Three Kingdoms: The identity of the financial master behind the scenes was exposed by Cao Cao

Zhong Yao and Cui Yan suddenly looked at each other, and their expressions changed.

The three leaders and ministers finally understood.

Cao Cao's autographed letter was not at all an attempt to recruit Cao Pi to surrender, but an outright alienation ploy.

Cao Cao expected that Cao Pi could not be trusted in the Qin State, and Yan Liang must be wary of him.

Therefore, as soon as this handwritten letter arrives, Yan Liang will definitely ask to see it.

The several smudges in the letter must have been done intentionally by Cao Cao. The purpose was to make Yan Liang guess that Cao Pi deliberately smeared them out to cover up some secret.

In this way, Cao Pi fled into the Yellow River and could not clear away the suspicion.

"The old man's tactic to alienate people was really an insidious one, and I didn't realize it at all!"

"No, the old guy doesn't have this wisdom. This must be Cao Yuan's trick again!"

"Damn it, I didn't see it!"

Cao Pi gritted his teeth and secretly complained in his heart.

Seeing Cao Pi's face changing, Yan Liang thought he had exposed Cao Pi's guilty conscience, and his face turned livid again.

"Cao Pi, you must give me a reasonable explanation!"

Yan Liang suddenly clenched his fist and his voice became solemn and ferocious.

Cao Pi shuddered and took three steps back. He didn't know how to explain it for a while.

"General Yan, this must be Cao Yuan's trick. He asked Cao Cao to deliberately omit it in the letter, just to make General Yan suspicious."

"This is Cao Yuan's plan to alienate people. General Yan is wise and must not fall into his trap and misunderstand our Yehou!"

Zhong Yao came back to his senses and was busy explaining to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi suddenly woke up and said hurriedly:"Cao Yuan is deceitful. General Yan, you know it all too well. This is his trick. I have no reason to surrender to Wei again and abandon the King of Qin. ah."

Yan Liang held the letter in his fist, and a murderous intention was ignited in his eyebrows.

The guards behind him had pressed the hilts of their swords, ready to take action at any time.

On the contrary, Cao Pi's subordinates were afraid of such a formation. Due to Yan Liang's power, he was uneasy and hesitant, and did not dare to step forward to protect the Lord.

At this moment, Yan Liang was indeed murderous.

Although Cao Pi had 20,000 private soldiers from the noble family, the combat effectiveness of these private soldiers was far inferior to his elite Liang. Yan Liang didn't take the state soldiers seriously at all.

He was confident that even if he killed Cao Pi, he could still suppress the 20,000 private soldiers.

"Killing this guy will inevitably cause a brief turbulence in military morale in the city. What if the Cao thieves take advantage of the situation and attack?"

"Or maybe this is really Cao Yuan's trick. If I kill Cao Pi, wouldn't I be playing into his trap? Yan

Liang's thoughts turned around and he weighed the pros and cons.

As soon as he loosened his fist, Yan Liang said:"Of course, I have never doubted Yehou's loyalty to the King of Qin. I just want to clear your suspicions and clear your name, Yehou.""

Cao Pi breathed a sigh of relief and was busy complimenting Yan Liang.

"The Wei army is about to attack the city. After all, Yehou, you have never led an army in a battle, and you have no eyes for cold arrows on the city. If you, Yehou, make a mistake, I will not be able to explain it to the King of Qin."

"Let's do this. From tomorrow on, you will hand over your troops and horses to me, and the responsibility of defending the city will be handed over to me. You will only be responsible for the internal affairs of the city."

Yan Liang was not at ease with Cao Pi after all, and wanted to reduce Cao Pi's military power as a precaution.

Cao Pi suddenly frowned.

Those 20,000 soldiers and horses were the basis for his great achievements. How could he be willing to give them away like this?

Zhong Yao He coughed a few times, and his eyes hinted at him not to be impulsive.

Cao Pi understood and knew that if he didn't agree now, Yan Liang would be more suspicious. He might be impulsive, and he would be killed here. If you can't bear it, it will lead to chaos. Conspiracy!

After sighing helplessly, Cao Pi had no choice but to say reluctantly:"As long as General Yan can trust me, I will obey the general's arrangements. Yan

Liang felt a little relieved. He temporarily put away his suspicions and walked away.

The door was closed.

Cao Pi became furious and cursed:"Yan Liang, this stupid common man, fell into Cao Yuan's alienation trick so easily, and actually wanted to kill me." Military power, stupidity, stupidity~~"

He was chattering and swearing.

Zhong Yao sighed:"The reason why Yan Liang took precautions against the young master must be the instruction of the King of Qin. The young master is the son of Emperor Wei after all. This is the original sin of the young master."

Cao Pi shuddered, like a frustrated Po Qiu, and couldn't help but remain silent. come down

"Even if the 20,000 troops and horses are given to Yan Liang, the young master can call them again in the future, so that’s okay."

"I'm afraid that Yan Liang is already suspicious of the young master, and if Cao Yuan resorts to other alienation tactics, he may not be able to pass the test so smoothly next time. Cui

Yan said worriedly.

Cao Pi shuddered and couldn't help but become panicked, and asked hurriedly:"Ji Gui's words make sense, so what should I do?" Cui

Yan had nothing to do.

Zhong Yao sighed and said:"For the present plan, the young master wants to protect himself. He can only lead his troops out of the city tonight before the transfer of military power and go to Shaanxi City to meet up with Wu Yi.""

Abandon the city?

Cao Pi suddenly jumped up, walked around with his hands behind his back, and began to think deeply.

"We only took away five thousand of the most elite direct descendants, and left the rest of the troops to Yan Liang. We expected that he could also defend Xin'an."

"When the time comes, the young master can report to the King of Qin first and explain Cao Yuan's alienation plan. He said that the young master took the initiative to retreat to Shaanxi City to take into account the overall situation and not to conflict with Yan Liang."

"In this way, the King of Qin will not only not doubt the young master's loyalty, but also appreciate the young master's consideration of the overall situation. Cui

Yan kept talking, describing the benefits for Cao Pi.

Cao Pi pondered for a long time, and waved his hands helplessly:"Well, who made Cao Yuan deceitful and Yan Liang stupid? This is the only way. Let's leave the city tonight."

……

At night, Wei camp.

Within the imperial tent.

Cao Cao and Cao Yuan, father and son, were staring at the sand table and discussing the strategy of storming Xin'an City.

"brush! Dian

Wei rushed in excitedly and said with cupped hands:"Your Majesty, my Ximen scout has sent back an urgent report. About five thousand Qin troops left the city at night and are heading towards Shaanxi City.""

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, and he looked at Cao Yuan with joy.

Cao Yuan sneered and said:"It seems that the letter from my father has had an effect. This must have caused Cao Pi to be jealous of Yan Liang. In order to save his life, he was forced to Escaped at night."

The smeared letter to persuade Cao Cao to surrender was exactly what he proposed to alienate Cao Cao.

Yan Liang was limited in his wits and would be suspicious of Cao Pi.

In order to protect himself, Cao Pi had no choice but to flee to Shaanxi City before the Wei army completed the siege. and go

"Prince, everything is under your control. That beast really cannot escape your grasp."

Cao Cao said with sincere emotion and admiration.