However, while Jia Xu sighed, he immediately went to the General's Mansion to meet Chu Yi. After all, this matter was of great importance, so he naturally wanted to tell Chu Yi as soon as possible.
In the General's Mansion, Chu Yi was writing something in the study. There was a sound of footsteps. Chu Yi said without raising his head: "Since Wen He is here, let's come in and talk!"
After hearing this, Jia Xu pushed open the door of the study and slowly walked into the study. When he saw Chu Yi writing there, he said with a smile on his face: "Master Hou is so elegant!"
Putting down the brush in his hand, Chu Yi raised his head, glanced at Jia Xu, chuckled and said, "Wen He is here to see me now. I guess there is something important."
Jia Xu is responsible for collecting and organizing information. If there was nothing important, he would definitely not come to see him at this time.
After getting along for a long time, Jia Xu got to know Chu Yi's temperament somewhat, so he was quite relaxed in front of Chu Yi. He found a seat and sat down, then looked at Chu Yi and said: "What the Marquis said is true.
Not long ago, news came from our spies among the coalition forces."
Chu Yi showed a bit of curiosity and said: "Oh, tell me, another prince has been harmed!"
Jia Xu said: "There is news among the coalition forces that the person behind Liu Xuande's death is none other than you, Lord Marquis!"
Chu Yi was stunned for a moment, and after he realized what he was doing, he couldn't help but chuckled and said: "It seems that the coalition forces are not all filled with drunkards, but they know how to put this blame on me. What do they want?"
You want to drive a wedge between me, Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide and the others!"
Jia Xu said with a look of deep understanding: "What the Marquis said is true. The intentions of these people are really sinister. They even shouted "Catch the thief". Even a fool can see that Liu Xuande's death is closely related to some princes in the coalition. It's good now. They actually said
It’s what the Marquis did.”
Chu Yi waved his hand and said as if he didn't care: "Don't pay attention to them. They have their mouths. Let them say whatever they want. Don't forget to tell Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide and the others the news later.
One serving.”
Jia Xu was just stunned and said with some admiration: "Master Hou is not afraid that he and his brothers will be confused by the rumors of the alliance?"
A trace of disdain flashed in Chu Yi's eyes: "If their brothers really betrayed me because of some rumors, then why should I keep them?"
Jia Xu left the general's mansion and immediately went to meet Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.
When the two learned that Jia Xu was coming, they hurriedly greeted him. After all, they also knew that Jia Xu had an important position under Chu Yi, so they restrained their arrogance in front of Jia Xu.
"I don't know if Mr. Wenhe is here, but I am a bit far away from you, so please forgive me!"
Guan Yu stroked his beard and politely welcomed Jia Xu into the living room, and then the guests and hosts took their seats.
Jia Xu glanced at the two of them, smiled and took out a piece of silk from his sleeve and placed it on Guan Yu. In front of Zhang Fei and Zhang Fei, he said, "This is the news we just got from the coalition forces."
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's expressions moved slightly, subconsciously thinking that there was news of Liu Xuande's murder. Guan Yu almost immediately took the silk in his hand and scanned it with a glance.
Soon, Guan Yu's maroon face turned redder and redder, and his whole body exuded an aura that said no strangers should enter.
Zhang Fei noticed the change in Guan Yu's expression and took the silk from Guan Yu's hand. After looking at it, he couldn't help but slapped the table and shouted: "Shameless people, what a group of shameless people!
They actually put the death of my eldest brother on Mr. Hou, how could they do such a thing!"
Seeing the expressions of Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, Jia Xu stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Don't be upset, two generals. These princes are all ambitious people. In their eyes, no shame is important.
, it’s nothing more than seeing the two generals defecting to the Marquis, feeling unhappy, and wanting to drive a wedge between the two generals and the Marquis."
Guan Yu stroked his beard, eyes widened angrily and said: "Our brothers have made a promise, and their lives have long belonged to the Marquis. The Marquis has shown great kindness to our brothers, and he should repay us with his life!"
However, when Chu Yi presented a memorial to the court, it caused quite a stir in the court.
After all, Chu Yi wants to apply for the title of prince for Liu Xuande. This is the highest title in the Han Dynasty, not to mention the title of marquis. It is extremely difficult to obtain the title of marquis. After all, it is not the era when the Han Dynasty has declined and become a puppet.
, so at this time, the title still has a very high gold content, and ordinary people are not qualified to be a prince at all.
