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Chen Guo was stunned. He suddenly realized something, put down the ear cup in his hand, got up and walked to the door and asked, "What kind of noble man?"

The second time whispered in his ear: "It's General Xiahou!"

Chen Guo was shocked. General Xiahou was Xiahou Dun, one of the two commanders of the Cao army. He actually came to visit him in person. He asked anxiously: "Where is the person now?"

"Waiting in the guest hall!"

Chen Guo did not feel flattered at this time, but instead felt like he was in the abyss. He knew that he could finally escape the internal strife in Yedu. Although he was unwilling to do so, he had to bite the bullet and meet Xiahou Dun.

He sighed and said to the second place: "I'll come soon!"

Chen Guo changed into a dress and hurried towards the living room. When he walked to the lobby, he saw Xiahou Dun and a man in black wearing a hat sitting at the table drinking. He was stunned. Who is this man in black? He is definitely not an ordinary person who can sit with Xiahou Dun!

He cursed without a wink, and did not tell him that there was another person. Chen Guo didn't even think about it, so he stepped forward and knelt down and bowed, "I'm humble in Chen Guo, see the general!"

Xiahou Dun smiled and stepped forward to help Chen Guo up, "General Chen doesn't need to be so polite, please get up! Please get up!"

At this time, the man in black also stood up and took off his hat. Chen Guo immediately recognized that the man in black was actually Gong Cao Zhi. He was startled and bowed and bowed, "I am not good at seeing Gong Zhi!"

Cao Zhi came to see Chen Guo with Xiahou Dun. At this time, he smelled the strong smell of alcohol and saw that Chen Guo was rough and dark, and he didn't like it. However, for the sake of Chen Guo's thousands of county soldiers, he had to endure this rude soldier.

Cao Zhi quickly smiled and replied, "I have wanted to visit General Chen for a long time, but I have no choice but to go out. I haven't come until now. I'm sorry!"

Cao Zhi is telling the truth. He currently lives in the city, and the Yedu City has been controlled by the Hu Ben Guard. Cao Zhi only has a name guard around him. Although Cao Pi dared not touch him easily due to political pressure, he could not appear everywhere in the city at will, and it was easy to be in danger.

Xiahou Dun next to him smiled and said, "Don't be so polite. General Chen is a cheerful person and doesn't care about etiquette."

Chen Guo woke up and hurriedly said, "General and Gong, please sit down!"

When the person sat down, Chen Guo was uneasy and lowered his head without saying a word. Cao Zhi was just drinking tea in a calm state, as if he was just accompanying the guest, and the matter he was talking about had nothing to do with him. At this time, Xiahou Dun smiled slightly and said, "General Chen should know why we came!"

"This... I seem to understand a little, but I can't see through it. I hope the general will give me advice."

Xiahou Dun sighed and said, "The Central Plains suffered a crushing defeat, pushing Cao Wei to the brink of life and death. Facts have proved that Cao Pi is not suitable to inherit the great cause of Duke Wei. Including us veterans who went through fire and water to establish Cao Wei, they could not tolerate Cao Wei's demise. We all unanimously decided that the great cause of Duke Wei should be inherited by Duke. I also hope that General Chen will join us."

Xiahou Dun spoke frankly, and he clearly wanted Chen Guo to take the team. Indeed, Chen Guo was only the commander of Wei County, with a low position and a low position. With Xiahou Dun, there was no need to say too much implicit words. Chen Guo's face turned pale. Seeing that the Han army was about to annex the world, he had already developed the intention to retreat. At this critical moment, how could he rush to the front line again?

"What, has General Chen agreed to someone?"

"This is not."

"Then what questions does General Chen have?" Xiahou Dun did not give him any chance, and pressed him to express his opinion.

Chen Guo had no choice but to whisper: "Thank you for your love for Huyi, but Huyi is sick and is ready to resign tomorrow and return home. Maybe... I may be disappointed with the love of the General."

Xiahou Dun's face darkened. Chen Guo actually refused him. He looked back at Cao Zhi. At this time, Cao Zhi put down the teacup and asked gently: "Have General Chen submitted his resignation?"

"I haven't finished writing my job yet, and I'm going to submit it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."

"So does General Chen recommend a successor?"

After all, Chen Guo is over fifty years old and understands the worldly ways. He understood Cao Zhi’s implication and immediately said: “There is no recommended candidate for Huzhi yet.”

Cao Zhi smiled and stopped talking. Xiahou Dun also understood what Cao Zhi meant. It would be better to hand over the Qianchengmen Army to his confidant. He felt more at ease. He nodded and said, "Since General Chen is about to resign, we will not force him. But please ask General Chen to hand over his Qianjun troops to me, and then there will be no matter for General Chen."

Chen Guo's heart was over. At this time, he no longer cared about Cao Pi and hurriedly said, "This is no problem, I don't know when it will be handed over?"

"It's now that General Chen and I go to the military camp."

Chen Guo's heart sank, and he actually wanted military power now. He wiped his forehead and sweated coldly and said, "Okay! I'll wear a piece of clothing and accompany the general, please wait."

He got up and left the lobby in a panic. Cao Zhi looked at his back and ordered the two personal guards behind him, "Follow him!"

The two guards rushed out and followed Chen Guo. Xiahou Dun smiled and said, "Don't worry, Cao Pi shouldn't have come to him yet."

Cao Zhi smiled faintly, "It's better to be careful at this critical moment."

