Cao Na sat in the simple camp tent, his expression was slightly cramped, he also hesitated for a long time, almost sleepless at night, before he decided to tell the horse the truth: "The young former king and prime minister of the capital made people secretly say that he wanted to summon the last general to the capital, or he intended to recommend him as the minister of Guangling." ”

After finishing speaking, his mood couldn't help but be even more apprehensive, and he repeatedly peeked at Shen Zhezi, worried about the slight changes in his demeanor.

After Shen Zhezi heard this, his brows were already subconsciously furrowed. He naturally understood that Director Wang couldn't be silent for a long time, but he didn't expect to shoot so quickly, and the choice was so unexpected.

After a little silence, Shen Zhezi looked straight at Cao Na, with a wry smile on his face: "The world is like a net, and no one can escape." I really admire Prime Minister Wang Cheng from the bottom of my heart, but the world is not sympathetic, and I am in a different position, although I have the same heart, it is difficult to avoid differences. ”

He did not shy away from saying that he had a conflict with Director Wang, and it was meaningless to say anything at this time. Cao Nanken said this to himself bluntly, either he has been moved, or he wants to use it to be more valued by himself, no matter what his intentions are, it is a favor.

"General Cao, the general of Jiangbei, has a lot of old honors, and now he finally has the blue eyes of the auxiliary ministers, I am sincerely happy for you. The use of Guangling is especially important than the wasteland of Liang County. Such an honor is a great blessing. ”

Shen Zhezi said so bluntly, he was also telling Cao Na that you are not an ignorant young man, so why you can get such an honor will not be clear. As for himself, it is difficult to provide a position equivalent to the conditions provided by Wang Dao, after all, his own Qiaojun Taishou is not comparable to Guangling's important position.

Cao Na was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then sighed: "The talent of the last general is cold, and he is humble for a long time, and he is not a virtuous choice, so he really doesn't dare to steal the throne......"

"You can't say that, in today's chaotic world, you don't have to be attached to one way. The slave thief still dares to steal the destiny of heaven, and the husband should be ambitious to become a marquis! In fact, no matter Guangling or Liangjun, they are all state-owned, and there is no need to be biased. It's just that I'm really fortunate to work with the general, and it's really hard to hide my complaints about what the prime minister discussed. ”

When Shen Zhezi said this, he sighed and said: "If you change the time, the general will be fortunate to receive this, even if it doesn't work, I will drive you to the post." However, now, the battle of Hefei is resting, the hope of Huainan is in front of us, this situation is the time to employ people, Yin Wang, the general can be vigorous and brave, can not bear to leave. ”

"Horse ......"

When Cao Na heard this, he couldn't help but speak again.

However, Shen Zhezi raised his hand again, signaled him to be calm, and continued: "Such a big matter is all determined by selfishness. I don't know what the situation of Xuzhou is, and it is difficult for me to weigh it in detail. But thinking about this matter, there are really two wounds in my heart. One was injured by the general's abandonment of me, and the other was injured by the embarrassment of Gong Xi! ”

Director Wang hit Cao Na with the idea, but in fact, the impact on Shen Zhezi was not great, although it was a little unhappy to be dug into the corner, but it would not be much of a loss. But if Cao Na really chooses to follow Wang Dao and then return to Xuzhou to serve as Guangling Minister, then the damage to Xi Jian will be too great.

Although Shen Zhezi is also making up his mind to dig into the corner of Xi Jian's wall right now, and even Cao Na was prying it over by him, but it is one thing to do it himself, and it is another thing for others to do it. Director Wang made a move on Xuzhou, it is obvious that it is impossible to just be a little restrained, if the first step is to go out, the back must be closed step by step, and Xi Jian must be directly removed and replaced.

Once Xuzhou changes hands, the situation here in Yuzhou will definitely be affected, and it will be difficult to concentrate on preparing for the Northern Expedition. Therefore, this is what Shen Zhezi does not want to see. He also didn't want Cao Na to look at the end of the two sides and use the game between the two parties to elevate himself to an inappropriate position, so he was very straightforward in terms of pros and cons.

If he didn't want to be evasive, he really wanted to tell Cao Na about his father's reaction and decision when he was tempted by the three princes of the imperial court. But this kind of thing is really ashamed to talk about, and it is not very glorious.

Although Guanglingxiang's position is not as prominent as that of Sangong, if Cao Na really can't bear the temptation to return to Xuzhou, then whether he wants to or not, he must be a pioneer to take out Xi Jian, and once he fails, his family will definitely be ruined. Not only does Xi Jian want to kill him, but Shen Zhezi, as an ally, will also want to add fuel to the fire. As a military leader, Cao Na's strength is not small, but if he wants to join the competition, he is actually too far behind.

After listening to Shen Zhezi's words, Cao Na lowered his head and was silent for a long time, and then took off his pocket and bowed deeply to Shen Zhezi, and then sighed: "Thank you for teaching me, I have a lot of doubts." If you tempt me from a high position, if you don't want to be tempted, you are deceiving yourself. As the horse said, if you get the call of the auxiliary minister at another time, you will be happy to go. However, although the last general is not a good type, he does not lose his self-knowledge, and he is willing to make contributions to the gallop of the horse, and does not dare to be recommended by the hidden disaster. ”

Shen Zhezi was also very relieved when he heard this, got up and personally helped Cao Na into the seat, and said with a smile: "The general has decided like this, I don't dare to boast of wisdom at the moment." But since you have been so trusted, you will never be guilty in the future. This matter ends here, if the general feels that it is difficult to be worthy of the prime minister, I can do it for me. As for the judgment of the merits in the coming day, Yuzhou has its own rope and ink, which is not fake. ”

These words are a bit arrogant, and the contempt for Taifu is clearly revealed. However, after Cao Na heard this wild words, his mood was completely relaxed, and his expression was also cheerful.

