Cao Ang held Chen Gong in one hand and pointed at his heart with the other hand, tears streaming down his face. "Chen Xiang, I am in a mess, so please teach me."

Chen Gong stroked Cao Ang's shoulder and sighed, "This is the family affairs of the prince, and it is not advisable for foreign ministers to speak nonsense. It is better to write a letter to the king, please tell me."

Cao Ang held Chen Gong's hand tightly, and tears were pouring like a spring.

Chen Gong sighed and turned to look at Ding Yi. "Crown Prince, it's not helpful to be anxious when he has come to this point. Zhengli came from thousands of miles away, and the boats were exhausted, and maybe he hadn't had enough food yet. Why not arrange for him to stay first and then make a long-term plan?"

Cao Ang then realized, quickly wiped away his tears, and ordered someone to arrange a residence for Ding Yi and hold a banquet to welcome Ding Yi.

Chen Gong took the initiative to take over the task and led Ding Yi to the side courtyard. Ding Yi was very polite, half a seat behind Chen Gong, without saying a word. When he came to the small courtyard where the guest lived, Chen Gong ordered his servant to lead Ding Yi's entourage to settle in the room, walked to the side, and looked at the shallow pool in the corner of the wall in a daze.

Ding Yi followed and looked at Chen Gong quietly.

"Mrs. Ding is really sick and her life is in danger?"

"I'm really sick." Ding Yi smiled. "It's hard to say whether he is dying."

Chen Gong turned his head, looked at Ding Yi, and raised his eyebrows slightly. "Who set the scheming? It's not appropriate to do this."

"Whether you are scheming depends on what Chen Xiang thinks." Ding Yi smiled twice and said, "Chen Xiang, the two countries are fighting troops, attacking the city, and attacking the heart are all the meanings that are incomplete in the title. What is wrong with Chen Xiang's design, using the greed of Yizhou people inside and externally using the eagerness of our Wu army soldiers to make contributions, isn't it also conquering the heart?"

Chen Gong frowned even more, staring at Ding Yi tightly, without blinking. "Who said this? Ju Su from the Military Planning Department, Liu Ye, or Guo Jia from the Military Intelligence Department?"

"I can see such a simple plan, so why bother to slap the sacrificial wine? Guo Jijiu. It is hard to defeat it, but because Chen Xiang used an open conspiracy, not a conspiracy." Ding Yi's eyes flashed slightly, avoided Chen Gong's gaze, and turned to look at the blue water red fish in the pond. "Conspiracy can be broken, but it is hard to defeat it, and Chen Xiang is a think tank. It's a pity that Chen Xiang can plan people but cannot go against the times. Everything is in vain and mislead others and yourself."

Chen Gong's face was slightly dark, and he planned to yell, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say. Although he was unwilling to admit it, he knew that Ding Yi was right. No matter how smart he was, he could not reverse the current situation. Everything he did was just to strive for a more favorable negotiation condition.

Unfortunately, Sun Ce's counterattack put him in a dilemma.

"Chen Xiang, those who know the current affairs are heroes. You are a wise man in the world. You should be very clear about the general situation in the world. There is nothing wrong with using open plots, but it is nothing more than a civil servant and military general of the two countries fighting wits and courage. Those who admit to betting and accept losing, and those who have high skills win. Whether a conspiracy can succeed can be achieved, but it is impossible to resist Chen Xiang. Even if he succeeds for a while, he will inevitably backfire in the future. Chen Xiang reads history books well and thinks twice, and does not act like a scoundrel and make a desperate bet."

Chen Gong's eyes shrank slightly, and he was speechless for a while. His face was very calm, but there were storms in his heart.

What does Ding Yi mean? Is Sun Ce detecting our secret tricks or intimidation? That matter was deployed by Fa Zheng. He said it was foolproof, but who knows if it is really foolproof? Sun Ce has the Military Intelligence Department led by Guo Jia, and it is full of talents, so it is not impossible to detect an abnormality.

Conspiracy is not an open conspiracy, the key is a word that is yin, which is unknown. Once it is discovered, it is worthless.

Looking at Chen Gong silently, Ding Yi suddenly laughed.

Chen Gong turned his head and glanced at Ding Yi sideways. "Why is Zhengli laughing?"

Ding Yi stopped his smile. "Chen Gong asked for advice just now, was this a trick? I didn't answer Chen Xiang."

"I'm willing to answer now?"

"Yes, but our goal is not Zi Xiu." Ding Yi nodded solemnly. "It's Chen Xiang."

Chen Gong's heart tightened and almost cursed. He quickly calmed down and said with a smile: "Just etiquette, if things are not secret, you will lose. Just tell me this now. Is there any instability?"

"It's okay." Ding Yi turned around and walked towards the hall. "Even if Chen Xiang killed me, it would be useless." He turned his head and said, "Chen Xiang has a secret trick, are we not prepared?"

Ding Yi smiled and went to the hall. While walking, he raised his hand and shook it.

Chen Gong quickly glanced at the soldiers on duty for a week, especially the soldiers on duty at the entrance of the yard. Although he did not see any flaws, a trace of helplessness flashed in his heart. He would rather believe that there was something than that without, who dared to say that Ding Yi spoke so loudly just now, and that such obvious gestures had no special meaning? Even if he now ordered to control the soldiers and servants of the whole mansion, he might not be able to completely control the news.

Ding Yi entered the house and hid behind the window. Seeing Chen Gong standing by the pool in a daze, he couldn't help but chuckled, with a little smugness.

"Watching a stone with an egg is overestimating your ability."

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Knowing that it was a plan, Chen Gong did not change his decision. Faced with Cao Ang's request for advice, he insisted that Cao Ang asks Cao Cao for instructions, and Cao Cao decided.

