Since receiving all the important officials to Luoyang and leaving him alone, Cao Pi also vaguely felt that Cao Cao's physical condition was extremely unstable and he might pass away at any time. This news is too important for him as the crown prince.

Previously, Cao Cao was regretful about the appointment of Cao Pi as the crown prince. Yang Xiu, who saw through this, kept venting the wind, so he later ordered Cao Zhi to lead his army to rescue Fancheng. Fortunately, Wu Zhi was assisted by the side to make the situation safe. However, despite this, Cao Pi was still worried. Wu Zhi saw his thoughts, so he took advantage of Cao Cao's suspiciousness in his later years to spread Yang Xiu's comments on "sweet ribs" retreat, and finally made Cao Cao's tolerance for Yang Xiu reach the limit.

On the eve of the outbreak of the Battle of Xiangfan, Cao Cao killed Yang Xiu on the charge of "leaking the teachings before and after, and interceding the princes of Guanguan".

In fact, as early as after Cao Pi was made the crown prince, Yang Xiu had the intention of surrendering to Cao Pi under Xun Yun's secret instigation. However, Xun Yun's sudden death made Yang Xiu feel frightened. He thought that Cao Zhi discovered that Xun Yun had betrayed, so he secretly killed him, so he had to continue to serve Cao Zhi. At that time, he already knew that he would die sooner or later, so he had his last words before being killed by Cao Cao:

"I think it's too late to die..."

Xun Yun and Yang Xiu died one after another, and Cao Pi felt that his confidant had gone, so he felt relieved.

However, just when he thought everything had settled and he was about to rest assured, Jia Kui, the counselor who had reached Luoyang, passed a news that made him very uneasy to Yecheng:

The terminally ill Cao Cao secretly ordered Cao Zhang, the Yanling Hou who was guarding Chang'an, to lead his army to Luoyang...

Cao Pi therefore suspected that Cao Cao would be likely to change his decision to become a crown prince again before his death, and was anxious about this, but Wu Zhi thought Cao Pi was too worried:

"The prince does not need to be confused because of this. Although the King of Wei has not had much time, he is a famous and overlord. He will not not understand that since you have already made you the prince, if Cao Zhang is suddenly changed to the heir at this time, it will inevitably cause the two factions to fight each other. How could the King of Wei do such a stupid thing?"

After hearing Wu Zhi's words, Cao Pi settled down. After that, Wu Zhi thought that Cao Cao might go west at any time. Therefore, he suggested that in order to prevent things from changing, he should secretly leave Yecheng and go to Luoyang to avoid being taken advantage of by Cao Zhang.

When Cao Pi arrived in Luoyang with Wu Zhi without anyone noticing it, Cao Zhen also passed the edict that Cao Cao urgently summoned to Sima Yi's residence. The meticulous Sima Yi soon realized that this incident was so sudden. Moreover, Cao Zhen came to summon him and brought a group of soldiers. The atmosphere was extremely unusual. He thought that he would even be in danger of his life...

But he had no time and no right to think or hesitate, so he quickly followed Cao Zhen to the headquarters of the King of Wei.

When he arrived outside the door of Cao Cao's bedroom, Cao Zhen reported to Cao Cao inside through the door:

"Your Majesty, Sima Yi has been brought here."

For some reason, after a while, Cao Cao coughed and spitted in the hall, and Cao Cao replied:

"Ah... it's Zhongda here... come in..."

After hearing Cao Cao's instructions, Cao Zhen moved away from his body and reached out to signal Sima Yi to go in:

"Sir, please come in..."

After Cao Zhen pushed the door open, Sima Yi stepped forward and stepped inside the door. He raised his hands and planned to kneel down to Cao Cao as usual: "Sima Yi, please give me a look..."

“No need to be polite…”

Cao Cao, who was leaning on the table, looked very haggard. He raised his hand with difficulty and signaled that Sima Yi would not need to bow.

At this time, the door was open, and the cold wind gushed into the hall, blew Cao Cao's already white and snow-frosted hair, which made him shudder. Then he reached out to tighten the fur wrapped around him:

"Come in and close the door..."

Sima Yi followed his order, turned around and closed the door and stood there:

"I wonder what is important to summon the subordinates late at night?"

After bowing and asking, Sima Yi, who lowered his head, never got Cao Cao's answer.

