Xuande

Chapter 498 Filial piety to the emperor
After entering the palace gate, the officials found that today's palace defense force is tighter than yesterday's, and the number of troops is even greater than yesterday's.

The soldiers wore full armor and looked elite. Everyone's weapons were shining with a cold light, as if they had been wiped very clean on purpose.

And the eyes of the soldiers, to be honest, were not friendly at all.

Such a posture of theirs inevitably brought great psychological deterrence to the officials.

The officials advanced step by step, and under the deterrence of the soldiers, they arrived outside the Chongde Hall.

Outside the Chongde Hall, armored generals and heavily armed soldiers are staring at each other.

In the Chongde Hall, the person who appeared in the place that originally belonged to Liu Hong was Liu Hong's mother, Empress Dowager Dong.

The four people standing beside Queen Mother Dong are Liu Bei, Jian Shuo, Zhang Rang, and Dong Zhong.

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 Queen Mother Dong will announce, while others don't know the news yet.

But Empress Dowager Dong didn't hide it either, and when the people almost stood still, she told the news that made some people's eyes go dark.

"Yesterday evening, my son, Your Majesty, Emperor Liu Hong, passed away."

Empress Dowager Dong's words first stunned some of the officials who entered the palace.

Then as the words spread, some officials standing outside the palace were dumbfounded.

They didn't expect Liu Hong to die so quickly.

Especially the officials of the Jinwen School, they thought that Liu Hong could last for a while and give them some buffer time, but they didn't expect that he passed away last night.

He was still going to court yesterday afternoon, and he seemed to be in good spirits yesterday afternoon, why did he disappear at night?

Could it be that you are holding 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 was gone last night, then from last night to this morning, will the court be calm and nothing will happen?
Could someone have already gone ahead of them?

As the Empress Dowager Dong said these words, some eunuchs came out from both sides of the palace, and brought some clothes and utensils that would be worn when there was a funeral in the palace to the palace, and in front of the crowd, five people including the Empress Dowager Dong wear.

After a while, the five of them finished changing clothes.

Empress Dowager Dong couldn't restrain the grief in her heart, and cried aloud. Liu Bei and the other four also lowered their heads, pretending to be sad.

Liu Hong really passed away, and this matter is irreversible.

Later, according to the content of the rehearsal, the officials will follow the five of them to Liu Hong's mourning hall in the back hall of Chongde Hall, where the crown prince Liu Xie, who is wearing filial piety, is crying.

Liu Xie was the crown prince that Liu Hong forced all civil and military officials to recognize together. They recognized it even earlier than Liu Bei and others publicly recognized. In this matter, they have no room to make irresponsible remarks.

Therefore, Liu Xie, who had become the crown prince for less than a day, successfully completed the ceremony of ascension to the throne under the guidance of the ceremonial officer.

In front of all the officials and before Liu Hong's coffin, Liu Xie officially ascended the throne and became the No. 13 emperor since the Han Dynasty.

Very formal kind.

Liu Bei stood aside, looking at the little Liu Xie who was arranged to become the emperor like a marionette, feeling a little complicated.

He still became emperor after all.

But whether this emperor is a good thing or a bad thing for him is really debatable.

In another time and space, he may one day be able to control the real power of the emperor to command the world. Although he is the emperor recognized by everyone in the world, his status is basically equivalent to the weakened version of Zhou Tianzi, and he does not even have the ruling power in the capital.

If such an emperor was given to Liu Bei, he would not be willing.

No one can save their wives and children. The pain of watching them lose their lives should be unbearable.

However, he also tried his best to fight back against those who wanted to manipulate him. Although limited by his strength, he always failed, but it was enough to show that he was not a person who was willing to be a puppet.

Facing a traitor like Cao Cao, he tried his best to resist and tried many times to regain power, which once made Cao Cao very uncomfortable. In the end, he even chose to live in two places with Liu Xie in order to keep quiet and never see Liu Xie again.

