Uncle Emperor, I am really not Wolong Zhuge!

Chapter 224

Chapter 221

"Father!"

"What do you want, father?"

Following a burst of rapid breathing, a man came behind Cao Cao. It was Cao Pi!

"Why are the soldiers in our army so hurried and packing their bags?"

Cao Cao opened his eyes, looked at Cao Pi, and asked angrily.

"Father……"

Cao Pi pretended to be embarrassed, hesitated for a moment, and then said with great determination: "Yang Xiu analyzed the military orders passed on tonight by my father and figured out that my father was planning to return to Xuchang."

"So the generals in the army listened to Yang Xiu's words and secretly packed their bags, just in case they really had to return home in a hurry..."

Before Cao Pi finished his words, Xiahou Dun hurried over, knelt on the ground, and said with fear: "My lord, please calm down. It was because I listened to Yang Xiu that I..."

Cao Cao was so angry that he pounded the ground with his bamboo stick: "How dare you, Yang Xiu, disrupt the morale of our army!"

"Catch him with me, and I will immediately take him outside the gate and behead him!!"

"Anyone who dares to talk about retreat again and undermines the morale of the army will be guilty of the same crime!"

Cao Pi suddenly raised his head, knelt forward a few steps, hugged Cao Cao's leg, and begged in tears: "Father, please calm down. Yang Xiu is just a rebellious person. Why should you bother with him?"

"Please spare Yang Xiu's life for the sake of my brother Cao Zhi..."

Cao Cao was furious. He kicked Cao Pi away and pointed at Xiahou Dun angrily: "Immediately arrest Yang Xiu and behead him outside the gate!"

Seeing that the prime minister had never been so angry before, Xiahou Dun was so scared that he dared not say another word. He led dozens of his men and left.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Xiahou Dun returned.

A bloody head rolled to the ground!
It’s Yang Xiu!

Who is Yang Xiu? The son of Taiwei Yang Biao!
Yang Biao was loyal to the Han Dynasty all his life, protecting Emperor Xian and was known for his loyalty.

It is also because of this that since Cao Cao came to power, he has tried to get rid of Yang Biao several times.

If Yang Biao had not been afraid of his loyalty and was afraid that killing him would make him bear the name of a murderer for eternity, he would have died countless times.

Since Yang Xiu was born in a family of officials, he naturally received a good education and a comfortable life since childhood.

He was gifted and intelligent, even more so than his father Yang Biao, but his father was far from being as arrogant as he was talented.

When Cao Cao was in Xuchang, he built a garden at home. After it was completed, Cao Cao inspected it, asked for paper and pen, wrote the word "live" on the gate of the courtyard, threw down the brush and left.

These problems troubled many craftsmen and the housekeepers of Cao's mansion. They all didn't know what Prime Minister Cao's intention was or what made him dissatisfied.
Later, Yang Zheng happened to accompany Cao Zhi to Cao Cao's residence to pay his respects. After seeing this, he immediately understood what Cao Cao meant and said calmly, "Adding a 'live' character to the door means 'wide'!"

"The Prime Minister thinks the gate is too wide. Once you modify it, it will be fine!"

Everyone who was traveling with them was delighted, and the craftsmen hurriedly added another wall to the courtyard to carry out the renovation.

After completion, please ask Prime Minister Cao to come and check again.

This time Cao Cao was very satisfied after reading it, and asked with a smile: "Who understands what I mean?"

Everyone answered Yang Xiu's words, and Cao Cao nodded with a smile. Although he praised Yang Xiu's intelligence on the surface, he felt disgusted with him in his heart.

Another day, a box of pastry was sent from Saibei as a gift to Prime Minister Cao. Cao Cao loved it so much that he couldn't bear to eat it, so he personally took a pen and wrote the three words "a box of pastry" on the seal of the food box.

When Yang Xiu saw this, he opened the lid of the box without saying anything and shared the food with everyone around him, not leaving even a single grain for Cao Cao.

