Three Kingdoms: The Guan Family's Rebellious Son, Long Blessing Jing Xiang

When did Cao Zhi become so smart?

When did Cao Zhi's eyes become so sharp?
Isn’t Cao Zhi just a love-brained person?

It turned out that today, he had transcended the shackles of his love-brain and actually started to play tricks on Li Miao! He had made progress, and this step was a bit big!

In response to Cao Zhi's questioning, Li Miao was stunned for only a very short time, then he spread his hands and looked normal.

He even pulled out a dagger from his waist, held the sharp blade, and handed the handle of the dagger to Cao Zhi.

"Since you know everything, why don't you hold the dagger tightly and stab my neck... Or, Zijian, do you want to scrape off my flesh piece by piece, and let me suffer the pain of being tortured to death?"

When he said this, Li Miao's tone was still quite gentle.

He even moved closer to Cao Zhi, forcing him to hold the dagger.

But... Cao Zhi's hands were shaking for unknown reasons, and even his whole body was shaking everywhere... and he was trembling violently.

And saw this scene.

Li Miao's expression remained normal, but he was smiling in his heart, a smile of great relief.

Indeed, Cao Zhi discovered this secret!

But he chose not to tell Xiahou Dun this secret;

He did not choose to stab Li Miao in the back;

He even deliberately avoided everyone and chose this place to urinate.

Li Miao understood the feeling thoroughly.

He even used this dagger to test it, just to verify a fact that he was very sure of -

"Zijian..."

Finally, Cao Zhi did not hold the dagger. Li Miao smiled, as if he saw through everything. He sheathed the dagger and chanted softly, "Who do I belong to in the current situation? What have I done? How did I destroy the Wei Dynasty? These... at least to you, Zijian, are not important, right?"

Uh…

As if his secrets were revealed, Cao Zhi's pupils suddenly widened, and his large eyes were filled with confusion after being seen through.

"Hehe..." Li Miao was still laughing, and his laughter was more relaxed, "Yes, when has Zijian ever cared about the rise and fall of the Wei Dynasty? The only thing Zijian cares about is your sister-in-law Zhen..."

Just as he said this, Li Miao took a sudden step forward. Cao Zhi subconsciously stepped back, but was blocked by the treetops behind him. This made the distance between him and Li Miao extremely close, with their breath almost touching.

"Zijian, where is it..."

That fine and long voice chanted again, "You are a smart person, and your intelligence has made you realize that under the current situation, only I, Li Miao, can help you win your sister Zhen!"

"Zijian, I used to think you were the easiest to fool, but now I know that you are the one with true character. You will risk your life for the things and people you like, even if it means giving up everything... And the things you don't care about, such as this country, hehe... go, go, let it go. Only people like you can be poets, and only poets like you can write immortal chapters!"

Li Miao chanted out a lot of words all at once.

The meaning of this is clear.

"Zijian, you continue to be a poet, and I will continue to be a spy and undercover agent.

As for your sister-in-law Zhen... Don't worry, she is yours and she can't run away. Now that everything is exposed, even if you don't trust me, you should be able to trust that Qilin'er from the Guan family, right?"

call--

call--

Li Miao's words made Cao Zhi gasp for breath again and again.

But when it really came to the end, when all the topics were focused on the title "Sister Zhen", his heart, which he had tried so hard to muster up and was as hard as steel, collapsed and shattered in an instant.

Li Miao looked at him, and he also stared at Li Miao deeply. He wanted to say something three times but stopped himself.

He felt that his idea was too unfilial.

But, but what he puts first in his heart is not the kingdom of Wei, nor the gains and losses of the world, but really only... only his sister Zhen!

"Han…Hannan!"

"What you said... is it true... is it true?"

Accompanied by Cao Zhi's stumbling words.

It was clear that he was shaken.

Li Miao put away all his smiles. He stretched out his hand and pressed it heavily on Cao Zhi's shoulder. "Don't worry, relax... The whole situation is under the control of the Fourth Master Guan!"

It was this sentence that triggered a new round of inquiries from Cao Zhi, "You...what are you going to do? What are you going to do?"

"Will it...will it be like when Yuan Shang was defeated and surrendered to Yuan Xi, his generals betrayed him, internal fighting continued, and Youzhou was lost?"

Cao Zhi was very afraid of internal strife and even more afraid of rebellion. It was not that he valued his life, but once an internal rebellion broke out, then...how could he ensure Sister Zhen's safety?
It’s Li Miao.

Faced with such a question, his eyes narrowed into slits.

