"Reporting to the crown prince, General Wen shot and killed Cao Yuan!"

Yang Qiu, the general who escaped from the city, shouted sadly.

Ma Chao's figure froze again.

Yang Qiu then shouted:"Your Majesty, there are ambushes of Wei troops both inside and outside. The situation is over. Let's quickly retreat to Guanzhong!"

Ma Chao frowned deeply, gritted his teeth, and his face was burning with reluctance. He made a surprise attack on Yecheng, killed Cao Cao and his son Cao Yuan, and defeated the Wei State in one fell swoop. The

Qin army of the Ma family took advantage of the opportunity to leave, swept across the Central Plains, unified the world, and created the Ma family's dynasty.Such a beautiful dream was shattered so easily by Cao Yuan.

Ma Chao is unwilling to give in.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The sound of breaking through the sky sounded.

The red horse Yi Cong's cavalry launched.

Dense arrows came overwhelmingly, pinning the remaining Qin cavalry to the ground in pieces.

Yang Qiu panicked and urged:"His Royal Highness. , let’s run away quickly. If we don’t run away,——"

An arrow hits the back of the heart.

Yang Qiu screamed and fell under the horse.

Ma Chao shuddered, and all his unwillingness fell apart in an instant.

"Retreat, the entire army retreats to Guanzhong——"

He screamed in panic, turned around and ran away without thinking.

The Wei army inside the city and the red horse followers outside the city were massacred and killed.

On the road west of Jiguan, the Qin army's blood flowed into rivers and corpses were scattered everywhere.

On the tower.

Cao Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, admiring this exciting ambush.

"Your Majesty, the Qin army has been defeated, and I thought that I should immediately ask the King of Wei to raise an army to march westward, and take advantage of the situation to wipe out the Qin State and unify the world!"

Tai Shi Ci generously asked for orders.

"The Ma family dominates the three states, and its strength cannot be underestimated. It cannot be destroyed so easily."

"Now the soldiers have just pacified the south, and they have to rest for a few more days before attacking Qin again."

After denying Tai Shici's request to fight, Cao Yuan looked back in the direction of Yecheng with a meaningful smile on his face.

"Let's go back to Yecheng first. Before pacifying the Qin Kingdom, the most important thing is to put the father on the throne first!"

……

Four days later.

Cao Yuan took Wen Chou's head and defeated the Qin army at Jiguan and returned to Yecheng.

Inside the palace hall.

Cao Yuan personally presented Wen Chou's head and told the story of the battle at Jiguan one by one.

"Very good, very good!"

"Yuan'er, if it weren't for you this time, how could I have easily put down the civil strife and severely damaged the puppet Qin!"

Cao Cao's face was full of joy and he praised Cao Yuan again.

Cao Yuan looked solemn and cupped his hands and said:"My father has now conquered the south of the Yangtze River and gained two of the three-thirds of the world. My son and I think that my father also It’s time to obey destiny and people’s hearts and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

Proclaim yourself emperor!

As soon as these two words were spoken, Cao Cao's blood seemed to be ignited instantly.

Cao Yuan's eyes signaled to Xiahou Dun, Guo Jia and other important ministers

"The great king, Shen Wu, has a strong strategy. He is destined by destiny and should ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

"I invite you, Your Majesty, to comply with the will of the people and God, ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and create the Wei Dynasty!"

Xiahou Dun and other clan members, Guo Jia and other important ministers with foreign surnames all stood up to persuade them to come in.

There was a sudden commotion in the hall, and all the ministers knelt down and begged Cao Cao to ascend the throne.

Cao Cao's eyes flashed, his fists clenched quietly, and he was almost about to He agreed to the ministers' request.

At the last moment, he still held back.

"The matter of proclaiming the emperor is of great importance, please allow me to think about it again."

Cao Cao waved his hands slightly and suppressed the persuasion of the ministers.

Cao Yuan and the ministers immediately understood the implication of Cao Cao's words.

It was not that Cao Cao did not want to be emperor, but that he wanted to ascend the throne of God in a dignified manner. It shows that he is not greedy for the throne, but was invited by hundreds of officials and people to be promoted to the throne.

There is no way, this is the rule since ancient times, and you must go through the cutscenes that should be done

"Although my father is a man of temperament, he still cannot act casually. He still cares about the opinions of the world and the evaluation of history books.……"

Cao Yuan sighed secretly and understood Cao Cao's difficulties.

As a result, a mobilization throughout the Wei State was launched.

The ministers headed by Cao Yuan sent letters of advice one after another to Cao Cao.

The governors and governors of various states and counties were also scrambling to be the first.

Starting from Youzhou in the north and reaching Jiaozhou in the south, one after another urging people to advance flew to Yecheng from all directions and placed them in front of Cao Cao.

While the ministers persuaded him to come forward, officials from various places also tacitly worked together to build momentum for Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor.

Yesterday, the governor of Yanzhou declared that there was an auspicious omen of a dragon and a phoenix in the sky. Today, the governor of Qingzhou claimed that a ten-thousand-year-old turtle landed on the sea, with the words"Cao Xing and Weichang" engraved on the back of the turtle...

All kinds of auspicious omens, Reports were constantly sent from various places to show that Cao Cao's proclaimed emperor was in compliance with the destiny of heaven.

The creation of public opinion cannot be said to be without great momentum.

However, despite several attempts by ministers to persuade him, Cao Cao remained hesitant.

This day.

Cao Yuan entered the palace again and met Cao Cao

"My father, important officials in the imperial court, and officials from all prefectures and counties have all come forward to support my father’s claim to the throne."

"I really don’t know what my father is still worried about. Why should I ask my father to make it clear?"

Cao Yuan was also a little impatient, so he asked directly.

Cao Cao nodded with his fingertips and said:"The courtiers and officials, eating the salary of our Cao family, and becoming the emperor for their father, they can also follow and get promoted. Jue, they will naturally support it, but the people in the world may not be the same as them."

Cao Yuan understood. Cao Cao was concerned about public opinion.

"My father is too worried. As far as the people are concerned, whoever can give them enough food will be supported as emperor."

"It doesn't matter to them whether the surname is Cao or Liu."

"If the father is really worried, the sons and ministers have another way to easily gain the hearts of the people and make them rush to support the father as emperor."

A confident smile appeared on Cao Yuan's face.

Cao Cao smiled and asked hurriedly:"Yuan'er, what can you do?"

"Free of charge!"

Cao Yuan said two words slowly.

Cao Cao's eyes moved.

"The father can issue an edict to exempt Yangzhou, Jingzhou, Jizhou and other states that have just suffered from war and have not yet restored people's livelihood from taxes for three years."

"Once this benevolent government comes out, are we still afraid that the people will not be grateful and support their father in proclaiming himself emperor?"

Cao Yuan came up with his plan.

If Cao Cao realized something, he said:"Avoiding taxes is naturally a good way to gain the hearts of the people, but there are so many states and counties, and if they are exempted from taxes for three years, the imperial court's income will be reduced by half. The treasury is too empty to support our war to destroy Qin and unify the world."

"Father, don't worry. Cao

Yuan smiled secretly, but said:"My son has saved thirty million grains and grass for his father, and distributed them in the private treasury of each state. This is enough to make up for the sharp drop in the imperial treasury tax revenue after the states exempted themselves from taxes.""

"Thirty million grains of dendrobium?"

Cao Cao took a breath, and a deep surprise suddenly appeared on his face.

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