Shi Xie glanced at the old housekeeper and directly stated this arrangement.
"Master, why do you want to call the two young masters back?"
The old housekeeper was confused now. He could understand the ban on the general's badge, but what was the point of summoning two young masters who were out of town?
"I still have to explain to you what I'm doing?
Just do as I say."
Shi Xie glanced at the old housekeeper and spoke to him directly.
"It's the old slave who acted rashly. I'll take care of it right now."
The old housekeeper knew that he was talking too much, so he hugged Shi Xie directly, and then went down to arrange for people to search for the two young masters outside.
"Go ahead. If you bring people back, don't hesitate. We will immediately ground them and won't allow them to go out."
"promise."
After some arrangements, Shi Xie looked at the sky outside again. No one knew what he was thinking.
After arriving in Jiangling, Yuan Shu did not bother to rest and led his army directly south to Yingdao City.
"Lord, Master Tian Feng's telegram."
Soon the person in charge of the telegram directly sent Tian Feng’s telegram.
"Gongtai, I know that you are good at calculating and predicting the unknown. Can you guess the content of Yuan Hao's telegram?"
Yuan Shu took the telegram without reading it, but smiled slightly and spoke to Chen Gong.
"Lord, I have no ability to calculate or predict the future. The reason why I can guess some things is nothing more than the result of various factors and intelligence analysis. I know nothing about the situation in Jiaozhou now.
You asked me to guess the contents of the telegram, which is a bit overwhelming."
Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu. He was a counselor and not a fortune teller. You asked me to guess out of thin air that the telegram sent by Tian Feng was a bit too overwhelming.
"It's okay. It's boring to be on the road anyway. It's a game. If you guess right, you'll get a reward. If you guess wrong, there will be no punishment. How about it? Do you want to try it?"
Hearing Chen Gong's words, Yuan Shu smiled again. To be honest, he really wanted to see if his big plan was a foresight. If not, it would be interesting to see him fail.
"Since my lord wants to play, I'll take a bold guess."
Since Yuan Shu wants to play, Chen Gong, as his subordinate, has no reason to dampen the lord's interest. Let's just play for fun. It's boring anyway.
"Okay, then just take a guess. Do you need me to give you some information?"
Seeing that Chen Gong agreed, Yuan Shu also looked at him with interest.
"No, my lord, let me think for a while."
Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu and couldn't help but smile. Since he was going to play, he definitely didn't want to cheat. If he lost, he would lose. It would be too embarrassing if he didn't guess the message after hearing it.
"Okay, I won't say anything, you can think about it slowly."
Yuan Shu just smiled without making any moves, while Chen Gong started to deduce and guess what Tian Feng might do through deduction. Since he wanted to make a bet, he never thought about losing.
About half an hour later, the corners of Chen Gong's mouth suddenly curved in an arc, and then his closed eyes slowly opened.
"Is there any result?"
Seeing Chen Gong open his eyes, Yuan Shu knew that he must have completed the deduction and should have his own answer.
"Well, then I'll give it a bold try."
Chen Gong had nothing to say and smiled directly at Yuan Shu.
"Say it, I'm listening."
Yuan Shu was actually looking forward to Chen Gong's next words.
"First of all, when Yuan Hao received the telegram, there must have been a big event, and this event is probably because he won a battle in Yingdao City. Am I right?"
Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu and directly expressed his guess.
"oh?
That's right, then you can probably guess how this battle will go."
Sure enough, Chen Gong's words hit the mark and directly pointed out the main content of Tian Feng's telegram.
"My lord, you are going to make things difficult for me."
Hearing Yuan Shu's definite answer, Chen Gong also smiled slightly.
"Now that I have guessed that Yingdao won the battle, tell me how you would win the battle if it were you."
Yuan Shu glanced at Chen Gong. Since you have guessed that Yingdao won a great victory, there is no harm in talking about the process.
"Then let me guess again."
"Jingzhou now has 50,000 Jianzhong troops, 50,000 Yingyang troops to defeat the invaders, and 30,000 militia groups. The total number of troops has reached 130,000."
"If we lead our troops south, we will definitely not expose our whereabouts temporarily, but send soldiers to detect the enemy's actions. Similarly, Lu Bu and others will not sit still and wait for death. They will definitely send people north to explore our traces."
"In this case, if I learn that Lu Bu's men are coming, I will definitely show weakness to the enemy first and leave two to thirty thousand soldiers and horses on the camp road as bait, while the army will divert to Ling Road."
"If Lu Bu's men and horses detect the existence of soldiers and horses in Yingdao City, and there are only 20,000 to 30,000 people, they will definitely be tempted, and they will definitely lead the army north to eat our vanguard first."
