The officials buried Cao Cao with golden coffins and silver coffins. Xiahou Shangji, the most outstanding descendant of the Xiahou family, escorted Cao Cao's coffin back to Yecheng.

When Cao Pi heard that his father had passed away, he burst into tears and led officials from all over Yecheng out of the city for ten miles, and hid the road to welcome the arch into the city, and stopped in the side hall. The bureaucrats were filial and gathered to cry in the hall.

Suddenly, one person stood up and said to Cao Pi:

"Please let the prince go to mourn and discuss major issues."

When everyone saw that it was Sima Fu, the son of the Central Concubine.

Sima Fu was Sima Fang's third son, Sima Yi's third brother, and all eight brothers were well-known. He was known as the "Bada" at that time.

Sima Fu has a gentle and kind personality, and is self-reliant with his loyalty and whiteness, and never makes enemies with others.

He was well-informed in classics and history. During the turmoil at the end of the Han Dynasty, he and his brothers still did not forget to study and study by themselves during the migration. He was the most diligent scholar among Sima Bada and was praised by people at that time.

Cao Cao's third son, Cao Zhi, was very literary talent. He selected officials in the Qing Dynasty and appointed Sima Fu as a literary clerk.

Cao Zhi was relied on his talent and Sima Fu always sincerely advised him. Cao Zhi did not accept the opinions at first, and then woke up and apologized to him, but it was too late because Cao Cao had already planned Cao Pi as his heir.

After Cao Cao determined Cao Pi as the crown prince, in order to strengthen his prestige, some outstanding talents were allocated to him, Sima Fu was also among the prince, serving as the prince's son, and instead assisting Cao Pi.

Because of Sima Yi's relationship, Cao Pi looked at Sima Fu differently. After listening to Sima Fu's words, he did not rush to reply and wait for his next words.

Sima Fu continued:

"After the King of Wei died, the world was shocked; we should make the successor king early to calm the hearts of the people."

Since Cao Cao died, the world was not yet determined, and the ministers wanted to support the prince as soon as possible, but no one was willing to be the first to be the leader.

Only Sima Fu's personality, who does not offend others, is not afraid of being criticized.

After Sima Fu proposed it, most officials attached the proposal, and some people raised objections on the spot:

"The crown prince Xuan succeeded to the throne, but he did not receive the emperor's order. How could he do it in a bad way?"

Chen Jiao, the Minister of War, was a staunch supporter of Cao Pi, stood up and retorted:

"The king passed away outside, and the whole world felt panic. The prince should let go of his sorrow and succeed to the throne immediately to stabilize the world. Moreover, the king's other sons are also nearby. If they do not act immediately, someone may have a strange intention to establish himself as king, causing chaos in the order between them. In this way, the country will face a major crisis. As for the lack of the emperor's edict, he can use the order of the Queen Mother Bian to let Cao Pi temporarily inherit the title."

Seeing that there were still many people blocking them in various names, Chen Jiao drew his sword and cut off the sleeve of the robe and shouted loudly:

"Today I will ask the crown prince to succeed the throne. If all officials have objections, take this robe as an example!"

The officials who were able to attend Cao Pi were originally attached to Cao Pi. They did not really oppose Cao Pi's succession, but just put forward various reasons to attract attention and give them a sense of existence.

Seeing Chen Jiao, who held military power, put down his harsh words, the officials were frightened and no longer had any strange words.

Sima Fu and others were about to discuss holding the throne ceremony, but suddenly Hua Xin came from Xuchang and everyone thought the situation had changed and everyone was shocked.

Emperor Xian of Han has always been very dissatisfied with Cao Cao's autocracy. Now that Cao Cao's death is his best opportunity. If he orders others to deposit the throne, he can alienate the Cao brothers and create opportunities for himself to regain power.

At this critical moment, Cao Pi showed his superior knowledge.

Because he was kind to Hua Xin, he knew that Hua Xin would not betray the Cao family. In addition, after repeated purges by their father and son, officials who dared to come forward to defeat Emperor Xian of Han had disappeared. He did not think that any accident would happen, so he ordered Hua Xin to enter and ask for his purpose.

Hua Xin replied respectfully:

"Now that the King of Wei has passed away, the world is shaking. Why not ask the crown prince to succeed to the throne soon?"

