Traveling through history leaving a name

Chapter 165 Proclaiming Emperor
"Since the prime minister's attitude is very firm, I can only obey."

Zhang Qingfeng didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

It stands to reason that if he refused, Cao Cao would not do anything to him, but this time Cao Cao seemed determined to ask him to serve in the court instead of being a mere local official.

Master!From this official position, we can see how much Cao Cao valued Zhang Qingfeng at this time. This was an official position among the three Dukes.

In the past, Cao Cao wanted Zhang Qingfeng to be the chief minister. You must know that the chief minister was only one of the nine ministers, and his status was obviously incomparable to that of the grand master.

Da Sinong is like the Minister of the Household Department of the Ming Dynasty, and above the Minister of the Household Department, there are cabinet ministers, cabinet prime ministers, and so on.

Taifu, sometimes in history, was a false post, but sometimes he could control the military and political power of the whole country.

However, with Cao Cao as the prime minister, Zhang Qingfeng's Tai Tuo is only a vain job.

However, as long as Zhang Qingfeng becomes the Taifu, he has the right to put forward various policies in the court.

As for Zhang Qingfeng, who has never held any official position in the court, and has no qualifications, he was promoted to Taifu in one step.

These problems are not a problem in front of Cao Cao, a powerful prince.

And it's not that Zhang Qingfeng has no achievements. Speaking of which, Zhang Qingfeng's achievements are greater than anyone else's.

Without Zhang Qingfeng, Youzhou would not be able to develop so well, and without Youzhou's development, Cao Cao would not be in the current good situation.

In fact, Zhang Qingfeng knew that the main reason why Cao Cao appointed him as Taifu was that he advocated making Cao Cao the emperor.

Youzhou Daily advertises Cao Cao's achievements in different ways every day, which makes many people think that it is a matter of course for Cao Cao to become emperor.

At this time, Cao Cao naturally had the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor, so his intention to promote Zhang Qingfeng was self-evident.

A few days later, Cao Cao officially promoted Zhang Qingfeng to the post of Taifu.

Cao Cao is the prime minister, and the prime minister is the same as "Cheng", which means a person who inherits the will of the emperor. Cao Cao can completely promote officials to any official position.

Moreover, Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, had long been excluded by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao did not need to report to the Emperor Han for anything he did.

Zhang Qingfeng was quickly promoted to Taifu, which surprised many people.

But soon everyone guessed Cao Cao's intentions.

As a result, many officials began to quietly discuss Cao Cao's intentions in private.

These people are divided into two factions, one group is those who support Cao Cao's proclaiming emperor, and the other group is those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty.

Among those who supported Cao Cao's proclaiming emperor, Xun You, Jia Xu, Chen Lin, Sima Yi and others were the main ones.

Those who opposed Cao Cao's proclaiming emperor were a group of people represented by Xun Yu.

Of course, Cao Cao is a very complicated person. He wanted to be the emperor in his heart, but he had already stated on various occasions that he would not be the emperor.

For example, in "Duan Ge Xing" written by him, "Zhou Gong spit and feed", it is a good indication that he will not be called emperor.

Who is Duke Zhou? Duke Zhou is the younger brother of King Wu. After King Wu died, Duke Zhou could have been king, but he chose to assist King Wu's son, King Cheng.

Cao Cao used the Duke of Zhou as a metaphor for himself, which meant that he would not be called emperor.

Since Cao Cao has stated many times that he will not become emperor, if he breaks his promise and becomes fat now, wouldn't he slap himself in the face?
Therefore, Zhang Qingfeng was promoted to be the Taifu, which expressed Cao Cao's thoughts very well, but he would not be explicit.

Cao Cao conveyed a wish to his subordinates. As for whether his subordinates will understand and what to do after understanding, it depends on the next action.

Sure enough, after Zhang Qingfeng, the number one supporter of Cao Cao's proclaiming emperor, was promoted to Taifu, a group of people who supported Cao Cao's proclaiming emperor took action.

