Cao Rong is a strange thing, when he was alive, Zhang Xi certainly knew about the temple number he set for himself.

After all, this kind of behavior, in the 5,000-year history of China, it is difficult to find a second trendy that is a bit too much.

Therefore, before he crossed over, Zhang Xi was very interested in this matter and checked the relevant information.

Although there are not many historical records, there is no clear statement to prove why Cao Ei did this. But if analyzed according to the actual situation, Cao Rong still has reasons for doing this.

Cao Rong, he has no son!!

Yes, after Cao Ei's death, according to the course of history, Cao Wei's successor was Cao Rong's adopted son Cao Fang.

And Cao Fang is Cao Zhang's grandson and the son of Cao Kai, the king of Rencheng.

The Tao in this is worth pondering.

If Cao Fang succeeds to the throne in the future, he has to engage in the act of recognizing his ancestors and returning to his ancestors, and worship his grandfather Cao Zhang, then this temple will be lively.

Didn't there be a similar thing in the Ming Dynasty that had to figure out who his father was, and after figuring out who his father was, he had to carry his father into the ancestral temple. Then a certain Emperor Renzong, who had only reigned for ten months, could only lie down and be carried out of the ancestral temple directly.

Of course, it is impossible for Cao Rong at this time to know the Taoist Emperor's riotous operation, but the problem is that he is not without lessons from the past, Emperor Han Ling entered the big sect with a small sect, and posthumously crowned his father and grandfather as emperors.

The only difference with the Taoist Emperor is that Emperor Ling of Han only posthumously sealed, did not posthumously worship, and did not carry the tablet of any previous emperor out of the Taimiao.

However, this is not impossible.

Cao Rong has no son, no matter whose clan he adopts in the future, he must consider the possibility of being kicked out of the temple in the future.

After all, the Great Wei has only been inherited for three generations, and no one has the courage to kick out the tablet of Emperor Taizuwu for only two generations, and Emperor Shizuwen is the serious founder of the Great Wei, and no one dares to kick it, so the rest is hard to say.

So, Cao Rong hurriedly took advantage of his life to set himself a temple number for Wei Liezu. According to the ritual system of this era, whether it is the ritual system of the three ancestors or the six ancestors of the Taimiao, as long as it is the ancestor, it cannot be replaced, that is to say, Cao Rong can use this trick to prevent himself from not even having a place in the Taimiao after death.

This is probably the most reasonable explanation that Zhang Xi can understand, and when Cao Ei was alive, he set the temple number for himself.

But the problem is that Zhang Xi vaguely remembers that this incident should have happened in the early years of the Great Wei Dynasty. But now, even according to Cao Wei's chronology, it is only four years of Taihe, a difference of several years.

So. Why did Cao Ei suddenly announce his temple number at this time? !

If the analysis of this article that Zhang Xi has read before is correct, then does Cao Ei do this, does it mean that he has begun to plan for what will happen after his death? !

If you deduce it from this perspective, is there something wrong with Cao Ei's body, and he is already suspected of dying of serious illness? !

Thinking of this, Zhang Xi couldn't sit still at that time.

Zhuge Liang won't talk about taboos, anyway, Zhang Xi is not particularly particular about this. It's still important to get down to business.

And Zhuge Liang's judgment is actually similar to Zhang Xi.

Zhuge Liang does not have Zhang Xi's God perspective, but Zhuge Liang has enough intelligence, as well as his excellent intelligence analysis ability.

The living person set a temple number for himself, this is a serious faux pas, and he dares to do it if he wants to be laughed at by the people of the world, if you want to say that there is no problem, who will believe it.

In addition, the intelligence from Cao Wei showed that while Cao Rong set the temple number for himself, he also issued an edict.

There is this article in the content - the temple of the three ancestors will not be destroyed forever; The remaining four temples were all destroyed.

It means that our Great Wei Kingdom is long, and there will be more emperors in the future, and the tablets of Taimiao are limited, and if they cannot be put down, according to the etiquette system, some emperor tablets will be removed.

However, in this case, the three ancestors cannot be moved, and they must enjoy the incense for all eternity, and the tablets of other emperors can be moved out according to the principle of kinship and proximity to the emperor at that time.

It's hilarious.

The front foot Cao Rong has just set a temple number for himself Wei Liezu, and together with Taizu Cao Cao and Shizu Cao Pi, they happen to be the third ancestor. On the back foot, he issued such an edict and formulated rules for future generations, isn't this a typical arrangement for his future generations.

But the problem is that Cao Rong is only in his twenties now, he is still young, normally speaking, he has enough time and energy to give birth to a son, and he doesn't have to think about such complicated things at all.

Combined with the rumors circulating in the north, most of Cao Ei's descendants died young. It's easy to decipher some of the information.

Or, Cao Rong was already desperate for having a son, so he set such a rule.

Or, Cao Ei's physical condition has reached the point where he can't be sure if he still has time to give birth to a son, so he set such a rule.

