Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

After hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Liu Bei was shocked.

This result was something he had never imagined.

The three families returned to Jin?

It turned out that the three families returned to Jin?
Where did Jin come from?

Which Sima family is this?
In other words, after all the fighting, in the end, Cao Cao, his side, and the Sun family of Jiangdong were the real winners.

Were they eventually replaced by the Jin Dynasty?

This is really a bit too ridiculous and too dramatic.

On the one hand, he still doubted whether what Zhu Yuanzhang said was true.

On the other hand, as Zhu Yuanzhang continued to tell the story, I began to feel that there was a good chance that these things might actually be true.

Compared with the beginning, at this point, he had unconsciously become a little shaken by what Zhu Yuanzhang had said.

At the same time, some thoughts came to my mind.

Among the Cao bandits with the surname Sima, the most famous one is undoubtedly Sima Fang's family.

Sima Fang and his eldest son Sima Lang were both quite famous.

He holds a high status among Cao thieves.

Could it be... that the Sima family is referring to them?

After standing here in silence for a while, Liu Bei bowed to Zhu Yuanzhang and said, "This...Son of Heaven.

Could you please tell me how the son of Cao the traitor usurped the Han Dynasty?"

After some thought, he decided to ask about this first.

Compared with other things, the usurpation of the Han Dynasty was what Liu Bei was most concerned about.

Although I know that this matter must be very unpleasant.

There are too many infuriating things in it.

But he thought it would be better to ask a few more questions.

If what I experienced today is true, then in the future, I can do as much as possible.

Change this.

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Of course."

Then he pointed at Han Cheng and said, “But I don’t remember these very clearly.

Let my son-in-law talk to you."

Hearing what Zhu Yuanzhang said, Han Cheng stepped forward.

He smiled and stretched out his hand to shake hands with Liu Bei.

"Mr. Xuande, I have long heard of your great name. It is truly an honor for the younger generation to meet you today."

Liu Bei was somewhat uncomfortable with Han Cheng's handshake.

But it is not incomprehensible.

After all, he had held other people's hands and chatted with them before.

Therefore, Liu Bei responded very appropriately.

It seems sincere and kind at the same time.

After a brief greeting, Liu Bei did not immediately ask about Cao's usurpation of the Han Dynasty.

Instead, he first made a request to Han Cheng, asking Han Cheng to introduce Empress Ma, Zhu Biao and others to him one by one.

After meeting the people present, the business began.

Looking at Han Cheng, he said, "Mr. Han, thank you for your help."

From these actions, we can see that Liu Bei was really particular about what he did.

Moreover, his affinity and personal charm are impeccable.

She is worthy of being the Liu family succubus.

In such a short period of time, he has already left a very good impression on everyone.

The distance was shortened a lot in an instant.

Han Cheng smiled and nodded, "Uncle, you are too polite. I have no choice but to do this."

As he spoke, he quickly organized his thoughts, then looked at Liu Bei and spoke:

"On the Gengzi day of the first month of the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao died in Luoyang.

Cao Pi went from Yecheng to Luoyang and succeeded to the throne as Prime Minister and King of Wei.

The 25th year of Jian'an was changed to the first year of Yankang.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he immediately took action to do many things.

Start with internal checks and balances and respond quickly.

To win over and build up one's own forces.

At the same time, crack down on and eliminate hostile forces.

On the 2nd day of the second month, Jia Xu was appointed Grand Commandant, Hua Xin was appointed Prime Minister, and Wang Lang was appointed Imperial Censor.

On Yimao, Xiahou Dun was appointed as the general.

The Kings of Yemen, Buyeo, Yanqi, and Khotan all sent envoys to pay tribute.

In May, the surrendered bandits Zheng Gan and Wang Zhao were enfeoffed as marquises.

He also ordered Su Ze to lead the army to quell the rebellions in Wuwei, Jiuquan and Zhangye.

