"In this way, the king's envoy has not been used by thieves." Cao Cao was relieved.

"Yes, yes." Xu Yu bowed his head and said: "In my opinion, Wang Yuanjun and that Taiping Divine Sect have a lot of heroes. Borrow each other's ears. ”

"Ziyuan's meaning ......" Cao Cao was shocked.

"Meng De, don't think too much." Xu You said with a smile: "Wang Envoy Jun is not a person in the Taiping Dao. ”

Cao Cao asked again: "The king makes the king kill the king, but it is for the world." Why did the yellow turban thief kill the king? Just for the communiqué personal vendetta? ”

"Among them, only the king and the Taiping Divine Sect know. We are outsiders, and we don't know. Xu Yu said.

"The so-called good and evil are indistinguishable, and loyalty and treachery are indistinguishable." Cao Cao sighed: "The world is difficult and dangerous, and people's hearts are unpredictable. Things are becoming more and more chaotic, and the future is difficult to discern. ”

Xu You also empathizes: "Only by joining hands with all of you, we will follow the trend and forge ahead." ”

Cao Cao asked again: "Ziyuan has joined the general's disciples, what do you want?" ”

"Without it, be careful." Xu You replied with a smile.

"Your Majesty entrusts the King of Gu Ji and wants to establish the Marquis of Hefei as the emperor. Take the king of this as a man, and do what he is told. It is rumored that when the Marquis of Hefei succeeds to the throne, he will make the eldest son of the emperor the crown prince. , treat others as yourself. Now Hefei Hou is weak and weak, in order to seek a big position, he can bear to submit. When he grows full-fledged, he is willing to fall into a big position and give it to others. At that time, King Ji will definitely depose the Marquis of Hefei again and set up a new emperor. Establish first, then scrape. This is the way of the minister. Cao Cao said.

Xu You smiled casually: "Your Majesty, in order to protect the second son's adulthood, will marry Anguo." I thought it could prevent my brothers from falling into the wall and fighting in the same room. Unexpectedly, all parties have plans. In the past, the government was in the hands of His Majesty, which is a rare opportunity in the Han Dynasty. However, His Majesty was chaotic and unharmed, and missed the opportunity to rejuvenate. When the Marquis of Hefei succeeds to the throne, he will repeat the mistakes of his relatives, party members, and eunuchs. Under the trade-off, the government must be divided into the hands of several people. All parties are playing, secretly fighting endlessly, and even the rivers are declining. In less than ten years, let's see who will kill the deer. ”

The national crisis is at the head, and the only way to stay warm is to huddle together. Unite all forces that can be united. However, His Majesty was in a desperate situation and led the Marquis of Hefei to sit on the throne. and even the division of the imperial court, standing on three legs. Under the wrestling of all parties, even the order changed overnight. It is difficult for the decree to last, and within a few years, the government will be abolished. The national throne is difficult to continue.

Ages. The new thing is the right time and place. Indispensable.

In a word, the timing is not right. The society is difficult, you should be cautious, and you can't stand the toss anymore.

The father dies and the son succeeds, and the brother dies and the brother dies. For the present Han Dynasty, the system of succession to the throne of the elder brother and the younger brother is a new thing.

During the period of His Majesty's funeral, the choice of succession shall be decided.

As recorded in the "Living Book", His Majesty's dying words have been proved by King Thistle. His Majesty Jinkou Yuyan established the Marquis of Hefei as the emperor. Empress Dowager Dou and Empress He had no objections. The three princes and the nine kings should be obeyed by orders.

The emperor's eldest son is the crown prince, which is the meaning of the thistle king. With the approval of Empress Dowager Dou and Empress He, she quickly informed the Marquis of Hefei. Hefei Hou agreed. said, after "suing the temple", he will make the eldest son of the emperor defend and become the crown prince.

"The Second Year of Duke Huan": "Where the public travels, sue the temple, drink to the contrary, and the lord is honored and courteous." "The kings of the Son of Heaven, succession to the throne, patrol or encounter major events such as soldiers, and sacrifice to the ancestral temple, called "sue the temple".

"The Book of Rites: The Royal System" contains: "Seven temples of the Son of Heaven, five temples of princes, three temples of doctors, and one temple of scholars."

Since the beginning of the Han Dynasty, the emperor set up seven temples to worship his ancestors. Taizu Temple is located in the middle, and the left and right are three Zhao and three Mu. The five temples of the princes, the left and right two Zhao and two Mu: the ancestral temple, the Gaozu temple, the great-ancestor temple, the ancestral temple, and the father temple.

Whenever something great happens, tell the ancestors. "Sue the temple" is a necessary procedure for officially ascending the throne and becoming emperor. Once the temple is "sued", the succession becomes an established fact. Unless there is gross negligence, it is difficult to say that it is not lightly abolished. In the former Han Dynasty, the reason why Liu He, the Marquis of Haidu, was easily deposed was because he did not sue the temple when he succeeded to the throne. In other words, the matter of inheriting the throne was unknown to the ancestors and ancestors.

