Cao Shu entered the study, and Cao Cao was still reading.

From Cao Cao's posture of holding the book, Cao Shu had already seen that his mind was not on the book.

"Keep to my father." After bowing and giving a big gift, Cao Shu greeted him.

"Why did you remember to go back to Yecheng?" Cao Cao finally put down his book and stared at Cao Shu and asked.

"Since taking over Liaodong and Sanhan, there is nothing to do recently." Cao Shu replied: "I heard that Ma Chao and Han Sui were in trouble in Xiliang, so I came to ask my father what he planned to do."

"What else can I do besides siege?" Cao Cao said: "You can't wait for them to come and beat me?"

"Does my father think there is something strange about this?" Cao Shuo asked again.

"What's wrong?" Cao Cao said: "Ma Chao's ambitions and attempts to subvert the great man, but I didn't see any strangeness in it."

"Ma Teng is watching in Yecheng. If his father stood in Ma Chao's position, would he be an enemy of the Cao family?" Cao Shu asked.

Cao Cao thought for a while and said to Cao Shu: "If I were him, I would never have done such a thing."

"Does my father think Ma Chao is a stupid person?" Cao Shuo said: "You know, the Ma family and Han Sui in Xiliang have a deep blood feud. Now that they can join forces, someone must mediate."

"What do you mean is Ma Chao's commander behind him?" Cao Cao frowned.

"It may be a bit too much for the Lord to say." Cao Shu replied: "But someone must have encouraged me, otherwise Ma Chao would not have done such a thing no matter what."

"If someone encourages him, he can do this?" Cao Cao said: "Since that's the case, I have to kill Ma Teng. It's also possible for Ma Chao to see that it was the people who encouraged him to do these things that harmed his father and brother."

"My father was indeed considering it correctly." Cao Shuo immediately agreed.

Cao Cao asked in surprise: "Do you agree?"

"Of course I agree." Cao Shuo said: "But my father seemed to have overlooked a problem."

"What have you ignored?" Cao Cao asked.

"My father killed Ma Teng and went to Xiliang again. Where will Ma Chao go if he had no way out?" Cao Shuo said: "Compared with the people who encouraged him and Han Sui, is the hatred between his father and Ma Chao deeper?"

After staring at Cao Shu for a long time, Cao Cao asked, "What do you mean by these?"

"I think it would be better to let Ma Teng live than to kill him." Cao Shuo said: "Ma Teng's life does not threaten his father at all, but instead makes Ma Chao be afraid of being a timid person. I will send someone to see Ma Chao and understand the situation clearly. As long as he can expose the person who is secretly making trouble, why worry about Ma Chao not complacent to the Cao family?"

"What you said seems to make some sense." Cao Cao nodded, then said, "But if I don't kill Ma Teng, I always feel that there is a joke in my heart that has not melted."

"My father just thinks about how much benefits Ma Teng can bring to us." Cao Shuo said: "The conquest of the world is to allow more people to join the Cao family, rather than just trying to kill a few people for the moment of pleasure."

Cao Cao had long wanted to kill Ma Teng, but fortunately Xun You advised him before.

This time when Cao Shu came back, he also thought that it must be for Ma Teng's business.

He had already made plans, and no matter what Cao Shu said, he would refuse.

But Cao Shu didn't say much, but just said a few words lightly, which made him shaken.

Looking at Cao Cao, Cao Shu didn't continue talking.

He knew that Cao Cao was thinking about what to do at this time, but there was no benefit in saying more.

"Do you really think I should let Ma Teng go?" Cao Cao asked, looking at Cao Shuo.

"No." Cao Shuo said: "I don't think my father should let him go."

"You can't let go, and you can't kill. What should I do?" Cao Cao asked with a frown.

"Neither let go nor kill." Cao Shu said: "If he asked him to write a letter to Ma Chao, his father would always have a position to ask his son. His father could also take this opportunity to send a few smart people to Xiliang and secretly find out who was the one who was doing it."

Cao Cao nodded and then asked Cao Shuo: "I asked Ma Teng to write a letter to Ma Chao, will he agree?"

"If my father went, he would definitely agree." Cao Shuo said: "But if that happens, his father will be three points shorter than others. He will first kill him and then stay, and he will beg him to write a letter to Ma Chao. Wouldn't it beg people to gossip?"

"What should I do if I follow you?" Cao Cao asked.

"I'll go see him." Cao Shuo said: "Speaking of this, he is my father-in-law, so it shouldn't be difficult to ask him to write a letter."

"Then you go." Cao Cao said: "If he refused, I wouldn't allow him."

"Don't worry, Father." Cao Shu said: "I'll go and persuade him that there may be some people who will succeed. Although they are not as prestigious as my father, after all, I can also pretend to be powerful."

"I didn't see the power of the fox and tiger. The skill of flattering is getting longer and longer." Cao Cao smiled and waved his hand: "Go quickly, no matter what the result is, just give me a reply."

Cao Shu sued and left Cao Cao's study.

He was in a hurry to see Ma Teng, but he didn't have time to greet Ding Yao first, so he left Cao's house and went to Yecheng prison.

Few Cao troops guarding the prison did not know Cao Shu.

Seeing that he was coming, someone immediately reported to the commander.

The commander in charge of the prison came out and bowed to Cao Shuo: "I wonder if you have the time to come here?"

"Where is Ma Teng locked up?" Cao Shu asked.

"Hold in death row." The commander replied.

"Take me to see." Cao Shuo waved his hand.

He wanted to ask him for a warrant, but the commander did not dare, so he had to lead him to prison.

Death prisoners are darker than ordinary cells. There is no sunshine here all year round. The only light is the sunshine emitted by a few small holes in the walls.

The cage was mostly empty. With the faint light, Cao Shu saw that there seemed to be a person in the cage in the corner.

The man was lying curled up on the haystack, and he didn't move when someone came in.

"Young Master, Ma Teng is there." Following Cao Shu, the prison commander pointed to the cage in the corner and said to him.

"You guys retreat first." Cao Shu ordered.

He did not dare to disobey him, so the commander greeted several guards and retreated.

Only Deng Zhan and Zhu Ao were following Cao Shu.

When he arrived in front of the cage, Cao Shuo held the wooden fence and called out: "General Ma!"

Ma Teng, who was lying on the haystack, heard someone greeting him, and his voice was very familiar, and slowly turned his head.

It has been locked up here for many days, and Ma Teng's eyes have long been adapting to the darkness.

Cao Shu couldn't see his face clearly, but he saw Cao Shu clearly.

Seeing that Cao Shu was standing outside the cage, Ma Teng turned over and got up.

After walking two steps to the edge of the cage, he pulled the fence and asked Cao Shu: "Young Master, why are you here?"
Chapter completed!