A few days later, an astonishing news quickly spread throughout the 14 states of Dahan. When the prime minister of the dynasty, Cao Ying, the king of Wei, canonized his second son Cao Pi as the son of the king of Wei, and added 500 households. At the same time, the third son Cao Zhang was crowned as the Marquis of Yanling, and the fourth son Cao Zhi was the Marquis of Linzi, and each added 300 households.

"Cao Pi was made the prince so quickly?" When Zhao Feng learned the news, he was also very surprised. The road in Xichuan is not smooth, and when the news reaches here, it is already more than a month later. Zhao Feng estimated that the reason why Cao Pi was made the son of the world so quickly was because he desperately saved his father in the battle of Dongjun last time, and earned him a lot of impression points.

"Lao Liu, Lao Liu, you are really calm!" Looking at Cao Ying's work efficiency, Zhao Feng couldn't help but think of his boss again. Cao Ying has already made a choice between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi such a difficult multiple-choice question, and now you have to do the multiple-choice question, although there are four options, but those three are really not at the same level as Liu Feng. Lao Liu, Lao Liu, what are you still hesitating about?

"General, Captain Mi Du asks to see you!" At this moment, the doorman came to report, and Zhao Feng hurriedly signaled for him to be let in. After a short time, Mi Wei hurriedly came in, and after finishing the salute with Zhao Feng, Mi Wei hurriedly took out a letter and handed it to Zhao Feng.

"General Zhao, this is my father's handwritten letter, please take a look at it!" Mi Wei hurriedly said, Zhao Feng unfolded it to take a look, it was nothing more than Mi Zhu, who was in Xuchang, seeing Cao Ying's appointment as the son, and he was eager, but he suddenly became a little breathless.

"Alas!" Zhao Feng sighed, he understood that what Liu Bei really cared about now was the attitude of the people from the Jingzhou faction. Thinking about their Xuzhou faction, not to mention the high power, just the members who hold the military power and sit on one side have themselves and Wei Yan, Zhang Liao and Wei Yan, and even Zhang Zhao in the rear can also be counted as half. If Liu Feng gets the title of prince so early, then the people of Jingzhou will really never come out.

"That's it, Jianwu, I can't do anything in Xichuan on this matter, why don't Ling Zun go to Lu Zijing to discuss a way?" Zhao Feng had a headache, but he also wanted to use his strength to let Lu Su come out of this head. I don't want Mi Wei to say with a wry smile: "My father also wants to do this, but Mr. Zijing has just been sent by the lord to inspect the affairs of other counties in the south, and he will not return to Xuchang in a few months." ”

It seems that Lao Liu is also the first to anticipate the enemy, although the Xuzhou faction is in a high position, but he and Lu Su have been separated, and they can't set off any waves by relying on Mi Zhu, even if Zhang Zhao takes the lead in the joint book, it is just a drizzle. After thinking about it, Zhao Feng couldn't think of any ideas for a while.

"General, you don't know. Those boys in Jingzhou are really unscrupulous. Wang Zhongxuan and Pang Shiyuan have already written to the lord and asked to be canonized as the son of Ayong. My father was worried that if this continued, once the night was long and dreamy, it would not be good! Mi Wei saw that Zhao Feng had been silent, and hurriedly said urgently. He is Liu Feng's cousin, so he naturally hopes that his cousin will inherit the heir. After thinking about it, Zhao Feng suddenly thought of an excellent excuse, which could not only get out of the matter, but also not hurt his friendship with Mi Zhu.

"Jianwu, in fact, we can't work hard here. In this way, I will show a clear path and let Zizhong act according to the plan, and it will be foolproof! Zhao Feng said with a smile, Mi Wei was overjoyed when he saw this, and hurriedly asked for advice.

"Although Zijing and I have been respected by the lord and are in high positions. But the most important person in the life of the lord is not us. Those two, if you talk about weight, Zijing and I are certainly inferior, Pang Shiyuan and others are even more unreachable! Zhao Feng said leisurely.

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

"That's right, it's the second general and the third general!" Zhao Feng nodded. Then explained to Mi Wei in detail: "The two generals are brothers with different surnames from the lord, and they have known the lord at the end of the year, and the depth of their feelings is by no means comparable to ours. If they are willing to come forward, they are afraid that even if the heir of the eldest prince flies, they will not be able to fly away! Zhao Feng said leisurely.

"The general has a point!" Mi Wei nodded, but then frowned and said: "But the two generals have always been unhelpful, how can they come forward, it's really a lot of thought!" He didn't say a word, Guan Yu has been in Jingzhou for several years, and he has also accepted two Jingzhou concubines, it is still difficult to say whether he will "turn against the water" in this kind of thing.

