On the 220 AD (the 25th year of Jian'an), the treacherous hero Cao Cao died at the age of 66.

Shortly after Cao**, the important officials in Xinpi's court believed that the situation was still unclear at this time. If the news of Cao Cao's death was leaked out, it would inevitably cause a considerable shock, so they believed that the funeral should be kept secret for the time being.

Just when Cao Pi was hesitating for this, Jia Kui stood up and opposed it firmly:

"The death of the King of Wei is not a trivial matter, nor is it just to hide it. If the court hides this news, it will be even more confused when the people and the soldiers of the three armies know it!"

On this issue, Sima Yi, Chen Qun and others agreed with Jia Kui's opinion, and Cao Pi finally acted according to the plan.

But soon something Xinpi and others were worried about happened: the Qingzhou soldiers who had been following Cao Cao for many years learned that the only convinced lord had passed away, and the morale of the army was deteriorated, and batches of people fled one after another.

After the incident reached Luoyang, many officials accused Jia Kui of making wrong judgments, and believed that these deserters should be dealt with strictly at this time, and the behavior of the chaotic country and army should be stopped in a timely manner. If they do not obey, they will be sentenced to death to serve as a warning.

At this time, Jia Kui stood up under tremendous pressure and once again opposed the use of tough measures to deal with this issue. He said to Cao Pi:

"The former king just now has funeral, and you have not officially inherited your title. It is normal for people to experience turmoil in some morale. If you suppress it with tough means, it will not only worsen the matter, but also make the garrisons in other territorial areas of Wei feel your cruelty and ruthlessness, and then the situation will become even more uncontrollable."

Wu Zhi also stood up and said, "Your Highness, my subordinates think that the advice of the counselor is very reasonable, please think twice."

While Cao Pi hesitated, he couldn't help but look at Sima Yi who was silent on the side:

"What does Mr. Zhongda think?"

Sima Yi bowed and replied, "There is no better way now, Your Highness might as well give it a try."

Later, Cao Pi ordered Jia Kui to write a manifesto and sent it to various Qingzhou soldiers, indicating that the founding kings made their careers thanks to the Qingzhou soldiers as a backing, which made Cao Wei achieve today. Cao Pi was also deeply grateful for this. Today, the former kings were buried. As the saying goes, everyone has their own ambitions. If everyone in the Qingzhou soldiers had the confidence and Cao Pi continued to support Cao Wei's foundation, Cao Pi would not be very grateful. If anyone insisted on leaving, the government would issue official documents to everyone who wanted to leave. With the official documents, they could get food and clothing provided by local officials on the way home, and would never make things difficult for anyone.

After reading the manifesto, many veterans of Qingzhou soldiers were in tears. They remembered the past when they were the Yellow Turban rebels who were taken in by Cao Cao and followed Cao Cao to fight in the east. They all eliminated their inner concerns and chose to stay. After seeing the manifesto, those who had left returned to their original garrisons to apologize, but Jia Kui would not pursue this, and all the generals and officials were as usual.

Because Jia Kui was not surprised by his actions and was able to make good decisions, the storm of Qingzhou's soldiers' escape was quickly calmed down. Not only that, the incident quickly spread to Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou and Hebei counties. Everyone lamented that Cao Pi's benevolence helped Cao Pi to win over the hearts and expectations of the people to a great extent.

After this incident, Cao Pi understood why Cao Cao wanted to reuse Jia Kui before his death.

Later, Cao Pi appointed Sima Yi as the Consul General of the Mourning and Jia Kui as the Deputy. Although this official position was temporary, it seemed to everyone that Cao Pi attached great importance to the two of them.

Just when everyone thought the storm had subsided, something unexpected happened again:

After Cao Zhang, who came to Luoyang under the imperial edict, learned that Cao Cao had died, he was sad and had the idea of ​​taking the opportunity to seize power. He ordered the entire army to wear mourning clothes and set out from Hongnong in the name of attending funerals, and the army arrived outside Hangu Pass.

After the news reached Luoyang, everyone was shocked. They all thought that if Cao Zhang led his army to break through Hangu and headed straight for Luoyang at this time, it would be impossible to block him.

Sima Yi also believed that the fight with Cao Zhang at this time would definitely cause severe shocks in the Wei Dynasty. If this matter is not handled well, the harm would be much more serious than the previous Qingzhou soldiers' defection incident. Therefore, he suggested to Cao Cao:

"Your Highness, you should send an envoy to communicate with Cao Zhang and try your best to make this matter peacefully resolved."

"I have to do this now. Will you go there for me?"

Facing Cao Pi's question, Sima Yi said:

"The debate before the formation was not the director of the subordinates, but when the senior officials were in chaos, the counselors used their rebellion to win Zhang Yan's trust with their erotic tongues, and used this to lure and kill Zhang Yan's followers in Licheng. The subordinates thought he was more suitable."

After saying that, everyone's eyes were focused on Jia Kui. Indeed, Jia Kui showed great skills when dealing with the Qingzhou mutiny, and also improved his status among Cao Wei officials through this incident and deepened Cao Pi's attention to him.

After listening to Sima Yi's words, Jia Kui looked at him, and the two seemed to be communicating with each other through their eyes.

At this time, Cao Pi also thought that Jia Kui was more suitable, so he appointed Jia Kui as an envoy to Hangu Pass to meet Cao Zhang.

When Jia Kui was ordered to set off, Sima Yi, who was standing quietly on the Luoyang city tower, watched him leave, with incomprehensible thoughts in his eyes. No one could tell what his real purpose in recommending Jia Kui was, but only one person.

"You are such a vicious person..."

