Chapter 165 Becoming Cao Pi

Li Shimin did not comment on the title of An Lushan, the man who added to the prosperous Tang Dynasty.

His mind was extremely clear at this moment:

The adopted son of the Tang emperor, the source of the trouble, the chaos came from within!

Li Shimin silently looked at the map copied from later generations, and for a moment he had an illusion that the map had become extremely huge.

The heavy mist on the map made him unable to tell the direction. A magnificent Tang Empire was born in his hands, but there were still some ugly things like pimples in it that were still beating tenaciously.

After the Sui Dynasty and his father, it was still unsolved in his hands?

On the other hand, the most conspicuous thing for the ministers of Zhenguan was An Lushan’s surname.

Fang Xuanling himself was quite familiar with the history books, and he told the story:

"An Shigao, a Buddhist master in the Former Han Dynasty! According to records, he was originally a prince of the Kingdom of Parthia."

"His descendant Ananda first lived in Liangzhou and was a prominent family in Wuwei."

Changsun Wuji remembered the following events almost instantly:

"Nine surnames of Hu? Liang..."

Wuwei An family, Li Gui declared himself emperor but was killed by An family, and then the prince Jiancheng went to Yuanzhou to surrender.

For a moment, the expressions of several people were both strange and rich.

Something to do with Buddhism? However, this idea only existed in Du Ruhui's mind for a moment, and then he shook his head and said:

"The An family lived in Wuwei and controlled Hexi for generations."

This sentence was enough. It seemed that Hexi was lost first after the chaos. Even if it surrendered to Tubo, it should have hindered the Guiyi Army. How could it not show its name?

Li Shimin looked normal and lightly revealed the matter.

"Let's just record this for now."

[As for why the Cao family was robbed, diabetes played an irreplaceable role, but compared to it, the evil that Cao Pi had done himself was not important.

Cao Pi himself was quite indulgent, and this indulgence was not only reflected in his diet.

For example, when his old friend Wang Can died, Cao Pi could say that Wang Can liked the donkey's bray the most when he went to the grave, and he should send him off with the donkey's bray, and then he took the lead in imitating the donkey's bray without hesitation; but during the Wei Feng Rebellion, he could also kill Wang Can's clan without hesitation.

For example, in terms of beauty, later generations criticized Cao Pi for being flashy and frivolous, often inviting friends to party, and using his own beautiful concubines to show off his wife, and there were records of Zhen Ji and Guo Hou.

And adhering to the Cao family tradition, Emperor Wen's favorite was always the next one, and there was a long list of names favored by him: Zhen Ji, Guo Hou, Li Yin Chai San Guiren, Ren Shi, Xu Ji, Pan Zhu Er Shuyuan, Mo Qiongshu, Xue Yelai, Tian Shangyi, Duan Qiaoxiao, etc.

In a sense, Cao Pi was very pragmatic. Guo was made queen because she "made some contributions and was wise and resourceful" to Cao Pi's enthronement.

After marrying Zhen Ji, Ren fell out of favor, and Cao Pi "expelled her" without hesitation.

After marrying Guo, Zhen Ji fell out of favor and complained. Guo slandered her, so Cao Pi "ordered the lady to be killed".

Zhen Ji's death implicated her own son Cao Rui, and the fifteen-year-old Cao Rui was deposed as Marquis of Pingyuan from Duke of Qi.

Cao Pi himself was worried that such inhuman behavior would make Cao Rui resentful, and he had no choice but to make Cao Rui the crown prince until he was seriously ill and dying. Then it was reasonable for Cao Rui to refuse to see his father off.

His father's indulgence and his mother's death had a great impact on Cao Rui. Later, historical books recorded that "Emperor Ming of Wei liked women's decorations". Some people combined the record that Cao Rui's appearance was "outstanding", and speculated that Cao Rui might have a mental illness because of missing his mother.

Wearing women's ornaments in front of the mirror to commemorate his mother Zhen Ji is quite reasonable.

Later, after Zhuge Wuhou died, the symptoms of diabetes began to gradually manifest in Cao Rui. Cao Rui had seen this symptom in his father, and it was from this that Cao Rui's personality began to change drastically.

For example, the witch who appeared in the third year of Qinglong was believed by Cao Rui, and he even shared the witch's "water recipe" with Bian Lan, who also suffered from diabetes.

