When Xi Zhicai got up, he suddenly fell ill.
After all, he has been standing in front of the window for so long and still has a cold.
In addition, he was very worried, so this disease was mixed with heart disease.
It rained in Luoyang.
Sima Yi stood in the corridor at home, looking at the rain falling from the eaves.
After a while, he felt a shadow coming from behind, and turned around and it turned out to be his son Sima Shi.
"Father, it's raining, why are you not going to the room and making a fool of yourself here?"
Sima Yi sighed and finally walked into the study.
Let Sima Shi come in too.
He said that it was for Bao Wei's future.
Because Xi Yu is busy getting married now, the war will probably start after getting married.
As an important official of Cao Pi, how could he not worry about this?
"I told you that you can't help much." Sima Yi shook his head.
However, Sima Shi said that he really had an idea.
Sima Yi suddenly felt his eyes lit up and asked, "What's your idea? Tell me quickly."
"Dad, if I say it wrong, don't blame me."
"How is it possible? Just say something."
Sima Shi proposed that he could attack Xi Zhicai and then restrain Xi Yu.
Sima Yi immediately understood what he meant.
“Is this appropriate?”
When Sima Shi saw Sima Yi's expression, he knew that his father must have thought about this matter.
"Father, what's wrong with this?"
Sima Shi said that if Cao Pi felt that he would not do this due to face, there was no need to worry.
The incident where Cao Pi had contacted ninjas before has been circulating, so why can't this be done?
Sima Yi said: "Son, you have to be careful of your words. It is because Cao Gong has done this, so he must take into account his reputation."
"Dad, although I don't understand it very much, I also know that people who do big things are not particular about the details. If you are as timid as a woman, how can you achieve big things? Besides, is there any better way besides this?"
Sima Yi also considered the strength of the two families, and may be equal in size, but if he really fought hard, his side might not be Xi Yu's opponent.
Moreover, Xi Yu is using troops like a god. In this case, they must think of a solution.
He did consider this method.
Even if you are scolded by the world, what does it matter?
It will be fine after a long time.
Sima Shi also said: "If you succeed, you will be king, if you lose, you will be enemies. If you really win, people will gradually forget this matter over time. Then people will say that Cao Gong won with wisdom."
"Dad, you have always hoped that they would win, but, so you have to listen to your son."
After a while, Sima Yi finally nodded.
He said that this matter should be discussed with Cao Pi.
"Since that's the case, let's wait until the rain stops."
Sima Yi thought to himself, that's right, and he doesn't remember this time.
By night, the rain finally stopped and the air was particularly fresh.
A soldier came to report to Cao Pi, saying that Xi Zhicai was sick and might not be able to come recently, so he hoped to ask for a leave.
Cao Pi quickly asked what was going on.
The other party said that he felt a cold occasionally, and now he has taken medicine and is being conditioned.
Seeing Sima Yi coming, Cao Pi brought some grapes to share with him.
"Zhongda, what's wrong with you? Let's eat the grapes first."
Sima Yi was unwilling to eat grapes, so he told him his suggestions.
But he did not say his son's name, but said that it was his own idea.
Cao Pi's reaction was the same. Is this a good idea?
I have just been insulted. If I do this again, wouldn’t everyone think that I am a despicable villain?
"Mr. Cao, my subordinates have actually considered this issue, but they do big things without taking care of the details."
Cao Pi quickly asked Sima Yi whether there were such similar examples in history.
If someone does this, then it is reasonable to do it yourself.
"Duke Cao, there was a Duke Zhuang of Zheng in the Spring and Autumn Period. You should understand his affairs?"
Cao Pi nodded. After all, he had read a lot of books.
Speaking of Duke Zhuang of Zheng, he remembered many allusions.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng was a very dark-hearted person, but he also achieved hegemony.
"But Xi Zhicai asked for leave today and said he was sick."
Sima Yi was shocked.
"Did he pretend to be sick? Did he already realize there was something wrong, so he had to do this on purpose?"
"It's impossible. You and I have only discussed this matter with you. How can he know about it?"
But Sima Yi felt that the other party must have had a premonition.
That's why I pretended to be sick. Maybe let Cao Pi test whether he was really sick.
"Mr. Cao, why not accompany you to his mansion tomorrow to see if he is really sick or pretending to be sick?"
Cao Pi thought about it and it was okay. Anyway, his family had already come to ask for leave, so it was natural for him to visit his subordinates as his master.
That night, Xi Yu was resting in Sun Shangxiang's room.
When Sun Shangxiang was about to serve him, she saw that he was a little indifferent.
"Husband, is it because you are about to marry them, so you are a little uncomfortable with an old person like me?"
"You're thinking too much, where is this happening? I was just worried about my brother."
Only then did Sun Shangxiang realize that he had misunderstood.
She knew it, it must be because the next two places were going to fight, so Xi Zhi was caught in the middle, which was a bit ugly.
"But the eldest brother himself is very stubborn, and he is unwilling to defect to his husband."
"It's because of this that I'm a little worried."
