Chapter 43 Fighting for the throne Zhao Feng's plan to avoid disaster

After counting, an amazing news quickly spread all over the 14 states of the Han Dynasty. The prime minister of the dynasty, Cao Wei, the king of Wei, made his second son Cao Pi the son of the king of Wei, and added 500 households. At the same time, the third son Cao Zhang was appointed as the Marquis of Yanling, and the fourth son Cao Zhi was appointed as the Marquis of Linzi, each with 300 households.

"Cao Pi was appointed as the son of the world so soon?" Zhao Feng was also surprised when he learned the news. The road in Xichuan is not smooth. When the news came here, it was more than a month later. Zhao Feng estimated that the reason why Cao Pi was established as the son of the world so soon was probably because he tried to save his father in the last battle of Dongjun and earned a lot of impression points for him.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu, you are really calm!" Looking at Cao Yan's efficiency, Zhao Feng couldn't help thinking of his boss. Cao Qian has made a choice between such difficult multiple-choice questions as Cao Zhi and Cao Pi. Now you have to do the multiple-choice questions. Although there are four options, those three are really not at the same level compared with Liu Feng. Lao Liu, Lao Liu, what are you still hesitating about?

"General, Lieutenant Mi, please meet me!" Just then, the doorman came to report, and Zhao Feng quickly motioned to let him in. After a while, Mi Wei hurried in. After saluteing with Zhao Feng, Mi Wei quickly took out a letter and handed it to Zhao Feng.

"General Zhao, this is my father's handwritten letter. Please have a look!" Mi Wei hurriedly said, and Zhao Feng opened a look. It was nothing more than that Mi Zhu, who was in Xuchang, saw Cao Qian's establishment of a son. In addition to his eagerness, he suddenly couldn't calm down.

"Alas!" Zhao Feng sighed, and he finally understood that what Liu Bei really cares about now is the attitude of the Jingzhou people. Thinking of their Xuzhou faction, not to mention the high power, the members who hold the military power alone have themselves and Wei Yan, Zhang Liao and Wei Yan, and even Zhang Zhao in the rear can be counted as half. If Liu Feng had been crowned so early, then the people of Jingzhou would never have come out.

"That's all right, Jianwu. I can't do anything about this in Xichuan. Why don't you go to Lu Zijing to discuss a way?" Zhao Feng had a headache and wanted to use his strength to make Lu Su do this. I didn't want Mi Wei to smile bitterly when he heard the words, "My father also wants this, but Mr. Zijing has just been sent by the lord to the south to inspect the affairs of other counties, and he will not return to Xuchang in a few months."

It seems that Lao Liu is also expected to take the lead. Although the Xuzhou faction is in a high position of power, he and Lu Su have been set aside. They can't make any storms by relying on Mi Zhu. Even if Zhang Zhao takes the lead in writing a joint letter, it is just a drizzle. After thinking about it, Zhao Feng couldn't think of any idea for a moment.

"General, you don't know anything. Those kids in Jingzhou are really unscrupulous. Wang Zhongxuan and Pang Shiyuan have written to the Lord, asking for the establishment of the son of A Yong as the son of the world. My father is worried that once it goes on like this, it will be bad once the night has more dreams!" Seeing that Zhao Feng had been silent, Mi Wei hurriedly said. He is Liu Feng's cousin, and naturally he hopes that his cousin will inherit the throne. After thinking about it, Zhao Feng suddenly thought of an excellent excuse to get out of the matter without hurting the friendship with Mi Zhu.

"Jianwu, in fact, we can't work hard here. In this way, I will point out a clear way to let Zizhong act according to the plan, and it will be foolproof!" Zhao Feng smiled and said that Mi Wei was overjoyed and hurriedly asked for advice.

"Although Zijing and I are valued by the Lord, we are in a high position. But we are not the ones who rely on the most in the life of the lord. Those two, in terms of weight, Zijing and I are certainly not as good as each other, and Pang Shiyuan and others are even more out of reach!" Zhao Feng said leisurely.

"General, do you mean?" Mi Wei seemed to understand when he heard the words, and his eyes lit up.

"Yes, it's the second general and the third general!" Zhao Feng nodded. Then he explained to Mi Wei in detail: "The two generals are brothers with different surnames of the master. When they met the master at the end of the day, the deep feelings are by no means comparable to us. If they are willing to come forward, I'm afraid that even if the heir of the eldest son flies, he will not fly away!" Zhao Feng said leisurely.

"The general's words are reasonable!" Mi Wei nodded, but then frowned and said, "But the two generals have always been helping each other. It's really hard to think about how to invite them to come forward!" He also deducted a word and didn't say anything. Guan Yu had been in Jingzhou for several years, and he also took two Jingzhou concubines. It's hard to say whether he would "reverse the water" or not.

