Romance of The Three Kingdoms twenty-eighth brothers fight for the king
Since Cao Cao had buried Guan Gong, he had seen him every night when he closed his eyes. Cao Cao was terrified and had a headache all day long. Hua Tuo treated him and said that he should cut his head open with a sharp axe to remove the wind saliva before removing the root. Cao Cao suspected that Hua Tuo was trying to harm him, and ordered Hua Tuo to be put in prison.
A prisoner named Wu took care of Hua Tuo with alcohol and food every day. Hua Tuo knew Cao Cao would kill him. He wrote the "green bag book" to Wu prison. After Hua Tuo's death, Wu bought a coffin to bury Hua Tuo.
Wu's wife in prison actually burned the "Green bag Book", and Wu only robbed two pages of the book manuscript that had not been burned out. Hua Tuo's medical skills were lost.
Cao Cao's depression, caused by the troubles of Wu and Shu, became increasingly serious, and Sun Quan wrote to him urging him to become emperor. Cao Cao said, "Sun Quan is trying to roast me on a stove!"
Cao Cao, realizing that there was not much time to come, summoned Cao Hong and Sima Yi before him to explain their affairs, and said, "Of my four sons, the second Cao Zhang is brave and thoughtless, the third Cao Zhi is vain, and the younger Cao Xiong is weak and ill. Only the eldest Cao PI can inherit the cause. You must give him good help."
Cao Cao also gave the incense he had hidden to his concubines, asking them to work hard on their needlework and make more embroidered shoes, so that they could still support themselves with the money. He also ordered the construction of seventy-two fake tombs to conceal his true burial place, so that future generations would not dig up his tomb.
In the first month of Spring in the 25th year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao died at the age of sixty-six. The officials buried Cao Cao in Ye County with a golden coffin and silver coffin, and the officials went ten miles out of the city to welcome him. Cao PI wept bitterly.
Cao PI then became king of Wei. One day, while celebrating a big banquet, someone came to report that Cao Cao, the second son of Cao Cao, had led 100,000 troops. Cao PI knew that Cao Zhang's character was the strongest, and he had a deep knowledge of martial arts. Remonstrate doctor Jia Kui volunteered to persuade Cao Zhang to strike.
Cao Zhang was persuaded, and a man went to the palace to pay homage to Cao PI. After the brothers met and cried, Cao PI still let Cao Zhang return to Yanling. Cao PI rebuilt the 25th year of An as the first year of Yankang.
The Prime Minister Hua Xin spoke to Cao PI, saying that Cao Zhi and Cao Xiong of Linzi and Shanhuai should be punished for not attending the funeral. Cao Xiong was afraid and hanged himself.
When Cao PI's emissary arrived in Linzi, Cao Zhi was drinking with the Ding brothers. The Ding brothers criticized Cao PI, saying that Cao Zhi was so angry that the warriors beat Cao PI's ambassadors out of order.
The envoy returned, Cao PI was furious, so that Xu Chu Cao Zhi and Ding brothers captured, Ding brothers beheaded, Cao Zhi was put in prison.
Cao PI's mother, Bian, was saddened by Cao Xiong's suicide, and when she heard that Cao PI had captured Cao Zhi, she hurried out of the harem to intercede on Cao Zhi's behalf. Cao PI said, "I only want to educate Cao Zhi, I will not harm him."
Cao PI asked Cao Zhi to compose a poem in seven steps, or he would kill him. Cao Zhi did compose a poem within seven steps, and everyone marveled at Cao Zhi's talent.
Cao PI also took "brother" as the title, to Cao Zhi to write a poem, Cao Zhi intoned: "Boiled beans burning beans, beans crying in the cauldron, this is the same root, fried why too urgent!" When Cao PI heard this, he burst into tears, and instead of killing Cao Zhi, he only demoted him to the rank of Marquis of An Township.
Liu Bei was determined to destroy Wu and avenge Guan Yu. Liao Hua wept and bowed to the ground, asking Liu Bei to kill Liu Feng and Meng Da first. Kong Ming suggested that the two people should be separated first and then arrested one by one.
Liu Bei's emissaries sent orders, transferred Liu Feng to guard Mianzhu. Knowing that Liu Bei was going to kill him, Meng Da took refuge with Cao PI, the king of Wei, overnight.
Kong Ming ordered Liu Feng to lead fifty thousand soldiers to capture Meng Da. With the help of Xu Huang and Xia Houshang, Liu Feng was defeated and fled back to Chengdu, where he was beheaded by Liu Bei.
From then on, Cao PI was more powerful than Cao Cao. He imitated the Han Gaozu Liu Bang rich return to his hometown, led the army of three hundred thousand, visiting Qiao County hometown. The townspeople were forced by the power of Cao PI, and the whole town had to go out to meet him and offer wine and tribute.
The next day, the minister asked the emperor to go to the hall to discuss the issue of abdication, the emperor dared not go. Cao Hong and Cao Xiu bring swords to invite. Empress Cao was furious and scolded her brother Cao PI for disobedience and disloyalty.
The emperor to the temple, Hua Xin and so on repeatedly forced, the emperor to retreat into the rear hall. Hua Xin took hold of his robe and threatened loudly.
Cao PI, in accordance with Sima Yi's advice, twice made humble remarks to the world.
Hua Xin also let the emperor under the imperial decree to build a zen platform, gather officials, explain Zen position. Cao PI changed the year name to the first year of Huangchu.