Due to Cao Cao's Gu-raising battle for succession, Cao Pi's body fell into some diseases.

Cao Pi is in the prime of life, if it is just some root causes, it will not be a big problem to take care of it in his capacity.

It's just that people who have the root of the disease are most afraid of emotional ups and downs.

Since Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, the Wei army has suffered heavy losses continuously, which has made Cao Pi's mood have been seriously fluctuating.

Especially after the defeat of the Wei army in the Battle of Xiangfan, this directly made Cao Pi's physical condition worse and worse.

In this case, for the sake of the country and himself, Cao Pi had to start taking Wushi San.

Although there are drawbacks to taking Wushisan, the reason why Wushisan can gradually become popular among the nobles in Luoyang is that its efficacy is not low.

At least after Cao Pi took Wushi San, he felt that the pain in his body had been suppressed a lot, and his spirit had also been greatly boosted.

Because Wushisan has this effect on Cao Pi's body, whenever Cao Pi feels unwell after returning to Luoyang, he will subconsciously take Wushisan.

After taking it from time to time, Cao Pi has become dependent on Wushisan.

Recently, even though Cao Pi has never felt unwell, he still takes Wushi San from time to time.

It can't be said that Cao Zhen's arrival was unfortunate, but it can only be said that under the condition that Cao Pi has a dependence on Wushisan, no matter when Cao Zhen comes to see Cao Pi, it is possible that he will not see Cao Pi.

Because Wushisan has a very distinctive feature after taking it, that is, Wushisan will make people feel very hot and dry.

In order to let the heat in the body dissipate, Cao Pi must carry out the step of "Xingsan" when taking Wushisan.

Cao Pi was often delirious and sometimes did not even wear a shirt.

Cao Pi is the Son of Heaven of the Great Wei, and the slightest disheveled Son of Heaven may be criticized by his subordinates, let alone directly bare-chested and exposed?

If Cao Pi's behavior is seen by foreign ministers, once it spreads, it will inevitably deal a blow to Cao Pi's majesty.

The majesty has been struck a lot, so the awe in the heart is naturally gone.

It was precisely because of this that Queen Guo did not immediately summon Cao Zhen, the little yellow goalkeeper, in.

It's just that Cao Zhen is the number one minister of Cao Wei today, not to mention that his sudden request to see must be something important, so Queen Guo will not rashly let the little yellow goalkeeper Cao Zhen drive away.

After thinking left and right, Queen Guo quickly came up with a compromise solution.

She asked Xiao Huangmen to go out on the grounds that Cao Pi was taking a nap, and first led Cao Zhen to the side hall to wait for a while.

Although Cao Pi had just taken Wushisan, the time for his dispersion generally did not delay too long.

After Cao Pi and his departure are finished, it is the safest thing to meet Cao Zhen again.

After receiving Queen Guo's order, Xiao Huangmen hurriedly came to the outside of the main hall and relayed what Queen Guo had just told him to Cao Zhen.

And after Cao Zhen heard that Cao Pi was taking a nap, he didn't have any doubts in his heart.

After all, although he really wanted to see Cao Pi as soon as possible, he would not delay much time just by taking a nap, as long as he could see Cao Pi today.

Moreover, it is also disrespectful for a minister to rashly disturb the monarch's rest.

So under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen, Cao Zhen went to the side hall to wait.

When Cao Zhen was taken to the side hall by the small yellow door, Queen Guo in the palace also walked into the inner hall with a worried face, and gently opened the door of the hall to look at the current situation of Cao Pi in the hall.

Through the gap in the palace gate, Queen Guo saw Cao Pi being naked, dancing unconsciously with an intoxicated face.

Obviously, Wushisan brought great happiness to Cao Pi.

But looking at Cao Pi's intoxicated demeanor, Queen Guo's face showed a look of worry.

Is the current Cao Pi still the Zihuan who had ambitions in front of her?

And is Wushisan really a miracle elixir?

