Mi Han

Chapter 187
Sima Yi looked at Cao Pi, and asked Cao Pi, "Your Majesty is worried that many people in the world will oppose His Majesty's proclaiming emperor?"

Regarding Sima Yi expressing his worries, Cao Pi nodded and said: "Back then, with the prestige of the former king, he did not dare to stand on his own in place of the Han. Gu has just inherited the throne, and his foundation is not stable. This matter cannot be rushed."

Hearing Cao Pi's worries, Sima Yi said confidently, "Your Majesty is worrying too much."

"The reason why the previous kings did not proclaim themselves emperors was because although the previous kings did not have the name of the Son of Heaven, they had the reality of the Son of Heaven."

In the 18th year of Jian'an, the emperor of Han canonized Cao Cao as the Duke of Wei, added Jiuxi, established the Kingdom of Wei, and established the capital of the country in Yecheng.

Wei Guo owns ten counties in Jizhou, and has hundreds of officials such as prime ministers, Taiwei, and generals.

In April of the 21st year of Jian'an, the emperor of Han further canonized Cao Cao as the king of Wei, with [-] households in the city, and he was on the throne of the princes and kings.

The heaven and the earth are worshiped with the emperor's crown, car clothes, banners, rituals and music, and the entrance and exit are called police houses. The ancestral temple, ancestors, and wax are all made in Han Dynasty.

In the winter and October of the 22nd year of Jian'an, the emperor of the Han Dynasty gave Cao Cao a crown of ten and two crowns, a golden root chariot, six horses, and a five o'clock auxiliary chariot.

Liu Xie's various rewards to Cao Cao in the past few years have already exceeded the etiquette standards that princes and kings should have. Those etiquettes are honors that non-emperors cannot have.

Even as early as when Cao Cao conquered Hanzhong, the emperor of Han gave Cao Cao the power to award officials and marquis at will. Once Cao Cao's award was issued, it was equivalent to the order of the emperor.

After experiencing those rewards, although Cao Cao was not the emperor in name, he was actually the emperor.

Although the Wei State is only a kingdom in name, it is actually an independent dynasty in terms of official positions and etiquette.

For example, in the Kingdom of Hanzhong established by Liu Bei, the highest rank of generals in his kingdom was only the generals of the four directions.

He wanted to worship Yu Jin as the General of the Guard and seal Guan Yu as the Shepherd of Jingzhou. He had to go through the nominal procedure of Shangbiao Han Tianzi.

However, Cao Cao can directly appoint the highest military position of general, which is simply trampling the Han family's rules and regulations on the ground.

Everyone knows Cao Cao's heart, and Cao Cao has already made all practical preparations to usurp the Han.

Because of the various privileges that Cao Cao had in the past, Cao Pi nodded slightly to Sima Yi's words.

What Sima Yi said is a fact known to everyone in the world.

After Cao Pi nodded, Sima Yi went on to say: "But the king is different. The king has just ascended the throne, and he does not have the prestige of the previous king."

"The great king has inherited the ownership of the previous king, and naturally the honors of the previous king that belonged to the Son of Heaven will also be inherited."

"When the former king was in power, with the prestige of the former king, he enjoyed all the rights of the emperor. People in the world may have dissatisfaction, but they dare not openly oppose it.

But the king does not have the prestige of the previous king. If the king continues to enjoy the exclusive power of the emperor with the king, it will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among all parties in the long run, and chaos will ensue. "

"To prevent this, the king must match his name with his reality. Since he already enjoys the power of the Son of Heaven, it is better to build a pole and proclaim himself emperor, so as to achieve the same name and reality, and completely stabilize the hearts of the world."

After finishing this point, Sima Yi went on to say: "The Han Dynasty has come since Emperor An, the government has been removed from the public office, and the national government has been extinct. The long history is over.

Therefore, between Huan and Ling, those who have a fortune-telling prophecy all say that "the Han Dynasty will be exhausted, and the Huang family will prosper."

Today, Wang Keding established the six prefectures, the Central Plains was stable, people's minds changed, and there was a long-awaited hope of establishing a new dynasty.

The former kings were expected to be in the world, but nine of them were in the world. They were diligent in serving the Han, watched by the crowd, complained far and wide, and had the virtue of King Wen of Zhou.

Today, the great king has inherited the foundation and accepted the order, which has the style of Zhou and Wu. The officials think that Yu and Xia are not modest, and Yin and Zhou are not hesitant to punish and release them. They fear God and know their fate without any hesitation. "

Just now Sima Yi first persuaded Cao Pi of the necessity of proclaiming himself emperor from the aspect of stabilizing the hearts of the world.

Then he told the feasibility of Cao Pi proclaiming himself emperor.

Sima Yi is not boasting, there are indeed many people in Cao Pi's sphere of influence who wish to change the dynasty.

From the perspective of scholars alone, not to mention that Sima Yi himself was born in a family, but Chen Qun, Huan Jie, Hua Xin, Wang Lang and other world-renowned celebrities have more or less persuaded Cao Cao before. .

It's just not made public for some reason.

