Zhang Xi, of course, knew that Cao Rui, a weirdo, had given himself a temple name when he was alive.
After all, in the 5,000-year history of China, it would be difficult to find another trendy behavior that goes too far.
So, before traveling through time, Zhang Xi was very interested in this matter and had also looked up relevant information.
Regarding this matter, although there are not many historical records, there is no clear statement to prove why Cao Rui did this. But based on the actual situation, there are still reasons for Cao Rui to do this.
Cao Rui, he has no son! ! !
Yes, after Cao Rui's death, according to the historical process, Cao Wei's successor was Cao Rui's adopted son Cao Fang.
Cao Fang is the biological grandson of Cao Zhang and the biological son of Cao Kai, the king of Rencheng.
The truth here is worth pondering carefully.
If in the future, after Cao Fang succeeds to the throne, he insists on recognizing his ancestors and honoring his grandfather Cao Zhang, then the Ancestral Temple will be very lively.
Isn't there a similar thing in the Ming Dynasty? You have to find out who your father is. After you find out who your father is, you have to carry your father into the ancestral temple. Then a certain person who only reigned for ten months Emperor Renzong could only lie down and be carried out of the ancestral temple.
Of course, it was impossible for Cao Rui to know about the Taoist Emperor's tricks at this time, but the problem was that he had learned from the past. At that time, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty entered the major sect from a small sect, and posthumously granted titles to his father and grandfather. For the emperor.
The only difference from the Taoist emperors is that the Han Ling Emperor only granted posthumous titles and did not perform memorial ceremonies, nor did he carry the tablets of any late emperors out of the Ancestral Temple.
However, this is not impossible.
Cao Rui has no son. No matter whose clan he adopts in the future, he must consider the possibility of being kicked out of the Ancestral Temple in the future.
After all, the Wei Dynasty has only been inherited for three generations, and the founding of the country has only been two generations. No one has the courage to kick out the tablet of Emperor Taizu Wu, and Emperor Shi Zuwen is the serious founding emperor of the Wei Dynasty, and no one dares to kick it out. So the remaining one , but it’s hard to say.
So, Cao Rui quickly decided to give himself a temple name after Wei Liezu while he was still alive. According to the etiquette system of this era, no matter whether it is the third ancestor or the sixth ancestor, as long as it is the ancestor, it cannot be replaced. In other words, Cao Rui can use this move to prevent himself from not even having a place in the Ancestral Temple after his death.
This is probably the most reasonable explanation that Zhang Xi can understand why Cao Rui gave himself a temple name when he was alive.
But the problem is, Zhang Xi vaguely remembers that this incident should have happened in the early years of Jingchu in the Great Wei Dynasty. But now, even according to Cao Wei's chronology, it is only the fourth year of Taihe, which is several years behind.
So why did Cao Rui suddenly announce his temple name at this time? !
If the analysis of this article that Zhang Xi read before is correct, does Cao Rui's actions mean that he has begun to make plans for what will happen after his death? !
From this perspective, could it be that Cao Rui had some physical problems and was suspected of dying from a serious illness? !
When he thought of this, Zhang Xi couldn't sit still.
If Zhuge Liang doesn't talk about taboos, just don't talk about them. Anyway, Zhang Xi doesn't pay special attention to this. Business is more important.
The judgment given by Zhuge Liang is actually similar to that of Zhang Xi.
Zhuge Liang does not have Zhang Xi's God's perspective, but Zhuge Liang has enough intelligence and his excellent intelligence analysis capabilities.
It is a serious disrespect for a living person to assign a temple name to himself. He, Cao Rui, would dare to do something that would make everyone in the world laugh at him. If you say there is nothing wrong with it, who will believe it?
In addition, intelligence from Cao Wei showed that while Cao Rui was giving himself a temple name, he also issued an edict.
There is this article in the content - the temples of the three ancestors will never be destroyed; the other four temples will be destroyed one after another.
This means that our great Wei Kingdom is long, and there will be more emperors in the future. The number of tablets in the Imperial Ancestral Temple is limited. If it is not possible to put down all of them, some emperor tablets must be removed according to etiquette.
But here, the third ancestor cannot be moved and must enjoy the incense for eternity, while the tablets of other emperors can be moved out according to the principle of closeness and proximity to the emperor at that time.
This is so funny.
Cao Rui, the front footer, has just given himself the temple name of Wei Liezu. Together with Taizu Cao Cao and Shizu Cao Pi, he happens to be the third ancestor. On the back foot, he issued such an edict and set rules for future generations. Isn't this a typical example of making arrangements for his own future generations?
But the problem is that Cao Rui is only in his twenties now. He is still young. Normally, he has enough time and energy to give birth to a son, and there is no need to consider such complicated matters.
Combined with the rumors circulating in the North that most of Cao Rui's heirs died young, it is easy to interpret some information.
Or, Cao Rui was desperate to have a son, so he made such a rule.
