. ”

Dropping this sentence, Cao Pi turned around and left.

Cao Chun turned over and dismounted, and walked towards Yuan Tan.

"General, as long as you are willing to let me live, I will promise you a lifetime of wealth!" Seeing Cao Chun coming over, Yuan Tan hurriedly said.

Walking towards Yuan Tan, Cao Chun drew his sword.

"As long as the general doesn't kill me......" Cao Chun didn't speak, and Yuan Tan was very nervous and still trying to persuade him.

In front of Yuan Tan, Cao Chun held the sword in both hands and stabbed him in the throat.

Poor Yuan Tan, I was expecting to be able to fight for Hebei with the Cao family with the remnants of the soldiers collected from Yuan Shang, but I didn't expect that as soon as the war started, I ended up defeated and died.

It didn't take long for the news of Yuan Tan's killing to reach Jibeiguo.

In the official mansion of Jibei State, Cao Shuo, who got the news, sighed.

has come to Jibei Kingdom, Xun Chen is by Cao Shuo's side.

He asked Cao Shuo: "The son is so dignified, why are you sighing?" ”

"What else?" Cao Shuo said: "Yuan Tan is dead, the Cao family has officially entered Hebei, and the next step will be to advance north." ”

"It is said that Childe intends to go to Youzhou." Xun Chen asked, "Will the Cao Guild?" ”

"My father got a lot more than I did." Cao Shuo said: "Fighting with the Yuan family, I only got Qingzhou, even in my father's opinion, I got too little place." ”

"Xun Gong has made a great contribution, what benefits do you want me to give you?" Cao Shuo asked.

"I'm just doing it according to Childe's orders, how can I make any contributions." Xun Chen said: "Whatever the son wants me to do, I will do it." ”

"In the past, I always asked Cao Jun to go elsewhere." Cao Shuo said: "When it comes to argumentation, Xun Gong should not lose to Cao Jun. ”

"Jun Gongzi is very good at arguing, where can I compare with him." Xun Chen said: "Childe felt that I could do it, so I tried to do it." ”

"Since Xun Gong is willing, it's better to stay by my side." Cao Shuo said: "When there is something to do that requires Xun Gong, I will naturally have an assignment. ”

While the two were talking, Deng Zhan walked in.

"Childe, Tian Yuanhao asks to see you." Deng Zhan said to Cao Shuo.

"Ask him to come in." Cao Shuo commanded.

Deng Zhan withdrew and led Tian Feng in.

Greeted Cao Shuo, Tian Feng said: "Congratulations to Gongzi for getting Qingzhou, and congratulations to the Cao family for killing Yuan Tan." ”

"Qingzhou has long been in my pocket, and Yuan Tan has long been a fish on the chopping board." Cao Shuo smiled slightly, and said to Tian Feng: "I really don't think there is anything to congratulate, Yuan Hao came to me, is there anything important?" ”

"I just wanted to ask, what is Childe's next move?" Tian Feng asked.

"What does Yuan Hao think I should do?" Cao Shuo did not answer, but asked rhetorically.

"Yuan Tan is broken, and Cao Gong will definitely send troops to the north." Tian Feng said: "It is inevitable to fight on multiple fronts, and he should appease Gao Gan and Gongsun Du of Liaodong." ”

"I don't really understand what Yuan Hao means." Cao Shuo said: "Father recruited Gao Gan and Gongsun Du, and we couldn't use troops to Bingzhou and Liaodong. ”

"The Cao family is in full swing, and of course the senior cadres dare not offend." Tian Feng said: "For the time being, there is no need to fight in Bingzhou, but Liaodong is not necessarily. ”

Looking at Tian Feng, Cao Shuo asked, "Does Gongsun Du of Liaodong dare to offend his father?" ”

"Although he didn't dare to offend, he dared to ignore Cao Gong's wooing." Tian Feng said: "Duke Cao may not care about this, but Gongzi can have an excellent excuse to crusade against Liaodong." ”

"So I just have to wait for the opportunity?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Exactly." Tian Feng replied: "Gongzi can send Huo Wu into Liaodong to investigate, once Gongsun Du makes a rude move to Cao Gong, Gongzi will have a reason to send troops to fight him." ”

"If you want to beat Gongsun Du, of course, you have to agree to your father." Cao Shuo said to Xun Chen: "Xun Gong, it seems that my father has to take you a trip." ”

"Childe commands, I will do my best." Xun Chen responded.

"Without further ado, you go now." Cao Shuo said: "Be sure to meet your father alone, just say that I said it, and discuss with my father if there is something important." ”

"I just came here from Hebei." Xun Chen said with some hesitation: "Asking to see Cao Gong alone, isn't it ......?"

"Father has Xu Chu by his side, how can he worry about you?" Cao Shuo said: "If you don't feel safe, you can make an appointment with Xun Wenruo, tell him about my arrangements, and ask him to introduce him to my father." ”

"I see!" Xun Chen bowed and withdrew.

Looking back at Xun Chen leaving, Tian Feng asked, "Childe plans to let him do things to make things happen in the future in the future?" ”

"Cao Jun has really worked hard in the past few years." Cao Shuo said: "And he is also my brother, in the past, I was not very strong, others will not be afraid of me, of course, I will not take him seriously." But now it is different, I have tens of thousands of troops, there are two assassin history departments in Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and there are also two counties of Huainan and Lujiang. ”

"Jun Gongzi's status in the army is not very important, so it shouldn't be like this." Tian Feng said: "Even if you kill him, it won't have any effect on the son." ”

"Who says it doesn't matter?" Cao Shuo said: "He is my brother after all. ”

He then asked, "How is Cao Zhang?" ”

"When I came, the third prince studied martial arts with General Lu and the emperor in Shouchun all day long." Tian Feng said: "General Lu and the emperor both said that his martial arts improved very quickly. It's just that the son cultivates the third son like this, in case he ...... in the future"

"Are you worried that he will follow Cao Pi against me?" Cao Shuo said what Tian Feng didn't say.

"Exactly." Tian Feng responded: "The third son and the second son were born to the same mother after all......"

"Yuan Xi and Yuan Tan were also born to the same mother." Cao Shuo said: "So what? As long as I am close to him, it is not certain who he will help in the future. ”

(End of chapter)