In the battle of Wancheng, Cao Cao killed Dian Wei, Cao Anmin, and indirectly killed Cao Ren and Le Jin.

But he never regretted it.

Because regret itself is the most useless emotion in the world, life can't be repeated, and no matter how much regret and remorse there is, it has no meaning.

Only Cao Ang will always be the pain in Cao Cao's heart, which makes his steely heart full of regret.

For the first time in Cao Cao's life, he tasted what it means to regret green intestines.

In the midst of the dream, he wailed and wept, and when Cao Ang gradually dissipated, he shouted, "Ang'er, my Ang'er, where are you going?" ”

As he spoke, he threw himself forward, but then he seemed to fall into the air, and then a sharp pain came and woke him up.

"Husband, husband."

Mrs. Bian, who had been guarding Cao Cao by the bedside, saw Cao Cao having a nightmare and wanted to wake him up, but he pounced and threw herself back a few steps.

When she came back to her senses, she was only frightened.

Because Cao Cao actually fell from the bed, his forehead even hit the ground, and blood came out.

This scene shocked Mrs. Bian's face, and she hurriedly shouted outside: "Come quickly." ”

The attendants, servants, and maids outside the door hurriedly pushed the door in, and when they saw this scene, they immediately became a mess.

Some people went out to call the imperial doctor, some people went over to support Cao Cao, and some people went to spread the news.

Only less than a quarter of an hour later, it was already early in the morning, and the mansion of King Wei at more than three o'clock in the middle of the night quickly became full of people.

Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and other heirs, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, Sima Yi and other close ministers, as well as Xu Chu, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen and other generals all came.

At this moment, Cao Cao was knocked that time, and after waking up from his dream, he was groggy from a headache, and it took a while before he gradually opened his eyes and woke up.

He saw so many people around him, and wanted to open his mouth to say something, but found that his throat was dry and he couldn't say anything.

Seeing this, Mrs. Bian hurriedly said, "Bring water, King Wei wants to drink water." ”

"Water, quick."

Cao Pi also immediately shouted.

Soon the maid came with a bowl of water.

Mrs. Bian served Cao Cao and drank.

Cao Cao let out a long breath and said with difficulty: "Widow..... What's wrong with the widow? ”

"The husband is thinking about Ang'er, and he shouts Ang'er."

Mrs. Bian said.

Cao Cao's head was a lake of pulp at this time, and Mrs. Bian reminded him that he was dazed and recalled the things in his dream.

He raised his hand with difficulty and touched the corners of his eyes, tears wetting his cheeks and pillow.

He began to cry again.

"Yes, I dreamed of Ziyu, he said that his father is old, but the child is still young, because I killed him in Wancheng."

Tears never stopped falling, and Cao Cao's grief quickly infected the people around him.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi also shed tears.

Mrs. Bian comforted him and said: "Husband, the son has a spirit, and I also hope that my husband can live a long and healthy life, and he will not resent his husband under Jiuquan." ”

"Ugh."

Cao Cao sighed: "I know that Ziyu will not complain about me, but when he asked me where his mother was, I was speechless. ”

Mrs. Bian had no choice but to remain silent.

Cao Ang's mother is not her, it is Mrs. Ding.

Although Mrs. Ding was not Cao Ang's biological mother, she raised Cao Ang.

The death of Wancheng Cao Ang made Madame Ding break with Cao Cao.

In his life, maybe only when he faces Mrs. Ding, he will feel deep guilt.

Cao Cao cried and cried, and finally there were no more tears in his eyes, he only felt that he was groggy, as if he was going to sleep, so he said with difficulty: "The widow is tired, you all go out." ”

The sound was already extremely faint.

The wound on his forehead was actually a little broken, and the imperial doctor helped to bandage it, but Mrs. Bian still didn't feel at ease and said: "Husband needs someone to take care of him, so it's better to leave Zihuan Zijian Xu Chu and them." ”

"Hmm."

Cao Cao answered, closed his eyes and slowly fell asleep.

The weather was very cold, he still had a fever, and he didn't know how much medicine he had taken before, but his body was still getting worse day by day, and he slept much more than when he woke up.

Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, Xu Chu, and they guarded, and when Cao Cao didn't wake up at noon on the second day, everyone was so panicked that they couldn't do it.

The Imperial Physician saw that his snort was very weak, and he shook his head from time to time.

Two more days passed, Cao Cao woke up and fell asleep, but most of the time he was in a coma, and it was not until December 14 that he woke up from his sleep again.

On this day, Cao Cao's spirit seemed to be better, and in the early morning, he slowly opened his eyes from the bed, and then turned his head with difficulty, and saw Mrs. Bian lying on the head of the bed with only a silk futon.

The rest of Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and other heirs also made a mat in the house and fell asleep, helping Cao Cao guard every day for the past few days, tossing them enough, only Xu Chu still stood at the door like an iron tower, his eyes were scarlet, bloodshot, and kept staring at the head of the bed.

Seeing Cao Cao wake up, Xu Chu hurriedly prepared to call someone, but saw Cao Cao shaking his head slightly, and then beckoned with difficulty and signaled Xu Chu to come over.