Cao Na was willing to give up the recruitment of Guangling's high position, and Shen Zhezi also understood that it was not his clever tongue and painful pros and cons. is the high-ranking style of Langya Wang, in fact, it is difficult to win the hearts of the people. When necessary, even the closest relatives can give up, and the rational ones are almost unsympathetic, and they are too cruel. has lost the hope of the people, and no matter how sweet the words are, they are really not convincing.

It is true that he rejected this opportunity, Cao Na may not be able to hope for the position of Guangling in this life, but when he thinks that the Wang family has not even removed Wang Shu's funeral, it may not be a blessing to give up this time. What's more, he may not have no chance.

After talking about this matter, Shen Zhezi talked about the purpose of his summoning Cao Na to see him: "The wasteland of Liang County is empty, and it is really not easy to operate. I want to recruit Xuzhou to enrich this township, but I really don't know much about the people of Xuzhou, so I don't dare to talk about it. So today, I want to ask General Cao, what is the situation in Xuzhou? ”

When Cao Na heard this, his eyes couldn't help but light up, but after a little muttering, he still sighed and said: "The people of Xuzhou are like chaos, the people don't fight for a day, and the soldiers don't fight for a day, and I really don't know where to start." ”

"You might as well pick it up for a while."

Shen Zhezi reminded him in the banquet that he also wanted to know what kind of situation Cao Na was in Xuzhou.

"The ancestral home of the old villager of the last general is Pengcheng, which is quite negative and has a reputation for the township, and there is no lack of courage among the clan brothers, so it is also the leader of the villagers. Yongjia was in turmoil at the beginning, and the south came very early, and the land of Huaisi was ...... Alas, at that time, the defense of the river was very strict, and there were countless people who hugged wood and threw themselves into the river. Because of the trust of the villagers' lives, the last general brother did not dare to give up, so he could only fight up and protect himself......"

Cao Na's story is simple, no different from that of most military leaders. Although the south came early, it was also the most serious time of the blockade of the river, in order to prevent the displaced people from crossing the river and the impact was too great, Wang Shu, who was in charge of guarding the Jingkou at that time, simply killed people without blinking, blocking a large number of displaced people in the north of the river and not coming south.

During that period, the chaos was also extreme, and the displaced people came south according to their hometowns, fighting each other for a foothold. Those of the same townsmen kill those who are in a foreign land, those who come first and those who come later, and the heads are rolling and the corpses are strewn all over the field, and there is no order at all. In such chaos, the only one who can survive is naturally the military leader and the rogue marshal.

As for the Huai River, in this section of the region, there are Qing, Xu, Yan, You, Hebei, Pingping and other overseas Chinese prefectures and counties in the most chaotic time, and the chaos and confusion of personnel composition can be imagined. Some overseas Chinese county names don't even have a specific reference, but they are just placed on a certain rogue militia, and when this part of the rogue militia is defeated and annexed, that name will naturally disappear.

Although today's Xuzhou is no longer as chaotic as it used to be, and has a superficial order, the intensity of the struggle between the homeless commanders has not decreased. If in the past it was just a fight, now that it is driven by interests, the struggle is more purposeful.

For example, Cao Na, because he came to the south early, the location of his station is south, so it is naturally safer. In the early years, when Liu Yao was in charge, he tried his best to meet and be safe. But after being in the town for a long time, without the performance of the battle array, he was regarded as a cowardly and useless person by those in the north.

In addition, Xi Jian's entry into the town was also deliberately suppressing the rest of Liu Yao's troops, so the situation of Cao Na's department was extremely worrying, and there were voices from time to time clamoring to change his garrison area and drive him north to Linhuai and even Huaiyin.

Even if Cao Na himself is not timid, his subordinates are not all fierce soldiers, he can pat his ass freely and leave, and there are a large number of old and weak women and children. Those people are also used to staying in Guangling, once they move their defenses, it is tantamount to leaving their hometown again, and they may not be able to pull out the camp, and the troops will fall apart!

Therefore, in order to keep the garrison of the defense area unchanged, Cao Na also tried his best to let his son impersonate the family family, hoping to dispel those clamours. And this time he led his troops to join Shen Zhezi, which was also a big gamble for him.

After listening to this, Shen Zhezi was also silent for a long time, born in troubled times, everyone was fighting, because there was no order, so he did everything.

"The horse wants to lead the people of Xuzhou to fill Liang County, and the last general is willing to recommend a few, the situation is similar to the Han family, all of them have long been hated by Xi Gong, and there are many people who say that they are not right, and they are willing to come forward to lobby. It's just that Duke Xi is willing to let him go, and he has to ask the horse to discuss with Duke Xi. ”

Cao Na said with a smile when he said this: "In fact, as long as the donkey horses come forward to solicit, those few will naturally have no objections." At that time, Xu Diran's family returned to the family, which was extremely enviable in the land of Guangling! ”

Shen Zhezi smiled when he heard this, Xu Mao was the first homeless marshal to contact his family, and his family was installed in Wukang County, located in Wuzhong, which can be said to be free of military disasters, and now Xu Mao is also the top superintendent in the Yuzhou army. However, his family is neither the old state of the past, nor can it be widely used to attract overseas Chinese to return to their hometowns.

"The good land in the world is far more than Wuzhong. In the past, the capital was not in ruins? Liang County is located, and there is a lot to be done. Gong Xi, I ask for help. In the rest of the families, there is General Lao. The migration of clan relatives is a huge event, and I still have many details here to appease the villagers. ”

After determining that there was something to be done, Shen Zhezi turned to the solicitation conditions that he could actually offer.