Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 408: Internal strife continues
After Xing Daorong captured Hefei, he placed Lu Xun in Hefei as the garrison commander and returned to Moling.

In Moling, he is still the same as always.

Currency was issued, the plow was promoted, and the troops were trained.

However, these three things alone cover the economy, agriculture, and military. It may sound simple, but it is actually quite complicated.

Fortunately, with the strong support of Liu Ba, Gu Yong, Lu Ji and others, Xing Daorong, a political novice, also began to study in depth to adapt to the economy and agriculture of this era.

Just when he was working hard to improve himself, he unexpectedly received a letter from Sima Yi.

Upon hearing that it was Sima Yi's confidant, Xing Daorong immediately felt that there was something fishy going on.

Although Sima Yi cannot be called an old thief at the moment, he is already cunning enough.

Xing Daorong felt that this letter, which came out of nowhere, could not be anything good.

But since I'm here, I still have to take a look.

But when he opened it, he saw only a few words written on it.

One is to criticize Xing Daorong, saying that he is going against the trend!

The second is to ask Xing Daorong to release Cao Zhi as soon as possible!
There is actually no need to look at the first aspect above. It is just a "polite greeting" between the two hostile parties.

The substantive content depends on the second aspect.

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Sima Yi asked me to release Cao Zhi. If you read it briefly, you can feel the strangeness of it.

For Cao Pi, putting Cao Zhi outside is actually a good choice.

Otherwise, if they returned to Yecheng, Cao Pi would definitely not tolerate Cao Zhi because he had rebellious thoughts.

But after all, they are brothers. If they really kill each other, it will not be a good reputation.

In that case...it's strange.

Sima Yi clearly knew the ins and outs of this, so why did he still write a letter asking him to hand over Cao Zhi?
Wouldn't this cause trouble for Cao Pi?

So Xing Daorong, who took the letter and didn't understand it, of course wanted to accept all the advice.

...

When Liu Ba, Gu Yong, Lu Ji, Bu Zhi and others were summoned by Xing Daorong, they thought it was a matter of internal affairs.

However, I didn’t expect that this gathering was due to foreign affairs.

When they heard Sima Yi's letter asking for Cao Zhi, everyone was at a loss as to what to do.

This is not surprising. Even Liu Ba and others are mainly concerned with domestic affairs. It is indeed a little difficult for them to plan such external affairs.

So among the few people, Bu Zhi was the first to come up with that idea.

But he said: "After Cao Zhi took it, he has never been able to use it properly. Since the lord is unable to use it, there is no point in us keeping it."

"Sima Yi came to ask for help because Cao Pi was worried about Cao Zhi being away."

"Let's take Cao Zhi back today and have Cao Pi kill him, even if it means tarnishing his reputation."

Although Bu Zhi's words were a bit direct, they were generally correct.

It would be useless for Cao Zhi to keep it in his hands, so it would be better to send it to Cao Pi. Even if he was killed in the hands, Cao Zhi would be branded as the murderer of his brother.

only…

Knowing that sending Cao Zhi would be a dead end, do you still want to send him there seriously?

Xing Daorong felt that such a simple method should not be what he should do!

After some thought…

Seeing that no one else had an idea, Xing Daorong said, "Why don't we invite the real owner over and let him take a look and think about it himself."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, but then they felt that General Xing was the one who knew how to play.

If Cao Zhi saw this, wouldn't he be scared to death?

It's just that everyone thought Xing Daorong had a bit of "bad taste", but unexpectedly Xing Daorong really wanted Cao Zhi to think about it himself.

He himself couldn't figure out why it was Sima Yi who sent the letter asking for someone, but when it came to Cao Zhi, he immediately understood it.

...

Overall, Cao Zhi felt both at ease and a little sad while staying here.

It is safer to be in Jiangdong than to be under the command of one's own brothers.

And the sadness...is because of the disparity in Xing Daorong's attitude towards him.

When I was first taken by Xing Daorong, I thought Xing Daorong liked me very much. After all, he was polite and enthusiastic when they met.

The result was unexpected...

After returning to Moling, Xing Daorong's attitude towards him completely changed.

They completely ignored it and just kept it in captivity.

Cao Zhi felt okay as he was finally summoned today. However, when he entered the hall, he saw many people there and immediately felt that the atmosphere was not right.

He bowed to Xing Daorong and said, "General Xing... why did you ask me to come?"

After saying that, he heard silence all around. Even though there were many people in the hall, there was no sound at all.

When he looked at Xing Daorong again, he saw that he was also squinting at him, and his heart suddenly trembled.

Always felt…

There is something vaguely malicious in Xing Daorong's eyes!
Cao Zhi didn't know what was going on, but he didn't dare to ask. He felt uneasy and just stood there awkwardly.

Xing Daorong saw that Cao Zhi was really just a little brat with no bearing. If he was asked to take on responsibilities, he would probably collapse before he even started to take on the responsibilities.

Compared to Sun Quan...it's still far behind.

While thinking this, Xing Daorong raised his hand and said to Cao Zhi in a cold voice: "Zijian, there is a letter from the north that concerns you. You can take a look."

Bu Zhi immediately took the letter and handed it to Cao Zhi.

When Cao Zhi opened the letter, he didn't react at first. Only when he saw the back part saying that Xing Daorong should let him return north, his face suddenly turned pale.

Cao Zhi realized why Xing Daorong and the others looked at him with displeasure, so he bowed and cried, "General, you must not do this. If you send me back north, I will surely die!"

Xing Daorong listened but didn't make any comment. He sighed and said, "Zijian, don't think like that. You are a great talent in the world. Killing you would have a huge impact. Cao Pi wouldn't dare to do it casually."

"Besides... the North is your hometown after all, so I can't keep you here for long."

Cao Zhi was shocked when he heard this!
Xing Daorong's words seemed to mean that he was going to send him to the north. How could he not be afraid?

He said quickly: "Cao Pi has evil ambitions and will not let me off easily... General Xing, you must not listen to what is in this letter."

Xing Daorong could see that Cao Zhi really wanted to live.

but…

The more you want to live, the more you have to send him back to clear up this mess.

The more chaos there is within the Cao family, the better it is for his talent.

Of course, in terms of power now, Liu Bei has already caught up a lot in the situation of confrontation between the North and the South.

But to be precise, the Cao family owned the Central Plains and the north, while Liu Bei owned the main areas of the four states of Liang, Yi, Jing and Yang.

The territory is very large, covering the entire Cao Pi force.

Although this is good for offense, it is not good for defense.

After all, they are too far apart to help each other.

Of course, internal unity is much better than Cao Pi’s internal situation.

So in all aspects, the two sides are about the same.

(End of this chapter)