The Mythical Version of the Three Kingdoms: The Evil God Arrives

Chapter 497: The Holy Emperor Reigns
In response to Liu Bei's request, Chen Xi looked at Yang Ji calmly and said to him, "Zi Yu, what do you think about this matter?"

"Huh?" Yang Ji looked at Chen Xi in some surprise. How did this matter affect him? Shouldn't Chen Xi come up with a solution that could solve Liu Bei's problem? Why did he shift the topic to him?
"Ah, what? You definitely have a solution, right?" Chen Xi stared at Yang Ji. Yang Ji, who knew the development of the future timeline, must know how they would solve Liu Xie's problem in the future.

As things have developed to this point, the situation has become very clear. With Liu Xie's character, it is impossible for him to simply abdicate the throne to Liu Bei. As long as Liu Xie continues to sit on the throne, he will continue to seek ways to take back his power.

Therefore, Liu Xie must step down, and Liu Bei must stand at the pinnacle of power in the Han Dynasty. Only in this way can Chen Xi exert most of his strength in internal affairs development. Due to the limitations of productivity, Chen Xi cannot exert all his abilities in this era.

Yang Ji didn't want to answer Chen Xi's question. After all, it involved something as so-called supreme as the throne, and Yang Ji didn't really want to get involved.

But facing the burning gazes of Chen Xi and Liu Bei, Yang Ji knew that he had to say a few words no matter what.

"If Lord Xuande follows the general trend and directly succeeds to the throne, all problems can be solved." Yang Ji said slowly. This was his true thought.

Although Yang Ji really wanted to see what choice the Northern Noble soldiers who persisted in their dreams would make when faced with the Regent Princess's call for surrender.

However, Yang Ji felt that given Liu Bei's current situation, there was no need for a regent princess. The army from Southern Gui alone was enough to defeat Kushan and destroy the Kushan Empire.

"What? I've already given you my suggestions. What else do you want from me?" Yang Ji said to Chen Xi and Liu Bei with dissatisfaction. He had already given Liu Bei the most suitable suggestions. What else did these two want?

"Lord Xuande's goal is to obtain the highest power in the Han Dynasty without having to sit on that position." Chen Xi repeated his request.

"Then let Lord Xuande be a regent." Yang Ji once again gave a useless suggestion. After all, this idea must have crossed the minds of Liu Bei and others, but for some reason, Liu Bei was not very willing to become a regent.

"Change it." Chen Xi didn't even change his expression and directly asked Yang Ji to come up with another plan. If Liu Bei could become the regent, he would have done it long ago. Why bother about it here?

"Then, choose a new emperor from the royal family?" Yang Ji said helplessly, "If you are still not satisfied, I don't know what else to do."

"Is your plan different from the previous one?" Chen Xi looked at Yang Ji and said, what if he changed the emperor? After the new emperor came to power, he would still find a way to take back the power that belonged to him.

"..." Yang Ji stopped talking and just stared at Chen Xi. He wanted to know how thick-skinned this guy Chen Xi was. He had agreed not to contact him about political matters, but now...

After a while, Chen Xi said, "I want to know which talented person in the royal family can solve Lord Xuande's worries?" It seemed that Chen Xi surrendered.

Yang Ji looked at Chen Xi. How did this guy know that Liu Bei's worries were solved by a member of the royal family?

Yang Ji recalled his conversation with Chen Xi just now, and suddenly realized that he had mentioned twice that Liu Bei should be the regent, implying that someone in the royal family did not care about Liu Bei taking the highest power in the Han Dynasty.

"You should know that the eldest princess of the Han Dynasty has the right to recommend the next emperor." Yang Ji said silently. He originally didn't want to give Liu Tong out, but he really couldn't stand Chen Xi's timeline being concluded.

Faced with an existence like Chen Xi who is directly entrenched in the long river of time, there is not much that Yang Ji can change unless Chen Xi allows it.

Obviously, in Chen Xi's subconscious mind, the era name Yuanfeng must appear. The appearance of the era name Yuanfeng involves Chen Xi's layout for hundreds or thousands of years to come. Yang Ji alone cannot reverse this critical node.

What's more, Yang Ji's will to change the appearance of the Yuanfeng era name was not very firm. It should be said that Yang Ji still wanted the Yuanfeng era to appear in history books.

