Chapter 116 Cao Pi's Choice

"The secret thing?" Zhao Feng saw that Guo Huai was so mysterious that he seemed to expect something.

"Exactly, Sima Yi is the murderer of the king!" Guo Huai whispered. Hearing this, Zhao Feng and Liu looked at each other on the cover. Finally, the latter said, "We had expected this matter for a long time. After all, there was no need for Cao Yan and his son to kill the former emperor at that time."

"But I'm afraid you two don't know the whereabouts of Yuxi!" Guo Huai is mysterious and authentic. Seeing that Zhao Feng and Liu Feng were a little surprised, Guo Huai continued, "After Sima Yi killed the former emperor and captured the jade seal, he secretly hid it. I also found it by chance that the jade seal was hidden by him in a dark pavilion in the bedroom. He only waited for himself to win the world, and then openly take out the jade seal and ascend to the Ninth Five-Year Plan!"

"My appetite is not small!" Zhao Feng sneered. Liu Feng shook his head when he heard the words, and finally sighed with emotion: "It's really a little big to cheat, not to take the right way, and want to win the world." The tone is completely similar to that of Liu Bei.

"Now, his plan can be completely shattered. Guo Huai, from here to Nan Zheng, there should be no obstacles along the way, right? Zhao Feng asked.

"Exactly, Sima Yi's troops were insufficient, and he led his own people to resist Lu Xun in Baocheng. In the rest of the places, except for Yangping Pass, there are thousands of defenders, and the troops in the rest are very empty. Even Nanzheng, the defenders are less than 10,000 people. Guo Huai replied.

"In this case, leave someone to defend the city. We will lead our own army to kill Nanzheng and destroy Sima Yi's foundation as soon as possible! Before the defenders know the exact news, Guo Huai, you lead the army to open the gate first. Zhao Feng immediately arranged the road.

"It should be like this!" Guo Huai nodded. He knew that as a traitor, he had now opened his bow and had no turning back. At present, Zhao Feng left Zhu Ran to garrison the city, and he led the army to kill in Nanzheng with Guo Huai.

It not to mention that Zhao Feng's army has gradually entered the hinterland of Hanzhong. At this time, Yecheng, under Liu Bei's psychological offensive, people's hearts were already quite chaotic. In these two days, many officials in Ye City have sneaked out of the city and surrendered to Liu Bei. Officials are still like this, let alone ordinary soldiers. In the face of such a chaotic situation, Cao Pi was too lazy to continue to control it, just sighing.

At the morning meeting on the third day, Cao Pi looked at the court, which was almost half empty. At the moment, he also smiled bitterly and said, "Gentlemen, Liu Bei's deadline is approaching. I don't know what you have planned?"

"Your Majesty, there are still tens of thousands of troops in the city, and there is no shortage of grain and armaments. Once the war begins, even if Liu Bei wants to take down the city, he will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. I am willing to lead the soldiers to defend the city and wait for all kinds of people to return to the army!" It was Xiahou Feng who came out with a fist. As a young generation of the Cao clan, they were extremely unwilling to give up their own interests.

"Although there are still tens of thousands of defenders in the city, the current battle situation of the generals is very unfavorable. Even if it is difficult to protect themselves, it is not realistic to expect them to return to the rescue!" It was Wang Lang who said this, shaking his head around and disapproving Xia Hou's heroic words.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean by this?" Xiahou Feng was suddenly unhappy when he heard the words and asked in a shrill voice.

"Your Majesty, now the hearts of the people in the city are already unstable. Even if they are guarded by the city, the people of the people may not be able to be unstable. At that time, once the city is broken, I'm afraid that your majesty will fall into the hands of the enemy. At that time, I'm afraid that not only your majesty, but also everything in the clan will be stopped!" Hua Xin hesitated for a moment and said.

Hearing Hua Xin also say so, Cao Pi's expression seemed to be a little surprised. He looked up at Hua Xin, but finally said with a wry smile, "Ziyu, do you also think I should surrender?"

