The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 619 Having fun
What should I name it?
Cao Mao thought about this problem for several days.

For several days in a row, Cao Mao had been dealing with this little guy. The little guy's eyes could be opened, but he just lay there motionless and had no response to the outside world.

But Cao Mao's love for him was unbearable. Sometimes, the emperor did nothing but sit beside the little guy and watch him sleep soundly. Even this made him happy.

This was the first time Cao Mao put aside state affairs.

Well, of course, we can’t say that what Cao Mao is doing now is a trivial matter.

This is Cao Mao's eldest son, and he may very well be the future crown prince and new emperor of Wei. As long as he does not die young or rebel, his inheritance rights will be secure.

It is reasonable for Cao Mao to attach importance to him.

Cao Mao had wanted to give his son a name these days, but although he had read thousands of books, he seemed to have no talent in this area.

The name cannot be too simple, because his inheritance right is too high. If the name is too simple, it will be very troublesome when he ascends the throne in the future, and there will be a lot of taboos to avoid.

And also have to consider the meaning.

Just when Cao Mao was still looking at his own boy, Zhong Hui's voice came from outside.

Cao Mao immediately sent a eunuch to bring the guy in to prevent Cheng Ji from having any more conflicts with him.

Zhong Hui walked into the West Hall and bowed to Cao Mao, who smiled and motioned for him to come closer.

Zhong Hui slowly walked to the emperor's side, lowered his head, and saw the sleeping little guy.

Zhong Hui suddenly understood. In Cao Mao's puzzled eyes, Zhong Hui began to examine the little guy carefully, from head to toe, and even wanted to open his mouth to take a look.

Cao Mao hurriedly grabbed him and said with some displeasure, "What is Shi Ji doing?"

Zhong Hui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I'm just curious."

Cao Mao felt that this guy was probably checking whether the future crown prince had any hidden dangers or defects, but Cao Mao did not say it out loud.

Zhong Hui followed Cao Mao and watched for a while, then felt bored.

Zhong Hui didn't like children, and might not even like women. He would look at this child a few more times only because this child might become the future heir.

Cao Mao asked the palace maids to keep an eye on him while he took Zhong Hui with him to discuss important matters.

Zhong Hui then smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you may not know that the ministers in the court have been extremely busy these past few days, all going to pay their respects to Wang Chang, Zhuge Dan and others."

Cao Mao gave him a suspicious look and asked, "Why would you want to meet them?"

"I hope they can come forward to persuade Your Majesty."

"Admonition?"

Zhong Hui explained, "They feel that Your Majesty is doting on the child too much. This is inappropriate. We cannot let the child delay important national affairs, and we must not overindulge the child."

"Pampered and indulged?? He doesn't even have a name yet!"

Zhong Hui remained calm. He said, "Your Majesty, you must also understand these people. They really have no other abilities, and there is nothing else they can do."

The emperor has no family affairs to worry about, and the ministers keep an eye on all the big and small matters of the emperor. When it comes to educating the princes, the ministers generally do not want the emperor to spoil his children.

After all, in family education in this era, the father must be a serious figure, and the father and the son must be like the king and the minister.

The relationship between the king and his ministers is also very delicate. At this time, the relationship between the king and his ministers is not described as father-son relationship, but generally as husband-wife relationship.

Many ministers were frustrated and liked to write about the images of women who were not favored.

After sitting down, Zhong Hui finally talked about his important matters.

"Your Majesty, a minister from the State of Wu has privately written to me, expressing his desire to submit."

As soon as Zhong Hui sat down, he took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Cao Mao in front of him.

There were two time periods in the Eastern Wu when many ministers defected, namely during the reigns of Sun Chen and Sun Hao.

The difference is that when Sun Chen was in power, defection was a personal act, and people usually took their trusted associates on board a ship and fled to the State of Wei. But during the reign of Sun Hao, people would directly lead their private army to defect, and would not abandon their clansmen unless they had a grudge.

Sun Hao began to gradually exert his power, and some ministers in Wu began to want to flee to Wei.

As Wei became stronger, Wu's decline became increasingly obvious, and the benevolent rule of the new emperor Sun Hao also contributed to this.

After Sun Hao came to power, the lives of the important officials of the big families became more colorful.

Sun Hao completely ended their previous boring life and brought them many unexpected surprises.

Sun Hao forced all officials with a salary of 2,000 stones or above to send their daughters to the palace. He also held banquets every day and forced all officials to drink, and they had to drink at least seven liters. If they couldn't drink, he would force them to drink. It is unknown how many people died from being drunk at these banquets alone.

If it were a young man, it would be fine. But think about the elders of the big families. They are already very old. How could they drink seven liters of wine? How could they withstand such a torment from Sun Hao?
The situation in the Wu Kingdom was very divided. The farmers who were dismissed and the soldiers who were rewarded were all sighing for the good emperor and looking forward to their future life. However, the upper-class nobles were simply living in a horror movie, and they didn't know what action would cost them their lives.

