Thousands of miles away, the capital of Wei is Yecheng.

It was late at night, the lights went out, and everything was silent, leaving only a bright moon hanging alone in the sky.

But at this moment, the study of King Wei's mansion was still brightly lit and kept all night.

Sima Yi, who has been promoted to prime minister, is sitting in a precarious position, writing hard, and looking up at the main seat from time to time.

Sitting on the main seat is the heir of the late King Cao Cao of Wei, the new king of Wei and the prime minister of the Han Dynasty - Cao Pi Cao Zihuan.

Cao Pi is about thirty years old, with starry eyes and thin lips, and a magnificent bearing, but the brows on his forehead are wrinkled from time to time, adding three points of yin vulture for no reason.

At this time, he was wearing a mourning dress, sitting upright on the main seat, one hand gently rubbing his short beard, and the other hand kept lightly buttoning the table in front of him, making a "da", da", da" sound.

It has been three months since Cao Cao's coffin was sent to Yecheng for burial.

Cao Cao left behind a great country with a vast territory, hundreds of thousands of armoured men, and the many contradictions that came with it.

His sudden death was so exciting for careerists; The weak were depressed, and the situation in Wei instantly became turbulent and confusing.

In these three months, Cao Pi in the day was a filial son who wore linen and filial piety; But at night, he turned into His Royal Highness the King of Wei, who was desperate to stabilize the situation.

It is true that Wei had a lot of troubles: the nearest ones were the Gongsun clan in Liaodong, the tyrant Zang Ba between Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and the far ones were Liu Bei, who seized Yizhou, and Sun Quan, who occupied Jiangdong and Jingzhou.

But in Cao Pi's view, none of these threats are the most important.

The real danger comes from within - for his succession, there are voices of opposition one after another, there are voices supporting the rule of Han Tianzi, and there are also voices supporting Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang's ascension.

The so-called outside must first be settled inside, the quick knife must cut the chaos, and the internal strife is not eliminated, how can we talk about sweeping the world?

When it comes to eloquence, he thinks that he is not as good as his father Cao Cao; But when it comes to being meticulous, he asks himself if he is not half the way behind anyone.

Seeing the moves, within a few months, he successively named Dazhong Doctor Jia Xu as the Tai Lieutenant, the Imperial Envoy Doctor Hua Xin as the Xiangguo, and the Dali Wang Lang as the Imperial Envoy Doctor.

These are the old ministers left behind by his father Cao Cao.

After this sealing, now they are not only important ministers of the Han Dynasty, but also loyal ministers of the Wei State, they do not take the lead in supporting the Han, who else dares to jump out and talk nonsense?

As a result, at least during Cao Cao's funeral, all the ministers and ministers of all sizes submitted to the new King of Wei, and there was no major rebellion in the country.

Cao Pi then ordered his brothers to return to their respective fiefdoms, and sent special supervisors to monitor them. This is equivalent to putting the brothers who may compete for the throne under house arrest in their respective fiefdoms.

This strategy can be described as a salary draw from the bottom of the kettle, so the forces that supported Cao Zhi and Cao Zhang died down and fell silent.

The two strategies came out together, and the young people in China were silent, and the new and old powers were smoothly transferred.

At this time, Cao Pi was in power, but he still couldn't breathe a sigh of relief, because there was a more difficult problem to be solved.

The two core forces that have supported Cao Wei to this day, the Ruying family and the Qian Peiwu people, are not only facing the replacement of talents, but also facing competition and disharmony.

Cao Pi knew very well that the Cao family relied on these two factions to get started. In his father's time, there was a clear division of labor between the two factions, with the Ruying family in charge of logistics and internal affairs, and the military power of the Qian Peiwu people.

But there are quite a few guys at both ends of the Ruying family, such as Xun Yu - that is the leader of the previous generation of the Ruying family.

So his father has always had an inconspicuous suppressive attitude towards the Ruying family: first, military power is an untouchable prohibition for the Ruying family; Second, the deaths of Kong Rong, Xun Yu, and Yang Xiu are all examples.

But in Cao Pi's view, today's Ruying family is no longer what it used to be, and after Xun Yu's death, the Ruying family gradually united around the new generation of leaders, Chen Qun.

Under the leadership of Chen Qun, the Ru Ying family made great contributions in the process of his ascension.

Now that he has won the competition for power, it is understandable that these families who have supported him want to get a higher position in the new regime.

However, Cao Pi did not want to favor one over the other and alienate the martial artists.

Although he hated Cao Zhi, who competed with him for the crown prince, and even hated other brothers, the uncle and brother of the Xiahou clan and the Cao family were always the most powerful pillars of the Cao Wei regime.

It's just that Xiahoudun died just two months after being worshiped as a general; Cao Hong slammed the door to the extreme, and didn't mention it; Among the people in the clan who can still act as the Optimus Pillar, Cao Ren is the only one.

Therefore, it is urgent to push Cao Xiu, Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang and a few other clan partners who have played with him since childhood to the stage to the stage.

The new dynasty must have their place.

A few days earlier, Cao Pi had already thrown the problem of appeasing the Ruying family to the newly promoted Chen Qun, who was willing to compensate in any way except military power.

Tonight, he summoned Sima Yi precisely to discuss how to smoothly transition military power from the hands of the older generation of generals to the hands of the new clan generals.

The two had been sitting and discussing all night, and Sima Yi had successively transformed the words in Cao Pi's mouth into edicts to be issued.

