After a pause, Liu Xin continued: "Two years ago, the Xiongnu tribe attacked a small village on the border of Liangzhou. Many of you have seen the tragic scene in the village with your own eyes. Nomads on the grassland
The tribe is ferocious. In the past, they often attacked our border counties, killed my border residents, plundered my property, and raped my women. They did all kinds of evil. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao even led wolves into the house. Do you think you can agree?"
"Can't! Can't! Can't!" The soldiers waved their swords and guns again, their voices filled with incomparable anger.
Liu Xin waved her hand and said: "That's right! We can't agree! As soldiers of the Han Dynasty, it is our responsibility to protect our home and country. I, Liu Xin, swear to God that I will never let those foreigners bully our compatriots! For this reason
, I, Liu Xin, will not hesitate to be a dishonest person!"
As soon as he said this, there was obviously some commotion among the teams above and below the city, but still no one spoke.
"Some of you may still remember that Liu said something five years ago that after the world is peaceful, a new king will be established so that the people of the Han Dynasty can live a happy and peaceful life." Liu Xin changed the topic and said, "But
, forced by the situation, Liu will break his promise! Yuan Shao and Cao Cao each support false emperors, falsely pass on imperial edicts, and bring trouble to the world. I, Liu Xin, will firmly refuse to recognize those two false emperors, but the country cannot survive.
Without a king, I, Liu Xin, have no talent, so I can only obey the natural times, take the throne, raise the king's masters, and fight against rebellion!"
Jushu and Zhang He on the city were shocked. What they had been worried about was that Liu Xin refused to ascend the throne and proclaimed himself emperor because of a promise he made back then, and had to wait until the world was unified. But now, they are about to face Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
There is an emperor, and if both sides use force, they will face the problem of who is orthodox and who is rebellious, so they have to find ways to make Liu Xin ascend the throne, just to be famous in the future. Unexpectedly, Liu Xin actually declared himself emperor
, which caught both Ju Shou and Zhang He off guard.
Dian Wei and Gan Ning, who were also standing on the top of the city, were excited and shouted "Long live the mountain". Jushu, Zhang He then realized that they were also shouting "Long live the mountain". At this time, the soldiers on the city and below had already let out an earth-shattering roar, "
Long live! Long live!" The shouts resounded over Chang'an City.
Tian Feng, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and other civil and military personnel in Chang'an City are rushing to the east gate, and the streets in the city have been controlled by the soldiers stationed in Chang'an City. No one can
They are allowed to move around at will. On the tower of the east city gate, Liu Xin's words and the soldiers' shouts have clearly reached their ears, and many people can't help but shout "Long live". In fact, in these areas under Liu Xin's rule,
, the army and the people have long regarded Liu Xin as their monarch.
Tian Feng and the others also heard clearly that Liu Xin proclaimed himself emperor on the east gate tower of Chang'an City. The careful arrangements and various ceremonies they had made before were all in vain, but they did not regret it at all. Everyone
They were all extremely excited. They had been waiting for this day for a long time, and now it finally came true.
Not everyone is happy, and some former officials and literati are angry. They all support Liu Xie. After all, Liu Xie is the son of the late emperor Liu Hong. In their view, as long as Liu Xie is alive, this
The throne should belong to Liu Xie. These people were headed by Ji Ping, the general and prince of the previous dynasty. Even though they had little power, they gathered more than fifty people and wanted to give Liu Xie the throne at the ceremony prepared by Tian Feng and others.
Add to the chaos.
They can only add to the chaos, and it is absolutely impossible to do anything else. Among the more than fifty people, more than thirty people have obtained the qualifications of the ceremony and can legitimately sneak into the scene. But the rise again
The inspection was extremely strict, and it was impossible for them to enter with weapons. With their skills, even if they had the opportunity to get close to Liu Xin, they would not be able to cause any harm to Liu Xin with their bare hands, so assassination was impossible.
However, no one can stop them from taking action on themselves. If during the ceremony of Liu Xin's enthronement, someone touches the pillar and dies in order to oppose Liu Xin, and it is not just one or two people who do this, but dozens of people, it will bring disaster to the world.
What kind of signal does someone give? That is to tell the world that Liu Xin’s proclaimed emperor is unpopular!
However, Liu Xin suddenly proclaimed himself emperor on the city wall, which not only made Ju Shou and Tian Feng's careful planning useless, but also convinced the prince and Ji Ping that the plan of people like Ji Ping to die to prove his ambition was completely in vain. Of course,
Liu Xin also inadvertently saved their lives by doing this.
Surrounded by everyone, Liu Xin arrived at the imperial palace located in the center of Chang'an City. The palace was majestic, but the interior decoration was extremely simple.
