The Yuan Family of the Three Kingdoms I call the shots

Chapter 197
A stone stirred up thousands of waves, and Xin Ping's words were like a bolt from the blue, hitting Guo Tu's chest hard, almost shattering his spirit. His face turned pale in an instant, and cold sweat trickled down his forehead and cheeks, trickling down his neck drop by drop.

"You are crazy!"

Guo Tu lowered his voice and yelled at Xin Ping: "How dare you tell me such a rebellious thing? Abandon Yuan and vote for Cao, thanks to you, you can tell it?! Believe it or not, I will go to judge the idiot who reported you!"

Xin Ping's expression did not change at all, he just looked at Guo Tu with a sneer, and said, "Why, is there something wrong with what I said? Guo Wenze, now that the eldest son has fallen, you and I are in an embarrassing situation. Danger is only temporary, because Yuan Shang's reputation in Hebei is not stable yet, if there is no reason, don't tamper with the aristocratic family, even if he got a letter from the eldest son last time, he didn't do anything, but you and I have nothing to do for three years, If nothing happens for five years, it’s hard to guarantee that ten years or twenty years later, Yuan Shang’s prestige in Hebei has reached its peak, and even surpassed the old lord, do you think he will not move you and me?”

Every time Xin Ping finished speaking, Guo Tu's face became even paler, and his hands hidden in his sleeves began to tremble uncontrollably. Out of the heart can not be shaken by words.

"You said surrender to Cao Cao. But this is purely your own wishful thinking. Who is Cao Cao? What is Cao Cao's intention? Whether you can accept you or me is completely your own speculation!"

Xin Ping shook his head with a smile, and said: "If it really is my own assumption, how dare I come here and explain it to you in detail? It's true! Cao Jun's sergeant, Guo Jia, sent someone to quietly find him the day before yesterday. I, with the intention of entrusting you with the title of Marquis, invite me to vote for Cao Cao! I think that you, like me, are the confidants of the old prince, so I sincerely invite you to join us. Guo Gongze, the opportunities in life lie in For a moment, once you miss it, you will regret it!"

Guo Tu trembled when he heard the words, thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "Now the Lord is confronting Cao Cao's army in Liyang. Conspiracy! Don't you know?"

Xin Ping sneered: "It is common sense in the world to not be rewarded for meritorious deeds, so why is it so strange? If we want to be reused by Cao Sikong, we should make meritorious deeds and consider ourselves close friends."

Guo Tu's lips trembled slightly, and he said in a low voice, "What does Cao Cao want you to do?"

The cold wind and cold moon, the turbulent ice and turbid waves, can't match the cold light in Xin Ping's eyes at this moment.
"Kill the judge and take Yecheng!"

"Plop~~!" Guo Tu tilted his body and almost fell off the kneeling floor of the restaurant.

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Liyang, Yuan Shangjun camp.

"My lord, the scattered soldiers Cao Jun sent to the rear of our army to attack the Aocang Tuntian are completely exhausted!"

Inside the handsome tent, Sima Yi was reporting the results of the battle to Yuan Shang with a happy face.

While watching the sand table quietly, Yuan Shang nodded his head slowly and said with a smile to Sima Yi: "Thanks to you guys who pretended to be Cao Jun, you can break Cao Cao's poisonous plan in one fell swoop. It's hard work this time. After I go back, I will definitely If there is a big reward, write a white note here first."

Sima Yi didn't change his face, nor did he say thanks, but looked down at the sand table in front of Yuan Shang, and asked suspiciously: "Since I entered the account and reported to the lord, the lord's expression has been unhappy, lord, do you have any questions?" What's on your mind?"

Yuan Shang rubbed his chin and thought carefully for a long time before he said quietly: "Zhongda, do the math, how many days has Cao Jun not attacked us?"

Sima Yi lowered his head, wracked his fingers and pondered for a while, then said slowly: "Probably, it will take five days."

Yuan Shang rubbed his chin and rolled his eyes: "When Gao Gan and I first arrived in Liyang, Cao's army would attack us five times a day on average, but now, they are sitting on their hands, standing still, unable to attack once in five days. This is the contrast between before and after. It’s a bit too big! What do you think they are doing, I can’t figure it out.”

Sima Yi thought for a while, then said hesitantly: "Could it be that in midsummer, Cao Jun plans to take a summer vacation to rest and organize a group outing. After recharging his strength, he will send troops to continue to take care of us?"

Yuan Shang gritted his teeth: "..."

"Hmph! Alright." Sima Yi hastily changed his tone, and said, "Although Yi hasn't debuted for a long time, after all, he was the lord's envoy and went to Xudu to negotiate with Cao Cao. From my point of view, Cao Cao is really an overlord." , his subordinates, such as Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Cheng Yu, etc., are Wang Zuo's talents. Every time he does something, he must have a plan! Now Cao Jun has slowed down his offensive pace. On the surface, he is recuperating and waiting for the opportunity , in fact, there must be a big conspiracy behind the scenes. Do you think my explanation is reliable?"

