When Cao Cao died of illness in Luoyang, messengers came to Yecheng to announce his death. The crown prince Cao Pi was filled with sorrow and joy, while the ministers gathered together and wept bitterly, and the scene was chaotic.
Seeing this, Sima Fu, the concubine, stepped forward and shouted sternly: "This king has violated the world, and the world is shaken. I worship your heir this morning to control all countries, but I am crying evil!"
The ministers stopped crying, and Sima Fu suggested that Cao Pi cheer up. Cao Pi then asked the ministers to leave the court, leaving Chen Jiao, Sima Fu, Chen Qun, Wei Jian, He Xia and other important ministers to discuss important matters.
Cao Pi asked his concubine Sima Fu to arrange the funeral ceremony, and asked Lang Zhongling to arrange the palace guards, and then discussed Cao Cao's funeral with the remaining people.
Cao Cao's decree has been conveyed to Yecheng with the envoy. Chen Qun, the imperial censor, and others believed that the country could not be left without a master for a day, so they asked the prince Cao Pi to ascend the throne of Wei as soon as possible.
The imperial guard came out to remind: "If the prince wants to take the throne of Wei, he must first receive the emperor's edict..."
Chen Jiao, the minister, retorted: "The king is dead outside, and the world is in fear. It is appropriate for the prince to mourn for his accession to the throne, so that he can be seen from far and near. Moreover, the Marquis of Yanling holds the military power and should have rushed to Luoyang at this time. Once a change occurs, the country will be in danger. The emperor’s edict will be supplemented in the future.”
When Cao Pi saw that everyone was echoing in unison, he calmly comforted him and said: "Ziwen is my biological brother. He has always been filial to the late king. He may not dare to do such a rebellious act. Besides, General Zhengnan (Cao Ren) is in Yecheng, so you can rest assured."
Cao Pi subsequently summoned hundreds of officials to arrange the enthronement ceremony, and all was completed within one day.
Early the next morning, the ministers followed the order of Queen Wei and worshiped Prince Cao Pi as King of Wei.
Cao Pi ordered a general amnesty for the whole country. According to Cao Cao's decree, the four auxiliary ministers were appointed. Chariots, cavalry generals, and other bureaucrats, big and small, are all rewarded.
While Cao Hong and others were escorting the coffin to the north, Emperor Xian sent Hua Xin, a censor-general with an imperial edict, to arrive in Yecheng first to confer the seal ribbon to Prime Minister Cao Pi and the seal ribbon to the King of Wei, and also served as the shepherd of Jizhou.
Cao Pi left Hua Xin in Yecheng and was granted the title of Prime Minister. He honored his mother Bian as the Queen Mother and conferred the title of Marquis of Wude on Cao Rui.
In March of the 25th year of Jian'an, Emperor Xian changed his reign to Yankang. In the same month, Cao Hong, Cao Zhang, Cao Xiu and others escorted Cao Cao's coffin back to Yecheng.
The courtiers who had not arrived in Luoyang to express their condolences pursued him to Yecheng, including Cao Cao's favorite Cao Zhi, who returned to his fiefdom to reflect after being drunk.
Cao Pi was surprised to learn that Sima Yi was not the minister of Tuogu, but thinking of the old friendship between the two, he appointed Sima Yi as prime minister and asked him to jointly organize Cao Cao's funeral with Sima Fu.
As for the incident caused by Cao Zhang in Luoyang City, Cao Pi did not pursue Sima Yi and Cao Zhang.
During the funeral, Cao Hong handed Cao Cao's suicide note to Cao Pi and said, "This is a personal letter from the late king. Please read it."
Cao Pi opened the letter in front of Cao Hong. There were two densely written pages on the paper. There was no trace of majesty between the lines, and he was nagging like an ordinary father.
The letter said: I woke up in the middle of the night and felt bad. Tomorrow, I drank porridge and sweated, and took Danggui decoction. When I am in the army, I uphold the law. As for small anger and big mistakes, they are not effective. The world has not yet been settled, and the ancients have not yet been followed... After the burial, they will be removed from their uniforms; their generals and soldiers who are stationed in garrison are not allowed to leave their garrison...
My maids, concubines, and servants all work hard and use the bronze bird stand to treat them well. Set up a six-foot bed in the platform hall... On the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, from morning to noon, they often play music in the tent. You will always go up to the bronze bird platform and look at the field of my western mausoleum... The remaining fragrance can be divided With all the ladies, I will sacrifice my life. If you have nothing to do in the house, you can learn to make a set of shoes and sell them...
