Hee Emperor of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 398 Assessment of the Four Sons (Second Change)

Just when the war between Dayan and the two clans was about to break out, in Sikong Mansion in Changyi.

I saw Cao Cao sitting on top of the main case, holding his bushy beard on his chin, as if closing his eyes and resting his mind. Four men of different ages stood in front of him. They were Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Chong. The person is carefully looking at a bamboo slip in his hand.

After about a cup of tea, Cao Pi, with a hint of honesty on his face, whispered respectfully: "Father, we are finished."

Cao Cao slowly opened his eyes and said, "Then tell me!"

"Father, this is just Yuan Xi's plan to increase the number of troops, it is not worth mentioning." Seeing the mighty appearance, Cao Zhang, who is the most majestic in stature, immediately said contemptuously, with the straightforwardness of a titan.

Cao Cao smiled slightly and said, "Zhang'er is the bravest, and he is very clear as a father."

"Thank you father," Cao Zhang said happily.

"Father, I feel that Yuan Xi's policy of the Eight Banners is effective, but it is too cruel. I am a state of etiquette, and I should learn to be tolerant and enlightened, instead of blindly killing. You must know that the Qin Dynasty is like this, so the second generation died "Cao Zhi, who is the most handsome in appearance, said with some indignation.

Cao Cao nodded and praised: "Zhi'er has a heart of benevolence and righteousness, and he is worthy of his father's teaching."

"Thank you father" Cao Zhi clasped his fists.

Cao Cao turned his head to look at Cao Chong, whose face was full of pride and confidence, and whose eyes were as bright as stars, and said lovingly, "Chong'er, what do you think?"

"I think Yuan Xi's strategy is to bring disaster," Cao Chong said loudly.

"Oh! Why do you say that?" Cao Cao sat up straight and asked unexpectedly.

"The Eight Banners can indeed reap miraculous effects in a short period of time. However, once the time is long and the war stops, the number of the Eight Banners will increase. If a hero is born, there will be chaos. We should follow my father's migration policy when dealing with foreigners. Move them into the Central Plains and assimilate them, only in this way can we truly eliminate the disaster and lay the foundation of the dynasty," Cao Chong worshiped.

"Haha, Chong'er is really smart," Cao Cao immediately laughed in satisfaction.

Seeing this scene, the three brothers on the side frowned slightly. Every time the four of them were present, Cao Chong would always make Cao Cao very happy, as if giving birth to such a feeling.

"Pi'er, it's your turn," Cao Cao said solemnly.

Cao Pi's pupils shrank, and he quickly said submissively: "Father, what the three brothers said are all reasonable, especially brother Chong has a different opinion, very good, very good."

Cao Cao's eyes were fixed, and after a careful look, he said without hesitation: "As the son of Cao's eldest son, you only have such little knowledge."

"Father forgive me, my son is short-sighted, and he is really inferior to the three younger brothers," Cao Pi hurriedly knelt down and apologized.

"Haha, Pi'er, I'm going to tell you the truth today. If you don't have an opinion on this matter, I will kill you immediately, lest you lose my Cao family." Cao Cao's face suddenly turned cold.

Cao Pi was startled immediately, and the three of Cao Zhi were also surprised. How could his father be so angry about such a small matter.

Cao Pi lowered his head pale and swallowed nervously.

"Xu Chu!" Cao Cao shouted suddenly.

"Sikong" Xu Chu, who was like a tiger, immediately walked in from the outside.

"Pi'er, you should know Xu Chu best. He will never show mercy to you. Count to three for my father. If you still express your opinion, I will immediately ask Xu Chu to drag you out and kill you," Cao Cao said coldly. .

"one!"

Cao Pi's heart trembled suddenly, and he looked at Cao Cao with grievances, but Cao Cao only had a ruthless face. The appearance of Xu Chu let him know that his father would not joke

"Two" Cao Pi trembled slightly.

"Three." After Cao Cao finished speaking, he immediately ordered: "Drag Cao Pi out and chop him up."

"No!" Xu Chu responded, and immediately walked towards Cao Pi.

"I see ambition, huge ambition, unparalleled ambition," Cao Pi suddenly paled and shouted.

Everyone was stunned, but Cao Cao's eyes flashed a sigh, he waved Xu Chu away lightly, and said, "Why do you say that?"

"The Eight Banners policy is to benefit the individual, benefit the family, and be harsh on the entire nation. This first is indeed a strategy to increase troops as the third brother said, but it is more a manifestation of Yuan Xi's ambition. He implements the ultimate goal of the Eight Banners. , not for control, nor for stability, he is going to consume, and use the people of the Eight Banners to expand the territory for him, so that no matter how big the loss is, it will not affect Dayan," Cao Pi said loudly.

"Second brother, this insults the style of a great country," Cao Zhi suddenly dissatisfied.