Yuan Shang pondered carefully for a while, nodded and said: "Your words sound reasonable at first glance, the analysis is clear, and there is some logical thinking, but if you think about it carefully"

"How?" Sima Yi had a trace of anticipation on his face.

"It's all fucking nonsense! It doesn't make sense! I don't know that Cao Cao has a conspiracy? You are here to babble with me, what is the key to the conspiracy! Do you know?"

Sima Yi frowned, and said anxiously: "If I know what the conspiracy is, do I still need to talk nonsense?"

Yuan Shang took a deep breath and pointed at Sima Yi to say something, but after careful consideration, what he said was really telling the truth and there was nothing to argue about.

"Pass down my general order to order all the ministries to strictly guard the barracks, take turns to rest, and let the generals in Liyang City take turns to go out and call in front of Cao Jun's camp. If Cao Jun can't fight, we will send troops to attack! If they don't come to fight, we will fight In the future, I must see what kind of tricks Cao Cao is trying to play!"

"promise!"

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Jizhou, the back door of the mansion where Yuan Tan lives scatteredly.

Wearing black attire, Xin Ping finally obtained the right to visit Yuan Tan after working up and down, but he could only sneak in through the back door in the dead of night when the officials were not checking. , and can only stay for half an hour at most.

Yuan Tan at this moment is completely different from the high-spirited time in Qingzhou in the past. His face is haggard and wrinkled, and his black and shiny hair has become tangled with white silk at this moment. It seems that he is 20 years old all of a sudden. , and suddenly spanned to the old man who knows the destiny.

"Young Master~~!" Seeing Yuan Tan's sluggish appearance, Xin Ping's eyes could not help but rain and dew poured down, and he knelt down in front of Yuan Tan trembling.

Seeing Xin Ping suddenly, Yuan Tan's eyes flashed with astonishment and astonishment.

"It's you, Zhongzhi?! You, how did you come here? Didn't Yuan Shang arrest you?"

Xin Ping got up and made a bow to Yuan Tanchang, sobbing and said: "This subordinate is incompetent, and the eldest son is suffering here. He should have died as an apology. However, the king can't get rid of it, and the minister can't abandon it, so he is lingering on his last days. Now Yuan Shang gathers troops and horses In the confrontation with Cao Cao in Liyang, all the eyes of Yecheng were focused there, and there was no time to prepare for the trial and match, so the minister got the opportunity to come to see the eldest son!"

Yuan Tan smiled bitterly when he heard this, and sighed, "That's right. Zhongzhi, are you okay?"

"The minister is just trying to survive, how can he say good or bad?" Xin Ping said to Yuan Tan with tears in his eyes, choked up.

Yuan Tan waved his hand, asked Xin Ping to sit down, and said: "The winner is the king, and the loser is the bandit. I lost to Yuan Shang. I got this fate because of myself, but now I have brought you and other people who were holding on to it. It's a great pity that my thighs were left out in the cold, but it's a pity that I'm just a rich man now, and I can't help you with anything."

"Young Master, don't be so depressed and sad. No one can easily claim victory until the end of the world's affairs! Now, there is still a road in front of you, and it depends on whether you are willing or not!" Xin Ping's eyes shined Fierce and eloquent.

Hearing this, Yuan Tan seemed to regain some energy, but he still said bitterly: "I'm already trapped here, but what else can I do to get out of it?"

Xin Ping hurriedly got up, went outside, and carefully observed the movement around him.

"Don't worry, although Yuan Shang put me under house arrest in Yecheng, he still respects me. There is no one else in this house, only my old servants from the past. If you have anything to say, please say it with peace of mind. That's it." Seeing Xin Ping's careful look, Yuan Tan couldn't help being a little amused, and immediately spoke to persuade him.

Xin Ping let out a long sigh of relief, closed the door gently, ran up to Yuan Tan, lowered his head, held his head next to his ear, and muttered a few words.

But seeing Yuan Tan's sluggish face, he was instantly furious, his eyes widened, he grabbed Xin Ping, and hissed angrily: "Bastard, what good plan did I think you made? You... you actually asked me to surrender to Cao Cao? Xin Ping! Do you know at whose hands my father died? Are you planning to trap me in a place of infidelity and injustice by offering this strategy?"

"Young Master, please speak softly!" Xin Ping glanced around, then hurriedly lowered his voice and said, "Young Master! You are so confused, how could I really ask you to surrender to Cao Cao? It's just to use Cao Cao's hand to get rid of Yuan Shang! As long as we Killed Shenpei, captured Yecheng, and cut off Yuan Shang’s backing. With Cao Cao’s ability, he will definitely wipe out Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi! At that time, there will be no leader in Hebei, and you will be ranked according to seniority. Guixin's heir! At that time, you will take over the power, call on the heroes of Hebei, and join forces to resist Cao Cao. With the strength of Hebei, what do you have to be afraid of? This is a golden opportunity, if the eldest son misses it, he will regret it!"

(End of this chapter)