Anyway, this is a messy thing.
He had no intention of doing things between men and women tonight, so he just let Sun Shangxiang go to bed with him.
"Husband, otherwise you can go directly to Luoyang to pick up your elder brother."
Xi Yu immediately smiled bitterly. This idea is too naive. Although he is kind-hearted, will the eldest brother come back when he goes there?
"If I could pick it up, wouldn't I have picked it up long ago?"
"Brother is not here at all. After all, he will be in a dilemma in the middle. We will be moved by him and understand him."
Xi Yu shook his head. This was not a solution at all, so he told the other party not to say that anymore.
The next morning, Xi Yu was counting down, but because he was thinking about his brother's affairs, he couldn't get happy.
He quickly returned to the room and asked the secret guard Qin Feng to come out.
"I don't know what the matter is when Xi Gong is looking for his subordinates?"
"I hope you go to Luoyang and then go to my brother's mansion."
"What are you going there to do? I hope Xi Gongming said."
"Go to protect my brother."
Xi Yu just considered that if the two armies were fighting, it would not be just Xi Zhi who was in an embarrassing situation.
Cao Pi may use him as a hostage to threaten himself.
Now from all the signs, Cao Pi was able to do such things, just like working with a ninja, he could do it.
Isn’t this kind of thing a spy for him?
In addition, some strategists around him gave him advice, so he would do such things even more unscrupulously.
Xi Yu then told Qin Feng about his worries.
Qin Feng said: "Okay, Mr. Xi, don't worry, I will set off immediately now."
With this promise, Xi Yu was relieved. It would be better if there was no such thing.
If so, then Qin Feng can protect his brother.
He said silently in his heart, Brother, we will meet soon.
When he was sieging the city, he must have met this brother.
After Qin Feng left, he could consider getting married with confidence.
Sun Shangxiang and Ouyang Linlin took on the procurement arrangements for marriage, and several men were responsible for the issues on the day of the marriage.
Liu Xie and the young eunuchs have also gone out to Youzhou to play these days. Of course, Xi Yu also sent someone to protect them.
After all, the emperor's safety is very important.
Every time he travels, Liu Xie deeply feels the prosperity of Youzhou.
And I also witnessed the traffic rules and regulations formulated by Xi Yu. Although a small number of people violated traffic rules, most of them were still good.
Overall, Youzhou is still very prosperous.
That night, Liu Xie and Xi Yu had a meal together.
"Mr. Xi, I heard that you are building roads now."
"Yes, I want to connect all the territories I manage to better seek benefits for the people."
"This is really a big project."
Xi Yu said that although the project is very large, he did it for the people and was particularly good to the workers, giving them high prices.
So they are happy to do it, and there will be no tofu project.
"Your Majesty, just like the Great Wall built by the Qin Dynasty, in order to resist the Huns, but I don't know how many wives and children were separated, and many migrant workers died because of this."
"Your Majesty, you should understand why many people insulted Qin Shihuang when they were building the Great Wall, but in the case of Weichen doing these projects, basically no one insulted them."
Xi Yu nodded, the reason is very simple.
"It's because Qin Shihuang is for himself, and you are really for the people."
Xi Yu poured a pot of wine for Liu Xie and then talked about the issue of a peaceful and prosperous era.
"What does Your Majesty think of Wen Jing's governance?"
While Xi Yu was talking about this issue, he thought that he had also talked about this issue with Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao has entered another world at this moment.
Xi Yu also sighed that the time passed so quickly, and it has been several years since he traveled to this world.
"The rule of Wen and Jing was naturally a prosperous era. At that time, our ancestors experienced the rule of the people and allowed the people to live a good life."
Xi Yu smiled slightly.
"Your Majesty, if I say something very disrespectful, I wonder if you can forgive the faults of the empress?"
"Mr. Xi Gong, what do you mean, but you can say it."
"I think that's not a real prosperous era."
Liu Xie was stunned.
That's not called the prosperous age, what else?
During the Zhou Dynasty, the great vassal states were divided and the various vassal states were in power. They undermined the Zhou emperor. During the Qin Dynasty, they used Legalists to rule violently.
Finally, it was the era of great unification of the Han Dynasty, and the rule of Wen and Jing appeared. This was the eternal story left behind. Why did Xi Yu deny him?
Liu Xie's face looked a little ugly.
"Your Majesty, I can understand your reaction."
Liu Xie said angrily: "Then explain to me what's going on?"
When Xi Yu talks about the so-called prosperous times, sometimes it is a false phenomenon, but it is relatively prosperous in another period.
But sometimes the war is fought every year and the population is decreasing.
This is just an illusion created by literati.
The era of Wen and Jing was better. When the Zhenguan administration and the Kangxi and Qianlong eras were even more false, many of which were bragged about by some literati.
However, there is no need for Xi Yu to talk about the subsequent situation.
After hearing this, Liu Xie felt it made sense.
"So that's it. Your words really made me realize."
Then, he smiled bitterly.
"It seems that you still have ambitions. I hope your achievements can surpass Emperor Wen and Emperor Jing."
