Tian Yan

A few days passed seemingly peacefully, but was finally broken by a pigeon flying into the palace wall.

What is tied to the carrier pigeon's leg is a cipher text, and the man-made disaster has been cleared.

Cao Pi said nothing, but first ordered Sima Yi to take stock of the treasury, and the figures he got were also grim.

Just as the saying goes, it is easy to win the world, but difficult to keep the world, and each of these things does not require a lot of money to pave the way.

Cao Pi didn't say anything, he was unhappy for a long time, and the weather turned cold, so his body also became unhappy.

Sima Yi is a new official, and he has become more and more busy recently.Cao Pi was slightly ill, and was lying on the couch. He raised his eyes and looked at the roof of the coiled dragon tent used by the emperor. Looking sideways, he saw that the twelve-pronged crown was hanging firmly on the case.

Everything that I used to pursue with my life is now in front of me, but I am a little slack. Although there are still a lot of troubles waiting behind, I just don't have the enthusiasm I had back then.

Cao Pi heaved a sigh of relief, probably because there is no need to risk his life now.

"Your Majesty, Sima..."

Cao Pi's heart skipped a beat: "Sima Yi is here? Let him in quickly."

The servant quickly shook his head: "It's not Master Sima, it's the two sons of Sima's family who stewed pear juice with rock sugar and presented it to His Majesty."

Cao Pi lay down on the couch a little discouraged: "Let them... come in."

The servant took the order and retreated, and after a while, he heard two apprehensive greetings: "Xiaomin Sima Shi, Sima Zhao sees Your Majesty."

Cao Piqiang smiled: "Both of your fathers didn't respond, how do you know I'm sick?"

Master Sima gave Sima Zhao a wink, and smiled all over his face: "Father knows, but he is busy, so he asked the two of us to bring pear juice to moisten His Majesty's lungs."

Cao Pi's expression softened a little, and he picked up the bowl and took a sip: "Who made the stew?"

Sima Zhao replied bluntly, "My brother!"

Cao Pi smiled slightly: "Your brother is so good at cooking, why didn't he cook for you when he was hungry for two days?"

"And I...well, I was in your kitchen and saw that all your pots were leaking."

Sima Zhao pouted, "I made those when my aunt made pancakes..."

Sima Shi hurriedly pulled Sima Zhao: "Your Majesty, I borrowed this stove from Zhong's house to cook..."

Cao Pi rubbed his chin: "Taifu Zhongyou's home."

"Yes, yes, we had a good time with his youngest son, Zhong Hui..." Sima Shi flustered his big eyes.

Cao Pi nodded: "Okay, it's good to have a wide range of friends. Help me to send a message to your father, just say that he is unfaithful and unrighteous, and I will remove him from his post."

The two children froze, only to see Cao Pi waving his hands: "I'm tired, you step back."

"Yes……"

"What should I do, Your Majesty wants to remove my father..." Walking down the jade steps, Sima Zhao was about to cry, "Brother, is this true?"

Master Sima said with a serious face, "It stands to reason that you are not joking."

"Ah?" Sima Zhao bit his lip, "Then let's go home and count the money, and see how much land we can buy in the countryside."

Sima Shi shook his head: "But there is nothing wrong with it, and if His Majesty really wants to remove Dad, why did you tell us?"

"That's right, Daddy's official position is very high. If His Majesty has made up his mind, he won't startle the snake like this." Sima Zhao said "Yes", "So, why do I feel that His Majesty just wants to find an excuse to see Daddy."

"That's right," Master Sima rubbed his younger brother's hair, "Okay, let's show off the kid from the Zhong family as well, so hurry up and find Daddy!"

"If I were Your Majesty, I would never joke like this, you have no joke..." Sima Zhao muttered in a low voice.

Master Sima gave him a sidelong look: "Just understand this kind of thing in your heart, don't talk about it."

Sima Yi laughed off the reports from his sons, and continued to finish the task at hand, so he came here unhurriedly.

Cao Pi was sitting by the desk in draped clothes, while Zhu Pi was hanging in the air, his brows were furrowed as if he was thinking.

Sima Yi cleared his throat, and Cao Pi slowly raised his eyes: "Here, I have something to do, and I am very anxious."

Sima Yi bowed down: "Isn't Your Majesty going to dismiss you as a minister? Why should I come up with some bad ideas for Your Majesty?"

