The palace walls were dim and the moonlight was deep. Cao Rui dragged his tired body towards the Ancestral Temple in the palace.

When Cao Pi usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in the first year of Huangchu, Cao Pi built the Ancestral Temple belonging to Cao Wei in Luoyang Palace City.

As Cao Cao, the ancestor of Cao Wei, his spiritual throne was naturally moved to the Ancestral Temple as soon as possible.

Of course, in addition to Cao Cao's spiritual tablet in the Cao Wei Ancestral Temple, there is also the spiritual tablet of Cao Cao's father, Cao Song.

Cao Song's posthumous title in Cao Wei was Emperor Tai.

When Cao Pi made Cao Song the emperor, it caused quite a turmoil between the government and the public.

Because according to the etiquette of the time, ancestors who did not ascend to the position of emperor during their lifetime may be posthumously named emperor due to their special status, but they cannot be posthumously named emperor.

For example, the posthumous title of Liu Bang's father Liu Taigong has always been "Emperor Taishang". Also, Emperor Xiaoai of the Han Dynasty posthumously named his biological father Liu Kang "Emperor Gong", and Emperor Xiao'an of the Han Dynasty posthumously named his biological father Liu Qing "Emperor Xiaode".

But Emperor and Emperor are titles in two completely different senses.

During the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, the etiquette and laws that even the most mediocre emperors had to abide by were unscrupulously destroyed in the hands of Cao Pi.

The reason why Cao Pi did this was of course not because he, a great writer, did not understand this etiquette. He did it deliberately.

He just wanted to test whether the scholars of the world would surrender to Cao Wei by trampling on etiquette and law.

Cao Pi's final goal was achieved.

With the national power of Cao Wei that year, Cao Pi had the confidence to trample on etiquette and law wantonly, but what about this year?

With tears in Cao Rui's eyes, he knelt down in front of Cao Cao's spiritual tablet with a plop.

"Father!

Emperor Wu!

Your Majesty Taizu!

The thieves are coming to Chang'an soon!"

The reason why Cao Rui came to Cao Wei's Ancestral Temple alone tonight was because of the battle report he received today.

That battle report brought the entire city of Luoyang to the brink of collapse, and Cao Rui, who had always been tenacious, couldn't help but come to the Ancestral Temple tonight to cry to the deceased Cao Cao.

As the current actual leader of the Cao Wei Empire, he needs to remain calm in front of outsiders.

But after all, he is a young man who has just passed his prime this year.

Cao Rui would also feel panicked when faced with big things.

Just because of his current status, there are not many people to whom he can confide his panic.

Cao Pi is a very good candidate. Considering Cao Pi's current physical condition, does Cao Rui dare to tell him the shocking news he received today?

Cao Rui was educated by Cao Cao since he was a child, and he was talented and intelligent, so even if he had never been on the battlefield, he could accurately judge the current situation of the Wei Dynasty in Guanzhong through the content of the battle report he received today.

Cao Wei's last field army in Guanzhong was almost completely wiped out in Wuzhangyuan.

Cao Wei's mature and excellent command system in Guanzhong was almost completely taken over by Mi Yang.

Under these two facts, Guanzhong fell entirely into Mi Yang's hands. It was not even a matter of time, but a fact.

The loss of the vast territory in Guanzhong has made Cao Rui heartbroken.

The inference that the Han army was about to attack the city of Chang'an made Cao Rui's heart burn.

China has had two capitals since ancient times, Chang'an in the west and Luoyang in the east.

Chang'an's status in the hearts of people all over the world is self-evident.

Once Chang'an is lost, what's the use of Cao Wei holding Tongguan?

Once Chang'an is lost, even with the protection of Tongguan, Luoyang, the capital of the Wei Dynasty, will inevitably be in danger.

What if the Mi thieves continue to march towards Luoyang after taking Chang'an, then how should he deal with himself?

Cao Rui didn't know, so he came to the Ancestral Temple tonight, hoping that Cao Cao's spirit in heaven could give him some enlightenment.

But as time went by, no matter how tears streamed down Cao Rui's face, who had been kneeling for a long time, he never got any enlightenment.

This made Cao Rui feel even more miserable.

Cao Rui raised his head and looked around the Ancestral Temple where he was currently.

What Cao Rui knew was that Cao Pi might have wanted to promote his righteousness in the legal system, or he might have wanted to humiliate those who were still loyal to the Han Dynasty.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple of Cao Wei was built on the site of the original Imperial Ancestral Temple of the Han Dynasty.

