After hearing Cao Zhang's words, everyone present was stunned.
Princess Wannian's appearance and figure are definitely worthy of being a first-class beauty.
Moreover, she is still the princess of the late emperor. Although the Han Dynasty is now in decline, it is still orthodox in the hearts of the people. Being able to become the brother-in-law of the current emperor is something that many people can only dream of.
Cao Zhang actually refused to marry Princess Wannian, which was beyond everyone's expectations.
Although Cao Zhang's expression was calm at this time, his heart was actually full of ups and downs.
After all, he had witnessed the beauty of Princess Wannian with his own eyes.
As a forensic doctor who went to the scene every day in his previous life and faced all kinds of dead bodies and wreckage, he basically had no social opportunities to meet beauties of this level.
Cao Zhang was overjoyed when he heard for the first time that Cao Cao was going to marry Princess Wannian to him.
But he calmed down immediately and realized that his identity and future ambitions at this time prevented him from marrying Princess Wannian at this time.
In real history, Cao Cao became king in his later years and was only one step away from becoming emperor, but he never had the courage to take that step.
The reason is that after all, he has been a "Hanchen" all his life, and he does not want to be stigmatized as a usurper after his death.
The reason why Cao Pi later dared to ask Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to "abdicate" was because he had never been a Han minister, but was only a subordinate of the Sikong Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion.
Cao Zhang's ambition is to be the heir apparent, and then use Cao Cao's power to create his own hegemony. It will be a matter of time before he succeeds the Han Dynasty.
If he becomes the consort of the Han Dynasty and has a closer relationship with the Han Dynasty, this will definitely have many effects on his behalf.
Although he also admired Princess Wannian's beauty, for the sake of his great cause, he had no choice but to reluctantly part ways with her.
Cao Cao looked at Cao Zhang in front of him with a look of astonishment.
This son, who was usually simple-minded and only knew how to practice martial arts and use brute force, gave him surprises again and again today. He couldn't understand why Cao Zhang made such a decision.
"Father, what Brother Zidan said just now is very reasonable. Brother Zihuan has not yet married, but he arranged a marriage for me first. It is indeed illegal!"
"Besides, my second brother has just been killed and is still in the mourning period. How can I think of marrying a wife? Please ask my father to take back his life."
Cao Zhang sincerely expressed his attitude to Cao Cao again that he did not want to marry the princess.
"Sikong, Ziwen has said so, I think you should marry the princess to Zihuan!" Seeing Cao Zhang's refusal, Cao Zhen also hurriedly helped Cao Pi fight for it.
"Shut up!" Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and scolded Cao Zhen.
"How noble is the princess of the Han Dynasty! How can you guys push and fight and whoever wants it can get it!" Cao Cao pointed at Cao Zhang and others and scolded.
Six years ago, counselor Mao Jie first proposed "serving the emperor's orders but not serving as ministers". Later, Xun Yu and others proposed to welcome Emperor Xian to Xudu.
It was in the name of supporting the Han Dynasty that Cao Cao gained the support of Han Dynasty veterans and many nobles, and gradually expanded his prestige and power.
Arranging for Cao Shuo to marry Princess Wannian was also to further close the relationship with the Han Dynasty.
Now that Cao Shuo is dead, Cao Cao also considered that Cao Zhang had "close contact" with the princess after all, so he proposed to let him marry the princess.
Unexpectedly, Cao Zhen jumped out to fight for the princess for Cao Pi, and then Cao Zhang refused to marry the princess, openly disobeying orders and disrupting his own plans.
This was to disobey Cao Cao in front of his ministers and advisers. It was a challenge to his authority. How could he not be angry?
Cao Zhang, Cao Pi, and Cao Zhen saw Cao Cao getting angry and hurriedly bowed their heads together: "What the father taught you is that the son has realized his mistake!"
Cao Cao breathed a sigh of relief and his face softened slightly: "I will think carefully about who the princess will marry, make suggestions to your majesty, and ask the Holy Grace to make a decision!"
