Chapter 969 Cao Cao Joins in the Fun

Second, the emperor is also involved, which is an excellent excuse. The current situation is very clear. The leader is weak and the ministers are strong. Even if Liu Ye conquers the world in the future, returns power to the emperor, retires and returns to his hometown, I am afraid that Liu Xie will not let Liu Ye go.

It would be better to simply let Liu Ye ascend the throne and become the emperor! In this way, everyone is the founding hero and will be rewarded heavily. Otherwise, it is hard to say whether Liu Xie's helpers will survive until Liu Xie comes to power. As the saying goes, one emperor and one courtier.

Jia Xu's mere confession had such a big effect, how could Guo Jia not be delighted.

"Wen He did a good job. I will present the confession to the general now." Guo Jia turned away with the confession, and only the assassin shouted loudly.

"I am not appointed by Cao Cao, nor am I the Emperor! You are making trouble and confusing right and wrong!"

"Deal with him, and then find someone else to pretend to be him, do you understand?" Jia Xu ordered.

The jailer nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry, Mr. Wenhe, the villain will make him disappear."

Jia Xu nodded with satisfaction and walked out slowly.

In March of the 15th year of Jian'an, the emperor Liu Xie bestowed upon the general Liu Ye nine tins and the title of Duke of Qin. This was announced to the world, and the people all discussed it.

And this news was like having wings, sweeping out like a storm with Luoyang as the center, and no one in the world knew about it.

Pengcheng.

"Go to court——"

"I will pay my respects to your Majesty. May your Majesty live forever!"

"If you have any business, please come to court, but if you have nothing to do, please leave the court -" Xiao Huangmen shouted at the top of his lungs.

Liu Bian sat listlessly on his knees, with a gray face and absent-mindedness. Thinking back to the charming Huang Meiren yesterday, he couldn't help but think to himself: I must continue to visit Huang Meiren tonight. The feeling is really ecstasy, the best. If there is no one to do anything, then go back, hehehehe.

Although Liu Bian and Liu Xie were brothers, they were not born to the same mother after all. Liu Xie was smart and ambitious, and wanted to be in charge. Although Liu Bian also had this intention, he even fled from Luoyang to Pengcheng, but he was ignored by Cao Cao, so he simply had no interest in political affairs and focused on enjoying sex.

And Cao Cao was happy to do this, it was better than being restless and trying to control the government, so Cao Cao ordered people to collect many rare and exotic animals and young beauties and sent them to the palace for Liu Bian to have fun and kill his ambition.

"I have something to report."

Hearing this voice, Liu Bian looked over lazily and saw that it was Guang Luxun Cheng Yu.

"Please tell me what Cheng Aiqing wants to say," Liu argued.

"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister has worked hard for many years and has made great achievements. He has conquered the south and the north, and fought in the east and west to revive the Han Dynasty. Now he has recovered half of the country. He is actually a pillar of the court and a hero of the country. And the Prime Minister has made such a great contribution, and your Majesty should be rewarded. Otherwise, he should be rewarded. How can the world's most capable and lofty people be willing to fight for the imperial court?" Cheng Yu said loudly.

"What Brother Zhongde said is absolutely true!" Xi Zhicai stood up immediately behind him and said softly: "The Prime Minister has worked hard and made great achievements. Your Majesty should reward him with rewards. In this way, the world's heroes and talents will be like this." I long for the golden platform of King Yanzhao and come here to serve the imperial court. This is what your Majesty should do."

"What the two gentlemen said is absolutely true. Your Majesty, please make the Prime Minister the Duke of Qi. We will be honored!"

Cao Cao raised his troops from Qingzhou, which is today's Shandong. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, it belonged to the territory of Qi, a great eastern country, so it was natural that he would be named Duke of Qi. Historically, Cao Cao raised his troops from the Central Plains of Yanzhou, which belonged to the hometown of Wei, one of the Three Jin Dynasties, so he was later named Wei Gong and Wei King successively.

Thump thump thump! The four clan generals Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, and Cao Hong stood up together and shouted in unison, with great momentum.

"Your Majesty, please grant the title of Duke of Qi to the Prime Minister. We will be honored!"

Wow, this time it was even more outrageous. Most of the officials in the imperial court all stood up. Those who did not come forward were basically not those with real power, but some officials with false posts. Only two officials with real power did not come forward. One was naturally the Prime Minister Cao Cao. He must avoid suspicion. Even in Xuzhou, Liu Bei had to give in three times. Cao Cao couldn't stand up in person and shout: Your Majesty, my hard work has made me great, so you can make me the Duke of Qi.

And the other person is a bit incredible. This person is none other than Cao Cao's most trusted confidant, Shangshu Ling Xun Yu!

Since Cao Cao raised his army, Xun Yu has been sitting in the rear for Cao Cao, stabilizing his confidants. At the same time, he recommended many outstanding people to Cao Cao, such as Xi Zhicai, Mao Jie, Lu Qian and others who were recommended by Xun Yu.

Liu Bian was also shocked. He originally thought that he could just say a few words today and deal with it, so that he could go to court and have fun. Who would have thought that as soon as Cheng Yu opened his mouth, most of the courtiers actually echoed his words and all stood up, frightening Liu Bian directly. shocked.

Previously, Liu Ye was the general and Cao Cao was the prime minister. One was the head of the military attache and the other was the head of the civil service. They were evenly matched. Now that Liu Ye has been named Duke of Qin by Liu Xie, Cao Cao naturally has to keep pace with the times. This is called the formation of losing without losing.

Otherwise, why would Zhuge Liang, Fazheng and other officials advise Liu Bei to become the King of Hanzhong? Because Cao Cao was named King of Wei as early as 217, and Liu Bei was just a leftist general, he lost momentum for a while. Cao Cao's crusade against Liu Bei can be said to be a rebellion, and when Liu Bei was promoted to Hanzhong King, two people are equal from the point of view of their title.

The same principle applies now. When Liu Ye was named Duke of Qin, Cao Cao certainly couldn't remain indifferent. He had to take some action. Otherwise, wouldn't he take the initiative to admit that he was not as good as Liu Ye?

Therefore, this came out, and the officials came to admonish Cao Cao for being the Duke of Qi.

"Ah? This prime minister has indeed worked hard and made great achievements, so he can be made a county prince, but the fact of being granted a title is really no small matter. I need to think about it carefully, and I can't agree easily."

Although Liu Bian had no interest in political affairs, he did not dare to agree easily to the issue of becoming an official. After Liu Bang, the great ancestor of the Han Dynasty, unified the world, he started by conferring the title of Marquis of Shifang on Yongchi, and then granted ministers the titles of kings and marquises. However, most of these princes were taken back. For example, King Han Xin of Chu was demoted to the title of Marquis of Huaiyin and was killed. , Liang Wang Pengyue was exterminated.

Before Liu Bang died, he even said: "Whoever is not the Liu family but is a king will be attacked by the whole world." From then on, no matter how great the achievements of the advisers and generals, they were all granted the title of marquis. Huo Qubing, who was granted the title of Langjuxu, was nothing more than a champion prince or a county prince.

Although Cao Cao has made "great achievements", he is definitely not as good as Huo Qubing and other famous generals. The title of a county marquis is the limit. How can he be granted a public title?

"Your Majesty's words are wrong. If you are not the Prime Minister, how can you build palaces, temples and communities? If you do not grant a title, I am afraid it will chill the hearts of the scholars in the world." Cheng Yu advised again.