"Bai Feng! Why are you walking so fast? "
Just as Bai Feng was handing the sugar figurines to Qin Liangyu and Deng Ai, someone called his name from behind.
It was a familiar voice.
"Is it Diao Chan?"
"Huaxia people can't stand being nagged. That's right."
Bai Feng wished she could give herself a slap right now.
"Why did I mention Diao Chan?"
Diao Chan and Cao Jie soon arrived in front of Bai Feng.
Diao Chan sighed.
"I brought you to the Recruitment Fair to see if you can outshine all the other talents and show your talent."
"But now, Yang Xiu is really despicable."
Bai Feng sneered.
"Show my talent? Who? "
"Yang Xiu and Ding Yi, those rotten fish?"
"Miss Diao Chan, you look down on me too much."
Bai Feng was not far from the Recruitment Fair, and his voice was loud.
Everyone around heard what he said clearly.
Yang Xiu, who was criticizing the poor students on the stage, pulled a long face when he heard this.
But no one said anything.
Because Bai Feng was telling the truth.
Although Yang Xiu and Ding Yi both had some talent, compared to Bai Feng, they were indeed incomparable.
"Brother, let's go home. I'm a little hungry."
Qin Liangyu nudged Bai Feng with his elbow.
Bai Feng heard him and bowed to Diao Chan and Cao Jie.
"My sister is a glutton. Please excuse me. I'll take my leave."
After that, Bai Feng left without looking back.
At this moment, Bai Feng had a vague feeling.
"Someone seems to be looking at me with hostility?"
…
At this moment.
When the Jiangdong army learned that Liu Bei's attack on Xuchang failed, they didn't dare to fight with the Jingzhou army anymore. They retreated to Jiangdong early to conserve their energy.
Cao Ren and Xun Yu rushed back to Xuchang first.
As for Jia Xu and Cheng Yu, they had rushed to Xuchang after reorganizing the matters in Jingzhou. At this moment, they had just arrived at Cao Cao's study.
Cao Cao looked at the bamboo slips in front of him and couldn't hide the smile on his face.
"Greetings, Prime Minister."
Jia Xu and Cheng Yu saluted.
Cao Cao didn't even raise his head.
"Where are Wen Ruo and Gong Da? Why aren't they here?"
Cheng Yu hesitated for a moment and said,
"Milords, you two must be too tired. Today, you're both asking for leave."
When Cao Cao heard this, he looked up at Cheng Yu with a serious expression.
But then, Cao Cao stood up, placed the bamboo slip in his hand on the table, and said with a smile:
"The two of you, come and take a look."
Cheng Yu and Jia Xu hurriedly looked over.
"Tsk, this Lord Bai actually did such a thing at the Recruitment Assembly …"
"Suppressing Registrar Yang like this, isn't he not giving face to Young Master Zijian?"
Cheng Yu stroked his beard and murmured.
Jia Xu smiled faintly:
"I think that Lord Bai is warning the landowning households that he's not to be trifled with."
"In terms of talent, if Lord Bai claims to be number two in our army, who would dare claim to be number one?"
"In my opinion, it's not that Lord Bai doesn't give face to Young Master Zijian or anyone else, but rather that he's brimming with talent."
Cao Cao couldn't help but nod:
"Wen He's words are reasonable. I think so too."
At this moment, Cheng Yu thought for a long time, then bowed and said:
"Prime Minister, are you … really going to recruit talents?"
Hearing this, Cao Cao and Jia Xu both froze.
Unlike the Xun uncle and nephew, Cheng Yu and Jia Xu already knew what the Prime Minister was thinking. But at this moment, Cheng Yu felt that.
Wasn't this a little too fast?
The world wasn't at peace yet, and the landowning households would never agree to such a move.
Cao Cao waved his hand and said:
"I've already made up my mind. There's no need for the two of you to try and persuade me otherwise."
At this moment, Cao Cao no longer paid attention to the two of them. Instead, he turned his gaze to Sima Yi, who had remained silent all this while.
"Zhong Da, don't just stand there like a fool. What do you think of this matter?"
Cao Cao was quite good at reading people.
Although Sima Yi had kept his mouth shut and was trying to conceal himself, Cao Cao was a man of character. Any hint of his intentions would be picked up by Cao Cao.
In Cao Cao's eyes, Sima Yi was no ordinary person.
Sima Yi had originally not wanted to speak, but now that the Prime Minister had spoken, everyone was looking at him.
Helpless, Sima Yi hurriedly got down on his knees and clasped his hands.
"This subject feels that the Prime Minister's recruitment isn't inappropriate, but too appropriate!"
Hearing this, Cao Cao's interest was piqued.
All his subordinates were urging him not to go against the landowning households and recruit talents.
But Sima Yi was the only one who had a different opinion.
"Zhong Da, what do you mean?"
Cao Cao smiled.
Sima Yi continued.
"The world is filled with talented scholars, but at present, only landowning households are adhered to as officials."
"This subject believes that the Prime Minister should not only recruit talents, but also promote them to the throne. If you use this title to recruit talents, you will get twice the result with half the effort!"
Everyone was stunned by these words.
Jia Ling and Cheng Yu widened their eyes in shock, as if they had heard wrongly.
What did Sima Zhong Da mean?
Why did he suddenly propose that the Prime Minister should be promoted?!
Once he was proclaimed King, the Prime Minister would no longer be the Prime Minister, but King!
If he was promoted, it would mean that he no longer acknowledged the existence of the Han Dynasty and proclaimed himself King!
But what shocked Jia Xu and Cheng Yu the most was not Sima Yi's straightforward words.
It was the Prime Minister's attitude!
Cao Cao was narrowing his eyes, the smile still on his face.
Jia Xu and Cheng Yu had long ago proposed that the Han Dynasty was in decline and that the Emperor was just a puppet.
Now that the world was divided into three, he should declare himself King.
But at the time, Cao Cao had refused without even thinking about it, even telling the two of them to keep quiet about this matter.
The two of them knew what the Prime Minister wanted to recruit talents.
But could it be that the Prime Minister really wanted to use this opportunity to proclaim himself King?
"Prime Minister! This subject believes that Zhong Da's words are correct! "
"In recent years, whether it was internal or external troubles, the Prime Minister has single-handedly resolved them."
"How can this trifling position of Prime Minister reflect the Prime Minister's contributions? I believe that the Prime Minister should use this opportunity to promote himself!"
Jia Xu quickly came to his senses and hurriedly chimed in.
The other Ministers also began to chime in.
Other than Xun You and Xun Yu, all of Cao Cao's advisors and generals were extremely supportive of Cao Cao.
In their eyes, the lord they served was Cao Cao, not the powerless Emperor Xian of Han who had been reduced to a puppet.
Cao Cao laughed when he heard that.
"I understand the good intentions of my beloved subjects. I truly should not continue to be the Prime Minister!"
"Chen Qun, draft the Son of Heaven's Edict for me!"
Hearing this, everyone was stunned!
For so many years, the Prime Minister had been enduring silently, never mentioning the matter of proclaiming himself King. But now, he had agreed without even rejecting it?
But why did he need to draft the Son of Heaven's Edict to proclaim himself King?
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