The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 440 Cao Cao's Death

"I was born in a big man. Although the big man is dead now, his kindness to me cannot be changed. Until now, no matter what I do, I can no longer make Meng De the king."

This is not what Wei Tao can decide. Even though Wei Tao is the emperor, not everything can be decided.

Cao Cao abolished the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and even used it to kill him. Cao Cao couldn't get rid of the suspicion, and it will be indispensable in future history books.

So if Wei Tao still defends Cao Cao with all his strength, then I am afraid that it will eventually cause the renunciation of his subordinates, and even Wei Tao cannot act like this.

"However, after all, Meng De has a kindness with me, and the fault of the big man is not Meng De, but his own loss. I can guarantee that there will be no trouble after Meng De returns to seclusion, and he will never lose his freedom!"

This condition is very common, but it is the greatest sincerity that Wei Tao can give.

Wei Tao knew this, and so did Cao Cao.

"Hahahaha... I just know that Ziyu can really tolerate me..."

Cao Cao laughed again, and after laughing, his expression slowly returned to calm, looking at Wei Tao and saying.

"However, I, the hero of Cao Cao's first life, spent his whole life working for the great man in his life. Now that he is dying, why should he be nostalgic? Could it be that I, Cao Cao, was really afraid of dying for half my life as a soldier?"

Hearing this, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile wryly. He already understood what Cao Cao meant, but he still said with a wry smile.

"Meng De is not afraid of death, so why is he afraid of life? If Meng De is hidden in the world, and the world does not hear about it, it is no different from death, is it okay?"

It's not that Wei Tao is being sentimental, but that Wei Tao really feels Cao Cao's kindness. If Cao Cao hadn't taught him his heart and soul in the past, he might not have been able to get to where he is today step by step.

More importantly, Wei Tao sincerely admires Cao Cao for his understanding of Cao Cao in this life. He gathered talents step by step based on what he knew in his "previous life", and only then did he attack foreigners with all his strength. He was not very obsessed with the emperor bit.

But Cao Cao is different. With his own personality charm and ability, he gradually attracts talents from all over the world to vote, and his heart is always the same, which makes Wei Tao unconvinced.

"Why do I, Cao Cao, still use it like this at this time?"

Cao Cao smiled coldly, and then slowly drank the wine in the glass one by one, and then said slowly.

"I, Cao Cao, have been soldiers and horses all my life. I have killed people and destroyed armies. It can be seen that the Han family has been passed down forever. It can be said that I have no regrets in my life! If this is the case, why do you need to do this..."

Cao Cao's voice became smaller and smaller, Wei Tao immediately felt that something was wrong, he stepped forward and grabbed Cao Cao, saw his pale complexion, and touched his pulse, he was already extremely weak.

"Meng De... brother..."

It's a pity that no matter what, Cao Cao didn't answer.

When he probed again, his body was limp and dead.

"This wine glass is poisonous..."

Wei Tao is not a person who doesn't know anything. After thinking about it carefully, he can understand. Of course, he is talking about the wine glass in Cao Cao's hand.

No matter how you trust Cao Cao, it will not be defenseless at Wei Tao's level.

"Why is this so..."

Slowly put down Cao Cao's body, for some reason, Wei Tao had such a feeling, maybe this situation is not an accident.

He is Cao Cao. How could Cao Cao, who never fell behind in his military life, be so easy to surrender to others?

Even at the last moment.

Death can only be done by one's own hands.

"Brother Meng De is like this, what can I do?"

In the end, Wei Tao just shook his head slightly, and didn't continue to say any more. Cao Cao is dead. I'm afraid all he can do is to bury him well. The emperor's gift is impossible, but the prince's gift is indispensable. In any case, the big man in the past made him the king of Wei, so there should be no problem.

Of course, the things to be done are still to be done. Although Cao Cao didn't say it clearly, Wei Tao believes that Cao Chun must also know this order. As long as he sends Cao Hong to persuade him to surrender, he should be able to surrender the last Cao army directly.

Cao Cao is dead, so it is impossible for Cao Jun to hold on for much longer.

"Brother Mengde, your resourcefulness is really superior to mine, and all this has long been in your calculations..."

Thinking of this, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile wryly.

Some things are like this, maybe they didn't realize it at the time, but afterward, there is no reason why they didn't know, all of this was originally in Cao Cao's calculations, and it was like this in the end.

Maybe he really wanted to thank Cao Cao, but Wei Tao really didn't know how to say it in front of Cao Cao.

"...It turns out that all of this was planned by the lord..."

