Super Cultivation System of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 722: Exposing the Conspiracy
However, although Cao Cao was frightened for a moment, he soon regained his spirits.

"It seems that the General of the Western Expedition is determined to make things difficult for Cao. I wonder if Cao has offended the General in the past, or if the General is following the order of His Majesty?"

Ye Xiang replied: "Although I am not a noble and elegant person, I will never ruin national affairs for my own selfishness. Besides, the general and I have rarely met, so how can I offend him? This is naturally the will of your majesty."

Cao Cao's heart sank. Although he had thought of this a long time ago, hearing Ye Xiang admit it in person still made him feel a little afraid. After all, his plan was not yet accomplished, and Xuzhou had not been taken, so it was difficult for him to compete with the imperial court.

"Your Majesty, why are you making things difficult for Cao?"

Ye Xiang laughed a few times: "Why? General Cao, why do you ask even though you know the answer? Do you really want me to break this window paper?"

As he spoke, the woods behind him flashed again, and Cao Cao became alert again.

"Could there really be a large army ambushing behind? I've heard for a long time that the Shenji Battalion led by Ye Xiang is the elite archers in the world. They are well-trained and well-equipped. No one in the world can stop them. If he really brought the Shenji Battalion here, it would be troublesome..."

Although Cao Cao was quite confident in his army, he was 100% sure of winning with these tens of thousands of troops against Ye Xiang's 10,000 Shenjiying alone. However, Liu Bei and others were eyeing him covetously and intending revenge. If the two sides joined forces, his chances of winning would not be high.

Cao Cao asked cautiously, "Why? General, are you going to use the sharp arrows of the Shenji Camp to turn me into the same person as my brother?"

Zhang Fei shouted at this time: "Haha, General Ye, shoot quickly, call out your Shenji Battalion, and shoot these bastards into hedgehogs one by one!"

Ye Xiang smiled slightly: "Shenjiying? Haha, I am leaving Luoyang alone this time, how can there be any Shenjiying accompanying me? I believe General Cao has already sent out spies and scouts everywhere. How could General Cao not know whether there is a large army leaving Luoyang?"

"Ah? Are you alone?" Zhang Fei was so shocked that his jaw almost dropped.

"My goodness, you are braver than me, Old Zhang. I admire you."

He gave Ye Xiang a thumbs up, while Liu Bei, Tao Qian and others suddenly looked desperate.

"This... General Ye is too honest. Even if he didn't bring a large army, he didn't have to say it directly. Now we are finished..."

Mi Zhu collapsed completely.

When Cao Cao heard this, he was happy at first, but soon became cautious again.

"Oh? You didn't bring a large army? Then who is behind the general?"

Ye Xiang looked back and said, "It would be better for General Cao not to know about the people behind me. His Majesty has ordered that if General Cao stops at the brink of danger and wakes up in time to withdraw the army from Xuzhou, the court will not blame him."

"Meng De, there's no need to waste time talking to him. He's just being mysterious. Watch me capture him!"

Xiahou Yuan had long been unhappy with Ye Xiang. Seeing that he had volunteered, Cao Cao thought it would be a good idea to test him. Whether Ye Xiang was alone, had helpers behind him, or had an army, it would be better to find out for himself than to be in doubt here. After Ye Xiang shot two arrows, especially after the flag was broken, the morale of his army was already unstable. If he continued to hesitate and be indecisive, it would be a taboo in military strategy.

"General Ye, are you really unwilling to invite someone of your rank to meet you?" Cao Cao asked aggressively.

Ye Xiang said calmly: "Ye said that this is the will of His Majesty, who wants to give the general a way out and save face. If the general insists on forcing it, I'm afraid it will not be good for the general."

"Humph, you are such a silver tongue. If that's the case, don't blame me for being rude."

At this time, Cao Cao had basically determined that Ye Xiang was deliberately making a mystery. He winked at Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong, and the two of them led their troops and charged forward again.

"General Ye, be careful!" Liu Bei exclaimed.

"It's a pity that these Cao troops surrounded us from all sides, otherwise I, Zhang, would definitely go and fight alongside General Ye."

"The current emperor has many heroes under his command. He is truly worthy of being a great leader." Chen Deng sighed.

In the blink of an eye, Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong had already rushed to Ye Xiang's side, but Ye Xiang stood still, not moving at all, neither shooting arrows again nor raising his spear to fight the enemy, as if he was ready to surrender. "Huh?" Seeing this, Cao Cao became suspicious again, but at this point, he could no longer regret it.

