Luoyang, southern suburbs.
All the officials gathered here at this moment and put on their sacrificial attire.
There are soldiers stationed inside and outside, and the momentum is huge.
One person was holding a document and chanting something loudly.
This person is none other than Wang Su.
Wang Su had a straight face at this moment and spoke loudly about the principles of etiquette. He began to talk about the achievements of Emperor Ming, saying that to this day, no one in the world can forget them.
Immediately, he changed the topic and started talking about King Qi.
Emperor Ming had no heir, so he took King Qi as his son. He originally wanted him to inherit the great achievements of his ancestors and help the country. However, after he came to power, he did commit many crimes.
Wang Su began to talk about the Queen Mother's edict.
The Queen Mother thought that this son was rude and virtuous and could not inherit Emperor Ming's career, so she abolished him.
These seemingly nonsense things are actually very important, and the ministers are listening very seriously, because it involves a lot of things, even related to their interests and future.
In this sacrifice, after describing the achievements of Emperor Ming, he immediately began to criticize King Qi's immorality.
The subsequent reason was that the King of Qi was unfilial and rude to the Queen Mother.
Wang Su's words were saying that King Qi was deposed by the Queen Mother, and the reason for his dethronement had nothing to do with Xiahou Xuan, Li Feng and others.
This statement did not mention Master Sima, nor Xiahou Xuan, Li Feng and others.
However, every word expresses the emperor's attitude towards them.
In other words, from today on, Master Sima can no longer be regarded as a powerful minister who carried out the abolition, because His Majesty said that the abolition had nothing to do with him, but was the behavior of the Queen Mother.
In addition, there is no need to worry about whether rehabilitating Xiahou Xuan will affect the emperor's legitimacy.
Because the emperor's dethronement and Xiahou Xuan's rebellion are no longer the same thing.
Wang Su was still very capable. He only used a few words to complete the emperor's instructions.
At the end, which was the crucial matter of the emperor's enthronement, Wang Su began to talk about the brotherhood between Cao Mao's father and Cao Rui.
Wang Su said that Emperor Ming doted on his younger brother very much and treated his younger brother's children as his own. He said to his younger brother many times, "I don't have a son. Can you adopt your son to me?"
The Queen Mother knew about this and the emperor's great talents, benevolence, justice and morality, so she called him to the temple and asked him to inherit the Ming Emperor's career and become the Ming Emperor's son.
This time, the issue of the emperor's ascension was resolved. The emperor's ascension was also because the Queen Mother and Emperor Ming had nothing to do with Sima Shi.
Cao Mao, wearing a royal robe, stood at the highest point and listened to Wang Su's preaching.
Wang Su was temporarily captured by Cao Mao to treat him as too regular.
Don't think that being a ceremonial officer is easy, especially for sacrificial activities or name-rectification activities that involve many issues. This is not something ordinary ministers can do.
Cao Mao considered many people, but finally found that these people lacked certain abilities.
So, he pestered Wang Su again and asked Wang Su to take action.
How could Wang Su object?
Therefore, he had no choice but to personally act as the temporary Taichang to resolve the matter for the emperor.
Wang Su was also thinking at this moment: If you still have some conscience, help me solve the matter of stealing knowledge after the ceremony is over!
Cao Mao immediately led the emperor to worship his father, Emperor Liezu Ming of the Great Wei Dynasty, and then worshiped his eldest father Emperor Wen.
The whole ceremony took one day.
When Cao Mao returned to Tai Chi Hall again, he was almost exhausted.
The Queen Mother was very happy. She had not been out for a long time. This time she rarely went out. She also played an important role in the event and accepted the worship of the ministers. She was still happy at this moment.
In addition to this sacrifice, there is also Zheng Xiaotong's granddaughter.
She also legitimately entered the palace and became a member of Cao Mao's harem group.
Pei Xiu once told Cao Mao that the emperor had no selfish interests.
This sentence is not groundless. The emperor's family affairs are all matters that need to be discussed by the ministers.
To put it most exaggeratedly, if Cao Mao only favored one wife and did not see the others, the officials would advise and ask the emperor to treat everyone equally and have more heirs.
The ministers did not object too much to Zheng Xiaotong's granddaughter entering the palace. After all, Zheng Xiaotong's reputation was here, and only a few people such as Guo Zhang felt a little dissatisfied.
Tai Chi Hall, West Hall.
Cao Mao sat in the upper seat and looked at the new lady in front of him.
Zheng Xian was standing respectfully in front of Cao Mao, looking honest and courteous.
In fact, meeting each other at this moment is not quite in line with etiquette.
However, etiquette was no longer so important in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Cao Mao said he wanted to see his wife, and his attendants sent her to him directly without any intention of admonishing her.
Cao Mao pointed to the side and said seriously: "Please sit down."
Zheng Xian carefully sat next to Cao Mao.
Cao Mao nodded, he was quite satisfied with Zheng Xian's performance.