"call…"

With a deep breath, he revealed Guan Lin's plan to Cao Zhi for the first time without reservation. "Don't worry, in the Fourth Master Guan's plan, there is no need for rebellion. Jizhou is now like a frightened bird. As long as one person dies, then... the whole Jizhou, no, the whole world will be at peace!"

what…

Hearing this, Cao Zhi's eyes widened.

"You want to kill my second brother?"

This is a subconscious reaction of horror, surprise, and extreme astonishment.

But compared to Cao Zhi's anxiety, Li Miao looked calm, as if... the word "kill" was too light and too trivial in his hands and in his eyes.

"Zijian, open your eyes and take a good look. If Cao Zihuan hadn't died, then Zhen Ji would always be your sister-in-law Zhen! But once Cao Zihuan died, as a scholar, my brother married his widowed sister-in-law. I guess... everything becomes very reasonable, right?"

Li Miao understood Cao Zhi's thoughts too well.

He had practiced against Guan Lin countless times and simulated countless scenarios, and among these scenarios there was at least one layer...the training they wanted to strengthen again and again was to conquer Cao Zhi!

As we all know, love brain is always love brain, in this action.

Zhen Ji...Eternal is Cao Zhi's biggest weakness!

Sure enough, shortly after Li Miao finished speaking, Cao Zhi responded, and his eyes no longer hesitated, becoming extremely firm.

"Hannan? Then in this plan, what can I...what can I do?"

It’s still the same song…boiling beans and burning bean pods, the beans weep in the pot—

We are of the same root, why are we so anxious to fight each other?

The only difference is that the prey and hunter in this "Seven-Step Poem" are completely reversed at this moment!

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Yecheng, the palace of King Wei.

At the end of the 195 stone steps, in the huge palace, Cao Pi, who was sitting on the throne of King Wei, suddenly had a very gloomy look in his eyes. In this gloom, he uttered a sentence in surprise.

"Cao Zijian is coming? Didn't he go to attend the alliance of the traitor Cao Ziwen?"

"What? The meeting place was burned down, and 400,000 barbarians were reduced to ashes? He felt the pain? He knew that his backers had fallen? He knew that his last hope was gone? And he actually rushed here?"

"Hahaha, does he think that my place, Cao Pi, is a place where filth and dirt are hidden? Can all the garbage and traitors... be forgiven and recycled?"

Cao Pi, standing in front of the throne, was bound to be excited today.

Because just yesterday, he received the information about the Bingzhou Alliance. He, who was originally facing a formidable enemy, suddenly began to smile.

He even became more and more contemptuous of Cao Zhang.

This is simply shameless!
We have raised 400,000 barbarians, which is punishable by death, but these barbarians have not helped to fight a single battle.

It’s gone…completely gone.

It's over.

This feeling is so comfortable.

It was in this context that...Cao Zhi came to surrender!
He has the nerve to come?
And just after Cao Pi said this.

Chen Qun beside him was still sighing: "The good news is... at least one threat has been eliminated and a big problem has been solved. The bad news is that this also applies to the big man in the south!"

"Hmph..." Cao Pi snorted coldly, "No matter what, if he wants to seek refuge in Yecheng, hmph... he Cao Zijian can forget about it! Or... I can also imprison him! Participate in the alliance of the Hu people, but this crime is enough to ruin his reputation!"

Cao Pi was extremely angry today, the kind of anger that made him want to tear his brothers apart.

Coincidentally, in the face of this anger, another adviser beside Cao Pi spoke up. It was Sima Yi.

He went straight to face the angry Cao Pi.

"My Lord...I think we should accept Cao Zijian!"

"Why?" Cao Pi was stunned. "He has no soldiers, no food, and he only has a blind Xiahou Dun, a decadent and incompetent madman, by his side. What's the point of me accepting him?"

"My Lord..." Sima Yi's eyes were dim, and he continued to persuade: "My Lord, what you said is all right, but you just overlooked one thing."

"what?"

"He, Cao Zijian, is your dearest relative, your brother... My lord, you are about to become the new king of Wei. If there is not a single brother among all those present, then there is no need for rumors. It will be extremely difficult for you to stop the gossips... My lord, when the new king takes the throne, you cannot let the people of You and Ji rub your back!"

call…

I don’t know whether it is referring to beloved relatives, friends, and brothers.

Or is it referring to the current situation of the new king?

The hatred in Cao Pi's eyes disappeared in an instant, replaced by a deep sense of powerlessness.

"With Cao Ziwen dead, there is one less threat, but what we should consider now is not the succession of the new king...but how to resist the increasingly powerful Han army!"

