Chapter seven hundred and fortieth chapter monarch and minister centrifugal
Facing Yuan Shao's anger, Zhang He behaved very calmly.
He had suffered such a huge defeat and caused trouble. Not to mention Yuan Shao's cold words to him, even killing him was reasonable.
At that moment, Zhang He took a deep breath and calmly recounted everything to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao listened to Zhang He's words with an indifferent expression, and finally said: "You were captured alive by the pottery merchant, and he just released you back so easily?"
Zhang He nodded and said: "Exactly."
Yuan Shao took a deep breath, waved his hand and said, "Go down and rest!"
Zhang He wanted to say something more, but Yuan Shao was obviously tired of it and kept waving at him.
Zhang He felt helpless when he saw this and had to retreat slowly.
In fact, he also wanted to explain the Jinling Army's combat strength to Yuan Shao...
After Zhang He left the commander's tent, Yuan Shao immediately found several of his conspirators and described the matter to them.
After finishing speaking, Yuan Shao heard Yuan Shao ask: "Zhang He was captured alive by the pottery merchant, but was released safely. The pottery merchant didn't even move a finger on him. Listen to this, Yuan, why is it like this?"
What about the truth? Could Zhang He be hiding something from me?"
Xun Chen stood up and said: "General, Zhang He is a loyal general. He has a good reputation on weekdays. He would never betray Duke Ming."
Ju Shou also said: "I also believe that Zhang He is definitely not a betrayer."
These two people are both loyal and upright people, and they speak relatively objectively, but there is no shortage of villains in Yuan Shao's account.
Guo Tudao said: "People's hearts are unpredictable. It's a troubled time right now. The general must be more cautious!"
Jushu frowned and said, "Guo Gongze, if you don't stir up trouble in front of the general, you won't be able to survive, right?"
Guo Tu sneered: "Guo doesn't agree with what Mr. Ju said. I just reminded the general to be careful to avoid falling into the villain's tricks. I didn't say that Zhang He had surrendered to the enemy! Could it be that in this handsome tent, I
Isn’t Guo Tu even qualified to speak?”
Jushou snorted and said, "It's okay to say it, but you have to know clearly what should be said and what shouldn't be said."
Guo Tu raised his eyebrows and was about to say something in return, but Yuan Shao suddenly slapped the table: "Don't make any noise! Don't even look at what time it is and what it looks like?"
The two looked at each other angrily, but due to Yuan Shao's power, they stopped mocking each other.
When he was young, he saw Yuan Shao pointing at Guo Tu and saying, "Keep talking."
Guo Tu bowed to Yuan Shao and said: "I don't necessarily think that General Zhang is so bad. After all, they are all colleagues and I am the General of Hebei. Naturally, Guo also hopes that General Zhang will not have second thoughts, but now this
Isn't there something suspicious? If there is nothing suspicious, why would the general ask? It's ridiculous that some people don't talk about the matter, but they want to talk about moral conduct... Wasn't Tian Feng also what the public said back then?
The person? But where is he now?"
Tian Feng's fraudulent surrender was extremely secretive, and only Yuan Shao and Jushu were aware of it. Therefore, Guo Tu brought it out to explain the matter, but it still convinced everyone.
After Guo Tu brought up the matter about Tian Feng, Ju Shou's heart suddenly trembled.
Guo Tu talked about Tian Feng... Think about it carefully, Tian Feng hasn't sent any messages for a long time recently! After the failure of the Wuhuan incident last time, there was no news from Tian Feng. Could it be that he was really taken by the pottery merchant?
killed?
But if he is killed by the pottery merchant, at least we will get some information.
A living person just disappeared out of thin air...
Is it possible that he really surrendered to the enemy?
But does he really not want his family?
Yuan Shao said on the other side: "In accordance with public principles, how should Yuan deal with Zhang He?"
"wait!"
"Wait?" Yuan Shao looked at him doubtfully: "Wait for what?"
Guo Tu said slowly: "Didn't Tao Shang capture two generals of our army alive this time? One is Zhang He and the other is Guo Yuan! Zhang He was released, but where is Guo Yuan now?"
