Chapter 315: Chen Ji was scheming and clever to confuse Yuan Shu
In recent years, people who seem to have a little strength like to accumulate a large amount of grain, grass, money and silk and hide them somewhere, in order to leave a way out for themselves when they are frustrated.
Dong Zhuo was like this before, Gongsun Zan was like this, and even Kan Xuan, the arrogant guy who claimed to be the Son of Heaven, was no exception, and Tao Qian was naturally not exempt from vulgarity.
It's no wonder that Yuan Shu coveted the "things" in the hands of the potters. In the past, Dong Zhuo was finished, and Lu Bu and Xiliang's gang of generals were cheaper; The little bit of family money smashed by Gongsun seems to be to fulfill Liu Bei after all; Kan Xuan's wealth and goods enabled Qingzhou, which was in the hard-hit area of the Central Plains, to survive the famine in peace; These relics of Tao Qian were used by him Yuan Highway as assets for success, and they were not considered pearls covered with dust, right? At the very least, it is much more useful than letting a potter like a grandma who doesn't love his uncle and spoil it.
Originally, Yuan Shu wanted to "cooperate" with his own family when the potter wanted to "cooperate", so he just wanted to use the name of the potter is Tao Qian's eldest son to put a layer of righteous skin on the raider Xuzhou, but he was really surprised. Especially in addition to those goods, grain and grass, there are also those Danyang elite soldiers who showed super combat power in the battle that it was obvious that it was the cavalry of Lu Bu's army, and they did not break through the defense line with great effort.
Thinking about Yuan Shu, it feels very dark. If he Yuan has such a world-famous and super powerful veteran elite soldier as his wings, and has enough to recruit and feed tens of thousands of troops with food, grass and goods as his backing, coupled with the appeal of the old Yuan family and the unparalleled artifact in his hand, it would be really strange if he couldn't achieve great things. Yuan Shu, who has "great ambitions", has never even felt that the ideal is so close to him!
As for other things, such as whether Lu Bujun's army will send a large army to attack the camp after Chenglian is defeated and escaped, and whether Xiapi will also take action after learning the news, it is not in Yuan Shu's consideration. After all, compared to Xuzhou, a plastered land adjacent to Qingzhou, even if it can be quickly captured, and Qingzhou has to do nothing, it is definitely not possible to see the effect quickly. At present, Yuan Shu has found a more fast, simple, and timely way to enhance his military strength.
In Yuan Shu's mind, as long as he can control the pottery merchant in an all-round way, or eventually replace him, it is much more convenient than Xuzhou, which still needs to be carefully governed and guarded against the enemies of the Quartet.
However, Yuan Shu also understands some truths that if you want to hurry, you can't reach it, although you can't wait to use the means on the potters immediately, but if you arouse the vigilance of the potters, it will be more than worth the loss. And from the words of the conversation with the potter, seeing that the potter was quite disdainful of the powerful Qingzhou soldiers, Yuan Shu was still laughing at the potter's arrogance in his heart, but after the potter's words, coupled with Yuan Shu's side knock, it also made Yuan Shu vaguely see some of the reasons why the potter is like this. Moreover, Yuan Shu was quite pleasantly surprised to find that Qingzhou, which even his own cheap dead ghost brother couldn't eat, was among the high-level, and there was still a chance that the potters would be convinced that they would win against the Shang Lu Bu army. However, even Yuan Shu's attention to the world's number one fierce general has decreased a lot, and the co-authorship is based on Lu Bu, seeing that it has stabilized, Qingzhou, which seems to be extremely difficult to mess with, is not monolithic! It was a real surprise.
The development of things made Yuan Shu feel that heaven and earth were all together, and the desire for great ambition in his heart could not be concealed. And now the only thing that can still make Yuan Shu worry is probably the strange calm in Xiapi City now.
There are very things that are demons! Since the retreat of Cheng Lian, there seems to be no news, and the return of the horses scattered afterwards is that except for some traces of the march of the large-scale army that are difficult to determine, the city gate is actually closed as always. Moreover, the Danyang soldiers who had been deeply influenced by Tao Qian's kindness and righteousness who had come to the pottery merchants at night in the past few days were not greatly affected. There is a hint of weirdness in the calm!
Yuan Tan and Cao **'s actions were very secretive, perhaps because the news had not yet come, Yuan Shu treated others with himself, especially after knowing that the situation of Qingzhou was full of worries, and he didn't expect that Lu Bu would really lead the troops here. Chen Ji, Yan Xiang and others, who were under his command, also had a feeling that they couldn't see through the current elusive situation, and they didn't dare to express their thoughts easily.
"Lord, this time the vanguard of the Lu Bu army came to test the strength of the lord and returned home, thinking that there will definitely be some action, although the power of the lord is enough to break his heart, but he should also make a decision quickly! After all, we're running out of food and grass to wait! Unlike Ji Ling and Yan Xiang, who were not optimistic about Yuan Shu's revolt, Chen Ji's exhortation was quite catered to Yuan Shu's appetite, and Yuan Shu, who listened to it, nodded again and again.
"So what should I do this time?" It is said that Yuan Shu has regarded Chen Ji, the strategist who "gave" him the jade seal of the country, as a real confidant, and with Chen Ji's tactfulness, even Yuan Shu, a stubborn person, can listen to it.
"The lord led an army of nearly 50,000 this time, and captured Pi in two ways, what did he do?" Chen Ji's eyes rolled a few times, but he didn't answer Yuan Shu's words directly, but asked Yuan Shu instead.
