The soldiers of the Han army were happy because it was written in the prophecy that the king was the emperor. The man they followed was the emperor, so how could they not be happy?
The people in the city were happy because they had also heard the prophecy in "Chi Fu Fu". The city was about to have an emperor, and from now on the city and area would enjoy many policies that benefit the people, such as tax reductions and exemptions.
Feng Yi didn't know this yet, but he met Liu Xiu in the central tent of the Han army camp. After meeting, Feng Yi immediately knelt down, kowtowed forward, and said: "The general will pay homage to the king! The general will be convicted.
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Liu Xiu was stunned by Feng Yi's meaningless words. He looked at Feng Yi puzzled and asked, "What crime is Gongsun guilty of?"
Feng Yi said cautiously: "Your Majesty, the reason why the general exchanged letters with Li Yi is to stabilize Luoyang, divide Zhu Tuna and Li Yi, and aim to seize Henan."
Liu Xiu nodded. Feng Yi understood this even without explaining it.
Feng Yi saw that Liu Xiu's expression was as normal and he didn't seem to object to this matter. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Your Majesty, I think that Li Yi can win over..."
Before he finished speaking, Liu Xiu interrupted: "Li Jiwen is cunning, cunning, capricious, and difficult to plan with."
Seeing Feng Yi looking at him blankly, Liu Xiu said meaningfully: "Gongsun should publish the letters between himself and Li Jiwen in all counties in Hanoi, so that all counties and governments can take a warning."
When Feng Yi heard this, his body trembled, he lowered his head involuntarily and frowned.
If Li Yi's letters are made public, the news of Li Yi's affair with him will surely spread quickly.
Once this news reaches Zhu Tuna's ears, can Zhu Tuna let Li Yi go? If Li Yi dies, won't we lose a very important internal agent in Luoyang City?
Feng Yi was silent for a while, and then Fang reminded him in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you must put the overall situation first!" In the face of the overall situation, personal grudges should be put aside.
Liu Xiu said without changing his face: "By killing Li Jiwen, I am putting the overall situation first! Li Jiwen cannot be trusted. If you believe in him, you will suffer the consequences in the future!" After a pause, he said quietly: "Believe me."
Li Jiwen, it is better to believe in Zhu Tuna."
Li Yi and Zhu Kun were both one of the culprits who killed his eldest brother, but relatively speaking, Liu Xiu hated Li Yi more. It was simple, Li Yi was a betrayer, and Zhu Kun was not with his side at all.
Comparing the two, a despicable and shameless traitor is naturally far more despicable than an upright enemy.
There is another point where Zhu Tuna gained points in Liu Xiu's heart. Liu Xuan betrayed his ancestors' precepts and granted him a king with a different surname. At that time, everyone accepted Liu Xuan's title of king, but only Zhu Tuna refused.
At that time, Zhu Tuna's attitude was very clear. When Emperor Gaozu proclaimed himself emperor and founded the Han Dynasty, he had already made a clear stipulation that under the Han system, there should be no kings with different surnames.
Liu Xuan blatantly violated the ancestral precepts and the Han system, so he did not accept it. Zhu Xuan was not pretending, nor was he deliberately giving in. Liu Xuan had been emperor for more than two years, but he had never accepted Liu Xuan's offer.
Confess the king.
As time went by, Liu Xiu admired Zhu Kun's insistence on the Han system. Even if he was an enemy, there was something about Zhu Kun that he could appreciate and admire.
And what about Li Yi? Liu Xiu was not even willing to mention the name Li Yi and directly called him Li Jiwen. For Liu Xiu, the word Li Yi represented humiliation, a shame shared by him and his eldest brother.
It can even be said that Liu Xiu hates Li Yi more than Liu Xuan.
The expression on Liu Xiu's face did not change, but the cold light in his eyes shocked Feng Yi. Without another word, he knelt forward and said, "The general knows what to do."
"Yes." Liu Xiu nodded, and then he said with a smile: "Gongsun, I met a classmate and friend in the city. His name is Qiang Hua. When we met, he gave me a strange book."
Feng Yi asked curiously: "I wonder what kind of strange book it is?"