"Steal without telling you." has not "sued the temple", which is equivalent to "stealing the big position".

"The Analects of Zilu": "If the name is not right, the word will not go well, and if the word is not good, the thing will not be done." If the thing fails, the etiquette will not be happy, and if the etiquette is not happy, the punishment will not be successful. ”

Death is like life. It is not enough to tell the world, but it is also necessary to report to the ancestors. The two worlds of yin and yang need to be taken into account. So he succeeded to the throne in Taimiao, killing two birds with one stone. Became the two Han Dynasty, and the emperors of the past dynasties succeeded to the throne and fixed the ritual. for future generations.

Liu Bei abandoned the Taimiao, which shows that the matter is big.

Retrieving Beiping County, where the tomb of King Jing of Zhongshan is located, is of even greater significance to Liu Bei. Previously, Liu Bei's ancestral temple was in Lousang Village, and Lucheng was "Hou Temple". Nowadays, it is the justifiable "royal temple" of the princes. And above the Wang Temple, is the Gaozu Temple.

From the perspective of patriarchal inheritance, Liu Bei is only one step away from the throne.

Therefore, after the delivery came to Beiping County. Up and down the thistle, go all out. The first thing to do is to find the location of King Jing's Mausoleum. The Jingwang Mausoleum, which was destroyed in the war at the turn of the Han Dynasty, was restored at the original site. Rebuild the royal temple and worship at four o'clock.

Which mountain, which temple, which ancestor, is really important.

The princes are mourning, and they need to cry when they want to be in the capital. When the car arrived at Luoyang Guomen, all the kings wept bitterly to show their mourning.

After entering the city, check in to the Imperial Palace. After the funeral, the new emperor ascended the throne and returned to their respective feudal countries.

To the south of the river, bandits swarmed and the roads were uneven. The princes often took a boat detour, which took a lot of time. The six lords of Jizhou were the first to arrive in Beijing. Enter Zongzheng Temple first and present the gift list. Then enter the palace in turn and meet the three queens (Empress Dowager Dou, Empress Dowager Dong, Empress He). Funeral gifts, later generations called "gifts". It was originally intended to give clothes to the deceased. Because it is mostly replaced by coins, it is also called "silk gold".

Enter the palace to meet the queen mother and queen to show condolences.

After leaving the palace, the lord of the six kingdoms did not live in the royal annex. Enter the Han Garden, meet the thistle king, and stay in Erkun City, Kebao.

Led the princes and kings of all over the world to follow suit.

The magnates of Luoyang are all dumbfounded.

All the princes of the world voted for the king of thistle. The people's hearts are back, it can be imagined.

Even the Marquis of Hefei, who was about to ascend the throne as emperor, also sent envoys to worship. The donations sent by Zhang Rang, Zhao Zhong and others were untouched and transferred to King Ji. The king of thistle is rich in the world, why should the Marquis of Hefei give gifts. Take several times the return gift, do not mention.

Your Majesty collapsed the sky, and entrusted the king of the lonely thistle. The Great Han Dynasty is the beginning of the dawn. The lord of the six countries of Jizhou once secretly formed an alliance with the Ji State of the Seven Kingdoms. I am not an outsider.

Erkun City, the palace of the king of thistle.

Liu Pheasant, King of Zhongshan, Liu Yi, King of Hejian, Liu Xu, King of Anping, Liu Zhong, King of Ganling, Liu Wei, King of Changshan, Liu Amnesty, King of Zhao, and Liu Bei, King of Thistle, are in the same hall as the Seven Kings.

Liu Hui, the king of Changshan, asked: "The king of this is going to live in the capital for a long time. ”

"Definitely." Liu Bei shook his head: "When the new emperor succeeds to the throne, he will return to the country and become a vassal." ”

"Heavy ears are born outside, and Shen is born and dies inside." Liu Pheasant, the king of Zhongshan, said bluntly: "The capital is not a place for us to stay for a long time. Hefei Hou is the parent of the Empress Dowager Yongle, and the Dong family should complement each other with all their might. Today, Dong Hussar's hands hold heavy troops, and he has appeared as a powerful minister. It is enough to compete with the general. There is a difference between relatives and relatives, and the king is a foreign vassal after all. Fame is prominent, and all people hope for it. If the power is tilted towards the opposition again, it will be feared by the Dong family and the He family. If the two palaces form an alliance and the two relatives join forces, the king will be in danger. ”

"As the King of Zhongshan said." Liu Yi, the king of the river, said suddenly: "The king should return quickly." ”

"The spring breeze is proud, and the rapid retreat is an opportunity." Liu Bei said that it was appropriate: "It is appropriate to retire after success." ”

"The king sees it clearly." The six kings bow together.

Imitate the old example of the first emperor.

Holding Jinwu Wang Bin and Huangmen ordered Zuo Feng to "hold the festival together". Will be left and right Yulin, go to Hefei country, and welcome the new emperor.

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors