Spoiler History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 687: Old Mystery Revisited
For Cao Cao, what he saw and heard when he entered the city unexpectedly made him much more excited.

He even took the initiative to go to the courtyard where Liu Bei had temporarily lived under his command, until Liu Bei sent someone to reply that
“When I was a guest in Xuchang in the past, we traveled in the same carriage and sat at the same table. Now we should be old friends.” Only then did I give up this idea.

In fact, that was all that was said. After all, at that time, Prime Minister Cao's legs were only fixed, and his only two hands could move. When he lifted up his sleeves, they were all bruised.

All I can say is that fortunately after entering the city, some young members of the Cao family were sent over to take care of their daily lives temporarily, so they didn't feel too embarrassed.

But as dusk fell in the west, Prime Minister Cao, who could only lie on the bed and enjoy the view, could not help feeling sad.

Thirty years of foundation has been destroyed, and the future of life and death is uncertain.

On the thirteenth day, the sky and the earth turned upside down, and the highest-ranking official became a prisoner.

What's more, I don't even know whether the son who cut off my father's life path is dead or alive.

Before this time today, he would probably be looking at the map and thinking about a way out while drinking a bowl of cold fish soup.

Now that I don’t have to think about these things, I feel even more desolate.

Fortunately, someone came to visit unexpectedly and interrupted my self-pity for a while.

"Is Gongda all right?"

Cao Cao was very happy that he could move his hands and hold the other person.

Xun You has been bedridden for a long time this year, and his condition has been getting worse and worse. It was thought that he might not survive this year, but he did not expect that he could get out of bed and walk to visit him.

"How ashamed! If I were not a burden, I would be able to accompany you, sir..."

He waved his hands, and was the least trusting of Cao Cao. After all, the pain in his body was constantly reminding him that the thing that Zhang Fei had given all kinds of exaggerated words to was indeed as powerful as the means of a banished immortal.

"The raids lasted only half a month, and all four sides were defeated. Not to mention winning, few could even resist for a day."

"Zhuge Kongming is indeed Liu Xuande's right-hand man. His strategists and divine counsels are truly unmatched."

Xun You was speechless:
"But during the previous battle of Jingxiang, didn't you say that the Ge family was probably overrated..."

"Cough cough!"

Cao Cao coughed, forced himself to skip the topic and sighed:
"Don't call me Ming Gong. If Gongda doesn't mind, call me Meng De. I know your talent. Where is Liu Xuande..."

"Ming Gong!"

Xun You raised his voice and stared at Cao Cao without saying anything. After a while, Prime Minister Cao smiled and sighed:
"With Gongda here, I won't have to worry about blood and food when I go to the underworld."

"Mingsong!" This call was somewhat sad, so Cao Cao smiled and simply said something else to Xun You.

For example, the momentary defeat in the battle formation, Liu Bei's nonsense, the humiliation of the old guard when he entered the city, etc.

"What you said may not be the nonsense of the Five Pecks of Rice Sect."

Xun You listened quietly and suddenly brought up an old story:
"It was also said by the spies sent to Jiangdong before that Liu Bei's subordinates would have private gatherings at the end of every three months..."

After hearing this, Cao Cao also recalled that after all, the movements of important figures of a faction were not difficult to monitor, and the time was too fixed, which made people curious.

Jiangdong's use of spies failed, so they shared this information as a bargaining chip, but Cao Cao was helpless.

Liu Xuande seemed to be present in person at every gathering, and as for those present... could he bribe Yunchang or Zhang Fei?

"Gongda, do you think that our defeat is related to the discussion in March?"

Nodding slowly, Xun You sighed softly and said:
"Over the past half year, Wen Ruo has been worried about my illness and has come to take care of me from time to time, so I have some opinions on the world's affairs..."

"Even if we don't mention the thunderous things that your army saw, the speed with which Liu Bei managed the states is enough to be called astonishing."

