咻~嘭~

"Who?"

Cao Cao was startled, and by the dim lights in the room, he saw the tail feathers shaking at the head of the bed, and couldn't help but be shocked.

"Prime Minister, what's wrong?"

Xu Chu's voice came from outside the house, and Cao Cao's mood stabilized a little: "It's okay, it's just a nightmare!" ”

"Yes, Prime Minister."

There was a pause, and when Cao Cao turned around to take a closer look, Xu Chu said again-

"Chu is just outside the door, and the prime minister can sleep peacefully."

Cao Cao's heart is full of warmth, he was so tired that he copied so many houses a few days ago, and then he had to deal with the beginning and the end, so it can be said that he has not had a good rest recently. is also like this, otherwise Cao Cao believes that no one will approach his bedroom and will not be noticed.

"It's okay, you go to sleep!"

"Yes, Prime Minister."

Although the words were answered, Cao Cao did not hear the footsteps of leaving, shook his head, and did not persuade again. He knew that it was useless to persuade again, besides, the matter in front of him was not over, and he might have to call it up later, so it would be good to wait now.

Cao Cao picked the wick of the oil lamp again, and the light became brighter, before he approached the feather arrow and looked at it carefully. When he boarded, a bright word appeared in Cao Cao's eyes.

"Ming? Is that Ming? ”

Cao Cao looked at it again, and took down the feather arrow and the letter on it with great certainty.

Taking the letter down, Cao Cao did not throw away the feather arrow, but put it on the table, and then sat down and opened the letter next to the oil lamp.

After a while, Cao Cao's face was as black as ink, his hands were clenched tightly, and his forehead was even more bruised.

"Gongsun Du, are you telling Cao? No, you're forcing Cao! It's so deceitful! It's too much of a deception! ”

The angry Cao Cao directly tore the letter in his hand to shreds. A little bit of debris fell on the lamp, and for a short time, the house was illuminated a little brighter.

But it can't illuminate Cao Cao's future! It doesn't shine on his heart!

After a long time, Cao Cao shouted: "Zhongkang! ”

Xu Chu really didn't leave, and as soon as the words fell, he replied: "The minister is here!" ”

"Go and call Zihuan over."

Xu Chu hesitated for a moment this time before responding: "Yes." Then he whispered, "Is it too late now?" ”

Cao Cao was furious, the scolding in his mouth had not yet been spoken, thinking that Xu Chu was tired, but because he couldn't sleep well, he was still guarding outside his door.

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Cao Cao said: "Go quickly!" ”

"Yes!"

Then there was a sound of footsteps, and Xu Chu went away.

Looking back, Cao Cao thought: If it is Zihuan, what should he do?

Tiger poison still doesn't eat children, it's a human being!

Knock knock~

In a trance, Cao Cao did not hear footsteps.

"Prime Minister, the prince has arrived."

"Well, let him in!"

After a pause, Cao Cao said again: "The rest of the people must not come within ten steps." ”

"Yes, Prime Minister."

"Shizi, please!"

Since being called in his sleep, Cao Pi has been confused, angry, and ......

Afraid!

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Cao Pi stepped into Cao Cao's bedroom.

Syllable~

The door was closed, Cao Pi was startled, walked a few steps forward, saw Cao Cao sitting at the table, and hurriedly bowed his head and said, "The child greets his father!" ”

Quiet!

It's very quiet!

Jing is terrible, especially Cao Pi's heart.

"What's wrong?"

Cao Pi felt terriblely cold, even in the summer.

After a while, Cao Pi's teeth began to fight, if he hadn't lowered his head, he was afraid that Cao Cao would have seen it. If Cao Pi hadn't put his lips between his upper and lower teeth, the sound of the fight would have been heard, and he would have tried to maintain his body so that he wouldn't tremble, so that he didn't show his stuffing.

Huh, the dew? What filling?

After a while, when Cao Pi was about to hold on, Cao Cao spoke: "Zihuan~"

"The child is here!" Cao Pi's heart settled down at once.

"What do you think should be done now?"

Well?

Cao Pi was really stunned, and called him up in the middle of the night just to ask this? It doesn't make sense...... This...... This......

Cao Cao didn't urge, just looked at Cao Pi quietly, as if he was seeing him for the first time.

Cao Pi was like a mang on his back, and suddenly sobered up, and replied: "This ...... Well...... The Ming army was indeed strong, but ...... But greed for merit, maybe, perhaps...... Maybe you can take the opportunity to besiege it and defeat it, then ...... Maybe there will be a turnaround! ”

Cao Cao nodded, agreeing with Cao Pi's opinion, but this was without really understanding the strength of the Ming army. However, on paper, it is necessary to be able to make reasonable statements.

"What does Zihuan think his father did a few days ago for?" Cao Cao asked again.

"This ......"

Cao Pi hesitated for a moment and said, "The child doesn't know. ”

"It's okay, just tell us what you think."

Cao Cao's casual tone made Cao Pi feel at ease, pondered for a moment, and said: "At present, the Ming army is pressing, and these ministers do not want to meet the enemy, but stir up the wind and rain in the back. ”

Somehow, after speaking, Cao Pi felt apprehensive again.

Cao Cao fell silent again, which made Cao Pi even more flustered.

Er.

