Three Kingdoms: I rely on system loopholes to survive

Chapter 146
There are eight counties in the territory of Pengcheng: Pengcheng, Wuyuan, Fuyang, Lu, Liu, Wu, Steroid, and Guangqi.

As far as Xuzhou's prefectures are concerned, Pengcheng State is one of the smaller ones, but compared with Jinan State and Qi State in other prefectures, it can still rank high.

Cao Cao's stalemate with Tao Qian in Pengcheng naturally did not mean that he occupied the entire Pengcheng country, but also pointed out that he would lead the troops to conquer Pengcheng County.

Tao Qian, on the other hand, stuck to Lu County, and his general Cao Bao led troops to station in Wuyuan, far away from the pottery merchants in Yinping.

The news about Cao Bao in Wuyuan, Zhong Ping basically guessed it by combining the few words he heard along the way and the little bit of historical knowledge he had in his previous life:

As for Tao Qian's general surnamed Cao, it seems that there is only one Cao Bao.

Zhong Ping was a little prepared in his heart. When he got to Pengcheng's feet, he was not surprised to confirm that Tao Qian and Cao Bao were fighting Cao Operation.

On the contrary, the potters who were stationed in Yinping before knew nothing about it.

He might even be the last one to know about this, and his expression immediately changed, with anger mixed with surprise.

If he had never sought out Suigu and came to Pengcheng together with Zhuangping, he might have been kept in the dark at this time, and he would not know that it was his old father who was fighting with him until he went to the battlefield and fought hand to hand...

The potter was terrified.

He didn't understand who he had offended, and he wanted to do such a heart-breaking act to him.

Zhong Ping saw what the potter was thinking from the trace of fear that flashed in his eyes.

At the beginning, he only locked the people who pushed potters to Xuzhou as officials who had a bad relationship with him.

But Zhong didn't like to operate in the court, and Zhong Ji had a prickly personality, so he had to search for a few people in this "disharmony"...it would really be like finding a needle in a haystack.

After Zhong Ping thought about it carefully, to achieve such a level, it should be far more than just having a rift with him. It would be much safer to say that he had enmity.

With such a narrowing of the scope, only Dong Cheng and Zhang Xi are left.

Dong Cheng has always been hostile to Zhongping, and it is very likely that he will deliberately add insult to injury.

And Zhang Xi...

Ever since the old man's subordinates survived, Zhong Ping knew that sooner or later he would fight Zhang Xi to the death.

In fact, he was still doubting whether the old man was hiding in Zhang Xi's residence, making suggestions for Zhang Xi.

Otherwise, Zhang Xi wouldn't have remained silent until today, as if he had disappeared in the hall.

Dong Cheng, however, seemed to have eaten gunpowder, jumping up and down all day long, catching Zhong Ping Ke vigorously.

"If Zhongming wants to stay here in Pengcheng, maybe Ping can try to change generals and transfer Zhongming back to Xudu."

Zhongping is not very sure, after all, if Zhang Xi really wants the potters to enter Xuzhou and fight Tao Qian, then the purpose behind it must be more than that, and there will be other backups.

For the time being, he couldn't figure out what the non-selected potters were planning, but no matter what Zhang Xi's purpose was, the potters should be an important part of his arrangement.

If Zhang Xi could send the potter back in advance, even if Zhang Xi had various plans, they would all come to nothing.

Zhong Ping does not deny that besides apologizing to the potter, he also included so many considerations.

"...Go back to Xudu?"

The potter held the reins tightly, his expression dazed.

"But what about my father? And Ying'er..."

His tail sound was scattered in the wind lightly, and there was a long silence.

Zhong Ping could hear his uneasiness and worry, especially when he mentioned the younger brother's name, the love and pity in that voice almost condensed into substance.

"The Shaofu told me before that it's not that if you don't listen or watch, you can escape the incident, but you are just deceiving yourself and others."

"Although I am a member of an aristocratic family who eats and waits to die, I understand this truth... I can't leave."

The potter's mouth trembled, and he forced a smile.

"By then, there won't even be a body collector."

The pottery merchant talked about his own situation, and Zhong Ping couldn't speak again. He touched the seal on his waist.

At this time, he was a little fortunate that he kept the seal with him that day, so he could avoid many unnecessary troubles...

For example, when entering the city at this moment, if the potters lead the way, it is inevitable to check the identities of the soldiers in the team.

As for Zhongping, when he took off the seal and handed it to the guard, the guard's first reaction was to stand there for a while.

Then hurriedly waved to recruit a few soldiers, and ran to the city government office holding Zhongping's official seal.

The guard didn't dare to ask why Zhong Ping came to Xuzhou suddenly, so he could only turn his head and talk to the potter, trying to find out something.

Since Zhongping was right in front of him, the guards didn't dare to ask too carefully, but just vaguely asked why the potter left Yinping without authorization.

There was a bit of accusation in his tone. After all, the pottery merchant was not only not under Cao Cao's command, but also had the identity of Cao Cao's son who "killed his father and enemy".

The second is that Cao Cao himself is in Pengcheng now. In front of Zhongping, the guards naturally have to put on the air of "strictly governing the army".

If Zhongping wasn't there, the guards would probably try to pretend to be a tiger, and dig a little deeper.

But since Zhong Ping came with the potter, he seemed to have no relationship.

The guard is not a fool, he will choose not to offend either side.

Therefore, he asked the potter a few words symbolically, and stopped talking. While paying attention to whether Zhongping had any needs from the corner of his eyes, he waited for the messenger to convey Cao Cao's attitude.

After a while, the soldiers who had been sent into the city before came behind a young man in black armor.

Zhong Ping squinted his eyes and was taken aback for a moment.

"Zi Lian...?"

The potter noticed that Zhongping's tone was full of uncertainty, and he was also puzzled.

He remembered that Cao Jun was named Zilian, and only Cao Cao's younger brother Cao Hong, but wasn't Cao Hong sent to Beihai to rescue Kong Rong?How come here?

He didn't remember that Zhong Ping went to Beihai with Cao Hong.

Chong Ping was surprised to see Cao Hong in Pengcheng. He clearly remembered that he arranged for Cao Hong and Liu Huangshu to go to Qingzhou to help Zang Hong?
Why is Cao Hong in Xuzhou?

Could it be that he didn't follow his instructions and threw Guan Hai and Qingzhou's mess on Liu Huangshu's head.

Zhong Ping recalled how he got along with Cao Hong. He knew that Cao Hong was not the kind of person who behaved face-to-face and kept things behind. Since he had clearly asked Cao Hong to lead troops to help Qingzhou, he also wrote a handwritten letter and handed it over to Cao Hong.

With the other party's temperament, why would he go to Qingzhou.

Unless... the crisis in Linzi has been resolved, or...

"Since Zi Lian is here, could it be that Mr. Liu Fu also entered Pengcheng?"

Zhong Ping tentatively asked the question, but he already had the answer in his heart.

Cao Hong looked at Zhong Ping with some surprise: "I also said that the Shaofu will definitely ask Qingzhou first when he sees me. Unexpectedly, the elder brother guessed it right."

Zhong Ping was shocked when he heard this.

How could Cao Cao guess that the first question he asked was Uncle Liu Huang?
Could it be that he leaked something that attracted Cao Cao's attention to Uncle Liu Huang at this time?

shouldn't be...

(End of this chapter)