A few days later, a grand national ceremony was held, and the envoys of the twelve countries all went to the Deyang Palace to pay homage to Cao Cao, contribute to the goods, and Cao Cao issued an edict of encouragement and reward. Immediately set up a banquet to entertain the envoys, Guo Man took the opportunity to make a request during the banquet, hoping that the imperial court could issue an edict to crown Lu Bu as king.

Most of the ministers agreed-Lu Bu was stationed in the Western Regions, and in their eyes, he was a barbarian, and he was crowned as the king, although it did not conform to the current lord system, but it was also a practice handed down from the Han Dynasty, so there was really no psychological burden. Cao Cao discussed it with Shi Xun in advance, so he ordered Shi Xun to pay tribute to Guo Man: "The old attack on Han Feng, with the five counties of Liangzhou as the public, now wants to be the king of the Western Regions, and should return to the Liang Kingdom." ”

- I can make Lu Bu king, but the king of the Western Regions is not the king of Liangzhou, you have to return the five counties of Liangzhou to me first.

Guo Man didn't expect this, he couldn't help but be dumbfounded, hesitated for a while, and then said: "This is not what Manman dares to do." "I have to go back and ask Liang Gong for advice.

Yes Xun said, either the Western Regions will be returned to the Western Regions Metropolitan Protector Management, and the Duke of Liang will only temporarily escort the Metropolitan Escort to the West, and since it has been successful, it is time to return to the Liang State - the imperial court can reward him for his merits and give him the title of Gaochang City. Either worship Liang Gong as the king and hand over the entire Western Regions to him, not only that, if you have the ability to continue to the west and south, the land you get can belong to you-"There are Kangju, Yueshi, and Anxi in the west, and they reach Daqin, and Tianzhu in the south, so is Liang Gong unintentional?" "But then you have to return the five counties of Liangzhou first.

-- He had already discussed this idea in a secret letter with Jiang Gan, and he felt that he had a certain degree of certainty before he put it forward.

Guo Man snorted and said, "My lord belongs, and all Chinese are also, if you have to return to the cold." Also in China. No complaints; If it is driven away. Do not return to your hometown, fear that people's hearts will be scattered. "Don't say anything else, I'm from Liangzhou, if you take over Liangguo, drive me to the Western Regions...... I must find an opportunity to escape to the tomb of my ancestors, how can I still serve Lu Bu with confidence?

Shi Xun shook his head and said, "Qing is wrong. If the Duke of Liang is the king of the Western Regions, then the Western Regions will also be China. For example, Qing is the surname of Xiping, and if the imperial court makes Liaodong guard. Go home thousands of miles, but don't want to take it? Wulei to Xiping, and Xiping to Liaodong, which is farther? "In fact, the distance is not too much-" Qing is in the Western Regions to do Liang Gong, just like the ears of other counties, waiting for the year with high teeth, and he can return to the east, why hurt? ”

There are some things that Xun won't say. He compared Liaodong to the Western Regions, but if Guo Man left his hometown Xiping and went to Liaodong to be an official. Then Pingzhou rebelled, and the officers and soldiers pinched the road between Youzhou and Pingzhou. Claiming that either you surrender, or people like you don't want to go back to your hometown, what do you say Guo Man should do?

Of course, although the five counties of the Liang Kingdom are now called vassals, they are actually half controlled by the imperial court, and if Lü Bu shows signs of instability in the Western Regions, he can still contact Yang Fu, block Dunhuang and Yumen, and scatter the hearts of the Chinese under his subordinates - if they do not return to the Liang Kingdom, that's it, so why should they not let go of the land that they can't really control?

Immediately, Xun pulled Guo Man's shirt and said that you don't have to be embarrassed, I will write a letter to Duke Liang, explain the will of the imperial court, and ask him to make a choice, you can help me bring the letter back.

Then Guo Mancai had just led the delegation out of Luoyang, and the crown prince Cao Ang suddenly played and resigned as the crown prince on the grounds of physical weakness and illness.

- For thousands of years, he took the initiative to resign from the prince, but Cao Zixiu was still a scorpion - the only one (poisonous dung).

