The new book "The Madman of the Tang Dynasty" will be put into the bookshelf and will be uploaded tomorrow.

He is like a meteor passing through the medieval times, short and brilliant.

The man searched for his traces in the yellow and vast historical files.

The woman looked forward to the sky where he once existed.

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In the few months after the end of the Central Plains War, the two factions of Yedu have formed an extremely delicate balance, and neither side dared to act rashly. This balance also includes the balance of power in Qingzhou and the balance of offensive Han army.

But once this balance is broken, it will inevitably lead to a shocking change. The Han army wiped out 30,000 Youzhou troops in the Yellow River, breaking the balance of Yedu and suffering major losses. Cao Zhang developed a desire to retreat and did not want to participate in the power struggle in Yedu anymore. At the same time, Cao Pi appointed Cao Xiu as the Grand Marshal and the Grand Commander, and ordered him to lead his army into Yedu to serve the king.

The situation seemed to change suddenly overnight, from Cao Pi's extreme unfavorableness to Cao Zhi's unfavorableness, and the situation also became tense.

At night, a carriage slowly approached Guanyun Mansion under the escort of 300 cavalrymen. Guanyun Mansion is located in the south of the city and is now Xiahou Dun's temporary residence.

The carriage stopped, and Cao Zhi, wearing a black cloak and a golden crown, walked out of the carriage. The front door of the mansion was full of guards. Xiahou Dun's conscience general Guo Huai had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Cao Zhi coming, he hurried forward to salute, "The general is waiting in the inner hall, please follow me!"

Cao Zhi nodded and followed Guo Huai to walk quickly into the mansion. The inner hall was brightly lit and several braziers were lit. The burning charcoal crackled in the basin.

Xiahou Dun stood by the wall with his hands behind his back, staring at a map on the wall for a long time. It was the map of Cao Wei's sphere of influence. Now there are only Qingzhou, Hebei and Bingzhou, and only an isolated city in Luoyang is left in the Central Plains. Cao Wei's power is declining, not only when will it be the final end?

Xiahou Dun sighed softly, and the chaotic situation could not continue any longer.

At this time, a sound of footsteps came from the hall. When Xiahou Dun turned around, Cao Zhi, under the guidance of Guo Huai, quickly walked into the inner hall. Xiahou Dun withdrew his thoughts and slowly turned around.

Cao Zhi quickly stepped forward and bowed, "See the second uncle!"

"I asked you to come so late because something important happened."

Cao Zhi was stunned, "Uncle Second, what happened?"

Xiahou Dun picked up a scroll of letters on the table and handed them to Cao Zhi, "You can take a look!"

Cao Zhi quickly took the letter scroll and opened it. After reading it quickly, Cao Zhi's face suddenly changed. This was actually a handwritten letter written by his elder brother Cao Pi to Cao Xiu. Not only did he grant Cao Xiu the title of Grand Marshal and Grand Commander, but he also promised to grant him the Duke of Lu, requiring him to give up Qingzhou for the time being and immediately led the Qingzhou army to Yedu.

Cao Zhi asked nervously: "Where did Uncle Second get it?"

"The scouts I sent intercepted Cao Pi's envoys to Qingzhou, but unfortunately, Cao Pi sent a total of three envoys, and I only intercepted one of them, and the other two should have arrived in Qingzhou."

Cao Zhi asked in a low voice for a long time: "What should we do now?"

Xiahou Dun thought about it and asked back, "What is your second brother's attitude?"

Cao Zhi shook his head, "I have advised him repeatedly. He insisted on returning to Youzhou and stayed for two more days at most."

Cao Zhi was indeed very frustrated with his second brother Cao Zhang's attitude. He actively supported himself from the beginning, but now he has started to change his mind. On the one hand, although it is because 30,000 Youzhou troops were completely wiped out in the Yellow River, but more importantly, Cao Zhang is no longer optimistic about him. He wants to leave a way out, so he begins to tend to remain neutral.

