In the first year of Yankang (220), Emperor Chan Rang of the Han Dynasty, Cao Wei became the first emperor of the Wei Dynasty, that is, Emperor Wen of Wei in later generations.

【Congratulations from all directions】

After Cao Pi succeeded the king of Wei, it was generally smooth sailing. The kings of Hui, Fuyu, Shanyu, Yanqi, and Khotan all sent envoys to pay tribute. Sun Quan also sent envoys to offer gifts. Shu general Meng Da led his troops to surrender. Yang Fu, the king of Wudu, led his people to join him, and Cao Pi made him live in Hanyang County.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty ordered the King of Wei to posthumously present the emperor's ancestor Taiwei Cao Song as the prince, and his wife Ding called the queen and named the son of the king of Wei, Cao Rui, as the Marquis of Wude.

At the same time, some small rebellions were also put down, and the bandits Zheng Gan and Wang Zhao in Feng Yi's area led their subordinates to surrender and were canonized as liehous. Huang Hua, a native of Jiuquan, and Zhang Jin, a native of Zhangye, all held the county Taishou rebelled, and Jincheng Taishou Su crusaded against Zhang Jin, and Zhang Jin was beheaded. Huang Hua surrendered.

In addition, auspicious rui is also not uncommon, Cao Pi was born in the county of Huanglong reappeared, Rao'an County reported the appearance of white pheasants, Shiyi County reported a large group of phoenixes Xiangji.

[Those who represent the Han, when Tu Gao also]

"Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye" This is a proverb that was widely circulated in the Han Dynasty and the Han Dynasty. In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, those careerists were very interested in this sentence, and Yuan Shu was a typical representative of that year.

When Cao Pi was preparing to replace the Han Dynasty, a Tai Shi Cheng named Xu Zhi quoted a proverb and said: "When you are a high-ranking person, Wei Ye; Like Wei, the two views are also. The Taoist and tall Wei, the Wei contemporary Han. ”

Originally, there were usually two tall platforms in front of the ancient palaces and ancestral temples, and there were floors on the platform, leaving a vacant place between the two platforms, this kind of building was called que or double que. Xu Zhi said that "when the painting is high", it is exactly this thing. It is also called "Xiangwei". So it proves that Wei Daihan is the "will of heaven".

【Cao Wei Daihan】

At the end of the first year of Yankang (220), Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty summoned hundreds of civil and military officials to pay tribute to the ancestral temple of the Han Dynasty because the people's hearts belonged to Wei. The imperial envoy Zhang Yin was sent to hold the talisman and the jade seal to give the throne to the King of Wei. In the book of fate, it is written: "King Shierwei: The destiny of heaven is impermanent, and it belongs only to the virtuous. The fortunes of the Han Dynasty declined, the world was in a state of disorder, the throne passed to me, the world was in chaos, and it was on the verge of subversion and collapse. Fortunately, King Wu of Wei was brave and brave, saved the danger, made China peaceful, and protected the safety of my ancestors' temples, and the people of the whole country had to be grateful for King Wu's generous gifts. Now you inherit the cause of the previous king, carry forward the noble character, complete the great cause of civil and military affairs, and carry forward the magnificent achievements of your father. The emperor has a spirit to help me recognize my mission and respectfully give up the throne to you. You should respectfully accept the great gift and enjoy all the nations in obedience to the destiny of heaven. So he built an altar to worship the heavens in Fanyang.

On October 28, Cao Pi, the king of Wei, ascended the altar and accepted the concession of the throne, and all the civil and military officials accompanied him on both sides. Afterwards, the king of Wei went down to the altar and returned after participating in the great ceremony of burning fire to sacrifice heaven and earth. The name of the year was changed to Huang Chu, and amnesty was given to the world.

When Cao Pi was called emperor, he was still more polite to Liu Xie, and said to Liu Xie: "The good things in the world, I can enjoy them with you." At that time, Cao Pi's sister Cao Jie was the queen of the Han Dynasty, and she controlled the jade seal, and she was unwilling to hand it over to Cao Pi.

