"... In the midsummer of 195 AD, Cao Cao went deep alone and attacked Yuan Shao's granary, Wuchao, and defeated Yuan Shao's main force in the ensuing war, beheading nearly [-] people. At the same time, Cao Sheng also invaded Jizhou from Liaodong. A Attacking the city and conquering the land on the road is unstoppable.

"The two sides attacked Yuan Shao's remnants and successfully joined forces in Guangping County, Jizhou. Yuan Shao knew that the situation was over, so he committed suicide in the army. In the melee, Cao Cao won Yuan Shao's head; and Cao Sheng captured Yuan Shao's second son.

"At that time, Cao Sheng had [-] elite soldiers, and his army was clean-up. When he rode forward, all the cavalry and infantry gave way to him, shouting long live. Cao Sheng was so loved by his subordinates.

"Cao Cao's generals all changed their faces when they saw this, thinking that there was going to be an internal dispute between brothers. Only Cao Cao himself did not change his face, and took the initiative to welcome his second brother into the account. The two talked for three days and three nights, and finally discussed the outcome. The famous 'One Dynasty, Two Governments' policy:

"First, within 60 years, Liaodong, the Great Wall and the offshore islands will maintain the original government orders unchanged, and have the power to independently appoint officials.

"Secondly, anyone who holds an official position above Shangshu and county governor in the Central Plains must have a two-year experience in the South Island or Liaodong; anyone who holds an official position above the deputy ministerial level outside the Great Wall, Liaodong, and the islands on the sea must also have experience in the South Island or Liaodong. Zhongyuan's two-year resume.

"Third, within a hundred years, the successors of Cao Cao and Cao Sheng must complete six years of study in each of the two places before they can take charge of the government.

"'After the Guangping meeting, Cao Sheng invited Cao Cao and more than 196 civil and military ministers to visit Liaodong in the north. After Cao Cao returned to the Central Plains, he officially announced the policy of 'One Dynasty, Two Governments' in [-]. Cao Cao proclaimed himself Duke Wei, and Cao Sheng was the Marquis of Wei Bei, and he was called the Second Cao Gui Wei in history.

"In the next few years, Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yizhou were conquered one after another. Cao Yu led the officials and people of Jiaozhou to cooperate with each other and completed the strategic layout of 'three Caos returned to Wei', and the land of China was once again unified.

"In 205 A.D., under the persuasion of civil and military officials, the 35-year-old Cao Ang became emperor and changed the name of the country to Wei. After the founding of the People's Republic of China, the emperor Cao Cao led many troops outside, and the emperor's uncle Cao grew up living in the grassland, just like before Cao Ang became the throne. It wasn't until the death of Grand Duke Cao Song that the two Caos settled down in Luoyang, the capital of the country, and gradually handed over the power in their hands to the younger generation.

"In May 220 AD, brothers Cao Cao and Cao Sheng died of illness in the Luoyang Palace, ending their hardworking and brilliant life."

——"General History of China that Middle School Students Must Know"

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It's time for Cao Cao to return to his glory.With white beard and hair, he looked very sober, without the slightest sign of having a low-grade fever for three months.He sat cross-legged on the couch, his skeleton was still strong, even though there were age spots on his face.His sharp eyes were like a dying tiger, and a casual glance made all the maids in the room tremble.

"The old injury on my right arm hurts again," Cao Cao said.

Concubine Bian quickly knelt down and wiped his armpits.Cao Cao threw it away impatiently without wiping it twice.

Bian's face became terrified, even though she was already the most honorable woman in the palace after Empress Dowager Ding left, she was still like a rootless duckweed in front of Cao Cao's anger.

"Give it to me." Suddenly, a hand with strong bones stretched out in front of him, and took the handkerchief from Bian's hand.A Sheng, who was wearing dark-patterned Tsing Yi, sat on the side of the couch and slowly applied cold compresses to the scar on Cao Cao's armpit.

Cao Cao hummed twice.He has become more irritable since he fell ill, and he only has a good face when facing Ding Shi and A Sheng—oh, no, Ding Shi passed away the year before last, and now there is only one A Sheng left.

Cao Cao suddenly felt sad. He grabbed A Sheng's hand and said, "I thought I could take care of you from birth to death, so that when I saw my mother in Huangquan, I would be able to say that I have lived up to my trust. I didn't think so, but I going ahead of you."

As soon as these words came out, the maids in the palace sobbed mournfully, and even the ministers standing outside all had red eyes.

"Your Majesty is here—" Accompanied by the voice of the rough guard Tong, Cao Ang rushed into the apse and knelt directly in front of Cao Cao's couch.The emperor's Mianliu above his head shook wildly for a while, and his court clothes were even more out of shape.

"Father, don't leave me behind." The emperor in his 40s burst into tears.

Cao Cao sighed, pulled Ah Sheng again and said, "You have to be careful about A Ang, I'm not at ease after all with this mountain and river."

Ah Sheng lowered her eyes, and her hair was also white, but her face remained as it was 20 years ago, except for the fine and dense crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.In the twilight years of her life, the years took extra care of her.

"Aang has been in power for 15 years. You and I have already explained what should be explained, and he has not done badly." A Sheng held his brother's wrinkled hand with his backhand, "And I am also at this age, brother Walk slowly on Huangquan Road, maybe I can catch up with you."

"Hahaha, cough, cough, haha," Cao Cao coughed with a smile, "Okay, then I'll walk slowly."

After talking for a while, Cao Cao's mental head gradually went down.When Mrs. Bian served him to lie down, all the children living outside the palace came as well as they could. The son, daughter, granddaughter, grandson, etc. kneeled all over the room, which was quite spectacular.However, Cao Cao didn't have the energy to tell them one by one, so he only pointed his index finger at the emperor and prince at the front.

