In the sixth year of Jian'an, that is, in 201 AD, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, had reached the age of twenty.

According to tradition, aristocratic men were crowned at the age of twenty to signify their maturity. Not only aristocratic men, but also the Son of Heaven had to hold a crown ceremony.

The crown ceremony began in the Zhou Dynasty, and the crown ceremony was performed at the age of 20 according to the weekly system. However, in order to take charge of the state as soon as possible, the Son of Heaven and the princes mostly performed the crown ceremony early.

Legend has it that King Wen of Zhou was once crowned at the age of twelve, and King Cheng of Zhou was crowned at the age of fifteen.

But now the military and political power of the imperial court is controlled by the general Chen Xu.

Although the ministers of the court and the central government asked for the crown ceremony for the Son of Heaven in advance several times, they were always rejected by Li Ru and others on the grounds of violating the etiquette law.

Li Ru and others all know that if Chen Xu does not let him take charge of the government after the Son of Heaven and the crown, the contradiction between the two will definitely be intensified.

It was with these in mind that they prevented the Son of Heaven from performing the crown ceremony in advance several times.

In fact, the statement of Li Ru and others is a bit far-fetched, after all, the Son of Heaven cannot be compared with ordinary people.

It is recorded in the "Rites and Rites of the Crown": "The princes have twelve crowns, and if the Son of Heaven is the same as the princes, twelve crowns." ”

It can be seen that even if Liu Xie wants to perform the crown ceremony at the age of twelve, it is not a violation of the etiquette law.

However, in the face of the strong Chen Xu, as well as Li Ru and others, although the ministers of the DPRK and China were very dissatisfied, they could only postpone the crown ceremony of the Son of Heaven until now.

However, now the Son of Heaven has turned twenty years old, even in legal terms, he has reached the age of crowning. However, Li Ru and the others were very reluctant in their hearts, but they had no way to postpone the crown ceremony of the Son of Heaven again.

The crown ceremony is an extremely important event for the scholars of the Han Dynasty and the Son of Heaven.

Twenty and crown, the beginning of the ceremony.

In the ancient Chinese culture, only after experiencing the guidance of the crown ceremony can scholars obtain new ideological guidance and behavioral rules and truly grow up.

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In the General's Mansion, Chen Xu summoned a few strategists and asked, "Has the date for Your Majesty's crown ceremony been set?" ”

Zhang Yu took a step forward and said, "It has been decided, on the sixth day of the first month of this month." ”

The crown ceremony of the Son of Heaven is basically held in the temple, and most of the dates are set for February, and now it is not long after the New Year, it is the beginning of February.

Before the crown ceremony, the Son of Heaven will also invite those who are proficient in divination to calculate the auspicious days.

And Zhang Yu, as a well-known soothsayer in Guanzhong, is even more proficient in "Zhou Yi", so he was naturally invited by the Son of Heaven.

The atmosphere in the General's Mansion was a little heavy, and everyone frowned and did not speak.

Before the Son of Heaven reached the crown, Chen Xu still had the excuse that the Son of Heaven was young and did not give the rights to the Son of Heaven; But once the Son of Heaven is crowned, it means that he has grown up and is qualified to accept the entire country.

Although Chen Xu can also be arbitrary and domineering, making the Son of Heaven a puppet through and through.

But in this way, after all, Chen Xu will be strongly condemned by the court, those who are loyal to the Han family, and the image he has always erected to support the Han family will also collapse.

Just like Cao Cao in history, it is precisely because the Son of Heaven is growing up that Cao Cao still firmly holds the power in his hands, which makes the Son of Heaven try his best to seize power.

It can be said that after the Son of Heaven and the crown, unless Chen Xu is really willing to hand over the rights, the contradictions between the two will inevitably intensify.

Since Chen Xu coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, although he also controlled the government, at least on the surface, he was still loyal to the Han family and impeccable.

The matter of the Son of Heaven and the crown is like a sharp blade that will completely tear through Chen Xu's disguise.

Thinking about the difficulties, Chen Xu couldn't help but ask everyone: "The Son of Heaven and the crown, the ministers of the DPRK and China are bound to ask His Majesty to govern in person." What are your thoughts on this? ”

Hearing this sensitive topic, everyone closed their mouths tightly, even if they really had ideas in their hearts, they didn't dare to really say it on such an occasion.

After all, nominally, they are still Hanchen.

If Chen Xu is really instigated to coerce the Son of Heaven and control the government, it is definitely not something that these celebrities can do.

Whether they really have scruples, or cherish their feathers, everyone is silent.

Wen Zhao looked around at everyone, and after seeing their performance, he secretly thought: "It seems that I asked abruptly, this kind of thing should be asked privately." ”

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly heard a voice sound: "Although Your Majesty has grown up, but now the world is in turmoil, the princes are rising, and everyone has different intentions. ”

"If Your Majesty is allowed to govern in person, Your Majesty may not be able to subdue the rest of the princes."

"The lord Kuang supported the Han family in the storm, and served the Son of Heaven to conquer the Quartet, coerce the princes, and move the world. Who in the DPRK and China can do this, except for the lord and the prince? ”

"I foolishly think that even if the Son of Heaven is crowned, the power of the court should still be in the hands of the Ming Duke. After the Ming Duke completely eliminated the rest of the princes, it was not too late to return the rights to the Son of Heaven. ”

The people who dared to say such things in front of the public, except for Li Ru, who had poisoned the young emperor Liu Wei and helped Dong Zhuo commit many crimes, there was no one else.

Hearing Li Ru's words, Chen Xu felt a lot better in his heart, and his eyes when he looked at Li Ru became softer and softer.

Although he knew that his advisors were jealous, he was also slightly disappointed that they could not let go of all their burdens and concentrate on their own plans.

Among the many strategists, only Li Ru has no way out.

He could only do the bad guy to the end, and follow Chen Xu all the way to clear all the obstacles in Wen Zhao's way.

Because Li Ru knew that among the princes of the world, except for Wen Zhao, no one else could accommodate him. And his reputation is bad enough that there is no need to think about anything else at all.

After settling down, Chen Xu said: "This matter can be discussed later, we should still prepare Your Majesty's crown ceremony first." ”

Speaking of this, Wen Zhao waved his hand and motioned for everyone to leave.

That night, Wen Zhao visited all the advisers under his command and talked with them privately for a long time. As for the content, others do not know.

Time passed day by day, and on the sixth day of the second month of the sixth year of Jian'an, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, held a crown ceremony in the temple.

On this day, the whole of Kabasaka was a sensation.

The three princes and the nine ministers of the court and the central government surrounded the temple, and the entire royal temple was also covered with red and hung colors, beaming with joy.

After a whole day of tedious etiquette, in the end, Zongzheng, who was highly respected in the court, took a table for the Son of Heaven - Bohe.

It is not so much that Zongzheng obtained the table for the Son of Heaven, but rather the result of early consultation among the ministers of the DPRK and China.

It is by no means child's play to take the table word for the Son of Heaven, and naturally it is impossible for one person to take it, and the hundreds of officials in the court have been arguing for several days in order to take the table word for the Son of Heaven.

In this way, the crown ceremony of the Son of Heaven finally came to an end. However, another bigger storm is slowly brewing.

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