Three Kingdoms

Is Kong Rong's matter still so troublesome?

Cao Pi was a little stunned.

Didn't Cao Pi think he was just catching a poor man?

Even this poor man named Kong.

"Private matters... sometimes are more important than official matters..." Mrs. Bian's face was calm, but her tone was very serious. She said in a deep voice, "There seems to be some rumors outside recently... Have you paid attention to it?" 』

"ah? This...child didn't pay attention..." Cao Pi said. He really didn't expect that much, but looking at Mrs. Bian's face, Cao Pi realized that this matter seemed serious.

So it is understandable that Cao Cao was very dissatisfied with Cao Pi's stupid answer just now.

What exactly is the problem?

Mrs. Bian frowned and looked at Cao Pi very seriously, "Both public and private matters are important!" Do you know? ! Be more attentive! 』

Cao Pi trembled, then forced a smile and said, "Mother, it's not like..."

Cao Pi understood that although Mrs. Bian did not reprimand loudly, this was already a warning.

Mrs. Bian's eyes were fixed on Cao Pi, "Be more considerate of public and private affairs!" understand? Do you want me to say it again? 』

This is emphasized for the second time.

"Ming...I understand..." Cao Pi said he understood, but in his heart he knew that there must be something he still didn't understand.

"So what your brother said about Kong Wenju, is he right?" " Mrs. Bian said softly, "Especially Chong'er, who is so young and so smart... Well, you have to be more careful. Think about it carefully and be more careful... Remember, you can only care about this matter in your heart. , must not be publicized outside! 』

Mrs. Bian's voice was very soft, but her face was heavy.

Cao Pi nodded solemnly.

Mrs. Bian looked at Cao Pi, nodded finally, and left.

Cao Pi first sent his mother off, then came back and sat alone in the small study, frowning...

After thinking for a while, Cao Pi's face gradually became serious.

There are some things that can be done, said, and done on the scene, but there are some things that cannot be said, but can only be done, and even others cannot be discovered to do them.

Cao Cao is the prime minister, so at least on the scene he is doing it for the Han Dynasty and the country.

And Cao Pi is the second generation of the Cao family, so of course some things must be in line with the style of the second generation of the Cao family...

etc.

Cao Pi seemed to have thought of something, and his brows wrinkled more and more.

His mother would rarely be so serious and say such things, but once she did, it meant the matter was important.

Being serious doesn't mean you have to yell.

Or intimidation.

A calm tone can also serve as a serious warning.

Parents should not easily warn their children, and then nothing happens after the warning. They are not even beaten or scolded twice, and it seems to have passed after a sleep. This will leave a useless warning to the child. My impression is that after a lot of times, children will naturally think that warnings are really useless. When children encounter serious things in society and are warned, they will think it is a joke!

Then……

There is usually nothing more to do.

Mrs. Bian rarely gave Cao Pi a warning, but once warned, if Cao Pi failed to do it, generally speaking, his buttocks would be exposed, and the best thing would be to be punished by standing in the courtyard for two or three hours.

In later generations, there are always some educators who say that children cannot be punished corporally, and then a group of fools make it absolute, not touching a finger, not even a hair...

It is certainly wrong to blindly use sticks to educate, but it is also wrong to not lose even a hair. Everyone knows that you can't go to extremes or simplistic things when doing things, but understanding and doing are always two different things.

Why is the growth environment of a child so important and will affect the child's life? It is not a matter of the child's food and clothing, but the complexity of the relationships between the various characters that the child comes into contact with.

Just like children in the Han Dynasty may not have all kinds of materials, toys, electronic products, etc. that children of later generations have, but children of later generations who have many items may not be much smarter than Cao Pi today.

Cao Cao was cultivating and pushing Cao Pi to grow, taking him into battle to kill the enemy, watching life and death, taking him to handle official duties, and watching the profits surge. Naturally, although he had more information than later generations, the information was also messier and more ineffective. Children have more room to grow.

Although Cao Pi is still a bit bearish at the moment, he may be more mature than those in later generations who are still nibbling on the old in their twenties, or even their thirties and forties.

