But the holy decree makes it clear that those who don't go will be regarded as rebels.
Who dares not to go?
In desperation, the eighteen princes discussed it with each other and could only act according to the order.
Jiang Siming and the officials stayed temporarily in a nearby county town. In the county government office, the officials and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty were all there.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was sitting in the county office, and there was a chair next to him, with Jiang Siming sitting on it.
This was Dong Zhuo's position, but now it has been replaced.
However, this substitution made all the officials extremely happy. After all, the person who replaced him was a close confidant of His Majesty.
It didn't take long for the eighteen princes to arrive.
"Let them come in." Jiang Siming said leisurely, taking a sip of tea.
Eighteen men dressed as generals came in and respectfully paid homage to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Jiang Siming looked at these people one by one. Except for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, he didn't know any of them.
But when they announced their names one by one, Jiang Siming knew it.
Later generals include Yuan Shu, the governor of Nanyang, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, Kong Niao, the governor of Yuzhou, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peiping, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, the Marquis of Wucheng... and so on.
Jiang Siming glanced at it and said, "I heard that this time we fought with Lu Bu at Hulao Pass. Where are Liu Guan and Zhang who killed Hua Xiong?"
"Prime Minister, they are still waiting outside."
"Tell them to come in."
"Here."
Soon, three more people walked in. One of them had big ears and a good-looking face, another had a leopard head and ringed eyes, and another had a red face.
After the three people came in, they fell to the ground excitedly and shouted long live.
Jiang Siming said to Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty with great interest: "Your Majesty, I heard that Liu Bei said that he is a member of the royal family. Is this true?"
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty replied: "Then I will have to check the genealogy."
As soon as Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty opened his mouth, officials immediately called in the royal family genealogy to search, but surprisingly, they couldn't find Liu Bei's name after searching for a long time.
Jiang Siming was surprised. In the history books, Liu Bei met Liu Xie, and Liu Xie immediately recognized him as a member of the royal family.
Why not here?
After thinking about it, Jiang Siming seemed to understand something.
According to historical records, when Liu Bei met Liu Xie, Liu Xie was captured by Cao Cao and became a caged bird in Xuchang.
In order to develop his own strength and break away from Cao Cao, Liu Xie would of course recognize Liu Bei's identity.
But now it is clear that Liu Xie has not reached that point.
With that said, Uncle Liu Huang was still lying to himself.
He thought so. How could a straw sandal weaver be confused with a member of the royal family?
The ancient royal family lineage was very strict, and it was impossible for such a big loophole to appear.
Liu Bei knelt on the ground and broke out in cold sweat. Guan Zhang next to him couldn't believe it. Didn't his eldest brother always say that he was a member of the royal family?
How come it’s not the same when I get here?
"Liu Bei is bold and dares to pretend to be a member of the royal family! He shall be punished for his crime!"
Wang Yun was the first to stand up. Now that Dong Zhuo is gone, he is the superior Situ Gong again.
"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Liu Bei, a common man, is really a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Your Majesty, please find out clearly."
"Nonsense! Since you are a member of the Han family, why doesn't your name appear in the royal family tree?"
"Maybe..."
Jiang Siming watched Wang Yun and Liu Bei arguing with interest and was not anxious at all.
Not to mention, although Liu Bei didn't have any physical strength, his words were really powerful, especially at this critical moment of life and death.
He insisted on talking about things that were clearly not true, but Wang Yun was not that easy to fool.
Seeing that Liu Bei couldn't explain anything, Wang Yun was about to send people to capture him.
Jiang Siming said: "Forget it, Liu Bei has made meritorious deeds, and he shouldn't treat the meritorious officials like this."
Liu Bei burst into tears of gratitude when he heard Jiang Siming save the siege, and almost knelt down and kowtowed to Jiang Siming.
"But Liu Bei, since there is no evidence to prove that you are a royal family member, then never mention it again. You are just Liu Bei, a commoner Liu Bei, and have nothing to do with the royal family. Do you understand?"
"The common people understand!" Liu Bei naturally agreed. If he didn't agree, he would be beheaded.
"Okay, Liu Bei, although you have made great contributions, you pretended to be a royal family and your merits and demerits are equal to each other, so you will not be commended. Please retire." Emperor Xian of Han waved his hand.
Liu Bei's heart was bleeding. He finally made such great achievements and wanted to find an official position, but he didn't expect that his efforts were in vain.
If I had known better, I wouldn't have pretended to be a member of the royal family.
Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty awarded rewards to the other eighteen princes in turn. In fact, there were no substantial rewards. It just made each of them have a higher official position.
But what Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wanted was for each of their princes to hand over three thousand soldiers and horses, and they were elite soldiers, to recruit and rebuild the Han Dynasty.
The mute princes of the Eighteenth Route took Coptis chinensis. Although he was so distressed that he almost cried, he could only accept his fate and agree.
After all, the emperor asked you for three thousand troops and horses, how could he not give it to you?
Besides, three thousand soldiers and horses is not a big deal to them. Every prince has tens of thousands of troops, or even hundreds of thousands.
So all the princes happily agreed.
Each of them had 3,000 people, that is, 54,000 people. Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty gave all of them to Jiang Siming to manage, and he named Jiang Siming the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World.
Jiang Siming has not developed anything and has done nothing to hide his strength and bide his time. He has gained more than 50,000 soldiers and horses in vain, and they are all elite soldiers and strong generals.
Where can you go to reason with this?
After handing over their troops, these princes all found excuses to leave quickly. Who knows what the emperor would want from them if they stayed any longer.
Even Yuan Shao and Cao Cao made excuses to leave and did not follow the officials to Chang'an.
It can be seen that these people's thoughts are not to help the Han Dynasty at all. They all want to go back and find territory to develop again, support their own troops and respect themselves, and wait for the changes of the times.
After Jiang Siming obtained these soldiers and horses, he asked all officials to set off for Chang'an.
With tens of thousands of soldiers, horses and vehicles, it took only half a month to reach Chang'an.
During this period, Jiang Siming was always with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. As long as the hypnosis was about to end, he would continue to practice hypnosis.
So it seems that Jiang Siming has a very close relationship with the emperor, and all the officials are eager to have a relationship with Jiang Siming.
After arriving in Chang'an, except for the imperial palace which needed to be renovated, other official residences were ready.
Chang'an used to be the former site of Kyoto, so many of the houses there are just deserted and can be fully used if they are cleaned up and repaired.
Jiang Siming's Prime Minister's Mansion was located not far from the imperial palace. With the work of a large number of skilled craftsmen, the majestic Prime Minister's Mansion was quickly built.
During this period of time, Jiang Siming quickly became involved with more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, as long as he promised them benefits and showed his strength.
It is too easy to conquer these ancient soldiers, not to mention Jiang Siming's extraordinary status. To be loyal to the prime minister is to be loyal to the great man.
Just because of this reputation, many soldiers are willing to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side.
Jiang Siming also found many capable generals among these troops. After testing their loyalty with the sense of good and evil of the ancient relics sword, he gave them important tasks.
Although there were more than 50,000 unfamiliar soldiers and horses, under Jiang Siming's half-month reorganization, they immediately became a powerful force that was no worse than the elite soldiers of other princes.
[Author's digression]: Today's update is a bit late, I'm sorry~ There's something going on in the store. (To be continued)