Mi Han

Chapter 399
Five stone powder is not a notorious drug in the current world.

Since Wushisan appeared in the world, many celebrities have also taken this medicine.

Even in the current world, Wushi San has a good reputation, because it can help people get rid of worries for a short time.

Logically speaking, even if Cao Pi was known by Cao Zhen to take Wushi powder, it would not be a big deal.

It's just that the efficacy of Wushi powder has always existed, so why did it become popular in the Jin Dynasty?

That's because Wushi San is not recognized by the mainstream values ​​of the world.

The two Jin Dynasties were a rotten period, Shenzhou was sinking, and politics was dark. Under such circumstances, many scholar-bureaucrats felt that the world was hopeless, and they became self-defeating.

As a result, Wushi Powder, as a medicine that can make people temporarily forget their troubles, became popular among scholar-bureaucrats.

The existence of Wushi San can make those scholar-bureaucrats in the Jin Dynasty forget their incompetence and guilt towards their ancestors.

But the Three Kingdoms period originated from the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty was a period of passion and great ambition.

Therefore, during the Three Kingdoms period, many heroes emerged with the mission of saving the world and unifying the world.

Under the circumstances that they set an example, Wushisan, a depressing drug, is of course not recognized by mainstream values.

Today's scholar-bureaucrats will not rashly criticize Wushisan, but they also have a lot of grudges against accepting this medicine.

If a person has no ambition in his heart and only thinks about entertainment, such a person will be cast aside by the mainstream values ​​of the world.

Especially when that person's status is different from ordinary ones.

The reason why Cao Zhen disliked Cao Shuang taking Wushi powder was not that he saw that Wushi powder was harmful to the body. What he was worried about was that Cao Shuang lost his ambition because of playing with things, and then gradually became a useless person.

Now Cao Zhen will cry and persuade Cao Pi, and it is precisely because of this that he is worried.

If the emperors of Great Wei start to become playful and lose their minds, and become muddled, then is there any hope for Great Wei?

Cao Zhen and Cao Pi grew up together since childhood, and Cao Pi knows Cao Zhen very well.

So even though Cao Zhen didn't speak clearly, or even Cao Zhen didn't finish his words, Cao Pi understood what Cao Zhen wanted to express.

Because of this, Cao Pi dodged Cao Zhen's eyes.

There are some things that he doesn't want to admit, even if those things are slowly becoming facts.

But facing Cao Pi's eyes dodging, Cao Zhen did not stop his persuasion.

However, Cao Zhen also understands Cao Pi's character very well, so his way of persuading Cao Pi is different from ordinary people.

Cao Zhen straightened up slowly, and he began to recite a passage in front of Cao Pi:
"In the tenth year of Jian'an, Jizhou was first established, and a good bow was tributed by Jijiu, and a famous horse was presented in the Yan Dynasty.

In the late spring of that year, on the Jumansi Festival, He Fanwu, his bow was dry and his hands were soft, the grass was shallow and the animals were fat. He and his clan brother Zidan hunted all day in Yexi, and caught nine roe deer and thirty pheasants and rabbits. "

After hearing this passage recited by Cao Zhen, Cao Pi's heart was greatly touched.

He couldn't be more familiar with this content.

Because the content Cao Zhen recited was an excerpt from the "Dian Lun" written by him.

What moved Cao Pi even more was Cao Zhen's next words.

"In that year, the first emperor defeated Yuan Shao and established Jizhou. His power and influence became great. Everyone in the north of the Yangtze River surrendered, and princes from all over the world sent envoys to offer sacrifices."

"That year, His Majesty and his ministers went out hunting together, and they never avoided the beasts, and they never got tired all day long.

In that year, His Majesty hit the stone with a sword, and told his ambition to calm the world in his heart, and hoped that he could accomplish this feat together with His Majesty.

How high-spirited and graceful His Majesty was at that time.

But it is only a dozen years now, has His Majesty forgotten his original ambition? "

Speaking of this, the cries in Cao Zhen's words became louder and louder.

Obviously, he was very distressed now.

And Cao Pi listened to Cao Zhen's words, and looked at his sad expression, a long-lost feeling of unwillingness surged in his heart.

Yes, how did he become like this?

Once upon a time, he also had pride in his heart.

Although he is not as good as Cao Zhi in terms of essays, he is still considered one of the leading literary masters in the world.

In terms of martial arts, he was able to shoot at the age of six and fencing at the age of eight. He also learned fencing from a famous teacher since he was a child.

It can be said that from childhood to adulthood, he dare not say that he is perfect in any aspect, but he has not achieved nothing in any aspect.

But now that he has become the king of a country, why did he only think about indulging in joy?

When he first took over the position of the first emperor, he was full of ambition and wanted to do something big!
Thinking of this, the unwillingness in Cao Pi's heart became more and more intense.

Seeing that Cao Pi's expression had softened, Cao Zhen made a move next.

