EBE Chapter 502 Southern Expedition Failed? We Must Not Let the Celestial Dragons Rise Again!
Chapter 502 Southern Expedition Failed? We Must Not Let the Celestial Dragons Rise Again!
"Sima Zhongda! What are you doing?"
Looking at the Sima Yi personal guards gathering around her, Gao Rou's face showed struggle.
Sima Yi sneered:
"Gao Wenhui! The evidence of your treason has been found, yet you still dare to be so arrogant?"
Gao Rou stared blankly, bewildered.
Collaborating with... collaborating with the enemy?
He himself did not know when he had colluded with the enemy, so where did Sima Yi get the so-called "evidence of treason"?
But Gao Rou clearly underestimated Sima Yi's bottom line.
Sima Yi then took out a letter whose handwriting resembled Gao Rou's. It stated that he intended to persuade Zhong Yao to change the retreat time to the night after tomorrow.
Gao Rou was dumbfounded.
no……
You're framing me! You're framing me, don't you understand?
Sima Yi clearly did not intend to give Gao Rou a chance to refute.
Soon, several of Gao Rou's trusted confidants, guided by Sima Yi, went to Zhong Yao to report Gao Rou's "collusion with the enemy."
When Zhong Yao saw the letter, he still did not believe that Gao Rouzhen would collude with the enemy.
But even Gao Rou's confidants stood up to criticize her.
Zhong Yao understood that, no matter the reason, Gao Rou had definitely become a traitor!
soon.
Sima Yi provided a one-stop service and discovered a considerable amount of "evidence of treason" in Gao Rou's tent.
This evidence indicates that Gao Rou's goal was to kill Zhong Yao and then support Hua Xin to take over as the new leader of the aristocratic family.
Here, we need to mention Hua Xin.
In the novel, Hua Xin, Cao Hong, and others forced Emperor Xian of Han, Liu Xie, to abdicate, and then killed him.
But in reality, Liu Xie was not dead at all; he was alive and well.
After becoming the Duke of Shanyang, he even had the leisure to practice medicine and help the world, leaving behind a good reputation.
As for why it was Hua Xin who took the lead in submitting a memorial to persuade Liu Xie to abdicate,
It's because, apart from Zhong Yao, Wang Lang, and others, only Hua Xin possessed this qualification!
The first three dukes of the Great Wei Dynasty were none other than Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, and Wang Lang!
Hua Xin was initially forced to serve under Yuan Shu and Sun Ce, but two years before the Battle of Guandu, he found an opportunity to return north to Cao Cao.
Hua Xin's teacher was Grand Commandant Chen Qiu, whom even Yuan Wei would address as a senior!
Lu Zhi, Zheng Xuan, Guan Ning, Bing Yuan, and others were his fellow disciples.
Hua Xin, Guan Ning, and Bing Yuan were collectively referred to as "One Dragon" by Chen Qiu.
But Chen Qiu also referred to Hua Xin as the "dragon head".
This means that Hua Xin's talent is the best among the three!
In addition to his literary achievements.
Hua Xin himself had already been recommended for officialdom as a filial and incorruptible official during the reign of Emperor Ling of Han, Liu Hong.
His experience as an official was arguably no less than that of Zhong Yao.
However, compared to Zhong Yao, Hua Xin has one undeniable weakness.
He was not from Yuzhou, nor from Jizhou, nor from Nanyang.
However, Hua Xin has tried her best to make up for this shortcoming.
Hua Xin's legal wife was surnamed Ju.
Among the aristocratic families of Yuzhou, everyone would still recognize Zhong Yao as the eldest.
However, the powerful families of Ji Province, who lost in the struggle between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, have always dreamed of making a comeback.
Even without the Celestial Dragons, a new clan leader needs to step forward and lead everyone!
Gao Rou happens to be Gao Gan's cousin, and the relationship between the Gao family and the powerful families of Jizhou is already complicated.
A series of events connected together gave Gao Rou a strong motive to "murder" Zhong Yao.