In July, Sun Quan sent an envoy to pay tribute. In the same month, he ordered Xiahou Shang, Xu Huang and the Shu general Meng Da to work together to recapture the three counties of Shangyong.

Yang Pu, the king of the Di people in Wudu, led his people to submit to the Hanyang Prefecture.

On the Jiawu day, he led his army to station in Qiao, and in the east of the city he entertained the six armies and the elders of Qiao with wine and food...

There were too many auspicious signs when Cao Pi became King of Wei: yellow dragon, phoenix, unicorn, white tiger, nectar, sweet springs, strange beasts, and everything else.

People used this reason to persuade Cao Pi to become emperor.

Cao Pi was hypocritical and flatly refused.

He gave the order: At that time, King Wen of Zhou had already occupied two-thirds of the world, and he also paid tribute to the Shang Dynasty, which won the praise of Confucius.

Duke Zhou had actually exercised the powers of a monarch.

After completing the mission, it will be returned to King Cheng.

My virtue is far inferior to that of these two saints. How could I dare to listen to words like Xu Zhi's?
These words frightened me, my hands began to tremble, I could not write, and I could not express myself clearly.

I will assist the Han Dynasty in governing the country, and after success I will hand over power, resign and return home.

But the ministers ignored Cao Pi's attitude.

The more humble Cao Pi was, the more enthusiastically his ministers urged him to ascend the throne.

The petitions they submitted to persuade the emperor to take the throne were so numerous that they were too numerous to count.

Officials from the Eastern Han court and the Wei Kingdom all joined in the campaign to persuade the emperor to ascend the throne, and the wording in the petitions became increasingly offensive.

Later, Hua Xin led all the officials and submitted a joint memorial.

He wanted Emperor Xian of Han to abdicate to Cao Pi.

In this process, there is also a lot of coercion and inducement.

By that time, the Han Dynasty had been in decline for a long time.

There are fewer and fewer people in the court who are loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Many of Cao Pi's subordinates wanted to go further.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Xian had no choice but to cooperate and issue three abdication edicts in succession.

He begged and pleaded with Cao Pi to follow the example of Yu Shun and ascend the throne. But Cao Pi said:

When I heard this imperial edict, I was so frightened that I was shaking all over.

I would rather jump into the East China Sea and commit suicide than accept the imperial edict of the Han Dynasty.

Although Cao Pi's fake play was so realistic, the civil and military officials in the court still understood his meaning. While submitting petitions, they built a platform for receiving the abdication in Quli, Yingyin County.

After more than nine months of careful preparation, and dozens of petitions from ministers persuading Emperor Xian of Han to ascend the throne, Emperor Xian of Han issued an edict of abdication four times.

On October 13th of the first year of the Yankang reign, Emperor Xian of Han, who had long been in name only, was forced to hand over the imperial seal and edict symbolizing the throne to Cao Pi and announced his abdication.

On October 28th, Cao Pi wrote the word "yes" on the petition submitted by Huan Jie and others to ascend the altar and receive the order.

The next day, Cao Pi ascended the throne.

There were tens of thousands of civil and military officials, as well as envoys from the Xiongnu and other barbarians who participated in the abdication ceremony.

After the ceremony, Cao Pi said to his officials: "I know about the affairs of Shun and Yu..."

After Han Cheng finished saying this, Liu Bei, who was listening on the side, couldn't help but tremble slightly.

His fists were clenched tightly and his face was pale.

At the same time, endless anger surged in my heart.

These bastards are so outrageous! How could they treat the emperor like this?
It's so shameless!
Although it is true that the power of the Han Dynasty fell into the hands of others.

After Zhu Yuanzhang's previous remarks, he had actually already made certain mental preparations for the demise of the Han Dynasty.

But at this time, he still felt uncomfortable when he heard Han Cheng talk about the many things about abdication.

I am so hateful!
That's their big man!
Just been replaced by these villains!

