Two months have passed quietly unconsciously, and for the people of Chang'an, there is no difference from the past, and it can be said that life is getting better and better.

Although there are disputes in the world at present, but in the territory of Guanzhong, there is almost no atmosphere of war, Ye Zhao has started to develop people's livelihood with all his strength since two years ago, and it has also made the people of Guanzhong rich, and the people are becoming more and more prosperous.

However, for the envoys of the princes who came to Chang'an to watch the ceremony, the ten-zhang altar outside the city was still shocking.

Chen Qun walked down the street with a few scribes who came with him, his eyes were extremely complicated.

As Cao Cao's envoy, it is not the first time to come to see Ye Zhao, but each time the shock is different, if the last time he sent an envoy to Chang'an, he was shocked by the strength of Ye Zhao's soldiers and horses, and the benefits of the soldiers, then this time, not to mention the ten-zhang high altar that rose from the ground, just the flowery Chang'an City in front of him, brought him an inexplicable impact.

It's only been a few years? In the past, the city that was tossed by the warlords of Xiliang such as Li Dao and Guo Yan almost became a ruin, and in just a few years, it was so prosperous that it was operated in the hands of Ye Zhao, and it was not inferior to Luoyang in the past.

Obviously in troubled times, why does it give people a sense of prosperity?

The heaviness in Chen Qun's heart is indescribable, he represents Cao Cao, and he naturally did not come to Chang'an to attend the ceremony this time, but everything in front of him suddenly gave birth to an unspeakable sense of powerlessness in his heart.

Whether it is as Cao Cao's adviser or as the helmsman of the Yingchuan family, Chen Qun and Ye Zhao are standing on opposite sides, but what they saw and heard in Guanzhong this time made Chen Qun feel that he could not see hope.

Liu Wei ascended the throne and had already become settled, and here he met not only Liu Bei's envoy, but also Sun Ce's envoy, Yuan Shu's envoy, Yuan Shao's envoy and even Lü Bu's envoy.

What are you looking forward to?

Although it may not be, so many princes sent envoys to watch the ceremony and congratulate, plus the edict in Ye Zhao's hand and the jade seal of the country......

Chen Qun smiled bitterly, these two things have been in Ye Zhao's hands for more than ten years, but Ye Zhao has not taken them out, this endurance is really amazing.

Chen Qun thought about this question carefully, if this jade seal of the country and the edict of the first emperor were taken out earlier, what would be the consequences, not too early, that is, when Ye Zhao had just taken the annexed state, Cao Cao would definitely have a way to unite the princes of the world in the name of the Son of Heaven to crusade against Ye Zhao.

But today, looking at the envoys sent by these princes, I am afraid that Liu Biao, who is a relative of the Han family, does not have the courage to be right with Ye Zhao at this time.

The situation in the world has undergone earth-shaking changes in the past few years, and this change is not only a change in the power of the princes, but also in the hearts of the people.

Although he is reluctant to admit it, Chen Qun knows very well that the people's hearts and minds that have changed with the continuous export of Guanzhong to the Kanto region a few years ago, and the words and deeds of the scholars have become more and more difficult to convince the people.

"Mr. Changwen." A staff member stopped Chen Qun and said suspiciously: "This is the way out of the city." ”

"It's time to go, if you don't leave, do you want to stay and watch the ceremony?" Chen Qun sighed.

Several staff members were stunned when they heard this, and they didn't say anything more, and were about to leave, but a group of people came to stop Chen Qun and his party.

"General Pang?" Seeing this person, Chen Qun's heart sank, this person was the general of the Chang'an City Guard, responsible for the patrol of Chang'an, and said with a forced smile: "I don't know why General Pang blocked the way?" ”

Pang De bowed his hand and said to Chen Qun: "Mr. Changwen, the lord is invited!" ”

"This ......" Chen Qunqiang smiled: "I don't know what happened to the Taiwei recruiting me?" ”

"The last general just asks Mr. Changwen to come over, and if there are other things, Mr. will still ask the lord." Pound took his hand and said, "Please!" ”

Looking at the city guards who were faintly encircled, Chen Qun took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Please lead the way, general." ”

The group, escorted by Pang De, did not go to the Taiwei Mansion, but came to the most famous drunken moon building in the city.

This drunken moon building is built in accordance with the pattern of the original Luoyang drunken moon building, but compared with the Luoyang drunken moon building in the past, the specifications are higher.

Chen Qun was taken to the private room on the top of the building, where not only could he see the interior of the Zuiyue Building, but also the scenery outside the window.

Ye Zhao was under the escort of Dian Wei, and sat on the main seat with a golden sword, and when he saw Chen Qun coming in, he stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Changwen is here, sit." ”

Chen Qun took a deep breath and bowed to Ye Zhao, "I've seen the captain." After speaking, he didn't push it anymore, and sat down opposite Ye Zhao generously.

"I heard that Changwen is leaving?" Ye Zhao looked at Chen Qundao.

"Since the captain has made up his mind, the group has nothing to say, but if he stays here, it will be difficult for the lord to explain." Chen Qun bowed.

"That's not bad, after all, now I have a different position from Mengde." Ye Zhao nodded silently and said, "It's just right, there are some words, I want to ask Changwen to convey them to Meng De on my behalf." ”

"Captain, please." Chen Qun said respectfully.

