Peek at my diary, Cao Cao dominates the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 309 The bull that was blown back then has now been blown up 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 is completely different 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 has made great strides forward, and the more space they can 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 can it do? Yuan Shao will definitely be furious, 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, then Cao Cao will have Sweeping 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, "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: "It's probably less than three catties. These are just small things that Hua Tuo and I have been tinkering 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!

(End of this chapter)