Obviously, the first article is unlikely. Cao Rong also gave birth to a son before, but he didn't raise it.

In this era, the infant mortality rate has always been not low, even for the emperor's heirs, infant death is a common thing. But this incident at least proves that Cao Ei can give birth to a son.

Therefore, if Cao Rong has no hope for his heirs when he is in his twenties, there is only the second possibility.

Cao Rong may really be seriously ill, and his body is no longer good.

And once Cao Rong is seriously ill, or even a little unlucky, if he hangs up directly, the great opportunity for the Northern Expedition has arrived!!

If we continue to grind like this, and wait until Cao Wei's side completes the transition of power and re-enters the period of stability, then it will be too late.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang once again hoped to get Zhang Xi's support, went to the imperial court, and asked for the Northern Expedition.

And at this point, Zhang Xi couldn't shirk it anymore, he could only express his concerns.

Jingzhou, the land of the four wars, has to go on the Northern Expedition and guard against Eastern Wu, which is really difficult.

Especially now, the four counties of Jingnan are not in their hands, and there is still a sinister and cunning Zhou Yu squatting in Jiangxia This place, are you sure that going north to attack Wei will really not trigger a sneak attack by Eastern Wu?!

Again, when Cao Wei learned that the Son of Heaven was seriously ill, with Sima Yi's insights and abilities, how could he not be more vigilant against the Han Dynasty. Entering the army at this time, will it fall for Sima Yi's treacherous scheme? !

And finally, the main thing. Zhang Xi thinks that if Cao Wei is really seriously ill, or even dies directly in a short life, then Cao Wei's side will be lively.

Of course, Zhang Xi did not expect anything similar to the "Gaopingling Incident" to happen to Cao Wei, at least in the short term, this is impossible.

The situation here is completely different from the situation in history.

Even if Cao Ei really hangs up at this time, it will not be Cao Shuang's turn to take power, and his father Cao Zhen is still alive and well.

Not to mention Cao Zhen, even Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang and these clans are still there, and Sima Yi, the old fox, may not dare to directly launch a coup d'état to seize power.

Zhang Xi is considering that Cao Ei's age is only in his twenties, and Cao Wei has only experienced three generations now, if you want to consider the heir, look for a successor from Cao Cao's lineage, most of the younger generation is only about ten years old, and if you are of the same generation, Cao Ei can't rest assured.

Therefore, if Cao Rong dies at this time, Cao Wei is very likely to enter the point where the lord is suspicious.

And in this troubled era, once you enter the situation of suspicion of the lord and the country, there is no strong figure who can suppress the government, and you can fight within yourself because of the struggle for power and profit.

Even, if you are optimistic, it may be possible to split up and attack each other.

To give a simple example, how did the Rebellion of the Eight Kings of the Western Jin Dynasty come about?!

That's still a regime that has been unified for more than ten years, and if you say it's chaotic, it's chaos, how do you know that Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xiahou Shang, these clan generals who have actual military power, will really die for a child who is only a few years old? !

Well, even if they are willing to serve for the sake of the friendship of the Cao clan, what about the town guards everywhere?!

Bi Rail of Bingzhou, Tian Yu of Youzhou, Jia Kui of Yanzhou, Guo Huai, Sima Yi of Sili. Oh, and don't forget that there is also a Gongsun Yuan from Liaodong, and if one of these people has a different heart, it is very likely that civil strife will break out directly.

Therefore, Zhang Xi thinks that there is really no need to mobilize the army to crusade against Cao Wei now, it is better to wait and see the changes first, wait for Cao Wei to be turbulent, and then continue to march into the crusade.

For now, it is better to focus on the main focus on Soochow.

Really, if you don't solve the worries of Dongwu, even if Jingzhou goes north to attack Wei, it will be impossible to use all your strength.

Zhang Xi said so much, Zhuge Liang was stunned for a long time, and could only sigh.

Zhang Xi's concerns about Jiangdong, Zhuge Liang must admit that there is a certain amount of truth, but Zhang Xi's analysis and prediction of Cao Wei, Zhuge Liang must refute it, and Zhang Xi must not be allowed to take chances.

Zhang Xi thought about the situation too well, Cao Wei was able to establish power in troubled times, not by luck, but by his own means and background.

Cao Wei lasted three generations, two of which were short-lived, and some of the old ministers who followed Cao Cao in the early years are still there.

It is a bit naïve to have these people suppressing the formation, expecting Cao Wei to fall into civil strife overnight, and this civil strife will also shake Cao Wei's foundation.

As a defending general, you can't pin the rout of the enemy army on the internal chaos of the enemy army. If Zhang Xi treats Cao Wei with such a mentality, it can only be said that he will not reap any good results.

However, in view of Zhang Xi's concern about Eastern Wu, Zhuge Liang suggested that after Deng Zhi returned from the Eastern Wu envoy and learned the specific attitude of Eastern Wu, he would consider the issue of the Northern Expedition.

That is, the so-called, shelving the dispute.

(End of chapter)