When the convoy arrived in Luoyang, it was still a withered scene.

It was the late winter season of December, the sky and the earth were bleak, the grass and trees on both sides of the road were withered and yellow, and the cold north wind was blowing, like frost and snow overflowing, and the world was full of depression.

But between the withered yellow and brown, there are a few traces of tender green tenaciously drilling out of the soil, even if the cold wind blows, it is tenacious.

Now that the Han Dynasty has just been leveled, it is in ruins, the population of Luoyang has already been moved away by Cao Wei, and now Liu Chan has just come over, and he has not even moved the capital, and the city is naturally empty.

Outside the city, soldiers stood guard, guarding the gates, and the convoy marched along the official road, and on the left and right were the rural villages of Luoyang, which had long been empty and dilapidated.

When I arrived at the Luoyang East Market outside the East Gate, I saw that the originally lively and bustling street market was already a mess, with collapsed houses, garbage everywhere, and cobwebs hanging all over the street, and the people in the entire market seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving only this debris all over the ground.

"Luoyang has been repaired."

Liu Xie opened the side curtain of the carriage and looked at the city wall of Luoyang City standing not far away, quite surprised.

Although there was a bleak outside the city and there was not even a pedestrian on the street, the last time he saw Luoyang was in the early years of Jian'an, that is, in 196 AD.

At that time, Luoyang was burned by Dong Zhuo and turned into ruins. Millions of books in Hongdu Pavilion, Lantai, Biyong, Dongguan, Stone Chamber, Xuanming, Taixue and other places were burned down. Luoyang is surrounded by dry graves, like a ghost domain, and there is no breath of living people at all.

After that, Liu Xie moved the capital to Xuchang at the suggestion of Cao Cao, and then traveled to Chenliu, Chaoge, Shanyang and other places, because he was imprisoned, even if he was later named the Duke of Shanyang County, he could not leave the fiefdom, so he had not been here for more than 20 years.

Compared with the Luoyang City that was almost razed to the ground at the beginning, Luoyang today has recovered a little bit of the scale of Luoyang City during the Lingdi period, which also made Liu Xiesheng feel a little emotional, remembering the past when he was a child.

At that time, Luoyang was in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and the victims of the disaster gathered all over the world, and the population of Luoyang exceeded two million in a short period of time, "Your Majesty, Luoyang was first rebuilt by Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Cao Pi and others, and the city was built on the ruins. It's a pity that Cao Rong moved the capital to Yecheng and took the people of the city away in order to avoid my edge. ”

Shen Chen rode a horse beside the carriage and said.

Liu Xie sighed: "It's already very good, although there are no people, but at least the city has been built." When I returned to Luoyang, it was almost a flat land, only the ruins of the palace wall remained, and there were only white bones, wild beasts, weeds and lonely graves in a radius of dozens of miles. ”

"Yes, as long as the city is erected, the capital of the Han Dynasty is there, and the hearts of the people will slowly gather back."

Shen Chen reined in the horse and responded.

The convoy slowly arrived outside the Upper East Gate, the emperor mainly lived in the South Palace in the Eastern Han Dynasty, so during Dong Zhuo's Rebellion, the South Palace suffered the most damage, and it was burned to the point that there was no residue, but there were still some large halls standing in the North Palace.

Therefore, Liu Biao later sent people to repair the Luoyang Palace, Cao Cao, Cao Pi and his son repaired several times, all concentrated in the North Palace, and on the basis of the North Palace, the Luoyang City was re-established.

The upper east gate is the nearest city gate from the North Palace, enter Dongming Street, the south is Buguangli, the northwest is Yong'an Palace, follow the street all the way to the outside of the Dongming Gate, everyone has seen some people standing and waiting outside the palace gate from a distance.

When the convoy approached, Shen Chen saw that the leader was Jiang Wan, the secretary of the Zhongshu.

At the beginning, Liu Bei established the country, adopted the suggestions of Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen, divided government affairs into three, and set up three institutions: Shangshutai, Zhongshu Province and Menxia Temple to take charge of national affairs.

