During Bai Xiaowen's western expedition, he successively pacified Hanzhong and Yizhou, destroyed Liu Bei's forces, and once again shocked the world.
Returning to Yedu, the emperor led hundreds of officials to greet Sanli to show his glory.
The fun has just begun.
Dong Zhao and Hua Xin jointly signed the petition. Duke Yan had made great contributions to quelling the chaos, clarifying the world, and helping the world. The imperial court should make Jin the king and add nine tins to show his distinction from the other ministers.
The so-called "Nine Tins (ci)" actually refer to the nine "gifts", which are nine kinds of ritual utensils awarded by ancient emperors to princes and ministers, representing the highest courtesy.
Jiuxi includes nine types, including chariots and horses, crown clothes, musical instruments (lexuan), Zhuhu, tigers and swords, bows and arrows, axes and axes. Throughout ancient Chinese history, the powerful officials who have received Jiuxi basically established their own political power.
It is said to be synonymous with "tampering".
However, Jiuxi in the Three Kingdoms era cannot be equated with treason, because it was from Wang Mang and Cao Cao that they gradually began to accept Jiuxi's courtesy.
In the Three Kingdoms of the Spirit Realm, Bai Xiaowen is the first prince after Wang Mang to accept Jiuxi.
One stone stirs up a thousand waves.
Discussions between the government and the opposition are inevitable, but there is basically no opposition.
The reason is very simple. Bai Xiaowen has flattened most of the princes, leaving only Jiangdong.
Many people began to count when Bai Xiaowen would truly ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, replacing the Han Dynasty.
Yedu, Da Sima Mansion.
In front of Bai Xiaowen, Dong Zhao and Hua Xin stood in awe with their hands folded.
"Didn't Xun Yu raise any objection?" Bai Xiaowen was a little confused.
Dong Zhao said: "Xun Yu seems to be in poor health and has been bedridden. After the officials presented the memorial to King Yan of Jin, Guanglu Qing's mansion closed its doors to thank guests and cut off outsiders."
Hua Xin guessed Bai Xiaowen's thoughts and said: "My lord, Xun Yu has not made any contribution to the court since he surrendered to the lord. Instead, he repeatedly blocked the lord from ascending to the throne and blocked the public's expectations with one person, which made the courtiers want to follow suit! My lord should not
If you keep this person any longer, it will definitely hinder the lord's grand plan."
Bai Xiaowen frowned and said, "How is Xun Yu's condition?"
Dong Zhao and Hua Xin looked at each other and shook their heads. They couldn't enter Xun Yu's house at all.
Bai Xiaowen sighed: "Hua Xin, you are biased when you say that Xun Yu failed to achieve even an inch of success. When he recruited Cao Cao's old troops and stabilized Henan, Xun Yu also made great efforts. He is blocking it now because he is stubborn.
If you can't see the general trend clearly. If you want to win the world, how can you not tolerate a meritorious minister? Dong Zhao can order the medical officials to do their best to diagnose and treat Xun Yu without any neglect."
Dong Zhao and Hua Xin said in unison: "My lord, your mind is unparalleled in the world."
Bai Xiaowen waved his hand and said, "You two can rest assured that Gu Duan will not treat meritorious officials lightly."
Hua Xin understood and said: "We will do our best to urge the court to approve the imperial seal as soon as possible."
Bai Xiaowen frowned slightly.
Dong Zhao said with a smile: "How can my lord's virtues and meritorious deeds be summed up by the title of King of Yan? If my lord refuses to accept it, the imperial court will definitely give him the title many times. Such three resignations and three concessions will leave everyone in the world speechless."
explain."
Bai Xiaowen nodded and showed a satisfied smile.
From this we can see that Dong Zhao was still trying to comfort the party that forced the palace, while classmate Hua Xin still had to continue practicing.
Bai Xiaowen then said: "Is the people of Yedu stable?"
