The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 363 Fear from Cao Pi

Inside the lobby, everyone looked at each other.

His eyes moved between the three young masters.

All of them had complicated expressions and undercurrents in their hearts.

Cao Cao's "slip of the tongue" may not have been unintentional, and the listeners had their own thoughts in mind.

No one dared to easily assert that the prime minister's words were just a whim.

After all, everyone present was no ordinary person and had a deep understanding of Cao Cao's thoughts.

What is more crucial is the unfinished words “How can I accept…”.

It is thought-provoking and intriguing, and obviously points to the importance of inheritance.

The words after the word "承" are about to come out.

Everyone knows it well, it is nothing more than the word "inherit the foundation."

Inherit the foundation and even unify the world!

Thinking of this, all the civil and military officials looked at Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi, and suddenly they understood.

Cao Cao's move was obviously to take advantage of the opportunity to march south.

It clearly shows the selection of candidates for succession, and now these three young men have become the favorites.

The civil and military officials present understood the profound meaning of this, and their eyes immediately became as sharp as arrows.

They all gathered on the three young masters.

Those who are more thoughtful are already weighing whether to express their stance immediately and bet on the future.

On the side, there was Cao Ju, who had a rough demeanor but a sweet smile.

It also caused mixed emotions among some people.

Who could have expected that this person was not favored by his lord on a daily basis.

The third son is often criticized by his father for being brave but not wise.

At this moment, he has become the subject of the lord's investigation.

He instantly became the dark horse in the battle for the crown prince position!

Of course, everyone felt emotional.

Few people would be willing to bet their fortune and future on Cao Zhang.

In their eyes, Cao Zhang was qualified and had the support of the generals and soldiers in the army.

But its foundation and background in government affairs.

Compared with Cao Pi, who was favored by the aristocratic families, and even Cao Zhi, who was the most talented and famous person in Xu Du, they were all much inferior.

Cao Zhi was knowledgeable and surrounded by many talented scholars.

His reputation among the scholars is unmatched.

And he had the support of Yang Xiu, who came from a prominent family.

The Hongnong Yang family has three dukes in four generations and should not be underestimated.

Even behind Cao Pi stood the shadows of Yingchuan gentry such as Chen Qun.

Faced with this situation, Cao Zhang, who only had brute force.

How can he compete with the two brothers with strong backgrounds?

Perhaps Sima De, who is now quite close to Cao Zhang, can be a great help to him.

But Sima De was still young after all, and not the eldest son of the Sima family.

He cannot influence the attitude of the Sima family behind him.

Even though he is now the son-in-law of the Cao family and is appointed as one of the Nine Ministers.

However, his reputation among scholars is not good.

There are also few factions among the court staff.

Therefore, most people were unwilling to take risks and bet on Cao Zhang.

At the same time, Cao Cao had taken dozens of steps.

But he stopped and looked back, his eyes flickering, as if thinking about something.

He whispered to the guard beside him:

"Pay close attention to see who is secretly contacting these three."

"I want to know clearly who has revealed their feelings."

Upon hearing this, the imperial guard naturally accepted the order respectfully.

Quietly blend into the crowd and silently carry out the lord's secret orders.

And Xu Chu was the general of the imperial guard.

When he saw this scene, he didn't care, his eyes were calm.

Since following Cao Cao, he has known too many secrets.

He has long been accustomed to these intrigues.

As for Xu Chu, he did not need to be entangled in the power struggles among the princes.

His loyalty needs to be focused on just one point.

That was Cao Cao and the successor chosen by Cao Cao.

As for the positions and movements of other young masters, it doesn’t matter.

His loyalty was only to Cao Cao and the successor he chose.

This is Xu Zhongkang's philosophy of life, simple and pure.

At this time, in the courtyard of the county government, the crowd gradually dispersed, and the afterglow and dust danced together.

At this time, Cao Zhang naturally had no time to care about his father Cao Cao's unfathomable scheming. He also had no intention of caring about the different views of the civil and military officials in the hall on him, a rising star.

At this moment, all his thoughts were following Sima De.

Sima De was staring at the two great figures, Zhang Liao and Yu Jin.

"General Yu Jin, General Zhang Liao, please stay!"

His shout was like thunder in the clear sky.

Not only did the two generals pause slightly, but even the people around them looked at them sideways.

Everyone stopped in their tracks, and looked at him with curiosity and inquiry.

Yu Jin was the first to speak out at this time:
"Military Advisor Sima, is there anything important?"

He is known for his harshness and coldness.

But in front of Sima De, the wise military strategist and Cao's son-in-law.

Even someone as arrogant as Yu Wenze could not turn a deaf ear to it.

At this time, Zhang Liao was somewhat confused.

He wondered in his heart, why did Sima De stop them?
But on the surface, Zhang Liao still bowed respectfully and saluted Sima De and the other man.

"Are you two generals planning to leave the city and gather troops now?"

"What a coincidence! Ziwen and I are just about to leave the city."

"In that case."

Sima De stretched out his hand as he spoke, his invitation obvious.

"The four of us are going the same way, why don't we go together?"

"It just so happens that we two juniors have something to ask of you two generals. Please discuss it on the way!"

After he finished speaking, he didn't wait for the two to answer.

Sima De had already hinted to Cao Zhang to take the first step.

Seeing this, Cao Zhang also walked to the front, with a firm attitude that would not tolerate any refusal.

Yu Jin and Zhang Liao looked at each other.

Finally, he shook his head helplessly and followed closely.

They were not afraid of being misunderstood by Cao Cao.

After all, it was Sima De and Cao Zhang who took the initiative to invite.

They were just forced to "accept" it.

The people around witnessed this scene.

After a brief moment of surprise, they dispersed.

However, there was either amusement or contempt in the eyes of these people.

Many people shook their heads and sighed at Cao Zhang's impatience and recklessness.

He believed that his behavior was too superficial and careless. How could his plan to win over military generals be so blatant?

Such behavior is neither sophisticated nor sophisticated.

This will make our lord Cao Cao unhappy.

So everyone turned their attention to Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.

Cao Cao Zhi was seen chatting and laughing with Xun You and several other military advisers.

Obviously, he did not take Cao Ju's actions seriously.

He was naturally popular among scholars.

However, when they turned to Cao Pi.

But he saw it in his eyes as he stared at Cao Zhang's back.

There was not a trace of relief at all, but instead a hint of worry.

Even in the look he gave Sima De.

It contains deep fear and unwillingness.

This unusual reaction was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

Everyone who originally planned to show goodwill to Cao Zhang.

Everyone felt that the atmosphere was not good, and they quickened their pace and left the house in a hurry.

But in a moment, silence returned to the meeting hall.

Only Cao Pi stood outside the empty hall.

At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps sounded behind him.

I saw a figure slowly walking out from the shadows.

The gloomy aura about him is like a jackal in the dark night.

But I heard youyouyou say:

"My lord, are you worried that Cao Zhang has won over Yu Jin and Zhang Liao?"

"Will it affect the battle situation in Huainan?"

“In my opinion, this is nothing to worry about”

I heard calm but clear words behind me.

There was no trace of emotion on Cao Pi's face, as if everything was within his expectations.

After the military meeting ended, he was not in a hurry to withdraw, as he had already rehearsed this conversation in his mind.

At this time, he turned around calmly and said:
"Mr. Zhongda, why do you come to this conclusion?"

(End of this chapter)