Wei Xi, courtesy name Zijing, was born in Jiyin. He was famous for his eloquence and was regarded as a famous Confucian scholar in the world.
Fu Xuan once commented on Wei Xi in his "Fu Zi": During the time of Taizu, Wei Xi had the same name, and everyone from the minister to the ministers fell in love with him.
In other words, Wei Xi was already a famous figure in the world when Cao Cao was in power. Many middle and low-level officials in the Cao Wei Group admired and praised Wei Xi very much. Wei Xi's popularity and connections were quite outstanding.
The most terrible thing is that Wei Xi was recommended to Cao Cao by Zhong Yao. He served as Cao Cao, Cao Cao's Prime Minister's Office, which gave Wei Xi the opportunity to make friends with the core figures of Cao Wei Group.
But now he took advantage of Cao Pi's westward expedition to Chang'an and colluded with Changle Weiwei Chen Yi in an attempt to rebel.
Although because of the secrecy and the fact that the Changle guard Chen Yi was afraid of being executed by his clan if the incident failed, he tipped off Man Chong who stayed behind in Yecheng, resulting in the failure of the rebellion.
But the influence of Wei Tie's rebellion was too great.
At this time, Cao Cao died of illness. When Cao Pi just succeeded to the throne, people's hearts were already unstable, and the aristocratic families did not show any special support for Cao Pi's succession.
In addition, Liu Bei took the opportunity to launch the Northern Expedition and attack Yongliang, which shocked the world. Cao Pi had to lead the 150,000 soldiers in Yecheng to march westward to Chang'an, leaving Yecheng empty.
The most terrible thing is that in order to prevent the Han Emperor from falling into the hands of Liu Bei, Cao Pi asked the Han Emperor to "tour Yecheng" and then led his troops to go on an expedition. At this time, it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Wei Xi chose to rebel at this time, and it must be said that he had carefully considered it. Once he could help the emperor escape from Yecheng, return to Jingxiang or go to Chengdu, then Cao Wei's biggest political support would no longer exist, and it would become a safe and secure one. Rebellious thief.
But the problem is that although Wei Xi is a famous person, he is just a famous person.
Although he is a well-known person, he is respected and influential, and he has friends with many people from aristocratic families, but he has no real power within the Cao Wei Group, let alone military power.
As a literati, Wei Xi also had the characteristics of a literati that was foresight and secrecy in doing things, coupled with the fact that he was entrusting an unreasonable person. The final result was that Man Chong was done overnight before he even started taking action.
To be honest, if Wei Xi had acted more decisively and launched the uprising a month or two earlier, there might have been a real possibility of success. At worst, he could have helped Liu Bei in his Northern Expedition.
A month or two ago, it was when Liu Bei occupied Longshan Road and peeked at Chang'an. At that time, the world was in shock. Cao Pi didn't know if he could hold Chang'an, let alone the major families in Yecheng.
That was the time when people were most panicked. If Wei Xi started to cause trouble at that time, there might be people who would turn a blind eye or even secretly help him.
After all, judging from the situation at the time, if Wei Xi started an uprising in Yecheng, Cao Pi would definitely not have the guts to continue to stay in Chang'an.
In the past, Liu Bei's troops suppressed the territory, and in the later, Wei Xi's rebellion in Yecheng. Under such circumstances, Cao Pi would definitely not stay in Chang'an, and would definitely use Wei Xi's rebellion as an excuse to rush back to Yecheng.
Once Cao Pi left, the Chang'an garrison was bound to be demoralized. It was really possible for Liu Bei to capture Chang'an and return it to the old capital. And Wei Xi, with the secret help of the Yecheng family, fled to Jingxiang with the Han emperor, and finally returned to Chang'an. possibility.
But Wei Xi had been preparing, and was not ready for an uprising until Cao Pi had rearranged Chang'an's defenses and Liu Bei had no intention of marching eastward to Chang'an.
