Liu Yu had no choice but to do this. He knew that Liu Yan would be so angry after hearing the news that he would most likely proclaim himself emperor. Regardless of whether he deposed the emperor or not, the authority of the Han Dynasty would be hit again.

Instead of doing this, it is better to take action in advance so as to take the initiative and prevent things from getting worst.

He knew that even if he promoted the emperor, he would not be recognized. And once Liu Yan's brain got hot, the world would probably be in chaos like the Warring States Period again.

Liu Yu couldn't stop all this, he could only put forward the final bottom line.

No one who is not a descendant of the Han Dynasty can be king!

Even if he is a puppet, he must ensure that the emperor on the surface is a descendant of the Han Dynasty, which is the last fig leaf for the Han Dynasty.

Of course, this is just Liu Yu's wishful thinking. The situation of the kings and Dingtian is about to appear. Can the real era of great strife be far away?

Three days later, the city of Chang'an announced to the world that Liu Cheng was the new emperor and officially ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

When the princes such as Cao Cao and Liu Bei, who were far away in the Central Plains, learned of the news, they immediately congratulated him and expressed their recognition of the emperor.

Needless to say, Liu Bei and Cao Cao's intention was to guard against Yuan Shu. Tao Qian, on the other hand, wanted to entrust Xuzhou to others because of his old age and the dissatisfaction of his two sons.

It's better to sell Liu Bei and Cao Cao.

What about Kong Rong? As the nineteenth generation grandson of Confucius, he naturally has no ambitions. He expressed support for Liu Cheng to become the emperor. He was just following the trend. Three of the four major princes in the Central Plains supported him. If he didn't support him, he would not support it.

Not suitable.

While in Yizhou, Liu Yan was unhappy when he learned that the new emperor had been established and that he had not received any benefits. News suddenly came from Chang'an that one of his two sons in Chang'an was dead and the other was disabled.

Liu Yan was stunned at the time. When he reacted, he was furious and stabbed the angel who sent the message to death with his sword. He immediately decided to proclaim himself emperor.

"My lord! No! The deaths of the two young masters are very strange. They must have been done by someone with ulterior motives. I am afraid that the purpose is to force you, lord, to proclaim yourself emperor and disrupt the world! If, lord, you really insist on proclaiming yourself emperor, I am afraid that you will be ruined."

It’s just the remaining power of the big man, and your own people’s support, my lord!”

Liu Yan still had many knowledgeable counselors under his command. They immediately realized that something was wrong. There must be another hidden reason for this matter. Someone wanted to induce Liu Yan to proclaim himself emperor.

Liu Yan originally wanted to proclaim himself emperor, but he did not dare to proclaim himself emperor at this juncture.

Historically, when Liu Yan wanted to proclaim himself emperor, Li Que and Guo Si also killed his two sons. However, Liu Yan was so worried that he fell ill and died.

At that time, because Liu Xie was still alive, no one dared to claim emperor without permission. After all, the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy was recognized by everyone in the world, and Liu Xie was the unquestionable emperor. If Liu Yan proclaimed himself emperor, not to mention Liu Biao would attack him.

All the ministers under his command will probably rebel.

But things are different now, Liu Xie is dead. To put it bluntly, in this situation, as long as your surname is Liu, you are qualified to spy on the emperor's position.

Liu Yan's proclaimed emperor was at best an act of over-ambition and resentment, rather than an act of rebellion similar to his previous actions.

Moreover, what happened to the second son this time just gave Liu Yan the best excuse. Wasn't this the reason King Wu of Zhou used to destroy Shang?

Liu Yan thought of this when he was sad after receiving the tragic ending of his second son. This is a good time!

For Liu Yan, the position of emperor is far more important than his own son. After all, one of his sons has died, but now he still has a son, as long as Liu Zhang is still alive.

Liu Yan, who once again wanted to proclaim himself emperor, heard the dissuasion from his ministers and said angrily: "Nonsense! Liu Cheng is just a child with a yellow mouth, but he used despicable means to win the throne of emperor, and secretly murdered my two children."

He is a son. The hatred for killing his son is irreconcilable. I, Liu Yan, will definitely be incompatible with him and will never recognize his position as emperor!"

Seeing Liu Yan like this, some of the loyal advisers below also became anxious: "No! My lord! For the sake of the reputation of the Han Dynasty, my lord, you can't claim to be emperor no matter what!"

One of the ugly-looking counselors stood up and said: "If my lord really doesn't want to recognize Liu Cheng's identity and insists on being independent, how about proclaiming himself king instead of emperor?"

Who is such an ugly counselor from Yizhou but Zhang Song?

Today, Zhang Song is young and vigorous, but he encounters Liu Yan, a lord with no enterprising spirit. In addition, the terrain of Yizhou is steep and difficult to enter and exit. He can protect himself, but if he wants to conquer the world, it is really difficult.

It's too difficult.

How could the proud and arrogant Zhang Song accept this? His talents could not be wasted just because of such a lord, so Zhang Song often expressed himself in front of Liu Zhang and put forward some excellent suggestions.

However, because this guy does look a bit unsatisfactory, and Liu Yan is not the kind of person who is eager for talents, Liu Yan's attitude towards Zhang Song has always been tepid.

Although he could still listen to Zhang Song's words in normal times, he didn't take Zhang Song seriously. But this time, he didn't even bother to listen to Zhang Song's words.

"What are you talking about? You want me to be the king? Isn't that inferior to that kid Liu Cheng? You don't need to say more, I will definitely be the emperor this time!"

Liu Yan is now determined. He is now in his forties, and his mentality is the same as that of Yuan Shu in history when he became emperor. He felt that his time was short, and he wanted to live like an emperor before he died.

In his opinion, given the dangerous terrain of Yizhou, he could sit back and relax as long as he defended the two checkpoints. Even if he became emperor, the risk would not be high.

Therefore, Liu Yan knew that he might be plotted this time, but Liu Yan still chose to proclaim himself emperor without hesitation.

Zhang Song looked at Liu Yan's determined and sinister expression, sighed softly, and had a lingering thought in his heart: Liu Yan can't succeed, so he shouldn't help him!

Then I thought of the person who found me a few days ago, and thought: Maybe I should choose another master!

Good birds choose trees to roost in. People who hang themselves from a tree can be called loyal, but they are also stupid to a certain extent.

For a lord like Liu Yan who doesn't know right from wrong and neglects a great talent like Zhang Song, Zhang Song can have a sense of belonging and be loyal to him.

Nowadays, there are many counselors like Zhang Song who are frustrated and have other thoughts. After all, Liu Yan is indeed too incompetent. Since he became the leader of Yizhou, not only has he made no contribution, but also because of his romantic

Even Hanzhong lost its debt.

If it hadn't been for the fact that this guy was a member of the Han clan, Liu Yan would have had someone get rid of him long ago.
Chapter completed!