When the heavy bamboo slips in Zhang He's hand fell on the case, there was a collision sound instantly.
The sound of this collision reflected the chaotic mood in Zhang He's heart at this moment.
Zhang He was a famous general in the world, and he himself knew that he had never gained the true trust of the Cao family.
Therefore, after he listened to what the messenger said, he almost immediately realized how "vicious" the messenger's words were!
Zhang He looked deeply at the envoy in front of him with suspicious eyes. If the envoy's appearance and voice hadn't changed, Zhang He might have suspected that the envoy was a spy sent by Mi Yang.
The sound caused by the bamboo slips colliding with the bookcase also made Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao look at Zhang He in unison.
Seeing the meaningful looks from Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao, Zhang He felt panic rising in his heart.
Zhang He subconsciously thought of defending himself.
But before Zhang He could get up, Cao Zhang showed a half-smiling look on his face and waved his hand to stop Zhang He.
"Why is General Zuo so anxious? I haven't finished asking you yet."
"Yes, the envoy just reported the truth. Does General Zuo's eagerness mean that the envoy said something that should not be said?"
Xia Houmao's words also reached Zhang He's ears at the right time.
The words of Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao made Zhang He fall heavily back to his seat.
The chorus between Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao is enough to show that they have doubts about him.
In other words, Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao themselves had doubts about him, and the envoy's report only deepened this suspicion.
Even if Zhang He wanted to explain himself at the moment, he knew that he must not speak rashly now.
Otherwise it will only become darker and darker.
So Zhang He could only look at Cao Zhang silently and let the envoy completely recount all the situations at that time.
After hearing everything that just happened in front of Mi Yang, Xia Houmao couldn't help but snorted, and Cao Zhang's eyes slowly narrowed.
"You mean, Mi Yang's attitude was originally arrogant, but after hearing that you were General Zuo's envoy, his attitude suddenly became gentle?"
Faced with Cao Zhang's targeted question, the envoy, who was a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty, naturally had something to say.
"Of course!"
"You also said that Mi Yang did not get angry even though he rejected the suggestion to retreat ten miles.
And before you made a request not to surround Chang'an City, Mi Yang made this point himself? "
The loyal ministers of Wei Dynasty continued to say: "Of course!"
After the messenger's two words of "ran" fell into the ears of Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao, their eyes became darker and darker.
And when Zhang He heard the two words "ran" from the messenger, his heart felt like it was tightly grasped by a pair of big hands, making him feel a little difficult to breathe.
Sounds like everything is going well.
It sounds like Mi Yang is easy to coax.
Are the two possible points possible?
Is it consistent with common sense?
As long as you use a little logic to deduce, you will feel how ridiculous those two points are.
There is something fishy inside, these four words suddenly appeared in the minds of Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao.
And with what the messenger said next, Cao Zhang even wanted to raise the case directly.
It turned out that the envoy saw something wrong with Cao Zhang's face. He thought Cao Zhang was still hesitating, so he said:
"While I was talking with Mi Yang, all the enemy generals were present.
Mi Yang swore in front of the generals that he believed in General Zuo's request to surrender! "
As soon as the messenger said these words, Zhang He was so frightened that he almost fell to his knees!
People in this world attach great importance to loyalty, not to mention Mi Yang's current status in the world. The fact that he can clearly express this attitude in front of all the Han generals shows that he truly believes in his request to surrender.
But isn't this even funnier?
Zhang He couldn't bear it anymore.
His eyes full of panic looked at Cao Zhang, who was about to overturn the table. At that critical moment, Zhang He stood up and bowed to Cao Zhang:
"Your Highness, don't forget that the Taiwei made a plan back then!"
Zhang He's reminder made Cao Zhang calm down a little.
Zhang He was referring to Jia Xu.
During the Battle of Tongguan that year, Jia Xu used a famous counterintuitive strategy, which directly caused the massive Xiliang Allied Forces to fall apart.
Since the purpose of the messenger going to see Mi Yang was to pretend to surrender, he can essentially be classified as a "Jian".
And by using the "time" sent by one's own side, causing one's own side to make wrong decisions, it can be called a counter-intentional strategy.
I have to say that Zhang He’s reminder makes sense.
Judging from the current situation, although the possibility is low, the possibility of Mi Yang using counterintuitive tactics cannot be completely ruled out.
Thinking of this, Cao Zhang's mood calmed down a little.
But compared to the counter-intuitive plan, because he did not trust Zhang He in his heart, Cao Zhang believed that it was more likely that Zhang He and Mi Yang had been secretly connected before.
Although Cao Zhang did not take severe measures immediately due to the strong suspicion in his heart, it was impossible for Cao Zhang to let Zhang He go.
