The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 432 The Han Emperor is completely flat

In the cabinet, Zhong Yao looked at the document in his hand with a hint of hesitation on his face.

"Yuan Chang, have the frontline sent people to urge the delivery of winter clothes?" Mi Zhu said with a wry smile, "Now even Madam has summoned the people from the Prime Minister's Mansion to help weave clothes, so I think it can be completed before winter."

"That's not the case. It's Fa Xiaozhi's request that the Prime Minister be crowned king." Zhong Yao handed the memorial in his hand to everyone in the hall.

After hearing this, everyone showed a strange look on their faces, and their eyes were filled with joy.

Everyone knows what it means to be king. It marks the arrival of a new era.

"No wonder Mr. Yang resigned." Gu Yong suddenly sighed.

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and soon nodded. Only then did everyone guess the reason. It was obvious that Yang Biao had already guessed what the court situation would be like in the future, so he resigned first.

"He is loyal to the Han Dynasty. Unfortunately, the situation in the world is like this and it is not something that Yang Biao can save," Zhang Hong sighed.

Compared with Yang Biao, he and others were traitors who had long since betrayed the Han Dynasty and were loyal to Qin Shou.

Although the two sides were enemies, at this moment, everyone still admired Yang Biao in their hearts. According to the other party's qualifications, if he surrendered to Qin Shou, he would naturally be given a high position and generous salary in the future. However, the other party expressed his attitude very straightforwardly.

He wanted to be a loyal subject of the Han Dynasty and did not want to submit to Qin Shou for the sake of official position and title.

"Humph, so what if you're loyal? You just don't know the right time. The Tang Dynasty replaced the Han Dynasty. That was destiny. It can't be solved by anyone." Zhong Yao shook his head.

"As long as Yang Xiu is here, the Hongnong Yang family will not fall." Li Ru hid in the dark and sneered, "Yang Biao's move is for the sake of his own son. With him in the court, the lord will not use Yang Xiu, and Yang Xiu will not be able to enter the cabinet, or even the six ministries."

After hearing this, everyone's faces suddenly showed complicated expressions. After careful thinking, they found that what Li Ru said made sense. With Yang Biao in the cabinet, Yang Xiu could only stay in the local area and could not return to Chang'an.

Thinking of this, everyone realized that Yang Biao, who always regarded himself as a loyal minister, actually had his own selfish motives in his heart. Of course, his loyalty was still worthy of recognition.

"Forget it, this is not something we should consider. The prime minister will definitely make a decision after knowing about this. Now we should consider the matter of our lord becoming king." Zhong Yao stopped everyone's discussion.

In fact, everyone knew that Yang Biao’s resignation was a foregone conclusion and could not be changed.

After hearing this, Li Ru showed disdain.

In his opinion, Yang Biao was a hypocrite. If he was really loyal to the emperor, he would not resign, but would live and die with the Han Dynasty. He also knew that Yang Biao had met the emperor today.

A guy who appears to be loyal to the emperor but actually puts the Yang family first is a hypocrite.

"What Fa Xiaozhi said makes sense. Our lord is about to seize the world. We should not only consider the matter of conferring him the title of king, but we should do it in one step and request the Han emperor to abdicate the throne. This world was conquered by our lord, so isn't it normal for us to become emperor?" Li Ru showed excitement on his face.

He was a traitor who followed Dong Zhuo to overthrow the Han Dynasty. Now that the opportunity had come, how could Li Ru give up? He wished that Qin Shou could ascend the throne and become emperor in one step.

After hearing this, everyone showed a reserved smile on their faces, thinking back to the time when they followed Qin Shou, they were all worried and fearful that their entire family would be wiped out. They couldn't help feeling uneasy in their hearts, so they wholeheartedly served Qin Shou.

Now all the disasters are over, Qin Shou has occupied most of the world. If nothing unexpected happens, Qin Shou will soon become emperor, and everyone will get a chance to confer titles on his wives and children.

"Please report to the emperor! It is impossible to return to the capital now. The ceremony of crowning the king should be held in Nanjun. The Ministry of Rites should prepare it immediately." Zhong Yao ordered. Everyone agreed immediately.

The matter of conferring a title on a king was complicated, with many ceremonies, and it was very troublesome to prepare. Especially since Qin Shou was not in Chang'an, but far away in Nanjun, these ceremonies were even more troublesome.

The Cabinet is in charge of important military and national affairs, and these things are prepared carefully.

As for the emperor, no one cared about it at all. It was just a formality. Besides, the emperor would step down soon and it was not certain whether he could even save his life.

Inside the palace, the emperor looked pale, with fear in his eyes. He was an extremely sensitive person. When Yang Biao came to resign, he sensed something was wrong. Qin Shou had taken over Bashu and was about to complete the final blow to Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

"His Majesty."

Dong Cheng walked in with a panicked look on his face.

"Father-in-law, what happened?" The emperor looked at Dong Cheng cautiously, with a trace of fear and worry on his face.

"Everyone in the court and the country requested that the thief Qin be made king."

Dong Cheng immediately knelt on the ground and cried, "I am an old minister who is incompetent and powerless to stop this. Please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie collapsed after hearing this, and said with a wry smile: "Father-in-law, I had anticipated this, but I didn't expect it to develop so quickly. Liu Zhang occupied Bashu, and Bashu is a strategically important place. How did the Qin thieves succeed in seizing Bashu?"

Liu Xie felt very unwilling.

If Bashu was still in Liu Zhang's hands, the situation in the world would not have changed into what it is now, and the Han Dynasty might not have been without hope. But now, everything has changed.

"The Cavalry Army is brave and good at fighting, while Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent. All his subordinates betrayed Liu Zhang, allowing Qin Shou to easily seize the land of Bashu." Dong Cheng felt very bitter.

When the news reached him, he felt the same way and was extremely panicked.

"The Han Dynasty is about to fall. I'm afraid this is God's arrangement and cannot be changed by human power." Liu Xie was completely relaxed and said, "Father-in-law, will the Qin thief stay with me?"

After hearing this, Dong Cheng's face changed drastically and he looked at Liu Xie in disbelief. He didn't expect Liu Xie to think this way. He was still thinking about struggling, but the other party was already ready to surrender. How could this work?

Liu Xie might be able to keep his life and wealth, but I might not.

No matter how much he managed to keep his wealth, it was not as prestigious as being the father-in-law of the emperor. If Liu Xie surrendered, would he still have a place? He was just an ordinary person in the new dynasty.

"Father-in-law, accept your fate! It's already great that Qin Shou can save our lives and wealth." Liu Xie sighed, "I envy my elder brother now. He has saved his wealth and lives a comfortable life. He will never be threatened again."

Dong Cheng heaved a long sigh after hearing this.

He knew that Liu Xie had lost his fighting spirit.

(End of this chapter)