Chapter 507: Drafting a posthumous edict, Sun Quan disdains it
In the dim hall, King Cao Rui of Qi was talking with several imperial doctors.
But as the conversation continued, the worry on Cao Rui's face became more intense.
"No matter what, you must cure His Majesty's body no matter what!"
Cao Rui didn't say clearly what would happen if the treatment failed, but from his livid face and serious tone, it was easy to see what he didn't express clearly.
If they can't be cured, they will all be buried with His Majesty.
Several imperial doctors around him were trembling with fear from the murderous aura erupting from Cao Rui.
It was hard for them to imagine that such a cold and murderous aura could erupt from a young man who had not yet reached his prime.
But several white-haired imperial doctors did not despise Cao Rui just because he was young.
This is not only because of Cao Rui's identity, but also because in the past year, in order to build momentum for Cao Rui, Cao Pi deliberately ordered people to publicize what Cao Cao said when he was still alive:
"I am based on your third generation."
Cao Cao's status is sacred in Cao Wei. What he said not only showed that he valued Cao Rui, but also allowed Cao Rui to gain a lot of reputation among the government and the public with the help of this sentence.
Several imperial doctors had served Cao's children during Cao Cao's time. Of course they remembered how ruthless Cao Cao was when he was still alive.
But now, under the influence of dim lights, these imperial doctors seemed to see some shadow of Cao Cao in Cao Rui.
Just when several imperial doctors were frightened by Cao Rui's royal order, a chamberlain hurriedly ran to Cao Rui and reported to him softly:
"Your Majesty, your Majesty is awake!"
After hearing these words, Cao Rui immediately walked towards the inner hall, but before leaving, he still glanced at several imperial doctors with sharp eyes.
Through conversations with the imperial doctor, he knew how serious Cao Pi's illness was. In order to save Cao Pi from hell, Cao Rui, who had no medical skills, could only use this method.
Because of the anxiety in his heart, Cao Rui started to jog on the way to the inner hall.
Fortunately, in the past year, Cao Pi has constantly recruited Cao Rui to teach in his dormitory, making Cao Rui very familiar with the structure of Cao Pi's dormitory. Therefore, even if the candlelight in the palace was dim, Cao Rui's steps did not slow down for a moment.
After jogging all the way, Cao Rui quickly came to the inner hall and saw Cao Pi lying on the couch.
Seeing Cao Pi's face as golden as paper, and his mother Zhen sitting beside the couch covering her face and sobbing, the sadness in Cao Rui's heart was suddenly aroused.
Due to the existence of Mi Yang, Cao Rui in this life was not treated coldly by Cao Pi, and his mother did not die in the cruel palace fight. Therefore, the relationship between Cao Rui and Cao Pi in this life is very good.
Cao Rui, who had red eyes, rushed to Cao Pi's bed. He was thinking about what to say, but he didn't say anything. He just choked and bowed to Cao Pi on the couch:
"Father!"
Cao Pi, who heard Cao Rui's voice, slowly opened his eyes, and then saw Cao Rui, who was covered in sweat and his eyes were red.
It can be seen from Cao Rui's performance how anxious and sad he was at this moment.
After sensing Cao Rui's heart, Cao Pi showed a smile on his pale face.
Although he is the supreme emperor, he is also a father.
When he was seriously ill, it was undoubtedly a great relief to him to see his eldest son, whom he devotedly nurtured, treat him like this.
Cao Pi opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "Back then, in the palace in Yecheng, I was kneeling in front of the late emperor's bed just like you.
But today, I finally understand what the late emperor had in mind back then."
There was melancholy and nostalgia in Cao Pi's tone.
Cao Pi's words made Cao Rui's tears slowly flow down from his eyes no longer controllable.
Cao Rui knew that the year Cao Pi was talking about was the year when his eldest father died of illness.
Obviously, even if Cao Rui deliberately concealed Cao Pi's true physical condition, how could Cao Pi not know about his own physical condition?
Seeing Cao Rui's face covered with tears, Cao Pi, as a father, wanted to reach out and wipe the tears from Cao Rui's face.
But just like Cao Cao back then, even this simple move was difficult for Cao Pi to do at this moment.
Cao Pi, who had a deeper understanding of his physical condition, also stopped wanting to express his father's love, and his voice became stern:
"As a man of the latter type, you should be able to shoulder the responsibility and achieve great achievements. Now that the world is in chaos and powerful enemies are coming, why should the King of Qi kneel down in mourning and act like a common man?"
Cao Pi's reprimand made Cao Rui feel something. He quickly wiped away the tears on his face, and then managed to look at Cao Pi with a calm expression.
Seeing Cao Rui's performance, Cao Pi felt more and more relieved, but as he said, today's powerful enemy is about to come, and neither father nor son should "have the same feelings".
After his thoughts became clearer, Cao Pi first asked Cao Rui: "After I fainted today, the ministers must be in confusion. How did you deal with it?"
