Qingzhou, Qi State, Linzi.

Outside the city, Cao Zhi wore a collar hat in a coarse cloth short coat and fished with Zhang Fei, who was also dressed up.

Zhang Fei's beard was gray, and there was no smile on his face.

The prime minister's son died, and so did his son-in-law.

My daughter is crying now, but she is still pregnant, and she doesn't know if it's better to remarry, or just drag it out.

The marriage of the second son and the second daughter was also about to be dealt with, and it was very complicated because of the intervention of the emperor and his wife; Now thinking of the eldest daughter's failed and painful marriage has exacerbated Zhang Fei's ideological baggage.

I can't wait to take the whip out to find faults, and I am deflated.

Only when Cao Zhi is here can he restrain his anger and maintain his dignity and appearance, but he is really unhappy in his heart, so naturally he doesn't have many smiling faces.

Cao Zhi held the fishing rod and closed his eyes to recuperate, and he could hear the sound of Zhang Fei tossing the bait next to him, and when he heard a pop, he opened his eyes to see Zhang Fei pouring a small half bucket of earthworms and a mixture of chopped offal into the inlet.

Losing the barrel, Zhang Fei bared his teeth and said angrily: "Mr. Zijian, retire first." ”

"Go slowly."

Cao Zhi got up and arched his hand slightly, watching Zhang Fei shake his sleeves and stride away.

Zhang Fei's green umbrella Gairong car was parked on the side of the road, and Zhang Fei did not forget Cao Zhi after boarding the car, and said goodbye to Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhi bent down a little deeper when he bowed his hand.

After Zhang Fei and the guards left, Cao Zhi straightened his back, shook his head lightly and laughed to himself, and returned to his original pendulum.

He followed the sound and saw more than a dozen nearby women washing clothes by the river.

Don't make a sound, hold the fishing rod and feel the slight change in strength, it looks like a mountain, very calm and calm.

"Master, there are people from Jiangdu."

The boy in Tsing Yi approached, and said crisply, Cao Zhi turned his head to look, and saw several people standing on the side of the road, one was Wu Fan with a long flag, one was Chen Qun's son Chen Tai, and the other was Feng Xi, who boasted of being an old minister of the Sun family.

Except for Wu Fan, the other two were all half-used blue and gray coarse cloth short clothes, dressed as servants and entourage.

Feeling that there was a change in the fishing rod, Cao Zhi bowed slightly: "Please." ”

The child left, Wu Fan and the three were invited, and the child received a maza and placed it beside Cao Zhi for Wu Fan to sit in.

When Wu Fan sat down, Cao Zhi put away the fishing rod, grabbed the newly caught four or five inch small fish with his left hand, pinched the hook with his right hand and pulled it out, threw the small fish into Zishui casually, stretched out his hand to clean the fish, and opened his mouth: "I let go of this fish, who can give me back my freedom?" ”

Chen Tai, who was standing behind Wu Fan, bowed slightly: "Mr. Zijian is a free body, how can he say that he is forcibly detained?" ”

Cao Zhi glanced at Chen Tai sideways, the corners of his mouth curled up and he snorted: "Your family is really not as good as the Qing, and the Qing is not as good as the long." It is reminiscent of Chen Gong's comment that Sun's crab is not as good as a crab, which is really a pity. ”

Chen Tai's face became embarrassed, after all, he was twenty-six years old, and he was somewhat self-contained.

Chen Qun was an important minister of the Wei State, and Chen Qun's father Chen Ji was Han Hongluqing; Chen Ji's father, Chen Yu, is the magistrate of Taiqiu County.

Regardless of what Cao Zhi is talking about the Chen family's knowledge passed down from generation to generation, or character and morality, in short, it is a great malice towards the Yingchuan Chen family.

Chen Tai's face returned to calm: "Mr. Zijian, why don't you ask Mr. Wen Ze?" ”

Cao Zhi still looked at Chen Tai carefully, but he couldn't help but shake his head, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's a pity Chen Xiaoxian." ”

Chen Tai's face was even more ugly, and his sleeves were clenched with fists.

Chen Yu, his eldest son Chen Jiyuanfang, and his fourth son Chen Chen Jifang are collectively known as the Three Monarchs, but Chen Chen died early and his influence was not as good as Chen Ji.

When Chen Yu was old, Chen Ji's son Chen Qun and Chen Chen's son Chen Zhong debated their father's exploits together. Chen Yucai sighed that Yuan Fang was difficult to be a brother, and Ji Fang was difficult to be a brother, and there was an allusion that difficult brothers and brothers were comparable.