"The Princess?" Chen Xi and Liu Bei looked at each other and saw surprise in each other's eyes. In their original plan, there was no place for this princess who would live forever.

Chen Xi's mind raced. He seemed to have grasped what Yang Ji really wanted to express. He said to Yang Ji thoughtfully, "Do you mean to let the princess take charge of the government?"

The court ministers during the Han Dynasty were actually quite indifferent to the fact that the empress dowager was ruling the country. After all, the probability of such a thing happening during the Han Dynasty, especially in the Eastern Han Dynasty, was actually quite high, so high that the court ministers were accustomed to it.

Therefore, Chen Xi's proposal to let the eldest princess rule the country would at most make the court ministers feel that a familiar plot is about to begin again. It would then depend on whether the eldest princess who rules the country is as capable as her predecessors.

At first, Liu Bei was quite confused as to why Yang Ji singled out Princess Wannian. But after hearing Chen Xi's words, he instantly understood what Yang Ji wanted to express.

In the past, Liu Bei could not understand how to realize the goal of surpassing the Yuezu that Chen Xi had guided him to achieve. However, the world map that Chen Xi took out just now made Liu Bei realize one thing: the hope of surpassing the Yuezu might be on this world map.

Combining the two examples of Kushan and Parthia that Chen Xi just explained, Liu Bei has roughly pieced together Chen Xi's strategy to achieve the goal of surpassing his ancestors -

Restart the feudal system and assign those domestic troubles to lands outside the empire's borders.

Liu Bei was very clear about one thing: there is no dynasty that lasts a thousand years in the world. Even if there is a dynasty that lasts a thousand years, the dynasty a thousand years later will definitely be different from the dynasty a thousand years ago.

The way changes with time. This is a concept that Chen Xi often talks about. Liu Bei also agrees with Chen Xi's words, so he does not expect that the Han Dynasty he is familiar with will still exist a thousand years later. What he hopes is that if the Han Dynasty still exists a thousand years later, it will be a Han Dynasty that he is completely unfamiliar with, but very familiar with.

So how to realize this extravagant desire? The feudal system is the key. The paths practiced by hundreds of feudal states can be completely absorbed by the Han Dynasty, and then shine with even greater glory and illuminate all directions.

If one wants to restart the feudal system in this era and allow those forces that are qualified to establish feudal states to boldly and unrestrainedly build their own feudal states according to their own ideas, it is necessary for the central Han Dynasty, which is responsible for enfeoffment of the states, to relax its control over the vassal states.

The existence of the Son of Heaven will naturally concentrate certain powers, and these powers are related to the extent to which the vassal states outside the extreme walls of the empire can achieve.

Centralization and the feudal system are inherently conflicting. Although the two can overlap to a certain extent, the final result is bound to be a fierce conflict between the two systems. As for the outcome of the conflict, it depends on who is more powerful. However, in general, centralization crushes the feudal system. After all, the power that centralization can mobilize is really incomparable to the feudal system.

However, there are always exceptions. God knows whether a super boss capable of defeating the central empire will emerge among the vassal states. Moreover, centralization of power is not without its disadvantages.

"Will the world be governed by the Holy Son of Heaven?" Liu Bei looked at Chen Xi thoughtfully. He now understood a little bit the path Chen Xi wanted the Han Dynasty to take.

Centralization is necessary, and only with centralization can we mobilize the power of the entire country to accomplish earth-shaking feats.

However, whether all the powers concentrated in the central government should be concentrated in the hands of one person or dispersed among multiple people requires careful verification. At least in Liu Bei's eyes, it needs to be verified before it can be implemented and promoted in the Han Dynasty.

And the vassal states that were granted fiefdoms outside the extreme walls of the empire were perfect experimental subjects. Liu Bei was sure that Chen Xi would do some private work in some of the vassal states to verify his hypothesis.

"Okay, I have an idea about this matter. You don't have to get involved in what happens next." Liu Bei said calmly. He was actually quite disappointed with Liu Xie, and he was now very interested in Liu Tong who was brought up by Yang Ji. He wanted to see whether Liu Tong was worthy of his support.

"Lord Xuande, you can't do anything about this matter!" Chen Xi's face changed and he said anxiously. The Holy Emperor ruling the country without doing anything was indeed his plan for the future monarch, and he, not Liu Bei, would be the executor.

