Chapter 271: Counter-calculation to envoy Jizhou

When Cao Cao broke Lu Bu, Jia Xu was still in Zhang Xiuwancheng, how to know the details? Shicai talked to Chen Sheng, but did not ask in detail, at this moment Jia Xu suddenly remembered that Lu Bu had a daughter Xu and the Yuan family, but there were no heirs left, this thing is known to the whole world, how can he win the trust of others by saying it like this?

Lu Rong saw that Jia Xu was short of words, and immediately clenched his fists and said to Cao Zhang: "Junhou, this person knows that I am reused by Junhou, so he provokes with words, and hopes that Junhou will be clear." ”

"Prince." Although Jia Xu didn't know the details, he firmly believed that Chen Sheng would not lie, so he naturally hoped that Cao Zhang would win his trust, so he wanted to speak again.

"Shut up." Cao Zhang got up and walked slowly to the middle of the two, looked at Lu Rong, and then looked at Jia Xu. Jia Xu has been in the world for decades, and he is known for his trickery, and it is not difficult to make up such lies. What's more, the matter is too strange, Cao Zhang didn't believe it in his heart, but Lu Rong has always acted strangely, and his heart is unpredictable, and it is difficult to keep the truth or falsehood. Thinking of this, Cao Zhang suddenly looked at Jia Xu and asked slowly: "My lord, do you mean that this person is here specifically to provoke my brother to fight and subvert the Great Wei River?" ”

"Exactly." Jia Xu heard Cao Zhang's question, and hurriedly said: "The old man will never dare to deceive the prince. ”

Cao Zhang nodded, and said, "Since this person is so attentive, how should I be treated on weekdays in the eyes of adults?" ”

"This," Jia Xu didn't know what Cao Zhang was thinking, so he had to reply: "Naturally, it is to welcome the prince's heart, hoping to gain the trust of the prince." As soon as these words came out, Cao Zhang laughed, and Lu Rong was secretly happy on the side. Jia Xu was also anxious, and suddenly realized: "Or this person's city is too deep, and he deliberately does not welcome the prince very much, and I don't know." ”

Cao Zhang shook his head slightly, and said, "Lord Taiwei's city is so deep, I can't think of it, how can he do it?" The hour is not early, and please go back to the tent to rest, but the pot pass is lost, the war will start, this road will not be safe, and tomorrow will not send the adult back to Luoyang. ”

"Prince." How could Jia Xu let Cao Zhang be placed under house arrest here? At the moment, I hurriedly opened my mouth to discern. Cao Zhang didn't give him a chance to speak, interrupted him rudely, and shouted outside the tent: "Come on, send Lord Taiwei back to the tent." With that, several guards in full armor entered.

Jia Xu looked at the big man beside him, and suddenly pointed to Cao Zhang's door and scolded: "Rebel, the foundation of the first emperor will be destroyed in the hands of such a rebel as you." ”

"Drag it off." Cao Zhang was full of color and asked the guards to take Jia Xu out of the tent. When Jia Xu's scolding was far away, Lu Rongcai said to Cao Zhang, who was full of anger: "Don't worry, although Cao Xiu can occupy the pot pass, I may not be defeated." ”

Cao Zhang squinted at Lu Rong and asked, "Could it be that Mr. Fei has a good plan in his chest?" ”

"Now that Huguan has been lost, our army cannot go south to Hanoi. The prince may wish to urgently summon Zhou and Hao, and the two generals return to the army to stick to the party. The prince came to Japan and personally raised an army to seize the Huguan. Lu Rong took a few steps forward, pointed to the map on the case, and said: "I personally went to Jizhou City to persuade the Marquis of Linjiang to send troops to Guangping, cut off the back road of Cao Xiu, forgive this lonely city, how can I block the army of the Marquis of Linjiang and the Marquis of Linjiang?" ”

Cao Zhang looked at Lu Rong coldly, "Hehe" sneered: "Mr. is so strategic." ”

Lu Rong heard his strange tone, and couldn't help asking, "The prince is dissatisfied with this discussion?" ”

Cao Zhangdao: "If Zijian is willing to send troops, Huguan will not be lost." How can the gentleman be persuaded? Isn't Mr. Mo trying to get out of the party because he was trapped in the party? Although he didn't believe Jia Xu's words, he didn't dare to believe Mr. 's sincerity. ”

Lu Rong smiled faintly and said, "The prince is very worried. Can the prince have another suitable candidate to go to Jizhou? ”

Cao Zhang was suddenly speechless, the generals around him, charging into battle, killing the flag or invincible, if he was a lobbyist, he was afraid that it would be difficult to compete. It's just that Lu Rong now proposes to leave the party, which inevitably makes people suspicious, he doesn't know the details of him, and he has been in the army for many days, and he already knows a lot about the military situation of the party.

