Yuzhou, Runan.
At night, in the dormitory, Yuan Shu, who was currently sleeping, suddenly stood up with a scream, "Come on, come on, come on!"
"Lord, what happened?" Upon hearing Yuan Shu's shout, the guards who were guarding the door quickly walked in and lit the oil lamps, adding a few rays of light to the dark room.
Yuan Shu sat on the couch in a daze, his face turned pale and he was sweating profusely. When he opened his eyes and saw that he was surrounded by his own people, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"I was surprised to see a long-winged snake bite me in my dream. It was extremely painful, and I woke up now. Do you know what this means?" After a while, Yuan Shu seemed to wake up completely.
These people were just small guards, so how could they know this? When they heard Yuan Shu's question, everyone shook their heads in unison.
Only the leader among them thought for a moment before speaking slowly: "Since my lord has this dream, it must be a sign. I heard that there is a man in the city named Zhang Kun who is very accurate in divination. I can send someone to tell him." Please come and ask, maybe we can resolve your lord’s doubts.”
In ancient times, people always respected ghosts and gods, and believed that dreams were warnings for their future, especially Yuan Shu. In a position like his, anything could happen.
Although it was the middle of the night, with Yuan Shu's status and status, no one would dare to refuse. Less than half an hour later, the guards brought a thin, middle-aged Taoist priest. When the man saw Yuan Shu, he quickly bowed down.
After asking about Yuan Shu's dream, Zhang Kui stopped talking and just took out a Bagua plate, a few bones of unknown animals, and a few talismans.
I saw him holding a talisman in his hand, muttering words in his mouth, lighting it with a lamp, and scattering the bones on the Bagua plate. The bones were scattered in all directions, and then he stretched out his hand and began to calculate.
"The big snake is a spiritual creature. The snake has wings and wants to fly. This is the appearance of a dragon, and it also refers to you, King of Runan! Your Majesty, this is a great auspicious sign!" After calculating for less than half an hour, Zhang Kuicai stood up and said happily to Yuan Shu.
Zhang Kui's words touched Yuan Shu's heart, causing Yuan Shu to become confused all of a sudden.
After rewarding Zhang Kui with a large sum of gold and silver, and sending someone to send Zhang Kui to rest first, Yuan Shu took out the piece of imperial jade seal he had obtained before, and kept playing with it, and the brilliance in his eyes became more and more eager!
Holding the imperial seal in his arms and backed up by Zhang Kui's previous words, Yuan Shu was so excited that he could no longer sleep. He kept imagining that he would be wearing a dragon robe and sit on the majestic figure of the whole world. Thinking deeply, even a strand of saliva dripped down without realizing it.
In the early morning, Yuan Shu, who had a big event in mind, immediately summoned the civil servants and generals to come together to discuss the matter.
"Last night, Gu Meng was haunted by feathered snakes, so he asked Zhang Xianchang in the city to interpret the dream for Gu King. Do you know the meaning of this dream?" Yuan Shu suppressed the turmoil in his heart and pretended to be calm to the civil servants and generals in the hall. asked.
"Please make it clear, my lord!" After Yan Xiang heard Yuan Shu's words, he could not help but have an ominous premonition in his heart, and immediately stood up and replied to Yuan Shu.
"Hahaha, let's leave this matter to Immortal Zhang to answer the questions for all the ministers. Come, tell me about Immortal Zhang Kun!" Yuan Shu said excitedly.
Arriving at the lobby, in front of all the civil and military officials, Zhang Kui talked eloquently about how he calculated the fortune and how Yuan Shu was destined to be emperor. This should be the best time to proclaim the emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty. Anyone who continues to obstruct is disobeying God's will and will be punished by God. When he gets excited, he will even throw the fly whisk in his hand to the ground.
"Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord!" A large number of civil servants and generals headed by Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Liu Xun, and Yang Hong immediately stepped forward to congratulate.
In troubled times, if you want to gain a higher status and have more privileges, the shortest way is to assist the monarch to become an emperor.
In that case, he will directly become the minister of Conglong and the founding father of the country. If this is the case, will there be little glory and wealth in the future?
Therefore, when Yuan Shu proposed his plan to proclaim himself emperor, his officials, headed by Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Liu Xun, and Yang Hong, were delighted and expressed their approval.
Seeing the performances of Ji Ling, Zhang Xun, Liu Xun, and Yang Hong, Yuan Shu felt even more joyful deep in his heart.
In Yuan Shu's view, the big man was already terminally ill and could not be cured. Now that he himself came from the Fourth Generation and the Three Dukes, he now owns such a large territory, such a large population, and has many generals and counselors under his command. It is time for him to stand up and completely overthrow the corrupt rule of the Han Dynasty.
"My Lord, in the past Zhou Dynasty, from Houji to King Wen, he accumulated virtues and merits. Two out of three parts of the world still served the Yin Dynasty. Although the Ming Dynasty was prosperous, it was not as prosperous as the Zhou Dynasty. Although the Han Dynasty was small, it was not as violent as the Yin Dynasty. Ye. I hope my lord will think twice before proclaiming himself emperor!"
There are many short-sighted people under Yuan Shu, but there are also a few people who can see the situation clearly. For example, Yan Xiang was the first to stand up against Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor. Yan Xiang was the chief secretary of Yuan Shu, and he was considered a counselor with a relatively long-term vision. Seeing that Yuan Shu made mistakes when his head was hot, and this time he actually thought about proclaiming himself emperor again, he was so frightened that he ran out to admonish him.
"My lord, what the Lord of Hell Bo said is right. Now Sun Jian is eyeing our army in the north, and Liu Biao in the north of Jing is not easy to deal with. My lord wants to become emperor, so it's not the right time!" Jiang Xiaobai also stood up helplessly. Admonished.
Originally, among the princes in the world, Yuan Shu was definitely second to none in terms of personal ability. Jiang Xiaobai also took a fancy to this, so he decided to work under Yuan Shu, and then he would be a borrowed chicken to lay eggs.
However, when Jiang Xiaobai really gained a foothold in Yuan Shu's hands, he realized that this matter was not as easy as he thought!
Jiang Xiaobai soon discovered that under Yuan Shu's hand, there was Wang Mang who had the same thoughts as him.
Things are not going well now. The cake is only so big. If you put it in the whole world, this cake will be even smaller. Whether it is Jiang Xiaobai or Wang Mang, how can they tolerate the appearance of such a different person? People rushing to share the cake.
Therefore, although everything seems to be calm on the surface, in fact, secretly, the two forces, Jiang Xiaobai and Wang Mang, have long been at odds with each other.
If they don't let the opponent out first, how can Jiang Xiaobai and Wang Mang relax and use all means to sideline Yuan Shu and draw the nutrients they need from Yuan Shu.
However, neither Wang Mang nor Jiang Xiaobai are ordinary people. No matter who the two of them are, it is obviously not that easy to deal with the other.
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