The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 449 Cao Cao wants to establish a son
Cao Cao ordered the Yitian sword to be taken to Wudu and handed over to Xiahou Dun to exchange for Cao Xiu.The Huainan battlefield and the Hanzhong battlefield were defeated one after another, not only losing a large piece of land, but also losing many soldiers and generals. This was a heavy blow to Cao Cao.

Since asking for the Yellow Turban, Cao Cao has been fighting north and south for 30 years, and has experienced many failures. Sometimes he almost died, but Cao Cao has never been discouraged before, even when he was attacked by Lu Bu and only two cities remained, Cao Cao is full of confidence in himself.

But now Cao Cao is a little frustrated. Since he fought against Zhang Wu, he has never taken advantage of it. He has lost troops every time, especially the two battles of Hanshui, which added up to more than 20 elite soldiers.

Without Zhang Wu, maybe he would have ruled the world long ago!
Cao Cao, who was nearly sixty years old, was very emotional. He didn't expect that after he wiped out so many heroes, the most difficult Zhang Wu in the world would appear. He really regretted not trying his best to kill him before he got stronger!

Due to leading troops all the year round and getting older, Cao Cao felt that his body was not as good as before, and he didn't know that he could fight for a few more years, and the headache became more and more serious. I'm going to faint when I get up.

Now Cao Cao can't let the genius doctor Hua Tuo come to treat him. Hua Tuo is now a senior official under Zhang Wu. The secret is Zhang Wu's old veterans.Now Hua Tuo generally does not treat people, and it is enough to have a few of his disciples, unless they are Zhang Wu, Chen Sun, Liu Bei and other high-status people or people who are closely related to Zhang Wu.

As soon as Cao Cao's body became weak, he began to feel a little depressed, and the hallucinations he had been frightened by Zuo Ci reappeared from time to time.Because Cao Cao killed too many people in Xudu, he felt a little uncomfortable living in Xudu, and there would be no major wars for the time being, so he returned to Ye County, leaving Cao Zhen to command the imperial army and be responsible for the defense of Xudu. .

Cao Zhen's real name is Qin Zhen, and his style name is Zidan. He was adopted by Cao Cao because his father lost his father when he was young.Cao Zhen's father, Qin Shao, had a very good relationship with Cao Cao. When Cao Cao attacked Dong Zhuo, he recruited soldiers for Cao Cao.

At the end of Xingping, Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's tribes fought in Yuzhou.During a reconnaissance trip, Cao Cao was chased by Yuan Shu's tribe. Fortunately, Qin Shao pretended to be Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu's tribe mistakenly thought he was Cao Cao and killed him, saving Cao Cao.Therefore, Cao Cao was grateful for Qin Shao's kindness, so he adopted Cao Zhen and gave him the surname Cao.

After Cao Cao adopted Cao Zhen, he let him live with Cao Pi and others.Cao Zhenli was brave and brave. Once when he was hunting, he was chased by a tiger. Cao Zhen returned to his horse and shot the tiger, and the tiger fell in response.Seeing his bravery, Cao Cao asked him to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry beside him.

Now Cao Ren is guarding Yuzhou, Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong are both in Wudu, Cao Xiu is still in Zhang Wu's hands, and the other clan generals are not fit for the task, so Cao Cao entrusts Cao Zhen with the important task of staying in Xudu and monitoring the emperor.

In the later Cao Wei military group, Cao Xiu was the general in charge of the national military power, while Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang were the commanders-in-chief of the western and eastern fronts respectively.

After Cao Cao returned to Yecheng, he felt that he was getting older and his health was not good, so he began to consider establishing a heir apparent.

When Cao Cao became the king, he had planned to establish a son, but he was unable to choose for a while, so he stopped.

Cao Cao's first official wife was Mrs. Ding, but she had no children, so she raised Cao Ang, the son of her concubine Liu, as her own.Later, Cao Ang died in the battle of Wancheng, and Mrs. Ding was so hurt that she left Cao Cao and returned to her family.

Mrs. Ding made up her mind not to return to the Cao family, so Cao Cao had no choice but to make Mrs. Bian, her concubine, his wife. The four sons of Mrs. Bian, Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi, and Cao Xiong, were all legitimate sons.

According to the regulations at the time, the eldest son should be made the eldest son, but Cao Cao liked Cao Zhi more. He wanted to make Cao Zhi the eldest son several times, but he had some concerns.

Now Cao Cao doesn't know how many years he can live, so he has to make plans early, because after choosing a successor, he has to train him for a few years, and then let him cultivate some power, otherwise when he dies one day, he is afraid that he will not Ability to take over.

Although Cao Cao is the king of Wei now, he is not the son of heaven after all. This world is still ruled by the big man in name. Even though Cao Cao controls absolute power, he can't guarantee that everything will go well after his death.At that time, the great general Huo Guang was so powerful that he could abolish the emperor and let his daughter be the queen, but when Huo Guang died, the Huo family was wiped out.

Can't delay any longer, Cao Cao plans to establish a son this year, and prepare in advance, because there is still Zhang Wu, the great enemy, who is fighting against him under the banner of a big man.

In fact, after Cao Cao became the king, the few people who had the opportunity to become the prince began to prepare secretly.

Cao Pi, as the eldest son, naturally has the upper hand, but since his father did not immediately make him the eldest son after he became the queen, he knew that his father still had some preference for the third son in his heart, and he was concerned about his status as the eldest son.

This is very dangerous, because although the rule at that time was to establish a heir and establish an elder, it was not a clear legal provision, it was just a customary etiquette, and the final choice of successor was still up to the father.

Even during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, when etiquette was more important, some monarchs did not elect their eldest son to succeed them.After the death of Qin Shihuang, his second son Hu Hai succeeded him, and neither Yuan Shao nor Liu Biao chose their eldest son to succeed him, so Cao Pi was still very worried.

The second brother, Cao Zhang, is good at martial arts and likes to be a general, so he won't have an advantage in the competition, because in this troubled world, if he wants to firmly control such a great power, he must have both civil and military skills.Cao Zhang's martial arts is nothing to say, at least first-class, close to super first-class, but his political ability is too poor, and he knows nothing about literature and art.

Now it's the competition between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi. Both of them are good at both civil and military affairs, but at the beginning, Cao Cao liked Cao Zhi more.

Why does Cao Cao like Cao Zhi so much?There are two main aspects. On the one hand, it is because Cao Zhi is very alert and sometimes informal, which is very similar to Cao Cao when he was a child.Cao Cao was an individual when he was a child, and even cheated his uncle once by pretending to be sick.Cao Cao also didn't stick to small details, such as peeking at the eunuch going to the toilet, and once even worked with Yuan Shao to steal someone else's bride.

Cao Zhi's talent in literature is almost unmatched, and Cao Cao himself is a person who loves literature and art very much, and he is also a great writer.In fact, Cao Pi's literary attainments are not low, but there is indeed a gap compared with Cao Zhi.Moreover, even Zhang Wu, a sage in the world, praised Cao Zhi extremely, saying that Cao Zhi was "talented", which made Cao Cao very proud.

Cao Pi knew that he could not compare with Cao Zhi in literature, so he found another way, followed the advice of his friend Wu Zhi, and played the emotional card.

Every time Cao Cao went to war, Cao Zhi began to write articles and poems to sing his praises, and the words were brilliant and gorgeous. Everyone present admired Cao Zhi's talent. Cao Cao was also very happy, thinking that Cao Zhi was very promising.Cao Pi couldn't write about Cao Zhi, so he cried loudly there, tears streaming down his face, unable to kneel down, as if he was reluctant to leave his father, this move touched everyone.

(End of this chapter)