Chapter 29: Skull opening

Xu Du, the Wei Palace.

Wang Xiaohu stood in the middle of the lobby at a loss, and the people around him burst into laughter, but Wang Xiaohu didn't know what they were laughing at.

After a long time, Cao Cao waved his hand, stopped the laughter of the people around him, and then asked, "Tell me, what did Liu Chan ask you to do?"

Wang Xiaohu tried hard to recall what Adou said, and then spoke to Cao Cao, "I remember, the young master said that your body may not last for a month..."

"Bold!" Before Wang Xiaohu finished speaking, Cao Zhangli shouted and interrupted Wang Xiaohu's words.

Cao Cao waved his hand and signaled Cao Zhang to retreat. Although Cao Cao had no expression on his face at this time, he felt very uncomfortable. Others said that he could not live for a month, and no one would feel good after hearing it.

However, this is not the first time Cao Cao has heard such a prophecy. I remember that Hua Tuo once told Cao Cao a few days ago that if Cao Cao did not open his cranium and remove the wind saliva, he would probably not live for a month. Cao Cao did not tell others about this, only Hua Tuo and Cao Cao themselves knew about it.

Unexpectedly, Adou's conclusion was the same as Hua Tuo. Of course, Cao Cao did not think Adou would predict it beforehand, and Cao Cao did not realize that Hua Tuo had the opportunity to leak the news. But Adou knew the news, which made Cao Cao puzzled. In the end, Cao Cao attributed all this to a coincidence.

"You continue talking." Cao Cao signaled Wang Xiaohu to continue talking.

"Oh, then I'll continue." Wang Xiaohu paused and continued, "Young Master said that your body may not last for a month. If you die, there will definitely be a person named Cao Pi who inherits your position. You said that Cao Pi is a ruthless person. If he becomes the King of Wei, the first thing he does is to attack your other sons."

"It's nonsense!" Cao Pi snorted coldly, just about to explain something, but found that Cao Cao was staring at him with sharp eyes. Cao Pi suddenly felt guilty and sat down immediately, looking at his nose and his heart, without saying anything.

This time Wang Xiaohu was not affected, and then said, "Young Master said that your fourth son Cao Zhi once fought with Cao Pi for the position of the crown prince. Now your fourth son has no power or power. When you die, Cao Pi will not let go of the first person Cao Zhi. At that time, Cao Zhi may not be able to escape death."

Cao Pi looked at Wang Xiaohu with a pale face, and anger fire spewed out of his eyes. If his eyes could kill people, Wang Xiaohu might have died several times now. But Wang Xiaohu ignored Cao Pi at all. Of course, Wang Xiaohu didn't know that the cruel and ruthless Cao Pi he said was right in front of him.

Wang Xiaohu continued, "There is also your third son Cao Zhang, who has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hand. The young master said that Cao Pi might not dare to touch him for the time being, but if it takes three or five years, Cao Pi will definitely attack Cao Zhang, and your third son will not escape death by then."

Cao Zhang was slightly stunned, then looked at Cao Pi with great meaning, and at the same time he began to think about Wang Xiaohu's words. If Cao Pi would take his own life, Cao Zhang really felt that it was unlikely, but if he thought about Cao Pi's personality, Cao Zhang felt that it was really hard to say.

At this time, Cao Pi's eyes were filled with resentment when he looked at Wang Xiaohu. However, Wang Xiaohu did not realize at all, and continued, "And your son Cao Xiong, although he is weak and sick..."

"Enough!" Cao Cao shouted angrily, stood up and shook his sleeves, leaving without looking back.

Then Cao Pi also stood up, glared at Wang Xiaohu fiercely, and then left the lobby. Then, the civil and military officials also stood up one after another and walked outside, leaving only Wang Xiaohu standing there at a loss.

At this time, Wang Xiaohu was already a little confused. A Dou asked him to say something before he could finish his words, but these people had already left. A Dou did not tell Wang Xiaohu what to do if this was the case, so Wang Xiaohu had to stand stupidly.