Chu Yi actually directly requested the title of King Jing of Zhongshan for Liu Bei. How could this not shock all the civil and military officials in the court? Many veterans who were loyal to the Han Dynasty jumped out to object almost immediately.
People such as Wang Yun, Fu Wan, Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and others can be said to be veterans of the Han Dynasty. They are still somewhat loyal to the Han Dynasty, so naturally they cannot agree to Chu Yi's request.
However, with Chu Yi's current power, there is naturally a group of people in the court who are his minions. Even if Chu Yi doesn't speak, as long as he reveals his thoughts a little, there are still people who will charge for him.
Naturally, several officials stood up and begged the emperor to grant Liu Bei the title of King Jing of Zhongshan.
The Emperor Liu Bian was just a half-grown child. Sitting in the court hall and watching the two parties arguing below, he suddenly became at a loss and subconsciously looked towards the Queen Mother He who was sitting next to him.
The Queen Mother He, who was assisting the government during the imperial court, was very majestic. At this moment, she frowned as she saw the ministers arguing over Chu Yi's memorial.
Mr. He slammed the seat and said: "In such an important place in the court, such a dispute would be a loss of status for all the ministers!"
Seeing He speak, Wang Yun immediately fell to the ground and shouted to the Queen Mother: "The Queen Mother clearly knows that, let alone whether Liu Bei's identity is true or not, even if his identity is true, he is just a distant branch of the royal family. Moreover, Liu Bei has not established a foundation for me, the great Han Dynasty."
How can one be granted the title of prince because of his contribution to the expansion of territory?"
Wang Yun's reasons are very clear. One is to doubt Liu Bei's identity, and the other is to find out whether Liu Bei is qualified to be crowned king. After all, only Liu Xie, who is a direct lineage of the royal family, such as Liu Xie, who is the same heir of Ling Emperor as Emperor Liu Bian, is qualified.
Was made king.
As for the rest of the people, it is extremely difficult to be crowned kings, and this is on the premise that they are the heirs of the royal family. As for the title of kings with different surnames, that is, when Taizu founded the country, he granted a group of kings with different surnames.
Later, all the kings with different surnames were eliminated. From then on, it became a rule that non-royal people could not be crowned kings, and no one could break it.
Even when Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, established the Eastern Han Dynasty, the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai who had made great contributions to the founding of the country were only granted the title of marquis.
After Huangfu Song finished lying down, Lu Zhi and others all bowed to the Queen Mother He and said, "Please give me a clear warning from the Queen Mother!"
He frowned and glanced at more than a dozen important officials in the court. It could be said that these people were all opposed to it, which made her feel a little embarrassed.
At this moment, He Miao, the cavalry general standing aside, coughed lightly, attracting everyone's attention to him. He Miao stroked his beard and smiled slightly: "Everyone, please leave this matter to your Majesty and the Queen Mother.
You should think about it for a while."
Hearing what He Miao said, Lu Zhi, Wang Yun and others couldn't help but frowned. How could they not know that He Miao had been very close to Chu Yi since unknown times, and he seemed to be a supporter of Chu Yi.
sign.
Originally, these ministers were counting on He Miao, who was a relative and uncle, to stand up in the court to check Chu Yi. What they didn't expect was that He Miao turned out to be Chu Yi's accomplice.
Looking at He Miao, Wang Yun suddenly flicked his sleeves and said: "I hope that the generals of chariots and cavalry will take state affairs as their top priority. The position of prince and even the most important weapon of the country will not be granted lightly to others."
At this time, Mrs. He winked at the chamberlain standing by the side. Suddenly the chamberlain stepped forward and screamed: "Retreat!"
Some ministers reacted and wanted to say something, but they could only watch the Emperor Liu Bian go down to the court accompanied by several chamberlains and maids.
Queen Mother He said to He Miao: "General Chariot and Cavalry, come with me to discuss matters!"
All civil and military officials watched the Queen Mother and He Miao leave. Many ministers sighed, shook their heads and left.
In the palace, Mr. He sat there, looked at He Miao and said: "Second brother, what do you think the intention of the Marquis of Pingze Township is? Why do you suddenly ask for the throne for an inexplicable person?"
He said with some hesitation: "Do you think he is reminding us that we want to give him the throne?"
I have to say that He is really good at making connections. He can actually connect directly to Chu Yi from Chu Yi's request for a title for Liu Bei. If Chu Yi were here, I would be stunned when He said this.
