Chapter 240 Empire (3)
In the palace and above the hall, there are all civil and military officials, and everyone is very quiet.
Of course, this silence does not mean peace.
Everyone has their own expressions on the faces of civil and military officials, either serious, happy, worried, unwavering, or inconspicuous.
Their faces are all different.
Cao Chong was in it.
And he is the group of people who look worried.
On the throne, Cao Cao's body looked a little weak, but probably still strong. He was not yet at the point where he was exhausted, but his face was very bad, as if he had not had enough rest at night.
In fact, Cao Cao did not sleep all night.
He couldn't sleep.
The reason why I can’t sleep is naturally how to deal with Cao Pi.
Even now, Cao Cao has not yet figured out how to deal with Cao Pi.
If you take it easy, Cao Pi will naturally survive, but isn’t this indulging those who assassinate him?
Although Chang'an Hou is his son, he is also doing a traitor. If he just let go, those people will think that the price of doing such a thing is so low in the future, and then they will do it again. What would happen?
This does not serve as a warning at all, but will also have a condonization effect.
But if Cao Pi really takes a strict approach, Cao Cao would not be willing to do so.
If we take it seriously, there is no second way to go except death.
This is definitely not something that Boss Cao is willing to see.
On one hand, there is the qualities that are the kings, and on the other hand, there is the eager expectation of being a father.
On one side is law, on the other side is emotion.
Cao Cao's sleepless night basically all comes from this.
Alas ~
But Cao Cao was still a hero after all. After he went to court, he put away his thoughts.
"Everyone, it seems that they have arrived."
As soon as Cao Cao said this, His Highness naturally had no one to respond to him. Cao Cao didn't feel lonely and continued, "Today's morning court, let's put other things aside first, and I will discuss the matter of Chang'an Hou."
As soon as Cao Cao said this, His Highness's people suddenly whispered, and there was a noise in the originally quiet court.
"You guys calm down first. I believe that many people below know what happened yesterday. The so-called disposal of Chang'an Hou refers to the plot of Chang'an Hou's rebellion yesterday. This rebellious son tried to kill me and the prince to take the position of King Wei. It was simply lard that made Gu's heart angry. Today, I want to discuss this matter."
After Cao Cao said this, Cao Chong immediately stood up.
"Father, although the Marquis of Chang'an committed the crime of treason, he was just unable to think about it for a moment. Father, please do not punish Chang'an's crimes more seriously. Who can do without a sage?"
Cao Chong took the lead in speaking. Behind Cao Chong, Xu Shu, in court uniform, also stood up. He lifted the jade scepter to block his face and said it.
"What the Prince of the Crown Prince said is that after all, the Marquis of Chang'an has made some contributions to the State of Wei. Although he has done a great debauchery, he does not need to be re-administered."
As soon as Xu Shu came out to speak, Cao Chong and others came forward to plead for Cao Pi.
After a while, Cao Cao raised his hand and said to His Highness’s ministers: "I understand the meaning of the prince, but the prince should understand even more. If this crime is not cured, how can the rule of law be demonstrated? How will those people know how serious the consequences of doing this in the future?"
Cao Chong was speechless.
And in Your Highness, Zhong Yao also stood up with a black court ward.
"King, the Chang'an Marquis should indeed be punished heavily, and it should indeed play the role of killing the chicken and intimidating the monkey. But after all, the Chang'an Marquis is the son of the king, which is different from ordinary people. Besides, although the Chang'an Marquis' case is serious, he has made great contributions to the Wei State before. Even if he has made up his merits and demerits, he should not take the life of the Chang'an Marquis. If he wants to kill the chicken and intimidate the monkey, the king might as well punish his followers severely, so that no one dares to do such a thing again."
Zhong Yao is the best at observing his expressions, and of course he knows what Cao Cao is thinking now.
As a father, how could he be willing to let his son die, and indirectly be killed by himself?
Cao Cao wanted Cao Pi to live.
But as King of Wei, it is hard to say.
So Cao Chong spoke for Cao Pi, and Zhong Yao also spoke for Cao Pi, in order to give Boss Cao a step.
"Yes, although the Chang'an Marquis is ruthless, he is a member of the Cao family after all. The king should leave a way out for the Chang'an Marquis in terms of the blood of the Cao family." At this time, Cao Ren also spoke.
Huh ~
Cao Cao let out a heavy breath and said the words.
"I understand what you mean."
Cao Cao moved his butt and said the following words.
"Although you are polite to your ignorance, feelings are emotions and law are laws. The two cannot be compared with each other. Therefore, Chang'an Hou..."
Cao Cao took a deep breath, and it took him a long time to say the following sentence.
"Chang'an Marquis, you can't tolerate it, you should kill it!"
kill?
Each of His Highness’s ministers had an incredible look on his face.
This is a killing!
This is your son!
Cao Chong hurriedly stepped forward, held the jade scepter and said to Cao Chong, "Father, this matter must not be done."
"There is no need to be said about this matter, I have decided."
Have you decided?
"Father, the Marquis of Chang'an plot to murder his father, the source is the son minister. If the father wants to kill his second brother, it is better to kill his son minister first."
Cao Chong acted like you must not kill Cao Pi, which made Cao Cao speechless for a moment.
As soon as Cao Chong said this, the people in the hall came forward one after another, knelt down beside Cao Cao, and said, "I dare to ask the king to spare the life of the Marquis of Chang'an."
No matter who the civil and military officials were, what the color on their faces were before, they all knelt down at this moment. There are many reasons for kneeling down.
The first one is that Cao Chong had already kneeled down in front of them.
As for other reasons, some are because of Cao Pi's old friendship, and some are Cao Cao's intentions.
Of course, Boss Cao’s real idea would not let Chang’an Hou die.
"Hey~, why are you doing this? Forget it, I won't kill Chang'an Hou."
"Father, wise!" said quickly.
Almost as soon as Cao Chong's words fell, behind Cao Chong, the words of civil and military officials sounded at the same time.
"The king is wise!"
"However, death penalty can be avoided, and living punishment cannot be escaped. For the Chang'an Marquis, the orphan decided to cut off his title and official position and immigrate to Chang'an. Unless he was a major mourning, he would never leave Chang'an. His gangster Cao Zhen and others, who thought that he was the State of Wei and had his title for the rest of his life, were demoted to him. The males in the family were punished to be hard labor and would not be appointed to an official within three generations."
Cao Cao looked angry on his face, but in fact he felt relieved. No matter what, the fate of the rebellious son was finally saved.
"My Lord, kind!"
As soon as Cao Chong's words stopped, the civil and military officials said the words behind them.
"My Lord, kind!"
The neat and uniform words are always a bit shocking in the huge hall.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes. He thought about this sentence for a while, but he still said it.
"The prince is kind and has been in charge of the country for five months. The Wei Kingdom is booming. The war of a hundred years has been cleared. Within the **, the people are harmonious and the gods are happy. I am unwell. In the future, the prince will still be in charge of the country. The prince will decide on the ordinary matters. It is not necessary to inform me. From next month, I will move to Xudu to serve Your Majesty and perform the duties of a Han minister."
Move to Xudu and serve Your Majesty?
Chapter completed!