[Three Kingdoms] After offending Wei Guoquan, I went to the peak of my life

What does Zheng Ping mean by giving back chicken feathers? This question has troubled Cao Cao all day and all night.

He was thinking when he was eating, thinking when he was sleeping, and even when he was dealing with official documents, his mind was full of feathers, and he couldn't read a single word on the bamboo slips.

Finally, relying on his extraordinary control power to temporarily dispel the guesswork in his head, and concentrate on handling official duties, when he is free, he unconsciously starts to think about chicken feathers.

He had thought about asking for help off the field.But if he wants to mention this matter to others, he must first involve the cause, and let people know that he gave Zheng Ping a stone slab. In this way, all his hard-hitting actions will be exposed to everyone's sight, and the gain outweighs the loss.

Therefore, Cao Cao only faltered a little, and firmly concealed the fact that Zheng Ping gave him chicken feathers, and he alone endured the question and suffering of "what does he mean?"

Even if he occasionally thought of one or two possibilities, he quickly overturned them and continued to enter endless entanglements.

After dawn, Cao Cao didn't sleep well all night, and even in his dream, he was racking his brains to think about the answer. He woke up with his panda eyes open, and was about to get dressed in a daze. chicken feathers.

Cao Cao suddenly felt that he couldn't breathe.This chicken feather was apparently accidentally dropped when checking the "return gift" yesterday, but now let alone the chicken feather given by Zheng Ping, Cao Cao didn't even want to see the feather duster or the chicken that became a meal on the plate.

He immediately sent someone to tell the chef not to prepare any poultry meat in the morning meal, just light.

When it was time for the meal, Cao Chong, who came to accompany Cao Cao to eat, was a little surprised when he saw the court food served.

Cao Cao's health has not been as good as before in recent years. Because he was busy with official business and was assassinated some time ago, his energy and physical strength have gradually declined.

So every time when eating at court, the cook would bring a cup of chicken soup to make up Cao Cao's body, and even Cao Chong, who accompanied the meal, became more mellow.

But the morning food delivered today, not to mention the lack of the daily essential chicken soup, the side dishes on Cao Cao’s dining table can be said to be extremely bland, and even a piece of meat is hard to find.And there is no piece of chicken in the food in Cao Chong's bowl and chopsticks, only a small piece of lamb chops with scallions is placed on the jade plate, which makes the food in front of him not so shabby.

With Cao Chongzhi's intelligence, he already expected that there was a reason for the incident.

His life was saved by Hua Tuo, and now he is in the age of dancing elephants, with a delicate and agile face resembling his biological mother, coupled with his intelligence and gentle personality, it is difficult for anyone to feel bad.

Even if Cao Cao knew that this son who had shown adult intelligence in his childhood must have seen something, but in order to maintain his father's majesty, Cao Cao still carried out basic vengeance for himself.

"I've eaten too much chicken soup in the past few days, and I'm getting too tired. Change the taste to relieve it."

Cao Chong did not expose Cao Cao's lies. Even though he knew that Cao Cao's words were not true, he still truly expressed a son's concern for his father.

"Father is feeling better? Forgive me, father's wounds have not fully recovered. Even if you don't eat pheasant meat, you should eat some meat to recuperate."

Cao Chong asked the chef to prepare a soup of animal meat for Cao Cao.Cao Cao was grateful for his son's kindness and did not stop him.

After the court food was used up and the food table was removed, Cao Chong did not take the initiative to tell Cao Cao some interesting things as usual, nor did he leave immediately, but sat peacefully in the same place, as if waiting for something.

Cao Cao wanted Cao Chong to do his own thing, but he didn't say anything, and asked someone to take the case and official documents and review them one by one.

As soon as he touched the copy, Cao Cao's mood sank again.He dealt with today's political affairs without distraction, and when he relaxed a little, he found that Cao Chong was still sitting where he was.

Cao Cao could no longer pretend that he didn't see it, and was about to ask aloud, but was intercepted by Cao Chong earlier.

Just listen to Cao Chong say: "Pheasant is also a gift for a soldier. Sending a pheasant is just to show respect for the scholar. If my father is tired of pheasant meat, why don't you give the group of pheasants in the backyard to the elites and ministers? Don't embarrass yourself."

Cao Cao knew that the true meaning of Cao Chong's words was not what he said.Just because Cao Chong's persuasion was ingenious, even if Cao Cao denied it, it would only appear that there was no silver 300 taels here.

Cao Cao was not annoyed at being tricked by his son's words, but instead praised him for his keenness and cleverness.

At this time, he had already seen through it. Since Cao Chong had noticed the clue, even if he didn't say anything about it, Cao Chong would have guessed about it when Zheng Ping came over. He simply stopped hiding it from Cao Chong and cut the head off Explained the cause of the incident.

When Cao Chong learned that Cao Cao gave Zheng Ping a stone slab and was rewarded with a box of chicken feathers in return, his expression became very strange for a moment.

Cao Cao has been paying attention to Cao Chong's performance. Seeing him like this, he immediately asked: "Is there something wrong with the meaning of this thing?"

Cao Chong asked without answering:

"Why did Father send stone slabs to Marquis Tongda?"

Cao Cao was able to tell Cao Chong the ins and outs of this incident, but he avoided answering his question:

"Naturally, it's for rewards... I just want to know the meaning of chicken feathers. As for the past, the past is not important, so there is no need to talk about it."

