Great Wei Nengchen

"According to the order!"

Cao Pi may not really believe the auspiciousness, but when the army is in a decisive battle, it is also good to boost morale, so he ordered people to cook sturgeon and enjoy the delicious food!

Just in front of the main hall, more than a dozen imperial chefs worked together to scrape the scales, open the guts, and snap the gills... After rinsing the sturgeon, they piled it into dozens of sections with a giant axe!

Sturgeon weighing hundreds of catties cannot be contained in an ordinary iron pot, and a giant bronze cauldron was brought in and boiled over high heat. The fragrant fish soup soon wafted away...

An hour later, the thick sturgeon soup was ready. Its color was pure white, and its fragrance was tangy, which made people salivate. An eunuch tried it with a silver needle and took a few more sips to confirm that there was no problem. Only then did a bowl be dedicated to the emperor, followed by civil and military ministers, officers and men...

"Haha, the sturgeon soup is really extraordinary, I'm lucky today!"

Smelling the fragrant fish soup, Cao Pi couldn't help moving his index finger, ready to enjoy the delicious food, but when the mouth of the bowl reached his lips, he suddenly hesitated again.

Because of the residual poison, I have not eaten fish or drank fish soup for nearly ten years. If this example is broken today, will there be any problems?

But after thinking about it, the doctors confessed that they should not eat seafood and sea fish. This sturgeon was caught from the Yangtze River and belongs to freshwater fish. There should be no problem, right?

What's more, the emperor didn't taste it first, and the rest of the ministers didn't dare to drink it, and they all raised their bowls to watch. Is this too embarrassing?

"Report to Your Majesty, the Grand Master has sent another memorial!"

"Oh, present it!"

After hesitating left and right, Xiao Yi's third memorial arrived. Cao Pi hurriedly put down the fish soup, took the memorial and watched it. This time it was even shorter, only eight words - don't cross the river, be careful in ambush!

Chapter 1693 One defeat after another!

Recently, Xiao Yi submitted three memorials in succession: it is recommended to cancel the Southern Expedition, to cultivate and live; it is suggested that a small victory is fine, and the class teacher returns to the court; it is recommended not to cross the river, be careful in ambush!

Cao Pi attached great importance to these three suggestions and thought about them carefully, but unfortunately he did not accept any of them!

Xiao Yi was thinking about strategy and tactics, while Cao Pi was thinking about consolidating the imperial power. The starting points of the two are different, so the choices are naturally different.

Be careful not to make a big mistake, Cao Pi still made a decree, telling Cao Xiu to use his troops carefully, so as not to be ambushed by the Wu army, but the two places are more than 300 miles apart, and the decree will take a day and a night at the earliest before it can be delivered to Cao Xiu.

"Your Majesty!—Your Majesty!"

"Jin Dan, hurry up!"

After working hard day and night, Cao Pi's pill addiction broke out again after the decree was issued.

The confidant eunuch quickly took out a few golden pills and stuffed them into Cao Pi's mouth. He wanted to serve them with tea, but there was no tea at the banquet, only a bowl of lukewarm and fragrant sturgeon soup, which was just right for taking the pills. for...

Seeing that the emperor drank the fish soup, civil and military officials also tasted it one after another. It was fresh and fragrant, with endless aftertaste.

"Hoo!--ah!"

After a while, Cao Pi also recovered. Looking at the empty soup bowl on the table, feeling the strong fishy smell in his mouth, he couldn't help sighing secretly, everything is God's will!

God's will let me send troops to march south, God's will let me garrison at the mouth of the Xunyang River, and God's will sent a big sturgeon. As for victory or defeat, life or death, manpower has been exhausted, so I can only obey God's will!

Thinking of this, Cao Pi felt physically and mentally exhausted, and was about to go back to the dormitory to rest, but before he left his seat, another envoy came to the palace, not from the east, but from the west!

"Woo! ... Woo! Woo!"

The envoy was covered in plain drafts, and rushed into the palace crying, knelt on the ground and kowtowed, and his face was full of wind, frost, rain and snow. It was obvious that he had traveled a long distance and suffered a lot on the way!

This frightened all the people present. Only the senior ministers and relatives of the emperor died of illness, would they send envoys to report the funeral to the emperor. Who died?

"Tell me, who is the funeral for?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, it is King Ren Cheng... who is dead!"

"What, my yellow-bearded little brother!"

"Pfft!"

Among the Cao brothers, Cao Zhang is famous for his bravery and stamina. His goal in life is to be strong and persistent, to ignore difficulties, follow the example of Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, ride [-] riders across the desert, drive out Rongdi, and make contributions!