Like his father Chen Jifang, this Chen Zhong and Chen Xiaoxian also died in the prime of life, leaving behind three sons. The eldest son, Chen Zuo, was captured in the Battle of Eagle Mountain and joined Beifu; The second son, Chen Tan, was promoted as filial piety by Yuzhou Mu Pang Lin, and the third son, Chen Zhun, also moved to Guanzhong.

Obviously, Cao Zhi admires the self-improvement Chen Jifang more and does not have much good impression of Chen Yuanfang.

Even if Chen Tai is Xun Yu's grandson, Cao Zhi still doesn't give a good face.

Wu Fan coughed lightly twice and asked, "Mr. Zijian, do you know how Lord Wu Sun Quan evaluates Gong Chen?" ”

"He? What good words can there be? ”

"I have no good words, but I have other ideas."

Wu Fan looked up at the midsummer sun, the warm sun fell on his face, it was still a little cold, and the coldness emanated from his body and mind: "This starts from when Lord Wu sent troops to Jingzhou and defeated Jiangling and Maicheng." Everyone in the world said that there were people who were familiar with the Han Dynasty around Lord Wu, and Lord Wu was repeatedly killed, tortured, and had nothing to gain. ”

Cao Zhi was also curious: "Then who is the informant?" ”

This kind of sneak attack against the alliance, or the battle with all its strength, can be lost, and the defeat will be completely lost...... It can only be said that the reasons for the defeat are very complicated, and it is impossible to be all on the battlefield, and many reasons have to be found from Sun Quan's side.

In the past seven years, there have been many people who have studied this miraculous battle, plus the remarks and judgments of various parties.

So there is a perception that everyone admits...... Sun Quan had important people on the left and right to inform, but Guan Yu on the front line still didn't know, and even Tian Xin and Huang Quan here in Jiangling didn't dare to believe the informant letter.

Therefore, the outside is loose and the inside is tight, and the captured Wei army is transferred as early as possible to cope with all changes.

It wasn't until Wu Jun was forced to land in Gong'an City that Tian Xin and Huang Quan believed that the whistleblower letter was true, decisively seized power and put Mi Fang under house arrest, coerced Pan Jun to temporarily serve as the county guard, and put this possible thief under everyone's noses, not giving Pan Jun a chance to do things.

But judging from a series of later performances, Zhang Wen, Lu Yi, Xu Zuo, Yu Tuo, Zhuge Jin, and He Qi did not claim the meritorious act of whistleblowing. No one could refuse such a miraculous feat, and no one stood up after the surrender of Jiangdong, which became a headless case.

In such a suspenseful case, there are naturally many people who are interested, and there are all kinds of opinions.

There are even relevant inferences from Gan Ning and Lu Meng's whistleblowing, which are reasonable and well-founded, which makes people scratch their heads.

Could it be that Sun Quan deduced the suspect who snitched in the last moments of his life?

Cao Zhi was very interested and quietly waited for Wu Fan's answer.

Wu Fan tightened his cuffs, and the cool river breeze blowing in his face made him feel cold to the bone, and he restrained his inner panic: "The informant is not a person. Yes, it's a ghost. ”

"Ghosts?"

"It's a ghost, I once saw a word '伥' on the screen in the bedroom of Lord Wu, and the painter Cao Buxing and I also saw this word. This word was blotted out on the same day. ”

Wu Fan went to see Cao Zhi seriously: "Lord Wei and Gong Chen met in the Sunset Pavilion, and Duke Chen cured Lord Wei's stubborn illness with a wonderful method...... We deduce that Lord Wei has died, and his soul has been reduced to a ghost. ”

Cao Zhi frowned, raised his hand and clasped his cheeks, and took a closer look at Chen Tai and Feng Xi, who were also panicked when they heard about their serious faces...... It seems that these three people really believe in this.

But why doesn't it sound credible?

Cao Zhi considered his words: "Even though Gong Chen is a demon, he has no bad deeds and evil deeds, and even the imperial envoy and ghost are also good deeds. I thought that Sun Quan's wicked people and gods were angry, and they were eating meat for the ghosts...... It is also a matter of great joy for people's hearts. ”

"As for my brother, I have been exchanging letters recently, so how can I hide it from me?"

Cao Zhi stood up as he spoke, stretched his waist, and said in a dry tone: "Even if my brother becomes a ghost, I think he will be happy to be this ghost." ”

Chen Tai wanted to say something, but he heard seven or eight short-clothed warriors coming over from the periphery, all of them holding swords in their hands, and stepped forward to surround the three of them, Cao Zhi smiled, turned around and left.

When Cao Zhi and the others left, Chen Tai and Feng Xi looked at each other.

Cao Zijian, who has a sense of justice, why doesn't he have any sympathy?

Cao Zhi refused to come forward to lobby Zhang Fei, so he had to go directly to Zhang Fei.