The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 406 Cao Cao is sick
The so-called will of heaven is actually the will of the people, the will of the people.

If something is in the interests of the majority, those people will try to make it happen.Of course, the majority of people here generally refers to those who can make a difference, and ordinary people are generally not included, unless they cannot survive.

For example, the fact that Cao Cao became king was definitely not in the interest of the Han clan clan members, nor the interests of the royalists, so they were opposed to it, but opposition did not mean they would resist. Most people would just keep it in their hearts. He cursed a few words, but did not dare to take action, because it would risk his life.

But Cao Cao's confidantes, as well as the aristocratic families who have taken refuge in Cao Cao, are in favor and support, because after Cao Cao becomes king, they will also get benefits, or be promoted, or get rich.

As for ordinary people, does it have anything to do with them?Did Cao Cao proclaim the king and delay their meal?If after Cao Cao became king, he began to double exploit the people and make them unable to eat, they would naturally object and even dare to resist, just like the Yellow Turban Uprising back then.

If the common people still live as before, they don't care what Cao Cao wants to do, even if Cao Cao wants to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor, it has nothing to do with them.

Similarly, most of the civil and military officials under Zhang Wu's command, and even ordinary soldiers, hoped that Zhang Wu could go one step further, or even go one step further, because they were already bound together with Zhang Wu, and it was a relationship of mutual prosperity and loss.

Lu Su and Lu Xun, as two people with relatively high positions under Zhang Wu, naturally hope that Zhang Wu can rule the world and become emperor.Because if Zhang Wu becomes the emperor, they will benefit the most as the founding heroes.

Sometimes, when people come to a certain point, you can’t stop if you want to. It’s like escaping from the crowd in a crowded passage. Even if you don’t want to go, the people around will support you. , If you are determined not to go, or even lie down to show your determination, then you will be trampled to death.

In fact, Zhang Wu also understands these truths. The so-called saying that he will retreat after becoming famous is just talk, because after all, the Han Dynasty has not yet been destroyed. He still needs to use the name of the Han Dynasty to unite the internal affairs, and he also needs this name to fight against Cao Cao. After all, Cao Cao He is also the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.

The higher the level and the top level, the more they need righteous reputations, such as "maintaining world peace" and "protecting human rights".

On the contrary, when two punks fight, they don't need any righteousness. Either one looks at the other more, or the other is unhappy, or there is no reason at all.

So Zhang Wu is not in a hurry at all, neither envious of Cao Cao's title of Duke, nor envious of Cao Cao's title of king, he feels that at this stage, the title of Marquis of Chu is enough, and the rest are false, only the power in his hands is real of.

That guy Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor a long time ago, but he was beaten to death in the end, and even his own brother didn't save him.

When Cao Cao dies, Cao Pi will definitely usurp the throne. After the fall of the Han Dynasty, there will naturally be people who will take the initiative to worry about Zhang Wu's further affairs.After Zhang Wu ruled the world, if Hanxian Emperor Liu Xie had not died, even if Zhang Wu wanted Liu Xie to be restored, let him be the emperor again, and hand over the power to Liu Xie, this would be impossible.

Because the civil and military officials under Zhang Wu disagreed.Our group worked so hard to help you win the country. We should enjoy the fruits of victory together. If you let Liu Xie be the emperor again, will he still use us again?
Who doesn't have relatives, friends and loved ones?If Liu Xie becomes the emperor again, will he rest assured that we will occupy a high position and hold great power?

Therefore, there have always been only two endings for powerful ministers, either to usurp the throne and establish themselves, or to be executed by the whole family.

Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu welcomed back Ming Yingzong, but was abolished by Ming Yingzong. He died strangely at the age of 30. The loyal and virtuous ministers of Jingtai Dynasty were persecuted. This is still a brother!

As it was getting late, after Zhang Wu and others went down the mountain, they camped at the foot of the mountain for one night, and then returned to Xiangyang.

After Zuo Ci left Jinping Mountain, he rushed all the way to Ye County, and teased Cao Cao with magic, which made Cao Cao become ill from shock.

After Cao Cao fell ill, he took medicine for many days but did not get better. It happened that Tai Shi Cheng Xu Zhi came to see Cao Cao from Xuchang.Taishicheng is Taishiling's deputy, and his rank is not high, while Taishiling is responsible for recording historical events, compiling historical books, and taking care of national classics, astronomical calendar, sacrifices and other work.

Taishiling and Taishicheng are generally very proficient in astronomy, astrology and divination, so Cao Cao ordered Xu Zhi to make a calculation for himself, and figure out what kind of disease he is, why is it always bad!
People in this era still believe in this area. Whether they are ordinary people or high-ranking officials, many doctors also work part-time as wizards, and there are many people who use witchcraft to treat diseases.

Although Xu Zhi also knows divination, but he is not very proficient. If he does the calculations for relatives and friends, it doesn’t matter if he does the calculations for ordinary officials. Or what if the calculated result does not meet Cao Cao's wishes?

The old Cao Cao has a very violent temper, he would kill people at every turn, otherwise he wouldn't be so angry by Zuo Ci!

But Cao Cao asked him to count, and he dared not refuse. As a Taishi Cheng, although his rank was not high, similar to that of a county magistrate or a county lieutenant, he was still an official national cadre, and this was his job in the first place.

Now the biggest boss wants to examine his work ability. If he refuses, is he looking down on the boss, or just making up for it?Cao Cao is definitely not willing, he may be removed from his post, and maybe he will be snapped.

Xu Zhi didn't want to lose his head, nor his job. This [-] shi petty official has an advantage, that is, after Tai Shiling, the head of the unit, retires, he can directly take over.

Tai Shiling is a senior official of six hundred shi, and his rank is the same as that of the county magistrate. The key point is that Tai Shiling is usually the confidant of the big boss.

So Xu Zhi thought of a good way. He recommended Guan Ren, who was of a higher level than himself, to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao had also heard of the legend of Guan Ren, but hadn't seen it, so he asked Xu Zhi to explain in detail how powerful he was.

Xu Zhi told Cao Cao some examples of Guan Ren's divination for others. It was unbelievable. This divination technique can be said to be superb, as if there was nothing in the sky and on the earth that he could not calculate.

So Cao Cao asked: "Where is this Guan Lu now?"

Xu Zhi replied, "In Pingyuan County."

Cao Cao ordered Guan Ren to be called, and asked him to figure out what was going on with the illness.

Guan Ren is proficient in "Book of Changes" and is also good at reading astrology. This kind of thing does not require divination at all. From a glance, he knew that Cao Cao was frightened, and he fell ill from fright, which was a kind of heart disease.

Ordinarily, how could a ruthless person like Cao Cao be scared?

The main reason is that Cao Cao had killed too many people in his life, he would wipe out the nine clans at every turn, and he was disturbed by Zuo Ci's illusion, so he got this disease.

Guan Ren then said: "What King Wei sees are all illusions, why worry?"

After all, Cao Cao is a rare hero in history. After listening to Guan Ren's words, he felt at ease, and felt that his illness suddenly became lighter.

(End of this chapter)