The clouds caused by an accident are permeating Yedu, and although the sky is clear, Queen Guo, who can get the news, is cold.

Among the emperor's four surviving sons, Cao Li, the king of Yuancheng, who had been named the Duke of Qin and was once almost made the crown prince, fell to his death while galloping on a horse in the suburbs.

Now there are only the crown prince Cao Rong, the king of Hedong Cao Lin, and the marquis of Yangping Cao Rui, and the remaining seven sons have all died one after another, and in recent years, the princes who are about to become adults have died.

Queen Guo herself felt panicked, where did she dare to send this news to Cao Pi?

Not only Queen Guo, but Empress Dowager Bian may be older and pay more attention to qi and destiny, so that she fainted when she learned that her grandson suddenly fell to death.

The result is good, there is no need to find someone to inform Cao Pi of the news that will endanger his life, Cao Pi heard the news that he came to the Empress Dowager Bian's bedroom.

When he came, Empress Dowager Bian had already woken up slowly, immersed in sadness.

of the four sons, the youngest son Cao Xiong was sick and weak and died in the year of the weak crown; The third son, Cao Zhi, lives in an enemy country, his ambition cannot be relaxed, and the mother and son cannot see each other, so as a mother, he naturally understands her son's distress.

The second son, Cao Zhang, was born and decisive, but because of disagreements, he broke his family's ambition, so he got the opportunity to lead the army into battle and died heroically. left a grandson, with the title of King of Qin, and sent him to Guanzhong as a hostage.

Before the eldest son Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he had a dense number of heirs...... But after succeeding to the throne, the heirs died one after another.

It is rumored that the unjustly killed Zhen came to ask for his life, and this legend is like a boulder pressing on the heart of the Cao Wei royal family, suffocating breathlessly.

At this moment, when she saw Cao Pi's already sick face, Empress Dowager Bian was even more sad and couldn't help herself.

Cao Pi seemed to be numb, sitting on a round stool next to the bed, holding a cloth towel in his hand to wipe his mother's tears.

As for Cao Li's death on horseback...... If you don't make a product, if you don't have it, it's gone, and you don't think you have ever given birth to such a son.

may also be self-explanatory, angry at this son's rashness and recklessness.

The cloth towel he held in his right hand was changed, but his left hand was always clenched into a fist on his thigh, clenched tightly, as if he was going to pinch someone's throat.

"Yecheng is a land of right and wrong, the king of Hedong and the marquis of Yangping should not stay for a long time, and they should be sent back to the vassal country."

Empress Dowager Bian's voice was hoarse, and she instructed and ordered in an unquestionable tone: "The prince is already old, and he should watch the government in Zhongshu Province." ”

Where do you still have the mind to let the prince fight, and if you stay by your side to raise it, you may die inexplicably.

Empress Dowager Bian looked at Cao Pi with red eyes, full of sadness...... There will never be a shortage of people who will be emperors, she is reluctant to have this son in front of her, and she is even more reluctant to send white-haired people to black-haired people.

But Cao Pi is already very restrained in life, but his mentality has collapsed, doing things he doesn't want to do step by step, killing people he doesn't want to kill, but in the end he has nothing.

The brotherhood is gone, even if it still exists, but in the eyes of the world, in the eyes of his mother, his brother has failed very much.

From the time Cao Zhang's family broke, his mentality began to be unbalanced, with the news that Xiahou Shang died of illness in the middle of the road, from Cao Xiu's seclusion and not asking about the world, to Cao Zhi's depression in the Han court, he began to question and deny the meaning of his existence.

Abbreviation, I don't want to live anymore.

Although some don't want to live, who wants to die?

But now, since he succeeded to the throne and usurped the Han Dynasty, an average of one son died a year...... It was both a huge blow and a great deal of fear.

It was as if an invisible palm was manipulating the fate of the Cao Wei royal family, teasing every member and destroying the most precious thing in the eyes of every member.

This is retribution, the retribution for killing too many people, and it is also a backlash.

If the national fortune is prosperous and can suppress all kinds of disobedience, but now the country is declining, it will naturally suffer a backlash.