The reason why those famous people in the world persuaded them to advance was because they had already cut off their retreat before Cao Cao was alive.

Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty made an oath on the white horse of the ancestral temple, "No one with the surname Liu shall be called king." This iron law has been guarded by the emperor of the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years.

Even the original Wang Mang, who had power over the government and the opposition, did not dare to go beyond this step to become king before becoming emperor, and only dared to be called "An Han Gong."

But Cao Cao dared to break this iron law and called himself king with a different surname.

This move of his has already made people in the world who are loyal to the Han Dynasty hate it very much. It can be said that from the moment Cao Cao became king, his Cao family will never be a courtier of the Han Dynasty.

After Cao Cao established the Duke of Wei, within a few years, almost all the courtiers who had their official registries in the Han Dynasty were given the official titles of the Wei State. The greatest significance of Cao Cao's move was to force the ministers under his command to stand in line.

Once the courtiers put on the name of Wei Chen, their reputation of disloyalty to the Han Dynasty can no longer be washed away.

If the Han Dynasty is revived and the emperor of Han regains power, it will be a disaster for the Cao family, and it is also unwilling to see those ministers who have already hung Wei Chen.

It's not that no one has noticed Cao Cao's real political intention of proclaiming himself king, and it's not that no one wants to maintain the family's reputation as a Hanchen, and that person is called Xun Yu.

But Xun Yu's later results are obvious. The leader of the Central Plains scholar Lin, the fact that the Han Dynasty held power, was finally forced to commit suicide.

Under such circumstances, for those scholars and generals belonging to Wei Chen, they can only hope that Wei State can rule the world instead of Han.

Only in this way, they will not be liquidated in the future. Only in this way, they are not the traitors of the Han Dynasty, but the founding ministers who assist the sage to establish a new dynasty.

This is why Cao Cao coerced the emperor of Han to let him have three princes and nine ministers, as well as the official positions of generals in Wei.

After Sima Yi said this, a look of consideration appeared on Cao Pi's face.

Having been the prince of Wei for many years, Cao Pi knows no less than Sima Yi about the people's hearts in Wei today.

Seeing the thoughtful look on Cao Pi's face, Sima Yi finally said to Cao Pi: "In the past few days, Changwen has proposed a new method of selecting officials to His Majesty. hinder."

Hearing what Sima Yi said, Cao Pi immediately became very interested in the new method of selecting officials that Sima Yi said.

He quickly asked: "What is the method of selecting officials?"

Under Cao Pi's expectant eyes, Sima Yi slowly said the five words: "Nine-rank official law."

After talking about the name of the new law for selecting officials, Sima Yi explained to Cao Pi in detail the content of the nine-rank official law.

As Sima Yi narrated step by step, Cao Pi's eyes became brighter and brighter.

Cao Pi's political wisdom is not bad. When he gradually understood the content of the Ninth Rank Official Personnel Law, he keenly realized that this new method of selecting officials was conducive to selecting a large number of talents for him.

The most important thing is that once this method of selecting officials is announced, he will definitely gain the active support of the world's aristocratic families!
The world is full of goodwill, and the world is all good.

The "people's aspiration" created by Cao Cao before made him not encounter much resistance when he proclaimed himself emperor.

But once this new method of selecting officials is announced, then he will completely gain the support of the world's aristocratic families, and with their strong support, he will ascend to the coveted position of supremacy!

When Sima Yi finished all the content of the Ninth Rank Official Law, Cao Pi couldn't help laughing in the inner hall.

The mantle of Cao Cao in the outer hall flutters in the wind, and Cao Pi laughs brilliantly in the inner hall. This ironic scene represents that Sima Yi has completely convinced Cao Pi.

After Cao Pi finished laughing, he looked at Sima Yi and said, "The day when I become emperor alone in the future will be the time when you will become a marquis."

Cao Pi knows that there is no loyalty in the world that does not pay attention to interests, and Sima Yi carefully planned for him, isn't it for making meritorious deeds and becoming a prince?
That being the case, as long as Sima Yi can solve his problems for him, then he will give Sima Yi what he wants.

It was getting dark, and Sima Yi walked out of the hall slowly.

The moment the palace door opened slowly, Sima Yi turned around and looked at Cao Cao's spiritual tablet behind him. Before leaving, he bowed deeply to Cao Cao's spiritual tablet again.

Chen Qun had a similar idea for the so-called Ninth Rank Official Personnel Law long ago. After all, such a complicated official selection system cannot be thought of in an instant.

Now that Chen Qun has the confidence to formally propose this official selection system, it is because this system has been contemplated countless times in his mind before it was gradually completed.

What Sima Yi said to Cao Pi today was all true. He did not deceive Cao Pi with false words, but he told Cao Pi selectively.

In fact, as early as a few years ago, Chen Qun suggested that Cao Cao implement an official selection system similar to the Nine Rank Official Personnel Law, but Cao Cao rejected it.

Perhaps at that time, the Nine-rank Official Personnel Law was just an idea, and there was no detailed content to impress Cao Cao.

Perhaps Cao Cao rejected this proposal out of some concerns at that time, but no matter what, Cao Cao's successors are very happy to adopt this official selection system.