"It's none of your business here, please step back!" Cao Cao then waved his hand.
Cao Zhang and others did not dare to say any more. They bowed to Cao Cao and retreated.
Outside the gate of Sikong Mansion.
Cao Zhang and others came out and prepared to leave.
Cao Pi took the initiative to walk towards Cao Zhang and saluted him: "Ziwen, my brother just corrected you in front of my father. It was only for the sake of national law and to protect my father. It was not against you. Please don't be offended!"
Of course, Cao Zhang understood that Cao Pi was hypocritically trying to appease him, and responded quickly.
"Brother, don't mind, I understand. I also believe that my father and the school affairs office will be able to find out the truth and find the real culprit behind the scenes!"
When Cao Zhang talked about the culprit behind the scenes, he deliberately emphasized his tone and stared at Cao Pi.
Cao Pi was a little nervous when Cao Zhang saw him. He avoided his direct gaze and hesitated: "What Ziwen said is that father will definitely find out."
Cao Zhang then bowed deeply to Cao Pi: "In order to prove my innocence, I have to disrespect my brother in public and bring shame to my brother. Please don't blame me!"
Cao Zhang deliberately brought up the matter of taking off Cao Pi's pants in public.
After hearing Cao Zhang's words, Cao Pi's face changed slightly, but he couldn't get angry. He could only try to hold back and squeeze out a dry smile.
"You and I are brothers from the same country. As a brother, I can help you clear your suspicions. It's my duty. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter!" When he said this, Cao Pi's expression was very ugly.
Cao Zhang looked at the mute Cao Pi eating Coptis chinensis, feeling unspeakably miserable. He felt secretly happy and handed over his hand again: "Then I'd like to thank you for your kindness!"
"It's okay. Father has ordered us to keep vigil for our second brother. I have to go back and prepare first. Brother Yu, I'll take my leave first!" Cao Pi didn't want to tangle too much with Cao Zhang anymore, so he turned around and left.
Cao Zhen and Cao Xiu beside him glared at Cao Zhang fiercely and followed Cao Pi away.
"Best regards, brother!" Cao Zhang bent down to salute, but there was a faint evil smile on the corner of his mouth.
Cao Zhi, who had been silent all the time, saw Cao Pi leaving, stepped forward to say goodbye to Cao Zhang, and then left.
Seeing the two people leaving, Cao Zhang took a deep breath and relaxed completely.
Finally, relying on his calm personality honed as a forensic doctor and his professional ability to observe every detail, he got through the hellish beginning after time travel.
Cao Zhang knew in his heart that this was just an appetizer.
Today's situation is very clear: Cao Pi openly wants to harm himself, and Cao Cao's preference for Cao Zhi is also revealed. If he wants to intervene in the dispute between the heirs in the future, there will inevitably be more open and covert battles waiting for him.
Now that Cao Shuo is dead, Cao Pi has become Cao Cao's eldest son. His identity will allow him to get the support of some veterans of the Han Dynasty who advocate etiquette. Moreover, he is also assisted by Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and others, and his strength cannot be underestimated.
Cao Zhi also showed his extraordinary talents and abilities today, especially Cao Cao's unabashed preference, which gave him an innate advantage.
Looking back at myself now, I need people but no one, I need an identity but no identity, it can be said that I have no bullshit.
If you want to win this battle, you must first try your best to win over as many people around Cao Cao so that they can speak well of you in front of Cao Cao.
At the same time, we must cultivate our own power as soon as possible and find enough helpers.
There are not many generals in the opposition in this era, and most of them are still in territories not controlled by Cao Cao. It is not easy to win over them.
But the literati counselors still had many targets to win over, and Cao Zhang instantly locked in a few candidates in his mind...
Just as Cao Zhang was thinking, there was the sound of rapid horse hooves behind him, accompanied by a girl's sweet shout: "Brother Ziwen!"
