Cao Pi was resentful of Cao Cao's injustice to him in the past, because according to the ancient etiquette system, the establishment of an heir means that there is a direct descendant, and there is no direct descendant.
Since Cao Cao's original wife, Mrs. Ding, reconciled with Cao Cao, Mrs. Bian was supported by Cao Cao as his first wife.
In this case, Cao Pi himself was the de facto eldest son of Cao Cao.
However, Cao Cao did not make him his heir because of his status as the direct eldest son. Instead, he hesitated for a long time and had the idea of making Cao Chong and Cao Zhi his heir.
Let’s not talk about whether Cao Pi himself has ambitions to become Cao Cao’s successor. If his younger brother is allowed to ascend the throne, will he let his eldest brother go when his younger brother succeeds to the throne in the future?
Cao Pi didn't think he could use himself to save others.
Therefore, in order to seize Cao Cao's successor position and save his own life, Cao Pi could only fall into an endless battle for the right to inherit.
In that battle for the heir, due to Cao Cao's intentional favoritism, even though his own ability was not bad, the hardships and dangers inside made him physically and mentally exhausted.
Although he won in the end, it also consumed him so much that his gray hair appeared early.
Perhaps Cao Cao believed in the law of heir selection that respected the strong, but this law made Cao Pi full of resentment towards Cao Cao.
After expressing the incomprehension and resentment that he had not dared to express in his heart before, Cao Pi finally felt happy for a moment.
But just as he felt happy, the sadness in his heart began to take over.
No matter what, Cao Cao was his father, and Cao Pi was not a piece of stone. His father's departure filled his heart with sorrow.
Starting today, he became the King of Wei with huge power, but since then he has also lost his father who has always protected him from wind and rain.
It's just that Cao Pi is an ambitious man. No matter whether he is resentful or sad tonight, he is also full of expectations for his future.
He is only thirty-four years old this year, the youngest among the three major princes in the world today. He also has millions of soldiers and countless famous ministers and generals left by Cao Cao.
Destiny must be his in the end!
Cao Pi knelt in front of Cao Cao's memorial tablet and continued: "Since my father thinks that I am not as good as my eldest brother and Cang Shu, my son must make great achievements."
"The son must prove to his father and the world that my father's choice of me was the most correct choice!"
When Cao Pi said this, the confusion and sadness in his tone had all dissipated, and his tone at this moment was full of complacency.
Cao Pi raised his head and looked at the memorial tablet of Cao Cao in front of him. Under the flickering candlelight in the main hall, Cao Pi's originally miserable face had a look of determination.
Then Cao Pi stood up and offered a stick of incense to his father.
The incense was lit, and a misty smoke began to rise from in front of Cao Pi. Looking at the gradually rising smoke, Cao Pi thought about what he would do after he succeeded to the throne.
The top priority is to stabilize people's hearts and smoothly inherit Cao Cao's ownership position during his lifetime.
But this point, with the relatives of Zhu Cao and Xiahou and the many talents left by Cao Cao, it is not difficult.
The question is, what should he do next?
While Cao Pi was thinking, the voice of a waiter outside the palace came, saying that it was Sima Yi, the concubine's son, who wanted to see him.
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After hearing Sima Yi's request for an audience, Cao Pi's face showed joy, and he immediately ordered Sima Yi to come in.
As the tall palace door was slowly pushed open, Sima Yi's figure in plain clothes appeared outside the hall.
At this time, the palace door has not yet been closed. Under the outside moonlight, Sima Yi standing at the door of the palace seems to be in the boundary between light and darkness, and his face is unclear.
His shadow, illuminated by the moonlight, stretched far and wide on the floor of the temple.
Cao Pi did not notice this somewhat strange scene. As the palace door closed again, most of Sima Yi's figure standing at the door was hidden in the darkness.
The sound of the palace door opening made Cao Pi look towards the palace door. When he looked there, he could only vaguely see something.
A figure in the darkness.
He knew that the man was his confidant Sima Yi, and Cao Pi waved Sima Yi to come forward.
At Cao Pi's call, Sima Yi came to Cao Cao's spiritual throne very respectfully. After he paid a big salute to Cao Cao's spiritual throne, he saluted Cao Pi.
Sima Yi's face of knowing etiquette and observing etiquette fell into Cao Pi's eyes, which made him extremely satisfied.
He likes ministers who are respectful and polite.
Looking at Sima Yi's face, Cao Pi couldn't help but recall what Cao Cao had warned him: "Sima Yi is not a human minister, and he will interfere with your family affairs."
At that time, Cao Cao saw that Sima Yi looked like an eagle and looked at the wolf, and he had a dream about three horses in the same trough, so he felt disgusted with Sima Yi and said this to him.
But after Cao Pi listened to Cao Cao's warning to him, because he had always been friendly with Sima Yi and believed in his character, he often defended him in front of Cao Cao.
Without Cao Pi's protection, Sima Yi might not be able to survive until now.
How could such a respectful minister interfere in my family affairs in the future? Father is really too worried.
As for the reason why Cao Pi firmly defended Sima Yi, it was not only because he had a friendly relationship with Sima Yi, but also because Sima Yi was his confidant and advisor.
During the battle to seize the throne, four ministers were his staunch supporters. These four ministers were Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Wu Zhi, and Zhu Shuo.
These four ministers gave him great help in the original battle for the heir. Without the help of these four people, he might not have sat on the throne of Wei Crown Prince.
Among the four ministers, apart from Wu Zhi, it was Sima Yi who helped him the most.
Although Cao Pi was not generous, he was always grateful to those who helped him.
After Cao Pi paid homage to Sima Yi, he led Sima Yi to the inner hall.
This main hall was originally Cao Cao's office and residence, so the layout of this main hall is very broad. Even in the inner hall, there is no less space than the outer hall.