Under Cao Pi's eyes, Cao Zhen tore off his shirt suddenly, revealing his scarred upper body.

After seeing the multiple scars on Cao Zhen's upper body, Cao Pi's eyes showed great shock.

Every knife scar is clearly visible, which shows how badly Cao Zhen was injured.

And every scar on Cao Zhen's body was obtained from his bloody battle for Wei.

Thinking of this, Cao Pi felt very sorry for Cao Zhen.

In the past, he just sat in the hall and watched Cao Zhen's dazzling battle report, but he never thought about what price Cao Zhen, who was fighting on the front line, used to obtain that dazzling battle report.

Cao Zhen pointed to the scar on his body and continued to Cao Pi:

"Your Majesty knows that our army suffered several major defeats in the past, which had a great impact on Your Majesty.

It is precisely because the minister knew that when the Hexi was in chaos, the minister insisted on taking the initiative to attack regardless of dissuasion.

I am not a person who is greedy for merit, I just want to win a big victory for His Majesty and Wei. "

"It is my honor to fight bloody battles for His Majesty.

Because of this, no matter how many injuries I suffer, I will not complain, because this is the ambition in my heart.

I am not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of getting a few more scars on my body, but I am afraid that Wei's enemies will grow bigger day by day. "

"Mi Yang is good at fighting and has repeatedly defeated our army, which is not bad.

The minister does not disagree with defending instead of attacking.

But although Mi Yang is good at fighting, he is not a god-man.Substituting defense for offense is not wasting time and watching good opportunities be lost.

If our army does not take advantage of this opportunity to take the initiative to attack, the enemy will grow stronger day by day. This is an indisputable fact.

My Great Wei's national strength is far superior to the enemy's. Great Wei can be defeated once or twice, but the enemy cannot.

As long as our army can seize the opportunity to win a big victory when the good opportunity comes, it is possible to cause a devastating blow to the enemy.

Regarding the Southern Expedition, I dare not say that I will definitely win.

It's just that compared to the victory or defeat of the Southern Expedition, what I care more about is the fear of the enemy in the current Wei Dynasty.

If Great Wei loses the ethos of being aggressive and not afraid of powerful enemies, then even if Great Wei owns more land, what is the use of population? "

"When the first emperor created the foundation, his power was so weak, and he never experienced any kind of defeat.

But in the end, the first emperor was able to wipe out the heroes and create the Great Wei. This is not only because the first emperor was wise and powerful, but also because the first emperor has always had a heart that is not afraid of powerful enemies! "

This was Cao Zhen's last remonstrance, and after saying this remonstrance, Cao Zhen knelt down on the ground with a plop, and his body fell deeply on the ground.

He was pleading, hoping that Cao Pi could understand what he said.

The Son of Heaven is the symbol of the dynasty, and his words and deeds will affect the entire ethos of the dynasty.

A large part of the reason why Cao Wei has spread fear of Shu recently is Cao Pi himself.

In Cao Zhen's view, the disastrous defeat of Wei several times is not a fundamental matter of crisis. After all, Wei, an important strategic place, has not been lost.

What Cao Zhen is really worried about is the atmosphere of fear of Shu.

This kind of atmosphere of fear of Shu is like Wushisan, slowly eroding the spirit of Wei.

Once Da Wei's energy and spirit are corroded by this atmosphere, then the time of Da Wei's demise is not far away.

The key to stopping this lies in Cao Pi.

After Cao Zhen finished all his suggestions, Cao Pi was silent.

He looked at Cao Zhen who was dedicated to the country on the ground, and thought about what Cao Zhen said to him just now, and he remembered a sentence Cao Cao told him before he died:

"Zi Dan is here, Great Wei is worry-free."

Although Cao Pi at that time also valued Cao Zhen, he thought that Cao Cao had exaggerated the importance of Cao Zhen.

Great Wei has a lot of talents, no matter how talented Cao Zhen is, how can he surpass all the heroes.

But now Cao Pi understands the deep meaning of Cao Cao's words.

There are quite a few people in Great Wei who are as talented as Cao Zhen, but among those people, only Cao Zhen will wholeheartedly think about Great Wei.

Only Cao Zhen would say these things to him today.

Thinking of this, Cao Pi dragged his tired body to get up from the throne.

He is not mentally handicapped, Cao Zhen has made the words so clear, he naturally understands the stakes in Cao Zhen's words.

His father had been ill for some time before his death.

But he still worked tirelessly for Wei, fighting everywhere, and never gave up any chance easily.

Now he is much younger than his father back then, so why should he give up on himself?
He didn't have the guts of Cao Cao, but Cao really did.

That being the case, let Cao Zhen do it.

After Cao Pi came to Cao Zhen, he slowly squatted down.

Then he stretched out his hand to support Cao Zhen, looking at the pillar of the country who was only thinking about Wei, Cao Pi showed a firm look on his face.

