Before the battle on Cao Zhi's side was over, Cao Miao got the confession he wanted.

The middle-aged man's name is Cangwu, and he is Cangji's younger brother, and he specializes in doing some things for Cangji that can't be done for outsiders. Appearing here tonight is naturally on the orders of Cangji, to take the lives of Cao Zhi's father and son.

The original plan was very simple, using five hundred gold as bait, and the thieves recruited from nearby were responsible for a frontal assault, crushing the main force of the Yongqiu Palace, and then taking the money and leaving. Cang Wu and several of his relatives were responsible for the killing, especially Cao Miao.

Although there is no evidence, Cangji believes that Cao Miao is a variable and that Wang Tai is likely to die at his hands. As a warehouse that once falsely accused Cao Zhi and started because of this, he is very sensitive to this. He didn't want to follow in the footsteps of Wang Tai, so he decided to take the lead and get rid of Cao Miao to prevent future troubles.

In contrast, Cao Zhi, Cao Zhi's father and son are not dangerous, and it doesn't matter whether they kill or not, at least that's what Cangji himself said.

The rest of the things are simple, basically similar to Cao Miao's estimate. Cangji originally planned to embarrass Cao Zhi's father and son in Junyi, but they didn't expect them to be on guard, so they didn't stay in Junyi and passed through the county. In desperation, Cangji had no choice but to send Cangwu to recruit nearby thieves, follow him all the way, find an opportunity to get rid of Cao Zhi's father and son, and disguise himself as a robber to kill him for money.

The plan was very thorough, but I didn't expect Cao Zhi's father and son to be so well prepared, to fight back so tenaciously, and even worse, there were cavalry. Although the number of cavalry is not large, there are only about a dozen in total, but for these bandits who have no experience in the army, the deterrent power of cavalry is too great.

Since the beginning of Dong Zhuo's rebellion in the first year of the First Peace, this generation is the battlefield, and the lethality of the cavalry has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and no one wants to face the cavalry, especially at night, when they can't figure out how many troops the other side has, and they are ambushed by the other side.

After listening to Cangwu's confession, Cao Miao knew that the success of digging the pit this time was mainly due to Cao Zhi, who accurately grasped the strength and psychology of both sides, and used the cover of night to multiply the deterrent power of the cavalry, which played the effect of "riding" to win.

If it were during the day, it would not be difficult for an experienced person to see that these were not really cavalrymen, at best they were people on horseback. There are still some differences between the horses pulling the cart and the real war horses, and the number cannot be concealed, it is clear at a glance. But at night, a group of thieves with no combat experience and no unified command did not have the time and ability to distinguish these details.

When they hear the sound of horses' hooves, their first reaction is to run away.

After reading Cangwu's confession, Cao Zhi ordered Lao Bai to take ten cavalrymen to the place where Cangwu was hiding before, and fetch the items that could prove his identity. During the war, the imperial court strictly forbade the free movement of the people, and the control of pedestrians was extremely strict. With these official documents, Cangji can't rely on it.

After being forced out of his confession by Cao Miao, Cang Wu's heart was like ashes, lying on the ground like mud, motionless. He knew in his heart that once those things fell into Cao Zhi's hands, the fate of Cangji would not be up to him.

Cao Zhi ordered someone to take Cangwu down, and then took Cangwu's confession, sat by the bonfire, and didn't speak for a long time.

Cao Miao saw it in his eyes, and hurriedly took Cangwu's confession and put it away carefully. He didn't want Cao Zhi to burn Cangwu's confession from his heart again.

Cao Zhi looked at Cao Miao and stopped talking. For months, it was one of the few times that their father and son had come face to face, and there were no quarrels and no sticks. He pondered for a moment, looked at the eastern sky that was gradually revealing the whiteness of the fish's belly, and sighed.

"Yunliang, this matter ...... It's more troublesome than you think. ”

"Hmm." Cao Miao replied noncommittally. He had some ideas, but he wanted to hear Cao Zhi's thoughts. After tonight's battle, his impression of Cao Zhi has changed. As long as he doesn't drink alcohol and doesn't follow his heart, Cao Zhi is still capable.

"Cangji is a native of Dongjun and has no previous experience as an official in Junyi. He was able to prepare all this in just two days, and there must be someone behind him, and he was a native of Junyi. ”

"Who could it be?"

"It's hard to say right now." Cao Zhi shook his head, smacked his lips, turned to Cao Zhi and said, "Is there any wine?" ”

Cao Zhi glanced at Cao Miao. Cao Zhi made mistakes many times because of alcohol, and when Cao Miao forbade him to speak and read, he also banned his alcohol by the way. After the last incident in Qiting, Cao Zhi now has little confidence in Cao Zhi's promise, and subconsciously asks Cao Miao for advice.

Cao Miao nodded and held up a finger. Cao Zhi understood, turned around and ordered someone to bring a glass of wine. The wine glass is an ear glass, shallow, and Cao Zhi held it carefully, for fear that the wine would be spilled. He took a sip and smiled slightly.

"I never thought that the turbid wine of ten dollars and a bucket would be so fragrant, it is comparable to Zhongshan Winter Brew."

Cao Miao couldn't help but open the taunt skill. "There are beautiful women in Zhongshan, the country and the city, and Chen Liu?"

"Uh......" Cao Zhi was embarrassed, drank all the wine in the cup, and by the way, he covered his face with an ear cup, put it down for a long time, took a long breath, and then said seriously: "There are many Junyi clans, in the court and in the opposition, they respond in unison, and they can't tell who it is for a while." It's just that this feud is settled, and he will always show up in the future. Yunliang, my father and son have very little help, and there are many enemies. This way to the west, but step by step, there is no room for carelessness. ”

"I'm glad my father could say that. I hope that my father will be able to match his words with his deeds and not miss this last opportunity. ”

Cao Zhi bowed slightly, handed the wine glass to Cao Zhi, and asked Cao Zhi to fetch some food. In the middle of the night, he was a little hungry. Cao Zhi didn't think much about it, and turned around. These are all prepared, and Lao Song and others are eating over there, talking and laughing.

Cao Zhi looked around again, gestured quietly, and the two young guards standing on the side bowed and retreated. Ah Hu beside Cao Miao moved, and then stopped again. Qingtao didn't react at all, and didn't look at Cao Zhi at all.

Cao Zhi frowned slightly, and then looked at Cao Miao. Cao Miao deliberately waited for a while and said, "Ah Hu, Qingtao, you guys also go eat something." ”

"Whoa." Qingtao got up and beckoned Ah Hu to go.

Cao Zhi looked at Cao Miao, the corners of his mouth twitched, his eyes were complicated, and he couldn't tell what it felt. "Yunliang, good means."

Cao Miao said lightly: "Father has won the award." ”

Cao Zhi sighed and glanced back. Cao Zhi was holding some things, and was walking back, when he met Qingtao and Ah Hu, realized something, stopped, but he was not very relieved, and stared at this side.

Cao Zhi turned his head and stared into Cao Miao's eyes. "Yunliang, I want to ask you a word, I hope you can answer me truthfully."

"I try."

"What kind of outcome do you want?"

Cao Miao turned her head, squinted her eyes, looked at the halo of light that was gradually reddening on the eastern horizon, and was silent for a moment. He turned his head and smiled slightly at Cao Zhi's sharp gaze. "It's very simple, sleep until you wake up naturally, count the money until your hands cramp."

Cao Zhi was stunned for a long time, looking up to the sky and laughing.