Huan Jie quoted Xun You's former statement that "the crown cannot be established in childishness", and pointed out that Cao Chao is not yet an adult and cannot be registered as a prince. Cao Cao immediately wrenched his finger and refuted: "Han Jing was established as the crown prince at the age of nine, Han Wu was seven years old, and Han Yuan was also ...... at the age of eight." ”

As he spoke, he looked around at the ministers again: "All clouds can consolidate the country by establishing a long monarch, and I have not heard that the country can be consolidated by establishing a long heir." I want to set up the grandson as the heir, but if it is not passed on to the grandson, how can I not be crowned? Qing and the others thought that I was going to die?! ”

It was Xun Xin who said that when he deposed Cao Ang, you didn't say that, I still remember the general meaning, it is estimated that he may not have ten years to live, so it is impossible to have enough time to reverse Cao Ang's stereotyped character, or take advantage of his still alive to quickly change a prince...... At that time, you were still in good health, no illness and no disaster, but now you have been sick for several months, and the headache that was almost cured has recurred, but you say that you will not die soon, so you are not afraid that the prince is young? It's really a human mouth with two skins, how can it be reasonable......

However, if this is the words of the common people, even if it makes sense, people will directly knock it to the ground with a stick; If this statement came from the mouth of the Son of Heaven, even if they knew that it was a quibble, the courtiers would not dare to refute it casually. Yes Xun has already made up his mind not to speak - if he wants Cao Cao to "use the spear of the son and attack the shield of the son" again, where will his face go? He just simulated the answer in his heart: If I say anything, how will Cao Cao break it......

The rest of the ministers continued to admonish, but when Shixun listened to it, there were no more clever words than his own secret planning. And even if you open your mouth. It may not really be able to reverse Cao Cao's thoughts. If the Son of Heaven does not change. What's the point of really refuting him speechless? It's possible to blast you out of the palace directly!

That's it, anyway, it's the world of your Cao family, I just need to uphold the original intention of opposing Xun You's "three musts", and try to use my prestige and ability to maintain the relatively perfect bureaucratic system from being destroyed. No matter which II you will ascend the throne in the future, under the system you have constructed, it is unlikely that you will really follow in the footsteps of Li Si, so where are you afraid?

All in all. Cao Cao did not change his words until the end, and a few days later Cao Pi "took the initiative" to resign as the crown prince, Cao Cao announced in the court that he would take the grandson Cao Chao as his heir, which once again caused a wider range of panic, incomprehension, and one after another to admonish, but Cao Cao did not listen. Duan Fang Duan Sique kicked the iron plate this time, connected three letters, and asked the Son of Heaven to take back his fate, and his words gradually became intense, and Cao Cao was furious. It was released as a Panyu order - and went directly to Guangzhou.

Cao Chao, who was only 14 years old, was promoted to the top position, and the news soon spread to Chengdu through hidden spies. When Liu Bei heard the report, he couldn't help but sigh: "The Wei family abolished the son and set up a grandson, abolished the elder and established the young, if he dies, the country will have many things to do - this is all filial piety, it's a pity!" ”

He regretted that Fa Zheng had died of illness not long ago, and Liu Bei lost his femur and humerus, and even cried several times.

Fa died of illness on his way back to Chengdu from Hanzhong. He was originally depressed and vomited blood because of Pang Tong's invasion of Chang'an City, and then he was sick and worked on labor and transportation matters, and his death became more and more serious; When Pang Tong was killed by an arrow, Liu Bei was also able to return to Hanzhong, Fa Xiaozhi's mood relaxed slightly, and his condition seemed to improve, so he braved the autumn cold wind to go out of the city to meet Liu Bei......

So why did Liu Bei say that "this is all filial piety and righteousness"? Because this time for Cao Chong to plot to poison Cao Zhang, overthrow Cao Pi, assassinate Ding Yi, frame Cao Zhi, etc., it was the "Yin Lei" who was quite concerned about Xun and couldn't find out his origin - in fact, this person is not called Yin Lei, but just a pseudonym, his surname is Yi, and he is a confidant of Liu Bei.

Although Yi Jibo was born in Shanyang, he went out of Jingzhou with Liu Biao when he was young, and then fled to Shu to return to Liu Bei. Therefore, Fa Zheng once offered a plan to Liu Bei to divide the relationship between Cao Cao's father and son (at that time, it also referred to Cao Ang), saying: "There are many Caozi, but Ang goes to the throne, everyone must fight for the heir, and each supports the party, and its momentum will collapse and disappear, and it is not embarrassing." Liu Bei asked him who he could send, and Fa Xiaozhi recommended Yi nationality - one is that Yi Jibo is smart and decisive and worthy of this position, and the other is also to let Yi nationality go abroad and weaken the power of the Jingzhou faction.

