Yanzhou, Xudu!

Cao Cao has been promoted from Sikong to Prime Minister.

The prime minister of the Han Dynasty has been abolished for a long time.

First Dong Zhuo was restored to the post of prime minister, and after Dong Zhuo, the Han Dynasty had no prime minister for several years.

Now Cao Cao has also embarked on this road.

Sikong could no longer satisfy him.

Since the last time Liu Xie secretly sent an edict to Liu Bei, asking Dong Cheng and others to cooperate in killing him, the relationship between Cao Cao and Liu Xie has become very delicate.

Liu Xie, who lost Liu Bei and Dong Cheng, is now in the palace of Xu Du, and when facing Cao Cao, he has no confidence in his heart.

Even if his concubine was poisoned by Cao Cao, Liu Xie didn't dare to say a word, so he could only cry at night, holding the quilt, and the cry didn't dare to let the little eunuch guarding outside find out.

Now, the guards, palace maids, and eunuchs in the palace have all been replaced by Cao Cao, and most of them have become Cao Cao's people.

Liu Xie was once again completely reduced to a puppet.

Even though he didn't want to make Cao Cao prime minister in his heart this time, he still had to bow his head.

As the Son of Heaven, he doesn't know how many times he bowed to his courtiers.

There was Dong Zhuo in the front, Li Dao and Guo Yan in the back, and now there is Cao Cao.

I thought I saw hope, but I didn't expect it to fail.

Who will be after Cao Cao?

Liu Xie no longer had hope in his heart, perhaps, his fate was already destined, although he was the Son of Heaven in this life, he was a puppet in the hands of others, this was the arrangement of fate, and he was powerless to change it.

Cao Cao became the prime minister, and all military and political affairs could be done in the prime minister's mansion without entering the palace.

In order to avoid the deepening of the contradiction with Liu Xie, and to avoid letting the world know the delicate relationship between himself and Liu Xie, Cao Cao would not enter the palace once a month.

Although Liu Xie was made a puppet, Cao Cao was smarter than Dong Zhuo and Li Dao.

Although Dong Zhuo also forced Liu Xie to appoint him as prime minister, Dong Zhuo's greed was still expanding endlessly.

He stayed in the palace at night and despised the imperial power, which was intolerable to the officials of the imperial court.

As for Cao Cao, he only worked in the Prime Minister's Mansion and had little contact with Liu Xie.

As the prime minister, all the officials of the court must first come to Cao Cao for all affairs.

In this way, Cao Cao avoided the relationship with Liu Xie from becoming more intense.

And the hundred officials will have a lot of resistance to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao drove the normal duties of the prime minister.

Even if they met once a month or two months, Cao Cao was polite to Liu Xie.

It's just that whatever Liu Xie says, it all depends on Cao Cao's face, and when facing Cao Cao, it is he, the son of heaven, who is trembling, for fear of angering Cao Cao and being killed by Cao Cao.

"Your Majesty, the four states of Hebei controlled by Zhao Hui are now frequently mobilized and ready to move, and they are about to lead the army to attack. I implore His Majesty to issue an edict to recruit soldiers to resist Zhao Hui. Shang Shulang Cheng Yu played.

In the court, many people are already Cao Cao's people.

At least before Cao Cao expressed his intention to replace the Great Han, many ministers were willing to obey Cao Cao's orders.

Nowadays, many people in the court think in their hearts that if the Han Dynasty wants to revive, it may really need to rely on Cao Cao.

Liu Bei They have met, even though Liu Bei has been recognized by Liu Xie and his name has been added to the family tree, but there are still many people in the court who do not recognize Liu Bei and think that Liu Bei is not of Han blood.

In addition, Zhao Hui Sun Ce and others, these ministers have not been in contact, and they don't know if Zhao Hui and Sun Ce will be like Dong Zhuo.

And Cao Cao, at least for now, although he is in power, he has not ignored the courtesy of the monarch and ministers.

Many times, courtiers want such a face.

The so-called is the death of the king and the minister.

But if Liu Xie is not humiliated, they will give themselves a reason to retreat and bow their heads.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Liu Xie, who was wearing a black dragon robe, glanced at Cao Cao, who was silent, and said, "Quasi-play." ”

Even if he wanted Cao Cao to be defeated and surrendered by Zhao Hui in his heart, he would never dare to reveal half of his thoughts now.

These things, whether he agrees or not, are already doomed.

Whether it is refusal or consent, it is Cao Cao who looks at it.

If Cao Cao let out a cough just after he said the right thing, he would have to change his decision immediately.

This can be regarded as a tacit understanding between him and Cao Cao.

Cao Cao is in the court, and now he definitely does not make any proposals and suggestions.

Whatever is there, it is all played by Cheng Yu, Xun Yu and others below him.

Cao Cao was just in control of the overall situation and let the court follow his will.

In the face of Zhao Hui's imminent war, the court of Xu Du was panicked, but the people in the city did not know it for the time being.

Those ministers are not sure in their hearts.

Even Cao Cao has no confidence in his heart.

From the beginning of becoming the pastor of Yanzhou, Cao Cao has always regarded Yuan Shao as his biggest enemy in the future.

But he never thought that Yuan Shao would be destroyed by Zhao Hui in the end.

Zhao Hui, a remnant of the Yellow Turban Army, now controls the land of the four states of Hebei.

This made Cao Cao a little difficult to accept.

He is familiar with Yuan Shao, knows Yuan Shao's character, and has the same strength, he will be a little more confident in facing Yuan Shao than facing Zhao Hui.

However, Cao Cao was an optimistic man.

Even though he doesn't have confidence in his own heart, he is always confident when facing others.

No one would have seen the nervousness in his heart.

After the dispersal of the dynasty, Cao Cao returned to his prime minister's mansion.

Originally, he didn't want to become prime minister so soon. His current prestige is still a little worse, but fortunately, there are many talented people around him.

Half of the people in the court are already biased towards Cao Cao, and another third are watching, and a small number of people are against Cao Cao, but they have no power in their hands.

Liu Xie and Liu Bei conspired to kill him, which was the main reason why Cao Cao chose to serve as prime minister in advance.

As prime minister, Cao Cao can further tighten his power and avoid the recurrence of such things.

This time he was lucky, he knew in advance, and then he made the first move, but next time he may not have such good luck.

"Prime Minister, Yuan Tan asks to see."

Cao Cao returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Yuan Tan, who had escaped from Jizhou and defected to Cao Cao, came to ask for a meeting.

Yuan Tan's days in Xudu were naturally very comfortable.

He was in Xudu, but he was given an idle position, and he had nothing to do every day.

Yuan Tan also knows his identity, and he is also honest in Xudu, and he basically doesn't go out much. When you go out, you just wander around the street, go to a restaurant for a meal, and go to a green house for a while.

"Nephew, what is the matter with me?"

Yuan Shao was destroyed by Zhao Hui first, and the early relationship between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao has not yet broken down.

For Yuan Tan, although Cao Cao did not let him take power, he took care of other aspects.

has always been a nephew to Yuan Tan.

"Prime Minister, my father died at the hands of Zhao Hui, and my nephew implored the Prime Minister to let my nephew fight this time to avenge this blood feud."

Yuan Tan pounced and knelt in front of Cao Cao.