Great Wei Nengchen

Historically, the first emperor of Qin died during a parade. Prime Minister Li Si was afraid of causing chaos in the world, so he did not announce the news of the first emperor's death. Instead, he put the body in the car and ordered the team to move on!

It was summer, and Qin Shihuang's body rotted and smelled quickly. In order to deceive people, Li Si and Zhao Gao ordered people to load a basket of abalone on all the accompanying vehicles. There is no way to identify it!

(The ancients called pickled salted fish abalone, which is inherent in the saying of 'living in the place of abalone for a long time without smelling its smell'.)

After returning to Xianyang, Li Si and Zhao Gao announced the news of their death, and then falsely spread the edict of the first emperor to support the incompetent Guhai as the second emperor, which also sounded the death knell of the Great Qin Empire!

Now that Sima Yi said the word 'abalone', the rest of the important ministers immediately thought of this history, and shook their heads to express their opposition:

For one thing, using abalone can indeed cover up the smell of corpses, but this method was used by the ancients, and now it is used again and again. Wouldn’t it be obvious to the world that the emperor of Wei died? The typical place has no silver 300 taels!

Second, abalone can only cover up the smell of the corpse, but it cannot prevent the corpse from decomposing. If you bring a rotting corpse back to Luoyang City, it is a crime of disrespect, and you cannot explain it to the queen mother, queen and new king!

"My lords have misunderstood. The strategy I'm talking about is not to use abalone to cover up the smell of the corpse, but...but...everyone pay attention..."

When Sima Yi whispered his solution, the other five people were dumbfounded. After looking at each other, they all nodded helplessly. There was indeed no solution.

"Your Majesty, I have offended you so much, I hope you are still alive!"

"The ministers are also doing this for His Majesty's sake, and for the sake of the Great Wei, Jiangshan, and the country, so we have no choice but to make a move. Let's do it!"

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After finalizing the method, Cao Xiong, Hua Xin, Wang Lang, Jiang Ji, Sima Yi, and Xia Houcheng knelt on the ground, kowtowed to Cao Pi's body, and explained repeatedly for a while, telling the reason why they had to do so!

Next, the six people worked together to wash Cao Pi's body carefully first, then found a lot of coarse salt, rubbed it back and forth on the body, and rubbed out a thick layer of saline-alkali!

He pried open Cao Pi's mouth and poured several large bowls of mercury into it. Mercury is highly poisonous, but it also has antiseptic effects. Therefore, when terracotta terracotta were buried in ancient times, mercury was often poured into their bodies to make them immortal for thousands of years. , Zong Shi Hu Mausoleum!

Finally, put on clothes for Cao Pi, lay flat on the dragon couch, cover it with a thin quilt, spray a lot of spices, and hang three layers of gauze curtains outside... In this way, from the outside, the emperor seems to be asleep , It can't be seen that it is a dead person at all!

It turned out that Sima Yi's strategy was not to use abalone to cover up the smell of the corpse, but to marinate Cao Pi's body into 'abalone' to prevent it from rotting. In the name of the hot weather, he asked his attendants to get a lot of ice and put them in the dormitory. Inside and outside, further anti-corrosion with low temperature!

But 'abalone' still has a smell, so it can only be used inside and outside the dormitory, so the attendants should use more incense to cover up the fishy smell!

After disposing of the body, it was already midnight. The six of them breathed a sigh of relief, but they didn't dare to rest. They discussed in low voices for a while, and made a specific division of labor:

During the period when the emperor passed away and sent his body back to Luoyang, Wang Lang was in charge of passing on the jade seal of the country and handling the memorials sent from all over the country!

Hua Xin is in charge of the Tiger Talisman Arrow and is in charge of commanding the withdrawal of troops!

Xiahou said that he was in charge of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and was responsible for the protection of the Xinggong and Luanjia. In order to prevent leakage of news, some extraordinary measures could be taken!

For example, several imperial doctors who took Cao Pi's pulse, as well as the confidant eunuchs who served daily life, have been secretly taken away by the tiger and leopard rider, and they have evaporated forever!

Living people have to eat, drink, and scatter. In order not to show any flaws, Cao Xiong is responsible for guarding his brother's body, eating, drinking, and sitting on the toilet on his behalf, trying to make the illusion that the emperor is still alive!

Sima Yi took the initiative to undertake a task, which was to send envoys to Luoyang and Chang'an to secretly report the emperor's death to the Queen Mother, Empress, and Xiao Yi, so that they could prepare for it!

After the arrangements were made, the six of them went separately. If everything goes well, the army will soon withdraw to Luoyang City, announce the emperor's death, and support the crown prince Cao Rui to succeed him according to the edict. , to appease people's hearts, the Wei regime will be able to survive smoothly.

The question is, will everything go smoothly?

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"Da da da!"

