Great Heat (First Time): Betting on Life and Death
After the ship docked, Chen Qun walked towards the hatch and bent down and opened the curtain. Under the attention of Sima Yi, Pang Tong, Zhong Yu and others on the shore, Wu Zhi and the man in a cloak walked out of the cabin one after another.
When he stood on the deck, he reached his hands on the top of his head, gently took off the hood that covered his head, and completely exposed his true face in front of everyone...
After seeing his true face, everyone could not help but show a surprised expression, except for Pang Tong, who had never seen the person in front of him, because none of them expected that the person standing in front of them would be Cao Cao's second son Cao Pi...
But Zhong Yu quickly guessed the whole story from the eyes of Wu Zhi and Chen Qun beside Cao Pi. He looked at Sima Yi, who was expressionless with Cao Pi, and then went forward to bow respectfully to Cao Pi:
"I don't know if it's the second young master who is here, Zhong Yu is in a hurry to welcome him, so please forgive me."
Looking at the son of Zhong Yao whom Cao Cao admired and relied on very much, and also a genius boy whom Guo Jia, Xun Yu and others had often been in the mouths, Cao Pi replied with a polite manner and said: "Where is it? I heard that Mr. Zhongda lost the news after the Battle of Red Cliff. After many inquiries, I found out that the husband was injured and rested here. Because he was concerned about his husband's body day and night, he would come to visit him late at night. If there is any rudeness, please do not blame Mr. Zhongda and Mr. Zhishu..."
At this time, Sima Yi raised his foot and walked forward two steps, bowing to Cao Pi:
"I am a little poor man, and I have to worry about the second young master."
In fact, before the Battle of Chibi, Chen Qun showed Cao Pi's urgent desire for him in his correspondence. After Sima Yi made up his mind, he secretly used a carrier pigeon to restore contact with Chen Qun, who was in Yecheng, hoping that Chen Qun could help him and Cao Pi to get a formal meeting.
He did not inform anyone about this in advance, including Zhong Yu...
After greeting each other, Sima Yi turned sideways and reached out to the hut behind him:
"The outside is deeper and heavier, and the place where you live temporarily is a little simple. If the second young master doesn't dislike it, please go into the house and talk about it in detail."
For the sake of different reasons for men and women, when Sima Yi was basically healing, Zhong Yu asked Cheng Wu to set up a temporary thatched house on the shore, which could prevent Sima Yi from shaking in the cabin and affecting the healing of the wound. Therefore, Cheng Wu built two thatched houses using bamboo poles and straw, one of which was basically Fu Ruoxin and Cai Jue who were responsible for everyone's laundry and diet during this period.
Cai Jue, who was sleeping, vaguely heard the sound of talking on the shore. She turned over and stood up from the grass collapse. Without waking up Fu Ruoxin opposite, she quietly stood at the door. Through the crack of the door, she looked at the people standing on the river bank, including Sima Yi, who was reaching out to invite Cao Pi to the thatched house where she lived...
After everyone entered the house, Sima Yi invited Cao Pi to take a seat, poured tea himself on the table and gently pushed Cao Pi, Pang Tong, Zhong Yu, and Cheng Wu stood behind Sima Yi, while Chen Qun and Wu Zhi stood behind Cao Pi.
Seeing the stranger standing behind Sima Yi, Cao Pi wanted to speak but wanted to stop. Sima Yi saw his concerns and explained with a smile:
"The three behind me are my best friends and trustworthy people. You might as well say something for the young master."
Seeing Sima Yi say this, Cao Pi felt relieved: "I have rescued Zhuge Liang and the man in the hat according to the plan of Mr. Ji Chong and Changwen. Now Jia Kui should have sent him safely back to Xudu."
Speaking of this, Cao Pi couldn't help but look guilty: "I have learned from the long article about how I hurt you today. Although doing so is unfair to you, I'll forgive you for your understanding of the overall situation."
Sima Yi raised his hand to stop Cao Pi's apology, but instead thought that his approach was very correct:
"If the news of the emperor disappearing or death spreads like this, the northern forces with Lingzun as the core will face great danger. On the contrary, this nameless emperor is left behind, but it can continue to stabilize the hearts of the people of Hebei."
After hearing what Sima Yi said, Cao Pi finally put down the stone hanging in his heart, and then brought the topic into the focus:
"I'm not to be hiding my father, since the fall of Yuqi, there have been no strategists around my father who can be completely trusted. "Mirror Guitar" Mr. Shui Jing passed away not long ago. After fleeing to Jiangling, he once sighed that "If you are filial piety, you will not let your loneliness come here." Looking at the "Wolong" among the "Five Auspicious" among the current people, "Feng Chu" and "Zhong Tiger" have both emerged. With Zhuge Liang's assistance, Liu Bei has not only got rid of the previous decline, but has occupied more than half of the territory of Jingzhou. Only you and Mr. Shi Yuan can compete with him, so I would like to replace my father and ask you to help him fight against Liu Bei again."
