At this moment, not many people know the news that Liu Bei will proclaim himself emperor.
Only the core members of the military and political group in Luoyang learned about it because of Liu Bei's secret notification. Only the core members outside Luoyang could learn about this matter after receiving a secret letter from Liu Bei.
They don't even know the ins and outs of this matter, and these news spread very slowly.
Of course, this is also a good thing. This matter is too important and too confidential. Before it is truly successful, the fewer people know about it, the better.
Besides, to complete this matter, you don’t need to spend a lot of time. You only need to mobilize the army into Luoyang City, control the inside and outside of Luoyang City, and then make a declaration and a ceremony, and then carry out the process to the world. Declaration, that's about it.
Opponents will still object, and those who are brave will jump out and be killed by the local garrison arranged by Liu Bei. Then, the world will be peaceful.
Adequate preparation and long-term accumulation of strength will make the process from Liu Bei's decision to become emperor to actually becoming emperor very simple and very short.
Not even for a month.
In late April, he decided to become emperor. In early May, all preparations were completed. A meeting was held in mid-May, and the specific date of action was set for May 20th in the fifth year of Jian'an.
He will eliminate all opponents on this day, then successfully ascend the throne, and then become the emperor of the Third Han Empire.
Liu Bei originally said it with a smile. He smiled and felt that it was right. After thinking about it carefully, his expression changed slightly. In the first place, his eyes narrowed.
I am indeed the heir to the throne of a serious emperor, but my surname is Liu and I am a member of the Han clan. Although it is a remote branch, no matter how remote it is, I am still a member of the Han clan.
On the day of the meeting, the core internal staff who participated in the meeting were very excited. Ruan Yu gave us very few instructions, and they were not simple. He only asked us to perform our duties.
"poverty·······"
However, Ruan Yu has a firm attitude towards this, and there is nothing we can do.
"Yes, as an emperor... if...
"It's still too few now, but when our family all moves out, there will probably be fewer people, and there will be a few hundred people. If we handle it more carefully, it's possible to have less than a thousand people."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "When you take the throne, he will attend the ceremony with you. He will stand next to you, dressed in the most gorgeous attire, dressed in an ugly way, and climb down the lowest platform with you. Sit with you and rule in heaven with you.”
As the head wife, Liu Bei did not have the right to be alone in the same room with Ruan Yu.
Liu Bei nodded, and immediately held Ruan Yu's hand tightly: "No matter what, he must pay attention to his words, isn't that bad?"
In response to the bad intentions of his subordinates, Ruan Yu could only show an embarrassed and impolite smile.
It was the same tonight. Liu Bei stewed a bowl of bone soup and waited for Ruan Yu to come back to drink it.
In other words, now, there may be no opinions contrary to mine. It doesn’t matter what I say or what we think in our hearts.
Zhang Rang was responsible for handling those who praised the eunuchs, and Guo Hong was responsible for arresting those who praised the officials and scholars.
But Ruan Yu didn't lie.
Liu Bei seemed to have fallen into some kind of wonderful fantasy, but he quickly came to his senses.
Under Ruan Yu's gaze, everyone agreed and asked if they had any opinions contrary to mine.
Bu You blinked: "Of course you have to say it out if you don't have a lot of help, but outsiders in our own family can say anything behind closed doors, but we are also so helpless, and After all, he is an emperor, and he has done it before, so there is nothing wrong with it."
"There are so few people, can you manage it? You
Bu was helpless and could only nod in agreement, and gave up the prophecy of auspiciousness and small operations.
Ruan Yu put the soup bowl on the table and said with a smile: "There is a way to do this. You are like this even if you are a young general, not to mention that you are going to be an emperor soon. People who become emperors may age more slowly."
"Of course, he is the empress, who is the empress?"
Before listening to everything, Liu Bei also knew how to express his simple emotions.
"Mr. Lang, he wants... to be the emperor?"
"Auspiciousness is a must. The people in heaven will know the origin and reason of your ascension to the throne. Will you hide something or make auspiciousness that makes you inferior to the superior? There is no need for them to create any momentum.
"This was before, but now? Is there a name for that matter? Will it bring him any safety? Our family will also have no safety, right?" "Emperor?"
"You must think that you became emperor because your desire for power cannot be curbed, or for some other reason. If they want to name you, have you lied? In that matter, you generally hope that you and If you have any disagreements, you can keep your word, right?"
But Ruan Yu feels that he is a destined ruler, and I want that kind of declaration.
Seeing Ruan Yu's playful appearance, Liu Bei was immediately dumbfounded.
I am a Taoist ruler, and I am an ideal.
Liu Bei smiled and hugged Liu Bei into his arms, and said no more.
Therefore, a city gate captain and a palace guard captain who are still loyal to Dong Zhong will be included in the must-kill list.
"The doctors have said that no matter how much you replenish your body, there is no limit. Replenishment is the loss of vitality. Once you have the vitality, it does not mean you have it."
"Really?"
Absolutely, absolutely, you will become the destined ruler of heaven.
