No one knew what Cao Pi and Cao Chong talked about that day, but from that day on, Cao Pi's feelings for Cao Chong had obviously deepened.
Not only did he send many gifts and supplements to Cao Chong and his mother, but he also visited them several times. Those who didn't know would think that Cao Chong and Cao Pi were brothers from the same mother.
In King Wei's mansion, Cao Pi temporarily took charge of the court affairs on behalf of his father.
"Second Young Master, your complexion is rosy. You must have encountered something good!" Sima Yi entered the mansion and immediately saw that Cao Pi's complexion was ruddy. His every movement was less gloomy than before, and there was a smile on his face.
"Zhong Da is here!" Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi and smiled, but didn't explain what the good news was. Instead, he handed some files to Sima Yi.
Sima Yi didn't ask much. He helped Cao Pi select some important files and handed them to Cao Pi as usual. Sima Yi could handle the rest by himself.
"Zhong Da, has Sun Quan done anything recently?" Cao Pi suddenly asked.
"Sun Quan?!" Sima Yi replied, "I haven't found any movement yet."
"Good!" Cao Pi nodded. "Keep an eye on Sun Quan. If he does anything bad, I allow you the right to act first and report later!"
"En?!" Sima Yi's pupils shrank. Sun Quan had been with Cao Pi for a long time. Even if he didn't make any contributions, he had worked hard. But now, in front of Cao Pi, he was like a burden that was thrown away.
This Cao Pi was indeed a cold-hearted person. But it was precisely such a person who could be the emperor.
Sun Quan had given so many suggestions to Cao Pi, but Sun Quan's strategy was too radical. Once it failed, it would be beyond redemption.
However, Cao Pi preferred a gentler method. For example, he could use Madam Huan to completely control Cao Chong. Cao Chong would be giving up his inheritance right to Cao Pi. How good would such a perfect ending be?
"Yes!" Sima Yi lowered his head.
Cao Pi nodded in agreement. Cao Pi used to put Sima Yi and Sun Quan in important positions, but he liked Sima Yi more because Sima Yi was not as opinionated as Sun Quan.
He, Cao Pi, wanted obedient people, not brainless people.
However, Cao Pi did not see that there was a flash of light in Sima Yi's lowered head.
Sima Yi continued to help Cao Pi organize the case files in his hands. Suddenly, Sima Yi saw a case file and was immediately shocked.
"How is that possible!" Sima Yi turned pale with fright.
"Zhong Da, what's wrong?" Cao Pi also frowned. Sima Yi rarely lost his composure.
"Second Young Master, take a look!" Sima Yi handed the file in his hand to Cao Pi.
Cao Pi took the file from Sima Yi's hands. With one look, it was even worse than Sima Yi's.
"How could this be?!" Cao Pi staggered to his feet. This news was too important. "Could this be a fake case file?" Cao Pi asked Sima Yi.
However, Sima Yi shook his head. "Second Young Master, this matter is so important. It can't be fake. What's more, this file was sent by Lord Xun Yu!"
Xun Yu had been sent to Liaodong by Cao Cao to be in charge of everything in Liaodong. How could Xun Yu be fake?
This case file said that half of Youzhou had fallen. The Xiongnu army had marched straight in and was about to reach Jizhou.
"What are the border guards doing? Where are Xun Yu's troops? Where are Xiahou Chun and Zhang He's troops? " Cao Pi was really angry. This world would belong to the Cao Family in the future, which meant that it would belong to him. However, he had not even sat on that position yet, and the world was already in turmoil.
"Second Young Master, it's, it's, it's provisions!" Sima Yi said to Cao Pi.
"What?! Provisions? "
Cao Pi was stunned by the news just now, so he didn't look at what was written on it in detail. He waited for Sima Yi to hand the file over to Cao Pi again.
Only then did Cao Pi read it seriously.
It said that Xun Yu had asked why the provisions in Hebei had not arrived yet. He was unable to send troops and was even blocked by the Xiongnu army on the city walls.
"This, this, this!" Cao Pi also panicked. He knew best where the provisions went. It was used by him. Cao Pi wanted to bribe officials and establish his faction. Naturally, he needed money. However, Cao Cao didn't give him enough and he couldn't ask for more.
He could only start from other places. This was one of them.
"Didn't they transfer the provisions from other places?" Cao Pi questioned. He had torn down the east wall to pay the west wall, but at least he had made up for it.
"Second Young Master, the provisions were sent to Yuzhou as soon as they reached the Yellow River." Because of Zhou Buyi and Cao Chong, Cao Pi had no choice but to transfer the provisions back.
"Cao Chong!" Cao Pi was also angry. He subconsciously put all the blame on Cao Chong. If it were not for Cao Chong, he would not have ended up like this.
"Zhongda, what can we do now?" Cao Pi panicked. The Xiongnu army in Hebei had already taken half of Youzhou. Such a big matter could not be hidden from Cao Cao. Once Cao Cao found out, Cao Pi would be finished.
Although he won't die, Cao Cao won't give Cao Pi another chance.
"Second Young Master, there is still a chance to salvage the situation!" A voice suddenly said to Cao Pi.
"Who is it?!" Cao Pi suddenly turned his head and saw a familiar face.
It was Sun Quan, Sun Zhongmou.
Sun Quan and Sima Yi were frequent guests of Cao Pi's residence, so they did not need to report their arrival.
"Second Young Master, do you still want to be soft-hearted at this time?" Sun Quan also knew about the situation in the north, so he came to Prince Wei's residence.
"I said that I don't need you to teach me some things!" Cao Pi said to Sun Quan with a red face.
"Second Young Master, if Prince Wei knows about this, what will you do?" Sun Quan sneered at Cao Pi.
"Then Second Young Master, you will end up like Young Master Cao Zhi!" Cao Cao had already deprived Cao Zhi of his inheritance rights. Killing Yang Xiu was Cao Cao's warning to Cao Zhi.
"Cao Zhi?" Cao Pi's gaze wavered. Cao Zhi was framed by Cao Pi.
"Not only that, everything you have done in the past will be in vain. Second Young Master, if you lose your inheritance rights, who will inherit Prince Wei's great undertaking? Young Master Zhang? Young Master De? … "Sun Quan's face was full of examples.
However, he did not mention one person, and that was Cao Chong.
"Given Young Master's character, Second Young Master, you should know the final outcome!" Sun Quan was tempting Cao Pi.
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