After bidding farewell to Her Majesty the Queen Mother, Qin Liang left Hemen and returned to the court to tell the people that the Queen Mother had chosen Qi, the legitimate son of the King of the East China Sea. What's more, before that, Qin Liang had expressed his choice of Cao Qi in front of everyone, so things happened That's it.
In the middle of the first month, Taichang Yangdan successfully welcomed Cao Qi to Luoyang.
Qin Liang has never met Cao Qi. There is only one reason for choosing this prince who is less than seven years old, and that is that he does not want to choose Cao Mao. Cao Qi said he was seven years old, but he was actually only a little over six years old, because the ancients counted one year old at birth .Cao Qi has arrived in Luoyang City by car, but Qin Liang and others still haven't met each other.
First, all the civil and military officials were waiting outside Xiye Gate to greet Cao Qi's carriage. The officials bowed and bowed outside the carriage, but Cao Qi did not get out of the carriage. The messenger Yang Dan came forward and claimed that the prince was too tired to drive and the horses, so he asked the officials to excuse themselves.
Everyone continued to crowd the chariots into the palace. The long queue walked eastward, and soon reached the parking gate. All the officials got off the car and walked, continuing northward. Prince Qi was about to ascend the throne anyway, so envoy Yangdan and others continued as usual. Let Cao Qi ride in the car.
Everyone passed through the review gate, entered the courtyard of Taiji Hall, and stopped outside the east hall of Taiji Hall. The eunuch was about to take Cao Qi to the east hall to meet the Queen Mother. At this time Qin Liang and others met Cao Qi.
He is just a childish child, and you really can't tell anything when you meet him. It is said that some children can write poems when they are six or seven years old, but Cao Qi should not be such a child prodigy.
When the eunuch Zhang Huan came out, Qin Liang had a few words with him and confirmed that Cao Qi was not a precocious person.
Zhang Huan talked about two small things in a low voice. He said that the prince liked to eat sweets. When he saw the Queen Mother Guo in the east hall just now, she suddenly cried and asked for her mother. Fortunately, the eunuch Pang Hei coaxed the prince. Pang Hei's method was to say , he has sweet honey there.
Of course, Pang Hei was right. He probably guessed that all children like sweets. Another thing was that Pang Hei was talking about. Because the prince was close to Pang Hei, the Queen Mother Guo issued a temporary edict to promote Pang Hei to a redundant servant and responsible person. Take care of the prince's affairs.
Qin Liang also knew the eunuch named Pang Hei. He was neither fat nor dark. On the contrary, he had light skin, thin bones, and no flesh on his face, giving him a feminine look. Pang Hei should have been before Huangmen served as an official, and he was from the same hometown as the eunuch Li Tao, and had a relatively good relationship with him; however, he was a person who had taken refuge with Huang Yan, and relying on his friendship with his fellow villagers, he had asked Li Tao about Cao Fang many times.
After a while, Huang Yan, the supervisor of Huangmen, walked out of the east hall and dictated the Queen Mother's edict, asking the ministers to prepare for the new emperor's enthronement. This also meant that Queen Mother Guo recognized Cao Qi.
Now that Cao Qi has been welcomed to the palace, Qin Liang ordered that the ceremony be held today. Things were arranged very compactly, but not in a hurry. The emperor's uniform, ritual utensils, and edicts were all prepared in advance.
The ceremony was held in the main hall of Tai Chi Hall. Only then did Qin Liang remember that he had been an official for so many years, from a subordinate to a general, but this was the first time he walked into the Tai Chi Hall in the middle!
Qin Liang has long been accustomed to it. All the etiquette in the Wei Dynasty are not complicated, including the evening ceremony for the wedding of dignitaries, which is also very simple.
Probably because things like going back on one's word have not yet become accustomed to it, so people don't need to emphasize it for too long. Just like ordinary year names, there is no need to add a straight character. If you bow down, it means you are convinced that this is my husband, or This is my emperor.