At one o'clock, the lights in the palace bedroom were flickering, flickering, Cao Pi was lying on the couch, 'sleeping', while Cao Xiong was pacing back and forth, feeling extremely complicated!

The first grandmother and four brothers, now the eldest brother Cao Pi is gone, the second brother Cao Zhang is gone, and the third brother Cao Zhi has gone to the bitter cold land in Liaodong. I am afraid that he will never set foot in the Central Plains in this life. I am left alone. I feel really lonely. Heartbroken!

However, in addition to mourning, Cao Xiong had other thoughts, and looked at the soft couch from time to time, not at the 'sleeping' brother on it, but at the crown, dragon robe, jade belt, and emperor's sword hanging beside him!

The emperor's attire is fascinating. Cao Xiong walked over several times, stroked it gently with his hand, and wanted to try wearing it on himself, but he didn't dare to do it after all!

Since ancient times, there have been many peeking at the throne, few who dared to fight for the throne, and even fewer who succeeded in winning the throne, and the bones of those losers have built the supreme imperial power!

Cao Xiong has the heart to seize the throne, and has secretly planned for a long time, but when the emperor's brother was dying, he issued a will to pass the throne to his son. Does he still have a chance to come back?

Will, damn it, if only I could replace the name on it with my own!

"Your Majesty!"

"Zhong Da!"

A figure flashed at the door of the dormitory, and Sima Yi walked in like a ghost, holding two secret letters in his hands, including the emperor's death notice and the copy of the edict, which he was going to send to Luoyang and Chang'an respectively!

"Report to Your Majesty, the secret letter has been prepared, I am here to ask for instructions, when should I send it out?"

After bowing and saluting, Sima Yi handed over the two secret letters to Cao Xiong. In fact, everyone had discussed it before. After the secret letter was written, they sent it out as quickly as possible.

Sima Yi is so smart, how could he do such a stupid thing? Was the real intention of doing this, not to ask when the secret letter will be sent, but whether to send it?

If the secret letter is sent out, Prince Cao Rui will ascend the throne smoothly, Empress Zhen will be promoted to Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager Bian will be promoted to Empress Dowager, Xiao Yi will take over the military and political power as chief assistant, and the rest of the civil and military ministers will return to their positions... As for Cao Xiong? , is to return to the Qingzhou fief and continue to be a prince!

On the contrary, if Cao Xiong doesn't want to be a vassal king again, these two secret letters cannot be sent out, and there must be some "actions" tonight.

"What good strategy does Zhongda have, and how sure is it?"

Cao Xiong naturally understood the deep meaning, and after pondering for a moment, he burned the two secret letters to ashes with a lamp, and then clenched the sword at his waist, signaling that he had made up his mind to rebel!

There is no way, the temptation of the throne is too great, even if it is dangerous to do so, or even doomed, I have to give it a go!

"At present, only six people know about the death of the emperor, as long as these six people work together, the world can be turned around!

General Xiahou and Xiaguan were related by marriage, and his father was killed by Xiao Yi, Xiaguan was sure to persuade him to be loyal to the King!

Both Hua Xin and Wang Lang were born in noble families, and they have always been greedy for glory and wealth. As long as they promise them great benefits, the lower officials are sure to persuade them to be loyal to the king!

Only Jiang Ji, who is upright and has a good personal relationship with Xiao Yi, is afraid that he won't submit obediently, but the officials will try their best to persuade him!

While speaking, Sima Yi also clenched the sword around his waist, implying that it would be best if he could persuade Jiang Ji, and if he couldn't be persuaded, then he would solve it by force and snatch the emperor's last edict!

"Okay, Zhongda should do things with heart, the cost king will never break his promise!"

"My lord, please follow the orders of the king!"

Cao Xiong nodded slightly, agreeing to the coup plan, while Sima Yi knelt down and saluted, proclaiming himself a minister, then got up and disappeared into the night, survival or failure, just tonight, if Xiao Yi was allowed to assist the government, no one else would be fine, the Sima family would definitely have no way out !

Chapter 1697 Duplicate Edict!

"Swipe! - Swipe!

In the middle of the night, in the dead of night, the house was still brightly lit. Jiang Jifu was writing on the desk. He had already written more than a dozen pieces of letter paper, and there was a prepared envelope next to it, with six large characters on it: "Dear Grand Master start! '

The six people did a division of labor before, and Sima Yi sent the secret letters to Luoyang and Chang'an respectively, and notified the Queen Mother, Empress, Xiao Yi and others about the emperor's death and the edict, so they could prepare early!

However, the conflict between the Xiao family and the gentry was extremely serious, and Jiang Ji was worried that Sima Yi would do something secretly in the secret letter, or the words were not clear, or the content was inaccurate, which would affect Xiao Yi's judgment and delay the country's major affairs!