Chapter 44 10. Cao Cao made Wei Guogong in Jin Dynasty

On May 8th in the eighteenth year of Jian'an, which happened to be the seventh month after the death of Shang Shuling Xun Yu, the whole city of Xudu was under martial law.All the shops on the street have been closed, and the four streets are desolate.On both sides of the road leading to the palace, the road is padded with loess, and clear water is sprinkled on the street.The side of the road was full of soldiers. They wore helmets and armor, held halberds and spears, and stood upright like pillars.As far as the eye could see, the line of fully armed soldiers was more than 20 miles long.It turned out that today is an auspicious day for the imperial court to hold the coronation ceremony of the Duke of Jin for Prime Minister Cao.

In the Weiyang Palace in the southwest of Xu Capital City, there is a solemn and solemn atmosphere.Above the main hall, civil and military officials lined up in two rows and knelt down.On the Qiongyu platform, Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty sat upright.Beside him, it was Cao Cao who stood proudly with his sword in his arms, and he was not angry and pretentious when he looked down. "...Because the scholars and people of the world admired Cao Cao for his extraordinary achievements, now the ten counties of Wei County, Hedong, Hanoi, Zhao Guo, Zhongshan, Changshan, Julu, Anping, and Ganling in Jizhou are bestowed on Cao Cao, and Cao Cao is granted the title of Cao Cao. For the Duke of Wei. Then give Cao Cao the gift of Xuantu Baimao and Jiuxi as a show of respect. In the territory of Wei, let Wei Guogong rule the ministers and bureaucrats, just like the system of princes and kings in the early Han Dynasty..."

Hua Xin, the new minister, finally finished reading the canonized imperial edict, and declared loudly: "Your Majesty, please crown Prime Minister Cao as the Duke of Wei!" Liu Xie gently opened the multicolored gold-sprinkled brocade box on the imperial case, carefully took out the magnificent Wei Gongxuan crown, held it in his hand, and slowly stood up. But Cao Cao stepped forward, stretched out his hands, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, please slow down, and let the old minister wear it by himself!" When Liu Xie heard the words, his thoughts changed, and he immediately understood.Cao Cao prides himself on being a hero of the world, how could he be willing to let others crown him?If this is the case, it will somewhat damage his majesty.Thinking of this, the corners of Liu Xie's mouth couldn't help twitching suddenly, a helpless wry smile flashed across his pale face, and he had no choice but to hand over Duke Wei's Xuanmian in his hand.

Cao Cao bowed slightly, walked straight past the Wei Gongxuan crown, and stared at it deeply.There are nine strings of beads on the Xuanmian, which is only three strings less than the beads on Liu Xie's crown.But upon closer inspection, the pearls on Wei Gongxuan's crown are all carved from top-quality jade the size of pigeon eggs. gorgeous. He quietly held the Xuanmian and looked at it, but his eyes were filled with crystal clear tears, and his face was also twitching violently.Those shining pearls seem to have become the pair of bright pupils that Xun Yu stared at him deeply before dying...

"Prime Minister Cao, please wear the crown!" Hua Xin reminded hurriedly on the Qiongyu platform. Hearing his voice, Cao Cao gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, slowly put Wei Gongxuanmian on his head, slowly turned around, stood still for a moment, suddenly opened his eyes, and went down to the Qiongyu stage The civil and military officials bent over and knelt down and glanced over in awe. Seeing Cao Cao's solemn and majestic appearance, the officials all kowtowed and shouted: "Wei Gong is a thousand years old!" Cao Cao felt a little flustered for a moment, feeling as if he was rising from the ground, rising, rising, rising above the clouds.There, he looked down at the courtiers who were prostrate on the ground and kowtowed, as if they had become as insignificant as dust...their life and death, their wealth and poverty, everything about them was under his control. .

So Cao Cao grinned slightly again, and smiled deeply, very happily, although the tears between his eyebrows and eyelashes were still fresh... He was immersed in his triumphant ecstasy, but he didn't notice that Sima Yi, the new chief minister of the prime minister's mansion, who was kneeling in a remote corner of the Golden Luan Hall, was slowly raising his eyes from the ground, carefully looking at the hairdress on Cao Cao's head. Crowning Wei Gong's Xuanmian is like looking at a fine product that he personally crafted.There was no surprise in his eyes, no envy, just a hint of pickiness.This crown seems to have been made a little smaller... Its shape should be at least as large as the crown on His Majesty's head today. After the ceremony is over, the official of the Ministry of Rites must be notified in time to replace it with a new one. It must conform to Wei Guogong's identity and status at this time...