As long as the enthronement edict is read out and all ministers pay their respects to the emperor, the relationship between the emperor and his ministers is clarified.
The edict was written in Cao Qi's tone, and of course it was written by someone else. The content was simple but there were no omissions. It first emphasized that the previous Wei emperor was wise and powerful, and that Cao Qi accepted the emperor's throne in accordance with the destiny. Then, in the name of the new emperor, it was determined that Cao Fang was deposed.
Because of his lack of ethics, the ministers who supported him, headed by General Qin Liang, once again clarified Qin Liang's status as an assistant to the government. Empress Dowager Guo accepted the suggestions of the ministers.
Then a general amnesty was granted to the whole world, and the reign name was changed to Zhengyuan.
The era names are similar to Zhengyuan and Zhengtong, including Cao Fang's Zhengshi, which means that the emperor's accession to the throne is not normal, and whatever is missing will be supplemented. Usually the new era name will be officially used in the following year, but because Cao Fang was deposed
, so the Zhengyuan year comes into effect immediately. This year is both the eleventh year of Zhengshi and the first year of Zhengyuan.
After that, the congratulations were read out, bells and drums were played, and elegant music was played, and then sacrifices were made in the ancestral temple.
I remember that the weather was clear and sunny in those days at the beginning of the year. Unexpectedly, it has either rained or been cloudy recently. The paper ash and incense ashes burned during the sacrifice floated out of the temple. When the wind blew, they floated all over the sky. It was like a gloomy wind.
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The ceremony didn't take too long, and it was already in the afternoon when it ended. People then left the palace and dispersed one after another.
... Most of the officials walked west and then left the palace through Xiye Gate. However, Xiahou Xuan and Zhuge Dan were going back to Shangshu Province. After they walked out of the carriage door, they walked east along the side street. The people who were traveling with them were still waiting for them.
There is Guang Luxun and Zheng Chong.
The three of them were all people who had been summoned many times by Qi Wangfang when he was in power. Now they are attending. After attending the coronation ceremony of the new emperor, they seemed a little silent for a while.
Xia Houxuan slowed down and turned his head to observe Zhuge Dan from time to time. The two looked at each other, and Zhuge Dan gradually felt that there seemed to be some estrangement between him and Xia Houxuan.
At least it's not as good as before. I think back then, the two of them boasted about each other, touted their writing style, and became famous for a while. They regarded each other as confidants, and they often talked happily and forgot about the time. It can be said that they talked about everything. But now they have
A feeling of being unable to speak.
Xia Houxuan finally asked: "The King of Qi wants to make the general the King of Jin. Before adding Jiuxi, did Gongxiu go to see Jin Jin?"
Hearing that Xia Houxuan was called King of Qi, he obviously accepted the fact that he was abolished. After all, Cao Qi was also a descendant of Emperor Wen. There was probably not much difference between Cao Fang and Cao Qi to Xia Houxuan.
Zhuge Dan said: "The general has made great contributions to the court. I only said that if the reward is not enough, I am afraid that the general and the generals of the Chinese and foreign armies will be dissatisfied, so I did not say anything about the plan to appoint the king of Jin. This is also for the sake of the king of Qi."
As expected, Xia Houxuan didn't react much.
Zhuge Dan sighed, then turned to look at Zheng Chong next to him. He knew Zheng Chong and Xia Houxuan in love, and they probably knew each other when they were in Shuang Mansion. Zhuge Dan then said what he was holding in his heart: "Li Feng and Xu Yun conspired.
At that time, he said that he would recommend Taichu as a general. After Qin Zhongming assisted in the government, Taichu was not good to him several times. Just like this time, Qin Zhongming wanted to depose the emperor, but Taichu cried in public and talked about his ancestors, Emperor Ming. If it were changed
When Sima Yi was in power, could I still talk to Taichu?"
Zheng Chong also said: "If the Sima family were in power, they would definitely let Empress Dowager Guo move to Yongning Palace, and she would be able to take charge of power alone. Now the general has asked Empress Dowager Guo to be the regent. It can be said that she is a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty."
