Xi Zhicai's words made Zhao Fei a little stunned. He had never thought about what Xi Zhicai said, but such a problem did exist because such a thing had happened in history.
Just think about Zhao Kuangyin, Taizu of the Song Dynasty. He was given a yellow robe by his subordinates and eventually became the founding emperor of the Song Dynasty. In the end, Zhao Kuangyin released his military power with a cup of wine. This was already a very benevolent approach.
Looking back, I did have such a threat. I did not form a party for personal gain, but whether it was Zhang Liao who was already famous, or Zang Ba, Xu Huang, and Xu Chu who made Xuzhou more prosperous and powerful, all these happy people were promoted by myself.
Moreover, the relationship between these people and himself is quite good. He has been kind to everyone. His orders are definitely much easier to use than Meng De's military orders. In addition, most of the military power of Cao's army is on his own. All can be commanded easily.
Zhao Fei always thought that he was no threat to Cao Cao, but now it seems that he is a greater threat than anyone else.[
"Meng De and I are related, and my sister is Zi Xiu's wife, so what Zhicai you are worried about will definitely not happen." Zhao Fei said comfortingly. Duo'er married Cao Ang, which made him less of a threat. a lot of.
Xi Zhicai still shook his head: "What Peng Ju said is true, but have you ever thought that it doesn't mean anything? To be disrespectful, the lord's power exists, and he will naturally be able to suppress you Peng Ju, but if one day Now that my lord is gone, Zixiu is very capable of suppressing your overwhelming power."
"This is not a question of whether you are ambitious or not. In fact, you are an all-rounder. When it comes to domestic affairs and military affairs, you are proficient in everything. When it comes to domestic affairs and military affairs, you have many friends. If it were me, I would definitely I won't trust such a person, after all, I need to think about my descendants."
Zhao Fei was shocked for a long time. He didn't know how he should answer Xi Zhicai. He had always been careful. After all, he knew very well that accompanying a king is like accompanying a tiger.
Many such things have happened in history, so the first person Zhao Fei dealt with every time he met the emperor was a subordinate who was a very human minister. This kind of thing happened frequently, and Zhao Fei naturally did not want such a thing to happen to him.
"However, there are some things that we have no control over. I once said in Mengde that as long as the world is unified, I will live in seclusion in the mountains and forests and not care about worldly affairs." Zhao Fei said in a deep voice. Although he had not thought about these things, he still thought about them. Your own way out.
"You do have such an idea, but whether the lord's body can support the unification of the world, and what the real unification of the world is, all of this is unknown, or is out of reach." Xi Zhicai said. His tone was still very pessimistic, but everything he said was for Zhao Fei's good.
Zhao Fei was silent again. A trace of doubt arose in his heart. He was thinking about whether Zhicai came to him today. Did Cao Cao ask him to beat him, or did he really care about him and come here voluntarily?
Seeing Zhao Fei's expression, Xi Zhicai patted him on the shoulder: "I know you are a smart person, Pengju. There are some things that I really don't need to tell you. These are just reminders."
Zhao Fei stared at Xi Zhicai, and he found that Xi Zhicai did talk a lot today. Through Xi Zhicai's words, Zhao Fei found that he was not just here to say goodbye.
Xi Zhi has only been in Baima for a few years, so why do he talk about so many messy things?
Being stared at by Zhao Fei, Xi Zhicai felt a slight chill in his back. Zhao Fei's eyes were indeed sharp enough. Xi Zhicai couldn't deny this. He found that Zhao Fei seemed to have noticed something, and he was determined Can't go on.
"It's hard to come to Pengju's house today, and I'll be traveling to Baima in a few days. Why doesn't Pengju treat me to a drink?" Xi Zhicai started to change the subject. He didn't want Zhao Fei to be obsessed with it. this problem.
Xi Zhicai's words jumped very quickly, which made Zhao Fei somewhat unable to keep up with the rhythm. He stared at Xi Zhicai closely, and then asked in a deep voice: "Zhicai, are you hiding something from me? Why do I think something is wrong with you?"
"What can I hide from you? With Zhao Fei and Zhao Pengju's wit, no one in the world can hide anything from you." Xi Zhicai smiled, but this time, he smiled quite naturally, making Zhao Fei No doubt: "Besides, I have something worth hiding."
Zhao Fei frowned and thought about it for a moment, but this was true. Everyone was close friends without talking to each other, and there really was nothing worth hiding.
Seeing that most of the doubt on Zhao Fei's face had gone, Xi Zhicai spoke again: "I don't know when I will come back from Baima. I am just expressing my calligraphy feelings. If you think I am verbose, then I will leave."
As he said that, Xi Zhicai made a gesture of wanting to leave, but Zhao Fei hurriedly caught him: "Okay, okay, I'm the one who's nagging you. I'm just asking for a drink. How can I still ignore you and just let you go like this?" Now that you are gone, God knows how you will slander me."
