On the second day after the banquet, all the civil and military officers unanimously wrote to Liu He, hoping that Liu He could take into account the overall situation and ascend the throne as the emperor on the grounds that the country could not be without a king for a day.

However, for such a proposal, Liu He categorically refused, saying that he was looking for the heirs of the Spirit Emperor, and after finding the other heirs of the Spirit Emperor, he would give up the throne to the other party, and he had no such ambitions, as long as he was a comfortable prince.

Regarding Liu He's attitude, his cheap father Liu Yu wrote a special letter to praise it, and publicly said: "As a member of the Han clan, we have received a lot of favors, and now my son, as the king of Qin of the Han Dynasty, is already extremely wealthy, although as long as you nod your head, you can be the son of heaven, but you can't do this, we are just to support the Han family, not to steal artifacts." ”

Liu He smiled bitterly when he read the letter, it was not that he didn't want to take that last step, but the resistance of this cheap old father also gave him a headache, the reason why he did not hesitate to refuse the request of Zhong Wenwu was, of course, because all kinds of momentum were not enough, but worrying that this stubborn old father would have resistance was also one of the factors.

You must know that as long as Liu Yu agreed, Yuan Shao would be appointed as the emperor back then, but he refused without hesitation, although it was also out of consideration that even if he agreed, he would become a puppet in the hands of Yuan Shao, but it has to be said that loyalty to the Han family is also a very important factor.

Sure enough, as soon as the civil and military forces expressed this meaning in public, Liu Yu, who heard the news, wrote a letter to praise Liu He, where is this praise? It is clear that Liu He was put on a tight spell and made him refuse to be the emperor.

However, then, the world boiled, and public opinion continued to ferment.

First of all, thousands of people in Yuzhou jointly signed a letter of 10,000 words, asking King Qin to ascend the throne as emperor in order to comply with the will of the sweetheart.

Later, people from Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou and other places also came to Chang'an Liu He's palace in groups to petition him.

The civil and military officials took advantage of this to launch another offensive and petitioned one after another, but Liu He once again refused.

It's not that he doesn't want to do it, but in terms of procedure and form, no matter how much he wants to do it, he must repeatedly refuse such a form, not to mention that now Liu Yu has also come to Chang'an and stared at Liu He tightly, which makes Liu He secretly smile bitterly, whether it is for the situation or the form, he can only resolutely refuse.

However, at this time, the situation has undergone new changes, first of all, on May 21, the seventeenth year of Jian'an, when Liu Wu, a citizen of Luoyang, was fishing on the bank of Luoshui, he suddenly saw a turtle appear from the river, carrying a stone tablet on his back, which reads, "Chengtian should respond to the people, and the king of Qin should be killed." ”

Subsequently, auspicious clouds appeared frequently in various places, which was dizzying.

On May 24, there is a golden rooster in Chencang.

On May 28, a phoenix appeared in Xiapi.

On the fourth day of the first month of June, the unicorn appeared in Shu County, leaving a huge unicorn toe.

On the seventh day of the sixth month, the green dragon is now in Xiapi.

On the tenth day of the sixth month, the Heavenly Master Zhang Lu presented a book of heaven, on which were written several quaint seal scripts of "and ordered by the sky".

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In fact, auspicious rui appeared so frequently, not only Liu He, but even officials around the country were very surprised, because the "auspicious rui" they prepared did not have so much, but for some reason, the number of auspicious rui exceeded their expectations, and the scene of the appearance of phoenix, unicorn, green dragon and other divine beasts was seen by many people, and it was not something they could fake at all.

Of course, this kind of fraud is not what those magistrates have the ability to create, but of course it will not be the real divine beast coming, this is actually a projection of the divine beast created by the system, but due to the limitations of the times, people don't know it at all, and naturally worship Liu He as the lord of the mandate of heaven.

The news of auspicious reappearance came, and the letters persuaded from all over the country flew like snowflakes, which made Liu Yu's mind lively.

"The stele or something can be faked, and the book of ten thousand words is even simpler, as long as the magistrate has an order, the people will definitely write it, but how can such a thing as the arrival of the beast be done by mortals? So it seems that the destiny of heaven is really in my son? ”

Then Liu Yu compared the various things that happened before, he didn't have this kind of thought in his heart before, and he didn't think about everything, but now he has such a thought in his heart, and this comparison found that Liu He is indeed like a person who is favored by the mandate of heaven.

"When King Wu was defeated, the white fish jumped into the dragon boat and won the mandate of heaven; But now it's not just a white fish? The four spirit beasts of the unicorn, the phoenix, the spirit turtle, and the green dragon appeared together, so it can be seen how he should be favored by the heavens? At this time, if I speak out again, I am afraid that I will offend the heavens, and I will not be able to live with my ancestors, finally my Han has come out of a wise man who cleans up the rivers and mountains and turns the tide, if I obstruct him and let him lose the opportunity to ascend the throne, how great should my guilt be? ”

Liu Yu thought about it and felt that at this time, he should not only not be discouraged, but also persuaded.

So Liu Yu came to the palace and said to Liu He: "He'er, you have also seen the current situation, whether it is the edict of the first emperor, civil and military officials, or the people of the world are also looking forward to it, I hope you can be the king, and there is a book of heaven in the world, and the four spirits appear, which is enough to prove that this matter is the will of the will of heaven, and it cannot be violated. ”

"Huh? Why did the father change his normal behavior today and persuade his children to come? Are you tempting a child? In fact, the father does not have to take such pains, because the child has no such intention in the first place. ”

Liu He was indeed very surprised by the change in Liu Yu's attitude, he didn't expect this old stubborn to come to persuade him in person, but subconsciously he still thought that this was Liu Yu's intentional temptation, so he replied like this.

But I saw Liu Yu smile and said: "This time you guessed wrong, where is the old decay tempting?" It is to sincerely persuade you to accept the words of persuasion, and announce to the ancestors of heaven and earth that you are the king, because this is originally the will of heaven. If not, why is there an auspicious thing where the four spirit beasts of dragons, phoenixes, lin, and turtles appear? Back then, King Wu of Zhou was just a white fish jumping into a dragon boat, and he could enjoy the world, and now I have to have four spirits to appear together, so auspicious, naturally there should be the world, you must know that the mandate of heaven cannot be violated, if you blindly shirk, there will be disasters......"

Only then did Liu He know that the change in Liu Yu's attitude actually originated from the auspicious event that he thought was the most ridiculous and untrustworthy, and he suddenly understood how important the so-called auspicious signs occupied in ancient times? At the same time, I also understand why so many feudal emperors desperately created auspicious fortunes for themselves in order to prove the legitimacy of their claim to be emperor.

"I now have the jade seal of the country in my hand, and the edict of the throne, although it is fake, but no one knows, there are also petitions from hundreds of officials and the people, as well as all kinds of auspiciousness, it seems that the time is indeed ripe for the emperor." Liu He listened to Liu Yu's words and thought secretly.