"The position of Sikong is one of the top positions among the officials. If my lord doesn't want it, he will still want it in the future.”
"Moreover, in the future, he will be promoted to Prime Minister and become the head of all officials. As for the title of nobility, he will choose the right time to be conferred the title of Duke.”
" Now that you've directly taken Sikong, it'll just make His Majesty and those officials think that you're even more complacent and will not be on guard. Think about it, my lord. If you don't want any official position and only want a farmer and a cavalry commandant..."
"Will they be at ease?"
Cao Cao was stunned.
He fell into deep thought.
Would he?
Of course not. The Emperor was now under Cao Mengde's control. If Cao Cao didn't act wildly and became more cautious, it would only make the officials despair.
If they were to despair, they would definitely not dare to resist openly in the future.
"Hmm…Bowen, your knowledge is indeed profound.”
He looked deeply at Xu Zhen and asked curiously,""That day, His Majesty whispered something to you. Can you tell me what he said?”
"He asked me if my lord is a good person or a bad person."”
Cao Cao grinned and asked,"What do you think?"
Xu Zhen looked at Cao Cao and said solemnly,""I said, my lord is a capable minister of peace and a treacherous hero of troubled times.”
Cao Cao was stunned once again before he burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, smart, smart answer.”
"What a good sentence, a capable minister in a peaceful world, a treacherous hero in a chaotic world. I really miss Xu Jing and Xu Shao. Your surname is also Xu.”
Xu Zhen shook his head." No, if I were from the same clan as them, how could I not get a comment? If you evaluate me, I can marry the daughter of a prefect or something and become an official in the future.”
"Unfortunately, I didn't know anyone at that time.”
Cao Cao patted Xu Zhen's arm and said sincerely," Aiya, if only I was born twenty years ago, I would definitely support Bo Wen. It's a pity that I was born twenty years earlier, so I can only give you a general with good facial features. In the future, you will be an official of the border."”
Xu Zhen leaned back." I almost believed it.”
"Hehe."
Cao Cao held his hand as they walked into the hall. Liu Xie was already sitting in the hall, waiting for them to arrive.
All the officials paid their respects to the emperor.
Under the system of the Han Dynasty, it was not necessary to kowtow unless it was a sacrifice.
Even when they went to court, they only bowed according to the Confucian etiquette.
Cao Cao reported to Yuan Shao and gave a general description of the various regions. He then conferred titles to the officials of the various regions, including Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and Jizhou.
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