After a pause, Liu Xin continued: "Two years ago, the Xiongnu tribe once attacked a small village on the border of Liangzhou, and many of you saw the tragic scene in the village. The nomadic tribes on the steppe are ferocious, and in the past they often attacked our border counties, killed our border people, plundered our property, and did all kinds of evil. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao actually lured the wolf into the room. You say, "Can you say yes?" ”

"Can't! No! No! The soldiers brandished their swords and guns again, and their voices were already full of anger.

Liu Xin waved his hand and said, "Not bad!" We can't say yes! As a soldier of the Han Dynasty, it is our responsibility to defend the family and the country. I, Liu Xin, swear to heaven that I will never let those aliens bully our compatriots! For this reason, even if I am a person who does not keep my promises, I Liu Xin will not hesitate! ”

As soon as he said this, there was obviously some commotion among the ranks above and below the city, but still no one spoke.

"Some of you may still remember that Liu Mou said five years ago that after the world is calm, another Ming monarch will be established, so that the people of the Han Dynasty can live a happy and peaceful life." Liu Xin changed his words and said, "However, the situation is compelling, Liu is going to break his promise!" Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each supported the puppet emperor, falsely passed on the edict, and caused chaos in the world. Those two puppet emperors, I, Liu Xin, resolutely refuse to recognize them, but the country cannot be without a monarch for a day, and I Liu Xin is not talented, and I can only conform to the time of heaven, that is, the emperor's throne, the rejuvenation of the king's division, and the rebellion! ”

The frustration and Zhang He at the head of the city were all taken aback, what they had been worried about was that Liu Xin refused to ascend the throne and become emperor for the sake of a promise made back then, and he had to wait until the world was unified. But now, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, who they are going to face, have an emperor, and if both sides use force, they will face a question of who is orthodox and who is rebellious, so they have to find ways to make Liu Xin ascend to the throne of God, just to be able to become famous in the future. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin actually announced that he was the emperor, which caught both Fu Zhu and Zhang He off guard.

Dian Wei and Gan Ning, who were also standing at the head of the city, were excited, shouting long live. Only then did Zhang He react, and he also shouted long live. At this time, the soldiers above and below the city had already let out an earth-shattering roar in unison, "Hooray! Banzai! The shouts resounded in the sky above Chang'an City.

Tian Feng, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other civil and military forces in Chang'an City are rushing to the east gate, and the streets in the city have been controlled by the soldiers stationed in Chang'an City, and no one is allowed to move around at will. On the tower of the East City Gate, Liu Xin's words and the shouts of the soldiers have clearly reached their ears, and many people can't help but shout "Long live". In fact, in these areas under Liu Xin's rule, the military and civilians have long regarded Liu Xin as their monarch.

Tian Feng and the others also heard it clearly, Liu Xin announced himself as emperor on the east gate tower of Chang'an City, and the careful deployment and various ceremonies they had made before were all useless, but they did not regret it at all, and everyone's mood was extremely excited. This day, they have been waiting for a long time, and now it has finally come true.

Not everyone was happy, and there were some former courtiers and literati who were angry. They all support Liu Xie, after all, Liu Xie is the son of the first emperor Liu Hong, in their opinion, as long as Liu Xie is alive for one day, this throne should be Liu Xie's. These people were led by the generals of the previous dynasty, Wang Zifu and Taiyi Jiping, don't look at them because they have no power, but they also gathered more than fifty people, and they wanted to cause trouble for Liu Xin at the ceremony prepared by Tian Feng and them.

They can only add to the chaos, and it is impossible for them to do anything else. Of the more than fifty people, more than thirty of them were qualified for the ceremony and could rightfully blend in with the scene. However, the inspection of the resurrection was extremely strict, and it was impossible for them to enter with weapons. With their skills, even if they had the opportunity to get close to Liu Xin's side, it was impossible to cause any damage to Liu Xin with their bare hands, so it was impossible to assassinate.

However, no one could stop them from going under the knife. If at the ceremony of Liu Xin's accession to the throne, someone touched the pillar and died in order to oppose Liu Xin, and it was not one or two, but dozens of people who did so, what signal would it reveal to the people of the world? That is to tell the world that Liu Xin's claim to be the emperor is unpopular!

However, Liu Xin suddenly proclaimed himself emperor at the head of the city, which not only made the careful planning of Fu Zhu and Tian Feng useless, but also made the plan of Wang Zifu and Ji Ping to prepare to die completely failed. Of course, Liu Xin also inadvertently saved their lives by doing so.

Liu Xin came to the palace in the center of Chang'an City surrounded by everyone, the palace is magnificent, but the interior decoration is extremely simple.

