Cao Cao fell into silence, frowned, and repeatedly weighed what Guo Jia said.

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

Both Tao Shang and Liu Bei have been king, and the titles of generals under his command have reached a high position as a former general. The military generals under his command are just a miscellaneous general, far lower than Tao Shang and Liu Bei's generals.

It is precisely because Cao Cao's official position is not high enough that he cannot be granted high-ranking officials to his subordinates.

In this way, the civil and military officials with the same qualifications had much higher official positions in Tao Shang than in Cao Cao's official positions. Under the temptation of interests, how could these heroes under their command follow him with the intention of trampling on him?

After much thought, Cao Cao realized that no matter whether he wanted to do so or not, he had to be king.

But many people had persuaded him to advance before, but he refused him righteously and harshly. If he repents and becomes king again, wouldn’t it be a pity that the people in the world laughed at him for his rebellion?

Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu with his eyes.

He hopes that this important counselor can stand up and persuade him to enter, so that he will have enough face and enough steps to naturally accept everyone's persuasion.

Xun Yu was silent, with a gloomy face and said nothing.

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

Guo Jia saw Cao Cao's thoughts and gave Cao Ang a wink again. Cao Ang understood and immediately knelt down and said passionately: "In the momentum, the thief is strong and I am weak. The wealth and life of hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Guanlong are all related to the father and commander. He also asked the father and commander to put the overall situation first and be promoted to the throne."

With Cao Ang, the other civil and military officials followed and knelt down, begging Cao Cao to advance to the throne and become king.

Looking at the son who was kneeling on the ground and the begging eyes of the ministers, Cao Cao was filled with his heart. After a long time, he sighed and said, "I don't really want to be king. Everything is forced by you. Get up, I agree."

When everyone saw Cao Cao agreeing, they were all very happy and excited for a moment.

Therefore, with Cao Cao's tacit approval, Guo Jia and other civil and military officials immediately became busy and created momentum for Cao Cao's kingship.

Within less than a month, the prefects of the counties in Guanzhong and Liangzhou, such as Wuwei, Tianshui, Fufeng, and other snow-filled to Chang'an, claiming that there were auspicious signs everywhere, indicating that Cao Cao was implied by God and should be the master of his true life.

Guo Jia also sent a large number of detailed works to spread rumors among the people, claiming that the emperor was dissatisfied with the usurpation of power by the pottery merchants, and had sent people to pass on secret orders to Cao Cao, and appointed Cao Cao as king, so that Cao Cao could serve the king and destroy the thieves and support the Han Dynasty.

As the public opinion trend arose, officials and gentry from all over the country quickly understood Cao Cao's intentions and submitted a statement to persuade Cao Cao to become king.

The local public opinion has been established, and the ministers such as Guo Jia in Chang'an City have jointly signed a letter to Cao Cao, asking him to express himself as the king.

Of course, Cao Cao could not be as rude as a pottery merchant, so he had to learn from Liu Bei and repeatedly refused, and he refused more than Liu Bei.

It was not until the fourth joint letter that Cao Cao was forced to express that he had little talent and knowledge, and was not a Han royal family. He did not dare to be king, but he did not dare to violate the will of the emperor. In order to fight against the rebel thief, he had to accept the requests of his ministers and express himself as king.

In the winter of the year, Cao Cao built a high platform in the southern suburbs of Chang'an, held a ceremony, proclaiming himself the King of Qin, and established his capital in Chang'an.

...

Jiangdong, Moling.

There was a lot of discussion in the Marquis of Wu’s mansion, and it was very lively.

"This pottery merchant is really brave and actually becomes king..." Sun Ce looked at the information in his hand, sneered, but his eyes were filled with appreciation.

Appreciate the courage of the pottery merchant to act.

"Tao Shang is ambitious. Since he first called Liang Gong, I expected that he would take the step of becoming king." Zhou Yu, who was at the stage, looked like a god. After a change of the tone, he said: "However, Liu Xuande actually dared to express himself as King Yan, which was a bit beyond my expectations."

As soon as he finished speaking, the personal soldiers outside the hall hurried in and handed over the latest information to the Sun Ce case.

Sun Ce just picked up the silk book information casually and took a look. Yinglang's face suddenly changed and he looked surprised again.

"Bo Fu, what happened?" Zhou Yu saw something wrong from Sun Ce's change in expression.

Sun Ce was stunned for a moment, and a sarcastic sneer appeared at the corner of his mouth, throwing the silk book in his hand onto the desk, "In a year, three kings have emerged in the world. It seems that our Han Dynasty is really hopeless."

Three kings?

