After being abandoned by Liu Bei, Cao Cao begged me to be a military adviser

"Drink, drink!" Cai Mao raised his glass to signal.

"Drink!" Cao Pi also raised his glass and drank it all.

The two exchanged cups, and after eating and drinking enough, Cai Mao wrote a dictionary, to the effect that virtue was not worthy, and he voluntarily resigned from the post of governor of the Jingzhou Navy.

Cai Mao: "Nephew, please help me deliver this letter to the prime minister!"

"Uncle Shi, don't worry, I will definitely bring it!" Cao Pi waved his hands, took the letter and went to see Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao saw Cai Mao's request for a dictionary, he immediately smiled.

Cao Cao said, "Go and invite Cai Mao!"

"Obey!" Cao Pi clasped his fists and stepped out of the Chinese army tent.

After a while, Cai Mao arrived, and when they met, he knelt down and said, "Prime Minister!"

"Stand up and speak!" Cao Cao looked at Cai Hao: "The matter is still under investigation, who asked you to resign as the governor?"

Cai Mao said: "Prime Minister, I am not worthy of virtue, and should not continue to serve as the governor of the Jingzhou Navy!"

"Fart!" Cao Cao said, "Who dares to say that you are not worthy of virtue?"

Cai Mao shook his head: "Prime Minister, I'm not in good health!"

Cao Cao said, "Did someone force you to do this?"

"No, no, absolutely not, I voluntarily!" Cai Mao shook his head hastily.

Cao Cao said: "Then don't resign, stay in the army, and I'll keep you safe!"

Cai Mao's eyes were red, and he shook his head and said, "The prime minister has been kind to me, how can I make it difficult for you at this time? I resign from the position of the governor, and everyone looks good!"

Cao Cao: "Degui, you..."

Cai Mao said: "Please allow me to resign from the post of the commander of the Jingzhou Navy!"

"Hey!" Cao Cao sighed, "Since you don't want to stay in the navy, I won't force you. I will seal you as an engaged Zhonglang and go to Beijing to serve today!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness!" Cai Mao was so grateful that he kept kowtowing to Cao Cao.

"Get up!" Cao Cao helped Cai Mao up, and asked earnestly, "After you leave, who in Jingzhou will be promoted to the post of Commander-in-Chief of the Navy?"

Cai Mao said, "It can only be Zhang Yun!"

Cao Cao asked again: "Who is the deputy governor?"

Cai Mao hesitated for a moment, then said, "I'm afraid there is only Wenpin!"

"Yeah!" Cao Cao nodded, "Okay, I've written it all down!"

"I will take my leave!" Cai Mao cupped his hands, and slowly withdrew from the central army tent.

That night, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu also came to repay Cao Cao.

Cheng Yu said: "Prime Minister, after the identification of the two of us, the handwriting is not written by Cai Mao!"

Jia Xu said: "But the traces of the secret letter with Zhou Yu are suspected to be written by Cai Mao's concubine Xiu. I'm afraid it's hard to explain this matter clearly!"

"Is the evidence reliable?" Cao Cao asked.

"It's reliable!" Cheng Yu nodded: "We specially asked Mr. Liang Hu, a great calligrapher, to identify it!"

"Okay!" Cao Cao nodded: "All evidence is sealed, this matter is over!"

Cheng Yu: "???"

Jia Xu:"……"

Chapter 163 Zhou Yu: Did I Make a Wedding Dress for Cao Cao?

Facing the shocked and puzzled expressions of Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, Cao Cao didn't say much.

The two of them naturally didn't dare to ask any more questions, and left in despair.

Early the next morning, Cai Mao moved his family to Xudu to work.

Three days later, Zhang Yun was released.

Cao Cao promoted Zhang Yun to be the governor of the Jingzhou Navy, and Wenpin to be the deputy governor of the Jingzhou Navy.

Huang Zhong and Wei Yan were promoted in a low-key manner, and both were named generals.

Zhang Yunren was so stupid, yesterday he thought that he might die.

