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Ju Shou was actually ashamed of himself at this moment. He was different from people like Guo Tu, who were pure in character, and normally would not even bother to tell lies with their eyes open. However, right now, in order to minimize the impact of the Jizhou Cauldron, he had no choice but to invert black and white for the first time. In the face of Guan Jing's scolding, he braced himself and retorted loudly. According to the scriptures, the Jizhou Cauldron was a fake forged by Gongsun Zan, and for a moment, only Guan Jing and Ju Shou could be heard scolding and scolding from above the city.

Ever since Ju Shou joined Yuan Shao's camp, he had never had any ulterior motives, and wholeheartedly helped Yuan Shao to come up with some ideas. In the original history, before the officials' battle, Yuan Shao did not listen to Ju Shou's and Tian Feng's advice, but in the end, he was beaten up by Cao Cao Cao and lost his position as the Hebei Overlord. After Yuan Shao was captured, Cao Cao Cao treasured his reputation and talent, and personally advised him to surrender, but Ju Shou did not budge an inch. In the end, he took advantage of the moment when Cao Army did not prepare for the battle and escaped, and was killed.

"Didn't you hear what Ju Jia Army and that person just said? The Jizhou Cauldron is one of the cauldrons of the Nine Prefectures, it looks very rare!"

"Me know!" At that time, he casually mentioned the story of the Nine Prefectures Cauldron. I heard him say that the Nine Prefectures Cauldron was forged by the Great God Immortal Yu, and the person with the Nine Prefectures Cauldron is the ruler of the world. For such an important divine tool to suddenly be dug out by the Marquis Jin, doesn't that mean that the Marquis Jin will become the emperor in the future? "

"Shhh, shut up!" If Shangguan Bing heard this, would you still have a head? "

"Me, shut up! I'll shut up! But Big Brother Wang, Marquis Jin has once governed the Jizhou for a period of time, and now it seems that he is a great figure that the heavens have cared for. Why do we Jizhou's people need to go all out against the Marquis Jin for an outsider? "

"Old Liu, if you dare spout nonsense again, you better be careful of your head!"

"Don't be angry, Boss Wang!" Calm your anger! What Liu Lao San said made sense, we were originally unable to defeat the army of the Marquis Jin, and now that the Jizhou obtained the Jizhou's cauldron, he became someone blessed by the heavens, wouldn't it be against the heavens if we go against the Marquis Jin? I still don't want to die so early! "

"Milk." milk. Ever since Yuan Shijun came to the Jizhou, we have been fighting almost every single day, and not even a single day has passed peacefully. Speaking of which, it was when the Marquis Jin was in charge of the affairs of the Jizhou that we had a better life! "

"I heard that the Youzhou has an endless supply of money and food. Every family can afford to eat high-quality green salt, but we can't even afford to eat crude salt! If Marquis Jin were to regain control of the Jizhou, would we live a good life like the people of Youzhou? "

"The young duke got the Youzhou's salt field. It's said that the young duke was enlightened after meeting an immortal. How could we possibly be his match? What's more, the Marquis Jin already had the Jizhou Cauldron, what did that mean? It was like adding wings to a tiger! Let's just think of a way to keep our lives! "

"Shh, Lord Commander is coming over. Everyone, shut up!"

Guan Jing and Ju Shou had been cursing at each other for a long time, both of their mouths were parched and they stopped unknowingly. However, they continued to stare at each other fiercely.

Yuan Shao was frowning as he stared at the Jizhou Cauldron, he was constantly thinking about how to remove the crisis in front of him. At this moment, he couldn't help but regret sending Tian Feng to guard the high capital, so much so that the latter had sided with Gongsun Zan. Tian Feng had an urgent mind, and facing such a situation, he might be able to think of a good idea.

Guo Tu's gaze was also always on the Jizhou Cauldron, his eyes flickered erratically. He did not want to take the Jizhou Cauldron as his own, he knew that he did not have the capability and foundation, and had already started planning for his future. When Yuan Shao was strong, he would wholeheartedly serve him. Now that Yuan Shao was trapped in a lonely city and the reinforcement troops were still far away, he already had the thought of abandoning Yuan Shao and leaving. Now that Gongsun Zan had obtained the Jizhou Cauldron, Guo Tu was even more determined to leave.

Guan Jing gasped for a few breaths, then bowed and begged Gongsun Zan for forgiveness: "This subordinate was unable to refute that Ju Shou, please punish me, Master Hou!"

"Forget it!" Gongsun Zan waved his hands, the eyes staring at the city walls were a little gloomy and cold, "I can't fake it, I can't fake it! If he insists on turning white and white, do you dare to swear on the name of the ancestors of your family? "

"Master Hou is so vicious!" 'If Ju Shou really dares to do it, once more people prove that the Jizhou Cauldron is real, then he and the entire family's reputation will be ruined! ' Guan Jing's eyes lit up as he silently cursed himself for being muddle-headed. He was actually preoccupied with a war of words with Ju Shou, he didn't even think of such a simple method.

Guan Jing cleared his throat and shouted: "Ju Shou, since you insist that the Jizhou Cauldron is fake, I will not argue with you! I dare swear in front of all these people that this Jizhou Cauldron is real! Do you dare to swear in the name of your ancestors that this Jizhou Cauldron is fake? "

Ju Shou's face sank when he heard this. He claimed that the Jizhou Cauldron was fake and had already violated his principles of being a human being. If he swore an oath in the name of his ancestors, then not only would the oath he made in public affect his reputation, it would also ruin the reputation of the entire clan! Ju Shou was indeed very loyal to Yuan Shao, but there was a limit to his loyalty. If it involved his whole family's reputation, he would reject it without hesitation.

