Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 435 Someone Picked the Peaches
After a night's rest, Cao Ang took Cao Anmin and set off for Hanoi. Before leaving, he left a letter for Cao Cao. He also knew that it would be inconvenient to stay here. The matter between the two armies was left to Liu He and Cao Cao to decide on their own.

Liu He sent Dian Wei to escort him along the way. The two of them were still bound to each other in a sense. They were not worried that Cao Ang would escape, but that something unexpected would happen to him.

He is Lao Cao's most valued son, and Cao Pi is still young, so the whole family's hopes are on this son. If something goes wrong, Cao Cao will definitely explode, regardless of whether it is Liu He's doing or not.

Therefore, Cao Ang's safety is related to Xuzhou's gains and losses, and it is not just a matter of his personal safety.

After Cao Ang left, Liu He sent two of the Cao family's cronies to Xiaopei with letters, and the rest of the prisoners were taken into custody to persuade them to surrender.

Cao Cao was in Xiaopei City, enduring a headache and thinking about a plan to survive. Suddenly Xia Houshang fled back to the city and reported that the Jiuli Mountain troops were defeated, and Cao Ang and Cao Zhao's lives were unknown.

Cao Cao heard the report and yelled, and passed out on the bed. Cao Chun and others rushed to find a doctor for diagnosis and treatment, and only woke up after a long while.

I saw lying on the bed in a daze for a moment, then suddenly turned over and sat up, touched my head with my hands, and suddenly laughed loudly: "The head disease has healed!"

Cao Chun stomped his feet and said anxiously: "My lord, Jiuli Mountain was taken by Liu He. The eldest son and the others were defeated and have not returned to the city so far. It is better to think of a countermeasure quickly."

"Oh, Zixiu!" Cao Cao suddenly remembered the war, and suddenly sat on the bedside and covered his face and cried bitterly, "I don't want my son to suffer such a catastrophe, it's a mistake!"

On the contrary, Xia Houshang was taken aback, and quickly said: "My lord, Zixiu sent someone to deliver a letter last night, asking the last general to attack the camp together from inside and outside at the fourth watch, but for some reason, when the fourth watch arrived, the battle in Tucheng was over, and the last general fell into ambush instead. , maybe the eldest son and the others are still in the earth city."

"Zixiu is still alive?" Cao Cao raised his head, wiped his tears, and regained his composure. He got out of bed, walked to the window and pondered for a long time with his hands behind his back, and suddenly sighed.

Cao Chun's heart sank at this sigh, and he asked cautiously: "Lord, do you want to send troops to rescue?"

"It's too late!" Cao Cao shook his head slightly and said: "Bo Ren went to rescue people at the fourth watch. The war has ended long ago. I'm afraid Zixiu's letter was intercepted by Liu He and the time was changed. At this time, Zixiu must The army has been defeated, I just hope he can be safe."

Cao Chun and Xia Houshang were shocked, and didn't know what to say for a while. Yesterday Man Chong sent someone to report that Cao Hong's army was defeated and retreated to Shouchun. Now that Jiuli Mountain has fallen, Pengcheng and Xiaopei have been separated. Difficult to hold.

After a long while, Cao Cao turned his head and said to the two: "Liu He captured Miaocai, but he refused to redeem them with money or food. I guess Zixiu and the others are probably safe for the time being. You two should prepare your troops immediately. After dawn, Liu He must I will send someone to deliver the letter, and we will see how the situation is."

The second general had no choice but to retreat first. It was almost dawn. By the time they had deployed their troops, it was getting brighter. As the sun rose, several deserters returned to the city and brought letters from Liu He.

After recovering from the headache, Cao Cao felt a lot lighter all over his body, but his heart was heavy, shrouded in dark clouds and lingering. In addition, there was no one to discuss important matters, and he felt even more bored.

The current situation in Xuzhou makes Cao Cao, who has always been optimistic and confident, feel powerless!

