Chapter

It had been almost half a month since Yan Liang and Wen Chou left Luoyang, and Dian Wei and Xu Zhu sent by Cao Pi and three thousand cavalrymen arrived in Luoyang.

Dian Wei and Xu Zhu, the two tiger generals, have been following Cao in the east and west to fight, and are subordinate to the First Legion. Now, Cao Pi is the only son who is the most active in dealing with the poisoning of suspect Cao. Relatively speaking, the other sons are not completely unhealthy. Therefore, although it has not been determined who should inherit Cao's position as King of Wei, the First Legion, which originally belonged to Cao, has already transferred Cao Pi only to order.

Dian Wei and Xu Zhu were still Wu Fan who were under Cao's personnel search orders and discovered him in Chenliu City and successfully passed away. Therefore, although the relationship between these two people and Wu Fan did not reach the "intimacy" level, their long-term working with colleagues also made the relationship between the two and Wu Fan quite good, with their intimacy at around seventy, which was the "trust" level.

The two of them didn't know Cao Pi's plan. When they received the order, they only said that they were asking them to escort all of Wu Fan's family to Yecheng, and said that this was what Wu Fan meant.

As for why Wu Fan did this, the two didn't know and no one told them. In fact, these two people didn't expect that Cao Pi would have the intention to murder Wu Fan.

The two led their troops to the Governor's Office and asked Kaifu to ask. All the four wives and children left by Wu Fan in Luoyang were not there. Two of them went to Yunnan and two went to Hebei. And Wu Fan's sworn brothers Yan Liang and Wen Chou guards were accompanied.

When they heard this news, the two were stunned for a while - wasn't Governor Wu going to take his family to Yecheng? Why did he take him to Yunnan again? It's really strange. Besides, there are all living beings in the jungle in Yunnan, and the Southern Man has not calmed down yet and is uneasy. Why should I take my family at this time? It's really hard to understand.

The two of them were surprised. However, since Wu Fan's family had left, there was no need for them to stay here for a long time. They just led their troops back to Yecheng to report their lives truthfully.

Luoyang Prefect Zhang Liao learned the news as early as after the two led their troops into the city.

At first, Zhang Liao was very surprised why the two brought their troops here. Then he heard that the two led their troops to the Governor's Office. He thought about the fact that Yan Liang and Wen Chou were ordered by Wu Fan to secretly take their families to Yunnan. Zhang Liao already knew the purpose of Dian Wei and Xu Zhu coming here.

While secretly admiring his eighth brother Wu Fanxiaoqi first, Zhang Liao hesitated for a moment and sent someone to the governor's office to invite the two generals Dian Wei and Xu Zhu to the prefect's office to Xiaoxu.

Zhang Liao wanted to take this short story to explore the bottom of the two.

However, when Dian Wei and Xu Zhu received the order, they told them to go and go back quickly and not to delay. Therefore, they had to say to the civil servant sent by Zhang Liao: If you have a military order, you must not delay. After returning to Yecheng to report, we will take the initiative to come to Luoyang to drink with General Zhang.

Afterwards, the two led 3,000 heavy cavalry and hurried back to Yecheng.

Zhang Liao received a reward from the civil servants and thought for a long time, and finally shook his head secretly.

At this time, Zhang Liao could not determine whether Dian Wei and Xu Zhu knew about Cao Pi's plan. Therefore, he was not able to show too positive now, so as not to tell Cao Pi and Sima Yi after they returned, which made Cao Pi and Sima Yi be wary of him. In other words, Zhang Liao is now deliberately pretending not to know anything.

This is not because Zhang Liao is afraid of taking responsibility and wants to stay out of it. It is precisely because Zhang Liao wants to play his greatest role in this incident that he deliberately hides himself; he intends to find the right opportunity to suddenly attack when Cao Pi and Sima Yi are careless and careless.

Spoken brothers, righteousness is the first, and they swear to live and die together

In this incident, whether it was due to his special relationship with Wu Fan or the sense of justice in his heart, Zhang Liao stood on Wu Fan's side without hesitation.

However, when the Cao army fought south and north over the years, blocked east and west, and killed all the people in the world, and ruled the princes and suppressed all the barbarians in all directions, but in the end they ended up in their own way. Zhang Liao couldn't help but feel sad.

All the roots are power. Throughout history, countless examples of fighting for power, seizing power and consolidating power have confirmed this.

Zhang Liao sighed secretly.