The two teams of soldiers soon arrived in front of Ye Xiang. The soldiers running in the front were extremely happy. If they could kill such a great general, they would definitely receive a handsome reward.

Tao Qian and others closed their eyes, unable to bear the sight of Ye Xiang's blood splattering all over the place.

Just when these weapons were about to stab or chop Ye Xiang, something strange suddenly happened behind Ye Xiang.

Four slender long swords with cold gleams, tied with a thin iron chain, suddenly shot out from the darkness behind and hit the four Cao soldiers who were rushing in the front.

The four men fell to the ground with a bang before they even understood what was happening, let alone who killed them.

This sudden scene made Xiahou Yuan and Cao Hong hurriedly stop the army from charging forward, and looked behind Ye Xiang with three parts of fear and three parts of vigilance.

Ye Xiang sighed, "Ah, Your Majesty's guess was right. General Cao has chosen this path. In this case, from now on, General Cao is a traitor to the court. I will obey Your Majesty's order and attack him today."

Then, he waved behind him and said, "Come out, let General Cao see the person he has always wanted to see."

Cao Cao was extremely shocked. This shock was due to both the sudden appearance of the four strange long swords and Ye Xiang's words, "The court is in rebellion and must be suppressed today."

According to his plan, after he captured Xuzhou, within half a year, he would be able to hire no less than 400,000 mercenaries, and then he could easily capture Qingzhou, and then join forces with Liu Yan of Yizhou to launch three-way attacks. Liu Yan would attack Liangzhou, and he would attack Jizhou and Sili respectively, and finally capture Luoyang.

By that time, he would be the hero of the revival of the Han Dynasty, and trash like Liu Yan would naturally be kicked away by him. He would unite the gentry of the world and re-enthronize Emperor Xian. With his support from above and the support of the gentry below, within a few years, he would be able to conquer the world and clean up the universe, and the scholars, farmers, merchants and artisans would each return to their positions, and the Han Dynasty would be bright and clear. It would never be like the current emperor, where scholars are not scholars, farmers are not farmers, workers are given titles, and merchants are granted fiefs, which is simply outrageous.

However, his plan had not yet succeeded, but he had to become hostile to the imperial court in advance, which made him a little panic.

However, when he saw several people walking out of the darkness, especially after seeing the appearance of one of them clearly, his shock and panic increased several times again.

"You... you..."

Ye Xiang smiled and said, "Why, Cao Mengde, what else do you have to say?"

There were only five people who came out. Four of them were dressed in black, wearing eagle-face masks on their heads and holding willow-leaf-like long swords in their hands. They looked very strange.

The four of them were escorting an old man who was tied up all over and had a cloth stuffed in his mouth. The old man looked terrified. He was none other than Cao Cao's biological father - Cao Song.

Although Liu Bei and others did not know Cao Song, Tao Qian was very familiar with him. As soon as he saw Cao Song, he exclaimed.

"Brother Cao... Brother Cao Song? You... you are not dead?"

Chen Deng was the first to react: "So that's it... So that's it... What a great Cao Cao. He actually faked his father's death and pretended that he was killed by Zhang Kai, so that he could seize Xuzhou legitimately."

Chen Gui also came out from the carriage next to him and said, "I guess Zhang Kai was bribed by Cao Cao a long time ago and deliberately cooperated to stage this drama."

Tao Qian was both angry and anxious: "Cao Mengde...you...I have always had a close relationship with your father and I have great respect for your Cao family. Why...why do you treat me like this...I...ahem..."

Ye Xiang looked at Tao Qian: "Governor Tao is too honest. The world is in turmoil now, and there are countless ambitious people. Xuzhou is a very rich place, and Cao Cao must have been jealous for a long time. If he can't find some excuses, how can he seize the city of Xuzhou?"

Then, he turned his head and looked at Cao Cao: "Cao Mengde, what else do you have to say now? Bribing Zhang Kai, pretending that he assassinated your father Cao Song, accusing Governor Tao, and sending troops to annex Xuzhou, this alone is a capital crime. I brought the order of His Majesty, but not only did you not obey, you repeatedly attacked me and tried to kill me. You also made your brother speak rudely to the court and His Majesty, committing the crime of disrespect. Such treason is so great that even the extermination of the nine clans cannot make up for it."

Ye Xiang's voice became heavier and heavier as he spoke, and by the end, it was filled with murderous intent.

(End of this chapter)