Yuan Shu looked down on the bastard Yuan Shao from the bottom of his heart, and he was unwilling to leave Luoyang. He hesitated and said: "Uncle, can Benchu come out?"
Except at the beginning, He Jin tried his best to rescue Yuan Shao for the sake of prestige. After what happened, no one cared about him.
Yuan Wei leaned on the crutches with both hands, closed his eyes, and said: "I will let him come out. Get ready. You go to Runan, and Benchu goes to Jizhou."
Yuan Shu was satisfied with this arrangement. Jizhou was a troubled place, but Yangzhou was a good place.
"I listen to my uncle," Yuan Shu said.
Yuan Wei nodded slightly, Yuan Ji is in Beijing, Yuan Shao is going to Jizhou, and Yuan Shu is going to Yangzhou. These three places can ensure the prosperity of Yuan's family.
The carriage was swaying, and Yuan Wei's heart was filled with all the concerns of the government and the opposition.
Jingfu Hall.
As soon as Liu Bian came back, he saw the yard full of big boxes.
Zuo Li trotted forward and said, "Your Majesty, I tracked the gangsters who were transporting money out of the capital last night and found these in a manor outside the south of the city."
Liu Bian glanced at Zuo Li with some surprise, and walked forward. He saw more than twenty large boxes that had been opened. Inside were colorful treasures, each of which was valuable.
Pan Yin was suspicious at first, so he stepped forward to take a look, and happened to see the jade pendant that Liu Bian had given to Dong Chong as a gift.
He lowered his head slightly, glanced indifferently at Zuo Li, who was inexplicably excited, reached out to pick up the jade pendant, handed it to Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty."
Liu Bian looked back, stretched out his hand to take it, but there was nothing he recognized. He glanced at Pan Yin, then turned to Zuo Li, who was waiting for praise, and said with a smile: "This jade pendant was originally a gift from me to General Hussar. That’s it, you did a good job.”
Zuo Li couldn't hide his joy, but still said with a reserved look: "This is what a villain should do. I just hope that I can relieve your majesty's worries."
Liu Bian rubbed the jade pendant in his hand and thought to himself: This Zuo Li is quite capable.
With this thought in mind, he handed over the jade pendant and said, "I give this jade pendant to you."
This was the first time Liu Bian rewarded Zuo Li.
Zuo Li's snow-white face turned rosy. He took it with slightly trembling hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, little man!"
Liu Bian glanced at him again, turned around and said, "Take it to the central government."
The Zhongfu is his little treasury.
Pan Yin ignored Zuo Li and ordered people to carry the things away and count them in the warehouse.
Zuo Li held the jade pendant in his hand and kept staring at Liu Bian's back.
In the past, he was just the most inconspicuous member of the Zhonghuang Sect, but now, he actually received the royal gift from His Majesty!
Suddenly, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he decided to go back and interrogate the people in his hands, and he must find out something!
Liu Bian didn't pay too much attention to the stolen goods that Zuo Li recovered. It was almost impossible to follow the clues to trace the Yuan family. After such a long time, he would have cut off the head and tail.
Moreover, if you want to deal with a wealthy family like the Yuan family, you need to plan carefully and beat them to death with a stick. You must not give them any chance!
There was a piece of silk in front of Liu Bian, which was presented by Yuan Wei. He had thrown it aside casually before regarding the list of vacancies in the imperial court.
Taichang Huang Wan, Tai servant Yuan Ji, Guanglu Xun Zhongfu, Wei Wei Yang Biao... Ting Wei Zhong Yao.
Even if Liu Bian is not very familiar with the court officials, at a glance, at least three of the nine ministers are already members of the Yuan family.
Two of the most powerful families in the world, Yuan and Yang, have been married for generations. Yang Biao is Yuan Wei's brother-in-law; plus Dong Zhuo's move to Beijing, he must be given a position.
Liu Bian frowned and thought to himself: Has the power of the Yuan family reached this level?
