The killing lasted for a month before it ended.

For Su Zhe, in this battle of Guandu, he not only defeated Yuan Shao and changed the offensive and defensive momentum, but also took the opportunity to eradicate the dissidents in the ruling area and completely stabilize the Central Plains states, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

After killing the clan and rewarding all the civil and military forces, Su Zhe finally began to think about himself.

As the prime minister, he led the officers and men of the three armies to achieve such a great victory, and his subordinates were all promoted to knighthood, how could he treat himself badly.

So, under Su Zhe's instructions, Dong Zhao and other ministers submitted to the Han Emperor one after another, asking for Su Zhe to be knighted.

Xudu, Golden Palace.

Liu Xieku sat on the dragon seat, looking at the ministers who were piled up with cases, his face was gloomy and depressed, and he was silent for a long time.

Although he was not more than twenty years old, he already had a lot of gray hair in his hair, and his face did not look old for his age.

It's no wonder that as a puppet emperor, he survives under Su Zhe's iron curtain all day long, planning how to kill Su Zhe and regain his emperor's authority every moment.

It's a pity that most of the royalist ministers in the court have already been killed by Su Zhe, and no one is available.

As for the palace, except for a few palace maids and eunuchs who were considerate, the rest of them were replaced by Su Zhe's people, and even his last toilet was closely monitored.

Even his queen Fu Shou, who was originally sent by him to make a beauty trick on Su Zhe, turned out to be a fake show, and she actually had true feelings for Su Zhe and became more and more cold to him.

Liu Xie, who is isolated and helpless, has the heart of "killing thieves", but he has no way to do it, so he can only live in depression all day long.

In this battle of Guandu, Liu Xieyuan still held on to the last trace of thought, hoping that Yuan Shao could defeat Su Zhe and rescue him from Su Zhe's "claws".

Although Yuan Shao is not a good thing, at least at the beginning of meeting him, he will definitely make a loyal minister and show it to the world, and then he will show his true colors.

But at least, he still had a brief chance to give it a go.

But now, his last hope was ruthlessly shattered by Su Zhe with a miraculous victory.

Now, he could only sit here helplessly, listening to the courtiers' praise for Su Zhe, portraying Su Zhe as a virtuous figure through the ages who surpassed Jiang Ziya, and listening to them tirelessly ask him to give Su Zhe a knighthood.

"Your Majesty, Su Cheng's merits are high and the world is high, and he has the merit of reinventing my Han Dynasty, if Your Majesty does not enter the knighthood for Prime Minister Su Cheng, he will lose the hearts of the people in the world!"

Dong Zhao was forced and persuaded to make suggestions to Liu Xie again.

Su Fei on the side, his hand was already pressed on the hilt of the sword, and he let out a deep dry cough.

That means that he is clearly threatening him and forcing him to comply.

Liu Xie's heart was cold, and he didn't dare to pretend to be dumb anymore, so he had to say: "What Dong Aiqing said is very true, but Su Qing has become the prime minister, I really can't think of how to add an official to Su Qing." ”

Dong Zhao came out of class and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that with the merits of the prime minister, he should be crowned as a duke, and Prime Minister Su is a Jingchu clan, please make him the duke of Chu." ”

As soon as these words came out, Liu Xie's face changed immediately.

The prince and the prince, the prince is second only to the king, and since the rebellion of Wang Mang, no one has been named a duke.

Sealing the public means releasing a signal to the world:

Su Zhe took another step towards usurping the throne of the Han family.

Liu Xie was silent, his fists clenched secretly, and he was silent for a long time.

Seeing Liu Xie's hesitation, Dong Zhao raised his voice and said loudly: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Su Cheng has made immortal achievements, and he can't be comforted if he is not a feudal prince, Your Majesty can't hesitate anymore, don't chill Prime Minister Su's heart." ”

He was threatening, warning Liu Xie to make a decision as soon as possible, if you dare to deny it, Su Zhe will be annoyed, and the consequences will be unimaginable.

