Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 485 Cao Xiu's Speculation

When Cao Xiu met Cao Pi and heard that Zhong Yao had returned, he also became suspicious.

Afterwards, after listening to what Cao Pi said, his doubts were somewhat dispelled.

After all, what he said was absolutely correct.

Cao Zhi then said to Cao Pi, "Your Majesty, what Zhong Yao said is exactly the same as what I heard. The story should be exactly as he said."

"If he really subdued Liu Bei, then he really doesn't need to come back."

"If you ask me if there is any mistake in this, I really don't know what to do for the moment."

When Cao Pi heard what Cao Xiu said, he felt relieved.

But he sighed: "Under today's situation, it is rare that Lord Yuan Chang can still go against the trend and return."

"Tomorrow I will not only not punish him, but I will also reward him greatly, so that everyone in the world will know that if they follow me, they must not make any mistakes."

Cao Xiu said: "Your Majesty is wise, this is exactly what should be done!"

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To be honest, whether or not to reward Zhong Yao is not really an important matter.

The key point is, what the hell does Sima Yi mean!
Cao Pi naturally knew this, and at this moment he couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart: "Alas! In this situation, what exactly does Sima Yi want to do?"

Cao Xiu didn't want to say it at first, but when he heard Cao Pi sigh like that, he had to speak out what was in his heart.

After thinking about it, if I don’t say anything, I’m afraid the Cao family’s foundation will be destroyed!
He gritted his teeth, stepped forward and bowed to Cao Pi, saying: "Your Majesty, I have a guess, which I have been thinking about for a long time, but because it is just a guess, I dare not speak out."

"However, given the situation today, even if Your Majesty wants to hold me accountable, I will have no choice but to speak out."

Cao Pi currently has great trust in Cao Xiu.

Cao Xiu is not only a great general, but also a general from his own family!
How could I not trust him?
But he said: "Wen Lie, if you have something to say, just say it directly, no problem."

Cao Xiu took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I feel that the deaths of Cao Zhen and Cao Hong are in no way related to Sima Yi!"

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Upon hearing this, Cao Pi stood up suddenly, his eyes wide open, and looked at Cao Xiu in surprise.

He asked, "Wen Lie, what are you talking about? How could Sima Yi kill Generals Cao Zhen and Cao Hong?"

Cao Xiu said: "General Cao Zhen lost Hefei during the battle, but he fought steadily and cautiously."

"Even if Xing Daorong stole Hefei, we cannot let Xing Daorong kill him. As for the entire army, it will be defeated without a fight!"

"Why did he die? He died because of Sima Yi's advice!"

Cao Pi frowned and said, "I know something about the Battle of Hefei. Sima Yi's strategy was not bad. If Cao Zhen had listened to him, he would have won."

"It was his greed for merit and recklessness that led to his own death."

From what Cao Pi said, it was obvious that he still did not believe what Cao Xiu said.

Cao Xiu also knew about Cao Zhen's death, and at first glance, it really couldn't be blamed on Sima Yi.

It was because he went too deep into the enemy lines and was determined to kill Bao Long, which caused his own army to become disconnected and he was killed in the water.

Originally, Cao Xiu had no doubts, but after Cao Hong got into trouble, he thought about it carefully and felt something was wrong.

But he said at that moment: "Human heart. This is a matter of human heart!"

"How could Sima Yi not have known what General Cao Zhen was thinking?"

"The general is young and full of vigor, prone to greed and recklessness. Is Sima Yi really not worthy of consideration?"

"That's right! He certainly can't be considered to have killed the general, but it would be easy for him to put the general in danger, isn't it?" This.
What Cao Xiu said is indeed true.

Originally, Cao Pi had never doubted such a thing. Even if Cao Xiu had said this to him before, he did not believe a word of it!
Of course.
Now something was not right.

Sima Yi stayed in Hexi and did not come back, and did not obey the transfer order, which made Cao Pi extremely angry.

What Cao Xiu said completely hit the mark on Cao Pi's heart.

Seeing that Cao Pi remained silent, Cao Xiu knew that he had touched upon his heart, so he continued, "The death of Cao Hong was also similar. He calculated people's hearts and put them in danger. We shall see whether they live or die."

Cao Pi felt that what Cao Pi said was both right and wrong.

The first half is correct, and the second half is wrong.

Calculating people's hearts is good for dangerous places.
As for whether life and death are in the hands of others, that is not certain!

Cao Pi thought about it carefully and felt that it was possible that Sima Yi really wanted to kill Cao Zhen and Cao Hong!

Especially since Cao Xiu was in the army and could have such a feeling, and he was originally a member of the Cao family, it could not be groundless.

However, even if this is exactly what Cao Xiu was thinking, he had to get Sima Yi back first.

Then he said, "Wen Lie, the key point at the moment is that Sima Yi will not return to Yecheng."

"I don't know what has led all the generals to rebel together!"

"I have given him three tokens, but he has always evaded them."

"In this case, I don't know what to do for a moment."

Cao Xiu sighed when he heard this.

But he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that Cao Pi is still far inferior to his father after all!
If Cao Gong were here, how could a mere Sima Yi accomplish anything?

Get back to Yecheng now!

He immediately said: "Your Majesty! Zhang He and Xu Huang are both favored by Cao. If Sima Yi really wanted to rebel, they should not follow him."

"Why don't I lead the troops to Hexi and find out the truth!"

Cao Pi thought about it for a while, then shook his head and said, "This is not appropriate!"

"I have no idea what the situation is like in Hexi County!"

"Once Wen Lie leaves, I'm afraid Sima Yi will plot against me and harm my loyal people again!"

Cao Pi said, thinking again in his heart, "We still have to think of a way. It would be best if we can lead Sima Yi and others back to Yecheng."

This method is really not easy to think of. Cao Xiu is not a strategist and he doesn't know how to do it right at the moment.

Cao Pi still had to go to Jia Xu and others to ask for advice.

Just saying.
Since when did Jia Xu start to keep something from himself?
Just take the previous few times when I asked him for advice, Jia Xu was unable to come up with any evasive strategies.

If it weren't for that guy's hard work and great contributions, I would have had it clear with him long ago!

Although he had already realized that Jia Xu didn't care much about him, at this moment, he could only count on him.

Just go find Jia Xu and find a solution.

Of course, he did not forget to drag Cao Xiu along. If he wanted to deal with Sima Yi, he had to have reasons and evidence. Sima Yi was very popular at the moment, and Cao Pi was really afraid that even Jia Xu would protect himself and not stand on his side.

So the two of them went to look for Jia Xu.

But he didn't know that Zhong Yao, who had retired, had already gone to find Wei Feng.
(End of this chapter)