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Chapter 41 Yuan Shu: No one can stop me from becoming emperor

While Yuan Shao was gathering his army to attack Pei County, Yuan Shu, far away in Yangzhou, was busy preparing to become emperor.

"Almost three months have passed! My Temple of Heaven has not been built yet. What are you doing?"

"There are less than seven days left until the day of my enthronement. If the Temple of Heaven is not completed by then, how can I ascend the throne and worship the Heaven?"

Inside the hall, Yuan Shu's face was filled with anger, and he pointed at all the ministers in the hall and cursed them.

Although he has not officially ascended the throne yet, he has already impatiently put on a luxurious dragon robe embroidered with real dragons, mountains and rivers, cloud patterns, birds, beasts, fish and insects, and a crown of the Son of Heaven on his head. He is dressed exactly like an emperor, and even his title has become "I".

This shows how much he desires to become emperor.

Faced with Yuan Shu's anger, the ministers in the hall had no way of speaking out.

Building the Temple of Heaven was a huge project, and it was the middle of winter, with freezing weather and heavy snow, which slowed down progress.

Although the weather has become warmer now, the ice and snow have not yet melted. How can it be easy to build the Temple of Heaven?
Yang Hong sighed and said, "Lord... Your Majesty, it is too difficult to build the Temple of Heaven within seven days. We should give it some time."

Yuan Shu has ordered everyone to call him "Your Majesty" instead.

The last time a minister called out "Lord", Yuan Shu beheaded him for disrespect. Now no one dares to disobey.

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible!"

At this time, a Taoist standing beside Yuan Shu suddenly spoke with an anxious look on his face, "Seven days later, the Purple Star will be in the center, overshadowing all the other stars, which corresponds to your fate. This is the best day for you to ascend the throne and become emperor!"

"If you miss this once-in-a-century opportunity, you will never find such a good day again!"

This old Taoist is Zhang Lu.

Now he has been canonized by Yuan Shu, and has transformed from an ordinary Taoist priest into an imperial teacher, responsible for divination, sacrifices, and all matters related to the enthronement.

"what?!"

Yuan Shu was horrified when he heard Zhang Yu's words. He immediately said to Yang Hong, "Pass on my order. Gather 10,000 civilians to work together and send soldiers to supervise. The Temple of Heaven must be completed within seven days!"

"If the project is not completed by the deadline, everyone will be beheaded!"

Yuan Shu's face was ferocious and his tone was full of murderous intent.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the ministers changed color.

Yan Xiang, who had been silent, could no longer hold back and said angrily, "My lord, this man is spreading rumors to confuse the people. How can we easily believe him?"

"Your ascension to the throne was already a big mistake, and now you are levying heavy taxes, repairing palaces and building the Temple of Heaven, which has caused the people to complain. If this continues, the foundation you have built will be destroyed, my lord!"

"You are brave!"

Yuan Shu was furious, pointing at Yan Xiang and angrily said: "The Imperial Master is a true man, how could what he said be false? I ordered Dai Ziwei to ascend the throne and become emperor in seven days, and the dynasty will be forever secure! Why bother about the opinions of those lowly people!"

"Yan Xiang! I have been thinking about you following me for many years and your hard work and contributions, so I have not taken your crimes of usurping the throne seriously. Don't take advantage of my favor and act recklessly!"

"I am the Son of Heaven! You must address me as Your Majesty!"

Facing Yuan Shu's anger, Yan Xiang was not afraid at all. He said sternly, "I am only speaking the truth! My lord, please don't be so foolish!"

Yuan Shu was even more furious, and immediately shouted: "Come here! Take this traitor away and throw him into the prison!"

All the ministers were shocked when they heard this.

Yang Hong was the first to kneel down and plead, "Your Majesty, please don't do that! Lord Yan is old and weak now. If he is imprisoned, how can he survive?"

"Your Majesty, please show mercy and forgive Lord Yan's crime of disrespect!"

After he finished speaking, other ministers also pleaded for mercy.

Yan Xiang has the most seniority among all the ministers. He is also an upright person and highly respected. What he just said is also what everyone is thinking. So how can they bear to watch Yan Xiang being punished?
Yuan Shu's face was gloomy. In fact, he regretted what he said just now, but now he was in a difficult situation. So he looked at Yan Xiang and said coldly: "In view of the ministers' pleading for you, as long as you admit your fault to me, I will forgive your sins!"

"No need, my lord."

Yan Xiang refused the step offered by Yuan Shu without hesitation, took out a letter from his sleeve and put it on the ground, "My lord, it's okay to punish me, but please take a look at this letter. It's from Sun Ce of Jiangdong."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Yuan Shu gnashed his teeth, no longer having any mercy in his heart, and coldly ordered: "Come here, put the traitor Yan Xiang in jail!"

As soon as the words fell, two guards walked into the hall.

Yan Xiang was taken away from the left and right.

Only the letter was left there.

"Show me the letter!"

Yuan Shu frowned and hesitated for a moment, but decided to take a look at the letter.

Because this was written to him by Sun Ce.

Soon an eunuch presented the letter. Yuan Shu took it, opened it and read it carefully for a while, then his face became even uglier.

"What a great Sun Ce!"

Yuan Shu crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it to the ground and stepped on it!
Zhang Yu, who was standing by, could not help but ask, "Your Majesty, what did Sun Ce say in the letter?"

Sun Ce's reputation as the Little Overlord is well-known.

Yuan Shu's face was gloomy and he said nothing.

Because the letter Sun Ce wrote to him also advised him not to become emperor, and even claimed that if he became emperor, he would break with him!

Yuan Shu hated Sun Ce very much, but was also extremely wary of him.

Sun Ce was a fierce general, even braver than his father Sun Jian.

After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce surrendered to Yuan Shu. But in fact, it was no different from being independent, and the strength of his power should not be underestimated.

If you break up with him, it will definitely become a big problem!

"If I had known this would happen, I would have helped Liu Biao conquer Jiangdong."

Under the gaze of the ministers and Zhang Xun, Yuan Shu took a deep breath and said expressionlessly:

"Pass the order down, gather the laborers to build the Temple of Heaven, and complete it within seven days!"

"Seven days later, I will officially worship the Heaven and be crowned Emperor, and announce it to the world!"

After saying this, Yuan Shu left the hall without looking back.

At this point, he no longer cared whether Sun Ce would break with him or not. He was only one step away from the throne!
After taking this step, he will be the true Son of Heaven!

Walking out of the hall, the sunlight shone on Yuan Shu, and he opened his arms to welcome it.

If I want to take the world into my arms.

Yuan Shu had an obsessed look on his face, muttering to himself in a voice that only he could hear.

"No one can stop me from becoming emperor!"

(End of this chapter)