On the way to the court meeting, Gao Shun and Liu Bei met. Although they met by chance, Gao Shun always felt that Liu Bei took the initiative to come to his side.
"How can Bei be so virtuous? An Neng can be called a general like this? If the general doesn't give up, just call me by my cousin." Liu Bei's tone was extremely humble, but his face always had that kind and kind smile. If it wasn't for the right
Liu Bei was a very familiar person, and I am afraid that anyone at this time would regard him as a harmless master.
"How dare Gao Shun be so shameless?" He called me directly by his cousin? You are so generous. Although Gao Shun despised the other party's hypocrisy in his heart, he still said respectfully on his face.
Everyone filed into the court hall. Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, sat on the dragon throne, while Cao Cao, Sikong, stood at the head of the ministers. The remaining civil and military officials were separated on the left and right sides.
When all the officials gathered, the emperor discussed matters with all the courtiers. Although it was called a discussion, in fact it was Han Emperor Liu Xie who read it alone, and all the ministers responded below. As for the policy that Liu Xie read, Cao Cao had already
At this time, Liu Xie was just reciting the decisions made by Cao Cao through his own words.
After all the complicated matters were discussed, Liu Xie called Liu Bei out again and comforted and commended him for his good life. Of course, these words of commendation had been written by Cao Cao's scribes and handed them to Liu Xie for him to recite at this time.
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"I heard that Xuande is a clan member of the Han Dynasty?" After finishing a long sentence, Liu Bei was about to thank him and leave, but he heard that Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty suddenly said this again out of the blue.
Cao Cao was stunned. There was no such question in the words he told Liu Xie. However, Liu Xie was the emperor after all. Since the emperor had already asked, even Cao Cao could not blatantly do so in the court.
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Liu Bei was stunned when he heard Liu Xie's question, but he quickly came to his senses and respectfully replied: "Your Majesty, I am the great-great-grandson of Emperor Xiaojing, the empress of King Jing of Zhongshan, the grandson of Liu Xiong, and the son of Liu Hong.
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Liu Xie said to the eunuch beside him: "Get the genealogy quickly and show it to me." The eunuch hurriedly accepted the promise and left.
Seeing the eunuch leaving in a hurry, Cao Cao felt a hint of gloom in his heart. The situation in the court today seemed to be beyond his control.
But when Liu Bei heard Liu Xie say the words "Get the genealogy quickly and watch it with me", his body trembled slightly.
After the eunuch came back with the genealogy, Liu Xie took it in his hand and looked at it carefully. At this time, the officials in front of the Han Emperor had different thoughts, but no one made a sound, and the court was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
After the Han Emperor finished reciting silently, he nodded and said: "Xuande is indeed the ear of the clan." After saying this, he ordered the eunuch to hand over the genealogy to Zong Zhengqing and ordered him to read it out.
Only Zong Zhengqing's high and loud voice could be heard in the palace: "Emperor Xiaojing gave birth to fourteen sons. The seventh son was Liu Sheng, Prince Jing of Zhongshan. Sheng was born to Liu Zhen, the Marquis of Lucheng Ting. Liu Ang, the Marquis of Pei, was born to Zhen. Liu Lu, the Marquis of Zhang, was born to Lu. Liu Lian, the Marquis of Yishui was born to Lu. Lian.
Liu Ying, the Marquis of Qinyang, Liu Jian, the Marquis of Anguo, Liu Ai, the Marquis of Anguo, Liu Ai, the Marquis of Guangling, Liu Xian, the Marquis of Aishui, Liu Shu, the Marquis of Zuyi, Liu Shu, the Marquis of Zuyi, Liu Yi, the Marquis of Qiyang, Liu Yi, the Marquis of Qiyang, Liu Bi, the Marquis of Yuanze, Liu Da, the Marquis of Yingchuan, Liu Da, the Marquis of Fenling.
Liu Buyi. Buyi gave birth to Liu Hui, Marquis of Jichuan. Hui gave birth to Liu Xiong, the Fanling of Dongjun. Xiong gave birth to Liu Hong. Hong Bushi was born. Liu Bei is the son of Liu Hong."
After Zong Zhengqing thought about it, he officially recognized Liu Bei's royal status. Some people were happy and some were worried about this.
And Cao Cao naturally falls into the worried category.
"In terms of seniority, Xuande should be regarded as my uncle." Liu Xie waited until Zong Zhengqing finished reciting, and immediately treated Liu Bei as a nephew and addressed him as his uncle. When Cao Cao saw this, his face became even more gloomy.
Although Liu Bei used to say that he was a member of the Han clan when he met everyone, no one would take his clan identity too seriously. At most, they would just be more respectful to him in terms of face. But it is different now. Liu Xie is in such a formal ceremony.
Treating Liu Bei as uncle and nephew on the occasion immediately raised Liu Bei's status by several levels.
There is a world of difference between a "Han clan clan" that has no official recognition and only promotes itself, and a Han clan clan that is personally recognized by the emperor!
Although Liu Bei had always claimed that he was a member of the Han family, Cao Cao didn't believe it. There were so many people with the surname Liu in the world. When the troubled times came, many people with the surname Liu immediately said that they were related to the royal family. In fact, there was no trace of it.
None of them can be relied on. Cao Cao thought Liu Bei was also this kind of person. As for the genealogy, Cao Cao didn't believe it. Maybe it was a plot set up by Liu Xie in advance to draw Liu Bei and others' forces into confrontation with him.
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However, the matter has come to this, it can be said that it is a done deal and cannot be changed. Regardless of whether the genealogy is true or false, Liu Bei's status as imperial uncle has been determined. Even if Cao Cao is high and powerful, as long as he does not dare to be as unscrupulous as Dong Zhuo, he will
Liu Bei's title of imperial uncle cannot be removed.
When Liu Xie read the genealogy, Liu Bei was very worried. Of course he knew very well whether he was a member of the clan. When Liu Xie said "Xuande is indeed a member of the clan",
No matter how good Liu Bei was in cultivating his Qi, he could hardly help but jump for joy. But Liu Bei was Liu Bei after all, so he quickly suppressed his ecstatic mood, and when Liu Xie saluted him as a nephew,
, a flattered expression immediately appeared on his face.
Looking at the two "uncles and nephews" Liu Bei and Liu Xie, Cao Cao felt a little uneasy. He knew that Liu Xie finally couldn't bear his loneliness and began to point the finger at him.
An indescribable feeling suddenly passed through Cao Cao's heart. Is this day finally coming? Is the overt or covert struggle between himself and the Han Dynasty finally coming to an end?
Once upon a time, I was proud to be a minister of the Han Dynasty and took it as my responsibility to restore the glory of the Han Dynasty. But only after sitting in that position did I realize that human ambitions have no limits. In such a chaotic era, according to this high position,
It is so difficult to maintain the pure and noble ideals of the past, and it can even be said to be almost impossible.
Whether it was right or wrong to promise Liu Bei's surrender this time, Cao Cao had doubts about his decision for the first time. Before that, he thought that Liu Bei was a very talented person, and as long as he controlled it properly, he would definitely make him
He and his men were completely used by him, which made his power even more powerful. But he didn't expect that just a few days after he brought Liu Bei into Xuchang, he was recognized by Liu Xie as the emperor's uncle, and his status and reputation increased greatly. In this way,
Can I really control him?
If he can't control Liu Bei, then sooner or later he will become his personal thorn in the side. Cao Cao's face was solemn, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.