Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 432 Become Emperor!

Liu Bei's endurance was a little beyond Xing Daorong's imagination.

Our imperial uncle has really been refusing and just refuses to agree to become emperor.

Now Zhuge Liang was in Jiangdong again, and no one could deal with Liu Bei. Xing Daorong had no choice but to pretend to be sick.

When Liu Bei knew that Xing Daorong was ill, he was naturally anxious, so he went to the mansion in person and went straight to the bedside.

Seeing that Xing Daorong's face was really pale, he asked in a friendly manner, "General, what is wrong with you?"

Xing Daorong groaned and responded: "I am extremely worried. I am afraid I won't live long!"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this and shouted, "Zi Yu, everything was fine before, why is it like this today? What are you worried about? Tell me, I will definitely make a decision for you!"

Having said this, Xing Daorong just shook his head weakly, and later he closed his eyes and did not answer.

Now Liu Bei became even more anxious and asked again and again.

"Zi Yu!"

"That's what you said!"

Xing Daorong saw that the atmosphere was just right, and he sighed and began to recall the past. "Since I left Jingnan, I met the king and have been with him ever since. I always listen to your advice. Fortunately, the king has the land in the south, and you have lived up to my words."

After recalling this, he changed the subject, and said with eyes wide open, "Now! Seeing Cao Pi usurp the throne, Han Si will be killed, and the civil and military officials all want to support the king as emperor, destroy Wei and establish Liu, and work together for fame; but the king is adamant and the officials are resentful, and will soon disperse. If the civil and military officials all disperse, then the Northern Wei will attack, and the south will be hard to protect. How can I not be worried?"

Liu Bei understood as soon as he heard it, Xing Daorong just wanted to proclaim himself emperor.

But seeing that Xing Daorong's face was really ugly, he thought that he was not pretending. He was afraid that this matter was really laborious.

Then he calmed down a bit and said, "Zi Yu, I want to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Today I am not trying to stop you, but I am afraid of what people in the world will say about you."

Xing Daorong couldn't understand it. At this time, even if Liu Bei became emperor, who in the world could still complain?
He immediately said, "The sage said: If the name is not right, then the words will not flow. Now your Majesty's name is right and the words flow. What is there to discuss? Haven't you heard that if you don't take what heaven gives you, you will suffer the consequences?"

When Liu Bei saw that he couldn't escape today, he could only make excuses.

But he said: "When the general is well, it will not be too late to do it."

Unexpectedly, as soon as these words came out, Xing Daorong jumped up from the couch and hit the screen. All the civil and military officials outside came in, bowed to the ground and said, "Since the king has agreed, please choose a day to perform the grand ceremony."

Liu Bei looked back and saw that they were the Grand Tutor Xu Jing, the General of Anhan Mi Zhu, the Marquis of Qingyi Xiang Ju, the Marquis of Yangquan Liu Bao, the Deputy Driver Zhao Zuo, the Governor Yang Hong, the Councilor Du Qiong, the Assistant Zhang Shuang, the Minister of Rites Lai Gong, the Minister of Guanglu Huang Quan, the Chief Academician He Zong, the Scholar Yin Mo, the Minister of Education Qiao Zhou, the Grand Marshal Yin Chun, the Lieutenant General Zhang Ye, the Minister of the Treasury Wang Mou, the Doctor of Zhaowen Yi Ji, the Assistant Officer Qin Mi and many others.

All officials, big and small, in Yizhou came to this matter!

Liu Bei was shocked. He turned around and saw Xing Daorong. He looked him up and down and said, "It's all your fault that I was put in such an unjust situation!"

Xing Daorong doesn't care about this!

He didn't believe it. Would his actions today be infamous for eternity?

He then said, "Since the king has agreed to our request, we can build an altar and choose an auspicious day to perform the ceremony respectfully."

After saying this, he agreed regardless of whether Liu Bei would refuse or not.

He immediately sent the King of Hanzhong back to the palace, while asking Fa Zheng to make preparations.

Fa Zhengzheng immediately ordered Doctor Xu Ci and Counselor Meng Guang to preside over the ceremony and build an altar to the south of Wudan in Chengdu.