In the inner hall.

Cao Cao lay on the couch, closing his eyes slightly, but what Wang Xiaohu had just said kept popping up in his mind.

The so-called "no father" is better than a father. Cao Cao is quite familiar with his sons. Although Cao Cao couldn't believe that Cao Pi would kill a few brothers after he died, Cao Cao also understood that such a thing could definitely be done with Cao Pi's personality.

Now Cao Cao also knows that he has not had much time, and what Wang Xiaohu said is also possible. Even if the chance of brothers killing each other is only one in ten thousand, Cao Cao would not want to see it.

Cao Pi, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi were all born to Mrs. Bian. They can be said to be brothers of the same father and mother. The three of them grew up together since childhood. Cao Cao always felt that the relationship between these three would be very good, but Cao Cao suddenly realized that he had always overlooked one problem, that is, Cao Pi's ambition.

Although the three brothers have always been very harmonious on the outside, Cao Cao still understood the open and secret struggles between Cao Pi and Cao Zhi in the past few years. The so-called ruthlessness is the imperial family. Since they were born in a family like Cao Cao, especially those in the position of Cao Pi, it is absolutely impossible to survive without being ruthless.

Thinking that if Cao Pi and his brothers would tragically slaughter each other after he died, Cao Cao felt cold in his heart. Cao Cao suddenly felt as if he was ten years old. But if such a thing really happened, it would be impossible to avoid it. Could it be that Cao Cao would abolish Cao Pi and establish a new crown prince?

Cao Cao then shook his head. Cao Pi had been the crown prince for several years, and Cao Pi's performance also confirmed that he would indeed be a qualified monarch and was very suitable for survival in this troubled times. Cao Cao had trained Cao Pi for many years and devoted a lot of effort. At this time, Cao Cao had no time to train another heir to come out.

Cao Cao sighed softly. Cao Cao suddenly realized that he had taught Cao Pi for so many years, but the most important thing was that Cao Cao did not teach Cao Pi.

"Brothers are united and their strength is to cut off gold..." Cao Cao sighed silently.

Cao Cao himself was also three brothers. Cao Cao was the eldest, and Cao Cao had two younger brothers, one named Cao De and the other named Cao Bin. Unfortunately, Cao De and Cao Bin both died in Xuzhou and were killed by Tao Qian's general Zhang Kai at that time. However, Cao Cao had Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Chun, Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan beside him. Although these people could only be Cao Cao's cousins, Cao Cao always treated them as their biological brothers. It was precisely because of this that the few people followed Cao Cao's saddle for decades and made great military achievements.

Thinking about Yuan Shao's incompetent sons, Cao Cao felt endless emotion. Speaking of which, Yuan Shao's sons were all very good at abilities. After Yuan Shao was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao wanted to attack Hebei, but at that time the three brothers of the Yuan family united, which made Cao Cao unable to attack Hebei. However, later the three brothers of the Yuan family began to go their own ways and kill each other, so Cao Cao had an opportunity to take advantage of the opportunity to eventually unify Hebei.

Cao Cao did not want the Yuan brothers to happen to his son again, but unfortunately, although Cao Pi learned the way to control the subordinates from Cao Cao, he did not learn the way to control the relatives. At this time, Cao Cao felt that if he could have a few more years, Cao Pi could learn this.

"Oh..." Cao Cao sighed again. He didn't have much time, so how could he teach Cao Pi! Time, time... If there were a few more years...

"By the way, there is Hua Tuo!" Cao Cao suddenly had a flash of inspiration in his mind, and he remembered Hua Tuo. According to Hua Tuo, as long as he split his head and took out the wind saliva inside, he could survive.

A strong desire to survive rose from Cao Cao's heart. For the sake of his sons, Cao Cao decided to use the method Hua Tuo said. Even if there was only 10% chance of success, Cao Cao would try it out.

