Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 714 Talking about Conditions (1)

After taking a bath and changing clothes, Liu Xie only felt refreshed, but it was a pity that he was not wearing a yellow robe. After thinking about it, he was not completely out of danger yet, so he didn't blame Xu Sheng.

Xu Sheng prepared another sumptuous lunch for Liu Xie's grandfather and grandson. The poor two hadn't eaten anything since they got on the boat, but they were very hungry.After eating and drinking enough, the boat also arrived at the shore.

"Minister Zhou Cang welcomes the holy driver!"

"Minister Xun Chen welcomes the holy driver!"

Zhou Cang and Xun Chen bowed to the ground.Liu Xie frowned unconsciously, feeling upset, why didn't he kneel when he saw me?Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao have never knelt before controlling the government. Liu Xie can understand that Zhou Cang doesn't kneel, but why doesn't Xun Chen kneel?But Liu Xie concealed his unhappiness. "The two gentlemen are exempt from courtesy."

Zhou Cang and Xun Chen came to Liyang to pick up Liu Xie not only because of etiquette, but also because they had to explain some things to Liu Xie.The plan has been implemented, so naturally they will not hide it from Xun Chen.

When Liu Xie was brought into the temporary palace, an attendant led Liu Kang to rest, and the little guy couldn't open his eyes after eating.Only Liu Xie, Zhou Cang, Xun Chen and Dianman stood outside the hall, and no one was allowed to approach.

"Zhou Qing, it's been 25 years since I left Luoyang, and I never thought I'd see the Qing family again."

"The minister misses His Majesty all the time, and has been planning to welcome His Majesty."

"Xunqing, your Xun family has been loyal and good for generations, but Wenruo and Gongda died young..." Liu Xie squeezed out a few tears.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, my Xun family will always be the ministers of the great Han."

Forever a minister of the great man?Liu Xie was overjoyed. "Well, I am forced to surrender to Cao Pi, and I am really ashamed of my ancestors." Liu Xie rubbed his tears and peeked at the expressions of the two through his fingers.

"Cao Pi pretended to be the destiny and usurped the act of rebellion. Man and God are all angry, and the minister will punish him. Please wait for your majesty to re-enter the great treasure and rule the world!"

"You wait to welcome me and then wait for the throne, I will live up to you." Liu Xie wiped away tears. "I don't know what kind of reward you want?"

Zhou Cang glanced at Xun Chen. "I don't want to reward you, and I ask you to resign as king!"

ah?Liu Xie was taken aback. Zhou Cang didn't want the throne?Don't close the country?Do you have other plans or want to return the power to me?Preferably the latter.Liu Xie asked cautiously, "Why?"

"It's an expedient measure for the minister to temporarily regent the king, and the minister and his subordinates all think that in my great Han, there will be no enfeoffment of feudal princes, no fiefs!" Zhou Cang glanced at Liu Xie. "Including princes and grandchildren, clan relatives."

Liu Xie frowned. Rewarding fiefs is one of the greatest imperial powers. Only in this way can the imperial power be consolidated and the civil and military forces be loyal to the emperor.Liu Xie remained silent.

Xun Chen said: "Your Majesty can still award titles to the royal family and those who have made great achievements, but the descendants of the royal family will be reduced by one level, and no one except the royal family will be able to inherit the title. Your Majesty does not have to worry about their food and clothing. Thousands of silver dollars are given to the palace, as well as fertile land and property, and the palace can set up an inner mansion or send people to manage it. In addition to paying taxes to the court, the output is all controlled by the palace."

Court?Appropriate money for me?Isn't this my court?Liu Xie sneered and said, "As the Qing family said, I have to pay taxes to me for my property?"

"Your Majesty, you are paying taxes to the imperial court, and you are paying taxes to me." Xun Chen reiterated.

"Huh? Isn't the big man mine? Is it your Zhou Weiguo or your Xun Youruo?" Liu Xie's face changed color, and he couldn't tell the difference between the two.

