Chapter 124 The True and False Edicts Prepare Xuzhou
Chapter 124 True and false secret edicts, prepared for Xuzhou
The next day, Xuchang.
After the conferment of hundreds of officials, another piece of heavy news spread throughout the Han Dynasty.
Young Emperor Liu Bian is not dead, and now he officially comes forward to face everyone!
Countless people looked suspicious and discussed in low voices. However, many princes were only slightly surprised by this news. After all, the young emperor Liu Bian could not affect the situation of the Han Dynasty at all.
Moreover, when Liu Bian came forward, many princes knew it well.
Sure enough, in Xuchang that day, countless soldiers supported Liu Bian into the palace. Cao Cao stood aside and said calmly: "Since the young emperor Liu Bian is not dead, he should inherit the throne!"
"Your Majesty, it's time for you to abdicate."
Before, Dong Zhuo appointed a new emperor on the grounds that Liu Bian was dead. Now that Liu Bian has stepped forward again, he should naturally inherit the throne.
Liu Xie looked at the scene in front of him with a pale face.
Liu Bian's mysterious reappearance was strange enough, but now so many people came to force him to give up his position.
He knew that he had no choice now, and what he had done before had completely angered Cao Cao.
So, Liu Xie took a breath and said: "No, I am willing to give up the throne!"
There were almost no twists and turns. After the appointment of hundreds of officials, the court was in turmoil again. Liu Xie took the initiative to give up the throne and the young emperor Liu Bian took the throne!
This matter has been established without the consent of any official.
At the same time, on the same day, Cao Cao immediately issued another imperial edict in the name of Young Emperor Liu Bian.
"Liu Bei pretended to be benevolent and righteous. He had no genealogy and pretended to be a member of the Han Dynasty. Liu Bei's name was never recorded in the Han Dynasty genealogy!"
"This person does not exist in the genealogy of Prince Jing of Zhongshan!"
This news made countless princes sigh. Many people had long questioned Liu Bei's identity. After all, King Jing of Zhongshan had more than a hundred descendants.
This can be said for anyone with the surname Liu, and the genealogy cannot be traced. Liu Bei's reputation instantly dropped a lot.
You must know that Liu Xie recognized Liu Bei as the emperor's uncle, but it has never been made public. Today, it is His Majesty who denies Liu Bei's identity. In this case, can it still be false?
Countless people began to ridicule Liu Bei, but a man who weaved mats and sold shoes actually began to pretend to be a descendant of the Han Dynasty?
"In my opinion, it's nothing more than selling dog meat on sheep's heads and plotting against the world."
"Liu Bei's hypocrisy has long been seen through!"
"Nowadays, Liu Bei is not a benevolent person. He is just a gimmick to support the Han Dynasty."
Liu Bei's reputation was instantly wiped out, and he no longer had any foothold in the eyes of the princes. And under that secret edict, it was already known that Liu Bei had the intention to rebel against Cao Cao.
Naturally, Liu Bei cannot be let go easily!
At the same time, Zhao Feng issued another imperial edict in the name of Young Emperor Liu Bian:
"Lü Bu was ordered to serve as the shepherd of Xuzhou and was ordered to attack Liu Bei!"
These two pieces of news came out at the same time, which made the surrounding princes sigh, but it is already a common thing.
For example, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu of Youzhou were like this.
It is said that this move not only followed the wishes of the princes, but also accelerated the strife in the world.
The strong will survive and the weak will perish, and the situation in the world will immediately become clear!
At this time, Liu Bei rushed back from Xuzhou overnight.
At this moment, he was in the palace with a gloomy face and tears streaming from the corners of his eyes. He discovered that the secret edict stolen from the palace after all the hard work was actually a fake.
After hearing the news about Xuchang, how could Liu Bei not know the reason at this moment?
The secret edict Liu Xiegan had just delivered to him was invalidated today. It was obvious that the matter was exposed. At this time, the news of Pang Tong's death came again, which almost made him collapse.