Cao Cao was both a king and a father. Cao Ang had no reason to refuse any decision he made. Even if he missed meeting Mrs. Ding, it was Cao Cao's responsibility, not Cao Ang's own responsibility.

This is the best way he can come up with at the moment.

As soon as the messenger was sent out, Cao Cao's edict arrived, asking Cao Ang to hand over the defense of Hanzhong to Lejin, rush to Dangqu, and preside over the war in northern Yizhou so that he could free up his hands and rush to Jiangzhou to prepare for Sun Ce.

After discussing with Chen Gong, Cao Ang accepted Cao Cao's order and appointed Le Jin as the prefect of Hanzhong to be fully responsible for Hanzhong's defense. He told Le Jin that the situation was difficult and Hanzhong would not be able to defend it. If necessary, he would give up Nanzheng, retreat to Baishui Pass, and block the Wu army's road to Chengdu.

Le Jin accepted the order and assured Cao Ang that if he had a soldier and a soldier, he would never allow the Wu army to pass Baishui Pass and threaten Chengdu.

Cao Ang quickly adjusted his troops, shrank his defense line, and then left Nanzheng with 10,000 elite troops and crossed Bashan.

In late July, Cao Ang rushed to Dangqu and met Cao Cao.

Cao Ang was shocked when he saw Cao Cao for the first time. Cao Cao in front of him was gray and haggard, and he looked like an old man over 60 years old. In fact, he was just fifty.

"Father, why are you..."

Cao Cao took Cao Ang's hand and took a seat, smiling bitterly: "Zi Xiu, when I received your letter, Gu's head was so sad that I was white. Sun Bofu's plan was very clever. Gu would let you leave, and he would not let you stay. He would be in a dilemma."

"Father, it is because the sons are incompetent and cannot share their worries for their father, but instead make them suffer." Cao Ang's nose felt sour and shed tears.

"Zi Xiu, you are wrong." Cao Cao stroked Cao Ang's hand and looked relieved. "Sun Bofu's heroes in the world have a very high vision. If you are really an incompetent person, how could Sun Bofu marry his sister to you? Why should he have so much thought, using both soft and hard, and trying to persuade you to surrender? It is precisely because you are both virtuous and capable, and loyal and filial, that he valued you so much and did not want you to help me. With a son like you, Gu would have already surpassed him. In the future, he would be worthy of Sun Wentai and look down on Yuan Benchu ​​and Brother Yuan Gonglu."

Cao Ang was in a complicated mood and was full of words, but he didn't know how to speak.

Cao Cao seemed to see through his thoughts. "Zi Xiu, do you want to persuade me to surrender if I quit?"

Cao Ang nodded. Along the way, he thought about it and felt that this was the best solution. "The father and Sun Bofu were attracted to him for a while. Ten years have passed, and the world is so popular. Although Bashu was the place where the high emperor was the dragon, Sun Bofu was not the overlord of that year. With the father's knowledge, he should not think that Yizhou can be the only one. Since this is the case, he would not surrender early to save Yizhou from war and to protect his descendants."

Cao Cao laughed, got up and paced back and forth for two steps, stood under the eaves, and looked up at the gloomy sky.

"Zi Xiu, although you are kind and filial, you have a slightly better understanding than Sun Bofu."

Cao Ang didn't mind. "Sun Bofu was a hero in the age of time. When his son saw him that day, he admired him deeply and did not dare to think of comparing with him."

"Yes, not only you, but I also think so, so he can rule the world for ten years, and although you, my father and son struggle, they are still inevitably captured by them." Cao Cao sighed and smiled bitterly: "It's not that I don't want to surrender now, but that Sun Ce doesn't want me to surrender."

Cao Ang said anxiously: "Why did your father say this..."

Cao Cao raised his hand and signaled Cao Ang to be calm. "In the past ten years, the Wu army has been invincible and the arrogance in the army has increased day by day. The implementation of the new policy has achieved great results, but there are also many disadvantages and hidden dangers. The aristocratic families of various states and counties have received the benefits of the new policy, but they are not greedy and have made great efforts in order to make a fortune. Such people are not enough to just reason, and can only use thunderous means. However, Sun Bofu is good at everything, but he is too kind and cannot do it ruthlessly, so he has to use the excuse of personally expeditioning Yizhou."

Cao Cao snorted and sneered: "I will surrender at this time, how can he agree?"

Cao Ang was stunned and took a long time to react, but he still couldn't believe his ears. Judging from Cao Cao's words, Sun Ce's personal expedition was not to conquer Yizhou, but to clean up his internal affairs?

"This..." Cao Ang stammered: "Father, this is a big deal..."

"Incredible?" Cao Cao's self-deprecating expression became even stronger.

Cao Ang's face was red and nodded, nor was he shook his head. He stared at Cao Cao intently, hoping to see some flaws in his face. He felt that Cao Cao's reason was too far-fetched. There must be many problems in the Xinzhao of Wu Kingdom, but Sun Ce was not a kind person. He killed the Yuzhou family and killed it so bloody that the child did not dare to cry at night. Why do you need to borrow his personal expedition to Yizhou to deal with these matters?

This is not just about killing chickens with a bull knife, but it is simply about using Gan Jiang. Mo Xie kills chickens with a price that is too high.

Seeing Cao Ang's appearance, Cao Cao didn't say anything, turned around and looked at Chen Gong. Taking advantage of the opportunity to turn his back to Cao Ang, he blinked and gave Chen Gong a wink. "Public platform, what do you think?"

Chen Gong pretended not to see him. He secretly admired Cao Cao and came up with such a reason to convince Cao Ang. Not only was Cao Ang speechless, but he even believed him a little, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Cao Cao's analysis was reasonable.
Chapter completed!