Mi Han

Chapter 211 Hidden danger breeds Boren's ambition
On July [-]th of the first year of Yankang in the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiechan, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was located in Cao Pi, the king of Wei.

Cao Pi, king of Wei, ascended the Zen altar at Fanyang Pavilion and accepted Yuxi, the emperor's throne.

After the abdication ceremony, Cao Pi immediately led his army and all civil and military officials into Xudu.

In the imperial palace of Xudu, Cao Pi ordered the Sangong in front of all civil and military officials:
"From the beginning of ancient times, there was a monarch, who must worship kindness and improve customs, but the people obeyed the teachings and punished them.

Today I inherit the emperor's precepts. It takes the first year of Yankang as the first year of Huangchu. It is proposed to change Zhengshuo, change clothes, special emblems, measure with the same law, inherit the land, and amnesty the world.

All injustices below self-death are pardoned. "

This is the first imperial edict issued by Cao Pi after becoming the emperor, and the three princes of the Wei Dynasty who succeeded Cao Pi's imperial edict were Situ Huaxin, Sikong Wanglang, and Taiwei Jiaxu.

Because when Wei was still a kingdom, all the official positions in its kingdom were set up after the official positions of the Han Dynasty.

Therefore, after Cao Pi ascended the throne, he was directly exempted from the step of enfeoffing officials and adding officials to ranks.

After issuing this edict, Cao Pi issued three more edicts in a row.

One of the edicts is to honor the ancestors of the emperor Cao Song Tai Wang as Tai Huangdi, Kao Wu Wang Cao Cao as Wu Emperor, and the temple name Tai Zu.

Another edict is to enshrine Liu Xie as the Duke of Sanyang with ten thousand households in Sanyang, Hanoi County.

Cao Pi allowed him to worship Han Zhengshuo kimono in the fief, and build a Han ancestral temple to worship Han.

Moreover, Duke Shanyang is above all the princes and kings, Liu Xie does not have to be a minister to the emperor, and he does not have to worship the emperor's edict.

At this time, Liu Xie had returned from the Gaomiao, and Liu Xie, who had finished offering sacrifices to the Gaomiao, had officially lost his status as emperor, and was standing as a minister among the officials of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Listening to Cao Pi's reward to him, no matter what Liu Xie thought in his heart, his face finally showed a look of panic, and he accepted the "gift" from Cao Pi, the emperor of Cao Wei.

Cao Pi sat on the seat reserved for Liu Xie in the past, and looked at Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty who was aloof in the past, accepting his reward with fear and respect. Cao Pi felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

In this mood, Cao Pi politely said to Liu Xie in the hall: "I can enjoy the good things in the world with you."

As soon as Cao Pi said this, Liu Xie didn't take it seriously.

Now he just wants to go to Shanyang County to take care of his old age, and he doesn't want to care about any disturbances in the world.

And after Cao Pi said this to Liu Xie, he issued the last edict of the day.

Cao Pi changed Luoyang to Luoyang, and officially announced the news that the Cao Wei court moved the capital to Luoyang in front of the ministers.

After Cao Pi's edict was issued, all civil and military officials in the hall bowed to Cao Pi one after another.

Then, under the auspices of the three princes of the Wei Dynasty, they left the hall one after another, went to arrange to move the capital, and announced the abdication of the Han Emperor today to the affairs of the world.

When the officials left one after another, Cao Pi ordered four ministers to stay. These four ministers were Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Zhu Shuo.

These four ministers were collectively called Cao Pi's "Four Friends of the Prince" when Cao Pi was still the prince.

They contributed a lot in Cao Pi's battle for the heir apparent, and they were not only Cao Pi's confidants and friends, but also Cao Pi's capable confidantes.

After only these four ministers were left in the hall, Cao Pi no longer had to hide his true feelings.

Cao Pi looked at the four former friends standing in the hall and said, "I know about Shun and Yu today."

There was unconcealable joy in Cao Pi's words and tone.

