[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

Years have passed.

For Cao Zhi, this year has been very pleasant.Whether it is a few conversations with Cao Cao, or the emotional exchange with Guo Jia, or even Cao Yu's growth, it is enough to satisfy him.

Except Yang Xiu.

This matter is doomed to be unresolved, and in fact he doesn't have much time to think about Yang Xiu's emotional change.Because after the new year, in the first month of the 19th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao divided Wei County into east and west, set up the capital, and made Cao Zhi the east capital.

Soon after, he set up ministers, ministers, and Liuqing, and ordered Cui Yan to be minister and assist Cao Zhi; at the same time, he ordered Sima Yi to accompany Cao Pi and study with him.

Another dark tide surged.

Before Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhi to participate in the reform, the few people who saw it clearly knew that it was both flattering and killing.But now, Cao Cao placed Cao Zhi in Ye County, the center of Wei County, and did not give him any instructions or convenience. Belonging to his forces...

But to Cao Pi, it was a light sentence, ordering to read!

What does this mean?

Now the second son Cao Pi's position in the court is stable, and he has even secretly won the hearts of the courtiers. When Cao Cao is truly established as the son, several high-ranking people will be able to recommend him.Now Cao Cao ordered Cao Zhi to take a completely different path. Although Cao Zhi's status in the court is low now, it has to be said that he avoided Cao Pi's influence and found another way.

The courtier fell silent.

With such good intentions, doesn't this mean that Cao Cao instructed Cao Zhi to formally enter the center of power and start training him?

Even though this process is a bit unexpectedly fast.It's just such a short period of time to get to Dong Duwei, so how long will it take to become the governor of Wei County, and even take charge of this area of ​​​​Northern Wei Dynasty in the future.

If this is the case, then does Cao Cao's move mean that Cao Pi's status in his heart has declined, or is it testing the position of these courtiers?

Cao Zhi didn't care whether the courtiers guessed or not.The power in the center of Ye County is intricate, and he has too little contact with it. Only when he is in a higher position can he contact more.Therefore, becoming a captain is what he looks forward to, and it is also the direction of his efforts.

However, this process is really too fast!

According to his thinking, this process will take at least a year.In this year, he can arrange enough manpower in the center of Ye County.

Why is Cao Cao so anxious?

Cao Zhi took a deep breath, vaguely having a bad premonition in his heart.

After Xun Yu left, Cao Cao's body looked healthy, but Hua Tuo said that he was not as good as before.A person like Cao Cao who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years has countless hidden diseases in his body, but they are dormant, patiently waiting for an opportunity to erupt.

Cao Cao has realized that his time is running out.He is also telling Cao Zhi that your movements are too slow - if you slow down, you can only get out of here!

Cao Zhi could only smile wryly.

In March of Yangchun, it is the time of annual repairs.Cao Pi invited Cao Zhi to recite poems and compose Fu together, and Cao Zhi readily agreed.

When he arrived, he didn't see the person Cao Pi invited, only Cao Pi was sitting in the gazebo not far away, waiting for him.

Cao Zhi frowned and smiled, walked into the pavilion and sat down opposite Cao Pi.

The spirit of spring is strong.

Liquor is strong, too.

Cao Zhi didn't ask why, because men often drink without reason.There is no need for reason to drink between brothers.He didn't ask, and Cao Pi didn't say anything. He just drank with him and talked about the interesting things that happened in this scenery.

After a long time, Cao Pi suddenly stared at Cao Zhi's gentle, handsome, and mature face for a moment, and said happily, "Second brother suddenly thought that when you were young, you had to think hard for a long time every time you recited poems at the festival. To write some poems."

Cao Zhi laughed, and he said helplessly, "Yes, it was really painful at that time!"

"Then is it still so painful for you to write poetry now?"

Perhaps the spring mood was so good, and the wine was so good, Cao Zhi almost blurted out: "When I grow up, it will be better."

Cao Pi smiled back, "Yes, you have grown up."

The atmosphere changed suddenly, but Cao Zhi did not change at all. Even this sentence seemed to be within his expectation.