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Chen Guo left the lobby and didn't go to dress. When he found the er, he said anxiously: "What's going to happen, hurry up and clean up the fines and soft things and go out of the city."

Chen Xi was stunned and didn't understand what his father was saying. Chen Guo glanced at him and saw two guards following him from afar. He waved his hand in a hurry and slapped her in the face, whispering: "You idiot, why don't you go quickly!"

Chen Xi then reacted and covered her face and ran to the back house in a panic. Chen Guo looked up at Ye Se, turned around and said to the two guards: "It's not very cold, so you don't have to add clothes. Tell the general, we'll go to the military camp now."

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That night, a simple power transfer was conducted in the city gate army camp. Chen Guo handed over the military power to Xiahou Dun. Xiahou Dun appointed his confidant Zou Lin to take over the city gate army. Chen Guo immediately left Yedu and returned to Anyang's ancestral home.

The ownership of the Qianchengmen Army was not worth mentioning a few months ago, but at the moment when the situation in Yedu was subtle, the seizure of power by Xiahou Dun was undoubtedly the fuse for the intensification of the conflict in Yedu.

Xiahou Dun's army then entered the southern city of Yedu and quickly controlled half of Yedu. Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang reached a tacit understanding. Zhi was inside and outside, while Cao Zhang's army controlled outside.

The Huben Guard, who was loyal to Cao Pi, retreated to the northern city, causing the Yedu City to be divided into two, Xiahou Dun's army to control the southern city, and Cao Pi's army to control the northern city.

The situation in Yedu began to deteriorate rapidly. In helplessness, Cao Pi sent people to Qingzhou and ordered Cao Xiu to lead his army back to Yedu. At the same time, Cao Pi finally agreed to Liu Jing's conditions. However, before the deposed Emperor Han, he hoped that Liu Jing could release Cao Ren first, and Hua Xin rushed to Chang'an overnight.

The atmosphere in Yedu City was extremely tense, and the civil war was about to break out, and the streets and alleys became deserted. This time it was not because of the economic decline, but because of the internal strife of the Cao brothers, which caused panic among the people.

The Jucai Tavern near the west gate of Yedu was not investigated by Cao's army. After Li Fu returned to Yedu, he still used the place as an intelligence base for the Han army in Yedu. Li Fu also received an order sent by Sima Yi two days ago, asking them to find a way to persuade Cao Zhang to transfer the army back to Qingzhou.

The lights in the room were dim, and Li Fu and several of his subordinates were discussing how to complete the task. Li Fu's subordinates were all capable people. Although they also had many doors, Cao Zhang stayed in Youzhou for a long time and had no power in Ye, so they could not find the door for a while.

At this time, a subordinate sighed: "It's a pity that all the taverns are closed now. Otherwise, it would be a good idea to spread news in the tavern."

"Don't say these useless words!"

Li Fu interrupted his subordinates' feelings. His face was very serious and said to everyone: "This task should be the decision of the King of Han, which is related to the overall situation. We must do our best. Everyone thinks about it. It is not necessary to go directly to Cao Zhang's door. You can use a roundabout way to let powerful people persuade Cao Zhang."

Speaking of this, Li Fu suddenly remembered someone, and he thought to himself, 'Maybe he would like to ask this person to come forward, so that Cao Zhang can be moved!'

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Although Cao Zhang supported Cao Zhi to replace his elder brother Cao Pi, he also had his own selfishness. He hoped that his younger brother could grant Youzhou to himself and make him the real King of Youzhou. Not only did the army be commanded by him, but the local officials, people's livelihood, tax burden, etc., must be decided by him. In other words, he would become the emperor of Youzhou, which was a compromise he and Cao Zhi reached.

Currently, Cao Zhang lives in a military camp outside the north of the city. The military camp is about ten miles away from Yedu City. It is one of the most important military camps of the Cao army. When the number of people is the largest, more than 100,000 troops were stationed here, but now there are only 20,000 Youzhou troops, which are firmly held by Cao Zhang.

In fact, according to Cao Zhang's idea, when Cao Pi went to Xuzhou to supervise the war, he could launch a coup and overthrow Cao Pi's status. However, Cao Zhi firmly opposed it. Only when the Central Plains were defeated could he seize Cao Pi's responsibility and force Cao Pi to abdicate.

Facts proved that Cao Zhi was very far-sighted. The defeat of the Central Plains caused the government and the country to be excited. The calls for Cao Pi to step down were louder and louder. Even important officials who had always supported Cao Pi, such as Guoyuan, Dong Zhao, Xu Jie, Han Song, etc., expressed their neutrality.

This is how Cao Zhang had to admire his brother's foresight. It was this incident that made Cao Zhang think that his brother was more capable than his elder brother Cao Pi to gradually bring the weak Cao Wei out of the predicament. Cao Zhang also willingly gave the inheritance rights of Duke Wei to his younger brother Cao Zhi.

However, Cao Zhang had another worry at this time, that is, his other Wan Youzhou Army, which is now in the hands of Zhang Liao. Will Zhang Liao clean up the generals of the army?

My father made it clear at the beginning that these 50,000 troops were used to defend Yedu and were still in command, but his elder brother forced the troops to Zhang Liao, which undoubtedly deprived him of military power.

Thinking of Zhang Liao's methods of leading troops, Cao Zhang was very worried. Zhang Liao might purge the middle and high-level generals, so that his foundation in Youzhou would be shaken.
Chapter completed!