Chapter 1299 Coincidence

After listening to Cui Yan's advice, Cao Pi began to become more confident.

Sima Yi also said to Cao Pi at the right time:

"Your Highness, the odds are always on our side."

Cao Pi nodded heavily after hearing this.

"Yes!"

"I understand, thank you all for helping me solve my doubts."

After saying this, Cao Pi bowed to Jia Xu, Cui Yan and Sima Yi.

The three of them also returned the greeting to Cao Pi.

Since they all chose to support Cao Pi to become the prince, they naturally believed that Cao Pi's chances of winning were much greater than Cao Zhi.

Now the ministers in the court are more optimistic about supporting Cao Pi to become the prince.

In the eyes of Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Cui Yan and others.

The one who is most worried about whether he can become the prince should not be Cao Pi, but Cao Zhi.

Just as Sima Yi and others thought, Cao Zhi is now more worried than Cao Pi.

Like Cao Pi, Cao Zhi also learned about Cao Cao's insomnia caused by the canonization of the prince when he paid respects to his mother, Queen Bian.

Now that Cao Cao no longer suffers from insomnia, Cao Zhi is really panicking.

Originally, there were more ministers who supported Cao Pi as the crown prince than those who supported him.

Although some ministers have not yet expressed their opinions, whether they support Cao Pi or Cao Zhi as the crown prince.

However, the treatment of Sima Yi's visit and Yang Xiu's visit was different among the important officials in the court.

Now that Cao Zhi relayed the news he got from his mother Queen Bian to Yang Xiu, not only Cao Zhi, but also Yang Xiu began to worry whether Cao Cao had already decided on Cao Pi as the crown prince.

However, in Yang Xiu's mind, as long as Cao Cao did not read the edict to appoint Cao Pi as the crown prince, Cao Zhi still had a chance to ascend the throne of the crown prince.

Then Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhi's anxious look and couldn't help but said to Cao Zhi:

"Your Highness, as long as the edict of His Majesty's appointment of the crown prince is not read out, Your Highness still has the opportunity to be appointed as the crown prince!"

"If even Your Highness has lost the confidence to compete for the position of crown prince, then all our previous efforts will be in vain!"

After Yang Xiu finished speaking, the brothers Ding Yi and Ding Yi, who were in Cao Zhi's house, as well as Yang Jun and Jia Kui, all spoke to Cao Zhi:

"What Yang Zhubu said is very true, Your Highness must not lose his fighting spirit!"

"We believe that Your Highness can definitely become the crown prince!"

"Your Highness, we still have a chance!"

Cao Zhi felt a little ashamed when he heard everyone's encouragement to him.

The edict of the appointment of the crown prince has not been read out yet, I must have the opportunity to become the crown prince and rule the Wei Dynasty!

At this time, Cao Zhi continued to strengthen his belief that he would become the crown prince.

"Everyone is right, I am shaken."

Then Cao Zhi said to Yang Xiu and others with shame.

"But judging from the situation, it is indeed more likely that my brother will be appointed as the crown prince."

"We must find a breakthrough to change our father in order to reverse the situation!"

Cao Zhi, who has regained his fighting spirit, has begun to think about how to win more praise from Cao Cao.

After listening to the persuasion of Yang Xiu and others, Cao Zhi believes that what his mother Queen Bian said may not mean that his father Cao Cao has decided to appoint his brother Cao Pi as the crown prince.

He thought the same as Cao Pi, Cao Cao did not show any preference for him or his brother Cao Pi.

When Yang Xiu saw Cao Zhi's renewed fighting spirit, he couldn't help but smile with relief.

He chose to assist Cao Zhi not only because most of the people around Cao Zhi were the emerging aristocratic forces of the Wei Dynasty.

There is also his personal appreciation for Cao Zhi.

Then Yang Xiu said to Cao Zhi:

"Your Highness, what do you think of the capture of Yamatai proposed by His Majesty?"

After hearing this, Cao Zhi thought for a moment and said to Yang Xiu:

"Father is not in a hurry to capture Yamatai now, firstly because he does not know enough about the situation in Yamatai, and secondly because there is still considerable profit in trade with Yamatai."

"But I guess the most fundamental reason for Father is that he is worried that sending troops to Yamatai now will put too much pressure on the navy now."

"I am afraid that even if we capture Yamatai in the end, we will lose ships, which is still not worth the loss."

After Cao Zhi finished his analysis, he looked at Yang Xiu, as well as the brothers Ding Yi and Ding Yi.

"Your Highness is right. To capture Yamatai, we need to fight a decisive battle with infantry after landing. Only then can we completely capture Yamatai."

"But before landing, we must rely on the navy to occupy a port for landing the army, otherwise we may receive a counterattack from the Yamatai army when landing."

"Although there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers in my Wei territory, only about 10,000 can actually take a boat to Yamatai to fight."

"According to General Wen's calculation, Yamatai, with a population of 800,000, has at least 10,000 troops."

"And we are not familiar with the terrain of Yamatai. If we rashly land and fight when the army is not in an advantageous position, if we cannot loot enough food and grass for military expenses on the spot in Yamatai, there is a high possibility that we will return empty-handed, or even be dragged to death in Yamatai!"

The situation analyzed by Yang Xiu is indeed very likely to happen in the eyes of Ding Yi, Ding Yi, Yang Jun, Jia Kui and others.

After saying a bunch of reasons that are not conducive to the capture of Yamatai by Wei now, Yang Xiu changed the subject and said to Cao Zhi:

"It is these problems that made your majesty choose to learn more about Yamatai through trade, and then wait for an opportunity to send troops to capture Yamatai in one fell swoop, leaving them no chance to resist."

"But I think that this challenging war is the opportunity for your highness to gain an advantage at the critical moment of the battle for the crown prince!"

"The opportunity to gain an advantage?!"

Cao Zhi couldn't help but ask when he heard Yang Xiu say this.

Not only Cao Zhi, but also the brothers Ding Yi and Ding Yi looked at Yang Xiu in shock.

The brothers believed that Cao Zhi could become the crown prince, and they admired Yang Xiu's wisdom very much.

When they saw Yang Xiu's suggestion at this time, which was to let Cao Zhi lead his troops to Yamatai to die, their faces changed immediately.

After Yang Jun and Jia Kui realized the meaning of Yang Xiu's words, their faces suddenly became unhappy, but they still wanted to listen to Yang Xiu's explanation of the chances of capturing Yamatai.

Ding Yi did not wait for Yang Xiu to explain, and said directly:

"If Yang Zhubu asked Your Highness to lead the troops to capture Yamatai, and then use this achievement to ask for the title of Crown Prince, it would be an unexpected move."

"But this move is too risky for Your Highness. Not to mention the battle at Yamatai, even reaching Yamatai on the vast ocean would be a big risk!"