Liu Xie's body was shocked, and a chill swept behind him.

He knew very well that his current position was far less important than it was then.

When Su Zhe welcomed him, he only held a Nanyang County, so he naturally wanted to use his emperor's appeal to conquer the Quartet.

And now, Su Zhe has held the Central Plains states, defeated the powerful Yuan Shao, and become the largest prince in the world, and the importance of his puppet is not as great as before.

Since it is not important and he is not obedient, Su Zhe is fully capable of abolishing him and appointing a more obedient person as the new emperor.

In other words, the situation that Liu Xie is facing now is that if he obediently listens to Su Zhe's words, even if it is a foregone conclusion that Su Zhe will usurp his throne in the future, he can still be the emperor for a few more years.

If you don't obey, you will be deposed at hand.

Thinking about the misery of his brother Liu Wei being poisoned by Dong Zhuo after he was deposed, I am afraid that Su Zhe's viciousness is even worse than Dong Zhuo.

Liu Xie couldn't help but shiver, and his back was hairy.

At this time, Ma Liang and other ministers also stood up one after another, seconded Dong Zhao's proposal, and forced Liu Xie to make an order.

Liu Xie couldn't support it, so he had to smile bitterly and said: "What you Aiqing said is extremely true, Prime Minister Su Cheng is tired and has high achievements, and he is indeed worthy of the duke. ”

Liu Xie finally relented, Dong Zhao and others were satisfied, and praised Liu Xie's "wisdom".

Two days later, a holy decree of reward written by Liu Xie himself was sent by Dong Zhao to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Su Zhe had already expected this result, because this will had only been under his instructions for a long time.

Since the decree of the world has been issued, and it is still rewarded to him, of course he must set up the incense case, make enough scenes, and accept this holy decree with grand etiquette.

Under the gaze of the military generals, Su Zhe was officially crowned a duke and named the Duke of Chu.

In the Governor's Mansion, important officials in Beijing gathered in the Prime Minister's Mansion and witnessed the grand occasion of Su Zhe's promotion to the Duke of the Kingdom.

For a time, the entire house fell into jubilation.

These heroes from all over the world are of course sincerely happy, not only because of Su Zhe's entry into the knighthood, but also because they can get vital benefits from Su Zhe's promotion.

They worked hard for Su Zhe, not only because they were impressed by Su Zhe's charm, but also because they valued Su Zhe's hope that he would become emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty and open a new dynasty.

Once Su Zhe became emperor, these ministers and generals became the founding heroes, and their titles and fiefdoms could be passed on to future generations.

And Su Zhe's promotion of the title of duke means that he has taken another important step towards becoming the emperor, and they are also one step closer to becoming the founding hero, so they are naturally rejoicing.

In the mansion of the Duke of Chu that day, there was endless laughter and laughter, and the fragrance of wine wafted throughout the mansion, and all the subordinates drank to their heart's content to celebrate Su Zhe's entry into the palace.

After a few rounds of wine, Su Zhe called Dong Zhao to him, poured him a glass of wine in person, and praised: "Gongren, you have done a good job in this father-in-law, come, drink this cup." ”

Dong Zhao calmly took the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp, but said with a faint smile: "Chu Gong's words are serious, this is the trend of the times, Zhao is just complying with the mandate of heaven, even if others say something, the son of the Han family will not dare to disobey." ”

Su Zhe laughed and drank it all.

After the two ministers drank to each other, Dong Zhao said: "At present, the pro-Yuan forces in the Central Plains states have been eradicated, the rear has been stabilized, and the Duke of Chu should also prepare for the Northern Expedition. ”

Duke of Chu, King of Chu, and further on, only the Great Chu Emperor remains.

Su Zhe's heart was full of enthusiasm, and he was full of pride, and he happily raised his glass and laughed: "Drink, tonight, drink him upside down!" ”

"Drink him upside down!"

"Drink him upside down!"

The generals raised their glasses in response, and the heroic laughter echoed in the lobby.