Chapter 382: Not as good as Luoyang, make up for Cao Ruis regrets
The three small cities were very close to each other, and there were weeping willows on both sides of the connecting road to block the sun in midsummer. Cao Shuang took some personal guards and Ma Jun to the Luoyang base together.
On the way, Cao Shuang looked at these three small towns and sighed with emotion: "Ye City, which was more prosperous than Luoyang in the past, had the prosperity of three towers. It was also the place where Emperor Wu suppressed the rebellion. It is a pity that only a few decades have passed. This Ye City
It has declined again, and its shallow foundation is still inferior to the imperial capital of Luoyang!"
After Cao Cao became the Duke of Wei, he enjoyed the honors of "Praise and Worship" and "Jiuxi", and his daughter became the queen. Everyone felt that the next step would be to change the dynasty.
But most people don't believe that Cao Cao will really become emperor, because that would violate the promise made in the "Book of Rangxian Self-Ming".
However, in April of the 21st year of Jian'an (216), Cao Cao took another step forward and was promoted to King of Wei. When recording this event, the history books used the phrase "Cao Cao promoted himself as King of Wei", which is somewhat
Food for thought.
When Cao Cao was promoted to the title of King of Wei, the procedure must be the same as that of the Duke of Wei. Emperor Xian issued an edict, and it would not be self-proclaimed.
This is not speculation. Emperor Xian did issue such an edict. As usual, this edict was quite long. Most of the previous content is nonsense, and only the last few sentences are quite important: "Now you are promoted to the title of King of Wei.
The imperial censor, Zongzheng Liu Ai, is specially sent to present the seals, black earth, white grass, and the first to fifth golden tiger talismans, and the first to tenth bamboo talismans to invite you to take the throne, and at the same time, please continue to serve as prime minister.
Jizhou Mu."
The envoy sent by Emperor Xian to Ye County was Liu Ai, the Yushi doctor and Zongzhengqing. Liu Ai was also a relative of the Liu family. Having him as the envoy increased the legitimacy of the canonization. Liu Ai brought not only the edict but also the
Two important gifts are the Golden Tiger Talisman and the Bamboo Messenger Talisman.
Mobilizing the army has always been a major event, and it must have a token issued by the emperor, otherwise it will be rebellion. The tokens used to mobilize troops in the Han Dynasty generally include tiger charms, festivals, feathers, edicts, etc. The most solemn of them is the tiger charm, which is made of copper.
There are also gold ones. From the edict, we learned that the golden tiger talismans sent this time were made of gold, and there were five of them in total.
The Bamboo Messenger Talisman is roughly similar to the Tiger Talisman. The difference is that it is made of bamboo. According to Ying Shao's records, it is shaped like an arrow, each five inches long, and has "one, two, three, four, five" written in seal script on it.
and other words,
Use the bamboo talisman to mobilize troops on a small scale, and use the tiger talisman to mobilize troops on a larger scale.
The tiger talisman is small in size, in the shape of a crouching tiger, and is divided into two parts. One half is in the hands of the emperor, and the other half is in the hands of the generals leading the troops. When using it, it depends on whether the two items can be completely closed.
Emperor Xian issued these two things to Cao Cao because Cao Cao, as the king of Wei, also had the nominal power to mobilize troops, that is, the Wei State had independent military power, which was superior to the princes and kings of the Liu family. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Che,
The Liu clan no longer controls troops.
Of course, even the Han court does not actually control any troops now. It is impossible for Cao Cao to go to Xu County to apply for the tiger talisman first every time he mobilizes troops.
It's just a symbolic meaning.
Another message conveyed by Emperor Xian's edict is that after Cao Cao became King of Wei, his original two positions of Prime Minister and Jizhou Mu remained unchanged. In this way, Cao Cao had three sets of teams running at the same time: the Wei Palace, the Prime Minister's Palace, and the Jizhou State Government.
The three sets of teams are all important. Now Cao Cao is not lacking positions, only talents.
The Palace of the Prince of Wei was directly transformed from the Palace of the Duke of Wei, but after the upgrade of the Palace of Wei, the number of internal institutions and personnel increased continuously, making it the most important department for Cao Cao to hold power.
But with the promotion again, there was also political shock.
Some people who originally believed Cao Cao's confession in the "Ling of Rangxian Ziming" also had doubts. In the eyes of those who supported and sympathized with the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's actions were clearly pressing forward step by step, and the Han Dynasty had no way to retreat.
Cao Cao called him Queen of Wei. This suspicion, uneasiness and worry became even stronger. A few people with extreme ideas were not willing to accept it passively. They tried to take desperate risks and contacted those who were dissatisfied with Cao Cao for other reasons to attack Cao Cao.
In the twenty-first year of Jian'an (216), that is, when Cao Cao ascended the throne, a rebellion occurred. The protagonist of the rebellion was Yan Cai.
Little is known about Yan Cai's situation. What position does he hold? Who has he contacted? How confident is he of winning? These are all unknown.
All we know is that he suddenly started an uprising in Ye County and led dozens of his followers to attack the palace gate of the King of Wei in Ye County.
disciples, disciples and subordinates, indicating that Yan Cai not only taught students but also held some positions, but directly attacking the palace gate of the Wei Dynasty with only a few dozen people was tantamount to suicide, and it was impossible without some firm political belief.
do something like this.
Yan Cai's behavior may be to express a political attitude, to die for integrity without regrets, which is the highest pursuit of some Confucian scholars, and there are so many people following him, which shows that their political beliefs are not without followers.
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Yan Cai suddenly launched an attack and took the palace of Wei. It cannot be said that it was not completely threatening. Cao Cao himself was on the Tongque Tower when the incident occurred. He saw the whole process from a high position. Cao Cao found that some people rushed over to fight with the rebels.
Although they were too far away to see clearly, Cao Cao told the people around him that it must be Wang Xiu.
Wang Xiu, who had long served as the commander-in-chief of the Jin Dynasty, was the commander-in-chief of the palace. He was the first to receive the news, and before he had time to mobilize his troops, he led his subordinates who were on duty at the government office to rush to the palace gate on foot to protect the safety of the palace. The main task of the commander-in-chief was
One of the responsibilities is the security of the palace.
Wang Xiu made great contributions to the quelling of the rebellion, and the security and defense functions of the newly completed Tongque Tower were also highlighted.
Compared with the deserted scene in Xudu, the new capital of the Han Dynasty, which was thousands of miles away at that time, Ye County showed a vibrant scene everywhere.
Ma Jun answered: "What the Prime Minister said is that the foundation of Yecheng is indeed poor. It's just a pity that the Bronze Bird Tower built by Emperor Wu is a pity. But there is nothing that can be done. After all, Yecheng is not a long-term residence."
Place,
If you become the emperor, you will have to find a more suitable place to live. Looking at the world, Luoyang is the most suitable place. Presumably, the late emperor also missed the Santai of Yecheng and built the Jinyong City after it, but he did not want to build it.
Jinyong City collapsed a few years later, which must have been a pity in the heart of the late emperor."
Cao Shuang said: "So now I am using Ajiu City and Luoyang Fort to make up for the late emperor's regret. But there is no need to move Jinyong City anymore. There are so many splendid palaces and buildings in it, maybe