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

Chapter 9: Doing his best, Lao Cao wakes up
"Zixuan, are you really not going to consider it again?"

Xun Yu failed to convince Qin Zhen after all, but he still wanted to try.

Especially after hearing the last paragraph, he has determined that Qin Zhen is the one who can save the world.

Because of his identity, he had never been able to understand some of Qin Zhen's actions before, but now he realized that Qin Zhen had done nothing wrong in the past.

It was Cao Cao and these conservative people who made the mistake!

Thinking about it, he added:
"I didn't know Zixuan's ambitions before, but now I know them all. I will tell Cao Gong about this when I get back. Together we can help Cao Gong, support the world, and get rid of the old system. Isn't that wonderful?"

Seeing Xun Yu's sincerity, Qin Zhen shook his head and said:
"Brother Wenruo has too many concerns, you can't change the system!"

"Similarly, Lord Cao is suspicious by nature. With the princes causing chaos outside, the court hindering him inside, and his relatives holding him back, Lord Cao cannot change the system!"

"Assisting Cao Gong will win the world, but sooner or later you and I will go against him!"

"It is better to forget each other than to become enemies!"

When Xun Yu listened, his heart was filled with dark clouds. Qin Zhen's eyes were so vicious. Was he hinting that he and Cao Cao would break up?
Is it true that his ambition to support the Han Dynasty is impossible to achieve?
After thinking for a while, he glanced at Xu Shu in the distance and said:

"Does Zixuan really want to join Liu Bei?"

"Although Liu Bei claims to be a relative of the Han Dynasty, he is not legitimate, lacks soldiers and food, how can he display Zixuan's talent?"

"I won't vote for Liu Bei either. The princes of the world need to reconsider!"

Qin Zhen shook his head again and said:
"In this world, no matter if it's Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Lu Bu, Sun Ce, or Liu Zhang, whoever has this ambition and ability, I will go and help him!"

"Liu Bei is just Yuan Zhi's choice!"

What he said was actually a bit false. After all, he knew history and knew that the heroes of the Three Kingdoms were none other than Sun, Cao and Liu.

Liu Bei is one of his main choices. Unless Liu Bei is really a hypocrite, he will most likely join Liu Bei's army.

But this cannot be said to Xun Yu, because from now on, the two are in different camps.

He couldn't possibly tell Xun Yu the truth, lest he ruin his plans!
Xun Yu was confused at this time and didn't think too much. He just nodded and said:
"In that case, I won't persuade you any more!"

"I just hope that Zixuan will write to me no matter where he goes in the future, and never lose contact with me!"

"Of course. Wen Ruo is a modest gentleman. It is a joy to be friends with Brother Wen Ruo!"

Qin Zhen bowed to Xun Yu.

Seeing Qin Zhen about to leave, Xun Yu felt even more upset, so he could only turn his head away and said:
"Zixuan, go ahead. I will watch you go, so that we can share the friendship we have!"

"Thank you Wenruo for seeing me off. I am leaving now!"

Qin Zhen nodded, turned his horse and left.

Xu Shu followed.

The figures of the two gradually disappeared into the wind and snow.

Looking at the gradually disappearing figure, Xun Yu couldn't help sighing.

Now that Cao Cao has lost Qin Zhen, it is like Xiang Yu losing Han Xin.

He could only hope that Cao Cao was not Xiang Yu, and Liu Bei was not Liu Bang!
Lamenting, he turned his horse and said:

"Come back to camp with me!"

But as soon as he turned around, he heard the sound of horse hooves coming closer and closer behind him. Xun Yu listened and turned around hurriedly in surprise, just in time to see Qin Zhen riding back alone.

Seeing this, Xun Yu was overjoyed and shouted:
"Has Zixuan changed his mind?"

With a shout, Qin Zhen stopped his horse in front of him, took a breath, shook his head and said:

"No, Brother Wenruo misunderstood!"

"I want to warn Brother Wen Ruo."

"Zhang Xiu will surely rebel tonight. I wonder if Brother Wenruo has seen Cao Gong before coming here?"

Xun Yu glared at this and said:

"You said Zhang Xiu wanted to rebel?"

Then, he frowned again and said:

"I did look for the lord before I came here!"

“That’s a big problem!”

Qin Zhen explained in a deep voice:
"I knew Zhang Xiu was going to rebel, and I didn't want to publicize it!"

"If Brother Wen Ruo goes to see Lord Cao, even if Lord Cao doesn't believe it, he will summon Zhang Xiu to confirm the truth!"

"This is tantamount to tipping off!"

"Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu's adviser, is very wise and will surely know what I have planned and will be on guard against it!"

"It is getting late now. Zhang Xiu will rebel tonight. If you return, Brother Wen Ruo must first go to Xiahou Yuan's camp and have someone lead the troops to attack Wancheng!"

"If you don't do this, Lord Cao will be in great trouble today!"

He spoke very quickly, and when Xun Yu heard it, he felt his scalp tingling. He didn't expect that Qin Zhen had such a reason for leaving!
"Thank you Zixuan for telling me!"

He didn't have time to express his gratitude, and quickly turned his horse's head and shouted:
"Follow me back to the camp!"

As he spoke, he ran towards the Yu Shui camp with a few followers.

Qin Zhen looked at the direction they left and shook his head.

He has done everything he could, and has done his utmost. Whether he can reverse the outcome of the Battle of Wancheng depends on Cao Cao's fate.

At the same time, a banquet was taking place in the Yu Shui camp.

Zhang Xiu was seen holding a wine pot and toasting everywhere.

Cao Cao, sitting in the main seat, was also laughing heartily. He looked at Zhang Xiu and found that he liked him more and more.

