Xiahou Shang walked out of the palace gate, saw a gorgeous carriage parked at the palace gate, and hurriedly stepped forward to salute, saying: "I don't know that the prince has arrived, and I have missed the welcome, please forgive the prince!" This is the carriage of Cao Pi, the son of the King of Wei, in the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty named Cao Cao as the "King of Wei". The following year, Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Pi, was made the prince of Wei.

Cao Pi heard the words in the car, lifted the curtain, and scolded with a smile: "Don't come to this set, don't hurry up and get up!" ”

When Xiahou Shang heard this, he smiled, and climbed into the carriage, and after Xiahou Shang got into the carriage, the groom drove the carriage out of the palace gate.

Cao Pi's carriage is very spacious, can accommodate three or four people, there are tables, bamboo slips, tea, snacks, and pillows for rest, quilts, plus the decoration is gorgeous, rest in it, so uncomfortable, the extravagant style of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties began with Emperor Wen Cao Pi.

Cao Pi lazily leaned on the pillow, squinted, and said with a smile: "How is it?" The little emperor didn't say anything, did he? ”

Xiahou Shang leaned against the wall of the carriage, picked up the tea, took a sip, and said with a smile: "What else can he say?" I was almost scared to pee my pants! ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he sighed and said: "Think about the Han Gaozu Mangdang Mountain beheading the White Snake Uprising, destroying Qin in three years, and killing Chu in five years. I don't want to pass it on to this world, and my descendants are so useless, it's really sad and lamentable! ”

When Xiahou Shang heard this, he nodded with a smile and said: "The Han family's qi has been exhausted, and now the great minister Wei Jia Hainei, the world is in the heart, the group of ministers has written many times, wanting to let the emperor Zen position to the minister, but the minister is afraid of rumors, afraid of reciting names, and refuses to agree, and the Chinese martial arts are also anxious!" ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Don't you understand, my father has been happy with hatred all his life, when did he care about secular rumors?" The reason why my father refused to accept it was actually for another reason! ”

"Another reason? What's with? Hearing this, Xiahou Shang hurriedly asked.

Cao Pi smiled and waved his hand, and said, "Don't reveal the secret of heaven, let's realize it yourself!" ”

Xiahou Shang saw that Cao Pi didn't want to say it, so he didn't ask anymore, and hurriedly changed the topic, saying: "Sima Gong died of illness, and Zhongda should come back if you want to!" ”

Cao Pi half-squinted, nodded, and said, "Yes!" Zhong Da wrote to him, saying that his father's health was getting worse and worse, the journey was difficult, and the old illness was committed again, and the military doctor quietly told him that it would be at the end of this year or the beginning of next year, so let me prepare early! ”

After hearing this, Xiahou Shang was shocked, his face showed sadness, and said: "The prime minister has always been in good health, but I didn't expect it, hey! ”

Hearing this, Cao Pi nodded, pretended to be sad, and said, "Who said it wasn't? It's a pity that I have to stay in Xudu, otherwise I really want to serve in front of my father's bed day and night, in order to fulfill the filial piety of the son of man! ”

Xiahou Shang saw Cao Pi sad, and hurriedly persuaded him: "The prince doesn't have to be like this, the prime minister left the prince to guard the capital, out of trust in the prince!" As long as the prince guards Xu Du, he will be considered to have fulfilled his filial piety! ”

Cao Pi wiped his non-existent tears with his sleeve and said: "What Boren said is reasonable, but now that the Shu army outside the city is in trouble, how can I feel at ease?" ”

Xiahou Shang patted his chest with a smile and said: "Don't worry, Shizi, with me Xiahou is still here, I will never let the Shu army cross the thunder pool!" ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he patted Xiahou Shang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "With your words, I am relieved!" ”

Cao Pi's carriage traveled for about half an hour, stopped in front of the Shizi's Mansion, the groom took a stool and put it on the side of the carriage, Cao Pi and Xiahou Shang got off one after another, and after the two got off, the groom drove the carriage into the Shizi's Mansion from behind.