Later, Cao Cao angrily questioned him, but Yang Xiu was not panicked. Instead, he pointed to the food box and said confidently: "It is clearly written on the Prime Minister's food box that 'one piece of pastry per person'. I dare not disobey the Prime Minister's order, so I ate it as ordered."

Relying on his flexible mind and quick thinking, he broke down the word "盒" into "one mouthful for each person", which left Cao Cao speechless.

Cao Cao laughed out loud and made fun of himself, but his disgust for Yang Xiu grew day by day.

Cao Cao had a total of 25 sons. Apart from his eldest son Cao Ang, who died early in Wancheng, and his youngest son Cao Chong, who died young, he had 23 other sons.

But his favorites were his eldest son Cao Pi, who was full of strategy and had a reflection of himself; his second son Cao Zhang, who was brave and well-versed in the art of war; and his third son Cao Zhi, who was well-read and had a quick mind.

However, Yang Xiu assisted Cao Zhi and showed his sharp edge, showing signs of competing with Cao Pi many times. On the contrary, Cao Pi was flexible and showed weakness many times, but mentioned Yang Xiu's pressure many times in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao became more and more convinced that Yang Xiu was trying to sow discord among his sons and was even involved in the selection of a successor within his family!

As a result, Cao Cao's desire to kill Yang Xiu grew stronger day by day.

During this southern expedition to Jingzhou, they were repeatedly plotted against by Zhuge Wende and suffered heavy casualties!
In Nanyang, Cao Xiu, the most proud talent, was annihilated in one fell swoop by Huang Zhong's mysterious cavalry sent by Zhuge Wende. Kill Cao Xiu!

From Hefei, the grain and grass that were continuously shipped to the eastern front were instead transported by water to Guan Yu's naval camp in Jiangxia, and then to the military camps of Zhao Yun and Meng Huo in Fancheng, which was tantamount to aiding the enemy!

In the end, they decided to burn their boats and ordered Cao Ren to personally escort the grain and fodder, but Zhuge Wende set up the Eight Gates Golden Lock Formation on the surface of the river, trapping them for most of the night and delaying their journey. In the end, they killed each other on the bank of the river in Hefei, and the grain and fodder were also burned.

Cao Cao was full of anger and rage.

As soon as Yang Xiu left Xuchang, Xuchang was attacked by Zhuge Wende!
Yang Xiu had just arrived in Wancheng when the granary in Wancheng was attacked by Zhuge Wende!

An innocent man is guilty of possessing a treasure. Cao Cao finally gave advice to Jia Xu, lured Yang Xiu into a trap and killed him!
……

"It has been more than twenty years since I started my army!"

"We have conquered the four seas and have achieved what we have today. The unification of the Han Dynasty is just around the corner. Although there are setbacks every day, it does not hurt us!"

The veins on Cao Cao's forehead bulged, his eyes opened wide, his face was ashen and full of murderous intent!
The civil and military officers below stood on both sides with their heads down, holding their breath and concentrating, not daring to make the slightest noise, for fear of making the slightest mistake and being caught and punished by Boss Cao.

"Yang Xiu is just a corrupt scholar. He has offended me many times. I have pity on his little talent and have forgiven him several times. But this time he openly disrupted the morale of my army and dampened my fighting spirit!"

"If I don't kill this man, my country and my family will be destroyed by him sooner or later!"

Cao Pi was below, sitting at the end of the counselors' seat, alongside Cao Zhi.

"Father, although Yang Xiu made mistakes, it was only because he was too smart and relied on his talent. It has nothing to do with my third brother. I hope you will not blame my third brother for this."

"I am willing to guarantee with my life and property that my third brother's filial piety to his father is clear to all the world and he has no second thoughts!"

Cao Pi came out and knelt on the steps, his face full of tears, and spoke in a sobbing voice.

Cao Cao glanced at Cao Zhi and saw that Cao Zhi's face was pale and he was sitting there trembling. He was so scared that he didn't know what to do.

"Ugh……"

Cao Cao sighed and waved his hand gently: "You brothers, go down!"

There was a hint of disappointment in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)