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

Chapter 3: Three Strategies Before Leaving, and Leaving
Qin Zhen was not surprised that Cao Ang would dissuade him.

After all, he had good relations in Cao's camp.

It can be said that if they knew he was going to leave, 90% of the people in Cao’s camp would have tried to stop him.

And this is exactly why Cao Cao was afraid of him!

If a man like him wants to survive under Cao Cao, he can only do the same as Jia Xu, being cautious in what he says and does and not associating with outsiders.

But Jia Xu could do it, but Qin Zhen couldn't.

Having been a military strategist for so many years, he has almost enjoyed all the glory and wealth.

The only thing he couldn't let go was the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China a hundred years later.

As a descendant of the Han family, after traveling through time, I must do everything I can to change the history of the Five Barbarians' Invasion of China.

Therefore, Qin Zhen had to give advice and preserve the vitality of the Han Dynasty.

This is the contradiction now. Every time he gives advice, he will be rewarded, and Cao Cao will become more wary of him.

The more fearful Cao Cao was, the less likely he would be to achieve his goal.

This has obviously reached a dead end.

He had to make a choice: to stay safely in Cao's camp and wait for Cao Cao's death before coming out again.

Or start over from now on and find another person to help.

Sometimes he really wanted to rise up and embark on the road to supremacy, but this idea was totally unrealistic!
Recruiting soldiers requires reputation!

Now that Cao Cao controls the court, if he rebels, he will immediately be charged with treason.

So, Qin Zhen chose the latter and left Cao Cao.

Qin Zhen did not hide his dissuasion from Cao Ang and said bluntly:
"Zixiu, please don't try to persuade me. I have made up my mind to leave. Cao Gong is already afraid of me. If I fail again this time, he will definitely blame me!"

"If you don't leave now, you will be imprisoned tomorrow!"

Cao Ang was shocked when he heard this:

"What are you talking about, sir? Even if there is a big defeat, and you have tried to persuade us, how could my father blame you?"

Qin Zhen heard this, shook his head and sighed:

"Zi Xiu, you don't understand Cao Gong!"

"In the past, General Xu Zi once said that Cao Gong was a capable minister in a peaceful era, and a treacherous hero in a chaotic era!"

"Now Lord Cao suspects that I am too successful to be trusted, and because of my merits, he can only talk to me and no longer be friendly with me!"

"But if we lose this battle, our army will suffer heavy casualties!"

"As a military advisor, I cannot escape blame. Lord Cao will definitely use this as an excuse to blame me!"

"Even if I don't blame you, I can't escape the hardship this time when I return to Xuchang!"

He had almost anticipated his own ending.

In fact, Cao Cao did not blame anyone for his defeat, but only regretted his own actions.

But it’s different now. Cao Cao is afraid of him, but he can’t seize power at will!
Once the army was defeated, Cao Cao could expel him from the center of power on the grounds that he had disrupted the morale of the army and forced Zhang Xiu to rebel.

A better outcome would be like Liu Ye, who was not valued but held a high position and received a generous salary.

The most likely outcome was lifelong confinement, not allowed to go out again!
After all, Cao Cao was a treacherous man, and people were wary of him, so they would not allow him to go elsewhere.

He couldn't accept either of these two outcomes!

When Cao Ang heard these words, he became even more flustered and said hurriedly:
"Sir, you are my father's right-hand man. How can you leave just like that?"

"I will go to the central army and persuade father to surrender!"

Having said that, he walked out.

But when I reached the door, I heard a voice behind me calling:

"Zi Xiu wants to harm me?"

Cao Ang paused, turned around and said:

"Sir, what are you talking about? How could I, a disciple, plot to murder you?"

Qin Zhen smiled faintly and said:

"So I know that Zixiu has a good heart, but now Cao Gong is already wary of me. If he knew I was leaving, he would definitely send troops to stop me!"

"If Zixiu didn't want to harm me, why did he go and tell me the news?"

Upon hearing this, Cao Ang stood there in a daze, and suddenly realized that he couldn't stop Qin Zhen from leaving!
If you want to stop him, you have to inform Cao Cao, which would harm Qin Zhen.

But if we don’t tell Cao Cao, are we really going to let such a genius like Qin Zhen leave?

As he was thinking about it, he saw the smile on Qin Zhen's face and felt sad again.

Cao Cao didn't know Qin Zhen's character, didn't he know it?
Her husband had no selfish motives from beginning to end, and never considered himself in anything he did.

How could such a person have any ulterior motives?
Now that Qin Zhen has been forced to this point, it is obvious that he has really given up on Cao Cao.

Thinking of this, Cao Ang fell to his knees and cried:

"If you insist on going, I will follow you. Please take me along so that I can serve you."

