The Most Powerful Man in the World

In the General's Mansion, Chu Yi was writing something in the study, when a footstep sounded, Chu Yi said without raising his head, "Since Wen He is here, then come in and talk!"

Hearing this, Jia Xu pushed open the door of the study and walked into the study slowly, seeing Chu Yi writing there with a smile on his face: "Master Hou is really elegant!"

Putting down the brush in his hand, Chu Yi looked up at Jia Xu and said with a chuckle, "Wenhe came to see Ben Hou at this time, thinking there is something important."

Jia Xu was in charge of intelligence gathering and sorting. If there were no urgent matters, he would definitely not come to see him at this time.

After getting along for a long time, Jia Xu also had some understanding of Chu Yi's temperament, so he was quite relaxed in front of Chu Yi, found a seat and sat down, then looked at Chu Yi and said: "What Hou Ye said is not bad, just Not long ago, news came from our spies in the coalition."

Chu Yi showed a bit of curiosity and said: "Oh, let's hear it, it won't be another prince who has been harmed!"

Jia Xu said: "There is news in the coalition that the messenger behind Liu Xuande's death is none other than you, Lord Hou!"

Chu Yi was stunned for a moment, and after reacting, he couldn't help but chuckle and said: "It seems that the coalition is not all people with wine bags and rice bags, but they know that they want to put this black pot on Ben Hou's head. To alienate the relationship between Ben Hou, Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide and the others!"

Jia Xu said with deep conviction: "What Marquis said is very true, these people's intentions are really sinister, even a thief shouts to catch a thief, even a fool can see that Liu Xuande's death is inseparable from some princes in the coalition army, now it's better to say It's what Lord Hou did."

Chu Yi waved his hand and said with a careless expression: "Don't pay attention to them, their mouths are on them, they can say whatever they want, and don't forget to send the news to Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide and the others. one."

Jia Xu was just stunned and said with a bit of admiration, "Isn't Lord Hou afraid of being confused by the rumors of the coalition forces with their brothers?"

A trace of disdain flashed in Chu Yi's eyes: "If their brothers really betrayed Ben Hou because of some rumors, then why should Ben Hou keep them?"

Jia Xu left the General's Mansion and went to see Guan Yu and Zhang Fei immediately.

When the two learned that Jia Xu was coming, they hurriedly greeted each other. After all, they both knew that Jia Xu had a pivotal position under Chu Yi, so they restrained their arrogance in front of Jia Xu.

"I don't know that Mr. Wenhe is here. Please forgive me if I miss a far-reaching welcome!"

Guan Yu stroked his beard, and politely welcomed Jia Xu into the living room, and then seated the guest and the host.

Jia Xu glanced at the two of them, smiled and took out a piece of silk from his sleeve and placed it in front of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, "This is the news I just got from the coalition."

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's expressions moved slightly, and they subconsciously thought it was the news of Liu Xuande's murder.

Soon Guan Yu's jujube red face became more and more red, and he exuded an aura that no one should enter.

Zhang Fei noticed the change in Guan Yu's expression, and took the silk from Guan Yu's hand. After seeing it, he slapped the table with his hand and shouted, "Shameless people, what a bunch of shameless people! How could they have done such a thing by adding the death of the eldest brother to Lord Hou!"

Seeing the reactions of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu in his eyes, Jia Xu stroked his beard and said with a slight smile, "Don't worry about the two generals, these princes are all ambitious, and in their eyes, no shame is important. , it is nothing more than seeing the two generals take refuge in the Marquis, and I feel resentful, and I want to divide the relationship between the two generals and the Marquis in turn."

Guan Yu stroked his beard, his eyes widened angrily and said: "Our brothers have made a promise that their lives have already belonged to Lord Hou, and Lord Hou should repay the great kindness of our brothers with his own life!"

However, it was said that the presentation of Chu Yi's memorial above the court caused quite a stir in the court.

After all, Chu Yi is going to ask for the title of prince for Liu Xuande. This is the highest title of the Han, not to mention the marquis. It is extremely difficult to even obtain the title of marquis. , So at this time, the title still has a very high gold content, and the idle person is not qualified to be a lord at all.