The sixteen copper pillars in the main hall have no decorations or patterns, let alone coated with gold powder. Liu Xin's emperor's throne is just an ordinary wooden chair, but it is wider than ordinary wooden chairs. The two sides of the main hall
There are three tables and chairs on each side, which are for the ministers who went to court to sit.
In the past, ministers did not have seats in front of the emperor. Only ministers with high moral standing, old age and infirmity could be given a seat by the emperor, which was considered an extreme honor. But Liu Xin felt that ministers should be
A little more humane. Above the court is the place where military and state affairs are discussed. Ministers often stand there all morning. Many of these ministers are weak scholars, and many of them are no longer young when they reach this position. Don't
It is said that after standing for half an hour in the morning, some people already had backaches and could concentrate on discussing national affairs. Therefore, Liu Xin not only prepared chairs for them, but also prepared a table for them. Liu Xin arranged it like this
There is another purpose, which is to make the emperor step down from the altar.
In the Han Dynasty, ministers did not need to bow three times and kowtow three times when meeting the emperor, but the emperor had taken many measures to maintain his aloof image. For example, ministers did not have seats in front of the emperor, and ministers were not allowed to wear shoes when going to court.
Run quickly. There is a row of bead curtains hanging in front of the emperor's hat, so that the emperor can see the courtiers clearly, but the courtiers cannot see the expression on the emperor's face. These are all to maintain the emperor's mystery in front of the courtiers, and thus protect the emperor.
authority.
What Liu Xin has to do is to break this authority and limit the imperial power. In Liu Xin's view, why do the princes fight for the throne to the death, even ignoring the love of brotherhood? Why do ambitious guys become more aggressive when the world is in chaos?
Want to become an emperor? That's because the emperor has too much power and is almost unrestrained.
The emperor's words can make people live, his words can make people die, and he can do whatever he wants. If the emperor is a wise king, it is fine, but if he is a weak king, the world will be in danger and the people will be in danger! Not to mention the distant ones, the nearest Liu Zhi, Liu
The two Han emperors Hong are the best examples. It was their arbitrary actions that led to chaos in the world. Without Liu Xin's sudden appearance, the Han Dynasty would really no longer have the surname Liu.
Therefore, Liu Xin has been considering establishing a system to restrain the emperor's power so that the Han Dynasty can go as far as possible. The best way is of course to implement a constitutional monarchy, but it is obviously not feasible at this stage. Therefore.
What Liu Xin wanted was to adopt a cabinet system and reasonably divide the powers of the emperor, the cabinet and the six ministries, so that the three could reach a balance. At the same time, the cabinet and the six ministries were given the power to reject the emperor's will, and the emperor's term of office was stipulated.
There are many emperors in history who were extremely wise when they were young, but often failed when they got old. Liu Xin wanted to avoid these situations as much as possible and keep the emperor in the prime of life.
However, for thousands of years, the idea that "everything in the world is not the king's land, and the shores of the land are not the king's ministers" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Although these things Liu Xin came up with are to weaken his own power, they must let others
It can be accepted, but it will take a lot of effort. Therefore, the first thing Liu Xin has to do is to change the emperor's unattainable image in everyone's mind and let the emperor step down from the altar.
Providing tables and chairs for ministers was the first step of Liu Xin's entire plan. This step also encountered strong opposition from Ju Shou, Tian Feng, Guo Jia and others. In the end, Liu Xin also made some concessions and moved the emperor's throne back to the throne.
It was raised by three points. However, it was settled that the ministers could wear shoes when going to court, and there was no need for them to run quickly. The only insistence was that no ministers were allowed to wear swords when going to court.
Although the palace city is simple, it is too big and needs a lot of manpower. The maids and servants in the Mufu Mansion in Xiangyang Prefecture all came with Liu Xin. Although they are still outside the city now and will probably not arrive until noon, but even if they will
They are all placed in the palace, but there are still not enough manpower. Moreover, among these people, the maids can be trained as palace maids, but the domestic slaves cannot stay in the palace unless they are all turned into eunuchs.
Liu Xin originally planned to abolish the eunuch system. He felt that this system was too destructive to human nature, but he was once again unanimously opposed by everyone. Moreover, Jushu and others had prepared a group of eunuchs in advance. These eunuchs were headed by Li Ming and Zhang Gouer, and some others.
They were all the children of criminal officials and were sentenced to castration and banished to the palace. In addition to these eunuchs, a group of palace ladies were added. It is estimated that palace ladies and eunuchs will have to be recruited year by year in the future. Liu Xin suddenly regretted that this palace was based on his
In my memory, it was designed for the Forbidden City of later generations, but now I realize that it is really too big. To fill it with people, it looks like it would take three thousand beauties.
However, Liu Xin does not have time to discuss these institutional issues with them now. His top priority is to discuss the war between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao with everyone, which is to continue what he said on the top of the city to promote the king's division and fight against rebellion!