Shixun didn't have much of a good impression of Cao Pi, and he didn't think about praising him to the throne at the beginning, but when he was really deflated, he actually didn't have the heart to save him. The reason why he once helped Cao Pi say a few good words is just like what Huan Fan said, it will be less than a year after the establishment of the crown prince, if it is easier, I am afraid that it will cause turmoil in the court and be very detrimental to the country.

But seeing that Cao Cao was "Wang Ba ate the scales - he was iron-hearted", he knew that no matter how much persuasion he could, he had to protect himself and keep his mouth shut. After Cao Cao became emperor, coupled with old age, his personality has changed considerably, in short, the original strengths have gradually shrunk, the original weaknesses and shortcomings have been magnified day by day, and the character has become more and more rough, and he is stubborn and self-serving, and he has less advice, "If you can't kill someone, you can't punish people."

The new courtiers may still think that being the emperor is like this—and Cao Cao is far from being as tyrannical as the legendary Ji, Xu, and the First Emperor—only old ministers like Xun, Xiahoudun, and Cao Ren can discover the change in Cao Cao's personality and be more cautious in their daily actions. Shi Xun couldn't help but think at this time: Is Xiahou Yuanrang really sick for so long and still can't recover? Or does he have the intention of withdrawing? Or worried that Liu Bei broke into the pass because of his illness, and the second son Xiahou Nan was the culprit of the defeat, for fear that Cao Cao would be angry, so I would be sick all the time......

Yes Xun also regretted it at this time, it was better to spend some time to support Cao Zhang to come to power, this person is rough and inactive, although he is famous and literate, but he is not a person who is rigid and self-serving, maybe he is the master of the order...... It's a pity that people can't be resurrected after death. Besides, if Cao Zhangruo is the crown prince, it is estimated that he will not be able to avoid those open guns and hidden arrows.

All the big guys advised Cao Cao not to change the prince. Only Cao Hong didn't speak—one was that he didn't deal with Cao Pi. The second also knows that although he has great influence in the army. In fact, he didn't have much say in state affairs, and he was just here to sit in on the numbers. Wait until Cao Cao shouted angrily: "I have made up my mind!" "Don't be foolish, just give me a study of who can succeed Cao Pi as the heir, Shi Xun squinted his eyes at Cao Hong, and saw Cao Zilian's face showing sadness - it is estimated that he also thought of Cao Zhang.

Cao De first proposed Cao Zhi, but Cao Cao directly rejected it. Then Cao Cao asked: "Ziying is okay?" "It's Xun Xin who said that anyone can do it, but Cao Chong can't do it!

Although he has no evidence at hand, it is basically certain. It was this Cao Xiaoxiang who used all kinds of conspiracies and tricks to frame Cao Pi, and he couldn't let him come to power. In fact, it is common for the emperor's family to seize the heir, and it may not be the talent of the Holy Lord who is ruthless - the second child of the Li family also killed his brother and slaughtered his brother and daughter-in-law with his own hands; Although the fourth master of cosplay said that tampering with the edict and forcing his biological mother to death may not be true, he is not as innocent as he said, and his body is definitely not clean. However, as Huan Fan said, this kind of master will not be easy to serve in the future!

Besides, first harmed Cao Zhang, and then stabbed Ding Yi, and planted party henchmen in school affairs early. And it is still so secretive, Shi Xun does not believe in Cao Chong's personal wisdom and energy. can do this, even if there is Jia Xu or Sima Yi ambushed by his side, he can't do it! It would take at least a whole team of spies and assassins to seize the opportunity to do so many great things in a row. is what Xun knows, in addition to himself, the only person who has this ability in the world can only come from the national system - either the assassination and school affairs have already been eroded by Cao Chong, except for Lu Hong and Ding Yi, all of whom are his Cao Xiaoxiang, or ...... There are foreign forces meddling!

Xishu inherited the grace of the old Han Dynasty, and there will be no shortage of spies all over the Central Plains, maybe they took advantage of Cao Chong's eagerness to take the throne, set off waves, and even secretly reached some secret agreement with Cao Chong...... If you dig deeper along this line of thought, the truth will be terrible.

If such an heir is on the throne, can a former minister like himself still have good fruits to eat?

