The Three Kingdoms: A vicious plan was offered, and Liu Bei was stunned!

Chapter 146 Cao Jie reprimands Cao Zhi, Cao Cao has his successor in mind
Cao Jie returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion with satisfaction. At Luo Yuan's place, Wen Ji and Zhen Ji specially invited her to eat buns and gave her a bag as a gift. They were planning to ask Madam Bian to try the delicacy.

However, Cao Zhi stopped Cao Jie in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cao Jie looked at Cao Zhi and took out a bun: "Zijian, eat quickly, this is a bun with meat filling, very delicious, I just visited Wen Ji, and Wen Ji gave it to me."

When Cao Zhi saw that he had a relationship with Luo Yuan, he became very angry. If it weren't for Luo Yuan, he would be the son that Cao Cao valued, but now, Cao Pi was valued more than him.

Cao Pi was even given an official title, but he was still just an ordinary son.

"Sister, do you really want to marry Luo Gongqi? There are countless famous families in Ye City who want to marry you, but you have never paid any attention to them. Why do you look at Luo Gongqi differently?"

As Cao Cao's daughter, Cao Jie naturally had no trouble finding a husband. Countless nobles wanted to marry Cao Cao, no matter how low their status was.

Compared with those aristocratic families, Luo Yuan's identity and background were much worse.

When Cao Jie saw that Cao Zhi refused to take the buns and even complained to Luo Yuan, his attitude became cold. He took the buns and started eating them, saying, "If you don't want to eat them, then don't eat them." He also said, "What's the logic behind Luo Yuan's weird words?"

Cao Jie said, "I think Luo Yuan is good. I'm going to get married anyway, so why not marry someone I like? Zijian won't let me marry Luo Yuan?"

"Luo Yuan is a villain!" Cao Zhi said angrily. "Sister, are you going to embarrass me too?"

"You are simply ridiculous. How can you be embarrassed by my marrying Luo Yuan? I will be Gongqi's wife in the future, and he will be your brother-in-law. Gongqi is a famous scholar in the world. If you want his help, you should ask for his advice. Now you look uncomfortable with him, and you still want him to help you? Isn't it a joke?"

Cao Jie was not a fool. She was naturally aware of what was going on between Cao Pi and Cao Zijian, but she usually didn't get involved. After all, as a woman, she had no say in such matters. But she was unhappy when Cao Zhi was rude to Luo Yuan.

"You have been a talented writer since you were young, and everyone loves you. Now Gongqi disdains you, and you think it's his fault? You are arrogant and look down on famous people, and now you want to ruin my marriage? Get out of my way, don't think that I can't beat you just because you are my brother!"

Cao Jie stared at Cao Zhi and said, "If I hear you say such weird things about Gong Qi again, I will beat you to death!"

Cao Zhi was so frightened that he took a step back before he realized that he was frightened by a woman. He felt ashamed and wanted to stop Cao Jie, but Cao Jie had already left.

He glanced at Cao Jie's back angrily, then thought about returning home.

After a while, Yang Xiu came to see Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhi said, "Luo Yuan is my brother-in-law, and Cao Pi needs more help. What should I do in the future?"

Yang Xiu was also unhappy with Luo Yuan. After thinking for a while, he said, "We can't let this marriage succeed. It's best to let Luo Yuan cancel the engagement on his own initiative!"

Cao Zhi said anxiously: "How can he take the initiative? He is just a clinging to the rich and powerful. Father has already agreed, mother has also allowed it. How can we make Luo Yuan take the initiative to cancel the engagement?"

Yang Xiu said, "Cao Jie is the eldest daughter of the prime minister. She is of noble status. Ordinary people need to give betrothal gifts to marry a wife. I think Luo Yuan definitely does not have any. If I ask others to ask the prime minister for a daughter, he will be embarrassed by then. How can he continue this marriage with dignity?"

Yang Xiu said again: "Let's persuade the Prime Minister again. What if Cao Jie is a noble lady in the palace? How can Luo Yuan compete with the emperor for a bride?"