The soldier presented the letter. Cao Cao opened it and took a look. His eyes widened. He hurriedly held the letter with both hands. After scanning, his face suddenly changed and he shouted: "What a shameless traitor!"

Cao Chun was shocked and asked, "What did Liu He say in the letter?"

Cao Cao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "This is Zixiu's letter, he advised me..."

Cao Cao was so angry that he gritted his teeth and scolded: "This evil animal, how dare you criticize me, you are so unfilial, so unfilial——"

Cao Chun wondered: "Could it be that Zixiu...was persuaded by Liu He overnight to betray the lord?"

"Liu He, do you have some ecstasy?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly, and even he couldn't figure out the reason.

Cao Cao knew Cao Ang's character best. Although he was not very scheming, he was bold and upright. Even if he was killed, he would not betray him. But now he not only rebelled, but also persuaded him.

Cao Ang's letter is also quite upright. He actually reminded Cao Cao to be a loyal minister. Doesn't it imply that I am now a rebellious minister?

What made Cao Cao even more puzzled was that Cao Ang wrote at the end of the letter: The world is so big, I want to see it!
He had carefully cultivated Cao Ang since he was a child. How could his temperament change suddenly overnight? It was said that women were not allowed to stay in college, while men had ambitions in all directions. Where did Cao Ang want to go?

This unknown change was what made Cao Cao feel scary, like watching a ripe peach being picked away.

In a daze, he realized that there was another letter in the letterhead, with a corner exposed, and took it out to read. This was Liu He's letter.

The letter first narrates the relationship between Hulao Pass and Cao Ang, and he and Cao Ang fell in love with each other at first sight. Cao Cao became very angry when he mentioned this matter, and he didn’t know what they said. After Cao Ang came back, his temperament changed drastically and he changed to learn swordsmanship. Not to mention, Liu He and Guan Yu were also used as examples everywhere, so that the generals of Cao Ying often complained to him.

There is no need to read the words of helping the Han Dynasty and restoring the rivers and mountains in the letter. What made Cao Cao even more angry was the last few sentences. It turned out that Liu He actually invited Cai Yong to be a matchmaker for Cao Ang. Cao Ang was sent to Hanoi for a blind date.

"There's no reason for that, there's no reason for that!" Cao Cao finally understood at this moment, slammed the letter on the table, and shouted: "Liu Boxing, how dare you use beauty tricks on Zixiu, you will be punished!"

Cao Chun and others couldn't figure it out, so if Cao Ang is fine, he should be a prisoner, so what kind of beauty trick is necessary?

Cao Cao was thinking at this time that Liu He must have used a beauty trick to make Cao Ang's temperament change overnight. Cai Yong and Cai Yong had a master-disciple relationship and were highly respected. Being a matchmaker was naturally the Cao family's face, but This is not what Cao Cao wants to see.

"Hmph, I never thought that my son of Cao Mengde is actually a womanizer!"

Cao Cao's face was gloomy. He thought that the son he had raised was not bad, but he didn't expect to have such a problem. This is what he has been ignoring all the time.

Looking at the two letters on the table, Cao Cao became angrier as he thought about it, and said in a deep voice, "Marriage is ordered by parents and the words of the matchmaker. I, Cao Mengde, never agree to this marriage!"

Cao Cao clutched the letter paper tightly and crumpled it into a ball, his face became paler, his eyes were full of pain, and the headache that had just recovered began to attack again.

For the sake of Xuzhou and Huainan, the old father was designed to be killed by him, but the result was that Xuzhou could not be saved. The old man died in vain, and even his son betrayed him.

Cao Chun saw that Cao Cao had been silent, and said anxiously, "My lord, Liu He broke Jiuli Mountain, what should we do?"

Cao Cao steeled himself and said slowly: "Retreat immediately, return to Xiapi, and pass on the order..."

Before he finished speaking, he felt his eyes go dark and fell down in front of the table.

(End of this chapter)