Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Cao Zhang, the third son of Cao Cao, was affectionately called the son of "Huang Xuer" by Cao Cao.

Maybe before, he didn't have the idea of ​​fighting for the son.

But his father died suddenly, and the imperial edict was burned. How could he, who was in shock, be able to withstand the bewitching of the people around him?

Which son's retainer doesn't want to make this "merit from the dragon"?
Don't want to soar into the sky?

Speaking of this "yellow beard"...

Many people think of "Megatron Beyond the Great Wall".

His image of a "martial idiot" and a "straight man" is even more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Once... he exchanged his concubine with the owner of the horse because of a fine horse.

Once the Nanyue Kingdom sent a white elephant, Cao Zhang pinched the trunk of the white elephant with his hands, and the white elephant obediently fell on the ground, not daring to move...

It is also recorded in the three volumes of "Old Stories of the King of Rencheng".

Cao Pi once cast a ten-thousand-jin bell and hung it in the Wenhua Palace. He wanted to change it to another place, but even 100 warriors could not move it. Self-preservation.

It is also recorded in Zaiyuan Magazine written by Liu Tingji of the Qing Dynasty.

When Cao Cao redeemed Cai Wenji, he ordered Cao Zhang's troops to come to the northern part of the Great Wall and threaten the Southern Huns.

As a result, there are many weird sayings about the death of Cao Zhang in history...

The most widely circulated is that Cao Pi was afraid of Cao Zhang's bravery, so he poisoned Cao Zhang with tricks.

According to Liu Yiqing's "Shi Shuo Xin Yu" of the Southern Dynasty, Cao Zhang likes to play chess, and Cao Pi plays to his liking. When the game reaches the middle game, Cao Pi has already seen the disadvantage, so he calls the maid beside him, "Bring up the jujube".

After that, the two played chess and ate jujubes at the same time, seemingly in harmony with each other.

In fact, the vicious Cao Pi had already put poison in some dates, and secretly marked them to eat the ones that were not poisoned.

Cao Zhang was kept in the dark, and after a while, he became top-heavy, his eyes were straight, and before he could say a word, he fell to the ground.

Of course, there is also another explanation given by "Wei Jin Shi Yu"-"At the beginning, when Zhang asked Xishou, he would have a different ambition, so he would not be able to see him when he came to the court. He was so angry and fearful that he died violently."

Cao Zhang asked "Xi Shou"... and also participated in the dispute between the princes.

No matter what…

Now Cao Zhang stationed his soldiers and horses in Luoyang City with the momentum of thunder, as if... At this moment, he became the master of this place for a short time, holding the power of life and death for everyone.

"Is General Ziwen planning to rebel?"

Even though he was stabbed with a sword, Cheng Yu still held his head up, letting the blood on his body flow down.

Ding Yi quickly walked to Cao Zhang's side and whispered in his ear, "Yesterday General Xiahou handed over the Xishou to Cheng Sima!"

Cao Zhang stared blankly, "I'm not against Wei, I'm against the private prince of your Long Xiao camp!"

Then he pointed at Cheng Yu, "Tied!"

A group of soldiers rushed over and tied up Cheng Yu.

Xia Houyuan was furious and flustered, "Ziwen, do you know how much Cheng Sima has done for the Great Wei over the years? Do you dare to tie him up?"

Cao Zhang cast a gloomy glance at the officials, "He's doing meritorious service for the master of the Long Xiao battalion, what has he got to do with Wei?"

"Huh, now that the father is dead and the Great Wei is in turmoil, from today onwards, the city of Xu will be under martial law, and all officials will be sent back to their residences. Without this general's token, they are not allowed to move around without authorization."

"You..." Xia Houyuan shouted loudly.

But Cao Zhang didn't look at him at all, he walked slowly in front of Cao Zhi.

"Does Zijian want to be a prince?"

"No..." Cao Zhi shook his head again and again, he meant it sincerely, he never thought of getting his hands on the crown prince.

But Cao Zhi's answer made the corners of Cao Zhang's mouth slightly raised.

Cao Zhang walked up to Cao Pi again, "Second brother? Do you want to be the prince?"

Cao Pi remained silent...

Wu Zhi wanted to speak for him, but he stopped him.

"Ha ha…"

Unexpectedly, Cao Zhang smiled, "Second brother, I have been fond of archery and riding horses since I was a child, and you know that I can fight fierce beasts with my bare hands."

"My father once refuted me when I was there. He didn't yearn to study and learn the way of sages, but he liked to ride a horse and fencing. These can only be dealt with by one person. What's so precious? So he urged me to study "Book of Songs" and "Shangshu". Turning a deaf ear, he only said to the people around him, "A man should follow the example of generals like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, lead a hundred thousand people to gallop across the desert, expel the Rong and Di, and make contributions. How can he become a doctor?""

"Later, my father asked about the aspirations of our brothers, and my answer was, 'I would like to be a general, wear a solid armor, hold a sharp weapon, ignore myself in the face of danger, take the lead, be rewarded for meritorious deeds, and punished for crimes' Father laughed, hehe , I remember that at that time, the second elder brother replied that he wanted to be a courtier beside the father, to share the burden for the king! Can you continue to share the burden for the father?"

