Then he took out the dagger he had prepared long ago from his arms and stabbed it into his chest without hesitation.

The incident happened so suddenly that Princess Chen was so frightened that she screamed.

Cao Zhi quickly called the servant women from far away and asked them to help Princess Chen go down.

 After cleaning up everything on the mountain and appeasing Princess Chen, the group went down the mountain.

After the soldiers sent by the Yanzhou Governor's Office escorted Princess Chen away, Cao Miao quietly asked Cao Zhi:

“Silang, you used to have a lot of complaints against the court, but why do you speak like that in front of your mother?”

Cao Zhi no longer had the calmness he had just now, and his face had become gloomy.

“Brother, we are here. Even if someone is watching us, as long as we are careful, others won’t be able to eavesdrop.”

"But my mother is different from us. Although there are no supervisors in the palace now, who knows who is there secretly?"

 Recalling Amu Ping's behavior when she was on the mountain and retreating from her family, she also thought that the people in her house might not be safe.

After hearing these words, Cao Miao breathed a sigh of relief:

“I see, I still said... Haha, I was overthinking it.”

Cao Zhi smiled bitterly and said:

“It has only been half a year since your death, how could I forget so easily everything that happened to you during your lifetime?”

 Speaking of this, he felt more and more miserable in his heart, "Actually, your lord sent Cao San to Liangzhou for the second time. His original intention was to find a way out for us. How could I not know that?"

On the surface, Cao San left to follow the master, but in fact he was willing to commit suicide in order to keep this secret.

 Cao Zhi was going to go to the court and bury Cao San at the foot of Yushan to accompany his father.

Father's painstaking efforts and Cao San's sacrifice were all for the sake of the two brothers. How could Cao Zhifei not be touched when he was so hard-hearted?

 Just in front of outsiders, he had to hide this secret deepest.

 After all, this kind of thing is the biggest taboo.

Cao Miao could not help but asked in a low voice:

“You don’t believe His Majesty either?”

Cao Zhi shook his head:

“Not only do I not believe in Your Majesty, I also don’t believe in Haoyou. In addition, there are two countries, Shu and Wu, so I am not a kind person.”

"Now the Wei Dynasty still seems to be in the middle of the world, but in fact it is already in danger, so it is not a bad thing to make more plans."

In the fifth year of Taihe (the year before last), my father wrote several times, saying:

Those who can make the world pay attention are those who are in power. Therefore, the plot can change the master, and the power can intimidate. The powerful and right-wing people are in power, and they are not relatives. Where the power lies, even if it is sparse, it will be strong. Where the power is gone, even if it is close, it will be despised.

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Also using the example of the Tian family replacing the Qi Dynasty and the three families being divided into the Jin Dynasty, I strongly persuaded Your Majesty to use more clan relatives to prevent right-wingers.

　　However, Your Majesty only responded with excellent writing.

It is precisely because the Wei clan has become more and more unimportant and the right and right have become more important, so my father is completely disappointed with His Majesty.

The three Xiahou clans were originally relatives of the Cao family, and are now under house arrest in Luoyang.

Bi Gui was also a relative by marriage and was defeated by the barbarians.

 If you don’t use clan ties, you will abolish marriage ties.

As for the person who was the governor of Yangzhou and oversaw the military affairs, Man Chong was like that; the person who had the power in Guanzhong was like Sima Yi.

Most of the world's elite soldiers are controlled by outsiders. This has never been seen since the founding of the Wei Dynasty.

When Cao Miao heard what Cao Zhi said, his face became ugly.

 He asked in a somewhat astringent voice:

“Silang is so pessimistic about the Wei Dynasty?”

No matter how Emperor Wen and his son treat their own family, as Shiro said on the mountain, they still have the same surname after all.

No one wants to see the empire that Emperor Wu worked so hard to build throughout his life be ruined.

“It’s not pessimistic.” Cao Zhi shook his head and forced himself to smile, “Let’s take one step at a time and see what happens.”

“As long as the pass is not lost, we can live our lives well. If even Da Sima cannot stop the Shu people..."

 At this point, Cao Zhi's voice also deepened, "When it comes to that step, we will have to make preparations."

 Cao Zhi and Cao Miao's feelings towards the Wei Dynasty were much more complicated than Cao Zhi's.

 It is certain that we hope that the Wei Dynasty can unify the world.

But because of what Cao Pi and his son did to their family, and also because of the foreign wars that the Wei Dynasty had carried out in recent years.

 Let them feel a sense of despair that they hate it for not fighting, are angry at its injustice, and are unable to do anything.

It was after Cao Zhi was completely desperate that before his death, he was worried about the future of Wei and his son, so he found a way out for them.

What Cao Zhi didn't know was that even if he didn't find a way out for his son, Cao Zhi was a person who knew current affairs in history.

From the Gaoping Ling Incident to Sima Shi deposed Cao Fang and established Cao Mao, Cao Zhi, like other Cao family members, regarded himself as a bystander.

When Cao Mao was killed, Sima Yan went to Yecheng to welcome Cao Huan to Luoyang to ascend the throne. Cao Zhi even went to see Sima Yan at night.

 After the two talked for a whole night, Cao Zhi gained Sima Yan's attention.

When Sima Yan usurped the Wei Dynasty, he issued an edict praising Cao Zhi for "pure conduct, high talent and clean conduct, good at ancient museums, and a great hero to Wei Zongying".

 This shows Cao Zhi’s grasp of the current situation.

 And because of the illegal crossing of a certain country boy, the decline of the Wei State came much earlier than in history.

Other Cao clan members may still not be able to see Wei's hidden worries, but Cao Zhi is the son of Cao Zhi, how could he not know?

 I saw Cao Zhi solemnly say to Cao Miao:

“Brother, if one day comes, we two brothers will stay in Wei while you go and join Feng Langjun.”

Cao Miao’s expression changed drastically and he lost his voice:

 “Shiro!”

 Cao Zhi held Cao Miao's shoulders firmly, signaling him not to interrupt what he was saying:

"Since I have inherited the title of king, how easy is it for you to leave? You are different."

"You are not the legitimate son, you have no reputation, and the court will not pay much attention to you. When the time comes, it will be much easier for you to find a way to leave quietly than for me."

Cao Miao said:

 “If I leave, what will you do?”

 Cao Zhi sighed:

“When that time comes, life and death will be decided by fate. If I really want to have any misfortune, I just hope that my brother will be able to adopt a son when the time comes, so that my incense will continue.”

 At this point, he forced himself to smile again:

“Perhaps by that time, no one will care about us clan members, and I will be fine too!”

Cao Miao couldn't help it, hugged Cao Zhi and cried loudly:

"I only hope that Da Sima can guard Guanzhong, and we two brothers can live our own lives behind closed doors!"

 Cao Zhi smiled bitterly and sighed.

Even if Da Sima can defend Guanzhong, Da Wei will still have internal worries!
Chapter completed!