Chapter 233 Fighting for power, Cao Cao worships the prime minister
Chapter 233: Struggle for Power Cao Cao Becomes Prime Minister
Someone once said that if you kill all the court officials, you may unjustly accuse a few honest officials. If you kill every other one, you will definitely miss many corrupt officials. Similarly, the same is true for villains in the world. With the heart of a villain,
There are many gentlemen who are loyal to the emperor. Just like Cao Cao, when he took over Liu Xie, although he had the intention of blackmailing the emperor to control the world, he was still loyal to the big man. But Dong Cheng, after defeating these villains, was
It made Cao Cao's heart go cold!
There will never be a shortage of ungrateful people in the world. No matter what your identity or status, once you have dirty thoughts, you will no longer be a villain! In Liu Xie's eyes, Cao Cao is his minister, and as long as he wants, Cao Cao can
He must give everything he has. But Liu Xie never thought, why? Just based on birth and blood? How ridiculous!
Liu Xie forgot too much. He was completely dazzled by power. He did not remember being bullied by Dong Zhuo, Li Jue and Guo Si in Chang'an. He did not remember starving and freezing in Luoyang City, let alone Wang Kuang and Zhang Yang.
The face that gave him food only had power in his eyes. The hero who saved him in the past turned into a powerful traitor who was greedy for merit and bullied the emperor after Dong Cheng finished his words!
Returning to Xuchang, seeing Xun Yu presenting information about Xuchang, Cao Cao pointed at the pile of things angrily and asked: "I asked you to guard Xuchang, and you guarded it like this?"
"This is your Majesty's edict. How can I disobey it?" Xun Yu was a royalist. He fully hoped that Cao Cao would be the Duke of Zhou, but he didn't understand that even if Cao Cao was willing to be the Duke of Zhou, Liu Xie was not willing to be the king because
King Cheng was once imprisoned in Zi Palace by Duke Zhou!
Cao Cao was really disappointed, and his heart was broken! When he learned that Zhang Miao had colluded with Lu Bu to attack Yanzhou, Cao Cao was not worried about the safety of Yanzhou, but he regretted losing a close friend. Now Xun Yu seems to have left him,
How could he not be sad and sad? You know, half of Cao Cao's success today is due to Zhang Miao, and the other half is due to Xun Yu.
Without Zhang Miao, even if Cao Cao could become the governor of Yanzhou, it would be very troublesome. You know, it was Zhang Miao who invited Cao Cao to Chenliu and gave him the post of governor of Chenliu, so that he had a foundation, and
Many of Cao Cao's advisers and generals were recommended by Xun Yu, such as Chen Qun, Man Chong, and Mao Jie! But now, the very people who built Cao Cao are tearing down Cao Cao. How can this make Cao Cao feel embarrassed?
Xun Yu left, and Cao Cao sat on a chair, staring straight ahead, unfocused. His shrewd mind went blank. He sat there for an unknown amount of time, and no one disturbed him. Until the lanterns came on, he listened.
The mansion was bustling with laughter and voices, and Cao Cao finally came to his senses!
Thinking about the original intention of raising an army, Cao Cao's eyes were full of determination. At that time, Cao Cao once said that after his death, he wanted to have his tombstone engraved with: "The Tomb of Cao Hou in the Conquest of the West"! Now, Cao Cao's ambition has changed and has become
The more ambitious goal is to pacify the world, unify the Han Dynasty, and give the Han people a bright future. Before that, all stumbling blocks must be removed!
"Come here! Cheng Yu, Man Chong, Mao Jie, Jiang Ji, Chen Qun, Dong Zhao...come to see me!" Cao Cao gave an order, and all the people named by him came to the Governor's Mansion, but
Among these people, there are no uncles or nephews of the Xun family!
"See my lord!" When they saw Cao Cao, everyone naturally saluted. However, after the salute, these outstandingly resourceful people found that Cao Cao had changed and became profound and majestic! If we say that Cao Cao used to be a sharp blade, now
Cao Cao is like a sword hidden in a sheath.
