I, Liu Bian, Sanxing Han Dynasty

Chapter 149 Death and the new king

Suddenly, the emperor mentioned Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong who were crying bitterly: "Bian'er, I know that they have embezzled a lot of money in private, but they were the ones who stayed with me when I was in the most difficult time..."

Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong did not expect that the emperor would think of them well at this time, choked with sobs and kept kowtowing.

"Father, don't worry, the children will not forget their contribution..."

Not long after, Lu Zhi, Miao Ma Rixi, who were originally in Yuntai Hall, Han Fu, the censor in Taige District, and General Dong Zhong all came to Jiade Hall.

After the emperor moved to Jiade Palace, he would occasionally summon ministers to meet him. Like Lu Zhi, the last time he saw the emperor was five or six days ago. He couldn't help but feel sad when he saw the emperor's current condition.

Putting aside the early years, the Ling Emperor in recent years can at least be regarded as a qualified guardian.

The emperor asked them to assist the prince well.

After doing all this, the emperor's energy seemed to be drained all of a sudden.

Liu Bian took Liu Xie and Liu Shou to guard the collapse.

The emperor looked at the neatly arranged family and shed tears unknowingly in his eyes.

Liu Bian ignored the tears on his face and was about to reach out, but Empress Dowager Dong had already wiped away the emperor's tears.

He said again: "The child will definitely take good care of grandma and the others..."

At this time, the emperor was speechless.

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In the 12th month of the 18th month of the 6th year of Zhongping, the emperor died in the Jiade Hall of Nangong at the age of thirty-four.

After all, the emperor failed to survive the winter.

Witnessed by the ministers, Zhang Rang read out the emperor's posthumous edict, instructing the prince to assume the throne as emperor, appoint Lu Zhi as the tutor, and record the affairs of the minister. General He Miao and Taiwei Ma Rixi recorded the affairs of the minister as before.

Zhao Zhong took out the brocade box next to him and tied the jade seal carved from He's jade around Liu Bian's waist, and then took off the prince's golden seal beside Liu Bian.

Then Zhao Zhong presented the Six Seals of the Emperor to Liu Bian.

Grand Tutor Lu Zhi paid his respects and summoned officials from the capital with more than 600 shi to the court hall to read out the imperial edict and pay homage to the new emperor.

This is what should be done.

According to the procedure, Liu Bian must observe filial piety for the late emperor after accepting this visit.

The emperor replaced the moon with the sun and did not have to observe filial piety for the late emperor for three years and twenty-seven months. This also meant that Liu Bian had to observe filial piety for twenty-seven days.

And after observing filial piety, he officially ascended the throne.

A country cannot be without its owner for a day, so before that, Liu Bian needs to accept the visit of the emperor and his ministers.

And during this visit, many things must be decided in advance.

During the period of observing filial piety, in order to express his filial piety, Liu Bian was obviously not suitable to handle government affairs in front of the deceased on these 27 days.

Empress Dowager Dong should be respected as the Empress Dowager, and Empress He should be respected as the Empress Dowager. When observing filial piety, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager must watch over Liu Bian's political affairs. With filial piety, this is unavoidable.

Fortunately, the current political situation is considered stable. With Lu Zhi in charge of the Secretariat as the Tutor, and He Miao communicating with him, Liu Bian feels that there should be no problems.

While waiting for the officials to pay their respects, Liu Bian was not idle. Under his order, martial law was enforced around Luoyang.

The Central Army units inside and outside Luoyang returned to their camps to wait for orders. They were not allowed to leave the camps without an order. The Xiyuan School Lieutenant Division continued to stay outside the city.

Shi Yushi and Zhi Jinwu's subordinates inspected the city.

Huben Zhonglang Zhu Jun led Huben Lang to assist in guarding the palace, and Guan Yu's troops continued to patrol inside and outside Luoyang.

Now that Shangshutai is in hand, it is enough to ensure the internal stability of Luoyang. Unless someone dares to rebel.

Under the premise of ensuring the loyalty of the eunuchs, the interior of the palace is safe.

There was only one Yu Lin Zhonglang general Huan Dian. Although his political leanings were relatively neutral, he had some relationship with the Yuan family. Liu Bian planned to move Huan Dian to the rank of Shizhong and replace him with Guan Yu.

In addition, Liu Bian had to decide on two things before observing his filial piety. One was the emperor's posthumous title, and the other was that no general amnesty was allowed.

Needless to say, it goes without saying that it is better to decide early than late.

To do this, he needed to reach an agreement with the three ministers.

When Liu Bian said "Emperor Xiaoxian" to the three people.

He Miao didn't say much and expressed his approval without hesitation. Lu Zhi only hesitated for a moment, and then readily agreed.

Ma Rixi wanted to say something, but was immediately interrupted by Lu Zhi as soon as he spoke. Only then did he notice that Xin Jun was looking straight at him with red eyes.

"I have no objection."

After reaching an agreement, Liu Bian bowed to the three of them.

It would be easier to talk about amnesty for the whole world. Even Ma Rixi, who insists on benevolent government, also knows the importance of punishment. The so-called rewards and punishments all come from above. If the new king is not willing to grant amnesty to the world, he will not insist on it.

……

On that day, Liu Bian was dressed in a dragon robe and an emperor's crown, sitting on the highest seat and accepting the audience of hundreds of officials in the court.

After completing the process of meeting the new emperor and respecting the empress dowager and empress dowager, General He Miao immediately proposed the posthumous title of emperor.

Then, not surprisingly, there was opposition.

Even before Liu Bian spoke.

Liu Bian looked closely and knew the name of this outstanding bird - Shi Kong Rong, the imperial censor.

Kong Rong's brother died because he protected Zhang Jian. Liu Bian didn't know whether Kong Rong's objection was due to this reason, but he did not allow such a situation to occur.

However, the reason for Kong Rong’s objection is also valid - "How can the posthumous title of the great emperor be determined by a general?"

So Liu Bian first expressed his attitude: "I think what the general said is very good. What do you think?"

After that, he looked at the officials. At this moment of standing in line, what choice would the officials make?

"My lord, Dong Zhuo seconded the proposal. The Emperor Daxing accepted the decree of Tianjing and quelled the disaster. Now the world is at peace, all thanks to the virtue of the Emperor Daxing!"

After Dong Zhuo spoke, Sikong Fanling was the most anxious. He should be the first! Dong Zhuo immediately agreed to He Miao's proposal.

But just agreeing to this posthumous title Fan Ling already felt that it could not reflect his value, and added: "The Emperor Daxing has developed martial virtues, and a temple should be built to worship the Emperor Daxing."

After Emperor Guangwu, the emperor's temple title was not as strict as before. Even Emperor An of the Han Dynasty could become Gongzong, although he single-handedly turned the beautiful posthumous title of Gong into a common posthumous title. Liu Bian felt that he could also help his father unlock this achievement.

And it should not be said that with his help in the past two years, the country has shown a good trend, and these achievements must be counted in Emperor Xian's credit book.

After Fan Ling's interruption, the issue suddenly changed from the posthumous title to the constitution to whether a temple name should be established and what word should be used as the temple name.

The capital has set up a temple to offer sacrifices, so of course the temple name is not bad, at most it is "gong".

As for "Emperor Xiaoxian", after Liu Bian spoke, even Kong Rong no longer objected, which made Liu Bian feel that something was missing.

The little notebook I prepared is no longer needed.

In the end, due to controversy, Emperor Xian's temple name was changed to "Ping".

This is not the point. The only thing worth mentioning is that this temple name was proposed by Taichang Yuan Wei.

(End of this chapter)