Chapter 280 It’s worth it if you still remember me!
Although the previous actions took place at dawn, and the entire Luoyang was blocked, the curfew has not been lifted, and people have not been allowed to leave their homes, but in some relatively densely populated areas, violent shouts of killing are still filled.
people's 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 about it?
Where are those county soldiers and officials and disciples of the central capital?
No one can answer their questions.
Compared with ordinary people, those officials who heard the strange noise were surprised and confused with a strange sense of harmony.
Of course ordinary people 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...
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Is there something earth-shattering about to happen?
People who don't know 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.
The accurate news came at around four o'clock in the morning.
Messengers from the imperial court dispersed in all directions 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 are dissatisfied with the current policies to launch a rebellion and 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 cede his place to the young and powerful general Liu Bei, who was favored by the public, 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 had been living in seclusion for a long time, and 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 even chose to carry out the operation in the early morning. The operation was still so fast and precise, and no place was caught on fire or destroyed. It must have been a fairly precise and restrained strike.
The matter has come to an end and the dust has settled. Those who have not been affected are already more supportive of Liu Bei, or they are Liu Bei's party members. They just don't know that this thing happened, and it's not that they can'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 he closed his eyes and opened them, the big man changed into an emperor.
The little emperor abdicated and the general became emperor.
Is this jump a little too big?
Moreover, was it the order given by 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 a situation where 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.
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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 would just nod and continue to look solemn and silent.
He didn't say anything and just moved forward slowly with the flow. Under the gaze of the heavily armed elite soldiers, many officials re-walked the same road 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 already 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 the incident, not even their family members knew about it.
Before the incident, there were only about thirty people who really knew that Liu Bei wanted to be 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 keep 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 need to persist for two or three days.
At this moment, they did not take any action in the court hall. They simply stood there, watching their noses and noses, as if nothing had happened.
Ma Rixi was not told about this beforehand, and suddenly learned that Liu Bei was going to be the 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? Are you 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, I decided to become emperor probably five or six days ago. The time was quite short, but it was an arrow on the string that 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.
It gave Ma Rixi the energy.
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 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 gorgeous 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 this ceremony, watched the two people take their seats and 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 went up to the main 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 speaking speed is not fast, his pronunciation is standard, and his voice is loud, so everyone can clearly hear what he is 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 Deal 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 and gave them special treatment so that their children would not be subject to the elimination system.
Liu Bei thought about the important task of national development and really couldn't accept their request. 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 to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor, in an attempt 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 the Han clan, putting Liu Bei in a situation of internal and external difficulties, 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, the Han Dynasty could not do without Liu Bei no matter what, but the rumors spread by Zheng Tai and others had a significant 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 the Han Dynasty to move from the chaos of the late emperor's period to today's stability. Such a situation is hard-won and is very precious to everyone. It is 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 in order to stabilize the situation in the world again, the Empress Dowager made the decision to allow the Emperor to confer the abdication throne to 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 consideration for the sake of the country and the country of our ancestors. 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, and Liu Bei refused several times, but the Empress Dowager still persisted and even threatened his life. Liu Bei had no choice but to fall down in front of the Empress Dowager and burst into tears, and was forced to accept the throne.
The Empress Dowager believed that if she could make such a decision, then the late Emperor would definitely be happy with such a decision if he was alive in heaven.
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 palace and the guards outside the palace shouted "Please come to the palace, General" one by one. The voices came from inside to outside, from far to near. In the end, everyone inside and outside 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 fully 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 attend a ceremony, but to go on an expedition.
He led the symbol of his power and marched into 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 queue. What greeted him were the awe-inspiring looks of the petty officials and petty officials.
Perhaps his power was too strong, or perhaps 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.