The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 400 Cao Cao wants to be king

But no matter how powerful the military division is, it is the chief general who plays the key role.

Chen Gong was very good, but it was a pity that Lu Bu didn't listen to him later, so Lu Bu was hanged, and Chen Gong was also killed; Jushou and Tian Feng were also very good, but it was a pity that Yuan Shao didn't listen to them, so Yuan Shao was defeated by Cao Cao, and Jushou and Tian Feng were also good. They all died; Yan Pu was actually quite capable, but it was a pity that Zhang Lu didn't listen to him, but Zhang Lu chose to surrender, and the end was better.

Now Xia Houyuan personally leads troops to guard Dingjun Mountain, with only one Guo Huai beside him, Xia Houyuan is still an impulsive person.This provided Zhang Wu with an opportunity, because Hanzhong was too far away from Cao Cao's old nest, as long as Xia Houyuan died, the entire western front of Cao's army might collapse.

Since Hanzhong is so important, it is said that Cao Cao should send a top military adviser, and Cao Cao has no shortage of talents.

But now Cao Cao really doesn't have a few top military advisers.Guo Jia, Xun Yu, and Xun You are all dead, and Cheng Yu was dismissed because he competed with Lieutenant Xing Zhen not long ago.There are both reasons why Cheng Yu has too much power and Cao Cao has some concerns about him, and there is also the reason why Cheng Yu has a relatively rigid personality and has offended too many people.He had to wait until Cao Pi succeeded to the throne before continuing to use Cheng Yu, but Cheng Yu died soon after.

Sima Yi is still a bit out of line now, he was actually reused by Cao Pi because he and Cao Pi are good girlfriends.Now Cao Cao's number one counselor is Jia Xu, but this bad old man is very shrewd, so he doesn't want to suffer in that valley in Hanzhong. Besides, Jia Xu is also old, and he is 64 this year. Maybe even Cao Cao didn't Thinking of Jia Xu being able to live like this.

Three of Cao Cao's five great advisers in the early days died and one was dismissed. Although there were still Jia Xu, Sima Yi, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, Dong Zhao, and Zhong Yao, their military talents were better than those of Zhang Wu's Pang Tong, Zhuge Liang, and others. Xu Shu, Fazheng, Lu Xun and others were worse.

In terms of other second-tier talents, Zhang Wu is no worse than Cao Cao, and even better than Cao Cao.As a time traveler, Zhang Wu finally surpassed Cao Cao in terms of top talents after more than ten years of careful recruitment. This is the role of cheating.

At the end of the summer of Jian'an 16, the top national academic forum held in Xiangyang basically came to an end. The classics left by the sages of various schools have basically reached a consensus. After Zhang Wu's consent, it will be used as Official notes began to be engraved.

Of course, there will be some opinions of some current schools and literary families mixed in it, which is also very normal. Who doesn't want their thoughts to be passed on to future generations?This is also what attracts them the most in this academic forum, but their opinions and ideas must meet Zhang Wu's requirements.

In fact, it is modern society. The classical literature we study is mixed with the private goods of some academic authorities in the past dynasties. They reinterpreted the classics of the sages and put forward some opinions and thoughts of their own.

Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu left Xiangyang and returned to Jianye and Chengdu respectively.

The strategy of attacking the east and attacking the west is to first attack the east, that is, launch an offensive in Jianye, so that Cao Cao thinks that Zhang Wu wants to seize the land of Huainan, thus dragging the main force of Cao's army on the east line, and then launching an offensive on the west line to capture Hanzhong in one fell swoop.

After capturing Hanzhong, two strategic goals can be achieved.One is to hold the gate of Yizhou in your own hands. Yizhou will be safer. As long as you keep Hanzhong, you don't have to worry about Cao Jun invading Yizhou.

The second is to obtain the forward position and base camp for attacking Yongliang. From then on, Zhang Wu can attack, retreat and defend on the western front, which will put great pressure on Cao Cao's Guanzhong and Liangzhou areas.

Cao Cao committed suicide by killing Empress Fu and made his own daughter Empress. He became more and more prosperous. Not only did he have the final say on all major national affairs, but he also controlled the affairs of the emperor's harem.

Therefore, all civil and military officials discussed making Cao Cao the king of Wei.

