Three Kingdoms: I switched to Liu Bei, why are you crying, Cao Cao?

Chapter 1: Lao Cao doesn’t listen to my advice, so should I leave?
The first month of the second year of Jian'an, which was 197 AD.

At that time, the world was in chaos and the Han Dynasty was caught up in the war among the princes.

In the north, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan was in full swing.

In the south, Jingzhou was initially settled, and Sun Ce broke away from Yuan Shu, swept across Jiangdong, and established his own regime in the south of the Yangtze River.

In the east, Lu Bu occupied Xuzhou and was eyeing every place covetously.

Cao Cao was located in the Central Plains. Although he welcomed the Han Emperor, he was surrounded by powerful enemies, so he led a large army south to attack Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu led his people to surrender, and Cao Cao was very happy. He stationed troops at Yu River, rewarded the generals under Zhang Xiu, and married Zhang Ji's widow Zou. Cao Cao was very powerful for a while.

At this time, Cao's army camped on the bank of Yu River.

I saw a scholar standing outside Cao's army tent with his hands behind his back.

He was nearly eight feet tall, with his hair tied up on his head, sword-like eyebrows, bright eyes, a sharp face and a stern expression.

In front of him was Dian Wei, a guard outside Cao Cao's camp. He was nine feet tall and very sturdy, and he was in direct confrontation with the scholar in front of him.

Seeing that the scholar was still not leaving, Dian Wei could not help but frown and said:
"Military advisor, why don't you go back to the camp and rest first? The lord is already angry now. If you don't go back, I'm afraid the lord will blame you!"

Hearing this, the scholar simply passed Dian Wei and shouted to the inside of the big tent:
"The state affairs are of great importance now. Lord Cao has just welcomed the emperor, but he is so eager for glory and indulges in wine and women. Do you remember the death of Dong Zhongying in the past?"

After this shout, there was no sound inside the tent.

Looking at this scene, Dian Wei couldn't help but sigh:

"If Zixuan is willing to listen to me, please leave immediately!"

"The lord has been quite dissatisfied with your behavior these days. I am afraid that he will blame you for what you did today!"

Zixuan is the young man’s courtesy name. His real name is Qin Zhen, and he is the military advisor and General of the Central Army under Cao Cao.

Facing Dian Wei's persuasion, Qin Zhen frowned and said:
"The situation is extremely urgent now. If Lord Cao doesn't show up, what can we do?"

Dian Wei had no choice but to suggest:
"The military advisor always said that the situation was extremely urgent, but he refused to elaborate."

"Mr. Cao is suspicious to begin with, how could he believe your words?"

"Why don't you tell me the whole story and I'll pass it on to Lord Cao. If Lord Cao is willing to see you, I'll send you a letter."

Qin Zhen heard this and shook his head:
"I can't say anything at this time. I have to ask Lord Cao to speak in person! Otherwise, disaster will come!"

"But if Cao Gong doesn't show up, what can we do?"

Dian Wei was a little impatient:
"Sir, you'd better go back. Given the current situation, the lord will never see you!"

Seeing Dian Wei's expression, Qin Zhen sighed again, took out a piece of cloth from his arms and said:

"Well, if you don't want to see it, please help me deliver this book to the camp."

"If Cao Gong still doesn't see it, then I won't have the face to come again!"

As he spoke, he handed the cloth to Dian Wei and walked behind him in a daze.

Looking at Qin Zhen's distraught appearance, Dian Wei shook his head and sighed.

But at this moment, a very majestic voice sounded:
"Qin Zixuan, you just said I was Dong Zhuo?"

When Qin Zhen heard this, he turned around and saw a short middle-aged man walking out of the tent barefoot.

He was only wearing a single layer of clothing, had a broad square mouth, slender eyebrows and eyes, and a long beard reaching his chest. It was Cao Cao Mengde.

In the cold wind, his figure stood tall and straight, looking extremely majestic.

Seeing Cao Cao come out, Qin Zhen was not afraid at all, and turned around and said:

"Cao Gong is wrong. Dong Zhuo is a traitor to the country!"

"Cao Gong supported the Han Dynasty, so he should not be ranked with the traitors. However, he is far inferior to them now."

"Although Dong Zhuo was in chaos, he still listened to Li Ru's advice. Now Cao Gong has taken other people's wives and daughters, and spends all day enjoying himself, but has forgotten about state affairs. How is he different from Dong Zhuo in Meiwu?"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice:
"Qin Zixuan, if anyone else dares to say this and disrupt our army's morale, Cao will kill him as soon as possible!"

"But considering your outstanding contributions over the years, I will not kill you!"

"Return to the camp immediately, or I will not let you go today!"

Looking at the cold light in Cao Cao's eyes, Qin Zhen felt disappointed. He had been assisting Cao Cao for seven years since the meeting of princes.

But now, Cao Cao treats him so coldly.

Is it because he is from a poor family? Or is it because he is not a member of Cao Cao's royal family?

Thinking of this, he closed his eyes in despair:
"Does Cao Gong really not want to hear what I have to say?"