Xia Houxuan frowned and said nothing, thinking about something.
Zhuge Dan only listened to Zheng Chong's remarks. If he wanted to believe Zheng Chong, he might as well believe in Xia Houxuan! Xia Houxuan was at least a man of temperament.
When Cao Shuang was powerful, Zheng Chong accepted Cao Shuang's conquest and worked as a lieutenant in the Shuang Mansion. Unexpectedly, after Sima Yi's defeat, he killed so many members of the Shuang Mansion, but Zheng Chong did nothing and was promoted to The court! If he hadn't expressed his attitude to Sima Yi secretly in some clever way, things would have seemed fishy.
Moreover, Zheng Chong was also a wonderful person. He went back and forth, but his reputation did not deteriorate. Like this time when Cao Fang was deposed, no one said that Zheng Chong had anything to do with Qi Wangfang.
At this time, Zheng Chong continued: "In the past, there were things like Li Feng, Xu Yun, and Guan Qiu Jian. The general and the King of Qi could no longer get along well with each other and could not live in peace. Now they can assist your majesty with all their heart. Your highness, maybe it is like Zhuge Kongming. Yu Liu Chan also."
In fact, Xia Houxuan and Qin Liang had no grudges. It was precisely because of his status that Xia Houxuan could not be on good terms with powerful officials. Considering Xia Houxuan's background, Zhuge Dan decided to I don’t want to persuade you too much.
He just followed Zheng Chong's words and said: "Since Qin Zhongming came to power, he recovered the key areas of the three counties of Hanzhong, captured Dongguan, greatly reduced the strength of Soochow, and overwhelmed Wu and Shu. It can be called the Wei Dynasty. I am a minister of ZTE."
Xia Houxuan did not answer the two's words. He thought for a moment and asked: "Is it because the Queen Mother took back the policy letter because she knew in advance that the general wanted to depose the emperor?"
Zhuge Dan said: "Perhaps he knew about the abolition, and taking back the policy document was the general's intention. Perhaps the Queen Mother did not know and thought that the policy document was inappropriate, so she took the decision to take it away."
Zheng Chong then said calmly: "The general is the assistant to the imperial court. It is normal for the queen mother to listen to the general's advice. But if the queen mother makes her own decision, then the queen mother is worthy of the name of regent."
Zheng Chong dared to say what Min Dan said, and he said it very easily. As expected, even Xia Houxuan nodded slightly.
All members of the Queen Mother Guo's family are dead. Those members of the Guo family are just uncles and cousins, and their relationship does not seem to be very close. What's more, the wealthy families in Xiping, Liangzhou, have always been unpopular in Luoyang, and it is difficult for their relatives to gain influence. .Empress Dowager Guo is also a queen canonized by the Ming Emperor. She should have some reasons to be willing to protect the Cao family?
Xia Houxuan turned his head and said in a deep voice to Zhuge Dan: "When Yangzhou first launched its army, the official holiday was also in Shouchun. How did the Queen Mother get to Shouchun?"
Zhuge Dan pondered for a moment, looked around at the scene on the street, and whispered: "The Queen Mother is hiding in the Dudu Mansion of Yangzhou, living in seclusion. No one has seen her before. She suddenly disappeared in Luoyang because Cao Zhaobo and others were about to imprison her in Yongning Palace. It is estimated that the Wang family has been in contact with the Queen Mother by then."
Having said this, the three of them continued walking eastward. After a while, they arrived at the southeastern part of Shangshu Province.
Zheng Chong was going to Dongye Gate, so he stood on the east side and bowed to each other to say goodbye.
When Zhuge Dan bowed his head, he suddenly noticed that the color of the double eaves on the east side had changed. He subconsciously turned his head and saw that the sun had passed through the clouds at some point, and the sunlight suddenly fell down, and the sky and earth became brighter. For a few minutes, it actually made people feel as if they were in a trance, mistaking the afternoon for the early morning.