Every word of Cao Pi was very sincere. When Sima Yi heard him mentioning him and Pang Tong, he couldn't help but look back at Pang Shiyuan, who was a little embarrassed. Then Sima Yi replied to Cao Pi:
"Young Master may have learned from Changwen that there are some reasons why Ling Zun suffered a crushing defeat in Chibi. I'm afraid that Prime Minister Cao would like to tear me apart to relieve his hatred. How dare I go to Xudu again?"
At this time, Wu Zhi, who was standing behind Cao Pi, spoke, "Although the heroes in today's world are standing together, such as Liu Zhang who lives in Bashu, Zhang Lu who monopolizes Hanzhong, and Mahan who owns Xiliang, they are different from Cao, Sun, and Liu, and do not have the ability and courage to compete for the world. Now if you want to find a place where you can fully display your talents, there is probably only one of them. At this moment, Liu Bei already has Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong around Jiangdong. Does Brother Zhongda want to go to one of them?"
Although Wu Zhi's words were very direct, he pointed out the key points directly, and he gave Sima Yi almost no room for rejection. Sima Yi began to look at this seemingly gentle scholar with a different look. Facing Cao Pi's extremely eager gaze, Sima Yi also directly pointed out Cao Pi's real thoughts:
"The young master shouldn't be worried about Ling Zun at this moment. I'm afraid he has also spent a lot of effort on himself, right?"
Cao Pi vaguely heard that Sima Yi seemed to have seen through him secretly trying to win over a person of knowledge, but he still pretended to be stupid and pretended not to understand Sima Yi's meaning: "What do you mean by sir?"
Sima Yi smiled, pointed at Wu Zhi and Chen Qun who were standing behind Cao Pi and said:
"If it weren't for this, how could Wu Jizhong, who was famous in Yanzhou, and Chen Changwen, one of the "Eight Scholars of Yingchuan", be willing to be driven by your son? I don't think they will accompany you on this trip, Lingzun, right?"
Seeing that Sima Yi had completely seen through him, Cao Pi thought there was no need to hide anything else. Sima Yi looked at the lid of the water cup on the stove next to the table and was constantly hit by boiling water, and then said to Cao Pi:
"Among the many sons of Prime Minister Cao, the eldest son Cao Ang and prodigy Cao Chong, who were most likely to inherit his career, have all left one after another. All of this proves that God is willing to let you, who have nothing to do with the position of the crown prince, inherit Lingzun's foundation. At this time, the only ones who are capable of fighting for you in public are Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi. I am willing to help the young master defeat them."
Originally, the purpose of Cao Pi's trip was to convince Sima Yi to help him, but he did not expect that Sima Yi not only agreed to him, but also took the initiative to mention this matter. This shocked him and was extremely excited.
Although Chen Qun, who saw Sima Yi in the letter before, had roughly guessed his plan to use Cao Pi to return to Cao Cao, Chen Qun did not expect Sima Yi to be involved in the whirlpool of fighting for the throne.
Also surprised were Cai Jue standing under the window outside the house and eavesdropping on their conversation.
On the contrary, Zhong Yu and Wu Zhi were not surprised that Sima Yi would put forward such an idea to Cao Pi.
In this way, Sima Yi and Cao Pi reached an agreement to assist Cao Pi in seizing the heirs.
However, Cao Pi knew his father very well. He knew that if Sima Yi went back like this, he would definitely kill Cao Cao to vent his hatred. Sima Yi didn't care about this. He believed that Cao Cao's temper was different from ordinary people, and if he didn't kill him, he would have no show to sing. If he had the idea of killing himself, it would prove that he had enough ability to make Cao Cao nervous.
After sending Cao Pi, Wu Zhi, Chen Qun and others away, Pang Tong immediately opposed Sima Yi's almost crazy behavior:
"Do you know that you may kill yourself if you do this!"
But Sima Yi seemed very calm and calm:
"I'm betting on my life, just see if the party I bet on can win..."
In the end, Pang Tong knew that he could not convince Sima Yi to change his mind and went to Jiangdong with him, so he had to leave with infinite regret. Sima Yi also began to prepare for the matter of leaving for Xudu after saying goodbye to Pang Tong.
Zhong Yu saw the answer he wanted from Sima Yi's eyes, so he said to Sima Yi:
"Since you have decided on your own destination, we will help you behind your back during the period when you can survive. To be honest, you have made our lord now..."
"Subor?"
Sima Yi looked at Zhong Yu with a strange smile:
"I haven't had time to ask you, who is the master behind you and Cheng Wu? Because I really can't figure out the reason you have helped me so far, and I dare not really believe you before."
"Haha, you are really ruthless and straightforward." Zhong Yu also smiled:
"One day you will understand, but now that person doesn't want to reveal his identity in front of you. Doing so will not do you any good. Whether you trust us now or not, just do what you want to do."
Looking at the mysterious man in front of him whom he could not guess, Sima Yi silently turned around and continued to pack up his clothes: "Then do whatever you want..."
Chapter completed!