"Wen Lie doesn't need to hesitate, just say it."
Yang Ling chuckled softly.
Despite his encouragement, Cao Xiu still looked hesitant and seemed a little undecided.
Seeing him in such a difficult situation, Cao Zhen on the side took the initiative to stand up and said in a deep voice,
"To report to His Highness the King of Qi, just a few days ago, Wang Ling, the governor of Yanzhou, invited a few of us to a banquet!"
When Yang Ling heard this, he narrowed his eyes and said calmly,
"So what? He wants to make friends with you, which is a good thing!"
"If that's the case, then that's fine!"
With Cao Zhen at the beginning, Cao Xiu finally made up his mind and said bluntly,
"Although Wang Ling didn't say it explicitly at the banquet, the underlying meaning behind his words was that he wanted to win over a few of us to deal with...His Royal Highness King Qi!"
After these words were spoken, Cao Xiu was relieved!
After Yang Ling heard this, he chuckled and said,
"I see!"
Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houshang were all stunned.
They originally thought that Yang Ling would be furious or shocked after hearing this!
But Yang Ling acted so relaxedly, how could he not surprise a few people.
"Here, see for yourselves."
As Yang Ling spoke, he took out a stack of letters from his arms and handed them to Cao Xiu.
Cao Xiu and the other three came together and looked at it carefully.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t see it, you will be shocked when you see it!
These letters were all written by the school affairs office, and they recorded Wang Ling's every move in the recent period.
Among them are not only the banquets he hosted for Cao Xiu, but also records of his interactions with other people.
There were those people everywhere and at any time, and what they discussed was clearly recorded!
As the letters continued to be turned over, the three of them immediately broke into a cold sweat.
They never expected that Yang Ling would already know about their association with Wang Ling!
"Please forgive me, Your Highness King Qi!"
Cao Xiu and the other three had frightened expressions on their faces and quickly bowed and saluted.
"You just participated in his banquet and didn't promise him anything. What's the crime?"
Yang Ling smiled slightly.
You must know that the spies of the school affairs office are trained according to the standards of later generations of Jin Yiwei.
They are not as presumptuous as the Jin Yiwei, but it is also their duty to check the officials.
Long before Yang Ling returned to Luoyang, spies from the school affairs office passed him a lot of information about Wang Ling.
It's just that he was busy competing with Liu Bei for Zhang Lu and had no time to take care of it for a while.
Yang Ling invited Cao Xiu and others tonight because he wanted to give them a chance.
Let’s see if they can honestly tell Wang Ling about the banquet they received.
If they tell the truth frankly, it means that they are still worthy of Yang Ling's reuse.
If Yang Ling chooses to hide them, even if Yang Ling doesn't eradicate them, he will never use them again!
Fortunately, what pleased Yang Ling was that although they struggled for a long time, they finally told the truth!
"His Royal Highness, King Qi, is kind and kind, and we admire him!"
Cao Xiu and the others felt frightened for a while.
They were still hesitating whether to confess, but they didn't expect that Yang Ling already knew everything!
Fortunately, they told the truth, otherwise they would have been in serious trouble!
"Okay, it's getting late, you can go back for now!"
Yang Ling waved his hand.
As if they were impressed, several people saluted again, then turned and left.
After they left, Yang Ling's smile gradually faded away, revealing a thoughtful expression.
Speaking of which, Wang Ling was the nephew of the former Situ Wang Yun.
That's right, it was Wang Yun who presented Diao Chan to Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu as a beauty trap!
Historically, Wang Ling was good friends with Sima Yi's brother Sima Lang, Jia Kui and others. After Cao Pi ascended the throne as the emperor, he was reused as the governor of Yanzhou.
After Sima Yi launched the Gaoping Ling Incident, Wang Ling, who was close to Cao Shuang, became dissatisfied and immediately rebelled.
As a result, the matter was exposed, and in desperation, he finally committed suicide by taking poison.
After Yang Ling deposed Cao Pi, he originally wanted to deal with Wang Ling as well.
But what surprised him was that Wang Ling took the initiative to write to the court to express his recognition of Cao Zhixin's identity.
In addition, Wang Ling and Diao Chan, who is Wang Yun's adopted daughter, have also met several times.
After comprehensive consideration, Yang Ling did not take action against him.
I just didn't expect that Wang Ling would suddenly form alliances at this juncture!
Whatever.
Since you are seeking death, don't blame me for being heartless!
A fierce look flashed in Yang Ling's eyes!
…
It was late at night, but Wang Ling did not fall asleep. Instead, he sat restlessly in the lobby of his house.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps came from outside!
Wang Ling was startled and stood up quickly.
When he saw clearly that it was his nephew Linghuyu, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"How's it going?"
"Reporting to my uncle, I heard from the imperial guards in the palace that Yang Ling called Cao Xiu and others to the palace to discuss a time to burn incense, and then they left the palace and returned to their homes."
Linghuyu replied.
Hearing this, Wang Ling looked increasingly uneasy and started pacing back and forth in the lobby.
"Maybe Yang Ling just called them over to talk. Uncle doesn't need to be so nervous, right?"
Linghuyu said with some doubts.
"It concerns our heads, how can we not be nervous?"
Wang Ling couldn't help but scolded.
When Cao Pi was deposed, Yang Ling relied on his superior prestige to control Cao Wei's army.
Wang Ling was favored by Cao Cao and Cao Pi successively, and wanted to stand up for Cao Pi, but facing the army that had already reached Puyang, he could only write a letter to show his respect.
But seeing Yang Ling getting rid of Cao Pi and about to support his son Cao Yuan to become the new emperor of Cao Wei, Wang Ling, who was loyal to Cao Wei, could no longer sit still.
In his opinion, Yang Ling's behavior was almost the same as that of Dong Zhuo back then!
While Wang Ling was thinking about how to get rid of Yang Ling, Cao Zhi suddenly fell ill and died.
He was immediately overjoyed. In his opinion, this was a God-given opportunity!
As the emperor, Cao Zhi passed away, and all the princes and officials from all over the world went to Luoyang to express their condolences.
At that time, there will be a mixed bag of fish and dragons, and it will be a good opportunity for Wang Ling to get rid of Yang Ling!
So he contacted many courtiers who were dissatisfied with Yang Ling and had their hearts set on Cao Pi, intending to rebel!
But Wang Ling had calculated everything, but he never expected that Yang Ling would be so bold!
Because of the war in Hanzhong, he dared not come back to attend Cao Zhi's funeral and forced Cao Zhi's coffin to stay for nearly a month!
But don’t underestimate the extra month.
Many of Wang Ling's allies are worried about this, and are even considering reporting and exposing the matter!
This almost frightened Wang Ling to death. He carefully planned and spent a lot of effort to appease them all.
However, after finally waiting for Yang Ling to come back, Wang Ling was planning to discuss with his allies tomorrow on which day to choose to take action, but he received news that Yang Ling announced that Cao Xiu and others had entered the palace to discuss!
This made Wang Lingcai feel relieved again!
"Then according to uncle, what should we do?"
Linghuyu asked in a dull voice.
