"Say, Cao…Did you kill Cai Mao and Zhang Yun?"
Hearing Yang Xiu's words, Cao Zhi could not help but turn around and look at Yang Xiu with widened eyes.
"Ah... That's right, the navy commander Cai Mao and Zhang Yun colluded with Sun Quan to send a letter. He had attempted to conspire against the Prime Minister. Fortunately, the Prime Minister had seen through him and had already ordered him to be executed. His head was still hanging at the entrance of the stronghold!”
Yang Xiu was actually feeling a little strange now. In fact, with Yang Xiu's intelligence, he had long seen that Cao Cao had fallen into the trap of the Eastern Wu. He had come this time to explain a thing or two to Cao Zhi so that he could show off.
After all, although Cao Zhi was talented, he did not have much military vision. He might not be able to see through this kind of skill.
Yang Xiu's temper was really like this.
It was just that seeing Cao Zhi's disappointed look made Yang Xiu have a faint guess in his heart: Could it be that Cao Zhi had already seen through it?
This answer was completely beyond Yang Xiu's expectations. Because Cao Zhi had always given people the image of an unrestrained intellectual, a poet similar to Qu Yuan. He had never shown much military wisdom. Cai Mao and Zhang Yun's counter-spy tactic, even Yang Xiu himself thought for a while before coming up with it. But even so, he only thought that the possibility of this being a counter-spy tactic was greater, and did not confirm it at all.
Why did it seem like Cao Zhi's performance had confirmed it?
Cao Zhi did not care about what Yang Xiu was thinking now. Even if he knew, he did not care much. He was no longer the Cao Zhi of the past. There were still many things that would shock him in the future.
What Cao Zhi was thinking about now was a more crucial matter.
As everyone knew, the reason why Dongwu could defeat Cao Cao in the Battle of Red Cliff was because of three key factors. One was the execution of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, the other was Huang Gai's fire attack, and the last was Pang Tong's serial scheme!
After Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were beheaded, Zhou Yu attacked Huang Gai to make him suffer. Huang Gai was injured and wrote a letter at home to pretend to surrender. Then Cao Cao sent Jiang Gan to cross the river twice to find out the truth. In the end, he thought he was smart and led Pang Tong to chain him up.
Once Pang Tong's plan was complete, he would be in a dead end!
If it was possible, he had to stop Cao Cao's actions before that! After all, if Cao Cao fell for it, the consequences would be that he would lose the capital to unify the world within 20 years. Sun Quan and Liu Bei's power rose up and became difficult to control.
No!
He had to stop Cao Cao's stupidity in time and not follow in the footsteps of history! After all, he was now Cao Zhi, Cao Cao's son. After Cao Cao died, these armies would all be his! Of course, Cao Zhi had already automatically ignored Cao Pi. After all, if he could still be killed by Cao Pi after transmigrating, he might as well commit suicide now to apologize.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhi hurriedly asked Yang Xiu,""Then after Cai and Zhang were executed, did anyone else pay respects to their father?”
Cao Zhi's expression was anxious, but his words revealed an unquestionable determination. It was precisely because he had a deep understanding of the development of history that he had such confidence.
When Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhi's expression, he also threw away the thought of overthinking. His expression became much more respectful. Although he did not understand why Cao Zhi seemed to have changed into a different person overnight, Yang Xiu could sense from Cao Zhi's expression and tone that Cao Zhi was not joking.
Therefore, he answered honestly,""Reporting to Young Master, someone has indeed paid respects to the Prime Minister in the past two days.”
"Who is it?"
Cao Zhi originally wanted to ask if it was Pang Tong, but after thinking about it, if he asked this question, it would be too suspicious. How did he know that Pang Tong would go to meet Cao Cao? He had always been at the rear.
In this way, it was inevitable that others would suspect him. Furthermore, if Cao Cao heard about it, based on Cao Zhi's understanding of Cao Cao's suspicious personality, he would not believe that he had some shady agreement with Sun Quan, or even conspire to kill him to seize power.
Although the possibility of this was very low, he was Cao Cao after all.
If things developed to that point, no matter how glib Cao Zhi was, it would be hard for him to escape death!
Therefore, knowing more was not necessarily a good thing. The key was to pay attention to what he should say and what he should not say. After all, there were many examples of trouble coming from the mouth.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhi changed the way he asked Yang Xiu.
Yang Xiu didn't become suspicious either, but replied respectfully,""Just a few days ago, Jiang Zijing brought a celebrity from Dongwu. His name is Pang Tong, also known as Shiyuan. The prime minister talked with him and appreciated his talent and knowledge very much. Before leaving, Pang Shiyuan offered a plan to teach the Prime Minister to connect the warships with iron chains so that our northern soldiers could walk on the waves as if they were on flat ground.”
Yang Xiu spoke with great joy. It was obvious that he had not seen through Pang Tong's chain plan. He believed that the Cao army had already solved the problem of not being able to adapt to the environment and the inconvenience of fighting. It was just a matter of time before they conquered River East.
Cao Zhi looked at the delighted Yang Xiu and did not point it out. After all, Pang Tong's plan was almost flawless. Other than Xu Shu who knew Pang Tong's background, no one else could see through it. Therefore, Yang Xiu's current performance was also within reason.
However! He knew it in his heart! This was like pushing an 800,000-strong army into a fire pit!
Thus, Cao Zhi frowned and began to think about what he should do.
The first thing Cao Zhi thought of was to write a letter to Cao Cao. Hence, he hurriedly rushed to the hall and asked Yang Xiu to bring a pen and paper. Then, he began to write.
The words in the book were to advise Cao Cao not to fall for Pang Tong's scheme and not to link the warships together. In the end, Cao Zhi thought for a while and added a sentence,"Don't trust the people of Dongwu easily." His words were sincere and appropriate.
After quickly writing the urgent document, Cao Zhi sent people to rush to the front line of the Cao army without stopping. He also specially instructed them to use the fastest speed.
After writing the letter, Cao Zhi was still not at ease. After all, Cao Cao had considered the disadvantages of iron chains connecting ships in history. However, Cao Cao was too self-righteous at that time. He had been blinded by his achievements in the north and did not think that a mere Dongwu could defeat him.
To put it simply, the advantage was too great.
Cao Zhi deeply understood that it was very difficult for him to save a teammate who was determined to be reckless, just like how you could never wake up a person who was pretending to be asleep.
Although the letter had already been sent out, Cao Zhi had a faint premonition that it was very likely that it would be too late. He still had to take action now.
Without further ado, Cao Zhi immediately turned around and said to Yang Xiu with bright eyes,"Immediately gather all the civil and military officials for a meeting in the hall. Those who violate will be executed immediately!”
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