"I dare not, but if I continue to fight, there is really no chance of winning!" Hua Xin whispered. This is not a false word. After hearing this, more than half of the ministers nodded and said yes.

"Well, even if there is no chance of winning, it would be better for everyone to die than surrender!" Xia Houfeng said viciously when he heard the words. While releasing these cruel words, his eyes stared at Wang Lang and Hua Xin.

"If everyone dies in battle, Ye City will eventually fall into the hands of Liu Bei. What's the difference between this and the surrender of Kaicheng and the result?" Wang Lang was so bold that he cared about Xia Houfeng's eye threat. He shook his head now.

"Of course, there is a difference. The body can die, but the integrity cannot be abandoned!" Xiahou said proudly.

"For the integrity of General Xiahou, he asked His Majesty and hundreds of thousands of people in Yecheng to be buried with him. The general is indeed a loyal minister and filial son!" Wang Lang said sarcastically. In terms of eloquence, even if Wang Lang is not as good as Zhuge Liang, it is more than enough to clean up the little Xiahou Feng.

"You?" Xiahou Feng was angry when he heard the words, but he had to pull out his fist. The people on the side either pulled the rack or fanned the flames, and it was very chaotic for a while. At this moment, Cao Pi finally said, "As a courtier, how can you be so out of honor and not retreat!"

"Your Majesty forgive me!" Wang Lang and Xia Houfeng hurriedly apologized and retreated, but their eyes were full of fire, and they couldn't swallow each other alive. Cao Pi looked at the messy situation, sighed for a long time, and finally turned his head to look at Jia Xu. He asked astringently, "Captain, what's the good strategy you have for the current situation?"

"War, no chance of winning; and, unwilling!" Jia Xu shook his head with a wry smile and sighed.

"What the lieutenant said can be said to be what I think in my heart!" Cao Pi sighed sadly.) Looking at the people looking forward to it, Cao Pi finally waved his hand feebly, and then said, "In that case, let's open the city and surrender!"

"Your Majesty can't do it. If so, I, the State of Wei, will be cut off!" Xia Hou said in a hurry. As soon as he gritted his teeth, Xia Houfeng said again, "Your Majesty, why don't you pretend to surrender, lure Liu Bei into the city, and then kill him?"

"If Liu Bei dies, I'm afraid that the people under his command will have no scruples. At that time, Yecheng will be full of corpses! If so, I'm afraid your majesty's clan will be destroyed. Not to mention Wang Lang and others, even the silent and full of favors are quite not optimistic about Xiahou's urgent wisdom to come up with this stupid idea.

"If so, if you don't kill him, how about arrest him alive and force him to write a descending book?" Xia Houfeng thought for a time and said again.

"Liu Bei has been on the battlefield for a long time, how can he be unprepared? Whether it is success or failure, it is absolutely impossible to turn the world around!" Even Cao Pi was not optimistic about Xiahou's tricks and quickly cut off his words. Then he ordered, "Ziyu, go and tell Liu Bei that I will open the gate immediately!"

"Your Majesty!" Xia Hou knelt down and cried bitterly. Cao Pi sighed and helped him up with a few words of relief. Then he picked up the jade seal and other things and led a group of courtiers to prepare to surrender. Hua Xin quickly and whipped, and finally rushed to Liu Bei's camp before the last moment. At this time, Liu Bei had begun to order the generals to prepare to rectify the army and horse to attack the city.

"It seems that Cao Pi's child is still aware of current affairs!" Seeing the drop meter sent by Hua Xin, Zhang Fei also laughed happily. Liu Bei nodded and sighed, "It's a blessing to avoid a revolution!"

"Your Majesty, although Cao Pi surrendered, Ye City is the capital of Cao Wei after all. Cao's father and son have been in Hebei for more than ten years, so we still can't take it lightly!" Zhuge Liang reminded at this time.

