Cao Cao ordered one of the largest cargo ships to come over and unload all the cargo on it. Cao Chong then asked a group of attendants to come to his side, and after he said something to everyone seriously, everyone began to act. Soon, the heavy planks were driven between the bridge and the land, and the boat was pulled very close to the shore.

The animal trainer also got busy at Cao Chong's signal, and he ordered the elephant to come to the river, step on the plank, and the hull of the boat swayed with it. It's just a big ship. After the elephant came to the boat, Cao Chong asked the animal trainer to let the elephant get off the boat, and everyone couldn't understand it. At this time, Cao Chong walked up to Cao Cao and said, "Did my father see the traces of the river on the hull of the boat?" ”

Cao Cao nodded suspiciously, "Of course." ”

"It was caused by the elephant going up and descending, which was a water line that was revealed by the elephant's hull floating when it left. Now just carry the cargo up until the hull of the ship descends to the position of the water line, and then weigh the cargo, don't you know the weight of the elephant? ”

Everyone, including Cao Pi himself, let out a deep sigh.

"Chong'er is sane!" Cao Cao shouted excitedly.

"King Deng Ai, the god and man!" Xun Yu arched his hand and said: "I'm afraid I don't have your talent, if you use it in internal affairs, the people will definitely be rich." If you are on the battlefield, you may be able to have a surprising record! He bowed to Cao Cao again and said, "Congratulations to the emperor for having a prince who is amazing in civil and military affairs." ”

Most people were stunned by Cao Chong's whim. Especially Cao Pi, he was even more surprised that the fourth brother, who was never silent and seemed to be unable to pose a danger, was a sensation at a critical moment. He also gained a new understanding of this brother from a deeper level.

On the spot, Cao Zhi just sighed faintly. Then he returned to the mansion, and as soon as he entered the mansion, he lay on the back of the chair and sighed: "The second brother fights the tiger and tames the elephant, and the fourth brother actually has the unfathomable wisdom of ghosts and gods." Sure enough, as expected by Commander Zhou, the fourth brother seized the opportunity to give full play to his talents, above me. ”

Pang Tong looked at him as if he was looking at an unfinished jade artifact, and said half-loudly: "You think too low of yourself, you don't want to fight for yourself, let alone fight with your brother, you are not like a tiger, more like a cat." It's really better to beg for mercy on your knees.

Yanbi sighed.

Cao Zhi was stunned when he heard this, and frowned: "How dare you talk like this, it's so unreasonable!" ”

"I just hit the point. If my unreasonableness can be exchanged for your sobriety, then I feel that it is worth it, and I don't end up with just us working blindly and you are doing the opposite. If that happens, it's better for us to go back as soon as possible. Pang Tong's eyes were very sharp. But I still want to remind you that your brothers, especially your two eldest brothers, have your father's blood, and they will never give up until they kill their opponents. Choose for yourself, such a young life. ”

An expression that seemed to be about to be abandoned, mixed with a little contempt. Cao Zhi, who was enraged by Pang Tong's performance, was excited, and immediately said: "Hugh should underestimate me from the Wei Dynasty, I am the son of Emperor Wu of Wei!" ”

"They are." Pang didn't want to back down. Under such an impasse, Xue Yue seemed to want to be a peacemaker and say something, but he felt that Pang Tongyi had already thought of the whole plan, so it was better to let him stir it up by himself.

"Since you want to help me." Cao Zhi's voice was lowered. "Just help me entrap the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs."

"What are your plans?"

Cao Zhi's pupils showed a rare edge.

"Xun Yu, he is the most prestigious minister, he has always followed his father, as long as I can get his support, I guess my father will value me."

"It's a good idea. But the more this kind of old minister, the more refined. Pang Tong glanced at him.

"He should have no problem. I have always thought that the ministers who are not Xiahou and my Cao family, and the most loyal ministers to the imperial court are none other than Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Sima Yi, Le Jin, and Xu Chu. These people are the right-hand men of their father, and they are truly dedicated to the court. His pupils were filled with a sincere look.

"If it's them......" Pang Tong seemed to remember something. Why can't Cheng Yu, the guard captain who commanded the Praetorian Guard, be included in the ranks? Obviously, his position is even more extraordinary, and he may subvert the government at any time. ”

"Hmph." Cao Zhi snorted coldly. "I used to think of this man as a loyal servant, but now that I think about it, it's wrong. When I was still imprisoned in that hut, I was assassinated and almost lost my life. Thinking about it, it must have been done by the people from the flying camp trained by Cheng Yu. Obviously, my father asked them to save me, but he actually came to plot against me. He must have sided with the eldest or second brother, and in my eyes he was the biggest thorn. ”

"That's a very troublesome thing, he's the one who commands the Praetorian Guard." Pang Tong nodded and said, "What does his flying scout camp mainly do?" ”

"Similar to espionage and assassination troops, it seems to me that they are all people from dark corners, and it is up to him to think of the establishment of this kind of army. If he has selfish intentions and secretly stabs our Cao family, he can't prevent it. ”

"That is, if this kind of person has great power, you don't have to fight for the throne."

