Sure enough, Cao Pi put all the responsibility for the failure of the sneak attack on Sima Yi, not only punished him for a year, but also severely reprimanded him. There were a lot of people in the hall, and no one stood up to intercede for Sima Yi.

Cao Pi saw that the heat was almost over, so he asked Sima Yi to go home and think about it behind closed doors, and he couldn't summon him or enter the palace. Sima Yi bowed and retreated, and when he reached the door, he found a person looking at him with a smile, and this person was the one who had just spoken to him outside. Remembering the man's appearance and the position he was standing on, Sima Yi left the palace without looking back.

When he returned to his house, Sima Yi immediately found a painter to draw the portrait of the man according to his own description, and then the confidant took the portrait to investigate the news of the person. That night, Sima Yi finally learned that the man's name was Mu Qing, who was from the Yingchuan Mu family, who had taken refuge with Cao Pi five years ago, and had been on business in other places on Cao Pi's orders before, and had just recently returned to Xuchang City.

"Yingchuan Mu family?" Sima Yi muttered, then closed his eyes and replayed the experience of going to the palace during the day in his mind. At the end, he broke out in a cold sweat, if this person was really from Qi State, wouldn't it mean that they had already laid out everything five years ago? Could it be that this is the plan of the little military master Han Fei again?

Thinking of this, Sima Yi's heart was completely cold, if he started planning five years ago, then now I don't know how many people in this Xuchang City have already taken refuge in the Qi State! It's ridiculous that Cao Pi is still sitting on the Spring and Autumn Dream of being the emperor, but he doesn't know that his head is about to die! But should I tell him? Will he still listen to what I say now? Thinking of this, Sima Yi couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In the dead of night, when the dark shadow lay on the roof and kept staring at Sima Yi's study, he didn't leave until the lights went out in the room. There was nothing to say all night, and Cao Pi didn't have any good ideas for a day yesterday, so he was going to continue the discussion today. As a result, before anyone came to Qi, a small colonel ran in to report: "Qiqi King Wei, the Qi army is under the city, and it seems that it is about to attack the city!" ”

"What!" Cao Pi suddenly got up and shouted incredulously. In his opinion, the walls of Xuchang City are high and thick, why did the Qi army have to prepare for a few days to attack the city, why did they move today? Shocked, he took his personal guards and a group of civil and military personnel to the top of the city to watch.

Sure enough, the Qi army under the city had already lined up in formation, and when they looked from afar, they saw that the Qi army was neatly armoured and bright, as if there was a solemn aura rushing towards them. Cao Pi secretly swallowed his saliva, he turned his head and asked Xu Huang, "General Xu, do you think the Qi army will really attack the city today?" ”

"Back to the king, now the Qi army is led by Han Fei. This man is unpredictable, and I don't know what he's going to do. Xu Huang looked at the military formation of the Qi army and said with a solemn face.

"King, my subordinates think that the Qi army will not attack the city today!" After Xu Huang finished speaking, a voice sounded. Cao Pi turned his head and saw that it was his henchman Mu Qing who spoke.

Cao Pi nodded and said, "Mu Qing, tell me why the Qi Kingdom won't attack the city today?" ”

"Back to the king, I have studied Han Fei, and the most taboo thing about him in war is wasting human lives. Therefore, every siege will be opened with catapults, and the soldiers will be forced to rush forward to take the city. Now there is no catapult on the opposite side, so his subordinates concluded that Han Fei would definitely not attack the city today. After Mu Qing finished speaking, he saluted Cao Pi.

Cao Pi couldn't help nodding when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "What do you think of Aiqing?" "Everyone, look at me, I look at you, you think this Mu Qing seems to be right! At this time, one of the Qi soldiers flew out and came to the city and shouted: "Listen to the people in the city, my military advisor said that I can give you a chance to redeem your captured soldiers, we only need food and horses, once one person has food or two people and one horse, give you a day to consider!" After thinking about it, you can send someone to our army camp to discuss specific matters! The knight walked away without looking back.

Cao Pi's face was a little ugly at this time, so many people heard it, if he ordered not to redeem the prisoners, I am afraid that someone would defect tonight! But if the prisoners are ransomed, not only will they lose a lot of food, but they will also give the Qi army a chance to plant spies in. It's really hard to do now.

Seeing Cao Pi's black face, naturally no one dared to touch his moldy head, Cao Pi snorted coldly and ordered to return to the palace, the Qi army was really just a deterrent, there was no intention of attacking the city at all, and after the knights went back, their team was scattered and divided into countless squads to return to the camp.

Cao Pi returned to the main hall and looked at these civil and martial arts under his command: "What do you think Lone Dang should do?" ”

Cao Pi asked, and the bottom was silent. Seeing that no one coped, Cao Pi's mood that had just calmed down suddenly stirred again, and his face turned dark and said, "Why is it that no one can worry about loneliness at a critical moment?" What's the use of keeping you alone? ”

Seeing Cao Pi angry, everyone in the hall held their breath and lowered their heads, and they didn't dare to come out! Cao Pi looked around and said to Chen Jiao: "Doctor Chen, what do you think of being alone?" ”

Chen Jiao was named and didn't dare to hide anymore, he came out and said: "Back to the king, the top priority now is to determine the number of people first, how many soldiers and soldiers the Qi army has captured, so that we can calculate the food needed to redeem them, if the amount is really huge, it is not too late for the king to refuse." After Chen Jiao finished speaking, he quickly returned to his position. He was afraid that Cao Pi would take his advice and let him go to the Qi army camp.

However, he was afraid of something, Cao Pi listened to Chen Jiao's words and immediately felt reasonable, so he said: "What Dr. Chen said is extremely true, why don't you go to the Qi army camp for a trip?" ”

When Chen Jiao heard this, he suddenly began to scold his mother, but Cao Pi didn't dare not go, and seeing a smile that was more ugly than crying squeezed out of his face, Chen Jiao trembled and said, "I am willing to go." ”

"Wait! The main attack might as well let me go to our army camp to calculate the number of prisoners. Cao Pi heard the voice, and looked up to see that it was Mu Qing again. So he smiled and said, "Mu Qing, aren't you afraid that you won't go back?" ”

"Back to the king, the two countries are at war without slashing, and the minister has heard that Han Fei cherishes feathers, so I believe he will not embarrass me. It just so happened that I also wanted to take this opportunity to see that Han Fei in person, and after I got acquainted with him, I would definitely be able to find his weaknesses and help the king defeat him. Mu Qing finished all the words he wanted to say in one go, and Cao Pi clapped his hands with joy when he heard it: "Okay!" Then you will go to the camp of the Qi army, remember that if you can't do anything, you must also ensure that you come back safely, and when you return, you will personally set up a banquet for you! ”

"It's the king! The subordinate is going now! After Mu Qing finished speaking, he saw Cao Pi nodding at him and said yes! Then Mu Qing left the main hall and summoned an entourage of two people out of the city and went straight to the Qi army camp.

(End of chapter)