Chapter 398: The Fundamental Trouble The two dragons meet

Five stones were scattered in the world, and they were not yet a notorious drug. Since the appearance of Wushisan in the world, there have also been many celebrities who have taken this drug.

Even in the world, Wushisan's reputation is not bad, because it can help people get rid of their worries for a short time. It stands to reason that even if Cao Pi was known by Cao Zhen that he was taking Wushi San, it would not be a big deal.

It's just that the effect of Wushisan has always existed, why did it become popular during the two Jin Dynasty? That's because Goshisan is not recognized by the mainstream values of the time.

The Two Jin Dynasty was a rotten period, Shenzhou was sinking, politics was dark, and in this case, many scholars felt that the world was hopeless, and they became self-defeating.

As a result, Wushisan, as a medicine that can make people forget their troubles for a while, began to become popular among scholars.

The existence of Wushisan can make those scholars of the two Jin Dynasty forget their incompetence and guilt towards their ancestors.

However, the Three Kingdoms period originated from the Two Han Dynasty, and the Two Han Dynasty was a period of intense enthusiasm and great emphasis on ambition.

Therefore, during the Three Kingdoms period, many heroes emerged who took saving the world and unifying the world as their own responsibility. In the case of their role model, Wushisan, a drug that can be demoralizing, is certainly not recognized by mainstream values.

The living scholars and doctors did not rashly criticize Wushisan, but they also had a great deal of misgivings about accepting this medicine.

If a person has no ambition in his heart and only thinks about having fun, then such a person will be spurned by the mainstream values of the world.

Especially when that person's identity is different. The reason why Cao Zhen hated Cao Shuang for taking Wushisan was not that he saw any harm to his body, but that he was worried that Cao Shuang would lose his mind because of his plaything, and then gradually become a wasted person.

Now Cao Zhen will cry and advise Cao Pi, and he is worried about this. If the sons of heaven of Great Wei begin to become playful and confused, then will Great Wei still have any hope?

Cao Zhen and Cao Pi grew up together since childhood, and Cao Pi knows Cao Zhen very well. So even if Cao Zhen's words were not very clear, and even Cao Zhen's words were not finished, Cao Pi understood what Cao Zhen wanted to express.

Because of this, Cao Pi dodged Cao Zhen's eyes. There were some things he didn't want to admit, even if they were slowly becoming facts.

But in the face of Cao Pi's dodging eyes, Cao Zhen did not stop his exhortation. However, Cao Zhen also knows Cao Pi's character very well, so his way of advising Cao Pi is different from ordinary people.

Cao Zhen slowly straightened up, and he began to recite a paragraph in front of Cao Pi: "Ten years of Jian'an, Jizhou was established, and the Yan Dynasty offered a famous horse." In the twilight of the spring, the Jumangsi Festival, and the fan, the bow is dry and the hands are soft, the grass is shallow and the beast is fat, and the clan brother Dan, hunting in Yexi all day long, and the hand is nine roe deer and thirty pheasant rabbits. When he heard this passage recited by Cao Zhen, Cao Pi's heart was greatly touched.

He was all too familiar with this passage. Because this passage recited by Cao Zhen is an excerpt from the "Classics" written by him.

And what touched Cao Pi's heart even more was Cao Zhen's next words.

"In that year, the first emperor broke Yuan Shao, Dingji Prefecture, the power was great, the north of the Yangtze River did not surrender, and the princes from all over the country sent envoys to dedicate."

"That year, His Majesty went out hunting with his ministers, and he did not avoid the beasts, and he was tireless all day long. In that year, His Majesty struck a stone with a sword, informing his ministers of his ambition to calm the world, and hoped that his ministers could accomplish this feat with His Majesty. At that time, His Majesty was so high-spirited and full of energy. But now it's only been a little more than ten years, has Your Majesty forgotten his original ambition? Speaking of this, the cry in Cao Zhen's words became louder and louder.

Obviously, he was very sad now. And Cao Pi listened to Cao Zhen's words, and looked at his sad look, and a long-lost unwillingness surged in his heart.

yes, how did he end up like this? Once upon a time, he also had pride in his heart.

dissertation, although he is not as good as Cao Zhi, he is also one of the world's leading literary masters. On martial arts, he can shoot at the age of six, can resist at the age of eight, and has also learned fencing with famous teachers since he was a child.

It can be said that from childhood to adulthood, he dare not say that he is the best in any aspect, but he is not without success in any aspect.

But now that he has become the king of a country, why did he start to only think about indulging in joy? When he just inherited the throne of the first emperor, he was also full of ambition and wanted to do a great career!

Thinking of this, the unwillingness in Cao Pi's heart became stronger and stronger. And Cao Zhen saw that Cao Pi's expression was somewhat relaxed, and he made a move next.

Under the gaze of Cao Pi's eyes, Cao Zhen suddenly tore open his shirt vigorously, revealing his upper body covered with scars.

