Chapter forty-six tribute
As soon as this statement was made, Lun Zhi, Yang Zuo and Bei Yan were shocked.
Jia Fan and Gongsun Xiu looked at each other and smiled.
Lun Zhi thought to himself that King Yan has always been good at fighting but unyielding. Why did he plan to surrender after hearing the population of Wei? He hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, this - can't be so... afraid of Wei Ruhu?"
Yang Zuo threatened: "At worst, you can fight to the death. The last general is willing to share his worries with the vanguard. He will be wrapped in a horse and a corpse, and he will never refuse."
Bei Yan echoed, "Master, in the past, we risked our lives to fight the Wei army. Even if we were swords, swords, axes and halberds, we were not afraid of fighting to the death. Why did the king become the King of Yan today and start to avoid swords and avoid swords?"
Seeing that everyone's true feelings were revealed, Gongsun Xiu was determined to achieve great and hegemony with him. His blood was immediately boiling, and his heart was full of heroism and said proudly: "Everyone, you are all good ministers of the country of Gu. Now I am complacent to Wei, not afraid of death. Sun Quan attacked Hefei soon. Wars in the south of Wei were about to start, and Jiang Wan from Western Shu entered Hanzhong, which meant to attack the north. Although Wei was strong, he could not control the crowd. Gu was the etiquette of serving the people in his name and still took the title of Liaodong as the king. Cao Rui could not withdraw his troops even if he was orthodox and avoided border troubles."
Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
Gongsun Xiu continued: "After the Wei State withdraws its troops, the two sides shake hands and make peace. During the ten-year leave of absence, the Yan State will be able to make the soldiers and food sufficient. Then, the Central Plains will be planned slowly."
Although Yang Zuo felt that this strategy was great, he thought that the King of Yan wanted to submit to Wei State, and that this matter was known to the people of the world, he would be laughed at by the world. He smiled bitterly: "However, this - this has hurt the king and it will damage his respect, alas -"
He couldn't help laughing and shook his head and said, "What's this? A real man should follow the power of the world. What's the point of being humiliated? In the past, Emperor Gaozu of Han was trapped by Bai Deng and Han Xin was humiliated by crotch. If these two people felt humiliated at that time and fought to the death, there would be no so-called Han Dynasty ruler and a great soldier immortal. The lonely man was humiliated in the face and did not hurt the slightest fur. He still sat in Liaodong, saying that he was alone and widowed, and avoiding all 350,000 people from being affected by war. What's the point?"
When Jia Fan heard this, he nodded happily and said, "The king puts family and country first in everything. It seems that the 'Yan generation of Han' is unstoppable."
Bei Yan smiled and said, "If the emperor of Cao who usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself, he would probably be happy if the king was applauded by the king. The Cao family was charming and insidious and artificial, and was not as good as the Liu family in Western Shu, who personally made the Han clan a king."
Everyone laughed together.
That night, Jia Fan specially wrote a letter, wrote an edict, stamped a seal, ordered the scouts to whip up and carry Liaodong local products and send them out of the palace.
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The Kingdom of Wei, Luoyang Palace.
After the morning court, Cao Rui ordered the evildoer to summon the imperial doctor in the palace because he was already unwell.
The old imperial doctor entered the palace tremblingly. Cao Rui lay on the side of the dragon bed, stretched out his right hand, and the old imperial doctor stretched out his finger on his wrist, noticed the change in the pulse, and frowned and said, "Your Majesty, what kind of great tonics do you take?"
Cao Rui felt a split headache, accompanied by dizziness, shook his head and said lightly: "I have not been sick since I was young and my body is good. Why should I eat a great tonic? The wife of a farmer in Shouchun, a third year of Qinglong, promised that the gods of heaven would come to earth and be ordered to climb the daughter, guard the imperial family, and be blessed with evil. I summoned this girl to the palace maid. He said that water can cure all diseases. I have minor illnesses at the time, but I have no experience in drinking it. I know that this girl is just pretending to be a ghost and cheating person, so I took it and killed her. For many years, I have not taken any medicine except for the imperial prescriptions in the palace."