""Red Fu Talisman"!"
Feng Yi took a breath and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, it is said that various prophecies are recorded in "Chi Fu Fu", many of which have come true."
Liu Xiu smiled and nodded to Long Yuan who was standing aside. The latter held a roll of bamboo slips in both hands and came to Feng Yi and handed it to him.
Feng Yi took the bamboo slip with both hands and unfolded it carefully and slowly. Obviously, this was definitely not the original version of "Chi Fu Fu". The bamboo slip was very new, and the handwriting on it was clear, without any blur like ancient books.
Looking carefully at the content inside, Feng Yi couldn't help but reveal joy on his face when he saw the sentence "Liu Xiufa's troops were not captured".
While he was watching, Liu Xiu cleared her throat and said, "Gongsun, I had a dream last night. I dreamed that I was riding a red dragon and flew all the way to the sky. When I woke up, my heart was throbbing. I don't know why.
What does the dream mean?”
Feng Yi changed his expression and immediately left the table, walked to the center of the camp, knelt down and kowtowed to Liu Xiu, and said, "Your Majesty, this is destiny, your Majesty should be the emperor!"
Liu Xiu frowned and asked, "Is this the meaning of this dream?"
Feng Yi said seriously: "Exactly! Who can ride a dragon, only the destined emperor! The red dragon is fire, fire is Han, and the king is the destined emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
"So that's it." Liu Xiu nodded thoughtfully. Deng Yu was the representative of the Nanyang Clan, and Feng Yi was the representative of the Yingchuan Clan. Deng Yu and Feng Yi both supported him in proclaiming the emperor, which at least showed that the civil servants of the Nanyang Clan were
The military generals and the civil and military generals of the Yingchuan clan all supported his proclaimed emperor.
This gave Liu Xiu a reassurance. He murmured: "Should I really comply with destiny and take another step forward?!"
Feng Yi knelt in front of Liu Xiu and said excitedly: "The king should have proclaimed himself emperor in Hebei long ago! Regarding the matter of proclaiming the emperor, the king has been delaying and being unable to make up his mind, which has made the army officers and soldiers dissatisfied.
, many people even think that the king has no ambition and are unwilling to continue to assist the king." wavv
Liu Xiu stood up, walked around the table, walked up to Feng Yi, pulled him up from the ground, and said meaningfully: "Gongsun, we have come all the way, from Nanyang to Yingchuan, and from Luoyang to
Hebei has gone through so many hardships and escaped from death many times, and finally established a foundation in Hebei. How can this be the merit of one person? If Hebei is basically destroyed because of one person's fault, I...I
How can we be worthy of our dead and living brothers?"
Feng Yi frowned and said: "If the king refuses to proclaim himself emperor and makes everyone alienate from the king, then it will destroy the foundation of Hebei!"
Seeing that Liu Xiu was still hesitant, Feng Yi knelt down again and said loudly: "The final general is willing to die to remonstrate with you!"
Liu Xiu hurriedly helped Feng Yi up and said with a smile: "How has my General Dashu ever rebuked him with death?"
He jokingly called Feng Yi "General Dashu", which made the latter blush. Liu Xiule said: "When I woke up this morning, I thought of Gongsun's bowl of bean porridge, and now I want to eat it again."
Feng Yi couldn't help but laugh, shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, don't make fun of me anymore."
"What a joke, I really want to eat it!"
Feng Yi didn't say anything and immediately said: "General, do it now!"
"Gongsun, remember to do more." Seeing Feng Yi walking out in a hurry, Liu Xiu didn't forget to remind him.
The strong support from Deng Yu and Feng Yi made Liu Xiu more confident. After Feng Yi personally prepared a large pot of bean porridge, Liu Xiu also summoned all the civil and military officials under his command into the Chinese military tent, and each of them was given a
A bowl of bean porridge.
Liu Xiu picked up the porridge bowl and took a sip. He felt endless aftertaste. He glanced at the crowd and saw that everyone was looking at him eagerly. He smiled and said: "This bean porridge was made by Gongsun himself. Come and try it."
taste."
