Xuchang.
Since July of this year, Cao Cao went west to welcome the emperor and moved his capital to Xuchang on the pretext that Luoyang was dilapidated.
After a few months of construction, although this place was still not as prosperous as Luoyang, it had already begun to have the momentum and foundation of a country's capital.
Now that Liu Xie was in Cao Cao's hands, and all the soldiers and horses in Xuchang were Cao Cao's, it could be said that a sneeze from Cao Cao would shock the masses...
On this day, Cao Cao and his officials participated in the court meeting.
"Sikong, is there anything important happening at the Minister's Office today?”
The sixteen-year-old Emperor Xian, Liu Xie, sat high up in the hall and looked down at the officials below. He was like a puppet. He only spoke symbolically and did not have much effect.
Cao Cao stepped forward.
Not long ago, he was officially granted the title of Sikong, the commander of chariots and cavalry, and the officials listened to him.
He had officially become a powerful official.
"Your Majesty!"
Cao Cao stood calmly in the court, his eyes burning like torches. All the officials in the court were submissive to him.
"Since His Majesty moved the capital to Xuchang, the government of the Great Han Dynasty has gradually recovered. However, the various vassals and rebels are still wreaking havoc in the world. At this time, it is time to raise an army to suppress them, pacify the people, eliminate the bandits, and eliminate the traitors!”
"I request that after the first month, we send troops to attack Zhang Xiu of Wan City!”
At the beginning of the Grand Court, Cao Cao was about to attack. For a time, the Imperial Court was enveloped in boundless killing intent.
Some timid officials were trembling in fear.
Cao Cao, who originally only wanted to be the general of the Western Expedition, had his ambitions rapidly inflated ever since he welcomed the emperor and commanded the vassals.
In addition, Yanzhou was in a place where there were four wars. In the west, there was Zhang Xiu of Wancheng, in the south, there was Yuan Shu of Huainan, in the east, there was Lu Bu of Xuzhou, and in the north, there was the Yellow River, and there was also Yuan Shao and other independent states.
All of this made him feel a sense of crisis.
At this moment, the internal situation was slightly stable, so he wanted to fight his way out.
He chose Zhang Xiu for the first battle!
Cao Cao believed that among the enemies on all sides, the first one to be eliminated was Zhang Xiu in the west.
Although Zhang Xiu's military strength was not strong, he was very fierce in battle. More importantly, his range of activity was very close to Xuchang, where Liu Xie was.
Therefore, if he was not eliminated, Cao Cao would be very unstable in the rear after the war, so he decided to eliminate him first.
"Correct!"
This was something that Cao Cao had already decided on.
As a puppet, Liu Xie also knew that he had no chance to refute. It was just that today, Cao Cao was using his mouth to announce to the world.
Liu Xie nodded without hesitation.
Seeing that Liu Xie was obedient, Cao Cao was delighted.
"In addition, Yuan Shao of Hebei once formed an alliance to attack Dong. Now, he is managing Hebei for Your Majesty.”
Cao Cao paused for a moment before continuing,"I request that Yuan Benchu be granted the title of Great General and Lord Ye!"”
"Correct!" Liu Xie also agreed.
"In addition, Yangzhou's Overseer Liu Ji has done a great job in managing Yangzhou in an orderly manner for His Majesty!”
As Cao Cao spoke, Liu Xie nodded his head repeatedly.
"This subject requests to confer Liu Ji the title of Grand Marshal, Marquis of Moling!”Cao Cao continued.
Yuan Shao was the warlord that Cao Cao feared the most.
The rising star Liu Ji also made Cao Cao feel threatened.
He wanted to express goodwill to Yuan Shao and Liu Ji.
In case the other party took advantage of the time when he was attacking Zhang Xiu to attack.
Cao Cao had also given himself the title of Sikong, which gave him full military power. Therefore, the titles given to Yuan Shao, Liu Ji, and the others were only in name and did not have much effect on the court.
However, doing so also had a certain calming effect.
This move was also discussed by the Sikong Residence long ago. It was just a formality in front of Liu Xie.
Liu Xie had no right to refuse.
"Sikong is right, we will listen to Sikong.”
Emperor Xian felt very helpless in his heart, but he appeared very happy on the surface. At this moment, Cao Cao was in power, and he was just a puppet.
Cao Cao also rewarded Lu Bu of Xuzhou.
