Chapter seven hundred and eighty sixth unloading power
At this moment, Tao Shang, Xu Chu, Xun Chen and others were leading their troops back to the Puyang military camp.
Halfway through, Xu Chu didn't hide it at all, fully demonstrating his lack of intelligence... he asked questions vigorously.
"Prime Minister, can we really drive a wedge between Cao Cao and Xun Yu this time?"
The pottery merchant did not answer him directly, but turned to look at Xun Chen and said, "Mr. Youruo, do you think this has a high chance of success?"
Frankly speaking, Xun Chen was not sure about this matter.
But he is still a very reasonable person. When the pottery merchant left the Yuan family, it was already a great favor to him, so in order to repay the pottery merchant's kindness, he also tried his best to help the pottery merchant.
make this happen.
Regardless of the outcome, he tried his best, and from his perspective, he felt that this matter was good for his brother Xun Yu.
"Prime Minister, this time, although we are using conspiracy to create a estrangement, according to my understanding of my brother, he will definitely be touched. My brother has been determined to serve as a servant since he was a child, to promote the Xun family, and to assist the Han Dynasty... This
It’s his ambition in the first half of his life, which cannot be easily touched by others. Even if he understands our thoughts in this matter, he still can’t get over this hurdle in his own heart.”
The pottery merchant nodded and said: "I very much agree with Mr. Youruo's opinion. Different strategies and different strategies will have different effects when used on different people."
After saying that, he turned to look at Xu Chu: "Do you understand?"
Xu Chu’s reputation as a tiger idiot is not for nothing.
"I don't quite understand!"
Tao Shang sighed and explained: "Then let me explain to you this way. This strategy is mainly aimed at those who are truly loyal to the court and those who have real feelings for the Han Dynasty. This strategy is only placed on them.
It will be useful, such as Xun Yu... but if it is used on people like Guo Jia and Chen Deng who are shameless and careless, I'm afraid it won't be so effective."
Xu Chu suddenly realized: "If you had said this earlier, then I would have understood."
But Xun Chen, who was standing aside, suddenly turned to Tao Shang and said, "Prime Minister, what I have to do has been completed. If Prime Minister has nothing important to do, I would like to return to Xuzhou."
The pottery merchant nodded and said, "Go back to Xuzhou, pack your bags, and then set off for Yecheng."
"Ye, Yecheng?" Xun Chen suddenly felt a little stupid.
What does this mean? Why do you want me to go back to Yecheng?
Facing Xun Chen's puzzled eyes, the pottery merchant smiled and said: "Hebei has become more stable now. Now we need people with lofty ideals to go there. On the one hand, they can continue to calm the people's hearts for me, and on the other hand, they can develop internal affairs, strengthen commercial circulation, reclaim land, etc."
wait……"
Speaking of this, I heard Tao Shang say: "The Xun family in Yingchuan is a large family with many talented people. Cao Cao made a wise decision to use the Xun family to govern Xuchang, and I use Mr. Xun to govern Yecheng. If you think about it carefully, it is not too late."
Bar……"
Xun Chen was silent for a while and then said: "But I am an old minister of the Yuan family..."
The pottery merchant stretched out his hand to interrupt his words and said: "Tao doesn't use people who are suspicious of others, but don't use them suspiciously when they employ people."
Xun Chen was deeply moved and finally agreed to go to Yecheng as arranged by the pottery merchant.
Yingchuan is a place of outstanding people, and the Xun family is a leader among them. Xun Chen was arranged to govern Yecheng. After the situation was stable, the old ministers of Hebei could be slowly restored and the prosperity of Hebei could be restored.
Jinling City, Suzhou City, and Hangzhou City are now prosperous cities. The next step for pottery merchants is to develop Hebei, which has great potential. This first step is to make Yecheng and Peiping become economic centers in the north.
…
While the pottery merchant was preparing all this, Cao Cao was also very troubled in Chang'an.
His second son Cao Pi gave him a secret letter, which described in detail what happened to Xun Yu in Xuchang City.
Cao Cao had several bullae on the corners of his mouth that night.
This time he really got angry.
After thinking about it all night, Cao Cao called Jia Xu and described the matter to him in detail.
After Jia Xu was silent for a while, he said calmly: "Sikong, in my opinion, this is just a plan by the pottery merchant to alienate you." Please don't doubt that Mr. Xun is the one, Sikong."
What Jia Xu said was neither profound nor shallow. He would not add insult to injury to Xun Yu, but he would never risk his life to vouch for Xun Yu.
This kind of thing is really too sensitive. He can only tell the truth from his own perspective. For him, this is already very difficult.
Cao Cao didn't say a few words to Jia Xu, and then let him go out temporarily.
Xun You, Cheng Yu, and Man Chong were all very close to Xun Yu, so it would definitely not be possible to ask them.
But Jia Xu only touched on it and refused to go into details.
Cao Cao thought about it, but in the end he could only ask one person.
This person is Liu Ye.
To a certain extent, Liu Ye can be regarded as a clan member of the Han Dynasty. His intimacy with the Han Dynasty is probably much higher than that of Xun Yu. Therefore, to a certain extent, Liu Ye's words are relatively
You need to have more say.
After Liu Ye read the letter that Cao Cao handed him, he calmly thought for a while and said: "According to my understanding of Mr. Xun, Mr. Xun is very loyal to the Han Dynasty, and he is also very loyal to you, Sikong."
Very loyal, in fact, the most difficult thing to deal with is this kind of person. We can't figure out whether his loyalty to the Han Dynasty is higher than that of Sikong... It should be noted that the Han Dynasty court is currently controlled by Tao Shang and Jingzhou respectively.
In Liu’s hands!”
Cao Cao took a deep breath and said, "If it weren't for the fact that there are two imperial courts in the world, I'm afraid Wen Ruo would have left me long ago."
Liu Ye nodded with emotion and said: "The current situation is complicated. If Sikong is not sure about Wen Ruogong's connection, it is better to hand over the power of Xuchang City to others. After Chang'an is calmed down and returns to the Central Plains, we can deal with it.
how?"
These words really reached Cao Cao's heart. He thought about it carefully and said: "It can be done!"
…
A few days later, Cao Hong, a veteran of the Cao family, secretly led a troop of troops and hurried back to Xuchang City and ordered that all Xun Yu's powers be removed.
There was not a single soldier of the pottery merchant outside the city of Xuchang. Most of his troops were gathered at Cao Ang and Cao Ren, while the city of Xuchang was quiet and showed no signs of war.
No matter who sees this situation, they will inevitably feel doubtful.
Cao Hong was just ordered to disarm Xun Yu, but he didn't know why.
Cao Cao did not want to tell Cao Hong about this matter. After all, he would like to restore the relationship between himself and Xun Yu in the future. However, the matter was urgent and Cao Cao had to nip the dangerous factors in the cradle first.
Cao Hong entered the city, came to Xun Yu's mansion, took out Cao Cao's token, and stated Cao Cao's order to him.
"Wen Ruogong, I'm sorry! All matters in Xuchang are currently led by the last general. Please don't take offense, Wen Ruogong!"
Xun Yu just smiled bitterly and said nothing. He immediately took out the seal ribbon and tiger talisman, handed them to Cao Hong, and stated to him all the current situation of Xuchang City.
Cao Hong listened very seriously and almost took out a small notebook from his pocket to write it down.
Although Xun Yu explained the current situation to him very clearly, Cao Hong still didn't understand. Since the pottery merchants are currently attacking the Central Plains, why is the important town of Xuchang City as stable as Mount Tai, without a single soldier to attack?