Cao Cao opened his mouth and said, "Do you think you can win?" ”

"Although I don't grasp it much, there is still an opportunity, and if it is not good, it may also go south to Jingxiang and unite with King Wu and King Yi to fight. At that time, perhaps the Ming army will not adapt to the soil and water, and it may suffer a great defeat. Cao Pi said with anxiety.

"Do you know how many armies they are coming?"

"Isn't it 200,000?"

"Two hundred thousand? No, more than 400,000 Ming troops have now entered Yanyu Prefecture. I don't know how many will follow, but ......"

Cao Cao said with deep meaning: "It should be soon." ”

It was not that Cao Cao received the news, but a speculation based on the situation. In the case that it is possible to completely destroy the opponent, as long as there is still more strength, it must be used and completely exterminated to prevent future troubles.

"This ......"

Cao Pi said in a panic: "Then do you want the child to go to Xiangyang to explore the road first?" ”

Cao Cao saw Cao Pi's personality completely at this point, his eyes were full of sadness, and his heart was tempted for a moment, but in the end, it was broken with a "poof".

"Sure enough, it's Cao's species! If there is no Ming army, Pi'er, you are indeed a good heir. It's a pity...... Who would have thought that Gongsun Du, who was in a corner of peace back then, would be able to create such a powerful Ming Empire! ”

With a sigh in his heart, Cao Cao couldn't say it, so he cleaned up his complexion and eyes in a blink of an eye, and said, "Zihuan, come and sit." As he spoke, he patted the chair on his right.

"Thank you, father." Cao Pi was overjoyed, but he still stood up unhurriedly and came to Cao Cao's right to sit down.

Seeing this scene, Cao Cao's eyes still flashed with regret, but there was only a trace of it, and Cao Pi, who was overwhelmed by surprise, did not notice anything wrong.

"If there was a way to turn the crisis around, what would you choose?"

Is this testing me?

Cao Pi's inner drama is quite rich, and he was a little stunned, so he replied: "If you can, then do it." ”

"Even if it's at the expense of your own brother?"

Cao Cao's tone seemed to have changed, and it became so that Cao Pi did not dare to speak.

"Say? What would you do? ”

Cao Pi's body was shocked, swallowed his saliva, and said with difficulty: "If you can, you won't do it, even if you have ...... There is a slight possibility that it is impossible, and it is not done. ”

Cao Cao heard what he was really thinking, and this time he was disappointed.

Cao Cao's silence again made Cao Pi a little overwhelmed, but he didn't dare to disturb, he just lowered his head deeply and quietly looked at Cao Cao's complexion with the corner of his eye.

As everyone knows, Cao Cao saw all this in his eyes, and finally made a decision in his heart. He said, "All right, you go back and rest!" ”

"Uh...... Yes, Father. ”

Cao Pi was about to be scared to pee, how dare he ask more, although he still pretended not to be in a hurry and calm, but the speed of walking was obviously much faster than before.

After Cao Pi left, Cao Cao called Xu Chu and instructed: "From now on, Pi'er is not allowed to leave his courtyard, you personally arrange it, and there must be no mistakes." ”

Xu Chu was taken aback, and when he hesitated, he saw Cao Cao's brows suddenly furrowed, and he looked at him with burning eyes, and hurriedly responded: "Yes, Prime Minister." ”

At dawn the next day, Cao Pi woke up a little late, because he couldn't sleep after returning to the room last night, and he had been speculating about Cao Cao's intentions. Cao Pi also saw the scattered confetti in the house, but the lights were a little dim, and the confetti was too sporadic, and Cao Cao's majesty made him have no energy to pay more attention to these.

After washing, Cao Pi opened the courtyard door and was about to leave, but was stopped by the guards.

"Don't back down yet!" Cao Pi frowned.

"The prime minister has an order that the prince must not leave the courtyard."

"Nonsense!"

Cao Pi didn't believe it, and stretched out his hand to push the two away, not wanting the two to directly draw their knives in front of him. At this time, Cao Pi finally understood, and he no longer forced himself to retreat to the courtyard, but when he was about to close the courtyard door, he said: "I want to see my father, and I ask the two of you to pass the word." ”

"Don't worry, we will pass it on to the general."

Cao Pi snorted coldly and closed the door.

After that, Cao Pi did not stay in the courtyard for long, but returned to the house.

"What's wrong? What the hell is going on? ”

Cao Pi walked back and forth restlessly, thinking about what he had said wrong last night.

"Is it the last one? But according to his father's character, if he could sacrifice one person and turn the crisis around, he would agree. What went wrong with that...... Where......"

At this time, Cao Cao summoned all the twenty-one sons except Cao Pi, Cao Chong, Cao Zhi, and Cao Ang, who had died in battle, as well as the four daughters who had not left the cabinet, as well as his stepson He Yan (the grandson of the former general He Jin), and none of his grandchildren were brought with him.

"It's been a long time since I've eaten with you, so let's get together today." Cao Cao looked at the full house of children and smiled with satisfaction.

The rest of the people should be smiling, only Cao Zhang, who has a very good relationship with Cao Pi and is a fellow mother, looked left and right, and then asked: "Father, where did the second brother go?" Why didn't you see him? ”

"Okay, don't talk about him, let's eat!" Cao Cao's face sank, but Cao Zhang was one of the more capable sons since Cao Ang, so he didn't say much, but raised his chopsticks first.

Cao Zhang wanted to ask again, but was stopped by Cao Xiong, another brother of the same mother.