An edict of the Son of Heaven, sprinkled with more than a thousand words, with sharp words, pointing directly to the evils of the times.

However, in the edict, from the Son of Heaven onwards, the princes of all walks of life in the world have acted perversely, committed chaos, and brought disaster to the world.

Therefore, this edict is called the edict of sin, but it is actually a denunciation of the princes from all walks of life, but in fact, it is a confession of wanton rebellion, and the princes of all walks of life in the world are all rebellious ministers and thieves who plot against each other.

At the same time, at the end of this denunciation, the four princes, Li Li, Liu Biao, Liu Zhang, and Gongsun Zhan, were praised very abruptly.

In this way, this edict is full of the flavor of punishing evil and promoting good, with both praise and disapproval, so as to demonstrate the authenticity and persuasiveness of the edict.

Reading through the entire edict, it is not difficult to see that this edict has sinister intentions.

All the princes from all walks of life were taken out to denounce and denounce, and the accusations were counted, and the words were extremely vicious, leaving no room at all, without taking into account the faces of the princes from all walks of life, and even reprimanding them together with several generations of their ancestors, and making them public, and spreading widely. There are more than ten copies of Liu Biao's handsome case alone, and there are only a few in Xiangyang City, and Jingzhou is still like this, and Yanzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Yangzhou, Xuzhou and Yizhou are probably no exception, and there are at least hundreds of guilty edicts circulating in each state and county.

In this way, it will not be long before almost all counties in the world can see such an edict. Spreading the edict on such a large scale, if Li Li is useless, whoever believes it is a fool.

However, the consequences of the spread of the edict were extremely strict, but all the princes who appeared in the edict must have lost their reputation and face. The good reputation that the princes had won for many years was ruined. Since then, the people of Li all over the world know that they have plotted misdeeds and committed rebellion, and the consequences of this will be unimaginable. Even if it can't shake the existing foundation of the princes of all walks of life. But they ruthlessly tore off the fig leaf of the Zhongxing Han Dynasty that they had always flaunted, forcing them to have no concealment, and they could only put their heads on a clear banner to support the army and stand on their own, and there was no way back.

Since then, the guise of the Zhongxing Han Dynasty can no longer be used, and all attempts and back roads by the princes of all walks of life to pull the tiger skin as a banner have been completely eliminated. This forced the princes of all walks of life to take a clear posture, or befriend Xiliang Li Li. even directly attached himself to the Xiliang Army and bowed to Li Li; Or they will desperately divide it into a vassal and stand on their own. Since then. I am afraid that there are not a few people who claim to be the king and hegemon, and now we will see who jumps out first, and then we will see how Li Li reacts.

At this point, the world is really in chaos. And it was an upright rebellion. It's no longer as secretive as it used to be. Because this edict has made the ambitions of all the princes of all walks of life exposed, and trying to find an excuse to provoke a war is tantamount to taking humiliation on oneself, appearing to be cowering and self-defeating.

In addition, the influence of this edict is immeasurable. After the people who had been interested in the Han family learned the content of the edict, the most intuitive impression was that the Son of Heaven was immoral. As a result, the state pastors, assassins, and county guards of all states and counties in the world rose up and committed chaos. Unanimous anti-him. Can such a king rule over the world, and what can the people expect from him?

On the other hand, the people did not have a good impression of the princes who plotted against each other, and even extremely disgusted and hated them. After all, the divine right of kings has a long history, and it has been the case since ancient times, but those who commit rebellion have always been recognized by the majority of people, and it is not until the overall situation has been fixed that they can slowly change their thinking and passively accept the facts. The division of the princes will inevitably lead to large-scale wars, and when the war breaks out, it is the people of Li who suffer, because the people hate the rebels and would rather be poor and trapped than live in the smoke of war.

Therefore, it is really difficult to estimate the power of this edict, at least the current situation is unclear and unpredictable.

Moreover, the trust of this edict is extremely high. In the edict, the Son of Heaven counted the princes from all walks of life to plot rebellion and rebellion, but he did not propose to be a feudal official of the Liu clan, but rewarded him greatly. Except for Liu Bei in Xuzhou, after this edict, Liu Bei was completely excluded from the Liu clan, and there will be no more "Uncle Liu Huang" from now on. This is the end of the chewing of the descendants of the royal family, and Liu Bei can no longer use it in the future. Unless the Han family really perishes, he can claim to be a descendant of the Liu family and restore it again, otherwise he will be insulated from the Han family in this life.

And the biggest victim in the entire edict is not the princes from all walks of life who were condemned, but the young son of heaven Liu Xie.

The Son of Heaven blew himself up, which was a taboo for kings throughout the ages. Prior to this, it was not that there was no emperor who had issued an edict of guilt, as early as the time of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty, the first edict of guilt was officially promulgated, and it has been more than 300 years since Liu Xie's edict of guilt. However, the original intention of the edict was not to blow up the king's shortcomings, but to express his willingness to change the past for the country and the people, and to work together to govern the country, and to win the hearts of the people, consolidate the emperor's throne, and strengthen the rule. This is the true purpose of the edict. If it is just to blow up its shortcomings, I am afraid that there will be no such condemnation in this world, and the emperors of the past would rather sit and wait for the country to die than promulgate such a self-digging edict.

In addition, there have always been three prerequisites for the promulgation of the edict of guilt. First, when the country suffers from severe disasters, such as droughts, floods, ground movements, and widespread plagues; second, when the monarch and the minister are dislocated, the relatives dominate the court or the inner palace interferes in politics, and when the court disputes are chaotic; Third, when the regime was in crisis, the imperial capital fell, the Son of Heaven fled, and the Son of Heaven had to issue an edict in order to win the hearts of the people, in order to save the situation and revive the dynasty.