All kinds of questions unconsciously surfaced in Queen Guo's heart, making her feel a trace of coldness in her heart.

...

Time passes extremely fast.

Queen Guo, who has been guarding the door, has become more and more anxious as time goes by.

If her calculation was right, Cao Zhen had been waiting in the side hall for nearly three hours!

This has greatly exceeded Queen Guo's expectations.

Originally, it stands to reason that the time required for Cao Pi to disperse in the usual way was only one hour at most.

It's just that the amount that may be taken today is a bit large, causing Cao Pi to fall asleep deeply after he dispersed.

Perhaps Queen Guo could tell him about Cao Zhen's request to see him immediately after Cao Pi's dispersal.

It's just that Queen Guo is Cao Pi's favorite woman, but her relationship with Cao Pi is not like what was portrayed in later TV dramas, involving the dead and alive aspects of love.

No matter how favored Queen Guo is, she is essentially just a plaything of Cao Pi.

In addition, Cao Pi is often moody after his dispersal, so when Cao Pi showed sleepiness after his dispersal, Queen Guo did not have the courage to stop Cao Pi.

She can get Cao Pi's favor, in addition to her own intelligence and ability to often give advice to Cao Pi, the bigger reason is that she is very obedient to Cao Pi.

If she disobeys Cao Pi once, with Cao Pi's character of being wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, her fall from grace is also predictable.

But Queen Guo didn't expect that Cao Pi had fallen asleep for nearly two hours and hadn't gotten up yet.

She temporarily invited Cao Zhen to the side hall on the grounds that Cao Pi was taking a break, but who would take a break for three hours?

Cao Zhen is not a fool, he must be suspicious in his heart now.

With Cao Zhen's status, his suspicions are not something that Queen Guo can bear.

As time passed, Queen Guo was anxiously pacing back and forth outside the inner hall door.

But just as Queen Guo was thinking about whether to take the risk of waking up Cao Pi, a shout from the inner hall made Queen Guo's face smile of surprise.

"Queen."

This cry was a little lacking, but Queen Guo recognized who the owner of the cry was.

After hearing this shout, Queen Guo immediately pushed open the door of the palace and walked all the way to Cao Pi's bed.

Cao Pi, who had just woken up, did not have the ruddy color on his face that should have been shown when he was well rested, but his face looked quite pale.

When Queen Guo approached the front and back of Cao Pi's bed, Cao Pi looked at the concubine in front of him, and he subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to touch Queen Guo's face.

It's just that it may be that Xingsan consumes too much physical strength, which causes Cao Pi's actions to be a little weak now.

Queen Guo is also very sensible, she hurriedly grabbed Cao Pi's crumbling hand and took the initiative to put it on her face, and then she looked at Cao Pi and finally said the sentence:

"Your Majesty, the general asks to see you."

Hearing Queen Guo's words, Cao Pi was subconsciously stunned for a while.

On the one hand, he behaved because he had just woken up from his sleep, and on the other hand, he was shocked by the news that Cao Zhen suddenly asked to see him.

Isn't Cao Zhen in Guanzhong?

How did he suddenly appear outside his dormitory?

When these two questions surfaced in his mind, Cao Pi's reason was returning at a very fast speed.

When he realized that Cao Zhen must have something important to tell when he came back this time, Cao Pi immediately asked Queen Guo: "How long has the general been here?" ”

Under the gaze of Cao Pi, Queen Guo replied weakly: "Nearly three hours." ”

After hearing Queen Guo's answer, Cao Pi's face instantly appeared angry.

"How can the great minister of the general's kingdom let him wait so long?

Why didn't you wake me up sooner? You're misleading! ”

In the face of Cao Pi's sharp reprimand, Queen Guo was so frightened that she knelt down in front of the couch, tears already appeared on her face.

It's just that although the current Queen Guo looks pitiful, where can the current Cao Pi still take care of pity and cherish jade.

Cao Pi hurriedly called the chamberlain to change his clothes.

