My husband Zhuge Kongming

The chaos of the Eastern Han Dynasty in recent years is just another reincarnation of history.

From the perspective of a ruler, having read thousands of years of history, and seeing with his own eyes the data contributed by aristocratic families, Cao Cao remained silent.

Without him, it is just because the Cao family has become a part of the cycle of history. It is difficult to escape from this cycle and make the world peaceful for thousands of years.

No, that's simply not possible.

He felt that no one in this world could do it.

Even he can't do it.

On Liu Bei's side, it's even harder to do.

Because the other party has not completely abandoned the aristocratic family, as long as Liu Bei wins this struggle, the aristocratic families who contributed their land to Liu Bei will get back what they lost a thousand times.

The consequences are even harder to predict.

He didn't believe Liu Bei couldn't see this.

After all, Liu Bei touched the interests of the family earlier than him.

And he really didn't understand the significance of the data in these account books.

You know, this money will still fall on the people in the end, because the imperial court's tax revenue every year is provided by tens of millions of people.

Unlike him, he directly attacked aristocratic families and divided their land, which really brought benefits to the people.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao shook his head again, "For the sake of benevolence, this is too forward-thinking."

He believed that if Liu Bei's methods were the same as his, he might not have enough reaction time.

"Father." Outside the door, a young man bowed, holding a food box in his hand.

"Zijian?" Cao Cao looked up and saw his fourth son, Cao Zhi, with a smile on his face, "It's so late and you haven't rested yet?"

"Liu Xuande's letter to the emperor came today, and my son knew that his father would be busy until late at night." Cao Zhi said respectfully, "My mother has prepared some food, and my father will also use some."

"Okay." Cao Cao smiled.

Now, Cao Pi is on a mission to Wu County, so Cao Zhi comes to care about him, which is what he should do.

Cao Zhi smiled, opened the food box, and served Cao Cao one by one.

"Zijian is determined." Cao Cao looked at the hot food and knew that it had just been prepared.

"My father worked hard for the country, but many people in the world don't understand him. Children should be more considerate of their father." Cao Zhi sighed, his eyes even a little red, "In the past two years, my father's hair on the temples has become a lot more gray."

Cao Cao was stunned and thought.

In the past two years, although he completed the unification of the north, he also witnessed the rise of Liu Bei.

Unfortunately, Liu Bei's rise was really difficult for him.

Chang'an was lost, Luoyang was lost again, his connection with Liangzhou was completely severed, and many available people were lost.

Guo Jia left, but he endured Xiahou Dun's sacrifice and Xuchang's defeat.

The more you endure it, the more depressed you will be, and the more you will think about it, and the more you will think about it, the more white hair you will naturally get.

People say that he is now the prime minister, inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.

But the higher you are in a high position, the more dangers there are. If you don't pay attention and make mistakes, you will be doomed.

It is enough that he alone is beyond redemption. His children, wife, and his subordinates and generals will also be beyond redemption.

"It doesn't matter." Sensing his son's sincerity, Cao Cao waved his hand happily, "My father is old, but my son, who built you, is still young."

"Father." Cao Zhi looked a little moved.

Cao Cao had many sons, and he was favored because of his talents. He always felt a lot of fatherly love, but when he heard Cao Cao's words, he almost shed tears.

"Don't act like a child." Cao Cao said with a smile, "You are already in your prime, you are no longer a child."

"No." Cao Zhi nodded.

Yes, he is about to be crowned after all.

"If there is nothing else, Zijian will rest early."

After hearing this, Cao Zhi paid homage and said, "Father, please forgive your son for being unfilial."

"Ah?" Cao Cao was just about to take a sip of soup when he heard his son say he was unfilial and looked at Cao Zhi curiously. Among his many sons, this was the one who was smart and had the most outstanding literary talent since childhood. Although he was a bit wild, he did not act unfilially.

"The child is dull and unable to share his father's worries. The world is in chaos and our Cao family is in crisis every step of the way. However, the child still drinks with others and makes gifts. He does not see his father working hard. This is unfilial." Cao Zhi said seriously.

He was Cao Cao's fourth son and never thought of inheriting Cao Cao's legacy.

In the past there was Cao Ang, now there is Cao Pi, and furthermore, there was Cao Zhang in the past.

He was never the first choice at any time.

There was never much pressure on him.

So most of the time he chooses the path he likes, does what he likes, and recites poetry and paints with friends with whom he can get along.

If someone hadn't reminded Cao Cao of his critical situation today and Cao Cao was getting older, he wouldn't have come to Cao Cao late at night.

"I have grown up." Cao Cao sighed, "Get up quickly, the ground is cold."

"Thank you, father." Cao Zhi stood up and looked directly at Cao Cao, "The second brother is going to Wu County now, and I want to share my father's worries."

Cao Cao laughed and was even more pleased.

He usually doesn't put too much pressure on Cao Zhi and others because he feels that he can withstand everything.

Cao Pi is different, because he is the eldest son and will have to bear more in the future.

Then he asked, "How does Zijian want to share the worries of being a father?"

"It has been more than a year since Liu Bei first wrote to the emperor. Although his father forbade everyone to talk about it, the effect was actually not good."

Cao Cao nodded.

Yes, Liu Bei's mind-attacking methods are indeed difficult for him to guard against.

"Is there anything Zijian can do?"

"So far, Liu Bei has written letters to the emperor several times. Whenever something important comes up, the contents of the document will be made public for some reason. It can be seen that there are all spies in the North."

Cao Cao's expression became slightly more serious.

"I have an immature guess." Cao Zhi paused, "Although Chu Anjun is a woman, she is extremely intelligent. Perhaps the other party has been planning it since the beginning of Chuzhi, so she successfully connected with the aristocratic families in the southern states. If it weren't for my father's strong control over the army, we might have suffered the same fate as Sun."

Cao Cao nodded, "What does Zijian mean?"

"If the other party really starts from Chuzhi, how many people in Beidi will obey her orders?" Cao Zhi stopped talking.

Cao Cao tapped his fingers on the table with an inquiring look in his eyes, "Why would Zijian think of this?"

"Today, my son was discussing current affairs with his friends. He thought of his father's hard work, so he tried to find a solution." Cao Zhi explained the reason, "But the discussion went on and on, and we found that Liu Bei was on the other end, and we couldn't get around Chu An no matter what. Jun."

"Not bad, but what next?"

"Then, the boy and everyone sorted out how many things Chu Anjun had done since Chuzhi, and found out that the female monarch's layout of various places in the Han Dynasty should have started at that time, but Chu An at that time Jun, you are only eleven or twelve years old."

Cao Cao continued to nod and listened to Cao Zhi's continued analysis.

"If this is true, then our enemies will be too terrifying."

"It's scary." Cao Cao agreed.

"The Northland has become a sieve, and all my father's plans may be leaked."

"How to solve?"

"Priority is to confirm the safety of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and then find ways to attack enemy spies."

Cao Cao thought about it, yes.

Today, he spends most of his time discussing with his confidants. He can guarantee that these people will not betray him, but he cannot guarantee that everyone in his house will not betray him.

Once some inconspicuous people pass on some information at a critical moment, it will be too fatal.

"If this matter is left to Zijian, do you have confidence?"

"My child, I will definitely live up to my father's trust." Cao Zhi responded loudly.

As the title.