So before others spoke, it was Xun who first said: "King Liyang can't!" ”

Cao Cao looked at him coldly: "Why not?" ”

It was Xun Xin who said, Boss Cao, haven't you seen the true face of the baby elephant? But I said that he can't, and if you ask for any reason, it's really hard to answer...... One is that I don't have any evidence of his conspiracy at hand, and the other is that this matter involves a lot of secrets, once it is revealed, it doesn't mean telling Cao Cao that I have colluded with Lu Hong? While his mind was spinning rapidly, he replied: "The flood is orderly, and the heaven and the earth are born; Li Shu is orderly, and it is a country; The society is orderly and long-lasting. If you take the king of Liyang as your heir today, it will be disorderly and ......."

According to the theory of eldest and youngest, not to mention that Cao Zhi is in front of Cao Chong, there is also a Cao Biao Cao Zhuhu, who is also older than Cao Chong - although Cao Biao's mother, Mrs. Sun, has a low status, but Cao Chong's old lady Mrs. Huan is not much better, and the two are concubines. So no matter whether you are young or young, you will definitely not be able to take Cao Chong's turn. Just because you like him, you made him your heir? Then it's good to stand early, first according to the eldest and youngest, the eldest and youngest, and Cao Pi was chosen behind Cao Ang, and now Cao Zhi and Cao Biao are skipped and Cao Chong is chosen, how will the world talk about it?

"And the minister said in vain, the king of Liyang is weak, and he is not a person who can consolidate the society."

Cao Chong's physical condition was not very good, and although he was rescued by Hua Tuo, he fell ill from then on, and he was wheezing and coughing for three days. Cao Cao's other sons, as long as they can live to adulthood, most of them have inherited their father's excellent genes, are strong, can ride inferior horses, can dance knives and guns-Cao Zhang, needless to say, Cao Pi is also able to carry two sheaths, left and right bows, Cao Zhi can also pick up a pen and write on a galloping horse...... If Cao Chong takes the throne, he will hang up in a few years, which may not be good for the country.

Of course, although Cao Chong has a premature face, he may not necessarily die early, but Cao Pi looks very strong this way, and he died at the age of forty in the original history. However, Xun had to say this, and asked Cao Cao, can you afford to take this risk? Can the country afford to take this risk?

"Although the former Han Xiaozhao was wise, it was a pity that he died early, and then there was the rebellion of Changyi, if it were not for Huo Guang's auxiliary government, the country would have collapsed. Later, filial piety died early, and Wang Mang was able to usurp it. Emperor Yan of the Later Han Dynasty died before he was a year old, and the country moved to a small sect, and the 'rule of the Ming Zhang' could not be seen again. Your Majesty thinks twice. ”

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes narrowed slightly: "If yes, then Ziying can't do it?" ”

"Absolutely not."

"If you can't. Then Zhu Hu and the others can't ......, "No other prince has a higher status than Cao Chong." And in order of what you said. Unless Cao Biao is appointed as the heir, it is impossible for those who are further behind to cross Cao Chong. But Cao Biao has always been stubborn and unvirtuous, how could he be canonized as the crown prince? "That is, as Hongfu said, there is no heir for the children."

It was a "buzz" in his head, and he said that you slapped the table just now and interrupted my train of thought, so I couldn't think deeply - it turned out that you were sad for a long time and your sons were fighting for power and profit, and you couldn't bear to see your brothers fighting against the wall. That's the real purpose! I thought you were interested in Cao Chong, so you hurriedly deliberately put forward Cao Chong's name, to wait for someone - maybe just waiting for me - to put forward a counter-argument, and then wait for me here!

At this time, most of the ministers also reacted—perhaps excluding Cao Hong—and asked in surprise, "What does Your Majesty mean by this?" Cao Cao Nai said word by word: "The former son resigned from the crown prince due to illness, and for the reason, the Qing and others knew ......" external propaganda, of course, Cao Ang was afraid that it would be difficult to inherit the great cause because of his poor health, so he took the initiative to resign from the position of the prince, in fact, all the important ministers in the court understood. That's because he was bewitched by others, and he had no intention of storing the position. will step down after Cao Cao is finally disappointed - "It's Zi Xiuben who is not a big deal, every time I think about it, I often feel compassion." Fortunately, his son-in-law has gradually grown up, smart and benevolent, or he can succeed his father's unfinished business. ”

Cao Cao is planning to skip his son and set up the emperor's grandson as his heir, and the big guys understand it all now. If you talk about the emperor's grandson, there are no less than 20 who are still alive, and the oldest has been crowned, but the most qualified heir, of course, is not those concubines, but Cao Chao, who is the grandson of the grandson - just passed his fourteenth birthday.

