Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 645 Dogs and Rats Don’t Eat Cao Zihuan

Cao Cao died of illness in Luoyang, and the messenger who reported the funeral came to Yecheng. The crown prince Cao Pi was full of grief and joy, and all the officials gathered together to cry bitterly, and the scene was chaotic.

Seeing this, Sima Fu, the concubine of the middle class, stepped forward and shouted sharply: "The king has violated the world today, and the world is shaking. I will worship my heir early in the morning to subdue all nations, but cry evil!"

The ministers stopped crying, and Sima Fu advised Cao Pi to cheer up, so Cao Pi invited the ministers out of the court, leaving Chen Jiao, Sima Fu, Chen Qun, Wei Kai, He Qia and other important ministers to discuss important matters.

Cao Pi asked the concubine Sima Fu to arrange the funeral, and asked Lang Zhongling Hexia to arrange the guards of the palace, and then discussed with the rest of Cao Cao's funeral.

Cao Cao's last order has been sent to Yecheng with the envoy. Yushi Zhongcheng Chen Qun and others believe that the country cannot be without a master for a day, and ask the prince Cao Pi to take the throne of Wei as soon as possible.

The servant Zhongwei came out to remind: "If the prince wants to take the throne of Wei, he must first accept the emperor's edict before the ceremony."

The Shangshu Chen Jiao retorted: "The king is away, and the world is in fear. The prince should mourn and ascend the throne, so as to be hopeful from far and near. Moreover, the Marquis of Yanling holds the military power, and he should have rushed to Luoyang by this time. Once there is a change, the country is in danger. The emperor's decree can be made up in the future."

Seeing that everyone echoed in unison, Cao Pi comforted him calmly: "Ziwen is my own brother, he has always been filial to the former king, so he may not dare to do such a disobedient act. Besides, General Zhengnan (Cao Ren) is in Yecheng, so you can rest assured."

Cao Pi then summoned all the officials to arrange the enthronement ceremony, which was completed within one day.

In the early morning of the next day, the officials worshiped the prince Cao Pi as the king of Wei on the order of Queen Wei.

Cao Pi ordered the amnesty of the world, and in accordance with Cao Cao's last order, the four auxiliary ministers were divided into four ministers. Xiahou Dun was the general, Cao Hong was the general, Jia Xu was the Taiwei, Chen Qun was transferred from Yushi Zhongcheng to Shangshu, and Cao Ren was listed because of his support. The chariot general, and the rest of the bureaucrats, all big and small, will all be rewarded.

While Cao Hong and others escorted the coffin to the north, Emperor Xian sent Hua Xin, the imperial historian, with an edict, to arrive in Yecheng one step ahead to grant Cao Pi the seal of the prime minister and the seal of the king of Wei, and concurrently served as the shepherd of Jizhou.

Cao Pi left Huaxin in Yecheng as the Minister of State, honored his mother, the Bian family, as the Queen Mother, and canonized Cao Rui as Marquis of Wude.

In March of the 25th year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian changed Yuan to Yankang. In the same month, Cao Hong, Cao Zhang, Cao Xiu and others escorted Cao Cao's coffin back to Yecheng.

The courtiers who did not arrive in Luoyang to express their condolences chased to Yecheng, including Cao Cao's favorite Cao Zhi, who returned to the fief to reflect on his mistakes after being drunk.

Cao Pi was surprised to learn that Sima Yi was not Tuogu's minister, but thinking of the old friendship between the two, he also moved Sima Yi to be the prime minister and let him and Sima Fu co-organize Cao Cao's funeral.

As for the episode caused by Cao Zhang in Luoyang City, Cao Pi did not pursue Sima Yi and Cao Zhang.

During the mourning period, Cao Hong handed over Cao Cao's suicide note to Cao Pi, saying: "This is written by the late king, please read it, Your Majesty."

Cao Pi opened the letter in front of Cao Hong, and wrote two dense pages on the paper. There was no trace of heroism between the lines, and he babbled like an ordinary father.

The letter said: I sleep in the middle of the night, and I am not well; until tomorrow, I will drink porridge and sweat, and take angelica soup.When I am in the army, I follow the law.As for petty anger and big mistakes, they should not be effective.The world is not yet stable, and it is not possible to follow the ancients. After the burial, the clothes will be removed; those who stationed soldiers are not allowed to leave the village.
My servants, concubines and prostitutes are all hardworking, and they use the Bronze Sparrow Terrace to treat them kindly.On the platform hall, set up a six-foot bed on the first day of the month, and on the fifteenth day, from morning to noon, you will play in the tent, and you will always go up to the bronze sparrow platform, hoping that the remaining fragrance of the field in the tomb of my west mausoleum can be divided among the wives, and you will not order to sacrifice.There is nothing to do in the homes, but you can learn to sell it as a shoe.
Cao Pi burst into tears after watching it, and assured Cao Hong in a trembling voice: "This king will abide by his father's order, and dare not neglect in the slightest."

