Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

"Ah! My lord!"

"I have seen the lord!"

"I really mean Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!"

Chapter 137 What I boasted back then has now been blown away by myself

Cao Cao stepped briskly and walked to the pavilion where Lu Yan and the three were sitting with a spring breeze on his face.

He glanced at Xia Houlan who seemed to be a little flustered, and then unceremoniously sat between the three of Lu Yan, took the jug and filled himself a glass.

After Xia Houlan conveyed the news, he originally wanted to make arrangements for Lao Cao by the way, but at this time the rightful master suddenly appeared, and he had to sneak away quietly in a guilty conscience.

Picking up the wine glass, Cao Cao drank it in one gulp, "Zi!", then let out a long breath and asked, "You three, I seem to have heard you talking about me just now?"

The three of Lu Yan looked at each other, then stood up together and cupped their hands towards Cao Cao, saying, "Congratulations, Duke Cao (Lord) for becoming Prime Minister!"

Lao Cao stood up, waved his hands repeatedly for everyone to sit down, and then replied: "Oh, it's all the minister and His Majesty's intentions, and I don't dare not accept it!"

Lu Yan chuckled in his heart and said, "Pretend! Keep pretending! If your old Cao doesn't want to become the prime minister, I, Lu Yan, will twist my head off and kick it for you!"

But why do Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, Cao Cao and others all want to become prime ministers?This will talk about the official system of the Han Dynasty.

The three princes, that is, Taiwei, Sima, and Sikong, are all officials of the foreign court, while the general is an official of the Chinese court.

The offices of Chinese and Korean officials are closer to the emperor than foreign officials, and they can even directly influence decision-making to a certain extent, with great authority.On the other hand, foreign court officials did not have the power to predict political affairs, and basically became executors, which was in line with the trend of imperial power expansion.

Therefore, this is also the reason why the position of a general is higher than that of Taiwei, Sima, and Sikong.

However, the prime minister in the early Western Han Dynasty had both administrative power, decision-making power and even military power, which was greater than that of the officials of the inner and outer dynasties after the formation of the official system of the Chinese and Korean dynasties.Restoring the prime minister system is actually the first step to evade the imperial power.

However, Cao Cao in this life is not as domineering as in history, and he did not enjoy the treatment of "entering the court without worship and entering the court with a sword".

But in Lu Yan's view, without these two treatments, it would actually be better for Cao Cao at this stage.

At least, without these two treatments, Cao Cao was completely separated from Dong Zhuo and his ilk.

You must know that when the old Dong came up, he was "officials worshiping the prime minister, not worshiping the court, but entering the court with a sword", that was extremely arrogant.

If Cao Cao was treated the same as Dong Zhuo, it would be difficult for people in the world not to think about it.

Cao Cao's prime minister was elected by Kong Rong, seconded by hundreds of officials, and finally the emperor promised. He himself did not say a word from the beginning to the end, basically avoiding misunderstandings and criticisms from the world to the greatest extent.

In addition, Cao Cao also promised to rebuild Luoyang City, which made many literati and common people who were interested in the Han Dynasty more accept Cao Cao as the prime minister.

Why did Kong Rong and many officials elect Cao Cao as prime minister?There are complex interests involved.

To put it simply, if Cao Cao's brothers want to get along better, first of all, Lao Cao himself has to go a step further.

The changes in the court today may be due to Cao Cao's discussions with the officials who secretly took refuge in him, or some officials hoped to attract Cao Cao's attention and gain the greatest attention for themselves after they took refuge in him.

The greater the power of Cao Cao, the more benefits his subordinates can get. The allusion of the yellow robe is a good illustration of this point.

In short, it's all for profit.

The three present here, Lu Yan, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai are not the kind of people who hold the idea that they must be in the Han Dynasty.Instead, their class makes their minds more receptive to new things.

Cao Cao made great strides forward, and the more space they could display, why not do it?

