Chapter 297 Who else can be the king but me? [Votes requested]

Cao Cao mounted his horse and headed north first.

When facing north, it should still be in line with the idea that heaven is above, in order to respect ancient rituals.

At the same time Cao Cao was leaving, his wives and concubines also came out of the back house of Cao's mansion, preparing to watch the ceremony.

Several women left the house and boarded the carriage.

They did not stop or delay along the way, but arrived at the north city wall first.

Yu Qing was the first to get off the car. He took small, quick steps and climbed to the top of the city wall as if he was carrying a pair of rabbits.

The other women followed.

Yu Qing stood on the top of the city wall and looked back towards the inner city. He just happened to see Cao Cao riding towards him from one end of the long street.

On the other side of the city wall, members of the Cao family, including Cao Ang, arrived one after another.

Cao Cao came to a position near the inner city wall and dismounted.

In the back, Zheng Xuan, Zhang Zhongjing, Hua Tuo, and Cai Yong each held a ritual vessel, and the saints’ handwritten writings accompanied them.

The reason why they were asked to follow Cao Cao was because their respective status was just right.

Zheng Xuan needs no introduction.

Zhang Zhongjing and Hua Tuo practiced medicine all year round, saving lives and having their own destiny.

Cai Yong was not only a great scholar of his time, but also proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, which was a sign of a prosperous era of "ritual" and "music".

These people are perfect as attendants for the coronation ceremony.

Behind them, Huang Zhong held up the sword of state with both hands, and Xun Yu held up the jade box of the national seal.

The two men represent the heads of civil and military affairs.

Zhong Yao also followed Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao dismounted, he came to the stairs of the city wall and slowly climbed to the third step.

There are eighty-one steps remaining to climb the city wall.

Later, the ceremony of becoming king will begin. One must climb eighty-one steps in a row without stopping. This is the cycle of the extreme number nine, which means that after the founding of the country, the blessings will continue.

Zhong Yao walked up to the top of the city wall first, following Cao Cao's side.

In addition to being an official, he is also a contemporary calligrapher, and he also has the intention of passing on rituals and music and bringing peace to the world.

After he went up, he was responsible for reading the opening remarks of the ceremony, elaborating on the changes in the world in recent years, etc.

Cao Cao had to wait until the auspicious time and then go up without any error.

Outside the city, just like the last time when a general was enthroned and a military parade was held, civil and military officials, generals, and soldiers from Cao’s camp gathered, and the people came spontaneously.

Zhong Yao started talking a lot upstairs, while Cao Cao and Zheng Xuan were talking absent-mindedly on the stairs.

"I'll have to trouble Zheng Sinong in a moment."

Zheng Xuan was the chief priest who announced the enthronement of the king to heaven and earth, and was responsible for presiding over the process.

Zheng Xuan expressed his loyalty and said, "The King of Wei established the country and allowed me to be the chief priest. I am honored."

"It's my turn to go up."

When it came to reciting the words to offer sacrifices to heaven, Zheng Xuan quickly climbed the stairs with an expression as if to say, "Look at my performance."

The moment he stepped onto the top of the city wall and faced outside, Zheng Xuan's heart trembled slightly.

So spectacular.

……

Emperor Liu Xie arrived in Yizhou a few days ago.

On the way, he followed Kong Rong's advice and began to recruit talents in the name of the monarch and formed a new team of court officials.

After he was finally free, he truly had his own team.

But both the emperor and Kong Rong were the type who had no idea what was going on.

They visited many famous people along the way, but not many responded. Only a dozen so-called talented people recommended themselves to join the emperor's "court".

When the emperor arrived in person, Liu Zhang, then governor of Yizhou, went hundreds of miles to the northeast to welcome him.

But after arriving in Yizhou, Liu Zhang did not support the emperor's immediate raising of the flag to suppress the rebellion. Instead, he announced the emperor's whereabouts to the world and issued an edict to fight against Cao Cao.

Liu Zhang said that he would wait until the time was more ripe.

The time is ripe, which means Cao Cao will become king.

They want to see the reactions from all sides of the world.

The emperor was then taken to the capital of Yizhou and settled in a mansion.

Liu Zhang supplies good wine and delicious food.

So far, the emperor is quite satisfied. Liu Zhang's attitude is polite and respectful, which is in line with expectations.

The emperor also knew that Cao Cao was going to become king, and that day was today.

At this moment, Liu Xie was looking far to the northeast, with an indignant look on his face:
"As soon as I left, he was in a hurry to establish a country. Where would he put me?"