That's enough.

Sima Yi stood on the stone steps outside the main hall, looking at the southwest direction of the sky, and murmured:
"The fate is like this, the great man will perish, how can manpower change it?"

After saying this, Sima Yi's mind rang out the people he regarded as opponents.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhuge Liang, Mi Yang.
A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, that smile seemed to be mocking their overthinking.

At the beginning of March in the 25th year of Jian'an Han Dynasty, Wei Wang Cao Cao died of illness in Yecheng. The news came out from the palace of Yecheng and spread in all directions at an extremely fast speed.

After the officials and generals from all over the Central Plains heard the news, they all wailed and changed into mourning clothes to mourn the late king Cao Cao.

Those officials who were asked to go to the funeral, when they received the royal order from the royal palace in Yecheng, immediately arranged the government affairs and rushed towards Yecheng.

They were so anxious, one was to rush to Yecheng to see Cao Cao one last time before Cao Cao's coffin was buried, and the other was to show their loyalty to the new king Cao Pi.

As for the generals stationed in various places, such as Cao Ren, Cao Zhang, Xiahou Dun, Zhang Liao, Zhang He, etc., although they could not go to the funeral in person, they also sent envoys to Yecheng to express their condolences and surrender to Cao Pi.

Because the history of this world has changed, Cao Cao did not die of illness in Luoyang, and Cao Pi was by Cao Cao's side, so the scene where Cao Zhang's soldiers asked Wei Wang Xishou in history did not happen.

Even some mutinies that occurred in various places, such as "thinking that the world will be in chaos, and everyone beat the drums to go away without permission", were gradually stabilized under the tolerant treatment of Jia Kui, the chief mourner.

Although the entire northern land fell into grief instantly after learning the news of Cao Cao's death.

But because of the concerted efforts of many loyal ministers of the Great Wei, the situation in the north has gradually stabilized.

Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who was far away in Xudu, showed joy on his face when he learned of Cao Cao's death. The overlord who had been pressing on his head was finally taken away by heaven.

But Liu Xie hadn't been happy in Xudu's palace for long, when a group of well-equipped Wei troops, led by Cao Zhen, broke into the palace.

Facing Cao Zhen's pleadings, and facing the threat of Wei Jun's blade, Liu Xie issued an edict with tears in his eyes, ordering Cao Pi to be the king and prime minister of Wei, and all the rituals were like the story of the former king Cao Cao.

At the same time, Liu Xie issued an edict to change the Yuan to "Yankang", taking this year as the first year of Yankang. Since March this year, all the reign names used in the world are Yankang.

Although Cao Cao died, the military and political power in the north was still firmly in the hands of the Wei royal court headed by the new king Cao Pi.

At the same time, the news of Cao Cao's death was quickly spreading across the Han River and the Yangtze River to the southern land of China.

A generation of heroes has completely fallen, and the situation in the world will also undergo tremendous changes.

In March of the first year of Yankang in the Han Dynasty, a troop of [-] soldiers marched on the land in the north of Yizhou.

This team is the army led by Mi Yang who just set off from Chengdu.

After taking enough ordnance, food and grass from Chengdu, and resting in Chengdu for a period of time, Mi Yang finally began to lead the army northward.

Mi Yang's route for this trip was to go all the way north to reach Guanghan County, and then go all the way northward at Fushui in Guanghan County.

Enter the waters of the Hanshui River in the middle of Brazil County, and then go all the way north from the waters of the Hanshui River to enter Hanxing County.

This route is the fastest way to reach Hanxing County, and it was proposed by Lu Yi, who was sent by Liu Bei to assist Mi Yang.

After entering the range of Guanghan County, Mi Yang received the news that Cao Cao had died of illness.

This news came from Chengdu in the rear, presumably Liu Bei ordered someone to send it to Mi Yang after he knew the news.

After learning the news, Mi Yang was not as surprised as Deng Ai and others. After all, he already knew that Cao Cao was about to die of illness.

Looking at the information in his hands, Mi Yang saw that Cao Pi had changed his year name to Yankang, so he knew that Cao Pi wanted to usurp Han and proclaim himself emperor, just like in history.

The implication of Yankang is to continue peace and maintain stability, which represents Cao Pi's current political demands.

After all, it is unstable, how can he usurp the Han.

In history, Cao Pi probably usurped the throne at the end of this year. Although many changes have taken place in the history of this world, people's hearts have not changed. Cao Pi's act of proclaiming himself emperor may be late, but it will never disappear.

After thinking of this, Mi Yang's heart was full of urgency.

Once Cao Pi proclaims himself emperor, Liu Bei will also continue the Han unification with the persuasion of his ministers, and there will be no second day. At that time, Liu Bei will send troops to the Northern Expedition at any time.

Therefore, there is not much time left for Mi Yang. In less than a year, he has to train his soldiers well and hoard enough food and grass, so that he can shine in the future Northern Expedition.

Traveling through the Three Kingdoms and not participating in the Northern Expedition, life is not perfect.

Thinking of this, Mi Yang summoned Lu Yi.

(End of this chapter)