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Cao Zhang was stunned and asked casually: "Which King is the King?"

Before the guards could answer, Cao Zhang was overjoyed. He had already reacted, and it was Wang Can. He hurriedly said, "Please invite him to see me!"

Wang Can was one of the seventh cases of Jian'an and the only high-ranking official in the seventh case of Jian'an, but he was also removed from his post as a Shizhong and demoted to a commoner.

Wang Can was also tortured by Yang Tian during the seven cases of Jian'an. He was recuperating at home for several months before he could walk. However, this political struggle completely destroyed his confidence in Cao Wei. He was determined to return to the Han Dynasty. This time he came to Cao Zhang to accept Li Fu's request.

Wang Can walked into the tent and Cao Zhang personally welcomed him. Although Cao Zhang was a martial artist, like his father and brother, in order to admire talented people, especially respect Jian'an Qi. Cao Pi launched Jian'an Qi case and eradicated Cao Zhi's power, which aroused Cao Zhang's anger, and he turned against his brother for this.

Cao Zhang invited Wang Can into the tent, and the two sat down and greeted him a few times. Cao Zhang asked with a smile: "Why should the prince teach me?"

Wang Can sighed slightly and said, "The world is stubborn, vicious, and ruthless, and I don't care about my subordinates. I am discouraged by him. Seeing that the Cao Wei country that Duke Wei, who had been conquered for half his life, would be destroyed in his hands, I was anxious in my heart, so I came to persuade him to do so."

Cao Zhang immediately bowed to the ground and bowed, "I wish to listen to the teachings of the public!"

Wang Can nodded and said, "In the past, Duke Wei transferred Youzhou's army to Yedu, and once clearly stated that the Youzhou army was the army to defend Yedu. This is actually in line with Duke Wei's expectations for Duke. Duke Wei knew that the Han army was powerful, so he would rather use Cao as the main general, but always placed Duke and Youzhou army in Hebei and did not use it easily. Can you tell why?"

Cao Zhang's face became very serious. Wang Can said it was right. Cao Zhen was just fake. His martial arts and knowledge were not as good as him. However, he was appointed as the governor of Yuzhou. Cao Xiu was a minority clan and could also serve as the governor of Qingzhou. However, as a legitimate, he lived far away in Hebei and was trapped in Youzhou and was never valued. This was indeed unreasonable and has always confused and dissatisfied him.

He thought about this more than once, but most of them complained about his father. Today, Wang Can's words made him realize something. He hurriedly said: "I seem to understand a little, but I can't see it thoroughly. Please tell me clearly."

"The Duke is the Duke of Wei, how can Duke of Wei not use it? Just like the foundation stone of a house, it must be built under the land of a house. Even if the house collapses without wind and rain, the foundation stone is still there, and a new house can be re-established. Duke is the foundation stone of Cao Wei. Of course, it must be placed in the northernmost part of Youzhou. Even if Cao Wei is destroyed by the Han army, Duke can lead the troops of Youzhou to sweep south and rebuild the Cao Wei country. This is the profound meaning of Duke of Wei, which may Duke understand?"

Cao Zhang sighed long, "Sir, Cao Zhang regrets that he has heard this too late!"

Cao Zhang was indeed very moved. Over the years, he had been resenting his father to be unfair to him. Until today, Wang Can's words made him wake up as if he was dreaming. It turned out that his father had such profound meaning.

He asked Wang Can again, "In accordance with Mr.'s opinion, what should I do now?"

"Mr. You should decide what to do, but I only advise you not to let you down. "

Cao Zhang nodded silently. He knew what he should do. He had to take back the Wan Youzhou army in Qingzhou. That was his army. Let Cao Xiu go to guard Qingzhou. What does it have to do with him Cao Zhang?

Cao Zhang wanted to ask Wang Can to stay and assist him, but Wang Can politely declined Cao Zhang's invitation on the grounds that he was sick and then said goodbye.

