Three Kingdoms: My Strategy Simulator

Following Liu Yu, a group of Han royal family members began to persuade him.

"A country cannot be without a ruler for even a day. It is because of that traitor Lu who murdered the ruler that a traitor of Han has claimed to be the king today. How long will it take for that traitor to dare to claim to be the emperor? If this continues, how can the Han Dynasty survive?"

"Today, I ask the Emperor to follow the example of our ancestors and ascend the throne to calm the people's hearts and let the world know that the Han Dynasty still exists!"

"Now that the old clan leader is here, and we, the Han clan members, have recommended him, it can be said that he is legitimate."

As someone said this in the chaos, there was an immediate burst of agreement.

Before this, when Dong Zhuo was deposing and enthroning the emperor, Yuan Shao had the idea of ​​honoring Liu Yu as emperor, but was verbally rejected by Liu Yu.

But this was enough to prove Liu Yu's high prestige among the Han royal family, so much so that Yuan Shao believed that he could convince the people by becoming emperor.

Now, in order to persuade Liu Bei to ascend to the throne, Liu Yu traveled thousands of miles from Youzhou to Shouchun and appeared here, strongly recommending Liu Bei to become emperor.

This made the Han royal family members gathered here seem to have found a backbone, and they became more determined to nominate Liu Bei as emperor.

In today's Han Dynasty, only if Liu Bei becomes emperor can the dignity of the Han Dynasty be restored and the people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty will not disperse.

But facing this grand occasion, Liu Bei still looked hesitant, and then spoke.

"Everyone, everyone, please listen to me."

Suddenly, the originally noisy and exciting scene quickly quieted down.

Facing countless gazes, Liu Bei sighed and then spoke.

"I am very humbled and grateful for the kindness of my uncles and brothers. However, everything is just as it should be."

"I was originally a farmer in Zhuo County. I have lived and worked in peace and contentment for twenty years under the protection of my ancestors. When the world was in turmoil, I did not want to bring disgrace upon my ancestors, so I gathered a righteous army to fight against the Yellow Turbans. I was also entrusted by the late emperor to govern the region."

"Today, even governing one's own territory is like walking on thin ice. I dare not be negligent in the slightest. How can virtue be enough to rule the world?"

"Moreover, all previous emperors ascended the throne with the imperial seal. The imperial seal is not here now. How dare I ascend the throne without the imperial seal and do something that would make me laugh?"

After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but frown.

The imperial seal, its importance to the Han emperor is self-evident.

But the problem is that the whereabouts of the imperial seal is unknown, which is almost a semi-open secret.

Many of the Han royal family members present even subconsciously turned their eyes to Liu Qi.

After all, according to various rumors, it was Sun Jian who stole the imperial seal, and then Liu Biao ambushed and killed Sun Jian and took the imperial seal...

However, Liu Biao suffered a great defeat and died while leading his army into Sichuan, and the whereabouts of the imperial seal has been unknown since then.

However, the biggest suspects are undoubtedly the descendants of Liu Biao and Liu Yan.

"Liu Qi, if the imperial seal is in your hand, please take it out immediately."

"Yes, the Han Dynasty today cannot be without a monarch..."

"Give the jade seal to the emperor's uncle. No one will blame you for hiding it. On the contrary, you will be rewarded!"

Immediately, the relatives of the Han royal family standing on Liu Qi's left and right began to persuade Liu Qi in a low voice. Liu Qi, who was wearing a monk's robe, looked helpless and innocent after hearing what they said.

Liu Qi was not a person who was greedy for power. After moving to Shouchun and settling down, even if Liu Bei wanted to make Liu Qi an official, Liu Qi refused all the offers. Apart from eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, he spent his days walking his birds, fishing, and cultivating his sentiments.

Recently, Liu Qi has gradually started to play with Yuan Shu, who is immersed in honey water, and has not thought about Jingzhou at all.

As for Liu Qi, if the imperial seal was in his hands, he would have handed over this hot potato long ago to avoid any fatal disaster.

"I didn't..." "Really?"

Feeling the suspicious gazes of his uncles and brothers, Liu Qi felt great pressure. He gritted his teeth and swore an oath in front of all his fellow clansmen.

"Liu Qi dares to swear in front of my father and ancestors that if I know the whereabouts of the imperial seal and conceal it, I will make my lineage extinct."

In less than a few breaths, the suspicious gazes on Liu Qi quickly disappeared.

There is definitely no one who dares to swear in front of his father and ancestors.

Liu Qi's suspicion was gone, but what worried him more was that the whereabouts of the imperial seal was completely unknown.

What the clan members were most worried about was that Liu Biao had hidden the imperial seal in some secret place that no one knew about, so that it could not be found anywhere.

"Liu Jingsheng is really harming the country and the people..."

"What an inhuman being! It's ok for him to have such inappropriate thoughts, but why did he die and even make the imperial seal disappear without a trace?"

"Remove the name! The old clan leader should report this to our ancestors and remove Liu Biao from the family tree..."

Liu Qi, who had been scolded in front of his elders without saying a word, quickly spoke up when he heard this.

"You can't expel my father! He made mistakes, but they weren't serious enough to expel him..."

"enough!"

Seeing that the topic seemed to be deviating, the increasingly aged Liu Yu shouted in a deep voice, then bowed to Liu Bei.

"Xuan De, it is true that the Imperial Seal is the symbol of the Son of Heaven, but it is impossible that if the Imperial Seal is lost, our Han Dynasty will be without a ruler, causing the Han thieves to run rampant and claim to be kings and emperors, and the Han Dynasty will be torn apart."

"Or is it that Xuande is worried about the slightest criticism or the damage to his reputation, and thus keeps declining?"

Seeing that even Liu Yu, who was usually the most reasonable and conservative, was being morally blackmailed, Li Ji on the side couldn't help but smile.

It is obvious that Liu Yu was really anxious.

Given the current situation of the Han Dynasty, there is actually no other choice except Liu Bei to take up the banner of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Yu knew this, and the other Han royal family members gathered here also understood this.

If Liu Bei really refused to take the throne, then in the Han Dynasty, which was on the verge of collapse, people who wanted to be kings and emperors would surely emerge one after another, and the chaotic times of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period would return.

Just at this moment, Li Ji saw Sima Yi, who showed a little bit of his body outside the door and winked at him.

Immediately, without the attention of the Han royal family members who were still trying their best to persuade Liu Bei, Li Ji quietly left the meeting room through the side door and walked outside the governor's mansion.

At this moment, outside the governor's mansion, on the wide street that was wide enough for eight carriages to run side by side, in addition to the civil and military officials who had already lined up on the left and right, the entire street was also crowded with common people.

Li Ji, who had just walked out of the governor's mansion, witnessed this scene and asked in pretended surprise.

"Why are you all gathered here? Disperse immediately."

Several old men came out and greeted Li Ji.

"We have important matters to discuss with the Emperor's uncle. Please pass on the message, Lord Marquis."

Li Ji nodded slightly, then said to the guards behind him, "Report this matter to the lord immediately."

Immediately afterwards, Li Ji also retreated to the head of the line of civil officials and waited.

Not only Li Ji was waiting, but also the people who were crowded on the streets without appearing to be in a mess were waiting. (End of this chapter)