Cao Pi sent meat and wine to the soldiers of the Montenegrin army for several days in a row.

The Montenegrin army also praised Cao Pi.

Xun Chen, who left Yecheng, returned to Jibei a few days later.

When Cao Shuo saw him, he asked, "Duke Xun went to see his father this time, how did things go?" ”

"Smooth, so smooth!" Xun Chen replied: "It's smooth, so I'm a little unsure if it's good for my son." ”

"How?" Cao Shuo asked.

"Cao Gong said earlier that you should think about it." Xun Chen said: "I heard Wen Ruo say that he later called the second son. What is surprising is that the second prince actually strongly agreed to give Youzhou to Gongzi, and said that he would lead troops to crusade against Youzhou, and give it to Gongzi himself after taking it. ”

Cao Shuo didn't expect Cao Pi to agree to give him Youzhou.

He has one more state, and Cao Pi will have less bargaining chips to fight for the inheritance of the Cao family in the future.

But Cao Shuo knew very well that Cao Pi must have his reasons for doing this.

"Which army does Zihuan plan to lead to crusade against Youzhou?" Cao Shuo asked.

"It is said to be the Montenegrin Army." Xun Chen said: "The combat strength of the Montenegrin army is not good, it was a remnant of the Yellow Turban earlier, and the Yuan family has crusaded many times......"

"I know!" Cao Shuo asked Tian Feng, Sima Yi and Xu Shu, who were sitting on the side, "What do you think?" ”

"It's very strange." Tian Feng said: "The second son has already had a clue about the son, but he has suddenly changed his style of doing things recently, which is really incomprehensible. ”

"I don't think it's that hard to understand." Xu Shu on the side said: "I heard that there is an extra person around the second son. ”

"One more person?" Cao Shuo asked, "Who is it?" ”

"This person's surname is Wu Mingzhen, the word Ji is heavy, and he is from a single family like me." Xu Shu said: "Although he is famous and his articles are very concise, but because he was born badly, it is difficult to make achievements." Now that the second son has reused him, we really have to be wary. ”

"The poorer you are, the more you are able to achieve great things." Cao Shuo said: "Back then, Gaozu was just a gangster on the street, and later he didn't become the emperor of the world? Han Xin also came from a humble background, and even suffered the humiliation of his crotch, but he was a hero who achieved the 400-year-old foundation of the Han Dynasty. ”

"That's what Childe said." Xu Shu said: "From now on, you must be more wary of the second son, but you must not let him catch the handle." ”

"It's not about the handle." Cao Shuo said: "I always feel that he wants to break through Youzhou, not really just to please me. He must have had other plans. ”

"Childe!" Sima Yi, who had not spoken, opened his mouth: "Will the second prince want to lead the Black Mountain Army and cause a good disaster after breaking through Youzhou." By the time Gongzi took over, Youzhou was already devastated, and the people hated the Cao family to the core. In this way, Gongzi has to invest more energy and money in Youzhou. ”

Cao Shuo nodded: "Actually, I think so in my heart, but I'm not sure." Since Zhongda said it, it should be like this. ”

"What are you going to do?" Tian Feng asked.

"It's not what I'm going to do, it's what you're going to do." Cao Shuo grinned and said to Tian Feng: "Youzhou will be in charge of it in the future, it will be full of devastation, I will allocate some money and food for you at most." It's you, not me, who really drains the effort! ”

Tian is full of black lines, and at such a time, Cao Shuo will actually shirk his responsibility......

He said to Cao Shuo: "Childe, since you have seen the intention of the second son, it is better for the army to go north and crusade against Youzhou." ”

"Scared?" Cao Shuo asked with a smile: "Are you really worried that Zihuan will only leave you a dilapidated Youzhou?" ”

"Returning to the childe." Tian Feng said: "It takes ten or twenty years to revitalize a place, and even if it only takes two or three years like Gongzi's expansion of Huainan and other places, population growth is also a problem." It only takes a month or even a few days to destroy a place. Originally, Youzhou didn't have to bear these at all, our army entered Youzhou to take over all places, if the second son was allowed to run rampant in it, and rebuild in the future, the prince would allocate a lot of money and food. ”

"Actually, I can let him mess around there." Cao Shuo grinned: "Our army's armor is different from the Black Mountain Army, although it is the same Cao family's department, our army entered a place to live in harmony with the people, but they went there but brought great disasters to the people, who will the people's hearts lean?" ”

"Although the people want it, have you ever thought that the people will suffer a lot." Tian Feng said: "Such a popular will, in fact, don't want it. ”

"That's what Yuan Hao said." Cao Shuo said to him: "You immediately give the order, the army will go to Youzhou first, wherever our army occupies the place where Qiu has not committed any crimes, there is a precedent, Zihuan will not dare to lead the army into Youzhou." ”

"What if he really comes to the house?" Sima Yi asked.

"That's between soldiers and soldiers." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said: "I have only one principle, if my soldiers have a dispute with others, whether they kill someone or injure someone, as long as they are not wrong, they will not blame them." What I want is the win they give, so that I can go out and talk to people with my eyebrows high. ”

The crowd was full of black lines.

The army had not yet moved, and Cao Shuo had already thought that in the future, his soldiers and Cao Pi's soldiers would have a dispute.

It seems that Youzhou will definitely be very lively this time......

Cao Shuo stood up and said to everyone: "Zhongda led the troops back to Xuzhou, Yuan Zhi stayed in Qingzhou, and Yuan Hao accompanied me to crusade against Youzhou. ”

His eyes fell on Xun Chen's face, and Cao Shuo asked, "Is You Ruogong going to Shouchun, or is he accompanying the army?" ”

"Where Childe is, I will be there." Xun Chen said: "I heard that Miss is in Shouchun, and when I get there, if Miss asks about Hebei, I don't know how to deal with it." ”

"Youruo Gong thinks too much." Cao Shuo said: "My wife no longer cares about Hebei now, and his only hope is that I can leave some roots and seedlings for the Yuan family." ”

Speaking of the roots and seedlings of the Yuan family, Xun Chen sighed and said: "The son may not know that the Yuan Tan family, regardless of men, women, old and young, were all beheaded by the second son. ”

"Actually, I already know." Cao Shuo said: "If I break through Nanpi, those people can still have a way to live, but unfortunately my father didn't let me fight, but sent Zihuan." If I forcibly intervene, it is inevitable that my father will not be suspicious, although I want to save it, but I really have no choice. As long as I can leave some people for the Yuan family in the future war, my wife will not blame him. ”

"Gongzi is benevolent and righteous, and I will do my best to help from now on." Xun Chen bowed and made a big salute.

"It's true that I'm a good person, but I'm not a bad good person." Cao Shuo said: "At least I won't put myself and the people around me in danger because of others." ”