Three Kingdoms: I don’t want to fall in love in troubled times

Chapter 38 Empress?

Cao Cao has a very famous saying in "The Order of Rangxian Ziming" - Assuming that there is no one in the country, I don't know how many people will be called emperors and how many people will be called kings!
The tone sounds very arrogant, but considering that the original text is an article about refusing to grant a city, you can know that this sentence is actually Cao Cao, who is the prime minister and Wu Pinghou, openly expressing his merits to the world.

Before Emperor Wen of Wei and Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty, no matter how many people from all walks of life tried to fool their heads and shamelessly appointed themselves to official positions, in name, Liu Xie was still the only emperor. Those who have objections to this can refer to Yuan Shu's fate.

To achieve this result, Liu Xie's [name] and Cao Cao's [realm] are indispensable. This is also the reason why Prime Minister Cao said this.

But if you look closely, between the two, Liu Xie's status as emperor is actually the one that is completely irreplaceable.

As the last son of the late Emperor Liu Hong, there is no doubt that Liu Xie's legitimacy can be traced back at least to Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu, or directly to the great ancestor Liu Bang according to the official statement of the Han Dynasty.

The situation encountered in this simulation is that Liu Xie is dead and the Han Dynasty has no emperor who can convince the people.

How Xu Jiashu died is still unknown because he was living in the isolated Hanzhong.

When the emperor dies, according to the convention, the ministers should select talented people from the clan, and leave it to the queen mother to decide the final candidate for the throne. However, when the world is in chaos, this process cannot be continued.

So the situation turned into what was shown in the simulation. Several powerful clan members were afraid that they would be slower than others in proclaiming the emperor. Liu Yan even refused to eat Nanzheng on his lips and rushed back to Chengdu to organize the enthronement ceremony. .

The reason is simple. Fighting for legitimacy is like building a brand. When the market is a blue ocean, it all depends on who makes the first move. If you are late, you may never be able to catch up. Compared with the entire world, Nanzheng City is nothing.

[Soon, the investigation into the cause of the little emperor’s death became clear: after moving the capital to Chang’an, Liu Xie started to try to expand his power by focusing on affairs that Dong Zhuo could not take care of, and gradually regained some of his right to speak]

Without Liu Ying as a means to threaten him, the little emperor in the simulation took the initiative to seize power more actively than in history, instead of just hiding behind the scenes. Considering the confidence that the rescue operation brought to Liu Xie, this is entirely possible. of.

But Xu Jiashu was very curious. Even if the emperor's behavior was slightly out of control, Dong Zhuo wouldn't directly kill the king, right?

This is the only orthodox emperor in the world who is still on the throne.

When the deposed Hongnong King Liu Bian was killed, the world was shocked. If he dared to kill Liu Xie, could it be that Dong Xiangguo would not die?
[With the help of the emperor, Wang Yun and others rebelled against Lu Bu, successfully killed Dong Zhuo, and then captured Xiwu, and the entire Dong family was annihilated]

In other words, the little emperor's behavior of reaching out for power was tolerated, and the plot to assassinate Dong Zhuo went more smoothly than the original history, at least this is how it is described in the text simulation.

Isn't this a complete victory, and after playing such a big role, Liu Xie's power will only be greater than in history, and Wang Yun will not be allowed to mess everything up alone.

The future is bright, but how did his future brother-in-law die?
With this question in mind, he continued to look down.

[At the celebration banquet, the emperor took the main seat and rewarded the meritorious officials. According to etiquette, he accepted the toasts from the guests in turn. Although the emperor was young, he took care of the face of the important ministers and drank a lot of wine.]

[At the end of the banquet, the little emperor got lost and was bitten by a big yellow dog. Soon after, the wound became infected and he died]

The big yellow dog, could it be the "fleshy" one raised by Dong Bai?

No wonder the cause of the emperor's death was sealed internally and was only reported to have died. Xu Jiashu had to send someone to Chang'an to inquire about it.

If word spreads about the way the young emperor died, it would be no exaggeration to say that all the three princes and nine ministers of this generation would commit suicide to apologize.

