"Huh? Jian'an character?"

Cao Pi laughed angrily at this shameless remark. He glanced back and forth at Cao Zhi and Chen Lin twice, then turned around, quickly pulled out the long knife from the waist of the guard behind him, and then pointed at it under everyone's gaze.

Chen Lin waved it out.

"puff!"

As a cold light flashed, Chen Lin's head suddenly moved, and the blood was like a fountain, making everyone tremble in fear.

Soon, the whole room was filled with a frightening smell of blood.

Cao Zhi was stunned for a moment when he looked at the blood all over the floor. As the smell of blood became stronger, he suddenly sobered up from drinking.

"How...how could you act like this?"

Tears flowed out slowly from the corners of his eyes unconsciously.

Cao Zhi's gentleness emanates from his bones. He has not liked fighting for power since he was a child. Although he is Cao Cao's son, he has never seen any bloody scenes, let alone killing people.

Seeing such a bloody scene suddenly, it is inevitable to be a little stunned.

Especially when he sobered up, the way he looked at his second brother changed instantly.

“How could...how could this be done?”

"He's a human! How could you-"

Cao Zhi, who had recovered slightly, roared, but before he could finish his roar, a cold white light flashed through again.

Cao Pi swung his sword again, but this time it was the back of the sword that hit the opponent, not the blade.

With a "pop!" sound, the back of the knife left a heavy blood mark on Cao Zhi's face.

This action frightened the group of guards behind him so much that even Sima Yi couldn't help but feel fear.

He almost thought that the two brothers Cao Zhi and Cao Pi were about to commit fratricide.

At present, it seems that Cao Pi still knows how to act appropriately. Even when he was extremely angry, he never killed his brother.

Of course, the corresponding Cao Zhi is also really stupid in his opinion. Not only has he not achieved any achievements, but his life is a mess. He is simply stupid.

"Do you still remember what your father said to you before he passed away? And do you still remember how you repeatedly promised at his bedside that you would live up to his expectations and that you would be a great man and make contributions to Cao Wei?"

Seeing Cao Zhi who was so frightened that he dared not speak anymore, Cao Pi felt even more angry.

But he knew that this was not a good time to "take care of" his younger brother, so he showed a heartbroken expression with tearful eyes, trembled his lips, and started to show off his acting skills.

"Do you know what your last name is? Do you know that third brother was almost killed when he was chasing the black and white knights outside, and the general returned to Chang'an?"

"You know nothing and don't care about anything. You only drink and have fun all day long, and you never think about others. Now my uncle is messing around with us. Instead of helping with suggestions, you even led everyone to hold a banquet.

, do you still have a heart?"

As he said that, he stuck the long knife in his hand heavily on the document and continued: "I ask you to be serious. Now that my father has passed away, we will have no one to help except ourselves, let alone anyone to help you find out. Cao Zijian

!”

"Do you think you can still be that innocent and carefree child after your father leaves? What about the dream?"

Cao Pi, who became more and more angry as he spoke, kicked the opponent, and then said loudly: "If I had known that you would become such a shameless person today, I should not have promoted you to an official position in the first place, let alone chose

Work with you!”

"Ever since my father left, the Cao family members have been very dissatisfied with my brother-in-law Xiyu, and have tried to force him away time and time again. Do you know the reason why he and I are at odds with each other, leading to the situation like this today?"

"It's not because he has a strong temper, and it's not because he's afraid of the behemoth Cao family and doesn't dare to be his enemy!"

Cao Pi didn't intend to give the other party time to react at all, and said in one breath: "But in fact, he just always remembers the agreement he made with his father."

"If not, why do you think that he, who had deployed many back-up men in Chang'an City a few years ago, would only kill some moderate officials after snatching away the emperor, and then let go after spreading some rumors?

leave?"

"Besides, the recent changes between Cao and Wei and the impact of the closure of the canal are all related to my uncle. Can't you understand these?"

"You are obviously ignorant, but you still use limited resources to recite poems and write poems here, to express your feelings among the mountains and rivers, and do nothing. You are simply a son of man in vain!"

"I'm warning you, if you dare to hold such a useless banquet again, get out of here and be an actor in front of the whole city!"

"······"

He scolded him for his crazy output, and the anger in Cao Zhi's heart gradually disappeared. What followed was panic in his heart and eyes.

His dull eyes, coupled with his face dripping with tears, his bright red and swollen cheeks, and the blood slowly flowing out of the corners of his mouth, made him look particularly miserable.

