Compared with those who claim to be the Son of Heaven and make a small fuss, those who really want to be the Son of Heaven and have the strength to be the Son of Heaven are obviously calmer.

After Yuan Shu heard the news that Liu Xie's army had fought a great defeat near Huayin County and had been captured, he was overjoyed, and after rejoicing, he calmed down instead.

Of course, his calmness is not for whether to be the emperor, his calmness is for thinking about how to announce to his subordinates that he wants to be the emperor.

Liu Xie was captured, his prestige as the son of Han was lost, and everyone in the world began to doubt whether the orthodoxy of the Han family could continue, and these days, Yuan Shu himself could feel such an atmosphere.

So, what else is there to say?

The time has come.

Of course, before officially proclaiming himself emperor, he needs to get the support of his civil and military officials, and those who are in Shouchun will definitely support him.

So he wrote to Guo Peng, Tao Qian, and Sun Ce respectively, and asked them if he could be the emperor.

Instead of supporting a defeated puppet as emperor, why not support a powerful Yuan Highway as emperor?

Yuan Highway will definitely give you great benefits as the emperor!

Believe me.

At the end of May of the second year of Xingping, Guo Peng held a military parade at the Jizhou military training camp to inspect the results of military training, and received a handwritten letter from Yuan Shu from the rear.

At the beginning, Yuan Shu asked about Guo Peng's recent situation, whether there was anything difficult that he needed his help, and then symbolically inquired about the handling of government affairs and so on.

Later, as soon as the conversation changed, Yuan Shu and Guo Peng chatted about the recent situation of the Son of Heaven.

Yuan Shu said that the Son of Heaven was not doing well recently, and he was very worried, feeling that it was very dangerous for the Han world to continue like this, and he would be completely controlled by the people of Liangzhou and turned into purgatory.

Therefore, Yuan Shu wanted to come forward to save the Han world and save the people from fire and water.

But saving the Han Dynasty and saving the people from fire and water requires a name, and the Son of Heaven is in the hands of the people of Liangzhou.

If the people of Liangzhou reversed black and white in the name of the Son of Heaven and declared Yuan Shu to be a traitor, Yuan Shu's situation would be very bad.

So Yuan Shu thought that in order to avoid this from happening, he needed a name that was truly meaningful, a name that the people of Liangzhou could not intervene in.

Then Yuan Shu began to tell Guo Peng about the previous encounter with the Qilin in Huainan, and the warlock said that he had the fate of the Son of Heaven, and even revealed the existence of the jade seal of the country for Guo Peng to know.

In the end, he said that the Han world has declined, and in order to save the people, he is willing to lead by example, dedicate all his self and become the emperor, and take on the responsibility of the rise and fall of the world.

I hope Guo Peng must support him.

After reading the letter, Guo Peng silently put down the letter, took a deep breath, and then exhaled it deeply.

Finally waiting for this day.

Yuan Highway, I've finally waited for this day!

Do you know how long I've been looking forward to this day?

Yuan Highway, Yuan Highway, you didn't disappoint me! You're amazing!

Hahahahahahaha!

Guo Peng almost couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, he almost wanted to express his excitement with a set of Thomas full spin on the spot, and finally forcibly held back his joy, Guo Peng seriously burned the letter to ashes.

Then seriously think about how to write a reply to Yuan Shu.

It has to be said that this kind of thing is to be taken seriously.

If you are not careful, you will leave a reputation for supporting Yuan Shu as emperor.

It is completely inconsistent with your own personality, and your personality is easy to collapse, which is not conducive to future actions.

Although it is said that if he can be crowned emperor in the end, he may be able to tamper with history to prevent future generations from knowing, but Guo Peng does not dare to guarantee that the final winner will be himself.

In case of accidentally overturning, he is simply Wang Mang's second, even if he wants to be the emperor, he can't take Wang Mang's path, it is really too destructive.

In the original history, when Guo Peng knew that Yuan Shu decided to become emperor, Lü Bu did not express his opinion, and Sun Ce raised objections but Yuan Shu ignored him.

These two people are not strong in strength and have low status, so it is impossible for them to get Yuan Shu's great attention.

But Guo Peng is different, he has a lot of power in his hands, and it is impossible for Yuan Shu not to pay attention to his opinions, if Guo Peng clearly opposes, Yuan Shu is estimated to be really a bit of a mouse.