[You decided to conceal the cause of the emperor’s death from Liu Ying]

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[Ever since hearing the news of the emperor's death, Liu Ying has been closed in. Only you are allowed to visit, but Hanzhong County is still at war with many affairs, and it is difficult for you to find time]

Xu Jiashu was very depressed. He originally wanted to try his best to improve his score this time, but he suffered disasters one after another. In the blink of an eye, he was burdened with the responsibility of half of Hanzhong County and got busy with his career.

If this causes his relationship with Liu Ying to become estranged, it would be better to be killed by Liu Yan as soon as possible. At least the final score may be higher.

The screen turns.

"Tick, tick, tick."

It was late at night, and the sound of dripping water could be heard clearly and regularly.

Xu Jiashu knocked on the door of Liu Ying's residence.no answer.

Liu Ying's work and rest habits developed in Nangong are deeply ingrained. Even though he has been in Hanzhong for two years, he still goes to bed much later than people of this era, so it is unlikely that he fell asleep.

Xu Jiashu was afraid that something might happen, so he opened the door and went in directly.

There was no light in the room, so he couldn't see the objects inside clearly. The dim light at night could only barely keep him from hitting the wall. The wind poured in from outside the door and blew the white gauze curtain on the couch, but there was no one on it.

Xu Jiashu stretched out his hands and groped along the wall bit by bit, and finally found Liu Ying.

She huddled up and hid in the corner between the two furnishings. She didn't make a sound when Xu Jiashu touched her, like a wooden figure.

"Your Highness, Princess." Xu Jiashu's hand touched Liu Ying's face in the darkness and helped her wipe away the remaining moisture from the corners of her eyes. "It's time to use Mu Shi. I cooked it for you."

He originally wanted to say, "The dried meat in Hanzhong is tastier than that in Luoyang, so I won't buy it for the eldest princess." When the words came to his lips, he swallowed them again.

Without him, just because the scene in front of me seemed familiar.

Liu Ying, who was as awe-inspiring as a god, turned back into the little girl huddled in the corner. The "Mrs. Xu" who turned the tide was now a prisoner, refusing to step out of the room.

The death of her younger brother Liu Xie seemed to bring her back to Luoyang from Hanzhong, and then back to the countless nights she spent thinking about her family to encourage her to survive.

"I have no home"

As she spoke, there was no trace of sorrow in her voice, and her whole body was as weak as a handful of burnt plant ashes.

Xu Jiashu hugged her carefully, fearing that the girl in his arms would be blown into powder by the wind coming in from outside the next second.

[It was the first time you slept together. You didn’t make any extra moves throughout the night and quietly acted as Liu Ying’s pillow.]

Okay, okay, the pure love warrior is ecstatic!

Xu Jiashu nodded with satisfaction, and when he looked down again, his expression suddenly became strange.

[The next day, your entire arm was numb and you were unable to handle political affairs]

It’s okay not to write about this kind of thing!

Return my touch!
[Under your careful care, Liu Ying gradually regained her energy, but you rarely saw her smile. You can only hope that time will heal her wounds]

[The three emperors Liu Yan, Liu Yu, and Yuan Shu stood side by side, and the world was in chaos. Without the emperor in the Chang'an court, the ministers had long since dispersed.]

[You are once again facing Liu Yan's attack. In order to fully obtain the geographical advantages of Western Shu, Hanzhong is the territory he must capture]

[The invading Yizhou army absorbed many officials and troops from the original imperial court. War broke out in the Central Plains, and many of them chose to go south to the relatively stable Yizhou]

[Liu Ying on the top of the city was recognized by officials from the Emperor's party. Shisun Rui was shocked in front of the battle and called her the eldest princess.]

【You feel you should do something.】

[One, shoot the arrow!Shoot the arrow! 】

[[-]. Tell them: This is the last descendant of the late emperor, the empress of the Han Dynasty! 】

[[-]. Walk silently down the city, ready to fight. 】

【[-]. Free Simulation】

(End of this chapter)