Chapter 1246: The Battle of the Crown Prince

"Oh? Is His Majesty already planning to appoint a crown prince?"

Shopkeeper Chen asked Shopkeeper Zhao.

It has been almost ten years since Cao Cao ascended the throne. The matter of establishing a crown prince was raised twice but ended without any resolution.

This time shopkeeper Chen didn’t know whether it was true or false.

If shopkeeper Chen knew that Bai Feng had diagnosed and treated Cao Cao for ventilation, he would have believed that Cao Cao was really eager to appoint a crown prince this time.

After hearing this, Shopkeeper Zhang continued to say to Shopkeeper Chen:

"During this period, a lot of people came to my store to buy antiques, calligraphy and paintings, and they were basically given to various officials in the government."

"It's not a holiday now, why are you in such a hurry to give gifts?"

"And I often see the carriages of the two His Highnesses in the city."

Shopkeeper Zhang told Shopkeeper Chen everything he saw, heard and guessed.

Shopkeeper Chen kept everything Shopkeeper Zhang said in mind.

at the same time.

In the palace of the Wei Dynasty.

Cao Cao is handling the government affairs of various states and counties.

After a while, Cao Cao put down the memorial and rubbed his temples.

After Bai Feng's blood dredging, Cao Cao has recovered from the sequelae of his stroke.

But still don’t overuse your brain.

And when Cao Cao was dealing with government affairs, he increasingly found himself tired easily.

"well"

Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh.

Even the emperor of the Wei Dynasty could not resist the natural laws of birth, aging, illness and death.

Then Cao Cao got up and came to the imperial garden.

Looking at the blooming flowers in the imperial garden, Cao Cao felt a little refreshed.

There has been a drought in the northwest recently, and Cao Cao is busy mobilizing food for disaster relief.

Now the drought situation in the northwest has improved significantly, and two consecutive days of rain have restored vitality to the farmland in the northwest.

After solving the drought problem in the northwest, the issue before Cao Cao was to appoint a prince.

Cao Cao, who noticed that his energy was getting worse and worse, had no choice but to appoint a crown prince. Perhaps in one to two years, the crown prince would be needed to assist him in handling government affairs.

Cao Pi and Cao Zhi's attitude towards Cao Cao was also clear.

The crown prince should be established within the next year or two. In order to obtain the crown prince's position, both Cao Pi and Cao Zhi began to use their best efforts.

Both Cao Zhi and Cao Pi were vigorously trying to win over high-ranking officials in the DPRK.

For example, veterans such as Xun Yu and Xun You in Yecheng, as well as generals such as Zhang Liao and Cao Zhen, were constantly visited by Cao Pi and Cao Zhi in person.

These high officials in the court were naturally very concerned about the appointment of a crown prince.

Most people tended to have Cao Pi become the crown prince of the Wei Dynasty.

However, Cao Cao's attitude had a great impact, so the high officials in the DPRK, headed by Xun Yu, Zhang Liao and other important ministers, did not express their support for Cao Pi or Cao Zhi.

With Cao Cao's prestige, Cao Pi or Cao Zhi will eventually become the crown prince, and these high officials in the court will do their best to assist him.

Therefore, as long as Cao Cao does not show an obvious tendency towards one of Cao Pi or Cao Zhi, everyone will not immediately take sides.

This is also one of the important reasons why Cao Pi and Cao Zhi kept running between important officials in the court.

Now Cao Cao does not use the previous method of testing Cao Pi or Cao Zhi's ability to decide who will become the prince of Wei.

As for Cao Chong, because of his close relationship with Bai Feng, Cao Cao has not yet considered listing Cao Chong as a candidate for the crown prince.

Bai Feng took the most credit for the establishment of the entire Wei Dynasty. Cao Cao, who was suspicious by nature, would not expect Bai Feng to have a greater desire for power when it came to matters related to the future fate of the Wei Dynasty.

Since Bai Feng was granted the title of Marquis of Hanzhong, he has not hinted to Cao Cao to increase his rank or rank for him over the years.

Even so, there were serious rifts in the relationship between Bai Feng and Cao Cao before.

Once a rift occurs, there is no way to go back to the original relationship.

Both Cao Cao and Bai Feng knew this very well.

At Cao Pi's house.

Sima Yi had just returned from Xun Yu's house.

"Sir, what did Mr. Xun say?"

After Cao Pi saw Sima Yi, he immediately asked him.

Sima Yi shook his head slightly when he heard this.

Xun Yu did not express his position, neither supporting nor opposing.

The two talked a lot about each other at Xun Yu's house. Sima Yi saw that Xun Yu had no intention of supporting Cao Pi, so he left.

"well"

Although Cao Pi had already expected such an outcome, he still couldn't help feeling a little disappointed when he actually heard the news.

If it weren't for Cao Cao's delay in expressing his position, Cao Pi wouldn't have to worry so much about whether he could become the prince of Wei.

"Thank you for your hard work, sir. Sit down and have a sip of tea and take a rest."

Then Cao Pi said to Sima Yi.

Seeing that Cao Pi was a little depressed, Sima Yi thought for a while and said to Cao Pi:

"Your Highness, as long as His Majesty doesn't make a plan for a day, I don't think these high officials in the court will express their stance easily."

"So we can make some appropriate adjustments to our current efforts."

For Sima Yi, after several contacts, he understood the thoughts of the high officials in the court.

But it became clear that there was no solution.

After all, the final decision-making power lies in Cao Cao's hands. Even if Sima Yi can persuade some high-ranking officials to side with Cao Pi, Sima Yi is not sure how much influence they will have on Cao Cao.

Rather than doing twice the result with half the effort, it’s better to go straight to the source of the problem: Cao Cao!

Cao Pi was also confused by Bai Feng's appearance during this period.

Now he heard Sima Yi had a new suggestion, and immediately asked him:

"Sir, what other good ideas do you have? Please tell me quickly!"

Sima Yi gently held the short beard on his chin, and then said to Cao Pi:

"In my opinion, Your Highness should show more in front of His Majesty."

Show more in front of the emperor?

Cao Pi was stunned when he heard this.

That's what he did before!

But it didn't have any effect, and he is not the prince until today.

However, since this suggestion came from Sima Yi, Cao Pi believed that it must have its reason.

"How should I show myself? Please teach me!"

Then Cao Pi continued to ask Sima Yi.

Sima Yi couldn't help but feel a little tired when he heard this. If it weren't for Cao Pi's urging, he wouldn't have been doing these things as a lobbyist.

For the sake of Sima family's glory again, Sima Yi still smiled and explained to Cao Pi:

"I think what Your Highness should show in front of His Majesty now should not be your own ability."

Anyway, Cao Cao knows exactly how capable you are.

Of course, Sima Yi just thought about it in his heart and did not express this meaning directly.

"The most important thing is filial piety!"