Dong Zhao didn't know what he meant, so he replied: "Reporting to my lord, there is nothing unusual in Yedu."
Bai Xiaowen said: "There may be some changes in the title of King of Yan and the emperor's minister. After passing the order, all the palace guards and eunuchs will be replaced. The original eunuchs will expose each other. I want to see who dares to serve the emperor."
Dong Zhao was surprised and said: "My lord, could it be that we have obtained some information?"
Bai Xiaowen shook his head and said: "The human heart is made of flesh. How can those eunuchs who live with the emperor day and night have no friendship at all? Today's emperor is also a careless master. It is common for him to win over one or two eunuchs with favors.
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Dong Zhao thought Bai Xiaowen had received some secret information, and was even more frightened, so he bowed down and accepted the order.
Bai Xiaowen actually didn't get any information, but just in case. He could vaguely feel the turbulent undercurrent lurking underneath the peaceful Yedu.
During this investigation, the eunuchs exposed each other, and it turned out that several people were actually rewarded by the emperor and empress.
Bai Xiaowen personally examined the four eunuchs, and with his meticulous insight, he quickly determined that three of them were unlucky ones who were bitten randomly and did not seek refuge with the emperor; only the last one, from his breathing,
Flaws can be detected in subtle details such as heartbeat and expression.
"Mu Shun..."
Bai Xiaowen smiled slightly. He had been famous for this person for a long time.
In the novel, Mu Shun received a letter from Queen Fu and passed it on to the head of state, Fu Wan, to plot against Cao Cao. However, after the plot failed, Cao Cao killed Mu Shun and more than 200 members of the Fu Quan clan.
The advantage of foresight was demonstrated. Bai Xiaowen did not need to torture Mu Shun at all. After having basic suspicions, he directly ordered the Tiger Soldiers to surround Mu Shun and Fu Wan's homes and conduct extensive searches.
It doesn't matter if they can't be found. The worst thing is that Bai Xiaowen will serve wine to Fu Wan to calm him down. With his position of power at this time, Fu Wan doesn't dare to say anything.
After some searching, a box containing Fu Wan's daily correspondence was found. In the interlayer of the box, a secret letter written by Queen Fu to Fu Wan was obtained.
It turns out that when Bai Xiaowen was discussing the title of King of Yan, Empress Fu felt that the Han Dynasty would end in Bai Xiaowen's hands - Bai Xiaowen usurped power a bit too fast. In just a few months, he was granted the title of Duke and King again.
This is Sima Zhao's heart, and everyone on the road knows it.
(Sima Zhao: Sorry, I went to the wrong set...)
Of course, Bai Xiaowen's contribution was indeed great. He had successively pacified the princes from various places, and he also had the qualifications and capital to apply for the title.
But Empress Fu didn't want to sit still and wait for death, so she wrote a letter and asked her eunuch Mu Shun to pass it on to her father Fu Wan, begging Fu Wan to plot to get rid of Bai Xiaowen.
Fu Wan's reply was that it was not advisable to move lightly now, but Bai Xiaowen (Yuan Xi) was about to conquer Jiangnan, and Ye would be empty by then. If there was a chance, he would contact civil and military officials loyal to the emperor to bring order to the chaos.
After Fu left an autographed letter from Empress Fu, it was not that he was acting in secret. It was just that the empress's autographed letter, like the Clothes and Belt Edicts of the past, was a token of imperial power and could be used to give orders to ministers.
For this great honor, the aborigines of the Three Kingdoms planes all value it very seriously.
For example, Dong Cheng and others wrote their names on the clothes edict as an oath of alliance; weren't they afraid that the clothes edict would be found?
It's not that I'm not afraid, but the imperial edict is of great significance.
Bai Xiaowen read the letter and said with a smile: "This old boy is naughty and wise in his dealings. It's a pity that he was tricked by his daughter this time. If I don't use thunderous means, I can't intimidate people. Forget it, I'll just borrow this old guy's