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 entrusted to the feudal government were the princes who were members of the Han clan. According to their respective strengths, Liu Yan was the king of Shu, Liu Biao was the king of Chu, Liu Yu was the king of Yan, and Liu Bei was 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 easily acknowledge it either.
Immediately afterwards, the second batch of edicts for the title of king came down, and this time Yang Jian’s target for choosing the title of king 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 many 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 grant these people the title of king.
But now, it's just a different person, so none of these anti-kings refused.
What they want is for the imperial court to clear their names, at least so that they can 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 order to confer the title of king?
, they don't care.
After these few, there are the remaining few. They can naturally see the intention after the king's decree. Even if they themselves cannot see it, the counselors under their command will not be unclear about it.
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As for the intention behind this edict, although it may have an impact on them, it may also be what they want. Therefore, these people are also happy to give a push behind it to make the fire burn brighter.
First, there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and then Dong Zhuo's Rebellion dealt a blow to the prestige of the Han Dynasty. At this moment, all the discerning people in the world could see that it was time to change the dynasty again. Qin lost its deer, and the whole world chased it away.
But now the Han Dynasty has lost its deer, and the whole world is chasing it away.
At this time, which of the princes in the world who have survived to this day is not ambitious, and 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, if you guard the checkpoints that should be guarded, you will not have 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 suddenly became apparent. Some princes only need to face enemies on one or two sides, but some princes have enemies on all sides. In this regard,
The princes in the Central Plains states are most obvious.
In other words, no matter what period it is in, the combination that occupies 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.
I don’t recognize this person’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 who is not the Liu family will be crowned the king, and the whole world will attack them. Now that these rebels have been crowned kings one by one, how can they, the Han clan clan members who corrected Miao Hong, be willing to do so?
Just when the princes of the Han clan 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 brought Li Xiang's power into the forefront of the storm, and it is not ruled out that Yang Jian's deliberate factors were involved.
After all, no matter how you say it, Li Xiang 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 and Yang Jian, who had gradually become quarrelsome with him, asked the young emperor to give him the title of Duke of Liang. In addition to Fu Jian, Ma Teng and Han Sui were also given the title of Duke by the way.
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Among these princes, Yuan Shu was the first to accept the edict, and he was still the kind who couldn't pull him back. Although there were people like Yan Xiang, Jiang Xiaobai, and Wang Mang to persuade him, it was of no use. Yuan Shu felt good about himself.
, let alone a mere throne, even if a throne comes to him, he will definitely dare to take it.
Among the princes, as long as there is one person who takes the lead in accepting this edict, the other princes will naturally not think about rejecting it. If others accept it, but he does not accept the kingship order, then he will be inferior to the other prince 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, followed 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. After giving such a great gift to all the princes in the world, Yang Jian would naturally not forget his own.
One serving.
At this point, the Han Dynasty was officially divided among the princes in name, and the world officially entered a new Warring States era.