After hearing Cao Pi's words, the four ministers in the hall also showed joy on their faces.

As the saying goes, climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix.

The four of them followed Cao Pi at the beginning because they saw that Cao Pi had potential, and they wanted to help Cao Pi climb all the way to become the supreme in the world, and they could also become extremely human ministers because of their support.

Cao Pi's success today is inseparable from the four of them who were the prime ministers at the time. Similarly, after Cao Pi became emperor, Cao Pi's glory and the four of them are also honored.

Now Cao Pi has become the emperor according to their vision, and the day when the four of them will become prosperous is not far away.

It's just that among the four ministers, only Sima Yi remained rational after being happy.

Sima Yi bowed to Cao Pi who was sitting on the throne:

"Your Majesty, soon the news of His Majesty's enthronement will spread throughout the world.

At this time, Your Majesty should strengthen the military defenses on the borders to prevent Liu Bei and Sun Quan in the south from changing. "

Sima Yi's advice made Cao Pi sober from joy.

That's right, Nanfang still has two serious problems with his henchmen.

Although Sun Quan is not worried about it for the time being, Liu Bei, who is the most powerful in the south, should step up his precautions.

Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi, and he asked Sima Yi, "What suggestion does Zhongda have?"

Under Cao Pi's questioning, Sima Yi replied: "The matter of receiving Zen has been completed, and His Majesty will move the capital to Luoyang in the near future. At this time, His Majesty should send General Zhenxi to Guanzhong as soon as possible to supervise the military forces of Yong and Liang."

"Most of Liu Bei's elites live in the middle of Shu. If they want to join the bandits, Yong and Liang are the most important places."

"Besides, if Yongliang is unstable, Guanzhong will be uneasy. If Guanzhong is uneasy, Luoyang will be in danger.

At this time, the task of General Zhenxi to supervise Yongliang's military affairs cannot be delayed. "

After listening to Sima Yi's advice, Cao Pi deeply agreed.

Originally, it was expedient for him to keep Cao Zhen by his side.

Now that the meditation ceremony has been successfully completed, and the internal worries have been relieved, next he has to think about external troubles.

It's just that Cao Zhen is currently not only the general of Zhenxi, but also the leader of the Central Army. If Cao Zhen is going to Yongliang to take up the post, then the leader of the Central Army must be replaced by someone.

But after a while, Cao Pi came up with a candidate to be the leader of the Central Committee.

Cao Pi looked at Zhu Shuo in the main hall, and said to him, "After Zidan went to Yongliang, Qing will take over as the leader of the army."

When Cao Pi's appointment was announced, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Sima Yi were all shocked.

Even Zhu Shuo himself had a look of great joy on his face.

Zhu Shuo was a native of Peiguo. In the late Jian'an period, he joined Cao Pi's staff and became one of Cao Pi's important think tanks.

It's just that although Zhu Shuo is very resourceful, he is quick-tempered, so he has a bad reputation among his colleagues.

The impatient Zhu Shuo hurriedly bowed to Cao Pi to thank him, as if he was afraid that Cao Pi would regret it.

Why was Zhu Shuo so surprised, and Sima Yi and the others were so surprised when they heard that Zhu Shuo was the leader of the Central Committee?
It is because of the particularity of the position of the leader of the Central Committee.

The post of leader in the army was created by Cao Cao.

When Cao Cao was the prime minister, in the 12th year of Jian'an, he set up the leader in the prime minister's mansion, and his trusted general Shi Huan served as the leader of the guards and the imperial army.

Later, Cao Cao assigned the post of Central Guard, which was held by Han Hao, to co-operate with the Central Guards in matters of guarding.

The leader of the middle army is like a high-ranking general, who can open a mansion and set up a long history and a Sima.

With the change of time, the authority of the leader of the Central Committee has become more and more important, and he has the power to preside over the selection of military officers and supervise and control the generals.

