Sima Yi asked Li Fu to sit down, and ordered his followers to serve tea again. Then he smiled and said, "As soon as he left, your highness specially reminded me to express his greetings to you. I have been staying in Yedu for so many years, and I feel wronged."

Li Fu smiled bitterly and said, "I am originally from Yedu, and I am crazy by nature and don't like to be restrained. In fact, I like this kind of life very much. I am free and free, and I have been promoted to a lieutenant to join the army step by step. When I talk about it, I feel ashamed. Compared to those soldiers who fought bloody battles, I should not be treated so well."

"This is a humble contribution to joining the army. Perhaps most people cannot understand it, but His Highness's Peace Zhangtai is very clear. The trickle of flowing into a river and sea. We set the capital of Chang'an and opened the Weiyang Palace, but no one came out to impeach and accuse me. Isn't this the contribution of joining the army? Explain one by one, winning the understanding of all officials in the court and making us stand firm in the law. This is the contribution."

Although Li Fu thought he had made no contribution, it was more of a humble statement. Seeing that Sima Yi affirmed his achievements, he was really happy and smiled and said, "What happened to Ye today is that Cao Cao suddenly announced the appointment of the crown prince. Should the Secretary of the Shangshu know?"

Sima Yi asked in confusion: "Why is it said to be 'sudden announcement?'"

"Because Cao Cao publicly said a few days ago that he would establish the issue of heirs after the day, but now he has 20 days left before the day, so he announced it, which really surprised many people. Frankly speaking, it seemed very hasty and didn't even have time to prepare for the ceremony." "What's the reason?" Sima Yi asked with great interest.

"It should be related to Cao Zhi. It is said that nearly 100 important officials are preparing to jointly write to Cao Cao before the Dan Festival, asking Cao Zhi to be his heir. In order to avoid this incident, Cao Cao announced the prince in advance and also cut off the idea of ​​these high-ranking officials."

"Hundreds of high-ranking officials!" Sima Yi was surprised, "Is this including local high-ranking officials?"

"It should also include the local governors, especially in Xuzhou. Cao Zhi had inspected there for two years and was quite popular. This time, Cao Cao announced the appointment of the crown prince, but he still took a great risk. It can be said that this is the biggest political risk of Wei. Although the crown prince was established, it is still a big question whether he can successfully overcome this level. This is the bitter wine that Cao Cao has been making in the past ten years."

Sima Yi understood what Li Fu pointed out that over the past ten years, Cao Cao had been undecided on the major issue of establishing a prince. He once decided to make Cao Zhi the crown prince. Even before the Yang Cui case, Cao Zhi had the upper hand. It was only with the cooperation of the Han Dynasty that Cao Pi carefully planned the Yang Cui case, exposing Cao Zhi's political thoughts, which finally made Cao Cao disappointed him and changed Cao Pi to the crown prince.

Although the prince has been established today, the political consequences left by ten years of struggle are difficult to eliminate in the short term. In particular, in order to establish Cao Zhi as his heir, Cao Cao specially supported his party members for him, which gave Cao Zhi a large number of loyal supporters and formed a powerful political group. Now Cao Cao can still suppress it. Once Cao Cao dies, the battle between the two brothers will surely become fierce.

Sima Yi was walking in the room with his hands behind his back. He was making a decision. Liu Jing mentioned this decision half a year ago, that is, to make full use of the political struggle between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, to muddle the waters of Wei, and even implicate Cao Zhang in, so as to weaken the Wei State to the greatest extent.

Now that Cao Pi is made the crown prince, the struggle is not over. On the contrary, the struggle will be even more intense. People from Cao Zhi's forces are very clear that if Cao Pi ascends the throne, what will await them will be a bloody purge.

Thinking of this, Sima Yi turned around to Li Fu and said: "The King of Han has been paying attention to the Pizhi dispute, and also hopes that the Wei State will create opportunities for us to conquer the Wei State at the lowest cost. Li Zongjun lives in Yedu, hoping to make achievements in this regard."

Li Fu nodded and asked again: "I wonder who His Highness the King of Han will support?"

Sima Yi laughed, "Our interests are not Cao Pi or Cao Zhi. When Cao Pi was weak, we supported Cao Pi. Now Cao Zhi is weak. We naturally have to support Cao Zhi. However, we cannot be too hasty in this matter, and we cannot leave traces. Cao Pi is very obscene and has great skills. He will use his affair with the enemy country to convict Cao Zhi. This matter is of great importance. Li Chengjun must do it with caution."

"I understand. Please rest assured to Secretary Sima. I have connections in Ye and I will not be caught by Cao Pi."

At night, a carriage was slowly walking on Guangyangmen Street. There were only a dozen guards on both sides of the carriage. Inside the carriage, Cao Zhi looked at the empty street outside the carriage with a dull look at the empty street outside the carriage window. Piles of snow were piled up on the roadside in a mess and dirty way. The street was extremely cold and there was no one to see.

