Chaos, chaos in the world!
As an edict from the Chang'an court came out, the world was completely in chaos.
This edict is nothing else, but an edict to make a king.
With the death of Dong Zhuo, the surrender of Li Jue, Guo Si and others, Xue Ju and others fled to Liangzhou. Yang Jian completely grasped the situation in Yongzhou and also completely controlled the Chang'an court. After Dong Zhuo, he became another person who led the emperor. The ambitions of the princes.
And Yang Jian's first edict after taking office was nothing else, but the enfeoffment of various princes, large and small, one by one. The enfeoffments were not only official positions, but also titles.
The first people Yang Jian enfeoffed were those princes who were members of the Han clan. According to their respective strengths, Liu Yan is the king of Shu, Liu Biao is the king of Chu, Liu Yu is the king of Yan, and Liu Bei is the king of Pingyuan.
Being made a king for no reason, although many of these people felt itchy in their hearts and wished they could quickly accept this edict.
Fortunately, these people haven't gotten carried away yet. Although these thrones are tempting, they are obviously sugar-coated bullets, and there must be some unknown plan behind them.
Therefore, although these princes did not explicitly reject the edict, they did not readily admit it.
Immediately afterwards, the second batch of edicts to be crowned kings came down, and this time Yang Jian's target was not the princes of the world, but the anti-kings who had already existed before!
Chi You was named King of Yan, King Hong Xiu was named King of Heaven, Qin Zheng was named King of Qin, Guo Wei was named King of Beihai, Dou Jiande was named King of Le'an, and Xiang Yan was named King of Jiaozhou.
Unlike the previous clan members of the Han Dynasty, there were quite a few people who rebelled against the king and accepted the imperial edict. The first to take action were Hong Xiuquan and Dou Jiande, followed by Guo Wei.
In fact, as early as when the princes were attacking Dong, Dong Zhuo sent people to lobby these people to attack the rear areas of those who were attacking Dong princes, and he had already promised to make these people kings.
But now, it's just a different person, so none of these anti-kings refused.
What they want is for the court to clear their names, at least to allow them to break away from their status as rebels. It will be easier for them to do whatever they do in the future and win over who they want. As for who issued this king-making order, they didn't care.
After these few, there are the remaining ones. They can naturally see the intentions after the King's Order. Even if they can't see it themselves, the patterns under their command will not be unclear. .
As for the intention behind this edict, although it may have an impact on them, this may also be what they want. Therefore, these people are also happy to push behind the scenes to make the fire burn brighter.
First, the Yellow Turban Rebellion caused a stir, and then Dong Zhuo's Rebellion dealt a blow to the prestige of the Han Dynasty. At this moment, all discerning people in the world can see that it is time to change the dynasty again. Qin lost his deer, and the whole world chased him away. But now it is Han who lost his deer, and the whole world chased him away.
At this time, none of the princes in the world who have survived to this day are not ambitious. Who dares to say that they have no idea at all about that position?
This imperial edict will surely be like a spark that can start a prairie fire and ignite the ambitions hidden in the hearts of all the princes in the world.
At that time, once the ambitions of the world's princes are fully aroused, they will definitely fight and consume each other's strength.
And Yang Jian, who issued this edict behind his back, could break the situation in which the Xiliang Army was targeted by the world during Dong Zhuo's period, and rest and recuperate at the same time.
Anyway, the foundation of the Guanzhong Plain is still there. Coupled with the superior geographical location and guarding the checkpoints that should be guarded, there is no need to worry about widening the gap with other princes despite the fluctuations.
At this time, the superiority of the geographical location among the various princes was suddenly highlighted. Some princes only have to face enemies on one or two sides, but some princes have enemies on all sides. This is most obvious among the princes in the Central Plains states.
In other words, no matter what period it is, the combination occupying the central position always suffers the most because it needs to face enemies from all directions. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao started in Yanzhou, but became the strongest of the three in the later period. We have to admit this man's strength and luck.
As these anti-Han forces accepted the imperial edict one by one, some princes from the Han clan finally couldn't bear it anymore, especially Liu Biao and Liu Yan.
Anyone other than Liu who claims to be king will be attacked by the whole world. Now that these rebels have been crowned kings one by one, how could they, the Han clan clan members who corrected Miao Hong, be willing to do so?
Just when the princes of these Han clan clans began to accept the imperial edict one by one, the third batch of candidates finally came down.
Li Yang was the King of Jin and Li Xiang was the King of Henan, a family with two kings. This also put Li Xiang's power at the forefront of the storm, and it is not ruled out that Yang Jian's deliberate factors were involved.
After all, no matter what, Li Xiang's neighbor is definitely not a friendly neighbor. If he, Yang Jian, relaxes, Li Xiang will definitely not mind pouncing on him and biting him hard.
Yuan Shao is the king of Yecheng, Tao Qian is the king of Pengcheng, Yuan Shu is the king of Runan, Sun Jian is the Duke of Lu, Cao Cao is the Duke of Wei, Gongsun Zan is the Duke of Zhao, and Zhu Yuanzhang is the Duke of Wu. In short, each prince is basically based on their apparent strength. A title was given.
Even Fu Jian, who was gradually becoming quarrelsome with him, and Yang Jian asked the young emperor to give him the title of Duke Liang. In addition to Fu Jian, Ma Teng and Han Sui were also given the position of duke.
Among these princes, Yuan Shu was the first to accept the edict, and he was the one who couldn't pull him back. Although people like Yan Xiang, Jiang Xiaobai, and Wang Mang tried to persuade him, it was of no use. Yuan Shu felt good about himself. Even if a throne came to him, let alone a mere throne, he would definitely dare to take it.
Among the princes, as long as one person takes the lead in accepting this edict, the other princes will naturally not think about rejecting it. If someone else accepts it but you don't accept the kingship order, then you will be inferior to the other person in the future.
It just so happened that Yuan Shu took the lead in setting this good example for everyone, and the remaining princes, including Li Xiang, would follow this step to get the edict.
When most of the princes in the world accepted this imperial edict, the newly minted King of Sui also began to come online in Chang'an. Having given such a great gift to all the princes in the world, Yang Jian would naturally not forget his own share.
At this point, the Han Dynasty was formally divided among the princes in name, and the world officially entered a new Warring States era.
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