The Zhu can kill many people, but they can't kill their friends, their protégés, or their sympathizers.

Cao Pi endured his grief and forced himself to leave his mother's palace, his eyebrows were cloudy on the chariot, and his right hand played with the jade pendant on his waist.

Members of the royal family died unexpectedly one after another, not only Cao Pi's heirs, but also the heirs of Emperor Wu, more than 20 heirs of Emperor Wu, who also died in infancy over the years.

Therefore, in the palace city of this Yedu, many words cannot be said in person.

Tongque Garden, Cao Pi returned here and waited quietly, Wuwei General Xu Chu, Fengche Captain Bian Lan, and Xiaocai General Qin Lang returned from investigating the case together, and also brought important evidence, the West Pole horse that Cao Li rode when he fell from his horse.

There will be no problem with horses, this is the excellent horse breed that Wu Zhen swept across Hexi, and was packed and sent to Hebei for breeding. Among them, the one with the most gentle personality and beautiful posture will be used as a royal horse for the court.

Restless Steed...... It is often used as a stallion in captivity, and if it is not possible to be a stallion, it is castrated to be a war horse.

There are very few people like Cao Zhang who like to ride fierce horses after all, so the horses ridden by royals are rather worse than docile and good-looking.

Repatriated everyone, Cao Pi inspected and inspected this West Pole horse, and the harness was a new style of harness after Wu Zhen's innovation.

The new horse has many advantages, but it also makes many young people and teenagers lose their awe of the power of the horse, thinking that they can tame and control the horse by relying on the new horse harness.

When I used to ride a one-sided stirrup, I usually didn't dare to go fast for fear of falling off the horse...... Even if you fall off the horse, you can avoid key points because of your slow speed and mental preparation. Of course, if the cavalry gallops and falls at night, it will be difficult to protect themselves, and they will die in a daze.

Now the new harness is very powerful, and if you are brave enough and full of physical strength, you can theoretically toss the fiercest horses to tame.

Therefore, it is normal for people who practice riding with new harness to indulge themselves a little bit, and they are killed by a fall.

Cao Pi carefully inspected the horse, and found no scars on the four hooves and head and neck, indicating that the horse was not attacked by external forces when the horse fell; The various parts of the new harness are also very neat, and the harness has not been tampered with.

The problem lies with the son, is it a hidden danger caused by a moment of negligence, or is it under the guidance of some people, so that the son has negligence?

He didn't find anything, so Cao Pi asked, "Are there any other clues?" ”

Xu Chu didn't find anything, he was just ordered to take Sanwei Town, Fengche Commander Bian Lan was responsible for monitoring Qin Lang's work progress, and it was Qin Lang who really investigated the case, as well as Gao Rou's Tingwei Mansion.

Qin Lang looked hesitant, but he still held a small white glazed gourd in his hand with both hands, and tied a five-colored tassel ribbon on the waist of the small gourd with a five-color ribbon symbolizing the five elements, and said in a dry and bitter voice: "The five stone powder used by this Uncle Ping, before the incident, was taken with the king of Yuancheng, and the medicinal power was induced by wine. The minister deduced that the king of Yuancheng was intolerant and manic, and his mind was excited, and his hands and feet were out of control, so he fell off his horse. ”

"Hehe, this unfilial son chose a good way to die."

Cao Pi probably understood Cao Li's self-defeating mentality, he took the blood-stained horsewhip from Xu Chu's hand, slowly walked to Qin Lang, and handed the horsewhip out: "Uncle Ping is ridiculous, Yuan Ming will let him be vigilant and vigilant." After recovering from his injury, let him and Jinxiang find their own future. ”

This is to expel He Yan, Qin Lang bowed slightly, not killing He Yan is already Cao Pi has maintained great sanity.

He Yan had no motive to harm Cao Li.

Cao Pi turned his head to look at Xu Chu again, and his voice fluttered: "The king of Yuancheng is derelict in his duties, and the officials above the guard level in the palace abandon the city regardless of their elders and young." ”

Is this a punishment of beheading, or a relatively more serious way to deal with it, ordinary beheading can be immediately restrained, this is to behead people, and throw the corpse on the street to expose to the sun as a warning.