Xu Chu walked over.

Cao Cao said softly: "Madame has worked hard these days, let her sleep for a while, the widow feels better, and helps the widow to go outside." ”

Xu Chu was puzzled: "King Wei, the weather outside is very cold, and it is very warm in the house. ”

Charcoal burned twenty-four hours a day.

But even if a window was opened to ventilate, it was because of the charcoal burning that Cao Cao felt very stuffy, shook his head and said, "It's too stuffy in this house, let's go out for a walk." ”

"This ...... All right. ”

Xu Chu couldn't resist Cao Cao, so he had to help Cao Cao get up.

Cao Cao struggled to get off the ground, even though his voice was already very slight, but when he opened the door, he still woke up Mrs. Bian and the room full of children.

When Mrs. Bian saw Cao Cao getting up and going out, she exclaimed, "Xu Chu, you can't open the door, it's windy outside." ”

"Madam, but the King of Wei ......"

Xu Chu was embarrassed.

"Ahem, ahem."

Cao Cao coughed twice and waved his hand: "Madam, I'll go out for a walk." ”

"Xu Chu!"

Mrs. Bian got up from the ground to stop her.

Xu Chu glanced at Cao Cao in embarrassment, Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Open the door." ”

Xu Chu had no choice but to open the door.

The door opened.

The cold wind blew in on the face, making people shiver involuntarily.

Cao Cao's face and lips were already pale at this time, and his whole body was in pain, but he still looked at the outside world seriously.

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The world is snow-white, the courtyard is full of snow, goose feather snowflakes are falling, the snow stopped for two days a few days ago, and it just happened to be today, but it began to fall again, covering the whole world white.

With Xu Chu's support, Cao Cao slowly walked into the corridor and walked along the east corridor to the south of the back garden.

Behind him, Mrs. Bian, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and others followed closely, and they were afraid that Cao Cao would be angry and didn't dare to get too close, so they were separated by a distance of four or five meters and cautiously followed.

There were originally some icicles under the corridor, but the servants of the big families would clean them up every day, but they happened to grow a small piece of new ones, and the broken ice chips fell from under the eaves and just fell in front of Cao Cao.

The faces of the surrounding slaves immediately changed slightly, and Cao Cao was probably going to kill someone in the past.

But unexpectedly, Cao Cao didn't get angry, just continued to walk down the corridor through the arch, stepping on the wind and snow into the back yard.

There was a guard next to him who marked him with bamboo sticks.

Xu Chu carefully helped him to the pavilion in the backyard, and Cao Cao sat in the pavilion like this.

The pavilion was located on the lake, the surface of the lake was frozen, some servants had smashed the ice cave, and the carp below were still swimming, but they were not alive, and it seemed that a few of them were still dead.

Cao Cao sighed: "The flowers raised by the widow have withered, the fish raised have also died, and everything will face the fate of death one day." ”

Xu Chu hurriedly said: "Next spring, King Wei's flowers will bloom again, the fish will live, and King Wei will be healthy for a long, long time." ”

"Huh."

Cao Cao knew that this was Xu Chu's words to comfort him, and it was really not easy to make a big old man so clever.

He looked at the snow outside and fell into deep thought.

In the distance, Mrs. Bian, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and others stood under the corridor in the backyard, watching from a distance and not daring to disturb.

Cao Cao looked at the Cao Pi and Cao Zhi brothers who were standing like quails over there, and couldn't help but say to Xu Chu: "Zhongkang, you said that if the widow dies, can Zihuan hold this country?" ”

Xu Chu said: "The prince is wise and decisive, he can defend himself, and there are many geniuses in the clan, he will be able to defeat Liu Bei in the future and dominate the world." ”

He called Cao Pi the crown prince because the heirs of the princes and kings of the Han Dynasty were also called princes like the heirs of the emperor. The difference is that the heir of the emperor is called the crown prince, and the heir of the prince is called the crown prince.

Cao Cao sighed and said: "Zihuan is too far behind Zi Yu and Cangshu. If Ziyu and Cangshu are alone, why should the widow worry that the country cannot be stable? ”

Xu Chu didn't dare to speak.

Cao Ang and Cao Chong have always been the biggest pain in Cao Cao's heart.

After a while, Cao Cao's eyes were already a little cloudy, and his complexion seemed to be much better, but it was also a little worse.

He got up slowly, walked to the edge of the railing, and suddenly cried bitterly: "Ang'er, Chong'er, you leave your father, how can you live as a father." ”

"King Wei."

Xu Chu stepped forward and comforted: "Si Ren has passed away, please mourn." ”

"Ugh."

Cao Cao cried for a while, as if all the energy of the day had been exhausted, dizzy, took two steps back, and almost fell.

After being supported by Xu Chu, he said slowly: "I'm tired, send me back to rest." ”

"Yes."

Xu Chu walked back with Cao Cao in his arms.

But after only a few steps, Cao Cao's legs suddenly weakened, and the whole person was about to fall.