"Take good care of your second uncle. After she dies, she will enjoy the incense with me. The funeral ceremony should be simple, no seals, no trees, and no disturbance to the people."

After saying these two sentences, he lowered his hands and dozed off with his eyelids closing.After a short sleep, I stopped breathing.

Ah Sheng sat by the couch, staring at his brother's peaceful face.She didn't speak, and no one dared to speak first.Slowly, a vague chill filled the spacious bedroom.Princess Tai'an couldn't help shivering with her big belly, and was immediately frightened by her behavior, and looked up at Cao Sheng pitifully.

Only then did Ah Sheng rest his index finger on Cao Cao's carotid artery, let alone his pulse, his skin began to feel cold.

There was a sudden turmoil in the dormitory.Cao Cao's sons took the lead in crying loudly, shouting "Father" and "Grandfather" one after another, mixed with immature cries that young children knew nothing about.The voice came out of the screen, and the ministers who had been mentally prepared for a long time also began to cry. The one who cried the most was Xiahou Dun, who was out of breath and his voice was distorted.

Ah Sheng walked to the corner and pulled up the only pregnant woman in the arena, Princess Tai'an.

She was prescient.The maids and guards were hurriedly taking down all the festive decorations, hanging white silk and sending out mourning clothes.Relatives with other surnames came in to view the remains, and they came and went several times, almost crowding the pregnant Tai'an.

After finally waiting for Cao Ang to calm down, and with red eyes, he ordered someone to send his pregnant daughter to the Queen's Palace. Ah Sheng's sleeves were already wrinkled.

"Let the medical hall—" As soon as Ah Sheng raised his head, he shut his mouth.Because Cao Ang also thought of it at the same time.

"Let the medical hall prepare soothing soup for the female relatives."

Ah Sheng patted his eldest nephew on the shoulder. "What else is there to worry about?"

Cao Ang tried hard to pull out a smile, but failed.Suddenly, the emperor bowed his head and said "Hey": "Second Uncle, your pendant is broken."

Ah Sheng looked down, it wasn't broken, there was a big hole in the middle of the white jade, and it was completely broken in two when he touched it.

"This jade has been around for a long time. I heard that it is the second uncle's longevity jade. Just now I don't know who has no eyes..."

"There are some origins." A Sheng said, "But people will die and jade will perish. Isn't it natural?"

A Sheng stuffed the broken space jade into Cao Ang's hand, and then stepped out of the palace gate.It is the beautiful scenery of early summer outside, the sunset and the moon rise, and the warm wind brings fragrance.And the time left for her was only enough for her to return to her palace and change her clothes.

Cao Ang, who was going to stay up all night to keep vigil and argue with the ministers all night about the scale of his father's funeral, was in a bad mood when he received A Sheng's letter.

"What did Duke Zhonghua say?" Veteran Guo Jia was the first to notice the ugly face of the emperor.

"Second Uncle said...the dead are the greatest, so whatever the father's last words...do..."

The ministers breathed a sigh of relief and unanimously bowed their hands: "Mr. Zhonghua is still sympathetic to the people. This is an old saying."

The emperor's voice trembled: "Second Uncle also said... that after she dies...she will...be buried in the upper reaches of the river...only clothes and books will be buried in the tomb...and it must be done according to her last words..."

It took several seconds for Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, Zhuge Liang and others who had the fastest brains to realize the hidden meaning of these words.A few wise men hugged the emperor and ran towards the palace where A Sheng lived.

The gate of the palace was locked, and all the maids were kneeling outside the palace wall, terrified and afraid to speak.Even close friends such as Luo Chi and Yan Wen were kicked out, that is to say, no one was left inside.

Cao Ang was going crazy.

"Smash the door! Smash it! Second uncle, second uncle! I have no father, so you can spend more time with me...don't be so cruel! I...I can't bear it all at once..."

The emperor's cries stopped abruptly the moment the door was smashed open.

The huge jujube tree in the courtyard has already bloomed, and the yellow color of the tree is safe and elegant under the reflection of the palace lanterns.Under the tree, a woman with a high bun and a red and black dress is dancing slowly.His gestures are like the most orthodox "Da Shao", stable and simple.Note [1]

It's been a long time since I saw her dress up as a woman, and goodbye can still be an amazing time.Even the white hair on her head turned back to black in a silent dance, and all the wrinkles around her eyes faded away.

Her movements became lighter and lighter, gradually changing from the slow-motion "Da Shao" to the fierce "Da Wu".The red embroidered shoes step on and spin on the bluestone slabs covered with jujube flowers.

Going back in time, the woman turned into a young girl, with pink cheeks like flowers, black hair like clouds, and beautiful eyes filled with flowing water.

"Second Uncle..." Cao Ang murmured, walking towards the girl.The aroma of jujube flowers enveloped him, making him feel as if he had entered a mysterious fantasy.

However, just for this journey, the girl who overwhelmed the country and the city turned into a lovely girl, whose height was not as high as Cao Ang's chest.

She couldn't move anymore, half of the skirt was dragging on the ground, and the sleeves were too long to press her hands.Adult clothes impeded her movements, like a net that bound freedom.

So she stopped dancing and watched Cao Ang kneel down and look at her.

"Second uncle..."

Ah Sheng stretched out his small hand and pressed it on his nephew's forehead: "Aang, when you are an emperor, you must be rational. If you feel bitter, be kind in private."

"Second uncle..."

The little hand that was pressing on the emperor's forehead became smaller and slid down slowly.In the end, there was only a dead baby with blue skin left in the brocade costume.

Return all that I have borrowed from the world.

【End of text】

Note 1: Dashao is the music and dance of Shun's period, and Dawu is said to be the music and dance of King Wu of Zhou.

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