Chapter 143: Into Xiangyang
Not long after, Yang Xiu arrived at Liu Feng's camp, and after reporting his name, he quietly entered Liu Fengshuai's tent.
Liu Feng was also very anxious to wait here, and sent several scouts to spy on how far Liu Bei was from here, if he couldn't pocket Xiangyang before Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang arrived, but sent Cao Zhi back to Cao Cao's camp as promised, then this matter was enough to wipe out Liu Feng's credit for seizing the four counties.
Liu Feng read the letter written by Cao Cao in the handsome tent, and knew that it was Yang Xiu who came this time, so he knew that Cao Cao had probably made up his mind to rescue Cao Zhi, so he put his mind at ease, slowly put the letter aside, and looked at Yang Xiu with an anxious face for a long time, and did not rush to speak.
"General Ziwei is Gao Yi, for the sake of Zijian's son's life, he is grateful, but I don't know where Gongzi is now? Maybe Rong Xiu will meet him? Yang Xiu's face was full of anxiety, which showed that he was really sincere to Cao Zhi.
"Zijian Gongzi is a top secret in our army, since the Prime Minister sent Yang Zhushu to come, that is, he has agreed with the words mentioned in the previous letter, at this time the situation is urgent, you must immediately return to Xiangyang to inform Cao Cheng, within an hour to lead the whole army to withdraw from Xiangyang fifteen miles away, Yang Zhushu can wait in the city, after sealing into the city, he will hand over Zijian Gongzi to Yang Zhushu to bring back."
When Yang Xiu heard this, he really felt a little unhappy with Liu Feng's domineering, if it was in the past, he would definitely refute one or two with his unruly temperament, but at this time, time was pressing, and Cao Zhi didn't know what state he was in Liu Feng's hands, so he had to endure it, write down what Liu Feng said, and hurriedly leave.
After Yang Xiu left, a person walked out of Liu Feng's account, and it was Cao Zhi who was dressed in black.
"General Ziwei was able to force Dezu to the point that he didn't dare to say more, and he left in disgrace, which is really a miracle, even if Zhi talks to him every time, it is difficult to convince him."
Cao Zhi saw Yang Xiu coming to deliver the letter, and when he thought about it, he knew that Cao Cao had made up his mind to exchange his life for the land of Xiangyang, and Liu Feng had done everything possible to reach an agreement with him before, and he would not go back on his word, so it was almost a foregone conclusion that he would return to Cao Cao's side this time, and Cao Zhi's previous high heart was finally put down at this moment, with a smile on his face.
"Zijian has been living in Jiangling for a while, Feng is busy with the war and is not well entertained, and I hope Zijian will forgive me, on the occasion of parting, Feng has a word to say, listen to it or not, it is all in Zijian's son......"
Liu Feng showed a deep look on his face at this time, approached Cao Zhi, and said in a positive way, Liu Feng knew that Cao Zhi was a temperamental person from the day they met, and he didn't have much scheming, so he thought about it for a moment or decided to point out Cao Zhi at the time of parting, so as not to have no care in his heart, and he still couldn't pose a little threat to Cao Pi after he went back.
"General Ziwei, just say it! Listen up! Cao Zhi's heart moved when he heard this, although there were not many generals under Liu Feng's command, whether it was Pang Tong Xu Shu or Gan Ning Wei Yan, they all had great respect for Liu Feng such a weak-crowned young man, which naturally made Cao Zhi envious, that is, Cao Pi, at this time, there was no such power as Liu Feng, so Liu Feng had something to say, and it aroused Cao Zhi's great interest.
"Zijian Gongzi wants to compete with Cao Pi in his heart, and you and the other two are in an endless situation after a hundred years of Prime Minister Cao Cheng, but why is there no domineering spirit at this time? When I heard Zijian's words, Zijian and Yang Xiu were like close friends, but they had no courtesy from a monarch and a minister. If he can't be impressed by the momentum of the superior, even if Zijian returns, how can he compete with Cao Pi for the country that Prime Minister Cao Cheng has conquered, and the peerless Zhen ......"
"Hiss......" The more Liu Feng said to the end, Cao Zhi's originally smiling face became more and more solemn, and when Liu Feng mentioned the country and Zhen, Cao Zhi's face turned a little pale, and he gasped in his mouth, obviously feeling a lot about Liu Feng's remarks.
Liu Feng said nothing, but he didn't care, sat beside Cao Zhi by himself, picked up a cup of tea and drank it.
Liu Feng got such an opportunity this time, and was able to have such a friendship with Cao Zhi, in fact, he naturally hoped that Cao Zhi could rectify his strength and fight with Cao Pi, no matter how bad it was, it could make the chaos in Cao Wei's internal affairs when Cao Cao died a few years later, and in Liu Feng's heart, he naturally hoped that his future opponent would be Cao Zhi, not Cao Pi.
After a long time, Cao Zhi's complexion gradually returned to normal, but when he arrived in front of Liu Feng, he bowed his hand and said: "General Ziwei's remarks are like an initiation, so that Zhi Rumeng wakes up, this time he returns, he will no longer indulge in lustful dogs and horses, although Zhi knows that Ziwei must be selfish in teaching like this, but if Zhi does not catch up, I am afraid that even if he is lucky enough to become General Ziwei's opponent, he will not be valued by General Ziwei......"
Liu Feng knew that Cao Zhi was talented and intelligent, and he would know it when he thought about it, but the first thing to bear the brunt of this matter was not Liu Feng's gains, but whether Cao Zhi could survive the struggle with Cao Pi in the next few years, and the predicament faced by Liu Feng was not smaller than Cao Zhi, Zhuge Liang was like a big mountain, if he couldn't climb over, Liu Feng wanted to dominate Liu Bei's group, it was equivalent to a fool's dream.
Liu Feng helped Cao Zhi up, then stopped speaking, just poured a full glass of wine for Cao Zhi, the two did not say much, and drank this cup, which was regarded as seeing off Cao Zhi.
As soon as the hour arrived, the scouts sent by Liu Feng really came to report that Cao Cao led the army out from the north gate of Xiangyang City and retreated to the north.
Liu Feng hurriedly summoned Wei Yan and Gan Ning, and ordered Wei Yan to lead a thousand men and horses into the city, Gan Ning and Cao Zhi waited in the camp for the time being, and waited for Liu Feng to send a signal to enter the city.
Seeing this, Cao Zhi couldn't help but deepen his impression of Liu Feng's cautiousness, if it was himself, how could he leave Gan Ning to wait here, and only after confirming that there was no ambush before entering the city, at this moment, Cao Zhi's jealousy of Liu Feng deepened a little, thinking that he was likely to become an opponent with him for decades in the future, Cao Zhi's heartbeat unconsciously accelerated a lot.
After Liu Feng led the army into the city, he ordered Wei Yan to lead the crowd to check whether there was an ambush in various places in the city, and then personally entered the Taishou Mansion, only to see that the mansion was already empty, only Yang Xiu was waiting here.
"Prime Minister Cao Cheng is really a resolute person." Seeing this situation, Liu Feng knew that Cao Cao was not cheating, and finally smiled and said to Yang Xiu.
"Where is Zijian Gongzi now?" Yang Xiu saw that Liu Feng was here alone, so he immediately stood up and asked loudly, obviously afraid that Liu Feng would rebel and continue to detain Cao Zhi and occupy Xiangyang in vain.