Mi Han

Chapter 398

Chapter 398

Due to Cao Cao's fight for the heir apparent in the style of raising Gu, Cao Pi's body suffered from some diseases.

Cao Pi is in the prime of life, if it is just some root cause of illness, it will not be a serious problem to raise him down as he is.

It's just that people with underlying diseases are most afraid of emotional ups and downs.

Since Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, the Wei army has suffered continuous heavy losses, which has caused Cao Pi's emotions to fluctuate severely.

Especially after the defeat of the Wei army in the Xiangfan battle, this directly made Cao Pi's physical condition worse.

In this case, for the sake of the country and himself, Cao Pi had to start taking Wushi powder.

Although there are disadvantages in taking Wushi Powder, the reason why Wushi Powder has gradually become popular among the nobles in Luoyang is that its efficacy is not low.

At least after Cao Pi took Wushi Powder, he felt that the pain in his body was suppressed a lot, and his spirit was also greatly boosted.

Since Wushi powder has this effect on Cao Pi's body, whenever Cao Pi felt unwell after returning to Luoyang, he would subconsciously take Wushi powder.

After taking it frequently, Cao Pi has become dependent on Wushi Powder.

Even though Cao Pi has never felt unwell recently, he still takes Wushi Powder from time to time.

It can't be said that Cao Zhen came by accident, it can only be said that when Cao Pi became dependent on Wushisan, no matter when Cao Zhen came to see Cao Pi, he might not see Cao Pi.

Because Wushisan has a very obvious feature after taking it, that is, Wushisan will make people feel very dry and hot.

In order to dissipate the heat in the body, Cao Pi must carry out the step of "walking powder" when taking Wushi powder.

Cao Pi was often delirious when he was walking, and sometimes he didn't even wear a shirt.

Cao Pi is the emperor of the Great Wei, and the emperor may be criticized by his ministers if his clothes are not neat, let alone showing his breasts directly?

If Cao Pi's behavior is seen by foreign officials, once it spreads, it will definitely deal a blow to Cao Pi's majesty.

The majesty has been hit more, so the awe in my heart will naturally disappear.

Because of this concern, Queen Guo didn't immediately call in Xiao Huang's goalkeeper Cao Zhen.

It's just that Cao Zhen is the most important minister of Cao Wei today, not to mention that his sudden request must be something important, so Queen Guo will not rashly let the little yellow goalkeeper Cao Zhen go away.

After thinking left and right, Queen Guo quickly came up with a compromise.

She asked Xiao Huangmen to go out and lead Cao Zhen to the side hall to wait for a while on the grounds that Cao Pi was taking a nap.

Although Cao Pi had just taken Wushi powder, the time to go to the powder would not be too long.

After Cao Pi's trip is over, it is the safest thing to meet Cao Pi again.

After receiving Queen Guo's order, Xiao Huangmen hurriedly went outside the main hall and relayed to Cao Zhen what Queen Guo had instructed him just now.

After Cao Zhen heard that Cao Pi was taking a nap, he didn't have any suspicions in his heart.

After all, although he really wanted to see Cao Pi as soon as possible, just taking a nap would not delay much time, as long as he could see Cao Pi today.

Besides, it is also a kind of disrespect for a minister to disturb the monarch's rest rashly.

So under the leadership of Xiao Huangmen, Cao Zhen went to the side hall first to wait.

When Cao Zhen was taken to the side hall by the small yellow gate, Queen Guo in the hall also walked into the inner hall with a worried face, and gently opened the door to look at the current situation of Cao Pi in the hall.

Through the gap in the palace gate, Queen Guo saw Cao Pi was topless, dancing unconsciously with an intoxicated expression on his face.

Obviously, Wu Shi San brought great joy to Cao Pi.

But looking at Cao Pi's intoxicated demeanor, Queen Guo's face showed worry.

Is the current Cao Pi still the same Zihuan who had great ambitions in front of her back then?