Just as Sima Yi looked at Jia Kui's back and saw it in a daze, Wu Zhi's voice suddenly came from behind him, interrupting his thoughts: "Although Cao Zhang is the son of the previous king, he is just a brave and scheming warrior. Now he leads his troops to Hangu Pass just to seize power. Whoever he sends at this time is probably a dead end..."

While listening to Wu Zhi's words, Sima Yi did not turn around to look at him, but only glanced back with his light, and then sneered:

"Why did you say this by sir? I have no selfish grudges with Jia Kui, so how could I deliberately harm him?"

Seeing that Sima Yi was still pretending to be confused with him, Wu Zhi walked to him with a smile, patted him on the shoulder and said:

"If it is the reason, it is not without it. Jia Kui has reminded the prince more than once to beware of you. I heard that the former king had secretly met Jia Kui before his death. I think you should be very clear about the purpose. Isn't the motivation very clear if you say this?"

Sima Yi had a very big reaction to Wu Zhi's explicit words and just smiled faintly:

"I'm afraid that Cao Zhang, a common man, can't deal with Jia Liangdao..."

When Cao Zhang, who was stationed in Hangu Pass, saw an envoy coming in Luoyang, he had already thought that he would either come to ask for guilt or be a lobbyist. He saw that Cao Pi was afraid of himself in his heart, so he spoke extremely toughly.

After summoning Jia Kui, Cao Zhang, who was sitting on Hu's bed, looked stern and asked in a serious tone:

"Doctor Jia, I came here under the will of the previous king. Where is the seal and ribbon of the previous king now?"

Jia Kui was not intimidated by the soldiers on both sides of the line and Cao Zhang's tiger power. He answered calmly and tit-for-tat:

"When the former king was alive, he had already enthroned the prince. Now the prince is in Luoyang to command the overall situation. Now the prince of Wei is the only one who is the deputy chief of the throne. How can the general ask about the seal and ribbon matters!"

Seeing that Jia Kui dared not take him seriously, Cao Zhang was furious in an instant, and the murderous aura in the camp was extremely strong: "Jia Kui, I can warn you that the old king secretly summoned me to Luoyang during his lifetime, and there must be something important to entrust him, otherwise why didn't Cao Pi be summoned..."

"Please pay attention to your words!"

Before Cao Zhang finished speaking, Jia Kui interrupted him sternly. His powerful aura shocked everyone present, and even Cao Zhang was stunned by him for a moment:

"Young Master Pi is the crown prince and the future ruler of Wei. You are also the general, your brother and your lord, but the general dares to call the crown prince's name directly. Are you planning to overthrow the order of the King of Wei? Do you want to rebel?"

The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became cold. Cao Zhang came to his senses and clenched his hands tightly into fists, and opened his eyes wide and stared at Jia Kui:

"So what? I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in my hand now, and I can capture Luoyang in an instant. How can Cao Pi be with me?"

Jia Xu still was not afraid of Cao Zhang's intimidation:

"The general's northern attack on Wuhuan, his voice shocked the outside world. How could he not know? Just general, have you ever thought about it? Once you and the prince Wei Kingdom will be in chaos. Will the generals who have been kind to the previous kings recognize you? The foundation created by the previous kings through hardships will instantly fall into a state of collapse. Sun Quan and Liu Bei, who have been eyeing Cao Wei, will definitely take advantage of the situation. At that time, what are you going to see the previous kings under the nine springs!"

Faced with Jia Kui's righteous accusations, Cao Zhang gradually realized that even if he killed Cao Pi and seized Luoyang, Cao Ren, Cao Xiu and others would not support him. With Cao Hong alone standing behind him, it would be very difficult to gain a foothold, let alone resisting the at-risk invasion of Sun Quan and Liu Bei.

Jia Xu, who was discerning, soon realized that Cao Zhang had begun to shake, so he slowed down his tone:

"The reason why His Highness the Crown Prince sent his subordinates to come alone is to consider the brotherly relationship with the general, and he couldn't bear to fight against each other. He also asked his subordinates to bring you a message, if you were sincere in attending the funeral, he would personally welcome him at the gate of Luoyang City. But if you were to send troops to attack Luoyang, he would also order Hu Hou Xu Chu to lead the troops to prepare for the war. The general is a smart person and should know what to do."

After hesitating for a while, Cao Zhang decided to put the overall situation first. He ordered all his troops and horses to return to their original garrison, and he went to Luoyang alone with Jia Kui to attend the funeral.

When Sima Yi accompanied Cao Pi and others at the city gate and saw Jia Xu safely bringing Cao Zhang to him, Sima Yi understood in his heart: It is not that simple to kill someone like Jia Kui.

After Cao Zhang came to Luoyang alone, Dong Zhao believed that Cao Zhang would be in trouble over time, so he suggested that Cao Pi put him under house arrest.

But Sima Yi felt that this was inappropriate: "Although Cao Zhang did not bring any troops, his soldiers followed him for a long time, and over time, they became the same habit as Cao Zhang. If they knew that their commander was under house arrest or assassinated, they would definitely come to attack and avenge their commander."

Cao Pi also thought that Sima Yi's words were quite reasonable: "What should we do according to Mr.'s opinion?"

Sima Yi replied: "Treat Cao Zhang mainly to appease him. His influence in the army will not be dissipated in a short while. It takes a long time to seize his military power, and at the same time, he will falsely set up his title to let him down, and he will rise and fall in secret until he is completely excluded from the command level of the army. This is the safest way."

This suggestion was supported by Chen Qun and Wu Zhi. Although Jia Kui was wary of Sima Yi, he had no reason to refute this point, so he adopted a silent attitude.
Chapter completed!