At the beginning of April, according to Cao Cao's letter, Cao Pi buried him on Xigang in Ye. There are 72 suspicious graves nearby, and none of them hide gold, jade and jewelry to prevent theft.

Cao Pi was very cautious at first, just like the lucky guy who just redeemed his lottery prize, he still spent his money carefully every day, because he felt that what he had now was unreal, so he tried his best to control his desires.

With the help of Jia Xu, Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Hua Xin and others, Cao Pi became more comfortable with King Wei. Cao Ren, Cao Xiu and others rushed to Shouchun and Luoyang according to Cao Cao's last order, and Cao Zhang, Marquis of Yanling, was also politely invited back. In the feudal land, Cao Hong stayed in Yecheng Town to guard the rear, while Xu Chu stayed in Wei Palace to take charge of the imperial guards.

Cao Pi deliberately made things difficult for Cao Zhi, the Marquis of Linzi, on the pretext that he was not in time for the funeral in Luoyang and Yecheng, so he was confined in Yecheng to guard Cao Cao's tomb.

Linzi is more than a thousand miles away from Luoyang, and the news Cao Zhi received was lagging behind, so he couldn't catch up if he rushed too fast. Anyone with a discerning eye could also see that Cao Pi did it on purpose, so no one dared to stand up to dissuade him.

Empress Dowager Bian knew that Cao Cao loved Cao Zhi, and Cao Pi's backlog of jealousy needed to be released, so she only protected Cao Zhi secretly, and did not interfere with Cao Pi's behavior.

One day, Cao Pi did not go to court due to illness, and Empress Dowager Bian came to the palace to visit because of worry, only then did she know that Cao Pi was bold.

In addition to releasing his jealousy towards Cao Zhi, Cao Pi also crazily released his lust towards women during these two months.

Cao Pi was lying on the sickbed with a sallow complexion, his eyes were dull, and he looked abnormally tired, which was obviously a symptom of excessive exhaustion.

Empress Dowager Bian called Mrs. Zhen, Guo, Yin and other wives to interrogate, wanting to know who was demanding too much from Cao Pi.

When the answer was revealed, Queen Mother Bian was taken aback.

The general who held the military power left Yecheng, the pressure on Cao Pi suddenly eased, and with the help of capable people in Wei, his mind became alive.

Cao Cao made it clear in his suicide note that he asked Cao Pi to place all his concubines and concubines in Tongque Terrace, and put a six-foot bed on the platform, and set up cloth and sand tents around the big bed. Fifteen performed dances in the tent, and asked Cao Pi to go to Tongque Terrace frequently to worship in the direction of Cao Cao's mausoleum.

Cao Pi has always had the style of being a father. When he broke through Hebei, he took the first step to intercept the Zhen family, leaving only Yuan Shao's wife Liu to Cao Cao.

Cao Pi may feel that it is troublesome to go to Tongque Terrace frequently, so he took all Cao Cao's maids and concubines into the Wei Palace, and played every day so that his health deteriorated.

Empress Dowager Bian knew the reason, pointed at Cao Pi's nose and yelled angrily, "Dogs and rats don't eat you, so you die!"

Cao Pi, who was on the sickbed, knew that he was wronged, and did not dare to raise his head to refute. The Empress Dowager Bian then dismissed Cao Cao's women or drove them to Tongque Terrace.

After cleaning up Cao Pi's harem, Mrs. Bian couldn't let go of it for a few days. It happened that Linzi Hou Cao Zhi went to say hello.

After Mrs. Bian complained, Cao Zhi finally learned of Cao Pi's filthy deeds. He opened his eyes, looked up at the sky and sighed: "Brother, is it the Son of Man who messed up the palace?"

"Zi Jian said carefully, this matter is quite secret, you must not go out and talk nonsense, for fear of getting into trouble." Mrs. Bian instructed.

"My child understands." Cao Zhi nodded.

When I returned to the residence that night, thinking of the incident, I was depressed, so I drank in the room to soothe my worries.

When the wine was drunk, Ding Yi was raped by the right stab, and Ding Yi and his younger brother Ding Yi came to visit again.

(End of this chapter)