Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 24. Feng Xi Talks about Wei
After the middle-aged general left, several officers and young generals with even lower skills came up one after another. They were easily defeated by Zhang Nan. Zhang Nan soon qualified for the next round because of his ten consecutive wins.

"Xiu Yuan, you finished so quickly?"

Zhang Nan was quite surprised to see Feng Xi waiting for him here so early. In his opinion, there must be at least 50 people lining up to make trouble for him, so how could he slip away first?
"It was just a casual move, not worth mentioning. Who was that middle-aged general on your side just now?"

Feng Xi was still quite impressed by the general with extraordinary bearing, so he asked casually.

"That is the cousin of the King Wu's wife, Wu Ban Wu Yuanxiong."

Zhang Nan understood Feng Xi as soon as he mentioned it. No wonder he was so dignified, he turned out to be a local big family in Yizhou, no wonder he was so cultured.

But it was just a coincidence. According to the normal development of history, Wu Yuanxiong should have been a vanguard like himself in the Battle of Yiling. After defeating Li Yi's troops, he advanced to the area around Zigui County, waiting for the arrival of Liu Bei's army.

Later, Wu Ban was lucky. After the Han army was defeated, he returned to Hanzhong intact. During Zhuge Liang's fourth northern expedition, he defeated Sima Yi in a field battle with Gao Xiang and Wei Yan. He was considered a capable general in the late Han Dynasty.

"Look, isn't that Yi Zhong?"

Zhang Nan suddenly seemed to have discovered something and pointed to the ring not far away. Feng Xi looked in the direction he was looking and saw Fu Zhun holding two guns and fighting with a horse on the ring.

Fu Zhun's martial arts were quite experienced, and he was very powerful in his dual-gun attack. His offensive was continuous, and soon he forced the opponent's young general to admit defeat.

"Yi Zhong! Yi Zhong! Why are you participating in the generals' competition? Xiu Yuan and I didn't see any Bai Li soldiers in the military competition, so we thought you wouldn't participate in this competition."

After Fu Rong successfully defended his position, Zhang Nan and Feng Xi quickly stopped Fu Rong who was about to leave. The three of them hadn't seen each other for several months, and the two planned to invite him to drink together.

"Isn't this Wen Jin and Xiu Yuan, the famous figure in front of the king? Why are you two here? Have you successfully advanced to the next round of the fight?"

Fu Zhu was overjoyed to see the two men and kept asking about their situation.

"Need I and Xiu Yuan say more? We have already successfully entered tomorrow's competition. Your martial arts have improved a lot. Why don't you have a drink with us today?"

"Forget about it today, but after the military competition is completely over, we can drink all night long. I'm afraid you two won't dare to respond."

Fu Zhun needs to preserve his condition so he won't get drunk.

"Okay, I won't come back until I'm drunk."

After the three of them exchanged greetings for a while, Fu Zhun saw that everyone else had left, and whispered to the two of them:
"Also, you two should be prepared early. I think something big might happen after the competition."

"What's the big deal? Why did Yi Zhong say that? Is there any news?"

Zhang Nan was also quite curious and asked in a low voice.

"News came from Luoyang that Cao the thief had died in Luoyang. When the information was sent, his body was about to be transported back to Yecheng."

"Varied……!"

Zhang Nan was shocked, but Feng Xi held him down quickly and did not attract anyone's attention.

"Yizhong should go back and rest early. I hope to see Yizhong in action on the training ground tomorrow."

Feng Xi still looked calm and composed, as if he hadn't heard anything just now. He just held Zhang Nan and Fu Rong's hand with one hand and said goodbye.

The two of them remained silent all the way until they returned to the big tent, when Zhang Nan suddenly exploded.

"Xiu Yuan, the thief Cao is dead! If the thief Cao is dead, the world will probably have more peace!"

Zhang Nan was extremely excited and paced back and forth in the tent.

Feng Xi took the teacup, took a sip, and shook his head.

"There is no such thing as peace in the world. On the contrary, I'm afraid this big man will become even more chaotic." "Why do you say that, Xiu Yuan? By the way, why weren't you surprised when you heard the news of Cao Ze's death just now?"

Zhang Nan was also quite puzzled by Feng Xi's calm attitude.

"Unexpected, but reasonable."

As a man from the future, Feng Xi knew that Cao Cao would die of illness after the Battle of Hanzhong. It was only a matter of time. What was there to be surprised about?
"Cao Mengde is also over 60 years old, and his spirit must have been greatly damaged after the Battle of Hanzhong. It is not surprising that he died suddenly at any time. As for why the Han Dynasty is in chaos, it is not difficult to guess. Let me ask you, Wen Jin. How did the new emperors of each dynasty stabilize the court?"

"That must be to confer titles on all the ministers and grant amnesty to the whole country. To suppress the old ministers of the previous dynasty and support the new ministers who follow him."

Zhang Nan knew this, but as he spoke he seemed to realize something was wrong.

"During his lifetime, Cao Aman was already a high-ranking official, and was granted the title of a king of a different surname and the nine gifts. What do you think will be the rewards for Cao's son if he ascends to the throne?"

Feng Xi drank a sip of tea with a calm expression.

"This... Could it be that the son of Cao the thief dares to defy the world?!"

Zhang Nan was also so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Why not? Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu, Fu Han and Song Jian have brought shame to the emperor. Now that the heir of Cao Wei has succeeded to the throne, he may want to follow the example of Wang Mang."

Feng Xi smacked his lips and combined the history he knew with current affairs. Zhang Nan then understood a lot more about the current situation.

"And I ask you, if Cao Wei were to do something disloyal, how would Your Majesty treat it? And what would happen if Dongwu betrayed me?"

Feng Xi continued with the previous topic, which frightened Zhang Nan so much that he shivered. He quickly covered Feng Xi's mouth, leaned out of the tent to look around, and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that there was no one around.

"Xiu Yuan! Don't tell anyone else such lies! If someone with ulterior motives hears them, I'm afraid both you and I will be in danger!"

Zhang Nan was also a little scared. How could Feng Xi analyze so much?

"Don't panic. I trust you. Are you, Zhang Wenjin, going to report me to the king tomorrow?"

Feng Xi also waved his hand, and this trust made Zhang Nan feel a little calmer.

"And as far as I know, the Cao family's sons did not get along well with each other. After Cao Ang died, the eldest son was Cao Pi. He appeared to be respectful, but in fact he was cruel and ruthless. He wanted to get rid of his brothers, especially Linzi Marquis Cao Zhi.

It is impossible for the other brothers to say that they have no ideas. Even if they have no ideas, don’t their staff have any ideas?

I'm afraid it will be another tragedy of Yuan Zi fighting for the throne."

Feng Xi shook his head. In history, Cao Pi purged almost all of his brothers after he came to power. Cao Zhang's military power was confiscated, Cao Zhi was directly demoted from the power center after writing the seven-step poem and became a rich man, and Cao Xiong was directly frightened to death.

After this incident, the State of Wei will definitely be in civil strife for a while.

"Isn't it a great thing that Wei is in civil strife? If our army takes advantage of the opportunity to attack Guanzhong, we may be able to revive the Han Dynasty..."

Zhang Nan was interrupted by Feng Xi before he could finish his words.

"Do you think the king is a man of honor?"

"Of course, the king is respectful to the wise and humble, and everyone knows that he and the three generals and Guan Junhou swore brotherhood in Taoyuan."

"Then what do you think the king would do if he knew that Cao Wei was caught in internal strife and unable to intervene elsewhere?"

Zhang Nan understood what Feng Xi meant after a moment's thought, and showed a look of horror.

(End of this chapter)