Lu Yan glanced at Cao Cao, but suddenly asked: "Mr. Cao, what do you think Yuan Shao will react?"

When Cao Cao heard this, the hand that was about to raise his glass to drink the second glass of wine suddenly paused for a moment.

"What else? Yuan Shao will definitely fly into a rage, and even use this as an excuse to challenge Cao's alliance..." Cao Cao said mockingly, then raised his head and finished the wine in the glass.

"Very well, Cao Cao hasn't drifted away yet, and his self-awareness is still quite clear." Lu Yan was very pleased, and secretly said in his heart: "After Yuan Shu fell, Cao Cao's biggest opponent is Yuan Shao... as long as Yuan Shao is taken down, Cao Cao will It has the potential to sweep the world!"

Lu Yan nodded. Since Cao Cao knew the possible risks, he didn't need to talk anymore.

After Lu Yan stopped talking, the scene fell into silence for a moment.

In order not to stand out, Cao Cao asked, "Feng Xiao, I heard that you said you would stop drinking alcohol last time, why did you start drinking again today?"

When Guo Jia heard Cao Cao's question, he replied without blushing and heartbeat: "My lord, what Jia said was not to drink too much... Today, we are drinking health wine."

The corner of Cao Cao's mouth twitched, and he subconsciously asked, "Is there still such a saying?"

Seeing Cao Cao's face full of confidence in you, Guo Jia pointed at Lu Yan with his chin and said, "If you don't believe me, ask Chang Sheng. He and Hua Tuo made this wine together. They say it's good for your body."

"Oh?" Cao Cao suddenly became interested and asked, "How is this wine different from ordinary drinks?"

Hearing this, Lu Yan pointed to the brown wine and said, "This is tiger bone wine. It is a kind of medicinal wine made from tiger bones and other Chinese herbal medicines plus white wine. It has the effect of strengthening muscles and bones, strengthening waist and feet, and dispelling wind and cold. .Indications for weak bones due to kidney deficiency, cold pain in the lower abdomen, weakness in walking, shoulder and arm pain. It is suitable for treating wind arthralgia pain, spasms of limbs, liver and kidney deficiency, and weakness of the waist and feet."

"Cure kidney deficiency?!" Cao Cao moved his ears, keenly pointed out the most important point among the many benefits, "This wine sounds good! Longevity, how much do you have left?"

Lu Yan thought about it for a moment, and replied: "Probably less than three catties... These are just small gadgets that Hua Tuo and I fiddled with when we have nothing to do. If you want it, Mr. Cao, you can take it when you leave later. "

Cao Cao chuckled and said, "Then Cao would be more respectful than obedient!"

"My lord, when are you going to meet Miss Cai?" Guo Jia asked suddenly at this moment, but they all knew that Cao Cao's purpose for coming here might not be pure.

When Cai Yan was 14 years old, his literary talent was already shining, and he was proficient in poetry, books, rituals and music.It even reached the point where people only knew that there was Zhao Ji before they knew that there was Cai Yong.

Such a strange woman, even the original Cao Cao would feel ashamed when facing her.

However, Cao Cao was also young and energetic at the beginning, the more inferiority he hid in his heart, the more he wanted to show a heroic, majestic, and awesome appearance in front of Cai Yan.

Therefore, when Cao Cao was still studying under Cai Yong's school, he often bragged in front of Cai Yan.

But looking back now, the bullshit that Lao Cao boasted at the beginning has really been blown up by him!

It's not even just bragging, his current achievements far surpass what he said at the beginning: punish Dong Zhuo, help the Han Dynasty, and worship the general of Han Zhengxi.

Such a result, I'm afraid Cao Cao himself never expected it.

Cao Cao came to Lu Yan's place right after he entered Feng Chancellor, do you think he really came here just to visit Lu Yan, Guo Jia, Xi Zhicai and others?The drunken man's intention is not to drink, Cao Cao sat down and talked so much, but because he was still a little short of preparation in his heart, and needed more courage to face the goddess in his mind in the past!