However, He Miao actually looked like I thought the same thing and nodded towards Mr. He and said, "I also suspect that this is Chu Yi reminding us to give him a knighthood."
He said with a bit of worry: "Even if he doesn't hint to us, do you think we will still be stingy with rewards?"
As he spoke, He looked at He Miao and said, "Second brother, do you think we should agree to the request of the Marquis of Pingze Township and confer Liu Bei the title of King Jing of Zhongshan?"
He Miao sighed slightly and said: "It's just Liu Bei. After all, he claims to be the queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing. If you really say it, he can be regarded as a descendant of the royal family. Even if he is specially named Prince Jing of Zhongshan, it doesn't matter.
It’s outrageous, but the key is how we should reward Chu Yi.”
Hearing what He Miao said, even the He family was a little hesitant. Just as He Miao said, they really weren't sure how to bestow Chu Yi.
After all, both of them secretly doubted whether Chu Yi wanted to get a reward for himself through Liu Bei's affairs. Now the two of them were in a dilemma as to how to reward Chu Yi.
If the reward is too bad, it is conceivable that Chu Yi will be hated. With Chu Yi's current power, if Chu Yi is hated, even the two of them may have a difficult life.
After the coalition forces, under the banner of King Chenliu and Liu Xie, called for the removal of eunuchs, and under the banner of the Qing emperor, they sent troops to besiege Hulao Pass, anyone with any brains knew that once the coalition forces entered Luoyang City, they would probably
That's when things will change.
The current status of the two of them is entirely dependent on the current emperor Liu Bian. However, if Liu Bian is no longer the emperor one day, the status of the two of them cannot be said to be what they are today, and their lives may even be in danger.
Therefore, no matter what the two people think of Chu Yi in their hearts, they can only stand on Chu Yi's side.
He Miao took a deep breath, looked up at He and said, "Why don't you make Chu Yi king!"
Even though He was born as a butcher's daughter, she still knew how earth-shattering it was for the Han Dynasty to confer a king with a different surname.
It can be said that once the decree is spread, it will definitely cause a sensation in the world, and they will most likely become the target of criticism from people all over the world.
He looked at He Miao hesitantly and said, "Second brother, do you really want to be crowned king?"
He Miao gritted his teeth and said: "Instead of hating Chu Yi because of this matter, why don't we take the initiative and get it right in one step? Isn't it the throne of the old Liu family? Just give it to him. As for what the people in the world think of it?
What does it have to do with us?"
As he spoke, He Miao looked at He and said, "As long as Chu Yi defeats the coalition forces, we will still have the final say in this court. As for the opinions of the people in the world, do we need to care?"
He nodded slowly and said: "What the second brother said is that if this is the case, then just make Chu Yi the king. I don't know the reason for this title. In my opinion, how about making him the King of Han?"
He Miao couldn't help but grin. How significant the King of Han was to the Han Dynasty. That was the title of the founding ancestor Liu Bang before he became emperor, so after the founding of the country, the country's title was Han.
Among the kings with one word, Qi, Chu, Yan, Han, Zhao, Wei, and Qin all have extremely noble titles. Looking at other dynasties, these king titles may be much more noble than the King of Han, but in the Han Dynasty, the King of Han was definitely the most noble.
What a distinguished title.
Now that the He family actually wants to make Chu Yi the King of Han, this makes He Miao feel very dizzy. No matter what title he gives, he cannot make Chu Yi the King of Han.
Taking a deep breath, He Miao said: "The King of Han is the title given to Emperor Gaozu before he became emperor. It needs to be avoided, so he cannot be named. It would be better to make him King of Chu. The King of Chu is both noble and consistent with his surname, so it is a perfect fit."
Got it!"
After hearing this, Mr. He nodded in agreement and said, "That's very good, so just make him the King of Chu!"
He and He Miao made up their minds and directly issued the decree without consulting the Manchu civil and military officials and sent the palace servants to Hulao Pass to announce the decree.
hulaoguan
In the past few days, the coalition forces have seemed extremely calm and have no intention of attacking the city. The two sides have maintained a state of confrontation.
A group of troops from the capital entered Hulao Pass and headed straight for the General's Mansion.
Fang Yue quickly walked into Chu Yi's study and said to Chu Yi: "Master Hou, someone from the palace has come, saying that the emperor has a decree to convey!"
Chu Yi nodded slightly and said: "If what I expected is correct, my request for the title of Liu Xuande has come to fruition. Go and invite Guan Yunchang and Zhang Yide!"