Cao Pi coughed lightly: "You regard me as the first emperor, how can I move you."

Sima Yi's eyebrows moved slightly, and some emotion flashed across his face. He lowered his head, but fortunately, Cao Pi didn't notice.

"During the reign of the first emperor, he experienced several major wars against chaos. The national treasury was no longer sufficient, and the strategy of farming could not achieve immediate results. When I close my eyes now, it is all white money. Now there are three evils in the court. Civil and military discord, official corruption, internal and external collusion, Yanzhou has already exposed its feet, but I can't do anything about it, it's really frustrating!"

Sima Yi pondered for a moment: "Civil and military disagreement, just set up a comprehensive organization to balance the forces of both sides. I think Shangshutai is good, so your majesty doesn't need to worry about it; internal and external collusion and official corruption are one and the same. You must know that good things in the homes of those officials and lords can't be compared with others." The treasury is low."

Cao Pi said: "I know, but I'm new to the throne, so I shouldn't involve too much. I'm afraid the court will be worried and lose people's hearts."

Sima Yi got up and walked to a bluegrass: "In the past, corruption was dealt with from the bottom up. This not only involves a wide range, but it is also easy to scare the snake and give those above a chance to take a breather. This time, we might as well do the opposite. Do it."

"You mean, catch the big and let go of the small?"

Sima Yi nodded, and with a quick pinch of his fingers, he cut off a clump of orchids by the roots, and found a bud of an orchid that had just eared from it, and handed it to Cao Pi.

"Not only must it be released, but its essence must be reused. Your Majesty, only those who escape from death will truly change their past."

Cao Pi reached out to take it, and took Sima Yi onto the couch.

"Also, His Royal Highness King Wei can no longer stay in Xuchang, I'm afraid people's hearts will change."

"Yeah," Cao Pi sighed, playing with the orchid in his hand, "and my cousin, it just depends on how smart he is."

The next day, Cao Pi added [-] troops to Wei Wang Cao Zhang, joined forces with Xiahou Dun of Yanzhou, and set out out of the city immediately.

Within a few days, news came that the monsters in Yanzhou made trouble, set off sky lanterns and pretended to be a red dragon to ascend to heaven, and now they have been stolen and captured.When the news spread to Xuchang, the emperor was furious, and immediately ordered Shang Shutai to thoroughly investigate such demagogues.

As a result of a thorough investigation, the stolen silver seized from the captured villagers had the family lines of the local family on it, and after interrogation, all the evidence and testimonies pointed to the powerful local family.

It is a crime of treason to fabricate visions that are not conducive to the current emperor and hinder the burial of the late emperor.

Sima Yi closed the memorial in his hand and took a small step back.

There was silence in the hall, but Sima Yi knew that those drooping heads were all breathing carefully; the eyes that were trying to be calm were all looking at him anxiously, with temptation and fear.

What is needed is fear, and only after fear can one understand the greatness of the emperor's grace.

"Prime Minister."

Cao Ren was shocked. After Cao Zhang left, the affairs of Yanzhou were exposed, which made him feel that there was a lot of danger.

Originally, he was a member of Cao Zhang's party, but Cao Pi's coming to power has already weakened his power by half.At first, I thought that Cao Zhang would still support the army anyway, so that he could support himself, but he didn't expect Cao Zhang to be subdued by Cao Pi. Now, Cao Pi can use himself without any scruples.

"The minister is..."

Cao Pi stared at Cao Ren for a moment, causing cold sweat to drip down Cao Ren's back, and then said with a sharp hook at the corner of his mouth, "Cousin."

Cao Ren immediately knelt down: "I dare not be a minister!"

Cao Pi seemed a little embarrassed: "The prime minister has leg problems, left and right, go and help the prime minister get up."

Immediately, guards stepped forward, one by one on each side Cao Ren was set up.

"The prime minister has been the late emperor's right-hand man since he started his army. Not long after I ascended the throne, I respectfully call you cousin, in the hope that you can share my worries as you did with the late emperor." Cao Pi smiled sincerely, "Cousin, Yanzhou is In my hometown of the Cao family, I think it would be most appropriate for my cousin to handle this case."

Cao Ren bowed his head: "Yes..."

Cao Pi showed his face: "It's best if Cousin doesn't shirk, I'm waiting for your good news."