Among them, Shang Shuling is Pang Tong, Zhongshu Cheng is Fa Zheng, and Men Qing is Xu Shu, but Fa Zheng was already terminally ill last year, and he resigned in the middle of this year to recuperate at home, so the current Zhongshu Cheng is the original Zhongshu right servant Jiang Wan.

When Jiang Wan saw Shen Chen and them coming, he stepped forward and said, "Hussar General." ”

"Hmm."

Shen Chen turned over and dismounted, and said, "Courtesy, what about Your Majesty?" ”

"Wait in the palace."

Jiang Wan responded, saw Liu Xie get out of the carriage, hesitated slightly, and said, "I've seen King Chen Liu." ”

The New Han Dynasty was actually quite embarrassed by Liu Xie.

Liu Xie was the last emperor of the former Han Dynasty, and the official title for him should be Emperor Xiaochou.

But he's not dead yet, and it's not good to call him in front of people.

But it's not right to call Your Majesty.

Shen Chen called this because of the number of Han Chen's etiquette, and secondly, his status was there, and Liu Chan was generous and probably wouldn't say anything.

But Jiang Wan's name is different, although Liu Chan shouldn't say anything, but after all, it's better to be cautious.

So after thinking about it, I simply called King Chen Liuwang before Liu Xie's accession to the throne was the best.

Just like Guan Yu's Hanshou Pavilion Marquis was sealed by the old Han Dynasty, Liu Xie's Chen Liuwang was also sealed by Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and was an orthodox prince, so there would be no lack of etiquette.

Liu Xie returned the salute.

Then everyone entered the palace and went all the way to the Xuanming Hall in the North Palace.

The Xuanming Hall is a medium-sized hall, and the orthodox hall of the North Palace is the Deyang Hall behind, but the Deyang Hall was destroyed in the war and is still in a dilapidated state.

In history, it was not until 235 A.D. that Emperor Cao Rong of Wei Ming worked with 30,000 or 40,000 apprentices to build the Taiji Hall on the basis of the Deyang Hall of the North Palace, and the palace of Cao Wei became magnificent and atmospheric since then.

Now Liu Chan has just arrived in Luoyang, and he has not moved the capital yet, nor has he repaired the palace, so he can only use some of the palaces built by Cao Wei as office locations first.

Soon the group arrived outside the hall, only to see that there were already people waiting outside the hall, and a little fat man in his twenties walked over quickly.

"Your Majesty!"

When Shen Chen and the others saw him, they hurriedly saluted.

That fat man is Liu Chan.

Liu Chan first said to Shen Chen, "Hussar general is exempt from courtesy", and then when he saw Liu Xie, he hurriedly stepped forward to help Liu Xie and said, "Is it a clan brother?" ”

"Your Majesty."

When Liu Xie saw Liu Chan, he had mixed feelings for a while, and tears fell: "It's hard for Your Majesty to remember me." ”

Liu Chan said: "Brother don't be sad, come inside." ”

As he spoke, he took Liu Xie's hand and went in.

Everyone entered the hall, and Liu Chan took Liu Xie's hand all the way to the main seat on the steps, and said, "I am willing to rule the world with my brothers." ”

Liu Xie was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and cried: "I am a guilty person, at the beginning Cao Pi forced me to give him the Great Han Chan, and lost the orthodoxy of the Great Han, and now it is the emperor's uncle Emperor Zhaolie who eliminated Cao Wei and recreated the Great Han." How can I do this, and ask Your Majesty to retract your life, or I will be killed in the main hall. ”

"Oops."

Liu Chan was also startled when he saw Liu Xie's reaction so big, and hurriedly pulled him up and said, "I have taken back my life, brother hurry up." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie wiped his tears, and only after everyone was comforted did he sit in the first position under Liu Chan's right hand.

