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Chapter 199: A slap breaks the love between husband and wife! Cao Aman, you do it on the first day, don’t blame me for doing it on the fifteenth!
"What did you say? Say it again!"

Cao Cao grabbed Bian tightly and shouted excitedly.

Bian shuddered with fear and said with a bitter face:

"It's a military report from Huainan brought by Zixiao, saying that Zijian was captured by Liu Bei's army in Huainan and his current life or death is unknown."

"I was concerned about our son's safety and feared that this news would be delayed, so I rushed to Guanzhong to report to my husband."

"Husband, you have to save Zhi'er~~"

There was an uproar in the tent, and everyone was shocked and confused.

Everyone then understood why this mistress had unexpectedly appeared at the front lines.

It turned out to be Cao Zhi, the biological son of their Prime Minister Cao, who became Liu Bei's prisoner!
This explosive news immediately caused an uproar in the tent and sparked a lot of discussion.

"impossible!"

"Zixiao reported that he assigned Zijian to guard Huaiyin, but never sent him to the front lines. How could he have been captured by the big-eared thief?"

"This is impossible, I don't believe it—"

Cao Cao was so excited that he lost his composure, pushed Bian away, and yelled at her, spitting.

Bian sighed and said with a bitter face:

"I don't want to believe it either, but Zixiao wrote it clearly in the military newspaper, so I can't help but believe it."

As she spoke, Bian took out the urgent news from Huainan from her bosom.

Cao Cao snatched it away and, with trembling hands, hurriedly opened it.

Inside the big tent, everyone was silent, all eyes focused on Cao Cao.

Cao Cao stared at the military report, his anger turned into astonishment, his mouth gradually opened, and his eyes bulged out.

The look of disbelief on his face was even more intense than when he first learned the news of Cao Zhang's murder.

The silk book fluttered to the ground.

Cao Cao's body swayed, and he fell down with a thud, his whole body stiff as a stone elephant.

Cheng Yu, Cao Chun, Le Jin and other generals rushed forward, snatched the military newspaper from Cao Cao's hand and read it.

After a moment's silence, the tent exploded again.

"That big-eared thief actually took the sea route into Huai and attacked Huaiyin City. This is unprecedented!"

"Such a brilliant plan must have come from Xiao He. This thief is very good at winning by surprise!"

"General Zhendong's main forces are all stationed along the Chengde line. If Huaiyin falls, won't the enemy be able to advance westward up the Huai River and attack Shouchun?"

"Not to mention the danger in Shouchun, Master Zijian is the Prime Minister's son, and now he has been captured by Liu Bei. If this news spreads, the Prime Minister's reputation will be..."

Inside the tent, all kinds of horrified discussions were heard one after another.

Cao Pi swallowed his saliva, finally came to his senses, and frowned.

If this had happened half a year ago, when he learned that Cao Zhi had been captured by Liu Bei, he would probably have been so surprised that he would have burst into laughter on the spot.

But now he couldn't laugh, and even wanted to cry but had no tears.

Cao Zhi now is not his competitor, but his ally.

Cao Zhi is now captured, whether he is alive or dead, it is equivalent to cutting off one of his arms!

How could he defeat his prodigy brother by himself?

"Incompetent, incompetent fool!"

Cao Cao recovered from his shock, slammed the table, and cursed angrily:

"I should have known earlier that he is good for nothing except being a dilettante!"

"I should have known earlier that he was not up to the task. I shouldn't have given him the chance to go to Huainan and let him bring shame upon me~~"

Cao Cao was extremely regretful and scolded Cao Zhi in front of everyone, making no secret of his disappointment in him.

Everyone shook their heads and sighed.

When Bian saw her son being captured, Cao Cao was not anxious at all. Instead, he cursed angrily and bit his lips secretly.

There was a barely perceptible hint of resentment in her eyes.

But even though she was complaining, Bian Shi did not dare to express it. She only said with a bitter face:
"Husband, no matter what, Zhi'er is our son, your flesh and blood. You can't just ignore his life or death~~"

"Husband, you have to find a way to save Zhi'er!"

Cao Cao glared at him and asked angrily:
"He has fallen into the hands of the big-eared thief. How can I save him?"

