Great Wei Nengchen

Second, Queen Mother Bian was also one of the important reasons why Chang'an and Luoyang did not go to war. The old queen returned to the west on a crane that day, and it was probably the time when Xiao and Cao's swordsmen met!

And Cao Pi knew in his heart that if ten of them were tied together, they would not be Xiao Yi's opponent on the battlefield, so this was not only a filial piety to his mother, but also a talisman of filial piety to Cao Wei!

"Well, why am I so haggard?"

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon body!"

"Hey, let's get another cup of ginseng soup!"

"But Your Majesty, you have already drank four cups today. The imperial doctors have repeatedly told you that the medicine for tigers and wolves should not be used too much!"

"No need to say too much, take the ginseng soup!"

"According to the order!"

Served by several eunuchs, Cao Pi simply washed up and changed into a brand new five-claw golden dragon robe. When he was correcting his clothes in front of the bronze mirror, he was startled by the figure inside!

I am only 33 years old this year, and it is the peak of a man's energy and physical strength, but what is reflected in the mirror is a man with dim eyes, sluggish spirit, and even gray hair. He looks at least in his fifties.

I remember the Empress Dowager’s 12th birthday last year. I sat opposite Xiao Yi. The other party was [-] years older, but he looked like he was in his early thirties. His eyes were sharp and energetic, and he didn’t have any fat on his body. Got thick calluses!

Undoubtedly, with Xiao Yi's physical condition, he could leap on the horse and cut heads with his sword at any time. His majesty remained the same as before, but he was haggard like this. If the two sides were exhausted, he must have taken the first step.

At the same time, Cao Pi also thought of a person, that is, Liu Xie, the prematurely aging Liu Xie who had been tortured in the palace for more than [-] years. With a smile, I finally realized...the throne is really not easy to sit on!

"Your Majesty, the ginseng soup is ready!"

"Ok!"

After eating a large bowl of thick old ginseng soup, Cao Pi closed his eyes for a while, and asked a few confidant eunuchs to help him pull out the obvious white hair on his head, and looked in the mirror again, and he really felt much younger !

He didn't look like a person in his 50s, at most he was in his 40s, and there was a bit of radiance in his eyes, so he let out a long sigh and went straight to Renshou Palace!

Luoyang City was built by Xiao Yi single-handedly. He gave up the arbitrary and chaotic architectural style of the Qin and Han Dynasties, and changed it to a new layout method with lines on the central axis and symmetrical left and right!

The imperial city is located in the center of Luoyang. It has a rectangular shape as a whole, with 720 steps from north to south and 360 steps from east to west. It is surrounded by three-foot-high walls and a ten-foot-wide moat outside.

The buildings in the imperial city are divided into two parts: the former dynasty and the later court. The center of the former dynasty is Taiji Hall, Liangyi Hall, and Chengqing Hall.

The center of the inner court is Xingqing Palace, Zhaoyang Palace, and Renshou Palace, collectively referred to as the Housan Palace. It is the main palace where the emperor, empress, and queen mother lived. There are more than 50 large and small palaces, and more than 6000 houses are separated along the central axis. It is extremely symmetrical, with carved beams and painted buildings, beautiful and magnificent, fully embodying the majesty of the royal family!

Anyone who entered the imperial city for the first time was shocked by its magnificence, especially when the Huns and Qiangdi envoys paid tribute, they were so frightened that they didn't know which leg to take. The lambs born are obedient and obedient!

And Cao Pi's favorite thing is to sit on his dragon chair, look down at the entire imperial city, and enjoy the feeling of being high above. The fun is greatly reduced.

Only those who hold the heaven and the earth in their hearts and look up to the universe can design such a majestic imperial city. I am not one ten thousandth as good as others!

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"Unfilial son Huan, please pay respects to your mother!"

"Ahem!—Get up, Your Majesty!"

"Thank you mother!"

In the dormitory of Renshou Palace, Empress Dowager Bian was lying on her side on a soft couch, her face was pale and almost bloodless, one hand was tightly covering her heart, and she coughed a few times. There are constant people and medicines all the time!

Empress Dowager Bian has just passed her sixtieth year, and she usually pays attention to the way of keeping in good health. Her body has always been very healthy. As for the cause of her illness, I don't even know it--worrying about the country and family, exhausting effort!

Cao Pi walked into the dormitory, knelt down and kowtowed, and looked at the imperial doctors around him. The latter all nodded slightly to show that there was nothing serious. Cao Pi finally let go of his hanging heart. Now the foundation of the Great Wei Empire is not stable. This picture There must be no accidents with the 'talisman'!

"The concubine kowtows to His Majesty!"

"The younger brother kowtows to His Majesty, long live, long live!"