At this time, the captain guarding the Shizi's Mansion stepped forward and saluted, whispering in Cao Pi's ear, Cao Pi was overjoyed when he heard it, and hurriedly said, "Let them wait for me in the inner mansion." ”

The lieutenant nodded and took the order.

Cao Pi came to Xiahou Shang's hand and said with a smile: "They have all arrived!" ”

Cao Pi and Xiahou Shang arrived at the back house, pushed open the door, saw that the two people in the hall had been waiting for a long time, and when they saw Cao Pi coming in, they got up busily, bowed their hands, and saluted.

Cao Pi smiled and waved his hand, "It's all your own people, you don't have to salute!" Sit it all! ”

Close the door left and right, exit, and in the hall, the four people sit down in turn.

Cao Pi is in the main position, and his right hand is Xiahou Shang, and there are two people sitting opposite Xiahou Shang, one is Wu Qian, the commander of Yuancheng, and the other is Sima Yi, the prime minister's chief bookkeeper, who has just returned to Xu Du Ding due to his father's death.

Cao Pi sat down and said with a smile: "I feel at ease when you two come!" In the past few days, I have been troubled by the Shu army, and I can't even eat! ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he said with a smile: "The prince doesn't have to worry, Zhang Fei didn't come to Xu Du for the sake of Xu Du!" ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he frowned and asked, "Zhang Fei's soldiers have arrived in the city, why don't you want to do it?" ”

Sima Yi arched his hand and said: "Shizi, Zhang Fei's move is just a repetition of the old technique, he wants to feint to attack Xudu, lure out the defenders of Wancheng, and then ambush him halfway!" ”

"Huh?" When Cao Pi heard this, he stood up and said, "It's not good, Wancheng is in danger, someone is coming!" ”

Seeing this, Sima Yi was shocked, and hurriedly got up and stopped Cao Pi and said, "What does the prince want?" ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he said, "I want to warn Wancheng!" ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he sat Cao Pi back and said, "Shizi, you are confused!" ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he was shocked and asked, "Why did Zhong Da say this?" ”

Sima Yi saw that Cao Pi had calmed down, so he said slowly: "This time, the prime minister sent troops in anger because of the defeat of the forbidden army, and he was not well prepared and acted in a hurry, and many people in the court were against it. Now the military doctor said that the prime minister's health is deteriorating, and he may die at any time, and now Xu Du's elite is exhausted, once the prime minister dies of illness, there are no soldiers and horses in the hands of the prince, who can guarantee that Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Zhang Jaw and other generations are in the hands of heavy soldiers, and they will not disagree? ”

When Cao Pi heard this, his face showed a look of horror, and after a while, he said slowly: "Zhong Aiqing has been conscientious and loyal for many years, so it shouldn't be!" ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he shook his head with a wry smile and said, "If you are not afraid of ten thousand, you are afraid of what if!" ”

Hearing this, Cao Pi nodded, and said, "Even so, what does this have to do with not warning Wancheng?" ”

Sima Yi pursed his lips and said: "If the minister's expectations are good, Zhang Fei feigned to attack Xu Du, ambush Cao Ren, and then occupy Wancheng, the purpose of which is to provoke the prime minister and attack him to save him." Wancheng is an important grain and grass transfer station connecting the front line of Xudu and Xiangfan, Wancheng was lost, and it was thought that the 100,000 army of Xiangfan had no grain and grass and logistics support, and the prime minister must be unwilling, either give up Xiangfan, return to rescue Wancheng, or divide troops to rescue Wancheng. No matter which way it is, they all think that the failure of the southern expedition, the failure of the southern expedition, the army will return to the court, will return to the court, and the soldiers will be scattered in the government, only in this way can the prince safely realize the transfer of power after a hundred years of prime minister! ”

After listening to Sima Yi's words, Cao Pi thought about it, nodded, and said, "Zhongda is really my brainstorm!" ”