After entering the palace gate, the officials found that the palace was more tightly guarded today than yesterday, and the number of troops was even worse than yesterday.
The soldiers wore helmets and armor, looking elite, and each person's weapons shone with a cold light, as if they had been specially polished to be very clean.
To be honest, the soldiers' looks were not friendly at all.
Their posture inevitably brought great psychological deterrent to the officials.
The officials advanced step by step, and under the intimidation of the soldiers, arrived outside Chongde Hall.
Outside Chongde Hall, armored generals and heavily armed soldiers were watching eagerly.
In the Chongde Hall, the person who appeared in the position that originally belonged to Liu Hong was Liu Hong's mother, Queen Mother Dong.
The four people standing next to Queen Mother Dong were Liu Bei, Jian Shuo, Zhang Rang, and Dong Chong.
These four people stood beside Empress Dowager Dong, two on each side, protecting Empress Dowager Dong like guards.
Some people already know the news that Empress Dowager Dong is going to announce, while others don't know the news yet.
But Empress Dowager Dong did not hide it. When everyone was almost steady, she revealed the news that made some people's eyes darken.
"Yesterday evening, my son, your Majesty, the Emperor Liu Hong, passed away."
Empress Dowager Dong's words first confused some of the officials who entered the palace.
Then as this sentence spread, some officials standing outside the palace were confused.
They didn't expect Liu Hong to die so quickly.
Especially the officials of the Jinwen School, they originally thought that Liu Hong could last for a while and give them some buffer time, but they didn't expect that he died last night.
Yesterday afternoon he came to court, and he seemed to be quite energetic yesterday afternoon. Why was there no one there at night?
Are you trying to hold on?
Huan Dian looked at Zhang Xi beside him. Both of them looked ugly and felt that he had lost the opportunity.
If Liu Hong disappeared last night, then between last night and this morning, the DPRK would have been calm and nothing would have happened?
Could someone have already walked ahead of them?
As Empress Dowager Dong said these words, some eunuchs walked out from both sides of the palace, bringing some clothes and utensils that would only be worn when there was a funeral in the palace to the palace, and in front of the public, Empress Dowager Dong and other five people
Wear.
After a while, the five people finished changing their clothes.
Empress Dowager Dong could not suppress the grief in her heart and cried loudly. Liu Bei and the other four also lowered their heads and looked sad.
Liu Hong really passed away, and this matter is irreversible.
Later, according to the content of the rehearsal, the ministers will follow the five of them to the Liu Hongling Hall in the back hall of Chongde Hall, where the crown prince Liu Xie, wearing mourning clothes, is crying.
Liu Xie was the crown prince whom Liu Hong forced all civil and military officials to recognize. They recognized him even earlier than Liu Bei and others publicly recognized him. On this matter, they had no room for irresponsible remarks.
Therefore, Liu Xie, who had only been crown prince for less than a day, successfully completed the enthronement ceremony before his death under the guidance of the etiquette officer.
In front of hundreds of officials and in front of Liu Hong's coffin, Liu Xie officially ascended the throne and became the thirteenth emperor since the resurgence of the Han Dynasty.
Very formal.
Liu Bei stood aside, looking at little Liu Xie who was arranged to become the emperor like a marionette, with a somewhat complicated mood.
He eventually became the emperor.
But whether this emperor is a good thing or a bad thing for him is really debatable.
In another time and space, he may not one day be able to control the real power of the emperor to command the world. Although he is an emperor recognized by everyone in the world, his status is basically the same as that of a weakened version of the Emperor of Zhou, and he does not even have the power to govern the capital.
If such an emperor were given to Liu Bei, he would not be willing to do so.
My wife and children cannot be saved, and seeing them die in front of my eyes must be unbearable pain.
However, he tried his best to fight back against those who wanted to control him. Although limited by his strength, he always failed, but it was enough to show that he was not a willing puppet.
Faced with a traitor like Cao Cao, he tried his best to resist and tried to regain power many times. This made Cao Cao very uncomfortable for a time. In the end, he chose to live separately from Liu Xie in order to keep quiet and never see Liu Xie again.
