The night was shrouded in the mansion where Xi Zhicai was. Qin Feng lurked in the dark, watching the movements around him vigilantly. As Xi Yu's secret guard, he knew very well that the current situation was very critical.
In order to protect Xi Zhicai's safety, Qin Feng decided to take him out of this place of right and wrong.
However, outside the mansion, Sima Yi's eyeliner was monitoring their every move, and they could not leave openly.
They will never give up for a moment, just like hungry wolves looking for food at any time.
Qin Feng quietly sneaked into Xi Zhicai's room and told him the current situation.
Xi Zhicai frowned and said to Qin Feng: "We cannot sit and wait for death, we must leave here as soon as possible. But how can we avoid the surveillance of those eyeliners?"
Qin Feng pondered for a moment and could not have a better plan.
"The housekeeper can be trusted, and we can let him come over and discuss the specific action plan together." Xi Zhicai said quickly.
When Qin Feng heard what he said, he understood that he had told the butler about the relevant situation. He nodded and immediately asked someone to invite the butler over.
The butler soon arrived at Xi Zhicai's room.
Xi Zhicai told the butler about their plan.
The butler was very happy. As long as the master figured it out, he and Qin Feng had exactly the same idea.
So the three of them began to plan nervously.
They discussed every detail of the action in detail, and carefully arranged from the choice of routes to how to avoid eyeliner surveillance.
The housekeeper made a suggestion.
"We can use the secret passages on the mansion to leave through the secret passages, so that we can avoid eyeliner surveillance."
Qin Feng was particularly happy.
"There are secret passages here?"
Xi Zhicai nodded, that would be the best.
Although Qin Feng was very curious and didn't know what was going on, it would be best if he had it.
I have been worried for a long time. Since there is a secret passage, there is no need to worry particularly.
Xi Zhicai and Qin Feng both thought this suggestion was very feasible, so they decided to act at night and use the secret passage to leave the mansion.
Late at night, the entire mansion was immersed in silence. Xi Zhicai, Qin Feng and the butler quietly left the room and walked along the corridor towards the entrance of the secret passage.
The entrance to this secret passage is in a Buddhist temple.
The mechanism where the secret passage is opened is right behind the direction.
Xi Zhicai quickly opened the mechanism.
Soon, a ground cracked.
They successfully entered the secret passage.
The secret passage was pitch black, and the three of them walked forward step by step with the faint light of torch.
The secret passage winds and turns, as if there is no end.
They groped in the darkness, their hearts filled with tension and expectation. I don’t know how long they walked, but they finally saw the light ahead, which was the exit of the secret passage.
Because Xi Zhicai only knew that there was this secret passage, but he had never really entered it.
The three of them suddenly became a little tired, and Xi Zhicai said, "Why don't we just take a break."
The other two had to sit down.
Xi Zhicai said that he bought this house from someone else.
He once heard a master say that the reason why he used secret passages at that time was to escape.
After resting for half an hour, they continued to go out.
The exit of the secret passage is located in the back mountain of the mansion.
Xi Zhicai, Qin Feng and the butler walked out of the secret passage and felt the air of freedom.
They looked at each other, and their faces were filled with relief. Xi Zhicai took a deep breath and said with emotion: "Finally, we escaped."
Qin Feng nodded and said, "Mr. Xi, now we must leave here as soon as possible and find a safe place to stay."
The housekeeper also agreed.
"I know a place that is relatively hidden and can temporarily avoid Sima Yi's pursuit."
So, under the leadership of the butler, the three embarked on a new journey.
At night, the weather outside is extremely cold.
The cold wind roared through the woods, making a gloomy rustling sound.
Under the moonlight, everything seemed gloomy and weird.
The place the housekeeper mentioned was a cave. The cave was very deep and very warm, so the three of them went in to rest temporarily.
They also have another task, which is how to get out of the city.
And they must go out before dawn, and Xi Zhicai just needs to go out openly.
