People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 455 Flattered
The father and son talked for a long time until the cell door suddenly opened, and then a pair of footsteps slowly approached. They both immediately realized that the time was almost up.

Even though they were still reluctant to leave, even though they still had countless things to say, at this time they could only prepare for a complete separation.

In the final moments, Cao Cao tightly grasped Cao Pi's hand and stared at him with wide eyes: "My father's reputation is already infamous. From now on, you must change your name and surname, and don't let me drag you down. The Cao family is completely cut off with me. I have committed many sins, and you don't have to bear the burden for me."

Cao Pi was shocked when he heard this, but he gritted his teeth and shook his head: "We are the blood of Cao family, so how can we change our names? Even if we have to be looked down upon by others in the future, I will never betray my bloodline. I believe that my brothers and sisters are unwilling to do so either!"

"Asshole!" Cao Cao was not happy to hear this, but angry. He stretched out his hand and grabbed Cao Pi's collar, and shouted: "If you don't change, the Cao family will be infamous forever. From now on, forget this surname and start over, or I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!"

Cao Pi was suffocated for a moment, and the word "struggle" was almost written on his face. Betraying his bloodline was obviously not an easy decision.

However, what Cao Cao said is indeed the reality. If the name is not changed, the bloodline of the Cao family will always be shrouded in shame and sin.

Feeling Cao Cao's eager and even pleading eyes, Cao Pi gritted his teeth and finally nodded.

Cao Cao also felt relieved, so he loosened his hand and sat back dejectedly.

The jailer also came over at this time, looked at the father and son calmly, and finally said to Cao Pi coldly: "The time is up, pack up and get ready to leave."

Cao Pi quickly said yes and began to clean up in a hurry. He took the opportunity to look at Cao Cao again, but found that Cao Cao was sitting with his eyes closed and did not respond.

When he thought that they would be separated forever in the future, Cao Pi couldn't help but shed a string of tears. He just cleaned up and cried silently.

After he had packed up everything, he took one last look at Cao Cao and left silently with the jailer.

But at this moment, Cao Cao's last voice was heard from the cell.

"My father's death is approaching. When you go back, tell all the ladies that if they want to remarry, they can do so. They don't have to be bound by the Cao family anymore. This will not only let them go, but also let the Cao family go. In the future, you can live with your brothers and sisters and their mothers. If you can't get along, you can separate the family."

This was Cao Cao’s last statement. After saying it, he no longer had any worries. He just smiled bitterly and closed his eyes again.

Cao Pi paused and wanted to say something, but under the frowning gaze of the jailer, he finally gave up.

"My child, I understand. Take care, father."

After leaving his last words, Cao Pi followed the jailer out of the cell step by step.

After thanking the jailer, Cao Pi took a deep breath and walked away, where a group of people were waiting. He didn't want to show any weakness, after all, he was the pillar of the Cao family.

As they walked farther out of the government office area, Cao Pi saw seven or eight women and several young children of different ages.

Cao Pi sighed in his heart, these people were exactly the people mentioned in Cao Cao's last statement. The children were his brothers and sisters, Cao Zhi, Cao Jie, Cao Chong and others, and the brothers and sisters were of different origins. Except for them and his mothers, the rest of the wives were the ones Cao Cao said he could remarry.

As everyone came over excitedly, Cao Pi's heart was filled with sorrow. Without Cao Cao as the backbone, this so-called family became somewhat fragmented. He seemed to have foreseen that one day his younger brothers and sisters would each follow their mother and leave the family.

Although they are brothers and sisters, most of them have the same father but different mothers. Now that the father is gone, it won’t be long before the family breaks up.

Cao Pi also suddenly realized that Cao Cao might have made such an explanation in the end because he had anticipated this.

Soon, a crowd surrounded Cao Pi and asked about the details of the visit. As Cao Pi slowly explained the situation, many ladies immediately began to wipe their tears. The young Cao Jie and Cao Chong were at a loss, while Cao Zhi had a face full of sorrow.

As the wheel of time rolls on, no one can stay out of it, and the Cao family's life and death, rise and fall can only rise and fall with it.

It was not only the groups within China who felt the impact of the times. Many overseas envoys brought back by Ma Yan during his coastal voyages also came to understand, over the course of half a year, what kind of existence Xuan Xia was, with whom they were going to sign a tribute treaty.

The impact that Xuanxia, ​​which regarded itself as the suzerain state, brought to the many envoys was so great that it directly broke through the sky.

During the Han Dynasty, most of the overseas areas were barbaric tribes. A country like Yamatai, which could barely be considered a country, was considered extremely advanced. Suddenly allowing many envoys who were still at the tribal stage to enter Xuanxia could be said to be a dimensionality reduction attack.

Even though the Yamatai Kingdom had some knowledge of China in advance, when they came into close contact with it, their envoy Nan Shengmi was still shocked by the size and advancement of China.

From an isolated and closed island country, suddenly walking into the vast continent, seeing the writing and system, seeing the industries and technologies here, Nan Shengmi felt like a frog jumping out of a well. Only at this moment did he fully realize the vastness of the world.

He even followed Xuanxia's army and witnessed the great battle between Xuanxia and Wei.

He only had an understanding of wars involving hundreds or thousands of people in rural areas, so it was difficult for him to comprehend the horrific national war involving tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people. The amount of money and food consumed every day in such a war was something he could never imagine in his lifetime.

Even he was like this, let alone those so-called envoys who were still in the barbaric tribal era. They almost regarded Xuanxia as the kingdom of gods.

The end of the Han Dynasty was still a bit old, and the outside world's understanding of China had not been a gradual process. At this time, they suddenly realized the existence of Xuanxia, ​​and the cognitive shock was too strong. Their understanding of the world was also constantly reshaped.

It turns out that not all people in this world live in tribes.

During the half year in Xuanxia, ​​they had gained a full understanding of this place, and now they had finally arrived at a crucial moment, that is, the great ruler here was going to receive them.

They all knew that it was time to make a decision about the tributary alliance of Xuanxia, ​​and now they already had the answer in their hearts.

To be honest, they were flattered that a giant like Xuan Xia was willing to communicate with them in this way. After all, if the other party wanted to, they wouldn't have to spend any effort. They only needed to send out the sea masters to easily suppress everything.

(End of this chapter)