Mi Wei is not a fool. Over the years, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have always been false about the succession, and they are not easily mixed with the muddy water. However, Zhao Feng knew that as Liu Bei's hardcore confidants, even if they wanted to stay out of the matter, once things reached the point of endangering the stability of Liu Bei's rule, they could no longer continue to calm down.

As he paced back and forth, Zhao Feng slowly said, "The second general and the third general are loyal to the lord. If the title of the eldest prince's heir is not determined early, I'm afraid that people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate. This is not what the two generals want to see. Mr. Zizhong can move the two generals like this, and it will definitely work!" And according to Zhao Feng's observation, although Guan Yu is a slow scholar, he has a good relationship with Mi Zhu, Lu Su, Sun Qian and others from the Xuzhou faction. The so-called frivolity is only true for those particularly arrogant scholars, such as Pang Tong and Wang Can. Even if Guan Yu wants to be impartial, he must be subconsciously emotionally inclined to the Xuzhou faction. As for Zhang Fei, he has been in Xuzhou for many years. How can he turn his head to support the people of Jingzhou who can't fight?

"The general's plan is very good, and he should tell his father!" Mi Wei nodded quickly. After saying goodbye, he wrote a letter to reply to Mi Zhu. Zhao Feng looked at Mi Zhu, who was fooled away by himself, and also felt helpless. Once you get involved in this kind of power, it is really difficult to get out of it.

After a few days, Liu Bei, who was in Xuchang, received a handwritten letter from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. In the letter, Guan Yu proposed to let his eldest son Guan Ping inherit his former title of Han Shouting Marquis, and Zhang Fei also proposed that he wanted his eldest son Zhang Fu to inherit his former title of Xinting Marquis. Of course, this is not all. In the letter, both of them vaguely reminded Liu Bei that if they did not appoint an heir early, they were afraid that people's hearts would inevitably be unstable and they needed to be cautious.

"Alas!" After reading these two letters, Liu Bei also sighed and then handed the letter to Jian Yong beside him. Except for his two brothers, his most intimate person in the world is this fellow countryman when he was a child. After looking at it, Jian Yong also nodded and said, "Master, what the two generals said is very reasonable. Please make a decision as soon as possible!"

"Ha ha, the second brother and the third brother know one, but I don't know the second!" Liu Bei said with a smile. In fact, Liu Bei has more plans. Of course, it is more resettling to set up an heir early. However, in this way, the Xuzhou faction is large, and the Jingzhou faction is obviously suppressed, so the active surnames of the two factions will inevitably be discounted in the future. Now that it is so pending, both sides are saving their energy to perform, which is better for Liu Bei. Therefore, most of the time, the reason why a leader is a leader is that what he considers is indeed higher than that of ordinary people.

At present, Liu Bei wrote a book to reply to the two brothers and stated his interests to them. At the same time, he ordered the eldest son Liu Feng to be the Marquis of Duting, Guan Yu's eldest son Guan Ping as the Marquis of Han Shouting, and Zhang Fei's eldest son Zhang Fu as the Marquis of Xinting. Such a move makes people confused about Liu Bei's motives for a while. It seems that he is just a title for the next generation of his three brothers; and it seems that he is focusing on training Liu Feng. After the Xuzhou faction looked at it, the stone in its heart was half put down, but it did not dare to put it down completely. When the Jingzhou faction saw it, it suddenly became anxious and could only continue to work hard secretly.

Liu Bei's employing art has been vividly displayed, and at the same time, in the north, Cao Pi, who has just inherited the son of the King of Wei, is still respectful and modest, at least in front of the public, even in front of Cao Qian. And when he really showed his proud face, he was in private.

"Madam, do you know that I am already a son, and then I can succeed my father!" Cao Pi, who was already a little happy, said this sentence over and over in his mansion. His wife frowned slightly when she heard the words, and then said, "Congratulations, husband, but although you have been able to inherit the throne, you still have to pay attention to your words and deeds. If the behavior is too frivolous, I'm afraid it's not the way to stand up!"

"I know! Ah Ying, you are too careful!" Cao Pi said disapprovingly, and then patted his forehead and said, " By the way, you look at my joy and forget the big thing. How's your father-in-law?"

"My father had hemoptysis again last night. I'm afraid it won't work!" When A Ying heard the words, his eyes suddenly burst into tears. Cao Pi frowned when he heard the words and said, "My father-in-law is in his prime. It's just a cold wind. Why can't he get sick?"

"My father is mentally ill. When he was humiliated by Zhao Botao in the Han Dynasty, he was depressed all the time, and then he got this disease!" A Ying sighed. That's right. Her father was Xin Pi, who was sent to Hanzhong to lobby Zhao Feng. As a result, Zhao Feng made him run naked and lose face. After returning to Hebei, Xin Pi fell ill. This year, it was already dying, and I almost didn't swallow it. And his daughter, Cao Pi's wife, is the famous talented girl Xin Xianying.