Cao Zhi nodded immediately, thinking that this was a good idea. If he stopped Luo Yuan and Cao Jie's marriage and sent Cao Jie to the palace, Luo Yuan would no longer have a chance.

Yang Xiu smiled and said, "Young Master is Cao Jie's brother, so you should come forward and ask for the betrothal gift!"

Cao Zhi laughed and said, "Okay, I will make things difficult for Luo Gongqi and avenge my previous grudge." Cao Zhi hurriedly went to tell Cao Cao that he was Cao Jie's brother and should come forward to discuss the marriage with Luo Yuan. Cao Cao did not think much about it, but told Cao Zhi to deal with it casually and not to make things difficult for Luo Yuan and to get the marriage done as soon as possible.

Cao Zhi had his own ideas, so naturally he wouldn't listen to Cao Cao's words.

As soon as he left, Madam Bian said to Cao Cao, "I think he is angry and he might make things difficult for Luo Yuan!"

Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, then he smiled and said, "Forget it. Zijian is arrogant and proud, so it's good for him to be taught a lesson by Luo Yuan. He is not as steady as Cao Pi!"

Madam Bian was slightly surprised: "Cao Pi just suffered a defeat, don't you care?"

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Victory and defeat are common in the military. Cao Pi was defeated by Shang Yao in Daling, but the army advanced and retreated in an orderly manner. Although he lost some men, he is still fighting and has not lost his fighting spirit. He can fight again. This is what I value. I have suffered countless defeats since I joined the army. Cao Pi's defeat this time is nothing. Moreover, I think that Cao Pi's failure is related to Gong Qi, but I have no evidence."

When Madam Bian heard Cao Cao say this, she immediately became uneasy, "Does Luo Gongqi want to harm my son?"

Otherwise, how could Cao Pi's defeat be related to Luo Yuan? It was a good thing that she agreed to let Cao Jie marry Luo Yuan.

Luo Yuan is such a piece of shit.

Cao Cao said quickly, "Don't talk nonsense. If he wanted to harm Cao Pi, Cao Pi would have died long ago. Do you think Luo Yuan doesn't know how to use troops? I have been worried about the Southern Xiongnu for a long time. He led 30,000 men to sweep across Yunzhong, killing countless people. How could Cao Pi be his opponent? I still don't understand his intentions. Don't talk nonsense and ruin my friendship with Gong Qi. After a hundred years, you will still need to rely on him!"

Madam Bian thought about it and looked at Cao Cao and said, "Do you hope that Gongqi will assist Cao Pi in the future?"

Cao Cao smiled but said nothing. This was what he had in mind. Luo Yuan was much younger than him and would definitely die after him.

If Cao Pi had Luo Yuan's assistance, the Cao family might have prospered.

But by then, the world will surely be filled with blood. Luo Yuan is a true rebel. He is rebelling against the nobles of the world and is a ruthless person who is not afraid of the nobles' fear at all.

But by then I definitely won’t be able to see it, and it has nothing to do with me.

Mrs. Bian knew that Cao Cao had already chosen Cao Pi as his successor, so she said, "Since you favor Cao Pi, you should reward Zijian more and give him more money and property so that he can live a good life. You should also tell Cao Pi not to harm Zijian or kill each other."

Cao Cao smiled and said, "Of course I won't treat Zijian unfairly!"

But he knew in his heart that Cao Pi and Cao Zhi could not coexist. Cao Cao knew his children very well. Cao Pi was deep-minded, while Cao Zhi was naive.

If Cao Zhi could be humble and receive Luo Yuan's guidance, he would surely be able to ensure a safe life, but that all depends on himself.

Even if Cao Cao told Cao Zhi about this matter clearly, Cao Zhi might not believe it. He agreed to let Cao Zhi meet Luo Yuan. He didn't care about Luo Yuan's betrothal gift at all, but hoped that Cao Zhi could understand his painstaking efforts.

When Cao Zhi met Luo Yuan, he put forward a series of conditions, asking for all kinds of property, cloth, brocade, etc.

"Gongqi, this betrothal gift is not excessive, right?" Cao Zhi looked at Luo Yuan with a smile.

(End of this chapter)