Liu Bei wanted to become emperor, and all the officials in Chengdu, big and small, were very active and efficient.

Everything was ready, and within half a month, many officials prepared the imperial carriage and invited King Liu Bei of Hanzhong to the altar to offer sacrifices. Qiao Zhou read the sacrificial text aloud on the altar: "Emperor Bei, I dare to announce to the heavens and the earth: Han has ruled the world, and the history is endless. In the past, Wang Mang usurped the throne, but Emperor Guangwu was furious and killed him, and the country was restored. Now Cao Cao has stopped his troops and killed the emperor and the queen, and his crimes are heinous; Cao's son Pi has been a traitor and has stolen the sacred artifacts. The generals and soldiers think that the Han sacrifices have fallen into disuse, and I should continue them, succeed the second ancestor Wu, and personally carry out the punishment of heaven."

There is naturally no problem in criticizing the opponent first.

Besides, although the Cao family had received Liu Xie's abdication, there was no problem in terms of theory and law.

However, there is nothing wrong with forcing someone to give up his position in terms of theory and law, but there are many moral issues.

Xing Daorong also felt that Cao was despicable when he heard this from below. He was "cruel and rebellious, and stole the sacred artifacts." Isn't that exactly the case!

The following sacrificial text is very convoluted, so I won't say much. I only heard the last sentence: "I fear the will of heaven, and I am also afraid that Gao and Guang will fall to the ground. I carefully choose an auspicious day, ascend the altar and offer sacrifices. I will receive the emperor's seal and ribbon, and look down upon the four directions. I hope the gods will bless the Han family and keep them in peace forever!"

When Xing Daorong heard this, he came back to his senses.

There was Fa Zheng, who led all the officials to respectfully present the imperial seal.

Of course, this jade seal is not the imperial seal of that time.

After Sun Jian took the imperial seal, Sun Ce used the seal to exchange for troops and sent it to Yuan Shu.

After Yuan Shu got the jade seal, he was overjoyed. He thought that it was God who sent the jade seal to him and wanted him to be the emperor, so he directly proclaimed himself emperor.

But the good times did not last long. After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he soon aroused the anger of the public and became the target of public criticism.

In the end, Yuan Shu was defeated and died of depression.

After Yuan Shu's death, the imperial seal was taken away by Yuan Shu's subordinates and presented to Emperor Xian of Han, who was the legitimate emperor at that time.

In other words, the imperial seal has now been passed into the hands of Cao Pi.

Since it is in Cao Pi's hands, the one here by Liu Bei must be fake.

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Although everyone knows that the imperial seal is fake, no one will say it out loud!

After reading the sacrificial text, Liu Bei held it on the altar and repeatedly declined it, saying, "I have no talent or virtue. Please choose someone with talent and virtue to accept it."

Fa Zheng stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty has pacified the four seas, and your merits and virtues are known to the world. Moreover, you are the leader of the Han Dynasty, so you should take the throne. I have already offered sacrifices to the gods, so why should I refuse?"

After saying this, all civil and military officials shouted "Long live the emperor".

After the worship and dance ceremony, the reign was changed to the first year of Zhangwu.

The eldest son of the concubine, Liu Chan, was made the crown prince; the second son, Liu Yong, was made the King of Lu, and the third son, Liu Li, was made the King of Liang; Zhuge Liang was made the prime minister, and Xu Jing was made the minister of justice; all the officials, big and small, were promoted and rewarded one by one.

Xing Daorong also became a high-ranking official, and a very high-ranking official at that time!

But we'll talk about this later.

Now that Liu Bei has issued a general amnesty, the soldiers and civilians in Liangchuan, Jingzhou and Jiangdong are all delighted.

After this, the world was officially divided into two.

Northern Wei and Southern Han.

Because Liu Bei was the descendant of Liu Bang and Liu Xiu, and now he unified the south, there is no such thing as Shu Han, but instead everyone is called Ji Han.

Xing Daorong knew even more clearly that whether the third revival of the Han Dynasty could be successful and whether it could rewrite the tragic era of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties depended on himself!

(End of this chapter)