At this time, Sima Yi finally put down the brush in his hand and said: "The edict of the King of Wei has been drafted by the ministers and is about to be presented to His Highness." ”

Cao Pi waved his hand, shook his head and said, "No need." Zhongda's talent is known to you, you read it, and you listen to it. “

When Sima Yi heard this, he gently blew the ink on the bamboo slip that had not dried, and bowed down and said:

"Cao Ren has meritorious service in protecting the country, worshiped as a general of the chariot cavalry, commanded the military of Jing, Yang, and Yizhou, entered the Marquis of Chen, and increased the city by 2,000 ......"

"Moved Cao Xiu to be the general of Zhennan, and on the holiday, he supervised the military and stationed in Zhaoling County, Runan County, to resist Sun Quan's ......"

"Xiahou Shangfu Xianwang's coffin is meritorious, he seals the Pingling Pavilion Marquis, worships the scattered cavalry, and moves to the ...... of the army"

Reading this, Sima Yi suddenly paused.

Cao Pi waited for a while, raised his eyes and asked, "What about Zidan (Cao Zhenzi), why don't you read it?" ”

Sima Yi sighed, hugged his fists and said: "Although Cao Zhen is brave and relied on by the previous king, he is only an adopted son after all, and his blood is thin, so he is suddenly promoted, and he is afraid that there will be tricks." “

Cao Pi frowned and said: "He is Gu's sibling brother, and he is Gu's most trusted person...... Zhongda, in your opinion, how should this be? ”

Sima Yi thought for a while, got up and hugged his fists and said: "As early as when the first king was alive, Yan Jun of Wuwei County, Heluan of Zhangye County, Huang Hua of Jiuquan County, Lu Yan of Xiping County and others once raised the county rebellion, called themselves generals, and attacked each other. This year, His Royal Highness reinstated Liangzhou, and took the stability of Zou Qi as a stabbing history, but these distant people refused to recognize it, and Zhang Jin of Zhangye County even hijacked Taishou to rebel in Jiuquan, and led the army to prevent Zou Qi from going to work......"

Therefore, the minister thought that although Liangzhou was chaotic, it was the place where heroes could be used. His Royal Highness can send Cao Zhen to guard Liangzhou, once he has military merits, it is not too late to be promoted, and he can also block the mouth of the world. ”

When Cao Pi heard this, his frowning brows finally relaxed, and he couldn't help but say, "It's still Zhongda who thinks thoughtfully." Well, immediately, with the truth as the general of Zhenxi, the fake festival, the military of Yong and Liangzhou. ”

When Sima Yi heard this, he was taken aback.

The festival represents the identity of the emperor, and all the envoys who hold the festival represent the emperor in person, symbolizing the emperor and the country, and can exercise the power to kill.

It was enough for the King of Wei to give this privilege to Cao Xiu, who was also a clan, but he also gave this privilege to Cao Zhen, who had a weaker blood relationship, which shows that Cao Zhen's status in the heart of the King of Wei is really the same as that of the clan.

In this way, from the three auxiliary counties of Wei to the four counties of Hexi, Cao Zhen has the greatest power, and even the famous ministers Zhang Ji and Su Ze will be under his control.

Sima Yi didn't have time to think about it, and brushed down the pen.

After writing it, he suddenly heard Cao Pi looking at the south and sighed: "If Zidan can open up the Western Regions and reset the Western Regions Changshi Mansion; If Wenlie (Cao Xiu) can defeat Sun Quan, it would be good for him to send his son hostage. You must know that not only do they need credit, but they also need the great merit of opening up a vast territory and coming from all over the world......"

Sima Yi looked up, but saw that Cao Pi's face gradually showed a stern look, and said hatefully:

"Less than a month after my father's death, that Liu Xie actually changed the year name to 'Yankang' without authorization, and he didn't change it early or late, but he ...... at this time."

Sima Yi bowed down and said with relief:

"Your Highness is angry. Although the Han court is declining day by day, the hundred-legged insect is dead but not stiff, the Han Emperor is still full of officials, and there are still a group of die-hard people trying to reverse the mandate of heaven, and changing the yuan 'Yankang' is just one of their means to test His Highness. Your Highness, don't fall for it. ”

Cao Pi was even more angry when he heard this:

"Do they think that their father is gone, so they can let them knead it? Hmph, it's too easy to think about! As long as the loneliness calms down the internal and external troubles and establishes enough meritorious deeds, it will be the day when these people will regret it! ”

As one of the four friends of the prince, Sima Yi has known Cao Pi for many years, so he naturally knows what he said.

But this is a big rebellion after all, he bowed down and was silent, not daring to answer, and the atmosphere was a little deadlocked for a while.

Cao Pi also realized his gaffe, turned around, smiled apologetically, sighed again, and said quietly:

"This matter is already on the bow and has to be sent. Even if Lone is willing to be a loyal minister and filial son, the minister around Lone will not agree, and the minister around Liu Xie will not agree! Zhong Da, you should understand that this is the only way for my Cao clan to survive......"

"It's time to show your attitude!" Cao Pizheng was feeling in his arms, Sima Yi raised his head and said, "The minister has always believed in his own vision...... Only those who are willing to serve the destiny of heaven! ”

Cao Pi was stunned when he heard this, and when he came back to the aftertaste, a relaxed smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he said in his heart:

"There are still a group of people like you around you, after all, you can't be alone!"

After years of companionship, Sima Yi understood that the king in front of him was an indulgent man in his bones, but he had been living in the shadow of his great father before, and had become conscientious, walking on thin ice, accustomed to scheming and trickery, and had always hidden his heart under gentleness and frugality.

But today, there is nothing in the world that can stop him from being happy and revenge.

"This is Zihuan's best years, and for me, it is also the best era."

Thinking of this, Sima Yi couldn't help but laugh.