At Cao Pi's urging, the chamberlain quickly dressed Cao Pi in his regular clothes.

After putting on his regular clothes, Cao Pi, who was about to go out to summon Cao Zhen, saw his pale face in the bronze mirror.

After seeing this scene, there was some shock in Cao Pi's eyes.

Is this still the high-spirited and ambitious him he was back then?

But Cao Pi, who was in a hurry, quickly pressed this shock deeply in his heart for the time being.

He ordered a basin of hot water to be fetched, and he used the basin to apply several times to his face.

Stimulated by the hot water, Cao Pi's face finally regained some ruddyness.

Seeing this, Cao Pi finally hurried out of the inner hall, and ordered Xiao Huangmen to summon Cao Zhen as soon as possible.

Under the summons of Xiao Huangmen, Cao Zhen, who had an iron-blue face, came to Cao Pi's side soon after.

He came to the temple at noon, but now it was dark, which shows how long he had been waiting in the side hall.

The fruitless wait is the most frustrating, especially for Cao Zhen, who is in a high position.

After a long wait, Cao Zhen is in a bad mood now.

Of course, under the irritability, Cao Zhenxin just now was still full of doubts.

Just imagine, the Son of Heaven's concubine told the minister that the Son of Heaven would take a nap and receive him.

But almost three hours have passed, and the Son of Heaven has not appeared for a long time, so what will the minister think in his heart?

Do you think that the Son of Heaven is a lazy pig, or do you think that the concubine is deliberately cutting off the meeting between the monarch and the minister?

In particular, Queen Guo's reputation in the court and the opposition is basically no different from the demon concubine who charms the monarch.

It can be said that if Cao Pi gets up later, Cao Zhen is estimated to be forced to break through.

It's just that the irritability and doubts in my heart dissipated in Cao Zhen's heart the moment I saw Cao Pi.

Cao Zhen and Cao Pi are not only monarchs and ministers who trust each other, but also brothers who grew up together.

And after Cao Pi saw Cao Zhen, who he hadn't seen for a long time, his face also showed a little smile.

Cao Pi is not a ruthless person by nature, and he will be jealous of his fellow brothers who may threaten his throne as the Son of Heaven.

But for the brothers who have always been loyal to him, Cao Pi also has true feelings.

When Cao Zhen was about to bow down to Cao Pi, Cao Pi got up from the throne and came to Cao Zhen, grabbed Cao Zhen's hand, and stopped Cao Zhen's bowing move.

Then Cao Pi pulled Cao Zhen all the way to the seat closest to his throne and sat down, and when Cao Zhen sat down, Cao Pi returned to the throne.

Cao Pi's actions fully revealed his love for Cao Zhen.

Cao Pi knew that Cao Zhen must have something important to tell if he returned without an edict this time, so he asked Cao Zhen immediately after sitting down:

"Zidan is back this time, but what's the matter?"

In the face of Cao Pi's inquiry, Cao Zhen, who was still anxious to report to the military strategy, did not speak for a while at this time.

It's not that he didn't hear Cao Pi's inquiry, it's just that his heart at this time began to become distracted because he found something.

Just now, in the close contact between Cao Pi and him, Cao Zhen smelled the smell of Wushisan from Cao Pi's body.

Before entering the palace, Cao Zhen had close contact with Wushisan because of his lesson to Cao Shuang.

And the taste of Wushisan is unique, and Cao Zhen may forget it after a long time, but in one day, Cao Zhen is sure that he will not smell wrong.

Cao Zhen remembered Cao Pi's delay in summoning him just now, and an inference appeared in his heart.

After realizing this, Cao Zhen's eyes looking at Cao Pi became complicated.

Zihuan, what's wrong?

He used to despise this kind of thing the most!

It's just that Cao Zhen will not rashly stab this point in front of Cao Pi.

After quickly calming down his inner emotions, Cao Zhen pretended to be fine, and told Cao Pi about his strategy for the southern expedition to Cao Pi.