The sixteen bronze pillars on the main hall are devoid of any decoration or pattern, let alone painted with gold dust. Liu Xin's emperor's throne is just an ordinary wooden chair, but it is wider than the usual wooden chair. On each side of the main hall are three tables and chairs, which are for the ministers of the previous court to sit.

In the past, ministers did not have seats in front of the emperor, and only some highly respected, old and infirm ministers could be given seats by the emperor, which was considered an extreme honor. But Liu Xin felt that the ministers should be more humane. Above the court was a place where military affairs were discussed, and the ministers often stood there for a whole morning. Many of these ministers are weak scholars, and many of them are no longer young when they reach this position. Don't say that after standing up for half an hour in the morning, some people already have backache, where can they still concentrate on discussing national affairs. Therefore, Liu Xin not only prepared chairs for them, but also prepared tables for them. Liu Xin's arrangement had another purpose, that is, to let the emperor step down from the altar.

In the Han Dynasty, courtiers did not need to bow three times and bow nine times when they met the emperor, but the emperor had already taken many measures in order to maintain his lofty image. For example, courtiers do not have seats in front of the emperor, and courtiers are not allowed to wear shoes, and they must run in small steps. A row of beaded curtains hung in front of the emperor's hat so that the emperor could see the courtiers clearly, but the courtiers could not see the expressions on the emperor's face, all in order to maintain the emperor's mystery in front of the courtiers and thus maintain the emperor's authority.

What Liu Xin had to do was to break this authority and limit imperial power. In Liu Xin's opinion, why would the princes fight to the death for the throne, and even ignore the brotherhood? Why did all the ambitious guys jump out and want to be emperors when the world was in turmoil? That's all because the emperor has too much power and is hardly constrained by anything.

An emperor's words can make people live, a word can make people die, and he can do whatever he wants. If the emperor is a bright monarch, it's fine, but if he is a faint monarch, the world is in danger, and the people are in danger! Not to mention, the recent Liu Zhi and Liu Hong, the two emperors of the Han Dynasty, are the best examples, and it is their actions that have led to the chaos in the world. If it weren't for Liu Xin's sudden appearance, the Han Dynasty would really no longer have the surname Liu.

Therefore, Liu Xin has been thinking about setting up a system to restrain the power of the emperor, so that the Han dynasty can go as far as possible. The best thing to do, of course, is to have a constitutional monarchy, but it is clearly not feasible at this stage. Therefore, Liu Xin wanted to adopt a cabinet system, reasonably divide the power of the emperor, the cabinet and the six ministries, so that the three can reach a balance. At the same time, the cabinet and the six ministries were given the power to reject the emperor's will, and the term of office of the emperor was prescribed.

There are many emperors in history who were extremely wise when they were young, and when they were old, they often made a lot of tricks. Liu Xin just wanted to avoid these situations as much as possible, so that the emperor would always remain in the prime of life.

However, for thousands of years, the idea of "the whole world is not the king's land, and the shore of the land is not the king's minister" has always been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although Liu Xin came up with these things to weaken his own power, it would take a lot of time to make others acceptable. Therefore, the first thing Liu Xin had to do was to change the unattainable image of the emperor in everyone's minds and let the emperor step down from the altar.

Providing tables and chairs to the courtiers was the first step in Liu Xin's entire plan. At this step, it was strongly opposed by Fu Zhi, Tian Feng, Guo Jia and others. In the end, Liu Xin also made a little concession and raised the emperor's throne by three points. However, the matter that the courtiers could wear shoes to the court was decided, and there was no need for them to run in small steps, the only thing that insisted was that no courtier was allowed to wear a sword to the court.

Although Miyagi is simple, it is too big and needs a lot of manpower. The maids and servants in the Xiangyang Prefecture Pastoral Mansion all came with Liu Xin, although they are still outside the city, and it is estimated that they will not arrive until noon, but even if they are all placed in the palace city, there are still not enough people. What's more, among these people, the maids can be trained to be palace maids, but those domestic slaves cannot stay in the palace unless they are all turned into eunuchs.

Liu Xin originally planned to abolish the eunuch system, feeling that this system was too dehumanizing, but once again met with unanimous opposition from everyone. Moreover, they have prepared a group of eunuchs in advance. These eunuchs were led by Li Ming and Zhang Gou'er, and some others were the children of criminal officials, who were sentenced to palace punishment and confiscated into the palace. In addition to these eunuchs, a group of palace maids were added. It is estimated that palace maids and eunuchs will have to be recruited year by year in the future. Liu Xin suddenly regretted a little, this palace city was designed according to the Forbidden City in his memory, and now he found out that it was too big, and if he wanted to fill it with people, it seemed that he had to have three thousand beauties.

However, Liu Xin did not have time to discuss these institutional issues with them now, and his immediate priority was to discuss with everyone the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, that is, to continue what he had said about rejuvenating the king and rebelling against the rebellion!