Hearing what Chen Gui said, Tao Shang was shocked at first, and then fell deeply into thought.
In history, this old man is one of those people who pretends to be a pig and eats the tiger, and can call the wind and rain.
Just because this old man's vision is still extremely vicious.
He took the initiative to offer advice this time, and what he said was that he was talking about the next three years. Although he did not rule out the possibility of bragging, he could indeed do it with his ability.
I just don’t know if he is sincerely offering advice.
This old man looks extremely weak, but he is actually a huge disaster.
Although Tao Shang thought so in his heart, he could not say so on his face. He smiled and said to Chen Gui: "Doctor Chen is an old senior. He was also the leader of our Xuzhou gentry in the past. Whether it is ability or vision, he is far superior to the younger generation. The younger generation is willing to
Listen..."
Before the potter finished speaking, he saw Chen Gui coughing again.
"Cough cough cough~, ah sneeze!"
Fresh saliva followed the sneeze and once again splashed on the potter's face.
Tao Shang helplessly wiped his face with his hand, looked down and said, "Doctor Chen is really good at maintaining health. This meal is very good... Did you eat lotus root this morning?"
Chen Gui shook his hand and said helplessly: "I am getting older, so I can only eat some vegetarian food. The eldest son is laughing at me."
The potter stood up and walked to his seat, thinking to himself that you are lucky to be vegetarian. If you were to eat meat, would I still have this face?
Seeing the pottery merchant walking back, Chen Gui shouted anxiously: "Hey, kid, why are you sitting so far away? Come here quickly! Get closer to me."
The potter has a black line on his head.
The old guy is quite familiar with himself. Don’t you have some idea of what you are spraying in your mouth?
In desperation, the potter had no choice but to sit back.
But Chen Guiyun calmed down and said with a smile: "My son Yuanlong secretly went to Yanzhou to contact Chen Gong and Zhang Miao in order to start an uprising behind Cao Cao. This matter must be the eldest son's plan for Tao Shijun."
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Chen Deng secretly told his father about this, which was not unexpected by the pottery merchant. On the contrary, it would be really strange if he didn't tell his father.
"Returning to Doctor Chen, this plan is indeed the idea of the younger generation. The famous people in Yanzhou were killed by Cao Cao. Chen Gong, Zhang Miao and others in Dongjun must be unhappy. If they can be persuaded to unite with the heroes of Xiliang to seize Cao Cao's great power,
In the rear, Xuzhou's danger will be solved!"
Chen Gui nodded when he heard this and said: "On normal days, this strategy of yours would be a clever one, but unfortunately it may not work this time."
Tao Shang was confused when he heard this and asked, "Doctor Chen, what do you mean by this?"
Chen Gui said slowly: "The Liang Kingdom was garrisoned by Cao Cao with ten soldiers and horses, but there has been no movement yet. Do you know why? That's because Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou was fake and he took the opportunity to cut out the gentry inside Yanzhou and the northwest princes.
The threat is real!”
The potter frowned and looked at Chen Gui in disbelief.
What he means is that Cao Cao used Xuzhou as a cover to pull off a trick?
It shouldn't be! The historical process is not like this. Cao Cao is indeed rushing to Xuzhou.
Chen Gui didn't know what Tao Shang was thinking about. He just panted and continued: "If it were normal times, Cao Cao might not care about the Yanzhou gentry, but now that the emperor is in Cao Cao's hands, the Yanzhou and Yingchuan gentry have nothing to do with it.
The emperor's attitude and tendency directly determine the importance of Cao Cao's power in the future. He must be more careful about the nobles under his command than before... As I expected, after welcoming the emperor into Yanzhou, Cao Cao had already started to cut off the Yanzhou nobles.
That’s why I dared to kill Bian Cang quickly! This time I sent troops to Xuzhou, but not a single soldier has entered the country so far. The thunder is loud and the rain is small, which makes it clear that it is not aimed at our Xuzhou!"
After coughing a few more times, Chen Gui added: "From the moment he killed Bian Rang, Cao Cao's goal was actually to lure the Yanzhou nobles and the northwest generals to attack."
After listening to Chen Gui's words, Tao Shang suddenly understood.
I have preconceptions and have been deeply affected by historical events, but this time I have preconceptions.
Chen Gui is right. If Cao Cao really wanted to attack Xuzhou, according to his ability, he should have secretly gathered his troops and attacked Pengcheng with lightning speed to catch him off guard and take him by surprise!
But Cao Cao’s behavior is completely wrong!
This traitor first asked the emperor to issue an edict and reprimanded Tao Qian, and then threatened to destroy Xuzhou. He wished that the whole world would know that he had been tricked by Tao Qian, and even went so far as to force troops to attack the Liang Kingdom.
, spread all over the world so early before sending out troops, causing panic in Xuzhou, people were relocated and foreign aid was sought, and all the forces were stationed in Pei State to defend the city.
Everyone in the world is watching the battle between Cao and Tao.
But a few people can imagine that Cao Cao's real purpose is not to attack Xuzhou at all!