That's why Mrs. Bian said what she had said before to Cao Pi.

Mrs. Bian warned Cao Pi to pay special attention to Kong Rong's affairs. Don't think that Kong Rong's affairs were far away from him and were other people's affairs. He could just stand aside and enjoy the melon.

Cao Pi really didn't think so much before.

Or maybe he thinks that the matter is very simple, or that the matter is other people's business.

But obviously, this matter is not simple.

Cao Pi thought about what seemed to be some weird rumors outside in the past two days.

Weird, yes, just weird.

But Cao Pi didn't feel this way before Mrs. Bian's reminder. Mrs. Bian is keen. She noticed that the current wind direction seemed a bit strange...

To put it simply, if a normal person is arrested, what does he do?

Should we try to rescue people first, or should we wait and shout from the sidelines? Let's discuss what "orthodoxy" is and whether we should have this "orthodoxy"?

The so-called "orthodox" refers to the word "ritual" that Mrs. Bian just mentioned, or "ritual".

Cao Pi thought about it slowly, straightening it out bit by bit, and then he realized that Mrs. Bian had actually been prepared. She asked Cao Pi to take Cao Chong with him like a good brother, just like Cao Pi took Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang back then, and now she continues to ask Cao Pi to take Cao Chong.

Any questions?

Of course Cao Pi felt there was a problem. He told Mrs. Bian that it would be okay to take Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang with him. After all, he was born by Mrs. Bian. As the eldest brother, he had the responsibility to take care of Cao Chong. However, Cao Chong was not born by Mrs. Bian, so he didn't want to take him. Whoever you want to take with you...

Who is born to like to take care of naughty children?

And then there are so many years in this area, one after another. Is this over yet?

Cao Pi said he wanted freedom!

But before Cao Pi could raise his hands and shout "For freedom", he was pushed down by Mrs. Bian and severely punished.

The kind that uses thorn sticks to make bloody marks on the buttocks.

Cao Cao heard this, clapped his hands, sneered twice, said it was a good fight, rolled up his sleeves and left.

Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Chong are all Cao Cao's children.

Mrs. Bian and Mrs. Huan are both Cao Cao's wives.

What else?

His eldest uncle, his second uncle are both...

Uh, it's a conspiracy.

Cao Cao's posture, well, actually had more children, but many of these children died while they were growing up.

In history, Cao Cao has a total of twenty-five sons recorded, but there is only one son below Cao Cao's buttocks.

Cao Cao also has some adopted sons, but as a rule, the adopted sons do not participate in the competition for butts.

Cao Cao's 12 sons, Cao Shuo, Cao Xiong, Cao Chong, Cao Xuan, Cao Ju, Cao Shang, Cao Qin, Cao Cheng, Cao Zheng, Cao Jing, Cao Jun, and Cao Ji, all died young or died young. No adulthood.

There are only 13 adults. Among these 13, Cao Ang died in battle. Cao Ju, Cao Yu, Cao Lin, Cao Gun, Cao Jun, Cao Qian, and Cao Biao all have mediocre qualifications. They either have character flaws or have problems with their character. .

Among the last five remaining sons, Cao Hui and Cao Mao were both disliked by Cao Cao, so in the end, only Cao Pi, Cao Zhi, and Cao Zhang competed for position in history. And Cao Zhang, who liked martial arts to lead troops, voluntarily withdrew from the fight and did not participate in the fight. Therefore, the only ones fighting for the throne were Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.

The same is true in Madam.

Cao Cao's earliest concubine was Mrs. Liu. She gave birth to Cao Cao's first two children, Cao Ang and Cao Shuo. As a result, Cao Ang died in battle and Cao Shuo died young. She also died young, but she and Mrs. Bian together proved that life The problem with the child is not Cao Cao's, but Mrs. Ding's.

So Mrs. Ding quit the game after Cao Ang died.

The next person to become the eldest sister is Mrs. Bian.

But Mrs. Bian has a congenital shortcoming. She was born as a singer and was raised as a singer. Also known as karaoke, or geisha. Although there is no distinction between high and low in terms of work, the princess in KTV is also a profession, but that said, in reality, the secular concept is another matter.

