At the end of the fifth year of Yankang, the imperial history Duan Fang and others played one after another, impeaching Chen Qun, the secretary of the ministry, for the corpse of the vegetarian meal, vainly leading traitors, resulting in the unfavorable expedition of the Son of Heaven to the west. Chen Qun was forced to resign and was released as the assassin of Yuzhou - Chen Jiao, the left attendant of the Ministry of Officials, was promoted to the secretary of the Ministry of Officials.

Chen Jiao, the word Ji Bi, a native of Guangling, his surname is Liu, and his surname was changed to Chen because he passed to his mother, and he was the right-hand man of Chen Deng, the assassin of Xuzhou, and the descendant Chen Deng led the state. Compared with his predecessor Chen Qun, this person has a lower background and a neutral political leaning, and I believe that it will not open more convenient doors for the family.

More importantly, Shi Xun and Chen Jiao's former master Chen Deng are both in-laws and friends, and Chen Deng's second son Chen Jun is also a disciple of Xun. Adhering to the will of Shixun, he deliberately went to find this cousin and junior brother Chen Jun, and took care of him to walk around with Chen Jibi every day - "For the old officials of the Qing father, the eunuch of the Qing can be helped." Chen Jun was not stupid, and immediately received the order: "Everyone knows it, and he will not miss his brother's affairs." ”

Since Chen Qun has stepped down, then Shi Xun can take action to pull the crown prince Cao Pi. One day when he entered the palace and discussed state affairs with Cao Cao, he deliberately resigned and went to the court to meet him alone, and pretended to hesitate, and said to Cao Cao: "Xun has thoughts, but there is no conclusive evidence, and he does not dare to speak rashly." ”

Cao Cao said don't come to this set, since you have started the article, there must be a follow-up - "It's okay to speak bluntly, I don't sin guilty." "So Shi Xun said, I always feel that the small official of Yimaqi, he dares to steal military rations, and even fill them with moldy grain, this courage is a little too big......

"Ma Qi is a member of the Ma Deheng (Ma Jun) clan, and the minister tastes the Deheng of inquiry, but it is said that Ma Qi is greedy for money and good reputation. It is not to say that he is a bold person. Dare to do this today. Is it instigated by no one else? ”

Cao Cao heard the string song and knew the elegance. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly: "Hongfu has to be entrusted by Zihuan?" "You were asked by Cao Pi to say good things for him.

When Shi Xun heard this, he hurriedly fell to the ground and said: "Now that the prince is grounded in the palace, how can the minister dare to traffic and accept his invitation again?" I am afraid that there will be fraud in it, and I am afraid that it will shake the society, so I dare to express my feelings. ”

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "If I suspect that Zihuan made Ma Qi steal the valley, Qing can say it." What's the benefit of this now? "Even if there is someone behind Ma Qi's instigation. Even its purpose is to frame Cao Pi, after all, Cao Pi's crime of improper employment cannot be escaped.

Shi Xun hurriedly said: "But please send a capable official to investigate this case thoroughly, so as not to make Xiao Xiao calculated." ”

Cao Cao said that I had sent the assassin and the school to investigate, but unfortunately as soon as Ma Qi died, the clues were cut off, and no matter how I investigated, I couldn't find out the ugly man. Speaking of this, he sat on the couch, leaned forward slightly, and said to Shi Xun in a low voice: "With my speculation, or the tricks of the Shu people." Or...... Or for the king's plot, what does Hongfu think? ”

Shixun was shocked when he heard this. The heart said Boss Cao, you are really "difficult to be dizzy", even if you are in the game, you can calculate things well, since this is the case, I really don't need to say anything...... Thinking about the problem from another angle, it is useless to say it, and it is impossible to affect Cao Cao's perception of Cao Pi. So he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, please retire." ”

Cao Cao beckoned to him, signaling you not to go yet, and to come closer to speak. Shi Xun walked forward on his knees, and heard Cao Cao continue to whisper: "If it is a trick of the Shu people, it is useless to investigate it; If it is the work of kings...... In vain! "If you really want to find out that my sons are secretly fighting among themselves, I'm afraid it will cause even more turmoil in the court.