Chu Yi even asked Liu Bei to confer the title of King Jing of Zhongshan directly. How could this not shock the officials of the court and military officials? Many old officials who were loyal to the Han family almost immediately jumped out to oppose it.

People such as Wang Yun, Fu Wan, Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song, etc., can be said to be old officials of the Han family, and they are still somewhat loyal to the Han family. Naturally, it is impossible to agree to Chu Yi's request.

However, with Chu Yi's current power, there are naturally a group of people above the court as his minions. Even if Chu Yi doesn't speak, as long as he shows his intentions a little bit, some people will charge for him.

Several officials naturally stood up and begged the emperor to pursue Liu Bei as King Jing of Zhongshan.

The emperor Liu Bian was only a half-old child. He sat on the top of the court and watched the two parties arguing there. He suddenly became at a loss, and subconsciously looked at the Queen Mother He who was sitting beside him.

The Empress Dowager He, who came to the court to assist the government, can be described as majestic and powerful. At this moment, he frowned as he watched the ministers arguing because of Chu Yi's memorial.

He slammed the seat abruptly and said: "The important place in the court, such a dispute, wouldn't it be a loss of the identity of the Qing family!"

Seeing He's opening, Wang Yun immediately fell to the ground and shouted to the empress dowager: "The empress dowager has a clear view, not to mention whether Liu Bei's identity is true, even if his identity is true, it is only a distant branch of the royal family, and Liu Bei did not stand for my great Han. How can you get the title of a prince due to the credit of opening up the territory and expanding the land?"

Wang Yun's reasons are very clear. One is to doubt Liu Bei's identity, and the other is to grasp whether Liu Bei is qualified to be crowned king. After all, unless he is in the direct line of the royal family, such as Liu Xie, who is the son of the Spirit Emperor with the emperor Liu Bian, is qualified. was crowned king.

As for the rest of the people, it is extremely difficult to be crowned king, and this is under the premise of being a descendant of the royal family. As for the title of king with different surnames, it means that when Taizu founded the country, he named a group of kings with different surnames, but that's all. Later, all kings with different surnames were cut off. Since then, it has become a norm that non-royal families cannot be crowned kings, and no one can break it.

Even when Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, Liu Xiu, established the Eastern Han Dynasty, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai who had great meritorious deeds could at most be named marquis.

Huangfu Song, Fu Wan, Lu Zhi and others all bowed to the Empress Dowager He and said, "The Empress Dowager please enlighten me!"

He frowned, and his eyes swept over a dozen high-ranking officials in the court. These people could be said to be opposed, which made her a little embarrassed.

At this moment, He Miao, the general of the chariot and cavalry standing on the side, coughed lightly and attracted everyone's attention to himself, and saw He Miao stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Everyone, this matter will be left to Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager. It's good to think about it."

Hearing what He Miao said, Lu Zhi and Wang Yun couldn't help frowning. sign.

Originally, these ministers were counting on He Miao, who is a foreign relative and uncle, to stand up in the court to check and balance Chu Yi, but what they did not expect was that He Miao became Chu Yi's accomplice.

Looking at He Miao, Wang Yun threw his sleeves abruptly and said: "I hope that the generals of the chariot and cavalry can put the affairs of the state first, and the position of the prince and even the important weapon of the country should not be taken lightly."

At this time, Mr. He gave a wink to the servant standing beside him, and the servant stepped forward and said sharply, "Retreat!"

Some ministers reacted and wanted to say something, but they could only watch the emperor Liu Bian go down to the court under the service of several servants and palace maids.

The Empress Dowager He said to He Miao, "General chariot and cavalry, come to discuss matters with this palace!"

A group of civil and military officials watched the Queen Mother and He Miao leave, and many ministers sighed, shook their heads and left.

In the palace, Mr. He sat there, looked at He Miao and said, "Second brother, what do you mean by the Pingze Township Marquis? Why do you ask for the throne for an inexplicable person in such a sudden?"

He said hesitantly: "Do you think he is reminding us to give him the throne!"

It has to be said that Mr. He really knows how to make associations, and he was able to directly associate it with Chu Yi from Chu Yi’s request for a seal for Liu Bei. If Chu Yi was there, he would be stunned to hear Mr. He say that.