Dignified and elegant, quiet and kind, she is worthy of being the granddaughter of Duke Zheng, and indeed a lady.
He said, "What's your name?"
"Xian."
"Hmm, Zheng Xian? There is something I want to tell you."
Cao Mao cleared his throat and then said gently: "From today on, we are husband and wife. From now on, you remember to visit the Queen Mother. The Queen Mother may not like you very much."
"But you can't be rude to her."
"Also, there is a concubine in the palace called Sima Ku. She is a very easy to get along with. She has a child and is very well-behaved. You can get closer to her."
Cao Mao explained it like this.
Zheng Xian suddenly raised her head, "Your Majesty, but I look ugly? You don't like it?"
Cao Mao was stunned. He looked at the youthful beauty in front of him and shook his head, "That's not the case."
"Then why is Your Majesty so angry?"
"Um?"
"Your Majesty doesn't even greet me. He talks about important matters in the harem. Your Majesty does not treat me as a wife, but as a subordinate."
"Why is that?"
Cao Mao laughed and said, "When you and I first met, we were naturally at odds with each other. We won't be like this in the future."
Cao Mao's attitude was very gentle and he always had a smile on his face, but Zheng Xian couldn't see any intimacy in his eyes.
Zheng Xian didn't mean to say that she wanted to see love in Cao Mao's eyes.
She didn't expect the emperor to fall in love with her at first sight.
However, she couldn't see any emotion in the emperor's eyes, whether it was intimacy, disgust, appreciation, or anything else.
When he looked at himself, his eyes were too calm, and his attitude was almost the same as when he faced his elder father. His attitude seemed affectionate, but in fact it was cold.
Zheng Xian really didn't understand why a boy two years younger than herself looked like this.
Cao Mao said at this moment: "I have other things to do here. You can go to Sima Yu first to familiarize yourself with the situation in the temple."
Zheng Xian didn't say anything more, got up and left the place.
Zheng Xian had a lot of expectations for this first encounter, but at this moment, she felt very lost and disappointed.
She didn't like this kind of respectful treatment, it was too false.
When she arrived at Sima Yao's place, Sima Yao welcomed her very much. Sima Yao's condition improved a lot, and he was no longer that skinny and skinny.
Guo Ping looked at this sister curiously and did not dare to speak.
However, Sima Yu took the initiative to stand up and salute, and even wanted her to sit on top.
Sima Yu had no idea of jealousy or jealousy at all, because she had no contact with the emperor. The emperor was very polite to her. Sima Yu would occasionally send some meals to the emperor, and the emperor would occasionally come to see the children. In addition, , and nothing else.
Sima Kuan regarded Cao Mao as a benefactor, and in her eyes, Zheng Xian was probably Cao Mao's good match.
When Zheng Xian came to see Sima Yu, she had already made a lot of preparations in her heart, and her mind was full of rumors about the palace fights.
But when she saw Sima Ku, who had a kind face and no hostility at all, she was a little shocked.
Sima Wei asked Guo Ping to go out to play, but he began to explain matters in the harem to Zheng Xian.
Zheng Xian listened to her carefully.
"Does His Majesty treat you like that?"
"Um?"
"Is Your Majesty also that indifferent to you?"
Hearing Zheng Xian's inquiry, Sima Yu said hesitantly: "Your Majesty is very gentle and always polite to others. How can you say he is indifferent?"
Zheng Xian shook her head, "He's just very cold. He's not close, he just talks with a smile."
Sima Ku understood something. She looked around and then whispered, "Your Majesty cannot be blamed for this."
"I have heard His Majesty tell others about himself."
"Your Majesty lost his mother when he was born and his father when he was young. His brothers were not close to him and later came to this palace and were all alone. Your Majesty is very filial to the Queen Mother."
Sima Yu paused for a moment and then said: "Your Majesty has many things to do, all of which are big things. Except for those he truly trusts, it will be difficult for him to get close to others."
Zheng Xian suddenly woke up.
"I see"
Sima Yu hurriedly advised: "Don't worry, your Majesty will naturally understand it after we get along for a long time."
"No problem!"
Zheng Xian waved her hand, looking quite confident.
She looked at Sima Ku who was standing aside, "Sister, do you think I'm handsome?"
Sima Yu's eyes widened and he nodded subconsciously.
"I will make His Majesty change! From now on, His Majesty will not be alone! He will have me by his side. If he feels it is not enough, I will give him seven or eight more children!"
Sima Yu was frightened at this moment. She looked at the girl in front of her in astonishment. Is this really the girl from Zheng Xiaotong's family who looked solemn? ?
Zheng Xian took Sima Ku's hand and said, "Sister, do you know what meals His Majesty likes to eat on weekdays?"
"Food??"
"I remember His Majesty often talked about the delicious food in Yuancheng, saying that he hadn't eaten it in a long time."
"Yancheng? Okay! I'm going to learn now!!"