Lu Rong saw that Cao Zhang was silent, and replied: "What do you think about my origin?" ”

Cao Zhang was quite puzzled and asked, "Mr. is willing to tell?" ”

Lu Rong said with a smile: "Today, Jia Xu framed me like this, if you don't say it in the future, how can you forgive the heart of the prince and the marquis?" At that moment, he took out a letter from his bosom, handed it to Cao Zhang, and said, "The prince, please take a look." ”

Cao Zhang's result was that his official name was written on the cover, and he became more and more suspicious in his heart, so he hurriedly took out the letter and opened it, without looking at the contents, he first looked at the last signature, but he couldn't help but be surprised, and hurriedly read the letter. He looked at Lu Rong again, couldn't stop looking up and down, and said slowly after a long time: "How do you know if this letter is true or false?" ”

Lu Rong stretched out his hand and pointed to the seal at the end and said, "Can this golden seal be faked?" ”

Cao Zhang returned the letter to Lu Rong, kept walking back and forth in the tent with his hands, and asked again after a long time: "With this letter, do you say that the third child will send troops?" ”

Lu Rong replied: "The one who is feared by the Marquis of Lin, but Cao Pi has hundreds of thousands of troops, and there is a huge disparity in strength. Now that I have calculated carefully, the forces of the two Hou Ye are almost the same as Cao Pi, not to mention that the Marquis of Linjiang is full of poetry and books, and the truth of cold lips and teeth should always be understood. If the prince fails, he will not be protected. Weighing the two sides, most of them will send troops. ”

Cao Zhangju sat down in the middle, took a pen and circled the map for a moment, looked up and said, "Okay, then Mr. Lao will go to Jizhou tomorrow." Seeing Lu Rong take the order and leave, Cao Zhang looked at the map again, and muttered: "Is this the strange soldier he said?" But it's really strange. ”

In the city of Jizhou, Cao Zhi looked at the edict sent by the Lord of Wei, stunned, and his face changed from the chic of drinking in the past, but more sad. There was a rush of footsteps outside the room, Cao Zhi looked happy, got up and asked, "Is it Dezu?" Before the words fell, Yang Xiu had already walked inside, stepped forward to salute, and said, "My subordinates pay a visit to Lord Hou." ”

"No need to be polite." Cao Zhi asked eagerly, "How is the battle in the south?" How is Huguan Liang Xi? Yang Xiu looked at Cao Zhi's eager expression, sighed slightly, and shook his head. Seeing this, Cao Zhi sat down dejectedly, and said slowly after half a sound: "You just say it." ”

"When His Majesty sent an edict to Hou Ye, he sent Taiwei Jia Xu as an envoy to the party, but privately ordered Cao Xiu to lead troops to attack Huguan." When Yang Xiu said this, he said angrily: "I hate Liang Xi, who was allowed by His Majesty to be assassinated by the state, and the Marquis of Xinting, so he switched and surrendered." Now Cao Zilie has entered Huguan and cut off the connection between Shangdang and Jinyang. The army of the Vietnamese cavalry general was trapped in the party. ”

"It's over, it's over." Cao Zhi muttered: "I reminded the second child early that Liang Xi is useless, but he didn't listen, and now the Huguan is lost, and the state has been cut into two sections, and the second child is only afraid that it will be more auspicious." ”

Seeing Cao Zhi's expression, Yang Xiu shook his head silently in his heart and persuaded: "The matter has come to this point, Master Hou should think about the rescue as soon as possible." ”

"A solution?" Cao Zhi chuckled lightly and said, "There are less than 50,000 soldiers and horses in Jizhou City, how can we rescue him?" What is said in this edict is clear, Cao Zidan supervises the people of Qingxu and will come soon. I was ordered to take Youzhou in the north, and now I have not raised an army, but I am afraid that I will also be implicated. ”

"Master Hou." Yang Xiu raised his voice and said, "The matter has not yet reached the point where it is irretrievable, if Master Hou can let go, he may not lose." ”

"Oh?" Cao Zhi raised his eyes to look at Yang Xiu and asked, "What is Dezu's plan?" ”

Yang Xiulang replied: "Cao Zidan went to Xuzhou with a military talisman, but Zang Xuangao was sick in bed, and only ordered his son to bring thousands of weak soldiers to the conscription, and not with grain and grass. So the soldiers of Qingxu are still in Henan and have never crossed the river, why don't Hou Ye take this opportunity to raise troops to the south, take Guangping, Wei County, and contact other places with Broken Huguan, forgive this lonely city, how can you block the army of Hou Ye and General Yue Cai? At this pass, Hou Ye and General Yue Cai divided their troops to the south, took Yecheng, Chaoge, and then met Hanoi. Without waiting for the soldiers of the king of Qin from all sides, he took Luoyang first, spread the word to the world, and the major event could be decided. ”