In fact, Cao Cao has long had the heart of easy storage, and Cao Ang himself did not covet the storage of the mind, he was both good Confucian, and to the Buddha, felt that the father's throne was not right, although he was unstoppable, but he was also ashamed to accept the throne. Coupled with a few brothers fighting openly and secretly, Cao Ang is not stupid, and he is not unable to see it. Life is too short, so why do you have to make your father unhappy and your brothers dissatisfied? And I can't get over this hurdle in my heart, and I can't really govern the country well...... Forget it, I'm still a flash person.

Back then, he was named the crown prince, basically even if Cao Cao forced him, but now Cao Cao finally decided to give up on him, only because the new prince candidate has not yet been chosen, and he is afraid that he will anger Cao Ang's father-in-law Lu Bu, causing disputes in the west again, so he has been dragging this matter and not doing it. Now that Lu Bu invited the king, Cao Cao took the opportunity to exchange interests with him.

So he instructed Cao Ang to take the initiative to play and resign from the crown prince's position. Then according to the rules, he resigned and stayed, and when he came to the fourth time, he finally pretended to be "forced" to agree. The second son, Cao Pi, the king of Anfeng, succeeded him as the crown prince, sacrificed to heaven and earth, and then subdued Cao Ang as the king of Yuzhong.

The kings with the same surname, according to the new lord system, are divided into two types: county kings and county kings, as the eldest son of Emperor Cao Ang, and he took the initiative to resign, not because he was degraded for his crimes, he should be named the king of the county, but he was only given one county, and this county belongs to Jincheng County, which is actually in the territory of Lu Bu's Liang Kingdom......

Cao Cao's meaning, hurry up and return the five counties of Liangzhou, otherwise your son-in-law will have nowhere to go.

The deposition of Cao Ang did not cause much turmoil in the court, because this was expected for a long time, and the ministers began to wear their own clothes a few years ago, but Cao Ang had few supporters because he was under house arrest in the palace. Besides, Cao Ang "took the initiative" to resign under the pretext of physical problems, even if he still wanted to protect him, he couldn't find an excuse to write to dissuade him.

As for Cao Pi's heir, although it was unexpected by many people, and it also made some people beat their chests, but after all, no matter whether they are sorted by descendants or by year, Cao Ang is Cao Pi, and he has the most legitimacy for inheritance. Before the matter is finalized, the big guys can still plan privately and fight endlessly, and when the matter is really finalized, it is not easy to open their mouths to obstruct it without making any big mistakes with Cao Pi.

Besides, with Cao Cao's personality, is it so easy to take back his fate?

But immediately after Yang Xiu's imprisonment, it did cause a lot of turmoil.

Yang Dezu is the henchman of Cao Zhi, the king of Juancheng, this matter is well known, and Yang Xiu himself is not shy about it, and praises Cao Zhi in front of Cao Cao many times. Now Cao Cao first set up Cao Pi as the crown prince, and immediately arrested Yang Xiu, everyone knows that he wants to cut down the king's henchmen to stabilize Cao Pi's position as the crown prince.

Yang Xiu's crime was: "Leaking words and teachings before and after, and handing over to the princes." Everyone knows that "handing over to the princes" is the reason for the crime, but on the surface, the "leakage of words and teachings" is even more serious - when the position of the reserve is undecided. How many courtiers did not "hand over to the princes"? Even if it is based on the principle that the law does not hold the public accountable. You can't blame Yang Xiu alone because of this. But "leaking words and teachings" is different. In the words of later generations, it was "the crime of leaking government secrets", which was enough to stab the table.

In the original history, Yang Dezu died because of this, but in this timeline, the situation is slightly different, the case has been tried for many days, and Cao Cao has not yet made up his mind whether to kill him. Because in the original history, although "the militaristic state was eventful. (Yang) Xiu always knows the outside and the inside, everything is satisfactory", the authority is very strong, after all, the official position is just the "prime minister's main book", he is just a confidential secretary, and he will kill if he says to kill. And now in the new official system of the Wei State, Yang Dezugui is the secretary and supervisor, with a rank of 2,000 stones, and the secretary is still a secretary, but he is the royal secretary general - the nobleman who killed Jiuqing. It's not an easy decision.