A large group of civil and military ministers represented by Xun You began to unite, and then sent people to Xudu to talk nonsense about Han Xiandi Liu Xie abdicating.

As for the folks, Zhang Qingfeng was not idle, and the Youzhou Daily even directly stated that the prime minister's merits should be called emperor.

On July 213, [-] AD, on Cao Cao's birthday, people from all over Youzhou gathered "spontaneously" and held a massive parade.

Countless people chanted the slogan "Long Live the Prime Minister" and asked Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor.

In Jicheng, more than 10,000 people gathered in the parade on this day. They held up banners and shouted slogans, and paraded around the new city over and over again.

"Prime Minister, public opinion cannot be done." In Cao Cao's manor, Xun You and others also began to persuade Cao Cao to become emperor.

Although Xun You and Zhang Qingfeng did not collude, their purpose at this time is the same, which is to make Cao Cao the emperor.

Cao Cao's proclaiming emperor is good for all those who support Cao Cao.

Who among those who follow Cao Cao to conquer the world doesn't want his title to be passed on to future generations?
Only when Cao Cao becomes emperor can their status be stabilized.

If Cao Cao died suddenly, and those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty took over the power advantage, then none of the people who are loyal to Cao Cao now may end well.

Politics is so cruel.

Especially Zhang Qingfeng, if a person loyal to the Han Dynasty were allowed to take power, Zhang Qingfeng might be the first one to be killed, because Zhang Qingfeng supported Cao Cao's proclaiming himself emperor the most.

Historically, this is also why as soon as Cao Cao died, people loyal to Cao Cao began to actively encourage Cao Cao's son Cao Pi to proclaim himself emperor, because only when the Cao family proclaimed emperor, their status would be stable.

On the matter of Cao Cao proclaiming himself emperor, Cao Cao himself would definitely not take a stand.

A few months later, the edict of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty came. In the edict of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, he stated that he would abdicate the emperor's seat to Cao Cao.

Subsequently, Cao Cao rejected the abdication of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

A few months later, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty once again issued an edict to surrender Cao Cao, but Cao Cao still refused.

A few months later, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty issued an imperial edict again, expressing his earnest words, saying that he was not good enough to be qualified for the title of emperor, and Prime Minister Cao fought north and south, unified the country, and his achievements were obvious to all. .

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty abdicated for the third time, but Cao Cao refused again.

By this time, people all over the country knew that it was Emperor Xian of Han who insisted on giving the throne to Cao Cao, not Cao Cao who wanted to grab Liu Xie's throne.

Soon, Liu Xie's fourth abdication edict came, and along with the edict, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty himself.

This time, at the request of "all" civil and military ministers and "all the people in the world", Cao Cao finally agreed to become emperor.

Although Han Xiandi Liu Xie abdicated this time, although he was a little reluctant, he also really didn't want to be emperor.

Liu Xie has never been a real emperor for a day in his life, but only bears the title of an emperor.

He did not enjoy the imperial power for a day, and lived in humiliation every day. Although he once instigated Dong Cheng to rebel against Cao, he failed, and was instead taken over by Cao Cao.

This made his situation even more embarrassing, and he no longer had a confidant by his side.

This time, after the court officials persuaded him to abdicate, although he felt aggrieved, he still issued several edicts of abdication.

He really didn't want to be the emperor anymore. After he abdicated, he could live his life as an ordinary citizen. This was what he wanted, and this was what Cao Cao secretly promised.

Historically, after Cao Pi became emperor, Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, was named a Duke of Shanyang and allowed him to move freely in the fief.

After he abdicated, Liu Xie and his wife lived a leisurely pastoral life, and used the medical skills they learned in the palace to treat common people when they were young, and passed their old age peacefully.

In April 214 AD, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty Liu Xie offered sacrifices to the ancestral temple and gave the throne to Cao Cao.

Afterwards, Cao Cao ascended the Zen altar, received the jade seal, ascended the throne as emperor, and changed the country name to Yan.

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