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he　was　to　understand　this　act。

Then　Hua　Xin　said；　〃Your　Majesty　can　set　up　a　Terrace　of　Abdication　and　assemble　nobles；　officers；　and　mon　people　to　witness　the　act　of　abdication。　Thereafter　the　descendants　of　your　House　shall　receive　favor　at　the　hands　of　Wei。〃

The　Emperor　consented　and　sent　officials　in　the　Office　of　Imperial　Ceremonies　to　select　a　site　at　Fanyang。　And　there　they　built　a　terrace　of　three　stories；　and　they　chose　an　auspicious　day　of　the　tenth　month　for　the　act　of　abdication。　On　the　appointed　day；　Emperor　Xian　requested　Cao　Pi　to　ascend　the　terrace　and　receive　his　abdication。　At　the　foot　of　the　terrace　stood　the　officials；　more　than　four　hundred；　and　the　Imperial　Guards　and　the　Tiger　Guards；　and　soldiers　to　the　number　of　three　hundred　thousand。　Thereupon　the　Emperor　presented　the　seal；　which　Cao　Pi　received　into　his　hands。　Then　all　those　about　the　terrace　knelt　to　listen　to　the　reading　of　the　manifesto：

〃To　the　Prince　of　Wei。　In　days　of　old；　Yao　yielded　the　empire　to　Shun；　and　Shun　in　turn　gave　it　to　Yu。　The　will　of　Heaven　does　not　follow　the　way　of　mortals；　but　seeks　the　virtuous。　The　rule　of　Han　has　lost　its　virility　and　the　times　are　out　of　joint。　When　my　turn　came　to　rule；　great　disorder　arose；　and　evils　stalked　abroad　till　the　empire　was　in　danger　of　subversion。　I　trusted　to　the　military　genius　of　the　late　Prince　of　Wei　to　restore　order　and　purge　away　the　evil；　whereby　to　ensure　tranquillity　to　my　House。　What　could　my　single　hand　do　to　correct　this　and　ensure　peace　for　my　Nine　Domains？

〃The　present　Prince　has　succeeded　to　his　father。　He　is　also　resplendent　in　virtue；　capable　as　Wu　the　Military　King　and　Wen　the　Scholar　King　of　the　great　task；　brilliant　in　the　glory　of　his　father。　The　spirit　of　the　empire　is　upon　him；　g