Chen Dao sneered and was no longer so polite to Chen Qun, saying: "Chen Biejia's words are too much."
Chen Qun closed his eyes and said, "Uncle, do you dare to take a gamble?".
Chen Dao said: "What are you betting on?"
Chen Qun said: "If my lord cannot defeat Liu Shijun, I am willing to use my head as a guarantee and let Chen go back to Xiaopei."
Chen Dao's eyes lit up and he said: "If you defeat my lord, I am willing to surrender."
Chen Qun seemed very confident: "Why don't you give me a high-five?"
The two high-fived each other, and Chen Qun went to find Gao Jin and tell them all their oaths. Gao Jin said, "That's good. I'll let Chen Dao see with his own eyes how the Taishan Army's cavalry defeated Peiguo County."
Then he took Chen Dao into custody again, said goodbye to Chen Qun and Zhang Liao, and then led a group of guards out of the city to look for Lu Wanjun.
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In Xuchang, an urgent report was delivered to Sikong Mansion. Cao Cao received the urgent report and sighed: "Gao Jin still returned to Xiapi to take charge of Xiapi's military affairs. I made a mistake."
Guo Jia and Xun Yu also smiled bitterly. The two of them jointly planned a trap, but the trap failed. Instead, they lost their wives and lost their troops. Originally, if Cao Cao had not invited Gao Jin to Xuchang, Gao Jin might not have had the chance to seize power.
Because they don't know that Lu Bu has chosen Lu Gu as his successor. If Gao Jin still stays in Xiapi, Lu Bu will inevitably take some necessary measures to reduce Gao Jin's military power if he wants Lu Gu to succeed him smoothly.
After Xuchang, this approach was no longer necessary, making the gendarmerie battalion still a highly discreet force.
When Lu Bu became seriously ill and no longer had the power to check and balance Gao Jin, even though Lu Gu wanted to weaken Gao Jin, he was unable to do so. With his reputation, the acting governor punished Gao Jin and would undoubtedly only attack Jin and others.
It can be said that Cao Cao was also responsible for fueling the chaos that Gao Jin is today. Now he has lost a daughter and created a rival for himself. You can imagine Cao Cao's mood at this time.
Cao Cao said: "Jie'er would rather die than remarry now. I can't push it too hard. I'm already very worried. When I saw the urgent news from Xuzhou today, I felt a severe headache. Fengxiao... tell me...
Tell me, what should we do now?" Cao Cao reluctantly looked at Guo Jia while stroking his forehead.
Guo Jia miscalculated for a moment and felt ashamed at this time. He rarely showed a serious look and sat upright and said: "Gao Jin is very ambitious. He has won military power. He must have the intention to conquer Xuzhou. I just don't know that he will contact Liu Bei first."
, or a crusade against Pei State. This person's behavior is unpredictable and should be prepared in advance. Cao Gong should send an envoy to Liu Bei to repair the relationship. If Gao Jin joins forces with Liu Bei, Cao Gong can sow discord between them. If Gao Jin
In the conquest of Pei, Duke Cao can also help Liu Bei."
Cao Cao nodded his head, feeling that what he said made sense, and said, "Very good!"
Guo Jia continued: "It's just that if Cao Gong and Liu Bei join forces, then Gao Jin will be surrounded by enemies and will definitely recruit strong reinforcements to protect himself. Although Yuan Shao of Hebei is fighting Gongsun Zan now, he has long wanted to go south. If Gao Jin joins forces with Yuan Shao,
Confronting the lord may be detrimental to Duke Cao."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "How about sending a letter to Yuan Shu?"
Guo Jia shook his head: "Yuan Shu is a headstrong person. He was defeated by Gao Jin last time, so he naturally hates him deeply. He was born in a famous family and has always cherished his reputation. Although Gao Jin is hateful, the lord first promised his marriage and then married his daughter to Gao Jin.