"Xiangfan was deserted due to the war, but last year our army entered from Biyang. A scout approached Xiangfan and looked out from afar, saying..."

"There are signs of revival." Cao Cao still remembered it after reading the record.

He suddenly remembered Zhang Fei's three questions that were like thunderbolts from heaven. What Gongda said at this time was still a cover-up for him, but how could he not know how Xiangfan became an empty city?

"Let alone Hanzhong, Guanzhong, or even Luoyang..."

Xun You wanted to count them one by one, but Cao Cao interrupted him with a look of boredom:

"I already know this... Wen Ruo is now..." Xun You felt a little embarrassed when he heard Cao Cao say this, but he finally told the truth:

"In the evening, someone saw the Left General Liu Bei visiting Wen Ruo."

He felt mixed emotions for a moment, but thinking about Xun Yu's cold expression when he expressed his intention to become king, Cao Cao finally managed to smile:
"In this case... if Wen can finally show what he has learned, it will be a blessing, and it should be made public."

Naturally, there was no wine here, only the cold boiling water boiled by Liu Bei's soldiers.

But although it is just plain water, it tastes a bit bitter when you drink it.

Xun You saw that Cao Cao was not in a good mood, so he simply explained:

"If we calculate based on the three-month period, tomorrow will be the day for Liu Bei's men to discuss the matter again."

"The mystery here may or may not be solved tomorrow..."

"tomorrow……"

Cao Cao pondered for a moment, and finally raised his glass again.

Seeing that Xun You would leave after sitting for a while, he simply went to bed since he had nothing to do.

I thought the bed was not soft enough and that I would not be able to sleep well because I felt like I was in danger at any time. But the second I opened my eyes and closed them, it was already dawn.

And Zhang Fei's voice that could be heard ten miles away:

"Prime Minister!"

"Are you still alive?!"

Zhang Fei rushed in hurriedly and didn't give Cao Cao a chance to retort. Without saying a word, he put him under his armpit and turned away.

This made it difficult for Prime Minister Cao to hold back his expression, and his angry voice was clearly heard by the Cao clan members inside and outside the courtyard:
"How dare you! Put me down!"

Zhang Fei, who had swiftly jumped onto his horse, tilted his head:

"really?"

Of course not. He could accept being defeated and beheaded by Liu Bei, and he could also accept being killed by the inexplicable Shenmue cannon yesterday.

But now, being clamped on the horse's back and letting go and falling off the horse and dying is absolutely unacceptable.

So he simply covered his face with his sleeves and changed the subject:

"Zhang Fei, you still think it's not enough to humiliate me yesterday?"

Having said that, there was not much anger in Cao Cao's words, and it could even be said that there was a hint of anticipation.

After all, at this time and direction, the previous reasons for the defeat, the mystery mentioned by Xun You, and Liu Bei's performance after going south, which was completely different from when he was in Xuzhou, seemed to have finally come to the time of being revealed.

But there is an unexpected person standing in the way of the answer to the mystery.

"Second brother, you are here!"

Zhang Fei shouted from afar, with sincere feelings.

Guan Yu, looking a little tired, reined in his horse and looked back, a hint of a smile also appeared on his face:

"Wide!"

After the capture of Gong'an County, the two brothers went north to drive Cao Cao back and garrison northern Jing for several years.

One man entered Yizhou and passed through Hanzhong, intimidated Yongzhou and then went on an expedition to Liangzhou, covering a distance of ten thousand miles.

Now that we finally meet, there are thousands of words to express, but in the end Zhang Fei still urged:
"Second brother, there is no need to take off your armor. Big brother must be waiting for you. Go quickly."

Only after Guan Yu walked away did Cao Cao, who was under Zhang Fei's armpit, lower his sleeves to cover his face and said quietly:

"Yun Chang's demeanor is indeed even better than before."

Zhang Fei smiled:
"Then why didn't you say hello just now?"

(End of this chapter)