Jia Xu led the army to escort Dong Bai, while Xiao Jiang handled military affairs for a while, and at the same time asked the troops to move to the direction of Tongguan, so as to avoid psychological pressure on the officials in Chang'an.
In the afternoon of the next day, Jia Xu and Dong Bai had entered Chang'an with one hundred thousand stones of grain and grass. They didn't have to worry about having food at home. One hundred thousand stones of grain and grass could satisfy the needs of Chang'an's army and officials for three months, not to mention the summer harvest soon.
Just arrived so that there would be no confusion due to lack of food.
Xiao Jiang still lives in the inn, and only goes to the palace when handling government affairs. Dong Bai, who has grown up a lot, will not let her run around alone. As for the rest of the Dong family, they are in Chang'an during this time and not in Meiwu.
, so everyone was killed by the rebel army. The result was that Xiao Jiang slept with Dong Bai because of his merits in delivering food.
Another twenty-three days passed in a blink of an eye, and it was already early April. Xiao Jiang was sitting on the seat next to the dragon chair in the court hall, looking through the 800-mile expedited memorial that came one after another. After reading it, he
With a sneer on his lips, he handed the memorial to the guard aside and said:
"Ministers, you should also take a look at the memorials of governors, governors, clansmen and separatist forces in various states. If you are not dumbfounded after reading this, I, Xiao Jiang, have my surname backwards. I am a talented person. Every one of them is talented. The words are lavish, but in reality
None of them have taken any action, including the royal family leader Liu Yu. How should I arrange this? Let us ministers designate who will be the emperor. Is it possible that we, a group of ministers with different surnames, can usurp the imperial power? "
Yang Biao, Shi Sunduan, Kong Rong, Huangfu Song and others circulated the memorial. Shi Sun Duan snorted coldly:
"Ever since Emperor Ling, the separatist regimes of the princes have been formed. Unexpectedly, in just a few years, the princes from all sides no longer respect the imperial court. They all treat themselves as snakes. No country can live without a king for a day. I hope the imperial court will recommend a suitable person to be the king.
The emperor, the imperial court, without the emperor, the imperial court can only barely exist. How can we decide who to elect as the emperor? This Zongzheng Liu Yu actually said that in order to prevent Goguryeo and Gongsun Zan from being unable to escape, he did not know who was suitable for the emperor. Bah, shameless
."
Scholar Sun Duan was an example for all officials, but he couldn't help but curse. This shows how screwed up the clan princes were. Kong Rong didn't like to curse, but he couldn't help but say at this time:
"My ancestors said that only women and villains are difficult to raise. These villains, for the sake of power and territory, ignore the people of the world and are in vain to be ministers and clan members."
Yang Biao was silent for a while and then said:
"The world is in chaos, everything is uneasy, the dragons are leaderless, and the princes stand side by side. Given the current order of the imperial court, how many people can respond to it when leaving Chang'an?
At this time, the princes are standing together, and no one has listened to the orders of the imperial court. Otherwise, Dong’s thieves would not have been rampant for so long. For the current plan, I suggest that a new king be elected immediately, as long as he is not an incompetent person."
Xiao Jiang touched his chin and nodded:
"Master Yang, how many of your peers and juniors are there under Emperor Xian?"
Yang Biao took over the internal affairs of the royal family during this period. He temporarily kept one copy of all the Liu family genealogy, and another copy was in the hands of Zongzheng Liu Yu. He shook his head and said with a bitter smile:
"There are more than ten people of the same generation, all of them are incompetent people who have fallen into decline in their family fortunes. There are no descendants. There are only a few princes who are capable, but they are the elders and cannot inherit the throne."
Kong Rong thought for a while and said:
"Is it possible that the great Liu family is so desolate? If we can't find a suitable royal relative of the Liu family, then why should we bother? Let's just hand over the power to the princes surnamed Liu, and then we can all go our separate ways."
Shi Sunduan said:
"The world is not just a little chaotic, but a complete chaos. The princes from all sides are fighting against each other and fighting for territory by any means. If the imperial court is disbanded, they will definitely go to war for their own interests and rights. Then the people of the world will not be blamed for this matter.
Absolutely not."
Kong Rong said sadly:
"If you don't even care about the Liu clan, what can we courtiers do?"
Shi Sunduan thought for a while and suddenly looked at Xiao Jiang who was holding his chin and said:
"Although there is no supreme king in the world, there is still a king. Although Prince Xiao is just a king with a different surname, he is the last prince of the Han Dynasty. If we elect the prince to be a one-character king, then the prince can establish a government to maintain the operation of the court and at the same time control the world.
The ministers, sweep away the unworthy ministers and clear the world, so that when the world is at peace, we will find a clear leader to pass on to the great Han Dynasty."
Xiao Jiang secretly said a few words. This scholar Sun Duan had a very good idea. He wanted to clean up the world and then return the power to the Liu family. This kind of good thing was only what they could imagine. However, as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, Shi Sun Duan did not
Wrong, what's wrong is that he regards others as being like him.
Xiao Jiang would have gone yo-yo a long time ago if he had not planned it. He did not want to raise a group of people loyal to the Han Dynasty, even if they were talented people. Just when he was about to refuse, the military advisor general Jia Xu, who was also in the court, winked at Xiao Jiang.
Blinking, Xiao Jiang's heart moved and he said:
"Sir, the one-character king is personally granted the title by the emperor. Only those who have made great achievements in opening up new territories will have a chance. The courtiers can only recommend them, but they cannot appoint them.
If I suddenly become a one-word king, what will the princes of the world, especially the royal family, think? When the princes from all sides follow suit and declare themselves kings one by one, it will not lead to the collapse of the world and separatist rule, but it will become even more chaotic."
Jia Xu smiled slightly in the queue. Xiao Jiang was indeed powerful enough. If these loyal ministers wanted to plot against Xiao Jiang, they would definitely be plotted against him.
Shi Sunduan and others thought the same thing, but after thinking about it, he immediately came up with a solution. He said with a smile:
"If we want everyone in the world to be convinced, then we must let all the princes, especially the clansmen, agree that the prince will be promoted to a king, establish the court as the head of the princes in the world, and command all officials to maintain the stability of the world. If anyone is not willing, then these people
He must be a rebel, and we can attack him later."
Xiao Jiang and Jia Xu looked at each other, and both of them saw a hint of evil smile in each other's eyes. Sure enough, Shi Sunduan could have any thoughts for the sake of the Han Dynasty.
When Shisunduan said this, the other ministers thought it was feasible. After everyone supported it one after another, Shisunduan immediately began to write urgent documents, and received the autographs of the censors of the three ministers and sent them to various places.
After returning to the inn next morning, Jia Xu followed Xiao Jiang to the temporary study room, closed the door, and said with a smile:
"Shisun Duan wanted to maintain the Han Dynasty and the country, but he couldn't see clearly that the world had completely changed at this time. The Han princes from all sides had already understood that if the Liu family wanted to maintain the imperial power, they had to develop and reunite the world on their own. However, these ministers in the imperial court were still
It is hard enough to maintain this ethereal imperial power.
But it’s okay, if the prince is promoted to the title of king, in the past, he was a great prince, founded the country and established the court, with a name and a name. When these loyal ministers are left aside, they will understand that the world no longer belongs to the Liu family. "
Xiao Jiang took out a cigarette and lit it. He held the cigarette in his mouth and smiled:
"They have their loyalty, and naturally they have their own stupidity, and I am not from their lineage. Now it is for their benefit to push me. This is their last resort."