When the army returned to Chang'an, it was already the end of October, and the land was quietly changed into silver. After Cao Jun learned that Sun Jian had been defeated, he also retreated, making the situation in the world gradually stabilize in the second half of the year. It's just that anyone with a discerning eye knows that now that Zhang Xiu has seven points of the world, there will be a big collision between the two families sooner or later, but I don't know when.

In the hall of Zhang Xiu's Mansion in Chang'an City, the current Zhang Xiu Mansion has taken off the plaque of the Hussar General's Mansion and replaced it with a simple Zhang Mansion. Despite this, the civil and military forces in Chang'an City know that this is the core of the whole world.

In the hall, Zhang Xiu's subordinates sat in a civil and military column, although the number of people in Jiangdong was increased, but the hall was wide enough to accommodate everyone.

At this time, the hall was very silent, the military generals had nothing on the side, and on the side of Wenchen, everyone's eyes were focused on Jia Xu. And Jia Xu didn't let everyone wait longer, and soon got up, came to the hall, arched his hand to Zhang Xiuyi, and said, "Lord, there is something to play." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled indifferently and said, "Wenhe, just talk about something." ”

Jia Xu nodded his head, and then said: "Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then Dong Zhuo's rebellion, it has been more than twenty years so far. At that time, the world fell apart, and heroes rose together, each dominating one side. First, Huainan Yuan Shu wantonly claimed the emperor, and then there was Cao ** power, coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the Han family existed in name only. The lord raised troops in Nanyang, collected Hanzhong and Dingguanzhong, swept Liangzhou and redefined the Western Regions, destroyed the Xiongnu, Xianbei Zhuhu, Pingyi Prefecture and Nanzhong. Gong can cover Emperor Qin and Emperor Yuewu. Now the lord sits on seven points of the world, and all the people support him, and he asks the lord to be the emperor, and the good name is right, and the world is peaceful, and the people in the world are too safe and stable! ”

Zhang Xiu listened, hesitated for a moment, and said, "This ......"

Seeing this, Zhong Xuan hurriedly got up and said, "My lord, the Han family has condemned us and others to be thieves, and people's hearts are fluctuating. If the lord is not the emperor, the name is not right, how can he ask for Cao. Please ask the lord to be the emperor, and to be orthodox! ”

After Zhong Xuan finished speaking, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong and other generals in the back, as well as Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and other strategists, as well as the rest of the civil ministers, bowed to the ground and shouted in unison: "Please take the throne of the emperor, and calm the world with orthodoxy!" ”

Zhang Xiu saw Jia Xu raise his head and glance at him at this time, so he smiled bitterly and said, "How can he ...... embroidery?"

Before Zhang Xiu finished his resignation, Hu Che'er came in loudly and said, "Report to the lord, General Nanyang Xu sent a messenger to come." ”

When Zhang Xiu heard it, he said, "Pass! ”

Before long, I saw Wang Wei enter the hall and salute Zhang Xiu. Then he took out a roll from his arms, knelt on the ground and held it with both hands and said: "The last general is ordered by General Xu of Nanyang to present a book signed by 60,000 brothers from the Nanyang Legion, and ask the lord to be the emperor!" ”

As soon as Wang Wei finished speaking, Zhou Cang rushed in hurriedly and said, "Report to the lord, Yizhou Yellow Thorn Shi sent a messenger to come." ”

Zhang Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Pass! ”

Soon, Qin Mi came in from outside, saluted Zhang Xiu like Wang Wei, and then took out a roll from his arms, knelt on the ground and held it with both hands, and said loudly: "Qin Mi was ordered by the Yizhou Assassin History to send the Book of All People, please the lord is the emperor!" ”

The move of the two was just the beginning, and soon, there were soldiers outside who rushed in to report, followed by Liangzhou Thorn Shi Meng Da, Bingzhou Thorn Shi Chen Zhen, Jingzhou Thorn Shi Li Yan, Yangzhou Thorn Shi Zhang Zhao, Jiaozhou Thorn Shi Lu Kai, and Sili Lieutenant Ma Liang sent someone to send a book to Wanmin and ask Zhang Xiu to take the emperor's throne.