Shen Chen looked left and right, his status was second only to Liu Xie, so he sat in the first position below the left hand side, next to Xu Shu, and said in a low voice: "Chen Liuwang is not so stupid, he knows what to do, what do you scare him to do, others are actually very good." ”

Xu Shu said helplessly: "It wasn't me and Shi Yuan who did it, it was Xiao Zhi, he said that he was dying, and he was blind to see the unification of the Han Dynasty before he died, so he wanted to help His Majesty stabilize the country before he died." ”

"Outrageous."

Shen Chen shook his head, Liu Xie was not stupid, he knew what he should do, and now he was being messed with by Fa Zheng like this, but it made Liu Chan angry.

Soon Liu Chan sat on the seat, looked around and said: "When Emperor Ling of Emperor Xihuan, the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, and there were Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao and others who rebelled, and the surname Liu lost the Han Dynasty. Fortunately, thanks to the blessing of the first emperor and the support of many ministers, I finally ruled the world and lived up to my ancestors and ancestors. Although the filial piety emperor lost the Han throne, it was not his own wish, but the persecution of Cao thieves, so he could not be blamed, and he was named the king of Hejian and worshipped the Han Dynasty. ”

Liu Xie got up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

This is the second time he has saluted as a courtier, and he has somewhat adapted to it.

Liu Chan continued: "The king of Hejian is the emperor of the old Han Dynasty, and he can use the Son of Heaven as a guard of honor in the feudal country, and if there is anything illegal in the county, the king of Hejian can directly send a letter to Luoyang. ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Liu Xie bowed again.

Liu Chan asked Liu Xie to sit down, and then looked around at everyone and said: "The Han Dynasty has just been unified, and all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, and you still need your support, and the New Year is coming soon. ”

"Yui!"

The crowd should go down.

So Liu Chan said some other things, announced the dissolution of the dynasty, and then invited Liu Xie to the palace to chat.

After the dynasty dispersed, Shen Chen was ready to go home to have a look.

Although Liu Chan has not moved the capital yet, the three dukes and nine kings, and all the ministers have already come to Luoyang, and Shen Chen's hussar general's mansion has naturally followed, and now his wife is here.

After coming out of Dongming Gate, Shen Chen asked Jiang Wei where he was going, Jiang Wei had been promoted from a miscellaneous general to a Pingxi general because of his military exploits, and he already had his own mansion, so he also planned to return to the mansion, and then send someone to take all the family relatives over.

On the way back, Jiang Wei asked Shen Chen with some curiosity, "Master." ”

"Well, what's wrong?"

"I'm a little curious, and I want to ask Shijun."

"What's the matter?"

"The king of Hejian has ruined the foundation of the Great Han, why should he be so kind to him?"

"Ignorance."

Shen Chen glanced at him: "The King of Hejian has been coerced by Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao since he was a child, and he has no real power, and he can't be blamed for ruining the foundation of the Han Dynasty." ”

What's more, if Liu Xie hadn't broken off the foundation of the Han Dynasty, it would not have been Liu Bei's turn to ascend the throne and become emperor.

I didn't say this sentence in my heart.

Jiang Wei scratched his head and said: "He buried his ancestors, why should we respect him?" Is it respect that he ruined the foundation of the Han Dynasty? If I say, Your Majesty should expel him from the genealogy. ”

Shen Chen patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said, "Boyo, you are from Xiliang, and you are a little rude, don't you know that you should still respect the old emperor." ”

Jiang Wei stubbornly said: "But the king of Hejian has no integrity in the face of Cao Pi's persecution, if he does not punish him, it is not enough to warn future generations, and give him the honor guard of the Son of Heaven, is it possible to treat him as an old emperor?" ”

"It's stupid and ignorant."

Shen Chen frowned and said, "Ants are still greedy for life, let alone people?" It is normal to have fear in the face of death, and in the face of the original situation, the king of the river said it lightly, but it was he who died, not you, so don't say these cool words. ”

It's a fact.

Jiang Wei slandered, but he didn't dare to refute Shi Jun after all.

Seeing that he seemed a little unconvinced, Shen Chen knew that Jiang Wei had grown up in the barbarian land of Xiliang since he was a child, and he often mixed with barbarians, and since he was sensible, he had already been in the era when Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and it was understandable that he lacked reverence for the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains.