Therefore, it is not an exaggeration for Liu Xie to issue an edict of guilt at this time, which belongs to the third situation, when the regime is in danger. It's just that his edict was promulgated a little late, and as early as when Dong Zhuo led his troops into Luoyang, he should have promulgated this edict to win people's hearts and save the situation. Unfortunately, he was too young to have anyone around him, and drafting an edict was an impossible task for him. Today, he finally has the ability to draft the edict, but he is trapped in the palace, and his words and deeds, diet and daily life are under the supervision of Li Ru, the regular servant of the Zhongchang Chamberlain, and he has no freedom at all, let alone promulgating the edict.

Therefore, when Li Ru brought a draft of the edict of denunciation, Liu Xie took great pains to prevaricate and refused to copy it. Outcome. This move angered Li Li, and then Li Ru redrafted an edict according to Li Li's intentions, which is now transmitted to all the princes and all the states and counties in the world.

Arguably. This edict was completely made by Liu Xie, and if it was copied according to the first edict, it would only be an edict denouncing the princes, which would not damage the prestige of his emperor and would still save the face of the royal family. It's a pity that he deliberately tested Li Li's bottom line, pretending to be ill and refusing to copy, which made Li Li extremely angry. Then he didn't do anything, and directly instructed Li Ru to draft an edict for his own crimes, completely overturning the majesty of the royal family to the ground. And make it public.

In fact, this edict of self-retribution had been brewing in Li Li's mind as early as the beginning of the Battle of Sili. It's just that he thought that the time was not ripe at that time, and if the battle of Sili was lost, this edict of denunciation would be like a mud cow entering the sea. It's useless at all. Lack of effective persuasiveness. Because, since ancient times, they have been the winners and the princes and the losers, if the Xiliang army is defeated and the princes are not successful, but they are destroyed by the princes, this is tantamount to taking humiliation on themselves and laughing at the world. What's more, once the edict is promulgated in advance. I am afraid that it will make the other princes who have not joined the alliance panic, and then make desperate bets. More princes join the alliance of princes, which will undoubtedly make matters worse for the Xiliang army, but I am afraid that there is really no chance of winning at all.

In view of this, Li Li has been holding back, and the edict denouncing the princes from all walks of life has not been issued for a long time, and there is no such thing in Quandang. This delay was a full ten months, during which the Xiliang Army fought on three fronts, mobilizing all the main battalions and most of the county soldiers to participate in the battle, and fought until the spring of the second year. In the first battle of Loudiyuan, the Xiliang army won a complete victory, completely defeated the soldiers and horses of all the princes who came to the alliance, and occupied the state, destroyed the Southern Xiongnu, and shocked the world.

At this point, the time is ripe. After the great victory, the Xiliang army had the absolute right to speak, and at this time, the edict of denunciation was issued, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Liu Bei and Sun Ce, who returned from defeat, were indignant and angry, what could they do? Do they still have the ability to raise an army to fight against the Xiliang army again? These most condemned princes did not dare to act rashly, so they could only be silent, so what about the other princes. The Central Plains Alliance has been defeated and returned in succession, do they still have the courage to send troops to attack the Xiliang Army and provoke Li Li head-on?

Since all the princes did not dare to react to the Xiliang army, it means that what this edict said is all true. Didn't you see that after these princes received the edict, they scolded one by one in annoyance, but there was no follow-up?

No reaction is silence, and silence is acknowledgment. Now that the princes have acknowledged this fact, the edict will play its due role. An edict completely tore off the disguises of the princes, completely exposed their wolf ambitions to the world, and also made those centrists who sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight and wavered to clearly take a stand, and see how many princes in the world dared to openly rebel.

Within half a month of the promulgation of the edict of retribution against oneself, the princes of all walks of life successively presented themselves to the Son of Heaven, stated their positions, and sent envoys to escort the gold tribute to the Son of Heaven, and took out a part of the money and grain to send it to Chang'an, proving their loyalty to the Han family with practical actions.

Youzhou Gongsun Chan expressed his gratitude, and sent Guan Jing to escort 40,000 stone grain and grass, 20,000 gold and 5,000 war horses to Chang'an again, and brought Gongsun Zhan's handwritten letter to see the general Li Li.

At the same time, Liu Biao of Jingzhou once again offered 50,000 stone grains and grass and 30,000 gold, expressed his gratitude, and recommended Zhuge Xuan, a famous scholar from Langya, to succeed him as the Taishou of Nanyang. Liu Bei of Xuzhou begged for the crime, and sent Mi Zhu to personally escort 30,000 stone grain and grass and ten boxes of gold and silver ornaments, seeking the post of Xuzhou Assassin History, and the purpose of sending Mi Zhu to Chang'an was to mediate and ensure the success of this trip.

Subsequently, Gongsun Du of Liaodong, Liu Xuan, the precarious Yangzhou assassin Liu Xuan, and Sun Ce, who had just gained a foothold in Jiangdong, successively expressed their positions and offered valuable rare and exotic toys and gold to show their loyalty. Even the stingy Shouchun Yuan Shu sent 30,000 stones of grain and grass, and once again asked for the position of Yangzhou pastor, and asked the court to severely punish the perverse Yangzhou assassin Liu Xuan.

The princes who did not react for a long time were: Yuan Shao of Jizhou, Cao Cao and Lü Bu of Yanzhou who were in the middle of the war, and Liu Zhang of Yizhou, who was closest to Li Li.

It is worth mentioning that Zhang Lu in Hanzhong was not mentioned in the edict of condemnation, and there was neither denunciation nor reward, and Zhang Lu was leading troops to confront Li Li at this time. What this means is really intriguing.

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