Seeing that Ju Shou did not answer, Guan Jing swore an oath in the name of his ancestors that the Jizhou Cauldron was real. Then, he proudly shouted at Ju Shou: "I swear it in front of everyone! Ju Shou, do you dare to do this? "

Ju Shou's face became even more unsightly, he angrily cursed in his heart, Guan Jing was a despicable person, all of them read the Good Book, why did he use such underhanded methods to force himself to admit that the Jizhou Cauldron was real?

The soldiers on top of the city most of the time thought that the Jizhou Cauldron was real, and seeing Ju Shou like this, they became even more certain of their belief. If that Jizhou Cauldron was fake, then why did the normally talkative Ju Jin Army suddenly become speechless?

Seeing that the situation was bad, Yuan Shao turned around and instructed Guo Tu: "Does Gong Ze have a good plan?"

Guo Tu sighed lightly and lowered his head silently. Forget about the lack of a good plan, even if he had a way, he would definitely not say it.

Yuan Shao stared at Guo Tu helplessly, he turned to look at his nephew Gao Qian and shook his head, too lazy to ask.

At this time, Shen Pei's voice came from behind: "Master, please quickly order the lithograph to fire at Gongsun Zan! The more time passes, the more unfavorable it will be to the hearts of the people! "

Shen Pei was patrolling around the city earlier, and upon hearing the news, he hurried over. Coincidentally, he saw that Ju Shou had been forced to not say a word, and seeing that Yuan Shao and Guo Tu were helpless, he immediately recommended Yuan Shao to stop entangled in this matter with Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shao sighed, and frowned: "Zheng Nan, since it's like this, doesn't it mean that we have to cover up our identity?"

Shen Pei anxiously said: "Master, trying to cover it up is better than nothing! Most of the citizens were ignorant and ignorant, if Gongsun Zan was willing to tempt everyone with his lies, before he could attack again, a change might happen in the city! My lord, now that the Jizhou Cauldron has suddenly appeared, Liu Bei and the rest might actually be greedy for it. Furthermore, Cao Mengde is confident that he will lead his troops to save the Lord.

Gongsun Zan suddenly roared: "Yuan Shao, since you know that the Jizhou Cauldron is real, you should be clear about why you are seeking your own destruction by going against the heavens! [I am a man blessed by the heavens. How can you stand against me? Quick, open the city and surrender! This old man will guarantee that no one will be killed and that your families and properties will not be infringed upon! If you dare to stubbornly resist until the end, after the city is destroyed, everything will perish together! "

The Qinghe County City had now become a lonely city. Although Yuan Shao had repeatedly guaranteed that there would be reinforcements coming, but up till now, he had not seen any sign of reinforcements. Since Marquis Jin had personally guaranteed not to harm anyone's life, logically speaking, he would not go back on his words. Since his own and his family's lives could be protected, why not stubbornly resist the Marquis Jin's army until the end? The whispers that stopped just now sounded out again, many people secretly cast their resentful gaze at Yuan Shao, wishing for him to die quickly.

Yuan Shao saw that the situation was not good, and shouted with a wave of his hand: "The lithograph and the strong crossbow are all aimed at Gongsun Zan!"

The strong crossbow guarding the city was huge and required four to five people to control it at the same time. The arrow was as thick as a teacup and as long as five feet. Hearing Yuan Shao's orders, the soldiers controlling the lithograph and the strong crossbow all started to move. However, as these two things were very heavy and thick, it was difficult to shoot arrows and stones to wound people without taking an incense stick of time.

Seeing the movements on the city wall, Gongsun Zan was furious, he pointed his halberd at Yuan Shao and bellowed: "Child Yuan Shao, you are from the fourth and third generations' house, and have been an alliance head of the Dong Zhuo Alliance. You can be considered a reputable person, how can you fall so low? If you can't speak any logic, you should be prepared to secretly wound others. This was truly a disgrace to the Yuan clan! "How will we face the Yuan ancestors in the future?"

"My Lord, Yuan Shao is despicable and shameless, he could throw away anything for the sake of his own power and position, how could he secretly harm others? Why do you have to talk to such a despicable person, your master? "My lord, please return to the camp and gather more troops to continue your assault. We must make this despicable man pay the price!" Guan Jing's face was filled with excitement, he bowed and suggested to Gongsun Zan, then raised his head and shouted to the city: "You all have seen clearly, Yuan Shao is an extremely despicable person, do you all still want to serve him? You all have your parents and relatives, yet you didn't properly return home to live, and instead lost your life for Yuan Shao's child. If you can capture Yuan Shao and cast your bets, Marquis Jin will definitely reward you heavily, and the position of a county's prefecture chief cannot be lacking! "

Sixth Brother had been staring at the city walls the entire time. Seeing that the strong crossbow had strung their strings towards them, he pulled Gongsun Zan's war horse by the reins and walked away, "Master Hou, Guardian Guan, please leave quickly. The lithograph and strong crossbow above the city are about to be shot!"

Guan Jing was shocked, and immediately turned his horse around and followed them.

As soon as they left the spot they had just been standing, a dozen crossbow bolts, five or six feet long, whizzed towards them.

Gongsun Zan took the Jizhou Cauldron and left. On that day, he did not attack the city again, but the ripples brought by the Jizhou Cauldron had only just started.

In just four short days, there were more than twenty thousand casualties in the city, and most of them were from the Jizhou s, and some were even from Qinghe County s. At this time, there were ten families of families in the city which had three families wearing clothes, and the citizens had long been unsatisfied with Yuan Shao who had been conquering and fighting for years, and this discontent had already reached its peak, even the city guards were filled with resentment, and only needed to wait for an opportunity to erupt.

And the sudden appearance of the Jizhou Cauldron was the most suitable opportunity. That night, all sorts of rumors started to circulate in the Qinghe County City, Yuan Shao Army's morale was at its lowest point.