Under Mrs. Bian, there is Mrs. Huan.

Mrs. Huan's background is much better than Mrs. Bian's.

Mrs. Huan is from Pengcheng.

Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

Huan's surname is not a popular one, but it is quite well-established.

As early as when Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, the Huan family bet on Cao Cao.

This is actually the same as Mi Zhu and Mi Fang's bet on Liu Bei. It's just that there are so few people under Liu Bei, so the three-legged cat can also be used to catch mice. When Cao Cao married Mrs. Huan, he already had many advisers, all of whom were basically first-class or near-first-class. Huan's When several people want to compare, it is natural that they want strategies but not strategies, and they want methods but not means...

The problem is, not everyone is self-aware.

There are also many people in the Huan family who feel that they are relatives among relatives and should have a certain position. How can they not have any authority to speak or act cheaply?

What to do?

Raise Mrs. Huan's status. After all, Huan is from a decent family, so of course she will be better than Mrs. Bian.

Don't talk about discrimination or not, just say that if your child wants to get married, his or her spouse has two choices, one is for an ordinary occupation, and the other is for a special occupation in a customary place. You can only choose one. Which one would a normal person choose?

I won’t talk about any special examples, such as when mud comes out...

There is no need to discuss whether it is politically correct or not, it is just the choice of most people, which one will they choose?

So now comes the problem.

Mrs. Bian, Mrs. Huan, which one is truly suitable for Cao Cao?

I didn’t have a choice before, but now that I can choose, why not?

Even if you're not sure now, there's nothing wrong with testing it out, right?

Just in time, just in time.

One sheep is driven, two sheep are also driven, just like Cao Pi's one brother, two brothers, three brothers...

Cao Pi suddenly felt a chill on his back and sweat on his forehead.

After a while, Cao Zhi came back from outside. Seeing Cao Pi sitting still, seemingly sluggish, he stepped forward and came to Cao Pi's side, "How are you, brother?" 』

"Kong Wenju must die!" ”Cao Pi gritted his teeth and said.

"Ah, huh?" ” Cao Zhi was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand in front of Cao Pi a few times, “What? Brother? 』

"Um? ! ” Cao Pi shrank back violently, and then he saw Cao Zhi, “Ah, when did you come?” 』

"I just came over..." Cao Zhi stared at Cao Pi, "Brother, what were you talking about just now?" 』

"Brother Chong went back?" ” Cao Pi did not answer, but asked instead.

Cao Zhi nodded, "I'm going back." 』

Cao Pi pondered for a while, "Um... Brother Chong, have you said anything special to you these past few days?" 』

The relationship between Cao Chong and Cao Zhi is obviously better than that with Cao Pi. There may be some congenial elements to this, but also some of it is childish instinct. Children will choose children who are slightly older than themselves and then follow them, but if the age gap is large, this will not happen. This is a human instinct to admire the strong. Children will regard older children as "similar" strong men to worship and follow, but those who are much older will be regarded as "alien".

Cao Zhi tilted his head and thought for a moment, "Nothing special." Brother, what do you want to ask? 』

"For example, some orthodoxy and etiquette..." Cao Pi asked.

Cao Zhi laughed and said, "He is still so young, how can he know this?" 』

"Well, that's true. ”Cao Pi nodded.

"What's wrong? Cao Zhi asked, "Something happened?" 』

The relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi was actually not as tragic or cruel as later generations made it seem. Cao Pi was suspicious and inherited the fine traditions of his father, but Cao Pi had not yet reached the point of killing his brothers. The so-called seven-step poems are not entirely true, and are most likely half-truths and half-falsehoods.

The real seven-step poem was most likely written by Cao Zhi, but the fake one was not written after taking seven steps on the spot.

Because since ancient times, Chinese people have had the mentality of sympathizing with the weak and hating the strong. In the process of oral eulogy from generation to generation, Cao Pi was vilified by the eulogists because of his tyranny and ruthlessness; on the contrary, Cao Zhi was greatly beautified and deified. Then there is Cao Zhi, who is unafraid and calm. Within seven steps, he has words every step of the way, and finally becomes a poem.