At this time, Cao Cao squinted his eyes and kept staring at him. It took him a long time to come back to his senses and say:

"It's nothing. I have been insomnia and dreaming lately. Today, for some reason, I suddenly miss you very much, so I asked you to talk to me. Zhongda wouldn't think that I, a dying old man, wasn't it?"

Seeing Cao Cao say this, Sima Yi quickly answered:

"The subordinates dare not... the king will never have a life of tens of thousands of years!"

"No life for thousands of years? Haha... I really think, if I really have ten thousand years to live, then I will be the old turtle..."

After saying that, Cao Cao coughed twice, waved at Sima Yi with a smile, and then patted the seat in front of him and said:

"What are you doing so far away from me? I am old, my eyes can't see clearly, and my ears are not working well. I will be very tired when I talk to me like this. Come, sit in front of me, we two haven't had a long talk for a long time."

"The subordinates obey the order..."

He stood up and walked slowly to Cao Cao with his knees and sat down.

After reaching out and stroking the cloak on his shoulders, Cao Cao moved his back away and supported the cunt with his right elbow and said:

"Zhongda, you tell me the truth. After I go west, can Zihuan take on the burden of the foundation we have created?"

Sima Yi had expected Cao Cao to ask himself this question long before he came, and he had prepared for it:

"The prince, the prince is brave by nature, both civil and military, and knows how to take responsibility, and will be able to support the entire Cao Wei and carry it forward. Your decision to do the foundation at the beginning is wise."

Cao Cao sighed after hearing this:

"I have been persuaded to make me stand on my own during my lifetime, and I am already the most powerful minister and there is no substantial difference from the emperor, so I don't need to wear the crown that will cause disaster. But my son doesn't think so. As early as when I was enthroned by Duke Wei, I could see that Zihuan had the ambition of an emperor. If I leave, he will definitely usurp the Han Dynasty and become independent. If there is chaos at that time, I am afraid that he will not be able to deal with this situation."

Sima Yi replied: "Everything has a certain degree. Everything is done by man. The king does not need to worry too much."

Suddenly, Cao Cao grabbed Sima Yi's wrist with great force, and the force was very strong, big enough to make Sima Yi feel pain. Sima Yi saw a strong murderous aura from Cao Cao's eyes and was rushing towards him:

"Zhongda, I know that no one among all the strategists can compare with you. If it weren't for this, Fengxiao would not strongly recommend you. I hope you can continue to assist Zihuan like I help me. Can you do it?"

It is understandable that ministers and workers are loyal to the monarch. However, Cao Cao's openly expressed this sentence clearly, which undoubtedly demonstrated his importance and fear of Sima Yi's talents.

Sima Yi naturally knew this very well. He knew that if his next words and deeds, even a subtle expression change, could prevent him from walking out of the room alive, so he replied calmly:

"I must do my best to live up to the king's trust!"

With four eyes facing each other, Cao Cao's solemn eyes also met Sima Yi's firm eyes. After a long time, the murderous aura emitted from Cao Cao gradually dissipated, but he still held Sima Yi's wrist tightly:

"Zhongda, if there are few rivals in the world like you, don't you have the ambition to win the world?"

Sima Yi didn't expect Cao Cao to ask such a question, but he asked calmly:

"I also want to ask the king, with your current position and status, people in the world are calling you a traitor who usurped the Han Dynasty. Do you have no ambition to seize the Han Dynasty? Or can you dare to ask, what kind of person are you?"

In a short period of time, Cao Cao was shocked by Sima Yi's problem. After hearing this, he let go of Sima Yi's wrist and laughed:

"Those who are famous all over the world often slander the world. If you want to care about the world's evaluation of themselves one by one, how can I get to where I am today? Today I will tell you that I am not Cao Cao, the King of Wei who has made great achievements in the world, nor is Cao Cao, the traitor who despises the emperor, is unruly and has the intention of usurping the Han Dynasty..."

At this time, his eyes looked at Sima Yi with great spirits, as if he was a normal person who was completely free of illness:

"I am me! I am Cao Cao!"

At this moment, Sima Yi unknowingly felt infinite respect for Cao Cao in front of him...

He was completely infected by the domineering aura and charm in Cao Cao's eyes.

Finally, Sima Yi walked out of the hall safely. For some reason, when Cao Zhen saw Sima Yi open the door, his face showed a look of surprise, but he quickly hid it.

