Zhong Yao sat in the hall, enjoying the warmth of the winter sun. His eyes were slightly closed and his face was quiet, as if he was a peaceful old man.

A ranger stood in the corridor, holding his hands behind his back, not even daring to breathe.

"Father..." Zhong Yu couldn't help but remind him, for fear that Zhong Yao would fall asleep and delay the opportunity. Cao Miao went down the river and was very fast. Once he passed the Changshe River or even left the Yingchuan realm, it would be inconvenient for them to do it.

"Yeah, cough." Zhong Yao coughed twice, interrupting Zhong Yu. He opened his eyes, slowly got up, and waved his sleeves quietly. Seeing this, You Xiaer bowed and bowed down quietly. Zhong Yu walked forward and supported Zhong Yao.

"Uncle Zhi, what's the point of your Majesty's move?"

"Protect Cao Miao and keep him away from the place of right and wrong."

Zhong Yao laughed silently. "How can people who are right and wrong leave the place of right and wrong? Cao Miao went here just for greater right and wrong."

Zhong Yu thought for a moment and suddenly realized. "Your Majesty ordered Cao Miao to cross the river and make waves in the hinterland of Wu?"

Zhong Yao nodded and stretched out his hand to stroke his knees. "Liu Ziyang is right. Our Majesty is indeed the first-class master of Qin Emperor Wu. He has the legacy of Emperor Wu, and his military skills are not as good as possible, but the emperor's mind is better. Let Cao Miao cross the river and prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor. Even if it is just a temporary solution, he can slightly relieve Cao Xiu's defeat. If Cao Miao died in Jiangdong, it would be the best."

Zhong Yu thought about it and nodded repeatedly, but was a little unwilling. "Then we..."

"Jiangdong is dangerous, how can ordinary people go there? We need to try Cao Miao to see if he can take on such a heavy responsibility."

Zhong Yu breathed a sigh of relief and smiled. "Where is my father planning to do it?"

"Boy, if you want to do big things, you must be calm first." Zhong Yao raised his hand and patted Zhong Yu's face, looking a little unhappy. "A dispute over intention is of no use. Whenever you plan, you should look at the big picture and have a big picture in your heart, so that you can compete for a better place."

"Here, thank you for your advice, father." Zhong Yu bowed awkwardly.

"Then tell me, what's the whole picture?"

Zhong Yu thought for a long time. "Your Majesty intends to promote the royal family and suppress the aristocratic family."

"However, why did he send Cao Miao across the river?"

"Repay Cao's shame of defeat in war and covers the shame of incompetence of the royal family."

"Authentic." Zhong Yao stroked his beard and said slowly: "Cao Xiu is a general used by Emperor Wen, and Sun Quan is a vassal king appointed by Emperor Wen. Cao Xiu's defeat was not only because of the incompetence of the royal family, but also because of the inappropriate behavior of Emperor Wen. Your Majesty intends to retaliate and avenge Emperor Wen. We obstruct the situation. How can we explain to the world?"

Zhong Yu kept silent. The relationship here was very subtle and difficult to master. But his plan to ambush Cao Miao in Yingchuan was obviously inappropriate. This not only gave the emperor a reason to shirk responsibility, but also might cause trouble for the Ruying faction.

"Sun Quan is still in Wuchang, and Cao Miao is likely to go south from Yiyang. Yiyang and Wu are connected to the land of Wu. It is a place where Outuo is full of mountains and rivers, and is sparsely populated. Only scouts from both sides are intercepted and killed by each other. It is common for Cao Miao to enter the country and be intercepted by the Wu army's scouts. It would be very unfortunate. If you capture them alive for them, or even rebel and surrender to the enemy..."

Zhong Yao shook his head, smacked his lips, and didn't say anything more.