Up to now, the Zhongling Army has developed into a battalion directly under it, responsible for commanding the Central Guard Army, the Fifth Colonel, and the Supreme Commander of the Forbidden Army such as Wuwei, Zhongba, Xiaoqi, Zhongjian, and Guerrilla.

For example, tiger and leopard riders are under the jurisdiction of the central leader.

While the authority of the central leadership continued to grow, Cao Cao was worried about this, so the post of the central leadership was mostly held by clan cronies.

But now such an important position, Cao Pi actually chose to hand it over to Zhu Shuo.

And most importantly, Cao Pi broke the unspoken rule that the position of the leader of the army was mostly held by clan relatives, and handed over this position to Zhu Shuo, who was born in a noble family!
This kind of political signal is really intriguing.

It is impossible for Cao Pi not to know the importance of the position of the leader of the Central Committee, and it is impossible for him not to know that Cao Cao had the good intentions of letting the clan serve as the leader of the Central Committee.

But in Cao Pi's view, Zhu Shuo is his confidant, so it goes without saying that he is loyal to him.

Moreover, if he blindly favors the clan and does not send a good political signal to the gentry, it will not be conducive to stabilizing his rule, so he made this arrangement.

Seeing Zhu Shuo bow down excitedly to thank you, a smile appeared on Cao Pi's face: "I have a lot of trust in Qing, you need to work hard on yourself, don't let me down."

Facing Cao Pi's warning, Zhu Shuo of course hastily agreed.

Cao Pi's personality is very contradictory, sometimes he is generous, and sometimes he is stingy.

But he has a remarkable character trait, that is, as long as someone has helped him, then he will spare no effort to believe in him and reuse him.

For example, Jia Xu, Jia Xu once helped Cao Pi win the heir.

Therefore, after Cao Pi inherited the throne of King Wei, he immediately appointed Jia Xu as Taiwei and became one of the three princes.

You must know that the most important condition for being a Sangong is that your reputation must not be stained.

But don't talk about whether Jia Xu's reputation is tainted, because his reputation in the world is simply stinky for his suggestion back then.

Jia Xu's reputation is even worse than Cheng Yu, the "meat jerky" minister, but even so, Cao Pi still tried his best to push him to the position of Sangong.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Cao Pi broke the unspoken rules and promoted Zhu Shuo as the leader of the Central Committee today.

But what Cao Pi probably didn't expect was that it was his actions today that would have a very bad influence in the future.

The Central Leading Army and the Central Protecting Army are the commanders of the Cao Wei Central Army, and the Cao Wei Central Army is the most elite part of the Cao Wei Army, and it is also the forbidden army guarding the center.

Today, Cao Pi broke the unspoken rule that non-clan members cannot serve as the leader of the Central Committee, which will undoubtedly set an example for the successors.

In history, Sima Yi was able to counterattack and control Luoyang in one fell swoop without losing all military power. One very important reason is that the leading army and the guarding army at that time were held by gentry for many years.
For example, Jiang Ji and Sima Shi.

In history, it was Cao Cao who created the Chinese army to defend Cao Wei by himself.

This result is really full of irony.

The initiator, there is no future?

Cao Pi probably forgot Cao Cao's warning before his death.

After Cao Pi appointed Zhu Shuo as the leader of the Central Army, Wu Zhi in the main hall suddenly reminded Cao Pi: "Military affairs in the northwest are important, but your Majesty must not neglect military affairs in Jingzhou."

Wu Zhi, styled Ji Zhong, was born in Dingtao, and he is a famous writer in the world.

Back then, Cao Cao recruited talents in Juancheng in order to develop his strength, and Wu Zhi came here.

Because of his extensive knowledge, he was appreciated by Cao Pi and became Cao Pi's close friend.

Among the "Four Friends of the Prince", Wu Zhi was the closest to Cao Pi.

As for helping Cao Pi make plans to win the crown prince, Wu Zhi also contributed the most.

In this case, in fact, Cao Pi's trust in Wu Zhi is higher than that of the other three friends.

