Chapter 58 Wu Chengding of the Northern and Southern Han Dynasty, the four princes expanded their territory 2

When Sima Bai heard the task of assassinating Nanye, there was a trace of imperceptible joy on his cold face, and the brilliance in his eyes was brighter. The unlimited mission is Sima Bai's favorite mission mode, which means that she has enough time to lurk, approach the target, and launch a must-kill blow. As for whether she can retreat completely after the assassination, Sima Bai has never considered it. Since she became Sima Yi's dead man, she has been waiting for the task of assassinating Nan Ye to avenge her family.

"White, wait!" As soon as Sima Bai was about to retreat and prepare with other dead men, she was called back by Sima Yi, which made her heart tense and thought that she would miss the task she had been waiting for many years.

Sima Yi seemed to see Sima Bai's nervousness. He patted Sima Bai on the shoulder to let her relax, and then went straight into the study. Sima Bai stared at his master's back and walked in for a while. Sima Yi sat behind the book case and looked at Sima Bai in front of the quiet facade and said, "Do you know who you are waiting to assassinate this time?"

Sima Bai nodded bluntly and said, "Shanyang Gong, his wife and children."

Sima Yi said more directly than Sima Bai, "You should have shut down if you do such a big thing. But after waiting for you to serve for our Sima family for many years, I ordered you to wait to assassinate Nanye and the other three people. With your intelligence, you should know that these three people are dead and lifeless. Whether they are mages's personal guards, white soldiers, or annoying troops, you can't deal with them. I didn't mean to make you die, but to make you go away with money. If the rest of the dead can understand my meaning, they will not die in vain. I can't rest assured that you are the only one. I know you have family revenge, but it's time to let go after many years. What's more, it's difficult to distinguish who is right and who's wrong.

After being quiet for a while, Sima Bai shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter whether it's right or wrong. My grandfather and father are unforgiving, but they treat me very well. Nanye loved the people like a son, but he ruined my life. This reason is enough for revenge.

Sima Yi had long thought of not to persuade Sima Bai, so he had to sigh, "In that case, you can go. There is a battalion of female soldiers in Nanye, and it is not difficult to get into it with your skills. But one thing you should be careful about is that Nanye does have the art of knowing people. You must not be his personal defender before looking for an opportunity, but should find the opportunity before becoming his personal defender. Once you two meet, it's time to fight to the death.

Sima Bai nodded. This information is too important to her. Because once Nanye recognizes her identity, she will have no chance. Seeing that Sima Yi had no other orders, Sima Bai retreated and left the study. Sima Yi sighed behind him.

The news of the death of Shanyang's family spread all over Ye City in one day, and then spread to other states and counties at a faster speed. The people were able to know this news because Cao Pi was going to mourn for Liu Xie and Cao Jie in Yecheng and ordered Yecheng to stop all entertainment activities, and its funeral specifications were similar to that of the royal family.

Although there are different opinions about the cause of Liu Xie's death, the official statement is that Liu Xie left the fiefdom to avoid the war and wanted to go to Yecheng to avoid the chaos. As a result, he met a mountain thief halfway and killed the whole family. Although there is not a word mentioning Nanye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the obituary document, but attribute the direct cause of Liu Xie's death to the chaos of mountain thieves, but the clear-eyed people can see that the implied meaning in the document is that Liu Xie died indirectly in the war, and Nan Ye, who started the war, bear an inescapable responsibility.

Not only Nan Ye knows how to guide public opinion, Cao Pi and Sima Yi can also, but they can only guide the people of Yecheng. When this news reaches the territory of Nanye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the cause of Liu Xie's death will be attributed to Cao Pi's unfavorable protection, or even directly become Cao Pi secretly killed Liu Xie.

The three families who were approaching Ye City received the news that Liu Xie had died one day away from Ye City, and the news that Sima Yi's army returned to the city was also confirmed. The two sudden news caught Nan Ye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan off guard, but since they had come here, they could not retreat because of Ye City's additional troops, so the three unanimously decided to go to Ye City first.

When Cao Pi saw more than 100,000 soldiers under the city, he suddenly found that he was not so afraid in his heart. This calm mood comes from the army in the city, from the strategy that has already been set, and from Sima Yi, who is standing beside him.

Sima Yi is definitely calmer than Cao Pi, because his calmness does not come from external forces, but from inner self-confidence. Sima Yi said to Cao Pi, "Your Majesty, you can send messengers!"

Cao Pi knew that if the messenger was sent out, he would no longer be called His Majesty, so he thought for a long time before nodding and ordering, "Quickly order the messenger to make peace under the city."

Nan Ye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan did not expect that Cao Pi, who had the advantage of military strength, sent messengers to seek peace before the war, and there were also three factions who asked to see Nan Ye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan alone.

In the face of Ye City, where 350,000 troops were stationed, even Nanye was not sure of being captured, let alone Liu Bei and Sun Quan. If Cao Pi's peace-seeking conditions are good enough, they don't mind retreating. Because of this, the three messengers met the three princes very smoothly.