Mi Wei is not a fool, over the years, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei have always been false and unjust about the succession of the heir, and they are not easy to mix with this muddy water. However, Zhao Feng knew that as Liu Bei's hardcore henchmen, even if they wanted to stay out of the matter, once the matter reached the point where it endangered the stability of Liu Bei's rule, then they would no longer be able to continue to calm down.

While pacing back and forth, Zhao Feng said slowly: "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 am afraid that people's hearts will inevitably fluctuate, and this is not what the two generals want to see." Mr. Zizhong can say that if you move the two generals, it will definitely work! And according to Zhao Feng's observation, although Guan Yu said that he was contemptuous of scholars, he had a good relationship with Mi Zhu, Lu Su, Sun Gan and others of the Xuzhou faction. This is only true when it comes to those who are particularly arrogant, such as Pang Tong and Wang Cang. Even if Guan Yu wants to be impartial, subconsciously emotionally, he must still be inclined to the Xuzhou faction. As for Zhang Fei, he himself has been in Xuzhou for many years, how could he turn his head to support the people of Jingzhou who can't be beaten by eight poles?

"The general's plan is very good, Wei Zi should tell the father of the family!" Mi Wei nodded hurriedly, and after saying goodbye, he wrote a letter to reply to Mi Zhu without mentioning it. Zhao Feng looked at Mi Zhu, who was fooled by himself, and also felt helpless. There is such a thing as power, once you get involved, it is really difficult to get out.

A few days later, 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 Marquis of Hanshou Pavilion, and Zhang Fei also proposed that he wanted his eldest son Zhang Bao to inherit his title of Marquis of Xinting. Of course, this is not all, in the letter, both of them vaguely reminded Liu Bei that if they did not decide on the heir as soon as possible, 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. In addition to the two brothers, he is the most caring person in the world, that is, this young countryman. After seeing it, Jian Yong also nodded and said: "Lord, what the two generals said is very reasonable, please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

"Hehe, the second brother and the third brother know one thing, but they don't know the other!" Liu Bei said with a smile. In fact, Liu Bei's plans are even more, and it is true that the heir can be more stable. But in this way, although the Xuzhou faction is big, and the Jingzhou faction is obviously suppressed, then the positive surnames of the two factions will inevitably be discounted in the future. And now that it is so unresolved, people on both sides are trying to perform, which is better for Liu Bei. So, in many cases, the reason why a leader is a leader is that he does think about things that are higher than your average person.

At that moment, Liu Bei wrote a reply to the two brothers, stating the interests to them, and at the same time ordered the canonization of the eldest son Liu Feng as the Marquis of Duting, Guan Yu's eldest son Guan Ping as the Marquis of Hanshou Ting, and Zhang Fei's eldest son Zhang Bao as the Marquis of Xinting. Such a move made people unsure of Liu Bei's motives for a while. It seems that he is just canonizing the next generation of his three brothers; It seems that he is focusing on cultivating Liu Feng. After the Xuzhou faction saw it, the stone in his heart was half put down, but he didn't dare to put it down completely; When the Jingzhou faction saw it, they were immediately anxious, so they could only continue to work hard secretly.

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

"Madam, do you know, I am already a son, and I can succeed my father in the future!" Cao Pi, who is already a little stupid, is in his own Hou Mansion, and this sentence is repeated over and over again. His wife frowned slightly after hearing this, and then said: "Congratulations to the husband, but although you have been able to inherit the heir, you still have to pay attention to your words and deeds in the future." If you behave too frivolously, I'm afraid it's not the way to stand! ”

"I already know! A-Ying, you're too careful! Cao Pi said disapprerovingly, and then patted his head and said: "By the way, you look at my happiness, and forget about the big thing, how is my father-in-law?" ”

"Father had hemoptysis again last night, I'm afraid it won't work!" Ah Ying burst into tears when she heard this, and Cao Pi frowned when she heard this: "My father-in-law is in the prime of life, but he is just occasionally infected with a cold, why can he not afford to be sick?" ”

"My father is sick with a heart, and when he was humiliated by Zhao Botao in Hanzhong, he has been depressed in his heart, so he got this disease!" A-Ying sighed. That's right, her father was Xin Bi, who was sent to Hanzhong to lobby Zhao Feng, but Zhao Feng made a naked run and lost face. After returning to Hebei, Xinbi fell ill. dragged on until this year, and it was already dying, and I almost didn't swallow it in one breath. And his daughter, that is, Cao Pi's wife, is the famous talented woman Xin Xianying.

"This hateful Zhao Botao, he said that I should avenge my father-in-law!" Cao Pi also said angrily when he heard this. At this time, the doorman came to report, saying that Cao Ying had something to do and asked him to discuss. Cao Pi hurriedly gathered his spirits and went to see Cao Ying without mentioning it.