But don't let Cao Pi's people discover it.
After Qin Feng, Xi Zhicai and the butler took a break in the cave, they decided to leave the city as soon as possible and arrive at the city gate before dawn.
"We have to leave here quickly, there may be more dangers after dawn." Qin Feng said anxiously.
Xi Zhicai nodded.
"Yes, we can't make fun of it anymore, we must arrive at the city gate as soon as possible."
The housekeeper interrupted, "But how do we pass the inspection of the soldiers guarding the city? They will definitely have doubts about us."
After thinking for a moment, Qin Feng said, "We cannot confirm yet whether Cao Pi has arranged someone to monitor us at the city gate, so we can only try our luck."
So the three of them quietly walked out of the cave and headed towards the city gate.
When they approached the city gate, they found that the soldiers guarding the city were undergoing a change of guards.
Qin Feng whispered: "The opportunity is here, let's take advantage of their change of duty."
Xi Zhicai reminded: "Be careful and do not arouse their alertness."
The three of them approached the city gate carefully. When the soldiers' attention was attracted by other things, Qin Feng, Xi Zhicai and the butler took the opportunity to rush over.
"Stop! Who are you?" a soldier asked loudly when he noticed them.
Xi Zhicai quickly replied: "I am Xi Zhicai next to Cao Gong. I go out to do some things under Cao Gong's orders. Do you want to delay the matter?"
He took out a token at the same time.
At this moment, several soldiers believed his words and immediately let them go.
The three of them looked at each other.
It seems that Cao Pi did not arrange for soldiers to stop Xi Zhicai.
Because he has now kept the person at Xi Zhicai's door, he thinks he can't leave.
The three of them left quickly, and they finally breathed a sigh of relief because they finally left Luoyang City.
The three of them planned to find an inn to have a good rest. After all, they ran away all night long, just rested in the cave for a while.
After entering the inn, Xi Zhicai said he wanted to write a letter to Cao Pi.
No matter what, I have been a deserter and I have to say hello.
Qin Feng thought it was unnecessary.
The housekeeper said: "Our master has always paid attention to reputation, so let him write."
In order to avoid being discovered by Cao Pi and sent troops to pursue him, Qin Feng suggested that he wait until he was far away from Luoyang City before writing to Cao Pi.
Xi Zhicai smiled and said, "No, it's better for you to have the idea. I'm too anxious."
Finally, at dusk, they walked out of a long distance from Luoyang City.
They found another inn.
Xi Zhicai took out paper and pen and prepared to write a letter to Cao Pi.
His brushstrokes were heavy, and his heart was filled with contradictions and struggles.
He wrote: "Mr. Cao, I have always respected you. However, in the face of the current situation, I had to make a difficult choice. After careful consideration, I finally decided to defect to my younger brother Xi Yu..."
His entire letter was written in a particularly touching way, recalling the process of his loyalty to the entire Cao family.
Recalling the relationship between himself and the Cao family.
"I know I will be criticized from now on, but I finally decided to do this and I don't regret it."
Xi Zhicai stopped writing, pondered for a moment and continued to write: "The battle between Xi Yu and you is inevitable, and we will become both hostile parties by then. I hope you can take care of yourself and take care of yourself."
After he finished writing the letter, he sealed it.
Qin Feng looked at Xi Zhicai and asked softly: "Mr. Xi, will you regret it?"
Xi Zhicai sighed and replied, "This is my decision after careful consideration. Since I have made a choice, I will not regret it."
Qin Feng nodded, understanding Xi Zhicai's choice and contradiction.
They stayed in the inn for a night. The next morning, the three of them packed their luggage and continued on an unknown journey.
They know that the future may be full of difficulties, but for their ideals and goals, they move forward without hesitation.
In the afterglow of the sunset, their figures gradually drifted away and disappeared on the vast horizon.
On the evening of this day, after the sun set, Cao Pi received a letter from Xi Zhicai.
His face turned pale and he threw something angrily.
