[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

On the day of Cao Cao's return, the people of Xuchang lined the road to greet him, and the scene was quite grand.

Although he came back, he didn't intend to stay for a long time.Although Yuan Shao was defeated, his background still exists, and he could not overcome it in a short time.Moreover, before Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, he sent Liu Bei to attack the capital of Runan.This return is just to prepare for Liu Bei's personal conquest.

On the fifth day Cao Cao was in Xuchang, he received a letter from Soochow.The letter stated that Sun Quan wanted to seek peace and would send an elephant.

Since ancient times, the world has worshiped rare birds and animals, thinking that they can bring auspicious luck to the court, and Cao Cao was naturally delighted.

Cao Zhi felt strange when he heard the news.

The first time he saw Cao Chong, he couldn't understand the four words that subconsciously surfaced.I don't know what this elephant has to do with it?

On the day the elephant was transported to Xuchang, Cao Cao led all the officials and family members in the camp to watch the elephant.

This elephant is a few people taller and has a very large and strong build.Walking, it even feels like the ground is shaking.

Most of the people have heard the name of an elephant, but they have never seen an elephant.Watching this time, the voices of praise and congratulations are endless.

Cao Cao stood with his hands behind his back, and naturally he was very happy when he heard the words.He suddenly said: "Who can tell me how heavy this elephant can be, I will reward you a lot!"

——Synonym? !

Cao Zhi was slightly taken aback.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at Cao Chong who was not far away from him.The child was looking up at the elephant, frowning tightly.

He looked at it for a long time, but didn't see any clues.Fang looked back, but couldn't stop his heart beating like a drum.

Such a big elephant, directly called nature is impossible.Even with such a large weight, no one can pick up the reading.

Therefore, the crowd quickly got an answer: "If you kill it and break it, you can call it."

It's a pity that this answer obviously didn't suit Cao Cao's wishes, so he asked again, "What do Wen He think?"

Jia Xu stepped forward and bowed, "Wen He doesn't know."

Cao Cao also seemed to have known Jia Xu's answer, so he turned to Xun Yu and said, "Where is Wen Ruo?"

Xun Yu smiled slightly, he seemed to have a plan in mind, but he seemed to have thought nothing of it: "My lord, why don't you ask others first."

Cao Cao said again: "What about you, Guo Fengxiao?"

Guo Jia narrowed her eyes, but smiled without saying a word.

Seeing this, Cao Cao could only sigh heavily: "You guys, it seems that today you have made up your mind to watch a joke!"

Before he finished speaking, he heard an extremely immature voice say: "Cang Shu can give it a try."

Cao Zhi suddenly suffocated his breath.

He could hardly control his eyes from turning to Cao Chong's face. Seeing his confident face, his pupils tightened slightly as if it hurt.

Cao Cao had a look of surprise on his face.

But when he faced his most beloved son, he always had kind eyes and a gentle voice: "Whatever Cang Shu thinks, feel free to say it!"

Everyone's eyes were also focused on him.

Cao Chong smiled slightly.There was no timid look on his face, but he said in a loud voice: "You can put the image on the boat and carve its water marks. If you weigh the object and carry it, then you can know it."

Use the power of water to float the giant elephant in the boat, and then replace it with other objects, and finally weigh the same object.Isn't it possible to weigh the elephant in this way?

Everyone suddenly realized, and then they were surprised.

If this is what Guo Jia, Xun Yu, or anyone else said, they will all admire it very much.But how could the person who said this answer be a six-year-old child?

Cao Cao laughed out loud!

It was very quiet in the middle of the field.Cao Cao's loud laughter was like thunder breaking through the sky, and everyone woke up and praised Cao Chong.

Cao Zhi stood where he was, but his heart was already filled with turbulent waves.

Cao Cao strode up to Cao Chong and lifted the child up high.Everyone was watching the father and son, but no one noticed that Cao Zhi was unusual.

After all, Cao Zhi just closed his eyes to hide the shock in his eyes.

As expected, Cao Chong really thought of a way to weigh the elephant.And did he predict that this would happen, or did he already know that this would happen?

If it is a prophecy, can he predict the future of others and even himself?

... No, this is not a prophecy.

It's not a prophecy, he must have known this would happen...and what does this mean?

Could it be that the previous life he recalled in his dream was actually after this life?

And if this is the truth, what does it mean?

——Could it be that he has read all the experiences of this life, and he also knows all the things that will happen in the future, but because his memory is incomplete now, it is impossible to know accurately?

Thinking of this, Cao Zhi took a deep breath.

Many people in this world want to live forever, and many people want foresight.Because people are afraid of death, and in the unknown future, there are too many uncertain accidents that lead to death.

If a person knows all the "accidents" that will happen to him in the future, can he avoid evil and taboo and live a happy life?

There was a dull pain in the chest, and Cao Zhi came back to his senses and exhaled slowly.

He forced himself to calm down.

—He has discovered a flaw.