"It's not hard to get rid of him, as long as he already has a reverse. The problem is ......" Cao Zhi said vigorously, but when he arrived here, he lacked a little confidence in his voice. "If he is already standing with his brother, it will not be easy."

"You seem to have lost your fighting spirit, what are you afraid of?" Pang Tong saluted with attention.

"Tsk......" Cao Zhi shook his head in annoyance. It's not good to blame me, I haven't had a good relationship with these ministers. If all these men with military power stand on the opposite side, everything will be over. ”

"Don't worry about this kind of thing, your father is still alive, let's fight a decisive battle." Pang Tong urged. In his eyes, this Cao Zhi is a bit too compassionate and sentimental.

Cao Zhi then decided to secretly go to Xun Yu's mansion at night. Only Pang Tong and Xueyue knew about this matter. Under Pang Tong's instructions, Cao Zhi did a good job of keeping things secret, after all, Pang Tong said to him: "No one can be trusted, including us." Therefore, you must not trust everyone in your house now. Now we lose the whole game if we make a wrong move. ”

At night, Cao Zhi wore a hat, and with the help of Pang Tong, he flew down the wall, and they were very cautious along the way. Cao Zhi, who came to the outside of the palace, breathed a sigh of relief.

"Tighten your guard." Pang Tong reminded.

Dressed in black, they came to an alley, where Yukitsuki had been waiting on horseback for a long time, and there were two horses prepared for them on one side.

The trio walked swiftly and silently at night. After all, the mouths and hooves of the war horses were wrapped, and at night when they could hear the drums of the watchmen, they came to the outside of Xun Yu's mansion, and the guards were like a great enemy.

The three people who thought they had come here smoothly were wrapped by four guards armed with spears as soon as they dismounted. Sharp weapons are very cold to threaten and question, who made their outfit so suspicious. And—Xue Yue raised her head, she noticed something strange behind her, and turned around sharply, and the pikeman was stunned, and the weapon in his hand almost stabbed it. But because Xue Yue's eyes were wrong, it was the gaze that had been raised above the guard's head, and the eyes were on the void on the distant wall in the dark night.

"We are the subordinates of King Chengwei, and we have a secretary to give to the captain." Pang Tong whispered to the guards. Cao Zhi was taken aback, and glanced at him in surprise, and what he saw was the calm figure of Pang Tong with a black gauze hat.

The guards who received such important information were trembling, and one of them, apparently a small head, nodded and led the four into the door. Behind the door, a dozen soldiers surrounded them. Pang Tong looked left and right and said: "The dignified Taiwei Mansion is so heavily guarded, Xun Yu is obviously not a fuel-efficient lamp." ”

This time Cao Zhi responded.

"No way, he also smells the blood of the struggle of the heirs."

They all suspiciously muffled their voices so that no one around them could distinguish their identities.

The captain's door was closed, and the soldiers around him stared at them solemnly. Someone came out in the middle of the ring and said, "Let them into the lobby." ”

Then all the soldiers stood neatly on the sides, and they led the way under the lead of one man into the largest room in the entire Taiwei Mansion, which had sunk into the darkness. As soon as they stepped inside, the leader turned back and passed through their side, closing the door tightly. And at the same time it is the moonlight that is locked.

The darkness was all over the place, and suddenly, the hall was lit up again, the candles were flickering, and the four soldiers carried four lanterns from behind, and after they stood facing each other, the important character walked into the hall with a steady step, wearing a crimson robe, and entered the upper seat lightly, and solemnly said with an inquiring gaze: "Is it too cautious for the three subordinates of the King of Chengwei to come to see the old man in such a manner. ”

"Seeing the soldiers standing in groups outside, it is not easy to enter the Taiwei Mansion, of course you have to be cautious." Pang Tong said with a smile.

Xun Yu let out a deep laugh and said, "What a messenger, you don't show me your face, and you're still so arrogant." Remembering that you are a subordinate of the King of Chengwei, don't talk nonsense with you, tell me about the matter, and I'll listen to it......"

Before the words fell, Cao Zhi, who was standing between Pang Tong and Xueyue, stepped forward and took off the black hat and said, "Please forgive me." ”

"What?!"

When I heard the sound, I confirmed that what I saw was not a fantasy in the night. Xun Yu hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "The old minister really has no eyes, please ask King Chen Si to forgive his sins!" ”