Originally, he had no such intention when he came to Wancheng this time.

But when Zhang Xiuzhen worshipped him as his father, he couldn't help but feel happy.

Because Zhang Xiu was born in Xiliang, was good at fighting, and had a submissive character, he was simply perfect, much better than any of his other sons!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at Cao Ang who was unhappy beside him, and said in a deep voice:
"Why is Zixiu like this? Is it because you are not happy here?"

Cao Ang saw this and bowed his hands in agreement:

"It's not that I'm unhappy here, but I just can't forget what Mr. Ang warned me about!"

As soon as he mentioned Qin Zhen, Cao Cao suddenly became a little annoyed and said:

"At this point, do you still think your father is at fault?" Zhang Xiu has acknowledged him as his father, but Cao Ang still thinks that Zhang Xiu will rebel?
Could it be that Cao Cao is so incapable of judging people?

Cao Ang looked at Cao Cao, whose face was red with anger, and said with some pity:

"It's not my father's fault, it's just that someone didn't care about his reputation!"

As he spoke, he looked at the sky and said in a deep voice:
"Father, you should drink here. It's time for you to go patrol the camp!"

Without getting a reply from Cao Cao, he got up and walked out!
"Cao Zixiu, did your father let you go?"

"You bastard, why don't you come back and apologize!"

But Cao Ang seemed not to hear it and walked out firmly.

"Father, is Zixiu feeling unwell?"

At this time, Zhang Xiu came forward with a jar of wine to greet him.

When Cao Cao saw Zhang Xiu, he smiled and said:
"We are having fun here, so don't worry about it. I have been blessed today, so it doesn't matter if there are no other sons!"

"Father, what are you talking about? Zixiu must be drunk!"

Zhang Xiu grinned, picked up Cao Cao's wine glass and said:
"Come, I will pour wine for my father!"

Cao Cao smiled again when he saw this, feeling happy and at ease, and drank another glass of wine on the spot.

Everyone drank happily for a long time, Cao Cao was already drunk without realizing it, and shouted:

"Where is Dian Wei? Help me get back to the camp and rest!"

But he called out several times, but Dian Wei did not respond. Cao Cao was about to get angry, but someone held him back and said:
"Father, General Dian Wei is drunk. I will help you back to the tent!"

Cao Cao was drunk and couldn't see the person clearly. He just smiled and said:
"Zixiu, you're back?"

"Don't you firmly believe that Zhang Xiu intends to rebel?"

"Why are you back now?"

Zhang Xiu supported Cao Cao, a flash of murderous intent flashed across his eyes, and he smiled and said:
"Mr. Cao has misunderstood. I am Zhang Xiu!"

"What is Zhang Xiu Zixiu?"

Cao Cao was confused and said without thinking:
"Help me back quickly!"

Zhang Xiu saw this and his expression turned grim. He said:

"Father, please follow me!"

As he spoke, he helped Cao Cao up and walked towards the main tent.

Walking all the way into the tent, he put Cao Cao on the couch again, and his hand unconsciously reached for the sword.

But at this moment, a loud shout was heard from outside the tent:

"My lord, where is my lord?"

It was Dian Wei's voice. Before Zhang Xiu could turn around, Dian Wei had already entered the tent. Seeing him inside, Dian Wei frowned and shouted:

"This is the lord's inner tent. Outsiders are not allowed to enter. What do you want to do here, general?"

Zhang Xiu's killing intent suddenly disappeared after hearing Dian Wei's shouting. He smiled awkwardly and said:

"Lord Cao was drunk and asked the general to serve him. Unexpectedly, the general went to relieve himself, so I helped Lord Cao back!"

"Now that the general has arrived, Xiu should leave!"

After he said that, he walked out of the tent with his sword in hand.

Seeing Zhang Xiu holding the sword, Dian Wei frowned. After Zhang Xiu left, he hurried forward to wake Cao Cao and said:
"Lord Cao, wake up! Lord Cao, wake up! Zhang Xiu is indeed a rebellious man!"

Cao Cao was shaken awake and said groggily:

"What's going on?"

Dian Wei hurriedly said:

"Just now I went to relieve myself, and this man secretly helped Lord Cao into the tent with the intention of murdering him."

"If I hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid Cao Gong would have been harmed!"

"What did you say?"

Cao Cao's voice suddenly rose eight octaves. He stood up suddenly, but felt a splitting headache. He couldn't help but take a breath of cold air and hurriedly held his forehead:

"Is this true?"

"It's true. I saw it with my own eyes!"

Dian Wei spoke with certainty and a look of affirmation.

Cao Cao listened, but felt confused and had an unbearable headache. He held his head and said:

"I have a terrible headache now and it's hard for me to command."

"If Zhang Xiu really has rebellious intentions, quickly call Zixuan to come and take charge of the matter!"

"Only Zixuan can mobilize the generals!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Dian Wei couldn't hold it in anymore and cried:

"Lord!"

When Cao Cao heard this, he immediately lowered his head and frowned:
"Why are you crying? Why don't you go?"

But Dian Wei burst into tears, and said with great sorrow:
"My lord, the military advisor has resigned!"

"Zixuan, he's gone?"

As Cao Cao listened, he suddenly looked up and felt his heart suddenly empty. Then he remembered that his old friend had long left him, and suddenly he understood.

"What have I done?"

He couldn't help but mutter to himself that he had actually forced his military advisor away!

But at this moment, a loud shout came from outside the camp:

"All troops, listen up. Follow me and charge into the center of the army to capture and kill Cao the thief!"

"Kill!"

Amid the shouts, a large number of soldiers and horses rushed out of Zhang Xiu's camp towards Cao Cao's central army.

(End of this chapter)