Although Cao Cao said that Cao Pi could not be allowed to lead too many troops, Guo Jia did not believe it very much.

is also a son, and they are all equally talented, and fathers generally do not deliberately curb one of them.

Especially people like Cao Cao.

Since he knows that Cao Pi is also talented, he will definitely give him the opportunity to develop and grow, and he will definitely not easily decide the ownership of the inheritance before determining which of the two sons is more capable of inheriting the Cao family.

Guo Jia was really worried.

If Cao Cao really did this, once Cao Pi was full-fledged, he would likely challenge Cao Shuo's inheritance in the future.

It may only be a matter of time before the brothers fight each other......

Although he saw through Cao Cao, Guo Jia didn't say much.

Looking at Yecheng, Cao Cao said to Xu Chu on the side: "Zhong Kang went to pass on my military order, these days, our army has only surrounded but not attacked. Leave some time for Yuan Shang to come back to help. ”

Yecheng was surrounded by Cao's army.

Yuan Shang, who led the army to besiege Nanpi, was shocked when he got the news.

He hurriedly sent an order for the army to return with him.

Yuan Shangjun's order was delivered, and he was watching the guards pack their bags, and a staff member hurried over.

This person is about forty or fifty years old, tall and thin, but he is a little similar to Xun Yu under Cao Cao.

He was none other than Yuan Shao's strategist Xun Chen.

"Is the general going back to Yecheng?" Seeing Yuan Shang, Xun Chen asked straight to the point.

"Exactly." Yuan Shang said: "Yecheng is the foundation of our Yuan family, and I can't give it up to Cao Cao." ”

"I understand the general's thoughts." Xun Chen said: "But did the general find it strange? ”

"What's weird?" Yuan Shang asked.

"Cao's army is large, and the defenders of Yecheng are not many, if Cao Cao ordered the siege of the city, I am afraid it would have been broken a long time ago." Xun Chen said: "So the siege of the army is not broken, and it is just waiting for the general to go back." ”

"You mean Cao Cao wants to besiege the city for reinforcements?" Yuan Shang asked.

"Exactly." Xun Chen said: "Whether to return to Yecheng or not, the general has to think twice." ”

"If we come back to help, we may be ambushed." Yuan Shang said: "If you don't come back to help, Yecheng will definitely fall into the hands of Cao Cao." My mother is still in the city, how can I leave her alone? ”

"If you know it's a trap and jump into it, doesn't the general think it shouldn't be?" Xun Chen asked.

Looking at Xun Chen, Yuan Shang asked, "What do you say I should do?" Continue the assault on Nanpi? The city is guarded like an iron bucket, and we have no chance to enter it. ”

"Yecheng can't be kept anymore, so it's better to lead the army to merge the state first." Xun Chen said: "Gao Gan is in Bingzhou, and the general will go to vote for him, and he will definitely send troops to assist." In the future, it is not impossible to fight the Cao family and recapture Yecheng. ”

"I've already said that my mother is still in Yecheng." Yuan Shang said: "You don't need to persuade again, I must come back to Yecheng." ”

Dropping such a sentence, Yuan Shang turned his head and left.

Looking at his back, Xun Chen let out a long sigh.

Knowing that Cao Cao must have set up an ambush in the middle of the road and still want to go back, Xun Chen has already seen Yuan Shang's ending.

After Yuan Shang walked away, Xun Chen turned around and walked towards his tent.

Outside the tent, his personal guards had their horses ready.

Xun Chen said to the guard: "If the general wants to gallop to Yecheng, someone must explore the road in front, I will take the first step, if the general asks, he will say that he will explore the way for the army." ”

Dropping these few words, Xun Chen turned over and got on the horse.

He shook the reins and rode away, but he didn't even take half a guard with him.

Soon after, Yuan Shang learned that Xun Chen had left.

He sneered and didn't say anything more.

Xun Chen is the fourth brother of Xun Yu, a staff member under Cao Cao, and worked as a staff member in the Yuan family in his early years.

Although this person has wisdom and strategy, he has not made many achievements in the past, so he is not very reused by Yuan Shao.

Knowing that Xun Chen was leaving, the partial general beside Yuan Shang asked: "General, Xun Chen didn't take the guards to explore the way, I always feel ......."

"You can feel it, am I still unaware?" Yuan Shang said: "Where is he going to explore the way, he is obviously leaving me." ”

"Do you want to send someone to chase after you?" The general asked.

"Chases what?" Yuan Shang said: "It's good for him to go, those who don't want to stay can't stay, and those who want to stay can't leave." Don't give me a chance to attack the Cao family in the future, otherwise I will definitely capture him and skin him alive!" ”

The general clenched his fists and bowed down and did not respond again.

Yuan Shang instructed him: "Pass my military order, and the army will set off immediately and go to the aid of Yecheng." ”

Xun Chen left Yuan Shang's military camp, and along the way he rode his horse and galloped, and he actually went in the direction of Xuzhou.

A day later, he arrived in Xuzhou, and after meeting Sima Yi, he was sent by Sima Yi to Shouchun.

In Shouchun City, Cao Shuo learned that Xun Chen was coming and asked Deng Zhan to take him to the backyard study.

Cao Shuo was the only one in the study, Xun Chen entered the room and bowed to Cao Shuo.

Looking left and right, and seeing that there was no one else except Cao Shuo, Xun Chen asked, "Childe has always been in the study when he sees people?" ”

"It depends on what's going on." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "If it's official business, of course it has to be in the front hall." If it's a private matter, the study is more appropriate. ”

"How does Childe know that I'm not here for official business?" Xun Chen asked.

"Yuan Shang's return to Yecheng is already a death move." Cao Shuo said: "When Duke Xun came to Shouchun, he should have abandoned him. Xun Gong gave up him to come to me, if he was received in the front hall, one would be too angry, and the other would be too solemn. Come to think of it, it's still appropriate in the study. ”

Before Xun Chen said that he was here to serve Cao Shuo, he was broken by him.

Stunned for a moment, Xun Chen asked, "How does Childe know that I am here to serve?" ”

"It couldn't be simpler." Cao Shuo said: "Duke Xun is a staff member of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shang is trying to defeat his father so as to keep Yecheng. It is impossible for Xun Gong not to see that he is delusional. If Xun Gong thought about living and dying with Yuan Shang, he should be on the way to Yecheng at this time, not Shouchun. I am the son of the Cao family, even if I send troops, I will attack the Yuan family, and it is impossible for Yuan Shang to send someone to ask me for help. It can be inferred from this that Xun Gong must have come here to serve me and find a place to settle down, not for Yuan Shang. ”

"It seems that I can't hide anything from Childe." Xun Chen sighed and said, "It's a pity that the great foundation of the Yuan family was completely destroyed in a few years......"

"Is Xun Gong thinking that if Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang didn't fight each other, our Cao family would have no chance to seize Hebei?" Cao Shuo asked with a smile.

"I've had that thought before." Xun Chen replied very sincerely.

"Their fight is just to speed up the speed of ceding Hebei to the Cao family." Cao Shuo said: "Even if they don't fight with each other, Hebei will be our Cao family sooner or later." ”

Looking at Cao Shuo in surprise, although Xun Chen didn't speak, there was a hint of disbelief in his expression.

"The reason is simple." Seeing that he didn't seem to believe it, Cao Shuo said: "It's just because the Cao family has me!" ”

PS: Friends sit and wait for the eleventh explosion, if you don't travel during the eleventh long holiday, I will cheer up and let you read at home

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