Although Cao Rui was not clearly established as the crown prince at the moment, from the moment Cao Rui was named King of Qi, all the important officials in the court knew Cao Pi's intentions.
In this case, Cao Pi knew that after he fainted, Cao Rui, who was actually a prince, would definitely be regarded as the temporary person in charge by the ministers.
I just don’t know if Cao Rui’s handling was appropriate.
Facing Cao Pi's inquiry, Cao Rui immediately replied: "My son immediately ordered the imperial army to block the eight gates of the imperial city, and ordered each minister to be taken to different side halls to rest for a while.
It must be ensured that the news of my father's fainting is not exposed to the public, and that all ministers are not given the opportunity to communicate in private."
After hearing Cao Rui's answer, the experienced Cao Pi discovered a shortcoming in Cao Rui's handling measures.
"All the ministers are from famous families, and most of the palace officials are selected from famous families.
If you just place the ministers separately without controlling the palace officials, someone will still leak the information."
When he said this, Cao Pi couldn't help but sigh.
When he fainted, Cao Rui, despite his young age, was able to maintain his composure immediately and thought of blocking the news. This was Cao Rui's excellence.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But unfortunately, Cao Rui is still inexperienced, so he left this omission.
Unexpectedly, when Cao Pi sighed, Cao Rui bowed to Cao Pi and said, "My son, I have something to apologize to my father."
Seeing Cao Rui suddenly say this, Cao Pi couldn't help but feel a little confused. He blurted out and asked: "What's the matter?"
"I expected that the palace ministers would secretly flirt with some ministers due to their personal interests, so I specially relaxed the supervision of some ministers, allowing some ministers to have the opportunity to contact those ministers.
After this incident happened, Er Chen arranged for the Imperial Army to appear in the dark in time and capture all the ministers and ministers who dared to disobey Er Chen's orders.
The official who committed the crime was sentenced to death by his ministers, and the minister who committed the crime was stripped of his clothes and crowned by his ministers and imprisoned.
Later, when other ministers learned about this matter, the palace was in a state of silence, and no one dared to violate it.
But my son, who has no official position, uses punishments to punish officials and ministers. This is a crime of transgression. I hope my father will forgive me."
Cao Rui's clear and powerful voice fell in Cao Pi's ears, causing a look of surprise on Cao Pi's face.
It turns out that Cao Rui did not make any omissions due to lack of experience. On the contrary, he anticipated this incident in advance and used this incident to establish his authority.
this......
Cao Pi looked at Cao Rui in front of him, recalling Cao Cao's words in his mind: "I am based on your third generation."
How similar are the tactics Cao Rui displays today to those of the late emperor back then?
Cao Pi couldn't help but think of his own behavior when the late emperor passed away.
On that day, with the help of Jia Kui, Cao Xiu, and other important ministers, he initially grasped the overall situation.
Today, Cao Rui initially stabilized the overall situation entirely through his own personal skills. There is no comparison between the two.
The dormitory hall suddenly fell into silence because of Cao Rui's "pleasure", but not long after, a burst of laughter mixed with coughing sounded on Cao Pi's couch.
Please forgive me?
What is Cao Rui's crime?
Not to mention whether Cao Rui, who is actually the prince, has such power, but in the current crisis and when he is about to run out of time, Cao Pi will only feel happy if the heir can show such outstanding skills.
After letting out a burst of happy laughter, Cao Pi seemed to have made a decision in his heart.
"There is no need to stay with me anymore, just do your thing!
Just go ahead and do it!”
Under Cao Pi's expectant gaze, Cao Rui left Cao Pi's bed with a look of reluctance.
After Cao Rui left, Cao Pi endured the pain in his body and asked Zhen to help him up from the couch.
Then he said to Zhen: "Bring me a blank edict, I will prepare a move."
Seeing that Cao Pi was feeling unwell and wanted to prepare a move, Mrs. Zhen couldn't help but speak out to dissuade him.
But in the face of Zhen's dissuasion, Cao Pi said firmly:
"I, my time is running out."
At this moment, Cao Pi was actually much more calm than before.
Everyone is destined to die, but as a king and a father, you must arrange important matters before death.
Just like his father-in-law back then.
Cao Pi's last words made Zhen burst into tears, but she quickly got a blank edict for Cao Pi.
Looking at the blank edict in front of him, Cao Pi thought to himself:
In terms of strategy and tactics, he is indeed no match for Mi Yang, but if he wants to conquer the world, can he rely solely on soldiers and horses?
With the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng system in place, the Wei Dynasty will not be destroyed!
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Jiangdong, Jianye.
Not long ago, Sun Huan and Yu Fan, who were escorting the Han army, successfully returned to Jianye City.
Facing Sun Huan and Yu Fan who suddenly returned after being away for more than a year, many people in Jianye City secretly breathed a sigh of relief after their return.
