Chapter nine hundred and ninety seventh poison idea
Jia Xu looked at Cao Pi quietly, with a rather strange look in his eyes, which were smooth and flowing. It was obvious that the old poisonous man had some opinions of his own about Cao Pi's surrender.
Jia Xu looked at Cao Pi quietly for a while, then suddenly said, "Today is the most important and lucky day for the second young master in his life."
What he said was so confusing that Cao Pi and Cao Ang were both a little dizzy.
What is a lucky day?
Cao Ang was not so fancy. He raised his fist at Jia Xu and asked, "May I ask Mr. Jia, where did you start talking about this?"
Jia Xu chuckled: "Second Young Master is able to escape the catastrophe and save his life today. Isn't it a very lucky day?"
When Cao Ang heard this, he immediately laughed: "What Mr. Jia said is true. Although today's situation is a bit dangerous, as the saying goes, a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. At first, I thought the second brother was in danger."
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "What I mean by escaping the catastrophe does not mean that the second young master can escape from Sikong's hands..."
Cao Ang asked doubtfully: "That is?"
Jia Xu did not answer, but just looked at Cao Pi with a smile. His smile was very easy-going, but it made Cao Pi feel numb.
Cao Pi cupped his hands towards Jia Xu and muttered something casually in a low voice, but no one heard him clearly.
Jia Xu didn't care much. He stroked his beard, said something casually to Cao Ang, and then slowly turned around and walked back.
Cao Pi's clothes were completely wet at this moment, and he was thinking over and over in his mind what Jia Xu had just said.
What does it mean to escape from a catastrophe but to escape with one's life at the hands of Sikong?
Could it be that besides my father, someone else could have killed me?
If so, who is that person?
Cao Pi thought about it for a while, and finally he suddenly realized...could it be that the person he was referring to was himself?
But why did this old guy take my life?
"unless……"
Cao Pi was talking to himself and suddenly realized that he seemed to have figured out something.
Cao Zhang looked at him from the side: "Second brother, what are you thinking of?"
Cao Pi came back to his senses and waved his hands hurriedly: "It's nothing, it's nothing. Second brother, just don't worry."
Cao Ang nodded and said: "Second brother, although you have made a big mistake, but... no matter what, I will treat you as a brother. I hope that from now on you can reflect on yourself three times a day and deal with the past.
Don’t do anything unnatural again.”
Cao Pi said to Cao Ang: "Thank you for your concern, elder brother. I will remember your elder brother's teachings."
"Okay, you can rest in my camp for the time being. If there is a chance in the future, I will advise my father to find something for you to do in the army, which is better than wasting your life like this."
Cao Pi seemed very moved. He bowed his hands to Cao Cao respectfully and said, "Thank you very much, brother, for interceding for me in front of my father today. From now on, I will only follow your brother's orders."
Cao Ang shook his head and said, "That's not necessary. You just need to do what you should do."
"promise."
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On that day, Cao Pi was ordered to move into Cao Pi's camp in Jiange.
That night, Jia Xu came to give Cao Ang some information about Tao Jun from the Eagle Snake Mansion. When he left Cao Ang's commander's tent, he happened to meet Cao Pi walking in from the outside.
Jia Xu nodded towards Cao Pi and said nothing more, but Cao Pi hurriedly stopped him.
"Mr. Wenhe, stay."
Jia Xu turned to look at him: "Second Young Master, do you have anything to do with me?"
Cao Pi looked around and said, "Can I ask Mr. Wenhe to lend me a moment to speak?"
Jia Xu was not unpretentious, and immediately followed Cao Pi to a deserted corner not far from the commander's tent.
Cao Pi seemed to be a little hesitant. He grabbed the corner of his clothes with his hands and seemed to be a little hesitant, not knowing how to speak.
Jia Xu raised his eyebrows: "Why do you want me here, Second Young Master?"
Cao Pi gave Jia Xu a long bow: "Thank you Mr. Wen He for saving your life."
Jia Xu said calmly: "This is strange. When Mr. Cao wanted to deal with the second young master, I was not there, and I never interceded for the second young master. How could I help him?"
Cao Pi hesitated for a moment and said: "Jia Gong has a high vision and can see everything. The younger generation dare not pretend to be big in front of Jia Gongming."
Jia Xu secretly nodded, thinking that Cao Pi was really smart. He could guess what he said during the day and see clearly the puns he made. He couldn't help but admire him in his heart.
"Don't tell the truth when you see through it. This has always been my code of conduct. Don't worry about the second young master. I just don't have that habit."
Cao Pi said hurriedly: "Mr. Wenhe's habit has indeed saved my life... But, after all, you are my father's subordinate, so why do you..."
"Second Young Master, do what you are supposed to do, and don't ask about things you shouldn't ask, okay?" Jia Xu said with a smile, "In this troubled world, knowing some things you shouldn't know is not a good thing."
After listening to Jia Xu's words, Cao Pi nodded quickly and said: "Yes, yes, I will definitely remember what Mr. Wen He said."
Jia Xu smiled slightly and said: "My camp is not far from yours. If you have anything, you can come and ask me. No one will pay attention to me on weekdays. If you have anything to say, just ask."
Cao Pi quickly nodded in agreement.
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At the same time, the Jinling Army began to launch a large-scale attack on Jiange.
Jiange Pass is extremely dangerous. After Tao Shang arranged for Cao Pi to enter the pass, he did not want to attack in order to reduce losses, but Guo Jia gave him advice.
What Guo Jia means is that in the current situation, Cao Pi has entered the pass. If he is not killed by Cao Cao, his side must attack the pass by force.
After all, our side had just been attacked by a sneak attack and had lost Zhang Fei, Cao Zhang, Cao Pi and others. If we didn't seek revenge and fight back, letting Cao Cao and Liu Bei take a look would probably arouse their suspicions.
The pottery merchant considered Guo Jia's suggestion and immediately ordered his generals to take turns shouting and attacking at Jiange Pass.
Xu Chu, Zhang He, Ji Ling, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others took turns to attack, but Jiange Pass was too steep and difficult to capture.
There are high mountains on both sides of the pass, which cannot be climbed by ordinary people, and the narrow pass can arrange the attacking forces to fight against each other, which is very difficult for the Jinling Army.
After delaying for a period of time, the Jinling Army made no progress.
During this period, Cao Pi did not send any news.
Jinling military commander's tent, inside the pottery merchant's tent.
"We have been attacking for so long, but Cao Pi has not made any move. Prime Minister, he must have tricked you, right?" Xu Chu hesitantly expressed his suspicion to the pottery merchant.
The potter tilted his chin and fell into deep thought.
When I was young, I saw him raise his head, let out a long sigh, and said, "If this is true, it means that Tao lost the bet and made a miscalculation on Cao Pi."
Guo Jia smiled and said: "If we really miscalculate him, it will also be my lord's fate. It is really a helpless move."
Tao Shang sighed and said: "If Cao Pi cannot respond internally, how can we open the Jiange pass? If we attack hard, it will be too difficult."
"The road to Shu is as difficult as reaching the sky. If there is no good opportunity, just confrontation will consume extremely huge material and financial resources..."
While everyone was discussing, Pei Qian hurried in and said to the pottery merchant: "Prime Minister, there is news from Jiange Pass. It is a letter addressed to the Prime Minister."