People in the Three Kingdoms: Starting from Preaching

Chapter 384: End of the Imperial System
Liu Xie felt Xu Chen's attack, and also felt Xu Chen's confidence.
Not only was he not sensitive or defensive because of Liu Xie's former status as an emperor, but he openly called upon former Han scholars to welcome Liu Xie and did not mind their contact with each other at all.

This shows that the man doesn't care about these things at all, and is confident that these scholars and Liu Xie will not cause any trouble.

Although they had not actually met yet, Liu Xie felt a little relieved. Arranging so many scholars to meet in advance was actually enough to show the man's attitude.

As long as you, Liu Xie, behave yourself, you can live a stable life in Xuanxia.

After relaxing a little, Liu Xie exchanged greetings with everyone, and then, led by the soldiers, slowly walked towards the Office of the Prime Minister of the Council of State.

There were clerks walking around in the office, and one could clearly feel how busy this place was. However, Liu Xie was not surprised. Xuan Xia now occupied half of the country, and it would not be easy to manage such a huge country.

This made Liu Xie a little envious. When he was emperor, he had no time to be busy even if he wanted to.

Not long after, the soldier knocked on the door of the room in the middle, and then a steady and clear voice of "Come in" came from inside. This voice made Liu Xie's heart tremble, because he knew who the owner of this voice was.

As the door was slowly pushed open, Liu Xie saw a simple public housing unit.

The soldiers were waiting outside the door with stern faces. Liu Xie naturally knew what to do, so he stepped in, then subconsciously looked inside and saw a man in his thirties sitting in front of a desk, examining himself leisurely.

This is the Emperor of Han.
This is the Prime Minister of Xuanxia and the leader of the Yellow Turbans.
"Please sit down." Xu Chen smiled slightly and pointed to a chair in front.

Liu Xie was not a very important person, and he didn't really care about the other person.

Liu Xie felt inexplicably restrained. Although he was once an emperor, he still felt suppressed in front of Xu Chen.

As both were superiors, a puppet emperor like him could not compare in momentum with a true leader like Xu Chen who had started a career. When the two were in the same room, Liu Xie immediately felt instinctively suppressed.

"Don't be nervous. Since you are willing to give up your status as emperor, you are no longer Xuan Xia's enemy. The enemy I naturally teach is the entire powerful class represented by the emperor, not specific individuals."

Xu Chen smiled slightly, his expression was easygoing and calm, and he unknowingly eased the atmosphere: "You, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, have always been held hostage, but this is not a bad thing. At least when the crimes are settled, it will not be counted on you. Otherwise, today would not be so simple."

This simple sentence actually told Xuan Xia's attitude, which made Liu Xie feel relieved.

From Xu Chen's tone and words, Liu Xie could feel that he had no ill will towards him. It was just that Xu Chen pointed out the fact that Liu Xie had been held hostage, which made Liu Xie feel a little embarrassed.

Liu Xie raised his hand and arched it uncommonly: "As a man of a fallen country, I have no face to show myself to others. I only hope that the Prime Minister will be magnanimous and allow me to live the rest of my life in peace."

Hearing this, Xu Chen smiled and shook his head: "It's not just the loss of the country. Maybe you are the last emperor seen in Chinese history books."

Liu Xie was stunned when he heard this, and thought about the fact that Xuanxia had no emperor, and it seemed to be true.

He had never really thought about the problem from this angle, but now it seemed that he was standing at the moment of great change in the era.

If there is one era change that can be compared with the end of the monarchy, perhaps it is only the era of the birth of the monarchy. The historical significance of this era is undoubtedly great.

In this case, this might be a small honor for the last emperor. In the end, Liu Xie could only smile bitterly.

Xu Chen said again: "If you want to live a peaceful life, you don't need to ask for anything. Xuan Xia will not make any special arrangements because of your previous identity. We can just not disturb your life, but others may not."

Liu Xie was confused at first, but then he understood the meaning of this sentence.

As long as I think about the actions of Bing Yuan, Guan Ning and others just now, it is not difficult to imagine what I will encounter in the future. I am afraid that the life of anonymity that I want does not exist at all, and these Confucian scholars will continue to disturb me.

Suddenly, Liu Xie's scalp began to tingle. At no time had he been more annoyed with his identity as the emperor than he was now.

Sitting in the chair somewhat dejectedly, he became dazed, as if he didn't know what to do in the future.

If I can't even live a normal life and have to be provoked by those guys every day, what's the point of surrendering?
Xu Chen seemed to see his distress and smiled: "In fact, if you really want to live a peaceful life, instead of avoiding them, you should really face them and take the initiative to draw a clear line with them."

Liu Xie was stunned: "What does the Prime Minister mean?"

Xu Chen looked at him and said, "They still have thoughts about you, which means that you haven't completely cleared your identity as the emperor. It would be better to publish an article in the newspaper to officially announce this to the world. Moreover, simple fame is not enough. It would be best to completely deny the rationality and justice of the imperial system from the legal point of view. I believe that after that, they should be able to give up."

At this moment, Liu Xie suddenly froze. He suddenly realized why he saw Guan Ning, Bing Yuan and others before the meeting today. It turned out that they were waiting for him here.

He took a deep look at the prime minister who was only thirty years old.

Beneath the appearance of being easy-going and intelligent, this guy actually possesses the cunningness of a tyrant.

The office fell silent for a moment. The former Emperor of Han and the current Prime Minister of Xuanxia looked at each other, as if they were secretly engaged in a battle of wills. Unfortunately, Liu Xie soon turned his gaze away.

Actually, it's just an article, which is no big deal. Since he wants me to write it, I'll just write it.
Liu Xie smiled bitterly: "I just don't know how to write this article?"

Xu Chen's expression remained unchanged, and he still had that calm smile on his face: "Your identity in Xuanxia should be classified as a noble family, and all treatment should be arranged in accordance with the noble family. At that time, a transformation process is necessary. After the transformation, you will naturally understand how to write."

Liu Xie sighed again after hearing this: "Is this all right?"

Xu Chen nodded: "That's good. From now on, you are a legitimate citizen of Xuanxia. As long as you abide by the law, there will be no disturbance."

Liu Xie breathed a sigh of relief, then stood up: "I understand, thank you, Prime Minister."

After bowing slightly to Xu Chen, Liu Xie turned around and left, and Xu Chen watched him leave.

He would not be so bored as to humiliate Liu Xie. If it were not for Liu Xie's status as an emperor, it would be more powerful for him to write an article in person to deny the monarchy system, which could speed up ideological innovation. He would not even bother to meet him or let Liu Xie write this article.

However, the role of the emperor of the previous dynasty was limited to this and was not worth Xu Chen's excessive attention.

(End of this chapter)