However, He Miao looked like I thought so too and nodded towards He's family, "I also suspect that this is Chu Yi reminding us to give him a knighthood."

Mr. He said with a bit of intimidation: "Even if he doesn't hint us, do we still mean to be stingy with awards?"

Saying that, Mrs. He looked at He Miao and said, "Second brother, do you want us to agree to the request of the Pingze Township Marquis and confer that Liu Bei as King Jing of Zhongshan."

He Miao sighed slightly: "Liu Bei is fine, no matter what, he also claims to be the descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, and if he really says it, he is considered to be a descendant of the royal family, even if he is named King Jing of Zhongshan, it is not the case. It's outrageous, the key is where Chu Yi is, how should we award the reward."

Hearing what He Miao said, even He was hesitant. Just as He Miao said, they really didn't know how to seal Chu Yi.

After all, both of them were secretly doubting whether Chu Yi wanted to ask for a reward for himself through Liu Bei's affairs, and now the two are embarrassed about how to seal Chu Yi.

If the reward is too bad, it is conceivable that they will hate Chu Yi. With Chu Yi's current power, once they hate Chu Yi, even the two of them will not have a good life.

In the name of Chenliu Wang and Liu Xie, the coalition forces sent troops to besiege Hulao Pass under the banner of exterminating eunuchs and Qingjun, but anyone with such a brain knows that once the coalition forces enter Luoyang City, they will be afraid That's when the sky changes.

The current status of the two of them is all based on being the son of Liu Bian today, but if Liu Bian is no longer the son of the emperor, the two of them are not to mention their status today, or even their lives may be lost.

Therefore, no matter what they think of Chu Yi in their hearts, they can only stand on Chu Yi's side.

He Miao took a deep breath, looked up at Mr. He and said, "Why don't you make Chu Yi the king!"

Even if the He family was born as a butcher's daughter, he knew that it was earth-shattering to want to seal a king with a different surname in the Han Dynasty.

It can be said that once the decree is spread, it will inevitably cause a sensation in the world, and they are likely to become the target of the world's scolding.

He looked at He Miao hesitantly and said, "Second brother, do you really want to be crowned king?"

He Miao gritted his teeth and said, "Instead of hating Chu Yi because of this, let's take the initiative and get it right in one step. Isn't it the throne of the old Liu family, and it is given to him. As for how the world sees it, and What does it have to do with us."

He Miao looked at He and said, "As long as Chu Yi wins the coalition, we still have the final say in this court. As for the opinions of the world, do we need to care?"

Mr. He nodded slowly and said, "Second brother said, since this is the case, then you should make Chu Yi the king. I don't know why this title is. In my opinion, how about making him the king of Han?"

He Miao couldn't help grinning, what significance did the King of Han have in the Han Dynasty, that was the title before the founding great ancestor Liu Bang became emperor, so after the establishment of the country, the title of the country was Han.

Among the one-character kings, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin are all extremely honorable titles. Looking at other dynasties, these kings may be much more honorable than the Han kings, but in the Han Dynasty, the Han kings are definitely the most honorable. Honorable title.

Now the He family actually wants to make Chu Yi the king of Han, which makes He Miao feel that he is not a big head, and can't make Chu Yi the king of Han no matter what the title is.

Taking a deep breath, He Miao said, "King Han is a title given by the emperor before the emperor, and it needs to be avoided, so he cannot be named. It would be better if he was named the King of Chu. The King of Chu is distinguished and matches his surname, but it is more suitable. It's gone!"

After hearing this, Mr. He nodded in approval and said, "It's so good, so he can be named the King of Chu!"

He and He Miao made up their minds, and without discussing with the Manchu civil and military, they directly issued the decree and sent the palace servants to Hulaoguan to announce the decree.

Huluoguan

In the past few days, the coalition side seems to be extremely calm, with no intention of attacking the city at all, and the two sides have maintained a state of confrontation.

A group of men and horses from the capital entered Hulao Pass and went straight to the General's Mansion.

Fang Yue walked quickly into Chu Yi's study, and said to Chu Yi, "Master Hou, someone from the palace has come, and it is said that the emperor has a will to convey!"