"That's good, let the world know his rebellious heart."

"If he dares to establish a country, I will issue an edict to all parties to suppress the rebellion.

Cao Mengde was able to gain the support of all parties because of my righteousness. Without me, he would have dared to establish a country. Let's see how the people of the world will conquer him. "

The emperor was right. Several years earlier, Cao Cao had held the emperor hostage and indeed borrowed the emperor's power to allow Cao's camp to grow faster.

But now, Cao Cao has conquered all nine provinces.

The people in the country were initially settled down and public opinion gradually changed.

How many people will still support the Eastern Han Dynasty?

Support the Eastern Han Dynasty, which appointed foreign relatives and eunuchs to cause chaos in the country, had serious land annexation, and was full of powerful aristocratic families, which eventually led to the collapse of the country and an increase of millions of refugees each year!
From a historical perspective, how long a chaotic era will last and to what extent it will be depends mainly on people's hearts.

The late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period was actually a period of great mental confusion.

Otherwise, there would not have been a situation in which the princes rebelled together with the support of the gentry and various forces became independent and dominated.

Under such circumstances, it is very difficult to restore unity.

Including ordinary people and refugees, they also gathered in groups to rebel.

Armies were rising up all over the world.

Cao Cao was able to go against the tide by transforming the people's dissatisfaction with the world and their anger into war, allowing them to vent their suffering in the troubled times, thereby quickly winning the hearts of the people and laying the foundation for his own foundation.

"A few years ago, Yuan Shu also wanted to be emperor. What was the result? He was laughed at by the world and died after two years."

The emperor said confidently: "This incident shows that the people of the world still have their hearts set on the Han Dynasty.

With the lessons learned from the past, Cao Cao still dared to establish a country, bringing about his own destruction, and he didn't know how to advance or retreat! "

"I am waiting to see how long he can establish a country and how long it will last!"

On this day, everyone in the world was looking at Yecheng.

Koto.

Sun Ce stood on a high hill, with Zhou Yu and Sun Quan beside him.

The three of them were also looking northwest towards Yecheng. "Cao Mengde has finally become king."

"It is really unexpected that he could wait until now. He has all nine provinces in his hands, but he only claims to be the king."

"He called himself a king instead of an emperor because he had a greater ambition. He wanted to unify the thirteen states before becoming an emperor!"

Zhou Yu's handsome face frowned slightly:
“However, it may not be that easy for him to become king.

Cao Mengde has repeatedly suppressed the nobles. He wants to be king, so there must be undercurrents among the nobles, and they might make some moves. "

"Do those nobles... dare?" Sun Ce asked.

"Don't underestimate the nobles, or you will suffer a great loss."

Jingzhou.

Liu Biao looked haggard. With the help of his attendants, he got off the bed and looked towards the north.

And Liu Bei, with his second and third sons, were also looking towards the north.

"Cao Mengde has established his own country..." Liu Bei sighed.

----

"My husband has ascended the city."

The wives and concubines talked in low voices, and their hands tucked into their sleeves were clenched nervously.

How would people in the world react when Cao Cao proclaimed himself king and founded a country?
After all, the Han Dynasty had unified the Central Plains for hundreds of years.

Before this, there was Wang Mang who established the Xin Dynasty, and there was Yuan Shu who established a country as a joke, but neither of them had good results.

Everyone is waiting to see how people in the world will react when Cao Cao establishes a country.
The first ray of sunlight appeared from the sky.

Cao Cao stepped onto the top of the city wall and looked out over the city.

When Zheng Xuan came up just now, he was shocked because there were too many people outside the city.

The crowd was like a sea, unexpectedly large.

Yecheng is one of the largest cities in the world.

After Cao Cao came to power, many aristocratic families and even wealthy people from other states and counties moved here one after another.

The population of Yecheng has increased year by year, and now it has reached nearly 400,000.

At this moment, outside the city, in addition to the 30,000 elite Cao troops guarding Yecheng, there were also densely populated civilians numbering hundreds of thousands.

Cao Cao's reputation reached its peak after he defeated the Eastern Xianbei.

The crowds gathered outside the city were the best reflection of his personal reputation.

Nearly half of the people in Yecheng went out of the city to watch the ceremony. It was an unprecedented grand occasion!
Cao Cao looked at the huge crowd outside the city and said in a clear and powerful voice:

"I was originally a minister of the Han Dynasty. However, the times were turbulent and all sides were in turmoil, so I raised an army to fight against the rebellion!"