"Silly boy, what kind of teacher am I!" Qin Zhen saw this and stepped forward to help Cao Ang up and said:
"You and I are only four years apart in age. I have always treated you as a brother. How can I perform such a great ceremony?"

"Besides, you are the eldest son of Lord Cao, how can you follow me?"

"To break this situation, you still need to stay here. Whether it will succeed or not depends on fate!"

"Even if you don't want to go and call Yu Jin, I have three countermeasures here. If you act according to them, maybe you can keep Cao Gong safe!"

Having said that, he turned around, walked to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote down three countermeasures.

"You must remember these three strategies. I am leaving now, and you must not let anyone else know!"

"If you dare to spread this everywhere, then our relationship as master and disciple, or brotherhood, will end today!"

Looking at the cloth handed over by Qin Zhen, Cao Ang's eyes were already blurred with tears.

I am so moved that I can't express it in words.

Qin Zhen really did his best for the Cao family.

Even though Cao Cao was so cold to him, Qin Zhen still tried his best to offer advice before leaving.

In comparison, Cao Cao is still indulging in women in his tent.

No matter who it is, who wouldn’t feel aggrieved?
Thinking of this, Cao Ang felt grief in his heart, and he bowed to the ground again and said:
"It is my Cao family who has let you down, sir. As a son, Ang should not blame his father. I can only use this courtesy to return the favor to you, sir. I hope you will forgive me!"

"If one day, Ang is in power, I will definitely welcome you back and talk about our relationship as master and disciple again!"

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Qin Zhen smiled sadly when he saw this, and helped Cao Ang up again and said:
"Zixiu, stop acting like a little girl!"

"I leave today, but we may meet again someday!"

"When we meet again someday, we'll get drunk together!"

"That's right, that's right! If that day comes, I will definitely find you and get you drunk!"

Cao Ang forced himself to smile, and then asked:
"But I don't know when you will leave? Where will you go?"

"Let's prepare the troops and send you off!"

Qin Zhen shook his head again and said:
"There's no need to do that. Your Highness is worth a fortune. If you make a big show of it, it will surely alert Zhang Xiu!"

"I will prepare a few fast horses and set off immediately, taking my followers with me, and go to Xuchang!"

Hearing that Qin Zhen was about to leave, Cao Ang felt a pain in his heart again and said hurriedly:

"It's several hundred miles to Xuchang, and there are many bandits on the way. How about I prepare some food and fodder for my personal guards and arrange for someone to escort us?"

Qin Zhen smiled and turned around to put on his luggage:
"Don't say any more. I have Yuan Zhi to escort you. There is no need to worry about the few bandits and instigators!"

"Zixiu, have you forgotten that I have already told you not to publicize it? Why are you still bringing your personal guards?"

But when Cao Ang heard this, he was shocked and said:

"Yuanzhi is also going to follow you, sir?"

Yuanzhi is naturally not a name.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were two famous people named Yuanzhi.

One is the Jingzhou genius Zhou Buzhi.

The other is the Yingchuan ranger Xu Fu, who has now changed his name to Xu Shu.

Speaking of Qin Zhen and Xu Shu's acquaintance, it was also a coincidence.

Many years ago, Xu Shu committed a crime and fled under an assumed name, where he happened to meet Qin Zhen who was going to join Cao Cao.

The two became good friends. Under Qin Zhen's persuasion, Xu Shu gave up martial arts and turned to literature, studying under Qin Zhen. The two were of similar age and were both teacher and friend.

However, compared to Qin Zhen, Xu Shu never took up an official position and always served as an assistant to Qin Zhen.

As a disciple of Qin Zhen, Cao Ang naturally knew that Xu Shu was also a man of great talent.

Although he is not as good as Qin Zhen, he is also a rare talent!

Now hearing that Xu Shu was also leaving, Cao Ang felt even more sad.

Looking at Cao Ang's appearance, Qin Zhen shook his head and said:

"Yuanzhi wanted to leave a long time ago. If I hadn't persuaded him, he would definitely not have stayed until today!"

"Now that I'm leaving, how can he stay?"

As the two were talking, a young scholar walked into the tent and bowed to Qin Zhen, saying:
"Military Advisor, the horses are ready, we can set off!"

The man who came was Xu Shu, with tied hair and short beard, a long sword on his back, and dressed in tight clothes.

Seeing Xu Shu had arrived, Qin Zhen patted Cao Ang on the shoulder and said:
"Let's go, young master, please be careful!"

Having said that, he hung the seal on the table and walked out of the camp.

Cao Ang stood there, watching Qin Zhen hang up his seal and leave, tears streaming down his face and sobbing.

It's such a pity that his father couldn't use such a genius!

(End of this chapter)