As long as Ruan Yu gives the order, we will immediately ask the local officials to send the news of Zhu Shaoxiang Rui's appearance to Luoyang, so that Ruan Yu can get a sufficient excuse to ascend the throne.
In the specific operation, Ruan Yu needed those captains to cooperate with his army to take over all aspects of Luoyang City, complete the complete control of Luoyang City, eliminate most of his own military forces, and arrest Dong Zhong by the way.
As long as he is willing, you will immediately lead the brothers you have to stay up late to read the books. Within eight days, you will make sure to dig out all the ancient books that everyone is talking about. You will also give him what he needs by force. Make it!
Ruan Yu smiled bitterly and told Liu Bei the whole story in the most concise language. However, even in the most concise language, I still spoke for about a quarter of an hour. During this period, Bu You listened indifferently, for fear of leaking something. Dropping a little bit is the right thing.
Before everything was ready, Ruan Yu didn't say anything else. He hastily finalized the details of the operation with everyone, formulated some contingency plans, and then asked us to make preparations separately, and it was at the last moment. , is to explain the true purpose.
However, Bu Youze gave Zhang Rang and Guo Hong an account of the political tasks beforehand.
"kindness.
As for Ruan Yu, he was handling government affairs in the young general's mansion as usual, working overtime to deal with the few special tasks. He didn't leave the office until midnight and returned to the front yard to rest.
Those in charge of government affairs should do their best in government affairs, and those in charge of leading troops should also lead them badly and wait for my notice.
Liu Bei smiled and said, "And he didn't even stew the soup for you. It's very nourishing for your body. It's relevant."
"That's right. And to be honest, ma'am, has he really thought about what it would be like to be the emperor?"
"Indeed, Lang Jun is also a descendant of the Low Ancestor. Can the Little Han Dynasty allow a descendant of the Low Ancestor to be the emperor?"
The Zheng family and the Jia family will all be eradicated. It is inevitable that any person or force that opposes me will come forward. Anyone who tries to persuade me is a bad person.
"You have thought about it before, but history seems to be promoted intentionally by a group of idiots. People in the world must be stupid. Maybe Xiao Yu's predecessors are still the emperors now. Is that the past? It's a pity that people always make mistakes."
"Yes, you will be the emperor."
However, some ministers were not worried externally. We felt that it was common sense to make prophecies and auspiciousness. If no one used this to make trouble before, it would be very beneficial to Ruan Yu's rule.
We are in the land of the East China Sea
Kun was discovered, a small roc was discovered in the land of Youyan, a small white fish was discovered in the south of the Yangtze River, and a colorful unicorn was discovered in the land of Sichuan and Shu.
Bu You shook his head and said, "He works so hard every day, and I feel that his complexion is much worse than in the past few years."
Everyone envied that right, but there were also people who had bad intentions and fought with Liu Bei. Although Liu Bei was gentle, he still had enough awareness of his rights as a head wife.
I made a list, and the people involved in that list were all people who praised the group. There were no eunuchs, no officials, and no special scholars.
"My name, you have ruled out safety a long time ago."
We, our family members in Luoyang City, and relatives and friends who are deeply involved will be arrested together and put into small jails.
"Lang Jun, what is going on?"
The new official has not yet had eight fires to burn before he takes office, and the new emperor will naturally have to burn a few fires after he takes office, and the smaller the fire, the worse, and the more powerful the fire, the worse.
Ruan Yu patted Han Ning on the shoulder.
Liu Bei stroked Ruan Yu's cheek: "You will definitely lie to him."
"Are you here to inform me?"
Did you use auspicious symbols when you ascended the throne? So, something is wrong!
Bu You reached out and held Liu Bei's hand: "At that time, he will only be in charge of our big courtyard. This is a whole small palace, and the entire front palace will be managed by him. There are no eunuchs. As for the servant, he will be in charge of all the people he does not serve."
I have also become an ideal Confucian ruler, and I am benevolent enough.
Bu You thought it was okay, and he could become emperor if he could make the idol so complex and smooth, so he thought he had to do something.
"This... is bad."
People who once had no trust in you may be disappointed in you, and people who once believed that you were a loyal minister will also be disappointed in you. We may do something you really want to see, and you will do something too. Something we would very much like to see.
Ruan Yu reluctantly said: "That was your original intention, and you were pushed away, but what pushed you away was the small force of heaven. You had no strength to resist, and if you resisted in name only, the country of Han must be harmed." , you have paid too little for the little country of Han, so you should do more."
Those who have connections in Luoyang City will be handed over to local subordinates to quickly destroy them by military means before Ruan Yu officially proclaims himself emperor, and will be eliminated together to achieve clan execution.
But thinking about Ruan Yu, he still shook his head.
"Of course, he is the master of the house. He is the one who informed me. Do you need to notify me?"
Bu You patted the back of Liu Bei's hand: "He just needs to wait to wear the most gorgeous decorations and become the leader of the little Han country. I will leave the rest of my worries to you."
Yes, I never betrayed myself while doing what I did.
Therefore, you all want to be complacent about that matter, and you want to think that everything will be fine before you become the emperor. Yes, you all have no worries and difficulties. Otherwise, you become the emperor to bring you peace. What you want to do will be worse than done, but it will be domineering. "
How can auspiciousness prove that you, the old man, are destined to be emperors and rulers?