At this time, Adou didn't know that the little man Wang Xiaohu, whom he sent, had already aroused Cao Cao's desire to survive, and made Cao Cao decide to undergo Hua Tuo's "brain surgery".

Originally, Adou sent Wang Xiaohu to come to provoke the Cao brothers' suspicion. You should know that Cao Cao's sons have a lot of sons. The so-called "rabbit and fox" are sad. If Cao Pi really attacked Cao Zhang, Cao Cao's other sons would inevitably feel a sense of crisis. Therefore, Adou sent Wang Xiaohu to come to remind Cao Cao's other sons, so that they could know that Cao Pi, the elder brother, would take their lives.

There is a saying that the gun is a bird that has its first bird. In all dynasties, the prince, as the heir of the king, seems to be the most glorious, but also the most difficult to be. Once he becomes the prince, he will face the attack of other brothers. For example, the unlucky prince established by Kangxi has been framed by several brothers in a variety of ways since he became the prince. The so-called two fists cannot beat four hands. In addition, the prince himself made some mistakes, which ultimately made the prince who has been for more than 40 years, but in the end, he did not have the chance to inherit the throne.

Cao Pi has also been the Crown Prince of Wei for several years, but A Dou doesn't believe that Cao Cao's other sons don't care about the position of this Crown Prince. Now the Cao brothers seem to be in harmony, but in fact there are undercurrents in the dark. What A Dou has to do now is to give the Cao brothers an opportunity to unite and deal with Cao Pi together. It is best to make Xu Du tense, which is what A Dou wants to see most.

At the same time, if Cao Cao knew that his son would be tragic to each other, he would definitely feel unhappy. If Cao Cao was worried, Adou would be very happy.

Slow footsteps came from outside. Cao Cao looked up and saw that Jia Xu had already arrived in the room quietly.

"I've seen the Prime Minister!" Jia Xu came close to Cao Cao, bowed his head and bowed, but was stopped by Cao Cao.

"Wenhe, please forgive me. We don't have to be polite. Come and sit here!"

"Thank you Prime Minister!" Jia Xu replied respectfully.

Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu. Now Jia Xu is already in his seventies, and he is already gray-haired and old. Over the years, as he grows older, Jia Xu gradually retreats behind the scenes and handes out all the power in his hands. Moreover, because of his old age and aging, Jia Xu has not followed Cao Cao to war again. However, in Cao Cao's eyes, Jia Xu is still his most trusted strategist.

"Wenhe, you have seen everything today. What do you think is the intention of Liu Chan sending people here?" Cao Cao asked first.

Jia Xu thought for a while and said, "Lord, I think Liu Chan's move is just to disrupt the morale of our army and to alienate the feelings between the young masters who ascended the throne."

Cao Cao nodded, how could Cao Cao not see the alienation of A Dou? Then Cao Cao asked again: "Wenhe, then what do you think is the possibility of what Wang Xiaohu said?"

Jia Xu sighed inwardly, this flesh-and-hearted drama is coming! With Cao Cao's wisdom, people can't tell the relationship between Cao Pi's brothers by using the plan to distract themselves. There is no need to ask himself about such a thing. When Cao Cao asked him to come, he was probably asking whether Cao Pi would really attack Cao Zhang and others.

Jia Xu thought to himself, he was really afraid of anything he was afraid of. Jia Xu has never intervened in the power struggle between Cao Cao and his sons. For Jia Xu, it is the most important thing to protect himself. Therefore, even when Cao Cao asked Jia Xu that he liked Cao Pi or Cao Zhi, Jia Xu did not answer.

Originally, Jia Xu thought that after Cao Pi became the crown prince, the matter would come to an end. However, Liu Chan casually sent a young man to come over and brought the matter out again, which once again involved the power struggle between Cao Pi and his brothers. Originally, Xu Du's pool of water was already clear, and was disturbed by Liu Chan's move!

