Chapter 412 406. Changing the Topic
There is a saying in the future that spilled water cannot be reversed. Whether it is Jiang Ziya's ex-wife Ma, who is said to be the source of this allusion, or Yang Yi today, they can deeply feel the embarrassment of this fait accompli.

Although Yang Yi reacted quickly and sincerely apologized to all the surrendered generals and ministers of Eastern Wu in the court, some things cannot be undone by an apology.

The surrendered officials of the Eastern Wu were already walking on thin ice because they were surrenderers, and now Yang Yi was speaking so arrogantly in the court, which made them feel even more mixed emotions. However, they did not dare to show the slightest displeasure on their faces, and could only accept Yang Yi's apology with a forced smile.

Some people who had nothing to do with the matter, such as Qiao Zhou and Qin Mi from the Yizhou faction, watched everything that happened in the hall with a look of gloating.

The Jiangdong faction certainly suffered a considerable psychological blow, but Qin Mi and others felt that Yang Yi was more entertaining.

Yang Yi was a native of Jingzhou. In the eyes of the Yizhou faction, he was no different from the Dongzhou faction. They were naturally disgusted with this kind of rural people. Now that Yang Yi had caused such a big mess in front of His Majesty, his political life was definitely over. It was just a matter of whether he would be demoted to another place, exiled, or demoted.

Yang Yi had obviously thought of this as well. Although he had great flaws in his character, his abilities were still outstanding. At this moment, his face was pale, and from time to time, crystal clear beads of sweat dripped from his lowered head, falling straight down his face to the ground.

"Well, General Yang, your words have a wide impact, right? You are all wise and brave ministers of the Han Dynasty. How can there be a difference between Jiangdong and Jiangdong? If you distinguish people by their hometown, how could Emperor Gaozu accomplish great things? How could Emperor Guangwu revive the Han Dynasty? Don't mention this matter again!

Come, tell me that I will hold a banquet tonight to entertain you all. You are all pillars of the Han Dynasty. Why do you have to attack each other and make Cao Wei laugh at you? "

Liu Chan was stunned for a while, as if he did not expect Yang Yi to say such a heavy word in such a rage. Fortunately, Liu Chan at this time was still much smarter than Liu Chan in the original timeline. He quickly realized that Yang Yi's words blatantly hurt the Dongwu faction's hearts. If he did not do something, he was afraid that there would be disunity and endless party strife.

Liu Chan's two words made the Dongwu faction look a little better. Although everyone was divided into factions in private, at least Liu Chan could not admit these things in public. Otherwise, if such things were brought to the public and the window paper was broken, it would become legitimate for everyone to unite and attack the dissidents, and it would become a routine for them to hinder each other.

Zhuge Liang also breathed a sigh of relief. There were some things he couldn't say, because although his status was noble, he was still second only to the emperor. Only Liu Chan was qualified to say some things and to appease the ministers.

Fortunately, after being forced by Zhang Fei, Liu Chan finally acquired a lot of abilities in his brain. Of course, it was also related to the fact that Liu Chan himself had certain talents. Liu Bei's son must have some political sensitivity.

In short, although Liu Chan held a rather abrupt dinner tonight, at least it allowed everyone in Dongwu to feel Liu Chan's attitude, and the panic and anxiety in their hearts could be alleviated a little.

"Well, Prime Minister, I just mentioned the prediction made by the Grand Commander two years ago, which predicted that Cao Pi would die within five years. What does this have to do with my Han Dynasty's Northern Expedition strategy?"

Although Liu Chan stopped the damage caused by Yang Yi's unintentional words, the atmosphere in the hall undoubtedly became solemn. Everyone was silent, each thinking about something. Seeing this situation, Liu Chan hurriedly asked Zhuge Liang and picked up the topic that he had not finished just now.

Just now when Zhuge Liang mentioned Feng Xi's death prophecy, Yang Yi jumped out to attack Feng Xi, and a conflict broke out with Zhuge Ke, which led to the subsequent events. Now Liu Chan hurriedly brought up the old matter and turned the topic back, which also avoided the awkward atmosphere in the hall.

"Yes, Your Majesty, what the Grand Commander meant is that Cao Pi will definitely die of a sudden illness in five years. If Cao Pi suddenly dies, judging from the current situation of Cao Pi's sons, the successor will definitely not be able to have enough skills to maintain a peaceful transition of power after Cao Pi's death.

The Grand Commander also analyzed that although Cao Pi's eldest son, Prince Pingyuan Cao Rui, had many complaints against Cao Pi because of the death of his mother Zhen, which led to the delay in Cao Pi's appointment as crown prince, in terms of talent and age, the only one who would be able to inherit Cao Pi's throne in three years would be Cao Rui.

Moreover, Cao Pi had just lost two sons this year, which shows that Cao Pi's family did not seem to have a long life. The Grand Commander claimed that he had learned from secret channels that Cao Pi had repeatedly asked Hua Tuo to diagnose and treat him. However, although Hua Tuo had treated his body, the root of his illness had not been cured, so now he could only conceal the matter. Even Hua Tuo's death might be related to it. "

Zhuge Liang's retelling here is basically what Feng Xi said to Zhuge Liang. Feng Xi could naturally make a decision in Jingzhou with just two sentences. Even if everyone had doubts, no one would say anything in view of Feng Xi's previous performance of being meticulous.

But Zhuge Liang couldn't do that, so Feng Xi had to make his own reasoning clear. Feng Xi also had Zhang Zhongjing's disciples Zhou Bai and others as shields. Don't ask Feng Xi how he knew Cao Pi had asked Hua Tuo to treat his illness. Just ask that Hua Tuo and Zhang Zhongjing had said so.

Although Feng Xi's story was made up, he was sure that even if Cao Pi lived longer, he would not live too long. As long as Cao Pi died, the resistance faced by the Han army during the Northern Expedition would certainly be much smaller.

Although Cao Rui was quite capable, and even led his army to fight Lu Xun in the original timeline, Feng Xi did not think that Cao Rui could do anything.

Firstly, the Eastern Wu in the original timeline was a bunch of scoundrels and good-for-nothings, occupying the three states of Jing, Yang and Jiao without doing anything. Only when the Han Dynasty invited them to the Northern Expedition did the Eastern Wu symbolically send troops as a diversion.

Zhuge Jin of Jingzhou was of poor level and was there to gain merit and experience for the Wei State. Zhuge Jin was first defeated by Xiahou Shang.

After Cao Rui ascended the throne, Sun Quan felt that the Wei army was unstable, so he took Zhuge Jin to attack Xiangyang. As a result, the two were like the Haier brothers, Shuke and Beta. Sun Quan was defeated by the Wei army, and Zhuge Jin was also defeated by Sima Yi.

It can be said that it is not without reason that the Eastern Wu in the original timeline was annoying. It had the resources of three states but did nothing. On the contrary, it was inferior to the Ji Han, which launched many northern expeditions with the strength of one state.

The fact that Cao Rui was able to withstand the level of the Eastern Wu does not mean that he was a master. Moreover, the situation is different now. The pressure Cao Rui would face if he came to power again would probably be much greater than in the original timeline.

Moreover, Feng Xi did not intend to sit idle. He went back to continue to alienate the relationship between Sima Yi, the mainstay of Cao Wei in its late period, and the Cao Wei monarch.

(End of this chapter)