"Your Majesty, Lord Wang's stabbing has left this old minister deeply uneasy."
Cao Yu calmly recounted his conversations with Xun Yi and the others.
After learning of the attempt on Wang Xiang's life, Cao Yu seemed to have known that he would face this day.
Cao Yu spoke with great sincerity. His problem was not disobedience, but being far too obedient.
He had no stance of his own and simply drifted with the current.
When Xun Yi wanted to see him, he went to meet him. When Xun Yi proposed a banquet, he stayed to attend it.
According to his own account, he had merely eaten with Xun Yi and the others, seen Guo Pei during the meal, and heard them mention Wang Xiang.
But he had not participated, only remained silent.
Once he finished eating, he left.
Cao Mao listened to Cao Yu and remained silent for a long, long time.
He truly could not understand why a prince of Great Wei would be so afraid of a Deputy Director of the Secretariat.
You're afraid of him, but not of me??
What sort of logic is that?
Cao Mao genuinely wanted to curse, but recalling his own past experiences, he could somewhat understand Cao Yu's thinking.
The princes of Great Wei did not even dare offend local governors, let alone the Director of the Secretariat.
His grandfather had behaved like a monster, wreaking havoc on his own clan. His younger brother Cao Zhi had suffered especially terrible luck, spending years on the front line of this torment.
There was no need even to mention the rest of the Imperial Clan. Even toward his own sons, he had maintained an attitude of handling everything strictly by the book, with torment as the main feature. Most of Cao Pi's sons had