Although Wang Can's words made some sense, maybe Cao Cao really had this idea, but this is by no means the fundamental reason. The fundamental reason is that Cao Cao does not want Cao Zhang to be powerful, just like putting Cao Zhi in Xudu, so that in order to allow Cao Pi to successfully inherit the position of Duke of Wei, Cao Cao could only sacrifice two other children for the continuation of Cao Wei's great cause.

Of course, Cao Zhang would not admit that his father wanted to suppress himself, so after Wang Can said those reasonable words, Cao Zhang regarded it as his father's good intentions. Cao Zhang was the cornerstone of Cao Wei and the last hope to save Cao Wei from danger.

Just as Wang Can left, Cao Zhang immediately wrote a letter in person, ordering his confidant to rush to Qingzhou and hand it over to his deputy general Yu Xin.

In any case, he would never hand over his Qingzhou army to his elder brother Cao Pi. If he was still unsure of his mind before, Wang Can's words made him awake and gave him the reason to occupy the army in Youzhou.

That was my father's deliberate arrangement. In order to make him the cornerstone of Cao Wei, the Youzhou Army was the key to his becoming the cornerstone of Cao Wei. How could he give up people?

After the end of the Central Plains War, the Qingzhou battle, which was thought to start immediately, did not break out as scheduled. A confrontation occurred in which the Han army occupied Le'an County and the two Cao troops stationed troops in Qi County and Jinan County respectively.

Both sides were unwilling to start a war easily. The delicate political situation in Yedu affected the battle situation in Qingzhou. For Cao Pi or Cao Zhi, the army was the most precious resource, and the most precious resource was used at the blade. Fighting for territory was no longer very important, but the most important thing was to fight for the great cause left by his father.

As a supporter of Cao Pi, Cao Xiu's ten thousand troops under his command were undoubtedly Cao Pi's last hope. At this time, Cao Xiu also received Cao Pi's order to transfer troops, which really made Cao Xiu a little embarrassed.

Cao Xiu's army was stationed in Zouping County, north of Jinan County, close to Le'an County. In the big tent, Cao Xiu paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, looking worried. At this time, his aide Liu Jun walked into the big tent and said with a smile: "Does the governor come to me if you have anything to do?"

"Sir, please sit down!"

Cao Xiu quickly asked Liu Jun to sit down. He took out the secret letter Cao Pi gave him and handed it to Liu Jun, "This is the letter from the world. Please read it sir!"

Liu Jun took the letter and read it. The content in the letter was very simple, and he asked Cao Xiu to immediately lead his army to Yedu to serve the king. This made Liu Jun frown, "Don't the world consider the gains and losses of Qingzhou?"

Cao Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "This is my contradiction. What should I do if I lead the army to Yedu? To be honest, I don't expect Zhang Liao to defend Qingzhou. His army is Cao Zhang's Youzhou army. Whether it can be truly controlled is still a question. Even if he controls the army and defeats the Han army, what should I do if Qingzhou?"

After all, Qingzhou is his territory of Cao Xiu. He did not want to hand Qingzhou over to Zhang Liao. Liu Jun understood Cao Xiu's true intentions. He pondered for a moment: "But Cao Zhang and Xiahou Dun's army have far superiority in Yedu. The order of the governor to lead his army to Yedu means that the situation in Yedu is very critical. Otherwise, he would not ignore the risks of Qingzhou. It would be better for the governor to divide his troops into two groups, one to defend Qingzhou and the other to Yedu. What do the governor think?"

"Not appropriate!" Cao Xiu shook his head, "The army cannot be separated, it is easy to be defeated by the Han army one by one. What I mean is, either go to Yedu or stay in Qingzhou. The key is, what can I get?"

Liu Jun suddenly understood what Cao Xiu meant. Cao Pi did not make any statement. Of course, Cao Xiu refused to lead his army westward. Liu Jun thought for a while and said, "If this is the case, the governor might as well take the excuse of resisting the Han army and take a look at the world's state."