"Fourth brother, what is a big country? Its soldiers are strong and feared by the whole world. A real powerful country is born in a bloody wind. Kindness to foreigners is cruelty to oneself. Why do you have to guard that ridiculous benevolence and righteousness?" Cao Pi seemed to let go completely, showing his sharpness, and the sharpness in his eyes made people startled.

"Second brother, this is exactly what my younger brother said. If the war stops, it will definitely end in trouble." Cao Chong frowned.

"No, never, because Yuan Xi will not stop, he will let the Eight Banners continue to fight like the first emperor," Cao Pi shook his head.

"In fact, if you don't fight, as long as you do three things, the Eight Banners will always be the thugs of the Great Yan."

"Take three points," Cao Cao asked flatly.

"First: Encourage childbearing, increase the population of Dayan, and completely surpass it in the military; Second: Every time Yan plays the main role, the Eight Banners will be supplemented; Third: Set the time limit for each banner leader, and set up supervision. Anyone who tries to resist will be killed, so the Eight Banners will only become weaker and weaker, and Dayan will become stronger and stronger instead."

"In addition, there is the most important and most important point. Brother Chong said that this is a way to bring disaster, but my Cao family doesn't need to care about the future at all. As long as Yuan Xi is still there, the Eight Banners will never dare to rebel. Enough is enough," Cao Pi kowtowed to Cao Cao after finishing his sentence.

Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Chong all looked in surprise at the second brother who had always been mediocre and honest.

After Cao Cao was silent for a while, he waved lightly to the three of Cao Zhang, "Go down, you three!"

The three of Cao Zhang were startled, and Cao Chong hurriedly said, "Father, I still have something to say."

Cao Cao smiled and said: "Chong'er, there will be opportunities in the future, let's all go down!"

"No!" Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi obeyed the orders, and Cao Chong glanced unwillingly at Cao Pi who was kneeling before him, and then left annoyed.

"Pi'er, do you know why my father treated you like this?" Cao Cao's tone suddenly softened a lot.

"It's my fault." After hearing Cao Cao's words, Cao Pi burst into tears.

"You are very filial and diligent. You are well-behaved in all aspects. You respect ministers and love military commanders. No one in the court speaks ill of you. What you said today shows your own ambition and revenge. You hope to become A person like Yuan Xi, but you lack a sharp edge. First, you are afraid of being envied and harmed by others. Second, you are too afraid of being a father. You only want to satisfy your father. For this reason, you completely hide yourself After this time, I think your three brothers will pay more attention to you," Cao Cao said with a smile.

"As long as the father trusts, the son is not afraid of anything," Cao Pi said with tears in his eyes.

"Haha, that's right. If it used to be, my father wouldn't be like this, because my father would arrange everything, but now it's no longer possible. Yuan Xi is getting stronger and stronger. Dayan will send troops to the Central Plains at any time. My father doesn't know if he can do it." Blocking the second time, the third time, or even if you win for your father, you have already reached the age of knowing your destiny, and Yuan Xi is indeed in his prime, he is very cautious, not Sun Ce, he sees his own fate It is more important than anyone else. We have also arranged for assassination, but there is no chance at all. Such a person cannot be defeated in a single war. Doing this today for your father will be regarded as a test for you. If you can stand it If you come from the layers of calculations between brothers, then you are truly qualified to inherit everything from your father, and if you can't do it, even if you don't have these, you will eventually be eaten by Yuan Xi, you understand." A trace of worry appeared on Cao Cao's face.

"I understand, thank you father for your love. For the great cause of my Cao family, I am willing to fight for the rest of my life." Cao Pi kowtowed heavily.

"Okay, from tomorrow onwards, follow Xun Yu, remember, ask if you don't understand, if you can learn from yourself as an ignorant person, then you will be gratified as a father," Cao Cao instructed with a smile.

"Thank you father" Cao Pi kowtowed again, then whispered, "Father, what about Brother Chong?"

"Haha, I'm starting to play tricks now." After Shaking his head, Cao Cao said seriously, "You are very smart, brother Chong, even smarter than you, but you also have shortcomings, that is, thinking too far, seeing too much, and being eager If you want to express yourself, this is not the way of the master, but don't be happy, he is still young, if you can't do well, you will definitely change for your father. In addition, being a father allows you to rely on your own ability. If you want to take some extreme measures to exhaust yourself, I will never forgive you for my father."

"Father, my son would never dare to do this," Cao Pi said hastily.

"Sikong, I'm overjoyed" At this moment, Xun You suddenly ran in, and after seeing this scene, he was taken aback for a moment.

"Pi'er, go down!" Cao Cao waved.

"No!" After wiping away his tears, Cao Pi saluted Xun You and hurried out.

"Sikong, this is?" Xun You asked doubtfully.

"It's nothing, the knife gets sharper the more you sharpen it." Cao Cao smiled and said, "Gongda, what's the happy event?"

"Sikong, there are some clues in Jingzhou," Xun You said in a low voice.

"Oh!" Cao Cao showed a trace of joy on his face.

(End of this chapter)