Looking at the pale faces of the Ministers below the stage, Cao Cao said with a solemn expression,
"From today onwards, Bai Feng will be conferred the title of Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces and will lead the three armies!"
Hearing this, the ministers immediately sucked in a breath of cold air.
Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces!
The entire Cao Army didn't have a Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces until now.
Bai Feng had only joined the Cao Army halfway through and had been promoted step by step. Now, he was actually conferred the title of Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces!
However, although the Ministers were puzzled, none of them dared to say anything.
Just now, more than ten people had been searched and executed, and nine generations of their families were implicated!
Who would dare to go against the muzzle of the gun now?!
Bai Feng himself was a little puzzled.
What did Boss Cao mean by this?
The Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces and the Military Counselor were practically the same.
However, the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces was in charge of all the generals and military power.
The Military Counselor was the commander in charge of the civil officials of the entire imperial court and dealt with internal and external affairs.
However, there was a slight difference between the two.
The Military Counselor was only a position in the Cao Army. According to the official official positions in the imperial court, there was no Military Counselor position at all.
In other words, the Military Counselor was an external position and his official position was not comparable to the ministers below him.
Now that he was the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, didn't that mean that he was considered an official?
Moreover, the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces was his mission!
"Ding! The host has completed the main mission."
It wasn't until he heard the sound of the system that Bai Feng confirmed it.
Cao Cao wanted to expand his power again! One had to know that the civil officials were almost used to Bai Feng being the Military Counselor.
Alright.
Now that Bai Feng was conferred the title of Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces, the happiest person wasn't Bai Feng.
Cao Ren and Cao Jie looked at Bai Feng eagerly. After hearing the news, they were especially excited:
"Congratulations, Sir, on becoming the Grand Marshal of the Armed Forces!"
Cao Ren laughed loudly and said.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes slightly:
"Mister Bai, since you already have military power and are a marshal, why don't you give me a chance?"
"That's about the people you just suppressed, as well as the rebels you captured a few days ago."
"I'll leave these matters to you."
"Remember …"
At this point, Cao Cao's expression was extremely ugly.
"Leave no one alive!"
Hearing Cao Cao's words, Bai Feng was stunned.
Asking him to handle the execution?
Even if these twenty thousand people stretched out their necks for him to chop, it would take him several days to do so!
However, upon hearing Cao Cao's words, Bai Feng also cupped his hands and said,
"Here!"
"Alright, you can leave first. We'll start today. Remember to count the number of people at the execution tomorrow."
Cao Cao spoke very calmly, as if he was just dealing with a small matter.
But what did the Ministers think?
He had killed more than twenty thousand people!
This was not a small number!
If he killed so many people in one go, it was hard to guarantee that the landowning clans or the people of the world wouldn't have any opinions about Cao Cao!
Bloodthirsty?
Although this was what they thought, no one dared to voice their opinions.
This was not a matter of a single person, but of an entire clan!
If anyone dared to speak up at this time, they would probably be implicated and be implicated as well!
After receiving the order, Bai Feng cupped his hands and left. He turned to Cao Chun and the others below and said:
"Cao Chun, Cao Ren, Zhang Liao, Xiahou Dun, listen up!"
"Follow me to arrest the suspects!"
The generals had just learned that Bai Feng had been promoted to Great General. They hurriedly followed Bai Feng and left the Copper Sparrow Pavilion.
This was not an easy task.
The execution would take place tomorrow. Today, they would investigate and arrest all the members of the Ministers' families!
After Bai Feng left, Cao Cao continued to look at the crowd in front of him.
At this time, no one dared to breathe too loudly, afraid that Cao Cao's anger would continue to descend.
The Prime Minister of the past was not like this at all!
In the past, Cao Cao had many misgivings. Although everyone knew that Cao Cao was dissatisfied with the landowning clans, he had never made a move.
After all, the landowning clans had deep roots and enormous influence. Eradicating them would not be so easy.
But now that he was the Wei Emperor, Cao Cao had changed.
When an Emperor was angry, millions of corpses would fall!
This saying was not wrong at all!
After all, the entire Xuchang City had been shaken by the assassination, and so many traitors were lying in ambush in Xuchang City.
If he did not use some thunderous methods, who would dare to accept him in the future?
An Emperor was a lonely existence that could not be doubted. No one would believe in him.
At this time, Cao Cao turned to Cao Pi and Cao Zhi.
Cao Cao truly found it difficult to choose between his two sons.
Cao Cao knew that he did not have much time left, and the matter of appointing a successor truly needed to be brought forward.
At this time, Cao Pi was drenched in sweat, and just like the other Ministers, he did not dare to breathe too loudly.
Cao Cao's tyrannical aura when he announced that all the members of the Ministers' families would be executed had made Cao Pi extremely afraid.
Was this still the father that he knew?
On the other hand, Cao Zhi's eyes were bloodshot and he seemed to have lost his soul. He lowered his head and said nothing.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said,
"Zihuan, Zijian, I have a question for the two of you."
Cao Pi hurriedly raised his head, but he still did not dare to look at his father.
Cao Cao continued.
"What do you think of today's matter?"
Although Cao Cao was asking Cao Pi and Cao Zhi, the Copper Sparrow Terrace was silent. The Ministers below the stage clearly heard this question.
Sima Yi's expression changed as he looked at Cao Pi on the stage.
Cao Pi was still under the influence of Cao Cao's power and did not react for a moment. Cao Zhi was also in a daze, his eyes unfocused.
For a moment, the entire place was silent.
Cao Cao frowned slightly and said in a low voice,
"Why aren't the two of you answering this Monarch's question?"
Cao Pi finally reacted. He hurriedly cupped his hands and said in a trembling voice,
"Imperial Father … this son … this son is terrified."
Cao Pi was not lying. The current Cao Pi's mind was completely blank.
In an instant, tens of thousands of people had been convicted.
From tomorrow onwards, rivers of blood would flow in Xuchang!
However, all of this was because of one sentence from Cao Cao!
How could Cao Pi not be terrified?
This was completely different from life and death on the battlefield.
Swords and sabers had no eyes. Life and death were determined by fate. However, among these tens of thousands of people who were arrested and beheaded, there were very likely to be innocent people!
However, no one was immune from the wrath of an Emperor.
How could Cao Pi, who had never experienced the might of an Emperor since he was born, bear it?
Cao Cao was not angry when he heard this. Instead, he laughed and looked at the silent Cao Zhi.
Seeing Cao Zhi's extremely abnormal behavior, Cao Cao stopped smiling and narrowed his eyes.
"Zijian, you seem to have something on your mind?"
"Tell me, why are you so silent? Answer this Monarch's question! "
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