But no one present dared to move, let alone persuade.

Of course, compared to him, those who were most afraid were the literati who participated in the banquet.

With Chen Lin's lesson learned, they didn't even have the courage to stay in this room and breathe. The few who were timid had their legs shaking like chaff.

They wanted to escape from the room in the next second, but they also knew that if there was any movement at the moment, Cao Pi would see it and their lives would be in danger.

Therefore, they didn't dare to make any movement, even if their two legs were fighting and their heartbeats were racing. Even their breathing would slow down again and again.

"I don't know who you are, and I don't want to know, but you should know what the scene is like in Chang'an City now. The people are panic-stricken, and even the weather is not very bright."

"After the spring plowing next year, the food of the people throughout the territory and even the army will not be guaranteed, but you still ignorantly come here to drink and have fun, express some useless articles, and even dare to mention the Jian'an character. Are you worthy?"

"From today on, if you dare to come here again to have fun, be careful that I will not show mercy. Chen Lin will serve as a warning to you all!"

Cao Pi held the blood-stained knife and looked at the other literati with cold eyes, and then said calmly: "Sima Yi!"

"The humble position is here!"

As soon as Sima Yi heard his name, his heart trembled, and he immediately took a step forward.

This was the first time he had seen Cao Pi like this. He thought he was following an elegant and easy-going master, but now it seemed that he just wanted him to think so.

The impression between the two parties in each other's eyes has been solidified for a long time, so when they saw the completely different behavior today, they seemed so frightened.

"You ordered people to hang Chen Lin's head on the city gate and tell the people the reason for his death. I will use his head to calm the people's hearts!"

"In addition, the order goes down. From today onwards, the whole city will be under a curfew. Anyone who does not return home at midnight will be treated as a sentinel, an assassin, and a person with bad intentions, and will be killed!"

"promise!"

Sima Yi quickly nodded in agreement, not daring to object at all.

After this incident, he finally figured it out. Cao Pi's main purpose in doing this was not only to educate Cao Zhi, but also to shift his focus.

If you want the people to forget all the rumors, the emperor was robbed, assassins and other issues that happened some time ago, you have to cover it up with another issue to divert everyone's attention.

Chen Lin right now is the best example.

His death, coupled with the curfew, will not only divert the attention of the people, but also deter those in the clan who only care about pleasure and achieve nothing.

······

In just one night, as usual, what happened in the mansion of Mr. Wu Guan would have been spread throughout the streets and alleys, but today there was still no movement.

After all, Cao Pi's methods and determination had frightened everyone present. Even if it was for their own lives, no one dared to talk about it, and no one dared to spread it, even in private.

Sure enough, in troubled times, the people with the most say are always the powerful!

As long as you have power, anything you do is easier than ordinary people!

······

Xuzhou, Xiapi!

Since the black knight returned to the main army, Xi Yu ordered his people to count the casualties. After this battle, about four hundred people died.

As for Yin Hao and the hundreds of dark chess lurking in Chang'an, only about seventy people came back.

For the Black Cavalry, the casualties are not trivial...

Xi Yu rushed to the camp in person and met with Zhao Zilong.

Even for a veteran as strong as Zhao Zilong, there are clearly visible scars on his body, arms, and even hands.

Some of them were stab wounds that hadn't healed yet, and some were frostbite that looked blue and purple, but no matter what they were, they were so shocking.

This is the result seen by the highly skilled doctors in the medical clinic jointly opened by Hua Tuo and Zhong Jing.

The medical officers stayed in the camp for a day and a night before they finished treating the injuries on all the black knights.

At this time, Xi Yu and Zhao Zilong also had time to talk.

The two sat by the campfire and started chatting while warming themselves.

"My lord, speaking of which, I am able to successfully complete the mission this time and return safely thanks to the people in Yanzhou City."

"oh?"

Xi Yu was a little surprised and said, "What? But what went wrong in the plan?"

"That doesn't really count."

Zhao Zilong thought for a while, then shook his head and continued: "It's just... I almost didn't come back."

"The enemy took the lead in ambushing nearly 20,000 troops in Luoyang. The leader is Xia Houchun. It is probably because the war in Jizhou has ceased and the territory is still stable, so he got up and hid in Luoyang, waiting for the opportunity, trying to give us a heavy blow when there is an opportunity.

."
To be continued...