Therefore, as early as the 11th year of Jian'an, Cao Zhang personally led tens of thousands of tigers and wolves to expedition to the Western Regions to realize his life dream, and did not participate in the subsequent battle for the reserve position!

Because of this, Cao Zhang has a very good relationship with his brothers. After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he sent envoys to the Western Regions, named Cao Zhang as the king of the city, and granted him seals, golden armor, brocade robes, etc., and exchanged letters frequently. , Greeting and caring for each other, the brotherhood is very strong!

When he suddenly learned that his brother was gone, Cao Pi slipped to the ground as if struck by lightning, and his tears could not stop flowing.

"Tell me quickly, why did my third brother die suddenly?"

On the other side, Cao Xiong was also crying loudly, and grabbed the messenger tightly to ask about the situation?

Cao Zhang is only 32 years old this year. He has always been physically strong and has the courage of a beast. Last summer, he sent envoys back to the court to offer a lot of spoils, claiming that he was all well, so that his mother and brothers should not worry about it. Why did he suddenly die? gone?

"Reporting to Your Majesty: After King Rencheng led his army to the west, he joined General Ma Mengqi in one place, attacked the city and plundered land, fought successive victories, and quickly wiped out the 36 countries in the Western Regions, and fought all the way to the west of Congling!

He also successively fought wars with Da Yuezhi, Anxi, and Kangju countries, and he was also invincible. He conquered hundreds of countries, big and small, opened up thousands of miles of land, surrendered to all the flags and flags, and obtained countless treasures!

Last autumn, King Ren Cheng alone led a team and marched south into the territory of Shendu Kingdom. He defeated the coalition forces of various states in the upper reaches of the Ganges River, beheaded 20 people, captured 11 kings and kings, and captured countless spoils of war!

However, during the fierce battle, King Ren Cheng was accidentally hit by a poisonous snake arrow in his ribs. Doctors tried their best to save him, but he died in the army camp on the [-]th day of the [-]th day of December in the fourth year of Huangchu.

Before his death, King Ren Cheng said: Across the battlefield, opening up borders and expanding land, I have no regrets in my life. I only want to bury my bones in my homeland and enjoy the sacrifices of my relatives!

The body has been encoffined and is on the way back. The villain came back first to deliver the letter. It took more than six months and traveled more than 2 miles. Of the twenty messengers who set out together, only the villain was left! "

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After listening to the envoy's narration, everyone present sighed endlessly. Expeditions of thousands of miles, expansion of territory, death in battle, and return of soul to homeland, this may be the best destination for a soldier!

The Yanhuang tribe originally lived in a corner of Zhongzhou, but now it has evolved into a large empire with an area of ​​tens of thousands of miles and a population of tens of millions. It is thanks to this pioneering and enterprising spirit, as well as countless warriors shrouded in horse leather!

"My condolences, Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!"

"My Majesty's condolences, the current battle situation is the most important thing!"

The dead rest in peace, and the living are like this. Under the comfort of the officials, Cao Pi and Cao Xiong slowly stopped their tears. They discussed Cao Zhang's funeral together and quickly made three decisions:

First, send envoys to the Western Regions to welcome Cao Zhang's body back to the country. After a grand sacrifice, he was buried in the middle of the country according to the rites of princes and kings, and he was posthumously named: King Wei!

Secondly, the title of Ren Chengwang was inherited by Cao Zhang's eldest son, Cao Kai, and he remembered that Cao Zhang had made great contributions to the country. His second son, Cao Mai, was granted the title of King Dingyuan, his third son, Cao Zhou, was granted the title of King of Zhongshan, and his fourth son, Cao Jia, was granted the title of King of Changshan. The two daughters each gave Tang Muyi two thousand households!

Four sons of one family are named king, Cao Zhang can also smile at Jiuquan!

Finally, choose the right person from the clan generals to take over Cao Zhang's position as commander in chief, take over the 10,000+ troops in the Western Regions, and have administrative management rights. This big piece of fat can't fall into the hands of outsiders. If someone surnamed Cao doesn't do it, The person surnamed Xiao should do it!

The problem is, the generals of the clan have withered away, and the only ones who can take them out are Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, and Xia Houshang, but they all shoulder heavy responsibilities, and no one can be dispatched?

Blessings never come singly, misfortunes never come singly, before Cao Pi discussed with the ministers to choose a candidate, the battle reports from the front came one after another...

"Report--After successfully crossing the river, General Cao Xiu led a vanguard of 4 troops to Jian'an City. When the team reached the vicinity of Hushu, they were suddenly ambushed by the Wu army. The two armies were fighting fiercely!"