For example, when Liu Fang was fooling Cao Rui, Cao Rui fell asleep while talking. Unexplained sleepiness during the day is also one of the symptoms of diabetes.

From this, Cao Rui began to be obsessed with architecture, and began to take in concubines, and he did not establish the prince until the day of his death.

Cao Rui also basically completed the three steps of hating Cao Pi, understanding Cao Pi, and becoming Cao Pi.

After understanding Cao Pi more, in order to check and balance the powerful ministers, Cao Rui also recalled Wu Zhi, Cao Pi's favorite minister. Wu Zhi patted his chest to guarantee Sima Yi and attacked Chen Qun, so Chen Qun was repeatedly scolded and Sima Yi gradually gained power.

Wu Zhi usually made too many enemies. After his death, the ministers suggested that he be posthumously named "Ugly". Cao Rui remembered that Wu Zhi was also a member of his father's wife show-off meeting, and his biological mother and adoptive mother had been favored by Wu Zhi, so he signed and approved it.

Li Fuguo, the eunuch prime minister who was discovered and promoted by Xuanzong and his son, was also posthumously named "Ugly" after his death. It can only be said that Cao's father and son did have a lot of connections with Xuanzong.

"This... really deserves to be a family."

Liu Bei was completely impressed by the old Cao family.

Diabetes, mental illness, early death, no heir, all rushed together, making Liu Bei feel that there was only one thing to say:

"This old Cao... It's a miracle that this thief can pass on for three generations."

Zhang Fei came to Pang Tong and counted the concubines favored by Cao Pi:

"Thirteen concubines... This Cao Pi really inherited his father's legacy."

"It seems that the emperor of the Tang Dynasty is much better than him, and he only favored one."

Pang Tong disdainfully: "I have a hidden disease, so I picked many concubines in the hope of having a normal son."

"Isn't Cao the thief like this? Most of his children died early, so he likes to be widowed, hoping to have more children."

Zhang Fei widened his eyes, not expecting that there could be such an explanation, and then asked Pang Tong:

"Does the military advisor have any children?"

Pang Tong became more and more arrogant:

"You have a son named Hong who was sent to live in Gong'an County before coming to Yizhou. I think he must have been taken to Jiangling by General Guan for proper placement."

"I will be crowned in sixteen years. I think I will be able to carry on my talent and reputation."

When Pang Tong said this, his eyes couldn't help but glance at Kong Ming, and the meaning was very clear.

If we go by what Light Screen said, Kong Ming would have to wait another sixteen years for his son to be born because of his poor quality.

Kong Ming was not annoyed at all and said quietly:

"Since Pang Hong was born from Feng Chu, I think I will definitely be able to hear his name in the light curtain and know his talent and observe his achievements."

Pang Tong suddenly got stuck.

Kong Ming ignored this, but looked at Cao Rui's record and felt that it was not easy:

"I saw my mother being sentenced to death with my own eyes, but I was not pleased by my father. I worked hard to cure it in my early years, but later I suffered from diabetes, and Sima's disobedience..."

Pang Tong calmed down and said:

"The crown prince was not established until the day of his death... It seems that this is the opportunity that the Sima family can take advantage of?"

Kong Ming calculated silently and vaguely remembered that Guangmu had casually said that Cao Rui had been in power for fourteen years. If extrapolated from this...

"Cao Rui was at most thirty-five years old when he died?"

"That's no wonder." Zhang Fei muttered:

"After finally sitting in this seat, who would have thought that he would die in his thirties."

In comparison, everyone in Yizhou was more interested in the mysterious Tang Dynasty.

"This Tang...hasn't seen Zhao Gao's old trouble?" Zhang Song found it difficult to understand.

"So what?" Liu Bei sighed and said:

"If what Guang Mu said is correct, when the Tang Dynasty was about to end, there was an emperor who relied on the eunuchs to correct the imperial edict and ascended the throne."

Zhang Song was speechless. Using Zhao Gao as a comparison, he didn't want to talk about the Ten Constant Attendants, but is this a re-enactment of the disaster of the previous dynasty?

