In the memo written by Yang Xiu, he said that according to his investigation, he found that the strength of the Geng clan was so great that once he concentrated his strength enough to take Liu Xie, who was in Xuchang, into his own hands, and this was only in the land of Yingchuan County, Yang Xiu also reminded in that recital that if there were undiscovered forces like the Geng clan in Yecheng or other counties around Xuchang, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yang Xiu thought for a while, and then spoke: "Xiu thinks that since Sima Yi is an official in my Wei State, he should naturally cut off relations with these forces behind him, even if it is something that everyone knows about raising government soldiers in the mansion, each official is only a few dozen in case of emergency, and the strength of this Geng clan in Yingchuan is obviously not comparable to dozens of government soldiers." ”

Speaking of this, Yang Xiu raised his eyes and looked at Cao Zhi who was standing in front of him, and saw that his face was still with an ancient and unwavering expression, and he did not express any opinion, so he had to continue to speak: "In addition, Sima Yi is not a person who has been with me all the way, he can defect under Cao Pi, how can he be wholeheartedly devoted to my Wei State in his heart?" In addition, the Sima family is huge, not to mention that Sima Yi's grandfather has been operating in Yingchuan for many years, that is, Sima Yi's father Sima Fang, who was also in an important position at the beginning, Sima Fang has a total of eight sons, although at this time it is ostensibly under the control of the lord, but that Sima Fu can secretly go to Yingchuan to collude with the Geng family, which is enough to show how unpredictable the heart of the Sima family is, if you can't prepare early, if you let it develop in the hinterland of our Wei country, it will be too late to regret! ”

Yang Xiu's words were not intense, and every sentence hit the secret worry in Cao Zhi's heart, Yang Xiu knew that although there was no change in Cao Zhi's expression at this time, he definitely valued his remarks very much in his heart, and he knew Cao Zhi too well.

I saw Cao Zhi listen to Yang Xiu's words, a slight gleam flashed in his eyes, and then he said: "This matter is over for the time being, and I will talk about it after I investigate, this piece of music will remain here, don't mention this matter to anyone, and Dezu's investigation of Yingchuan must also be stopped immediately, since you and Sima Yi are still officials in my court together, you must not have a quarrel with him in person." ”

"Xiu must remember the words of the lord!" The more Cao Zhi said this, the more it showed that he would definitely investigate whether these things were true after Yang Xiu left, so that a big stone in Yang Xiu's heart fell to the ground, and while agreeing to Cao Zhi's words, he said goodbye and left. As for what Cao Zhi will do next to Sima Yi and even the Sima family, it is not something that Yang Xiu can manage, he has already done what he can to the extreme, if this does not bring Sima Yi down, then the struggle between him and Sima Yi will already be regarded as a result.

After sending Yang Xiu away, the expression on Cao Zhi's face suddenly turned into a contemplative look, and he took the fold that Yang Xiu had just sent and slowly returned to the place where he stayed the most on weekdays except for Zhen's room, his study. opened an inconspicuous box in the corner, put this fold into the box, and then closed the lid, and sat in front of the table, only he and the Zhen family knew that there were a lot of investigation results about Yingchuan in the box, all of which were related to the Sima family and the Geng family, plus today's Yang Xiu's twist, the small box was already about to be filled.

At this time, when Zhen was cleaning in the study, seeing Cao Zhi putting a book in the box with a solemn face, he couldn't help sighing, closed the door and walked to Cao Zhi's side and asked, "There has been a new development in the affairs of the Sima family?" ”

For the investigation of the Sima family, Cao Zhi has started very early, but this matter is only known to him, Sima Yi is an important minister, and the Sima family is a famous family in the late Han Dynasty, so Cao Zhi secretly investigated Sima Yi under great pressure, Sima Yi's contribution to the Wei State in the past few years is obvious to all, once such an investigation does not find out any real evidence and is detected by Sima Yi or other people in the court, it will be chilling, so this matter makes Cao Zhi's heart very worried.

With nowhere to solve it, Cao Zhi could only tell Zhen the truth of the matter, he knew that Zhen was the most reliable person on his side, and he would never leak this matter, and over time, when Zhen saw Cao Zhi frowning in the face of the letters and other things in these boxes, he would relieve Cao Zhi's worries in his heart.

"Yang Xiu somehow discovered the connection between the Sima family and the Yingchuan Geng clan, and has already sent his subordinates to Yingchuan to investigate, and today he will write the results of the investigation into a memoir and submit it to me."

For Zhen's family, Cao Zhi naturally would not hide it, and immediately told Zhen quietly about it.

"Didn't Zijian have sent a capable person to Yingchuan to investigate this matter these days, Yang Xiu's results are probably expected by Zijian, since this is the case, why are you frowning?"

Zhen is also a talented woman, if it weren't for her daughter, Zhen would definitely be a person who would enter and leave the court, so after she learned about this, she also analyzed it for Cao Zhi from time to time, but she also knew Sima Yi's important position in the court, so she never speculated on this matter, so as not to affect Cao Zhi's judgment.

"If it is really as Madame expected, it will naturally be fine, I have carefully read Yang Xiu's twists and turns, and many of them are indeed things that I have investigated, but if the power of the Geng clan is several times stronger than what Yang Xiu said, it is several times stronger than the place I investigated, if this is the case, the situation is not all under my control."

Zhen was also silent for a moment after hearing this, and then said: "I have heard for a long time that Yang Xiu and Sima Yi are often at odds in the court, and this matter is not because Yang Xiu deliberately exaggerated the matter under the needle, so that Zijian can severely punish the Sima family, so that Yang Xiu can be the person above one person above the court of the Wei State and above ten thousand people, and Yang Xiu's temperament is like this." ”

Obviously, Yang Xiu didn't have a good impression in Zhen's heart, and her analysis was indeed reasonable, but Cao Zhi shook his head when he heard this.

"Although Yang Xiu is like this, how can he not know that I will send someone to Yingchuan to confirm this matter, so this matter is not without purpose, the Sima family has gone through several generations, if it is three generations, it is far more prominent than my Cao family, and there are some things hidden in the secret that are not known, it is naturally very possible."