Mi Han

Chapter 185
In front of Cao Cao's couch, Cao Pi, Prince of Wei, cried bitterly on the ground.

Seeing Cao Pi's grief-stricken appearance, all the ministers in the palace were moved by Cao Pi's filial piety.

At this time, Jia Kui, who was an admonishing doctor and minister of mourning, walked up to Cao Pi and said to Cao Pi: "The death of the first king is the sorrow of the people of Wei."

"The crown prince bears the important responsibility of the country, and the king has just passed away, and the hearts of the people are bound to float."

"The prince should suspend his grief, take on the important task of governing the country, and calm people's hearts, so that the king has a spirit in the sky, so that he will no longer be tied down."

But facing Jia Kui's persuasion, Cao Pi still looked sad and couldn't help himself.

Jun's father passed away suddenly. Although Jia Kui could understand Cao Pi's grief, this was not the time to just cry.

Jia Kui took advantage of his status as the funeral minister to take Wei Wang Xishou, and then he came to Cao Pi holding Wei Wang Xishou.

Wei Wang Xishou represents the power and identity of Wei Wang. Before and after he came to Cao Pi, Jia Kui handed Wei Wang Xishou into his hands.

Then Jia Kui helped Cao Pi to face the crying ministers in the palace.

Jia Kui endured the sadness in his heart. He supported Cao Pi and said to the ministers: "Unfortunately, the former king passed away, but the prince is here, and the state has a deputy. Meet the new king."

After speaking, Jia Kui took the lead in kneeling down to worship Cao Pi.

Jia Kui has always been very prestigious in the state of Wei, and he was personally appointed by Cao Cao as the minister of mourning before his death.

Therefore, under his leadership, all the ministers in the palace and Cao Cao's family members and heirs bowed down to Cao Pi one after another, paying respects to the emperor and ministers.

"I will pay my respects to the new king."

Amidst bursts of kneeling and worshiping, Prince Wei Cao Piling succeeded to the throne and officially became the new king of Wei.

Cao Pi looked at the hundreds of ministers who bowed to him in front of him, and saw them bowing down at his feet. Apart from sadness in his heart, Cao Pi also felt a sense of excitement of taking power in his heart.

Is this the taste of supreme power?
Cao Pi has been the prince of Wei for many years, and it is not that he has never mastered power.

In last year's "Wei Satirical Rebellion Case", Cao Pi, who was in charge of staying in Yecheng, used his power to launch a large-scale purge of Yecheng, involving thousands of people.

It's just that he was the prince of Wei before, and the power in his hands came from Cao Cao, which was unstable and limited.

But from today, he has become the new king of Wei, the de facto master of the six states in the world.

From then on, every word he said was a king's decree that tens of millions of creatures must abide by.

Everything he does will have a huge impact on the vast and boundless land of China.

This unrestrained and supreme power made Cao Pi's heart full of excitement and anticipation for the future.

It's just that Cao Pi has a deep scheming mind. He knows that it is not the time to exercise his power as King Wei at will, and his status as King Wei is not yet stable.

Just after the ministers paid homage to Cao Pi, the new king of Wei, a minister immediately came out to remonstrate with Cao Pi:

"Nowadays, there are Liu Bei and Sun Quan staring at the outside world, and there are people with ulterior motives who are ready to move, and the former king passed away suddenly.

The minister thought that it would be better to conceal the news of the late king's death for the time being, and keep the funeral secret, and then announce the news of the late king's death after the situation stabilized. "

The person who came out to worship and remonstrate was Chen Qun and Chen Changwen, who were then servants of the Wei State.

Chen Qun was born in Xuchang County, Yingchuan County.He is the grandson of Chen Shi, Taiqiu Chang of the Eastern Han Dynasty, and the son of Chen Ji, Dahonglu.

Chen Qun was born in the famous Chen family in Yingchuan, and was appointed as the Biejia of Yuzhou by Liu Bei in his early years.

When Cao Cao came to rule Xuzhou, he was designated as a subordinate of Sikong Xi Cao, and later transferred to the prime minister's military affairs.

When Cao Cao made Duke Wei, he served as the censor Zhongcheng of the Wei State, he was granted the title of Marquis of Wuting of Changchang, and later transferred to the position of servant.

Chen Qun has an outstanding talent for governing the world. Cao Cao valued him very much when he was alive, and Chen Qun has always been devoted to his duties.

He has served both at home and abroad, has rich experience in administration, and has made outstanding contributions to the construction of Wei's ritual system and political system.

The most important thing is that he is one of Cao Pi's "Four Friends of the Prince", a standard princeling, and Cao Pi's confidant.

After Chen Qun came out to make suggestions, many ministers seconded them because of his prestige in the ruling and opposition parties of Wei State and the merits of his suggestions.

Cao Pi, who had just succeeded King Wei, also had a look of approval on his face after hearing Chen Qun's suggestion.

But Chen Qun's suggestion was opposed by Jia Kui.

Jia Kui said to Cao Pi: "It has been said since ancient times that if the name is not right, the words will not go well."