Cao Chong did not flinch from Cao Cao's warning, he had never been afraid of Cao Cao, and at this time he still put it bluntly as usual:

"How can it be irrelevant? Since it is a gift in return, the implication must be related to Father's intention to give the stone slab... I wonder if Father has other words to give to Tongda Hou besides giving the stone slab?"

Cao Cao thought of the report of Tolerance's hard work and deep hatred, and sighed:

"Before I had time to say it, I was frightened back by You Zhengping."

Cao Chong: "..."

Silence was only a short-lived thing, Cao Chong was not surprised by this sentence, after the initial shock, he quickly accepted this fact with a mentality as expected.

And because of Cao Chong's silence at this moment, Cao Cao suddenly had a flash of inspiration, thinking of a sentence he had ignored: "It's not completely unspoken. The tolerance sent to you once said to you, 'I heard that the county marquis has no suitable jade. Pillow, the prime minister ordered the servant to bring this stone pillow over for the county marquis to enjoy'... Could it be that you are holding onto this sentence and let Gu make a soft pillow out of chicken feathers and fall asleep smelling chicken feces?"

Not only that, but You Zhengping also uttered wild words, saying that he would engrave his tomb on the stone slab, which is simply hateful.

Cao Chong did not expect that Cao Cao's associative power was so rich. When he heard the word "chicken shit", he seemed to really ask about the non-existent "fragrance" when he heard the word "chicken shit".

Cao Chong immediately dispelled the strange imagination, and solemnly said to Cao Cao:

"Father's gift of the stone slab is definitely not meant as a reward. With the temperament of the Marquis of Tongda, how could he swallow his anger and accept it? It is the right thing to do to repay the stone slab with a chicken feather."

"Gu knows that this box of chicken feathers came from bad people, but he still doesn't know what it means. Chong'er has said a lot, do you already know the meaning of these chicken feathers?"

Cao Chong was not motivated by the method of generals, and still asked in a calm manner: "Father gave Tongdahou a stone slab, but he used the stone as a metaphor, implying that Tongdahou is smelly and hard, and he takes care of things that should not be handled. Hand, is it easy to hit the master's feet when you use it to hit people?"

At this point, Cao Cao had no choice but to nod his head: "Although not all hit, it's not far away."

Then he asked Cao Chong, "Could it be that you Zhengping also use metaphors like things, using chicken feathers to mock Gu?"

Cao Cao also thought about this guess.Although chicken feathers are common and have no major effect, they can also be extended to countless understandings.

For example, "heavier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather", replace the chicken with a chicken; for example, it is trivial and useless to describe it, and it is fussy; for example, poultry feathers are inserted on the feathers, which means urgently seeking an appointment; for example, chicken feathers are used as command arrows in the unofficial history of Shang Dynasty deeds...

No matter which possibility it is, Cao Cao can successfully transform it into a mockery of himself, and derive another mocking possibility.

Cao Chong could guess what Cao Cao was thinking, and sighed quietly: "If father can guess, so what?"

Cao Cao didn't answer.

Cao Chongdao: "The Marquis of Tongda has a prominent family background. He is a county marquis. In recent years, he has never had any mistakes in official affairs. He is also a Chinese scholar in my father's account. He has talents in warp and latitude. It is not good for my father to use someone as a raft. Why are you looking for him, do you still remember the rift in the early years?"

Although it is a question, it has already given a negative answer in my heart.

Naturally, Cao Cao didn't break up with Zheng Ping because he suddenly remembered the grievances in the early years. If he wanted to care about the old grievances, he had already started revenge a few years ago.

"It's not that I want to use him as a raft, I just hate him for not getting in. He is my minister, but he has no heart to support him. Not only is he in cahoots with Kong Rong, he covers up his bad deeds, and he regards the majesty of my lord Yu Wuwu also intervened in Xun Yu's affairs without authorization, messing up the whole game of jade chess."

Cao Chong couldn't help frowning and said: "Could it be that father really wants to put Lingjun to death?"

Cao Cao fell silent again. It was unknown how long it had been before the old voice sounded like an ancient bell, heavy and heavy:

"I don't want to either. But I'm close to the age of hearing, and I don't know the number of days. If I let go, what should you do with your brothers? No matter how bad you are as a father, I should clear the obstacles for you and pave the way... "

Cao Chong also said in a deep voice, "Your Majesty is not an obstacle."

Cao Cao said, "I know he is not. However, Xun Yu is very powerful. As long as he lives for a day, he can influence the movements of the gentry and courtiers. It is a pity that he is a pure Han subject. If he alone... First, it doesn't matter."

Cao Chong didn't say anything for a long time, even if he disagreed, the topic could only end here.

Cao Cao said: "Because of Your Zhengping's trespassing, Xun Yu could hardly kill himself...Let's not talk about anything else, what is the purpose of the chicken feather you Zhengping gave you?"

Cao Cao forcibly pushed back the crooked building and doubted Cao Chong for the first time.

After analyzing it for a long time, but didn't come up with a result... Could it be that he is as smart as Cao Chong, and also can't guess Zheng Ping's intention?

Cao Chong restrained all his thoughts, but only said deeply:

"According to Chong's opinion, the chicken feathers donated by the Marquis Tongda may be taken casually, without any deep meaning..."

Cao Cao: "...Are you sure?"

Cao Chong smiled but did not answer.

Cao Cao thought of the box of chicken feathers that were put in the warehouse, and the chicken soup breakfast he missed, and wanted to go to Your Mansion immediately and beat Zheng Ping up.