He never expected that Xi Zhicai would actually betray him.
"Damn it! This traitor!" Cao Pi cursed gritted his teeth.
The soldiers on the side persuaded, "Don't be angry, it's over, so let's think about how to deal with it."
Cao Pi said angrily: "How can I not be angry! He Xi Zhicai dared to betray me, I must make him pay the price!"
He picked up the letter written by Xi Zhicai. Although the words in the letter were sincere, he was not moved at all and only had anger in his heart.
Cao Pi ordered his subordinates: "Call those who monitor the opera house to this marquis!"
After a while, a group of soldiers were brought to Cao Pi.
Cao Pi shouted: "You are all wastes! You don't even know if Xi Zhicai ran away!"
The soldiers looked at each other, they kept guarding the door, how could they let Xi Zhi leave?
A soldier said, absolutely nothing like this is true.
"Bastard, this letter was indeed written by Xi Zhicai. I know his handwriting, so you can read it yourself."
Several soldiers took it over and looked at it. They were so scared that they were trembling and did not dare to say a word.
They really didn't understand where Xi Zhicai left.
Cao Pi continued to curse, "What's the use of me wanting you! Take them all out and execute them!"
The soldiers begged for mercy in horror, but Cao Pi was unmoved.
In the end, the soldiers were executed, and Cao Pi's anger had not subsided.
At this time, the soldiers who sent the letter advised again: "Mr. Cao, now is not the time to vent their anger. We should calm down and think about how to deal with Xi Zhicai's betrayal."
Cao Pi took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
He nodded and said, "You are right. We cannot let anger blind our reason. Now, we must find a way to find out the whereabouts of Xi Zhicai, and we must not let him succeed."
Although, he also knew that he probably could not catch up at this time.
He said to the soldiers, "Go and call Sima Yi to this marquis."
The soldier immediately retreated.
Cao Pi felt that his head was almost getting bigger.
It's really been said that misfortune has not happened alone recently and nothing has been done.
Everything was so unhappy, he felt that God was just against him.
The matter of the Ninja was revealed and his plan was lost.
I originally planned to use Xi Zhi to deal with Xi Yu, but now this method is ineffective.
He was so angry that he couldn't help but swear.
Sima Yi's mansion was filled with a peaceful and peaceful atmosphere.
Sima Yi was playing chess with his son Sima Shi in front of the chessboard, while Sima Zhao was reciting the Analects of Confucius in front of Sima Yi and explaining the scriptures in detail.
Sima Yi was fascinated by the hearing, with a satisfied smile on his face, and felt relieved by his son's erudition and intelligence.
Sima Shi also praised it.
"Brother, you are so awesome."
However, this tranquility was suddenly broken.
The soldiers sent by Cao Pi hurried in and reported to Sima Yi respectfully: "Mr. Sima, tell me something important."
Sima Yi raised his head, looked at the soldiers, and asked, "Why is it so urgent?"
The soldier replied nervously: "Mr. Cao is welcome."
"Do you know what's going on?"
When the soldier saw that Sima Yi's two sons were here, there were no outsiders, he started talking boldly.
"Xi Zhicai has left quietly."
When Sima Yi heard this, he was shocked and the smile on his face disappeared instantly. He had no intention of playing chess anymore. In addition to being shocked, he hurriedly stood up and left with the soldiers.
Sima Shi looked at his father's departure and looked worried on his face.
He turned to Sima Zhao and said, "My father is in such a hurry, something must have happened."
Sima Zhao didn't say anything, but he seemed to be thinking about something.
"It seems that the storm is coming and the wind is filling the building."
After a while, Sima Zhao said, and then retreated.
Sima Yi hurried to Cao Pi's bedroom, and saw Cao Pi coughing constantly and his face was pale.
Sima Yi's heart sank. He quickly stepped forward to support Cao Pi and asked with concern: "Duke Cao, please don't get angry."