……

In the dormitory, besides the imperial doctor and the court ladies, there were two people standing, one was the empress of Zhenggong of the Great Wei Dynasty - Zhen Dao, and the other was King Xiao Huai - Cao Xiong, kneeling down to salute Cao Pi one after another!

As Zhen Dao's daughter-in-law, it is his duty to take care of his sick mother-in-law. It is normal to appear in the bedroom, but it is unusual for Cao Xiong to be here.

Cao Xiong was the fourth son of the Empress Dowager Bian, and he was very well-behaved at ordinary times. Therefore, after Cao Pi ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he named this compatriot's younger brother King Xiao Huai, who owned the fiefdoms of Donglai, Beihai, and Chengyang. The strength is second to none among the princes and kings surnamed Cao!

According to the laws of the country: After the princes and kings took over the feudal domain, they were not allowed to leave the fiefdom for no reason, and they were not allowed to enter the capital, intervene in military and state affairs, or make friends with courtiers.

However, when Empress Dowager Bian was sick, she missed her sons very much, especially the youngest son. Cao Xiong also played many times, asking to enter the court to visit his mother's illness, even if he abolished his throne, he would be willing. Such a sincere and filial behavior is indeed true. It is not easy to refuse!

What's more, Cao Pi's internal and external troubles need the power of the clan's children to counter the two major groups of the Xiao family and the gentry, and Cao Xiong is the head of the princes and kings, and has strong strength, so he is naturally an important target to win over!

Considering the above two points, Cao Pi personally issued an imperial decree, allowing Cao Xiong to enter the court to serve his mother's illness, and he can stay in Luoyang City for a period of time!

"Haha, please hurry up, little brother. With you serving by your side, my mother's health is really good. No wonder some people say that filial piety is the best medicine. It's true!"

"Although my minister has a little bit of filial piety, it is less than one ten-thousandth of His Majesty's. Your Majesty is the most filial son today, and all the subjects in the world should set him as a role model!"

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Cao Pi supported his younger brother with both hands, patted his shoulder to show affection, and praised him greatly, but turned a blind eye to his wife next to him!

It is said that the relationship between the emperor and the empress has been tense since he ascended the throne. Cao Pi never stayed overnight in Zhaoyang Palace, and occasionally went to have a look, but was urged by the Empress Dowager Bian, so he was just pretending!

Cao Pi even wanted to abolish the empress, but he never dared to make an order. As a queen, Zhen Dao did not have the slightest immorality. Even if Cao Pi wanted to depose her, he couldn't find a suitable excuse!

Second, Zhen Dao's direct sister is Xiao Yi's third wife, Zhen Mi. In order to maintain the relationship between Xiao and Cao, this queen cannot be abolished easily!

"Your Majesty looks haggard, you still need to take care of your dragon's body-cough cough!"

"Mother, don't worry, my son has been overworked recently, let the imperial doctor prescribe some warming and tonic medicine, and he will be fine with a little adjustment!"

"That's the best-cough cough, logically speaking, the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, but my mother said something more today, Your Majesty has been on the throne for more than four years, do you want to consider the affairs of the country?"

"This is..."

Next, Cao Pi sat next to the soft couch and chatted with his mother about some homely things, but after talking a few words, he talked about a big event-Li Chu!

Chapter 1680 The vacant crown prince!

Historically, the first emperor of Qin did not confer the crown prince for a long time. Later, on the way of parade after his death, Zhao Gao and Li Si jointly tampered with the imperial edict, bestowed the death of the wise eldest son Fusu, and supported the stupid youngest son Huhai. As a result, the world was in chaos and ruined The mighty Great Qin Empire!

The emperors of later generations took this as a lesson, and the Metropolis canonized an heir as soon as possible after ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor, so as to consolidate the foundation of the country and avoid the occurrence of disasters!

However, Cao Pi has been proclaiming emperor for more than four years, and he has not been canonized as a crown prince. There has been a lot of discussion between the government and the public, and civil and military officials, the emperor's relatives and relatives have repeatedly asked to establish a crown prince as soon as possible to strengthen the foundation of the country, but there is no response!

Those officials who strongly suggested the establishment of a reserve were also denounced one after another. As time passed, no one dared to mention this matter again. I didn't expect that Queen Mother Bian brought it up today. Was it intentional or unintentional?

"Returning to my mother, the crown prince is the foundation of a country. The canonization must be done with extreme caution. Now that the princes are young, it is difficult to distinguish the virtuous from the foolish at the moment. If the crown prince is recklessly appointed, I am afraid that in the future there will be a disaster of abolishing the establishment and causing trouble." Brothers and sisters killed each other, did the mother forget that the Han Dynasty abolished Linjiang King?

So my son was thinking, after the princes grow up and their hearts are stable, then choose one of them who is talented, intelligent, benevolent and loving to be the prince, and then ask a famous teacher to teach him well, so as to ensure that the Great Wei will last forever! "