Great Wei Nengchen

The members of the Hou Mansion have been busy for several days, preparing banquets and writing invitations. They even finished the golden plaque of "Prime Minister of Great Wei's Mansion". They just waited for the promulgation of the imperial decree to celebrate , Set up a ten-day and ten-night running water feast.

Unexpectedly, Cao Pi actually canceled the position of prime minister, and replaced it with Sangong Jiuqing to assist the government. After the imperial decree was promulgated, the government and the public were in an uproar, and the members of the Xiao Group were even more indignant!

Although Xiao Yi is still the Great Sima, he ranks first among the three lords, and is also the first among civil and military officials, but his power, status, and honor are far from being comparable to the prime minister!

What was even more infuriating was that Cao Pi had put a lot of thought into the appointment of officials. In the first step, he appointed his confidant Xin as the order of the minister, and Xin Pi as the servant of the minister, firmly controlling the inner court and further consolidating the imperial power!

The second step is to appoint Wang Lang as Da Situ and Chen Qun as Da Sikong, who are also among the three princes, thus forming constraints on Xiao Yi and dispersing the administrative power in his hands!

The third step is to appoint the clan generals Cao Xiu as the general and Cao Zhen as the general of the hussars to enjoy the treatment of ranking higher than the third prince, so as to disperse the military power in Xiao Yi's hands!

In the fourth step, in addition to the original "Four Signs", "Si'an" and "Four Towns" were added, a total of [-] famous generals, who seemed to be the generals who bestowed favors and rewarded meritorious service.

In fact, this method was used to further disperse the military power, and all the subordinates who were originally subordinate to Xiao Yi were changed to be subordinate to the imperial court and directly obey the emperor's orders. How insidious was their intention?

In the abdication ceremony, it was also said that Cao and Xiao were as close as a family, and they wanted to share the glory and wealth, but they played despicable tricks in a blink of an eye, which is tolerable, which can't be tolerated?

Therefore, the civil and military ministers of the Xiao Group gathered in the Marquis of Wuchou Mansion to discuss a way to fight for the interests of the Great Sima and the entire Xiao Group!

It is a relatively gentle way to unite with all the officials in the court to request Xiao Yi to be made a duke. Some generals with impetuous personalities even proposed to garrison Chang'an and set up their own family!

With Xiao Yi's lofty prestige, he had no choice but to ascend to the top, and the soldiers and horses in the world could pull away fifty-six out of ten. At that time, let alone a duke, why not even establish himself as a king?

Thinking about it a step further, taking advantage of the fact that Cao Wei had just established his empire, and the foundation was not yet solid, he would first occupy Chang'an and then seize Luoyang. A prime minister!

Of course, with a family of thousands of people and only one person in charge, Xiao Yi had to decide whether to be named a duke or to set up his own family!

"Hehe, everyone, please be safe and don't be impatient, it's just a small reward, there are not many, nothing is not much, do we still lack this thing?

Now that the new dynasty has just been established, the people of the world have settled their minds, so don't talk about establishing your own family. No matter when, this country cannot be divided!

Everyone works hard, saves food and grass, trains soldiers and horses, and further strengthens the national power. It is true that Bashu and Jiangdong will be wiped out as soon as possible. Before I can walk with crutches, I must complete the great cause of reunification! "

Xiao Yi patiently persuaded everyone, there was no trace of anger in his words, this was not pretending, but he was really not angry, because the position of prime minister, duke, or king was meaningless to him.

The reason why I have power over the world is not the official position of Da Sima, nor the title of Marquis of Wuchou County, but the Xiao Group, which was established by myself with more than 20 years of painstaking efforts, and I am the soul and master of this group!

Cao Pi refused to grant rewards, and was on guard everywhere, but he could not shake his own power. To put it bluntly, even if he is a commoner, as long as he gives an order, he will still stir up troubles in the world!

Wang Lang is narrow-minded, Chen Qun has a limited structure, Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen have been defeated repeatedly, and they don't even have the ability to stand on their own. Relying on these four people to restrict themselves is tantamount to a dream!

As long as I do a little bit of tricks, I can play these four people to death. What I really need to guard against is Sima Yi, who is insidious and cunning. skin!

Fortunately, Cao Pi relied heavily on this person, but he didn't trust him. He only appointed a small admonishment doctor. As long as this "Zhonghu" didn't control the military power, he couldn't make a big storm.

It can be seen from this that although Cao Pi's literary and military strategy is not as good as his father's, his treacherous tactics are no less inferior. Good luck!

Calculated in this way, an imperial decree will be sent soon, giving him a big praise, and giving him a few flashy titles, one is to appease the anger of the Xiao Clique, so as not to cause internal division of the Cao Wei regime; the other is to play with the balance The art of consolidating the imperial power to the greatest extent!

"Report to Master Sima, Shang Shu Ling-Xin Ping has come to pass on the imperial decree!"

"Oh, it really is here, let Huang'er go out to meet her!"

"promise!"