"Over the past six years, my civil and military forces have defeated various rebellious armies, pacified the unrest in Yan, Yu, Xu, Si, Ji, Bing, Qing, You, Liang, and other nine provinces, and brought peace to the Central Plains, and the people were able to have enough food!"

"Now I will kowtow to the heavens and the earth, to the mountains and rivers, and to the ancestors of the Qin and Han dynasties: The Qin Emperor conquered the six kingdoms and unified the world, and his destiny lasted for two generations.

Afterwards, Emperor Gaozu raised an army, took control of thirteen states and established a kingdom. Until today, the Han Dynasty has come to an end.

At that time, the whole country was in turmoil and the people were living in misery. Only Cao Cao followed the will of heaven and the will of the people, eliminated internal troubles, quelled the rebellion of the princes, and restored stability to the nine provinces.

If it weren't for me, I don't know how many years of chaos the world would have experienced, and how many people would have died of hunger.

If so, who else in the world can be king or emperor but me? "

Cao Cao made no secret of his ambition.

He bluntly stated that he was the one who ended the chaos in the Nine Provinces. Without him, the world would continue to be in chaos, and those who had different intentions would each claim to be king.

And now, he has defeated the princes in a row.

If one person can be king, it can only be Cao Cao. No one else is worthy!
These words fully demonstrate Cao Cao's magnanimity and self-confidence, and he is extremely domineering!
Holding the red tassel, I can tie up the blue dragon and strengthen my ambition to conquer the world!

"Now at the beginning of October, a sacrifice is held in the north of Yecheng to respond to the harmony of heaven!

Especially to show to Heaven and Earth, the Emperor, and the wise men of all ages that Cao wants to found a country and name it Wei!
I hereby declare to the heavens and earth that I wish to be king, the mountains and rivers shall prosper, the people shall be at peace, and the country shall prosper forever!"

There are two main reasons why Cao Cao named his country Wei.

One is that his fief was in Wei County, Jizhou, and it was a tradition to use the place as a name.

Secondly, "Wei" as the name of a country also has political significance.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there was a prophecy that "the one who will replace the Han Dynasty is Dangtu Gao". "Dangtu Gao" means "Wei Que", so Cao Cao named the country "Wei", which was meant to fulfill the prophecy.

When he loudly announced it to heaven and earth and to all the people, there was a solemn silence below.

Cao Cao suddenly shouted, "Where are the civil and military officials of Wei?"

"I'm waiting here!"

The civil and military officials below responded in unison, with great momentum.

Cao Cao asked again: "Where is the Wei army?"

"Here! Here! Here!"

"The entire Wei army is ready to obey the king's orders at any time to conquer the world and protect the Wei country!"

The responses of the troops were louder and more resolute than the last.

Cao Cao slowly raised his hand, and in an instant, the shouting of the army became so loud that you could hear a pin drop. That kind of powerful appeal, appeal, and absolute obedience made people's hearts tremble.

Cao Cao asked for the third time in the silence of the crowd: "Where are the people of Wei?"

This question is very dangerous.

You should know that the first two sentences were taught in advance. The soldiers and civil officials under Cao Cao's command would definitely respond when asked.

The latter sentence is asked to the common people.

If the people did not respond, Cao Cao would be left hanging on the city wall.

After Cao Cao asked this question, there was silence for a long time without any response.

Zheng Xuan and others were so anxious that they broke out in a sweat. They wished they could go down and act as a stand-in and shout a few times in person to respond.

But in the silence, a voice rang out from below: "I... am willing to be a citizen of Wei!"

I was timid at first, but once someone took the lead, a second person followed up, saying, "I would like to...

And I……"

The voices of response gradually became louder, and people began to speak one after another.

"Have we arranged the people who should be called first?" Guo Jia secretly asked Xi Zhicai.

Xi Zhicai shook his head: "I don't know, maybe it's Jia Wenhe, he's good at this..."

At this moment, voices gathered, people joined in, and the volume merged into a tide!
The power created by the shouting of tens or hundreds of thousands of people resounded through the sky, like a tide or thunder, unstoppable and earth-shaking.

On the city wall, everyone's hair stood up.

Almost subconsciously, everyone seemed to be moved by an inexplicable force and joined in the shouting.

And just when the destiny of humanity was converging like a torrent, the imperial seal held by Xun Yu vibrated, emitted a purple light, suddenly showed abnormality, and suddenly rose into the air!

Ps: I wrote what Cao Cao wanted to say, and adjusted it many times, so it's a little late~ Please vote
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