If one day the king's power can be checked and balanced; or, in other words, this seemingly supreme power is more of a kind of glory rather than a force that can be placed in life and death at any time, just like Emperor Xian, how great would it be. The king is always the king and is above all else; the minister respects the king without any restraint, and can express his own ideas, let go and manage the place, and listen to the voices of the people...

Such a country should be very prosperous, right?

Thinking of this, Zhang Liao shook his head again. What happened to me today? How could he have such a strange idea? Forget it, don’t think nonsense anymore. This is not what I should have thought about.

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Let’s talk about Dian Wei and Xu Zhu, who led 3,000 heavy cavalry to return to Yecheng five days later.

The two of them went straight to the main hall of the palace after entering the city and told Cao Pi and Sima Yi truthfully what the servants of the Luoyang Governor's Office said.

After hearing the two of them, Cao Pi and Sima Yi looked at each other. Then, Cao Pi asked the two to retreat first.

As soon as the two left, Cao Pi said to Sima Yi:

"Zhongda, from this point of view, my eighth uncle had already taken the lead. I thought of us going ahead. I felt increasingly unsure about this matter. Why not... let's stop here."

Sima Yi didn't expect Cao Pi to be so "scary". In just a few days, he had already told him for the second time that he wanted to stop. He was so angry that he really wanted to beat Cao Pi hard.

Of course, this is just Sima Yi’s thought. No matter whether it is his identity or status, he cannot beat Cao Pi. The most important thing is that he must try his best to win over Cao Pi and stand with him and become a grasshopper tied to a rope. Otherwise, once Cao Pi withdraws, he will stop at Wu Fan; the result is that Cao Pi will definitely not die, but he will definitely die.

As a result, although Sima Yi felt that his hope was slim, his current situation was that he had no way out and could only rush forward. If he could succeed - although the hope for success was slim, there was still a little bit of it - he could not only avoid death, but also soar and make a slight move.

Sima Yi advised Cao Pi again, saying that Wu Fan was the one who killed someone without blinking his eyes. Wu Fan really had this criminal record, and there were at least tens of thousands of people who died under him. He also pulled out Wu Fan's concubine Xiao Qiao was entangled by Cao Pi, implying that Cao Pi and Wu Fan never forgot about this. When your father was alive, Wu Fan could not pursue this matter according to your father's face. Now, your father is dead, and you have a premeditation to assassinate him. The two things together, do you think this guy who killed someone without blinking will make you live? You are too naive.

When Cao Pi saw Xiao Qiao for the first time in the Hefei Military Camp, he was immediately fascinated by Xiao Qiao's beauty. At that time, he didn't know the relationship between Xiao Qiao and Wu Fan, so he chased Xiao Qiao and asked questions about everything, but Wu Fan hit him and scolded him for a moment.

This incident was the root cause of Cao Pi's fear of Wu Fan all the time. Until Xiao Qiao married Wu Fan, Cao Pi was worried about this incident all day long, worried that Xiao Qiao would say bad things about him next to Wu Fan's pillow.

Half a year passed, everything was fine. As soon as Cao Pi's hanging heart was relieved, Sima Yi grabbed it again.

When Cao Pi heard Sima Yi say this, he immediately lost his mind. He was stunned for a while and then asked Sima Yi that everything had reached this point. What else could you do to stop Wu Fan?

Sima Yi smiled gently and said:

"Since Wu Fan's official family, Cui Yangyang, and his daughter Wu Ying, went back to their hometown in Hebei, and Sun Shangxiang, who is also Wu Fan's concubine, followed again. This is a great opportunity, why not catch them together? As long as we have these three people in our hands, Wu Fan must obediently follow our wishes."

Cao Pi shook his head and said:

"As he said that, we don't know where Cui Yangyang's hometown is. The land of Hebei is thousands of miles away from north to south. To find these three people is tantamount to finding a needle in the sea."

Sima Yi smiled again and said:

"Second young master, don't say "we" don't know? In fact, you just don't know."

Cao Pi was stunned when he heard this and said:

"Can Zhongda... know where Cui Yangyang's hometown is?"

Sima Yi nodded with a smile.

Cao Pi said strangely:

"When did Zhongda know?"

Sima Yi said:

"I already knew it half a year ago."

When Cao Pi heard this, a strange surprise flashed across his face and asked again:

"Half a year ago? We were still in Hefei at that time. Could it be that Zhongda had already started to secretly inquire about Wu Fan's information at that time?"

Sima Yi nodded and said proudly:

"That is. Only by knowing oneself and one's enemy can one be defeated in a hundred battles. The grandson has said this long ago."