But in fact, Cao Pi must have a bad relationship with Cao Zhi in the end, because they each represent different interest groups, but the so-called Cao Pi used a false name to mess with Cao Zhi in court, and he also had to do what Cao Zhi is best at, in front of everyone. The retreat route must be blocked first to "get" Cao Zhi. People who are not good at it may think that Cao Pi sacrificed his own image to promote Cao Zhi's status...

meaning? Isn't it really possible? Cao Pi and Cao Zhi play a double role?

But anyway, the relationship between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi is not bad at the moment, so after Cao Zhi asked Cao Pi, Cao Pi pondered for a moment and said, "Someone wants to take this opportunity to cause trouble..."

"who? ” asked Cao Zhi.

"Kong Wenju." ” Cao Pi said.

"Well? ” Cao Zhi couldn’t react either.

"Don't say a word of what I told you to anyone else. ” Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhi sideways and said, “If you can’t do it, don’t listen. 』

Is Cao Pi calm? Not calm. But who is born calm? Cao Pi at least had a reason to learn to be calm, although he didn't do well in history.

But now the two of them are still half-grown children. They are already very good at analyzing problems and trying to solve them. They are much better than many young ancestors in later generations.

The environment of the ancient feudal dynasty forced them to mature and grow as quickly as possible.

Seeing his brother's seriousness, Cao Zhi gradually stopped smiling, thought for a while, nodded and said, "I understand." Not to be spread externally. 』

Seeing that Cao Zhi thought for a while before agreeing, and not just answering casually, Cao Pi nodded and said slowly: "Someone wants to associate Kong Wenju with etiquette... If he kills Kong Wenju, it means Etiquette will be broken..."

Cao Zhi frowned, "But how could Kong Wenju's matter have anything to do with etiquette?" 』

Cao Pi sneered twice, "It doesn't matter, but if more people say it, it will make people think it does matter..."

For example, someone who wrote a seven-step poem and a short composition said too much and made many people in later generations think that Cao Pi really did such indescribable things to Cao Zhi.

After all, even in later generations, there are still a lot of people who can openly say "put aside the facts". Or if you say you are a dog lover, you can openly intercept the dog transport vehicle and then intercept the dog, even if the vehicle transporting the dog is legal and compliant. If such a person is not sanctioned by the law or punished in any way, according to this logic, if he is a lover of beautiful women, well...

"No wonder some people have been praising Confucius and Wenju recently..." Cao Zhi nodded, "It's quite popular. It is said that there are people shouting the name of Kong Wenju outside the prison every day..."

Cao Pi said: "Now they want to equate Kong Wenju with orthodoxy and etiquette. And if they kill Kong Wenju, it means that we have to violate orthodoxy and etiquette... Do you know what this means?" 』

Cao Zhi thought for a while, and suddenly his face turned a little pale.

Because in the feudal dynasty, the so-called orthodoxy and etiquette ultimately pointed to the same place.

In the words of later generations, law is the embodiment of the will of the ruling class.

Orthodoxy and etiquette were the "laws" of the feudal dynasty.

"Then... don't kill him, but just lock him up?" ” asked Cao Zhi.

Cao Pi gritted his teeth and said, "If we don't kill him, he will be released sooner or later. And the longer we delay, the weaker we are on this matter!" Kong Wenju's reputation will become even greater, and even if we want to kill him then, we won't be able to cause more problems! 』

Although Cao Pi did not understand that later generations clearly stated that "hesitation will lead to defeat," it did not prevent him from knowing the truth. In many cases, it is not the difference between right and wrong, but the difference between strength and weakness.

If Cao Cao's side is strong, the others will naturally be weak. If Cao Cao is weak, of course the others will be strong.

There is no doubt about this.

"And if you really don't kill, it won't just be your father... but also..." Cao Pi looked at Cao Zhi, bared his teeth and roared in a low voice, "We three brothers are also unlucky!" 』