"Do you want me to humble myself and submit to the big-eared thief, and ask him to return my son to me?"

Bian almost blurted out that she did.

The words were on the tip of her tongue, but she suppressed the remaining trace of rationality.

As the prime minister's wife, although she loved her son dearly, Bian still had the necessary political qualities.

Her husband was fighting for the world with Liu Bei.

Since ancient times, those who fight for the world have ignored their families!

How could Cao Cao give up his grand ambitions and submit to Liu Bei in servility for the sake of an incompetent son?
If it were her, she wouldn't do that either.

"How dare I ask my husband to submit to Liu Bei? Xiong'er died young, and Zhang'er also died on the battlefield. If anything happens to Zhi'er, of my four sons, only Pi'er will be left."

"They are all my flesh and blood. As a mother, I cannot ignore their lives~~"

Bian fell down in front of Cao Cao, sobbing and crying, tears welling up in her eyes.

Seeing her pitiful appearance, Cao Cao couldn't help but soften his heart and his anger subsided a lot.

So he sighed, stood up and walked forward, wanting to help her up again.

At this moment, the Tiger Guards rushed in and said that Cao Ren had an urgent military report.

Cao Cao thought it was news about Cao Zhi's life or death, and immediately ordered the Tiger Guards to read it out.

Hope also lit up in Bian's eyes. She stood up, wiped her tears and looked at the urgent news.

"After Liu's army captured Huaiyin, they advanced westward up the Huai River, successively conquering the cities of Zhongli and Xuyi, and finally reaching the east bank of the Fei River."

"Upon hearing the news, Ren led his main force north to Shouchun and stationed troops on the west bank to prevent Liu's army from crossing the river."

"Unexpectedly, Zijian surrendered to Liu Bei and, under the instructions of Xiao He, personally wrote the declaration of war. Ren miscalculated and fell into Xiao He's trap, suffering a crushing defeat..."

The details of the Battle of Feishui echoed in the big tent.

The crowd, which had just calmed down, was now in an uproar again. Bian was dumbfounded, the sadness on her face turning into fear, and she glanced at Cao Cao tremblingly.

really.

Cao Cao's fists were clenched, veins bulged on his forehead, and his face was distorted to a hideous and terrifying level that was chilling.

He was extremely angry.

If Cao Zhi had simply lost the city and been captured, he would at most be considered incompetent.

But being afraid of death and surrendering to Liu Bei is shameless!
Helping Liu Bei and plotting against his own uncle is extremely shameless!
How could Cao Cao not be heartbroken and extremely angry when he saw that his once most beloved and favorite son turned out to be such a coward who was afraid of death and had no shame?

"Look at what kind of good son you have raised."

"My lifelong reputation, my dignity, and the dignity of the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty have all been disgraced by your shameless son!"

"You still want me to save him?"

"I would rather he had died by Liu Bei's sword than to see him living on in this shameless way!"

Cao Cao was filled with anger and had no place to vent it, so he pointed at Bian's nose and cursed her.

Bian was also ashamed of what Cao Zhi had done. She lowered her head and trembled as Cao Cao scolded her, not daring to say a word.

Cao Cao became more and more angry as he scolded him. He made up his mind and waved his hand, saying:
"It would have been fine if he had surrendered to Liu Bei, but he also acted so disloyally and unfilially, tantamount to betraying his father and his country!"

"From today on, I will treat him as if I don't have a son. Whether he lives or dies, it has nothing to do with me anymore!"

When these words were spoken, Bian was shocked.

Cao Cao was so angry that he wanted to sever the father-son relationship with Cao Zhi and abandon Cao Zhi's life and death.

In this way, Cao Zhi really had no chance to come back alive and see his mother and son again.

"My dear husband, even a tiger won't eat its own cubs. You can't be so heartless and unrighteous."

"No matter what Zhi'er did wrong, he is your blood and flesh. You can't ignore him. You can't abandon him~~"

Bian loved her son so much that she didn't care about angering Cao Cao. She leaned forward, hugged Cao Cao's legs, and begged him with tears in her eyes.