"Why play with it? A certain place came, of course, for the anointed land of Xuzhou, and if you want to use it to achieve a great cause, why bother to say more? Yuan Shu didn't quite understand what Chen Ji meant, but he still replied with the surname.
"What does the lord think of the potter? Although this little guy is surnamed crazy, but the sense of defense is not a lot, and he also has a lot of experience in hollowing out his mind and greedy for ink, General Li Feng went to these days, not only did he get back the news of the wealth that the potter said, but he was careful by this potter, and he got hundreds of stone of military rations for our army! If we continue like this, I'm afraid that before the army in Picheng can attack, we will run out of food first! Chen Ji ** held a warm jade in his sleeve, and said with a sneer: "Besides, the lord came this time in the name of seeking justice for the old Tao family, if Lu Bu's army pinned its hopes on the army in Xiapi City, and really only sent a cavalry to help, then the military situation in Xiapi City, and it was really taken by the prestige of the lord, and was broken by these soldiers of our army, when the time came, the pottery merchant would have the identity of the original Xuzhou herdsman, and the control of Xuzhou was justified, plus the military talisman that could mobilize 20,000 Danyang soldiers, So who is in charge of this Xuzhou? ”
"Shhh...... What Shu said was quite reasonable, but ...... "Yuan Shu also knew that if the potter was left in the army, if one was not handled well, it would be very easy to make wedding clothes for others, but Yuan Shu really coveted the goods in the hands of the potter, so he was really embarrassed, and he groaned to himself."
"Don't worry, lord! It's actually very easy to solve this problem! A bit of cunning flashed in Chen Ji's eyes, but when Yuan Shu turned his attention to him, it was well hidden. said with a confident look.
"Huh? What's the best way to put it away, why not talk about it quickly! "Yuan Shu is now in a state of excitement all day long because of a series of recent stimuli, and the dream of this great cause has been done too much, but it is actually a pain in the body. Now seeing that he was in a dilemma, Yuan Shu heard that Chen Ji had a solution, and when he heard that Chen Ji had a solution, he hurriedly asked as if he had drunk a stomach of ice water on a dog day.
"Have you ever heard of the poem: Under the whole world, it is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister! This sentence? The corners of Chen Ji's mouth showed a little hideous, as if he had thought of something, his eyes immediately sharpened, he took a deep breath, approached Yuan Shu and said.
"This Yuan has heard it, this sentence comes from ......" Yuan Shu didn't come to his senses for a while, and he couldn't figure out that Chen Ji was making such a fuss, but when he saw Chen Ji's crazy eyes, he was stunned for a moment, and his expression changed arrogantly, and he exclaimed: "What you said, is it ......."
"Lord Mingjian!" Chen Ji no longer looked at Yuan Shu's face, Suo surnamed his heart was horizontal, knelt on the ground, and said: "The current chaos in the world is when the heroes rise together, Yuan Shao dominates Hebei in the past, and Cao **, Lu Bu and others divide the Central Plains, which are all the enemies of the lord. And although the lord has obtained the jade seal of the country, he is a man of destiny, but if this artifact is only regarded as a dead thing, what can he do even if he captures Xuzhou? Although the lord is now the pillar of the Yuan family, although Yuan Shao is dead, he is already a usurped general, Cao **, Lu Bu and even Qin Xu are also Jiuqing**. And according to reliable information, Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan is also in the land of annexing the state, asking the imperial court to allow him to take over Yuan Shao's position, even if this arrogant pottery merchant, if he is really under the lord's 'help', he will get Xuzhou, even if he is refuted by the lord, the young son of heaven has no soldiers and no food to take refuge under Cao **, in order to protect the stability of the territory, he will inevitably acquiesce to this fact. Moreover, Cao ** urgently needs a force that can contain Lu Bu in Qingzhou, and when the time comes, it is indispensable to pay homage to the marquis to calm his heart. At that time, even if the lord has the truth to control Xuzhou, it will lack its name! Don't forget, my lord, because I waited for the previous attack on Chen Liu, although you now have an artifact and are the person who responds to the destiny of heaven, you are just a rear general! ”
"It makes sense! Not! Hurry up, please! Yuan Shu had already understood what Chen Ji meant as early as when Chen Ji opened his mouth, but he pretended to be like he had suddenly woken up, and personally helped Chen Ji up, the corners of his mouth twitched as if he was smiling, and the smile lines on his face were unfolded a lot, but he was still quite embarrassed, and said inconsistently: "I know the truth of this, but I'm afraid that benevolence is not enough, and it is difficult to hold the artifact!" ”
"The lord is too modest! The fourth generation and three dukes of the Yuan family, protégés and former officials are all over the world, and the scholars can be said to have long returned to their hearts! At present, the lord has an army of 50,000 people, all of whom are alive because of the lord, and when he is thinking about repaying him, the lord can go further, that is, he has given them a chance to serve as a minister of the dragon, how can he object? As for what the lord is thinking, the solution is actually here, the potter didn't also say that the civil strife in Qingzhou was imminent, although Lu Bu's army was numerous, in fact, it was not enough to worry, and when the time came, Lu Bu was in a panic, Xu would take the initiative to send the son back to marry the lord! And the potter just wants to get back his father's inheritance, so what if the lord makes him a Xuzhou pastor? At that time, the lord was under the righteousness, as the minister of the lord, he naturally had to serve the lord, and the Danyang soldiers were in the hands of him, and what was the difference between being in the hands of the lord? I hope the lord will think about it carefully! ”
"Well, what you say is reasonable!! It's really my son's room! (To be continued.) )