There is a cycle of karma in the world, and the retribution is not good.If people avoid one catastrophe, they will definitely change in the future.It has changed, everything known has deviated, and everything in the future will fall into the unknown.

So knowing or not knowing will make the final outcome fall into layers of fog.

But if a person knows that he will die tomorrow, will he do everything possible to avoid this disaster, regardless of the future?

Can anyone resist such temptations?

No one!

The same is true of Cao Zhi.

So even if he calmed down and calmed down, he had never been so anxious, eager, eager...to recover his memory!

After weighing the elephant and praising Cao Chong, Cao Cao ordered the elephant to be taken to the palace.Although Sun Quan dedicated it to him, he was still a courtier of Hanzhong after all, and naturally he wanted to dedicate it to Emperor Xian Liu Xie.

That being the case, everyone dispersed.

Cao Pi stood where he was, motionless.

There was still a trace of a smile on his face, which was put on when he praised Cao Chong's intelligence just now.There was still a smile in his eyes, but it soon faded away with the back of his father holding Cao Chong away.

Of course he wanted to laugh, how could he not be proud that his younger brother is so smart?Not only did he have to laugh, but he kept laughing until the last laugh.

Only he can have the last laugh.

He sorted out his expression and mood, and returned to his usual gentle appearance, and slowly walked in front of Cao Zhi who didn't say a word.

Just now, when everyone complimented Cao Chong like stars holding the moon, there was no one around him and Cao Zhi.Perhaps at this moment, his younger brother's mood is very depressed and sad.

Cao Pi put one hand on Cao Zhi's shoulder.Looking at his pale face, he frowned and said, "What's wrong, his face is so ugly."

Cao Zhi suddenly woke up.

He looked around, and everyone had dispersed.Only the face in front of her eyes, and the faint concern in her eyes.

Cao Pi looked at his expression as if in a dream, and worried: "Is there something uncomfortable?"

Cao Zhi breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, his expression returned to normal: "No."

"You were so pale just now, if you are really uncomfortable, tell your second brother."

Cao Zhi rubbed his eyes: "Probably because I didn't sleep well last night, I was a little tired."

Cao Pi was slightly relieved when he heard that, and said again: "Just now everyone praised Cang Shu, but you didn't say a word, the second brother thought you were very sad."

Cao Zhi was silent.

Then, he heard his second elder brother continue: "Cang Shu thought of this method to call the elephant, so clever, the second elder brother both admires and envies him very much."

His words came out with a sigh.This sentence is naturally half-truth and half-false, but when he said it like this, it will neither disgust nor despise, but it will make people feel that he is very honest.

If Cao Zhi had the same thought in his heart, he would subconsciously agree with this statement.

But Cao Zhi never had.

There is no envy or jealousy in his heart, and no one can actually guess what caused him to be silent.

So he suddenly heard this, and his heart stopped.

Cao Pi always looks like a brother and friend on the surface, but all this is pretending.What he said actually meant that he was wary of Cao Chong.

Cao Zhi thought about it a few times, and only closed his eyes and smiled lightly: "Actually, I just suddenly thought of an anecdote."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

Cao Zhi paused for a moment, as if organizing his words: "Second brother thinks, how many steps does it take to put an elephant into a box?"

"Put the elephant in the box? How big is the box?"

"It can be big or small."

Cao Pi thought for a moment, then slowly said: "If the box is big enough, just put the elephant in it. If the box is not big enough, then kill the elephant and chop it up before putting it in. But if it's a very small box , but there is no other way.”

"But I can fit it in that tiny box."

Cao Pi had a slightly surprised expression on his face.

He looked at the handsome young man in front of him, and he didn't miss the cunning in his eyes.After pondering for a long time with downcast eyes, he retorted: "Impossible."

Cao Zhi didn't explain, but asked instead: "Second brother, do you know why an elephant is called an elephant?"

Cao Pi was slightly taken aback.

Then he heard Cao Zhi continue: "The reason why an elephant is called an elephant is because everyone calls it that way, and it has become a convention. But what if I call a deer a horse? If I call a mouse an elephant, it's okay." Are you locked in?"

Cao Pi took a deep breath, seeing the color in the young boy's eyes, couldn't help but flicked his nose with his finger: "Sophistry!"

Cao Zhi smiled and rolled his eyes: "Sophistry is also a debate. If my elder brother can't think of a way to refute it, what can I do."

Cao Pi smiled helplessly, full of pampering.

Cao Zhi smiled for a moment, then said seriously, "Your brother, please ask your second brother another question. The animals in the forest held a meeting, who wasn't there?"

Cao Pi frowned: "The animal you are talking about is the animal that people often say, or the animal after your sophistry?"

"Nature is what people say is the animal."

Cao Pi frowned: "... How could the animals hold a meeting, so no one was present."

Cao Zhi smiled even more happily: "Second brother, you are wrong again! The elephant was not present."

Cao Pi asked almost without thinking: "Why?"

"Haha, because the elephant is locked in a box!"

"..."