Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others looked at each other, and finally decided to force him to remonstrate. Now that the arrow was on the string, he had to shoot. Even if Cao Pi showed up temporarily, he would not care about it. So what if he would support Cao Zhi in the future, or even Cao Xiong, who was just born?
If the remonstrance cannot be successful today and the Xianbei army and the Wuhuan army are destroyed after repeated delays, then the situation will be lost.
"Warriors will fight to the death, and writers will die to remonstrate. If the lord doesn't agree, we will never get up." Chen Qun said seriously, and the other officials behind him echoed.
"Okay, Wen Shijiao, okay, I'll help you, come here." Cao Pi called out, and two soldiers came in.
"Pi'er." Cao Cao finally spoke and said to Cao Pi: "Since ancient times, admonishment has not led to death. What's more, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others are all friends of Pi'er. They have taught you how to govern the country. Why are you like this now?
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Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia and others also looked at Cao Pi.
Cao Pi turned around and bowed to Cao Cao: "Father, if it were anyone else, the child would not stand up and speak. In this hall, the child is not qualified to do so, and will only listen to what the father has to say.
But just because Chen Qun and Wu Zhi were friendly with Ha'er, now he did such a disobedient thing, and Ha'er had to stand up.
Yes, my son is usually friendly with Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others, and I often ask them for advice and learning, because they do have something worth learning. Until now, my son still feels that Chen Qun and Wu Zhi are all great talents.
Moreover, Chen Qun also proposed to his son a system for selecting officials called the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System. If I tell him about it, my father will definitely be unhappy. My father is a man of merit and is open to all rivers. However, the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System has too many restrictions, which is obviously not conducive.
Entering an official position from a poor family.
But the child felt it was right at the time. Not only did it feel right then, but it still feels right now."
Cao Cao nodded slightly. He knew about the Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System. He just didn't say it. Now that Cao Pi proposed it, he didn't interrupt and waited quietly for Cao Pi to finish.
Cao Pi said: "The reason why I think it's right is not because I think this is a long-term solution to peace and stability, but it is definitely the most suitable method for the current situation.
Although this system of selecting officials is not conducive to the entry of officials from poor families, everyone knows that the talents of aristocratic families are much more than those of poor families. Even the vast majority of talents are in aristocratic families, and there are very few people from poor families who can read, let alone people like Feng Feng.
Mr. Xiao is such a great talent.
If this system is implemented, it will indeed not be conducive to absorbing talents like Mr. Fengxiao, but it will also be beneficial. That is, it will be a more comprehensive network of talented people from all over the world.
The child just feels that since we can't take care of both, we must make a choice. The rich family is the ocean of talents, and the poor people are just a grain of sand in the ocean. We can give up a grain of sand and try our best to collect the ocean."
Cao Pi said and saluted Guo Jia: "This is just Cao Pi's personal opinion. Please don't take offense, sir."
Guo Jia returned the gift to Cao Pi and said it was nothing.
Cao Pi then raised his head and continued: "So Pi'er thinks this system is feasible. Likewise, Chen Qun, who contributed to this system, is a rare talent.
This is the reason why Pi'er often consults Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and other officials. But..."
Cao Pi's voice suddenly turned sharp. He turned around and said to Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and others: "Talent does not mean that you are special, nor does it mean that you can be disobedient. If you ignore your superior and threaten him, to put it lightly, you are being proud of your talent. The point is,
He despises his lord and does not know how to be a minister.
No matter how talented a person like this is, so what? You, Chen Qun, and Wu Zhi are not the only talented people in the world. Do you think that without one less, my father will not be able to lead Hebei?"
"Master?"
Chen Qun and others looked at Cao Pi in disbelief. After Cao Pi's words, they knew that Cao Pi was completely turning towards Cao Cao. They felt a little uncomfortable for the young master who had been training him for so long.
Cao Pi saluted Cao Cao, walked down the steps, bowed again to Chen Qun and Wu Zhi, raised his head and said, "Two gentlemen, you have a professorial relationship with Cao Pi. I sincerely ask you to stand up and speak."
"Sir, what if we die to remonstrate?" Chen Qun said.
"Then it's no wonder Cao Pi. Cao Pi would rather bear the name of being a traitor to the enemy than bear the name of being unfilial." Cao Pi said to the soldiers who came in: "Drag them down and kill them."
Cao Cao, Xun Yu, Xun You and others all looked at Cao Pi. Only then did they realize why Cao Pi came out. First, it was because Chen Qun and Wu Zhi were good friends, but because Chen Qun and Wu Zhi were fighting against their father.
There are two reasons for doing this. One is true filial piety, and the other is fear of being implicated by Chen Qun and Wu Zhi. He is afraid that if Chen Qun and Wu Zhi do this, he will not be able to be the crown prince.
No matter what the situation was, Cao Cao was quite satisfied, at least his son did not choose the wrong path.
Two soldiers took Chen Qun and Wu Zhi into custody. Cao Pi said to other civil servants: "Are you going to imitate Chen Qun and Wu Zhi?"
The rest of the ministers looked at me and I looked at you, with hesitation on their faces. At this moment, a soldier ran in and reported urgently: "Report to the lord, there are many low-level generals and officials outside, as well as Ye
The elders of various ethnic groups in the city and many people gathered together and asked the lord to use all forces to resist the Sichuan barbarians."
Sure enough, he came. Cao Cao and Guo Jia looked at each other.
