Chapter 588: Promoted to the title of King
Taifu Yang Biao was in the house, and suddenly heard that the messenger of the Son of Heaven was coming, and he went out of the house to greet him, and then received the order. The emperor said in the edict that the general Liu Bei had made outstanding achievements and should be given a great title, and hoped that Taifu would be able to make reasonable suggestions. Then take the lead and listen to it.
After Yang Biao read the edict, he didn't think much about it, so he wrote a letter in which he proposed to increase the number of 5,000 households in the general Liu Bei's fiefdom. As a result, the book was sent back by the Son of Heaven. Yang Biao thought to himself, this is not satisfied? The population of the world is withering like this, and if you can add 5,000 households, it is already an out-and-out 10,000 households. What else?
Since the Son of Heaven was not satisfied, Yang Biao pondered in the mansion, thinking about it, he couldn't help but stare at it, could it be that the Son of Heaven wanted? The more Yang Biao thought about it, the more wrong it became, so he ordered the servants to invite the ministers to the mansion to discuss matters. When all the ministers arrived, Yang Biao said his thoughts, and the ministers were also stunned. Instinctively, I wanted to object, but I immediately reacted again. Liu Bei is a clan, and he has made great contributions to the country. There's no reason to object to that. Emperor Taizu Gao has the White Horse Alliance, and Liu Bei fully complies with this rule. But if they agreed to it, they were reluctant in their hearts.
The ministers did not intend to oppose Liu Bei. The main reason is that they have suffered a lot since the Son of Heaven ascended the throne, and finally arrived in Qingzhou, and they can finally live a stable life, and they also plan to show their strengths and feet, and comfort their ambitions, who would have thought that Qingzhou is completely different from what they imagined. The military and political systems here are very different from those of the Han system, and Liu Bei almost has the final say in major matters. Even if they wanted to, they had nowhere to start. Later, it also caused the rebellion of Yang Feng.
After Yang Feng's rebellion, Liu Bei and Taifu Yang Biao reached an agreement, and the two sides were much quieter. But the ministers still felt that it was not enough. However, when they followed the Son of Heaven in Chang'an, they had a bad fate, many capable people were killed by Dong Zhuo, and then all kinds of wars, old people, sick people, starvation death, countless people. There are very few people who can go to Qingzhou, so with their power, they can't fight with Liu Bei. But the depression in my heart can be imagined.
Yang Biao discussed with the ministers, yes, don't delay any longer, the Son of Heaven has no opinion, what are we rubbing. It's all their family business surnamed Liu. So Yang Biao thought about it, and then wrote to the Son of Heaven, saying that because Liu Zhixu, the king of Zhongshan, had no children, the national generals were removed, and the general Liu Bei was asked to be the king of Zhongshan. The general is in charge of the government, the world is Yuanrong, to quell the rebellion, to recover the Han land, to make great contributions to the country, when the soil is cracked to seal, since ancient times the merit must be rewarded, and the punishment must be punished, the same as the mountains and rivers. His Majesty is aware of it.
Liu Zhi, the king of Zhongshan, was on the throne in the third year of Xiping, and was in the fifth year of Xingping, childless, and festive. Because there were still two Sons of Heaven at that time, and Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were still fighting, no one cared about it at that time. Now Jizhou has been pacified, but the king of Zhongshan has no descendants, so he has to cheapen Liu Bei.
The Son of Heaven received the edict and asked the ministers. The ministers all said yes. So he ordered Guangluxun to choose a day to worship Liu Bei as the king of Zhongshan. Liu Bei heard the letter, and the above table was fixed. The words are sincere and heartfelt. So again and again, the Son of Heaven did not allow it, and Liu Bei was ordered.