After his death, Liu Xie was given the posthumous title of Emperor Xiaoxian, and "Xian" was the posthumous title of Ping, which means smart and wise. As a man who lost his country, he could get such a posthumous title, which shows that the Cao Wei regime relatively recognized Liu Xie.
Despite this, Liu Bei did not think it was a good thing that Liu Xie was promoted to the throne.
Because he is most likely destined to be a puppet. He has no basic base of his own and is too young to develop his own basic base. No matter what period he is in, there is almost no possibility of a comeback.
He has nothing but his name. Compared with him, those with evil intentions have a huge advantage.
But no matter what, he is the emperor.
Later, in front of Liu Hongling, Liu Xie, who had just ascended the throne as emperor, issued the first order issued in the name of the emperor after he ascended the throne.
Respect Empress Dowager Dong as the Empress Dowager.
He honored his deceased mother Wang Mei as the queen and was buried with the emperor Liu Hong.
As for the Queen He who had been abolished for many years, she was never mentioned by anyone else, and no one spoke for her.
Then came the second order.
This order was issued in compliance with Liu Hong's last order.
The Hussars General Liu Bei was unparalleled in his loyalty and bravery. He could be called the pillar of the country and the pillar of the country. He fulfilled his duties during the operation to eradicate the rebellious groups of the He family and the Yuan family. He was loyal to the emperor and the country. He made great contributions to the final stability of the Han Dynasty. He was promoted to general and took charge of the country.
In the war of soldiers and horses, he is the chief assistant minister.
The promulgation of this order basically indicated that Liu Bei had become the most powerful person in the Han Empire before Emperor Liu Xie came of age to take charge.
As a general, he not only controlled the military power, but also controlled a considerable part of the political power. His power jumped to tens of thousands of people.
Logically speaking, the time of this primary authority can be maintained reasonably and legally for a long period of time, with the maximum time limit being about twelve years.
That is to say, when Liu Xie was officially crowned an adult, when he was twenty years old, Liu Bei had to "return to power". Before that, Liu Bei could have many reasons to continue to hold power in the court, and they were reasonable and legal. At most, they were a bit unpleasant.
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These twelve years are enough time for many things to fundamentally change. No one knows what will happen in twelve years.
Therefore, it is actually appropriate to directly regard Liu Bei as the executive deputy emperor during this period.
As for Liu Bei's other positions, such as Liangzhou Mu, Military Governor of Liangyi and other positions, they remain unchanged and are waiting for his own arrangements.
The title of Marquis Fan Yang was not improved. According to Liu Bei's own wishes, 8,000 households were directly added to the city and 20,000 households were enfeoffed. He still maintained his status as the first marquis of the Han Dynasty.
Both his mother and his wife were rewarded with double the amount of food due to his merits, which was even more glorious.
His two sons have already reserved the status of Langguan in advance. As soon as they reach adulthood, they can become officials directly without any other means.
As for other rewards of land, houses, and money, they were just a bonus for Liu Bei. He instead gave these rewards to the Liu family in Zhuo County, allowing the Liu family to expand their family property and directly surpass the Lu family in terms of industrial scale.
, became the first family in Zhuo County.
As a result, Liu Bei got the biggest piece of cake after his victory in countering the rebellion. After one bite, his mouth was filled with fragrance and he was extremely satisfied.
Through this battle, he successfully climbed to the top of the human court.
Next, came the promulgation of the third, fourth, and fifth orders.
It is also in compliance with the late emperor's orders.
Dong Chong was appointed as General of Hussars and opened the government for his contribution to quelling the rebellion. His status was equivalent to that of Liu Bei's deputy, and he became the second auxiliary minister.
Jian Shuo was appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry for his contribution to quelling the rebellion. Although he could not open a government office, he directly controlled more than 30,000 Xiyuan troops stationed in Xiyuan and was the third auxiliary minister.
Because of his contribution to quelling the rebellion, Zhang Rang continued to serve as Shangshu Ling and took charge of the political power. His title was promoted to County Marquis, his food estate doubled, and he became the fourth auxiliary minister.
The promulgation of these three edicts caused a stir among the officials.