Xuande, do you know that you have a fatal flaw? As if sensing Liu Bei's loss, Cao Cao changed the subject.

"What flaw?"

"He was nearly forty years old, but he had no children." Cao Cao smiled weirdly: "You have a lot of wives and concubines, why is this happening?" Could it be that there is something wrong with that? You might as well say it, Cao is very experienced in sexual affairs, and may be able to point you out. ”

"Get out!" Liu Bei scolded angrily.

Cao Cao didn't care, and said with a smile in his eyes: "If Xuande has something unspeakable, you might as well talk about it." As far as we are concerned, the heir is a big deal, and if the heir is unstable, the subordinates will be distraught. I heard that Hua Tuo has made great achievements in the diagnosis and treatment of hidden diseases, you might as well take a look. ”

Liu Bei's face turned dark, and the hand holding the sickle couldn't help but tighten, and he couldn't stop telling himself in his heart: This thing can't be killed, this thing can't be killed.

When he was young, his family was poor and wealthy, and he was ambitious, so he looked down on the rough women in the village, so he never married a wife. After that, he devoted himself to his career in the troubled times, and he didn't pay attention to the matter of marrying a wife. Although Chen Qun found him two wives and concubines, the situation was turbulent, and he rarely had sex. Besides, wives and concubines are more important than brothers.

Hey, I think I've found something amazing?

Cao Cao seemed to see that Liu Bei didn't care, changed his unserious appearance just now, and said with a straight face: "Xuande, although it was a joke just now, what he said was also sincere." You and I are nearly forty years old, and we need to be cautious about our children. No matter how good the foundation is, if the descendants are not good, it will be overturned in an instant. Just like Hu Hai and Emperor Ling. ”

"What Brother Meng De said is very true, Bei Nian has no children yet, it is indeed a bit negligent. I hope that in the future, the heirs will be as good as the son of Brother Mengde. ”

The envy in Liu Bei's words was not fake.

As the lord of one side, he naturally pays great attention to everything about the other princes, including their heirs. Cao Cao's sons are not ordinary people, and the eldest son, Cao Ang, has a benevolent temperament, is well-mannered and martial, and is quite a hero. The second son, Cao Pi, is quite strategic and scheming. Although the third son Cao Zhang is young, he has excellent arm strength, is good at archery and driving, and will be a fierce general in the future. The rest of the sons were also very intelligent.

However, I have to say that Cao Cao will indeed give birth to a son, and he can give birth. There are twenty-five heirs in his life, most of whom are talents, especially the first few sons, whose talents are all famous in history, and none of them are mediocre.

"Haha, Xuande's words are very good. Indeed, my sons are extraordinary. Especially the eldest son, Ang, won my heart, and his future ability is absolutely extraordinary, and after a hundred years, he can be my successor. Cao Cao laughed heartily and said with sincere joy.

"But how do you think that Brother Mengde's second son is more like Mengde?" Liu Bei said suddenly.

"My eldest son has my art of war and martial arts, and he is kind-hearted and approachable, but he has a bit of Xuande's demeanor. But compared to you, he is more heroic and heroic, and although his personality is not very similar to mine, he is more suitable for being the master. And my second son, with a personality like me, has my strategy and scheming, is good at political strategy, and has the talent of a prime minister, he can be my eldest son one day. Cao Cao said.

"Then the third son of Brother Mengde will be the future general?" Liu Bei quipped.

"No, Zhang'er is brave, but he doesn't like to use his brain, he will be a fierce general at most in the future, and he can only be a general, not a handsome." Cao Cao's cognition is extremely clear.

"Sometimes I really admire your luck. The Cao clan and the Xiahou clan are full of heroes, and they alone are enough to support the small half of the forces under your command. If your heirs and the second-generation heirs of the Cao family and Xiahou family are still so good in the future, it is estimated that you will not have to worry about talent at all. Liu Bei said with envy. As a loner, he never knew what it was like to have a clan behind him.

The core of Cao Cao's forces is actually Cao Cao and Xun Yu. The Cao clan behind Cao Cao, as well as the many heroes cultivated by the Xun family Yingchuan Academy behind Xun Yu, formed the foundation of Cao Cao's rule.

Although the Xun family is betting everywhere, everyone in the world knows that the Xun family is pressing the core on Cao Cao. Not only did the head of the family, Xun Yu, vote for Cao Cao, but also brought countless talents from Yingchuan Academy, so the emphasis should not be too obvious.

"It's a blessing that the clan has a lot of talents, but it's also a hidden danger!" Cao Cao sighed lightly.

"Why?"

"I have always advocated the use of meritocracy, but most of the strategists under my command are from Yingchuan, especially Yingchuan Academy. To do this, I had to prop up another force to counterbalance it. Although the Cao clan is now talented and extremely loyal to me, it is not a long-term solution after all. Everyone has selfish intentions, and if they are too big to fall in the future and there are many mediocre talents, then I am afraid it will be dangerous. Cao Cao sighed.

"Inform the descendants of this matter, and when there is no one in the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan in the future, wouldn't it be good to remove him?" Liu Bei said.

"How can it be that simple? It is still difficult for the family to pull out, let alone their own clan. If something is not handled properly, it will be even more difficult for the next generation and even future generations to deal with it. If you don't get it right, it will be as hard to get rid of it as the current family, and it will not be long before my power changes hands and perishes. Cao Cao smiled wryly.

"Meng De, you really look at the long term, and at this time you start to think about the affairs of future generations."

"Those who do not seek eternity are not enough to seek a time. Just look at Yuan Highway to know that if it weren't for the future, why would he have to go to such great lengths. Xuande, short-sightedness is too big, if you don't look to the future, I'm afraid that the foundation you have worked hard to create will die like Qin Shi Huang in the second generation. Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and said with deep meaning.

The gap between the aristocracy and the grassroots was laid bare at this point. No matter how strong the ability is, the vision is only like this. Why is the Cao clan so talented, is it just luck?

Just like the Xun family, without a good education since childhood, without a good atmosphere of home learning, how can it be possible that so many generals have emerged in a generation? If it is allowed to develop, the probability is not much higher than that of the middle five million.

In Cao Cao's eyes, Liu Bei is a personal masterpiece, but there are too many differences in background. Not to mention that compared with the Yuan brothers, even he, a eunuch, looked down on him a little later. He didn't even pay attention to the matter of his heirs. Looking at Yuan Shao, the three sons have all begun to grasp the real power for training. Of course, Cao Cao is not optimistic about this kind of behavior, and the world has not decided to do this kind of crazy act, and his three sons are just middle-aged people, so stupid. But Yuan Shao's attitude is enough to see his long-term vision and concern about the affairs of his heirs.

It is rare to be as short-sighted as Liu Bei. When he really retreated and found that there was no successor, Cao Cao wanted to know what Liu Bei would do at that time, could it be that he would hand over the foundation to others and hand it over to his important ministers or brothers?

Liu Bei was thoughtful when he heard this.

"Thank you Brother Meng De for reminding me, I almost missed a big event."

Cao Cao smiled lightly: "I don't believe that Chen Qun didn't warn you about this, I'm afraid you didn't pay attention to it at that time." As the head of the people, no matter how urgent the situation is, you can't mess up the proportions, you have to take a long-term view, and arrange everything properly. Like so, the situation faced by you is not much easier than yours, but it is not the same as delaying the heirs? ”

"That's right, Bei is really not as greedy for beauty as Brother Meng De." Liu Bei raised his eyebrows.