"How do you prove yourself?"
Cao Zhang's tone towards Zhang He could already be called cold.
Obviously at this moment, Cao Zhang felt that he no longer needed to show the false and warm face to Zhang He.
Cao Zhang's tone also affected Xia Houmao.
His reaction was not as quick as Cao Zhang's, but through Cao Zhang's current words, Xia Houmao, no matter how slow his reaction was, should have come to his senses.
Xia Houmao immediately looked at Zhang He with suspicious eyes.
It's okay if you don't look at it, but once you look at it, it reminds you of the things Zhang He did in the past. The more Xia Houmao looked at it, the more he felt like Zhang He was a spy.
After all, so many noble families have rebelled. Is it any wonder that Zhang He, a "retainer with three surnames", became a spy?
Fortunately, the current commander of Chang'an City is Cao Zhang. If it were Xia Houmao, Zhang He would have been imprisoned by Suo Na.
Listening to Cao Zhang's cold words and looking at the dangerous eyes of Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao, a bitter look appeared on Zhang He's face.
It was obvious that even though his family was in Luoyang now, Cao Zhang and Xia Houmao no longer believed in this layer of protection.
Anyone who has been in the officialdom of Cao Wei knows one truth very well - the human heart is like a ghost, and you should never look directly at it!
But if he doesn't even believe in this layer of guarantee, what more convincing guarantee can he come up with?
But Zhang He is indeed Zhang He. In desperation, he actually came up with a solution:
"If Your Highness has any doubts, why not send a confidant as an envoy to ask for a meeting with Mi Yang.
When His Highness asks to see Mi Yang, His Highness can let his confidants make some insinuations. In this way, His Highness's confidants will naturally know the truth when they come back. "
Zhang He's words made Cao Zhang fall into deep thought.
I have to say that what Zhang He said makes sense.
To succeed, counterintuitive schemes often rely on suspicion in people's hearts.
Just like Jia Xu's counterintuitive plan back then, he deliberately asked Cao Cao to make many alterations in his letter to Han Sui.
The main purpose of this is to infinitely amplify Ma Chao's suspicion of Han Sui.
Although it is not certain that there is something fishy, there is a high possibility that there is something fishy, so I would rather kill the wrong person than let it go.
But there is also a very important reason why Jia Xu adopted the method of erasing the book, that is, there was essentially nothing between Han Sui and Cao Cao at that time.
At that time, Cao Cao did not know some military secrets of the Xiliang Army.
Otherwise, Jia Xu would directly write the military secrets he knew in the letter, which would undoubtedly achieve better results.
It can be seen from this case that in order to clear the suspicion on Zhang He, it is indeed the most effective to send a clever confidant to see Mi Yang again to find out the truth.
Under Zhang He's life-saving advice, Cao Zhang, after deep contemplation, took a deep look at Zhang He.
“You go down first.
Guhui will send someone to do as you say. "
Cao Zhang's words made Zhang He seem to have saved his life.
He firmly believes that as long as Cao Zhang's confidants go, everything will be revealed.
After all, he really has never had a secret relationship with Mi Yang, so what can Mi Yang come up with!
After Zhang He left the lobby, Xia Houmao came to Cao Zhang's side.
Seeing no one around, Xia Houmao couldn't help but remind Cao Zhang:
“When the late Emperor was still alive, he taught us many times that people with foreign surnames cannot be trusted and we must guard against them all our lives.
The late Emperor also taught me that I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me! "
Xia Houmao's two reminders clearly expressed his attitude.
And how could Cao Zhang forget these two instructions that Cao Cao gave him during his lifetime?
It's just that the current situation in Chang'an City is not optimistic, and Zhang He's status is unusual. Cao Zhang feels that it is better to be safe.
Facing Xia Houmao's two reminders, Cao Zhang sneered and said:
"Guhui sent people to watch him.
It would be easy to say if he and Mi Yang never got involved.
On the contrary, Gu Gu will never show mercy. "
After hearing Cao Zhang's words, Xia Houmao let go of his worries.
As long as Cao Zhang has arrangements.
Just as Cao Zhang said, after Zhang He returned to his mansion, he indeed sent people to guard Zhang He's mansion.
Naturally, such an action could not be concealed from Zhang He, who had led the army for many years.
When Zhang He learned that he was being monitored by people sent by Cao Zhang, the calmness in his heart suddenly disappeared.
A feeling of uneasiness mixed with anger was invading Zhang He's heart at an extremely fast speed.
I would rather betray the world than let the world betray me!
How could Zhang He not have heard of Cao Cao's famous saying?