After reading this, Cao Pi burst into tears and assured Cao Hong in a trembling voice: "I will abide by my father's orders and dare not be negligent in the slightest..."
In early April, Cao Pi buried him on the west hill of Ye in accordance with the instructions in Cao Cao's letter. There were seventy-two tombs nearby, none of which contained gold, jade, or jewelry to prevent theft.
Cao Pi was very cautious when he first took charge, just like the lucky guy who had just cashed his lottery prize. He still spent money carefully every day, because he felt that what he had now was unreal, so he tried his best to control the desires in his heart.
With the assistance of Jia Xu, Chen Qun, Sima Yi, Hua Xin and others, Cao Pi became more and more comfortable with the King of Wei. Cao Ren, Cao Xiu and others quickly rushed to Shouchun and Luoyang according to Cao Cao's orders. Cao Zhang, the Marquis of Yanling, was also politely invited back In the fiefdom, Cao Hong stayed in Yecheng to guard the rear, while Xu Chu stayed in the Wei palace to control the imperial guards.
Cao Pi deliberately made things difficult for Linzi Marquis Cao Zhi, and on the pretext that he was not able to pay his respects in time to Luoyang and Yecheng, he was detained in Yecheng to guard Cao Cao's tomb.
Linzi was more than a thousand miles away from Luoyang, and the news Cao Zhi received was lagging behind. He hurried and slowed down and couldn't catch up. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that Cao Pi did this intentionally, so no one dared to stand up and dissuade him.
Queen Mother Bian knew very well that Cao Cao loved Cao Zhi, and the jealousy that Cao Pi had accumulated in his chest needed to be released, so she only protected Cao Zhi secretly and did not interfere with Cao Pi's behavior.
One day, Cao Pi was absent from court due to illness, and Empress Dowager Bian went to the palace to visit because of worry. Only then did she realize that Cao Pi was extremely bold.
In addition to releasing his jealousy towards Cao Zhi, Cao Pi also released his lust for women crazily during these two months.
Cao Pi was lying on the hospital bed, his face was sallow, his eyes were dull, and he looked unusually tired, which was obviously a symptom of excessive exhaustion.
Empress Dowager Bian called in the Zhen family, Guo family, Yin family and other ladies to investigate, wanting to know who was making excessive demands on Cao Pi.
When the answer was revealed, Queen Mother Bian was shocked.
After the generals with military power left Yecheng, the pressure on Cao Pi suddenly eased. With the help of capable people in Wei, his thoughts became alive.
Cao Cao clearly stated in his suicide note that he asked Cao Pi to place all his maids and concubines in the Tongque Terrace, and install a six-foot bed on the platform, with cloth and sand tents surrounding the bed. Shi Fifteen performed a dance in the tent and asked Cao Pi to often go to the Tongque Terrace to worship in the direction of Cao Cao's mausoleum.
Cao Pi has always been like his father. When he conquered Hebei, he took away the Zhen family first, leaving Cao Cao with only Yuan Shao's wife Liu family.
Cao Pi may have found it troublesome to go to Tongque Terrace frequently, so he took all Cao Cao's maids and concubines into the palace of Wei, where they played and played every day until his health deteriorated.
Empress Dowager Bian knew the reason, pointed at Cao Pi's nose and shouted angrily: "Dogs and rats will not eat you, so you must die!"
Cao Pi, who was on the sick bed, knew that he was in the wrong and did not dare to raise his head to refute. Empress Dowager Bian then dismissed or drove Cao Cao's women to Tongque Terrace.
After cleaning up Cao Pi's harem, Mrs. Bian couldn't let go for a few days. It happened that Linzi Marquis Cao Zhi went to greet her. Seeing that her mother looked sick, she kept asking questions.
After Mrs. Bian complained, Cao Zhi finally learned of Cao Pi's dirty deeds. He opened his eyes, looked at the sky and sighed: "Brother Yin messed up the palace, is it the son of man?"
"Zijian be careful, this matter is quite secretive. You are not allowed to go out and talk nonsense, for fear of getting into trouble." Mrs. Bian ordered.
"My child understands." Cao Zhi nodded.
When I returned to my residence that night, I felt depressed thinking about the incident, so I drank in the room to drown my sorrow.
When he was drunk, You Ci raped Ding Yi and came to visit him again with his younger brother Ding Gong.
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