Cao Shuang calmly accepted the bamboo slips with the reward decree in the palace, and solemnly received the Prime Minister's seal ribbon from the governor Zhang Dang.
Kneeling down and saluting, "I thank your Majesty for the reward." Cao Fang glanced at the Prime Minister's seal that was already held in Cao Shuang's hand, and felt a pain in his heart. He had officially handed over the highest military and political power of Cao Wei to Cao Shuang.
Getting it back in the future is not as easy as it was before it was given to him. It will probably involve a lot of bloodshed. After all, the meat has already reached the person's mouth. It is not as easy as it was before it was given to him.
Before Cao Shuang, the Prime Minister's Seal and Ribbon had been stored in the palace's inner treasury for twenty-nine years, nearly thirty years, but fortunately, there was not a trace of dust on the Seal and Ribbon.
After all, this object symbolizes the rights of one person and above ten thousand people. Although the emperor has always left it idle there without an owner,
However, they also sent the palace maids to clean the dust every day, and sent people to check its condition regularly to prevent it from being lost or stolen. In this case, no one can bear such responsibility. Although this seal and ribbon is still worse than
I don’t upload the national jade seal, but it is still very important.
If the entire Wei Dynasty is lost, all the officials from the emperor down will be disgraced. If this seal is obtained by someone with ulterior motives, it will also cause a storm in the Wei Dynasty.
Regardless of whether the people in the Wei Dynasty or the two countries Wu and Shu get this seal, they will make good use of it and do some big and small things in the Wei Dynasty.
Cao Shuang took the seal ribbon and looked at it carefully. The part of his memory that did not belong to him was when he was searching for the treasures in the emperor's inner treasury.
There was also a hot-headed idea to take this thing as one's own, and to take over the position of prime minister, who is one person above all others and below ten thousand people, without the permission of the emperor's courtiers.
However, after the persuasion of most of his close friends, except of course people like He Yan and Ding Mi, Cao Shuang finally gave up this arrogant plan. If he had forced himself to become prime minister before,
But there is no corresponding merit to support him to secure this position. There is only one final outcome. Sima Yi will rebel in advance, and the other kings of Cao and Wei will disobey him. Even if his surname is Cao,
There will also be a chaotic situation in the late Han Dynasty after Dong Zhuo established himself as prime minister, and the princes of the world swarmed in. He thought for a while, no matter how hot his brain was, he couldn't do this.
He only took a few treasures from the palace. Even so, he was alienated from the Cao Wei clan and officials. The old thief Sima took advantage of a big loophole and almost took the Wei Dynasty into his hands.
Later, after his body changed into a soul, even if he had this idea in his heart, he still had the strength to continue to take some more treasures from the palace, and put the concubines of the late Emperor Cao Rui in his own house to enjoy. After repeated consideration, he still did not do so.
If the clan and ministers are allowed to alienate themselves again, there will definitely be a few more ambitious and capable people like Sima Yi.
Maybe Wang Ling, who is about to truly become his ally, will raise the banner of restoring Cao Wei's orthodoxy in Yangzhou to attack him. Even if he can fight again, he will be troubled by rebellions in various places and will not be able to live in peace.
Due to internal strife, Wei's national power was wasted in vain, and the opportunity for Wei to unify the world will be delayed until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse. Maybe Wu and Shu, who have just concluded an alliance, will take this opportunity to join forces to attack Wei.
It would not be good if the advantages Wei had finally established against Wu and Shu due to the Battle of Jingzhou were wiped out, and the situation where the three countries were evenly matched after Wei's defeat in the Battle of Chibi was once again restored.
It will take a lot more time to think about unifying the world later, but now the position of prime minister has been given to him by the emperor. Even if the emperor reluctantly gave it to him,
But he has to accept it. After all, no one in the Wei Dynasty dares to sit in this position except him. Before, if he wanted to sit in this position, he had to fight for it. But now, the emperor "takes the initiative" to hand it over.
, how could he not accept it happily!
Since then, Cao Shuang has been one step closer to being the emperor of the Wei Dynasty and the unification of the world. The emperor has a plan to slow down the troops to buy time for his future plans and divert the attention of Cao Shuang and his subordinates.
None of the courtiers said anything, and they all had their own little plans. Some wanted to attach themselves to Cao Shuang, and some were already attached to him, and some wanted to flatter him.
There are also a small group of people like Zhen Wen who talk about helping the Wei Dynasty, but in their hearts they honestly think that after Cao Shuang is taken down by them in the future, and Cao Shuang is promoted to the position of prime minister by an exception in the Wei Dynasty at this time,
This is a piece of fat that has fallen into their mouths. Although there will definitely be a fight between the two, the final position of prime minister will definitely fall into the hands of their faction.
This faction of ours can run amok in the Wei Dynasty. If we raise branches for this matter now, it would be quite unwise to offend Cao Shuang, who is very popular in the Wei Dynasty. We may even be persecuted by Cao Shuang.
, if it ruins something big, it would be better not to say anything, it would be better for everyone.
Guanqiu Jian, Le Fang and other generals who came to Luoyang from Yangzhou all received the rewards they deserved, and they saluted and thanked them together, but they still knew in their hearts that
The victory was not due to the emperor's dragon power, but to Cao Shuang's leadership and planning. Gradually, some thoughts emerged in their hearts.
It is okay to be loyal to a capable and powerful man, General Cao Shuang, but it is not okay to be loyal to a cowardly emperor. After all, they are both battle-hardened warriors.
A fledgling young emperor is not very worthy of their allegiance, unless they are forced to bow their heads.
After all, everything in the battle formation must be determined by strength. The strongest in the army is king. Without sufficient military merit, it cannot deter these soldiers who are licking blood from their swords.
If no one in the Great Wei court possesses these qualities, then the garrison generals in various places in the Wei Dynasty will be in a situation where they are self-reliant. Now there is a person in the Great Wei court who can intimidate them.
If you can lead them to eat meat and perform meritorious deeds, how can you not make them want to follow and be loyal? If the leader in the court at this moment is a member of the Sima family,
Then they might experience inner suffering and hesitation, then realize that the current affairs minister will go and serve Junjie. After all, following the powerful man, there is still meat to eat and rewards to receive.
If you follow the weak emperor, you will have to live a miserable life. Not only will you suffer, but your family will also be poor, and your soldiers will also have to live a life without oil and water.
Instead of doing this, it is better to follow Cao Shuang. This is called a man who knows the current affairs. It is not a spineless or shameful thing...
At this time, Jiang Wei, who was in Hanzhong, was thinking about the Northern Expedition again. After all, Soochow was newly defeated. If he continued to delay the Northern Expedition, he would wait a few years.
Cao Wei digested the five counties in Jiangbei and became stronger again. Even if Wu and Shu join forces, they may not be able to defeat Cao Wei...