"Now that the king has passed away, it is reasonable and legal for the king to succeed to the throne as the crown prince. What is there to hide?"

"Besides, there are so many courtiers in the hall today, how can we keep it secret?"

"Your Majesty's most urgent task is to send the news of the late King's death to the Emperor Xudu, so that the Emperor can formally confer on the King to inherit the positions of King Wei and Prime Minister."

"The second is to pass away the former king, and send envoys to announce the news of the king's succession, so that officials from all over the country will come to the funeral and pay homage to the new king."

Righteously, this is the most important part of the transfer of power throughout the ages.

Although Cao Cao was the de facto master of the six states in the world before, he was still the King of Wei and the prime minister of the Han Dynasty in name.

Therefore, when Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of King Wei, he had to obtain the edict of the Emperor of Han in terms of procedure and name.

Furthermore, the news of Cao Cao's death cannot be concealed. Once it is spread, it will inevitably cause panic.

Going to keep secret at this time is simply deceiving one's ears and stealing the bell, and the result may cause even greater turmoil.

Cao Pi's previous status as the Prince of Wei has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and everyone in the world is ready for Cao Pi to inherit the throne one day.

That being the case, it is better to directly announce the news of Cao Cao's death, and let officials from all over the country, except the leading generals, come to the funeral and formally determine the title of minister. This is the best way to appease people's hearts.

Chen Qun's and Jia Kui's completely different suggestions made Cao Pi, who had just become king of Wei, a little hesitant.

Both of them made sense. Although Cao Pi was more emotionally inclined to Chen Qun, Jia Kui, as Cao Cao personally appointed the mourner, Cao Pi could not ignore what he said.

After careful consideration, Cao Pi finally decided to adopt Jia Kui's suggestion.

Perhaps his identity now has only been recognized by the ministers in Yecheng.

But Yecheng is the power center of Wei State, and the ministers in Yecheng are all senior officials of Wei State.

Once they admit their identity, then not long after, everyone under Cao Cao's rule will naturally recognize his identity.

The most important thing is that at this time, most of the leading generals in various places were relatives of Zhucao and Xiahou, and they must support him.

With their support and suppression, there will be no major turmoil in various places because of the death of the former king.

Cao Pi was able to be established as the crown prince by Cao Cao. Maybe his strategic vision is not as outstanding as Cao Cao, but his own talents are not bad.

After making a decision in his heart, Cao Pi said to Jia Kui: "Jia Qing was entrusted with the important task of attending funerals by the late king. Now that the late king has passed away, I can't restrain my grief in my lonely heart, and I'm afraid I won't be able to see things in a short time.

During this period of time, I also hope that Jia Qing will preside over internal and external affairs and stabilize the State of Wei. "

After Cao Pi ordered, Jia Kui immediately knelt down to Cao Pi and said: "I will swear to the death to stabilize the Wei State."

After kneeling down to worship Cao Pi, Jia Kui got up and looked at the ministers in the hall, and he issued orders one after another.

Jia Kui first ordered Wuwei Zhonglang General Xu Chu to lead the forbidden army to guard the entire palace, intending to ensure the safety of everyone in the palace during Cao Cao's funeral.

Then Jia Kui ordered Cao Xiu, the leader of the central army, to command part of the Chinese army in Yecheng and distribute heavy troops to guard the gates of Yecheng.

And asked him to send Chinese troops to patrol the alleys of the big city in Yecheng to prevent small disturbances during the funeral.

Jia Kui was originally the minister of mourning appointed by Cao Cao before his death, and he had the power to preside over everything during Cao Cao's funeral.

Now Jia Kui was officially appointed by the new king Cao Pi, so when his order was issued, Xu Chu and Cao Xiu wiped away the tears on their faces, and immediately got up to arrange defense according to Jia Kui's instructions.

Not long after Xu Chu and Cao Xiu left, there was a sudden burst of armor clashing sounds from the running of soldiers outside the hall.

On the windows of the main hall, many majestic warriors are also reflected.

When the officials in the hall saw this scene, they all trembled in their hearts.

Although the former king passed away, there are still pillars in the state of Wei.

After Xu Chu and Cao Xiu took orders to leave, Jia Kui turned around and bowed to Cao Pi again, saying, "The late king has great prestige in the army. Once the news of the late king's death spreads, the army in Yecheng will inevitably be restless."

"I also ask the king to lead all the officials and ministers to take the king's car and lead the forbidden army to patrol the camps to stabilize the morale of the army."

Jia Kui knew that Yecheng was the power center of Wei State. As long as Yecheng was not chaotic, the documents sent from Yecheng to other places would not be blocked.

Under such circumstances, even if the news of Cao Cao's death is known to all parts of the world, it will not cause major turmoil.

When people's hearts are floating, the most taboo is poor government orders.

And if you want to keep Yecheng from chaos, you must keep the army in Yecheng from chaos.

Those large armies are the elite of the Wei state, as long as they can obey the new king Cao Pi, then Cao Pi's seat in the palace of Yecheng will be considered secure.

Although Jia Kui's suggestion made Cao Pi hesitate, he finally agreed, "Yes."

