In the following time, everyone was actually not so nervous.
After talking openly, Cao Cao also joined in planning the next test for all the young masters.
Or it should be said that as the father of Cao Ang and others, Cao Cao is the most aware of the weaknesses of his sons.
Based on the idea that doing more is worse than doing less, Cao Cao actually designed a lot of tests based on the weaknesses of his sons.
"Zijian...well...is the Fourth Young Master. My idea is not only to test his literary skills and let him specialize in compiling anthologies and poems, but also to test his weaker aspects - you may not know that the Fourth Young Master
The biggest weakness is actually..."
"woman?"
Yi Xiaotian blurted out, only leaving Cao Cao stunned.
"Brother Yi, do you know this too?"
Jia Xu and Xun Yu couldn't help but shrink their necks. They originally thought that Yi Xiaotian was teasing Cao Zhi without thinking, but judging from Cao Cao's performance, it seemed that Yi Xiaotian really got it right?
Yi Xiaotian shrugged and made up a reason:
"I just heard about it, but I didn't expect that I guessed it right."
How could this be a guess? How could Yi Xiaotian not know that in addition to being sentimental about his own situation, many of Cao Zhi's poems were about beauties?
As for the "Luo Shen Fu" that has been passed down through the ages, it is even more unique. It is said that this poem was written by Cao Zhi lamenting his situation and lamenting that he could not use his talents.
But similarly, it is also said that this Luo Shen Fu was written to Empress Zhen - that is, Zhen Luo who is now beside Yi Xiaotian. Yi Xiaotian doesn't have any objection to this. The girls around him are all as beautiful as gods, otherwise
Yi Xiaotian didn't believe anyone's compliments - but if possible, he actually wanted to write such a literary poem for Zhen Luo, but the conditions were that he wouldn't allow it.
In short, these can actually reflect Cao Zhi's interest in beauty.
Yi Xiaotian only knew this, but after a little extrapolation, he knew what Cao Cao wanted to test.
only…
"But for a person as talented and carefree as the Fourth Young Master, would he really be stumped by this kind of question?"
Yi Xiaotian only had one doubt. In his impression, it was true that Cao Zhi loved beautiful women, but looking at the records of his life, it was easy to tell the difference between addiction and appreciation.
Yi Xiaotian feels that although Cao Zhi loves beautiful women, this should not be his weakness.
However, Cao Cao smiled and shook his head and said to Yi Xiaotian:
"I really didn't expect Brother Yi to guess this, but looking at you, you don't seem to believe that the Fourth Young Master would be someone who is troubled by women?"
"Exactly...Although I don't have much contact with the Fourth Young Master, I think there may be no need to test him in this aspect——"
Yi Xiaotian replied, but Cao Cao smiled even more happily, because he felt that there was finally something today and he was going to beat Yi Xiaotian.
He smiled and shook his head, wagging his fingers constantly, and said to Yi Xiaotian with some pride:
"Brother Yi still doesn't understand the Fourth Young Master well enough. You can leave it to me to find their weaknesses and design tests based on them. After staying with the Prime Minister for so many years, I am actually more familiar with this aspect."
In fact, by this time, Yi Xiaotian looked at Cao Cao's appearance and already had some doubts about whether the other person had any strange hobbies, but out of respect, Yi Xiaotian did not speak.
It's just that...Cao Cao seemed to have no scruples because of Yi Xiaotian's confession before.
Since his sons will not hurt each other because of the establishment of an heir, what else does he have to fear?
Of course, no matter how severe the test, I just tortured my son and enjoyed it.
——
All in all, everyone was quite engaged in chatting that night.
Cao Cao naturally comes up with weird ideas frequently, but Yi Xiaotian and Jia Xu seem to be more normal. They have specially thought out ways to test their abilities in various aspects.
Xun Yu seemed to really not want to participate, because when he thought that Cao Cao was about to be crowned king, he felt uneasy in his heart. None of the three of them did anything to stop him.
After finally summarizing many approved plans, there was only one remaining test that could be regarded as a disagreement.
That is, the test of "female sex".
Yi Xiaotian's opinion is that as a group of people who will govern large areas of states, counties, and even the entire world in the future, basically no one will indulge in sexual intercourse with women.
So this test is actually not necessary.
"Just because Cao Cao likes women, he can't test several young men in this area, right?"
"A man... I'm being honest. In fact, he can't indulge in female lust. Even if he wants to, his body won't allow it. Just believe me on this -"
"And...actually, as long as it doesn't involve important matters of family and country, it doesn't matter if there are a few more women around the young masters."
Yi Xiaotian is now quite familiar with people's ideas in this era.
The key is that Yi Xiaotian is very sure that if a beautiful woman throws herself into the arms of Cao Zhi, Cao Pi and the others, they will not be able to resist it even with their age and vitality.
But... couldn't help it, it only happened for a while, and it really couldn't affect their judgment too much.
If this point is included in the assessment, the most important thing is this. If this point is included in the assessment, it is simply impossible to guard against.
The reference meaning is gone——
In this regard, Yi Xiaotian strongly suspected that this was his personal bad taste.
However, Cao Cao seemed to be very insistent.
Mainly because he had a very bad memory——
If it's more exaggerated... Yi Xiaotian doesn't believe that there are people at their level who can't separate women's sex from family and country affairs, but the fact is——
The person who can really indulge in female lust is now standing in front of Yi Xiaotian.
Cao Cao couldn't tell Yi Xiaotian that he was very persistent because of his experience, right?
He couldn't tell Yi Xiaotian. If he hadn't reminded him several times, he would have really made a big mistake because of women, right?
If he wants face, he still needs face.
So...he could only insist that this must be tested.
I don’t know how long the argument lasted, maybe all night?
Finally, the sky dimly lit up, and Yi Xiaocai suppressed his sleepiness and reached an agreement with Cao Cao.
Female sex is not included in the test - but... before that, Cao Cao's most worried son, Cao Zhi, has to undergo a one-day "pre-exam test" led by Yi Xiaotian.
In other words... before all formal assessments were carried out, Cao Cao wanted to find out whether Cao Zhi was good or bad.
Cao Pi and Cao Ang would naturally ask him to find another person to conduct similar tests.
Yi Xiaotian focused on Cao Zhi alone.
Of course, Yi Xiaotian thinks that hiding this from his master is just unfounded worry.
"Hey... If you have this time, you might as well discuss it with Xun You and the others and ask for their opinions, but... well... since you insist on doing so, I will test the Fourth Young Master on your behalf."
"But let's talk first. If it's just ordinary love and liking, I think it's passed."
"No problem, no problem!"
Cao Cao waved his hand, and it seemed that he really couldn't hold on any longer, so he fell asleep after saying that.
Similarly, Jia Xu and Xun Yu had already fallen asleep on the table.
Yi Xiaotian looked helpless when he saw this scene.