After arriving in the inner hall, Cao Pi sat down on the throne, and then he asked Sima Yi to sit not far in front of him.
After Sima Yi sat down, Cao Pi asked Sima Yi: "Zhongda came to look for his father late at night. Does he have anything important to do?"
Facing Cao Pi's question, Sima Yi cupped his hands and replied: "I am here to relieve the king's worries."
Hearing what Sima Yi said, Cao Pi had a look of surprise on his face. He asked Sima Yi, "What worries do you have?"
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"The king is a man with great ambitions, and what he is worried about is of course the peace of the world."
Sima Yi's answer made the surprise on Cao Pi's face disappear, replaced by a sigh.
He praised Sima Yi: "Zhongda really knows Gu's heart."
Cao Pi's praise made Sima Yi look even more humble.
When Cao Cao was alive, in order not to reveal his intelligence too much, he did not talk about many things even if he knew how to solve them.
But now that Cao Cao is gone, he no longer needs to deliberately hide his intelligence.
Having been with Cao Pi for many years, he already had a thorough understanding of Cao Pi's character.
Although Cao Pi had the suspicion inherited from Cao Cao, most of it was towards those who had been against him.
As for those who have always supported him, Cao Pi has never been stingy about his trust.
Compared with Cao Cao's heroic guessing, Cao Pi was much less sharp.
Since Sima Yi chose to become an official in the first place, he naturally wanted to achieve great achievements. His restraint in the past was for future success.
As long as he can continue to show his abilities and let Cao Pi truly realize that he is the one who can help him pacify the world, then his status and official position will definitely rise.
Of course, it cannot be said that Sima Yi has other thoughts now. He is still in the mindset of wanting to assist Zuo Mingjun in establishing some achievements.
Seeing that Sima Yi could guess his inner ambition at a glance, Cao Pi had a smile on his face.
Today Cao Cao is coming
In the question asked to him before his death, if he answered according to his true thoughts, he would definitely answer: choose the weak and destroy them.
Even before he inherited the throne, he had a heart to bring peace to the world, let alone now.
Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi and asked, "What do you think Zhongda should do next?"
Cao Pi and Sima Yi have been good friends for many years, and they have experienced adversity together.
Therefore, Cao Pi still trusted Sima Yi, and he did not need to hide his thoughts in front of his confidants.
Facing Cao Pi's inquiry, Sima Yi already had something in mind.
He said to Cao Pi: "I think that after the king stabilizes the situation, he should ask the emperor to change his position."
Cao Pi couldn't help but be a little puzzled when he heard Sima Yi suggesting that the first thing he should do after stabilizing the situation was this.
"Why?"
The current era name of the Han Dynasty is Jian'an, which has been used for twenty-five years.
People all over the world were already accustomed to the reign name of Jian'an. Sima Yi suddenly suggested that he change the reign name, which made Cao Pi confused for a while.
Under Cao Pi's doubtful gaze, Sima Yi said: "The Jian'an reign began in the year when the late king welcomed the emperor. The Jian'an reign has lasted for twenty-five years. These twenty-five years have been the stage of the late king's auxiliary administration and expansion of his business." .”
"Because of this, whenever people mention the Jian'an reign, they will think of the late king."
"To inherit the great cause of this great king, the king initially needed the prestige of the late king to protect him, but the king cannot live under the protection of the late king for a long time."
"From ancient times to the present, whenever a new king succeeds to the throne, the Yuan will be changed to indicate that the world is about to usher in a new atmosphere.
The reign name not only means reforming the past, but also often represents the political needs of the new king. "
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"Although the king is not the emperor today, he can still convey to the world the fact that the king has passed away and the king has succeeded to the throne by petitioning the emperor to change his reign. In this way, he can subtly influence the people of the world."
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Ma Yi spoke cautiously, but judging from the excitement on his face, he wanted Sima Yi to continue speaking.
The Supreme Lord of Kyushu, the Son of Heaven, from whom the Conquest of Ritual Music came. Faced with such titles, how could Cao Pi not be tempted?
At the end, he saw that there was no one around, and Sima Yi was his confidant, so he said to Sima Yi: "Proclaiming yourself emperor is a big deal and cannot be done rashly."
Cao Pi's answer proved that he definitely had the intention of becoming emperor in his heart.
In fact, not only Cao Pi, but also Cao Cao had similar thoughts when he was alive.
Historically, after Cao Cao and Sun Quan joined forces to defeat Guan Yu, Sun Quan proclaimed himself a vassal to Cao Cao. Chen Qun and Huan Jie took advantage of this opportunity to write letters requesting Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor.
Although Cao Cao finally rejected the proposal and said the widely circulated saying, "If fate is on my side, I will be King Wen of Zhou alone."
But if Cao Cao really had no intention of proclaiming himself emperor, why would he say such a thing?
If they were really loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, shouldn't Chen Qun and Huan Jie be imprisoned?
And the most important thing is that at that time, Chen Qun and Huan Jie, as famous people in the world, used a public letter to persuade Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor.
This is enough to show that at that time, there had long been suggestions within the Wei State to persuade Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor, and Cao Cao maintained an ambiguous attitude towards these remarks.
Otherwise, both in public and private matters, Chen Qun and Huan Jie would not have dared to take the lead in publicly writing to Cao Cao to persuade him to proclaim the emperor at the risk of destroying the family's reputation.
Although due to changes in contemporary history, Cao Cao's famous saying had no chance to be uttered.
However, the internal talk of Cao Cao proclaiming himself emperor has long been circulated within the Wei State, and this has not changed.
Cao Pi also knew about this, and because of his knowledge, he did not dare to act rashly.
But since Sima Yi dared to propose this suggestion, he must be sure of persuading Cao Pi.
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