Nan Ye opened the letter brought by the messenger and found that Cao Pi's attitude was very humble. In the book, Cao Pi first said that he should not be emperor, which led to great disaster. He also said that he planned to be still in Liu Xie, but unexpectedly, Liu Xie died halfway, which was a great crime. Now that Liu Xie has passed away and his children have been cut off, Cao Pi doesn't know what to do, so he can only abdicate as king first. Nan Ye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan choose another sage to inherit the throne. Yanzhou and Xuchang's land was ceded to Nanye as a compensation and asked the three families to withdraw from the army.

After reading the letter, Nan Ye circulated the generals, and then said to the messenger, "It's a great thing that the king of Wei can improve his mistakes. It's just that who will succeed to the throne and when to withdraw from the army should be discussed. Go back and tell the king of Wei that you can return the throne to the world first to show your sincerity.

After the messenger retreated, Guo Jiaxi said, "Congratulations to the national teacher! It's a big deal!"

Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and others don't understand what Guo Jia said, but Nan Ye is very clear in his heart. As soon as Liu Xie died, Cao Pi abdicated, and the power to establish a new king was in his own hands, which was a step further away from his goal of controlling the imperial power. However, Nan Ye knew that the matter was not that simple, so he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid Liu Xuande and Sun Zhongmou have other plans."

Guo Jia disagreed and said, "The national teacher should follow the plan. Why should he take care of others?"

Nan Ye is right. Since he wanted to imprison the imperial power, he did not expect other princes to understand him. Now that Cao Pi has created such a good opportunity, Nan Ye is sorry for Cao Pi if he doesn't take advantage of it. So he began to discuss with Guo Jia who should be the emperor.

Liu Bei was happier than Nan Ye after receiving Cao Pi's messenger. The letter he got was no different from Zen's edict. The first half of the book is basically the same as the letter received by Nan Ye. In the second half, the words changed, saying that Liu Xie's son was cut off and no one could continue. Throughout the world, only Liu Bei was the bloodline of the Han Dynasty and a hero. Therefore, he is willing to cede the throne to Liu Bei to succeed the Han Dynasty.

After sending the messenger away, Zhang Fei said excitedly, "I already knew that my brother could be the emperor, haha~"

Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei and said, "Don't talk nonsense." Although he said so, the smile on his face betrayed him, which showed that the sudden surprise moved Liu Bei, who was deeply in the city.

Zhuge Liang frowned at this time and said, "Lord, I'm afraid this is Cao Pi's way to provoke discord."

Liu Bei was splashed with cold water by Zhuge Liang and felt that things seemed to be too smooth. Liu Bei believed it, but he didn't believe that Cao Pi took care of him. Liu Bei, who calmed down, asked Zhuge Liang, "What do you think Cao Pi's intention is?"

Zhuge Liang muttered, "Does the lord think that Cao Pi, the national master and Sun Zhongmou are willing to bow down after becoming emperor?"

Liu Bei doesn't need to think about it and know that the three families are no less than themselves, and their territory is no smaller than themselves. They will definitely not accept themselves. Cao Pichan gave up the throne and surrendered to the surface. Liu Bei and Cao Pi could not fight, so they could only fight with Nan Ye and Sun Quan, and Cao Pi's siege of the city was solved by themselves.

Thinking of the cause and effect, Liu Bei frowned and said, "In this way, if I don't claim to be emperor, I won't be Cao Pi's plan?"

Zhuge Liang said, "Otherwise! This is a good opportunity given by God, and the Lord follows the name of Han. It's just that it's not appropriate to claim the throne too early. When Yanzhou arrives after retreating, it's not too late to claim the throne.

Sun Quan also fell into great happiness at this time, because Cao Pi's messenger not only sent him a letter, but also sent a national jade seal. The letter said that Sun Jian was destined to receive the jade seal, and Sun Quan should inherit the throne. Therefore, Cao Pi was willing to present the jade seal and support Sun Quan as emperor.

Lu Su naturally saw that this was Cao Pi's provocation, but in the face of the huge ** of emperorship, Sun Quan knew that it was a plan or ate the bait, and he couldn't put it down with Yuxi in his arms. Lu Su and Zhuge Liang's suggestions are the same. They also hope that Sun Quan will return to Eastern Wu and ascend the throne again, so as not to accept the dissatisfaction of Cao Pi and Liu Bei.

When the three people planned to go home and claim the throne, the battle against Cao Pi was over. Although Nan Ye didn't know what benefits Cao Pixu gave them, judging from their eagerness to withdraw from the army, he definitely got no less benefits than himself.

Nan Ye, Liu Bei and Sun Quan coincidentally did not take out Cao Pi's letter, nor did they mention who would inherit the throne. They just asked Cao Pi to abdicate and admit that the territory captured by the three families belonged to the three families, so they retreated together.

In terms of interests, Sun, Liu and Nan each got a state. In terms of righteousness, Cao Pi, who usurped the throne, was forced to retire. With such results explained internally and externally, there is no reason for the three families to fight with Cao Pi's army. However, the most important reason why the three families decided to withdraw at the same time was because of the throne. Sima Yi's plan to kill the three soldiers really made the three families wary of each other and could no longer fight with Cao Pi.