The five virtues of Cao Wei are earth, and the martial virtues of the Han Dynasty are fire. Using earth to suppress fire also corresponds to the theory of the mutual restraint of the five virtues.

But after so many years of suppression, how could the big man's fire still become more and more prosperous?

Just when Cao Rui was puzzled, a warning sound suddenly came from outside the Ancestral Temple.

"Your Highness, the Lieutenant asks to see you!"

Upon hearing this report, Cao Rui's face suddenly lit up with joy.

The master is here!

Cao Rui had no doubt about Jia Xu's resourcefulness.

Originally, Cao Rui had long wanted to inquire about Jia Xu, but he also knew that Jia Xu was currently in bed, so he did not summon Jia Xu in time today.

But what I didn't expect was that Jia Xu would take the initiative to seek treatment tonight, dragging his sick body with him.

Cao Rui knew that Jia Xu would be like this, so he must have a good plan to offer him.

When he thought of this, Cao Rui quickly wiped away the tears on his face, and bowed deeply to the memorial tablet of Cao Cao in front of him.

Maybe the Great Father really showed up, which is why Jia Xu did what he did tonight.

After paying homage to Cao Cao's tomb, Cao Rui quickly got up and walked towards the outside of the Ancestral Temple.

After arriving outside the Ancestral Temple, Cao Rui saw Jia Xu lying on the soft sedan from a distance.

Due to the darkness of the night, Cao Rui couldn't see clearly the expression on Jia Xu's face for a while, but from the several heavy breathing sounds he heard in his ears, it was clear that Jia Xu's current physical condition was not good.

However, the moment he saw Cao Rui appear, Jia Xu mustered up the little strength in his body and bowed to Cao Rui on the soft sedan chair:

"Your Highness."

After hearing Jia Xu's voice, Cao Rui stepped forward quickly.

Before arriving at Jia Xu's body and in front of his master, Cao Rui had a look of shame on his face:

"Gu Hui shouldn't have killed that Yang Biaoyou!"

This is the thing Cao Rui regrets most recently.

In Cao Rui's opinion, if he could have resisted the murderous intention that day, there would not have been a wave of rebellion among the aristocratic families in Guanzhong.

In this way, the situation in Guanzhong will not be as corrupt as it is today.

But after Jia Xu listened to Cao Rui's words, he comforted him and said:

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The far-sighted Emperor Wu is resurrected, and he will definitely kill Yang Biao on that day.

What Your Highness did was right."

What Jia Xu said was true.

After he learned what Yang Biao had done that day in his mansion, even he admired Yang Biao.

In Jia Xu's opinion, what happened in the Chaoyang Palace that day was probably a conspiracy jointly planned by Mi Yang and Yang Biao.

Faced with a conspiracy that costs death, what would you do if you saw it ahead of time?

After comforting Cao Rui, Jia Xu immediately said to Cao Rui: "Your Highness does not need to regret what happened in the past. He should be planning where the Wei Dynasty will go in the future."

Jia Xu's words cheered up Cao Rui.

He quickly asked Jia Xu: "The current situation is about to be settled. I hope my teacher will teach me!"

Facing Cao Rui's sincere request for advice, Jia Xu thought for a while and slowly uttered eight words: "Persuade Quan to proclaim himself emperor and move the capital to Yecheng!"

After hearing Jia Xu's suggestion, Cao Rui's eyes showed shock.

It seems unbelievable why Jia Xu would make such a suggestion.

Cao Rui understood Sun Quan's move to proclaim himself emperor.

He had this idea when he sent Hua Xin as an envoy to Huainan before.

Because in order to completely bind Sun Quan to Cao Wei, the only way is to let Sun Quan proclaim himself emperor. In this case, there will be no possibility of peace talks between the Han Dynasty and Sun Quan.

According to the news sent back by Hua Xin a few days ago, Cao Rui knew that although Sun Quan did not have a clear answer at the moment, his attitude was quite ambiguous.

From this we can see that Sun Quan was tempted by the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor.

If Jia Xu's first suggestion coincided with his thoughts, then Jia Xu's second suggestion was far beyond his expectation.

Since the establishment of Wei State, the proposal to move the capital has only appeared once.

That was when Guan Yu flooded the Seventh Army.

But the proposal to move the capital at that time was to move the capital of the Han Dynasty, not the Wei Dynasty.
To be continued...