When King Xiaohu of the Day came, Jia Xu was also present. At that time, Jia Xu really admired Adou. He could actually think of using Cao Cao's sons to make a fuss. Being able to make full use of the internal conflicts of the enemy was enough to see that Adou was an extraordinary opponent. At that time, Jia Xu had already expected that Cao Cao would definitely use this matter to ask him for advice. So for a hundred days, Jia Xu was thinking about how to deal with it.

Now that Cao Cao really asked, Jia Xu did not say anything at all. Although Jia Xu also understood that Cao Pi could definitely do the killing of his brothers, Jia Xu did not dare to say it openly, so Jia Xu had to say: "The prince is a benevolent and righteous person, and he should not do that unjust thing."

Cao Cao nodded slightly, and Jia Xu said "should" that means Jia Xu himself was not sure. With Cao Cao's understanding of Jia Xu, if Jia Xu himself was not sure of anything, then there was at least two or three percent possibility that this matter would happen.

Cao Cao's heart hurt slightly, his palms and backs were covered with flesh, and the decision to split his head and take out the "wind saliva" became even more firmer.

Prince's Mansion.

"Bang!" A loud bang came, and the table in front of Cao Pi had been split in half by Cao Pi. Then a "bang" sound came, and the ground was full of fragments of pottery.

Two eunuchs outside looked into the room through the crack in the door, and saw Cao Pi holding a sword in his hand, slashing inside, venting his displeasure.

The two eunuchs retracted their heads at the same time. At this time, both of them saw it. Cao Pi was very unhappy. At this time, if they broke in, they would definitely be a bad thing, so they just stood outside quietly and waited until Cao Pi finished venting before going in to clean up.

At this time, a woman dressed in a palace dress came over in the distance. The woman looked less than thirty years old and could only be described as being charming. After seeing the woman, the two eunuchs immediately knelt down.

This woman is Cao Pi's wife Zhen Mi.

Speaking of which, Zhen Mi is five years older than Cao Pi. However, some women are naturally beautiful, so even Zhen Mi is nearly forty years old and looks less than twenty years old.

Zhen Mi came to Cao Pi's door and gently pushed them away. She happened to see Cao Pi holding the sword, panting heavily.

When Cao Pi saw Zhen Mi, he hurriedly put down the sword in his hand and asked, "Why are you here?"

Zhen Mi sighed softly: "I have heard about the daytime things!" Then Zhen Mi slowly walked to Cao Pi and said resentfully: "Zijian and others are your brothers after all..."

"Bang!" Cao Pi suddenly slapped Zhen Mi in the face and shouted angrily: "You are not allowed to mention him to me!"

Blood slid from the corner of Zhen Mi's mouth and dripped on the back of Zhen Mi's snow-white hands, but it looked particularly enchanting.

The "Zijian" mentioned by Zhen Mi is naturally Cao Zhi and Cao Zijian.

Zhen Mi was originally Yuan Xi's wife, but later Cao Cao's troops arrived in Yecheng. When Cao Pi went to Yuan's house to search, he fell in love with Zhen Mi at a glance, so Cao Pi married Zhen Mi to his family.

Later, when Zhen Mi came to Xudu, she was immediately shocked when she saw Cao Zhi. From then on, Cao Zhi actually pursued this sister-in-law. Judging from her appearance, Cao Zhi, who was literary and elegant, was better than Cao Pi. In addition, Cao Pi was busy with political affairs all day and ignored Zhen Mi, so Cao Zhi took advantage of the situation. Although Zhen Mi and Cao Zhi did not have any substantial relationship, the two of them were already admiring each other, and they knew the feelings between them without saying.

Later, Cao Pi knew about this. Such a thing was so potentially cuckolded. If a man was not tolerated, Cao Zhi was Cao Pi's younger brother. Moreover, Cao Zhi and Zhen Mi only admired each other and nothing substantial happened, so Cao Pi could only endure it. But this was more like a volcano that had been depositing and could erupt at any time.

Now that he heard Zhen Mi mention Cao Zhi again and plead for Cao Zhi, Cao Pi suddenly became furious. At this time, Cao Pi secretly swore in his heart that if he waited until his power was in control, he would kill Cao Zhi to vent his anger!

