Although the previous actions took place at dawn, and the entire Luoyang was blocked, the curfew has not been lifted, and people have not yet been allowed to leave their homes, in some densely populated areas, violent shouts of killing are still filled with people ears.
People who were awakened by the shouts of killing in the early morning looked at each other in panic, hugged each other with their families, and shivered, not knowing what was happening in Luoyang City.
What happened?
Who dares to kill people in Luoyang City?
So arrogant, General Liu Bei doesn't care?
What about those county soldiers and officials and disciples in the central capital?
No one can answer their questions.
Compared with ordinary people, the officials who heard the strange noise were surprised and confused with a strange sense of harmony.
Ordinary people certainly feel nervous, but for officials, the situation is different.
Because this is not the first time something like this has happened.
In their memories, something like this happened five years ago. At that time, Liu Bei killed Yuan Wei and He Jin in one afternoon, became a general, and has been in charge of the government until today. But this time... …
Is there something earth-shattering about to happen?
Uninformed people are worried, while officials who know a little bit about the inside story or have some speculations are silently waiting for the fate to come.
At around four o'clock in the morning, accurate news came.
Messengers from the imperial court scattered around and delivered several accurate messages to them.
First, the rumors were spread by the evil group headed by Zheng Tai and Dong Chong. They couldn't stand Liu Bei's proper management of the Han Dynasty after he took power, and they were worried that their own interests would be damaged by the implementation of the New Deal, so they spread rumors.
Second, according to the order of the Empress Dowager, Liu Bei has arrested all those who spread rumors and tried to incite people who were dissatisfied with the current policies to launch a rebellion, and they will be put on trial in the near future.
Third, according to the order of the Empress Dowager, the emperor Liu Xie was young and weak and could not convince the public, so he decided to surrender to the young and powerful general Liu Bei, who was popular among the people, and Liu Bei continued to lead the Han Dynasty forward.
Fourth, the ministers are immediately preparing to go to the palace to attend the Zen ceremony and enthronement ceremony.
To be honest, everyone can more or less accept the first message, because a lot of gossip came out a few months ago, talking about the conflicts between Liu Bei, Zheng Tai and others, as well as some conflicts within the ancient literature school. Disputes and the like.
Therefore, it is not unimaginable for Zheng Tai and others to spread rumors to attack Liu Bei, but quite reasonable. The only surprise is that Dong Chong was also involved.
Dong Chong has been living in seclusion for a long time. Public opinion generally believed that Dong Chong wanted to leave the government and break up. But who would have thought that this was actually a false shot.
Regarding the second message, everyone knew very well that the chaos and shouts of death just now were probably Liu Bei's handiwork, and they were similar to those five years ago.
At the beginning, Liu Bei also acted quickly. Under the order of the late emperor Liu Hong, he solved a turmoil in one day and pulled the Han Empire back from the brink of chaos.
Now, he chose to carry out the operation in the early morning. The operation was still so fast and precise. No place was caught on fire or destroyed. It must be a very precise and restrained strike.
The matter has come to an end and the dust has settled. Those who were not affected were already more supportive of Liu Bei or were Liu Bei's party members. They just didn't know that this happened, so it's not that they couldn't understand it.
But for the third message, people felt their minds were shaken, or their minds went blank.
So much so that I was not very aware of the fourth message.
The main reason is that everything happened too fast, and the jump from the second message to the third message was a bit too big. It exceeded the limit of people's thinking. It felt like it jumped from two dimensions to three dimensions all of a sudden.
This is especially true for some people who sleep relatively hard.
As soon as his eyes were closed and opened, the big man was replaced by the emperor.
The little emperor abdicated, and the general became emperor.
Is this jump a little too big?
Moreover, was it an order from the Empress Dowager?
Are there some amazing deals here that are unknown to everyone?
Countless question marks lingered in people's heads, and many people were unable to react for a while. It was not until the messengers urged them repeatedly that they realized that no matter how many doubts they had, they could not show their opposition.
Because the dust has settled, the opponents have been destroyed, and everything is calm in Luoyang City.
Even if there is doubt, it should be under the situation that both sides are evenly matched, but the current one-sided situation does not allow them to have any special ideas.
Obviously, Luoyang is already Liu Bei's Luoyang.
They should immediately prepare to go to the palace to attend the Zen Ceremony and the Enthronement Ceremony to express their loyalty to the new emperor. As for the many doubts, even if they cannot be answered, the best way to deal with them is to keep them in mind and never mention them again.
In this way, it will be beneficial to everyone.