"I have a plan in my heart!" Liu Bei nodded and then ordered Chen Dao to lead the white-eared elite soldiers to escort the army. In addition, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei led 10,000 elite soldiers to enter the city together to make a perfect plan. However, it seems that this is not very necessary, because when Liu Bei and others came to Ye City, Cao Pi had personally led the ministers out of the city to surrender, and the defenders of Ye City had also laid down their weapons and accepted the adaptation.

"Sinful minister Cao Pi, see your majesty!" Seeing Liu Bei coming forward, Cao Pi held the jade seal and asked to surrender. Liu Bei personally picked up Cao Pi with his own hands and comforted him with a few words. He immediately ordered Cao Pi to be appointed as the return marquis, and moved to Jingnan Public Security County with the Cao family, and lived with Liu Zhang, who moved there in his early years. As for the surrendered ministers of the Cao family, Liu Bei either appointed a new official position or sent him home. Among them, Jia Xu, Man Chong and several others claimed that they were tired of their official career and did not want to be an official but to seek retreat. Liu Bei also agreed. That night, Liu Bei led his army to enter Ye City to appease people's hearts.

After counting, news came from all over the rest of the place. After receiving Cao Pi's personal persuasion to surrender, Cao Yan and Huang Zhong, the general who stuck to Hedong also surrendered to Wei Yan and Huang Zhong. Then Zhang Ren of Huguan reported that Cao Jun, who was stationed in the upper party, committed suicide after learning that Cao Pi had surrendered to Cao Pi, and Cao Zhang led the remnants to surrender. With the complete pacation of these two places, it means that the Cao family, which has been scapitated in Hebei for more than ten years, has completely withdrawn from the historical stage. In the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, except for the war of Sima Yi in Hanzhong, which is still pending, all other places have been restored to the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

After entering Yecheng, Liu Bei deliberately went to Cao's cemetery to have a look despite everyone's opposition, and he was alone. In front of the tomb of his lifelong opponent, Liu Bei stood for nearly an afternoon. The guards seemed to hear him talking, but no one knew what Liu Bei said.

In the early morning, Liu Bei was held in Cao Wei's palace. Zhuge Liang advised that Ye City was inclined to Hebei, and Chang'an was a little inclined to the west. Therefore, he suggested that Liu Bei move the capital to Luoyang, the eastern capital, after the unification of the world, and sit in the central capital to determine the four directions. Liu Beiran talked about it and sent someone to prepare for this time. In addition, due to the many years of melee in Hebei, the taxes of these four states were deliberately exempted for one year, and the taxes were halved within three years. The news came and the world cheered.

Hebei has been pacified, but Hanzhong is still pending at this time. Under the leadership of Guo Huai, 10,000 Xichuan elite soldiers who changed into Hanzhong's military armor all the way to Nanzheng City. This 10,000 people are the elite of the Sichuan army, and more than half of the generals under Zhao Feng are also here. Under the leadership of Zhu Ran, the remaining 60,000 people followed closely, creating a pursuit posture, so that they can deceive the Nanzheng Gate more smoothly.

"Guo Huai, is there a general in Nanzheng City?" Zhao Feng asked.

"No, at present, Zhang Chunhua, the wife of Sima Yi, is in charge of Nanzheng's affairs. Although this woman is vicious and calculating, she doesn't know much about the military strategy. Guo Huai comforted. At this time, it is less than 30 miles away from Nanzheng City.

"Oh, who is in front of you?" Zhao Feng suddenly found that a horse came in a hurry in front of him, and hurriedly motioned Guo Huai to talk to him. Guo Huai nodded. At this time, the man had run not far in front of Guo Huai, but shouted loudly as he ran, "General Guo, the lord has just withdrawn to Baocheng. Lu Xun's army has occupied Wuxiang and Nanjiang. Now it is killing here. The lord ordered you to lead the army to support immediately!"

(to be continued)