At this moment, a middle-aged man slowly came out from behind with a voice, but although he came out on foot, his expression was very ugly.

Sima Yi.

"Why are you here?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly, Wei Tao was just surprised by this, according to what he thought, only he and Cao Cao were here, and there were other people here?
Of course, although he was surprised, Wei Tao would not have the slightest fear.

Perhaps other people would be worried about something when they saw someone hiding in the background, but Wei Tao was not afraid, and he didn't need to be afraid. His own martial arts were extremely high, and there was really someone lurking and trying to harm him. It may not be able to succeed.

What's more, this Sima Yi is just a scribe. Although a scribe doesn't mean he doesn't know a little bit of martial arts, but when it comes to martial arts, how can he compare with a real general.

Even Wei Tao, a real military general, is not afraid at all. Just a mere Sima Yi is not enough to make him afraid.

"Why am I here? My lord made me wait here."

Sima Yi's complexion was very bad at this time, even a little gloomy.

"My lord called me into the palace a long time ago. Although I had a lot of discussions with me, I still didn't see the main point. I was still wondering why the lord was like this, but it turned out that the lord had already asked Cao Hong to surrender. Now he is staying in Xuchang. There are many advisers, but I am afraid that I am the only one who can really be alert in time. If I stay here, then naturally it will be impossible to plan in time. When you come to this palace, I am afraid that the situation is over gone."

"I see……"

Wei Tao couldn't help smiling wryly, unexpectedly, Cao Cao had already thought of everything in the silence, and everything was like this in the end.

"That's right, thinking about it now, I also understand why the lord, even Cheng Yu and Yang Xiu, went with Cao Chun this time, but he chose to leave me in Xuchang. I'm afraid I know that if I was in the army, Maybe after getting the news of the fall of Xuchang, they will do something, so the lord's plan will finally come to nothing, I never thought that the lord will count me like this!"

Hearing these words, Wei Tao was also silent. Even he did not expect that Cao Cao's calculations would reach this point in the end.

"There is a saying in the court that I, Sima Zhongda, have the image of an eagle watching a wolf. Once I grow up, there must be something against my master. Faced with this, although the master is somewhat defensive towards me, in fact he is still Belief is more important than me, so I still can't figure out whether the lord will trust me or not. But no matter what, the lord's calculation is above me. Until this time, I am Understand the real plan of the lord."

Hearing what Sima Yi said, Wei Tao could only agree in silence. Beforehand, Wei Tao also had no idea that Cao Cao's calculations were so deep.

But after a slight silence, Wei Tao spoke slowly again, looking at Sima Yi with his eyes.

"I think Meng De, this time I called you in advance, and I'm afraid it's also the intention to tell you all the conversations I had with him. What do you think?"

To be honest, Wei Tao was still a little strange at first, and it was strange that Cao Cao would talk to him so much at this time.

A generation of heroes who are not afraid of life and death, even if they care about the comfort of the world behind them, after all, they seem to be a bit of a mother-in-law, not like Cao Cao.

If he followed Cao Cao's original intention, even if he committed suicide by taking poison, he would still be wearing the Ninth Five-Year robe, and he would just sit upright and die right here. There is no need to say so much here.

These words are for himself to say and Sima Yi to listen to.

Sima Yi is a talent, and he is a top talent. Even Wei Tao's advisers, there are only one or two who can compare with him.

But at the same time, Sima Yi himself is extremely dangerous. One bad thing may cause him to have those rebellious behaviors. The eagle watching the wolf is not just the jealous words of some people, Cao Cao has already noticed it.

Cao Cao naturally didn't have to worry when he was around, and with Wei Tao's ability, Cao Cao didn't have to worry either.

The real reason for Cao Cao to do this is whether Sima Yi himself is willing to completely surrender to Wei Tao because of this. If he wants to do this, he wants to completely bury his ambition.

There will be no opportunities for Sima Yi in the world in the future, and Wei Tao will not give Sima Yi any chances either.

Even if the eagle watches the wolf again, there is nothing he can do.

"I didn't expect Meng De to be so calculated for Zhong Da. To be honest, Meng De also valued Zhong Da very much. The last thing before him was for Zhong Da.

While speaking, Wei Tao already looked at Sima Yi.

Just as I thought, Sima Yi at this time obviously understood what Cao Cao meant, and nodded slightly after hearing Wei Tao's words.

"After His Majesty arrived, I only realized after discussing with the lord for a while. How could the lord's temper be such a woman at this last moment?"

(End of this chapter)