The god on Cao Pi's face suddenly became complicated at that moment, but it was fleeting.

Next, Cao Pi seemed to have thoughts and rarely spoke, and Sima Yi arranged the matter of how to arrest Cui Yangyang and others.

During this period, Sima Yi also noticed Cao Pi's strangeness and asked Cao Pi what was wrong. Cao Pi said he was a little uncomfortable. After Sima Yi arranged the arrest plan, Cao Pi stood up and returned to his mansion.

He walked into the study room of the mansion without a sound, and until the room was closed, Cao Pi only murmured with his back against the board:

"Sima Yi hurt me, Sima Yi hurt me..."

Although Cao Pi was not very intelligent, he reached 88 points and his mind was extremely smart.

Through Sima Yi's unintentional statement that he began to secretly inquire about Wu Fan's situation half a year ago, Cao Pi immediately realized that Sima Yi must have had a very big holiday with Wu Fan. Otherwise, Sima Yi would not have risked being discovered by Wu Fan and was unable to protect himself.

When I recalled that I had planned Wu Fan from the beginning, I was instigated by Sima Yi and used inheriting my father's throne as bait, which made me adopt his plan, pretend to be a document and lie to Wu Fan.

After the matter was defeated, I wanted to stop twice, but Sima Yi repeatedly advised me to persevere. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to giving my life to Wu Fan, and the result would definitely be death.

‘From the beginning to now, Sima Yi has been instigating and persuading himself, and even there is certainly a lie. I became the spear in his hand, his way in a confused manner, and his eighth uncle who repeatedly assassinated to achieve his goal.’

Cao Pi, who saw all this clearly, certainly did not want to conspire with Sima Yi to assassinate Wu Fan. However, Cao Pi hesitated for a long time what to do next.

In the end, Cao Pi decided to write a letter to Wu Fan, repent of his mistakes and seek Wu Fan's forgiveness.

‘If the Eighth Uncle was willing to forgive him, he would immediately arrest Sima Yi and make meritorious service if the Eighth Uncle refused to forgive him…then I would have to continue on this road of no return as Sima Yi said.’

The reason is that Wu Fan gave Cao Pi too much fear, and it is precisely because of this fear that Cao Pi felt uncertain about whether Wu Fan could forgive him. Therefore, before confirming that Wu Fan was willing to forgive him, Cao Pi could not arrest Sima Yi first, so as not to lose support on both sides.

After making up his mind, Cao Pi immediately picked up his pen and hurriedly wrote a text message to Wu Fan, put it in the envelope and sealed it. As soon as he left the study, he happened to see a servant walking by before. Cao Pi called the servant and asked him to hold the letter properly and not tell anyone. He went to Yunnan as quickly as possible and delivered it to Governor Wu in person. As he said that, he took out ten taels of gold from his arms as a expense.

The reason why Cao Pi did not use his civil servants and servants was that he did not want to alarm Sima Yi.

The servant was stunned when he learned that Cao Pi wanted him to go to Yunnan to deliver a letter. He immediately agreed. He returned to the house where he lived and cleaned up quickly, then led his horse out of the mansion and headed straight for Xicheng.

There is a saying that no coincidence can be written. When the servant approached the West City, he happened to meet a team of officers and soldiers guarding one of them coming in from outside the city. This person was Sima Yi.

It turned out that Sima Yi had just gone to the military camp outside the city to personally dispatch soldiers and generals to Cui Yangyang's hometown in Hebei to capture Cui Yangyang and the other three. He said that these three were related to the suspect who escaped after poisoning Cao and disappeared. If he encountered a blocker, he would kill him.

In order to avoid the trouble, Sima Yi sent all military generals who were not close to Wu Fan and even had some rifts, so as not to report the matter to Wu Fan. These military generals were just surrendered to Cao's army, including Qiao Huan, Li Feng, Zhang Dong, Liang Gang, Ma Teng, Ma Chao, Ma Dai, etc.

Speaking of Sima Yi, when he saw this servant in Cao Pi's mansion, especially when the servant was riding a horse and waiting for his group to pass by, he was anxious and suddenly felt something was wrong.

Because according to common sense, the servants in the mansion would not easily ride a horse. With the power in Cao Pi, if there is any need for this, they can send civil servants or servants to do it.

What was the reason that Cao Pi abandoned civil servants and servants and used his servants in his house? Could it be that something was wrong with someone else’s secret?

Sima Yi thought suspiciously.

With this idea, Sima Yi stopped and said to the subordinate:
Chapter completed!