Cao Cao stared at Jiang Gan, looked and laughed loudly.

He got up and left the table, walked to Jiang Gan, held Jiang Gan's hand, patted him gently, and smiled and praised: "I heard that Ziyi is so romantic for a long time. When I saw him today, I am indeed well-known. If I can get Ziyi's help, no wonder Sun Bofu is so sharp that he can't stand it."

Jiang Gan was somewhat surprised and looked at Cao Cao, but was not in a hurry to speak.

Cao Cao also said to Wenwu: "Your lords, this is the envoy of a great country, with a unique temperament. You, my monarch and his subjects should work hard to live up to the expectations of the monarch and ministers of Wu. He is worthy of the Emperor Gao and this place where the Han family rose."

After hearing this, everyone looked at each other, pushed the table up, and responded in unison. Especially the young generals such as Cao Xiu glared at Jiang Gan and shouted sternly: "Only what the king wants."

Cao Cao turned around and looked at Jiang Gan, and said with a smile: "Ziyi, is that good?"

Jiang Gan smiled even brighter. "I would like to ask the king to keep his words true, and don't break his promise."

"Ziyi is relaxed, and it will not disappoint Sun Bofu and Ziyi." Cao Cao extended his hand to invite Jiang Gan to take a seat. "Today we hold a banquet to welcome Ziyi, regardless of state affairs, only about romantic affairs, and not drunk and not returning home. What about?"

Jiang Gan raised his eyebrows. "Very kind!" He sat calmly, the waiter stepped forward and filled him with wine. Seeing this, Cao Xiu and others showed their eyes to each other, ready to move forward one after another, pour Jiang Gan over and make him look ugly.

Cao Cao returned to his seat and raised his wine glass. "Ziyi, please drink this glass full."

Jiang Gan picked up the wine glass and greeted Cao Cao. Cao Cao was about to drink, but Jiang Gan raised his hand to stop him and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, wait, you forgot one thing."

Cao Cao was puzzled. "What's the matter?"

"The King just said that only talking about romantic things, I don't know which romantic things the King drinks this cup?"

"This..." Cao Cao was speechless for a moment, his eyes turned back and forth.

"Since the king is not ready, I might as well do it for me to talk about the king's romantic affairs that he was back then to help him enjoy the wine." Jiang Gan said loudly: "In the third year of Xiping, the king was still young and was appointed as the filial and honest man. He was appointed as the Northern Territory of Luoyang. At the beginning of his tenure, he set up a five-color stick and killed Jian Tu, and the capital was shocked. This is truly a romantic and happy event, and it should be revealed."

Thinking of the past, Cao Cao was proud and couldn't help laughing loudly. "What Ziyi said is so much, it should be clear." Then he drank a drink with Jiang Gan.

Jiang Gan drank it all and ordered people to fill it up again and responded to Cao Cao. "In the third year of Chuping, Gan Chu saw Your Majesty in Runan. He was refused and gave him an order to envoy. He entered Pingchun by bicycle and said that he would surrender to Li Tong, which was the first achievement of going out of the mountain. Can you drink a cup without a drink?"

Cao Cao nodded. "Pingchun is the gateway of Jiangxia. Advance can lead to Runan's confidant, retreat can lead to the danger of Jianghan, and retreat can lead to the danger of Jianghan. It is a place that must be fought for by military strategists. Ziyi said that he surrendered Li Tong, relieved Sun Bofu's elbows and armpits, and did not allow Su Zhang to be out of the blue."

"Thank you, the king." Jiang Gan and Cao Cao drank another cup and smiled at each other.

After drinking two glasses, Jiang Gan asked the waiter to fill the wine, turned around and looked at the civil and military officials of Shu, with red faces and bright smiles. "In the autumn of the third year of Chuping, Liu Bei was ordered to Xiaoxian and went to Xiaoxian to speak with each other. Guan Yu went to fight and was defeated by Chen Dao. Liu Bei fled at night and Xiaoxian changed hands. This is also a pleasure in life. I wonder who would like to drink a cup with me?"