This was the first time that he intuitively felt the power of the Yuan family's 'Four Generations and Three Dukes'.
Liu Bian stared at these names, pondered for a long time, and slowly folded the silk.
…
In the sixth year of Zhongping, it was May 15th.
Liu Bian stayed up all night, tossing and turning from dusk to dawn.
The palace bells rang from time to time, and people came and went, so much so that Liu Bian could no longer tell who was who.
Pan Yin was so busy that his feet did not touch the ground. He had to arrange and check everything from clothes, hats, shoes, food, drink, and toilet. He kept an eye on the palace maids and the chambermaids and dressed them up for Liu Bian one by one.
At the same time, he arranges everything in the palace, allocating manpower, utensils, estimating time, etc.
Queen Mother He came in a hurry and then left. She also had a lot of things to do.
After four hours of busy work, Liu Bian was as numb as a puppet. He was arranged here and there, and he lamented in his heart: This enthronement ceremony is really not an easy life.
I don’t know how long it took, but the palace bell rang.
Pan Yin stood beside Liu Bian and said happily: "Your Majesty, the time has come. Don't worry, the villain has made arrangements."
Liu Bian had a stiff face, and he hummed with an unknown expression, and followed the two Zhonghuangmen out of Jingfu Hall.
There were hundreds of people in front of and behind him, surrounding Liu Bian all the way to Qufei Palace.
The main hall is all plain, and the late emperor's coffin is placed here.
The main hall was full of people, and Queen Mother He was sitting on her knees next to the coffin, with a sad look on her face, and a cushion beside her.
At the signal, Liu Bian knelt down and sat on the mat.
An eunuch sang "Hey", followed by a burst of drum music, and then Ding Gong, Liu Hong, and Liu Yu came forward holding various jade objects and began to recite something solemnly.
After a while, while the three princes were asking to take the throne as emperor, Queen Mother He said "yes" and everyone started to stand up.
Liu Bian's mind was confused now, so he got up and went out.
After changing clothes and sitting down on his knees again, Liu Yu came in from the outside, made some strange movements towards the coffin of Emperor Ling, and then began to recite some words of Ji Qu Nie Ya.
After that, there was singing and drumming again. After a while, Liu Yu solemnly held the jade seal from the east and handed it to Liu Bian.
After Liu Bian took it, there was another ceremony. Pan Yin took the snake-cutting sword and put it in Liu Bian's hand. Liu Bian had known this process for a long time and gave it to Liu Yu with a solemn expression.
"Long live my emperor!"
As soon as the ceremony was over, all the officials bowed to the ground and shouted loudly.
Liu Bian sat on his knees and allowed them to kneel down. It took a while before he finally finished in his "all ministers' equalization".
Pan Yin received several imperial edicts from the Zhonghuang Gate and read them out one by one, including those for amnesty for the whole world, some for honoring the Queen Mother, and some for canonization. It took a long time.
After this was over, Pan Yin led Liu Bian out, changed his clothes again, and returned again after a lot of fuss.
This time, it was to pay homage to the late emperor, and the procedure was equally cumbersome.
It was not over yet, it was already past noon, and everyone came out of the Quefei Hall amidst hunger, and began to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple and so on.
Then he walked around the palace and went to Pinghong Hall to receive worship from hundreds of officials.
"Long live your Majesty!"
In the Pinghong Hall, Liu Bian was sitting on the throne, with hundreds of courtiers below, and the roar of the mountain was like a tsunami.
He sat there on his knees, his brain having been numb for a day finally clearing up. He looked at the courtiers kneeling below, his expression unmoving, but a strong emotion welled up in his heart, and he said to himself: Finally, I am the emperor!
Legally speaking, he is now the emperor of the Han Dynasty!
The reign name is Guangxi.
'I don't like this reign name, and I will change it sooner or later! '
Liu Bian's eyes were firm, and the courtiers' greetings were still ringing in his ears.
