As soon as the potter heard that a letterhead was coming, he immediately asked Pei Qian to hand the letterhead to him.

Pei Qian hurriedly handed the letterhead to the potter.

When the potter opened the letterhead, he saw that there were neat rows of small characters written in it, which were not pretty, but very neat.

The potter frowned suspiciously, and said strangely: "Why hasn't this letter been signed?" ”

Guo Jia walked over, looked at the letter, and said, "Presumably, Cao Pi was afraid that the letterhead would fall into the hands of the enemy and be recognized, so he didn't leave his name." ”

The potter looked at it carefully and said, "It doesn't seem to be Cao Pi's letterhead." ”

Guo Jia was puzzled: "What does the prime minister mean?" If it's not Cao Pi, who else can leave us a letterhead? ”

The potter pointed to a row of words on it and said, "This letter says that Cao Pi is currently in Cao Ang's army, and although he has been forgiven by Cao Cao, for him, he is not fully trusted, and he is only in dormant at the moment...... This is completely a third-person address for Cao Pi, and I don't feel as if it was written by Cao Pi. ”

Xu Chu was surprised: "What kind of person is this, not only can he see through that Cao Pi's entry into the customs is the prime minister's plan, but also ordered someone to shoot a letter from the city to inform the prime minister, doesn't this clearly show that it is a demonstration?" …… It's really a show!"

After the potter was silent for a long time, he turned his head to look at Guo Jia and said, "What does Brother Feng Xiao think about this?" ”

Guo Jia thought seriously for a while, and then said: "First of all, this person must have a certain status in the enemy army, and in addition, this person should be extremely resourceful, otherwise it is impossible to see the prime minister's strategy, but at the same time he saw the prime minister's strategy, he actually sent a letter to the prime minister to state the situation in the pass, which is really not simple." ”

"The hardest thing to figure out now is the real intentions of this person." The potter stared at the letterhead as his fingers tapped lightly on the table.

He thought seriously for a while, and said: "In the other party's letter, it is suggested that I should not storm the Jiange Pass, but should divide my troops to pacify the counties of Hanzhong, and divide my troops to enter Brazil, Wakou and other places, and win the support of the local indigenous King Hu, so as to wait for changes...... What's your opinion? ”

In the face of such a strange situation, everyone didn't dare to squeak, after all, the stakes were very high, and everyone couldn't get a good idea for a while, so they didn't speak.

In the end, it was Guo Jia who tried to speak.

"Prime Minister, if not, why not follow what is said in this letter?"

The potter looked at Guo Jia: "What plan does my brother have in mind?" ”

Guo Jia smiled and said: "The person in the letter, the strategy is not under Guo, but the real master, Guo has almost guessed who he is, but the current situation is unknown, Guo still can't guess the other party's thoughts, now the Sword Pavilion is difficult to capture, you might as well follow the other party's proposal, first send people to appease the surrounding states and counties, and then the prime minister personally recruits the Brazilian natives, see what is happening in the Sword Pavilion Pass?" ”

The potter listened to Guo Jia's words, and then said, "Since this is the case, then you might as well give it a try." ”

……

A few days later, the Jiange Pass received news that the potter had arranged for his generals to go to various places in Hanzhong to pacify the county seat, and that he himself had gone to Wakou to recruit the local natives and Yi people in Hanzhong.

After knowing the news, Cao Cao and Liu Bei didn't react, but the generals in Sichuan, led by Zhang Ren, began to panic.

Cao Cao and Liu Bei were outsiders after all, and they didn't know the key relationship in Xichuan not long after they came to Xichuan, so Zhang Ren began to explain to them.

Hanzhong is the throat of Sichuan Shu, it can be described as condescending, as long as Hanzhong is in the hands of the potters, Sichuan Shu will never get peace, and now they must find a way to stop it.

Moreover, once the Yimin of Wakou was appeased by the potters, it would be equivalent to the potters having established enough prestige in Hanzhong, and they could always be stationed in Hanzhong in the future.

"Cao Gong, Xuande Gong, this matter needs your help, if you really let the potters gain a firm foothold in Hanzhong, this matter will be difficult to do in the future, no matter what, you can't let the potters completely subdue the Brazilian Yimin, those Yimin occupy a large amount of grain and rice seeds in Hanzhong, if they join forces with the potters, we are afraid that the future will be sad."

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and said, "Then according to General Zhang's meaning, what should I do?" ”

Zhang Ren hurriedly said: "The pottery merchants appease the counties of Hanzhong, the encirclement and suppression forces of Jiange Dao are not many, and the enemy's camp is not forced to pass the village at the moment, we might as well send people to Brazil, and say that it is powerful, so that those people can understand the thief heart of the pottery merchants, and don't let them be of the same heart as the pottery merchants, so as to ensure the safety of the future." ”

After Cao Cao was silent for a while, he turned his head to look at Liu Bei: "What does Xuande Gong think?" ”

Liu Bei nodded and said: "General Zhang has lived in Yizhou for a long time, so he is naturally familiar with the local folk customs, and his plan will not be wrong to think about, but there are no capable people under the preparation, the second brother, the third brother, and Chen Zhi are all brave generals, if they are allowed to charge into battle, it will not matter, but if they are allowed to say surrender ......"

Cao Cao also felt that it made sense after listening to Liu Bei's words, and if he seized Hanzhong in the future, the person who wanted to continue to settle in Hanzhong was still himself, and if he sent someone other than his subordinates, he was still a little uneasy.

Just when Cao Cao was hesitating who to send over, he saw Cao Ang, who had been beside him, stand up and said, "Father, it's better to let the child go, the child is willing to share his father's worries." ”

Cao Cao suddenly hesitated when he heard this: "In this way, it's a little too dangerous, right?" ”

Cao Ang arched his hand and said: "Everything in the three armies depends on my father, Xuande Gong and the generals. ”

Zhang Ren said: "From the Sword Pavilion to Brazil and other places, there is a small road that can bypass the defense line arranged by the enemy army and go directly to its place, the eldest prince might as well give it a try." ”

Cao Ang arched his hand at Zhang Ren and said, "Thank you for the general's advice." ”

Zhang Ren said: "I will turn around and let Wu Lan, Lei Tonger will go with the eldest prince, which can be regarded as a foil." ”

"Thank you!"

Cao Cao said to Cao Ang: "Zixiu, you go back and prepare, and when you are ready, our father and son will discuss the itinerary in detail." ”

"No!"

Speaking of this, Cao Cao paused and said, "Let that kid from Cao Pi come to see me." ”

Cao Ang was stunned when he heard this, and he didn't know what Cao Cao meant by this move, but he still obeyed his father's orders.

……

Not long after, Cao Pi was ordered to come to Cao Cao's army.

At this time, Zhang Ren and Liu Bei were no longer there, and only Cao Cao and Cao Pi, father and son, were left in the village.

"Father's ......"

"Don't call me father, Cao can't afford it." Cao Cao said lightly.

Cao Pi's face showed a sad look: "Father still refuses to forgive me? ”

Cao Cao looked at him fixedly: "If it were you, would you forgive the old man like this?" ”

Cao Pi's face showed a look of sorrow, and he sighed: "In this case, my father might as well kill me with a knife!" It's better than that. ”

Cao Cao looked at him fixedly and said, "Now there is an opportunity for you to atone for your sins, are you willing?" If it does, Cao may be able to consider letting you rejoin the Cao clan. ”