After Cao Ren heard that Zang Ba was suspected of conniving with the enemy in private, he was immediately puzzled, because according to his understanding, it was impossible for Zang Ba to do such a thing.

However, since it was Cao Pi's order, Cao Ren couldn't help but carry it out, so he had no choice but to mobilize 5,000 troops and go to capture Zang Ba first, he believed that as long as he caught Zang Ba, he could go to Cao Pi to explain to Zang Ba.

However, when Cao Ren led his troops to besiege Zang Ba's mansion, Zang Ba did not rest on his laurels, but gathered his generals and confronted him.

"Cao Zixiao, even you don't believe me?" Zang Ba's face turned red and shouted at Cao Ren.

Cao Ren arched his hand and said calmly: "Xuangao, don't be impatient, I didn't say I didn't believe you, it's just that I was ordered by the lord and had to carry it out, and the lord was obviously bewitched by the villain, but I am here to assure you, as long as you are willing to go with me, I will definitely explain to the lord after I see the lord, since you are not afraid of shadows, why are you afraid of seeing the lord?" ”

"Humph! Who said I was scared? I'm just unwilling, why would the lord rather believe in a hairy boy than believe me? Whether it's on military merits or on seniority and prestige, which one of my things is not better than that surnamed Zhan? But why did the lord order me to be arrested without hesitation? In that case, why should I assist him? It's better to go against him and go directly to Duke Qin. ”

"Xuan Gao, silence! Can you just talk nonsense like that? Cao Ren immediately interrupted Zang Ba's words and said solemnly: "I believe that you are innocent, and I also believe in your loyalty to the lord, but there are some things that cannot be said, just like that, do you know what kind of trouble you will cause if you let others hear it?" At that point, even I won't be able to keep you. ”

Zang Ba snorted and stopped talking, in fact, he also knew that what he said just now was just a momentary anger, and because he was grateful for Cao Cao's kindness, he had no plans to vote for others.

It's just that now if you want to let yourself obediently follow Cao Ren, it's really a bit of a shame.

However, after all, Cao Ren persuaded him with good intentions, and he couldn't take Cao Pi seriously to the end, so in the end he gave up resistance and went to see Cao Pi with Cao Ren.

After seeing Cao Pi again, Zang Ba reluctantly saluted, but saw Cao Pi and shouted coldly: "Zang Ba, you are so bold, you dare to arrest, and you also beat the personal soldiers I sent out, who gave you such courage?" ”

Zang Ba lowered his head, and after a while, he suddenly said: "The lord is not ignorant, the last general has always been at odds with Zhanfei under your command, this time Dian Wei escaped, the surname Zhan offered slander in front of you, the lord didn't ask the reason, immediately ordered him to take me, the lord, you didn't see his triumphant face, the last general was not convinced by this, so he taught him a lesson, which made him a little jealous in his heart......."

"Humph! Dian Wei fled last night, are you on duty in the Prime Minister's Mansion? Dian Wei escaped while you were on duty, who else can you ask if I don't ask? Is this also slander? Hmph, in short, you didn't fully fulfill your responsibilities and let Dian Wei escape, is this your responsibility? Is it wrong for Zhanfei to follow the normal procedure and send someone to catch you back? If you are right, you can come back to me to discern, but you beat them to the point that their noses are blue and their faces are swollen, it is too arrogant, if I don't send Uncle Zixiao to arrest you this time, I guess you will have to beat the soldiers who were ordered to go? I know that you and Zhanfei are not in harmony, but Zhanfei is reasonable, and he does not overdo his words and deeds, but you have repeatedly despised me, you can tell me, who is the fault today? ”

Zang Ba heard this, thought about Cao Pi's words carefully, and found that he was indeed reckless, although Zhanfei was obviously a personal vendetta, but he only put forward a reasonable suggestion, on the surface, there was nothing wrong with it, if you want to complain, you will blame yourself for being unlucky, Dian Wei just escaped during his duty.

Thinking of this, Zang Ba sighed lightly and said to Cao Pi: "It is true that the last general is a little reckless, and he blames the good people, and the last general is willing to go to capture Dian Wei to clear his grievances." ”

At this time, Cao Ren also persuaded on the side: "Lord, Zang Xuangao has always been loyal, although he intersected with Dian Wei before, it cannot be said that this is the reason for betrayal, because at the beginning, Dian Wei was the personal general of Meng De's brother, and almost all the civil and military generals had a good relationship with him, and even the last general had a very good relationship with him, so this is not the reason for him to let Dian Wei go, and now Zang Xuangao is willing to capture Dian Wei in person, which means that he is even more open in his heart, so the last general hopes that the lord can allow Zang Ba to go and capture Dian Wei, so as to make meritorious service and atone for his crimes, Guilty of meritorious service. ”

In addition to Cao Ren, other civil and military people also echoed and persuaded Cao Pi to forgive Zang Ba.

"If that's the case, it couldn't be better." Cao Pi saw that so many people were pleading for it, and knew that the plan to take the opportunity to get rid of Zang Ba could not be implemented, so he nodded and said loudly: "I already knew that Zang Xuangao was wronged, but this matter must come up with evidence, I will definitely investigate the reason for Dian Wei's escape, and I will definitely not let go of the murderer, but now the top priority is to recover Dian Wei, Xuan Gao, since you proposed to go and capture Dian Wei, then you can go, because of the delay before and after, it is estimated that Dian Wei has run away now, You will ride on my fire, and be sure to catch up with me, and if you can't capture him alive, then entangle him and drag him until the following soldiers and horses catch up. ”

"Huh? Lord, do you mean to let Zang Xuangao chase and kill Dian Wei alone? After listening to Cao Pi's words, Cao Ren immediately understood what the other party meant, and asked with a surprised face.

"Yes, Xuan Gao is both civil and military, with outstanding talents, plus riding on my Liaoyuan Fire, what is the difficulty of chasing down a Dian Wei? Besides, I know that Dian Wei doesn't have the double iron halberd in his hand, in this case, isn't Xuan Gao sure to capture him alive? ”

A hint of displeasure flashed on Cao Pi's face, and he spoke.

Zang Ba obviously knew that Cao Pi was saying this to him, but the meaning was actually obvious, that is, to tell him that if you don't have the ability to capture Dian Wei alive, it proves that you have a ghost in your heart, and it proves that Dian Wei was let go by you.

Zang Ba is a high-minded and arrogant master, how can he be subjected to such a method of agitation? Immediately said proudly: "Please rest assured, even if you ride alone, the last general is confident that you will come back alive, please wait for the good news of the last general." ”

"Well, Zang Xuangao is really a man, I believe that with your shot, I will definitely be able to capture Dian Wei back, I will order someone to set up a celebration banquet, as long as you come back, I will celebrate you immediately." Cao Pi smiled happily, and then ordered: "Zhanfei, go, bring my Liaoyuan Fire over, I want it to accompany Zang Xuangao to make contributions." ”