Can I get to the other side?.

Chapter 21: Take orders from heaven and live forever!
Yuan Shuo's words were shocking and he no longer concealed his ambitions.

Ever since Sun Jian's death, when he obtained the imperial seal from Madam Wu, the idea of ​​becoming emperor began to take root in his heart.

Their Yuan family is the number one family in the world, and he is the legitimate son of the Yuan family. Now he controls Yangzhou, which is the richest city in the world. He has many soldiers and generals, and he also has the imperial seal, a national treasure.

If he doesn't become the emperor, who can be the emperor?
The reason why he chose to express his ambition now was because he really couldn't stand Yuan Shao riding on his head.

You are using the emperor's name, right?
Then I will directly become the emperor! Become the Son of Heaven!
Yuan Shu suppressed his anger and said to the crowd, "The Liu family is now in decline, and the country is in turmoil. Our Yuan family has been important officials in the court for four generations, and we have a great reputation. We are the second most powerful family in the world, and the people are willing to submit to us."

"I want to follow the will of heaven and the will of the people and ascend the throne to become emperor now. What do you think?"

The civil and military officials looked at each other in silence.

How to answer? How should they answer?

Whether it is okay or not, it is not appropriate.

The most important thing is that since Yuan Shu chose to express his idea of ​​becoming emperor, he must have made up his mind. Would it be useful for them to oppose him?
Just when Yuan Shu thought everyone agreed, Yan Xiang suddenly spoke.

"My lord! You absolutely cannot do that!"

Yan Xiang's face was full of worry, and he advised earnestly: "Back then, the Zhou people, from their ancestor Hou Ji to King Wen, accumulated virtue and merit, and they had two-thirds of the world, but they still cautiously served as ministers of the Shang Dynasty and did not dare to have the intention of independence."

"My lord, although you have held high positions and received generous salaries for generations, the Yuan family is probably not as prosperous as the Ji family. Moreover, although the Han Dynasty is in decline, the emperor is not a tyrant, and cannot be compared with the cruel and tyrannical King Zhou of Shang. The people of the world still support the Han Dynasty."

"Under such circumstances, if you choose to ascend the throne and become emperor, wouldn't that be a huge risk to the world and make you the target of public criticism?"

With Yan Xiang taking the lead, the others had a backbone.

Yang Hong also said: "Yes, my lord, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao have the emperor in their hands, but they dare not seize the throne. If you declare yourself emperor, you will be envied by all the princes."

It's no secret that our lord aspires to become emperor.

Or it can be said that basically all the heroes in the world have this idea.

But who dares to claim the throne now? The Han Dynasty is only in decline, not destroyed.

Just as Yan Xiang said, the people of the Han Dynasty had ruled for 400 years and were loyal to the Han Dynasty. The current emperor had done nothing wrong, so what reason did he have to be emperor? It was not right at all.

Yuan Shu was a little annoyed when he heard this and said, "Because they don't deserve it!"

"I am the legitimate son of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao is just a bastard's son; and Cao Cao is the descendant of a eunuch. How can they be compared with me?"

"What's more, I have the imperial seal in my hand, which shows that destiny is in my hands!"

"My Yuan family is descended from the line of Chen Hugong, a descendant of Emperor Shun. We just happened to inherit the "earth virtue" of the Han Dynasty's "fire virtue". With earth inheriting fire, we are in a position to respond to the destiny."

"Have you ever heard of the prophecy that says: The one who will replace the Han Dynasty will be Dangtu Gao? My name is Shu, and my courtesy name is Gonglu, which is exactly what this prophecy says!"

Yuan Shu firmly believed that he had the emperor's order.

It was because when he was born, someone had predicted for him that he was destined to be blessed by heaven; later, when he was given the imperial seal, this was further confirmed.

He, Yuan Shu, is the man chosen by heaven!
"But my lord..."

Yan Xiang wanted to continue to persuade Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu was already fed up.