And is Wushi Powder really a panacea?

All kinds of questions unconsciously surfaced in Queen Guo's heart, which made her feel a little cold in her heart.

The passage of time is extremely fast.

Queen Guo, who had been guarding the door, became more and more anxious as time passed.

If her calculation is correct, Cao Zhen has been waiting in the side hall for nearly three hours!

This has greatly exceeded Queen Guo's expectations.

In fact, it is reasonable to say that it usually takes at least one hour for Cao Pi to go away.

It's just that the amount that may be taken today is a bit large, which caused Cao Pi to fall into a deep sleep after the walk.

Perhaps Queen Guo could immediately report Cao Zhen's request to see Cao Pi after his departure.

It's just that it's good that Queen Guo is Cao Pi's favorite woman, but her relationship with Cao Pi is not like that depicted in later TV dramas, which involves the level of life and death of love.

No matter how much Queen Guo is favored, she is essentially just a plaything of Cao Pi.

In addition, Cao Pi is often moody after a walk, so when Cao Pi showed sleepiness after a walk, Queen Guo didn't have the courage to stop Cao Pi.

She can be favored by Cao Pi, apart from her own intelligence and her ability to offer advice to Cao Pi from time to time, the bigger reason is that she is very obedient to Cao Pi.

If something happened to her that disobeyed Cao Pi, with Cao Pi's character of being lenient on the outside and shy on the inside, her fall from favor would be foreseeable.

But Queen Guo didn't expect that Cao Pi had fallen asleep for nearly two hours and hadn't woken up yet.

She invited Cao Zhen to the side hall temporarily for the reason of Cao Pi taking a nap, but who would take a nap for three hours?

Cao Zhen is not a fool, he must be suspicious now.

With Cao Zhen's status, his suspicion is beyond what Queen Guo can bear.

As time passed, Queen Guo hurriedly paced back and forth outside the gate of the inner hall.

But when Queen Guo was thinking about whether to take the risk of waking Cao Pi up, a cry from the inner hall made Queen Guo smile with surprise on her face.

"Queen."

This cry was a bit out of breath, but Queen Guo recognized who the owner of this call was.

After hearing this call, Queen Guo immediately pushed open the palace door and walked all the way to Cao Pi's bed.

Cao Pi, who had just woken up, did not have the rosy color that should have appeared with sufficient rest, but his face looked rather pale.

When Queen Guo approached Cao Pi's bed, Cao Pi looked at his concubine in front of him, and subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to touch Queen Guo's face.

It's just that it may be that walking and walking took too much energy, which made Cao Pi's actions a little weak now.

Queen Guo was also very sensible, she quickly grabbed Cao Pi's crumbling hand and put it on her face, and then she watched Cao Pi finally said that sentence:

"Your Majesty, the General seeks an audience."

Hearing Queen Guo's words, Cao Pi was subconsciously stunned for a while.

On the one hand, he behaved this way because he just woke up from his sleep, and on the other hand, he was shocked by the news that Cao Zhen suddenly asked to see him.

Isn't Cao Zhen in Guanzhong?

Why did he suddenly appear outside his bedroom?

When these two questions surfaced in his mind, Cao Pi's sanity was returning at an extremely fast speed.

Realizing that Cao Zhen would have something important to report when he came back this time, Cao Pi immediately asked Queen Guo, "How long has the general been here?"

Under Cao Pi's gaze, Queen Guo replied guiltily, "It's been almost three hours."

After hearing Queen Guo's answer, anger appeared on Cao Pi's face instantly.

"How can you make him wait so long for the important minister of the general country?

Why didn't you wake me up earlier?You are misleading the country! "

Faced with Cao Pi's sharp reprimand, Queen Guo was so frightened that she knelt down in front of the couch, tears already appearing on her face.

It's just that although the current Queen Guo looks lovely and pitiful, the current Cao Pi can't care about pity and tenderness.

Cao Pi quickly called his servant to change his clothes.