The history of assassination in various places is like this, and the generals stationed in various places will naturally not be indifferent. Almost alternately sent people from all over the country, including Luoyang Zhang Liao, Jinyang Hao Zhao, Yanmen Ma Dai, Outer Great Wall Guo Huai, Liangzhou Huaxiong, Jiangdong Tai Shici, and Jingzhou Xu Rong. Generals from all over the country have sent people to bring a book signed by the soldiers of the legions from all over the country, asking Zhang Xiu to take the throne of the emperor.

In addition to the states of the Han Dynasty and the local corps, the Hu tribes in the Western Regions, Nanzhong, Shanyue, Hetao, Liangzhou and other regions all sent people to ask Zhang Xiu to take the throne of the emperor, and decided to respect only Zhang Xiu as the emperor and not the Han emperor.

In this regard, Zhang Xiu naturally knew that Jia Xu made it single-handedly, but he didn't expect that Jia Xu even got the Western Regions, Nanzhong, and Hetao into those places, and when he thought of this, he could only smile bitterly.

When the representatives from all over the country rushed in and knelt down in the hall together, Jia Xu also knelt down and shouted: "All the people support it, and the soldiers are clamoring, if the lord is not the emperor, it is not enough for the people." Ask the lord, that is, the emperor, to be orthodox! ”

When everyone below heard this, they shouted in unison: "Please take the throne of the emperor, and be orthodox!" ”

Looking at the people below, Zhang Xiu stood up at this time, waved his hand and said: "Since it is what the people think, embroidery will no longer shirk ......"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live! Long live my emperor, long live, long live......"

This shout, starting from Zhang Xiu's mansion, has been spread out, only a moment later, the entire Chang'an City inside and outside, saw the people bow to the ground, shouting: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live, long live!" ”

After Zhang Xiu opened his mouth, he didn't need to worry about the rest at all, everything was handled by Jia Xu, Zhong Xuan and others. The enthronement was set three months later, at the beginning of spring of the following year. Due to the urgency of time, all the soldiers and civilians of Chang'an started to expand the altar of sacrifice outside Chang'an City. After all, Zhang Xiu was only a courtier in the past, and he will be the emperor in the future, and his identity is different, and the scale of the altar of heaven must also be increased.

In addition to the Temple of Heaven, the inner city of Chang'an City also began construction. The inner city of Chang'an City is the old city of Chang'an before the expansion, and it is now the official residence of Zhang Xiu's subordinate Wenwu. In fact, before the expansion of Chang'an City, space had been reserved in the inner city for the construction of palace rooms after Zhang Xiu ascended the throne in the future. In terms of materials, Zhong Xuan has long been prepared, and now with an order, hundreds of workers will start to step up the construction of palace rooms in the inner city.

Fortunately, after pacifying Jiangdong and Jingzhou, a large number of Wenchen took refuge in him, which made Zhong Xuan's subordinates less tight. In terms of construction, soldiers were also temporarily deployed.

The six ministers and generals were busy, and Pang Tong, Fa Zheng and other strategists were not idle. During these three months, he kept making visions in various places. Therefore, within these three months, it is common to hear the cry of a phoenix in Yizhou, flying to the north and landing on the outskirts of Chang'an. Or there are dragons in the Yellow River, or there are unicorns near Chang'an, and so on.

Zhang Xiu can be said to be a relatively idle one, of course, this leisure is based on the busyness of Jia Xu, Zhong Xuan and others. To be honest, Zhang Xiu is actually quite busy. In the past three months, Zhang Xiu's main thing has been to collect the hearts of Sun Jian's subordinates, which is not easy. Fortunately, Sun Jian also cooperated, so it was relatively smooth, and as for the most troublesome, I am afraid it was Zhou Yu.