At the beginning of the Yi nationality from Cao Ang, in fact, it did not come in much use, and when Cao Ang's departure was a foregone conclusion, he changed his name and surname, sneaked to Kanto, and finally got married to Cao Chong who went to the country of the capital. As Xun guessed, although Cao Chong is smart, he is still young after all, and with his wisdom, he may not be able to play such ruthless tricks, in fact, they are all taught by Yin Lei, that is, Yiyi; And with the energy of Cao Chong and the vassal king, it is not easy to kill his brother and slander his brother, one relies on the Liu brothers' response and Ding Yi being used as a gun for the benefit of Cao Zhi, and the other relies on the spy system of Shu Han in the Central Plains that can be used by the Yi nationality.

At first, Liu Bei felt that Yi Ji Bodong had been gone for a long time, but he didn't see any results, and he planned to recall him back to Chengdu, but Yi insisted on not returning, and sent a letter to Liu Bei, saying that His Majesty would allow his ministers for another three years, and there would be retribution. When the news of Cao Chao being made the crown prince reached Chengdu, Liu Xuande couldn't help but sigh at the wisdom of Yi, as well as the depth of Fa Zheng's strategy and the wisdom of knowing people - it's a pity that Ji Bo is still there, but Xiaozhi is gone!

Liu Bei was saddened by Fa Zheng's death, and wept again, and when the sadness was over, he couldn't help but think of his own affairs. You said that Cao Cao set up a young prince, and everyone is more than ten years old, and his sons are still in their prime, and they are all concubines, and there is no concubine - this is worse than Cao Cao. Now it seems that if you want to defeat Cao Cao at the age of fifty, restore the Central Plains, and regain the glory of the Han Dynasty, the hope is quite slim, and you must be prepared for long-term confrontation and struggle, so once you die, who will the foundation of this state entrust to?

Liu Xuande was in a hurry to give birth to a concubine, so he completely ignored several side concubines and stayed in the dormitory of Empress Wu in the main palace every night. Who wants to work hard, not only has no gain, but the body is exhausted......

In the sixth year of Cao Wei Yankang, it was also the sixth year of Zhangwu of Shu Han, and in May, Emperor Liu Bei of the Han Dynasty was seriously ill. It is time to die. Hurriedly issued an edict. Ordered the hussar general Guan Yu to return to the capital to meet him.

Guan Yu was leading his troops to attack Nanzhong at this time, and with the cooperation of Li Hui, he quickly broke through Zhu Bao, Yonghong and other departments, and besieged the two of them in Zhuti City. Zhu Bao and others hurriedly handed over the surrender table, expressing their willingness to return to the arms of the Han Dynasty, but Li Hui persuaded Guan Yu and said: "They are embarrassed to surrender, not really surrender, I heard that Huang Zhong has gone north from Ju Town." Then the army will retreat, and they will rebel. Attack and destroy it, and take its head to Wei Nanzhong? Guan Yu was going to adopt the advice, but he suddenly received Liu Bei's fast horse edict, so he was forced to temporarily agree to Zhu Bao and others, and he hurriedly led the army back to Chengdu.

Liu Bei left everyone in the palace and met Guan Yu alone, and said to him: "Since I started the army, I have been difficult to toss and turn. So there was a land of this state to continue the Han unification. It's a pity that life is not eternal. is about to pass away - but the hatred and usurpation have not been settled, and the Central Plains has not recovered. Yun Chang and I know each other in Weimo, and they have been together so far, like brothers, as a general, good at assisting my son, sticking to Shuzhong, waiting for the Central Plains, and finishing my long-cherished ambition. ”

Guan Yu bowed down in front of Liu Bei's bed, exchanged tears, first expressed his loyalty, and then said: "The minister's ability is not enough, the young master is still in the prime of life, I am afraid that it will be difficult to support the single man, please change the order of the auxiliary minister." ”

Liu Bei grabbed Guan Yu's hand, pulled the other party's head closer, and said in a low voice: "Hu Yuzhen will pass on the throne to Zen and Yongye?" ”

Guan Yu was shocked when he heard this: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?" Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "The person who refers to me is the one who is fire and water, Cao Cao is also, I am in a hurry, and I am lenient; with violence, I with benevolence; with me, I with loyalty; Every time you go against it, things can come true. Is it because I take my son as my heir, how can I make the same mistake? Now there is no son-in-law, and the second concubine has just left the swaddling clothes, and his mother is still strong, how can he succeed to the throne? Did Emperor Xiaowu kill his mother and set up his son? I can't bear to do this evil thing. In the world, Huo Guang is able to assist Emperor Xiaozhao, the current Han Dynasty mausoleum, only one state remains, Qing's loyalty is too much Huo Guang, and the talent is not enough, how to counsel the son, to Cao Cao? ”