On this day, the wind was beautiful and the weather was fresh. It is an auspicious day of the zodiac. Above the court meeting, hundreds of officials were arranged in His Royal Highness, and each stood to watch the ceremony. The confessor led Guang Luxun and Liu Bei to stand in front of the palace together, and then sat down in His Highness, facing the emperor. Guangluxun stepped forward at this time, bowed to Liu Bei, raised his hand and said: "The edict is made to Liu Bei as the king of Zhongshan." Then the edict was read, which contained the reasons for the feudal Liu Bei and so on, and after reading the book, the confessor and Guangluxun saluted Liu Bei. Next, Shang Shulang handed over the prepared seal ribbon to the Imperial Servant. Serving the imperial history, standing in the east, Liu Bei was awarded a seal ribbon. Liu Bei bowed again three times. At the same time, the praiser shouted: "Liu Bei, the newly crowned king of Zhongshan, thank you." "The Son of Heaven also returned the salute in the palace, and those who received the confession thanked him. The praiser immediately said: "The emperor is for the public." "Sit back down, Liu Bei thanked him again, got up and took his seat. In this way, the whole process is complete. The whole process is solemn, silent, and full of ritual. From today on, Liu Bei will be the freshly baked King of Zhongshan.
Today, more than 200 years after the descendants of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan, lost the title of king of Zhongshan, his descendant Liu Bei became the king of Zhongshan again.
The news that Liu Bei Jin was crowned a prince spread all over Linyong City in an instant. After the court meeting, Liu Bei drove back to his house in a car, and his wife Lu Heng led the concubines and children to greet him, and he bowed down to meet him, calling him the king. Liu Bei helped them up one by one, entered the house together, and went to see Liu's mother. Liu's mother's spirit was not very good, and when she heard that Liu Bei had been crowned king, she suddenly burst into tears, and hurriedly asked Liu Bei to tell her ancestors, so that they could learn the good news underground. Liu Bei then ordered the house to prepare sacrifices to comfort the spirits of the ancestors in the sky.
On the second day, all the officials came to meet Liu Bei. Liu Bei was in the mansion and boycotted the banquet to feast the ministers. Liu Bei was crowned king, and the martial arts under his command were the most happy. Quite a few people got drunk.
Someone saw the weather in Liu Bei's mansion and sighed in their hearts. Liu Bei was able to successfully become the king thanks to his surname Liu. But whether it will be able to take another step in the future is really hard to say. Now many people in the DPRK and China are just pinning the hopes of the Han on Liu Bei. The expectation of Liu Bei is only that he is a good minister, and at most a virtuous king who assists the emperor Zhongxing. But if you want Liu Bei to become the Son of Heaven, there are thorns and obstacles ahead. It will not only be the princes and kings of the clan who will oppose it, but also the ministers of the court and the people of the world. After all, the Son of Heaven has never lost his morality, and the world has gradually become quiet. The emperor is not childless, and he changes the emperor for no reason, why?
Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others rebelled, so they dared to be emperors. Liu Bei, do you want to create the Han family's rebellion? Do you want to deny yourself the regime you espress?
Of course, at this time, Liu Bei, he didn't think about it so much. Didn't think that far ahead. There are Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Zhang in the world. Until these people are subdued, he will not make any more drastic movements. And the only good thing about Liu Bei is that if he wants to go further, the civil and military forces under his command will basically fully support it, and there will not be a large number of people who will die every time Cao Cao sealed the Duke of Wei and the King of Wei in history.
Because Cao Cao made it clear that he wanted to start anew, and forced the Han family step by step to usurp the country. But Liu Bei is different, although he is also starting from scratch, he is a clan, and he naturally has correctness. When the world was in turmoil, the two emperors stood side by side, and the princes were fighting, the civil and military forces and the people under his command regarded him as the only hope for the future. And Liu Bei's performance over the years has never lived up to their expectations. The territory is getting bigger and bigger, the number of soldiers and horses is fighting more and more, the number of registered people is growing explosively, the society is gradually stabilizing, agricultural production is recovering, and the economy is developing...... Therefore, Liu Bei was crowned king, and they were full of expectations, feeling that this was the reward that Liu Bei deserved. As for the future, if Liu Bei can become the emperor, they naturally think it will be very good. In that case, they are the founding heroes of the Han Dynasty Sanxing, and the Han Dynasty is still the Han Dynasty surnamed Liu, there has been no change of dynasty, and the country has not fallen into the hands of a different surname, so what's so bad?