Everyone at the steps looked at each other, but they all didn't understand the profound meaning of Sun Ce's words. They hurriedly picked up the silk book and watched it together.

The information comes from the distant Guanzhong, and the content is very simple:

Cao Cao became king.

The lobby suddenly fell into an uproar, and all the heroes of Jiangdong were shocked.

At that time, Emperor Gaozu of Han had a legacy, and he was not the Liu family, but the king was defeated by the world. Since then, the title of kings in another surname has become synonymous with usurping the throne.

But unexpectedly, overnight, in addition to the Tao Shang who held the emperor hostage, Liu Bei and Cao Cao also became kings one after another. Suddenly, three kings appeared in the world, two of which were kings of different surnames.

Looking at the hotly discussed subordinates, Sun Ce stroked his chin with one hand and tapped the table rhythmically with the tips of his fingers. A complex look surged in his bright eyes, as if he was weighing something in his heart.

Seeing Sun Ce's expression, Zhou Yu felt thoughtful and suddenly bowed: "Bo Fu, Tao, Liu and Cao have all been called kings. What are Bo Fu waiting for? Why just establish himself as the King of Wu."

As soon as these words were spoken, the lobby was in an uproar.

A strange look flashed in Sun Ce's eyes, and he couldn't help but look at Zhou Yu, his eyes seemed to be relieved that Zhou Yu had experienced his thoughts.

"Lord, Gongjin's proposal is absolutely absolutely not allowed." Zhang Zhao, who was shocked, was the first to jump out to oppose it. "Since the Han Dynasty, all those who call kings have been rioters and thieves, and everyone can be punished. If the lord does not receive the emperor's edict and proclaims king without authorization, wouldn't it be the one who takes the blame for others and becomes the target of public criticism? Then my Jiangdong will be in danger."

Sun Ce's brows narrowed, obviously dissatisfied with Zhang Zhao's opposition, but he was not able to refute himself, so he looked at Zhou Yu again.

Zhou Yu coughed a few times, his thoughts flew around, and he was talking in his heart, thinking about how to reject Zhang Zhao.

At this moment, among the members of the group, one of them raised his head and said loudly: "Zhang Zibu's argument is actually a pedantic theory. With the lord's god, Wuxiong, what's wrong with being the king?"

Everyone was shocked, and their eyes turned to the noble man. They saw a short essay with a dark face and almost ugly appearance.

"Pang Shiyuan, why did my words become a pedantic argument?" Zhang Zhao glared at the man and asked unhappily.

The scholar ignored Zhang Zhao and bowed to Sun Ce, "Lord, Pang Tong has a few big truths, I don't know whether to tell me or not."

"Mr. Feng Chu has great ideas, so it's okay to say it." Sun Ce's eyes flashed with joy and he shook his hand happily.

Pang Tong cleared his throat and said loudly: "When the world is peaceful, it is naturally a rioter who will perish himself. However, the world is in chaos, the emperor's authority is gone, and the Han Dynasty has been exhausted. It is like the end of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, when the princes rise together. Sooner or later, there will be a strongest prince to wipe out all the heroes and change the dynasty. This is the general trend and irreversible."

When Pang Tongshi said something, Zhang Zhao's face turned pale and felt a little ashamed, as if he had heard something he shouldn't have heard.

The decline of the Han Dynasty was something that everyone knew very well, but most people were unwilling to bear the reputation of traitors, and no one dared to say it in person.

Among the heroes in Jiangdong, Pang Tong was the first person to dare to say bluntly that the Han Dynasty would be destroyed.

"Pang Shiyuan, you...you..."

Zhang Zhao was so shocked that he didn't know what to say, but Sun Ce nodded slightly, admired Pang Tong's straightforwardness, and signaled him to continue speaking.

Pang Tong raised his hand and pointed to the north, and continued: "Liu Bei and Cao Cao followed the pottery merchant and became king. They simply did not want to be overwhelmed by the pottery merchant in their reputation. If the lord did not follow the king, how could he have enough status to rule over our Jiangdong heroes and heroes to compete with the heroes. Therefore, Tong thought that if the lord wanted to compete for the world, he had to become king."

"Shi Yuan's words are reasonable, Bo Fu, you must be king." Zhou Yu followed suit.

As soon as they took this lead, veterans such as Han Dang, Cheng Pu and Huang Gai, young generals such as Zhou Tai and Dong Xi also passionately asked Sun Ce to become king.

Zhang Zhao's opposition was soon drowned in the passionate voice of persuasion, and it seemed so insignificant.

