Sanguo: Banzi Shengtian, you call him Yanque?

Chapter 219 Cao Cao poses a question!

On the other side of the mansion, Cao Cao held Cao Chong's hand, his face full of doting, and he couldn't hide the joy in his heart.

"Chong'er, how did you know that I wouldn't enter through the front door?"

Cao Chong was young but very smart. He smiled slightly and said, "I heard that there are assassins in Xuchang City, but my father still returns with great fanfare. This is very wrong."

"So I guess my father will not return with the army, but will enter through other doors."

Cao Cao raised his eyebrows and looked at Ye Fan behind him proudly, as if to show off that he had such a smart son, and he liked Cao Chong more and more.

Then he asked: "Then how do you know that I entered through the west gate? After all, I might have entered through the east gate, or I might have taken the north gate."

Cao Chong remained unhurried and analyzed very calmly: "My father has many things to do every day, Ximen Laopo. When my father returns this time, he will definitely not miss this opportunity to inspect the defense of Ximen City."

"So I greeted you at the west gate. Father, am I right?"

Cao Cao rubbed Cao Chong's head lovingly, his eyes full of love, and turned to look at Mark with a smile.

"Sir, what do you think of my son?"

Ye Fan smiled and nodded, and said sincerely: "Extraordinary intelligence is rare in the world."

Hearing such praise, Cao Cao was even happier than Cao Chong.

At this time, Cao Chong looked at Ye Fan with some curiosity: "Father, is this Mr. Ye Fan?"

Obviously, even he has heard of Mark's name.

Ye Fan nodded towards Cao Chong and said, "My Lord, Ye Fan, I have met the young master."

Cao Chong looked very excited, and he also clasped his fists and said respectfully: "You are really sir, I often hear your name, and I have admired you for a long time!"

Although he is young, he speaks very maturely.

Ye Fan nodded, with a warm smile on his face, but it didn't look too warm.

At this moment, Cao Pi, Xun Yu and other talents hurriedly arrived.

In Cao Cao's mansion, after Cao Pi arrived, Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang also received the news of Cao Cao's assassination and hurried over.

When they saw that Cao Cao was safe and sound, the sons breathed a sigh of relief.

It's just that at this time, Cao Cao no longer had the smile he had when getting along with Cao Chong. Instead, he had a solemn look on his face, looking at Cao Pi and the others, his dissatisfaction completely showing.

"You guys disappoint me very much!"

This sentence made Cao Pi's heart tremble.

Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang did not react as violently as Cao Pi, but they were also a little afraid in their hearts.

"The child knew that his father would be safe and sound, so he didn't go to the city gate to greet him. Please don't take offense to his father."

Cao Zhi bent down and said with a hint of compliment.

Xun Yu also came forward to smooth things over at this time: "Prime Minister, my subordinates asked them not to come to greet you. After all, assassins are too dangerous. It would be bad if they hurt a few young masters."

"On the contrary, Mr. Pi ignored the danger and went to the city gate to greet him personally. When the assassin appeared, he was the first to rush forward. His loyalty and filial piety are touching."

When Cao Pi heard Xun Yu praise him so much, he felt happy, but it didn't show on his face.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was still very dissatisfied when he heard what Cao Pi had done.

"A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. He insists on going forward even though he knows there is danger. This is stupid!" "You should learn from Chong'er and don't panic when something happens. He will know that I will enter through the west gate. , why can’t you guess it?”

In contrast, he felt that Cao Chong was more pleasing to the eye, more like when he was young.

The scolding made Cao Pi's body tremble, and he quickly lowered his head and admitted his mistake: "What my father taught me is that the child missed his father too much, so he wanted to go to greet him, and he asked his father to punish him!"

Xun Yu sighed silently. He knew that Cao Cao didn't like such smart people.

Cao Cao did not punish Cao Pi, but continued to ask: "Since you are at the city gate, have the assassins been caught?"

This question made Cao Pi panic, and he quickly replied: "The situation was chaotic. All the captured assassins committed suicide by taking poison, and a few took advantage of the chaos to escape."

When he heard that the assassins had escaped, Cao Cao instead of being angry, had an idea in his mind to test his sons.

"It just so happens that you are all here, so I will give you a question to test you."

"What do you think we should do about these assassins?"

His sharp eyes swept over the sons, and he wanted to see something on their faces.

Cao Zhang was the first to stand up. As a military general, he had amazing strength, but his brains were not as good as those of the other brothers. The methods he spoke at this moment were straightforward.

"Father, I think the city gate should be sealed immediately and troops should be sent to search for assassins in the city. If they are caught, they should be cut into pieces to serve as a warning to others!"

Such a response was necessary, but Cao Cao was not satisfied and looked at the others in silence.

Cao Zhi also stood up confidently at this time and talked eloquently.

"Not only do we need to send troops to search for him, but we also need to post a reward and call on the people in the city to find the assassin together. Anyone who catches the assassin or provides information will be heavily rewarded!"

"In this way, all the people in the city will be our spies, and assassins will not be able to escape even if they have wings!"

Seeing Cao Zhi's confident look, Cao Cao still felt a little disappointed. Although the method was indeed good and could kill all the assassins, it was still not the answer he wanted.

At this time, Cao Cao quietly turned his head and glanced at Ye Fan, and found that Ye Fan's face was still calm and calm, and he obviously did not appreciate the methods of these two sons.

So he stared at Cao Pi for a while, only to hear Cao Pi hesitate and couldn't say the second sentence.

"The third and fourth brothers are right..."

At this time, Cao Pi's heart was in a mess, and he was a little confused by Cao Cao's gaze. But other than this method, is there any other way to find the assassin?

He lowered his head and did not dare to look at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was very disappointed. His three sons made him feel no joy at all, and could even be said to be incompetent.

At this moment, the youngest Cao Chong came out with a smile on his face.

"Father, I think the city gate should be opened and the assassins should be allowed to leave!"

As soon as these words came out, Cao Pi and others were all shocked. Is his brother going crazy because of his loss today?

Those assassins wanted their father's life, so were they let go in vain?

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao, Ye Fan and Xun Yu all had faint smiles on their faces at this moment, as if they were very satisfied with this answer that sounded outrageous.

Cao Pi thought about it but couldn't figure out what the purpose of this idea was.

Cao Cao came to Cao Chong with a smile and asked, "Chong'er, why do you think you want to let the assassin go?"

(End of this chapter)