Of course, even though he knew he had no room for resistance, the decisive look on Liu Xie's face still remained. He suddenly stood up from the dragon seat and shouted sharply:

"The Prime Minister's merits can be learned from the sun!"

"I will never forget that it is my ancestral rule of the Han Dynasty that people with different surnames cannot be granted princes and princes, and it will never be changed."

As soon as he finished speaking, a look of seriousness appeared on his face, he snorted coldly, and walked away!

The ministers watched helplessly as the emperor retreated to the back hall, and unconsciously looked in the direction where Dong Zhao was kneeling.

How to prepare for the next step?

When Dong Zhao saw this, he didn't have any strange look on his face. He stood up alone, and for a moment that no one noticed, the corners of his mouth suddenly raised slightly and he smiled coldly.

Humph, this matter is not over yet!

…

As expected, the court meeting broke up unhappy.

In the following days, Dong Zhao, together with all the ministers in the court, would go to the rear hall to "visit" the emperor Liu Xie and continue to propose the issue of conferring royal titles.

Under repeated forced labor,

In addition, the imperial guards led by Cao Hong suddenly arrived in Yecheng, the capital of the Duke of Wei, and stationed themselves on the outskirts of Xudu.

With this proposal of both carrot and stick, the pressure faced by Liu Xie finally reached its peak.

He finally gave in and compromised.

I am willing to grant the title of Duke of Wei to Cao Cao.

Obtained the imperial edict sealed by the emperor with the imperial seal.

Dong Zhao and others just stopped!

Afterwards, they all went to the Prime Minister's Mansion to pay homage to Prime Minister Cao Cao and proclaim him king.

But who was Cao Cao?

He has been familiar with officialdom for decades, and his city strategy and political skills are so profound, how could he agree so easily?

Naturally, he refused with clear words, and said with great majesty, "I only want to be a general of the Han Dynasty in conquering the West. A hundred years later, the tomb of Cao Hou can be engraved on the tombstone."

"You must never mention the matter of becoming king again. How can you do it?"

However, how could Dong Zhao and other officials not understand that this was just the Lord's excuse to convey to the outside world.

They are not discouraged either!

After three such exchanges, Cao Cao acted as if he was forced to "accept" and accepted the crowning and king ceremony.

The 22nd year of Jian'an in the Han Dynasty [217], the ninth month of autumn.

The Duke of Wei, Cao Cao, led his crowd back to Yecheng, the capital of the Duke of Wei, and under the emperor's edict, held a coronation and grand king-proclaiming ceremony on the bank of the Zhang River south of Yecheng.

On this day,

On both sides of the Zhang River, scholars and people gathered together to welcome each other.

The scene was extremely noisy.

The Duke of Wei, Cao Cao, dressed in gorgeous royal robes, wearing a royal crown on his head, and riding in the emperor's royal carriage, climbed to the high platform, swore an oath to become the king of Wei, and established a feudal kingdom.

From this day forward,

The king of Wei, Cao Cao, not only took the Emperor's Luan chariot, but also added nine tins.

Although he is ranked among the princes and kings, he is no different from the emperor!

…

The news that Cao Cao proclaimed himself king spread throughout the country in ten days.

This news first reached the Xiangfan front line.

Guan Yu, who was originally planning to withdraw his troops, was shocked when he received the news that Cao Cao had proclaimed himself king, and then realized that it was not appropriate for him to withdraw his troops at this time.
Chapter completed!