But Guo Peng could not oppose it, and it was impossible to set himself on fire.

Opposition cannot be opposed, support cannot be put on the surface, and the most important thing to do is not to be truthful, and to write things that are easy to be true, such as replying to letters.

Therefore, Guo Peng simply announced that he had been invited by Karasuma Dadan Yu Nanlou to go to Shanggu County to meet and socialize with Nanlou, and then he would go to Jixian County to talk to Youzhou Thorn Shi Xian Yufu.

So Guo Peng went all the way to the upper valley, delaying the time and not replying, and at the same time secretly instructed Cheng Yu to give him money, grain, grass and luxury goods on time when Yuan Shu was anxious.

Let's see if Yuan Shu can get his own hints, and then decisively claim the emperor.

Guo Peng hopes that Yuan Shu can get his own hints, know his difficulties in character design, and understand his own difficulties.

Of course, Guo Peng hoped that Yuan Shu would be more decisive and send someone directly to Hongnong to find a way to assassinate Liu Xie.

He can assassinate Liu Chong, dare to assassinate Yuan Shao, he can't try it that day, right?

Although it is said that the protection of the Son of Heaven must be far above that of Yuan Shao and Liu Chong, the probability of success is extremely low.

It's just that Guo Peng is not sure, and he doesn't dare to say that Yuan Shu will definitely do that, and Guo Peng feels that Yuan Shu has a high probability that he will not do that.

If Yuan Shu really became the emperor, it was possible to let Liu Xie live and be his 'Duke of Shanyang' to show the generosity of the new dynasty.

It's just that this is unacceptable to someone Guo.

After all, some things are more reliable to plan by yourself.

And Yuan Shu had no choice but to drag it out, until Yuan Shu was impatient, took the lead in becoming the emperor, and then threw off a super high position to envelop himself, and was categorically rejected by himself, showing his high demeanor.

That's the best fit.

Guo Peng went north and used procrastination.

Tao Qian and Sun Ce's side were not so convenient, unlike Guo Peng, who had a vast strategic depth that could be used to prevaricate Yuan Shu, they would almost soon give an answer.

Tao Qian received Yuan Shu's reply, was shocked, and immediately called his subordinates to discuss this matter, and his subordinates were all shocked when they learned of this.

They can't help but be shocked, after all, it is a major event to change the dynasty, and every time there is a change of dynasty in history, there is no smooth and stable paving, and there will inevitably be deaths, bloodshed, and redistribution.

Not to mention cronies or locals, they were all surprised by this, looking at each other, not knowing what to say.

Chen Deng naturally didn't know, although he had such a guess, but he really didn't have the preparation for what he should do when this day really came, and he stood on the spot for a while.

Tao Qian's confidant Cao Hong was the same, he swept Yuan Shu's letter, and was shocked, his brows were tightly locked, and his back was sweating.

"This matter is too big, I never expected Yuan Highway to dare to ...... at this time Tell me what you think. ”

Subordinates, you look at me, I look at you, no one dares to be the first to express their opinions.

In the end, Tao Qian and the others were impatient, and named Cao Hong's name and asked Cao Hong to express his opinion first.

Cao Hong saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he could only step forward.

"Ming Gong, according to Hong, this matter is too big, we can't make a hasty decision."

"Of course, I know that this is a big deal, and I am just asking you what I should do!"

Tao Qian looked at Cao Hong with an unkind expression.

Cao Hong thought about it and was very embarrassed.

"Although the Son of Heaven was defeated and captured, he was still the Son of Heaven after all, Duan Xuan and Zhang Ji did not depose the Son of Heaven, they still respected the Son of Heaven, although the people of the world had many doubts, but no one took the lead in denying the Son of Heaven, Yuan Highway was the first."

Tao Qian frowned: "You mean, Yuan Highway is risking the world's condemnation by doing this?" ”

"That's true."

Cao Hong opened his mouth and said: "Although the prestige of the Son of Heaven has been lost, and the minds of the people in the world have changed, but the Han family has been in the world for four hundred years, not that change can be changed, there are still many courtiers around the Son of Heaven, they are from the major scholar clans, and they have not left the Son of Heaven, which means that the Son of Heaven still has their support, they just have no military strength." ”

Tao Qian pondered for a while and nodded slightly.

"What you say makes sense, then, Yuanlong, what do you think?"

Tao Qian began to ask Chen Deng again.