With such thoughts in mind, the officials quickly took action and gave instructions to their wives, children, and children, telling them not to go anywhere before they came back, but to stay at home, behind closed doors, and be careful not to make any noise. .
Then he put on his court clothes and left home with the messenger.
A large number of officials and official carriages headed towards the palace, but because everyone had something on their mind and had many opinions and doubts about this matter, even if they met acquaintances on the road, they just nodded and continued to look solemn and silent.
He didn't say anything and just moved forward slowly with the flow. Under the watchful eyes of the heavily armed elite soldiers, many officials re-walked the same path they took five years ago. I felt the intimidation from pure force again.
Then, they came to the Chongde Hall, the main hall of the palace, and accepted the guidance of the ceremony officials who were waiting here. They stood in different positions according to their identities and status, waiting for the Zen ceremony to begin.
Of course, only high-ranking officials and senior generals can enter Chongde Hall to watch the Zen Ceremony with their own eyes. Most officials cannot enter Chongde Hall to watch the Zen Ceremony. But it doesn’t matter. They are not coming here anyway. To see.
But to prove to those guys who are nodding their heads and scratching their names - they are here.
The high-ranking officials and dignitaries entered the main hall of Chongde Hall one after another, and then whispered to each other in twos and threes.
A group of core members headed by Han Rong, Cao Cao and others were deeply involved in this incident, but before the incident, they did not tell anyone familiar with it, not even their family members knew about it.
Before the incident, there were only about thirty people who really knew about Liu Bei's plans to become emperor. Each of them was a member of Liu Bei's core team, or someone who would never betray him.
And a considerable number of people do not know what they are doing even when they are involved in this matter and making preparations for it.
Of course, most of the time they don't know the purpose of what they are doing, whether it is for Liu Bei to become emperor or something else. This has developed their good habit of just doing things without asking.
For Han Rong, Cao Cao and others, it is not fun to hold on to a secret that cannot be told. They are also under great pressure, and even when sleeping, they are afraid of being overheard talking in their dreams.
Fortunately, they only had to hold on for two or three days.
At this moment, they did not take any action in the court hall. They simply stood there, watching their eyes, nose, nose and heart, as if nothing had happened.
Ma Rixi was not told about this beforehand, and suddenly learned that Liu Bei was going to be emperor. He was greatly shocked. He finally arrived at the palace and saw Lu Zhi with his eyes closed to relax, so he stepped forward and got close to Lu Zhi.
"Ziqian, what's going on? Xuande is going to be emperor? What's going on?"
Lu Zhi opened his eyes and looked at Ma Rixi.
"Although I know about this matter, I can't do anything about it, and I can't change anything. The matter has come to this, I can rest assured. You, the imperial censor, still need to worry about these things?"
Ma Rixi looked surprised.
"Of course! I don't know about this at all! I don't know anything about such a big thing from beginning to end! How can I not be worried? By the way, when did you know about it?"
"Four days ago."
"Four days ago?"
"Well, Xuande decided to become emperor probably five or six days ago. The time was quite short, but the arrow was on the string and had to be fired. We had no choice."
Lu Zhi said something that seemed full of Riddler style to Ma Rixi. Before Ma Rixi could figure out the cause and effect, he closed his eyes again and said nothing.
Give Ma Rixiang anger.
That is to say, now is not the occasion, otherwise he would have to pull Lu Zhi over and question him.
Time passed bit by bit, and more and more people entered the hall. Then at some point, the rumble of drums suddenly sounded, which meant that this destined ceremony was about to begin.
The ministers were silent and turned their attention to the main hall.
The little emperor Liu Xie, dressed in the emperor's attire, walked to the main hall accompanied by the rumbling drums and ceremonial music. Behind him, the Empress Dowager Dong was carried up to the main hall and sat down next to Liu Xie. Even though she was wearing fancy clothes, everyone could tell that she was not in good spirits.
Liu Xie waited for Mrs. Dong to sit down before slowly sitting down.
The great eunuch Zhang Rang, as the deputy host of the ceremony, watched the two people take their seats and then began to sing and shout slogans to guide the officials to do what they should do.
Salute to the emperor, salute to the empress dowager.
Then, Liu Yu, who had been resting in the audience with his eyes closed, made a brilliant appearance.
He ascended the hall, bowed to Mrs. Dong and Liu Xie, then turned around, took out an edict, took a deep breath, pursed his lips, and glanced at Mrs. Dong again.
The old lady nodded and said nothing.
Liu Yu then turned his attention to the edict and began to read it slowly.
His speech was not fast, his pronunciation was standard, and his voice was loud, so everyone could clearly hear what he was saying.
The general meaning is that Zheng Tai, Dong Zhong and others did very stupid things regardless of the important situation of national development, and the reason for all this was simply that the new policy would harm their family interests.
After the implementation of the New Deal, it was necessary to judge whether officials were qualified for their positions based on their abilities and achievements. Those who were not qualified for their positions would be dismissed. Zheng Tai and others thought that most of their own children were incompetent, but they did not want to repent. Instead, they wanted Liu Bei to ask Liu Bei for help. They compromised, gave them special treatment, and exempted their children from the elimination system.
Liu Bei thought about the important task of national development and really couldn't accept their demands. They couldn't bear it and became angry, so they resorted to vicious rumors to slander Liu Bei.
They slandered Liu Bei as having the intention of usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor. They tried to use this to arouse suspicion and attack on Liu Bei among the people of the world. They also aroused suspicion and attack on Liu Bei by the royal family and Han clan clan members, putting Liu Bei in a situation of internal and external troubles, making it impossible to implement the New Deal, and This protects their private interests.
But they did not expect that the Empress Dowager Dong was wise, wise, courageous and tenacious.
Under the crisis situation, the Queen Mother was keenly aware that the country was at a very critical moment.
At the critical moment when the New Deal was being implemented, for the Han Dynasty, Liu Bei was inseparable from him at this moment anyway, but the rumors spread by Zheng Tai and others had a major impact on Liu Bei and the people of the world at this moment.
Once the switch of suspicion is turned on, it cannot be stopped. Everyone has their own ideas in their hearts and will consider their own interests. The world will become unstable because of this, and the decrees issued by the court led by Liu Bei will also be widely accepted. question.
It was not easy for Dahan to move from the chaos of the late emperor's period to today's stability. Such a situation was hard-won and very precious to everyone, and it was also what the late emperor expected.
The Empress Dowager really couldn't bear the situation to collapse amid suspicion, and she really couldn't accept that the Han Dynasty left by the late emperor was heading into chaos amid suspicion, so she made a difficult decision.
Although Tianzi Xie is smart and wise, he lacks political experience and military experience, and is far inferior to Liu Bei in terms of ability. Even if he is in charge, he may not be able to solve many problems and may not be trusted by the people of the world. This must be taken into consideration the elements of.
Liu Bei was not an outsider, but a clan member of the Han Dynasty. He was a descendant of the Miao Emperor and descended from Emperor Jing. His origin was very close to that of the late Emperor. He was a member of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, after careful consideration, in order to quell the suspicions of the people in the world, and to stabilize the situation in the world again, the Empress Dowager made the decision to let the emperor give the throne to the general Liu Bei.
This is the decision of the Empress Dowager. It is not based on anyone’s suspicion or coercion, but is the result of considering the country and the country of the ancestors from the bottom of their hearts. I hope that all ministers can abide by this edict and accept this decision.
The Empress Dowager had discussed this matter with Liu Bei before. Liu Bei refused several times, but the Empress Dowager still insisted and even threatened his life. Liu Bei had no choice but to cry in front of the Empress Dowager and was forced to accept the throne.
The Empress Dowager believed that if she could make such a decision, then the late Emperor would be very happy with such a decision.
After the edict was read out, Liu Yu shouted loudly before the officials could react.
"General, please come to the palace!"
The chamberlains in the hall and the guards outside the hall shouted "Please come to the hall, General" one by one. The voices came from the inside to the outside, from far to near. In the end, everyone inside and outside the Chongde Hall heard it.
Then, Liu Bei appeared.
Dressed in military uniform, he appeared at the main entrance of Chongde Hall, followed by his loyal and armed generals.
This attire is what he wears every time he sets out from Luoyang. When he comes here, it seems that he is not here to participate in the ceremony, but to go on an expedition.
He led the symbols of his power and marched into the Chongde Hall with him, unstoppable.
He advanced from outside the main hall to the main hall, passing behind the petty officials and officials at the end of the line. He was greeted by the awe-inspiring eyes of the petty officials and petty officials.
Perhaps his power was too strong or his reputation was too high. He had not walked a few steps when suddenly, a humble official bowed down to him.
Then, seemingly led by this man, the petty officials and officials on both sides of the road bowed to him.
They didn't make a sound, they just bowed down. Starting from the last row, they followed Liu Bei's pace and moved forward. Everyone, every official who saw Liu Bei, bowed respectfully in the direction of Liu Bei.
Even though he had walked far away, these people still did not dare to straighten up.
(End of chapter)