Zhong Yu suddenly realized and looked at Zhong Yao in awe. Compared with Zhong Yao, he was too young. He only stared at Cao Miao. He had not left the capital and did not see the vast world at all. Compared to killing Cao Miao in Yingchuan, it was obviously a hundred times more skillful to take action outside the country. Whether it succeeds or not, it can be pushed to the State of Wu, but they can stay out of the matter and be safe and sound.

"Father is wise."

"Go and do it." Zhong Yao shook his sleeves, lay down again, and closed his eyes. "Prepare more people, don't be like a king's machine, those who underestimate the enemy will be defeated."

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Cao Miao and his party passed Yingchuan safely and entered Runan territory, and were nervous all the way.

Cao Zhuan and others breathed a sigh of relief, but Cao Miao did not dare to relax. He did not feel safe leaving Yingchuan. In fact, even if Zhong Yao did not take action, there would be no safe journey along the way.

The biggest adventure between the lines, and the people who hoped that he would die in Jiangdong were not just Zhong Yao and others.

Outside Xihua County, Cao Miao met Tian Fu who was ordered to greet him.

Tian Fu's courtesy name is Jinjiang, and is the second son of Tian Yu. He is in his thirties. He has a slightly dark face, agile body, and his hands are very large. His right thumb is somewhat deformed because he has been pulling the bow all year round. After getting off the horse, Tian Fu looked at Cao Miao, then looked at Ahu and Zhishu behind Cao Miao, as if he was picturesque and grinned.

"The township official has worked hard all the way."

"A general is working hard."

"I dare not take it." Tian Fu grinned. "The edict requires confidentiality and dare not make it public. If it is simple, please forgive me for the township."

"It's okay." Cao Miao also smiled. "Miaoqin, where is Xuanqi? Why didn't they come to welcome me?"

"They took the lead and explored the way for the township master."

Cao Miao nodded and did not ask again. He was still sitting in the cabin, and Tian Fu was sitting outside the cabin, chatting with Ah Hu. He followed his father to fight, and had been on the frontier for a long time, familiar with the customs of the Hu people in the northern border, and could speak some Hu language. However, Ah Hu was very disgusted with others treating him as Hu people, and soon lost interest. Tian Fu was disgusted and a little embarrassed.

Cao Miao could hear clearly in the cabin, so he opened the window, sat across the window from Tian Fu, and asked about some things about the northern border.

Tian Yu, Qianzhao was two buried pearls in the Three Kingdoms era. They had a close relationship with Liu Bei and had never been able to enter the core of the Cao Wei general group. The reason why Tian Yu served as the prefect of Runan was that he was excluded by Wang Xiong, the governor of Youzhou. Wang Xiong was a son of the Wang family of the Langya clan, and some people in the court spoke for him. Tian Yu was a border warrior, with no one in the court, and he didn't even have a chance to defend himself.

The reason why he was transferred to the prefect of Runan was because Emperor Wen Cao Pi knew that Tian Yu had strength. When Cao Zhang attacked the Wuhuan of the three counties, Tian Yu was Cao Zhang's deputy general. Cao Pi also intended to balance the power of the aristocratic family and follow the flow of the situation to transfer Tian Yu to Runan as the prefect, which was also the second line of defense against the Wu Kingdom.

However, Tian Yu's lifelong battle was the best at commanding troops, not governing government. In addition, the climate difference made him not comfortable in Runan in the past few years. He had experienced so many things and knew that he had endured humiliation, but Tian Fu did not have such cultivation, so he was inevitably dissatisfied. Under the intentional or unintentional stimulation of Cao Miao, he talked about a lot of things about the northern border.

These are the information collected recently by Cao Miao, which is basically consistent with the history he knows, but the details are somewhat different.

"Apart from me, have there been a messenger passing by Runan recently?" Cao Miao suddenly asked.

Tian Fu looked at Cao Miao vigilantly. "The township man said..."

Cao Miao smiled. "I was with him, but the situation changed, so I took action separately. I knew his itinerary and facilitated contact."
Chapter completed!