At this time, Cao Zhi's mood was like these once white and crystal snow piles. After bringing joy and laughter, he was ruthlessly abandoned by people. Yes, abandoned! Cao Zhi felt that he was abandoned by his father.

The father finally made his brother the prince. Since that's the case, why did he give him so much hope? Cao Zhi's ears seemed to be still echoing his father's inspiration.

"Zhier, like your father, you are a talented and ambitious person with lofty ambitions. My father hopes that you can inherit my career and finally unify the world. At that time, my father can rest in peace in the underworld."

This was just a year ago when my father took him to Runan to fight against the Han army. At that time, he was full of energy and full of expectations for his future. After the Yang Cui case occurred half a year ago, everything changed. His father was alienated from him and his power was deprived. He seemed to fall from the world to the ground. Today, his father finally announced the news that made him feel cold.

Cao Zhi sighed softly, what should he do now and where should he go?

At this moment, several cavalrymen ran towards Cao Zhi's convoy and strangled the war horse, "Is this Mr. Zhi's carriage?"

“That’s right!”

"Mr. Wei has an order, please let Mr. Zhi go in and see you immediately, and there is no delay any further!"

The cavalry went up again and whispered in front of the carriage window: "Young Master Zhi, go quickly! Mr. Wei is already anxious."

Cao Zhi nodded and ordered the coachman, "Get faster!"

The carriage suddenly accelerated and rushed towards the Tongque Palace outside the northern city.

Soon, the carriage drove into the gate of Tongque Palace and slowly stopped in front of the steps. An eunuch had been waiting here for a long time. Seeing Cao Zhi coming, he hurried forward and said, "Young Master, come with me! The eldest son is over, and Mr. Wei is waiting for you."

Cao Zhi stopped his steps and asked hesitantly: "My brother is here too?"

"He was also come in and see him, right! Wasn't that here?"

Cao Zhi looked into the palace and saw his brother Cao Pi walking quickly towards this side, his face full of pride. Cao Zhi didn't want to see him at this time, but he had nowhere to retreat, so he had to bite his lips and greet him.

"Oh! The third brother is here too."

Cao Pi had long seen Cao Zhi's carriage. At this time, he pretended to be surprised and just discovered it, "Is it my father who asked you to come?" he added.

Cao Zhi stepped forward and barely bowed, "Congratulations to brother!"

Cao Pi laughed, his eyes full of pride. When did he be forced to almost reach the Jedi, but now he has turned over and looked at his brother with a bitter look, he felt an indescribable pleasure in his heart.

"Actually, you don't have to be sad."

Cao Pi laughed dryly, patted his brothers on the shoulder, and said earnestly: "I hope that our brothers will give up their past grudges, and no longer take the past into consideration, and work together to strengthen my father's career in the future."

"This sentence should be said to my brother. Don't take the past to heart. Can my brother do it?" Cao Zhi said coldly.

Cao Pi's face changed and he suddenly became gloomy. He said unhappily: "Third brother, what do you mean?"

"Brother should understand what I mean!"

Cao Pi looked coldly at his brother who was taller than him. After a while, he snorted and asked, "Does the third brother refuse to give up?

"It's not whether I'll stop, but whether my brother is willing to stop."

"If my third brother refuses to give up, of course I won't swallow my anger."

The two fought against each other and refused to give in. At this time, a tall and beautiful young woman walked out of the palace. It was Cao Xian. Cao Cao was already a little impatient and asked his daughter to come out and urge Cao Zhi.

"Third brother!" Cao Xian saw Cao Zhi and hurried forward and said, "Why haven't you been in yet? My father is already anxious."

Cao Zhi nodded, bowed to Cao Pi, and said in a hard tone: "Brother, please! I'll go in first."

Cao Pi smiled. In front of his sister, he regained his gentle and friendly image of his elder brother, and his voice softened, "Third brother, go quickly! Don't let my father wait in a hurry, and we brothers will chat slowly when we have time."

Cao Zhi turned around and left quickly. Cao Pi looked at his brother's back with his hands behind his back, and a cold smile gradually appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Third brother, I thought you would start arguing, especially worried that my elder brother would sarcastically sarcasticize you. It seems that it's okay, my elder brother is still as gentle as before."

Cao Xian has the best relationship with his third brother Cao Zhi. Cao Zhi was frustrated this time and was full of sympathy, for fear that his third brother would sink from now on, especially when she was about to get married, she would no longer be able to care about his third brother in the future, which made her heart full of worries.

However, the elder brother's gentle attitude just now made her feel a little relieved. Cao Zhi wanted to curse sarcastically, "Hyitant!" But he couldn't bear to hurt his sister's heart, so he changed the subject, "Little sister, why are my father so anxious to do to me?"

"I don't know either, but I think my father wants to appease the third brother! After all, the announcement of the prince today will hit the third brother very much, and my father will feel a little guilty. He once liked you so much."

Cao Zhi thought about it and his father should be able to comfort him.

Soon, they came to their father's study. Cao Xian first went in and reported, and soon came out and said, "Third Brother, my father asked you to go in!"
Chapter completed!