The person sitting opposite Cao Pi at this moment is his current teacher, Cui Yan.
But...why Cui Yan, Cao Pi also wanted to know.
The person who was least likely to appear in front of him was now sitting opposite him in an upright manner, which made Cao Pi feel a little dazed for a moment.
"Teacher...you...are you back?"
"Well, I heard that there has been some chaos in Yecheng recently, so I temporarily entrusted the affairs of Jizhou to Chang Shi. I rushed back overnight and just arrived this morning."
"This... this... you... are you... trying to persuade me not to participate..."
Cao Pi was actually a little incoherent.
He can't be blamed for this. Since Cui Yan became Cao Pi's teacher, he has been very strict with Cao Pi. Even though Cao Pi himself has a tolerant and very calm temperament, he can't stand facing the extremely majestic Cui Yan. Cao Pi can only shrink back.
Lift your neck to study.
To a certain extent, the teacher Cao Cao chose for Cao Pi was indeed very suitable, because Cui Yan was one of the few people who could suppress Cao Pi simply by his momentum.
The counselors around Cao Cao, even if they are Xun Yu, even if they are Jia Xu, they will have a more or less condescending attitude towards Cao Pi. This has nothing to do with whether they are flattering personally, but as Cao Cao's subordinates, how much they trust Cao Cao,
How much they respected Cao Cao's son.
But Cui Yan was different. When Emperor Ling was in power, Cui Yan promoted Xiaolian to serve as an official. At a young age, he became a disciple of the great scholar Zheng Xuan. In addition to learning all the knowledge from his teacher, he also learned a good sword.
Fa, Cui Yan has not been on the battlefield for so many years, but this does not mean that Cui Yan himself is a literary scholar.
It would not be wrong to say that he was both civil and military.
Maybe it's because of these two reasons? Cui Yan was born in a Confucian family and practiced martial arts and fitness. Cui Yan's temperament developed by him is an extremely upright and calm one.
Even if he doesn't speak, he is not angry or intimidating when walking on the road.
The time has come to the past few years - for so many years, Cao Cao has been fighting in the north and south, and the rear has been managed by a few ministers who he trusts greatly.
Cui Yan served at Yuan Shao's side and was eventually imprisoned for various reasons. It was not until Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao and several of Yuan Shao's sons that Cui Yan was rescued. From then on, Cui Yan also joined Cao Cao.
In the think tank at the rear.
Because of Cui Yan's upright temperament, he often said things around Cao Cao that made Cao Cao very uncomfortable.
But Cao Cao couldn't blame Cui Yan yet. Over time, many people, including Cao Cao, had an involuntary awe of Cui Yan.
When Cao Cao arranged for Cui Yan to teach Cao Pi, he probably didn't think much about it.
His only consideration was probably to keep Cui Yan away from him, even if Cao Pi was in a hurry, he would not make himself uncomfortable.
But the problem lies here——
Although Cui Yan, who was born in a Confucian family, worked for Cao Cao, his background was quite complicated.
First of all, the force represented by Cui Yan is the force called the gentry, which is completely in conflict with Cao Cao.
Cui Yan was born in Dongwucheng County, Qinghe County, Jizhou. He was derived from the Cui family of Qinghe with the surname Jiang. It was because of Cui Yan that he became one of the prominent families in Guandong.
Although the size is not as huge as the four Jiangdong surnames, the Cui family of Qinghe has Cui Yan in front, which has nothing to do with the real poor family.
Secondly, he was born in a Confucian family, and the reason why he followed Yuan Shao in the first place was that he believed that Yuan Shao could support the Han Dynasty and end the troubled times.
It turned out that his vision at the time was very mediocre.
Later, Zhengdang was imprisoned, which proved his disappointment in Yuan Shao, whose true colors were revealed.
Even if he was rescued by Cao Cao later, there was no possibility of any closeness between him and Cao Cao.
The fact is that at his core, he is an old-school supporter of the Han Dynasty. He may even be more determined than Xun Yu, who had a head-on conflict with Cao Cao.
Cao Cao has done a lot in the past two years.
Although it seems that he has not started any more wars, sometimes the collapse of a dynasty and the end of an era are not always caused by wars.
For example, relying on the reform of the salt industry, a large-scale purge of the northern gentry was carried out, such as moving all Xudu's foundations to the north, and remotely controlling the words and deeds of Xudu's old royalist faction.
For example, another rumor that became popular at the same time as the dispute over the establishment of an heir was that Cao Cao planned to proclaim himself a duke and establish a country, and establish a prince in preparation for usurping the Han Dynasty.
These are completely inconsistent with Cui Yan's fundamental beliefs.
Cui Yan is an upright person and a person who insists on justice.
He supported Cao Cao in wiping out those guys who pretended to be supporting Han but were actually just using the name of supporting Han to fight for hegemony.
But at the same time, he also despised Cao Cao's behavior of using the name of the emperor to consolidate his rule.
However, none of these... really made Cui Yan intolerable.
He knew that times were changing, and he also knew that there was a high probability that the big man would be hopeless.
But... as long as there is still a slight possibility, Cui Yan will stick to his bottom line.
What really made Cui Yan intolerable was that one day... Sima Yi told him something.
"No...I'm here to support you."
Cui Yan smiled. Two years ago, Cui Yan began to teach Cao Pi. In these two years, Cao Pi never saw Cui Yan smile.
Cui Yan's smile made Cao Pi extremely stunned:
"This...how is this possible...where is the fourth brother..."
Cao Pi was still a little confused...because everyone in the court knew about the relationship between Cui Yan and Cao Zhi.
They are in-laws. Not long ago, Cao Zhi married Cui Yan, who was married to a famous family. With this relationship, many people these days actually thought that Cui Yan would be the biggest supporter behind Cao Zhi.
Everyone can see that although Cui Yan and Cao Pi have a master-disciple relationship, they are actually not close at all, let alone support or not.
However…
"Don't worry, I will explain everything, but I am here this time not only to explain this to you, my disciple, but I also want to know your attitude towards the matter of establishing an heir -"
"ah?"
Cao Pi was shocked. Only now did he realize that he, a truly "decent" teacher, seemed to have already stated his decision to participate in the struggle to establish an heir, which Cao Pi simply couldn't imagine.
Similarly, upon hearing Cui Yan's words, Cao Pi suddenly looked to the side, where... Sima Yi was slowly walking towards the two of them with tea in hand. His expression was still calm, but it made Cao Pi feel a storm in his heart.
"Teacher...the words Sima Yi said are...your instructions?"
Cao Pi suddenly remembered the words that Sima Yi said a few days ago that disturbed his mood - "Fourth Young Master, if others do not seize the throne, you have your own way out, but if you cannot legitimately become the successor... do you really think that,
As long as you finally give up the competition, you can save your life?"
Cao Pi didn't understand...but...he vaguely felt...if he couldn't become Cao Cao's true heir, he would really be in a very dangerous situation.