So he didn't blame him, but patiently said the reason why the court should respect Liu Xie, in addition to Liu Chan's kindness and will not kill Liu Xie, the most important are the other two reasons.

The first is the issue of legal unity, Liu Xie is the orthodox emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty, although he is the last emperor, but he is also the legitimacy of the legal system, so even if he loses the Eastern Han Dynasty, in order to ensure the legitimacy of the new Han Dynasty, it is necessary to recognize the legitimacy of the Eastern and Western Han Dynasty, and naturally Liu Xie's legitimacy must be recognized.

When Liu Xie was alive, he didn't recognize his legitimacy, and he was expelled from the genealogy? What kind of behavior is that, very stupid behavior!

If this is done, there is no difference from the legitimacy of the new Han expelling the Eastern and Western Hans, unless Liu Bei and Liu Chan plan to forget their ancestors and not recognize the ancestors of the Liu family, otherwise it is impossible not to treat Liu Xie well.

The second is to win the hearts of the people.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, the general mentality of the people of the world towards Liu Xie was sympathetic, thinking that he was just a child, and he was controlled by Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao and other powerful ministers in his childhood, and his life could not be free, and he could not be blamed for the world becoming like this. Therefore, both the people of the family have great sympathy for him.

In addition, at that time, most of the people were towards the Han Dynasty, and the Han Dynasty had raised scholars for 400 years, although there were a large number of powerful people from the family who took refuge in Cao Wei, but there were also some scholars who were loyal to the Han Emperor.

Such as Liu Bei, Kong Rong, Yang Biao, Fu Wan, Dong Cheng, Wang Yi, etc., even when Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty later, there were many people in the world who wore linen and filial piety for the Han Dynasty, and there was even Cao Zhi, "Three Kingdoms" recorded: "At the beginning, then and Linjiang Hou Zhi heard that the Wei family was the Han Dynasty, and they all wept sadly."

Even Cao Zhi wore linen and filial piety to the Han Dynasty, which shows that the hearts of the Han Dynasty are attached. For this reason, Cao Pi didn't dare to do anything with Liu Xie, and even allowed Liu Xie to establish the orthodox temple of the Han Dynasty in Shanyang County to maintain a certain degree of independence, just to appease the world.

If Liu Chan is harsh to Liu Xie and treats Liu Xie as well as Cao Pi, then people in the world will say that Liu Chan is cruel and cruel, and treats the same sect so viciously, it is not as good as Cao Pi's attitude towards Liu Xie as a usurper.

Under the condition that the world maintains sympathy for Liu Xie, Liu Chan's reputation will probably be extremely infamous and spurned by the world.

Therefore, whether it is from the perspective of legality or politics, Liu Chan must not criticize Liu Xie harshly, and even treat Liu Xie better than Cao Pi to Liu Xie, otherwise it will be very unfavorable to him in public opinion.

To sum up, there are many conspiracy theories in later generations, thinking that if Liu Bei and Liu Chan and his son can really seize the world, it happens that Liu Xie is still alive, and Liu Xie must be killed.

In fact, it is very normal for the country to change dynasties, Liu Xie will not be stupid enough to find Liu Bei and Liu Chan to replace them, but if you feel that Liu Xie must die, it will inevitably be too dark psychologically.

At least the Han Dynasty paid attention to benevolence, righteousness, etiquette, wisdom and faith, Liu Xie was not morally the culprit of the fall of the Han Dynasty, he was just a puppet who was manipulated, and the only problem may be that he was slightly lacking in integrity and did not resist Cao Pi's usurpation of Han with death.

But if it was for this reason and not to kill him, I am afraid it would be a big mistake.

Therefore, the correct way to conform to the three views of morality in the Han Dynasty is to treat Liu Xie well, and the new Han Dynasty will regard Liu Xie as the widow of the former Han Dynasty when it has been established, and after his death, he will be buried like the old emperor like Cao Wei, and the emperor will mourn him.