Cao Mao took the letter and read it carefully for a long time before asking, "Who wrote this?"

"I heard that he is the son of Shangshu Xiong Mu, and serves as a councilor in Wu."

"Minister Xiong Mu tried to persuade Sun Hao to kill less, but Sun Hao had him beaten to a pulp with the butt of a knife."

Cao Mao was silent for a long time at this moment.

Shangshu, just for giving advice, he was beaten into a pulp?
Zhong Hui added, "This man said he wanted to come to Wei, but I didn't rush him. I think he might be more helpful to us if he stayed in Wu. Sun Hao is truly unpredictable."

"Originally, he only attacked the powerful families and favored ministers, and showed great respect to those in high positions."

"Now, even the Shangshu who actually did things was beaten to death by him. I think it won't be long before even people like Shi Ji will suffer his persecution."

Cao Mao did not refute.

Sun Hao was a man of great plasticity and growth potential. He began to torture others one month after he ascended the throne, and the scope was gradually expanding. At first, he only targeted some wealthy families and close attendants, and later expanded to the court officials, and later expanded to the generals, and finally even the common people at the bottom could not escape.

Historical records show that Sun Hao's concubines' confidants were robbing the people outside. When an official discovered this behavior, he punished the concubines' confidants. Then Sun Hao ordered someone to heat the saw red and cut off the official's head.

Later, Sun Hao even chopped off the head of an official because his reputation was too good. According to Sun Hao, if his political achievements and reputation were so good, he must be trying to win over the people and rebel!

Kill the good ones and the bad ones. No one can escape and everyone will die.

Zhong Hui whispered, "I've also heard that Sun Hao is a great believer in ghosts and gods, and he often summons alchemists to help him govern the world. This is also something we can use."

"It's not convenient for Wei to continue using military force right now. I think we can take this opportunity to win over the powerful families and important officials of Wu. We can find a way to provoke that madman Sun Hao, force him to kill more people, and reclaim Jiangdong as soon as possible."

Zhong Hui and Cao Mao were both eager to achieve unification at this moment.

But as for the current Wu State, they are like a turtle, defending in all directions and relying on favorable terrain. If they want to attack by force, even if they can take it down, the cost will probably be too huge.

Zhong Hui's idea was to destroy him from within and let him die inside his shell.

As for Cao Mao, although he was also anxious to complete the unification, he was still patient. He decided to wait until the large ships in various places were built and sufficient preparations were made before sending troops.

In history, after Sima Zhao conquered Shu, due to a series of chaos, he hoped to seek a stable situation in Wu. He even sent envoys to Wu to have a friendly interview with Sun Hao. Although Sun Hao later killed the envoy, the interview was still carried out.

The reason why Sun Hao was able to rule the Wu Kingdom for many years, apart from his gradual approach, was that the local Wei and Jin dynasties were also very bad.

Everyone was comparing who was worse. Sun Hao was killing people all over the Wu Kingdom, but the Wei and Jin Dynasties were not much better at that time.

All the ministers tried their best to stop Sima Yan from attacking the State of Wu until the demise of the State of Wu.

But now, the Wei Kingdom under Cao Mao's rule has no need to maintain a stable situation with the Wu Kingdom. Everyone knows that the Wei Kingdom wants to unify the country!

There is simply no room for easing tensions between the two sides.

While the Wei Dynasty was actively preparing for war, Cao Mao would be happy to see the enemy weakened.

Cao Mao still let Zhong Hui take full charge of this matter. Under Sun Hao's rule, more and more people would want to surrender to the Wei Dynasty, and their internal forces would sooner or later become a sieve, and there would always be a chance to kill him. The North today is not the Western Jin Dynasty in history with a lot of internal troubles. For someone like Sun Hao, it would be a humiliation to himself for Cao Mao to let him stay in power for more than three years!

The king and his minister talked about other things.

Before leaving, Zhong Hui finally remembered the prince's name.

"Has Your Majesty chosen a name for His Highness?"

Cao Mao hesitated for a moment before answering, "He is gentle and kind, and prudent. I want to give him the character 'Wen'."

Zhong Hui thought for a moment and said, "A nickname is enough!"

Zhong Hui left the place in a hurry, and Cao Mao then came back to his son.

Cao Wen.

Is this name perhaps a bit too common? Will it be difficult to avoid using it in the future?
Just as Cao Mao was holding the little guy, a palace maid came in and told Cao Mao that he could finally go to see the queen.

Cao Mao took the child and went to the queen. When the two of them walked in together, Zheng Xian looked in good spirits and had a face full of anticipation.

Seeing the child in Cao Mao's arms, Zheng Xian finally breathed a sigh of relief, her face full of smiles.

"His Majesty."

At this moment, Cao Mao also smiled and handed the child to Zheng Xian.

Cheerful laughter was heard in Changqiu Palace.

(End of this chapter)