He has long wanted to plot against the nobles of Yanzhou and the princes of Liangzhou in the northwest!
This time, he simply wanted to use the crusade against Xuzhou as a revenge, to eradicate them, and completely take charge of the emperor and control the court!
As long as this can be achieved, wouldn't Xuzhou be able to capture it at any time?
Cao Cao didn't think about this in history, why does Cao Cao think about it now?
After listening to Chen Gui's words, Tao Shang analyzed that the reason was ultimately because the emperor was in the hands of Cao Cao in advance, which made his political literacy and vision greatly updated during this period, so he would work hard for the future.
Being able to control the court stably, he made this decision to lure the snake out of its hole.
The sweat on the potter's head fell unconsciously.
What a big game of chess!
It turned out that this was the true ability of Cao Cao, who held the emperor hostage and commanded the princes.
"If we follow Doctor Chen's words, the ten troops and horses stationed in the Liang Kingdom are all a bluff and are just for the world to see?"
Chen Gui let out a long sigh and said: "What is true is false, and false is true. The camps of the ten soldiers and horses and the generals' banners are all in Liang State. Every day, soldiers, horses and grain carts are going back and forth, and no one is there."
I know what is going on in his camp, but according to my judgment... this is most likely fake. Cao Cao's real main force is still in Yanzhou, waiting for the Yanzhou nobles to rebel!"
"Is he trying to eliminate internal troubles in one fell swoop?" Tao Shang touched his fair chin and squinted his eyes: "If so, the crisis in Xuzhou is actually just a cover-up deployed by Cao Cao to get rid of internal troubles. In fact,
There is no need to worry about going to Xuzhou."
Chen Gui waved his hand and said, "Young master, if you think so, you are wrong! Once Cao Cao eliminates the internal troubles of the gentry in Yanzhou and the threats from the northwest princes, he can use all his strength to attack Xuzhou the next day. We still have swords in Xuzhou
With all the trouble hanging on one's neck, the young master should look further ahead and take a step forward for the safety of Xuzhou!"
Tao Shang took a deep breath and said, "Doctor Chen want me to send troops to Yanzhou to take advantage of Cao Cao to quell the civil strife... and destroy him?"
When Chen Gui heard this, he laughed loudly and said: "The generals in Xiliang are just scabies, and the Yanzhou nobles have been in Cao Cao's hands for a long time. If Cao Cao is prepared, it won't take long to deal with them. I am confident that I can destroy them."
Cao Cao?"
Tao Shang weighed the current strength in his hands and sighed: "It should still be impossible. If Cao Cao concentrated all his strength and turned his troops eastward to attack me, he would have set himself on fire."
Chen Gui said to Tao Shang: "It is right to send troops, but we must aim at the opponent's weak point! And we must achieve the goal we want. In this way, we will not take risks."
Tao Shang closed his eyes and thought carefully for a long time, then suddenly said: "What Mr. Chen means is...the goal is Puyang to seize the emperor?"
Chen Gui touched his white beard, nodded first, and then shook his head.
"The target can be the emperor, but the emperor cannot be taken away. If the prince takes the emperor back to Xuzhou, I am afraid that from now on, our Xuzhou will become the main target of Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and even Gongsun Zan. We are not strong enough at the moment.
The emperor has not yet had the opportunity."
The pottery merchant blinked and said, "What does Mr. Chen mean?"
"The emperor can't be taken away, but he can't be put in Cao Cao's hands to increase his influence. Yuan Shao has so many soldiers under his command that he can't welcome the emperor to Yecheng for the time being. The son might as well take advantage of Cao Cao to quell the chaos and welcome the emperor to Yecheng.
Jiafan County..."
Having said this, Chen Gui couldn't control himself and coughed for a while.
"Cough cough cough, ah!"
The potter's cheeks suddenly became moist again.
However, after the potter wiped his face this time, he was not as upset as before. On the contrary, he was in a really good mood now.
Chen Gui lives up to his name, he is really an old man.
What kind of place is Fan County? It is on the edge of the Yellow River. The city is small and the temples are not high. How can the emperor be accommodated? It is too unfair for him.
But he had to live with it despite being wronged.
But the problem is that Fan County is located between the Yellow River and Jishui. To the west is Wei County, Hebei Province, to the north is Qingzhou Plain, to the south is Yanzhou Dongjun, to the east is Beihai and Mount Tai, and to the southeast is Surabaya in Xuzhou
.
Putting the emperor here is equivalent to putting the emperor in a place where Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Tao, Zang Ba, Tian Kai and Kong Rong... even Gongsun Zan can be sure of it!
What does Cao Cao dare to do?
And if Cao Cao wants to attack Xuzhou in the future, the battlefield to the north of Xuzhou will almost become a desperate place...Who knows whether Cao Cao will attack Xuzhou or rob the emperor? Yuan Shao and the others will definitely not be able to do it!
In this way, if Cao Cao wanted to fight Xuzhou, he could only go to the south of Yanzhou, which greatly reduced Xuzhou's defense line against the powerful enemy to the west.