Under Cao Pi's urging, the servant quickly dressed Cao Pi in regular clothes.

After putting on the uniform, Cao Pi was about to go out to summon Cao Zhen, but Cao Pi saw his pale face in the bronze mirror.

After seeing this scene, Cao Pi had some shock in his eyes.

Is this still the high-spirited and smug him back then?

But Cao Pi, who was in a hurry, quickly suppressed this shock deeply in his heart for the time being.

He ordered someone to bring a basin of hot water, and then he applied the hot water in the basin to his face several times in succession.

Under the stimulation of the hot water, Cao Pi's face finally returned to some ruddy.

Seeing this, Cao Pi hurried out of the inner hall at last, and ordered Xiaohuangmen to summon Cao Zhen as soon as possible.

Called by Xiao Huangmen, Cao Zhen with a pale face came to Cao Pi not long after.

He came outside the hall at noon, but now the sky outside the hall has turned dark, which shows how long he has been waiting in the side hall.

Waiting for no results is the most annoying thing, especially for Cao Zhen who is in a high position.

After the long wait, Cao Zhen is in a very bad mood now.

Of course, under the irritability, Cao Zhenxin was still full of doubts just now.

Just imagine, the emperor's concubine tells the minister that the emperor will have a short rest and then he can meet him.

But almost three hours have passed, and the emperor still hasn't appeared, so what will the minister think in his heart.

Do you think the emperor is a lazy pig, or do you think the concubine is deliberately cutting off the meeting between the monarch and his ministers?

In particular, Queen Guo's reputation in the court and the public is basically no different from that of the enchanting concubine.

It can be said that if Cao Pi gets up later, Cao Zhen will probably break through.

It's just that the irritability and doubts in my heart disappeared in Cao Zhen's heart the moment he saw Cao Pi.

Cao Zhen and Cao Pi are not only trusting monarchs and ministers, but also brothers who grew up together since childhood.

And after Cao Pi saw Cao Zhen, whom he had not seen for a long time, a smile appeared on his face.

Cao Pi is not a ruthless person by nature, and he will be jealous of his brothers and sisters who may threaten his throne as the emperor.

But Cao Pi also has true feelings for his brother who has always been loyal to him.

When Cao Zhen was about to bow down to Cao Pi, Cao Pi got up from the throne and came to Cao Zhen, grabbed Cao Zhen's hand, and stopped Cao Zhen from bowing down.

Then Cao Pi took Cao Zhen all the way to the seat closest to his throne and sat down. After Cao Zhen sat down, Cao Pi just returned to the throne.

Cao Pi's actions fully revealed his love for Cao Zhen.

Cao Pi knew that Cao Zhen must have something important to report when he returned without an edict, so he asked Cao Zhen immediately after sitting down:

"Zi Dan is back this time, but what's the matter?"

In the face of Cao Pi's inquiry, Cao Zhen, who was anxious to report the military strategy, did not speak for a while.

It's not that he didn't hear Cao Pi's inquiry, it's just that his heart at this moment became distraught because he discovered something.

Just now when Cao Pi was in close contact with him, Cao Zhen smelled Wushisan from Cao Pi.

Before entering the palace, Cao Zhen came into close contact with Wushisan because he taught Cao Shuang a lesson.

And the smell of Wushi San is unique, Cao Zhen may forget it after a long time, but in just one day, Cao Zhen is sure that he will not smell it wrong.

Cao Zhen thought of Cao Pi's delay in summoning him just now, and an inference appeared in his mind.

After realizing this, Cao Zhen looked at Cao Pi with complicated eyes.

What's wrong with Zihuan?

He used to despise this kind of alchemist the most!

It's just that Cao Zhen would not rashly expose this point in front of Cao Pi.

After quickly calming down his inner emotions, Cao Zhen pretended to be okay, and handed over his hands to Cao Pi and told Cao Pi his strategy of the Southern Expedition.

