787 Three resignations of the King of Wei
Dong Zhao and others went to the table again, insisting that Cao Cao enter the king of Wei, Emperor Han Xian had no choice but to issue an edict again, and Cao Cao wrote again to ask for his resignation. Dong Zhao and others went to the table again, and Emperor Xian of Han issued an edict for the third time, or let Cao Cao serve as the king of Wei.
Even Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wrote the fourth edict in advance, telling the servants that if Dong Zhao and others came for this matter again, they would be given to them directly. As for me, I still have to study medicine carefully, and now is a critical period, so I can't waste time.
Cao Cao did not accept the edict at all, rejected the holy decree, and sat alone in the room and pondered. Dong Zhao and other cadres knelt outside the prime minister's mansion to petition, saying that if Cao Cao did not agree, they would not get up.
Dong Zhao and the others were also very persevering, they got up again when they were tired, helped them aside when they were tired, and when they woke up and understood, they came back and knelt again. Cao Cao sent people out many times to persuade them all to go back, but no one complied.
The actions of these people made Cao Cao very passive, and there was no good way for a while, so he couldn't order these people to be killed! He found Wang Baoyu, rubbed his temples and asked, "Baoyu, I really don't want to be the king of Wei, but is there a good way to let everyone retreat?" ”
"Lao Cao, everyone in the world wants to be king, why don't you agree?" Wang Baoyu asked puzzled.
"Alas, if I am called king, the world will definitely not know how many people will be kings, and the Han family will be in danger!" Cao Cao sighed.
"Lao Cao, do you believe me?" Wang Baoyu asked with a solemn expression.
"If the old man doesn't believe you, how can he call you alone?" Cao Cao said noncommittally.
"Today's saint is my uncle, it stands to reason that I shouldn't talk much, but the vast number of days has long been doomed, and the Han dynasty is coming to an end." Wang Baoyu said.
"How can you say such a rebellious statement?" Cao Cao was stunned.
"History is like this, there are no eternal dynasties, only eternal strife. Lao Cao, you should be the king of Wei, as long as you have no ambitions. Even if you are not the king of Wei, isn't the former Zhang Lu also the king? It seems that there is a Yuan Shu, and he is also the emperor. ”
"Neither of them succeeded."
"You are different from them, how much credit you have, how powerful you are, I think those people outside let you be kings, in the final analysis, they also want to protect themselves." Wang Baoyu said.
Cao Cao was silent, and asked quietly for a long time: "Since the Han family is not guaranteed after all, my descendants may be protected?" ”
"Take care of the things before you die, just wait for future generations to judge, how can you manage so much." Wang Baoyu replied vaguely, and said: "But you and your excellent sons will be remembered by history." ”
Cao Cao was silent again, and finally sighed: "Since Baoyu also thinks that I should be called the King of Wei, then I will agree!" ”
"Hehe, that's right, as long as your mind remains the same, even if you become the king of Wei, you can still help your son-in-law." Wang Baoyu said with a smile.
The reason why Wang Baoyu persuaded Cao Cao to become the king of Wei naturally had his thoughts, and he still had the mind that history could not be changed, and Cao Cao in history should have become the king of Wei, and then there was the Wei State. Wang Baoyu is about to go north, if he travels back and finds that history has changed, then what is the point?
Cao Cao got up and dressed newly, and strode out of the courtyard, inevitably making a sensational excuse. Dong Zhao and others were also very persistent, kowtowing and bleeding, and in the end, Cao Cao finally took over the holy decree and became the king of Wei.
Subsequently, Yecheng became the exclusive domain of the King of Wei, and Cao Cao ordered a large construction project to build a palace. And Cao Cao's privileges have taken a step further, basically no different from the emperor, using the emperor's exclusive car to serve Luanyi, and he must clear the way when he goes out.
As the king of Wei, Cao Cao can have his own political team, and Cao Cao wants Wang Baoyu to serve as the chief secretary of the king of Wei, ranking as the third duke.
Wang Baoyu understood that Cao Cao wanted to keep himself, so he resolutely refused to agree, saying that his mind to go north had been decided, and he would not seek government in his position, but it would be unfavorable to his old Cao.
Cao Cao saw that he couldn't keep Wang Baoyu, so he could only give up this thought with great regret. Many important figures, most of whom served under King Wei, Emperor Han Xian was completely hollowed out this time. Empress Cao sometimes couldn't get used to her father, and persuaded Emperor Han Xian to be motivated and not to be discouraged, but Emperor Han Xian's heart for being an emperor was not strong, and he spent most of his time studying medicine every day.
An interesting thing happened in the middle, the small country of Qiuzi in the Western Regions, heard that Cao Cao became the king of Wei, and took the initiative to come to pay tribute. Cao Cao may have been dissatisfied with his appearance, or it may be that he came to the mind of an old naughty boy and actually let Cui Yan sit in his place and pretend to be his own appearance, while he stood below with a knife and pretended to be a guard.
Cui Yan accepted the congratulatory gift of the Qiuci Kingdom in a big way, saying that if there is a difficulty, you can ask the Han for help, and the Qiuci State envoy Chen Nuo retreated and expressed his willingness to become the Shu State of the Han Dynasty.
After that, Cui Yan and Cao Cao both felt that it was quite enjoyable, and life also needed some changes, so it was fun.
Cao Cao then sent someone to inquire and asked the Qiuzi envoy what his impression of the King of Wei was. The envoy of the Qiuzi Kingdom said that the King of Wei sitting above was handsome and good-looking, and he did have the posture of an emperor. But the old guard beside him had an indescribable feeling, which left an extremely deep impression on him.
The people who went there hurriedly asked, what is the difference between this person? The envoy said, although the old guard was silent, but his eyes were sharp, not angry but mighty, and his body seemed to be full of radiance, even if he was on the side, he could still attract attention, and he was definitely not a mortal.
Cao Cao laughed when he heard it, this is called bearing, yes, this makes the minister have vision. But after thinking about it, I felt that it was wrong, Cui Yan had the posture of an emperor, could it be that this person would become a hidden danger of the Han Dynasty?
In fact, of course, the envoys of the people symbolically praised Cui Yan a few words, after all, he played the role of King Wei at that time. But once people are suspicious, it is easy to think more and more, Cao Cao thought of his subordinates, nine times out of ten they were promoted by Cui Yan, if these people remember the old feelings, it seems that it is possible to bring down themselves.
Most of the ancient and modern emperors are ruthless, but the kindness of ordinary people's thoughts is easily affected, Cui Yan let Yang Xun go, but Yang Xun brought him a real disaster.
Yang Xun is also a Qing official, he has no long things, Cao Cao entered the King of Wei, he didn't say anything, so he wrote a very flattering article, praising Cao Cao's merits and virtues, the first person in the ages.
Yang Xun knew that Cui Yan was very close to Cao Cao, so he handed over this article to Cui Yan first. Cui Yan pouted, this person has changed, and he is too good at slapping horses, right?
So, Cui Yan waved his pen and wrote a comment on it: Shihu! It's timely! There will be changes, let it be!
Cui Yan means that time can change a qiē, Yang Xun has changed, and in the future, you must pay attention to your words and deeds, and don't be a flattering villain.