There must be Cao Cao's instruction behind this, otherwise no one would dare to come up and mention this matter suddenly.Because proclaiming king is different from proclaiming public, it is really a substantive step to prepare to usurp the throne.

At that time, Liu Bang and his ministers established the White Horse Alliance, "If it is not the Liu family, it will not be the king, and the world will fight against it."In the 400 years of the Great Han Dynasty, there were only three periods when people tried to become kings, that is, Queen Lu tried to make Zhu Lu kings, and the period of Wang Mang and Cao Cao became kings.The endings of the first two are not good, because the alliance of the white horse is indeed very binding, and whoever becomes the king will be a rebellious courtier and traitor of the big man.

Although the Han Dynasty is now dead in name only, the spiritual influence of the Han Dynasty is very far-reaching. Even when the Five Hus were disrupting China, the Huns still invaded the Central Plains under the banner of the Han Dynasty to restore the glory of the Han Dynasty.

Cao Cao also knew this very well, so he didn't dare to usurp the throne directly, but first proclaimed himself a public, and then became a king, just like boiling a frog in warm water, he tried step by step, eliminated the authority of the Han Dynasty step by step, and consolidated step by step. own political power.

It can be said that Cao Cao has been making preparations step by step since he dismissed San Gong and became the prime minister. After each step, he will clear a group of people loyal to the Han family, and proclaiming the king will be Cao Cao's last move. Obstacles to usurp the Han, prepare for his son to proclaim himself emperor.

Although rumors had been released a long time ago, a lot of preparations had been made, and many people had been cleaned up, Cao Cao's claim to be king still met with opposition.

Because although proclaiming the public is a bit over the limit, it is still reasonable after all, and he is still a courtier of the big man, but proclaiming the king is a rebellion on the face, and it is a grand preparation to usurp the throne, which makes some people dissatisfied.

It was Cui Yan, Cao Cao's minister of the state of Wei, who raised objections, and he firmly opposed Cao Cao's proclaiming king.

Colleagues persuaded Cui Yan, "Don't be stupid, haven't you seen what happened to Xun Yu and Xun You?"

But Cui Yan said: "The time, the time! There will be changes, let yourself do it!"

Cui Yan is very handsome and has a beautiful beard, but this person has a very strong personality and adheres to principles. He has also served as the leader of the organization department for a long time, and put an end to unspoken rules such as backdoors and soliciting relationships, so he offended many people.

So someone complained to Cao Cao and told Cao Cao what Cui Yan had said.

Cao Cao in this period is no longer the boy he was when he was attacking Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao was furious, and ordered Cui Yan to be taken to prison for torture. Cui Yan blushed furiously, with tiger eyes and beard, and called Cao Cao a traitor.

Ting Wei told Cao Cao what Cui Yan had said about Cao Cao, and Cao Cao ordered Cui Yan to be beaten to death in prison in a rage.

In fact, Cui Yan's death was already doomed, because this person was too rigid, he had contradicted Cao Cao many times, and did not follow Cao Cao's instructions many times.

For example, when Cao Cao occupied Jizhou, he appointed Cui Yan as Biejia, and said proudly: "Jizhou is really a big state. I checked the household registration yesterday, and there are 30 soldiers."

After hearing this, Cui Yan said bluntly: "In such a turbulent age, the people are displaced. You don't care about the life and death of the people, but only care about how many soldiers there are. This disappoints the people of Jizhou."

Cao Cao's face changed greatly after hearing this. Although he was very upset, he had to apologize to Cui Yan for his own image.

Another time, Cao Cao asked for opinions in a small area, should Cao Pi or Cao Zhi be the successor?The others followed Cao Cao's instructions and wrote up and sealed their thoughts to Cao Cao.But Cui Yan was very special, putting his opinions in an envelope but not sealing it.

Although Cao Cao was dissatisfied, he still expressed his appreciation to Cui Yan, but then Cao Cao executed Cao Zhi's wife on the grounds that Cao Zhi's wife was dressed too extravagantly, and Cao Zhi's wife was Cui Yan's niece.

A suspicious person like Cao Cao couldn't tolerate Cui Yan's repeated disagreements with him, so he took this opportunity to kill him.

(End of this chapter)