Once Cao Zhang withdrew his troops back to Youzhou and Cao Xiu led 30,000 troops to come, the power balance between him and his elder brother Cao Pi will become 20,000 to 40,000. They will be at a disadvantage, and the situation is very unfavorable to them.

Cao Zhi doesn't know what they should do now? Although he kept calling on all officials to put pressure on Cao Pi to take responsibility for the defeat in the Central Plains, Cao Pi has remained silent so far and ignored the pressure on all officials, which left Cao Zhi helpless.

Cao Zhi looked at Xiahou Dun uneasyly, hoping that Xiahou Dun could make up his mind. The reason why Xiahou Dun brought Cao Zhi was to break the deadlock in the end. He was not a weak scholar, he was a general who commanded thousands of troops, and he had enough decisiveness and courage.

The reason why he had not taken action before was because he was afraid of affecting Mr. Wei's condition. However, judging from the information from the Tongque Palace in the past two days, Mr. Wei has fallen into a deep coma and has not had much time left.

Xiahou Dun originally wanted to attack Cao Pi after Duke Wei passed away, but judging from the current situation, they had no time. If they dragged on, the situation would completely reverse.

Xiahou Dun walked a few steps behind his hands and said coldly: "Once Cao Xiu arrives, all of us will die. The situation is quite urgent now, so we cannot delay any further. We must take action immediately!"

"But..."

Cao Zhi couldn't help but say, "Brother has 10,000 Tiger Army guards, and we only have 20,000 troops. Now my second brother refuses to send troops to help us again. I'm worried... we are not strong enough."

Xiahou Dun shook his head, "There is no need to fight against the Hu Ben Army. The key is to be fast. If you have one shot to defeat the enemy, as long as you control Cao Pi, the Hu Ben Guard will not be a concern. In fact, I am ready to invite the young master to come here in hopes that the young master can wait here with peace of mind. There should be a result tomorrow at dawn."

Cao Zhi was stunned. He didn't know anything about it in advance. Uncle Er was ready. What was ready?

"Second uncle..."

Before Cao Zhi could continue, Xiahou Dun waved his hand and interrupted his words, saying in an indistinguishable tone: "I don't want to explain this matter anymore. Time is not long. Please wait with peace of mind, I will arrange everything."

After saying that, Xiahou Dun turned around and left. Cao Zhi suddenly remembered that he had the most important thing he had not said, that was how to place Cao Pi. After all, he was his brother, so he didn't want to kill each other.

"Second Uncle!"

Cao Zhi chased after him, but Xiahou Dun had already walked away. The two guards blocked his way and said respectfully: "For the safety of the young master, please wait here with peace of mind."

At this moment, Cao Zhi suddenly felt that he had become a puppet. The real heir of Cao Wei was Xiahou Dun, not him. However, Cao Zhi really couldn't figure out that his eldest brother Cao Pi had ten thousand Tiger Ben Army in his hands. Where was Xiahou Dun's chance?

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In the past two days, Cao Pi finally gradually emerged from his troubles for several months. His second brother Cao Zhang stated the day before yesterday that he would remain neutral and no longer participate in the dispute over the prince. No matter what the reason Cao Zhang agreed to be neutral, at least the pressure he faced will be greatly reduced.

At the same time, Cao Xiu also agreed to lead the army to Yedu. Once Cao Xiu arrived, he would turn over completely, which gave Cao Pi a glimmer of hope. He was extremely hopeful in his heart that Cao Xiu's army would arrive as soon as possible.

At the second update, Cao Pi had already fallen asleep. Suddenly, a low cry woke him up from his sleep, "Criminal! Prince!"

"What's the matter?" Cao Pi was sleepy and was really unhappy.

"Doctor Wang is here, and there is an urgent matter to find the prince."

Cao Pi's sleepiness disappeared without a trace. Doctor Wang was a doctor who took care of his father. When he came to his deep meaning, it would inevitably be due to important news. Cao Pi turned over and got up and ordered: "Take him to see me!"

Cao Pi wore an outer robe and walked towards the outer room. At this time, Doctor Wang was led in by the guards. He saluted Cao Pi and said anxiously: "Criminal, Duke Wei is awake."