Cao Pi handed the letter in his hand to Sima Yi with trembling and said angrily: "Look, this is the letter Xi Zhicai wrote to me! He actually betrayed me!"
Sima Yi took the letter and read it carefully.
The content of the letter made him feel very heavy.
He realized that Xi Zhicai might have noticed their conspiracy, so he acted in advance.
Sima Yi pondered for a moment and analyzed: "Your Majesty, since there are soldiers guarding Xi Zhicai at the door, they can still leave. It seems that it has something to do with Xi Yu's secret guard. Maybe the Xi family has a secret passage, and our previous plan may have been exposed."
Cao Pi gritted his teeth and said, "This traitor! I am very good to him, he actually betrayed me!"
Many people used to persuade Cao Pi that Xi Zhicai was Xi Yu's brother after all, and he must not be reused or even murdered. He never dared to make up his mind.
Unexpectedly, raising a tiger will eventually be a disaster. Of course, he did not dare to make up his mind, because that would directly take Xi Yu as his enemy.
Sima Yi quickly comforted: "Your Majesty, calm down. Things have come to this point, we need to deal with them calmly. Xi Zhicai's departure may cause us some trouble, but we cannot get distracted."
Cao Pi nodded, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.
"Yes, we cannot let Xi Zhicai's betrayal affect our plans. Sima Yi, you must step up your arrangements and not give our enemies an opportunity to take advantage of them."
Sima Yi replied respectfully: "My subordinates will do their best."
Subsequently, Sima Yi and Cao Pi began to discuss solutions.
The candlelight swayed, and the figures of Sima Yi and Cao Pi cast long shadows on the wall.
Xi Yu's Mansion.
Zhuge Liang came to meet Xi Yu.
Xi Yu was also very happy and actually started practicing calligraphy.
Xi Yu waved his brush and asked, "Zhuge Liang, are you doing something?"
Zhuge Liang looked at Xi Yu with a firm look and said softly: "I hope you will be king. The current situation is different now, and we need to take decisive actions. In the past, whoever becomes king might fall into a passive position, but now we are going to attack Cao Pi. This is an opportunity to explain the situation to the people of the world and also a time to formally declare war on Cao Pi."
Xi Yu frowned slightly, and he understood Zhuge Liang's intention.
"Is this necessary?"
In the past, Xi Yu thought about this issue, but now it seems that it is not important.
Zhuge Liang answered some questions.
"Mr. Xi Gong, the emperor has just left. In fact, he should take advantage of his presence and let Your Majesty directly enthrone you as king. In this way, our power will be stronger and we can show our determination to the world.
"Well, Kong Ming. I will consider your suggestions carefully. But before making a decision, I need to discuss with other generals to ensure that our actions are consistent."
"Yes, Xizhi, this is what it should be."
"Okay, if nothing else, you can leave."
After Zhuge Liang left, Xi Yu wrote a few more words before he finished writing.
He couldn't help but smile bitterly. Is it really necessary to be the king? Isn't it better to directly destroy a few princes?
But that's fine, you can discuss it with everyone, but Xi Yu also understands that if you discuss it, it's just a formality.
Generally speaking, everyone agrees that they will be king.
And he proclaimed himself king to declare war better.
He remembered again that there were many embarrassed people in history.
Some people quickly become emperor when they see that they have no hope and think about being addicted to the emperor.
By the way, it took me a long time to go to the eldest wife Gan Mei's room, and my husband was a little dereliction of duty.
It's almost time to give birth.
Thinking that he was about to have a child, Xi Yu felt very excited and nervous.
When he came to Ganmei's room, Ganmei was resting.
Several girls were standing and serving them. Xi Yu waved to them and asked them to go to the hall, where he could watch it.
It took a while before Gan Mei woke up.
She was very happy to see Xi Yu coming.
"Husband, why are you free to come?"
Xi Yu quickly grabbed her hand.
"It's all my fault. I've been focusing all my energy on business recently, and I have two new ladies, but I have ignored you."
Chapter completed!