Yuan Shao suddenly slapped his forehead: "Yes, Zhang He is back, but there is no news about Guo Yuan... If he is really killed by the pottery merchant, it means..."
"Then it means that Tao Shang and Zhang He are connected!" Guo Tu said with certainty: "They are also captured generals, how can Zhang He be luckier than Guo Yuan?"
This time, not to mention Yuan Shao, but also the other counselors beside him, all felt that what Guo Tu said was reasonable, including Ju Shou.
"Then what if Guo Yuan is also released by the pottery merchant?"
"If Guo Yuan comes back, the general will just ask Guo Yuan to see if his words to the pottery merchant are different from Zhang He's."
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At this time, Tao Shang also quickly sent a messenger to Cao Cao's camp in Luoyang and sent him a letter.
Although they are enemies, communicating with each other is also helpful to promote each other's feelings.
Cao Cao fell silent after reading the potter's letter.
The content of the letter was very simple. Tao Shang told Cao Cao that he had learned the truth about Cao Song's death in Xuzhou through the dictation of Yuan Jun's surrender, and that it was Yuan Shao who was the envoy!
Of course, as to who the surrender was, the pottery merchant did not say anything in his heart.
Moreover, the so-called evidence is also nonsense made by the potter. These things are all the assumptions of his supervisor and there is no evidence.
But Cao Cao chose to believe it, because even without the pottery merchant's letter, he could more or less guess what happened back then.
But at that time, Cao Cao, like Tao Shang, was a vassal of Yuan Shao. Therefore, to a certain extent, Cao Cao did not want to offend Yuan Shao at that time, so he could only bury this hatred deeply in his heart.
But now, he no longer needs to worry about Yuan Shao's face.
However, Cao Cao could not figure out what the pottery merchant meant by writing this letter.
These are old accounts, and everyone knows each other tacitly. This guy just found out the truth, and why did he go out of his way to tell me?
You need to know that you and he also have a deep hatred that cannot be resolved.
Cao Cao called Jia Xu, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Xi Zhicai and others to discuss the matter with them.
Jia Xu listened and said nothing.
Old Poison didn't understand the potter's intention either. He usually didn't comment on things he didn't understand.
Xi Zhicai was forced to say to Cao Cao: "Now that Tao Shang is fighting Yuan Shao, although he has won a few small victories, he has never defeated Yuan Shao in a big way. Jizhou is not an easy bone to chew. Presumably Tao Shang has also realized this. , thinking about it, he just wants to use old stories to arouse the hatred of the lord, and then attack Yuan Shao to share the pressure for him. "
Xun You laughed when he heard this and said: "The pottery merchant underestimated Sikong too much. Now the land of Sanhe has been suppressed by our army. Zhong Yao persuaded the candidates. Cheng Yin and the two Guanzhong generals surrendered to the lord. As long as they marched into Chang'an and occupied the two capitals, Then recruit Ma Teng and Han Sui, Guanzhong will be certain, and then go back to Hebei, and our army will have enough depth in the rear. If the two armies fight, we will not be afraid of the pottery merchants."
Cao Cao nodded and said, "It's just that Ma Teng and Han Sui have old grudges with me. I don't know if I can convince them."
Jia Xu said calmly: "Don't worry, Sikong. Although these two people have different personalities, they still have high aspirations. Living in Jincheng all these years has really been difficult for them... As long as Sikong gives him enough benefits, the grudges of the past will not matter to him.
To them, it is like an illusory shadow, not worth mentioning."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Cao understands what you all mean. Naturally, Cao will not change his current strategy because of a letter from Tao Shang... But Yuan Shao harmed my old father, and Tao Shang said that he has already investigated
Ming Zhen thought that if Cao didn't send someone to question Yuan Shao and spread the word, everyone in the world would think that Cao was an unfilial son... Even if it was just for show, Cao would still have to write a letter of rebuke.
, question Yuan Shao and ask him to give an explanation to Cao! Give the world an explanation!"