The first thousand two hundred and ninety-two chapters of Cao Pi's ambition
Chapter 1,292 Cao Pi’s Ambition
Just inside Jiangdong, Liu Bei and Sun Quan were chasing each other.
Shouchun…
Since arriving in Shouchun half a year ago, Cao Pi has completely settled down.
Not only refers to life, but also his state of mind.
For Cao Pi, in life at that time, the examination for establishing heirs was everything.
He originally didn't have many expectations for his future, but after meeting Sima Yi that day, he completely changed.
He realized...his identity would not change because of Cao Cao's treatment...
When he was young, he might have been treated kindly by others because of his age, but as he grew older, the pressure of establishing an heir eventually emerged.
Regardless of whether he admits it or not, whether he wants it or not, as a descendant of Cao Cao, he is destined to enter this huge vortex.
Of course, subsequent events actually confirmed that Sima Yi's statement was inappropriate. Cao Zhi chose to take another path, but he no longer had any worries.
If it were Cao Pi in the past, he might really criticize this.
But now he is different. Once ambition is awakened, it is difficult to suppress it.
What's more, after going through an age of being ignored and looked down upon by others, Cao Pi himself didn't even realize that the darkness in his heart needed such a big goal to appease him.
Yes, he had to become the crown prince and Cao Cao's heir. Otherwise, he couldn't imagine the darkness he would spend the rest of his life in.
So after experiencing the initial chaos when establishing an heir, Cao Cao's personal assessment later, and the birth of the assessment standards for establishing an heir, Cao Pi gradually got better.
Because of Yi Xiaotian, the establishment of the so-called mentor seemed to be to restrict people like Cao Pi who had many supporters. It turned out that Cao Pi thought the same way.
Although Cao Cao had great trust in Yi Xiaotian, in Cao Pi's eyes, Yi Xiaotian was like a damn liar who targeted him at every turn. He not only deceived his father, but also made his own situation extremely difficult.
"Yi Xiaotian...if it weren't for you..."
He shouted in his heart more than once.
But soon...he no longer struggled.
Because, his opponent had some problems.
Or…
The opponent took the initiative to give up the advantage he should have, and almost completely pushed the victory to him.
I'm talking about Cao Ang. Cao Ang didn't choose a mentor, but chose to go all the way to the end in a dark way - this gave Cao Pi enough opportunities.
Of course, Cao Pi didn't understand this kind of behavior. He just thought Cao Ang was stupid. Sima Yi reminded him:
"This kind of behavior seems to be something that a stubborn person like the eldest son would do, but... I'm afraid that behind this is the guidance of my husband. If I give up the tutor... I may suffer a loss in the assessment project, but it can attract attention.
Create an excellent reputation - although it is not stated clearly in the assessment, the lord's father will still consider the external reputation."
Sima Yi calls Cao Pi his lord. In the past six months, his relationship with Cao Pi has been very close, and they have even reached the point of sleeping together.
Sima Yi put all his family wealth on Cao Pi.
He knew that... at that time, before he had the idea of supporting a certain prince to rise to power, he might still have the option of following Yi Xiaotian and steadily climbing up the court.
but…
He couldn't wait.
The Sima family can't wait any longer.
The reason is very simple. Cao Cao's attitude towards the nobles has already chilled many upper-class nobles.
Over the years, whether it was from the salt revolution or Cao Cao's personal petition to reduce his title, Cao Cao's several statements made the gentry feel a real crisis.
Not to mention, in the past few years, many once-proud noble families have plummeted... and many have lost their heads because of this.
As for the top families such as the Hongnong Yang family, the Qinghe Cui family...or the Hanoi Sima family, there are rumors that Cao Cao's next target will be them.
How could Sima Yi not panic?
So he was anxious and chose to bet on Cao Pi, and so was Yang Xiu...but the one he bet on was Cao Zhi - now that Cao Zhi has withdrawn from the battle to establish an heir, the future of the Hongnong Yang family is naturally uncertain.
Judging from the fact that Yang Xiu has not had any comments circulated in the market for several months, I am afraid that this incident will have a big impact on him.
The only place that Sima Yi failed to calculate was probably Yi Xiaotian...
Yes, in order to get together with Cao Pi, he used some methods, which seemed to... offend Yi Xiaotian.
He still doesn't know what Yi Xiaotian is thinking. Just like when Yi Xiaotian taught them principles in Shuixie Study Room, this man was very difficult to understand - the only thing Sima Yi could foresee was that Yi Xiaotian would probably support Cao Ang.
, so this situation basically resulted in him having to stand on the opposite side of his former mentor.
"The rules are set by the master... The incident also happened because of me. I offended the master... so that the lord had to..."
"Zhongda, you are talking about this again, how long do you want me to repeat it?
I don’t blame you for this matter. On the contrary...it is because of your help that I can get to where I am today."
"When the assessment is over and I get the title of Crown Prince, you and I will definitely have a good drink to relieve all the depression we have experienced in the past six months."
"That's natural..."
Sima Yi also smiled, and he was very pleased to see Cao Pi's confident look now.
As for why they are so confident, the reason is very simple - Cao Ang was not rated highly in the previous assessments, and according to the current assessment process, as the last key item that can affect the outcome, as long as they put this Shouchun
After the last month of the term is over and a perfect "homework book" is submitted, this discussion about the battle for the crown prince can be concluded.
After all, Cao Pi's mentor Cui Lin had made detailed plans for him long before Cao Pi came to Shouchun with him.
——Sima Yi knew this was cheating.
But in order to win, he is willing to do whatever it takes.
Cui Lin pointed out the key to the last item of the assessment in one sentence - the purpose is not the merits, but the ability to get along with others.
The so-called officialdom is all about human relations and sophistication, and this final assessment takes this point to the extreme.
Why is there such a conclusion?
Just look at their location selection - Shouchun and Fancheng, one is in the east and the other is in the west, but the same thing is that they are respectively behind Hefei and Xiangyang, which are now called strong fortresses in the Wei Kingdom.
This means that from the very beginning, there was no assessment of military strategy in this assessment - coming up with merits?
The area around these two cities is so peaceful that even mountain bandits cannot be found.
It’s almost to the point where they don’t pick up things on the road and don’t close their doors. How can they be taught to use their tricks?
Therefore, Cui Lin concluded that the original intention of the assessment was to test the two young masters' ability to win over people's hearts——
"I can only say that sir, you have worked very hard to bring out the eldest son's advantages."
Sima Yi thought so. After all, Cao Pi's connections in Yecheng were needless to say.
If we were to examine the capabilities in this area in Yecheng, wouldn't it be tantamount to directly announcing Cao Pi's victory?
It's a pity that in Sima Yi's view, although Yi Xiaotian has done his best for Cao Ang, he is not his opponent after all.
He was born in the Sima family in Hanoi. He had been exposed to celebrities since he was a child. If he wanted to teach Cao Pi, wouldn't it be easy for him?