Wang Lang first objected: "Xi Xun Gongda's 'three cannot stand', Your Majesty will not forget? ”

——When Cao Cao planned to abolish Cao Ang and replace the prince, he went to ask Xun You's opinion, Xun You said, I don't know who should be the best prince, but I know that I can't make anyone the prince, that is, "three can't stand": "The son can't stand in the house, the children can't stand in the grandson, and the crown can't stand in the child." ”

Cao Cao looked at Wang Lang: "The prince of Yuzhong (Cao Chao) is a concubine. ”

Wang Lang asked, so what about "children can't stand in grandchildren"? Cao Cao smiled coldly and turned his head to look at Shi Xun: "What Hongfu said in the past, I also have it in my heart. ”

It was Xun Xin who said that you remember this clearly, I just wanted to muddy the water at the time, and like Xun You, I just didn't say anything......

At that time, he put forward a counter-argument to Xun You's last two "unestablishable", saying: "Emperor Zhao of the former Han Dynasty, all his children are there, Huo Guang first abolished Changyi, and established Emperor Xuan-Emperor Xuan, the grandson of Emperor Wu's prince, and Emperor Yu Zhao's grandson, and then he can finally succeed his unification and become 'the rule of Zhaoxuan'." Therefore, it may not make sense to say that "children cannot be established in grandchildren".

When the ministers heard this, they all paid attention to Xun, although most of them had no expression on their faces, but the meaning in their eyes was very clear: "Look at what you said at the beginning, the emperor still remembers...... "Is Xun Xin blaming me?" At that time, there were a lot of alternative second generations, and it was impossible to really skip the son and choose the grandson anyway, so I talked nonsense, but now it's not good to stand up and slap myself in the face...... Forget it, I won't open my mouth, you can do it yourself. Bow your head and be silent.

Cao Hong felt that he couldn't keep watching, and he should always say a few words, so he boldly opened his mouth: "The matter of Zhao and Xuan, the minister knows a little, and the establishment of Han Xuan for Huo Guang's abolition of Changyi is not the intention of Emperor Wu and Emperor Zhao." Since ancient times, there have been many people who do not pass on their children but to their grandchildren? The minister has no learning, and he has not tasted it. ”

Cao Cao said why didn't - "Zhou Ping Wang, because the prince leaked his father died early, and set up his son Lin, for the king of Zhou Huan - Zuo's 'Zhou Zheng Jiaojiao', Zhou took the prince fox as the hostage to Zheng, and Zheng Gongzi suddenly held the hostage to Zhou, but knew that the king of Ping still had another son, and he set up his grandson. ”

Shi Xun secretly sneered, and said in his heart, it seems that Lao Cao, you have already done enough homework. In fact, there are different theories about whether King Zhou Ping skipped his son to pass on the throne to his grandson, because the historical records are very brief. According to one theory, the prince and the prince are the same person; Another theory is that after the death of the leak, the fox was the prince, but he died at about the same time as his father, so the ministers supported King Huan. And even if Cao Cao is right, there is actually a reason to refute it - the prince and the fox have all gone to Zheng to be a proton, of course, it is unbearable to succeed the unification, and besides, you are embarrassed to compare with King Zhou Ping, who made the princes coerce to "surrender the hostage"?

Although there were many reasons, Xun quietly raised his eyes and looked around, and saw that the big guys didn't speak, so he didn't say anything. In fact, the ministers may not all be like Cao Hong, who do not know the history - Hua Xin and Wang Lang are very knowledgeable, I don't believe they can't find a reason to refute Cao Cao - but at this time, is it interesting to correct the details? Let's move on to the next topic for the time being-

Doctor Yushi Huan stepped and said: "The prince of Yuzhong is still young and has not been crowned, how can he be the heir?" (To be continued.) )