Mi Han

Chapter 233
The capital of Wei Dynasty, Luoyang.

In the first year of Chuping in the Han Dynasty, Dong Zhuo coerced the emperor of Han to move the capital to Chang'an, and burned Luoyang palaces and houses. The prosperous Luoyang city was completely destroyed.

But in the first year of Jian'an, after Cao Cao gained control of Luoyang, because Luoyang was the former capital of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao spent a lot of manpower and material resources on repairing Luoyang City every year.

Under Cao Cao's continuous repairs all year round, most of the city defense buildings in Luoyang City have been restored to their original state, and even the population in the city has continued to grow due to migration.

Up to this year, although Luoyang has not yet returned to the prosperity of previous years, it is not far from Yecheng in terms of city size and population.

Because of this, Cao Pi set the capital of the empire in Luoyang after he proclaimed himself emperor, and set up the Sili Xiaowei Department.

It's just that although the scale of Luoyang City is constantly recovering, there is still a lot of gap with its heyday.

Especially the Luoyang Palace that the people of the Han Dynasty were proud of before.

The Luoyang Imperial Palace was originally divided into the South Palace and the North Palace.

The damage to Nangong was too serious, so after Cao Pi moved his capital, he no longer planned to repair Nangong.

Before that, he recruited a large amount of manpower and material resources to repair the North Palace and build the Taiji Hall. He adopted a single palace system of "building the pole in the center", which changed the mode of juxtaposition of two palaces in Chinese history.

It's just that although the South Palace in Luoyang has not been repaired, the North Palace alone is already very magnificent and magnificent, which is very suitable as the residence of the emperor.

At this time, in the Xuanming Hall in the Luoyang Imperial Palace, Cao Pi, the emperor of the Great Wei, was wearing ordinary clothes. He was sitting on the throne with a smile on his face, watching two family members in the hall playing a game.

The game is throwing pots.

Tossing pot is not only a game, but also a kind of etiquette.

When the pot-throwing ceremony is held, the two sides take turns throwing arrows without arrows into the pot. Each person has four arrows.

Of course, Cao Pi is the emperor, and in competitive games in the royal family, wine for the loser will not be rewarded for the winner.

Today, when Cao Pi convened a group of family members to launch the competitive activity of throwing pots, he took out a jade belt worn by Cao Cao when he was alive as a reward.

And the two people who are currently competing are two teenagers, but these two teenagers are both people of high status.

One of the teenagers was Cao Rui, the eldest son of Cao Pi.

Cao Rui's mother is the Zhen family, who was the wife of Yuan Xi, the governor of Youzhou. After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, she was accepted by Cao Pi and was very favored. Cao Rui and Princess Dongxiang were born.

Perhaps because of his excellent genes, Cao Rui has been handsome since he was a child, which has attracted admiration. Moreover, he has been smart since he was a child, well-read and knowledgeable, and has a photographic memory.

When Cao Cao was alive, he was very surprised by Cao Rui's intelligence and loved him doubly.

Cao Cao often made him accompany him.At court banquets, he was often asked to stand side by side with his ministers and ministers.

Cao Cao once pointed to Cao Rui, who was not yet ten years old, in front of his officials and said, "I am based on you for three generations."

After Cao Pi became emperor, because Cao Rui was his eldest son, the 15-year-old Cao Rui was named Wu Dehou.

In order to cultivate Cao Rui, Cao Pi specially wrote "Referring to the Attendant Zheng as Marquis of Wude Fu Ling", and personally ordered Zheng, a great scholar who was serving as the attendant at the time, to be called Cao Rui's master, and taught him Confucian classics to show his ambition.

Although the other boy is about the same age as Cao Rui, he is Cao Rui's uncle Cao Yu.

Cao Yu, born of Cao Cao and Mrs. Huan, brother of Cao Chong and Cao Juzhi.

In the 16th year of Jian'an, Cao Yu was granted the title of Marquis of the capital.In the 22nd year of Jian'an, Cao Yu was renamed Luyanghou.

Although after Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor, he was very afraid of Cao Zhang, Cao Zhi and other brothers, and strictly prohibited them from participating in the government.

However, Cao Pi still dotes on Cao Yu, the younger brother who is not a concubine and has a humble temperament.

Because Cao Rui and Cao Yu are similar in age, they have been friends since childhood.

At this time, in the Xuanming Hall, apart from Cao Pi sitting on the throne, there were also many luxuriously dressed men and women sitting on both sides of the main hall.

They are all relatives of the Cao family.

And on the seat closest to Cao Pi, there was a beautiful lady with a temperament like a lotus in water sitting on her knees.

This noble lady is Cao Rui's biological mother, the Zhen family who should have been conferred the title of empress by Cao Pi.

Zhen looked at the young man in the main hall with gentle eyes who looked a lot like her.

That young man is Cao Rui.