Guan Yuxin said that you are going to make Liu Feng the crown prince - "Although Feng is long and healthy, it is not His Majesty's blood and bones, how can you give it to him?" ”

Liu Bei said that I am also helpless, my own flesh and blood are too young to help me up, if I wait for the death of the country and the destruction of the country, it is I who have harmed them, besides-"What face do I still have to see the ancestors of the Han Dynasty underground?" Although Feng is not my son, he also has the bloodline of the surname Liu...... "Liu Feng's mother's surname is Liu, and in terms of bloodline, maybe he is closer to the emperors of the Eastern Han Dynasty than me-" Feng Su is afraid of Yu Qing, and now he is also inseparable from Yide, supplemented by Erqing, or can be all Shu, so as to wait for the time of day. ”

Liu Feng was not in Chengdu at this time, but guarded Hanzhong with Zhang Fei. Thinking that he had withdrawn from Guanzhong, Zhang Fei, Huang Quan, Liu Feng and other generals broke off together, and cultivated a "comrade-like deep friendship". Liu Bei pondered, if he passed on the throne to the young Liu Chan, then Liu Feng was outside, and he would not give up, he had Zhang Fei as his wings, I was afraid that it would cause a big mess, if Cao Wei took the opportunity to enter the army, it was estimated that his own son would be the emperor for a few months. It is better to simply pass the throne to Liu Feng, then the situation is much more secure, as long as the Hanzhong natural danger is guarded, and until Cao Cao dies, Cao Wei will inevitably have civil strife, and maybe there will be a chance to restore the Central Plains and dominate the world......

Of course, everything depends on providence. If Cao Cao dragged on until Cao Chao reached adulthood or even the prime of life, then my Liu family would be doomed...... It's also that my longevity can't compare to Cao Cao, and this is not a crime of war. As for whether Liu Feng will treat my own son harshly in the future, I can only rely on my conscience - at least if I take the initiative to pass on Liu Feng, it will not be easy for him to pull down his face, which is not good for my own son.

At the moment, he confided in Guan Yu about his helplessness, and repeatedly stated the reasons for passing on Liu Feng, and the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other with tears in their eyes and sighed. After Guan Yu resigned, he accepted the position of general and temporarily regent, and immediately ordered Liu Fengsu to come to Chengdu to see his godfather for the last time.

Because he was worried that the news of Liu Bei's serious illness and death would be detected by Cao Weifang, he didn't dare to say that Liu Feng was canonized as the crown prince, and he just wanted to summon Liu Feng first, and then worship Liu Bei's illness bed. Besides, in fact, Guan Yu is not optimistic about Liu Feng, and still wants to find an opportunity to persuade Liu Bei again, and it is better to take his own son Liu Chan as the heir. If Liu Bei changed his mind, then Liu Feng was indeed a rather unstable factor, and he just took advantage of his arrival to put him under house arrest to avoid chaos.

However, Liu Feng couldn't wait for Liu Feng on the left, and Liu Feng couldn't wait for Liu Feng on the right, but Liu Bei couldn't survive anymore, and finally passed away at the age of fifty-five. The edict mainly includes three aspects: first, with Liu Feng as the heir and inheriting the throne; Second, with the general Guan Yu, the general Zhang Feijin hussar, the general Wu Yijin of Zhendong, the general of the Che Cavalry, and the general Li Yan of Xingye, the protector of the capital, and the Shangshu order to shoot and help, and the imperial historian Xu Shu, jointly assisted the government; Third, temporarily block the news and keep it secret, in order to paralyze Cao Wei's side.

Guan Yu's edict was summoned to the palace to read it, and the crowd was in an uproar: "This is the edict of His Majesty?" Why don't you set up his true son and give him a false son?! Guan Yu once heard Liu Bei mention the matter of passing on Liu Feng, and he also greeted the shooting aid and Xu Shu in advance, so he immediately paid attention to the shooting aid, hoping that he would come to prove it - who wants to shoot the aid and hang his head silently. Looking for Xu Shu in the hall again, alas, why didn't Xu Yuanzhi attend?

was puzzled, and suddenly heard a person shouting: "This is not a true edict, it must be Guan Yunchang and Liu Feng conspired to save the position, harm the Son of Heaven and create a false life!" (To be continued.) )