When I woke up today, I was actually promoted.

However, to Zhang Yun's surprise, there was no movement inside Xiangyang City.

No one even congratulated him on his promotion to the post of deputy governor.

After Zhang Yun inquired several times, he learned a terrible news.

An insider of the Xiangyang faction believes that he joined Wenpin to oust Cai Mao from power.

In other words, the Xiangyang faction is dissatisfied with Zhang Yun.

Zhang Yun, who was so happy in the morning that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear, couldn't laugh anymore in the afternoon.

What's the matter?

What does Cai Mao's going to Xudu have to do with me?

I was appointed by Cao Cao as the governor. Why are you so jealous?

Zhang Yun, who was full of grievances, had nowhere to tell.

After returning to the army, he behaved honestly with his tail between his legs.

However, the rumors about Zhang Yun colluding with outsiders to persecute Cai Mao intensified.

When the news reached Sanjiangkou, Zhou Yu burst into laughter: "Hahaha!"

Lu Meng cupped his hands and signaled: "Congratulations to the governor, Cai Mao, the governor of Jingzhou, was captured with a little trick!"

"I think it's two people!" Cheng Pu said.

"Two?" Lu Meng looked at Cheng Pu in surprise.

Cheng Pu said: "There are rumors in Xiangyang City that Zhang Yun colluded with outsiders to harm Cai Mao. Cao Cao wanted to kill Cai Mao and transferred Cai Mao away from Jingzhou because he was afraid that people's hearts would be unstable!"

Zhou Yu nodded: "The old general is right, Zhang Yun is the winner after Cai Mao left, and he is the target of public criticism!"

Lu Meng suddenly realized: "In this way, the governor is killing two birds with one stone!"

"Hahaha!" Zhou Yu laughed, "Cai Mao has been transferred, Zhang Yun has been criticized, Jingzhou has lost unity, if we get rid of Cao Ji, Jiangdong will definitely win this battle!"

Cheng Pu shook his head: "Since Liu Bei issued the military order, he has been busy recruiting troops all day long. I have never heard that he sent someone to assassinate Cao Ji!"

When Zhou Yu heard this, the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he turned to look at Lu Su: "Zijing, you go for a walk and urge Liu Bei for me!"

"Yes, Commander-in-Chief!" Lu Su clasped his fists as a gesture, and immediately withdrew from the tent of the Chinese army and ran towards Liu Bei's barracks.

Knowing that Lu Su was coming, Liu Bei took Zhuge Liang to meet him.

"Uncle, Kong Ming!" Lu Su cupped his hands in salute.

"Zijing, you don't need to be too polite, follow me into the big tent and have a few drinks!" Liu Bei immediately took Lu Su's hand, and led him into the big tent.

Before taking his seat, Zhuge Liang said, "Zijing must have come here to assassinate Cao Ji!"

"Hahaha!" Lu Su laughed: "Kong Ming is really good at predicting things, and the governor made a plan to defeat Cai Mao and Zhang Yun. He asked me to come here to urge this matter when he was excited!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head: "Zijing, I don't think so, the governor followed Cao Ji's way!"

"Oh?" Lu Su was puzzled: "What does Kong Ming mean by this? Cai Mao was transferred from Jingzhou, and Zhang Yun was criticized by others. Isn't this what I, Jiangdong, want to see?"

Zhuge Liang nodded: "This is what Jiang Dong wants to see and what Cao Cao wants to see!"

Lu Su was even more puzzled, and cupped his hands to signal: "Please also ask Kong Ming to explain this matter for me!"

Zhuge Liang shook the feather fan in his hand, and said slowly: "Cai Mao was transferred away, Zhang Yun was accused of being a conspiracy, and Cao Cao's conspiracy has not been discovered yet!"

"What conspiracy does Cao Cao have?" Lu Su asked Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang said: "The deputy governor of the Jingzhou navy is Wenpin. This person has the talent of a general. He was not valued in Jingzhou because of his disagreement with the Xiangyang faction. Now he is the deputy governor. Isn't it a great success?"