Seeing the subordinates rushing to persuade him, Sun Ce's ambition was ignited. Without hesitation, he slapped the table and said proudly: "Even the traitor of the pottery merchant, Liu Bei, the mat and footwear peddler, and Cao Cao's eunuch, can be called king after he is ugly. My Sun Ce is a little overlord in Jiangdong. Why can't he be called king? This King of Wu, I, Sun Ce, is determined!"

...

Yedu.

The news that the pottery merchant was king flew to all parts of the world like snowflakes. The movements of the princes from all directions were also sent to Yecheng by Zhang Yi's detailed network as soon as possible, and to the newly promoted Wei King of War.

"In Youzhou, Liu Bei claimed that he had obeyed the emperor's orders and had already expressed himself as the King of Yan and established his capital in Jicheng." Zhang Yi read out the first piece of information.

As soon as he finished speaking, Fan Kuai cursed: "Mom, this big-eared thief is a follower. If we King Wei is the king, he will also be the king."

"The big-eared thief is not learning from this king. He has long had this ambition. Even if he does not become king, he will become king sooner or later." Tao Shang sneered, and had expected it, signaling Zhang Yi to continue.

He remembered that in history, after Liu Bei conquered Hanzhong and occupied the two prefectures of Jingyi, he became the king of Hanzhong. It can be seen that he had ambitions, but it was just a question of whether he had this strength.

Zhang Yi changed a silk book and continued to recite: "For news about Chang'an, Cao Cao followed Liu Bei and announced that he had followed the emperor's secret order, proclaimed himself the King of Qin, and established his capital in Chang'an."

"I'm fucking the damn thing. It turns out that Cao Cao is also a follower, and he is also called king." Fan Kuai cursed again.

Cao Cao's claim to be king was also expected by the pottery.

In the past history, Cao Cao used the emperor to command the princes and forced the emperor to grant him the title of Duke of Wei and King of Wei. Although he did not proclaim himself emperor until his death, he assisted his son in the path of becoming emperor.

Now Cao Cao is in Longliangzhou, and the land of Hanzhong, it can be said that he is the second strongest prince in the world after him, the King of Wei. Even Liu Bei dares to be king. What's wrong with Cao Cao?

"In Jiangdong, if it weren't as expected by the king, Sun Ce, the little overlord, should have been king." Tao Shang asked lightly.

"The King of Wei is like a god." Zhang Yi looked strange and took out a silk book to present it. "Short after Liu Bei and Cao Cao successively became kings, Sun Ce, under the support of Zhou Yu and others, had officially called himself the King of Wu, established his capital in Moling, and changed it to Jianye."

The Tao Shang nodded slightly, and Sun Ce's claim to be king was actually as expected by him.

Sun Ce has a very different personality from his younger brother Sun Quan. In history, Sun Quan was better at making power and scheming. He kept a low profile for more than ten years before he was promoted to the King of Wu under Cao Pi's title.

Sun Ce is different. Just like his nickname Xiao Ba Wang, he is a person who does his own things and is domineering and decisive. With his personality, he will not be willing to be above his status and be inferior to himself. It is imperative to be king.

"What about Yuan Shang from Bingzhou, Liu Biao from Jingzhou, and Liu Zhang from Yizhou? What are the reactions of these three princes? They will not all be kings, right?" Tao Shang asked with his hands.

Zhang Yi hurriedly reported the information from these three states.

Although these three princes did not dare to be kings directly, they all expressed their respect for the emperor and represented themselves as Dukes.

Among them, Liu Biao of Jingzhou was regarded as Duke of Chu, Yuan Shang of Bingzhou was regarded as Duke of Jin, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou was regarded as Duke of Shu.

The strength of these three princes is inferior to that of the three families of Cao, Liu and Sun. It is not surprising that they dare not be called kings. It is a second choice to be called the Duke.

"Our king is the King of Wei. Liu Bei was the one who proclaimed himself the King of Yan. Cao Cao also proclaimed himself the King of Qin. With Sun Ce's King of Wu, what else do you have Shu, Jin, and Chu? Why do you look a bit like the seven heroes of the Warring States Period..." Fan Kuai counted with his fingers for a long time and came to this conclusion.

Tao Shang's expression moved and suddenly remembered that the situation in the world at this time was really similar to that in the Warring States Period. At that time, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, Qin and Qi were established together, but today, there were Wei, Qin, Yan, Wu, Chu, Shu and Jin, and the seven princes were also sharing the world.

"Are the seven heroes standing together?" The pottery thoughtfully and murmured with emotion: "This world is getting more and more interesting..." Mobile phone users please visit http://m.piaotian.net
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