Ordinary people have to bathe and change clothes to welcome the imperial decree, open the middle door, set up incense tables, and the whole family kneel and kowtow to show their supreme respect for the imperial power, and they have to prepare a generous gift for the envoy!

Xiao Yi did not move, but let the second son Xiao Huang go out to greet him, until Xin Ping walked into the hall with the imperial decree in his hand, Xiao Yi then stood up, it was a little face for the emperor.

The rest of the civil and military officials refused to be entrusted, so they had to kneel on the ground and listen, wondering what official positions the emperor awarded, could they still be comparable to the prime minister?

"His Majesty the Great Wei Emperor issued an edict saying: With a humble body, I am entrusted to the people of Zhaomin. I only rule the world with literature, and fight chaos with military force. I rely on the protection of the emperor and the empress, and I get the assistance of my ministers. Work hard to rule, in order to achieve great rule!

Now there is the great Sima Xiao Yi, who has assisted my father and son for two generations, fought on the battlefield, quelled disasters, fulfilled his duties, and made outstanding achievements repeatedly.

Today, Xiao Yi is granted the title of Taishi, bestowed with Jiuxi, in charge of Baiyan Huangyue, and enjoys the privilege of "sword on the temple, and see the king without worship". pet! "

The first year of Wei Huangchu - spring, the ninth day of the first month!

Even though Cao Pi was afraid of Xiao Yi, Chen Qun naturally didn't dare to say anything more, so he stood on the hall and read out the imperial decree aloud, it turned out that he wanted to make Xiao Yi the Grand Master!

Taishi, an ancient official, also known as Taizai, was in charge of state governance. He was the head of the six officials in ancient times. During the time of King Zhou of Yin, Jizi was the Taishi. Be polite to him!

The grand master assists the emperor and governs the world. At the same time, together with the grand master and the grand protector, they are collectively called the "Three Masters of the East Palace". They have the accusation of teaching the prince, so they are also called the head of the emperor's masters!

However, in the Qin and Han Dynasties, although the official position of Taishi was retained, it gradually became an honorary title. It was above the Sangong Jiuqing, but it didn't have much power!

After Cao Pi proclaimed himself emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty, he didn't confer the title of crown prince, so naturally he didn't need the emperor's tutor. The conferment of Xiao Yi as the grand tutor in this way is just an extra salary and an extra halo on his head, which has no practical significance!

But no one can do otherwise, the grand master is very honorable, and his treatment is not lower than that of the prime minister, let's talk about 'Jia Jiuxi! '

Tin, in ancient times, the word 'gift'.

Jiuxi is the nine kinds of ritual utensils given by ancient emperors to princes and ministers with special honors.

These sacrificial utensils are usually only used by the emperor, and they are rewarded to courtiers to show special favor, but the meaning of form is far greater than the value of use. When Cao Cao entered Weigong, he was treated like Jia Jiuxi!

Cao Pi is telling Xiao Yi that although I did not make you a Duke, it is a great honor to enjoy the same etiquette and treatment as a Duke!

And Xiao Yi saw that Cao Pi was never polite, and the privileges of "walking on the sword, not worshiping the king" are not so much about giving the former a great reward, but rather protecting the face of the latter!

It seems that Cao Pi really bothered, he wanted to add officials to Xiao Yi to show that he would not forget the merit of assistance, but he could not give him real power, so as not to threaten his throne, so he had such an imperial edict!

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for the reward. I am grateful for Wushou. Your Excellency has worked hard for you. How about sitting down and drinking a few glasses of wine?"

"Hehe, the official must drink wine, but don't rush it for a while, please come out, Mrs. Sima, and all the young masters and ladies. Your Majesty will give them other rewards!"

"Oh, come here, ladies and gentlemen, please come to the lobby and call all the children!"

"promise!"

After the imperial decree was read out, Xiao Yi thanked him verbally, but he didn't express anything else. He just asked Xin Ping to sit down and have a drink. Unexpectedly, the latter refused and took out another imperial decree!

After a while, the eldest lady Cao Jie came with her whole family, even the baby in her arms, including the little queen, Da Qiao, and Xiao Qiao sisters. It seems that someone is not honest, not only stealing fragrance Stealing jade, there is also a twin flower blooming!

In Cao Pi's second imperial decree, Cao Jie, the second sister, was named the eldest princess of Changli, with [-] households in the city, and a car with eight treasures, a team of court drums, and a set of court ceremonial guards to show honor and favor. The wife also has rewards, including sisters Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, but the little queen is left out, whether it is intentional or unintentional!

Among the Xiao family's children, the eldest son Xiao Xuan is going to inherit the title, the second son Xiao Huang already has a county fief, and the third son Xiao Zhan is fighting for the position of the Great Chanyu on the grassland. Except for these three, the rest are all Canonized!

The second son, Xiao Yao, is Du Yang Tinghou!

The fourth son, Xiao Qi, is the Marquis of Qianyang Pavilion!

The sixth son, Xiao Feng, is the Marquis of Yongshou Pavilion!

The seventh son, Xiao Chou, is the Marquis of Zhangwuting!

The eighth son Xiao Fu is - Gongqiu Tinghou!