Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 381 The Era of Kings
Xu You's death.

In the case of Cao Cao and Liu Qi's kingship.

It didn't attract any attention at all, and even if there was no matter of becoming a king, no one would pay attention to Xu You's death.

It's not that Xu You has no reputation, but that he is not worthy of attention.

If there is anyone who is very interested in Xu You's death, it is only Yuan Shao from Jizhou.

You must know that Xu You betrayed Yuan Shao, and also let Yuan Shao's [-] soldiers stationed in Jinyang surrender to Cao Cao's command. Without fighting in the first battle, he directly surrendered the city.

After learning that Xu You was beaten to death by Xu Chu.

If it weren't for this tense period where everyone had their own plans, Yuan Shao would have wanted to throw a big banquet to celebrate.

Time passed slowly.

During this period.

The vassals who had had minor conflicts also ceased fighting one after another, withdrew their troops and waited quietly.

However, the most striking thing is Chang'an and Chengdu, that is, the flow of people is much more than usual, and it seems very lively.

of course.

It is not known how many of them are scouts from various princes.

under various arrangements.

The time also came when Cao Cao and Liu Qi became kings.

Yizhou Chengdu
In the western outskirts of the city.

On this day, it was crowded with people.

During this period, there was an altar with a radius of nine miles, distributed in five directions, each with flags and guards of honor.

Countless soldiers stood guard around the altar, and all the soldiers' weapons were tied with a red cloth. Those who could come here to defend were the elite of the army.

And behind countless soldiers.

Even the many common people who came out from Chengdu to wait and see, these common people just stood quietly behind the soldiers and did not make any other movements, and they were still a few meters away from the soldiers.

And, everyone knows.

At such a moment, as long as someone dares to attack the place guarded by the soldiers, the only thing to greet him is the cold weapon.

All the people also behaved very peacefully.

Even some of the spy reports mixed in did not have the intention of causing riots, because they all received orders to let Liu Qi become king smoothly.

In the center surrounded by countless soldiers, it was also very empty.

A tall altar can be clearly seen even from a distance.

Three hundred red-clothed and black-armored soldiers stood straight around the altar with their sabers in their hands, their eyes gleaming with light.

The altar is the most frontal.

The advisers and generals under Liu Qi's command are arranged in order according to their positions, and there are more than a hundred officials, large and small.

When the time comes.

Then Guo Jia went up to the altar and read out the message.

immediately.

Guo Jia and Li Ru invited Liu Qi to climb up the altar, enter the crown and seal, and sit facing south. He was congratulated by the civil and military officials, and he became King of Han and took charge of Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jiaozhou, Nanman and other places.

At the same time, the imperial decree from Chang'an was read out, which is justified.

Guo Jia was appointed as a military adviser, and the prime minister was responsible for military and political affairs; Li Ru was appointed as a minister, and the prime minister was responsible for internal affairs; Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Ma Chao, and Wei Yan were generals of the four directions.

The rest are rewarded one by one.

The reward thing is settled.

This time, it was time for Liu Qi to become king in Chengdu, and everyone did not have any objection to Liu Qi's award, and they all had their own arrangements.

They also know that this is just the beginning.

After all, becoming king is not the top that Liu Qi wants to reach, and there are still many opportunities to make contributions in the future.

When Liu Qi became King of Han in Chengdu.

Cao Cao was also in Chang'an, and under the conferment of emperor Han Xiandi, he became the king of Wei, and he followed Cao Cao's subordinates, and also received various rewards.

It can be said that both of them accomplished the task of becoming king at the same time.

Didn't encounter any accidents.

of course.

Under the various arrangements, there will be no accidents. After all, both of them are kings in their base camps, and a small amount of trouble will have no effect at all.

It is simply impossible to send a large army over.

not to mention.

The rest of the princes were not in the mood to make trouble, and they were very supportive of the two kings. How could they send people here? If something happened, they might all help to deal with it.

Cao Cao and Liu Qi officially ascended the throne, which is also an announcement to the world.

The whole world celebrated together, and this was only in the states and counties under the control of the two. As for the states and counties in charge of the other princes, such a situation would definitely not happen.

however.

After Cao Cao and Liu Qi became kings.

The rest of the princes who had already prepared, such as Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and others, also jumped out.

Cao Cao used the excuse of coercing the emperor to order the princes to issue a proclamation to the world to crusade Cao Cao; and Liu Qi, as a clan member of the Han family, had no intention of helping the Han family, and colluded with Cao Cao.

Under the banner of maintaining the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

All over the world, they have established themselves as kings.

When Cao Cao and Liu Qi announced their titles as kings, none of the princes came out to speak, and they waited all the time; they jumped out after waiting for the two to officially become kings. This was also the idea of ​​the princes.

It is to make myself stand on the side of justice, not to be rebellious.

Yuan Shao was in Jizhou and made himself King of Zhou; Liu Bei was in Xuzhou and made himself King of Qi; Sun Quan was in Jiangdong and made himself King of Wu; Gongsun Zan was in Youzhou and made himself King of You.

Only Lu Bu, who occupies Runan, has no intention of becoming a king, as if what happened outside Runan has nothing to do with him.

Just like the Warring States period.

The kings are based in different places.

After Liu Bei, Yuan Shao, Sun Quan, Gongsun Zan and others established themselves as kings.

Cao Cao and Liu Qi didn't make any moves either.

And Cao Cao, representing the imperial court, did not let Emperor Han Xiandi issue an imperial decree to crusade against the rebels, as if he tacitly agreed that Yuan Shao and others would establish themselves as kings in various parts of the Central Plains.

but.

Smart people know that even if the imperial court promulgates an imperial decree, it will not have any effect.

It started when Cao Cao was about to be crowned king in Chang'an.

It is already an unchangeable thing for the rest of the princes to establish themselves as kings. After Cao Cao and Liu Qi become kings, they will become kings on their own.

and.

The opening of the princes to become kings means that the regime of the Han Dynasty will no longer exist. Even if the emperor Han Xiandi is still there, the world today will no longer respect the regime of the Han Dynasty.

It also opened a new era because the princes established themselves as kings.

The era of competing in the Central Plains.

The land of the Central Plains, which has been quiet for more than half a year, will also have disputes again because of this. The princes who are unwilling to be subdued, the rest is to see who will die.

The situation in the Central Plains has also become a little tense.

But it is still a bit stable, no one of the princes took the lead in provoking the war, maybe no one is fully sure, and they don't want to let others take advantage of it.

It is still developing steadily, waiting for the opportunity.

(End of this chapter)