Everyone looked at each other. The wine was not delicious, so they had to take out the credit that was comparable to Jiang Gan. Otherwise, they would be embarrassed if Jiang Gan despised him in person.

Cao Cao complained secretly. Jiang Gan caught the flaw after he was careless. This welcome banquet became Jiang Gan’s feast for praise. What should I do? Jiang Gan followed Sun Ce very early, and was a lobbyist who was dependent on Sun Ce’s important tasks and made countless contributions. The combined contributions of Shu Kingdom in front of him may not have been as much as he did.

Cao Xiu stood up long. "In the ninth year of Jian'an, we followed the king to fight in Wudu, and at the bottom of the debate, defeated Ma Teng and killed Han Sui. The bloody battle will lead to the success of Jiang Jun's tongue in taking Xiaoxian?"

Jiang Gan laughed. "Good, don't." He blinked again. "Yan Yanming, Han Shaoying is waiting for the battle, waiting to avenge his father's revenge. I hope you will continue to work hard and not lose your momentum." After saying that, he raised his glass to signal.

Cao Xiu glared at Jiang Gan fiercely, and drank the wine in the glass like anger.

After drinking, Jiang Gan reached out and waited for the waiter to add wine. His eyes swept across everyone, his smile was bright, looking for the next target.

Countless people lowered their heads and dared not look directly at them.

Cao Cao complained secretly. This really shot himself in the foot.

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Outside Nanzheng City, Taohuajin. Ruan Yu stood side by side with Chen Gong, with his eyes facing each other.

Chen Gonggong bowed. "Yuanyu, the journey is smooth."

Ruan Yu bowed and returned the favor. "Brother Gongtai, there will be no problem with me going east. But you must think carefully and don't go any further. If you miss yourself, it's a small matter. If you miss Zi Xiu, your sin will be great."

Chen Gong smiled and said, "Yuan Yu, it is probably too early to say that the winner is now. You and I know that although Yizhou is small, it has a million household registration and a fertile land of thousands of miles. The attack may be insufficient, but it is more than enough to defend. Gongsun Shu and his son are only talented in the middle, and they can still control Yizhou for twelve years. The talent of Shu King and his son is ten times more than they can do. How can they know that they cannot defend Yizhou and be self-sufficient? Yuan Yu, even if the country is big, they will perish if they are in Tai Pavilion. Since you are in Tai Pavilion, you should give your loyal advice."

Ruan Yu laughed and said nothing. He knew that he was okay to write articles, but when it comes to military and national affairs, he was far inferior to Chen Gong.

"Just leave this, there will be a period of time later."

"There will be a date later." Chen Gong bowed again and watched Ruan Yu get on the boat.

The boatman untied his cables and raised his sails, and the passenger ship went down the water, gradually fading away, disappearing among the green mountains and clear waters.

The river is gurgling, and an eagle is circling in the air, with a clear cry.

Chen Gong raised his head and looked at the figure gliding freely in the sky, and felt inexplicably melancholy. When facing Ruan Yu, although he showed confidence, he knew in his heart that the outcome of this battle was not Shu, but Wu. If Wu did not make a big mistake, Shu would have almost no chance.

Even if the secret move succeeds and creates a fighter opportunity, it depends on whether Shu can seize the opportunity and damage the Wu army in one fell swoop.

In short, the hope of winning is slim, but the shadow of failure is always over the head.

Chen Gong was silent for a moment, turned around and headed towards Nanzheng. Chen Gong leaned against the kilometer and looked at the endless mountains outside the window, and his mood also fluctuated. Cao Cao's order had arrived. He was going to Jiangzhou to deploy war and prepare to fight Sun Ce's main force. The war in Brazil County was to be held responsible. Cao Ang had to give up Hanzhong and retreat to Jianmen.

It is easy to give up Hanzhong, but it is difficult to take it back. When he abandoned Xicheng, Huang Zhong took advantage of the situation to enter Brazil. Now that he abandoned Hanzhong, the Wu army will definitely take advantage of the victory to attack Jianmen. If Jianmen is in a loss, the Wu army will enter the hinterland of Yizhou and have no more circumcision.

Chen Gong was worried about this, but had no choice but to do anything. Now that the arrow is on the string, he has to shoot, and he can't retreat just by wanting to.

It's strange to say that the situation is developing as he expected, but he has no confidence in winning, but he is even more frightened and always feels something is wrong. When he thinks about it carefully, there seems to be only one explanation: he doesn't know where the bottom line of Wu is.

Although the country is big, war will perish because the war consumes a huge amount, which not only swallows up annual income, but also quickly consumes the money and food accumulated over the years. The most typical example is that during the reign of Emperor Wu of Han, the Xiongnu conquered the Xiongnu for only more than ten years, and the accumulation of seventy years was consumed. Since the rise of Xiangyang, Sun Ce has only been rising for more than ten years, and the accumulation is bound to be limited every year.

Is it a forced gamble to gather 200,000 troops to fight in person this time, or is it a last blow that I am determined to win?

Chen Gong could not make a decision.

He once thought that he knew the new policy of Wu and could accurately judge the bottom line of Wu, but now his confidence has been shaken. He was worried that Wu's strength would be far beyond his imagination, and that the one who was dragged down by the war was not Wu, but Shu.

If so, then he would be a sinner, not only letting down the trust of the King of Shu and his son, but also destroying the last glimmer of hope of the Han Dynasty.

How will history record me in the future?

Chen Gong's thoughts fluctuated. Before he knew it, he arrived in Nanzheng, entered the city, came to the front of the government gate, got out of the car, but saw Pan Zhang waiting at the door. He frowned slightly, stopped, and calmed his thoughts.

"What's the matter?"

Pan Zhang came up and whispered: "The prince is waiting for Chen Xiang for a long time."

Chen Gong didn't say much and entered the mansion. As he grew older, Cao Ang's handling became more and more steady. Without emergency affairs, Pan Zhang would never wait at the door. Doing so would cause unreasonable suspicion and be detrimental to the morale of the army.

What exactly happened?

Chen Gong tried his best to control his pace so that people would not let people see the uneasiness in his heart. He came to the atrium and saw Cao Ang walking in the courtyard. A young scholar stood beside him, looking familiar. Chen Gong took a closer look and found that it was Ding Yi. He immediately felt tight and then laughed again.

"So it's a righteous etiquette. When did it arrive?"

Ding Yi took two steps forward and bowed. "I have met sir, I just arrived."

"Is that so? I went to Taohuajin to send Ruan Yuanyu, why didn't I see you?"

Ding Yi said, "It might be a mistake. But it's a private matter for me to come to Nanzheng, and it has nothing to do with Ruan Yuanyu, so it doesn't matter if I don't see you."

Chen Gong looked at Cao Ang and felt more and more uneasy. He knew that Cao Ang was tired of war, but because of the father-son relationship, he had to do so. Sun Ce probably thought of this and sent Ding Yi to surrender. However, he underestimated Cao Ang's filial piety, and doing so would only make Cao Ang even more embarrassed.

"I heard that you have entered the government?"

"Sir, I know my eyes and ears." Ding Yi smiled. "I just joined the Prime Minister's Office as a minor official a few years ago. However, this time I came to the Prime Minister's Office, but on the order of my aunt, I came to ask Mr. and his son Xiu for good. "

Chen Gong complained secretly. Although Mrs. Ding is not Cao Ang’s biological mother, she is very close to Cao Ang. Mrs. Ding sent Ding Yi to see Cao Ang, and Cao Ang had to see him. "Is Mrs. Ding good?"

"Not good, very bad." Ding Yi shook his head slowly, the smile on his face dissipated, revealing a little bit of grace. "Mrs. Ding was bedridden after the New Year. Mrs. Sun invited several imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Office, but it was not effective. It is said that it is a heart disease, and it is not a medicine to help, so I am afraid it cannot survive the autumn."

Chen Gong knew the reason for Cao Ang's confusion and sighed secretly. For Cao Ang, for filial piety, he could give up his life. But he was filial to Cao Cao and also to Mrs. Ding. Mrs. Ding missed her illness and became sick. If he didn't meet, he would probably not be able to forgive himself in his entire life.
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