Before Bai Feng returned to Xu Chang this time, it could be said that her heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Let's not talk about Sun Quan and Liu Bei in the south.
The current situation in Xuchang was very serious.
Seeing that Cao Cao had mobilized so many people and even bowed to him, Bai Feng understood.
Cao Cao already had the intention to proclaim himself king!
Although he had made a great contribution this time, he was still a subject and was not at the level where he would be bowed to like a king.
Seeing the landowning households behind Cao Cao, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, and the others' expressions were extremely ugly.
Cao Cao's move was to put him at the heart of the struggle in Xuchang!
If Cao Cao wanted to proclaim himself king, he would have to suppress the landowning households.
But now that the landowning households were very powerful, Cao Cao could not do it himself.
In history, Cao Cao did not proclaim himself king.
But now that he had appeared, everything was different.
He could be said to be the most important factor in suppressing the landowning households.
Moreover, Cao Cao was also intentionally or unintentionally trying to rope him in.
The fact that Cao Cao had betrothed Cao Jie to him was enough to prove Cao Cao's intentions.
As long as he and the landowning households were in a stalemate, Cao Cao would definitely proclaim himself king!
Bai Feng knew very well that Cao Pi and Cao Zhi were currently fighting for the position of heir.
Cao Zhi had pledged his allegiance to the landowning households and was trying his best to rope them in, but Cao Pi still had not made a move.
In history, the final victor would definitely be Cao Pi.
But in the current situation, it was really hard to say.
But Bai Feng was actually not willing to get involved in this kind of thing.
Since ancient times, the battle for the throne was extremely complicated. Why should he get involved in it?
When Bai Feng entered the city, his heart skipped a beat.
On both sides of Xuchang City, there were two rows of bands playing music continuously!
Boss Cao, aren't you being too arrogant?!
Bai Feng became more and more certain of his guess when he saw the expressions of the nobles becoming more and more unsightly.
Boss Cao was prepared to use himself as a knife to viciously stab the nobles in the heart!
For these landowning households, as long as he was around, they would definitely not be able to live in peace.
At this moment, Cao Cao's heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Although Cao Cao liked to recruit talents, he himself was a talent.
In fact, Cao Cao's strategy and foresight were not inferior to his subordinates.
However, from the very beginning, Cao Cao had always put Bai Feng in an important position. He even roped Bai Feng in as his son-in-law.
Cao Cao's meaning was actually very simple.
He trusted Bai Feng completely.
At first, Cao Cao had some misgivings about Bai Feng.
However, after Bai Feng chopped off Chen Deng's head with his sword, Cao Cao completely trusted Bai Feng.
This was because Bai Feng was talented and bold. Most importantly, he was not ambitious!
If he was ambitious, he would definitely not make a move against the nobles. He would definitely hide his edge and wait for an opportunity to make a move.
However, Bai Feng did not.
Bai Feng's actions were undoubtedly a declaration of war against the nobles.
This was the complete opposite of Sima Yi.
How could Cao Cao not know that Sima Yi was a person of great talent?
However, Sima Yi had always refused to be a high-ranking official. He was practically idle at home all day.
Just as the two of them were thinking about this, Bai Feng had already been led by Cao Cao to the celebration banquet that had been prepared long ago.
"Sir, I have something to ask you."
Cao Cao said with a serious expression.
Bai Feng immediately felt that something was wrong.
Western Liang had already been pacified, and the Xiongnu had been exterminated.
However, Cao Cao had not mentioned a single word about this. What did he want to ask?
The army had been on the campaign trail for many days and was extremely exhausted.
Moreover, he did not know what Liu Bei and Sun Quan were up to.
If they were to attack Jiangdong and Jingzhou at this time, they might not be able to obtain any benefits.
Cao Cao was definitely aware of this.
Then what did he want to ask?
Seeing the surprise in Bai Feng's eyes, Cao Cao's expression suddenly turned extremely grave.
"Mr. Bai, what do you think if I were to proclaim myself King?"
Bai Feng was slightly taken aback by these words.
As expected, Cao Cao had such thoughts!
However, Bai Feng had not expected Boss Cao to be so straightforward about this matter!
This was not something to joke about. It could be said to anyone.
In history, Cao Cao had wanted to proclaim himself King, but he had never done so. Clearly, he was afraid.
In the end, Cao Cao had not shown any intention of proclaiming himself King. He still insisted on being the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty.
"The Prime Minister proclaiming himself King is a good idea!"
Bai Feng made a prompt decision.
Bai Feng immediately understood when he heard Cao Cao's words.
In reality, whether he said it was good or not, Cao Cao was definitely going to proclaim himself King.
However, Cao Cao was only asking the person he thought was the smartest.
In reality, whether it was himself, Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Chen Qun, or the others, the result would be the same.
However, to Cao Cao, the words of others would probably be filled with hypocrisy.
However, Bai Feng's words were different.
Bai Feng was now in a high position and had made many contributions. He would not compromise on this matter.
In addition, after such a long time, Cao Cao roughly knew that although Bai Feng had never refuted him, he had never flattered him either!
Everything he said was the truth. However, he said what should be said and did not say anything that should not be said.
This was the smartest person in Cao Cao's eyes.
"Hahahahaha!"
After hearing Bai Feng's answer without hesitation, Cao Cao immediately laughed.
"Unexpected, unexpected.
"I'm Cao Cao, Cao Mengde!
"During the rebellion of the Ten Deputy Attendants, I was just a small official.
"When Dong Zhuo was in chaos in the capital, I also had to submit to others. I had to flatter Dong Zhuo to get his attention.
"Now, I can actually proclaim myself King!
"Good, good, good!"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Bai Feng only smiled and did not say anything.
In fact, he did not do anything. He just said what was on his mind.
At this time, Cao Cao proclaiming himself King was undoubtedly the best opportunity.
Unlike the muddle-headed, arrogant, and self-opinionated Yuan Shu, Cao Cao proclaiming himself King was simply unstoppable!
No one dared to point at Cao Cao's nose and tell him that he absolutely could not proclaim himself King!
Now, the Liu family's destiny had come to an end.
Now, all the feudal lords had risen.
Cao Cao had unified the entire north.
After he destroyed the Xiongnu tribe, all the other tribes in the north were terrified.
Now, the Qiang people had already expressed their willingness to surrender.
The other small tribes in the surrounding area were probably no exception. It was just a matter of time.
Today, except for Liu Bei in Jingzhou and Sun Quan in Jiangdong.
There was no other feudal lord who was Cao Cao's opponent.
Therefore, Cao Cao, who was not surnamed Liu, could proclaim himself King!
Bai Feng nodded and slightly narrowed his eyes to see the reaction of the Ministers.
The Ministers were in an uproar. Only the landowning households looked extremely unsightly.
At this time, Cao Cao suddenly stopped smiling and narrowed his eyes.
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