"How is my father now?" Cao Pi asked hurriedly.

"Mr. Wei suddenly woke up just now, and he was very clear-headed. He was anxious to see the prince."

Speaking of this, Doctor Wang took another step forward and whispered to Cao Pi: "I suspect that Duke Wei is looking back, I'm afraid Duke Wei will no longer do it."

Cao Pi was shocked and he repeatedly ordered: "Create a carriage immediately and go to Tongque Palace!"

Cao Pi was anxious. He knew that Doctor Wang was right. His father suddenly woke up and was anxious to see him. This must be his father's return. God arranged for him to see his father again. He took a few steps and turned back to Doctor Wang and said, "Please ask Doctor Wang to inform my second and third brothers again, and let them come to Tongque Palace immediately. In addition, go find Zhong Yao and ask him to inform all officials to go to Tongque Palace."

Doctor Wang agreed and hurried away. Cao Pi had no time to change his clothes, so he put on a thick leather robe and went out to board the carriage. Under the strict protection of the three hundred Hu Ben Cavalry Guards, the carriage rushed towards the north city gate.

In the carriage, Cao Pi secretly prayed that his father would hold on for a while, and that it would be best to directly appoint himself as Duke of Wei in front of the three brothers and officials. Cao Pi was in a mess. He felt that he had too much to do, but he had no clue.

The north city gate was controlled by the Hu Ben Guard. The city gate slowly opened. Three hundred cavalrymen rushed out of the city gate, rushing to the Tongque Palace a mile away. Outside the city gate was originally a lively market, but at the third update, there were no vendors in the market. The black snow that was trampled on the open space was frozen. The cold wind whistled, and the bone marrow was cold, which made Cao Pi in the carriage shudder.

"Hurry up, speed up!"

Cao Pi urged the driver to speed up the train. He felt a bad feeling in his heart. He was walking in a hurry and should wait a little longer and let thousands of Tiger Guard soldiers accompany him. It would be a bit too dangerous to leave the city like this.

As soon as he thought of this, Cao Pi suddenly heard a scream from all over the world. Before he could react, an arrow shot through the car window, rubbed through Cao Pi's forehead, and nailed it to the car wall.

Cao Pi suddenly heard the neighing sound of horses. He felt his body tilt suddenly and his head hit the wall of the car. At this moment, a wolf-toothed arrow shot through the car window, hitting Cao Pi's neck. Cao Pi screamed and fell heavily into the carriage.

Cao Pi's convoy was ambushed by five thousand soldiers. Among the dense arrows, all three hundred Hu Ben Guard cavalry were shot to death, four horses were shot to death by arrows, and the carriage capsized on the side of the road.

After a moment, Guo Huai led more than a thousand soldiers to surround him. Dozens of soldiers climbed onto the carriage and opened the car door to search. At this time, Xiahou Dun also urged the horse to come. He seemed a little nervous. He had already bribed Doctor Wang and spread fake news to Cao Pi. Whether he could succeed was to do so.

"Have you found it?" Xiahou Dun asked.

Guo Huai hurriedly saluted, "Report to the general, looking for it!"

"General, found it!"

Several soldiers shouted excitedly and pulled Cao Pi out of the carriage. Cao Pi was covered in blood and had no idea of ​​life and death. Xiahou Dun immediately breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't care about Cao Pi's life or death, as long as he could get rid of him, he would succeed. Xiahou Dun waved his hand excitedly, "Get out immediately!"

Thousands of soldiers quickly evacuated northwest. Soon after, the north city gate opened, and general Xu Chu personally led thousands of Hu Ben Guard cavalry to rush out. He received the news that Cao Pi had left the city and went to Tongque Palace. Xu Chu was worried that Cao Pi had made a mistake, so he personally led three thousand cavalry to chase him out.

But Xu Chu was still one step late. Less than a mile after chasing them, they saw corpses and overturned carriages. Xu Chu was stunned for a while and couldn't help but sigh. The internal strife in Cao Wei would end at some point.

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Chapter completed!