Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 484: Return of Zhong Yao

Cao Pi welcomed Zhong Yao with great excitement, but he had no idea that the old man with thick eyebrows and big eyes had already rebelled.

At this moment, there was no time for any doubt to arise in my mind.

He just said to Zhong Yao: "Lord Yuan Chang! Seeing you really makes me feel relieved."

Zhong Yao saw that Cao Pi was very enthusiastic towards him when they first met, and knew that Cao Pi had not started to doubt him yet.

But there is no way to escape this matter.

There is no doubt at the moment, but when you come to your senses after a while, you will definitely ask yourself how you came back and how it happened.

If the answer is not very good, Cao Pi will definitely be watching you.

Let’s not talk about other things that Cao Pi inherited from Cao Cao, but he inherited the suspicious nature completely.

So Cao Pi did not mention it, and Zhong Yao took the initiative to kneel down and cried out: "Your Majesty! This old minister is guilty!"

Cao Pi was shocked when he saw this and asked, "Why did Lord Yuan Chang do this? What crime have you committed?"

Zhong Yao bowed and cried, "Your Majesty! I lost Tongguan and fell into the hands of the enemy. I am extremely ashamed. I am truly guilty of a grave sin!"

Hearing Zhong Yao bring up this, Wang Lang raised his eyebrows slightly and looked carefully at Zhong Yao's expression.

Zhong Yao had a miserable expression on his face, full of indignation and regret, as if he really felt extremely humiliated for having lost Tongguan.

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However, Wang Lang felt that things were not that simple.

Let’s not talk about the ones captured by Liu Bei, let’s just talk about the ones captured by Xing Daorong. So many Cao family generals were captured, how could any of them escape?

What ability do you, Zhong Yao, have to escape from Xing Daorong's clutches?

Even if it is such a simple truth, everyone will find it problematic!
really!

At this moment, I don’t know if Cao Pi and Wang Lang have the same idea, his expression changed slightly.

His brows were furrowed, his eyes were slightly narrowed, and his look revealed a hint of doubt and uneasiness.

His face was gloomy, as if covered by a layer of haze, and his already well-defined features now looked even colder because of suspicion.

His fingers unconsciously stroked his chin, and that subtle movement revealed his inner entanglement and confusion.

Zhong Yao saw this and knew that Cao Pi was suspicious, so he took the initiative to say, "Your Majesty, please tell me about this matter in detail. Everything starts from the loss of Tongguan."

When Cao Pi heard Zhong Yao say he wanted to explain in detail, his expression immediately improved.

A person who tells a lie will definitely feel guilty and will not want to talk much. Since Zhong Yao was able to talk in detail, I think he still has some confidence in himself.

Then he said, "I have nothing to do, and I will listen to you speak clearly."

Zhong Yao told the whole story of the Battle of Tongguan in detail, without telling a single lie until he talked about how Liu Ye died.

When Cao Pi heard that Tongguan had been captured but was destroyed by Liu Ye, he was extremely angry!

But he was filled with hatred: "Liu Ye is a descendant of the Liu family. Could it be that he did this on purpose to trap our Cao family?"

Liu Ye is clearly dead. As the saying goes, the dead are the greatest. Generally speaking, no one would have any complaints against him.

结果
Cao Pi was still so angry, one can imagine how much he hated the loss of Tongguan.

However, in the eyes of others, such behavior seems a bit sarcastic and even disheartening.

Although Liu Ye lost Tongguan, he died in a desperate battle. It would be a bit unfair to say that he died in the battle. Both Zhong Yao and Wang Lang felt the same way.

However, Cao Pi seemed to be unaware of this and just continued, "Since you have fallen into the hands of Xing Daorong, how did you escape?"

At this point, Zhong Yao bowed again and said, "Your Majesty, I really have no choice. I miss Your Majesty, but I can't help myself. I can only pretend to surrender with Xing Daorong so that I can get out of Chang'an."

"That's how I gained Xing Daorong's trust. He thought I was truly loyal to Liu Bei, so he let me go."

"According to Xing Daorong's intention, we came to Yecheng to spread rumors that the Cao family no longer has the Mandate of Heaven."

After hearing what Zhong Yao said, Cao Pi couldn't help but get furious.

He clapped his hands, making a loud bang on the table, and said, "Xing Daorong is so evil, he actually came up with such a vicious idea!"

Cao Pi really thought that Xing Daorong's method was cruel.

Zhong Yao is a famous scholar!

If he spreads the word that Cao has lost his destiny, it will definitely affect many people!
Fortunately!
Fortunately, Zhong Yao is wholeheartedly loyal to me.

Cao Pi immediately pulled Zhong Yao up and said, "You are so devoted to me, how can I blame you? Besides, this is just a temporary measure, I cannot blame you."

"You have been tired all the way here. Go down and rest first. I will tell you about Lord Yuan Chang's return at the court meeting tomorrow."

Zhong Yao listened without saying a word, bowed to Cao Pi, and left.

Seeing this, Wang Lang wanted to leave, but Cao Pi told him again, "Minister Wang, go and ask General Cao Xiu to come here. I have something else to ask you."

Wang Lang's heart sank when he heard this.

The reason why he was so anxious to invite Cao Xiu was obviously to verify the facts.
It seems that although Cao Pi didn't say anything on the surface, he still didn't have 100% trust in Zhong Yao's words in his heart.

That's why he hurriedly invited Cao Xiu here to check what Zhong Yao said and see if there was any mistake.

But it is not surprising that Cao Xiu is in Yecheng.

This story begins with the Battle of Chang'an.

Cao Xiu's original assignment was to lead the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to chase and kill Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun's troops.

However, Cao Xiu always had a guess in his mind!

What guess?
It was Sima Yi who wanted to deliberately kill the main generals of the Cao family!

So Cao Xiu held back a little when he was chasing Zhang Fei.

He was afraid that there might be some trick in it and he might lose his life.

So he really did his job without putting in any effort, watching Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun rush along.

When Tongguan and Chang'an were both breached, Cao Xiu saw that the situation was not good, so he led his troops, found a road, and headed all the way to Yecheng, without paying any attention to Sima Yi at all.

Anyway, he didn't obey orders before, and he would be even less likely to obey orders after Chang'an was lost.

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He separated from Sima Yi and led his troops to Yecheng early on.

Cao Pi originally wanted to blame Cao Xiu for disobeying orders, after all, he still had a good relationship with Sima Yi at that time.

As a result, Sima Yi disappeared soon after, so Cao Xiu was not at fault at all. Instead, he was credited with merit because he "saw Sima Yi's rebellious intention early on."

Now Cao Xiu is one of the few generals that Cao Pi can trust.
(End of this chapter)