Chapter 138 A Few Families Are Happy, Few Families Are Sad

After Cao Cao drank a pot of tiger bone wine, his face turned red and his courage finally grew.

Under the teasing gazes of Lu Yan and Guo Jia, Cao Cao walked out of the General Hussar's Mansion with a three-step pause, and finally mustered up his courage to knock on the gate of Cai Yan's house next door.

"Who is it!"

Opening the gate, the servant at the gate saw that standing at the gate was the current Taiwei, no, it was the current Prime Minister Cao Cao!

He was so frightened that he scrambled into the inner courtyard and went to report to Cai Yan.

Fortunately, the result was not bad, Cai Yan did not let Cao Cao be shut down.

Perhaps the man who was so arrogant back then has already left an indelible mark on her heart...

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The first year of Jian'an, September.

The emperor was grateful to Cao Cao for sending troops to recover Xuzhou, defeating the false emperor Yuan Shu, and reorganizing the Tianwei of the Han Dynasty!Cao Cao is hereby granted the title of Prime Minister and County Marquis, with [-] hectares of land and [-] households!

All the ministers in the court had no objection (even if they did, they dared not say it), and then an edict was announced to the world, which made Cao Cao famous all over the world, and immediately attracted a lot of discussion from all over the world.

Jizhou, Yecheng, in the prefectural animal husbandry.

In the spacious, bright and magnificent hall, Yuan Shao's civil and martial arts are divided into two rows, standing opposite each other.

Yuan Shao, who was sitting high on the throne, was still holding in his hand an edict sent by the emperor to the world. Yuan Shao had carefully read it twice before.

Compared with the early years when he received the emperor's appointment of Cao Cao as the general, Yuan Shao at this moment behaved more calmly and calmly,

"Everyone, Cao Cao captured Xuzhou and defeated Yuan Shu...

The emperor also made Cao Cao the prime minister, hehe...Then Cao Aman, unexpectedly climbed onto my head so quickly. "

Yuan Shao seemed to laugh at himself, but also seemed to suppress his anger.

There was silence in the hall, and after a while, Tian Feng stood up first and said to Yuan Shao, "My lord, Cao Cao gave up the position of general in the past to stabilize us temporarily and ensure that we will not be attacked from both sides. That's all.

Now, he has captured Xuzhou, defeated Yuan Shu, and he is invincible in the southeast!We also have to guard against Cao Cao! "

As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, Ju Shou stood up and said, "My lord, Cao Cao annexed Xuzhou and took over the rich land of Huainan. Cao Cao will definitely pose a huge threat to us when it is digested!"

Xu You also stood up, and continued, "Yuan Hao and Gong Yu are right! I see that Cao Cao's evil intentions have already been revealed, and he, Cao A, is just the next Dong Zhuo!"

"My lord, we should speed up our attack on You Bing State!"

"Lord..."

As Tian Feng started, more and more people joined the ranks of consolation, persuasion and advice.

Cao Cao, the little brother in the past, now unknowingly has the strength to challenge his big brother.

Listening to the various comforts and suggestions from the counselors and generals below, Yuan Shao couldn't help but feel a sense of urgency.

"That being the case, order Qu Yi to step up the attack on Yi Jing Tower..." Halfway through speaking, Yuan Shao suddenly slapped the table and shouted: "No! This general will personally lead the army to attack Yi Jing Tower. We must eliminate Gongsun Zan as quickly as possible and seize Youzhou!"

"My lord is wise!"

"My lord is wise!"

Xu You convincingly said "The lord is wise", and in a daze, he saw the wise and mighty lord, and he came back again!

After everyone quieted down, Yuan Shaochen suddenly sighed and said: "Cao A is a treacherous thief who concealed the truth! I hate that I didn't adopt the words of the public... If I sent troops to control the emperor at that time, how could I Today's trouble? Alas!"

