Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 577 Brilliance
However, when Hua Man was studying in Xing Daorong's mansion, Liu Bei's imperial edict on the punishment of Liu Feng had already been spread to the north.

Yecheng.

Cao Pi sat upright on the dragon throne, his face as gloomy as iron, and his eyes like knives swept over the ministers in the palace.

The memorial in his hand was crumpled and his knuckles turned white from the force.

There was a dead silence in the hall; even the sound of breathing seemed to be suppressed to the point of being almost inaudible.

After learning that Liu Feng had been questioned by Liu Bei, Cao Pi asked his ministers what to do, but surprisingly no one dared to answer!
This made his anger boil in his chest, and he finally couldn't help but explode.

"You are all important officials of the court, eating the emperor's salary, but none of you can share my worries!"

Cao Pi's voice exploded in the hall like thunder, shaking everyone's heart. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle, piercing directly at Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, Zhong Yao and others.

Chen Qun lowered his head, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and the tablet in his hand trembled slightly.

He wanted to speak up to advise him, but seeing Cao Pi's eyes wide open with anger, he swallowed the words back.

Wu Zhi pursed his lips tightly, looked away, and did not dare to look Cao Pi in the eye.

His mind was not on Cao Pi, but on Zhong Yao beside him.

At first glance, Zhong Yao had a solemn expression on his face, with a frown on his face. He just stood there silently, as if waiting for the storm to pass.

The three giants in front did not speak, and people like Wang Lang were even less likely to speak. The air in the hall seemed to freeze, and all the ministers held their breath, fearing that they would get into trouble if they were not careful.

Seeing that everyone was silent, Cao Pi became even angrier. He slammed the dragon table so hard that the pens, ink, paper and inkstone on the table all jumped.

"Is there really no one available in my court?" His voice was filled with sarcasm and disappointment. His eyes swept through the crowd like a knife, and finally stopped at Chen Qun. "Mr. Chen, you have always been resourceful and decisive. Why are you silent today?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qun quickly bowed and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. We are stupid and can't think of a plan for the time being."

Cao Pi sneered, his eyes as cold as ice: "If we can't find a plan now, then when can we find one?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Qun's forehead was covered with cold sweat and he immediately knelt on the ground, not daring to say another word.

Wu Zhi and Zhong Yao, seeing this, also knelt down and said in unison: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

Cao Pi saw everyone kneeling down, and his anger subsided a little, but the coldness on his face did not diminish at all. He glanced at everyone coldly, and said in a low and majestic voice: "Don't you think that Cao Wei will perish?"

"My father was able to defeat Yuan Shao at Guandu in the past. What can Liu Bei do today?"

"Besides, the day Liu Bei enters Hebei will be the day of your demise!"

Upon hearing this, all the ministers were shocked and kowtowed quickly.

Seeing that he could not force his way out today, Cao Pi could only wave his hand and signal everyone to leave first.

Everyone in the hall stood up as if they had been pardoned, and carefully left the hall, fearing that they would anger the emperor again.

After everyone left, Cao Pi sat alone on the dragon throne with a deep gaze, as if thinking about something.

only…

Immediately, the world spun around and Cao Pi felt dizzy, and he almost fainted on the dragon throne.

Fearing that the scene of his sudden fainting would be too horrifying, Cao Pi gritted his teeth and held on, shouting, "Come, help me back to the bedroom."

A eunuch had already noticed something was wrong and hurriedly went forward to support Cao Pi and hurriedly led him to the bedroom.

It's just something like this...

How could it be kept secret in the palace? It would eventually leak out!

...

Wu Zhi had already sensed something was wrong.

There were problems from the moment Zhong Yao proposed to instigate Liu Feng to rebel. When news came from the south that Liu Bei had killed Liu Feng, Wu Zhi finally realized what was wrong!

Your Majesty has put in a lot of thought and effort, but what is the result?

You're making wedding dresses for others again!

Liu Bei killed Liu Feng at once, which completely eliminated future troubles!

All signs indicate that Zhong Yao's strategy was not for Your Majesty at all, but was clearly to help Liu Bei!
But this thing was done really smartly!

On the surface, Zhong Yao came up with this plan out of his whole heart for His Majesty. How can you say that he has ulterior motives?

Not to mention it was for Liu Bei!
"In order to eliminate the hidden dangers for Liu Bei, he wanted to instigate his adopted son Liu Feng to rebel..."

If you say this to others, no one will believe it!

Therefore, Wu Zhi kept his words in his heart. After the court meeting, he did not go anywhere else and stayed beside Zhong Yao.

But Zhong Yao seemed not to notice him at all. Wu Zhi knew that this guy did it on purpose, so he coughed lightly to break the silence.

Seeing that Zhong Yao finally looked at him, he bowed and said, "Lord Yuan Chang, His Majesty was furious in the court today, and neither you nor I were able to make any comments. I wonder if you have any good ideas to relieve His Majesty's worries?"

But Zhong Yao already knew that Wu Zhi was secretly investigating him.

He remembered clearly the scene of questioning late at night.

I have always been very wary of this guy's initiatives.

However, he had just contributed a plan of "inciting rebellion". Although the plan failed, in Cao Pi's mind, his suspicion had been greatly reduced.

After all, if you want to talk about a useful strategy, the only one is the one you contributed.

Zhong Yao then slowed down his pace and cast his eyes towards the hazy palace wall in the distance. After a moment's silence, he slowly said, "Your Majesty is worried about the general situation of the world. Although we, your subjects, are willing to share your worries, we may not fully understand your intentions. It's not that I won't talk about what happened today, but I dare not talk about it lightly."

The topic should have ended here, but Wu Zhi was obviously not satisfied and said, "Mr. Yuan Chang has always been calm, but today he seems a little hesitant. Could it be that you have already made up your mind, but you just can't say it out loud?"

"Could it be... because the previous plan to incite Liu Feng to revolt failed and ended up helping others, that's why he is so silent..."

The point of this statement is very clear.

If you make wedding dresses for others, then you can say that you are helping Liu Bei!
If someone else said this it would be fine, but when Wu Zhi said this... he must have had a hidden agenda.

However, Zhong Yao would not fall into the trap and just pretended not to understand.

He shook his head, his expression still calm: "What are you talking about, Grand Marshal? I am just a scholar, how dare I talk nonsense about state affairs? Besides, the previous plan failed, and I am already ashamed. How can I speak today without a perfect plan?"

"As for my ability to use strategies, I am not even one tenth of the Grand Marshal's. If the Grand Marshal doesn't say anything, how can I do anything?"

Wu Zhi listened to Zhong Yao's sharp counterattack, but revealed a trace of helplessness: "Why does Lord Yuan Chang ask when he knows the answer? His Majesty's anger today is not trivial. If we rashly speak up, I'm afraid it will backfire. It's better to wait and see what happens, and make plans after His Majesty calms down."

Zhong Yao nodded slightly, his eyes deep: "The general trend of the world cannot be determined overnight. Your Majesty's haste to achieve success may not be a good strategy. As ministers, we should put the country first and should not miss the long-term plan for the sake of short-term benefits."

There were really no mistakes in his words, and it was clear that he was loyal to Wei.

(End of this chapter)