"Sit down!" Cao Cao smiled indifferently, but it was this indifference that made everyone's hearts tremble slightly.
After everyone sat down, Cheng Yu asked with a smile: "I wonder why the Lord wants us to come here?"
"You all know what happened in Xudu recently!" Cao Cao glanced at everyone, and everyone had different expressions.
"But Dong Cheng, Fu Wan planted his trusted aides without authorization?" Jiang Ji bowed and asked. He was very smart and did not mention Liu Xie and Xun Yu.
"Exactly!" Cao Cao glanced at Jiang Jida and said: "Originally, we brought His Majesty here to help the Han Dynasty, but these so-called relatives of the country appointed and dismissed officials without authorization and disturbed the emperor's hearing. I don't know what to do?"
"This is an easy matter!" Cheng Yu made a killing gesture gloomily and said with a smile: "Of course we will get rid of these people who are in the way!"
"That's inappropriate!" Mao Jie thought deeply: "My lord just killed the ministers when your majesty came to Xuchang, which is bad for my lord's reputation! It's better to make my lord the prime minister, commanding hundreds of officials, and all official appointments and removals must be approved by the lord!"
To be honest, if I asked Cao Cao what he thought, he would naturally prefer Cheng Yu. However, Cheng Yu's approach was too radical. Although Dong Cheng and others were in the way, they did not touch Cao Cao's bottom line. Killing them would cause a backlash from other officials.
It was very detrimental to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will propose the establishment of a prime minister to take charge of the affairs of the court!"
"I obey your lord's order!" Everyone retreated slowly and went down to prepare the memorial to recommend Cao Cao as prime minister to the court tomorrow.
In the morning of the next day, as soon as Liu Xie sat on the dragon throne, he found that except for a few familiar faces, no one else in the hall recognized him. What surprised him was that when he scanned the hall, he did not see Cao Cao!
"Didn't Cao Aiqing return to the court? Why don't you see him?" Ask if you can't see him. Liu Xie has a good habit!
"Your Majesty, Mr. Cao is feeling a little unwell and needs to take a day off!" A little Huangmen hurriedly replied.
"Yeah!" Liu Xie nodded, feeling relieved.
"Your Majesty!" When the morning court began, Mao Jie was the first to stand up and said: "Cao Cao, the captain of the Sili School, welcomed your majesty in times of crisis and contributed greatly to supporting the country. He has not been rewarded so far. I dare to ask your majesty not to chill the hearts of loyal ministers!
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"This..." When Liu Xie heard this, his heart tightened. He laughed softly and said, "I was negligent! Someone is here! Send the order! Confer Cao Qing the title of Sikong..."
"Your Majesty!" Just when Liu Xiejie was about to issue an order to confer Cao Cao the title of Sikong, a minister stood up and said, "How can Master Cao's achievements be worthy of the title of Sikong?"
"Bold Cheng Yu, His Majesty has issued an edict, how dare you be rude?" Dong Cheng stood up, he understood that Cao Cao was starting to attack.
"Dong Guozhang, if your majesty rewards and punishes inappropriately, wouldn't it chill the whole world? I once heard that some people said that your majesty is nepotistic and does not know people well. Are you responsible for this crime, or is Mr. Cao responsible?" Cheng Yu smiled sinisterly and asked.
It made Dong Cheng feel cold all over.
"This..." Dong Cheng wanted to say something else, but found a cold light flashing in Cheng Yu's eyes. He believed that as long as he said another word, there would be no good results. For the sake of his life, Dong Cheng retreated!
"Dare you ask your majesty to reward Lord Cao!" Cheng Yu took the lead, and at least half of the officials in the entire hall jumped out. Seeing this formation, Liu Xie knew that if he did not give Cao Cao a proper reward today, it would be very difficult for him to do so.