Cao Pi said nothing, just stared at Cao Zhi quietly.

Cao Zhi didn't say a word, just drank silently.

Cao Pi said slowly: "Zijian, do you know what you will meet in the end if you go down this road?"

Cao Zhi put down his wine glass and laughed it off: "I don't know. So I want to walk around and see what I finally meet."

Cao Pi remained silent for a long time.

He talked with Cao Zhi before, and it can be said that the two of them almost returned to the relationship when they were young, full of tacit understanding and joy.But now that they don't talk, they just happen to be fighting each other for the north and the south.

It turned out that Cao Zhi already had the capital to fight against him, and it turned out that he was also afraid in his heart, and he asked about the game with Cao Zhi.

Cao Pi looked at him with indifference in his eyes: "Have you decided?"

Cao Zhi looked up.

He slammed straight into Cao Pi's eyes, and said calmly but firmly: "Yes, I have decided."

Cao Pi couldn't help trembling all over.He subconsciously clenched the wine glass tightly, feeling cold physically and mentally for a moment.But he stared at Cao Zhi without changing his face, just gritted his teeth and said, "You are too cruel to me, Zijian."

Cao Zhi's eyes flickered.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something.But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.He got Cao Pi a glass of wine and poured himself a glass of wine.

He looked at the sky, the spring sun was so bright that it was hard to look directly at it.

In the end, he just stared into Cao Pi's eyes, and said seriously and calmly, "Second brother, I have no shame."

I have been wary of you since I was a child, and I have never been able to let go of my heart and have fellowship with you.I am afraid that you will know that I am not your younger brother, that you will persecute me because you know that I am different from ordinary children, and that you will eventually end up like Cao Chong.Second brother, maybe it is this kind of fear that makes me approach you as if I depend on you, but I still can't treat you with sincerity like I treat my third brother, my mother, and Guo Jia.

Maybe it's my selfishness, maybe it's just an excuse for me to go this way, maybe you think you treat me with sincerity, but I discard it and trample it.

You are suspicious, I am afraid; I am ruthless, you are resentful.

Everything between you and me is actually doomed long ago.

The only thing I regret now is that more than ten years ago, I thought I could live a smooth life, so I didn't want to participate in the seizure of the heir.Even in order not to arouse your suspicions, I seldom cultivate influence, so that facing you, who is getting more and more wings in the court, is ridiculously weak.

But so what, the status my father gave me now is the only chance to give it a go!

If so, then I can control my own destiny and control his destiny.If you lose, then you will be the winner and loser, and I will never hate you!

Cao Pi laughed out loud, exaggerated and mocking.

Cao Zhi looked at him like this, drank the glass of wine, got up and walked away.

Since then, my whole life has been in the opposite direction.

The spring is too strong, and the wine is too strong.

Cao Pi drank alone for a long time, so long that someone appeared in front of him at some point.

Cao Pi raised his head and said with a smile, "Hehe, why is Zhongda here? Ah, it's fine if you're here, let me have a drink with you."

Sima Yi looked at the wine glass in front of him, thoughtful: "The second son thinks that the fourth son has changed, so he is sad."

Cao Pi poured himself a glass of wine and drank it slowly.His expression became more and more lonely and sad.He said: "Children will grow up, and changes are natural. Why should I be sad?"

Sima Yi sighed.

He stretched out his hand to hold Cao Pi down, met his seemingly bewildered eyes, and said softly: "Don't you, Second Young Master, wonder why Fourth Young Master has changed like this? What's more, can one person really change so much?"

Cao Pi held the wine glass and remained silent.

"Some people are smart and foolish for a lifetime, and some people are as wise as fools. But I personally think that a person's grasp of the overall situation is an innate talent, and it is also the result of cultivation when growing up. But this requires a prerequisite, that is, he has talent. If he doesn't have it, how can he become a blockbuster?"

Cao Pi held the wine glass tightly, his eyes flickering: "What if...he already has it, but pretends not to?"

Sima Yi reminded with a smile: "Second Young Master, Fourth Young Master was only ten years old at that time."