"Four hundred thousand barbarians were wiped out overnight. This news... also proves the strength of the Han army! Yuan Shu claimed to be the emperor in the past, but he ended up being a skeleton king. From this perspective, is the succession ceremony of the new king of Wei so important? A Wei that is about to be destroyed? Even if he becomes the king... what's the point? Is it still important?"

Facing the questions raised by Cao Pi.

Sima Yi's tone was firm.

He stepped forward, his eyes sharp and his tone firm.

"Very important...Extremely important!"

At this point, his expression became serious, "If the name is not right, then the words will not flow..."

"First there was the Great Wei, then there was the restoration of the Great Wei. First there was the King of Wei, then there was the unity of the people of the Great Wei... As for the current situation, my lord, don't worry. I still have a plan that can turn the darkness of the Great Wei into light, and can restore this foundation from danger to safety!"

"what?"

Undoubtedly...Sima Yi's words shocked Cao Pi.

"Zhongda...Zhongda, do you have any other ideas?"

At this time, Sima Yi, after deep hesitation, decided to tell his plan.

"Estrangement, suspicion—"

And when these two words were chanted, Cao Pi seemed to understand some of them.

Sima Yi continued, "My lord, think about it, how did the Han Dynasty recover from the fall and the country recover from the crisis? Who did they rely on? Was it Guan Yu? Zhang Fei? Zhuge Liang? Haha, if it was them, how could the Wei Dynasty be so powerful? So..."

Before Sima Yi could finish his words...

Cao Pi had already chanted the answer, "It was actually Guan Lin who caused the fall of Wei and the revival of Han——"

"All the strength of the Han people is brought by Guan Lin. While he brought strength to the Han people, he also inevitably brought himself a fatal weakness!"

Sima Yi revealed his eagle-like and wolf-like eyes and ambitions.

"It is suspicion!"

"Guan Lin's achievements are so great that they shock the emperor! His achievements are probably greater than those of all other Han ministers and generals combined. He controls the lands of Jiangdong and Jingzhou and holds absolute power. The soldiers under his command are stronger and more loyal than those of Liu Bei... Even the Mianshui Villa he built... The huge energy contained in it is enough to overthrow a dynasty and change the ownership of an empire overnight!"

Finally, the crux of the problem was revealed.

What Sima Yi had to do next was to solve the problem, or to use this problem to solve the problem of building a city. "My lord, Guan Lin is too powerful, so powerful that people are afraid of him! My lord is afraid of him, and the former King of Wei was afraid of him, so why would Liu Bei not be afraid of him?"

"And just by chance, a spy I had planted in the Central Plains is now next to Guan Lin. The only plan now is to activate this spy... I will use Guan Lin's trust in him and let Guan Lin die in Liu Bei's mansion. In this way, suspicion within the Han Dynasty will immediately become rampant... And how can Guan Yu maintain this friendship with Liu Bei for the revenge of killing his son! How can Guan Lin's subordinates, soldiers, and generals let it go?"

"And the various factions within the Han Dynasty... will explode again because of Guan Lin's death. By then, Jiangdong, Jingzhou, Yizhou, and the Central Plains... will inevitably be torn apart again, each fighting for their own... And you... Cao Zihuan, you dominate the rich land of Jizhou, and you have the difficult and hard-to-access Youzhou as your back road, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Perhaps you are not conspicuous in the disintegration of the Han Dynasty, but precisely because of this, you can learn from your father to keep a low profile, rebuild a powerful army, unite the people, sweep across the northern border, and then wait for the opportunity to come, to stand on equal footing in the Central Plains, and to establish that unprecedented feat!"

"Nothing more than... Zihuan, what you have to do is to take back what the Wei Dynasty has lost!"

This…

This…

With a "gulp" sound, Sima Yi chanted this long and complicated words in one breath.

Cao Pi took a deep breath.

But in his eyes... the gloom and despair were gone.

He...he didn't expect Sima Yi to reveal those eagle-like and wolf-like eyes at such a moment.

He...he also didn't expect that Sima Yi actually had secret sentries next to Guan Lin!
In this land, beneath that bright battlefield... is destined to be a dark, treacherous and unpredictable underground battlefield, where there have been storms and clouds, and where the evening breeze is full of tricks!
And today, that battlefield, the energy it can release, the murderous intent it can release... allows Cao Pi to finally see hope!

Finally, finally, finally...

After a long silence, Cao Pi chanted heavily.

"This plan..."

"This plan is very vicious, this plan is very good——"

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…(End of chapter)