Chu Yi nodded slightly and said: "If it's not bad, it's the result of this candidate's request to seal Liu Xuande, then you go and invite Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide!"

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Fang Yue was naturally aware of Chu Yi's request for a seal for Liu Xuande, so after hearing Chu Yi's order, she should bow to Chu Yi, and then go straight to the residence of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

After all, he was also the messenger of the Heavenly family, and he still came to read out the edict of Liu Bei. It is not good to make people wait for a long time. Fang Yue left the general's residence and ran all the way, and arrived at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei in a very short time. 's residence.

In the mansion, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei recovered with Zhang Fei. The two of them seemed very low-key in the Hulao Pass.

Now in Hulao Pass, the two spend the rest of their time cultivating in the mansion, except for the inexorable communication.

The two of them are not fools. Those who can plot to harm Liu Bei are definitely not ordinary existences. They must be powerful princes in the coalition army. If it comes to the time when the coalition forces are defeated, that's fine. That means that the difficulty of their revenge will skyrocket.

Which of the lords has no great army to guard, no powerful generals, even if the two of them are fighting alone, even if they are against Lu Bu and Huang Zhong, they will dare to fight against one of them, but they are really against the army composed of elite soldiers and strong generals. If there is an array, the two of them are not sure that they will be able to win a battle.

Therefore, the two of them put their hearts and minds on cultivation.

Fang Yue's arrival was indeed somewhat unexpected, but the two did not dare to show any slights. After all, Fang Yue, as the first general of Chu Yi's personal soldiers, since he came, must represent Chu Yi. .

Guan Yu cupped his hands at Fang Yue and said, "General Fang, but Master Hou has something to call our brothers?"

With a smile on Fang Yue's face, she cupped her hands at the two of them and said, "The two generals have come from the court. If nothing else, it must be the reward that Lord Hou invited for Duke Xuande. , so the Marquis asked me to invite the two of you to the General's Mansion."

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu were stunned for a while when they heard the words. To be honest, they didn't have much hope in their hearts about Chu Yi's request for the title of King Zhongshan Jing for Liu Bei. It's not so easy to seal, even if Chu Yi's face is good, it may not be so easy to want so many important ministers above the court to agree to this.

The two did not report any hope at all, and naturally they had no hope, but at this moment Fang Yue actually told them that the court was very likely to actually grant Chu Yi's request.

The two looked at each other with a faint hope in their hearts. If the imperial court could really agree to Chu Yi's invitation to Liu Bei, it would be related to Liu Bei's grief after his death.

After his death, he will be crowned king. Even if his eldest brother has a spirit in heaven, he will surely be able to smile at Jiuquan.

The two immediately packed up and rushed to the General's Mansion with Fang Yue.

When a few people rushed to the general's mansion, they saw a group of people in the general's mansion from a distance.

At this time, Chu Yi was in the lobby. In addition to Chu Yi, there were Guo Jia, Jia Xu, Huang Zhong and others. After all, people from the imperial court, as high-level officials in Hulao Pass, still had to come and walk through the scene. of.

And these people are quite curious, whether the court has agreed to Chu Yi's invitation.

That inner servant was a close confidant of the Empress Dowager He, and knew more than anyone about Chu Yi's influence in the court, so he didn't have the arrogance and domineering of the messenger of the heavenly family at all, but seemed very low-key, even if it was Chu Yi Let him wait in the lobby without a single complaint.

Seeing Guan Yu and Zhang Fei coming from a distance, Chu Yi nodded at Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and said, "It's fine if you come, the imperial court has a decree to come down, Xuande is no longer there, and there is nothing else. Descendants, this will is up to your brothers to take over."

While speaking, Chu Yi's eyes fell on the body of the servant and said, "The imperial decree can be read out!"

The inner servant Huang Kai was shocked when he heard the words. He first cupped his hands towards Chu Yi and bowed to Chu Yi. Then he took a roll of bright yellow silk from Xiao Huangmen next to him, and then slowly unfolded it.

His eyes fell on Chu Yi, and Huang Kai slowly read out the imperial decree: "...Chu Yi, the Marquis of Pingze Township, has made great contributions to the society and is specially designated as the King of Chu..."