Guo Jiaqing coughed a few times, slowly stood up, and said with a straight face: "Please ask the lord to also be crowned as the king, only in this way can he order Guan Longzhishi to enter the Central Plains in the east and sweep away the traitors." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"

King!

As soon as these words came out, everyone present looked shocked.

Cao Cao was also shocked, raised his head suddenly, glared at Guo Jia with reproachful eyes, and blurted out words of reprimand.

The words of rebuke came to his lips, but he could not say it at the last moment.

If Guo Jia had dared to make such a "big rebellion" before, and in front of so many people, Cao Cao would definitely reprimand him on the spot and scold him for being bloody.

Now, Cao Cao restrained himself.

It is nothing more than a drastic change in the situation, and this is no longer the case.

Cao Cao remained silent.

Seeing this, Guo Jia glanced at Cao Ang.

Cao Ang understood, immediately came out of Zhai, and arched his hand: "If today's son is held hostage by Zhang Yuan, a traitor, what else does my father have to scruple about." ”

Cao Cao's body was shocked, a trace of excitement flashed in his eyes, and the expression on Jiaocheng's face began to change.

"What the eldest prince said is extremely true, Zhang Yuan and Liu Bei are both kings, the prestige of the Son of Heaven has disappeared, if the lord does not claim to be the king, Zhong will order the military and people of Guanlong." Cao Ren also bowed his hand and said.

The eldest prince, Guo Jia and Cao Ren have already stood up to persuade them, how can the rest of the civil and military forces be indifferent, and they immediately stood up and persuaded Cao Cao to become king.

Under the persuasion of the ministers, Cao Cao's heart was completely moved, but he had scruples, and sighed with a wry smile: "I understand your intentions, but when I owned the Central Plains, I was still afraid of insufficient strength and did not dare to call the king. ”

He was concerned about his own strength.

Zhang Yuannai is a great prince, Liu Bei is a relative of the Han family, these two people are called kings have some capital, and Cao Cao obviously does not have many advantages in this regard.

Guo Jia immediately said: "It is precisely because of the lack of strength of the lord that he wants to be the king, so as to enhance the reputation of the lord, so that he can call on Guan Long's army to submit to the lord and resist Zhang Yuan." ”

Guo Jia's implication is naturally to say that Cao Cao is king, and to put it bluntly, he can make Zhang Jue an official to his subordinates, so that those civil ministers and generals who follow him can see the hope of following him Cao Cao.

Left and right, civil and military, echoed Guo Jia's words and persuaded again.

Cao Cao fell silent, his brows furrowed, and he repeatedly weighed what Guo Jia said.

He knew very well that what Guo Jia said was an opponent.

Zhang Yuan and Liu Bei have both been crowned kings, and the titles of the generals under their command have all achieved the removal of the former general, and the generals under his command are only miscellaneous generals at the top, far lower than the generals under Zhang Yuan and Liu Bei.

It was precisely because Cao Cao's official position was not enough that he could not give his subordinates an official position.

In this way, civil and military officials with the same qualifications, in Zhang Yuan's official position, but far away from Cao Cao's official position, lured by interests, how can these heroes under his command follow him with all their hearts.

After much thought, Cao Cao realized that whether he wanted to be or not, he had to be king.

But how many people have persuaded him before, but he has rejected it with righteousness and solemnity, and now if he repents and becomes king, won't it make the world laugh at him for going back on his word.

Cao Cao's gaze looked at Xun Yu.

He hoped that this important adviser would stand up and persuade him, so that he would have enough face and enough steps to accept everyone's persuasion logically.

Xun Yu was always silent, with a gloomy face, and he didn't say a word.

Cao Cao's brows darkened, and a little displeasure flashed in his eyes, dissatisfied with Xun Yu's silence.

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's thoughts, and glanced at Cao Ang again, Cao Ang understood, immediately knelt down, and said impassionedly: "Fang Jin's momentum, the thief is strong and I am weak, the net worth and lives of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Guanlong are all tied to the father's handsome, and I also ask the father's marshal to focus on the overall situation and enter the throne." ”

As soon as Cao Ang took it with him, the rest of the civil and military forces followed and knelt on the ground, begging Cao Cao to become king in unison.

Looking at his son who was kneeling on the ground, as well as the pleading eyes of the ministers, Cao Cao's heart was surging, and after a long time, he let out a long sigh and said with a brush: "I really want to be the king, everything is forced by you, you all get up, I agreed." ”

When everyone saw Cao Cao agree, they were all overjoyed and rejoiced for a while.

So, under Cao Cao's acquiescence, Guo Jia and other civil and military ministers immediately got busy and built momentum for Cao Cao's claim to be king.

In less than a month, Wuwei, Tianshui, Fufeng and other counties in Guanzhong and Liangzhou flew to Chang'an like snowflakes, claiming that auspicious signs appeared in various places, indicating that Cao Cao was hinted by heaven and should be the true lord of life.

Guo Jia also sent a large number of meticulous works to spread rumors among the people, claiming that the Son of Heaven was dissatisfied with Zhang Yuan's usurpation of power, and had sent someone to pass on a secret decree to Cao Cao, making Cao Cao the king, and letting Cao Cao Qin destroy the thieves and support the Han Sheji.

With the tide of public opinion, officials and gentry from all over the country quickly understood Cao Cao's intentions, and they all went to the table to persuade Cao Cao to become king.

The local public opinion has been established, and Guo Jia and other ministers in Chang'an City have joined forces and sent a letter to Cao Cao, asking him to present himself as the king.

Of course, Cao Cao couldn't learn from Zhang Yuan so roughly, so he had to learn from Liu Bei, and he gave in several times, and he resigned more than Liu Bei.

It wasn't until the fourth joint letter that Cao Cao was forced to say that he was only virtuous and learned, and he was not a member of the Han royal family, so he didn't dare to be the king, but he didn't dare to go against the will of the Son of Heaven, and in order to fight against Zhang Yuan, a traitor, he had to accept the invitation of the ministers and claim to be the king.

In the winter of that year, Cao Cao built a platform in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, held a dragon ceremony, proclaimed himself the king of Zhao, and set the capital of Chang'an.

Jiangdong, Moling.

In Wu Wen's house, there was a lot of discussion, and it was not lively.

"This Zhang Yuan, he is really bold, he is actually the king" Sun Ce looked at the information in his hand, sneering in his mouth, but there was a bit of appreciation in his eyes.

Appreciate Zhang Yuan's courage to act boldly.

"Zhang Yuan is ambitious, from the time he first called the Duke of Zhou, I expected that he would take the step of becoming king." Zhou Yu at the bottom of the stairs, looking like a god, changed his words, but said: "However, that Liu Bei actually dared to claim to be the king of the ghost, which is a bit unexpected to me." ”

As soon as the words fell, the soldiers outside the hall hurriedly entered, and handed over the latest information to Sun Ce's case.

Sun Ce just picked up the silk book information casually, and only glanced at it, but Xiao Lang's face changed suddenly, and then showed surprise.

"Bo Fu, what's going on?" Zhou Yu saw that something was wrong from the change in Sun Ce's expression.

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, a sarcastic sneer rose at the corner of his mouth, and threw the silk book in his hand on the case, "Within a year, there will be three kings in the world, and it seems that our Han Dynasty is really exhausted and hopeless." ”