This…

Cao Pi was taken aback by Cao Zhang's words.

He was a little confused, what was Cao Pi's purpose?
"Third Brother, no matter what, Great Wei cannot be torn apart!" Cao Pi still maintained his rationality, and he tried to use some words to gather people's hearts and save the unfavorable situation.

"The Great Wei will not be torn apart." Cao Zhang narrowed his eyes, "I have no interest in the throne, I came here in a hurry, just to support my third brother to become the king of Wei! It is said that the father loves the younger brother Chong the most, but I don't think so. , Zijian is the only person appointed by his father, who does not need to report to see him, and his father also admires his literary talent the most. The imperial edict on the succession of the throne on the palace of King Wei is mostly passed on to Zijian. Today, everything I have done , not for myself? It's for Zijian in the father's will to succeed to the throne!"

Cao Zhang coldly swept over the officials...

His words surprised everyone.

Especially Cheng Yu, he opened his eyes wide, muttering in his heart...

Mr. Ziwen wants to be "Huo Guang", no... is he going to be Dong Zhuo and King Wei beside the emperor?

Take the emperor to make the princes...

Who taught him this?

Only Ding Yi narrowed his eyes slightly, he had been waiting for this day for a long time.

As early as... when the king of Wei decided to "open the skull with a sharp axe", he made a comprehensive arrangement. Cao Zhi was just a bait, and the person he really loyal to was Cao Zhang!
The soldiers from Bingzhou and Youzhou secretly gathered in Sili half a month ago...

Cao Zhang has already made complete preparations.

"The general will say it again."

Cao Zhang still looked arrogant, "From today onwards, the entire city of Xu is under martial law. No one is allowed to move around without this general's badge. When there is an emergency, I, Cao Zhang, will do extraordinary things! Everyone, I have offended you!" .”

Cao Zhang's soldiers and horses captured hundreds of officials on the spot. Although Xia Houyuan struggled, he was no match for Cao Zhang's many soldiers...he was held down by the sword.

At this time, another soldier broke into the room.

"Your Majesty, I have asked the guards at the gate of the city. Today... while patrolling outside, a man rode out of the city. I don't know where he came from? I don't know who let him out of the city! This man and horse quickly headed southwest."

"It's from Long Xiao Camp!" Ding Yi opened his mouth hastily. "He wants to send Xishou to Chang'an, to Cao Chong's side!"

Hearing this, Cao Zhang suddenly approached Cheng Yu.

"Is this true?"

Cheng Yu endured the pain and panted and said calmly: "Whether it is the school office or the Longxiao Camp, they all belong directly to the King of Wei, and the princes have no right to intervene."

"Hmph! This general is asking for the third brother." Cao Zhang sneered, and immediately ordered: "Let's ride a thousand lightly, and recover this person, regardless of life or death!"

The soldier clapped his hands and sang, and then ran out quickly.

"Get it!"

"Da da da!"

With the neighing of the horses and the rapid hooves of the horses, the situation in Xu Capital City became more and more tense and turbulent.

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The secret room under the Wei Palace...

Listening to the report of the tiger ben soldiers, Cao Cao sneered, his eyes full of cold murderous intent.

"Guzheng is puzzled, Ziwen is pure-hearted, how could he think of helping his younger brother to succeed him? He never thought about taking the crown prince to order Wei... All of this is Ding Yi's plan, and the Ding family seems unwilling to be lonely!"

Ding's relationship with Cao's was deeply bound from a very early age.

Cao Cao's mother's name is Ding Pei, who was married to Cao Cao's father, Cao Song... It took six years to give birth to a cub like Cao Cao.

Cao Cao married Ding Hui again. Speaking of which...Ding Hui still called Ding Pei "aunt".

It can be said that the Ding family started to invest in the Cao family from a very early age. After investing in Cao Song, they then invested in Cao Cao... After Cao Cao, the Ding family naturally had to find candidates for the next generation to invest in.

It's a legacy...

Originally speaking, if there was no Yu'er, there was nothing wrong with it, but... Now, since Cao Cao intends to pass the Great Wei to Yu'er, the Ding family has become a hidden danger.

But... fortunately, this time's plan led to this hidden danger.

This is what Cao Cao wants to see...

He also wants to see more hidden dangers, since he has made a decision to announce Yu'er's life experience to the world, then... when he is established as the son, all doubting voices and all hidden dangers must be pulled out.

To know…

The ancients were extremely particular about their origin, and the son of a formal wife was orthodox and a legitimate son.

The son of a concubine is a concubine...

It stands to reason that Cao Cao's official wife, Mrs. Ding, has no children and no heirs to establish a head. It seems logical that Lu Yu will succeed to the throne.

However, Lu Yu's mother was not Cao Cao's concubine. Lu Yu was an illegitimate child. In ancient times... an illegitimate child was not eligible to participate in the succession.

This is the iron rule.