According to Zhou Yu's meaning, he wanted to go into hiding, but Zhang Xiu was persuaded bitterly. In the end, it was only after successfully persuading Sun Ce that Zhou Yu agreed to help Zhang Xiu pacify the world. In addition, Zhang Xiu also went to Jingzhou to invite Zhuge Liang. And Zhuge Liang didn't expect that Zhang Xiu would be able to pacify Jiangdong in just one year, so he also fulfilled his promise and became a leader under Zhang Xiu.

Of course, in addition to Zhuge Liang coming, Jiang Wei, Fei Yi, Dong Yun, Ma Jian and others who had been teaching for a year were also brought back. As a result, the strength of Zhang Xiu's subordinates suddenly rose a lot, and at this time, Zhang Xiu really felt that what it means to be a fierce general is like a cloud, and a strategist is like rain.

After three months of preparation, finally in the spring of the fourteenth year of Han Jian'an, Zhang Xiu became the emperor in Chang'an. Everything is in accordance with the ritual system, sacrificing heaven and earth, and after sacrificing heaven and earth, there are dragons and phoenixes near the altar. The infestation of the Rui beast shows that the destiny of heaven returns, and the people present are shouting long live at the same time.

When Zhang Xiu returned to Chang'an, he returned to the Zhengde Hall of the newly built palace to preside over the first court meeting. The first country name was "Hua", and the yuan Jingchang was changed. The fourteenth year of Jian'an of the Han Dynasty was the first year of Huajingchang (2o7 AD).

Zhang Xiu also thought about the country name for a long time, and finally decided to use the word "Hua" that can represent the Chinese nation as the country name.

After setting the name of the country and the year, all that remains is to reward them lavishly. First, Chen Yao and Cai Yan were the queens of the east and west palaces, and Zhen Luo and Mi Zhen were concubines. The eldest son, Zhang Quan, is the crown prince and has the right to open the palace. Uncle Zhang Ji is the emperor, and he is the name of the ancestor of the three generations of the Zhang family.

After all these are set, it is natural to start rewarding the ministers. First of all, he gave titles to some deceased people, such as Huangfu Li, Zhang Xian, Lei Xu, etc. As for Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and other Zhang Xiu knew that they were only willing to be Hanchen, and did not give them nicknames, but they rewarded their children and grandchildren lavishly.

In addition, the original princes such as Zhang Lu, Liu Zhang, Liu Biao, Ma Teng, Sun Jian, and Shi Chang were all made marquises. For example, Zhang Lu was named the Marquis of Hanzhong, Liu Zhang was named the Marquis of Chengdu, Liu Biao was the Marquis of Xiangyang, etc., but everyone knows that these are only food and have no real power.

In addition to them, Hu Zhen, who was the first to take refuge in Zhang Xiu, was crippled by Zhang Xiu at this time, but he was named the Marquis of the North by Zhang Xiu. Everyone knows that Zhang Xiu became famous in Beidi County, and the significance of this Beidi Hou is not trivial.

After all the trivial matters are taken care of, the current incumbent will be determined. In terms of Wenchen, it is natural to put the new version of the three-province and six-ministry system set by Zhang Xiu to the forefront.

Zhong Xiang was the prime minister, and the prime minister of Shangshu Province and the six ministries of the world political affairs; Yang Fu was appointed as the imperial doctor, led the door to the province, and was in charge of the supervision of the world. Du Ji was appointed as the chief lieutenant of the Ministry of Justice, and was in charge of sentencing and sentencing matters in the world. In this way, Zhang Xiu directly changed the post of lieutenant from a military position to a civilian position, and since then he has nothing to do with the military.

These three people are listed in the same category and have similar status. And Zhang Xiu also arranged deputies for three people, such as Zhong Xuan's deputy is Zhuge Liang; Yang Fu's deputy is Dong He; Du Ji's deputy is Zhang Ji. Among these people, in addition to Yang Fu, who is relatively young, Zhong Xuan and Du Ji are already quite old, and it is self-evident to find Zhuge Liang and Zhang Ji as deputies.