Cao Cao looked at the expression on his face and felt a little reluctant, but he said coldly:

"You have good advice, I will listen to it. If you offend me again, I will not forgive you!" Qin Zhen heard it and opened his eyes:
"Even if I have good advice, Lord Cao may not listen. Well, if Lord Cao doesn't want to see me, I will leave!"

"But I have one thing to tell you. Zhang Xiu will rebel tonight. Lord Cao, take care of yourself!"

After saying this, he walked towards his tent.

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately became angry and said:

"Qin Zixuan, you have repeatedly disturbed the morale of my army. If I don't kill you today, it is truly a virtue of me, Cao Cao!"

"Don't be so arrogant because of your talent. Do you really think you can't do anything without Cao Mengde?"

But no matter how much he shouted, Qin Zhen never looked back.

Seeing this, Dian Wei stepped forward and said:

"My lord, Zixuan's words have always been right. He must have a basis for saying that Zhang Xiu will rebel!"

"Even you talked to him?"

Cao Cao glared at Dian Wei and said:

"Now that Zhang Xiu has surrendered, all his troops are under our command. How can he rebel again?"

"Now that Zhang Xiu has said this, how can he not be afraid as a surrendered general? If he really wants to rebel, it is because he is forced to do so!"

As he spoke, he looked at Qin Zhen's back and said:
"This boy is just a poor boy. If I hadn't taken him in, he would have died in the chaos of the army!"

"At first, because he was humble, I treated him kindly, gave him a beautiful wife and relatives, and gave him many rewards."

"But now he is arrogant because of his talent and repeatedly offends his superiors. If we tolerate him for a few more years, I am afraid that Cao Cao will no longer have a place to stand!"

"Don't worry about him, I can reflect on myself!"

After saying this, Cao Cao waved his sleeves and walked into the tent.

Seeing this, Dian Wei sighed inwardly. It seemed that Cao Cao's words were directed at him, but in fact, wasn't he also advising himself?
As a guard, he knew Cao Cao too well.

Cao Cao was just like that. He was courteous to the wise and humble and did not like empty formalities.

But once it comes to a struggle for power, people become suspicious by nature.

The reason why he didn't listen to Qin Zhen's words was that on the surface he didn't like being offended, but in fact he was afraid that Qin Zhen's achievements would threaten his master!
But think about it, ever since the campaign against Dong Zhuo, Qin Zhen's words have always been on the mark, and everyone in the world calls him a genius.

But for Cao Cao, it was very uncomfortable.

Because Qin Zhen's wisdom was so terrifying that he said that Cao Cao was going to be defeated in the pursuit, and Cao Cao almost didn't come back.

If they said Liu Dai would die, then Liu Dai really died in battle!
He said the Yellow Turbans would surrender, and he actually subdued a million of them!

When Lu Bu came to attack Yanzhou, it was Qin Chen who single-handedly defended Cao Cao's hometown.

For a full seven years, whenever the two disagreed, the result would always be that Qin Zhen was right and Cao Cao was wrong.

If other monarchs were not familiar with military strategies, that would be tolerable.

But Cao Cao was also a resourceful and ambitious man.

You can't be inferior to even one of your subordinates, right?

Qin Zhen is such a freak, his abilities are so powerful that they are terrifying. He is an expert in both commanding the army and governing the people.

He enjoys extremely high prestige among the military and civilians!
At least there was Xi Zhicai who shared Qin Zhen's glory, which made Cao Cao feel a little comforted.

But with the death of Xi Zhicai last year, Cao Cao became more and more wary of Qin Zhen.

Qin Zhen's previous actions also made Cao Cao begin to doubt him. Take the Battle of Xuzhou as an example. Cao's army wanted to massacre the city, but Qin Zhen tried his best to persuade them to die, thus saving a large number of Xuzhou people.

In the hearts of the people, Cao Cao became evil and Qin Zhen became good.

Then the question is, as a strategist, what do you want to do by winning the hearts of so many people?
Similarly, Qin Zhen was extremely strict in military discipline. Even Cao Hong was almost caught and imprisoned by Qin Zhen for corruption. Therefore, all the generals respected and feared the military advisor, and they all said that the military advisor had the style of ancient famous generals.

You are a strategist, but you have such a high prestige among the generals. What do you want to do?
All these things made Cao Cao feel terrified!

It can be said that Cao Cao did not disbelieve Qin Zhen, but he could not believe him and did not dare to believe him!
If his prediction comes true again this time, Lao Cao will have to doubt his own abilities!
Therefore, Dian Wei understood Cao Cao's mentality very well.

But he saw everything that happened just now, including the disappointment in Qin Zhen's eyes. He hesitated for a moment and said:

"My lord, the military advisor just said he was leaving. If he really leaves, what should we do with him?"

After these words were spoken, the tent fell into silence. After a long while, Cao Cao finally said:

"If he wants to leave, then let him leave. I don't believe that without Qin Zixuan, I, Cao Cao, will become a lost dog."

After these words were spoken in a fit of anger, the sound of Zou's piano could be heard again in the tent.

It is so sad that it makes people feel sad.

(End of this chapter)