As a descendant of Cao Cao, how could Cao Zhang not understand the essence of this sentence?
If this is the case, even if he is proven innocent afterwards, will Cao Zhang definitely let him go?
When this rhetorical question appeared in his mind, Zhang He couldn't help but become manic.
Whether the Cao people will kill innocent people is a matter known to everyone in the world.
I remember that Kong Rong offended Cao Cao because of his repeated outspoken remarks. In order to kill Kong Rong, Cao Cao directly ordered people to fabricate charges to slander Kong Rong. He ignored the public opinion in the world and killed Kong Rong's entire family.
After the saint, Kong Rong ended up like this, what about Zhang He?
When he thought of this, Zhang He quickly summoned a confidant and whispered a few words to him.
When his confidant left quickly, Zhang He couldn't help but take a deep breath.
He will not take the initiative to betray Wei, but he will never sit still and wait for death!
When the undercurrent was surging in Chang'an City, the envoy sent by Cao Zhang came to the outside of the Han army's camp on the second day and asked to see Mi Yang.
On the surface, the messenger naturally claimed to be sent by Zhang He.
When Mi Yang, who was in the camp, learned the news, he summoned the envoy who had some suspicion in his mind.
There are two envoys who came today, one whom Mi Yang saw yesterday, and the other whom Mi Yang had never seen yesterday.
Seeing the sudden appearance of a strange messenger, Mi Yang became more confident about his guess.
Private communication is about confidentiality. Under normal circumstances, messengers will not be added or changed rashly.
Although Zhang He pretended to surrender, as the saying goes, he had to do a complete show. There was no need for Zhang He to change this basic arrangement.
Once it is changed, there will naturally be some changes.
As for what the accident was, you can guess at least 70% by just imagining it.
Moreover, even if Mi Yang's guess is wrong, one thing will not change.
That's what he said today, and it will definitely reach Cao Zhang's ears.
In this case, then:
You're still holding on to your last breath, right? It doesn't matter, I'll keep pushing.
After seeing Zhang He's envoy, Mi Yang showed a reproachful look on his face and said:
"I told Junyi earlier that when contacting Gu, don't rush to send more people, otherwise the news will be easily leaked.
What Gu and Junyi are planning is so big that they can't be negligent in the slightest. "
Early with?
!
Upon hearing these two words, the expression of the confidant sent by Cao Zhang immediately became serious.
But he also remembered Cao Zhang's instructions, and of course he would not make any rash judgments in his heart because of Mi Yang's two ambiguous sentences.
He would not speak rashly to cause any changes in the tasks assigned to him by Cao Zhang.
And the envoy who came yesterday also knew the purpose of Cao Zhang's sending him today.
So the envoy could only recall Cao Zhang's instructions, and asked some insinuations little by little.
Most of these things can be regarded as supplements to yesterday's plot. Between the questions and answers between Mi Yang and the envoy, Cao Zhang's confidants did not notice anything fishy.
It seems that Mi Yang and Zhang He were connected, and it was really just the matter of "dedicating the city of Chang'an".
Is General Zuo really innocent?
Just when Cao Zhang's confidant had this judgment in his mind, what he didn't know was that a sly smile appeared on the corner of Mi Yang's mouth.
When this smile appeared, Mi Yang seemed to have remembered something inadvertently, and then said to the two "Zhang He" envoys:
"Jun Yi had previously provided intelligence to Gu, saying that General Xu Chu was leading reinforcements to rescue Chang'an.
I also ask you to go back and tell Jun Yi:
Because of the information he provided, Gu has already sent elite troops to ambush him halfway. It is thought that Xu Chu's support army will not be able to reach Chang'an. "
When Mi Yang said this, he emphasized the word "because" and deepened his tone. On the surface, he seemed to be praising Zhang He for his "whistleblower" service.
But when these words fell into the ears of Cao Zhang's confidants, his breathing inevitably became rapid.
The fact that General Tiger Guard led his troops to rescue Chang'an is a secret. Only a few senior generals in Chang'an City know about it!
According to common sense, it is impossible for Mi Yang to know this news!
Unless someone leaks the secret to Mi Yang.
Didn't Mi Yang make it clear who that person was?
And isn’t this the exact evidence that Cao Zhang wants?
When he thought of this, as a member of the Cao family, he was so angry that he secretly clenched his fists.
Zhang He, you deserve to die!
Tomorrow Chapter 2~
I got some bad news today. My operations officer is suffering from cancer and is being treated.
I felt sad when I heard the news.
I sincerely wish him success in his treatment, and I also hope that everyone can send him your blessings.
Because like most of you, he is a very pure idealist who loves Ji Han.
(End of chapter)
