Cao Shu only stayed in Yecheng for one night. The next morning he said goodbye to Cao Cao and took Chen Dao and others to leave.

After leaving Yecheng, Chen Dao said to Cao Shu: "This time Cao asked the young master to come back, I really don't know what he was going to do."

"What are you doing?" Cao Shuo said: "Besides arranging us to attack Qingzhou, we also have to ask Zihuan to apologize to me, and there is nothing else."

"It seems that the young master does not need to come here deliberately." Chen Dao said: "I think the young master said it was right before. Cao Gong treated us as bait."

"I thought so before entering the city." Cao Shu said: "But after entering Yecheng, I found that things were not that simple. My father not only treated me as bait, but also depends on my attitude."

"Attitude?" Chen Dao asked: "What attitude can the young master have?"

"The attitude towards my father and my brothers." Cao Shuo said: "If I don't come to Yecheng, I will ignore my father's military orders. How could my father have no grudges against me?"

"Young Master." Chen Dao said, "There is something I really don't know if I should say."

"Shuzhi is not an outsider, there is nothing to say." Cao Shuo said: "If you have anything, just say it."

"When I was following the young master, although there were not many soldiers under my command, I felt it was pure." Chen Dao said: "Now the young master has tens of thousands of troops, but I feel it is not as pure as before."

"It's just when you're not strong enough." Cao Shuo said with a smile: "Once a person is strong, especially if he is too fast, it will always attract all kinds of criticisms. It took me only three or four years to hold two states and two counties in my hand. How many people in the world can do it? If we talk about elite troops and look at the world, how many heroes can be more good at fighting than my soldiers?"

"Young Master means..." Chen Dao asked.

"I am too strong, of course it will attract some dissatisfaction from people." Cao Shuo smiled and said, "More importantly, I am the eldest son of the Cao family, and I can also have tens of thousands of troops. Even my brothers are afraid of me."

Chen Dao sighed and said, "It was because the Yuan family fought against each other, so they had the current situation. I didn't expect that the young master would even..."

"It's not that far." Cao Shu interrupted him: "When it really comes to that day, I will take the initiative. What should be mine is mine after all, and no one wants to grab it."

"Have you ever thought that once you fight, your brothers will probably become enemies?" Zhao Yun interrupted.

"It depends on how my brother is going to treat me." Cao Shuo smiled slightly and said to Zhao Yun: "If they regard me as their elder brother and just make a fuss with me, I will not do anything to them. But if they want to kill me and rob me of the territory, and destroy my army, then I will..."

Speaking of this, Cao Shu didn't continue.

Some things you shouldn’t say too clearly, or you can’t say too clearly. As long as you point the meaning so that everyone understands it.

Zhao Yun and Chen Dao clasped their fists together: "No matter what decision the young master makes, we will follow you to the death!"

"You're enough." Cao Shu responded and urged his mount to speed up his movements.

Failed to stop Cao Shu and even broke Guo Tu. Yuan Tan walked back and forth in the house like an ant on a hot pot.

"Young Master..." Standing in the house and watching him walk around for a long time, Xin Ping said: "Just worry is not a solution..."

"I failed to intercept Cao Shu and even killed him. I was completely in opposition to the Cao family." Yuan Tan stopped and said with concern: "It is said that Sima Yi has sent troops from Xuzhou, and Xu Shu is also leading his army to advance westward. Qingzhou may not be able to be saved."

"As long as the young master can defend Nanpi, we still have hope." Xin Ping said: "Even if we can't defend, the young master can go to Bingzhou and persuade General Gao to raise an army to counterattack the Cao family."

"If the high-ranking cadre really had the heart to fight the Cao family, he would have sent troops long ago." Yuan Tan said: "Outsiders are outsiders. Although he is his father's nephew, he has no intention of protecting the Yuan family."

As he was talking, the guard's voice came from outside the door: "Young Master Qi, it's not good!"

"What's the matter worth panic?" He was in a very messy mood. When he heard the guard say something bad, Yuan Tan was immediately angry and asked outside the door.

"Cao Cao ordered Cao Pi to lead his army of 30,000 to Nanpi to fight." The guard replied.

Yuan Tan sat down dejectedly, looked at Xin Ping and said, "Before Cao Cao sent my daughter back, I knew something was wrong. I didn't expect that he could not wait..."

"We didn't notice it before. Now after thinking about it carefully, Cao Cao and Cao Shu might have known that the young master would rebel." Xin Ping said: "Cao Shu only brought five hundred people from Shouchun to Yecheng, and by chance he passed by the young master's territory..."

"What do you mean is everything done by the Cao family?" Yuan Tan asked.

"Think about it carefully, it's true." Xin Ping said: "If not, how can it make sense for everything that happened before?"

Yuan Tan was stunned.

At this moment, he realized that he had always wanted to pretend to serve the Cao family first, and then stabbed him in the back until the Cao family was unprepared, so as to achieve the goal of restoring the Yuan family in Hebei.

Now that he thought about it, he realized that these ideas were so naive and ridiculous...

From the beginning, the Cao family put a trap and asked him to drill.

But he even sharpened his head and got in for fear of falling behind...

"Young Master..." Yuan Tan sat there with a dejected expression, Xin Ping said: "Now there is probably only one way to prepare for the war..."

"What's the solution?" Yuan Tan asked looking up at Xin Ping.

"I'll go see Cao Pi." Xin Ping said: "I will tell him that the young master did not mean to rebel against the Cao family. It was just that Guo Tu used troops without authorization for his own selfish interests and intercepted Cao Zirong."

"He will never believe this to Cao Cao." Yuan Tan said: "Cao Pi is Cao Cao's son. I heard that this man did everything he could. When he captured Yecheng, he even killed Mrs. Liu..."

"Mrs. Liu is not the biological mother of the young master." Xin Ping said: "Cao Pi has always been ambitious. He has always coveted Cao Zirong's status. If he uses it properly, he is likely to be willing to accept the young master's surrender."

"You mean..." Yuan Tan's eyes lit up.

"I promised Cao Pi to help him deal with Cao Zirong." Xin Ping said: "As long as he is willing to agree, the Cao family will have the possibility of withdrawing troops. Cao Pi is young and will not see that things are so clear. Compared to Cao Cao and Cao Shuo, he should be easier to convince."

"I always feel uncomfortable when Mr. Xin goes to see him." Yuan Tan said.

"No one is suitable except me." Xin Ping said: "Please allow me to allow you!"
Chapter completed!