"How can you achieve anything great if you are so timid?"

After saying this, Yuan Shu left angrily. It was obvious that he was quite dissatisfied with the fact that everyone opposed his enthronement.

After Yuan Shu left, Yang Hong asked Yan Xiang with some concern: "Master Yan, what should we do now?"

"My lord has made up his mind. I'm afraid he won't give up the idea of ​​becoming emperor easily. But given the current situation in the world, if he becomes emperor, he will surely be the target of public criticism."

"We must find a way to stop the Lord."

Yan Xiang looked worried when he heard this.

Persuade? How to persuade? How to persuade?
The temptation to become an emperor is too great, how many people can resist it? In addition, after being stimulated by Yuan Shao today, my master's desire to become an emperor can no longer be suppressed. . "I can only write a letter for help."

After much thought, Yan Xiang came up with a solution.

Yang Hong asked in confusion: "Who should I ask for help?"

Yan Xiang said in a deep voice: "Sun Ce!"

After Sun Jian's death, his sons and family members continued to serve under Yuan Shu. Sun Ce was one of them, and he was even more capable than his father.

He actually captured the four counties of Jiangdong with just a few thousand troops!
Now Sun Ce is guarding Kuaiji County and is highly valued by Yuan Shu, so Yan Xiang wants to write a letter to him and ask him to persuade Yuan Shu.

……

Yuan Shu returned to his bedroom in a rage, lost his temper, and smashed many items in the palace.

"You bastards! You are a bunch of bastards! You have no ambition at all!"

"Why can't I be emperor? If I were to be emperor, they would all be loyal subjects! Why are they still opposing me?"

Yuan Shu smashed things with all his might, and after venting his anger, he sat breathlessly in the messy bedroom, slowly looking up at the table not far away.

I saw a square jade seal placed on the table.

A ray of moonlight just happened to shine on it through the window lattice, making the entire jade seal look radiant and full of holiness and solemnity.

It’s a pity that a corner of the jade seal was missing, so it was repaired with gold.

And this is the imperial seal!
The imperial seal that represents destiny and orthodoxy!

"Imperial Seal, my Imperial Seal!"

Yuan Shu stared at the jade seal with a look of desire on his face. He crawled to the table, carefully held up the jade seal with both hands, and pointed it at the bright moon outside the window.

The jade seal seemed to be integrated with the bright moon, and was extremely beautiful.

"Mandated by Heaven, may you live long and prosper..."

Yuan Shu's eyes were full of obsession. He carefully stroked the patterns on the jade seal and the eight large characters engraved underneath, muttering to himself.

These eight words kept echoing in his heart like a magic sound.

"I have the imperial seal, I am the emperor!"

Yuan Shu's eyes were determined, and he turned around and shouted outside: "Someone! Call Zhang Lu over to me!"

"Yes! Lord!"

Soon, an old Taoist wearing a Taoist robe and with gray hair was brought into Yuan Shu's bedroom by the guards.

Yuan Shu held the imperial seal in one hand and reached out to grab the old Taoist by the collar with the other hand, staring at him and asking, "You said I have the fate of the emperor, and you were not lying to me?"

At this time, Zhang Xun was already frightened. He looked at Yuan Shu with bloodshot eyes, fearing that if he said no, Yuan Shu would smash the jade seal on his head the next moment.

Zhang Xuan was shaking all over, nodding his head desperately, "Yes! Yes! According to the hexagram, my lord, you are indeed destined to be an emperor! But..."

“Hahahaha! I’m destined to be the emperor! I’m destined to be the emperor!”

Yuan Shu laughed out loud, feeling extremely happy. He held the jade seal in his arms and couldn't let it go. He shouted like a madman in the bedroom.

Looking at Yuan Shu who had fallen into madness, Zhang Xun's face turned pale. After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to say the rest of the words.

My Lord, you are indeed destined to be the Emperor, but...

very short.

(End of this chapter)