Cui Yan smiled and said nothing, so Cao Pi confirmed his guess.
What Sima Yi said was actually instructed by Cui Yan, who was not in Yecheng at the time.
After learning this, when he looked at his teacher and Sima Yi, who was usually a bit arrogant, Cao Pi's eyes really changed.
He...he really couldn't understand why these two people could come together.
However, Cui Yan quickly answered his doubts, and also explained why he would do something completely different from what he promised back then - Cui Yan had said in front of the ministers that Li Changli
The person who said this basically made it clear that he would not participate in the struggle for heirs.
However, what he is doing now is completely contrary to his public statement back then.
What happened here is really intriguing.
"It can't be called an instruction. It's better to say that the relationship between Zhongda and I is cooperation."
"Because if it weren't for Zhongda, I would probably still be like an old tortoise trying to push a monument, submissive and moving forward in discord."
"So, next I will explain to you, my disciple, why I chose to support you, and similarly, after I finish explaining, I need to know your thoughts on establishing an heir. You and I will make an oath on this, even if we don't really do it in the end.
Cooperate, and today's events must not be mentioned to outsiders, especially..."
Cui Yan raised his eyes, stared at Cao Pi's eyes seriously and said:
"Especially your father."
Perhaps he was really frightened by Cui Yan's attitude, and Cao Pi couldn't answer for a while.
Sima Yi now acted as an active figure.
He first poured tea for Cao Pi and Cui Yan, and then said with a smile from the side:
"Second Young Master, there is no need to be nervous. We are not in a hurry about this matter - after all... we are not the ones who really claim to be the heirs. However, you still need to consider whether you still have the capital to delay."
Sima Yi smiled cheerfully, which was completely different from his usual dull image - or in other words, his current appearance was his true temperament, which he usually acted for others to see.
"I heard that the turmoil over the establishment of an heir was so violent, but there was no movement at all in the Prime Minister's house. I'm afraid everyone has already acquiesced in the rationality of this matter, right?"
"It is estimated that it won't be long before the Prime Minister personally comes out to settle the matter - whether it is to establish an heir publicly or to settle the dispute. Before that, Second Young Master, you probably have less than half a year to prepare."
"After all, there have been two recent events that seem to be a sure thing."
Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi and saw Sima Yi's nonchalant attitude. He felt annoyed for a while. It was actually the most annoying thing to talk to such a person, because he was smart and would always say something that was not painful or unpleasant.
It just happens to be something that can provoke you.
If Cui Yan was not here today, Cao Pi would definitely let Sima Yi see how powerful he was. Even if he did not hesitate to destroy the good reputation he had established in the past two years, he would definitely teach this man who had no worries in front of him a lesson.
But the problem is...Sima Yi's words really made Cao Pi unable to stop thinking.
Two things - Cao Pi knew it very well. One was that Cao Cao was going to take action against Jiangdong... After Zhou Yu's death, his father's biggest rival in Jiangdong had disappeared. I heard that they had laid many hidden clues in Jiangdong, so he
Wait for the line to close the net and eat Jiangdong in one go.
The second thing is also an indirect influencing factor of why the dispute over the establishment of an heir is increasingly being rumored by people nowadays:
"Father...are you really going to proclaim yourself a duke and establish a country? You...where did you hear the news?"
Cao Pi gritted his teeth and asked. After talking about it today, for some reason, Cao Pi's usual calmness and wisdom disappeared. Compared with the two people in front of him, he was like a child who had not grown up.
He was playing around in circles, and his psychology was perfectly controlled.
Sima Yi spread his hands and indicated that he was just giving a hint, and he had no evidence.
But Cao Cao's failure to refute the rumors basically means that the matter is true. Isn't this feeling of falsehood and reality, true and false, just Cao Cao's style?
Maybe he was really bored to the extreme. Cao Pi thought about it a few times, took a deep breath, and finally spoke to Cui Yanda:
"Teacher... Just tell me, I promise you..."
Hearing Cao Pi's answer, Cui Yan nodded:
"Okay then - I'll start from the conversation I had with Zhongda before."
Sima Yi...it's Sima Yi again. Cui Yan actually started talking about it from the conversation with Sima Yi. The situation was developing so that Cao Pi couldn't understand it more and more.
However, Cui Yan is not the kind of person who is easily influenced by others.
The reason why we start from the discussion with Sima Yi is naturally justified.
——
Next, Cui Yan kept his story short and told Cao Pi a fact in very concise sentences.
That means the emperor is no longer in the court.
The real emperor had long been imprisoned by Cao Cao.
This is why Cui Yan really decided to make changes.
The way he chose was to support Cao Pi. As for why...
The reason is also very simple. From the two years of teaching Cao Pi, Cui Yan basically knew that Cao Pi himself was actually a child who was often ignored by Cao Cao. Although Cao Pi was the real eldest son, he had a loyal and filial son.
Cao Ang, who had both sides, also had a group of sons like Cao Zhi and Cao Chong who were favored by Cao Cao.
He is a neglected son, to put it harshly - he is Cao Cao's spare tire when choosing his successor.
In the original struggle to establish an heir, if it were not for his experience in becoming famous through the Ye Santai Literary Society in recent years, he would never have been able to succeed Cao Cao.
But the fact is that sometimes things don’t work out what people want, and sometimes things work out in the dark.
Although Cao Pi was somewhat frustrated, this gave Cui Yan a feasible way to plan.
"I know that my disciple, your relationship with your father is actually quite indifferent."
"Of course, I'm not asking you to openly oppose your father. This is rebellion. If it doesn't succeed, your name will probably appear in the history books in another form, right?"
Cui Yan didn't know if it was a joke or something, but seeing him smile, Cao Pi actually felt a little chill down his spine.
But Cui Yan didn't feel it himself. He just smiled and continued:
"But... again, I don't ask for much. I will help you stand out in the heir struggle. In exchange, after you inherit your father's position, you will not usurp the Han... and lead the Cao family with peace of mind, even
It is the country behind that respects the emperor of the Han Dynasty and restores the glory of the Han Dynasty in the past."
Cui Yan's words were loud and clear, and the sweat on Cao Pi's forehead couldn't stop flowing down.