Although Sima Fu was the first to propose that Cao Pi succeed to the throne immediately, he was indifferent to fame and fortune. The head of Cao Pi's succession ceremony was Chen Jiao, the Minister of War who held the military power in Yecheng. He stood up and replied:

"Because I didn't have time to wait for the emperor's edict, I decided to make the crown prince the emperor with the order of Queen Bian's clan Ci."

Hua Xin said happily:

"Don't worry, I have already asked for an edict from Emperor Xian of Han here."

With Emperor Xian's edict, Cao Pi's succession to the throne became more legitimate, and everyone excitedly praised his congratulations.

After Cao Pi took charge of the power of the court, Emperor Xian of Han was completely reduced to a puppet. He heard that Cao Cao had passed away. Although he had no rights and had no courage to issue an edict to establish another heir, he was still unwilling to ask him to issue an edict to let Cao Pi inherit the throne.

Although Hua Xin had experienced people and had no loyalty to the Han Dynasty for his own glory and wealth, he had long since cursed Cao Pi. When everyone sent the coffin to Yecheng, he felt that Xuchang had drafted the edict himself and threatened Emperor Xian to issue it.

Emperor Xian of Han was bullied by the Cao family for a long time and had become accustomed to being submissive and had to obey, so he issued an edict to grant Cao Pi the title of King of Wei, Prime Minister, and Governor of Jizhou.

Cao Pei had the edict of Emperor Xian of Han and the imperial edict of the Queen Mother Bian, and there was no longer any suspense when he became Cao Cao's heir.

Cao Pi ascended the throne on the same day and accepted the worship of officials from all over the Wei State.

During the banquet and celebration, a spy suddenly came to report:

"Cao Zhang, the Marquis of Yanling, came from Chang'an, and was only a few dozen miles away from Yecheng.

Although Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he was very conflicted about the arrangements of several brothers.

He neither wants to destroy the beautiful image of his brothers and brothers, nor wants to minimize the threats his brothers to himself.

Therefore, only by seizing their mistakes can we justify the threat. Now Cao Zhang dares to lead troops to the funeral, giving him a reason to deal with him. Cao Pi is unwilling to give up such a good opportunity, so he said to the ministers:

"Brother Huang Xu, usually strong, well-versed in military tactics, and has excellent martial arts skills. Since he was ordered to go to war, he has been invincible and invincible. Now he is bringing troops away. Does he want to use force to seize the throne? If this is true, who can persuade him to retreat? I don't want the tragedy of brothers killing each other before his father's body was cold!"

The counselor Jia Kui stood up and said:

"I am willing to go out of the city to convince the Marquis of Yanling!"

Jia Kui was born in the world, but he was lonely and poor, and he didn't even have cotton pants in winter.

Once, he stayed at his wife and brother Liu Fu's house. After dawn, it started to snow outside and the weather was cold and the ground was frozen. He had to leave in Liu Fu's cotton pants.

Although his family was poor, Jia Kui did not delay his studies and was determined to join the army.

He often plays military games with his uncles and brothers. No matter what rules are set, Jia Kui can understand power and change and win every battle.

His grandfather Jia Xi was knowledgeable and had his own unique insights into military and politics. He once served as the governor of Yuzhou.

He was very surprised when he saw Jia Kui's performance and thought that he was a talent for making, so he taught him all the military books and strategies he passed down from his ancestors, which were as many as tens of thousands of words.

Jia Kui not only memorized the military tactics of tens of thousands of words, but also understood them well.

Later, Jia Kui became an official after his studies and first served as a county official in Hedong County. He was promoted to the magistrate of Jiangyi County for his military merits and was appointed as the prefect of Hongnong.

In the 24th year of Jian'an (219), Jia Kui followed Cao Cao from Chang'an, intending to go through Xiegu to fight against Liu Bei and rush to Hanzhong.

He was ordered to go to Xiegu to observe the situation first, and on the way he met the Shuiheng Duwei was in charge of dozens of prisoners. He believed that the military situation was urgent at that time, so he ordered the execution of one of the most important prisoners and let the rest of the prisoners go.

When Cao Cao learned about this, he praised Jia Kui for his wit and decisiveness, so he took him as his confidant and appointed him as the counselor of the Wei State, and was in charge of military strategies with Xiahou Shang.
Chapter completed!