As for Yuan Shu, Cao Cao thought that he was just a person fishing for fame. This person was good at stirring up trouble, but he did not have the ability. Moreover, he had a grudge with Yuan Shao. The two of them formed a mutual restraint, so there was nothing to be afraid of. Up until now, he had not mentioned this person.
This was the result of the discussion between the strategists of the Sikong Residence. This way, Cao Cao would be able to attack Zhang Xiu with peace of mind.
This move was thorough and meticulous, without any mistakes.
Of course, Liu Xie wouldn't disagree.
"We'll listen to Sikong!"
Cao Cao had appeased all the vassals, so all the vassals would be grateful for his kindness.
At least now, when he attacked Zhang Xiu, the other dukes would not send troops to attack him.
……
Moling.
"This Cao Cao can be said to have invaded the court. His orders were like the orders of the Son of Heaven. It seemed that the second Dong Zhuo was about to appear.”
"As my lord said, he stabilized his internal affairs and first appeased the various dukes, giving them grace so that the other dukes did not have the intention of attacking him.”
"Cao Cao's move was really quick!”
Zhang Zhao sighed.
"I didn't expect Cao Cao to make my lord a marshal. It seems that he is also afraid of our Jiangdong!”Guo Jia paused and looked at Liu Ji." My lord, Cao Cao is now holding the emperor hostage to command the vassals. What do you think?"”
Liu Ji looked at Guo Jia indifferently.
"Cao Cao has welcomed the Emperor to Xuchang, and his power is overwhelming. The reason why he had appeased the various dukes was that when he attacked others, the rear would not be threatened by attacks.”
"I'm guessing that he will attack Zhang Xiu in the west first because Zhang Xiu is close to Xuchang and is the weakest compared to the other warlords. Cao Cao thought that he would be able to take him down.”
"Now, he has conferred me the title of Grand Marshal. This is just an empty title.”
"Let's continue to do what we want to do!”
He knew that Cao Cao's attack on Wan City was bound to be a failure, and Yuan Shu would soon declare himself emperor.
Yuan Shu becoming the emperor was the opportunity he had been waiting for…
The strategists nodded.
"My lord is wise!"
"Alright, let's not bother about Xuchang for now. The person closest to us and the biggest threat is Yuan Shu.”Liu Ji said with bright eyes.
Guo Jia smiled and cupped his hands at Liu Ji.”
Liu Ji nodded indifferently.
Zhang Zhao cupped his hands and said," At this time, we have strong troops and sufficient rations. Yuan Shu's territory is also in the vicinity. If we attack Yuan Shu, there will not be a crisis of insufficient rations. It's a good time to attack Yuan Shu."
Liu Ji smiled mysteriously." Chief Zhang, there's no rush. I'm waiting for a better opportunity. This opportunity will come soon."”
Seeing how mysterious Liu Ji was, everyone had some doubts.
Guo Jia naturally understood the timing that Liu Ji was talking about, but the others were confused...
Jizhou.
"Cao Cao is now holding the emperor hostage, making himself Sikong and me Great General. What a shame!”Yuan Shao held the imperial edict and said angrily.
Although the Great General could participate in the court's decision-making and control the Minister's Office, he was still a person who could not be trusted.
However, Yuan Shao knew that this was all false. Now, in the matters of the court, wasn't everything decided by him, Cao Aman?
Wasn't it Cao Cao's idea for Yuan Shao to appoint a Great General?
So when he received the edict, Yuan Shao felt ashamed.
"Cao Aman is really a little too arrogant. He only started when I recommended him to be the prefect of East County. Now that he has the emperor under his control, he actually wants to arrange for me.”
Yuan Shao felt even more indignant when he thought of the past.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were childhood playmates, but after Dong Zhuo moved westward with Emperor Xian of Han to Chang 'an, the two began to part ways.
Without Dong Zhuo's threat, Yuan Shao began to develop his personal strength.
First, he used the title of " Four Generations and Three Dukes " to persuade Han Fu to give up Jizhou. Yuan Shao occupied a piece of land without bloodshed.
At that time, Cao Cao did not have any land other than the few troops he had recruited.
Later, Bao Xin was dissatisfied with Yuan Shao's actions. It was better to occupy a piece of land first and observe the changes.
Thus, Cao Cao led his army east and defeated the Bai Rao Army at Puyang.
Yuan Shao did him a favor and wrote a letter requesting Cao Cao to be the prefect of Dongjun. In other words, Cao Cao was treated as a vassal.
Now, he did not expect that after Cao Cao seized the emperor, he would actually ascend to the heavens in one step and step on his head.
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