Chapter Eighty-Nine: Twenty-five Years of Jian'an
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Dong Zhao stood up and admonished: "Zuo Ci's Taoism is famous all over the world, and killing it is afraid of hurting the virtue of the king. ā
Heng Jie also admonished: "The ancient kings acted according to benevolence and righteousness, and did not fail. Zuo Ci is a Taoist, playing some illusions to entertain people, the great king is the world, why care about the life and death of a Taoist? ā
Xing Yi, Wu Zhen, Chen Qun, Wang Lang and others all stood up to advise Cao Cao, hoping that his subordinates would show mercy and forgive Zuo Ci's life.
Cao Cao glanced at everyone and laughed: "Just a Taoist, tired of the secretaries of the people." Of course, a demon is just entertaining people with illusions, and Ziwen is too nervous.
In this way, Zhong Kang, drive out this demon road, leave Ye County on the same day, and travel around the world with him. ā
Xu Chu promised loudly, and arranged for someone to pull Zuo Ci out.
The banquet continued, and Ye Ke's face was as usual, and he returned to the table peacefully.
Cao Pi glanced at him and said with a smile: "Ziwen, you are too reckless, Zuo Ci is just a Taoist, he casts some illusions, but you treat him as a villain, hey!" Be careful in the future! ā
Ye Ke sneered in his heart, but said: "What the second brother said is that Zhang has been outside the plug for a long time, and every move he makes feels that there are always Diao people who want to harm me. ā
"Hahaha...... Ziwen, you really have a martial arts mentality! You must know that governing a big country is like Heng Xiaoxian, and the king's every move is under everyone's watchful eye, and it is easy to kill a Zuo Ci, but he is afraid that the sage will not dare to defect! ā
Ye Ke remained silent, and said in his mouth: "In this Yejun atmosphere, the second brother can stay still, and Zhang still likes to gallop outside." ā
Looking at Cao Pi's unconcealed joy, and watching the guests of the banquet drink freely, Ye Ke secretly sneered in his heart.
Ye Ke returned home, and Mrs. Xin's wife, Xin Xianying, heard everything that happened at the banquet, so she came to ask her husband: "How does your husband feel?" ā
Ye Ke laughed and said: "The position of the second brother's son is already as stable as Mount Tai, as I expected, Zijian and I will soon be separated." ā
Xin Xianying said: "The husband is fighting outside the Saiwai, his hands are full of the blood of the Hu people, and he doesn't want to look south to the Central Plains? ā
Ye Ke said: "My father's year and sixty years, and there is a wind birthday, I'm afraid I can't afford to wait for this time." ā
When Xin Xianying heard this, she immediately bowed down, and from then on, she closed her door and never saw outsiders again.
Soon Cao Cao sent a will, sealing Cao Pi, the son of the King of Wei, as the general of the five senses, the champion Hou Cao Zhang stationed in Fanyang, increasing the number of households in the food by 1,000, training soldiers, deterring the outside of the Saiwai, sealing Cao Zhi as the Marquis of Linzi, and sealing the fourth son Cao Xiong as the Marquis of Xiao Huai.
Since the twenty-second year of Jian'an, the world has fought again, Liu Bei has gained a firm foothold in Shu, and he began to capture the strategic place of Hanzhong, he crossed the water from Yangping Pass to the south and marched along the mountain, garrisoned in Dingjun Mountain, and his general Huang Zhong killed Xiahou Yuan Cao's army and was defeated. After that, Cao Cao personally led a large army to capture Hanzhong, but Liu Bei did not come out, and Cao Jun and Liu Bei's army were separated by several months, which was unprofitable, so he gave up Hanzhong.
In the twenty-third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao marched south again, led the army to storm the mouth of the water, defeated Sun Quan, and Sun Quan sent the commander Xu Shen to ask for surrender.
In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, the battle of Xiangfan began, and the two families of Cao and Sun joined forces to attack Guan Yu's forces and carve up Jingzhou, Guan Yu was beheaded by Sun Quan, and his head was sent to Xuchang.
In the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao returned to Luoyang, his illness worsened, and he knew that his limit was approaching, so he summoned Cao Hong, Chen Qun, Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Sima Yi and other important military ministers to the couch and asked for the future.
Cao Hong and the others immediately said: "The king is good at protecting the jade body, and he will be Huo Ran in the near future." Cao Cao said: "Lonely in the world for more than 30 years, all the heroes have been wiped out, only Jiangdong Sun Quan, Western Shu Liu Bei, has not been eliminated."
Lonely and critically ill, he can no longer talk to the secretary, and he is entrusted with family affairs. The eldest son Cao Ang, born to the Liu family, unfortunately died in Wancheng at an early age; Today, Bian gave birth to four sons: Pi, Zhang, Zhi, and Xiong. The third son of the lonely, who is vain and honest, is indulgent and indulgent, so he does not stand. The second son, Cao Zhang, although he is brave in the world, is rarely proficient in literary schemes; The fourth son, Cao Xiong, is sick and difficult to protect. However, the eldest son, Cao Pi, is generous and respectful, and can inherit my business. It should be assisted. Cao Hong and the others wept and came out.
After finishing the order, he sighed and tears rained down. After a while, he died of exhaustion. He was sixty-six years old.
All civil and military officials mourned; On the one hand, he sent people to the prince Cao Pi, the champion Hou Cao Zhang, Linzi Hou Cao Zhi, and Xiao Huai Hou Cao Xiong to report the funeral.
When Cao Pi heard that his father was mourning, he cried bitterly, led officials of all sizes out of the city for ten miles, and entered the city on the road to welcome him, stopping at the side hall. The bureaucrats hung their filial piety and gathered to cry in the temple.
The civil and military officials, headed by Shangshu and Qia, persuaded the prince Cao Pi to succeed to the throne, and Cao Pi naturally wanted to come to a three-way resignation.
And this news reached Ye Ke in Youzhou at a very fast speed.
When Ye Ke saw the news, he immediately gathered soldiers and horses, summoned Chen Geng and Gao Tao, and said: "The two generals have been fighting with me for many years, although they have been named lieges, their official positions have stood still, and I have been involved. ā
Chen Geng and Gao Tao said: "We are convinced of the ambition of the prince and the marquis, and we will never fail each other." ā
Ye Ke said: "The two generals have been with me for many years, and I told the truth, my father died in Luoyang, and the position of the son is undecided, I want to lead the army into Ye County and inherit the throne of the King of Wei, are the two generals willing to follow?" ā
Chen Geng and Gao Tao listened, and first looked at each other, didn't King Wei crown Cao Pi as the prince? Why did the champion Hou say that the position of the prince was undecided?
But then I understood that this is the champion Hou to compete for the big position!
The two were overjoyed, glanced at each other, and immediately knelt down to salute: "The last general is willing to go to the soup with the champion Hou, and he will not give up!" ā
They were naturally happy, because Ye Kenai was Cao Cao's son-in-law, and if he inherited the throne of King Wei, the sea would be peaceful. In addition, his martial arts are peerless, even the pass of the city wall, and he can't stop his pace, Cao Pi is powerless to stop him!
And most of the officials in Ye County are seeking merit, how can they care whether King Wei is Cao Zhang or Cao Pi?
Ye Ke reorganized his troops and horses, led 5,000 cavalry, and rushed all the way to Yejun.
At this time, Ye Jun was playing a good show of three concessions and three resignations, and suddenly someone reported: "The champion Hou led 5,000 elite soldiers, galloped fast horses, and arrived outside Ye County." ā
Cao Pi was happy in his heart, and when he suddenly heard the news, he was immediately frightened, and hurriedly asked the ministers: "Champion Hou Wuyong is the world, and he must be competing with me for the throne when he comes to Yejun, how can this be good?" ā
The ministers looked at each other, and the counselor Jia Kui stepped forward and said loudly: "The ministers, please go to see the champion Hou, just one word, discipline the champion Hou to retreat in shame and dare not enter the city." ā
Cao Pi was overjoyed and hurriedly said: "Only when the doctor comes out can I let my third brother retreat." ā
Jia Kui led the order out of the city, greeted Ye Ke, and bowed his hand: "Counsel the doctor Jia Kui, meet the champion Hou!" ā
Ye Ke snorted coldly and said, "Lead the way in front of the head, I want to worship my father!" ā
Jia Kui said: "The prince worships his father, and the ministers dare not stop him; It's just that the prince is here, is he here to mourn, or is he here to compete for the throne? ā