However, after all, the jade seal is just a symbol, and there is no way to change the general trend, Cao Jie still has to hand it over in the end, when Cao Jie held out the jade seal, and the messenger was preparing to respectfully catch it. Cao Jie threw the jade seal to the bottom of the steps, hid his face and cried bitterly: "Heaven will not bless you, you will not die well." The messengers did not dare to look at her, so they picked up the jade seal, dusted it, took it and ran away. Cao Jie reigned for a total of seven years as the empress of the late Han Dynasty. After Cao Pi seized the throne, Empress Cao was the Duchess of Shanyang.

Emperor Wen of Wei posthumously presented the emperor ancestor as the crown prince, his father King Wu as the emperor of Wu, and respected the queen mother as the queen mother. Each man was awarded a first-class title, and each of them was awarded a second-class title for his father, the latter, and Xiao Di Li Tian (in the Han Dynasty, "Xiao Di Li Tian" was used as an honorary title to refer to filial piety to parents, respect for elder brothers, and hard work in farming). The princes and kings of the Han Dynasty were named the Marquis of Chongde, and the princes of the Liehou were named the Marquis of Guanzhong. The Fanyang Pavilion in Yingyin was changed to Fanchang County, and the titles were different. Xiangguo was renamed Situ, Yushi Dafu was renamed Sikong, Fengchang was renamed Taichang, Lang Zhongling was renamed Guangluxun, Dali was renamed Tingwei, and Danong was renamed Dasi Nong. There are also many changes to the county. He also awarded the jade seal of the original Wei State to the Xiongnu Nandan Yu Huchuquan, and rewarded him with a green cover car, a ride, a sword, and a jade jue.

【Dedication to the Emperor's Funeral】

On November 1 of the first year of the Huang Dynasty (220), Cao Pi honored Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty as the Duke of Shanyang, and took 10,000 households in Shanyangyi, Hanoi County as his fiefdom, using the calendar year name of the Han Dynasty, he could use the etiquette of the Son of Heaven to worship the heavens, and he did not need to be called a minister, and the imperial court could share the sacrifices when the sacrifice ceremony was held in the Taimiao; He also named the four sons of the Duke of Shanyang as liehous.

In the second year of Emperor Qing Long of Wei Ming (234 years), in March Gengyin (April 21), Liu Xie's life was finally dying, and Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming led his ministers to cry and sacrifice in person. In August, Renshen was buried in the Zen Mausoleum with the rites of the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty. He was called the Emperor of Filial Piety.

【The End of the Eastern Han Dynasty】

In 220 AD, the last year of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the year was the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an, and Cao Cao, the founder of Cao Wei, died at this time; This year was also the first year of Yankang, marking the advent of the Cao Pi era; This year was the first year of the early Huang dynasty, marking the official fall of the Eastern Han Dynasty and the establishment of the Cao Wei Empire.

During the Warring States Period, Zou Yan, a yin-yang artist, put forward the theory of "the end of the five virtues" and used it to explain the rise and fall and change of dynasties. The theory of the Five Virtues comes from the widely circulated theory of the five elements of yin and yang, and the so-called "five elements" are the well-known metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. Since the Han is the virtue of fire, according to the theory of the five virtues, fire gives birth to the earth, so the Han people must be the virtue of the earth. Therefore, the year name of Emperor Wen of Wei Cao Pi is "Huang Chu", indicating that he is Tude and can be called emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty.

Historically, Cao Pi's use of the Chan Dynasty to complete the change of dynasty was quite a clever strategy, and he showed the world that the power of the Great Wei Dynasty was not robbed, but given to me by the emperor of the Han Dynasty. Although it was Cao Pi who forced Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty to abdicate the throne in the Han and Wei dynasties, it still conformed to the spirit of benevolence and the principle of etiquette in ancient China. It only ended the power of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, the smallest cost of ancient society, in exchange for a smooth transfer of power. Compared to the widespread carnage brought about by the Tangwu Revolution, the bloodshed and sacrifices were undoubtedly much less.

There are many characters who learned from Cao Pi and usurped Han in later generations, the most recent is Sima usurping Cao, and there is Zhao Song Dynasty Zhou in the distance, which shows the great influence of Cao Wei and Han. Soon after Cao Pi became emperor, Liu Bei also proclaimed himself emperor in Chengdu, inherited the Han Dynasty, founded Shu Han, and then Sun Quan finally chose to be emperor.