However, it is said that after Cao Zhi left Yiling, he returned to Yongqiu, but he was inexplicably seriously ill, and unfortunately missed the two major events of Cao Pi's death and Cao Rong's accession to the throne.

After Cao Zhi recovered from his illness, he heard that Cao Ei had returned from Yiling, and immediately got up and rushed to Luoyang.

The brothers competed for the position of prince at any cost, which has always been a hidden disease of the emperor's family, and Cao Pi and Cao Rong were both victims. And the root cause of the troubles between the father and the son, in Cao Rong's view, is that the prince was not established early.

Therefore, Cao Rong didn't want his children to experience this kind of life of intrigue and petting, so he decided to settle the prince's affairs first.

On this day, Cao Rong announced on his own initiative that his eldest son Cao Yi was the crown prince and was named the king of Qinghe. As soon as these words came out, the audience was in an uproar, Cao Yu was only five years old at this time, and he was still an unreasonable child.

"Holy Lord, the old minister is against this." Chen Qun came out of the queue.

Cao Rong was unhappy, and asked coldly: "Lord Sikong, what is wrong with the eldest son succeeding to the throne?" ”

"The eldest son succeeded to the throne, and the ministers agreed, but the emperor's eldest son was still young and could not examine virtue, so it was indeed a hasty move to appoint the crown prince as king." Chen Qun said bluntly.

Cao Rong was silent, very dissatisfied with Chen Qun's actions, Situ Wang Lang was already over eighty years old, and said with a slight trembling: "Holy Lord, the old minister also feels that it is inappropriate, since ancient times, the king will be outstanding, the eldest son of the emperor has just reached the age of the crown belt, I am afraid that there will be ......."

Wang Lang wanted to say, I am afraid that there will be bad luck, but before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Cao Rong slapping the table, and he said resolutely: "Since ancient times, the struggle for the prince has been harmful, and I have decided to do it, and Zhong Aiqing does not need to say much. ”

Sima Yi, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others also wanted to express their disapproval, but they were stopped by Cao Rong's voice and shut up one after another.

"From now on, the embarrassed child will be established as the crown prince, and the ministers should also help more, and they must not slack off." Cao Rong said with a cold face.

At this time, including Chen Qun, these ministers of Tuo Gu were all aware of a problem, Cao Ei is not as good as Liu Chan of Shu Han, although he is young, his idea is very right, the so-called Tuo Gu auxiliary government has become a virtual reality, above this court, it is Cao Ei who has the final say.

Cao Yi was made the crown prince and named the king of Qinghe, and the happiest was Cao Yu's mother, Concubine Yu, who was Cao Pi's daughter-in-law designated by Cao Yi for Cao Heng.

Concubine Yu was born in a famous family, with outstanding appearance, decent manners, proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and raised the emperor's eldest son Cao Yi, it stands to reason that she can afford to be the queen of a country, but Cao Rong has no feelings for her.

One is that this is an arranged marriage, and Cao Rong at that time still had a strong resistance to his father, so he had to accept it, and after marriage, he was just respectful and respectful, and there was no love at all. Another point is also very important, Cao Ei's mother is Zhen Mi, Cao Ei himself can also be called the most beautiful man in the world during the Three Kingdoms period, the first thing he saw when he was born was his mother's beautiful face, but in addition to his mother, there is no such beautiful person in the world.

Therefore, Cao Rong is not only to Concubine Yu, but also to the concubines with official titles in the back court are also in the single digits, and none of them can be treated with affection. After Cao Rong ascended the throne, there was no queen, so that the position of queen has been vacant.

Now that her son has been named the crown prince, Concubine Yu naturally thinks that she will be crowned queen in the next step and become the supreme Jiufeng who is the mother of the world and the leader of the harem.

The mother is more precious than the son, so Princess Yu was arrogant, and held a banquet in her palace, and invited other Cao Rong's concubines to congratulate her son on becoming the prince.

The concubines also felt that Concubine Yu would definitely become the queen, and the flattering words during the banquet were very beautiful, which made Concubine Yu forget for a while, and laughed with everyone, the topic continued, and even her son was ignored.

Cao Yu is only five years old, and he has no feelings for becoming the crown prince, and only thinks about how to play happily. Cao Yu pulled the corner of her mother's clothes several times and begged her to take her out to play, but Concubine Yu couldn't take care of it, stuffed a piece of pastry into her hand, and coaxed him to play by herself for a while.

Due to the large number of people who came, the eunuchs and palace ladies were used to being idle, had no experience in dealing with them, and were very busy. Cao Yu had to come to the inner lake in the palace alone and throw stones into the water.

As the small stones were continuously thrown into the water, stirring up a circle of ripples, Cao Yi was so happy to slap his little hands, it was so fun, and he was getting closer and closer to the water's edge.

Cao Yu's little hands fluttered in the water, and he called for help, but unfortunately there was no one around, so he finally choked on a few mouthfuls of water and passed out.

A eunuch passed by here and hurriedly went down to rescue the unconscious Cao Yu, Concubine Yu heard the news, like five thunderbolts, knowing that happiness was born of sorrow, and a catastrophe was coming.

After the unremitting rescue of the imperial doctor, Cao Yu finally woke up, but his lungs were still choked, the high fever did not go away, and he coughed up blood. When Cao Rong heard the news, he cried bitterly, and angrily threw all the eunuchs and palace maids of the day into prison.

Cao Rong came to visit several times, and his fatherly love was moving, and Cao Yi was deprived of oxygen due to drowning for too long, and his brain was also broken. What is sad is that Cao Yi forgot a lot of things, but he only recognized his father, held his father's hand, and although he was very difficult to speak, he still babbled and talked non-stop, as if he wanted to say all the worries of his life.

Cao Rong was very sad, and ordered the imperial doctors to cure Cao Yi, even if he became a fool, he must be kept alive. The imperial doctors tried their best, but they still couldn't cure Cao Yi's lung disease, and seven days after falling into the water, Cao Yi died in Cao Yi's arms.

After Cao Rong ascended the throne, he soon lost one of his most favored sons and was devastated. Concubine Yu was even more in pain, and begged for death with a handful of snot and tears.

"I will not let you die, but I will let you suffer the endless pain of losing your child." Cao Rong said coldly.

Concubine Yu's whole body was cold, and she begged bitterly: "Holy Lord, you still give death to the concubine, like this, the concubine is better than death!" ”

"If you dare to seek death, I will destroy your whole people!" Cao Rong gritted his teeth and said, and then passed the decree to bury Cao Yu in Yecheng, and Concubine Yu was demoted to a commoner, guarding the tomb for her son, and never coming back. After a joyful and sad life, after Concubine Yu's great joy and sorrow, she guarded the tomb alone, with gray hair overnight, and went crazy in half a year.

With the lesson of losing his beloved son, Cao Rong never mentioned the matter of establishing the prince again, and it dragged on for more than ten years. In the end, the adopted son Cao Fang unexpectedly succeeded to the throne, and Cao Rong was wise and wise, but because he had not established a prince for a long time, coupled with the improper entrustment of orphans, he directly led the Cao dynasty to withdraw from the historical stage.

However, it was said that Cao Zhi was in the dust, and he rushed all the way to Luoyang, and the first news he heard was the song "Feeling Zhen Fu" that he was proud of, which was ordered by Cao Rong to be renamed "Luo Shen Fu".

Cao Zhi heard the news that Zhen Mi was posthumously named Empress Wenzhao by Cao Rong, and was shocked, but he was very puzzled, how could he come up with a nickname when he was obviously alive.

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