He was really heartbroken.

However, after waiting for a while, after hearing what Han Cheng said, Cao Pi actually said directly, "I know about the affairs of Yao and Shun" after ascending the throne.

I still couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

This... this son of Cao Cao is not very smart, maybe he is stupid?

What on earth was he thinking at the time? What nonsense was he telling?

Even if he understood what abdication was, he couldn't say such a thing in front of so many people at that time.

Isn't this pulling down the emperor's sacredness and trampling it on the ground?

Isn’t he afraid that someone in the future will do the same as he did and usurp his Cao family?
Thinking of this, I remembered what Zhu Yuanzhang said about the three families returning to Jin.

Recently, it was established by the Sima family.

The Sima family belonged to Cao Cao's side.

I felt relieved all of a sudden.

This seems like... it's really retribution.

Perhaps when Cao Pi said these words, the Sima family, who usurped the Cao Wei Dynasty, was most likely present.

Maybe, she will definitely remember his words...

"Mr. Han, what was the fate of the Cao family? How were they usurped by the Sima family?"

After being silent for a long time and calming down, Liu Bei looked at Han Cheng and asked.

He decided to listen to the tragic story of the Cao family.

This will relieve the depressed mood to a certain extent.

Han Cheng thought for a moment and said, "The Sima family was able to replace Cao Wei and eventually become emperor. The person who made the greatest contribution was Sima Fang's second son, Sima Yi.

This person is capable, but also extremely shameless.

During the competition between Cao Zhi and Cao Pi for the position of Crown Prince of Wei, this guy put in a lot of effort.

Therefore, after Cao Cao's death, Cao Pi became King of Wei.

He also paid more and more attention to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi's status became increasingly higher.

After Cao Pi ascended the throne, he appointed Sima Yi as Shangshu, and soon transferred him to Inspector-General and Chief Censor, and granted him the title of Marquis of Anguo.

In the second year of Huangchu, he was relieved of his post as military inspector and promoted to Shizhong and Shangshu You Pushe.

In May of the seventh year of Huangchu, Cao Pi was seriously ill.

When he was dying, he appointed Sima Yi, the General of the Central Army Cao Zhen, the General of the Zhen Army Chen Qun, and the General of the Eastern Expedition Cao Xiu as regents.

Cao Pi said to Crown Prince Cao Rui: Don't doubt the three important ministers here.

When Cao Rui ascended the throne, he changed Sima Yi's title to Marquis of Wuyang.

After Sun Quan learned of the death of Emperor Wen of Wei, he sent troops to attack Wei in August.

He ordered Zhuge Jin and Zhang Ba to attack Xiangyang in two directions.

He personally led his army to attack Jiangxia County.

Sima Yi repelled Sun Quan, defeated Zhuge Jin, killed Zhang Ba, and beheaded more than a thousand people.

In December, Sima Yi was promoted to General of Cavalry...

Emperor Ming of Wei died on the Dinghai day of the first month of the third year of Jingchu.

Prince of Qi, Cao Fang, succeeded to the throne at the age of eight. Sima Yi and General Cao Shuang accepted the imperial edict and assisted the young master.

When the King of Qi ascended the throne, Sima Yi was appointed as the Shizhong, Zhijie, Commander-in-Chief of the Army at Home and Abroad, and Recorder of the Shangshu Affairs. He and Cao Shuang each commanded 3,000 elite soldiers and jointly controlled the government.

Cao Shuang wanted to exclude Sima Yi and wanted the Shangshu memorial to pass through him in advance so that he could monopolize power. He then advised the emperor to appoint Sima Yi as the Grand Marshal.

The court officials believed that many of the previous Grand Marshals had died in office, which was unlucky, so they appointed Sima Yi as the Grand Tutor.

He followed the example of Xiao He, the prime minister of the Western Han Dynasty, who entered the palace without kneeling, praised or bowed without naming his name, and went into the palace wearing a sword and shoes.