"Father, what did you summon the child?" After Cao Pi finished giving the salute, he asked Cao Ying.

"Although my son has experienced battlefields in his life, he has been deficient in martial arts after all. This time, I will show you as the captain of Changshui, and the Son of Heaven has already agreed. Later, he was the commander of the Changshui Battalion and the Gongwei Beijing Division! Cao Ying said as he handed a letter of appointment to Cao Pi. Captain Changshui was responsible for commanding more than 700 cavalry, stationed with Changshui at the beginning, and later guarded the Beijing Division, but he was still used to calling Captain Changshui by his surname, and he did not change his name.

"Thank you for your trust, thank you for your grace!" After Cao Pi took over, he still bowed to the Son of Heaven from afar. Although his father and son have never taken Liu Xie in their eyes, they still have to do superficial articles. Cao Pi understands this truth, and Cao Ying understands it even more.

"King Wei, Mr. Jia Wenhe asks to see you!" Just as the father and son were acting, the doorman suddenly came to report.

"Wenhe, why are you in such a hurry?" Cao Ying saw Jia Xu walking briskly and hurriedly asked.

"Lord, the right person Sima Zhongda wrote a letter, saying that his father Sima Fang had passed away, and he implored the lord to allow him to return to his hometown to worry about his father!" Jia Xu said, and there was a hint of elusiveness in his tone.

"Oh, Sima Fang is dead?" Cao Ying was really a little surprised when he heard this, and looked at Jia Xu, Cao Ying knew that he was also a little caught off guard by this sudden incident.

"Wenhe, do you think you want to allow him to go back to Ding Wei?" Cao Ying frowned. The so-called Ding worry means that officials suspend official duties for their deceased relatives and go back to observe filial piety. Of course, this is to apply for it yourself, and then the leader approves it. If you pat your ass and leave without applying, it won't be easy to talk.

Of course, the leader can also disagree, thinking that you are very important and everyone can't do without you, so force you to continue to work and not keep filial piety. This usually happens to very important people. For example, Cao Ying, when his father was killed, he didn't worry about it for a day, and directly led the army to take revenge. Even if he didn't get revenge, he was still in good spirits and became prime minister, without any rest.

And Sima Yi is just a prime minister's bookkeeper, obviously not enough for this kind of weight, it stands to reason that Cao Ying should release him quickly, but Cao Ying is really not at ease with him.

"Zihuan, what do you think of this?" Cao Ying sighed and asked his son. Cao Pi pondered for a while, and finally said: "Father, Sima Fang's eldest son Sima Lang is now stranded in Yanzhou, Sima Yi, as the second son, wants to worry about his father, and Yu Qing is not good for his father." Then Cao Pi lowered his voice and said: "Moreover, my father is worried that Sima Yi has great ambitions, and this time he is worried about returning to his hometown, my father can just remove him from his official position and no longer hire him!" ”

"That's great!" Cao Ying nodded, seeing that Jia Xu was still a little worried, Cao Ying hurriedly asked, "Wenhe, what's the matter?" ”

"Lord, I always feel that this matter is not so simple, Sima Fang's death is inevitably a little strange?" Jia Xu frowned. His intuition told him that Sima Yi should be able to make a move. But what it is, he has never been able to figure it out. Now once Sima Yi returns to his hometown in Hedong, Jia Xu feels that he will definitely make a name for himself.

"Wen He is too worried, even if Sima Yi wants to turn the river and the sea, but he doesn't have a single soldier in his hands, I want to see what he can do! But don't be careless, even if this person returns to his hometown in Liaodong, he will have to send someone to watch me for a good time. Cao Ying sneered. Jia Xu was silent, and finally nodded with a light sigh.

A few days later, Sima Yi, the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion, asked him to return to his hometown to worry about his father because of his father's death. At the same time, Cao Ying directly appointed the original Cao Peng Chen Lin as the chief secretary, basically asking Sima Yi to dismiss the official. As soon as everyone saw this posture, they knew that Cao Ying didn't like to see Sima Yi very much, and the friends Sima Yi made in Yecheng were all friends of wine and meat. So when he left, he didn't even have anyone to see him off. Sima Yi rode a horse himself, brought a few retinues, and quietly left.

"Hehe, Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, you are a hero, but you didn't expect me to have such a clever plan!" On the way home, Sima Yi was also secretly proud.

"Second young master, there is Jiguan in front, do you want to spend the night here tonight?" Just when Sima Yi was too empty, one of the attendants asked loudly.

"Well, it's getting late, so let's find a place to spend the night here!" Sima Yi nodded, then remembered something, and hurriedly ordered: "Wang Shuang, quickly get a pigeon with me!" ”

(To be continued)