"Why Tang? Brother, have you forgotten Huang Hao?" Zhang Fei didn't care:

"From the light screen, it seems like a hundred years, but maybe fifty or sixty years is enough for people to forget where their ancestors' graves are facing."

Liu Bei was angry, surprised and happy:

"How could Yide be so knowledgeable? After the show, you must remember to personally participate in the dredging of Chengdu's inland rivers."

Zhang Fei agreed with a grimace. He still remembered how he disliked the stinking ditches when he entered the city.

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Li Shimin's response to this eunuch who received an ugly posthumous title in the Tang Dynasty was simple:

"We should follow the ancestral precepts and strictly prohibit eunuchs from interfering in politics!"

Hou Junji hesitated and said:

"Everyone, since these are called father and son, it shows that this animal has gained power for more than one day."

Li Shimin frowned again.

Hou Junji looked at Fang Xuanling for help:

"Xuanling, Guangmian, can you tell me what Xuanzong's situation was after he entered Shu?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head and briefly stated:

"I only know that the chaos should have been over, but the country's strength was severely damaged. Tubo took advantage of it and lost Hexi."

At this time, Du Ruhui suddenly interrupted:

"During the An-Shi Rebellion, I, the poet of the Tang Dynasty, Li Bai, wrote a poem."

"Young Emperor Chang'an opens the purple pole, and the sun and moon hang over the sky to illuminate the universe."

Hou Junji looked shocked and opened his mouth, but in the end he said nothing.

Young Emperor, the sun and the moon hang over each other. This meaning is really too terrifying, but now they can't help but think about it.

The shadow of the Anshi Rebellion can be seen everywhere in the late Tang Dynasty. Can such a catastrophe be quelled by Xuanzong who fled to Chengdu?

Li Shimin looked uncertain, and finally simply said:

"Just take a look first."

[Someone has done chart statistics on ancient emperors. The average reign of 495 emperors was only five years.

Cao Pi just crossed the passing line, while some people far exceeded this average line.

For example, Xuanzong, who ranked seventh during his reign, and Liu Chan, who ranked eighth.

Comparatively speaking, Liu Chan's reign as emperor was uneventful. He was trained by Zhuge Wuhou in front of him, and he had a mentor after Wuhou died of illness.

In the evaluation of historical books, the word mediocre is used throughout, and the evaluation is relatively simple and clear.

Of course, benevolence can be counted. From the beginning of Wuhou to the end of Adou, Ji Han only dealt with the three tribes of Yi during the Wei Yan Rebellion. At other times, there were few severe punishments. "The versions are different.

In addition, Li Miao was executed by Adou for falsely accusing him of being a traitor after the death of Wuhou. Liu Yan suspected that his wife was having an affair with Adou, so he privately punished his wife for humiliating Adou and was beheaded.

Liu Yan's case is a personal vendetta, so I won't comment on it.

Li Miao made a joke when Liu Bei entered Shu. During the New Year's toast, he accused Liu Bei of losing his integrity by taking Yizhou. Liu Bei asked, "Why don't you help Liu Zhang?" Li Miao replied with arrogance, saying that I have more than enough ambition but not enough power. At that time, someone asked Li Miao to be executed, but Wu Hou saved him.

Adou probably also considered this situation, so he was very disgusted with Li Miao: If you didn't have a sweetheart, you would have died early, how could you bite back?

In addition to killing these three people, until the country was overthrown, the most severe criticism for Adou's disaster was that the people were "incompetent."

But apart from that, it cannot be denied that Adou suffered from major losses.

When Wu Hou died, he was helpless in the autumn wind in Wuzhangyuan, sighing for a long time and sighing at the sky, which was so extreme.

When Adou surrendered, the soldiers were so angry that they drew their swords and chopped stones. Jiang Wei, who was 62 years old at the time, secretly trusted Adou:

May your Majesty endure the humiliation for a few days, and I hope that the country will be restored to safety after danger, and the sun and moon will be dim and bright again.

Jiang Wei's heart has always been for the Han Dynasty. Over the course of thousands of years, it has become as bright as a pill.

In comparison, Adou is "I am happy here but I don't think about Shu."

Being with Jiang Weifang makes people feel doubly ironic, and it is inevitable that people will vent their anger on Adou.

I just feel that Jiang Boyue is full of passion and half a loyal soul, talking to wild dogs. 】

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