After his death, Liu Xie's posthumous title was Emperor Xiaoxian, and "Xian" was the posthumous posthumous title of Ping, which means smart and wise. As a loser, he can get such a posthumous title, which shows that the Cao Wei regime has relatively recognized Liu Xie.

Even so, Liu Bei didn't think it was a good thing that Liu Xie was pushed to the throne.

Because he is most likely to be a puppet's life, he does not have his own basic disk, and he is too young to develop his own basic disk, no matter what period he is in, there is almost no possibility of a comeback.

Apart from his name, he has nothing. Compared with him, those who have evil intentions really have a huge advantage.

But anyway, 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 the Empress Dowager Dong as the Empress Dowager.

He respected his dead mother Wang Meiren as the queen and was buried with the emperor Liu Hong.

As for the empress He who had been deposed for many years, it was never mentioned by others, and no one spoke for her.

Then came the second order.

This order was promulgated in accordance with Liu Hong's will and on this basis.

Hussar general Liu Bei is loyal and courageous, he can be called the pillar of the country, he is the pillar of the country, he is dedicated to his duties in the action of eradicating the rebellious groups of the He family and the Yuan family, he is loyal to the emperor and the country, and he has made great contributions to the final stability of the Han Dynasty. He is promoted to the general and takes charge of the whole country War of soldiers and horses, as the chief auxiliary minister.

The promulgation of this order basically indicates that Liu Bei has become the most powerful person in the Han Empire before the emperor Liu Xie became an adult.

Assisting the government as a general, he not only controls the military power, but also controls a considerable part of the political power. His power has jumped to the top of tens of thousands of people.

And the time of the first power holder, logically speaking, can be reasonably and legally maintained for a long period of time, the maximum time limit is about 12 years.

That is to say, when Liu Xie officially became an adult, Liu Bei had to "return to the government" when he was 20 years old. Before that, Liu Bei could have many reasons to continue to hold the power of the court, and they were reasonable and legal, and at most it was a bit unpleasant.

These 12 years are enough for many things to undergo fundamental changes, and no one knows what will happen after 12 years.

Therefore, it is actually appropriate to directly regard Liu Bei as the executive deputy emperor for this period of time.

As for Liu Bei's other positions, such as Liangzhou pastor, military governor of Liangzhou and Yizhou, etc., they remain unchanged and wait for his own arrangements.

The title of Fan Yanghou has not been promoted. According to Liu Bei's own wishes, he directly added [-] households to Shiyi, and granted [-] households before, and still maintained his status as the first prince of the Han Dynasty.

Both his mother and his first wife were rewarded with double rewards for his contributions, which was even more honorable.

His two sons have already reserved the status of Lang Guan in advance, and they will be able to become officials directly when they reach adulthood, and there is no need for other channels at all.

As for other land, house and money rewards, Liu Bei was just an added bonus. Instead, he handed over these rewards to the Liu family in Zhuo County, 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 this victory in countering the rebellion, and he ate it with a mouth full of fragrance and was extremely satisfied.

Through this battle, he successfully climbed to the top of the courtiers.

Next came the promulgation of the third, fourth, fifth and third orders.

It is also in accordance with the last emperor's will.

Dong Zhong was appointed General Hussars because of his contribution to quelling the rebellion, opened the government, and his status was equivalent to Liu Bei's deputy, and became the second auxiliary minister.

Jian Shuo was appointed General of Chariots and Cavalry because of his contribution to suppressing the rebellion. Although he could not open the government, he directly controlled more than 3 Xiyuan troops stationed in Xiyuan, and was the third auxiliary minister.

Because of his contribution to suppressing the rebellion, Zhang Rang continued to serve as Shang Shuling and took charge of the political power. His title was promoted to County Marquis, Shi Yi doubled, and he was the fourth auxiliary minister.

The promulgation of these three edicts caused waves among the officials.

(End of this chapter)