After seeing the multiple scars on Cao Zhen's upper body, Cao Pi's eyes showed a huge look of shock.

Every scar is clearly visible, which shows how heavy Cao Zhen's injuries were at the beginning. And every scar on Cao Zhen's body was obtained by him in a bloody struggle for the Great Wei.

Thinking of this, Cao Pi felt very sorry for Cao Zhen in his heart. In the past, he just sat in the main hall and watched Cao Zhen's dazzling battle report, but he never thought about what price Cao Zhen, who was fighting on the front line, used to get that dazzling battle report.

Cao Zhen pointed to the scar on his body and continued to Cao Pi: "The minister knows that our army has suffered several defeats in the past, which has had a great impact on Your Majesty. It was precisely because the minister knew that when Hexi was in turmoil, the minister insisted on taking the initiative to attack despite dissuasion. The minister is not a person who is greedy for merit, the minister just wants to achieve a big victory and dedicate it to His Majesty and to the Great Wei. ”

"It is the honor of the minister to fight bloodily for His Majesty. Because of this, no matter how injured the minister is, he will not complain, because this is the ambition in the minister's heart. The minister is not afraid of death, and the minister is not afraid of adding a few more scars to his body, but the minister is afraid that the enemies of Great Wei will grow day by day. ”

"Mi Yang is good at fighting and has repeatedly defeated our army, which is good. Defending instead of attacking, this is not disagreeable. Although Mi Yang is good at fighting, he is not a god. Defending instead of attacking is not a waste of time, sitting back and watching the opportunity to lose. It is an indisputable fact that if our army does not take advantage of this good opportunity to take the initiative to attack, the enemy will grow stronger day by day. Our Great Wei is far superior to the enemy's army, and Great Wei can be defeated once or twice, but the enemy cannot. As long as the good opportunity comes, our army can seize the opportunity to achieve a big victory, then it is possible to inflict a devastating blow on the enemy. In the matter of the southern expedition, the minister did not dare to say that he would definitely be able to win. It's just that compared with the victory or defeat of the Southern Expedition, the minister is more concerned about the fear of the enemy in the current Great Wei Dynasty and the opposition. If the Great Wei loses the spirit of being high-spirited and enterprising, and not fearing strong enemies, then even if the Great Wei has more land, what is the use of the population? ”

"When the first emperor created the foundation, the power was so weak, and what kind of defeat I had never experienced. But the first emperor was able to sweep away the heroes and create the Great Wei, which is not only the first emperor's wisdom and martial arts, but also because the first emperor has always had a heart that is not afraid of strong enemies! This was Cao Zhen's last admonition, and after saying this admonition, Cao Zhen knelt on the ground with a thud, and his body was deeply bowed to the ground.

He was pleading, hoping that Cao Pi would understand what he was saying. The Son of Heaven is the symbol of the dynasty, and his words and deeds will affect the entire atmosphere of the dynasty.

Recently, a large part of the reason why Cao Wei has spread the fear of Shu is due to Cao Pi himself.

In Cao Zhen's view, the fiasco of Great Wei several times is not a critical and fundamental matter, after all, the important strategic place of Great Wei has not been lost.

What Cao Zhen is really worried about is that kind of fear of Shu. This kind of fear of Shu is like five stones, slowly eroding the spirit of Great Wei.

Once the spirit and spirit of Great Wei are corroded by this atmosphere, then the time for Great Wei to perish is not far away.

And if you want to stop this, the key lies in Cao Pi. When Cao Zhen finished saying all the suggestions, Cao Pi's whole person was silent.

He looked at Cao Zhen, who was dedicated to the country on the ground, thinking about what Cao Zhen had just said to him, and he remembered what Cao Cao had instructed him before he died: "Zidan is here, and Dawei is worry-free." Although Cao Pi also valued Cao Zhen at that time, he thought that Cao Cao was overexaggerating the importance of Cao Zhen.

The Great Wei Dynasty is full of talents, and no matter how talented Cao Zhen is, how can he surpass all the heroes. But now Cao Pi understands the deep meaning of Cao Cao's words.

There are many people in the Great Wei who can be on a par with Cao Zhen, but among those people, only Cao Zhen will think about the Great Wei wholeheartedly.

Only Cao Zhen will say these words to him today. Thinking of this, Cao Pi dragged his tired body up from the throne.

He is not mentally retarded, Cao Zhen has said it so clearly, he naturally understands the stakes in Cao Zhen's words.

His father was already ill some time before he died. But he still worked tirelessly for the sake of Great Wei, fought everywhere, and never gave up any opportunity easily.

Now that he is much younger than his father, what should he do to give up on himself? He didn't have Cao Cao's courage, but Cao really did.

Since that's the case, let's let go and let Cao Zhen do it. Before and after Cao Pi came to Cao Zhen, he slowly squatted down.

Then he stretched out his hand to help Cao Zhen up, looking at this pillar of the country that was dedicated to thinking about Great Wei, Cao Pi's face showed a determined look.