Hearing Wu Zhi's reminder, Cao Pi's face was solemn.

Most of the land of Yongliang is a plain area, and there are not many cavalry troops in Liu Bei's army.

Even though Liu Bei's army made a large-scale northern expedition to Yongliang, occupying a geographical advantage and Cao Zhen's military strategy, Cao Pi actually didn't worry too much.

However, there are many mountains, forests and rivers in Jingzhou for a generation, which is conducive to Liu Bei's army to take advantage of the strengths of infantry and navy.

Most importantly, there are two people in Jingzhou that Cao Pi fears:

One is Guan Yu who is stationed in Xiangyang, and the other is Mi Yang who is stationed in Xicheng.

Both Weng and Son-in-Law are famous generals in the world, if Liu Bei launches a large-scale Northern Expedition in the future, it is impossible for the Weng and Son-in-law to do nothing.

The combined force of Mi Yang and Guan Yu, the deterrent force made Cao Pi unable to sleep peacefully just thinking about it.

Cao Pi looked at Wu Zhi and asked him, "What countermeasure does Ji Zhong have?"

Seeing Cao Pi asking himself, a smile appeared in Wu Zhi's heart.

Compared with Liu Chan's "four friends of the prince" who are very close, Cao Pi's four friends are actually not united internally.

For example, Wu Zhi was at odds with Chen Qun and Zhu Shuo.

The reason why Wu Zhi suddenly reminded Cao Pi of Jingzhou's defense was that he was really worried about Mi Yang and Guan Yu, and another reason was that he didn't want to see Zhu Shuo too complacent.

Zhu Shuo, the leader of the Communist Party of China, did it, so he naturally did it too.

After paying homage to Cao Pi, Wu Zhi replied: "General Cheqi is a famous general in the world, but he alone is incapable of fighting Dong Duyi, Jing, and Yang."

"Your Majesty might as well send Boren to lead the army to assist General Cheqi to garrison Jingzhou. In this way, even if Mi Yang and Guan Yu join forces to invade the invaders in the future, the southern army will be safe with General Cheqi and Boren."

The Boren in Wu Zhi's mouth refers to Xia Houshang, who has a very close relationship with Cao Pi.

After Cao Pi inherited the throne, he immediately named Xia Houshang as Pingling Tinghou, and worshiped Sanqi as a regular servant.

When Wu Zhi suggested that Cao Pi send Xia Houshang to the south to assist Cao Ren, Cao Pi immediately had a thoughtful look on his face.

After Cao Cao returned to Yecheng earlier this year, he mentioned to him his meeting with Liu Bei.

According to Cao Cao, he and Liu Bei met with their two nephews at the beginning.

Liu Bei took Mi Yang and Guan Ping, while Cao Cao took Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang.

After Cao Cao mentioned this matter to him, he had solemnly warned him to be careful of Mi Yang.

And remind him that both Cao Zhen and Xia Houshang have military strategies, which can be used well with good training.

Cao Cao's reminder to Cao Pi is still vivid.

Now Wu Zhi reminded him to be careful of the combined forces between Mi Yang and Guan Yu, and Cao Pi couldn't help but pay attention to it.

As Wu Zhi said, if Mi Yang and Guan Yu join forces to attack Nanyang in the future, then Cao Ren will be exhausted by himself.

Under such circumstances, it is necessary to send another general to assist Cao Ren.

From the current point of view, Xia Houshang is indeed a very suitable candidate.

So Cao Pi confronted Wu and said, "Good!"

...

Not long after, Xia Houshang received Cao Pi's edict, and Cao Pi appointed him as the general who conquered the South, granted him the title of Marquis of Pingling Township, led the governor of Jingzhou, and assisted Cao Ren to garrison Nanyang.

After receiving Cao Pi's edict, while Xia Houshang thanked the emperor's envoy, ambition began to emerge in his heart.

Everyone in the world knows that Mi Yang is good at fighting, but they don't know my name, Boren.

But now, here's your chance!

(End of this chapter)