The key point is that Ding Yi has always had eye problems. Even though his eyes are small, he keeps blinking. Of course, this is not his fault - he only blinks because it makes him uncomfortable if he keeps his eyes open for a long time. They must be consistent.
Blink.
But this appearance, coupled with his words, made the feeling completely different from what Yang Xiu said.
Cao Zhi didn't have much communication with Ding Yi. When we met him today, I always felt that this man had a sinister look and was uneasy and kind-hearted.
Seeing that Cao Zhi didn't respond, Yang Xiu quickly added:
"There are some things that you may not know, Fourth Young Master. It's up to you to believe it or not, but I'm going to tell you here so that you won't delay your judgment due to the lack of information."
Immediately afterwards, Yang Xiu told what happened between him, Sima Yi and Cao Ang.
Of course, with a slight modification, he just changed the original plan of the two of them to assist Cao Ang to Sima Yi alone.
After telling the story, Cao Zhi's brows knitted together.
"This...this sounds...like it's really something a big brother would do, right?"
Compared with Cao Pi, Cao Zhi does have a much better relationship with Cao Ang.
The more he got to know Cao Ang, the more Cao Zhi understood how straightforward Cao Ang's temperament was. To put it mildly, it was stupid, but to put it nicely, it was his true temperament.
"This is exactly the fact - you think that the eldest son has the best chance of winning, but this is not the case."
"To be honest, Sima Yi has already gone to the Second Young Master's side. Even though they rarely interact with each other on weekdays, who knows whether that is their deception?"
"Just as you, Fourth Young Master, sincerely told everyone that you have no intention to participate in this battle to establish an heir, there are still many people who do not intend to believe you."
"Unlike us, we clearly know your wishes, but...this time we came here to help you, Fourth Young Master."
Yang Xiu spoke with sincerity and sincerity, moving with emotion and understanding with reason, especially the words just now, they simply spoke to Cao Zhi's heart.
He doesn't understand why the public doesn't believe him so much——
Seemingly sensing Cao Zhi's thoughts, Yang Xiu continued to add:
"Fourth Young Master, you don't seem to understand why everyone looks at you like this. It can only be said that Fourth Young Master, you really underestimate your influence -"
"how do I say this?"
Cao Zhi looked at the smiling Yang Xiu suspiciously, but saw Yang Xiu with his sleeves rolled up, imitating Ding Yi, and said in an extremely passionate voice:
"When the Fourth Young Master was first established on the Tongque Tower, he presented a poem called "On the Stage" and won applause from the whole house. After that, Fourth Young Master, your name has been spread thousands of miles away, even to scholars as far away as the south of the Yangtze River.
No one knows it, no one doesn’t know it.”
"There were several literary gatherings held at Tongque Terrace this year. Many scholars came from far away just for your reputation. Unfortunately...due to various reasons, you were unable to attend those literary gatherings. Otherwise, you would definitely be able to
See the scene where all the scholars in the court fall head over heels for you."
When he said this, Cao Zhi was suddenly stunned.
Speaking of which, he really didn't know that his reputation had spread so far.
But as soon as he heard about Wenhui, he couldn't help but contact his second brother Cao Pi.
Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhi's suspicious expression and knew that his plan had taken effect.
But he was not in a hurry to make it clear, he just nodded and continued:
"Of course, everything in this world is bound to have regrets, but if your reputation spreads, everyone will know that the fourth son of the Cao family is a talented young man."
"Genius, everyone has the same fantasy about genius. You have a profound meaning when you stand up, a profound meaning when you continue to do it, a profound meaning when you move around, and a profound meaning when you stay behind closed doors. You went against the expectations of the world and jumped out to explain your own.
Intention, but this is not what everyone can understand——"
"So at this time, everyone will just think - Oh, the Fourth Young Master is declaring that he will not participate in the battle to establish an heir at this time, it must be to confuse his competitors."
"The misunderstandings are getting deeper and deeper as time goes by, but look, apart from those low-level officials who usually only flatter themselves, has any of the ministers around the Prime Minister actually come to visit you?"
"In fact, in their eyes, what you are telling is the truth, but they will not come out to defend you."
"But at the same time... this will also become our best disguise. You can insist on refusing to participate in the establishment of an heir as always, and we will prepare everything for you behind your back -"
Yang Xiu became more and more excited as he spoke, but Cao Zhi was indeed sitting at the table, silent.
"Master Yang..."
"The reason why we like you is because of your outstanding talent and..."
"Master Yang!"
Cao Zhi suddenly interrupted Yang Xiu's singing, which made Yang Xiu a little confused.
"I understand everything you said now, but understanding this does not mean that I will participate in this battle to establish an heir - my eldest brother and my second brother are brothers. If I want to fight with them to the death, I can't do that."
Cao Zhi's words made Yang Xiu suddenly laugh out loud.
In the quiet room, Yang Xiu's hearty laughter kept echoing, making Cao Zhi puzzled for a while.
"What...is what I said funny?"
"No no no..."
Seeing that Cao Zhi was a little unhappy, Yang Xiu quickly explained:
"I'm laughing, but I'm just laughing at how the Fourth Young Master can say such words as brothers and sisters. If the Second Young Master hears this, he will probably laugh even more wildly than me, right?"
Yang Xiu mentioned Cao Pi again, which finally made Cao Zhi unable to bear it anymore.
"Yang Xiu, just say what you want to say! Stop playing riddles with me here!"
"Okay, the fact is that the second young master has a very high chance of winning now, because in addition to Sima Yi, he also has other people helping him. Of course I don't know the candidate yet - but compared to the unprepared eldest young master,
, compared with you, the Fourth Young Master, who is still refusing to participate in the struggle to establish an heir, the Second Young Master now has a high chance of winning."
"Of course, this alone is not enough to explain your current situation - Fourth Young Master, to be honest, have you really not noticed that Second Young Master has been very wary of you?"
"We don't have to invite you to the literary society. As long as others mention your name, Second Young Master will often feel unhappy. Don't you know that it is because of your appearance that Second Young Master has invested so much energy in literature over the years?"
Is it a bit of a waste of effort?"
"You are a genius, an unprecedented genius, and the second young master is just a man who is excellent in all aspects. He is not as good as the eldest young master in leading troops and fighting. I believe no one will be willing to confront the eldest young master head-on, but he is proud of his literature
Above, he is still being overpowered by your younger brother, do you think he really has no grudges?"
Yang Xiu's words were like enlightenment, awakening Cao Zhi in an instant, causing Cao Zhi to suddenly fall into an unspeakable panic.