After Sima Yi left, Cao Zhen immediately entered the hall and said to Cao Cao:

"Your Majesty, why are you..."

Before he could finish speaking, Cao Cao, who was leaning on the slightest and calm face, slowly reached out to stop his words. Then he waved his raised hands left and right, and soon more than ten swords and axes hiding behind the curtain, hiding from behind, exited the house one after another, which made Cao Zhen feel very difficult to understand. Cao Cao sighed and said:

"He is a rare talent. If he is killed, no one will have the ability to compete with a terrible person like Zhuge Liang and Lu Xun in the future, so he must keep him now..."

Soon, Jia Kui, who was summoned by Cao Cao, also came outside the hall. Cao Cao ordered him to enter the hall and said to Jia Kui:

"Liang Dao, I think Zihuan should have arrived in Luoyang now, right?"

Jia Kui was deeply shocked when he heard this. Because Cao Cao secretly left Yecheng and sneaked into Luoyang, no fourth person knew about Cao Cao's secretly leaving Yecheng and sneaking into Luoyang, except for himself and Wu Zhi. However, what he didn't expect was that Cao Cao noticed it in such a short time.

Seeing that Jia Kui was quite at a loss, Cao Cao spoke:

"I feel very pleased that you can be loyal and perform your duties conscientiously. In the future, you and Duoduo will need to help Zihuan. OK, okay, go and tell Zihuan, I have no intention of blaming him, let him come to me..."

Cao Pi, who was rushing to the emperor, cried in tears as soon as he saw Cao Cao. He knelt in front of Cao Cao and cried:

"Father! My son is late..."

Cao Cao closed his eyes and stretched out his hand to stroke his head and said:

"Okay, OK, I'm not dead yet, so I'd better save some tears..."

After saying that, Cao Cao opened his eyes and asked Cao Pi:

"For my father, who should you reuse after you succeed to the throne?"

Facing this problem, Cao Pi said without hesitation:

"The Chief Chen Qun, Prime Minister Xinpi, Central Commander Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu, the counselor Jia Kui and others are all very useful."

"And Sima Yi..."

At this time, Cao Cao's expression became very serious. He reminded Cao Pi: "I think you can take the position of the prince. In addition to the help of Jia Xu, Chen Qun and others, Sima Yi also secretly made a lot of efforts, right?"

Cao Pi did not expect that Cao Cao would see the matter so thoroughly, and he felt nervous inside. However, the purpose of Cao Cao's words was not to pursue Cao Pi's crime of forming a clique and taking on friends:

"Sima Yi is indeed a talented man who is rare. All the 'Five Abundance' have come out of the mountain. You must use him seriously. Now Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang and Sun Quan has Lu Xun. If he had not been to help you with advice, you would not be able to deal with these two people. However, for my father, I mentioned Sima Yi's "Eagle Looks at the Wolf" before, and I will definitely interfere in the affairs of our Cao family over time, so you must remember that you can only let him participate in politics but not let him get involved in real power, especially military power. Do you understand what my father means?"

"My son understands that Jia Kui has mentioned in his ears many times that Sima Yi is unwilling to be a minister for a long time. My son will definitely remember the teachings of his father in the future."

When Cao Pi mentioned Jia Kui's name, Cao Cao took the opportunity to say to him:

"Jia Liangdao is a sensible person and a smart person. For a period of time, my father has been observing these people around you. Chen Qun, Wu Zhi and Sima Yi have been too close. Neither of these two people are completely reliable. Only Jia Kui is loyal to you. In the future, you should listen to Jia Kui's views more and not obey Sima Yi's words."

Cao Pi expressed that he would remember every word of Cao Cao's advice.

Finally, Cao Cao finally told Cao Pi about his brothers and soccer issues:

"I know that you and Zijian have been fighting openly and secretly over the years because of the dispute over the succession. Now that you have become the crown prince, you will become the King of Wei in the future. You must treat Zijian and Ziwen well. Do not tragically fight each other..."

Cao Cao's words expressed what Cao Pi thought. What he had been planning was to deal with Cao Zhi, who was highly prestigious among civil officials, and Cao Zhang, who held military power. In order to avoid Cao Cao's resentment, he kept burying this idea deeply in his heart. Even Wu Zhi and Sima Yi had never mentioned it, but they still couldn't escape Cao Cao's eyes.

At this time, Cao Pi had no room for rejection at all, so he could only agree.
Chapter completed!