Cao Rui seemed to feel that Zhen Shi was looking at him, he turned his head to look at Zhen Shi, and showed her a bright smile on his face.

That smile seemed to say that he would not disappoint her.

After laughing at Zhen Shi, Cao Rui turned around, and after turning around, the smile on his face had disappeared.

Cao Rui slowly raised the clusterless arrow in his hand, and looked at the quiver in front of him with a pair of sharp eyes.

There are already six arrows in the quiver.

According to the rules of throwing pots, Cao Rui and Cao Yu each have four arrows in their hands, and then throw them in turn.

From the six arrows lying in the quiver, it can be seen that Cao Rui and Cao Yu's first three throws were all hits.

Now according to the order, it should be Cao Rui who started throwing arrows.

If Cao Rui can put the last arrow in his hand into the quiver first, then Cao Rui will be the winner.

And that jade belt belonged to Cao Rui in the end.

Cao Rui is bound to get that jade belt.

Since it is a relic of Cao Cao, the meaning of that jade belt is extraordinary to all the Cao family members.

But Cao Rui wanted to get the jade belt, not because of the meaning that the jade belt represented.

He just thought that the jade belt was very beautiful, and he wanted to win it and give it to his mother as a gift.

This is very important to Cao Rui.

Cao Rui held his breath and focused, aiming the arrow in his hand at the quiver a few steps ahead.

The mouth of the quiver is already narrow, and there are already six arrows in the quiver, which makes the narrow mouth almost seamless.

Under such circumstances, it was not easy to put the arrow in his hand into the quiver.

But although Cao Rui had a serious look on his face, he was not worried.

After holding his breath and concentrating, Cao Rui threw the arrow in his hand forward without hesitation.

After the arrow left Cao Rui's hand, it drew a graceful arc in the air, and then fell straight into the quiver under the watchful eyes of everyone in the hall.

The whole process of Cao Rui throwing arrows is done in one go, simply and neatly.

Cao Yu, who was beside Cao Rui, saw Cao Rui throwing the last arrow smoothly, and a look of resignation appeared on his face.

And when the arrow fell into the quiver and made a crisp impact sound, bursts of applause erupted in the hall instantly.

Under the melodious music in the main hall and the cheers of all the family members, Cao Pi, who was sitting on the main seat and witnessed everything, also had a smile on his face.

Now that Mrs. Zhen is not dead, although Cao Pi is not as fond of Mrs. Zhen as he used to be, he has not yet reached the point of loathing him.

Therefore, Cao Pi still loves this eldest son who is highly praised by Cao Cao.

Seeing that Cao Rui had already won the pot throwing competition, Cao Pi smiled so that Cao Rui stepped forward.

Before and after Cao Rui came up, Cao Pi took the jade belt from the servant on the side and handed it to Cao Rui.

When Cao Rui took the jade belt from Cao Pi, he happily ran to Zhen Shi after saluting Cao Pi, intending to present the jade belt to her immediately.

But after Cao Rui came in front of Mrs. Zhen, he glanced at a lady in palace costume beside Mrs. Zhen.

Then he immediately collected his emotions and sat down beside Zhen Shi as if nothing had happened.

And the noble lady in palace costume seemed to have noticed Cao Rui's eyes just now, but she didn't take it seriously.

At present, she is deeply favored by Cao Pi. In the palace, she can be said to be like the wind and the rain. Naturally, she doesn't care about the sudden glance of a young man.

After Cao Pi gave the jade belt as a prize to Cao Rui, he looked at the quiver in the hall, and he began to show eager eyes.

He is in a good mood now.

Before proclaiming himself emperor, Cao Pi actually had worries in his heart.

He was worried that his act of proclaiming himself emperor would lead to a joint crusade by Liu Bei and Sun Quan, but the subsequent developments were as Sima Yi expected.

Now the news of his proclaiming himself emperor has spread all over the world, but Liu Bei and Sun Quan, the two great princes, have not moved at all.

He became self-reliant on behalf of the Han, so what?

Not only that, after the news of his proclaiming emperor spread throughout the world, it also indirectly triggered Meng Da's decision to make a decision to serve in one fell swoop.

Meng Da's move not only allowed him to get the public opinion argument that his destiny belonged, but also gave him a chance to get rid of the scourge of Mi Yang.

How can such things prevent Cao Pi from feeling happy and full of ambition?

He is now the No. 1 winner of the Three Kingdoms.

In fact, if it wasn't for worrying about the bad consequences of rushing, Cao Pi would have sent an edict to Nanyang to inquire about Cao Ren's progress.

It's just that even if he doesn't know the latest progress of Cao Ren's army, Cao Pi doesn't have the slightest worry in his heart.

In Cao Pi's view, there is the enemy's general Meng Da as the internal support, and there are famous generals such as Cao Ren leading the army.