"Cao Qing has done a great job for his hard work...I...I really don't know how to award the reward? I wonder what the nobles have to say?" Liu Xie's face turned blue, his hands under the dragon robe had already been clenched into fists, and veins were popping out on his hands. He was very angry!
"Your Majesty! In the past, Dong Zhuo rescued Dong Zhuo from Mang Mountain. Your Majesty made him the Prime Minister. He praised and worshiped him without name, entered the court without following, and went to the palace with a sword. Now Master Cao's achievements are even greater than Dong Zhuo's. Please make him the Prime Minister. Chief Photographer
All the affairs of the court!" Man Chong's words made Liu Xie lose all his anger, leaving only a pale look on his face!
"I..." Liu Xie wanted to refuse, but he didn't dare. Scanning the hall helplessly, Liu Xie found that all the ministers lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him, while Dong Cheng, Fu Wan and others also looked away.
"Hahaha..." Liu Xie laughed for a while, stood up and said: "Cao Aiqing has worked hard and made great achievements. I specially named him the prime minister, leading the military affairs, giving a holiday ax, and regent of the government. He praised and worshiped without name, and entered the court without following. The sword
Go to the palace!"
"I accept the decree, thank you!" Cao Cao strode out of the palace with a sword hanging at his waist. He only bowed slightly to Liu Xie and stood on top of the officials.
"Isn't Cao Aiqing feeling unwell?" Although Liu Xie was forced to compromise, he still struggled in his heart and spoke sarcastically!
"Your Majesty values a humble minister so much. How dare I delay the administration of government because of a minor illness?" Cao Cao's face was red, and he didn't look like he was sick. However, those who originally dared to stab him were basically eliminated by Cao Cao. Now, let alone pretending to be sick, Cao Cao
Even if you call a deer a horse, no one would dare to say anything!
"Retreat!" Liu Xie's blood surged up, and he clenched his hands tightly. He yelled and walked towards the inner palace. But before he had taken a few steps, Cao Cao's words made him stagger and almost fall to the ground!
"Your Majesty's dragon body is not in good condition. The next court meeting will be presided over by the Prime Minister!" Cao Cao has already spoken, who dares to disagree? Even if Dong Cheng stabbed his head, he could see that Cao Cao was not a good person, so how could he be willing to give him his head?
Seeing that the ministers had no objections, Cao Cao immediately announced a series of decrees and transferred all power in the court to his cronies. Since then, Liu Xie has once again become a puppet emperor made of clay and wood!
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu was a child, and Cao Cao was cunning and often played tricks on the Yuan brothers since he was a child. Now that he heard that Cao Cao became prime minister and also served as a general, Hebei Yuan Shao slapped the table. No! You, old Cao, have to treat the general.
Give me the post. So Yuan Shao wrote a handwritten letter to Cao Cao asking for a general.
Logically speaking, how can court officials be handed over to each other privately? However, Yuan Shao was so powerful that Cao Cao had no choice but to give up the post of general to Yuan Shao. He was also a Taiwei and a general of chariots and cavalry. As for being higher than the generals of chariots and cavalry.
Cao Cao did not dare to be a first-level hussar general because Liu Zhang occupied it! Although hussar general was just a title, if Liu Zhang got sick and really sent troops from Chang'an, Cao Cao would also have a headache.
Liu Zhang, who was not afraid of heaven and earth, fought against foreigners many times, always taking the wrong side, like a madman, and Liu Zhang did not play his cards according to common sense. It was like the princes suing Dong, everyone took advantage and grabbed military glory, but Liu Zhang just went
Picking someone up. Others thought it was an excuse, but in the end they found out it was the truth!
As the saying goes: The soft are afraid of the hard, the hard are afraid of life-threatening, and the life-threatening are also afraid of lunacy! God knows if Liu Zhang is crazy! Before he had enough strength, Cao Cao swore that he would never confront Liu Zhang head-on. Of course, in Cao Cao's heart
, this is not fear of Liu Zhang, but respect for the enemy!