It was Xun Xin who said that if I didn't know that Cao Chang was poisoned, maybe I really believed your words - now that a son has died at the hands of man, I don't believe you don't want to know the truth. However, it is estimated that Cao Cao also realized that he used Ma Qi to steal military rations to discredit Cao Pi, and it is likely to be the same person who poisoned Cao Zhang, so as long as the investigation of the poisoning case is increased and the mastermind behind the scenes is revealed, then Ma Qi's case will not be solved.

So far, through the news from Lu Hong's side, Shi Xun knows that there has been no major progress in the investigation of the school affairs, and the longer the time drags on, the truth will sink to the bottom of the water, and only the relationship between you and Cao Pi, if you are stabbed twice, the injury can be seen in the bones, I am afraid it will be difficult to heal in a short time......

Simply, let me make it clearer-" The prince was first established, less than a year old, and Chen Changwen also resigned for it, fearing that the government and the opposition would be shaken. The minister asked the Supreme to forgive the prince in order to reassure the people. ”

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and suddenly asked Shi Xun: "What do you think, what is Zihuan?" ”

Is Xun Xin saying what do you mean by this question? Do you really want to give up Cao Pi? I had to say Cao Pi's good words with a clear conscience: "It's smart, and ...... magnanimity."

Cao Cao sneered and interrupted Shi Xun's words: "It is indeed smart, but the four words 'magnanimity and magnanimity' are definitely not true comments!" Then he gritted his teeth: "The Zhen family still knows how to lead his brother to ask for sin, and I ordered Zihuan to abandon the Chai family, and I didn't dare to do a bad word!" The couple has been married for several years, and they have a daughter, and if they are cold! ”

Shi Xun hurriedly helped Cao Pi to defend: "The monarch's father has a life, how dare he disobey?" Is it loyalty, filial piety, and Encore blames him for being cold? ”

Cao Cao waved his hand: "The Chai woman, the uninformed, if it weren't for Zihuan to listen to it, why would it be so difficult?" If you want to think about your own faults, please use yourself as a substitute for the Chai family, and if you are not ruthless, you may be allowed to keep your guilt. ”

It's Xun Xin who said that Cao Pi is cold by nature, that's right, and as Cao Cao said, even if the Chai family is not in a thousand ways, you listen to her words and use Ma Qi's bastard, your responsibility is not smaller than her, how can you put all the fault on the woman's head? But think about it from another angle, Dad is furious, Cao Pi wants to keep his position as the prince, how dare he disobey his orders at this time? Cao Cao, you said, "I am not a ruthless person", this is talking nonsense with your eyes open, and you also said, "You may allow him to stay for his crimes", what does this "or" mean? It shows that even if Cao Pi dares to stiffen his neck and cry out for his little wife, you can't really spare the Chai family, but you will fold both the husband and wife into it......

Listen to Cao Cao continued: "A person who is a monarch should not listen to the words of a woman, should not be confused by a villain, and he is at ease, and he wants to pay for it with the country, but what? Can't do it? And I am still here, so it is convenient for the kings to install eyeliner in the palace, why bother if it is ......" The more he said, the more excited he became, but he immediately reacted. About Cao Chang being poisoned. School affairs report folk rumors. is pointing at Cao Pi, it's impossible for Xun to know about this, so I shouldn't have said anything in front of him to plant eyeliner. So he quickly stopped his mouth, picked up the cheese on the table and took a sip.

Shi Xun had no choice but to pretend not to hear the second half of Cao Cao's words, but only comforted: "The prince is still young and careless, Your Majesty should personally supervise him, if so, he will be centrifuged." Instead of taking advantage of the thief's intentions. "No matter who framed Cao Pi, let's take it as a conspiracy of Xishu for the time being, you can't fall for their way because of this, it's better to have a good relationship with the prince.

Cao Cao nodded: "I know, Hongfu can retreat." ”

Shi Xun came out of the palace, returned to the mansion, and secretly said to Shi Fu and Huan Fan: "The Son of Heaven is very dissatisfied with the prince, and it seems that he has the intention of easy storage." I try to persuade now, but it will be difficult to shake the heart of the Son of Heaven. Only there will be no more incidents, and time will pass. It can be bridged slowly. "I persuaded it in vain today, Cao Cao's idea is very big. The older you get, the more you can't listen to others. Now I can only hope that nothing will happen again, and let time smooth out this former father-son disagreement.