Yuan Shao's sigh and emotion made the faces of Guo Tu and Feng Ji, who tried their best to sing the opposite tune at the beginning, look ashen.

The reason why they opposed the strategy of Jushou, Tian Feng and others was not because of the problem of the strategy itself, but because of the dispute between the factions.

There are many factions under Yuan Shao's command, each attacking and hindering each other for their own interests, and internal friction is quite serious.

And Yuan Shao himself has a big problem, that is, his vision is a little short-sighted, he is greedy for small gains and suffers big losses; he is vacillating, has many ideas and few needs, and is always unable to make the most correct choice, and often regrets it afterwards.

This led to intensified partisanship among his subordinates, even to the point of open confrontation...

However, it is undeniable that

No matter how many shortcomings Yuan Shao had, they couldn't cover them up. Today, Yuan Shao is still the strongest prince in the entire Han Dynasty, not one of them!

Linzi, Qingzhou prefecture.

Chen Gong has been paying close attention to Cao Jun's movements. After learning that Cao Cao has broken Shouchun and captured Xuzhou and Huainan, he hastily found Lu Bu who was teaching his daughter martial arts.

Ever since Lu Lingqi came back, Lu Bu had rarely seen her smile.This is very different from Lu Lingqi's lively and cheerful personality who always put a smile on her face.

Lu Bu thought that Lu Lingqi was wronged because she had been captured for a long time, so during this period of time he always took more time out of his busy schedule to be with Lu Lingqi.Of course, Lu Bu just took out the daytime to give to Lu Lingqi...

"Fengxian! There is important news from the south!" Chen Gong shouted loudly from a long distance away.

There is no way, the two father and daughter each held Fang Tian's painting halberd and beat the sky until the sky was dark, Chen Gong dared not go there!

Lu Bu heard the sound and stopped the fight with Lu Lingqi.

Lu Lingqi knew that Chen Gong's visit to Lu Bu must be on business, so she carried the small Fang Tianhuaji and walked straight to the gate.

"Young lady has improved in martial arts, congratulations!" Seeing Lu Lingqi approaching, Chen Gong quickly cupped his hands in compliment.

However, Lu Lingqi just nodded at Chen Gong, and then left straight away.

Lu Bu helplessly looked at Lu Lingqi's gloomy back, and said to Chen Gong: "Sir, don't blame me, Lingqi thinks she was wronged in Chenliu, and she has been in a bad mood... When I meet Lu Yan , we must seek justice with him!"

When Chen Gong heard the words, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face and said: "Feng Xian, I think the thoughts of my daughter's family may not be as simple as you think."

"how do I say this?"

"For the specific reason, I suggest you ask your two wives... They have shared weal and woe with the young lady in Chenliu, and they will know some of the reasons why she is unhappy."

Lu Bu felt that what Chen Gong said made sense, so he nodded and replied, "I understand. I'll ask Diao Chan to understand later."

How about another game of poker?

emmm...let's get down to business first.

Lu Lingqi was depressed, and came to the stable where the bay red horse was kept alone, and began to feed it and clean the horse.

While bathing the horse, Lu Lingqi recalled the scene when she was playing tricks on Lu Yan, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth unconsciously.

At that time, in order to be able to enter the army, she followed Guo Jia's suggestion to serve Lu Yan's Bailongma every day in order to win Lu Yan's favor, so that serving Bailongma was more attentive than serving her parents... Now that I think about it I thought, I was really pitiful and ridiculous back then.

"Oh! Miss, you can't wash this horse three times a day!" The old official in charge of the stables shouted in distress when he saw that Lu Lingqi had come to bathe the bay red horse again.

Lu Lingqi's memory was interrupted by the old official, and the smile on her face suddenly turned to frost.

The old official suddenly felt a chill hit him, and he couldn't help shivering, and retreated timidly.

Lu Lingqi turned her head and patted the horse's back, which was about to be washed off by herself. All the emotions in her heart finally turned into a soft sigh...