In Jianye City, many important officials knew the reason why Sun Huan and Yu Fan left Jiaozhou as envoys.
With the news that Zhuge Liang had pacified Nanzhong, the whereabouts of Sun Huan and Yu Fan had been worrying the dignitaries in Jianye City.
After all, the identities of Sun Huan and Yu Fan are not simple. One is the representative figure of the Sun clan today, and the other is the representative figure of the Jiangdong gentry today.
If there is a mistake between the two of them, it will undoubtedly be a big earthquake for Jiangdong's political structure.
It's just that the Jiangdong ministers are also quite curious. Didn't these two people go to Jiaozhou to fight with Shihui's army?
How did it happen that in the end, the two of them returned to Jianye under the escort of the Han army?
Naturally, Sun Huan and Yu Fan kept the secret behind the scenes secret.
But soon the eyes of Jiangdong's important officials in Jianye City were attracted by a memorial jointly signed by Sun Huan and Yu Fan after their return.
This memorial also directly triggered a major earthquake in Jianye City.
The content of the memorial was very simple. Sun Huan and Yu Fan suggested that Sun Quan, the lord of Jiangdong, take advantage of Cao Wei's southern campaign against Hanzhong to raise troops to capture Hefei.
When the contents of this memorial spread in Jianye City, it instantly caused an uproar.
Are you still going to Hefei?
For most Jiangdong officials, Hefei is undoubtedly another nightmare besides the public security.
Since the Battle of Chibi, Sun Quan personally led troops to attack Hefei several times, but each time the result was dismal.
Even in the battle of Hefei in the 20th year of Jian'an, the Wu army was defeated, and even Sun Quan was almost captured alive by Zhang Liao.
That battle created Zhang Liao's huge reputation in Jiangdong, and also directly destroyed the confidence of Jiangdong officials to advance northward.
Jiangdong's ministers admitted that after several years of recuperation, Jiangdong's vitality had recovered to 89%.
In addition, the Han and Wei Dynasties are currently fighting fiercely in Liangzhou. It is indeed a great opportunity for Jiangdong to send troops to expand its territory. But the world is so big, why do we have to attack Hefei?
Then Jingzhou looks pretty good too.
After all, it can be seen from the intelligence received so far that Liangzhou Mi Yang is being surrounded by the Wei army.
Perhaps soon, the news that Liangzhou was captured by the Wei army will reach Jianye.
In this case, the best strategy for Jiangdong is undoubtedly to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
Not only many Jiangdong ministers thought so, but even Sun Quan thought so too.
In the dormitory of the Taiwei Mansion, Sun Quan was playing chess with his close advisor Shiyi. Just thinking about the recent controversy circulating in the city made Sun Quan feel extremely upset.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Although many Jiangdong ministers do not agree to send troops to attack Hefei, there are still some ministers who support the suggestions of Sun Huan and Yu Fan.
These important ministers were mainly from Jiangbei.
Hefei is an important town in Huainan. Once Jiangdong can capture Hefei, the entire vast territory of Huainan may be captured by Jiangdong.
By then, with the support of their hometown, the voice of Jiangbei officials in Jiangdong will be greatly enhanced.
Of course, Sun Quan did not fail to see the benefits of sending troops to attack Hefei at this time, but Sun Quan preferred to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight.
What upset Sun Quan most was that the strategy proposed by Sun Huan and Yu Fan successfully caused a quarrel between the Jiangbei and Jiangdong ministers within Jiangdong.
For Sun Quan, who likes balance, this is the situation he least wants to see.
Whenever he thought of the current chaos in Jianye City, Sun Quan was angry at Mi Yang and Zhuge Liang's sinister intentions, but he couldn't help but become hesitant.
Sun Huan and Yu Fan met with Sun Quan in private and told Sun Quan exactly about Mi Yang's two vicious schemes.
Sun Quan was wary of Mi Yang's two vicious schemes.
It's just that Sun Quan is a typical character who won't shed tears until he sees the coffin. If he were to use all his troops from Jiangdong to attack Hefei just because of the fear in his heart, it would not be impossible, but it would probably make Sun Quan hesitate for a long time.
Shiyi saw Sun Quan's irritability. As a close minister, he wanted to give some advice, but thinking of his place of origin, he swallowed his words.
In recent years, Sun Quan has become increasingly suspicious.
Sun Quan saw that Shiyi was hesitant to speak, which made him lose interest in playing chess even more.
Sun Quan's irritability caused him to overturn the chessboard in front of him and said bitterly:
"The thief really deceives people too much. Does he really think that he will obey his orders?
Jiangdong is no longer what it used to be!"
Shi Yi looked at the chess pieces scattered on the ground and recalled a very unpleasant past event.
Just when Yi Xin was feeling something, the guard outside the door reported that the spies from Yizhou had brought the latest news about the Liangzhou war.
At this time, Shiyi's eyelids were twitching wildly, and he had a very bad feeling in his heart.