Originally, Cao Pi still had a smile on his face, but after hearing that Cao Zhen had returned this time and asked him to allow him to go south, the smile on Cao Pi's face disappeared instantly.

The southern expedition means that he wants to fight against Mi Yang, and Cao Pi feels panicked when he hears these two words now.

So Cao Pi subconsciously said: "The southern expedition is a big matter, and it needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Although Cao Pi did not directly veto Cao Zhen's proposal, it was clear from his tone that he did not want Cao Zhen to rush south.

Regarding Cao Pi's attitude, Cao Zhen had expected it.

Otherwise, he would not have planned to return to Luoyang in person to persuade Cao Pi.

After Cao Piwan rejected Cao Zhen's suggestion, Cao Zhen was not discouraged, he got up directly from the seat, came to Cao Pi's side and bowed solemnly to him:

"The enemy has civil strife, which is a great opportunity for Great Wei.

The terrain of Hanzhong is precipitous, if you don't take advantage of the enemy's civil strife, then once Liu Bei quells the civil strife, then with Mi Yang's intelligence, Hanzhong will no longer be able to plot.

Now that the Mid-Autumn Festival harvest has been completed, and the soldiers are full of food, it is the moment for our army to show its might, and I hope that Your Majesty will not give up this God-given opportunity. ”

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In Cao Zhen's statement just now, Cao Pi already knew all of Cao Zhen's specific strategies.

Although Cao Pi is not good at the military, he still has basic judgments.

Judging from Cao Zhen's strategy, his strategy is indeed likely to be successful.

But what Cao Zhen wanted to attack was not Zhang Fei or Liu Bei, but Mi Yang.

In the past, every time before the Wei army attacked Miyang, which strategy sounded bad, but what was the result?

As the saying goes, eating a trench grows a wisdom, the reason why the Cao Wei government and the opposition have an attitude of "fear of the wind like the wind" is not brought up by Cao Pi, the monarch?

So under the jealousy of Mi Yang in his heart, Cao Pi once again vetoed Cao Zhen's proposal.

"Thieves are good at war, and they should not be underestimated."

Compared with the first rejection, Cao Pi's rejection this time is more straightforward.

After rejecting Cao Zhen's proposal, Cao Pi said to Cao Zhen earnestly:

"Defending instead of attacking is the best strategy for Dawei to deal with Liu thief."

Hearing Cao Pi say this, Cao Zhen raised his head slightly and said to Cao Pi:

"Since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, the courtiers have been extremely favored, and they have moved three times a year to become a general, which is rare in ancient and modern times.

The kindness of His Majesty in the heart of the minister is remembered in the five.

However, if the monarch has troubles and his subordinates cannot solve them for the monarch, then the subordinates should apologize for their sins with death.

The reason why the minister wants to go south is not to make contributions to himself, but to remove the worries of the Great Wei and His Majesty! ”

"The minister doesn't want to, the minister doesn't want Your Majesty to ......"

When he said this, Cao Zhen's voice was already sobbing.

He looked at Cao Pi with a pair of teary eyes, hoping that he could understand his mind.

And after seeing Cao Zhen's eyes, Cao Pi's eyes began to become dodgy.

There are some things that can't be explained too clearly, but they can be explained in a subtle way.

When Cao Zhen said the word worry, he emphasized the tone of his tone, in order to hint at Cao Pi one thing.

Since Wushisan spread in Luoyang, soon a propaganda slogan about Wushisan has also spread in the streets and alleys of Luoyang.

"There are only five stones to solve the worries."

Cao Pi naturally knew this slogan, so he could understand the metaphor in Cao Zhen's words.

Cao Zhen hoped that he could remove Cao Pi's worries, so that Cao Pi would no longer have to take Wushisan, a medicine that did not know the blessings and misfortunes.

This is the most sincere appeal in Cao Pi's heart, and it is this sincere appeal that hits the softest place in Cao Pi's heart.