Chapter 58 4. Sign orders for the emperor

As a shepherd of Gunzhou, Cao Cao occupied Gunzhou, incorporated the Yellow Turbans and reduced 300,000 soldiers, and gained a population of one million. He became an important boss at that time. But his Gunzhou shepherd is irregular and lacks a formal business license.To put it plainly, he snatched these lands by himself. Without the appointment of the emperor, anyone who likes his land can justifiably and forcibly demolish them.If he resists at that time, it will be a violent resistance to the law. If he doesn't resist...how can he continue playing if he doesn't resist?In short, Cao Cao needs to legitimize his market.

This is when executive PR is needed.Cao Cao turned his head and looked in the direction of Chang'an City, hey, the leader who counts his words is no longer Dong Zhuo, but Li Jue and Guo Si, so let the leader take care of them... So he sent an envoy, After taking the letter, he begged Li Jue and Guo Si to recognize him as Cao Cao's legal power. At first glance, there seems to be nothing wrong with this incident, but after careful consideration, it is full of doubts. In the former, Cao Cao followed the heroes of the world to rebel against Dong Zhuo. At that time, Dong Zhuo's identity was still an honest prime minister, and he didn't take it seriously.Now it was the turn of Dong Zhuo's generals to be in power, but he suddenly changed his attitude and expressed his allegiance to the two big soldiers, Li Wei and Guo Si. Isn't this a bit weird?

Besides, the imperial court appointment at that time, due to the loss of the imperial court's prestige, the Quartet raised troops, so the so-called appointment was out of the question.The appointment and dismissal of officials during this period was all spontaneous by the officials. It was nothing more than you appointing me and I appointing you. When appointing, I wrote a form and raised it in the direction of the court with a smile: "Hi, Your Majesty the Emperor, I Signed the quasi-play for you..." This is considered to be passed. If Cao Cao's appointment was issued by Jinbei Minister Bao Xin, it means that it is authoritative and has the legal effect at that time.If someone dares not to recognize Cao Cao, it means that he is denying everyone, and I am afraid that people will inevitably make trouble for him.However, Cao Cao still lacked confidence in this appointment, and went to the back door of Li Kuo and Guo Si to ask for care. What does this mean?

Explained the appointment of Bao Xin, there is a problem! At least, Cao Cao was worried that someone would question the so-called appointment of Bao Xin, so he sought to legalize his territory through another path. Chang'an.The two leaders, Li Jue and Guo Si, cordially received Cao Cao's special envoy and asked, "What are you doing here?" Special envoy: "Cao Cao sent me to greet the two leaders, and wish the leaders longevity and heaven, and immortal blessings forever." Li Jue and Guo Si: "It's useless to talk less. Let me ask you, the people in all directions are crying and begging us to be emperors, but we think we have little virtue and dare not take the position. You work in the local area. The cadres, I mean your Cao Cao, what's his opinion on this matter?"

Special envoy: "... When the emperor... the two leaders, when I came, Cao Cao ordered me to firmly support the two leaders and firmly support the two leaders." Li Jue and Guo Si: "Is your statement true or false?" Envoy: "It's not human to lie to you." Li Jue and Guo Si: "Hmph, it's very difficult to say, you go down first, let us set up a standing committee, study and study, and then reply you." So the two stupid soldiers who had power held a meeting and discussed: "Then who, that Cao Cao, wasn't he the last time, jumping up and down, leading a group of mobs to attack the old leader Dong Zhuo madly at that time. Now he Why did you suddenly support the work of the court? Be careful of this guy, he must have no good intentions, let's detain his envoy first."

At this time, a man named Zhong Yao said from the side: "Two respected leaders, first of all, let me express my opinion. I firmly support the two leaders and support the wise resolutions of the two leaders. However, in the current situation, the hearts of the people It’s not stable. The princes in various places don’t regard the imperial court as an egg at all. Only this Cao Cao is willing to express his allegiance to the imperial court. I think the resolution of the two leaders is very good, so we should seize this opportunity and publicize it with great fanfare. Great praise for Cao Cao's correct approach of being loyal to the court."

Letting Zhong Yao mess up like this, Li Kui and Guo Si, who were not smart enough, became even more confused, so Cao Cao's official appointment was passed.