What kind of person is Cao Cao? He is a person who can easily lose his mind when he is angry. He will massacre an entire state to avenge his father's death.

Bian's words "Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs" immediately hit Cao Cao in the face and deeply angered him.

"Bitch, you're so brave!"

Cao Cao cursed angrily, raised his hand and slapped Bian hard in the face.

"Snapped!"

With a crisp muffled sound, Bian screamed in pain and was knocked to the ground.

There was complete silence in the tent.

Everyone stared with their eyes wide open. They had never expected that their lord, in a fit of rage, would slap their mistress in the face in front of so many subjects.

After this slap, Bian instantly became obedient, lying on the ground in panic, not daring to make a fuss anymore.

Cao Pi was even more stunned. Looking at his mother lying on the ground, he was so shocked that he didn't know what to do.

Sima Yi, who was standing by, quietly nudged Cao Pi, his eyes hinting at him, and he uttered the word "filial piety" in a mosquito-like voice.

Cao Pi rolled his eyes a few times and suddenly guessed what Sima Yi meant.

This was asking him to sacrifice his life to protect his mother in order to show his filial piety to Cao Cao.

But seeing that Cao Cao was so angry that he didn't care about his relatives, if he went forward to protect his mother, wouldn't that be walking into the muzzle of a gun?
Just as Cao Pi was hesitating, Cao Cao, who was extremely angry, took a few steps forward, raised his hand and wanted to slap Bian.

Upon seeing this, Sima Yi pushed Cao Pi hard from behind.

Cao Pi lost his balance and stumbled out, standing in front of Cao Cao.

"What do you want to do? Do you want to disobey me too?"

Cao Cao shouted, his eyes so sharp that they seemed to be able to kill people.

Cao Pi secretly groaned in his heart, but the matter was done, so he had to grit his teeth, kneel down and protect Bian who was lying on the ground.

"Father, calm down!"

"The mother loved her son dearly, and in a moment of desperation she spoke rudely and offended the father."

"If Father wants to punish me, I am willing to take the punishment on Mother's behalf. I will never complain if you want me to be beaten or killed. I only ask Father to forgive Mother!"

Cao Pi was in tears and knocked his forehead heavily in front of Cao Cao.

Cao Cao, who was originally furious, was touched by Cao Pi's courage and filial piety in protecting his mother. His anger was instantly extinguished, and he lowered his hand that was raised in the air.

"Forget it. If you can be so filial, I won't bother with her."

"Hurry up and help your mother out. Send him back to Xudu. Don't embarrass yourself here again!"

Cao Cao sighed, turned around and waved his hands, unwilling to look at Bian any longer.

Cao Pi felt relieved and secretly looked at Sima Yi with admiration.

This risky move turned out to be the right one. He could clearly hear the approval in Cao Cao's tone.

This was exactly the strategy Sima Yi had set for him.

In terms of intelligence and talent, ten of him cannot compare to Cao Chong, so he should seize every opportunity to show his filial piety to Cao Cao.

For a qualified monarch, a filial son is obviously more suitable to be an heir than a virtuous son.

Cao Pi was secretly delighted, but he kowtowed in thanks in a hurry, then helped Bian, who looked resentful, out of the tent in a hurry.

He did not dare to disobey Cao Cao's order, so he had to hastily arrange carriages and horses to escort Bian back to Xu Du immediately.

Before leaving, Bian grabbed her son's hand and said with tears in her eyes:
"Pi'er, you are my only son. You must protect yourself no matter what. You must not allow yourself to make any mistakes."

"I can't lose you again, you know?"

Cao Pi felt mixed emotions and could only nod his head and console him:

"Don't worry, mother. I will take good care of myself and nothing will happen to me."

"Mother, please go back to Xudu with peace of mind. I know what to do and will not let you down."

Only then did Bian feel a little relieved. She gave a few more instructions before getting on the carriage.

The carriage moved slowly and drove out of the camp.

However, Bian stuck her head out and looked at the "Cao" flag that was gradually moving away, her eyes gradually filled with hatred.

"Ah Man, we have been married for over twenty years, and I never thought you would be so heartless and disloyal. If that's the case, then don't blame me..."

(End of this chapter)