Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 513: The Great Escape, Cao Pi's Suspicion

Zhao Zi was ultimately unable to withstand Zhong Yao's dominance. Even though he claimed to be sick, he could not escape this unfortunate job.

Collecting taxes and collecting grain actually mean the same thing.

To put it bluntly, it is to plunder from the people.

Zhao Zi's job is even more deceptive. Not only does he have to ask for money from the common people, but he also has to ask for money from the aristocratic families.

Who can do this job?
Just ask Cao Pi himself, can he do it?

Even if Cao Cao were still alive, he couldn't do this!
Moreover…

At this critical moment, why don't you ask the Cao family or the Xiahou family to take the lead?

Over the years...the children of these two families have been very successful and their families have expanded rapidly.

Nowadays, even if one is not extremely wealthy, he or she still has money and food.

Why are these two companies hiding behind in this critical moment?
In short, no matter from which perspective, this extremely difficult job should not fall on me.

And if this happens to me, it means I'm obviously cheated.

Everyone knows that this is an offensive job. Even if you work hard for Cao Pi and offend so many noble families, can you still expect Cao Pi to protect you?
Don’t even think about it!

Given Cao Pi's character of crossing the river and then destroying the bridge, it would be strange if he didn't push you out as a scapegoat.

By then, he will inevitably end up in failure like Jiang Ji, and can only secretly regret why he didn't escape earlier!
In order to avoid regretting it in the future, Zhao Zi had to take the initiative and run away first!

But before leaving, he needs to prepare well.

As I said before, ever since Chang Lin left, it has become more difficult to travel to and from Yecheng.

At the city gate... and even in his own mansion, there might be Cao Pi's spies, so it is absolutely impossible for him to escape.

In other words...it's naturally not possible to rely on just one's own family.

So Zhao Zi went to Xun Wei again.

As a captain, Xun Wei has more or less some power in the army, which allows him to escape easily.

Therefore, Zhao Zi knew clearly that this time he could only set off with Xun Wei.

As for whether Xun Wei would agree... he has his own way to convince him.

...

"We can't stay here. If we stay, we will die. Gong Gao, come with me quickly!"

Xun Wei was a little confused when he heard what Zhao Zi said.

However, looking at his extremely determined eyes, I knew he was not joking with me.

He reacted subconsciously and asked, "But Zhong Yao came to you again?"

Zhao Zi nodded slowly and said, "That's right! Zhong Yao asked me to collect taxes, how could I agree?"

"It was only when it happened to me that I understood why Bo Huai couldn't refuse Zhong Yao the other day."

"He is a ruthless person, and cannot be dealt with by ordinary methods."

Xun Wei listened and sighed deeply, knowing that today was the time when both the lips and the teeth would be in danger!
In fact, when Chang Lin left, both of them hesitated.

However, it is human nature to be unwilling to change, and in the end, I still didn't move on.

You can only delay it for a while, not for a lifetime. It will eventually be your turn.

Xun Wei was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted and said, "If you want to leave, you have to hurry up. Pack everything up in the next two days. I will arrange a way to escape and leave in two days!"

Leaving in two days!

Zhao Zi stood up suddenly after hearing this and said, "Two days... two days is enough to arrange everything?"

Hearing this, Xun Wei smiled confidently and said, "Of course you can!"

"When Bo Huai left, I had made plans for today."

"We have already arranged for the gatekeepers. We will leave together in two days."

it is good!
When Zhao Zi heard the loud shout, he felt much more relaxed.

He added: "Then you and I will go separately to avoid any accidents..."

Xun Wei knew that Zhao Zi proposed this because he was afraid that he would betray him, so he wanted to separate. However...

For Xun Wei, he was also afraid of being cheated by Zhao Zi.

People's hearts are hidden. Although Zhao Zi took the initiative to find me, it is hard to say what will happen if something goes wrong.

He nodded in agreement.

The two discussed a few more details and then went back to pack up.

...

Zhong Yao actually knew what Zhao Zi and Xun Wei were doing.

He even knew everything clearly when Chang Lin left.

only…

Zhong Yao deliberately let these people go, pretending that he didn't know.

In fact, the entire Yecheng is under his control at the moment, which is also a special command of Cao Pi.

Cao Pi also knew something about the situation in Yecheng, so he called Zhong Yao the general manager.

It was also out of trust in Zhong Yao that Cao Pi completely entrusted the task to him.

But I didn’t think about it…

Zhong Yao appears to be loyal on the surface, but in reality he is driving everyone away!
...

Two days later, with Zhong Yao's deliberate release, Zhao Zi and Xun Wei escaped smoothly.

Naturally, the two of them didn't know that Zhong Yao had deliberately let them go, and after leaving, they were still sighing at their good fortune.

And after Chang Lin, Xun Wei and Zhao Zi left, how could the children of the aristocratic families not know about it?
With Zhong Yao's deliberate disclosure, everyone knew the whole story.

They were all forced to leave!

But think about it, if there was really no other way, why would he give up the family accumulation and just leave!
There were so many people who walked out at once, just like refugees, heading south.

The migration of the elite to the south...that was a hundred years too early.

All these things finally made Cao Pi realize that something was wrong.

He immediately summoned Zhong Yao to Hexi to get to the bottom of the matter.

...

Cao Pi and Sima Yi were fighting fiercely in Hexi.

In other words, no one wanted to fight a life-and-death battle.

Cao Pi was afraid of failure due to insufficient military strength, and Sima Yi...

He was afraid that if he pushed Cao Pi too much, he would become desperate and pull all his troops to Hexi to fight him to the death.

In short, no one wanted to kill, and no one dared to fight to the death.

So...it has been delayed until now...

When Zhong Yao arrived, Cao Pi had just been "frictioning" with Sima Yi's troops. There was blood on his helmet, which made him look quite brave.

Sitting in the tent, he looked at himself and said, "Yuan Chang, what happened in Ye City? I heard that my Minister Chang, Minister Zhao, and Captain Xun have all fled the city?"

"You also said... that these people's escape was related to you?"

"If I don't ask you again, will Yecheng become an empty city when I return?"

"Yuan Chang, don't you have anything to explain to me?"

It is hard to say whether Cao Pi did this to deliberately scare Zhong Yao, but Zhong Yao naturally could not be scared at all.

Listening to Cao Pi's threatening words, Zhong Yao just spoke righteously, looked at Cao Pi with a serious face, without any guilt in his heart, and shouted: "Your Majesty! Everything I do is for Your Majesty!"

"I just didn't expect that Chang Lin and the others were so impatient. They just left after doing some difficult tasks!"

"Alas! As for them escaping, it was indeed my negligence. I am willing to accept the punishment!"

After Zhong Yao finished speaking, he knelt down, showing his loyalty!
(End of this chapter)