Chapter 738: Brothers' Rivalry

It is said that Cao Pi retried Xiahou said that the death penalty case, Xiahou Yuan's family, including Xiahou Juan, was naturally overjoyed. But capital crimes can be avoided, living crimes are intolerable, and the punishment given by Cao Pi turned out to be a heavy punishment for expulsion from the family.

The family can be said to be the place where the children of the family live, and if they are expelled from the family, the miserable situation can be imagined. If you are targeted by the enemy, it is a dead end.

The Xiahou family, including Xiahou Cheng, was miserable in their hearts, and Xiahou Juan's pretty face was as cold as frost. In fact, what Cao Pi cares about is that Cao Zhang can't give orders, and he doesn't care so much about what kind of charges Xiahou claims to obtain, the important thing is that he Cao Pi can have the final say on major issues.

Cao Pi also felt that the air was stagnant, and nodded slightly: "A good man has ambitions in all directions, if you can achieve military merits, I will personally take you back to the clan at that time." Sima Yi suddenly said on the side: "Shuquan, haven't you ever thanked the second son for not killing?" ”

Xiahou said that he suddenly came to his senses, twisted his head, and kowtowed to Cao Pi to thank him. At this moment, a sudden shout from outside the house said, "Wait! ”

Everyone was taken aback, they really didn't expect that anyone would dare to obstruct Cao Pi and Sima Yi's words, but Cao Pi's face changed greatly, and the smile on Sima Yi's face also froze, this voice was really familiar to them.

As he spoke, the curtain was raised, and a young man with a capable face walked in first, only to see that he was wearing a snow-white Confucian robe, the material was high-grade silk, embroidered with shiny royal blue ornaments, and he looked more straight. Under a pair of sword eyebrows, his eyes are blazing, as if he is shining with brilliant light, which is hopeful, his face is thin and well-proportioned, and he has no beard, which is Yang Xiu, the son of Yang Biao, the former lieutenant of the dynasty.

The corners of Sima Yi's mouth moved, and Cao Zhang also grinned secretly, Yang Xiu was not in a hurry to worship the mourning hall, but held the curtain cage with one hand, and everyone immediately understood that there were distinguished guests behind him, and everyone naturally knew that there were distinguished guests who could let Yang Xiu pick the curtain for him. Cao Zhang almost didn't look at the guests at the door, and shouted directly: "Fourth brother! You've arrived too. ”

In the darkness of the doorway, a ghostly boy emerges from the turbid world, which is displayed in front of everyone's eyes like a European oil painting. I saw that he had clear eyebrows, a graceful temperament, a lazy temperament, and a slightly pale face, showing too much tiredness in nightlife. Although his stature is not high, he has a well-proportioned physique, a well-fitting gorgeous ayaluo, and a light cyan quiet with luxury, which further sets off his hibiscus-like appearance. A pair of big eyelids and big eyes, completely inherited Cao Cao's flaming eyes, which may be the reason why Cao Cao doted on him so much.

Cao Pi laughed dryly, Cao Zhang couldn't help but pounce over, happily holding Cao Zhi's hand. If it weren't for the fact that laughter was not suitable in the mourning hall, Cao Zhang would probably laugh out loud. In fact, Cao Pi knows this younger brother's talent, and he also likes this younger brother very much in his heart, and is even a little jealous, but Cao Pi has love for Cao Zhi.

According to the research in the official history, the relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang is actually quite good, and it is not as tense as depicted in romance and folklore. The so-called seven-step poems and brother poems are just made up by later generations. Before Cao Pi ascended the throne, Cao Cao did consider the issue of heirs, and the main candidates were Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Xiong. Among them, Cao Xiong was weak and sickly and withdrew from the competition first. When Cao Cao asked about the ambitions of his sons, Cao Zhang made it clear that he was willing to be a general, so Cao Cao sent him to conquer the Southern Xiongnu and won a great victory. Before Cao Zhang's expedition, Cao Pi also took Cao Zhang's hand and told him to learn from Cao Ren's strategy, and after returning from victory, he also advised him to be modest and cautious. It can be seen that there is love between brothers.

In the end, a situation was actually formed between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Because Cao Pi is the eldest son, he has the clear support of many ministers such as Jia Xu and Sima Yi, but Cao Wei's five major advisers, Er Xun and Guo Jia, are all dead, and Cheng Yu is also old, so Cao Cao's main advisers have become Jia Xu, Sima Yi and Liu Ye, and Cao Cao's opinions on these three people are still very important.

Although Cao Zhi received Yang Xiu's support, because Cao Zhi and Yang Xiu lacked experience in political struggle, and the Three Kingdoms said that Yang Xiu was Yuan Shu's nephew, Cao Cao disliked him very much, and almost killed Yang Xiu's father Yang Biao. Therefore, no matter how talented Cao Zhi is, the ultimate failure of Cao Zhi's group is almost inevitable.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he first killed Erding who helped Cao Zhi, but let Cao Zhi return to the feudal country, which is to miss the old feelings. Generally speaking, people who return to the feudal country cannot return to the capital casually, and Cao Zhi has written many times to ask for meritorious service in leading troops to fight and atone for their crimes, which shows that there is still a lot of mutual understanding and trust between their brothers.

When Cao Cao died, Cao Zhang once led his troops to Yecheng, the capital of Wei at that time. In fact, it is very likely that he had the intention of seizing power at that time, and was finally persuaded by Jia Kui to hand over the military power, so it is possible that Cao Zhang was murdered by Cao Piqiu.

Compared with Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi survived Cao Pi and died in Cao Rui's dynasty, and dared to write a rather explicit article criticizing Cao Pi when Cao Zhang died, so it can be seen that Cao Pi is still quite tolerant and indulgent to Cao Zhi. did not treat him as his political enemy, let alone kill him completely. There is a record that says: "In the third year of the early Huang Dynasty, Dongjun guarded the king's machine and guarded the auxiliary official Cangji to falsely accuse Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi went to Beijing to present the crime of false accusation. Cao Pi did not listen to the public's opinion, and returned to the country without being punished. In the fourth year of the early Huang Dynasty, Cao Zhixi sealed Yongqiu, and was exemplified by the prison officials, but he was not punished. ”

Therefore, the moment Cao Zhi appeared at the door of Cao Song's mourning hall, Cao Pi's heart couldn't help but pinch up, and there was a faint trace of distress. The drama of the brothers' wall was also staged in previous eras, and I didn't expect it to fall on me this time.

The slight twitching of the corners of Cao Pi's eyebrows did not escape Sima Yi's eyes, although he didn't even raise his eyelids much. Sima Yi knows Cao Pi's character very well, but Sima Yi is more stoic and ruthless than Cao Pi, with him behind Cao Pi, Cao Pi can't be the son of this world if he doesn't want to.

Cao Zhi entered the mourning hall, and although Cao Zhang greeted him affectionately beside him, his eyes met Cao Pi's eyes from time to time, sparks appeared. The moment when the three brothers got together, it was to compete for the storage position, although it is not enough to say that you are alive or dead, but it is also sad to think about. Cao Zhi couldn't help but hum softly in his heart: "My husband is all over the world, and he is still close to each other for thousands of miles. Love is not lost, and it is close to each other in the distance. Worry becomes a disease, and there is no kindness for children. In a hurry, can you not harbor hardship? ”

Find out what happens next, and listen to the next breakdown.