After all, Cao Cao is not sure, when the truth of Lu Yu's identity is revealed, when he announces to the world that Cao Yu is the future successor of Wei, what kind of impact will it bring.

But what Cao Cao can do... is to minimize this impact.

Also find out the most unstable factors in advance, and give Yu'er the best succession environment.

It's hard to be king of Wei...

Being Yu'er's father wasn't easy either.

"Continue to closely observe all parties..." Cao Cao gently waved his hand...

"Here!" The tiger ben soldier bowed his hands and was about to resign.

"and many more!"

Cao Cao seemed to think of something again, "How about Lu Yu? I heard he mobilized several legions? Which ones?"

The Huben army truthfully reported the legions gathered in Xudu one by one.

At first...Cao Cao listened casually, but as...names appeared one by one.

——Gongsun Zan, Qu Yi, Zang Ba, Tian Yu, Liu Xun;
——Ma Chao, Zhou Yu, Lu Xun

and also…

- "XX"

Cao Cao's eyes narrowed.

"Unexpectedly, he was also called back by Yu'er."

"Hahaha, the heroes are gathered together, this time Xu Capital City is lively."

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Hundreds of officials were detained, and now Nuo Da's court hall is empty.

Cao Zhang walked forward step by step heavily and slowly, touched the throne hesitantly, he suddenly found that this thing that he didn't care about before was so close at hand, it was so exciting and fascinated.

Cao Zhang carefully sat down on the throne, his hands and feet were a little stiff, and he didn't know how to place them... He recalled that when his father sat here, he always looked a little lazy...

He cared more about his own comfort than his prestige.

Cao Zhang tried to imitate the sitting posture of his father, Cao Cao, but it was inevitable.

At this moment, Ding Yi walked in, Cao Zhang stood up abruptly, and walked down with a straight face.

Ding Yi looked down at Cao Zhang knowingly and bowed his hands deeply, "Thanks to the lord who came to save the situation today... Otherwise, the honor guard of the former king would either be forcibly sent away by Cheng Yu, or the second son would threaten all the officials to succeed directly."

"They dare!"

Cao Zhang still maintains the fierce style as before, with his hands on the dragon chair. "Since you are here, why don't you tell me, who is the edict that my father placed behind the plaque in the palace of King Wei?"

"Master Cao Chong!" Ding Yi replied without thinking. "Third son, don't deceive yourself. The king of Wei once trusted Nanshouhou so much. When Nanshouhou took Mr. Cao Chong to stop the meritorious service during the westward expedition, wouldn't the king of Wei know his intention? Most likely, the king of Wei not only knew, he made Cao Chong his son. Most likely it was ordered by King Wei?"

"Then why didn't you tell the world in advance?" Cao Zhang wondered.

This…

Ding Yi patted his head, "I don't understand...Maybe King Wei has other concerns."

"Hmph!" Cao Zhang snorted coldly, "Since that's the case, the Longxiao camp will definitely protect Cao Chong..."

"It's not that simple!" Ding Yi sneered, "Why didn't the son offer sacrifices to the Taimiao, didn't feast on the ministers, and established it just based on guesswork? Besides, didn't the imperial edict of the Wei Palace be burned?"

"Now that General Cao's heavenly soldiers have controlled Xudu, that means he has controlled Great Wei. General Cao did not fight for the crown prince, but instead won Great Wei. As the elder brother of King Wei, the future king of the court has a plan. Because of this, and Zijian has always loved poetry and books, and is impatient with government affairs, who else can be in charge of the state in this dynasty except the prince?"

"Besides, the current Longxiao battalion still supports Cao Chong in Chang'an. The Longxiao battalion is powerful. If it weren't for the power of the princes and princes to pour out the power of Wei, how can we settle down? After Fu Zijian succeeds to the throne, there are many things. "

Ding Yi's words are well-founded... He not only analyzed the situation thoroughly, but also coaxed Cao Zhang to be elated.

Cao Zhang nodded, "I already know that these brothers have eggs for their heads to study in the Imperial Academy? This world is fought down by swords and chariots and horses!"

Speaking of this, Cao Zhang's tone suddenly became timid.

"However, how can we defend against the Longxiao camp? Yuan Shao in the north, Yuan Shu in Nanyang, Lu Bu in Xuzhou, and recently the Sun family in Jiangdong, and the Ma family in Xiliang... all suffered at the hands of the Longxiao camp!"

Hearing this, Ding Yi was categorical.

"Kill Cheng Yu!"

"If Lu Yu is the core of the Longxiao Battalion, then this Cheng Yu is the soul of the Longxiao Battalion. As long as he is killed, the morale of the Longxiao Battalion will definitely collapse. When the time comes, they will naturally win without fighting!"

Hearing this, Cao Zhang's face turned cold.

But he couldn't make up his mind.

If he really wanted to kill Cheng Yu, he would have killed him just now... But in that case, not only would there be no way out, but this way... would become "either or not"... either life or death!
Mind this.

Cao Zhang sneered: "I want to get my father's seal first!"

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