It must have been difficult for Sima Yi to set up such a large trap for Gao Rou.
If Gao Rou's incompetence is the only issue, Zhong Yao will definitely continue to employ her in the future.
However, when it comes to matters of loyalty, Zhong Yao's attitude was "better to kill the innocent than not to kill at all!"
after all.
Everyone in the aristocratic circles knew how arrogant the Celestial Dragons were back then.
The Yuzhou aristocratic families are currently locked in a fierce battle with Su Yu, who represents Cao Cao. If the Jizhou aristocratic families were to make a comeback, what chance would the Yuzhou aristocratic families have?
Therefore, even Jesus couldn't save Gao Rou this time.
"Let me go! Let me go!"
"Sima Yi, you traitor! You slander loyal officials!"
Gao Rou shouted loudly, but Sima Yi just shrugged.
There's nothing I can do; I'm an undercover agent.
Zhong Yao can't die yet, but I'll kill you, is that alright?
Moreover.
You were originally meant to step forward and take the blame for this defeat.
I, Sima Yi, simply chose death for you over demotion!
Gao Rou was dragged away, soaking wet.
As for the timing, Zhong Yao naturally followed the original retreat time, rather than the retreat time mentioned in Gao Rou's letter.
If pursued by Zhang Ren, Sima Yi would also have an excuse to shift all the blame onto Gao Rou.
Gao Rou is cunning, and Zhang Ren is cunning too!
This guy probably didn't trust Gao Rou, so he chose another time to pursue her.
Anyway, Gao Rou is already dead, so there's no way to verify anything.
The dead can never speak.
The living have a hundred ways to shift the blame onto the dead!
Poor Gao Rou, she's gone forever.
Meanwhile, Sima Yi continued to intensify his flattery of Zhong Yao.
Time passed by unnoticed, and it was already the third night.
Zhong Yaojun packed his bags and headed back the way he came.
How arrogant they are when they come, how embarrassed they will be when they leave.
If we're talking about someone who could be more disheveled than Zhong Yao, the only one who could be considered the champion of the first Xiaoyaojin Swimming Competition is probably the one who suffered the most!
Zhang Ren seized the opportunity and arrived as scheduled.
Zhong Yao was devastated and fled with his tail between his legs.
Oh, he doesn't have a tail, then let's run away with our legs tucked together!
Suddenly, Sima Yi cried out in alarm:
"Lord be careful!"
Zhang Ren, as if possessed by the spirit of Lao Liu, raised his hand and shot an arrow, hitting Zhong Yao once again!
"Grass!"
Zhong Yao fainted.
Perhaps due to the darkness of night, Zhang Ren's archery skills were affected, and the arrow did not strike Zhong Yao hard, only causing a graze.
Even so, the intense pain, along with the chain reaction caused by the unhealed old wounds, caused Zhong Yao to lose consciousness immediately.
Sima Yi "fought hard" and seemed to be diligently directing the army to counterattack, but in reality, he was running around the entire battlefield, putting on a great acting performance.
Under Sima Yi's "brilliant" leadership, Zhong Yao's army paid an extremely heavy price and finally escaped Zhang Ren's clutches.
They arrived with a well-organized army of 70,000, but only about 20,000 escaped.
Zhang Ren achieved legendary status in one battle.
After this battle, it's estimated that only Zhang Babai in the east can rival him in terms of casualty ratio.
Unfortunately, the decisive factor in determining whether a team performs well or poorly often depends on how badly their opponent performs.
In addition to prisoners of war, Zhang Ren also obtained a considerable amount of supplies.
It can be said that Zhong Yao's painstakingly assembled southern expeditionary force was a complete failure.
But when it came time to settle the score, Zhang Ren suddenly discovered that the MVP of the game was not him, but someone else.
at the same time.
Sima Yi, bearing the MVP title, ran around taking care of the injured and unconscious Zhong Yao.
Boss, you can't die!
Even if we're going to die, we should go back to Chang'an to die, shouldn't we?
……