Cao Zhi shook his head and said, "Isn't this the plan you offered a few days ago?" At that time, the second child, the outcome was undecided, so I was reluctant to send troops. Now that he has been defeated, how can I still wade into this muddy water? ”

Yang Xiu said eagerly: "On that day, Hou Ye did not listen to the plans of his subordinates, if Hou Ye could send troops together to take Guangping land when General Yue Cai went south, so that Bingzhou would not have to worry about the east." There is no danger in Hanoi, but I am afraid that the Yan Dynasty Jingcai, who is now the general of the Yue cavalry, has been forced to Luoyang. ”

Cao Zhi glanced at Yang Xiu and said lightly: "Are you complaining that I didn't listen to your plan that day, so that now the second child is defeated?" ”

Although Yang Xiu thought like this in his heart, how could he dare to say it? At the moment, he hugged his fists and said: "The subordinates don't dare, but the opportunity must not be lost, and if it is lost, if it is not lost, if you wait for Cao Zidan to transfer all the troops and horses, it will be defeated." ”

Cao Zhi sighed: "It's not that I don't know the plan of the ancestors, but once the troops are dispatched, I will be tied to the second child in the first line, and if it is not appropriate, it will be a disaster." Now the boss is sitting on the foundation, with hundreds of thousands of armor, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhu Cao and other generals are still alive, and it is not easy to win. ”

"The winner is a prince, and the loser is a coward." Yang Xiu said again: "How can it be dangerous to achieve a big thing?" ”

Cao Zhi smiled slightly and said, "Aren't I also the Hou Ye now?" Why bother to fight again? ”

"Master Hou." Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhi talking like this, and he was annoyed in his heart, so he said: "If it weren't for the fact that Your Majesty had framed him and caused the Marquis to drink and get drunk, so that he couldn't lead his troops to fight and fell out of favor with the first emperor, it is unknown who this Great Wei Foundation would have fallen into. Didn't Master Hou always want to take back what should belong to you? ”

"When my father was alive, I naturally wanted to be favored again. But now the general trend has been set, alas. Cao Zhi let out a long sigh and said, "Let him go." ”

"Master Hou." Yang Xiubai fell to the ground and said eagerly: "Now that General Yue Cai has an incident, if he is destroyed, how can His Majesty rest assured that you, Lord Hou?" Saving General Yue Cai is saving himself. Have you forgotten about the seven steps of the Golden Palace to compose a poem that day? ”

"This," Cao Zhi also seemed to remember the scene of that day, his face suddenly became gloomy, and he hesitated for a moment: "Why don't you wait and see for a few more days, if the second child can recapture Huguan, it's not too late for me to raise troops again, how about it?" ”

"When it is decided, it is decided, and such hesitation is hindering major things." Yang Xiu saw that Cao Zhi's mind changed slightly, and hurriedly persuaded again: "If Cao Zidan's army and horses cross the river to the north and send troops again, it will be too late." Although Yang Xiu was persuaded for a while, Cao Zhi had already made up his mind, let him wear out his mouth, and he was always unwilling to take the risk of sending troops, so he had to quit and take the car to his mansion, sighing and shaking his head all the way, knowing that if Cao Zhang was defeated, Cao Zhi would also be deposed, and his confidants who had followed him for many years were also worried about their future.

The carriage stopped suddenly, Yang Xiu came to his senses, and was about to get up and come out, but he heard his own guards outside shouting: "Who are you waiting for?" Don't you know if this is Lord Yang's car? Dare to block it on the street, and don't retreat quickly! "Yang Xiu is the first strategist under the Marquis of Linjiang, with deep trust, and he is also the top two people in Jizhou City. However, hearing the guards shouting so rudely, it really made Yang Xiu frown and slightly angry, you need to know that above the officialdom, everyone is in danger, so easily offending others, isn't it causing trouble for yourself?

Yang Xiu didn't wait for the other party to answer, then lifted the curtain and reprimanded: "Don't be rude." "Raising his eyes and looking at the other side, the chariot was extremely luxurious, and the horse pulling the cart could see at a glance that it was one of the best horses in a hundred, and the driver was also burly and majestic, and there was still a little familiarity on his face, but he didn't remember where he had seen it. In addition, there is no retinue, and it seems that he is not an official in the city.

The driver put away the horsewhip, and Lang said: "My husband has something to ask to see the adult, please bend over the car and talk about it." ”

Yang Xiu was slightly stunned, the other party neither showed his identity nor showed his face to see him, so he asked to see him like this, which was too abrupt, and he was about to refuse, but he listened to the man: "My husband knows the difficulties in the hearts of adults, and there are good ways to accept each other, if the adults dare not come, don't pass by." As he spoke, he whipped his whip in the air, as if he was leaving.