It seems that the world is full of music sooner or later, so there is nothing to avoid in this issue.
"This is the goal of my subordinates, but it is hard to say whether it can be achieved."
Liu Xie was silent, and he was in a very complicated mood.
He felt that his life was in a tragic future, and he met many people he didn't want to meet.
And I also met Xi Yu, a genius.
"Okay, Your Majesty, let's stop talking, the food is cold."
Xi Yu asked Liu Xie to eat quickly.
The next day, Xi Yu received a letter written by Liu Bei from Fangjun.
It turned out that Guan Yu had told Liu Bei about the arrival of the emperor.
So Liu Bei wanted to ask, he wanted to come over to worship the emperor, but he didn't know if it was appropriate.
Moreover, Guan Yu wrote a letter to himself, and hoped that Xi Yu would not blame Guan Yu.
Xi Yu knew that if he didn't agree, Liu Bei would definitely say that he was unkind and might as well kick the ball directly to Liu Xie.
"Your Majesty, Liu Bei sent a letter to Weichen. Do you think you need to decide? How about it?"
"Oh, the emperor actually wrote you a letter. Is it appropriate to see?"
"Because it is related to Your Majesty, Your Majesty can see it."
Liu Xie took the letter and looked at it, and then he realized that it was Xi Yu who kicked the ball to him.
"Xi Gong, what do you think?"
"Since Liu Bei likes His Majesty very much, it is natural to come to worship him, but I don't know if His Majesty is willing to see him."
Liu Xie said: "Yes, I hope to see him too, so you can reply."
Because Liu Bei said in the letter that he also hoped to attend the wedding specially to enjoy the joy.
So, Xi Yu immediately found someone to reply and sent it to Liu Bei.
The next day, Liu Bei received the letter.
In fact, Liu Bei was full of confidence. He believed that after Xi Yu received the letter, he would definitely let him go.
He didn't consider another possibility at all.
In the letter, Xi Yu praised him for his special respect for His Majesty the Emperor.
It can come, but the matters of Fangjun must be explained well, and no worries can be left behind.
All of them are explained and you can arrive directly after you have finished it.
Liu Bei quickly arranged the matter and then headed to Youzhou without stopping.
At this moment, Qin Feng had arrived in Luoyang.
I am about to enter Xi Zhicai's mansion.
On this day, Sima Yi and Cao Pi came to visit Xi Zhicai.
When the servants learned that Cao Pi was coming, they didn't inform him and let them in directly.
Xi Zhicai was lying on the bed, looking listless, and there were a few servants guarding here at the door.
When they saw Cao Pi, they immediately treated him.
Xi Zhicai realized that since Cao Pi had arrived, although he was sick, he was not confused.
He understood that Cao Pi was here to test, and soon the servants were booked into the room by Cao Pi and Sima Yi.
Xi Zhicai quickly prepared to get up and salute.
Cao Pi said, "I heard that you are sick, so don't politely."
Xi Zhicai smiled bitterly. He was really sick and fell down. There were still two people coming to visit him.
"Since you asked my servant to tell me that day, I have been particularly concerned about you. Today I finally took the time to see you."
Sima Yi didn't seem to be pretending to be sick when he saw that the other party was really not pretending to be sick, and there was a bowl on the table.
The bowl was filled with the residue of medicine, so Xi Zhicai asked the two of them to sit down quickly.
"I don't know how you got sick?"
Xi Zhicai found a reason, saying that one day he might have worn too thin clothes from night, and he didn't think anything was wrong at that time.
The next day, I felt uncomfortable all over, vomiting, coughing and headaches, all of which came.
I thought it would be better soon, but I didn't expect it to be more and more powerful.
"I feel very painful because I can't share government affairs with Mr. Cao these days."
What he said is naturally half true and half false.
He is indeed very loyal to Cao Pi, but since Cao Pi cooperated with the ninja, he has also felt a little disappointed.
"You don't have to be so polite. Now you just need to take good care of your health. There are still many people in my hand, and they can give advice on me."
Sima Yi said: "Mr. Cao, Mr. Xi is very ill this time."
Cao Pi hurriedly asked him what he meant.
Xi Zhicai was also a little unhappy.
"Mr. Sima, are you looking forward to me getting sick?"
After saying this, he coughed suddenly.
Sima Yi said: "Mr. Xi, don't misunderstand what I mean."
"Then what do you mean, you must explain it to me." Xi Zhicai said after another cough.
Of course, because of the cold, his voice has become different from usual, which further confirms that his illness is definitely not false.
"Because Xi Yu is about to fight Cao Gong, if you ask for advice, you will definitely be in a dilemma. So at this time, God made you sick and have a good rest. Isn't this a good thing?"
"So that's the case." Xi Zhicai couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"It makes sense to say this. OK, it's getting late, so let's not bother Mr. Xi to rest."
Cao Pi stood up, and finally, the two of them walked out of the house.
Sima Yi said: "Duke Cao, about those things..."
Chapter completed!