At this time, Cao Zhang was also considering what Wang Xiaohu said during the day.

Although Cao Zhang was a military general and did not have the intention to compete for the prince with Cao Pi, this does not mean that Cao Zhang knew nothing about politics. As long as he was born in a family like Cao Cao, he was born to be sensitive to things like politics.

Cao Zhang has always been unable to figure out his second brother. Cao Pi has been very good to Cao Zhang since he was a child. Cao Zhang was the first to say that Cao Pi would kill him. However, in his heart, Cao Zhang felt a little twitching and worrying.

At this time, Cao Zhang suddenly felt that it seemed like a mistake to be there for him.

This night was destined to make many people unable to fall asleep. Wang Xiaohu's words had spread. Cao Cao's other adult sons could not sleep at night. Thinking about it, Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi, who were the same mother as Cao Pi, were in danger of their lives. Then these half-brothers with Cao Pi would definitely be in a worse situation.

Similarly, the mothers in the Wei Palace began to worry about their sons. In the evening, Mrs. Bian's room suddenly became lively. Mrs. Bian was Cao Pi's biological mother, so at this time, other wives of Cao Cao came to Mrs. Bian in groups to show their goodwill, and at the same time they also heard about some news.

In fact, the most uncomfortable thing is Mrs. Bian herself. Mrs. Bian has four sons, namely Cao Pi, Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong. During the day today, Wang Xiaohu opened his mouth and took all his four sons into it. Thinking about his son's fratricidality, Mrs. Bian felt as if he was stolen. Although Mrs. Bian never participated in the fight between Cao Pi and his brothers, when Cao Pi fought for the crown prince, Mrs. Bian just didn't help each other. But if someone had a life, Mrs. Bian would never sit idly by.

Mrs. Bian sighed softly, and in exchange for the call of the woman, she said, "Prepare, I will go to the Prince's Mansion early tomorrow morning."

At this time, Cao Cao was lying on the couch, with a bald old man standing next to him. The old man looked very thin, but his face was very rosy and energetic. Now the old man was holding a silver needle in his hand and applying an needle to Cao Cao.

"Prime Minister, do you think it's better?" asked the bald old man.

Cao Cao sighed softly: "Doctor Hua, if it weren't for you, I would have been in pain for another night tonight."

"Since the Prime Minister is more comfortable, Hua Tuo will take his leave first." Hua Tuo said as he packed up the silver needle and was about to leave.

"Wait a minute!" Cao Cao suddenly called Hua Tuo, and then said solemnly: "Doctor Hua, how sure is Dr. Hua's craniotomy matter?"

"Prime Minister, if you are a human, you will have birth, old age, sickness and death. The same is true for the diseases in the world. No disease can be cured. The prime minister's head disease, and I can only do my best to do my best!"

Cao Cao opened his mouth and didn't say anything. After a long time, Cao Cao finally sighed and said, "Since that's the case, please trouble Doctor Hua."

"Hahaha..." Hua Tuo suddenly laughed: "Prime Minister Don't worry, Hua Tuo understand. If Hua Tuo cannot save the Prime Minister this time, Hua Tuo himself will lose his life. Even if it is for his own life, Hua Tuo will do his best!"

Prince's Mansion.

The rapid knock on the door woke Cao Pi up. Cao Pi put on his clothes and opened the door. He saw that it was his personal servant.

"It's so late, what's going on?" Cao Pi asked while yawning.

"Your Highness, news came from the Prime Minister's Mansion. The villain dared not be negligent and sent it to you immediately!" The eunuch said, taking out a letter from his arms. This letter was sent to Cao Pi by someone who was placed in Cao Cao's mansion to Cao Pi overnight.

Cao Pi opened the letter and glanced lightly, and his face changed drastically. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao believed what Hua Tuo said, "I want to open a cranium and get wind saliva!"
Chapter completed!