Or, Cao Rui's physical condition has reached the point where he is not sure whether he will have time to give birth to a son, so he made such a rule.
Obviously, the first one is unlikely. Cao Rui had given birth to a son before, but he just didn't raise him.
In this era, the infant mortality rate has never been low. Even for the emperor's heirs, infant mortality is common. But this incident at least proves that Cao Rui can give birth to a son.
Therefore, if Cao Rui has no hope for his own heirs when he is in his twenties, there is only the second possibility.
Cao Rui may really be seriously ill and his health is no longer good.
And once Cao Rui becomes seriously ill, or even unlucky enough to die, the great opportunity for the Northern Expedition has already arrived! !
If we continue to wait for Cao Wei to complete the transition of power and enter a stable period again, it will be too late.
So, Zhuge Liang once again hoped to get Zhang Xi's support and went to the court to request the Northern Expedition.
But at this point, Zhang Xi had no choice but to express his concerns.
Jingzhou, the place where the Four Wars took place, was too difficult to do both the Northern Expedition and the defense against Soochow.
Especially now, the four counties of Jingnan are not in your hands, and there is still a cunning and cunning Zhou Yu squatting in Jiangxia. Are you sure that going north to attack Wei will not trigger a sneak attack from Soochow? !
Furthermore, if Cao Wei learned that the emperor was seriously ill, with Sima Yi's insights and abilities, how could he not be more vigilant against the big man? Would marching in at this time fall into Sima Yi's scheme? !
Finally, and most importantly, Zhang Xi thinks that if Cao Rui is really seriously ill, or even dies short-lived, then Cao Wei's side will be very lively.
Of course, Zhang Xi did not expect anything similar to the "Gaoping Ling Incident" to happen to Cao Wei. At least in the short term, this was impossible.
The situation now is completely different from the situation in history.
Even if Cao Rui really dies now, it won't be Cao Shuang's turn to take power. His father, Cao Zhen, is still alive and well.
Not to mention Cao Zhen, even Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang and other clans are still there, and Sima Yi, an old fox, may not dare to directly launch a coup to seize power.
Zhang Xi considered that Cao Rui was only in his twenties, and Cao Wei had only experienced three generations. If he wanted to consider a successor, he would look for a successor from Cao Cao's lineage. Most of the younger generation were only about ten years old, and his peers As a human being, Cao Rui couldn't rest assured.
Therefore, if Cao Rui dies at this time, Cao Wei will most likely enter the state of doubt as the leader of the country.
In these troubled times, once the country is in doubt, and there is no powerful figure who can suppress the government, there will be fights within oneself over the struggle for power.
Even more optimistically, they might fall apart and attack each other.
To give a simple example, how did the Eight Kings Rebellion in the Western Jin Dynasty come about? !
It was still a unified regime that had been unified for more than ten years. It was chaos when it was called chaos. How did you know that Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xia Houchang and other clan generals who had actual military power would really devote themselves to a little boy who was only a few years old? The child obeys? !
Well, even if they are willing to serve because of the friendship between the Cao family, what about the guards everywhere? !
Bi Gui from Bingzhou, Tian Yu from Youzhou, Jia Kui and Guo Huai from Yanzhou, Sima Yi from Sili. Oh, don’t forget Gongsun Yuan from Liaodong. If any of these people have different intentions, they are likely to directly Civil unrest breaks out.
Therefore, Zhang Xi thinks that there is really no need to mobilize troops to attack Cao Wei now. It is better to wait and see what happens, wait for Cao Wei to become turbulent, and then continue to attack Cao Wei.
Now, it is better to focus the main energy on Soochow.
Really, if the worries of Soochow are not solved, even if Jingzhou goes north to attack Wei, it will not be possible to use all its strength.
After Zhang Xi said so much, Zhuge Liang was stunned for a long time and could only sigh.
Zhuge Liang must admit that Zhang Xi's concerns about Jiang Dong are reasonable, but Zhuge Liang must refute Zhang Xi's analysis and predictions about Cao Wei, and Zhang Xi cannot be left to chance.
Zhang Xi thought the situation too well. Cao Wei was able to establish a political power in troubled times not by luck, but by his own means and foundation.
The Cao Wei Dynasty lasted for three generations, and two of the emperors were short-lived. Some of the veterans who followed Cao Cao in the early years are still around.
With these people holding the line, it is too naive to expect that Cao Wei will fall into civil strife overnight, and that this civil strife will shake Cao Wei's foundation.
As a guarding general, he cannot pin the enemy's defeat on the internal chaos of the enemy. If Zhang Xi treats Cao Wei with such a mentality, it can only be said that he will not gain any good results.
However, given that Zhang Xi's concerns about Soochow were not unreasonable, Zhuge Liang suggested that after Deng Zhi returned from his mission to Soochow and learned about Soochow's specific attitude, he would then consider the issue of the Northern Expedition.
That is to say, put aside the dispute.
(End of chapter)