Behind the governors of the three provinces, there are six ministries, Chen Song of the Ministry of Households, Zhuge Jin of the Ministry of Officials, Deng Zhi of the Ministry of Rites, Kuai Liang of the Ministry of Industry, Zhang Hong of the Degree Branch, and Han Hao of the Criminal Department. As for other ministers, such as Deng Zhi, Yan Pu, Kuai Yue, Jiang Wan, Sun Quan, and a large number of old men and newcomers were transferred to various parts of the six ministries of the three provinces to fill important positions, and each had a reward, so I will not go into detail one by one.

As for the history of the assassins in the states, it has not changed, what has been added is that the official product is set as the second grade, and the generals who command the legions in various places have not changed.

After the civil service is rewarded, it will be a military position. Jia Xu sacrificed wine for the military division, led the civilian position of the military aircraft department, and ranked first-class. Li Ru, Pang Tong, Fa Zheng, Zhou Yu, and Lu Su are respectively the middle army division and the four major military divisions before and after, which are from the first product and the second product respectively. After that, there were Chen Gong, 6 Xun, Lu Meng, Cheng Gongying, Ma Jian and other strategists.

The general was in more trouble, and it also gave Zhang Xiu a headache at the beginning, and finally decided to reward him like this. First of all, the seven tiger generals were Zhao Yun, Ma, Huang Zhong, Pang De, Gan Ning, Tai Shici, and Sun Ce. In addition to the Seven Tiger Generals, there are also seven good generals, namely Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ren, Gao Shun, and Lu Meng.

After the false title, it will naturally be the real job. Zhao Yun sealed the car and rode the general, received the gold seal purple ribbon, a first-class official, and ranked among the generals; Xu Huang is a hussar general, second only to Zhao Yun; Huang Zhong is the general of Wei, and his position is the same as that of Xu Huang, both of whom are from the first grade.

In addition, General Ma Feng Zhengxi, Sun Ce Feng Zhengnan General, Pang Defeng Zhengbei General, Zhang Liao Feng Zhengdong General, Tai Shi Ci Feng Zhongjun General, Gan Ning was the Naval Governor. In addition, Xu Rong, Hua Xiong, Zhang Ren, and Gao Shun are the generals of the four towns in the southeast and northwest. These four generals of the four expeditions and four towns, plus Tai Shici and Gan Ning, are all generals of the second grade. And Lü Meng is the deputy governor of the navy, from the second rank, the official position is slightly inferior.

These fourteen people are decided, followed by Hao Zhao, Guo Huai, Ma Dai, Wen Ping, Wei Yan and other generals, and Zhang Quan has the right to open the mansion, so all the young generals are under the jurisdiction of Zhang Quan's prince's mansion, so I will not detail them here. And Hu Che'er, who has been Zhang Xiu's guard, and Zhou Cang, were respectively named the middle leader and the middle guard, which were from the second grade.

In addition to the civil and military forces under his command, the leaders of the Western Regions, Liangzhou, Hetao, and Nanzhong also received rewards.

By the time all the rewards are over, it's sunset. Jia Xu had already arranged it for a long time, and he would rejoice with the people on the day of his accession to the throne. Zhang Xiu first went to the head of the inner city with all the civil and military forces, set up a feast at the head of the inner city, and drank and feasted with the people in Chang'an City. This feast in Chang'an City lasted for three days.

The new emperor ascended the throne, Zhang Xiu also granted amnesty to the world, originally there were not many people who committed crimes under Zhang Xiu's rule, and after the amnesty to the world, the prisoners were even more grateful. And Zhang Xiu's ascension to the throne also spread throughout the states of the world within a month, and the officials and soldiers of the common people under Zhang Xiu's rule naturally enjoyed together, but the news reached Linzi, and Liu Xie, the son of Han Tianzi, and Cao Cao, the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, were furious at the same time, and then they convened the civil and military forces to hold a meeting.

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