"If you want to fight, then let's fight." Hearing that Cao Pi was finally willing to agree to his request, Cao Zhen's face showed joy, and he was about to kowtow to Cao Pi to thank him, but his move was stopped by Cao Pi.

Cao Pi grabbed Cao Zhen's hands tightly, his eyes stared at the scar on Cao Zhen's body, and then said to Cao Zhen: "When you go south, no matter what the result is, you need to promise me one thing. Seeing that Cao Pi had a request, Cao Zhen naturally allowed everything.

"Your Majesty, please command, and the minister will definitely do it." As soon as Cao Zhen's words fell, Cao Pi said solemnly: "You must return safely." When he heard that Cao Pi was asking for this, Cao Zhen didn't care, thinking that it was just Cao Pi's ordinary care.

But Cao Pi had already guessed that Cao Zhen would not care about this, so he approached Cao Zhen and whispered a word in his ear.

When this whisper entered Cao Zhen's ears, a look of disbelief immediately appeared on his face. Then his eyes were rosy again, and he kept muttering in resistance, "No, no."

Facing Cao Zhen's disbelief, Cao Pi already knew it in his heart. He held Cao Zhen's hand harder and harder, and then he continued to instruct Cao Zhen: "King Qi is young, only you can suppress them!" The meaning in Cao Pi's words became more and more intense, which made Cao Zhen's heart even more full of panic.

It's just that Cao Pi stopped at the point and didn't continue to talk about this matter. He believed that what he had just said was enough to make Cao Zhen value his life.

After saying that, Cao Pi suddenly asked Cao Zhendao: "Did Zidan come up with the strategy of the southern expedition himself, or did someone give you advice?" Cao was really in a panic, he didn't know why Cao Pi suddenly asked this, but this did not affect his answer.

"The strategy of the southern expedition is offered by Yang Fu, the assassin of Liangzhou." Cao Zhen is loyal to Cao Pi, and this will naturally not be hidden from Cao Pi, and with his character, he will not think about taking the credit of others for his own use.

After Cao Pi heard Cao Zhen's answer, his face showed a relaxed look. It's just that he didn't say anything about it.

"Early tomorrow morning, I will gather a group of important ministers to discuss the matter of the southern expedition. Stand down for now, and tomorrow I will send someone to summon you." After saying this, Cao Zhen looked up at Cao Pi, and he saw that Cao Pi had a tired look on his face.

Therefore, even though there were many things in his heart that he wanted to ask Cao Pi, Cao Zhen still obeyed Cao Pi's order, got up from the ground and slowly retreated towards the outside of the hall.

Seeing Cao Zhen's figure getting farther and farther away from him, Cao Pi stood up and returned to the throne. When Cao Pi was the only one left in the entire empty hall, Cao Pi felt that a cold was rapidly enveloping him.

This feeling made Cao Pi suddenly think of his eldest son, Cao Ronglai. Under the thoughts, Cao Pi ordered someone to summon Cao Rong.

Cao Rong heard that Cao Pi was calling, and he soon came to Cao Pi's main hall. When Cao Rong arrived in the main hall, he saw his monarch sitting alone on the throne.

In this life, Cao Pi did not give Zhen Mi death, so the father-son relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Rong is quite good.

After seeing Cao Ei coming, Cao Pi had a smile on his face and stretched out his hand to let Cao Ei come closer. In the face of Cao Pi's call, Cao Ei also obediently came to Cao Pi's side.

Looking at Cao Ei, who was becoming more and more upright in front of him, Cao Pi seemed to see himself when he was young—full of vitality.

Cao Rong originally thought that Cao Pi suddenly summoned him to investigate his homework. After all, with Cao Rong's intelligence, he had already guessed Cao Pi's intention to make him the king of Qi.

But just when Cao Rong was waiting for Cao Pi to inspect his homework, Cao Pi suddenly asked him: "I want to use a minister to do a big thing, if this big thing is successful, of course, it will be to add an official to a knight." It's just that for the king, everything needs to be prepared with both hands. If this major task fails, and I don't want to punish this minister, then what should I do? After Cao Yi heard Cao Pi's question, his face showed surprise.

Cao Pi was not asking him about the content of the book, but about the specific imperial technique. After listening to Cao Pi's question, Cao Ei's mind began to move quickly.

And Cao Pi has been quietly waiting for Cao Ei's answer. Not long after, Cao Rong, who already had an idea in his heart, confidently replied to Cao Pi: "The king is sometimes deceived by the minister, and the minister is at fault in this situation. It's just that there are subordinates under the minister, so if the fault is transferred to the minister, the minister's fault will naturally be gone. After hearing Cao Ei's answer, Cao Pi was stunned at first.

Then he laughed heartily. No wonder when the first emperor was alive, he would attach so much importance to Cao Rong.

No wonder! There are successors to the Great Wei.