Cao Xiu nodded, and Liu Jun's words came to his heart. If he didn't give him a general to compensate, how could he give up Qingzhou and go to Yedu?

While the two were discussing, a personal soldier quickly came to the tent to report: "Report to the governor, there is an urgent report from Le'an County!"

Cao Xiu was shocked and hurriedly said, "Where is the person who reported the news, please let him in!"

After a moment, a scout of Cao's army quickly walked into the tent and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See the Governor!"

"Speak quickly, what happened in Le'an County?"

"Report to the governor, the Han army has evacuated Le'an County. According to various lines, the Han army should go north to Bohai County."

Cao Xiu and Liu Jun looked at each other. At this critical moment, the Han army actually went north to Hebei. Cao Xiu was a little embarrassed. He could have used the excuse of resisting the Han army to not go to Yedu. Now that the Han army is heading north, he can't find a reason.

Liu Jun pondered for a moment and said, "When the Han army goes north, there will be abnormal movements in Zhang Liao's army. The governor may as well wait a little longer and see the changes in Zhang Liao's army before making a decision."

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The sudden advance of the Han army, undoubtedly disrupted the originally balanced situation in Qingzhou. Both Cao troops stationed in Qingzhou were in a dilemma. Cao Xiu's army was unwilling to go to Yedu, while Zhang Liao's Wan army was in danger of losing control.

The troops commanded by Zhang Liao were Cao Zhang's Youzhou Army. In order to seize Cao Zhang's military power, Cao Pi ordered Zhang Liao to lead Wan Youzhou Army to the Central Plains on the grounds of supporting Xuzhou and stay away from Cao Zhang's control.

However, the Youzhou Army was an elite army built by Cao Zhang in the past decade. In just a few months, it was difficult for famous generals like Zhang Liao to rectify and integrate them. Cao Zhang's influence on the Youzhou Army has penetrated into every soldier in the army.

Zhang Liao's army was stationed in the Qingzhou Army camp in Linzi County, Qi County. Ten thousand troops were composed of ninety military marquis, ten generals and famous generals. The chief general Zhang Liao and deputy general Yu Xin commanded the entire army.

But so far, Zhang Liao's orders have been conveyed to the deputy general Yu Xin, and the reason is very simple. Before Zhang Liao commanded the Youzhou army, Yu Xin was the leader of this army and was loyal to Cao Zhang.

As the internal strife in Yedu gradually intensified, Zhang Liao's orders became increasingly difficult to convey, or even if they were conveyed, time would be delayed a lot. The most obvious example was that Zhang Liao wanted to divide his troops and sent Yu Xin to lead 10,000 troops to garrison Beihai County. He led 20,000 troops to garrison Qi County. In this way, Yu Xin could be sent away and Zhang Liao could be integrated with 20,000 troops.

However, although the order was conveyed, Yu Xin refused to execute it, which caused the relationship between Zhang Liao and Yu Xin to be tense. The two did not meet at all. All the generals and military marquis firmly obeyed Yu Xin's orders. This was also the order issued by Cao Zhang. General Yu Xin has become Cao Zhang's spokesperson in the army.

On the contrary, Zhang Liao was already undermined. His name was the chief general, but in fact his orders could not be conveyed at all, and his life was still threatened at all. Zhang Liao had only five personal soldiers around him, and they strictly protected Zhang Liao's safety.

In the big tent, Zhang Liao stood alone in front of the sand table, watching the Han army heading north on the sand table for a long time. The Han army retreated to Bohai County, but Zhang Liao could guess that the Han army did not withdraw, but temporarily evacuated, waiting for internal strife to break out within the Cao army.

Zhang Liao sighed. He already understood Liu Jing's intention. Liu Jing's soldiers occupied Qingzhou without bloodshed, but unfortunately Cao's army was caught in internal strife.

At this moment, a personal soldier rushed to the account and said nervously: "General, something is not good!"
Chapter completed!