There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Only then did the potter get the hang of it. He waved his hand to signal Chen Deng to sit down, then got up and filled the cup in front of Chen Deng himself.

"Yuanlong's trip to Yanzhou to persuade the gentry was not easy, and he has made great achievements. Tao is very grateful for his hard work."

Chen Deng looked at the potter's face, and said: "The words of the lord are not right. Your face is obviously more sad, and there is no joy at all. Our soldiers and horses are not sticking to Peijun. , why did you beat Suiyang instead? What happened during the absence of Mr. Chen?"

The Tao merchant sighed, and said helplessly: "It's a long story, but someone said to Tao that the real intention of Cao Cao's Eastern Expedition was not in Xuzhou, but that he wanted to take advantage of this incident in Xuzhou to completely destroy the country. In order to clear the territory of Yanzhou, the latent rebel forces headed by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao, so in order to test Cao's soldiers, I made a plan with Guo Jia and captured Suiyang City."

After finishing speaking, the pottery merchant basically told Chen Deng what Chen Gui said to him that day.

The more Chen Deng listened, the more angry he became.

Who is this remonstrance?

It's really a scam!

Doesn't it make it clear that he is telling the potter that his trip to Yanzhou this time is useless and superfluous?

Thinking of this, Chen Deng couldn't help but indignantly said: "Who is admonishing the majesty with such absurd words! It's simply deceptive words! Those who speak such evil words should cut down the streets and abandon the market, and wipe out the three clans!"

The potter and Guo Jia looked at each other in surprise.

Chen Deng was so angry that he heaved his chest and said, "Your Majesty, which bastard proposed this policy that harms the country?"

The pottery merchant stared at him, and said quietly: "Your father is an asshole."

"What?" Chen Deng was taken aback for a moment, and then said a little unhappy, "How are you cursing, Mr. Fu!"

There was an awkward silence in the arena.

When he was young, Chen Deng just got a little overwhelmed.

"Is it from my father?"

The potter and Guo Jia nodded vigorously together.

Chen Deng's face turned red and then white, like a chameleon, it changed into an exceptionally beautiful face in an instant.

After a while, I heard him say:

"Well, when you think about it carefully, what the person who offered the advice said is quite reasonable. It's really a high-level theory."

The pottery merchant sighed faintly, raised his hand and nodded Chen Deng's face, saying: "You are really hypocritical."

Chapter 338 Unable to negotiate successfully

Being criticized by the pottery, Chen Deng also knew his mistake, and his face turned red with guilt.

Tao Shangyu pointed out Chen Deng's shortcomings earnestly:

One is a little narrow-minded, once others agree with their own opinions, they will indiscriminately refute others in every possible way, without even thinking about it.

The second is that you are a bit useless, you are also the head of the Chen family, why did you become so scared when you heard that it was your father who offered advice, and you changed your tone as soon as you opened your mouth, and you have no position of your own at all!

Why don't you learn from me?

No matter how fierce your father is, he can beat you to death with a cane!

It's a pity that Chen Deng was really afraid of his father, and the pottery's earnest persuasion had no effect on him.

"I think my father's advice is very reasonable!" Chen Deng re-emphasized to the potter and Guo Jia in a righteous manner.

Look at his worthless virtue.

The pottery merchant rolled his eyes helplessly, and said helplessly: "Since you agree with your father's opinion so much, you have been negotiating with Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and other gentry in Yanzhou during this period, so you might as well tell Tao the information about Yanzhou first. last time?"

Chen Deng cleared his throat and said, "Chen Gong and Zhang Miao have already contacted the leaders of the noble clans in Yanzhou to start an incident. Chen Gong and Zhang Miao are not very clear about the eastward direction of Cao Jun's ten-route army on Liang's side. They just knew that Cao Jun’s Tenth Route Army was indeed dispatching troops in Puyang, and the officials in Puyang really thought that the tenth Route Army was in Liang State, but they didn’t know that only Xia Houyuan’s troops were bluffing here.”