Liu Bei immediately burst into tears in Xuzhou: "Shiyuan, it's Xuande's fault that caused your death in Xuchang!"
"Then Cao Cao is ensconced in Xuchang and holds the emperor in command of the princes. How is this different from Dong Zhuo?"
Now Liu Bei knows that he and Cao Cao are bound to fight, and Zian is trying every means to ruin Cao Cao's reputation.
"I regret that I should not have gone through this situation in the first place. The Cao thieves chased me because I had a secret edict written by His Majesty in my hand. Unfortunately, my military advisor died tragically among the Cao thieves!"
"Then Cao Cao is so vicious, how can all the gentlemen stand?"
In Xuzhou, Liu Bei used Pang Tong's mourning as an excuse to cry for several days. At the same time, he used it to insult Cao Cao and condemn him in various ways.
A few days later, Liu Bei found that no one from the surrounding princes paid attention to him. After all, Liu Bei's current reputation was nothing more than pretentiousness in the eyes of others.
Liu Bei had no choice but to give up and stopped after seven days. At the same time, Tao Qian became increasingly weak and abdicated on his own initiative.
At this time, he seemed to have seen an opportunity, and his eyes flickered. Now only he knew that this secret edict was false. As long as he took it out and declared to the outside world that it was the true secret edict!
Then this secret edict is true.
As long as Xuzhou is captured, this secret edict will become the real edict in the eyes of others.
Thinking of this, Liu Bei immediately stepped forward with the edict in hand and declared in Xuzhou: "I have your Majesty's secret edict written in blood in my hand. Today I am ordered to succeed the post of Xuzhou Mu to attack Cao Cao!"
Liu Bei still has some reputation in Xuzhou. Although he has been ruined a lot, his hypocritical benevolence and righteousness still impress many people. In addition, he has a secret edict and the support of the Mi Chamber of Commerce behind him.
No one questioned the authenticity of the secret edict, and Liu Bei became Xuzhou Mu directly and logically.
At the same time, he took over the entire Xuzhou and held the entire Xuzhou in his hands!
In Xuzhou, Mi Zhu looked at Liu Bei and said with a smile: "Congratulations to brother Xuande for being appointed as the pastor of Xuzhou today."
The two of them had the same interests, so there was no need for him to give up on Liu Bei. In addition, his relationship with Liu Bei was already very good.
"I should call you Lord Zhou Mu today."
Mi Zhu smiled and raised his wine glass and said.
Seeing Mi Zhu's appearance, Liu Bei quickly waved his hands and responded with a smile: "Brother Zizhong is too polite. If brother Zizhong didn't support me, how could I ascend to the position of state shepherd!"
Speaking of this, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with a sharp edge.
Liu Bei, who was talking and laughing at the moment, was not as sad as Pang Tong's death. Although Pang Tong's death made him a little regretful, this secret edict allowed him to get Xuzhou!
"From now on, I will rely on brother Xuande to do a great job!" Mi Zhu said with a smile.
The two clinked glasses, looked at each other, and then laughed.
Obviously, although Liu Bei's rise to power was a matter of course, it would not have been so smooth if Mi Zhu had not solved a lot of troubles behind the scenes. Obviously there were some dirty hands and feet involved.
The next day, Mi Zhu came again with several people.
"Master Mi Zhu, please come in!"
When the guard saw Mi Zhu, he quickly bowed and saluted. In today's Xuzhou City, with Liu Bei serving as the shepherd of Xuzhou, Mi Zhu's status has risen.
Even with the help of Liu Bei, he secretly annexed several local chambers of commerce, and the Mi Chamber of Commerce almost came out of the previous crisis in the salt market.
Mi Zhu smiled slightly, walked inside, and saw Liu Bei inside.
At this time, Liu Bei came back to his senses and asked with a smile: "Brother Zizhong, please sit down quickly."
After the two were polite, Liu Bei asked, "I wonder why Brother Zizhong came here today?"