No matter how powerful Mi Yang is, if he does mental calculations or not, in the end, he may only be able to hate the Northwest.

And as long as Cao Ren can defeat Mi Yang, or even capture and kill Mi Yang, then not only will Cao Ren make great contributions, but his prestige will also increase greatly.

This kind of temptation filled Cao Pi's heart with anticipation and excitement.

Under the anticipation and excitement, Cao Pi was even ready to reward the generals in his heart.

If Cao Ren makes great contributions again this time, then worship him as the Great General of Wei.

Cao Pi was very relieved to hand over the military power of the Great Wei to a loyal and capable general like Cao Ren.

In a happy mood, Cao Pi looked at the quiver in the hall and began to itch.

Cao Pi, who was wearing a uniform, was patrolling the brothers in the hall, and finally his eyes fell on one person.

Cao Zhang.

For this same mother and brother whose military achievements are far superior to his, Cao Pi's emotions towards him are a bit complicated.

It's just that compared to Cao Zhi, Cao Zhang and Cao Pi have no feeling of disgust for the time being.

Cao Pi got up from the throne, and he walked quickly into the hall.

Just when he was about to ask Cao Zhang to stand up and throw the pot with him, Chen Qun's figure appeared outside the main hall, holding a memorial in his hand.

Chen Qun's face was full of anxiety, because of the anxiety in his heart, he didn't even have time to take off his shoes when he stepped into the palace gate.

For Chen Qun, who has always paid attention to etiquette, strictness and integrity, this is almost unimaginable.

Even because of the anxiety or fear in his heart, Chen Qun was almost tripped when he stepped into the threshold of the hall.

Chen Qun's various abnormal performances are enough to reflect the shocking content of the memorial in his hand.

When Chen Qun appeared outside the main hall, Cao Pi, who was facing the gate of the main hall, saw Chen Qun immediately.

Naturally, he also saw the strange behavior of Chen Qun just now.

This caused some doubts to appear on Cao Pi's face.

He couldn't understand Chen Qun's personality very well. His behavior today was very disrespectful and abnormal.

As Chen Qun gradually approached, the anxious expression on Chen Qun's face also fell into Cao Pi's eyes.

This made the doubts in Cao Pi's eyes deeper. Could it be that the aliens in the north are restless again?

The report in Chen Qun's hand was based on red, which meant that the report in his hand was an urgent military situation.

After much deliberation, Cao Pi realized that the most likely ones who can take the initiative to attack Wei are the alien races outside the Great Wall.

Until now, Cao Pi is still certain in his heart that Cao Ren will win.

Cao Pi didn't think for long, and Chen Qun had already come to him.

Before and after arriving at Cao Pi, Chen Qun quickly bowed to Cao Pi and said, "Your Majesty! Nanyang Emergency Military Report!"

After hearing Chen Qun say that the military newspaper came from Nanyang, Cao Pi's face was filled with astonishment.

How could it be Nanyang?

From Chen Qun's expression, it can be seen that the military newspaper in his hand must contain bad news.

But how can there be bad news from Nanyang County, it should be good news from Nanyang County.

Looking at the anxious look on Chen Qun's face, Cao Pi began to have a bad feeling in his heart.

The certainty that Cao Ren would win in his heart began to disintegrate little by little.

This feeling made Cao Pi's heart feel as if it was held tightly by a pair of big hands for an instant.

How could something happen to Nanyang!

After being stunned, Cao Pi quickly reached out and took the military newspaper from Chen Qun's hand.

After holding the general report in his hand, Cao Pi's hand holding the military report trembled a little.

A terrible guess began to devour his heart bit by bit.

At this time, because of Chen Qun's words, the music in the entire hall had stopped.

The Cao clan's relatives in the main hall also shut up and stopped talking very tactfully.

Cao Ren led the Nanyang elite to attack Mi Yang in the west city, and everyone present knew this.

In order to dispel the terrible speculation in his heart, Cao Pi opened the military newspaper under the watchful eyes of everyone in the hall.

When Cao Pi fixed his eyes on the military newspaper in his hand, his expression could no longer remain calm.

His expression quickly changed from astonishment to disbelief, and then to full of grief.

In the end, Cao Pi's face turned into great anger.

Cao Pi threw the military newspaper in his hand to Chen Qun in front of him, and angrily reprimanded him:
"I don't know the life and death of General Cheqi! Where did Mi Yang come from to besiege Wudang with tens of thousands of troops!"

"Where are the tens of thousands of troops of General Cheqi?"

When the terrible guess in his heart came true, it was difficult for Cao Pi to control his emotions.

How proud he was in the past, how angry he is now.

A roar full of the majesty of the emperor resounded through the hall, frightening all the people in the hall to bow their bodies.

Since Cao Pi took the throne, it was the first time that everyone saw him so furious.

(End of this chapter)