At this point, Chang'an's ownership is at stake. Who would take the risk to help Wei Xi in his rebellion or kidnapping the Han Emperor?
Wei Xi's rebellion failed like this.
But the influence of Wei Tie's rebellion cannot be eliminated so easily.
After all, in Yecheng, where the Cao Wei Group had been operating for 20 years, after Cao Cao had wiped out the opposition forces several times, someone could still take the opportunity to rebel at such a critical moment. This was a huge blow to Cao Pi's reputation.
Now Liu Bei has retreated back to Chengdu, Guan Yu from Nanyang has also retreated to Xiangfan, and the Chang'an defense line has been defended. Of course, Cao Pi must rush back to Yecheng to deal with Wei Xi's rebellion.
It doesn't matter whether Wei Xi dies or not. Even if the whole family is executed, no one will raise any objections. But what Cao Pi is concerned about is not whether Wei Xi dies alone, but how many people in Yecheng are dissatisfied with Cao Wei and have Han Dynasty in mind. people exist.
Cao Pi has always wanted to "achieve great things". If he can't even control the inside of his lair, how can Cao Pi have the face to "make concessions" or "dominate the world"? !
Therefore, Cao Pi must figure out how many people are involved in Wei Zhi's rebellion this time, and how many people are potential sources of danger when "doing great things" in the future. These people must be dealt with in advance.
Cao Pi was a poor military man, and his literary talent was not as good as Cao Zhi's, but when it came to playing politics, he was still eighty-nine points as capable as Cao Cao.
After leading part of the Chinese army back to Yecheng, Cao Pi immediately controlled the Han emperor and then began to thoroughly investigate the case of Wei Xi's rebellion.
Then, Cao Pi started to have a headache.
Wei Xi has made friends with too many people.
Putting aside everything else, the person who recommended Wei Xi to Cao Cao was Zhong Yao. Zhong Yao has now imprisoned himself at home. At the same time, he has written a letter to apologize to Cao Pi and is waiting for Cao Pi's treatment.
What can Cao Pi do with Zhong Yao? !
Not to mention that Zhong Yao is a veteran of Cao Cao's era and a famous figure in the world. He has always been firmly on Cao Cao's side. This is completely different from people like Kong Rong and Ni Heng.
Let’s talk about personal relationships. The personal relationship between Cao Pi and Zhong Yao has always been very good. When Cao Pi was the crown prince, every time Cao Cao went on an expedition, Zhong Yao was responsible for assisting the crown prince Cao Pi in handling government affairs. The friendship between the two has always been very good.
Are we going to pursue Zhong Yao's crime now because of Wei Xi? !
Furthermore, even without Zhong Yao, Cao Pi was confused when faced with the list of people who were closely related to Wei Xi.
The two sons of the late Shizhong Wang Can, Liu Wei, the younger brother of the current Shizhong Liu Gong, Zhang Quan, the son of Dinghou Zhangxiu, and the son of Song Zhong, a famous scholar in Jingzhou. What the hell are these? !
Wang Can was a close friend of Cao Pi. After Wang Can died of illness, Cao Pi personally attended Wang Can's funeral because Wang Can liked to listen to donkeys braying during his lifetime. Therefore, at Wang Can's funeral, Cao Pi personally learned to bray as a donkey to bid farewell to his friend. This shows the relationship between the two. A spot.
The attendant Liu Chou was also a minister that Cao Pi was very optimistic about. When he was the prince of Wei in the early years, Liu Chou was Cao Pi's confidant, and his status was not lower than that of Sun Zi and Liu Fang.
As for Zhang Xiu, there is no need to ask. Because of the love accident in Wancheng, Zhang Xiu's family is the role model set by Cao Cao. Unless there is a particularly suitable reason, Zhang Xiu's family must enjoy glory and wealth.
Not to mention that Zhang Xiu died of illness when Cao Cao was conquering Wuhuan in the north. He was not considered a king, and his posthumous titles were all "Ding", which are considered posthumous titles. If you want to take care of his son now, you only rely on a follower. It is completely insufficient that Wei Xi is implicated in the case.