Lu Su: "This..."

Zhuge Liang continued: "Wei Yan and Huang Zhong have shown their talents in the first battle in Changsha City. Now that they have been promoted to the Jingzhou Navy, Zijing still doesn't understand Cao Cao's intentions?"

Lu Su suddenly realized, and his face changed drastically: "Cao Cao is going to use Wenpin to replace the Xiangyang faction with another faction in Jingzhou, such as Huang Zhong and Wei Yan. The governor is offering water to Cao Cao!"

Zhuge Liangliang nodded: "This matter must have been planned by Cao Ji for Cao Cao!"

"Hey!" Lu Su sighed: "The governor made the wedding dress for Cao Ji, but he didn't realize it at this time!"

Zhuge Liang shook his head slightly to signal: "That's why I just said that most of them follow Cao Ji's way!"

"Unbelievable!" Lu Su shook his head, as if recalling the whole process.

Zhuge Liang smiled: "Reciprocity is a matter of courtesy. The governor used Cao Cao's envoy to welcome Cheng Pu, the deputy governor. Cao Cao used the governor's hand to get rid of Cai Mao and Zhang Yun."

Lu Su nodded: "In this way, if the two armies are in a stalemate, it will be the most detrimental to Jiangdong!"

"That's right!" Zhuge nodded his head: "In time, Wenpin will surely take over the power of the Jingzhou Navy, and Wei Yan and Huang Zhong will also become naval admirals. If Jiangdong wants to deal with these three people, it will be even more difficult!"

When Lu Su heard the words, he got up immediately: "I will report back to the governor and tell the truth about this matter!"

"Wait a minute, Zijing!" Zhuge Liang said, "Don't mention me now!"

"Why?" Lu Su refused to answer.

Zhuge Liang said: "Marquis Wu has helped my lord many times to make Zhou Yu dissatisfied with the governor. Now that I see through his strategy of killing two birds with one stone, I will be hated by him!"

"Understood!" Lu Su clasped his fists and left in a hurry.

When he returned to the Jiangdong Central Army tent, Zhou Yu was busy writing documents.

Lu Su asked: "Great Governor, are you going to write a letter to the lord to announce the good news?"

"Hahaha!" Zhou Yu laughed: "That's right, I must report such a big event to the lord!"

Lu Su shook his head: "I don't think it's necessary!"

"Why?" Zhou Yu looked at Lu Su in confusion.

"Governor, Cai Mao's transfer is probably not as simple as we imagined. Cao Cao is the one who benefits..."

Lu Su told Zhou Yu exactly what Zhuge Liang said.

"Clap!"

The brush in Zhou Yu's hand fell to the ground, and the smile on his face began to froze.

"The Governor, calm down!" Lu Su hurriedly bowed and saluted.

Zhou Yu said, "Have I made a wedding dress for Cao Cao?"

Lu Su said: "It must be Cao Ji's plan!"

Zhou Yu shook his head: "Cao Ji, what a Cao Ji, he is worthy of Wang Zuo's talent!"

Lu Su said: "If we confront each other for a long time, it will not be good for Jiangdong!"

"Wait a minute!" Zhou Yu stopped Lu Su and asked, "Where did Zijing go?"

Lu Su: "I went to Uncle Liu Huang!"

Zhou Yu suddenly realized: "These words are all told to you by Zhuge Liang!"

Lu Su: "This..."

Zhou Yu waved his hand: "Okay, you don't need to say more, I understand!"

Lu Su said: "Commander, I didn't say anything!"

"It must be Zhuge Liang who told you not to mention him!" Zhou Yu said.

"Yes!" Lu Su nodded.

"Hahaha!" Zhou Yu laughed out loud, feeling bitter in his heart.

His own views and strategies are all below Zhuge Liang's, and Cao Ji's strategies are above Zhuge Liang's.

Cao Ji must be eliminated, and Zhuge Liang must also be eliminated, otherwise Jiangdong will never have peace.