Cao Pi couldn't restrain the slightly distorted expression on his face.

But Sima Yi turned a blind eye, maintained his previous tone, and said gently: "If a ten-year-old child is really smart enough, how can he resist hiding this smartness, but enduring his loneliness, watching his father's eyes forever stay on the What about the brothers?"

When Cao Pi heard it, his eyes were slightly dazed.Following Sima Yi's words, he murmured: "Yes... how can I bear it?"

There are more than [-] brothers among them, but the father's favorite is never him and Cao Zhi!Even the most heartless Cao Zhang has to work hard to get his father's admiring gaze, so what about the younger Cao Zhi?

Isn't that the case with Cao Chong back then?

If Cao Zhi was a child prodigy like Cao Chong, how could a teacher like Yang Xiu not tell the world and ask his father for credit?

How could Cao Zhi be so unknown?

Thinking of these, Cao Pi felt a mess in his mind.He really couldn't figure it out, so he could only stare at Sima Yi, waiting for his answer.

Sima quickly gave the answer: "Speaking of it, I have two guesses. If the second son is idle and bored, you might as well listen to it."

Cao Pi narrowed his eyes slightly, and said respectfully, "Sir, please tell me."

Sima Yi said: "One, he is mediocre himself. It's just that he has been helped by noble people recently, so he behaves better in front of the prime minister, which makes the prime minister look up to him."

"Second, his talent is astonishing. It's just that when he was young, someone saw through his extraordinaryness and foresaw...the situation, so he asked the fourth son to hide his clumsiness and wait for a suitable time to show it to the world!"

Cao Pi was shocked, and suddenly grabbed Sima Yi's hand covering the back of his hand, his eyes flickered coldly: "Sir, who is that person?" After he asked, a name suddenly crossed his mind, and he took a deep breath. In a tone of sudden realization, he said, "Sir, you mean...Guo Jia?"

Cao Zhi had never shown anything before Chibi.But after Chibi, his father's attitude towards him changed drastically.So what happened in the Red Cliff, isn't it the key?

As for the Battle of Chibi, wasn't it Cao Zhi who followed Guo Jia?

His hand holding the wine glass became tighter and tighter, and the expression on his face became more and more ruthless.But he suddenly suppressed all these expressions, straightened up suddenly, walked up to Sima Yi with a few steps, bowed and bowed: "Please help me, sir!"

Sima Yi was full of surprise.He hastily helped Cao Pi up, and said helplessly, "Young Master, why bother?"

After finishing speaking, he paused, and said softly: "Guo Jia, or Yang Xiu are both possible, of course, it is also possible to be someone else. I think, whether it is the first possibility or the second possibility... that person is behind Why do you do this? Instigate the Fourth Young Master to turn against the Second Young Master, why?"

Cao Pi narrowed his eyes, and said slowly: "This man is insidious and cunning, I don't know what he is using fourth brother for?"

Sima Yi bowed and said earnestly: "Second Young Master and Fourth Young Master love each other deeply, and the world can see it. Naturally, Second Young Master is very sad. Why don't Second Young Master think about how to expose the man's conspiracy in front of the Prime Minister, so that the Prime Minister and Fourth Young Master See through that man's ambition. Then..."

He said this, but no more.But these short-cut words made Cao Pi more clear-headed.

"That's right, sir."

Sima Yi smiled.He is in his thirties, which is the most glorious age for a man.He was born handsome, and at this time he was confident, and he had an indescribable elegance in him, not to mention a smile that made him feel like a spring breeze, "Of course, these are difficult to do."

Cao Pi then laughed.

He poured himself a glass of wine.It is still that slow movement, but it is no longer as heavy as before, but a leisurely joy that is swept away.After pouring this glass of wine, he poured another glass for Sima Yi, raised his glass and toasted, saying, "It doesn't matter whether it's difficult or not..."

It doesn't matter, as long as it can make father see that your ability is not as good as mine, as long as it can make father hate Guo Jia or Yang Xiu, as long as it can cut off all your back roads.

I'm in no rush, not at all.