When Sima Bai heard the task of assassinating Nan Ye, there was an imperceptible hint of joy on his cold face, and the brilliance in his eyes became a little brighter. Missions with no time limit are Sima Bai's favorite mission mode, which means that she has enough time to lurk, get close to her target, and launch a killer blow, as for whether she can escape with her whole body after the assassination, Sima Bai has never considered it. Ever since she became Sima Yi's dead soldier, she has been waiting for the task of assassinating Nan Ye to avenge her family.

"Shiro, you wait!" Sima Bai was just about to retire and prepare with the other dead soldiers, but was called back by Sima Yi, which made her heart tighten, thinking that she would miss the task she had been waiting for for many years.

Sima Yi seemed to see Sima Bai's nervousness, he patted Sima Bai on the shoulder, told her to relax, and then walked straight into the study. Sima Bai stared at his master's back and was stunned for a while, and then walked in. Sima Yi sat behind the bookcase, looked at Sima Bai in front of Jing Li, and said, "Do you know who you are waiting for this assassination?" ”

Sima Bai nodded bluntly and said, "Duke Shanyang and his wife and heirs. ”

Sima Yi said more directly than Sima Bai: "You should have done such a big thing, you should have killed your mouth." Ke Nian has been loyal to you and my Sima family for many years, so I ordered you to assassinate Nan Ye and the others. With your intelligence, you should know that the three people who assassinated were dead, whether it was the mage's personal guards, the white soldiers, or the trouble-relieving army, you and the others were powerless to deal with it. My intention was not to send you to death, but to use this as an excuse to make you and others take your money and leave the country incognito. If the rest of the dead can understand my intentions, they will definitely not give their lives in vain, and I can't rest assured that you are the only one. I know you have a family vendetta to avenge, but it's time to let go of it after many years, not to mention that it's hard to distinguish who is right and who is wrong. ”

Sima Bai was quiet for a while and then shook his head and said, "It doesn't matter if it's right or wrong. My grandfather and father were heinous, but they treated me very well. It is Nan Ye who loves the people like a son, but he ruined my life. It is enough to have this reason for revenge. ”

Sima Yi had long thought of persuading Sima Bai, so he had to sigh and say, "Since that's the case, you can go." Nanye has a battalion of female soldiers, and it is not difficult for you to blend in with your skills. But there is one thing you should be careful about, that is, Nan Ye does have the skill of knowing people, you must not be his personal guard first and then find the opportunity, but first find the opportunity and then become his personal guard. Once you meet, it's time to fight to the death. ”

Sima Bai nodded, this information was too important to her. Because once Nan Ye recognizes her identity, she will have no chance. Seeing that Sima Yi had no other instructions, Sima Bai retreated and left the study. A sigh came from behind Sima Yi.

The news of the death of the old and young of the Shanyang Gong family spread throughout Yecheng in one day, and then spread to other states and counties at a faster speed. The people were able to learn the news because Cao Pi wanted to treat Liu Xie and Cao Jie in Yecheng, and ordered Yecheng to stop all entertainment activities, and his funeral specifications were like those of the royal family.

Although there are different opinions about the cause of Liu Xie's death, the official version is that Liu Xie left the fiefdom in order to escape the war and wanted to go to Yecheng to avoid the chaos, but he encountered bandits on the way and killed all the old and young of the family. Although there is not a single word on the obituary document mentioning Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan, but attributing Liu Xie's direct cause of death to the bandits, a discerning person can see that the implicit meaning in the document is that Liu Xie died indirectly in the war, and the three Nan Ye who started the war bear unshirkable responsibility.

Not only Nan Ye knows how to guide public opinion, Cao Pi and Sima Yi will also, but they can only guide the people of Yecheng, and when the news reaches the territory of Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan, the cause of Liu Xie's death will be attributed to Cao Pi's unfavorable protection, and even directly become Cao Pi secretly killed Liu Xie.

The three families who were approaching Yecheng received the news that Liu Xie had died when they were still a day's journey from Yecheng, and the news that Sima Yi's army had returned to the city was also confirmed. The two sudden news caught Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan a little off guard, but since they had come here, they couldn't retreat because of Yecheng's additional troops, so the three of them unanimously decided to go to Yecheng first.

When Cao Pi saw more than 100,000 horsemen of the three-way army approaching the city, he suddenly found that he did not have much fear in his heart. The first thing that can have such a calm mood is from the army in the city, the second is from the strategy that has already been set, and the third is from Sima Yi who is standing beside him.

Sima Yi is definitely more calm than Cao Pi, because his calmness does not come from external forces, but from inner self-confidence. Sima Yi said to Cao Pi: "Your Majesty, you can send a messenger!" ”

Cao Pi knew that as soon as this envoy was sent out, he would no longer be called His Majesty, so he thought about it for a while before nodding and ordering: "The messenger will go to the city to ask for peace." ”

Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan didn't expect that Cao Pi, who had the advantage in troops, would send a peace envoy before the war, and there were three of them, asking to see Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan alone.

Facing Yecheng, where an army of 350,000 was stationed, even Nan Ye had no certainty of capturing, let alone Liu Bei and Sun Quan. If Cao Pi's peace terms were good enough, they would not mind retreating. Because of this, the three envoys met the three princes very smoothly.