After getting Cao Pi's consent, Jia Kui was overjoyed. The new king may not have the literary and military strategy of the previous king, but his decisiveness still has the style of the previous king.

Jia Kui immediately ordered someone to fetch mourning clothes for Cao Pi to put on, and then he ordered all the officials in the hall to put on mourning clothes.

Because Cao Cao felt that he might not be long before, so he ordered people to prepare the mourning equipment as soon as he needed it.

After completing this step, Jia Kui asked his deputy, Sima Yi, to stay in the hall and take charge of arranging the mourning hall and arranging the appearance of the deceased king's body.

Facing Jia Kui's order, Sima Yi bowed down to accept the order.

Jia Kui himself accompanied Cao Pi and led all the civil and military officials towards the outside of the hall.

Under the steps outside the main hall, there is a six-horse golden root chariot that Cao Cao rode in when he was alive in previous years.

Seeing Wang Jia, who represents the royal power, Cao Pi's eyes flashed with longing.

But in front of the officials, he concealed it very well.

When Cao Pi and all the civil and military officials came down the steps and came to the Liuma Golden Root Chariot, Jia Kui personally helped Cao Pi onto the Six Horse Golden Root Chariot.

Then he ordered the civil and military officials to follow behind Wang Jia and head towards the military camp in the city.

When the rider on the king's ride waved his whip and lashed at the six horses in front of him, maybe the horses were psychic, and they seemed to feel that what they were carrying today was no longer the king of Wei who looked at all directions before. .

So they let out a mournful cry, and then moved their horseshoes towards the outside of the palace gate.

Yecheng was the capital of the kings of Wei. If one wanted to martial law such a king's capital full of noble families, it would be impossible without a suitable reason.

Cao Xiu obeyed Jia Kui's instructions and did not conceal the news of Cao Cao's death and Cao Pi's succession. He also used this reason to impose martial law on Yecheng.

And when the news of Cao Cao's death gradually spread into the military camp, because most of the sergeants in Yecheng were suffering from hard labor, without the suppression of Cao Cao's prestige, some small-scale disturbances began to spread in the military camp.

At this moment, a majestic six-horse king's car began to drive into the barracks. The king's car was guarded by hundreds of ministers and thousands of tiger and leopard riders.

When the soldiers in the barracks saw the familiar Wang Jia who represented the majesty of King Wei coming, their uneasiness gradually settled down.

Although Cao Cao is dead, his prestige is still there, and Cao Pi has stayed in Yecheng for many years, and he also has prestige in Yecheng.

Perhaps the soldiers at the bottom would be uneasy, but most of the generals in the Yecheng army were the cronies left behind by Cao Cao.

Under the suppression of Wei Wang's prestige and military officers at all levels, those small-scale turmoil were quelled in time, and no large-scale turmoil was finally caused.

After sorting out Cao Cao's body, it has been put into the coffin.

Cao Cao's coffin is hidden in the depths of the hall under the cover of many spiritual veils.

The incense left by Cao Cao during his lifetime is burning in the incense burner in the hall, exuding fragrance.

In the huge hall, many spiritual candles were burning slowly, bringing a few lights to the dark hall.

It was late at night, and in the dark and deep hall, Cao Pi knelt in front of Cao Cao's spiritual tablet in mourning.

After Cao Pi came back from the barracks, he came to the main hall.

He pushed back all the guards in the hall, and he wanted to tell his dead father some private things.

"Father, I still remember when I was young, I followed your teachings, studied extensively, and read poems and treatises when I was very young.

At that time, you personally taught me how to learn archery. Under your teaching, I could shoot arrows at the age of six, ride a horse at the age of eight, and follow you to fight everywhere at the age of ten. "

"Although you were very strict at that time and your eyes were all on the elder brother, I was very happy during that time.

Because whenever I learn something, you always touch my head and praise me. "

"But it changed later. After the elder brother died in Wancheng, you stopped praising me and became more and more strict with me.

Could it be that my father thinks that I should be the one who died in Wancheng, not the elder brother? "

"In order to attract your attention, I have constantly improved myself, but for more than 20 years, I have never received the praise I have always wanted."

"When the elder brother is here, your eyes are all on the elder brother. After the elder brother is dead, there is Cang Shu again.

Cang Shu is dead, and you pin your hopes on Zijian.

Am I really that bad that I can't get your affirmation? "

In the end, Cao Pi's words were full of puzzlement and sorrow.

At the moment before Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi was hiding his true self.

After Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi dared to really express his thoughts.

In Cao Pi's heart, he did not disrespect and love his father.

Cao Cao has always been like a pine on a high mountain, and he has been chasing after him all his life.

But later, under Cao Cao's deliberate suppression, his respect and love for Cao Cao turned into fear.

What Cao Pi didn't know was that at the moment before Cao Cao's death, he stretched out his hand to stroke Cao Cao's head as he imagined when he was a child.

But it is a pity that a movement he has been pursuing for more than 20 years has finally been destroyed by his fear.

The father does not know the son, and the son does not know the father. Whose fault is this?

(End of this chapter)