"This hateful Zhao Botao, he said that I should avenge my father-in-law!" Cao Pi was also angry when he heard the words. At this time, the doorman came to report that Cao Wei had something to do and asked him to do business with him. Cao Pi quickly rejud his spirits and went to see Cao Jian without mentioning it.

"Father, why do you call the child to come?" After Cao Pi finished the ceremony, he asked Cao.

"Although my son has experienced the battlefield in his life, he is not good at all. This time, I will show you that you are the captain of Changshui, and the emperor has agreed. After that, he should lead the Changshui camp and guard the capital!" Cao Jian said while handing over a letter of appointment to Cao Pi. Captain Changshui was responsible for commanding more than 700 cavalry. At first, he was stationed in Changshui. Later, he guarded the capital, but he was still used to calling him Captain Changshui and did not change his name.

"Thank you for your trust, thank you for your grace!" After Cao Pi took over, he still paid homage to Xie Tianzi. Although his father and son have never paid attention to Liu Xie, they still have to do the superficial article. Cao Pi understands this truth, and Cao Wei understands it better.

"King of Wei, Mr. Jia Wenhe, please meet!" Just as the father and son were acting, the doorman suddenly came to report.

"Wen He, why are you in such a hurry?" Cao Jian saw Jia Xu walking quickly and hurriedly asked.

"Master, Sima Zhongda wrote a letter saying that his father Sima Fang had passed away. He begged the lord to allow him to return to his hometown as his father!" Jia Xu said, and there was a hint of elusiveness in his tone.

"Oh, Sima is dead?" Cao Yan was really a little surprised when he heard the words. Looking at Jia Xu, Cao Yan knew that he was also a little caught off guard by this emergency.

"Wen He, do you want to allow him to go back to Ding You?" Cao Shen frowned and said. The so-called Ding You is that officials suspend their official duties for their dead relatives and go back to observe filial piety. Of course, you have to apply for it yourself, and then the leader approves it. If you don't apply and leave, it's not easy to talk.

Of course, the leader can also disagree, thinking that you are very important and everyone can't live without you, so you are forced to continue to work without filial piety. This usually happens to those very important people. For example, Cao Wei, when his father was killed, he did not worry for a day and directly led the army to revenge. Even if he didn't get revenge, he was still in high spirits and became the prime minister without rest at all.

And Sima Yi is just a prime minister's book. Obviously, it is not enough for this weight. Normally, Cao Jian should let him go quickly, but Cao Shen is really worried about him.

"Zihuan, what do you think of this matter?" Cao Shen sighed and asked his son. Cao Pi pondered a little, and finally said, "Father, Sima Fang's eldest son Sima Lang is now stranded in Yanzhou. As the second son, Sima Yi wants to be his father Ding You. Yu Qingyu's father can't object." Then Cao Pi lowered his voice and said, "In addition, my father is worried about Sima Yi's ambition. This time, when he returns to his hometown, my father can just remove him from the official position and no longer be hired!"

"It's so good!" Cao Jian nodded and saw that Jia Xu was still a little worried. Cao Jian quickly asked, "Wen He, why are you so worried?"

"Master, I always feel that this matter is not so simple. Is Sima Fang's death a little strange?" Jia Xu frowned and said. His intuition told him that Sima Yi should have something to do. But he couldn't figure out exactly what it was. Now, once Sima Yi is allowed to return to his hometown in Hedong, Jia Xu feels that he will definitely make a name for him.

"Wen He is too worried. Even if Sima Yi wants to turn the river upside down, he doesn't have a soldier in his hand. I'd like to see how he can get up! However, don't be careless. Even if this person returns to his hometown in Liaodong, he will send someone to keep an eye on him. Cao said with a sneer. Jia Xu was silent, and finally nodded with a sigh.

After the number of days, Sima Yi, the head of the prime minister's house, was asked to return to his hometown for his father's death. At the same time, Cao Qian directly appointed the original Cao Wei and Chen Lin as the main book, which was basically for Sima Yi to be dismissed. When everyone looked at this posture, they knew that Cao Jian didn't like Sima Yi very much, and his boss Ma Yi made friends in Yecheng. They were all alcoholic friends. So when he left, there was not even a person to see him off. Sima Yi rode a horse by himself, took a few attendants, and left quietly.

"Ha ha, Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, you have been a hero for the rest of your life, but you didn't expect me to have such a clever plan!" On the way back to his hometown, Sima Yi was also secretly complacent.

"Second young master, there is Jiguan in front of you. Do you want to spend the night here tonight?" Just as Sima Yi was wandering around, an attendant asked loudly.

"Well, it's getting late. Let's find a place to spend the night here!" Sima Yi nodded, and then remembered something. He hurriedly said, "Wang Shuang, get a pigeon with me!"

(to be continued)