The crown prince Sima Shi was appointed as Palace Attendant, and three of his sons were made marquises.

The four of them were cavalry commanders.

Sima Yi kept a low profile and refused to allow his sons to serve as officials...

...In the first month of the fifth year of the Zhengshi reign, General Cao Shuang wanted to establish his prestige.

He refused to listen to the advice of Grand Tutor Sima Yi and insisted on attacking Shu.

Emperor Cao Fang of Wei followed his advice.

As a result, he was defeated by Wang Ping, the former military supervisor of Shu and the General Zhenbei.

The Wei army was blocked at Xingshi and its rear was also short of food supplies.

A large number of cattle, horses, mules and donkeys died.

Reinforcements from Fu County of Shu and Fei Yi also arrived one after another.

Seeing that he could not win, Cao Shuang was forced to follow Sima Yi's advice and led his army back in May.

The Wei army was intercepted by the Shu army and fought hard before they were able to retreat, with many casualties..."

After hearing Han Cheng's story, many thoughts came to Liu Bei's mind.

Later on, it turned out that Wang Ping was the general here?
This...where are my second brother, third brother, Zilong and the others?
However, although he was curious, he did not ask.

Instead, I chose to suppress this idea in my heart.

Let’s first look at how Sima Yi’s family usurped the throne and what happened to Cao Wei’s family before we talk about the rest.

"…In the first month of the seventh year of the Zhengshi reign, the Wu army invaded Zhuzhong.

More than ten thousand families crossed the Mian River to the north to avoid the Wu army.

Sima Yi believed that Miannan was too close to the enemy, and if the people fled back, it would attract Wu soldiers.

They should be allowed to stay in the North for a while.

Cao Shuang disagreed and said: We cannot build a city and defend the land south of Mianyang now, but instead let the people stay north of Mianyang. This is not a long-term plan.

Sima Yi said: If you put it in a safe place, it will be safe; if you put it in a dangerous place, it will be dangerous.

This is true for both people and things.

Therefore, military books say that success or failure depends on form, and safety or danger depends on momentum.

The situation is the key to controlling the crowd and must be treated with caution.

Suppose the Wu bandits use 20,000 men to defend the Mian River, 30,000 men to fight against our troops south of the Mian River, and 10,000 men to attack Luzhong.

How do we rescue?

Cao Shuang refused to comply and was ordered to return south.

As expected, the Wu army defeated Zhuozhong and lost tens of thousands of civilians.

Cao Shuang's behavior not only violated the duties of a regent, but also caused the national strength of Wei to decline.

Many people with lofty ideals felt uneasy and hoped that the Grand Tutor would do justice.

Sun Li, the governor of Bingzhou, went to complain to Sima Yi.

Sima Yi comforted him and said: "Stop, this is intolerable..."

This Sima Yi is really good!
Compared with him, Cao Shuang is really far inferior.

There are really a lot of talented people on Cao Wei's side.

No wonder he became the key figure in Sima family's usurpation of the throne.

How great it would be if we could use people like this for our own benefit!
But then he remembered that he had already obtained Kong Ming, and he felt much better.

Kong Ming's talent is definitely superior to Sima Yi's!
"…In the fourth month of the eighth year of the Zhengshi reign, Madam Zhang passed away.

Cao Shuang, with the advice of his trusted aides He Yan, Deng Yang and Ding Mi, moved Empress Dowager Guo to Yongning Palace.

For a time, the Cao Shuang brothers monopolized the government, controlled the imperial guards, made many close friends, and changed the system many times.

In May, Sima Yi pretended to be sick and did not take part in government affairs..."

The Cao Wei family is not good either!

Liu Bei thought to himself.

It has only been passed down for a few generations, and not many years have passed before it has become like this.

I just wonder if the Cao Wei family will be worse off than the Han when the Sima family usurps the Wei Dynasty...

(End of this chapter)