"As long as people are greedy, they will lose their vigilance. As long as Lu Bu bites the hook, Yuan Hao's chance will come. He will definitely let the soldiers and horses of Yingdao City hold on, hold off Lu Bu, and then order Zilong to lead his army to the south in a detour.
, march in the direction of Lu Bu's advance, sneak attack,
As long as the army reaches them, they will definitely be defeated, I don't know if Yuan Hao is telling me the same thing, it's just my shallow opinion."
After finishing speaking, Chen Gong looked at Yuan Shu, as if to verify his words.
"Why."
After hearing Chen Gong finish what he said, Yuan Shu's eyes showed a trace of depression.
"My Lord, what Chen Gong said is wrong?"
Chen Gong glanced at Yuan Shu and didn't understand why he sighed.
"See for yourself."
Yuan Shu shook his head and just handed the telegram to Chen Gong.
"What do you people want me to say?
He also said that he is not a fortune teller. I think you are better than those fortune tellers.
Before I said anything, you guessed the causes and consequences of Yingdao City, and even the course of the war.
I lost, and I lost completely. Fortunately, you didn’t go to Shu with Liu Bei at the beginning, otherwise I still don’t know whether the success or failure is right or wrong.”
After hearing Yuan Shu's words, Chen Gong just shook his head slightly, and then read the telegram completely.
Sure enough, everything was as he thought, and the steps were all right, but Lu Bu was surprised that Lu Bu could detect this in advance.
It has to be said that this wolf general has an amazing sense of smell. He was able to escape from such a situation. He really didn't deserve his fate.
"Lu Bu is really surprised. He was able to detect it under such circumstances. It's amazing."
"It's also true that his life should not be cut off. I will definitely capture him next time. Since I lose, I am willing to admit defeat. Whatever you want, as long as it is within my power, I will give it to you."
When facing Chen Gong, Yuan Shu didn't care. It didn't matter if Lu Bu escaped. He could escape once, ten times, but would he still be able to escape on the eleventh time?
If he runs away, just kill him once, and you will be able to capture him one time.
"Chen Gong has nothing to ask for. You also said that it is a game but not the truth. Besides, I didn't expect that Lu Bu could detect it in advance. Let's call it a draw."
Chen Gong shook his head. He had never thought about asking for anything. The reason why he made the bet to Yuan Shu was just to prove his strength. Now that he had hit the mark, he was happy.
"No, I'll reward you if you deserve it. A true man promises a thousand pieces of gold. Please don't let me be that untrustworthy villain."
Chen Gong shook his head, and Yuan Shu also shook his head. There was no way he would let his advisers look down on him because of a bet.
"Well, since the lord is determined to lose something to me, then I will seek a way out for the Jiaozhou family."
Chen Gong thought for a moment and directly made such a request to Yuan Shu.
"Tell me, why do you want to plead for the Shi family?"
Hearing Chen Gong's words, Yuan Shu frowned slightly. To be honest, his request really surprised him.
"My lord, the Shi family has been in Jiaozhou for hundreds of years. Although Shi Xie did not have much ability, he was extremely enlightened when he was in charge of Jiaozhou. Jiaozhou also changed its old outlook. The people lived and worked in peace and contentment. Moreover, he spread the royal teachings to Jiaozhou.
This great achievement is very important even for the entire Han Dynasty, so if it can save the life of the Shi family, it will be considered as a worthy contribution to the Shi family."
Chen Gong looked at Yuan Shu and directly expressed his thoughts.
"Since you have said so, you must also know what this great achievement of the Shi family brings. People often say that Jiaozhou does not know the emperor, only the Shi family. As long as the Shi family is there, Wang Ling will not be able to enter the territory of Jiaozhou. This way
Under such circumstances, you actually want me to let Shijia go?
Let Shi Xie go?
Gongtai, how do you want me to promise you?"
Yuan Shu glanced at Chen Gong, but there was a cold light in his eyes. It was obvious that he was extremely unhappy with Chen Gong's request.
"My lord, after taking Jiaozhou, you can move the Shi family to other states and counties. Without Jiaozhou, there will be no threat to the Shi family."
Chen Gong knew that what he said would make Yuan Shu unhappy, but there were some things he should say anyway. This was his responsibility.
"Haha, if the Shi family is not destroyed and Shi Xie is not dead, Jiaozhou will not be able to change. Therefore, Shi Xie must die and the Shi family must be destroyed. This is unshakable, but I have lost to you to some extent. I also
I promise you that I can leave a bloodline for the Shi family, which can be regarded as a reward for his meritorious service in educating the Shi family."