Originally, Cao Pi still had a smile on his face, but after hearing that Cao Zhen had returned this time and asked him to allow him to go south, the smile on Cao Pi's face disappeared instantly.

Southern Expedition means to fight against Mi Yang, Cao Pi feels panicked when he hears these two words now.

So Cao Pi subconsciously said: "Nanzheng is a big matter, and we need to think about it in the long run."

Although Cao Pi did not directly veto Cao Zhen's proposal, it was obvious from his tone that he did not want Cao Zhen to rush south.

For Cao Pi's attitude, Cao Zhen had expected it a long time ago.

Otherwise, he would not plan to go back to Luoyang to persuade Cao Pi himself.

After Cao Pi declined Cao Zhen's suggestion, Cao Zhen was not discouraged. He got up directly from his seat, came to Cao Pi and bowed solemnly to him:

"The enemy has civil strife, which is a great opportunity for Wei.

The terrain of Hanzhong is steep. If the enemy does not take advantage of the internal strife to attack, then once Liu Bei quells the civil strife, then with Mi Yang's ingenuity, Hanzhong will no longer be able to plot.

Now that the mid-autumn harvest has come to an end, and the soldiers are fine and the food is sufficient, it is time for our army to show its might. I hope that Your Majesty will not give up on this god-given opportunity. "

In what Cao Zhen said just now, Cao Pi already knew all the specific strategies of Cao Zhen.

Although Cao Pi is not good at military strategy, he still has basic judgments.

Judging from the strategy described by Cao Zhen, his strategy is indeed likely to be successful.

But what Cao Zhen wanted to attack was not Zhang Fei or Liu Bei, but Mi Yang.

In the past, every time Wei Jun attacked Mi Yang, which strategy did not sound good, but what happened?

As the saying goes, one learns one's wisdom by eating a ditch, and the reason why Cao Wei's ruling and opposition parties have the attitude of "fearing rice like the wind", isn't this brought about by the monarch Cao Pi?

Therefore, under the fear of Mi Yang in his heart, Cao Pi once again vetoed Cao Zhen's proposal.

"Mi thieves are good at fighting, so don't underestimate them."

Compared with the first polite refusal, Cao Pi's refusal this time is more straightforward.

After vetoing Cao Zhen's proposal again, Cao Pi said to Cao Zhen earnestly:

"Replacing offense with defense is the best strategy for Wei to deal with Liu thief."

Hearing what Cao Pi said, Cao Zhen raised his head slightly, and said to Cao Pi:

"Since His Majesty succeeded to the throne, he has treated his ministers with the utmost kindness. He moved three times a year and then became a general. This kind of kindness is rare in ancient and modern times.

I feel deeply in my heart for His Majesty's kindness.

It's just that if the monarch has worries, but the ministers can't solve them for the monarch, then the ministers should apologise with death.

The reason why I want to march south is not because I want to make meritorious deeds for myself, but because I want to relieve my worries for the great Wei and His Majesty! "

"I don't want it, I don't want your Majesty"

When he said these words, Cao Zhen's voice was already sobbing.

He looked at Cao Pi with teary eyes, hoping that he could understand his heart.

After seeing Cao Zhen's eyes, Cao Pi's eyes began to dodge.

Some things cannot be explained too clearly, but they can be explained in a subtle way.

When Cao Zhen said the word worry, he emphasized his tone in order to hint at Cao Pi.

Since Wushi San was circulated in Luoyang, a slogan about Wushi San was also circulated in the streets and alleys of Luoyang.

"How to relieve worries, only five stones."

Cao Pi naturally knew this slogan, so he could understand the metaphor in Cao Zhenhua.

Cao really hoped that he could remove Cao Pi's worries, so that Cao Pi would no longer need to take Wushisan, a drug that has no known good or bad.

This is the most sincere appeal in Cao Pi's heart, and it is this extremely sincere appeal that hits the softest part of Cao Pi's heart.

(End of this chapter)