"Don't worry, before that, please ask Changwen to watch a good show!" Ye Zhao said with a smile.

Watching a play?

Chen Qun frowned and looked at Ye Zhao, but saw that Ye Zhao's eyes had already looked out the window, and a carriage was slowly driving towards this side, looking at the car, it was clearly the car of Liu Wei, the king of Yong.

Suddenly, in the houses on both sides, dozens of arrow clusters were shot out without warning, and the arrow clusters were extremely powerful, which could shoot through the carriage of the carriage, but in an instant, the carriage was shot with thousands of holes, and at the same time, dozens of people killed from the houses on both sides, and rushed straight to Liu Wei's frame, fighting with the surrounding guards.

Chen Qun got up suddenly, but was slapped back by Dian Wei on the side.

"Taiwei, King Yong, he ......" Chen Qun looked at Ye Zhao in surprise, but saw that Ye Zhao still had a calm face, as if he had known that this would happen.

"Don't worry, there's no one in the car." Ye Zhao looked at Chen Qun and said with a smile: "Tell Meng De on my behalf that there are rules for playing chess, if he plays this game of chess with me in a dignified manner, Ye will accompany him to the end, but if you use these off-board moves again, don't blame Ye for using similar methods." ”

Chen Qun looked at Ye Zhao in surprise, and suddenly got up and said, "This is impossible!" This is not the work of the lord! ”

"Sit down!" Dian Wei snorted coldly and pushed him to the ground again.

"Yes or no, it doesn't matter." Ye Zhao looked out the window at the moment when he was gradually subdued, and sighed leisurely: "In this world, who does not want King Yong to ascend the throne the most, you and I both know, I don't know the long text, it doesn't mean that I won't, I have been friends with Meng De for 20 years, you may not understand him better than me, tell Meng De what I said, see you next time, I'm afraid it will be the territory!" I hope that we have a fair fight, not a chicken-and-dog tactic. ”

When Chen Qun heard this, he couldn't help but be silent, and only after a long time did he nod and bowed and said, "The group will inform the lord of the Taiwei's words." ”

"Tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony of His Royal Highness, Changwen is leaving, I won't stay longer, this time I have prepared some gifts, and Changwen will take them away." Ye Zhao said with a smile.

"Thank you for the generous gift, the group is ashamed." Chen Qun got up and bowed to Ye Zhao.

"Go ahead." Ye Zhao waved his hand, and Chen Qun bowed and retreated.

"Lord, why did you make such a noise when you killed a group of death row inmates?" Dian Wei glanced at the somewhat chaotic street outside the window and looked at Ye Zhao puzzled.

"This question is more esoteric, you don't have to understand this." Ye Zhao stood up with a smile, patted Dian Wei's shoulder and said, "Let's go, tomorrow is the enthronement ceremony of His Highness, and there are still many things to do today." ”

"Whoa!"

On the ninth day of the first month of June, under the auspices of Ye Zhao, Liu Wei officially held an enthronement ceremony outside Chang'an City, and changed the year name to the first year of Tai'an, according to the calendar of later generations, this year is 204 A.D., on the day of his accession to the throne, not only the princes of the Central Plains except Cao Cao and Liu Biao sent envoys to congratulate them, but also the countries of the Western Regions sent envoys to worship.

Among them, even Wusun, Dawan, and Kangju, which are thousands of miles away, are the big countries in the Western Regions, and the weather of the coming dynasty of ten thousand states is also the first time in the four-hundred-year history of the Han Dynasty, which shocked the envoys of the princes and inexplicably, and at the same time went further, strengthening Ye Zhao's prestige and the prestige of the Chang'an court.

After Liu Wei ascended the throne, the first decree was to restart the prime minister system, worship Ye Zhao as the prime minister, and sit above the three dukes, although it attracted many dissatisfaction, but with Ye Zhao's current momentum, no one dared to openly oppose it.

A few days later, Chen Qun returned to Xuchang and told Cao Cao all of Ye Zhao's words.

"The lord is a true assassin who assassinated Ye Zhao?" Xun Yu looked at Cao Cao suspiciously.

"Now in Guanzhong, the inventory is strict, and in Chang'an City, outsiders can't even carry weapons into the city, how can they get in?" Cao Cao shook his head: "And according to the words of Changwen, that crossbow arrow can penetrate the frame of King Yong, and the bow and crossbow in our army do not have such power." ”

"The lord is talking about it......" Chen Qun thought about it, and also felt a little strange, a thought suddenly flashed in his heart, and he looked at Cao Cao and said, "This matter was done by the Taiwei himself?" ”

"It can not only deter King Yong, but also put this charge on our heads." Xun Yu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I'm afraid that the captain has the intention of sending troops to the Central Plains now." ”

"How can it be put on our heads?" Chen Qun was puzzled.

"In this world, who else has more reason than us to assassinate King Yong?" Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and said, "But I guess he won't get out of the customs so quickly!" ”

If Ye Zhao's purpose is only the world, at this time, it is also an opportunity for Ye Zhao to go out, but Cao Cao has already penetrated Ye Zhao's mind, and naturally knows that this is not the time to go out, this move is more to arouse the dissatisfaction of the scholars with Cao Cao, thereby aggravating the contradictions within Cao Cao's forces.

What's even more odious is that even if he understands that this is Ye Zhao cheating himself, Cao Cao can't avoid this pit, which makes Cao Cao quite unhappy.