As soon as the pottery merchant heard that the letter had arrived, he immediately asked Pei Qian to hand it over to him.
Pei Qian hurriedly handed the letter to the pottery merchant.
The pottery merchant opened the letter and saw that it was written in neat rows of small characters. The characters were not beautiful, but they were very neat.
The potter frowned in confusion and asked, "Why is this letter not signed?"
Guo Jia came over, looked at the letter, and said, "I think Cao Pi was afraid that the letter would fall into the hands of the enemy and be seen through, so he didn't leave his name."
The pottery merchant looked at it carefully and said, "It doesn't seem to be Cao Pi's letter."
Guo Jia wondered: "What do you mean, Prime Minister? If not Cao Pi, who else could leave us a letter?"
The potter pointed to the row of words on it and said: "This letter says that Cao Pi is currently in Cao Ang's army. Although he has been forgiven by Cao Cao, he has not been completely trusted. He is only in Cao Ang's army at the moment.
During the hibernation...this was completely referring to Cao Pi in the third person, and I feel like it was not written by Cao Pi."
Xu Chu was surprised and said: "Who is this person? Not only can he see through Cao Pi's plan to enter the pass, but he also ordered people to shoot letters from the city to inform the prime minister. Isn't this clearly a demonstration? ... It is really a show off!"
After the pottery merchant was silent for a long time, he turned to look at Guo Jiadao: "Brother Fengxiao, what do you think of this matter?"
Guo Jia thought seriously for a while and then said: "First of all, this person must have a certain status in the enemy army. In addition, this person should be very resourceful, otherwise it is impossible to see the prime minister's plan, but he is seeing
While the Prime Minister was making plans, he actually sent a letter to the Prime Minister stating the situation in the pass. This is really not simple."
"The most difficult thing to figure out now is this person's true intention." The pottery merchant stared at the letter carefully while tapping the table with his fingers.
He thought seriously for a while and said: "The other party's letter suggested that I should not attack Jiange Pass by force, but should divide my troops to appease the counties in Hanzhong, and divide my troops to attack Brazil, Wakou and other places to win the support of the local indigenous King Hu.
, waiting for changes... What are your opinions?"
Faced with such a strange situation, no one dared to say anything. After all, the matter was so important that everyone couldn't make up their mind at the moment, so they didn't speak.
In the end, it was Guo Jia who tried to speak.
"Prime Minister, if not, why not give it a try according to what is said in this letter?"
The pottery merchant looked at Guo Jia: "What is your plan in mind, Brother Qian?"
Guo Jia laughed and said: "The person in the letter is not inferior to Guo in terms of strategy, but is a real expert. Guo has almost guessed who he is, but the current situation is unclear, and Guo still can't figure it out.
The other party’s idea: Now that Jiange is difficult to capture, we might as well follow the other party’s suggestion and send people to appease the surrounding prefectures and counties, and then the prime minister personally recruits the Brazilian natives to surrender and see what happens inside Jiange Pass?”
After hearing what Guo Jia said, the pottery merchant immediately said: "In that case, you might as well give it a try."
…
A few days later, news came to Jiange Pass that the pottery merchant had arranged for his generals to go to various parts of Hanzhong to pacify the county, and he himself went to Wakou to recruit the local natives and barbarians of Hanzhong.
After learning the news, Cao Cao and Liu Bei had no reaction, but the generals in central Sichuan, led by Zhang Ren, began to panic.
After all, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were outsiders. They had not been in Xichuan for a long time, and they did not know the key relationship between them. Zhang Ren began to explain to them.
Hanzhong is the throat of Sichuan and Shu, which can be said to be condescending. As long as Hanzhong is in the hands of the pottery merchants, Sichuan and Shu will never find peace. Now they must find a way to stop it.
Moreover, once the barbarians in Wakou are appeased by the pottery merchants, it means that the pottery merchants have established enough prestige in Hanzhong, and they will be able to stay in Hanzhong in the future. Even if the Jinling Army cannot defeat Jiange, they will still guard it.
The throat of Sichuan and Sichuan will not be easy for the entire Xichuan.
"Mr. Cao, Gong Xuande, I need your help in this matter. If the pottery merchants are really allowed to gain a foothold in Hanzhong, this matter will be difficult to handle in the future. In any case, the pottery merchants cannot be allowed to completely conquer the Brazilian people.
, those barbarians occupy a large amount of grain and rice seeds in Hanzhong, if they join forces with the pottery merchants, we will probably have a difficult life in the future."
Cao Cao thought for a moment and said, "What should we do according to General Zhang's wishes?"
Zhang Ren hurriedly said: "The pottery merchants are pacifying the counties in Hanzhong. There are not many encirclement and suppression troops in Jiange Road. The enemy's camp is not forcing the village to close down. We might as well send people to Brazil to say that it is powerful and let the barbarians
Understand the treacherous intentions of the pottery merchants, and do not allow them to be of the same mind as the pottery merchants, so as to ensure safety in the future."
After Cao Cao was silent for a while, he turned to Liu Bei and asked, "What do you think, Mr. Xuande?"
Liu Bei nodded and said: "General Zhang has lived in Yizhou for a long time and is naturally familiar with the local customs. His suggestions are not wrong in thinking, but there are no capable people under Bei. His second brother, third brother, Chen Dao and others are all brave generals.
It would be fine if we let them charge into battle, but if we let them surrender..."
After hearing Liu Bei's words, Cao Cao felt that it made sense, and after he captured Hanzhong in the future, he was still the one who wanted to continue to settle in Hanzhong. If someone other than his subordinates was sent, he would be somewhat uneasy.
Just when Cao Cao was hesitating who should be sent there, Cao Ang, who had been beside him, stood up and said, "Father, why don't you let me go? I am willing to share my father's worries."
When Cao Cao heard this, he hesitated: "Isn't this a little too dangerous?"
Cao Ang cupped his hands and said, "Everything in the three armies relies on my father, Duke Xuande and the generals. Ang is a man of leisure, so it won't be a big deal if he leaves."
Zhang Ren said: "There is a small road from Jiange to Brazil and other places, which can bypass the enemy's defense line and go directly to the place. The eldest son may wish to give it a try."
Cao Ang raised his hands to Zhang Ren and said, "Thank you, general, for your advice."
Zhang Rendao: "I will turn around and ask Wu Lan and Lei Tong to accompany the eldest son. This can be regarded as a help."
"Thank you!"
Cao Cao said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, please go back and prepare. When you are ready, we father and son will discuss the itinerary in detail."
"promise!"
Having said this, Cao Cao paused and then said: "Let that boy Cao Pi come to see me."
Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this. He didn't know what Cao Cao meant by this move, but he still obeyed his father's order.
…
Not long after, Cao Pi was ordered to come to Cao Cao's army.
At this time, Zhang Ren and Liu Bei were gone, and only Cao Cao and Cao Pi, their father and son, were left in the village.
"Father……"
"Don't call me father, Cao can't afford it." Cao Cao said calmly.
Cao Pi's face showed a sad look: "Father still refuses to forgive me?"
Cao Cao looked at him steadily: "If it were you, would you forgive me like this?"
A look of mourning appeared on Cao Pi's face, and he sighed: "In this case, my father might as well have killed me with one sword! It would be better than this."
Cao Cao looked at him steadily and said: "Now I have a chance to atone for your sins. Are you willing? If it happens, Cao may consider letting you rejoin the Cao clan."