The ministers persuaded Cao Cao to pardon Yang Xiu, but only Shixun did not express his position for the time being. So Cao Cao deliberately summoned Shixun into the palace. Talking face-to-face, he asked him: "Can Yang Dezu be killed?" Shi Xun replied solemnly: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and he has a surname?" ”

Cao Cao said in his heart that I know you don't like Cao Zhi very much-at least compared to Cao Ang, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, and Cao Chonglai, you have the least contact with Zijian - and Yang Xiu often have political opinions, and it is not strange that you want me to belittle Yang Xiu, but you are Hongfu has always been kind to others, and you have never asked me to kill anyone? Oh, Zhao Da may be an exception...... However, Zhao Da is a subordinate minister, and he can't be compared with Yang Xiu. Yang Dezu family (Hongnong Yang) was born, and his father Yang Biao was the third prince of the former dynasty, and he himself was also famous, and he had been in charge of the cardinal for many years...... If you suggest that I kill Yang Xiu, won't I be afraid of triggering criticism from public opinion?

So he asked, "Is this something that can be killed?" ”

Shi Xun refused to answer directly, but asked rhetorically: "What does Your Majesty think is the one who makes the law and punishes people?" ”

Cao Cao said that of course, it was to punish the past and the future, not only to atone for the sins, but also to admonish and serve him. Shixun nodded: "You must be warned." For example, if A kills B, and kills A, B cannot be resuscitated. If a certain C steals a certain Ding's money, and there is no compensation, and even if C is caught and C, D is not allowed to pay for the money, how can his crime be compensated? It is to let future generations know that murder and theft must be punished by the criminal law, and they dare not act recklessly. Today, His Majesty is also a warning to the ministers, and the courtiers are not allowed to get involved. ”

After saying this, the words suddenly changed: "The courtiers hand over to the princes, for once they succeed, the person who is assisted is in the right position, but they can be rich and noble for a long time, and they are not really in love with their people, and they are happy to die for them." He has no intention of dying, so why should he deter him with death? Let them know that they will make friends with the princes, and they will lose their wealth and wealth. The prisoners can still be resurrected, but people cannot be resurrected after death, it is not a crime of treason, there is no misery of killing, but the life of the minister is suddenly harmed, and everyone in the DPRK is afraid that they are in danger. ”

I agree to bring Yang Xiu to justice as an example, but I do not approve of killing him. Although everyone is equal before the law, he doesn't seem to be guilty of capital crimes, right? And this person is indeed talented, Your Majesty has always loved talent, don't you think it's a pity to kill him?

Cao Cao frowned and said: "I used it at the beginning, and now I am evil, and I don't want to see each other again." Since Hong Fuyun should not be killed, it can be ironic and judged. Shi Xun shook his head: "Virtue and punishment are all from above, why bother to make Peter Chen?" ”

Cao Cao understood. So a few days later, it was judged that Yang Xiu's crime was unforgivable, and it should be revealed, and Cao Cao waved his pen to make a big stroke, and Yun Qixiang had meritorious achievements, and he could be exempted from capital crimes, expelled from Beijing, and demoted to Yangzhou. Don't drive in the former Han Dynasty as a state and county adjugator, but now it is just a fictitious title, and it is usually a bit of the power to convene meetings of various departments on the orders of the governor.

Besides, Shi Xun returned home that day, and Shi Fu had already moved back to live, so he asked his father privately: "Today, my son summoned Daddy, what do you have to do with Yang Dezu?" Dezu is also a son of a family, and his political views are slightly the same as Chen Changwen's, so he can kill him while he can. Shi Xun shook his head and said that I advised the emperor not to kill him. Why?

"The Son of Heaven can kill him today, but he can kill me on another day, so that the Son of Heaven will like to kill the minister, which is not our blessing." To make it impossible to recover can also. ”

How can you be sure that the emperor will no longer talk about Yang Xiu's benefits and no longer use him every few years? It's still a knife or two paragraphs, the most concise and crisp. Shi Xun said with a smile: "It is easy to kill, but it is easy to take refuge if it becomes a habit, it is not a blessing." "I think it's easiest to use a knife in everything, this kind of psychology is unacceptable, and it will eventually make people lose their vigilance, so that they will never recover. (To be continued......)