"Hahahahaha." Chen Qun and Wu Zhi laughed loudly. "King Wei, have you seen it? Your move is so unpopular, do you want to continue to make mistakes? It would not be a pity to kill Chen Qun of me.
, but can you kill everyone in the world?"
"How can a group of rebellious thieves represent the people of the world? Drag them down and kill them." Amidst the laughter of Chen Qun and Wu Zhi, Cao Pi's anger fully emerged.
When the two soldiers were about to drag them down, Chen Qun shouted: "How dare you. King Wei's wrong actions have aroused dissatisfaction among the people. You dare to kill loyal ministers. If the people's support turns against you, King Wei has changed his mind. You are the ones who will turn around."
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The two soldiers were hesitant. What Chen Qun said made sense. Listening to the soldier's report just now, there should be a lot of people outside, and they are all core figures in Ye City. Together with these ministers kneeling in the palace, they have absolute power.
Even if the soldiers don't have any political consciousness, they still know that the master would rather violate the laws of heaven than offend the public. If so many people come to dissuade him, they are likely to succeed. When the time comes, Chen Qun and Wu Zhi will die in their own hands. When the verdict is overturned, he will still have
Do you want to eat the good fruit?
Seeing the hesitation of the two soldiers, Cao Pi shouted, his eyes flashed, and he was furious. He walked up, pulled out the soldier's saber, and slashed at Chen Qun. Blood spattered and Chen Qun's head rolled away.
The ministers were horrified, especially Wu Zhi, whose face turned pale with fear. Cao Cao, Xun Yu and others were also shocked.
"Are you still going to disobey me?"
The two soldiers did not dare to be wordy anymore and escorted Wu Zhi away. Wu Zhi was already limp and was dragged out like a dead dog.
When Cao Cao and his ministers came out of the palace, Wu Zhi's screams were heard, and one of his heads fell to the ground.
When I arrived outside the palace, I saw the palace guards confronting many people.
Sima Hui, Zhuge Ci and others, as well as the officials and generals who did not participate in the court meeting, together with almost all the prominent people in Yecheng, followed by many shouting people, called for all available forces to fight against the Sichuan army.
"King Wei." With a stern cry, the old man of the Sima family knelt down to Cao Cao: "The Sichuan barbarians are cruel. Wherever they go, there will be no bones left. If the Sichuan army unified the Han Dynasty, it would not only trap the people in cruel politics, but we will also
How can we be worthy of our ancestors, how can we be worthy of the country that was conquered by the Gao Emperor's Snake-Zhan uprising?
We also know that it is inappropriate to nourish foreign races, but this is for the sake of the Han Dynasty for generations to come. Can't we be accommodating?
We learned that the King of Wei was righteous, but we were deceived and did not realize the cruelty of the Sichuan barbarians, so we came here to ask for help. Now most of the Han Dynasty is shrouded under the dark clouds of the Sichuan barbarians. The King of Wei must not fall because of his own ambition. That big man will really
It’s hopeless.”
"Please think again, King Wei." Sima Hui, Zhuge Ci and other officials, generals and local elders knelt down together, and the people behind them also shouted with great momentum.
"Everyone." Cao Cao said coldly: "I know what you think, but the aliens are aliens after all. The Sichuan barbarians are powerful, but they are Han after all. The war between us and the Sichuan army is an internal war of the Han Dynasty. How can we fund the aliens?
If Emperor Xiaowu had a spirit in heaven, he probably wouldn’t want us to do this, would he?”
"King Wei, Emperor Xiaowu would not be reconciled if he knew that the descendants of the future generations would rebel against the royal family like Liu Zhang. If Emperor Xiaowu were still alive, he would definitely eradicate Liu Zhang first. Please don't hesitate, King Wei."
"King Wei, please make a decision."
"Don't let Sichuan barbarians come in."
The people behind were all shouting, and suddenly a voice came: "King Wei, if you don't agree, then you are putting the safety of the Han Dynasty at risk. How can you be worthy of being the King of Wei of the Han Dynasty?"
"What did you say? Who is it? Come forward." Xia Houyuan was furious, looking at the crowd and shouting, but there were so many people that he couldn't tell the difference.
At this time, Sima Hui stood up and bowed to Cao Cao: "His Royal Highness, King Wei, although the words just now were extreme, he still expressed our feelings.
Cao Shen, the ancestor of the King of Wei, and Xia Houying, the ancestor of the Xiahou family, were all the founding officials of the Han Dynasty. The ancestors of the Cao family were Han officials and received Han salaries. The King of Wei is now the mainstay of the Han Dynasty. If the King of Wei cannot do his best to resist the Sichuan army,
That really shouldn't be the case.
As subjects of the Han Dynasty, we, like the Cao family and the Xiahou family, deeply feel the great favor of the Han Dynasty. In this autumn of the Han Dynasty, although we are a generation of grassroots people, we cannot let cruel troops like the Sichuan barbarians dominate the world even if we risk our lives."
Sima Hui usually doesn't stand out and leaves everything to the children of the family. However, it is a big day for the Sima family recently, which determines a key step in the rise of the Sima family. Sima Hui must come to witness this event.
From now on, I will be a great hero of the Sima family. Even if I am with the tablets of my ancestors, I will receive more incense and be remembered by the descendants of the Sima family.
This is a supreme honor in the family.
"Is this Mr. Sima Hui? Cao Cao has heard of Mr. Shui Jing. What does Mr. Shui Jing mean when he said these words today?" Cao Cao looked at Sima Hui sharply.