After appeasing Xi Zhicai, Zhao Fei ordered someone to entertain Xi Zhicai. Cai Yan heard that Zhao Fei wanted to drink again. She wanted to comfort Zhao Fei, but she thought that Xi Zhicai would leave Xuchang City soon and would not see him for a long time. When she came back, she was too embarrassed to say anything more.[
Within a few days, Xi Zhicai and Guan Yu took people to Baima, while Zhao Fei continued to deepen his relationship with Zhang Fei. Without Guan Yu as a huge threat, Zhao Fei's actions became smoother.
On this day, Zhao Fei was checking official documents in the palace, when suddenly someone sent an order saying that the prime minister had summoned him to discuss matters.
Zhao Fei had some doubts in his heart. Logically speaking, it should be considered a period of peace now. There were wars all around and the interior was also prosperous. Zhao Fei had some doubts as to why Cao Cao was looking for him.
Could it be that there is something wrong with Baima? It shouldn't be! If there is really any problem with Baima, I should know about it. After all, I have always been paying attention to every move of Baima.
Although I don't know why Cao Cao is looking for me, it is obvious that Cao Cao is not looking for me just because he has nothing to do.
Zhao Fei appeared in the Prime Minister's Mansion. After seeing Cao Cao, Zhao Fei asked: "Prime Minister, has something happened?"
"Looking at this situation, I naturally have something to discuss with you." Cao Cao nodded: "There is news from Huainan that banditry has occurred there. The fighting power of this group of bandits is extraordinary. Our army once sent troops to encircle and suppress these bandits, but they were defeated. Already."
When he heard about the banditry in Huainan, Zhao Fei was slightly startled, but when he heard that the banditry in Huainan was actually able to defeat the soldiers of Cao's army, Zhao Fei was shocked.
Although Huainan was not a place heavily defended by Cao's army, Cao's army there was not freeloaders either. They could not even defeat the bandits. This was absolutely impossible.
"Mengde, did you hear me right? Our regular army of Cao's army couldn't defeat the bandits." Zhao Fei said in a loss of voice.
"I was quite shocked when I heard the news, but the fact is that our army was defeated, and the defeat was miserable. It was repelled by the bandits." Cao Cao said in a deep voice. He never thought that Cao's army would be defeated by the bandits. The defeat was a great humiliation for Cao Cao.
Cao Jun conquered all the powerful enemies in the north and south, but now, a small bandit actually defeated the powerful Cao Jun. If this group of bandits is not completely eliminated, Cao Jun will definitely lose its prestige.
"If this group of bandits is not prepared to be eliminated, our army's absolute prestige will be greatly lost, and the heroes of the world will look down upon our army. Therefore, these bandits must be eliminated." Zhao Fei said with a gloomy face, his voice revealing a little bit. With murderous intent, it was obvious that he was very angry at this time.
"I think so too." Cao Cao nodded: "However, judging from the defenders currently stationed in Huainan, it is difficult for anyone to defeat this group of bandits. Therefore, I want to mobilize the army to destroy these bandits. But I don’t know who to appoint as commander-in-chief.”
Zhao Fei looked at the people present, including Cao Ang and Cao Pi, and judging from Cao Cao's intentions, it was obvious that he wanted to find one of the two to take command to attack the bandits in Huainan.
Zhao Fei looked the two of them up and down. He naturally loved Cao Ang. However, what surprised him was why Cao Pi got involved. Was this Cao Cao's intention or Cao Pi's own intention?
"What the Prime Minister means is that he wants the two young masters to lead the expedition." Zhao Fei asked doubtfully.
Cao Cao smiled: "My original intention was to let Zi Xiu lead the expedition, but Zi Huan said that he also wanted to go with him to see more. This is a bit embarrassing."
Zhao Fei nodded: "Zixiu is the deputy commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and has experience in leading troops in combat. However, Zi Heng has never led troops, so I also hope that Zixiu will lead troops to conquer."
Zhao Fei naturally loves Cao Ang, after all, he is his brother-in-law.
But at this time, Cao Pi made a move. He stood up, saluted Cao Cao and Zhao Fei, and then said in a deep voice: "Father, Lord Taiwei, it is precisely because I have no experience in leading troops that I want to win this opportunity." opportunity.”
"Both my father and the adults think that I have no experience, but there is a first time for everything. Moreover, my brother is also the leader of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. Why does my brother need to take action for such a trivial matter as wiping out the bandits? Isn't this the bottom line?" [
Zhao Fei frowned. Listening to Cao Pi's words, it can be seen that he was obviously prepared. His words were very reasonable and people had to believe them.
"This group of bandits is very dangerous, so we must not underestimate it. Zi Heng has no experience in commanding troops, so I am worried that something will go wrong here. You must know that this battle is not allowed to fail. If this crusade fails, what impact will it have on our army?" It’s quite big.” Zhao Fei stared at Cao Pi and said in a deep voice.
From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Fei was somewhat disgusted with Cao Pi. After all, Cao Pi was Cao Cao's heir in history.
"Don't worry, Lieutenant. I am confident that I will win this battle. If this battle fails, my father can convict me." Cao Pi seemed to have expected that Zhao Fei would say this, so as soon as Zhao Fei finished speaking, he said it directly. come out.
"Besides, my brother must also look down on those Xu bandits, right?" Cao Pi turned to Cao Ang next to him and said,