Zhou Cang sighed in his heart, knowing that Liu Xie would not be able to overcome this hurdle. Zhou Cang did not want to force Liu Xie to accept it. He wanted to turn Liu Xie over. He understood Liu Xie's desire for power. "Your Majesty, although the Great Han was built by the great ancestor, the Great Han is the great Han of all my people. Your Majesty is the head of the people, and the ministers are the representatives of the people."

Mencius said: The people are the most important, the country is second, and the king is the least.Liu Xie had read the book, and Zhou Cang understood what it meant, but he didn't expect Zhou Cang to express it in this way.The king is light, so what do you want me to do?Continue to be a puppet?

"I want to obey the name, and you are the representatives of the people, which means that I have to obey you, right?" Liu Xie gradually became angry.

Zhou Cang was suddenly unaware of Liu Xie's anger. "The ministers must also obey the will of the people and consider the people. If the people don't agree with them, they should choose another virtuous person."

Liu Xie ate a soft nail. "Then what can I do?"

"The Great Han will always be the title of the country. As long as your majesty and descendants do not betray my great Han, they will always be the King of the Great Han! The King of the Great Han is the model of all people, the symbol of our Great Han, and is supported by all people. Zuo Zhuanyun: The major events of the country lie in the worship of the people. Rong. Therefore, His Majesty only needs to make sacrifices, receive vassal states, and declare war on the outside world."

Declare war?where?Where else?Liu Xie smiled bitterly.He finally understood that the condition for Zhou Cang to support his restoration was to give up all rights. In return, the name of the Han Dynasty would never change, and the Liu family would be the emperor forever.Isn't this still a puppet?But such a puppet, no one cares about it, but can Zhou Cang guarantee that nothing will happen in the future?

See Liu Xie's question.Xun Chen said: "Your Majesty doesn't know something. The ministers have set up courts and reset the Dahan Code of Law. Including this in the Code of Law will be a permanent law. If someone violates it, the world will discuss it together. And the people have elected their representatives to set up a parliament. , All major national policies need to be deliberated by the House of Representatives before they can be tried out.”

Liu Xie suddenly thought of a problem, even if his descendants were as stupid as pigs, he didn't have to worry about someone usurping the throne and rebelling. Even if someone really rebelled, he would only be the representative of the ten thousand names and would not persecute the emperor.Of course, the premise is that this code will be implemented all the time.I have been a puppet for nearly 40 years, and it seems that it is not a bad thing to continue to do it. As long as I can still be the emperor and keep my ancestors, why not agree to Zhou Cang temporarily?
Facing Liu Xie's move, Zhou Cang continued to use his killer moves. "There are still a few small things that need to be reported to His Majesty."

"Speak it, Zhou Qing." Liu Xie just had a clear idea, and knew that there would be another obstacle.

"Firstly, the Shichang servants messed up the government, which led to great chaos in the world, and the anger of men and gods. The old officials and others discussed that there would be no more eunuchs." Zhou Cang was more thorough than Cao Pi, and simply wiped out the eunuchs. In fact, the chaos has nothing to do with eunuchs. It's just the emperor's chess piece. Zhou Cang has always disliked eunuchs, thinking that they are cruel to people. "Your Majesty's food and living are in the charge of the Inner Palace, and the security is in charge of the guard camp. All the personnel are people with clean family affairs and good moral character who have been carefully selected."

I still have to find someone to watch me, Liu Xie is used to it. "allow."

"As for the chief of the inner palace and the guards, His Majesty can choose by himself. Right now, we have Zhang Lu and Han Bao in charge. Han Bao, His Majesty has met, he is outstanding in martial arts and courageous. As for Zhang Lu, he was originally a merchant and can be Your Majesty manages the property." Zhou Cang did not say that the two men were still Jin Yiwei.

Liu Xie had a good impression of Han Bao and nodded.

(End of this chapter)