The old imperial doctor heard it and felt cold sweat all over his body. He thought that His Majesty was as suspicious as Emperor Taizu Wu of that year, and had various plans and conspiracies in his heart. He smiled bitterly: "The old minister is stupid, and he really can't see His Majesty's condition."
Cao Rui knew his thoughts and said calmly: "It's okay to say it straightforwardly. I just want to know if my health is apologized and if there is any serious injury? I will not blame you."
The old imperial doctor felt relieved and thought that Your Majesty would not punish him with words, so he could speak out. He sighed: "Thank you for your priest's grace. Your Majesty's pulse is complicated, which is related to wine and sex for many years - plus, in recent years, the state has been in heavy responsibilities, and the daily life is exhausted, so he is trapped in this..."
After listening quietly, Cao Rui refused to comment and frowned and said, "How to treat it?"
The old imperial doctor sweated like rain, knelt on the ground, kowtowed like pounding garlic, and his heart was raised to his throat: "Your Majesty - I am so frank, your pulse is like a fire fighting to attack the heart, but it is a sign of turning the sky... I am so useless to turn the sky, and I cannot be cured, and I am so powerless."
He was not surprised to hear this answer, but he was really sure that his fate would be short of long, and he couldn't help but feel sad. But as the noble of the Nine Five, Cao Rui did not show his joy or anger and asked, "I know. According to your wishes, how many days will I live?"
"When you go back to Your Majesty, it's probably only less than a hundred days." The old imperial doctor leaned on the ground, his back trembling constantly.
Cao Rui calmly accepted this fact, waved to the personal guard beside him, and said lightly: "Kill this old man."
The imperial doctor's face changed color and was about to raise his head, the next second the tip of the knife had penetrated from his chest. The personal guard stabbed it from the back on the spot. The imperial doctor's eyes widened and fell into a pool of blood.
The personal guard returned the long sword back to the sheath and retreated calmly to the side.
The eunuch general supervisor ordered his subordinates to move the body away, wipe the blood stains, and ignite the agarwood in the palace to dissipate the smell of blood.
In just seven or eight minutes, the hall was filled with mist and the fragrant breeze was slightly drunk, as if a scene had not happened just now.
Cao Rui closed his eyes in pain and murmured: "I have broken my trust. It is not because I am punished by words, but because this matter is of great importance and cannot be passed on."
The inner minister knelt beside the bed, with tears on his face: "Your Majesty, what should I do? I will summon the imperial doctors again. These quack doctors are incompetent and cannot even cure His Majesty's minor illness."
Cao Rui shook his head and said, "Life and death have a fate, there is no need to say much. Since I have not had much time, I should solve my past and future affairs as soon as possible. Otherwise, I will not dare to see Taizu and the late emperor in the nine fountains."
The Inspector wiped his tears and cried in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty should establish the crown prince early, and do not let the dragons in the court have no heads and the poison will flow endlessly."
Cao Rui thought of his two young children, the older Cao Xun, who was weak and sick, probably worse than himself. Cao Fang, the only healthy prince, was only eight years old, and thought to himself: "Although Fang'er is extremely intelligent, after all, she succeeded to the throne at the age of eight, how can she bear the heavy responsibility of a king of a country?"
Thinking that he and the late emperor Cao Pi could not even survive forty years, he sighed in his heart that God would not bless Cao.
First, Gongsun Yuan established himself, and nearly 100,000 troops went to Liaodong for nearly a year but did not return. Second, the Eastern Wu troops divided into two groups to rescue Liaodong and attack Hefei. Although Western Shu was settled after Zhuge Liang's death, Jiang Wan, who took over the position of prime minister, also saw the situation of Wei's support and right now, has entered Hanzhong, which means it is self-evident.
Cao Rui looked worried and sighed: "If my health is not hindered in this situation, there is no need to worry about it. But the country is about to be in chaos and the youngest son ascends the throne, how can I decide?"
The inner minister cried and said, "There are clan and empress dowagers in the court, and the army assisting ministers outside, working together. Although the prince is young, he can take over the imperial power in just a few years and promote the foundation of our century-old Wei."
Cao Rui nodded sadly and smiled bitterly: "However, who can help me to support the orphan? "
Chapter completed!