As for Song Zhong, a great scholar in the world, I don’t know how many famous officials in Cao Wei studied under Song Zhong. Not to mention others, Wang Su, son of Wang Lang of Donghai, Pan Jun and Yin Mo, famous ministers from Liu Bei, were all Song Zhong’s Personal disciple.
If you want to take care of Song Zhong's son now, you must first ask these famous officials and celebrities in the world if they agree.
The people on this list were all troublesome to Cao Pi, and each one was full of scruples.
But Cao Pi also knew that if the Wei Zhi rebellion case did not have a set tone, could not be solved quickly, and at the same time could shock people's hearts, then I don't know how many people would still have second thoughts and be ready to do it for him at any time. What a "big gift".
Even if you don't offer any "big gifts", it will only encourage the Beidi family's status as a wallflower, and it will be enough to make you lose money when the critical moment comes.
Therefore, faced with this situation, Cao Pi had to harden his heart and use his political wisdom to pick and choose, remove some people from the list, and add some people to be dealt with to the list. After some operations, he decided Handled the case of Wei Zhi's rebellion.
The next step is to find someone who can take the blame to handle this matter.
And don't bother the second master about this person who takes the blame. Anyway, it was you Man Chong who handled it before, and it's still up to you now.
I love the MMP in my heart.
Following Cao Cao in his early years, there were many talented people under Cao Cao's staff. Man Chong wanted to get ahead quickly, so he had to bite the bullet and follow the route of being a cruel official, and helped Cao Cao do many things that were hated by others.
But later, as his status became higher and higher over the years, he gained power and wealth, Man Chong really did not intend to let himself bear too much infamy. After all, reputation is still important these days, and Zhang Tang Although he was a famous official at the time, his reputation after death was not much better. He had been scolded in private for hundreds of years.
Therefore, Man Chong has always paid more attention to his reputation in these years. This time to suppress Wei Xi's rebellion, although Man Chong also tortured Wei Xi's family, which seemed harsh, Man Chong always limited the scope of involvement to Wei Xi. Within the scope of the irony family, there is no intention to expand the scope of the attack.
But now I feel like I have no choice when working for Lao Cao's family.
There is no way, Cao Cao or Cao Pi, the father and son are really cruel when they should be cruel. Regardless of whether they are guilty or not, as long as the father and son think you deserve to die, then you must die.
Although Man Chong also wanted fame, Man Chong didn't want Cao Pi to feel that he was useless. This was not a matter of reputation, but a matter of the future of the family.
Without the blessing of the Cao family, the things Man Chong did in his early years were enough to kill his whole family several times.
So, facing Cao Pi's appointment this time, Man Chong gritted his teeth and rolled up his sleeves!
Therefore, in a case of Wei Zhi's rebellion, nearly a hundred people were killed through Man Chong's brutal methods, all of whom were famous officials or celebrities in Yecheng.
Most of these officials and celebrities were members of large families, so nearly a thousand people were implicated. They were either exiled to the border areas or sent to the army.
In this regard, Cao Pi used Wei Xi's rebellion case to clean up the potential opposition forces in Yecheng.
After doing these things, Cao Pi thought that this was not a permanent solution.
After all, as long as there is the banner of the Emperor of Han and there are unrepentant careerists like Liu Bei outside, people's hearts can change at any time and become unfavorable to Cao Wei's rule.
If you want to cure the root cause of this kind of thing, you must start with the emperor.
Of course, Cao Pi still has a certain bottom line. He is not the shameless thing like Sima Zhao. Cao Pi will never be able to do something like regicide in the street.
Cao Pi just wanted the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to do a favor and give him the throne of emperor, so that the Cao family could replace the Liu family and become the new "lords of the world."
In other words, Cao Pi wanted to "do great things" and "accept Zen and proclaim himself emperor."
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