Sincerely, his reputation has been ruined. As a result, I am afraid that Yuan Shu hates Duke Cao as much as Gao Jin. If he sends another envoy now, Yuan Shu will definitely not respond."
"In addition, Yuan Shu's vitality has been severely damaged, and I am afraid that he will not have any remaining strength for the conquest for the time being, otherwise he would have already mobilized his troops to avenge Shouchun's hatred."
Xun Yu said: "It is said that Sun Ce from Jiangdong heard about Yuan Shu's injury and coveted Huainan and Runan, so Yuan Shu had to guard against them."…
Cao Cao laughed and said: "This Jiangdong tiger actually has the intention to go north?"
Guo Jiadao: "Yuan Shu originally had many soldiers and generals. In the past, Sun Ce had obeyed him. Now Gao Jin is like a lost dog after a blow, and his strength is only sixty-seven percent. How can Sun Ce be willing to be inferior to others? Sooner or later he will turn against his old master."
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Cao Cao said: "So, this Gao Jin can neither put pressure on him nor let him go, right?".
Guo Jia said: "That's it. You can't let him seize Xuzhou, and you can't push him too hard, otherwise it will only benefit Yuan Shao."
Cao Cao thought deeply and said, "Then what should we do?"
Guo Jiadao: "Why don't my lord send his daughter to Xiapi and continue the marriage? After all, Gao Jin and Cao Gong are related by marriage. Even if Gao Jin intends to contact Yuan Shao, he is afraid that Yuan Shao will also doubt him."
Cao Cao said bitterly: "If you do this, I'm afraid everyone in the world will laugh at you."
Xun Yu said: "Why should Duke Cao care about others?"
At this time, someone came to report that Gao Jin had mobilized the Taishan Army from Xiapi and joined the formation. The second battalion of the military police, with more than 20,000 men, went to attack Liu Bei in a mighty manner. Cao Cao was shocked and said to the case: "Gao Jin moved so fast.
We are so disturbed internally that we dare to attack easily."
Guo Jiadao: "Gao Jin may be hoping to use victory to consolidate his position."
Cao Cao said: "Immediately send people to Pei State and order the prefectures and counties along the border to be on guard, just in case."
The person who gave the order resigned and left.
After a while, someone came to report: "My lord, Gao Jin's envoy has arrived. Please return Mrs. Cao."
Cao Cao said angrily: "I don't want to see the envoys. I'm a filial piety. You go and see them. If they want to be restrained, the worst is to just promise them."
Guo Jia obeyed the order and went to see Gao Jin's envoy. Gao Jin's envoy was Yang Sen. It was the first time for Yang Sen to visit as an envoy. He was quite uneasy. After arriving in Xuchang, he immediately asked someone to report to Cao Cao and stayed at the funeral parlor.
Waiting for news, not long after, someone called him to go to Sikong Mansion. He plucked up the courage and went with the person who led the way.
Yang Sen was originally a small person, but later he met Gao Jin and became Gao Jin's confidant. Since Gao Jin came to power, he has naturally not forgotten him. Yang Sen is a well-behaved person, a capable official, and his articulation is also quite smart, so Gao Jin is determined to promote him.
, but after all, Yang Sen is a person who wants family background but not background, and wants credit but not merit. This time he came to Xuchang for the purpose of taking an exam. If Yang Sen can handle this matter satisfactorily, he will naturally have the need to be promoted, but if things go wrong.
, I’m afraid I can only become a scribe in running the military and government offices.
When he arrived at the Cao Mansion, Yang Sen finally breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he thought that he was now the envoy and no longer the Wu Xia Amen of the past. He felt a little more energetic. He passed through several buildings and entered a hall.
However, he did not see Cao Cao inside, but a young Confucian scholar, Prime Minister Duo Shi. Of course, Yang Sen knew that this man was definitely not Cao Cao, so he saluted him and said, "I wonder who you are, sir?"
"That's right, Guo Fengxiao." Guo Jia glanced at Yang Sen aggressively, hoping to find out a little bit about the truth from this envoy.