After hearing Liu Xiu's words, everyone picked up their porridge bowls and took a sip.
Feng Yi's cooking skills are not very good. This pot of bean porridge and noodles with clear soup are not very tasty. But Liu Xiu drank it with gusto, and everyone present was full of praise. Feng Yi sat among the people, feeling quite impressed.
I can't laugh or cry.
Liu Xiu asked Long Yuan to hand over the "Chifu Fu" to everyone for circulation. There are many prophecies recorded in "Chifu Fu", which not only involve Liu Xiu, but some of them also involve Liu Xiu's subordinates.
For example, there is a sentence, "Wang Liang's main guard is Xuanwu", this sentence involves Wang Liang, the general under Liu Xiu's command.
The main guard can be understood as the territory in charge of the guard. Where is the guard district? After the Wei State was destroyed, Wei Yuanjun, the monarch of the Wei State, moved to Yewang, and Yewang County can be understood as the guard district.
Now Wang Liang is serving as the magistrate of Yewang County, so Wang Liang's sentence of "main guard" has come true.
Xuanwu is the god of water, and in the imperial official position, Da Sikong is in charge of water and soil. Wang Liang's chief guard is Xuanwu, which means that Wang Liang will be the magistrate of Yewang County, and later Sikong.
Everyone present had no objections to Wang Liang's appointment as Grand Sikong. At first, Wang Liang, who was a county magistrate in Yuyang, came with Wu Han to join Liu Xiu, and later went to war with Liu Xiu, and he also made a decision not to do so.
Less meritorious.
During his recent tenure as the Wild King, he also assisted Kou Xun and Feng Yi in defeating the invading Su Mao tribe in Hanoi, and once again achieved military exploits.
Although Sikong is one of the three companies, he is the one with the least real power. Sima is in charge of military affairs, Situ is in charge of government affairs, and Sikong is in charge of water conservancy and construction. He is worried about it, but it is often thankless.
In addition to having a good name and being ranked among the three nobles, there are no other benefits. Therefore, no one is willing to compete with Wang Liang for the position of Sikong. Since there is a prophecy in "Chi Fu Fu" that Wang Liang can be Sikong, then
Let him do it.
Continuing to look back, I found that there is also a prophecy about Da Sima in "Chi Fu Fu", and in the prophecy, it is recorded that the person who became Da Sima was Sun Xian.
Who is Sun Xian? Not to mention Liu Xiu has never heard of him, none of the generals present have heard of him either.
It is really puzzling and surprising that such an unknown person actually appears in the prophecy of "Chi Fu Fu" and is honored as a great Sima.
When everyone circulated "Chi Fu Fu", they mainly had objections to the choice of this great Sima.
The military power of the Grand Sima Master cannot be held by just anyone.
By the time everyone had circulated the "Chi Fu Fu", Liu Xiu had finished three bowls of bean porridge in a row and said with a smile to Feng Yi: "The bean porridge made by others is far less delicious than Gongsun's!"
Feng Yi leaned forward and said, "Your Majesty, this is a great reward."
Liu Xiu looked around at the people present and said: "After many days of thinking, I have decided to worship the ancestors and gods in five days!"
Sacrifice to ancestors and gods is another way of saying "Emperor". The six ancestors of "Water, Fire, Thunder, Wind, Mountain and Ze" are worshiped, and the gods of "Mountains, Forests, Rivers and Valleys" are sacrificed. Only when the emperor ascends the throne can there be such a grand ceremony to worship ancestors and gods.
ceremony.
After hearing Liu Xiu's words, people almost couldn't believe their ears. After being stunned for a moment, people stood up together and kowtowed forward, saying in unison: "Your Majesty is wise! Your Majesty is wise!"
On June 22, AD 25, Liu Xiu was persuaded by his subordinates and officials, fueled by the prophecy of "Chi Fu Fu", and the perfect opportunity created by Liu Xuan for him.
Next, he finally built an altar at Qianqiu Pavilion near the city, burned firewood to offer sacrifices to heaven, sacrificed pigs and sheep, worshiped ancestors and gods, and ascended to the throne.