Fortunately, Xu Chu was quick and supported him.

"Husband."

"Father."

In the distance, Mrs. Bian, Cao Pi, Cao Zhi and others hurriedly ran.

Xu Chu was also frightened, and hurriedly hugged him.

Mrs. Bian went up and sniffed, it was already very weak, and touched her forehead, it was hot.

She hurriedly said, "Send King Wei back to the room." ”

Xu Chu took three steps and two steps and sent Cao Cao back to the house.

It's night.

Cao Cao had a high fever and was unconscious, and he was terminally ill.

A few days later.

Cao Cao, the king of Wei of the Han Dynasty, died on December 17, the 24th year of Jian'an.

He lived three months less than in history, at the age of sixty-six.

A month later, he was buried in Gaoling in the western suburbs of Yecheng, and Liu Xie, the son of the Han Dynasty, mourned him and gave him the title of King Wu.

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At the end of January of the 25th year of Jian'an, the news of Cao Cao's death spread all over the country.

In order to stabilize the situation, Cao Pi chose not to mourn at first.

It wasn't until the beginning of January that he couldn't hide it anymore, so he announced to the world that he would inherit the position of King Wei.

The news spread quickly.

After all parts of the north learned that Cao Cao died of illness, many people rebelled and rebelled, and the people of Xuzhou were even more jubilant, rejoicing in the departure of the killer demon king.

It is different in various parts of the south, Liu Bei Group is naturally happy and happy, but more people are peaceful.

For them, Cao Cao's death was still too far away for them to have any effect on them, so why should they rejoice or grieve at his death?

But in Jiangzhou, Zhuge Liang Fazheng and they still congratulated Liu Bei.

Because Cao Cao, as the founder of Cao Wei, has a very high prestige, and he consolidates the cornerstone of Cao Wei like a needle that fixes the sea.

Compared with Cao Cao, Cao Pi's prestige is more than 108,000 miles behind.

Therefore, now that the new king is on the throne, the rebels in various places must be like carp crossing the river.

Cao Wei himself is difficult to protect, let alone protect Jiangdong.

Their attack on Jiangdong will be smoother, and after waiting for another month or two, they are fully prepared, and after the south warms up, they will be able to make a move against Sun Quan.

Only Liu Bei was neither happy nor sad, looked at the north with deep eyes, and let out a long sigh.

"I have been an opponent for a lifetime, although I finally defeated you once, but Meng De, I can't let you see me break your Wei State and capture you alive in your lifetime, it's a pity after all."

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Jiangdong, Jianye.

Wuhou Mansion.

"What?"

When Sun Quan got the news, he jumped up and asked, "You say it again?" ”

The messenger trembled and said, "Marquis Wu, there is news from the north that Cao Cao, the king of Wei, has died of illness. ”

"Ahh

Sun Quan sat back on the ground again, his eyes were distracted, and he didn't get up for a long time.

Zhang Zhao, Zhuge Jin, Lu Xun and others on the left and right were also silent.

Cao Cao's death was definitely bad news for them.

Because since Sun Quan stabbed Liu Bei in the back, his power has been very weak.

And Liu Bei defeated Sun Cao's coalition army through the battles of Jingzhou and Guanzhong, and the momentum shocked the world for a while.

Now Liu Bei has not attacked Jiangdong, first, it is winter, and it is difficult to send troops.

The second is a two-front battle, and Liu Bei's group is also withering within the people's livelihood, and it urgently needs time to recuperate and recover.

But everyone knows that in the autumn of this year at the latest, after last year's wheat and this spring's rice harvest, I am afraid it will be the time for Liu Bei to send troops.

Therefore, Sun Quan always hoped that Cao Cao's side would also recover as soon as possible, so that when Liu Bei came over, Cao Cao sent troops from Huainan, and he resisted on the Yangtze River to jointly defend Liu Bei.

As a result, at this juncture, Cao Cao died.

In fact, whether Cao Cao dies or not, it stands to reason that it should have nothing to do with Sun Quan.

The problem is that Sun Quan is still looking forward to the stars and the moon, as if he is waiting for Cao Cao to stabilize the situation in the north as soon as possible so that he can rush to his aid.

Now that Cao Cao is dead, the situation in the north will definitely become bad, and his successor Cao Pi may not be as capable and prestigious as Cao Cao to quell the chaos in the north and restore the strength of the north as soon as possible.

Once Liu Bei came over at this time, Cao Pi couldn't send troops, so how could he resist Liu Bei's offensive?

Therefore, when he first heard the news, Sun Quan's face was full of disbelief, he hoped that the news was fake, but after confirming it three times, the messenger still told him the most unwilling thing to happen.

This sudden bad news made him instantly become a godless master, and his face became sad.

"Why...... Why is it at this time? ”

Sun Quan's eyes were glazed, and he wailed and roared: "Why did Cao Cao die at this time, it was better for him to die early or late, why was it at this time, woo woo woo woo ......"

In the end, he was like a mourner, whimpering and crying.

Because he knows.

Jiangdong's three generations of foundation are coming to an end.