Nan Ye unfolded the letter brought by the envoy and found that Cao Pi's attitude was very humble. In the book, Cao Pi first said that he should not be called the emperor, so that a catastrophe came. He also said that he planned to stay in Liu Xie, but unexpectedly, Liu Xie, who was harmed, died halfway, which is a great crime. Now that Liu Xie has died and the heirs have been cut off, Cao Pi doesn't know what to do, so he can only abdicate as king first, and Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan will choose another merit to inherit the throne. The land of Yanzhou and Xuchang was ceded to Nanye as an apology, and the three families were asked to retreat.

After reading the letter, Nan Ye circulated the generals, and then said to the envoy: "King Wei knows that mistakes can improve greatly. It's just that who will succeed to the throne and when to retire from the army should be discussed. You go back and tell the King of Wei that you can return the throne first and announce it to the world to show your sincerity. ”

After the envoy retreated, Guo Jiaxi said: "Congratulations to the national teacher!" It's a big deal! ”

Dian Wei, Zhao Yun and the others didn't understand what Guo Jia said was a big deal, but Nan Ye knew it very well in his heart. As soon as Liu Xie died, Cao Pi abdicated, and the power of setting up a new monarch was in his own hands, and he was one step closer to his goal of controlling the imperial power. However, Nan Ye knew that things were not so simple, so he shook his head and said, "I'm afraid Liu Xuande and Sun Zhongmou have other plans." ”

Guo Jia disagreed: "The national teacher does what he does, so why take care of others? ”

Nan Ye was right to think about it, since he wanted to imprison the imperial power, he didn't expect the other princes to understand him. Now that Cao Pi has created such a good opportunity, Nan Ye is sorry for Cao Pi if he doesn't take advantage of it. So he began to discuss with Guo Jia who should be the emperor.

After Liu Bei received Cao Pi's envoy, he was even happier than Nan Ye. The letters he received were no different from the edicts of Zen. The first half of the book is basically the same as the letter received by Nan Ye. In the second half, the conversation changed, saying that Liu Xie's heirs were cut off and no one could succeed, and only Liu Bei was the blood of the Han family and a hero in the world. Therefore, he is willing to cede the imperial throne to Liu Bei to succeed the Han Dynasty.

After sending the messenger away, Zhang Fei said excitedly in a loud voice: "I already knew that my brother could be the emperor, haha~"

Liu Bei stopped Zhang Fei and said, "Third brother, don't talk nonsense. Although he said this, the smile on his face betrayed him, which showed that the sudden surprise made Liu Bei, who was very deep in the city, also moved.

Zhuge Liang frowned on the side at this time and said: "Lord, I'm afraid this is Cao Pi's plan to sow discord." ”

Liu Bei was poured cold water by Zhuge Liang and felt that things seemed to be too smooth, if he wanted to say that God favored him, Liu Bei believed it, but if he wanted to say that Cao Pi favored him, Liu Bei didn't believe it when he was killed. Liu Bei, who calmed down, asked Zhuge Liang: "What does Mr. think Cao Pi has in mind?" ”

Zhuge Liang groaned: "The lord thinks that after becoming emperor, Cao Pi, the national teacher, and Sun Zhongmou are willing to bow down and be ministers? ”

Liu Bei didn't have to think about it to know that the three families were not less than him, and the territory was not smaller than himself, so he would definitely not accept himself. Cao Pichan gave up the throne and surrendered on the surface, Liu Bei and Cao Pi couldn't fight, so they could only start a war with Nan Ye and Sun Quan, and the siege of Cao Pi Yecheng was self-relieved.

Thinking about the cause and effect, Liu Bei frowned and said: "In this way, if I don't claim to be the emperor, can I not fall for Cao Pi's plan?" ”

Zhuge Liang said: "No! This is a God-given opportunity, and the lord succeeds the name of the Han dynasty. It's just that it is not advisable to call the emperor too early, and when Yanzhou arrives after the retreat, it is not too late to be called the emperor again. ”

Sun Quan also fell into great happiness at this time, because Cao Pi's envoy not only sent him letters, but also sent him the jade seal of the country. The letter said that Sun Jian got the jade seal because of the mandate of heaven, and Sun Quan should inherit the throne, so Cao Pi was willing to present the jade seal and support Sun Quan as the emperor.

Lu Su naturally saw that this was Cao Pi's ploy, but in the face of the huge temptation of being the emperor, Sun Quan knew that it was a plan or ate the bait, and he couldn't put it down while holding the jade seal. Lu Su and Zhuge Liang's suggestion was the same, and he also hoped that Sun Quan would return to Eastern Wu and ascend to the throne again, so as not to attract the dissatisfaction of Nanye and Liu Bei by accepting Cao Pichan's concession here.

When two of the three people planned to go home and claim the emperor, the battle against Cao Pi was over. Although Nan Ye didn't know what benefits Cao Pixu gave to the two, judging from the performance of the two of them in a hurry to withdraw the army, the benefits they got were definitely not less than their own.

Nan Ye, Liu Bei, and Sun Quan all agreed, but they didn't take out Cao Pi's letters, nor did they mention who should inherit the throne, but just asked Cao Pi to abdicate, acknowledging that the territory captured by the three families belonged to the three families, and then withdrew together.

In terms of interests, Sun, Liu, and Nan each got a state, and forced Cao Pi, who usurped the throne, to abdicate in terms of righteousness. With such results explained both internally and externally, there is no reason for the three families to fight to the death with Cao Pi's army again. However, the most important reason for the three families to decide to withdraw at the same time was because of the throne. Sima Yi's strategy of killing the three soldiers really made the three families wary of each other, and they could no longer fight Cao Pi wholeheartedly.