However, the tree wanted to be quiet and the wind did not stop, and soon news came from Kanto that Cao Zhang's old general Cheng Xi was in rebellion in Rencheng, robbed Zhang's bones, and wanted to go to Luozhong to redress his grievances, accusing the real prince Cao Pi of plotting to kill Zhangye. Although the turmoil was quickly suppressed, the dignified Cao Ziwen's bones were destroyed by fire, and after this incident, it was equivalent to putting Cao Pi's murder of his brother on the surface.

When Cao Cao heard this, he was angry and angry, and he fell ill. That is, during his illness, he ordered the school to search for Cheng Xi's family members, and the three clans were punished together, and the case was thoroughly investigated. Seventy percent of the officials in Rencheng and nearby counties such as Dongping and Shanyang were arrested, and most of them died in prison.

The ministers asked Cao Cao to lenient the crown prince to stop the rumors, and to withdraw the school matter, and to transfer the case to the formal judicial supervision system, the Yushitai, for investigation and handling. However, Cao Cao not only refused to listen, but belittled more than 20 court officials because of this, including Cheng Cui Lin in the imperial history.

Huan Fan persuaded Shixun and said: "The heart of the Son of Heaven is in chaos, and the lord should be careful not to touch his scales, and sit and watch." Shi Xun nodded immediately: "What Yuan Ze said is, I should be silent." ”

The two were talking in the study, when they suddenly heard a voice from outside the door: "My lord is here, please see you again." Shi Xun called out, bowed back and entered, then closed the door, glanced at Huan Fan, turned to Shi Xun and said, "Last night, the prince asked the Supreme Majesty to talk for a few hours......

With Huan Fan present, he couldn't say some things too clearly, after all, although Huan Yuan seemed to have been entrusted to Shi Xun, in fact, the depth of the decision-making level was still far worse than Guan Jing back then, and he didn't know at all if he set up an intelligence network and secretly colluded with school affairs. The conversation between Cao Pi and Cao Cao last night can be transmitted to Shi Fu's ears today, and this news was naturally handed over by Lu Hong, and Shi Xun knows this, and there is no need to say it out of his mind.

It turned out that Cao Pi had recently been confined in the palace, and it was difficult for him to communicate with the outside world, but of course he couldn't have known all about Cheng Xi's rebellion -- Cao Cao didn't really lock up his son as a prisoner -- because of this, he was sitting on pins and needles, and he couldn't sleep and eat steadily, and after thinking about it, he decided that it would be better to have an open and honest conversation with his father.

So in the name of visiting the sick, he went to Cao Cao's couch in person, and pointed to the heavens and the earth to affirm that Cao Zhang's murder really had nothing to do with him. In the end, he said with a sincere attitude and tears in his eyes: "The child is reckless, and it is difficult to be the prince, but because the eldest brother is ill (this is the official statement of Cao Ang's resignation from the crown prince), he will continue to hear it." However, they are guilty of their crimes, and their brothers compete with each other, resulting in a loss of compassion. If Your Majesty is not in a position as a minister, the minister will resign from the prince and retire to the vassal kingdom, as the eldest brother does. However, the slander of harming the younger brother is unbearable - the son and Ziwen compatriots have a solid relationship, and they endure the harm? Even the beasts will not do such things, and they will not do it. ”

Cao Cao sneered: "I will do it, you will put your eyes and ears on the side of your brother, but you still make Ziwen killed, then you can't recognize and employ people, obviously!" He took a long breath as he spoke: "If you resign from the crown prince's position, who should deserve it?" ”

When Cao Pi heard this, he couldn't help but be startled, he didn't know if Cao Cao was coming for real, or if he just wanted to test himself. Think about it carefully, if you abdicate, who will be the crown prince is not the final word of the father, can you ask for your own opinion? There is no doubt that this will be tempted. But how do you answer that? Say Cao Zhi is suitable? Although he is a compatriot of the same mother, he really doesn't like that fake thing - if Cao Zhang is still alive, he will definitely mention the name of Ziwen. Say that Cao Chong is suitable...... Cao Cao has always loved Cao Chong, maybe he will take it seriously......

However, it was impossible to think about it for too long, so he replied: "Please reinstate the position of eldest brother." Cao Cao shook his head: "Since it has been abolished, can it be reestablished?" Cao Pi had no choice, so he blurted out in a hurry: "In terms of order, Zijian can also ......" (to be continued.) )