Although Cao Qing was born into a noble family, she was favored by Cao Cao after all. Unlike Mi Zhen, who had been in shopping malls for a long time and understood the sinister nature of people's hearts.
"What else does Madam think?"
Yang Ling stroked her smooth back and sighed slightly.
Just as Mi Zhen said, the reason why Cao Pi made Yang Ling a duke was on the surface to show his honor, but in fact it made the world feel that Yang Ling had the same tampering intentions as Cao Cao back then.
Yang Ling was extremely unjust!
At that time, Boss Cao had a lot of troops and great power, and forced Liu Xie to make him the Duke of Wei.
And now that Yang Ling has no soldiers and no power, Cao Pi wants to put him on the fire!
"Then what should we do?"
Cao Qing held Yang Ling's hand and said nervously.
"Madam, if one day my husband really wants to break up with His Majesty, what will Madam do then?"
Yang Ling said with a serious face.
Cao Qing hesitated for a moment, her beautiful eyes showed determination,
"I should advance and retreat together with my husband!"
Although she and Cao Pi were siblings by blood, Yang Ling was her husband.
The two fell in love for a long time and had a son, Yang Yuan.
Moreover, Yang Ling was extremely benevolent and righteous to the Cao family, and Cao Pi was pressing harder and harder.
Under such circumstances, how could Cao Qing still side with Cao Pi?
"With the words of my wife, my husband will feel at ease."
Yang Ling smiled, changed the subject, and comforted,
"Don't worry, madam, things haven't reached that point yet."
Cao Qing nodded obediently.
After taking a look at the sky, Yang Ling smiled evilly and said,
"It's still early, ladies, why don't we hurry up?"
Amid the exclamations of the two women, Yang Ling stepped forward again.
…
In the next few days, Yang Ling was rarely at ease.
On weekdays, when he was not at home with his wife, concubines and children, he would go out to drink and have fun with Dian Wei, Xu Chu and others.
And every move he made was reported to Cao Pi by spies from the school affairs office.
"This Yang Ling knows how to advance and retreat!"
In the palace, after listening to the spies' report, Cao Pi sneered.
His expression immediately softened, and he said hesitantly,
"Zhongda, since Yang Ling is so content and self-reliant, why not let him go?"
Although Cao Pi was a little cautious, he was not a fool.
He also knew very well that if Yang Ling was touched without permission, it would probably cause political turmoil!
The reason why Sima Yi wanted to assist Cao Pi in ascending the throne was not only for the prosperity of the Sima family, but also to avenge Yang Ling's previous humiliation!
Hearing that Cao Pi was going to beat back the party drum, he couldn't help but feel a little anxious.
But on the surface, he still forced himself to be calm and said calmly,
"What your Majesty said makes sense. I didn't expect that His Majesty would be so broad-minded and be able to leave all the unpleasantness of the past behind."
It's okay if Sima Yi didn't say that. When he said that, Cao Pi instantly remembered all the previous grievances with Yang Ling.
It was because of Yang Ling that Cao Cao drove him back to his hometown in Qiao County.
If his brother Cao Ang hadn't died of illness, he would never have had the chance to return to Xudu in his life.
And his favorite Queen Guo was also taken into the house by Yang Ling!
Thinking of this, Cao Pi's eyes lit up with anger!
"No, it's really cheap to let him go like this! What do you think Zhongda should do?"
"Yang Ling has a high prestige in the court, so we must work hard to get him!"
Sima Yi said softly,
"We might as well cut off his wings first, starting with his generals!"
A hint of cruelty appeared on Cao Pi's face, and he nodded heavily.
"Okay, I'll do as you say!"
…
The General's Mansion.
Yang Ling was taking her children to feed the pigeons in the backyard.
At this moment, a rush of footsteps came. Yang Ling looked up and saw Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Zhao Yun walking in.
"Brother!"
"Why are you so free today?"
Yang Ling asked with a smile.
"Brother, there are so many things going on in the court and the government, how can you still be in the mood to feed the pigeons?"
Xu Chu said anxiously.
Yang Ling winked at the maids on the side and motioned for them to take Yang Yuan and the others down first, then he said with a smile,
"What's got you so nervous?"
After a few people sat down in a pavilion, Xu Chu couldn't wait to say,
"We just learned the news that Military Advisor and Xingba were transferred back from Jiangdong by His Majesty's imperial edict. At this moment, they are meeting with Your Majesty in the palace."
"Isn't this a good thing?"
Yang Ling smiled.
When Jiang Wei heard this, he immediately became anxious.
"General Gan and the others are all the teacher's cronies. His Majesty transferred them back for no reason. There must be some evil behind this!"
"Yes... yes, I heard... His Majesty used the excuse to reward them, but in fact he relieved them of their military power and assigned them only idle positions!"
Deng Ai on the side also nodded.
In the eyes of Deng Ai, Jiang Wei, Dian Wei and others, Yang Ling and Cao Pi had a long-standing grudge.
And now that Cao Pi has summoned Gan Ning and others back to Xudu, it is very likely that he plans to attack Yang Ling!
"These are all your speculations without any real evidence."
Yang Ling smiled and said disapprovingly,
"Since Xingba and the military advisor are back, we might as well wait until they meet His Majesty and invite them to come to the house for dinner together!"
Seeing his casual expression, Dian Wei and others looked at each other and sighed helplessly.
Not long after, after meeting Cao Pi, Pang Tong, Gan Ning, Guan Yu, Wei Yan and others gathered at Yang Ling's house.
Sure enough, as Deng Ai heard, Cao Pi assigned Pang Tong and others sinecures with titles but no power in the name of promotion!
Looking at the unhappy people, Yang Ling smiled and raised his glass and said,
"Now that we can reunite in Xudu, it can be considered a happy event."
“Let’s put all the unpleasantness of the past behind us for now. Come, let’s drink this cup together!”
Everyone had no choice but to suppress their depression and raise their glasses and drink it all in one gulp.
While Yang Ling was drinking and having fun with everyone, one of his servants quietly left the general's residence unprepared.
After a while, a piece of bamboo was placed on the case in front of Cao Pi.
Looking at the meticulous sketch of Yang Ling entertaining Gan Ning and others on the bamboo slices, Cao Pi's face became a little gloomy.
Sima Yi on the side saw this and added words of jealousy:
"Fortunately, His Majesty made a prompt decision and called all these people back."
"Otherwise, given Yang Ling's prestige among these people, it's hard to say there won't be trouble in the future!"
Since ancient times, the most taboo thing for emperors is for their subordinates to form cliques for personal gain and threaten the imperial power!
After seeing Cao Pi, Pang Tong and Gan Ning went straight to Yang Ling's house.
How could this not make Cao Pi feel taboo?
A sharp light flashed in his eyes, and he ordered in a cold voice,
"How are Zhongda's preparations going?"
"Reporting to your Majesty, I am ready!"
"That's good!"
Cao Pi sneered and said,
"The court meeting will be held the day after tomorrow, and all civil and military officials will come to attend. Let's start taking action then!"
"Subordinates obey orders!"
Sima Yi was secretly happy, but on the surface he was even more respectful.