"Okay, Zichuan, let me have some sense of participation in creating this prosperous era." Liu Bei said to Chen Xi with a smile. Before, apart from supporting Chen Xi and the others, he had no sense of participation at all.

"The fact that you can stand behind us and support us is the greatest support you can give us. Who dares to say that you have not participated in the creation of this prosperous era?" Chen Xi said seriously. He did not think that Liu Bei's support was useless.

"But, for me, apart from supporting you, I can only say that participation is the most important thing in other aspects." Liu Bei shook his head and sighed. He really wanted to participate more in the construction of the empire.

"Lord Xuande, everyone has his or her own responsibilities. Your responsibility is to provide us with a platform so that we can freely display our abilities." Chen Xi emphasized again.

"Can you say that matters related to the emperor have nothing to do with me?" Liu Bei used his ultimate move. As ministers, it was difficult for Chen Xi and others to place the emperor in a position of power, but as a relative of the Han royal family, he was indeed qualified to interfere in the emperor's inheritance and the demarcation of his power.

Chen Xi looked at Liu Bei, trying to see a hint of hesitation on his face, but Chen Xi was destined to be disappointed. Liu Bei's will was equally firm, and he must participate in the Holy Emperor's rule.

"Why don't you say something?" Chen Xi shifted his gaze to Yang Ji. If the two of them opposed Liu Bei together, even Liu Bei would have to put aside his thoughts.

"Me?" Yang Ji pointed at himself. "Are you sure you want me to speak? You should know very well what I would say in this kind of situation." The corners of Yang Ji's mouth rose wildly.

"Forget it, you don't have to say anything." Chen Xi's mouth twitched. He almost forgot that Yang Ji would sometimes transform into a joy believer.

Yang Ji smiled and did not refute Chen Xi's words. After all, Chen Xi's current condition meant that he could not prevent Liu Bei from getting involved in the vortex of deposing and enthroning the emperor.

No, what Liu Bei was going to do next could not be called deposing and enthroning the emperor. That was something only powerful ministers would do. Liu Bei was a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty. How could he do something that would undermine the dignity of the Han emperor?

What? You said Liu Bei was not a loyal minister to the emperor?

Nonsense, Liu Bei was certainly not a loyal minister to the emperor, he was a loyal minister to the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Liu Bei still respected the emperor very much. After all, he lived in an era when imperial power was supreme.

However, compared to the emperor, Liu Bei was more loyal to the Han Dynasty, so Liu Bei would not do anything to depose or enthrone the emperor, but Liu Bei could make the emperor rule the country with ease.

As for who the Holy Emperor is, it depends on which clan leader the current Emperor wants to abdicate to. Liu Bei's favorite is Princess Liu Tong, the Eternal Princess chosen by Yang Ji.

The matter of abdication was proposed by the contemporary emperor himself, and there was no obvious improper relationship between him and Liu Bei.

"Lord Xuande, you really don't need to get involved in this matter. Jia Wenhe and Li Wenru are definitely much better at this matter than you." Chen Xi persuaded Liu Bei again. He really didn't want Liu Bei to get involved in this matter.

"Don't worry, Zichuan. I will bring Wen Ruwen and the other two with me at that time." Liu Bei obviously listened to what Chen Xi said, but it was not a good idea to listen selectively.

Seeing Liu Bei's determined look, Chen Xi sighed, "Forget it, just do whatever you want."

After getting Chen Xi's approval, Liu Bei went to find Li You and Jia Xu with a smile on his face. Only Chen Xi and Yang Ji were left in the central army tent.

"Do you just agree to let Lord Xuande participate in this matter?" Yang Ji looked at Chen Xi suspiciously. He didn't believe that Chen Xi would so easily agree to Liu Bei's participation in Liu Xie's abdication.

"Weren't you just trying to get Lord Xuande to get involved?" Chen Xi glanced at Yang Ji.

"Sure enough, this is also part of your plan." Yang Ji said with a look of sudden enlightenment. He said that Chen Xi would not agree to Liu Bei's participation so easily. There must be Chen Xi's layout and planning involved.

"You think too much. I didn't do anything." Chen Xi shook his head. He didn't have any plans for this matter. This was also the reason why he asked Liu Bei to find Li You and Jia Xu. Those two people were much more powerful in Chang'an than him.

(End of this chapter)