"If you want to fight, let's fight."

Hearing that Cao Pi finally agreed to his request, Cao Zhen showed joy on his face. He was about to kowtow to Cao Pi to thank him, but his move was stopped by Cao Pi.

Cao Pi held Cao Zhen's hands tightly, his eyes fixed on the scar on Cao Zhen's body, and then said to Cao Zhen:
"During the Southern Expedition, no matter what the result is, you have to promise me one thing."

Seeing Cao Pi's request, Cao Zhen naturally agreed to everything.

"Your Majesty, please give me instructions, and I will definitely do it."

As soon as Cao Zhen's words fell, Cao Pi solemnly said:

"You must return safely."

After hearing Cao Pi's request, Cao Zhen didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just Cao Pi's usual care.

But Cao Pi had already guessed that Cao Zhen would not take it seriously, so he approached Cao Zhen and whispered something in his ear.

When these soft words flowed into Cao Zhen's ears, an expression of disbelief immediately appeared on his face.

Then his eye sockets became red again, and he kept murmuring in resistance, "No, no."

Faced with Cao Zhen, it was really unbelievable, but Cao Pi already knew it in his heart.

He held Cao Zhen's hand harder and harder, and then he continued to exhort Cao Zhen:
"King Qi is young, only you can restrain them!"

The meaning in Cao Pi's words became stronger and stronger, which made Cao Zhen even more panicked.

It's just that Cao Pi stopped talking and didn't continue to talk about it.

He believed that what he just said was enough to make Cao Zhen value his own life.

After saying that, Cao Pi suddenly asked Cao Zhendao: "Did Zidan come up with the strategy of the Southern Expedition, or did someone come up with it for you?"

Cao Zhen was in panic. He didn't know why Cao Pi suddenly asked this point, but it didn't affect his answer.

"The strategy of the southern expedition was presented by Yang Fu, the governor of Liangzhou."

Cao Zhen is loyal to Cao Pi, and naturally he will not hide this from Cao Pi. With his character, he will not think of taking the credit of others for his own use.

After hearing Cao Zhen's answer, Cao Pi showed a relaxed look on his face.

It's just that he didn't say anything about it.

"Tomorrow morning, I will gather some important ministers to discuss the matter of the Southern Expedition.

You step back for now, and I will send someone to call you tomorrow. "

After saying this, Cao Zhen looked up at Cao Pi, and he saw that Cao Pi was tired.

So even though he had a lot to ask Cao Pi in his heart, Cao Zhen still obeyed Cao Pi's order, got up from the ground and slowly retreated towards the outside of the hall.

Seeing Cao Zhen getting farther and farther away from him, Cao Pi stood up and returned to the throne.

When Cao Pi was the only one left in the entire empty hall, Cao Pi felt a chill wrapping him quickly.

This feeling made Cao Pi suddenly think of his eldest son Cao Ruilai.

In thoughts, Cao Pi ordered Cao Rui to be summoned.

Cao Rui heard Cao Pi's call, and he soon came to Cao Pi's hall.

When Cao Rui arrived in the main hall, he saw his father sitting alone on the throne.

In this life, Cao Pi did not bestow Zhen Mi's death, so the father-son relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Rui is quite good.

After seeing Cao Rui coming, Cao Pi stretched out his hand to let Cao Rui come closer with a smile on his face.

Facing Cao Pi's call, Cao Rui also obediently came to Cao Pi's body.

Looking at Cao Rui in front of him who is becoming more and more tall and straight, Cao Pi seems to see himself when he was young—as full of vigor.

Cao Rui originally thought that Cao Pi summoned him suddenly to inspect his homework.

After all, with Cao Rui's intelligence, he had already guessed Cao Pi's intention to make him King of Qi.

But when Cao Rui was waiting for Cao Pi to inspect his homework, Cao Pi suddenly asked him: "I want to use a minister to accomplish a big event, if this big event is successful, of course it will be a promotion.

Just for the king, everything needs to be prepared with both hands.

If this great event fails, and I don't want to punish this minister, what should I do? "

After Cao Rui heard Cao Pi's question, his face showed surprise.

Cao Pi was not asking him about the contents of the book, but about his specific imperial skills.

After Cao Rui listened to Cao Pi's question, his mind started to work quickly.

And Cao Pi has been quietly waiting for Cao Rui's answer.

Not long after, Cao Rui, who already had an idea in his mind, confidently said the answer to Cao Pi:

"The king is sometimes deceived by his ministers, and it is the ministers' fault.

It's just that there are subordinates under the minister, so if the fault is transferred to the subordinate, the fault of the minister will naturally disappear. "

After hearing Cao Rui's answer, Cao Pi was taken aback for a moment.

Then he laughed heartily.

No wonder the first emperor valued Cao Rui so much when he was alive.

No wonder!

There are some successors to the Great Wei Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)