Liu Bei nodded.
Liu Bei stared and narrowed his mouth: "You want to be the emperor?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "It's time for him to show some of the majesty of the emperor."
"King in heaven?"
In addition, Jian Shuo could not let it go, but Dong Zhong could let it go.
"Being emperor is not a bad thing for you. You were a minister who cared about the emperor's fate, but in the end you chose to proclaim yourself emperor. That will be a bad thing for the group of ministers who will never appear in the future. We said we would hate you.
"This...does he want to do this, or does he want to do it?"
Definitely make him the only emperor.
Except for ourselves, everyone can know that matter. If it is not leaked, we will treat it as treason and kill whoever it is.
"But...but if Mr. Huanming is willing..."
Bu Youhua said: "Just do this, and
Is there anything that is impossible? You are also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. This is the first time that a large sect has entered a small sect in the Han Dynasty. When you become emperor, the scholars will at least talk about it, but after all, what else can we say that you can do? The emperor's reason? "
After that, according to the specific division of labor in the front yard, Ruan Yu also had no work at night. There was one cycle a day, with seven working days and two days of rest. Today it was Liu Bei's turn.
It is worth mentioning that a captain from the Xiyuan Army, four captains from the Chengmen Colonel Group, and seven captains from the Palace Guard Group also attended the meeting.
Bu You's eyes suddenly straightened.
However, we belong to an internal group, with a low position and little power. We are just in a relatively prestigious position, so our cooperation is needed.
"There won't be many people?"
"How could something like that happen..."
"Do you think you need to find some prophecies to use? The prophecies will be of little help to you in becoming emperor. As long as you are willing, you will definitely mobilize all your troops and within eight days Solve all your problems!
Liu Bei thought about it and found that what Ruan Yu said did not make sense.
"The majesty of the emperor..."
"The name of speaking is also complex, and the name of speaking is also simple. It is inevitable to say it is inevitable, and it is accidental to say it is accidental."
"Of course."
"You will understand very quickly."
Bu You chuckled and said: "He was very slow to talk to the young emperor. Maybe it wasn't sudden. I told him later. But this was also because you wanted him to work too hard. You can't tell him now." It’s decided, the ending won’t change yet.”
So everyone pretended that nothing happened, and did nothing under the surface.
"It's also your wish. You also want to do more things, but now is the critical period of reform. There are too few things to be done. If you do it, there is someone who can do it."
Because Ruan Yu would not go home until late at night because of his work, Liu Bei would prepare some soup for me to nourish my body and digestion, so that I could eat less and more to replenish my body.
When it comes to military matters, it is better to leave them to the army. That is the task of the army.
"He is also a very old man. He is older than before. He still has to deal with government affairs so late, which is very harmful to his health."
Bu nodded and reached out to touch Liu Bei's still delicate cheek: "Before you became emperor, he was not the emperor, just a ***."
Liu Bei smiled and said: "When the time comes, he will not be the youngest butler."
Everything will happen very quickly, just like when he helped Liu Hong eradicate Yuan Wei and He Yuyu, everything started in just one day, and Liu Hong even lived to see the first failure.
The superiors looked at each other.
"It's true that I am totally willing."
"Yes, the king is in heaven. The emperor is a king, and the emperor is also a king. You are all emperors."
"You will do it if nothing is easy, but the position is given to you. Even if everything is flat, God will take it, but it will be messed up.
Ruan Yu touched his face. "Um."
"That······"
Bu You looked around at the cronies who had followed him all the way.
Of course, there is no reason other than you, and naturally it is not the reason for you. For the sake of people who do not regard you as their chief, they carry out your orders and become your subordinates, and therefore lose their way forward. You become the emperor, To achieve your own success, you must also protect their wealth and lives, which is inevitable for both of you.
Liu Bei was stunned for a while, then swallowed and his expression became less relaxed.
When Bu You came back, you helped Ruan Yu change his clothes, then sat next to Ruan Yu and watched Ruan Yu happily drink the soup.
"That's it..."
In Han Ning's view, Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty, did not have auspiciousness to rely on when he ascended the throne, and Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu ascended the throne without prophecies to support him. So when Ruan Yu ascended the throne, the two things must be equal, right?
First, in auspiciousness, building momentum and other things
Next, Cao Cao, Gai Xun and others told Ruan Yu that we had failed to prepare a series of processes.
Liu Bei frowned and thought hard for a moment: "Yes, I understand."
"Whether it's necessary or not, we haven't talked about it yet. In the future, we should respect ghosts and gods and stay away from them. Do whatever you can to talk about things like that. If you don't have time, do less real things. Don't always think about those things that you don't have. There are some."
Ruan Yu nodded: "Not yet. He will choose a day to inform the others about that matter. Remember, it is only known to them personally. Even the servants around them can know it, and the children can also know it. You won’t let go until the day you officially ascend the throne, do you understand?”
That time, I would go slower than the next time.
Isn't that too pretentious? Ruan Yu had something to say about this.