After listening to Chen Deng's narration, Guo Jia said hesitantly: "Your father, Dr. Chen, is really scheming. In the past, even Chen Gong and Zhang Miao didn't know the truth about Liang Guo's garrison of ten troops. It can be seen that Cao Cao's game of chess is really big, and his target is indeed the gentry in Yanzhou and the generals in the Northwest."

The potter stood up, stood still in front of the Pitu hanging in the main hall, and said hesitantly, "Since this is the case, where should the soldiers and horses of the ten routes be stationed now? Where is Cao Cao himself?"

Chen Deng stood up and said, "Chen doesn't know where the generals of the Cao army who were supposed to be stationed in Liang State are, but according to Chen Gong, Cao Cao himself should be in Jiyin County now."

"Jiyin County?"

Guo Jia stood up suddenly, walked quickly to Pitu, stroked his chin, carefully examined Pitu for a while, and then suddenly realized: "So that's it, Guo knows Cao Cao's intention of using troops."

The potter and Chen Deng looked at him together.

But Guo Jia pointed at Pitu and analyzed for the two of them.

"Jiyin County is close to the Yellow River, and it is also close to the Yanjin Ferry. As Guo expected, Cao Cao himself is in Jiyin County to appease the hearts of Yanzhou nobles. At the same time, this place is close to the west of Xuzhou. Cao Cao can spy on us anytime there. However, all the generals under Cao Cao stationed their troops at Yanjin Ferry. If our Xuzhou soldiers did not act aggressively, they would take a boat at Yanjin Ferry and rush westward along the Yellow River Ferry to Xingyang to intercept and kill those who came from the east. The generals of Xiliang then turned back and entered the territory to quell the rebellion of the gentry. If our Xuzhou army made excessive moves, the main force of the Cao army at Yanjindu would first go south to deal with our Xuzhou army, and then go to conquer the territory. rebellious."

When Chen Deng heard the words, he suddenly realized: "Using the convenience of the waterway at the ferry, there will be no unfavorable situation where you don't care about the west. Cao Cao is very cunning."

Tao Shang narrowed his eyes and said strangely: "You said that Cao Cao is observing the situation of our army and is considering whether to attack us? But now that Liang Guo has been taken down by us, won't he be killed soon?"

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Not yet, Cao Cao's primary purpose now is to clean up the rebellious gentry in Yanzhou, and Liang Guo is located between Shanyang County and Chenliu County, even if you take it, you can't hold it for a long time. , on the city, Cao Cao is not very worried, what makes him palpitate now is your next move."

When the potter heard the words, he understood a little bit,

He gently tapped the location of Jiyin County with his hand, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "According to Brother Feng Xiao, what we have to do now is to find a way to confuse Cao Cao and make him think that we are not marching towards Yanzhou." Ambition, let him calm down the root cause of civil strife, right?"

Guo Jia smiled: "The truth is this, the question is what should we do."

The potter took a deep breath and began to ponder.

Chen Deng remonstrated: "It's not impossible to deceive Cao Cao, but Deng has a few ideas for your reference."

As soon as Chen Deng said what he said, the potter suddenly remembered.

In history, Chen Yuanlong was the No. [-] double-faced faction in Tianzi, who was best at double-faced and three-handed swordsmanship. Speaking of fools and Mongolians, Chen Yuanlong can be said to be the ancestor of this era.

"Yuanlong try to explain in detail?"

Chen Deng cleared his throat, and then told the potter and Guo Jia his ideas and strategies.

After listening quietly, Guo Jia tasted it carefully, then extended his thumb to Chen Deng, and exclaimed: "Gaozhi!"

The potter also tasted it for a long time, nodded and said: "Yuanlong's strategy is very good, but there is still need to make some additions. After all, Cao Cao is not an idler. Tao wants to make some appropriate changes in Yuanlong's strategy."

After all, he made some changes to Chen Deng's strategy to a certain extent to suit his style.

Guo Jia tasted it carefully again, and then extended a thumbs up to the potter, saying: "It's cheap!"

Jiyin, the residence of the county government.

Cao Cao has been in Jiyin County for a long time, for no other reason than to be able to keep abreast of the Jinling Army in Pei County.