Three Kingdoms Star System

Chapter 659 Proposal to Proclaim Emperor ([-])

On the second day after the banquet, all civil and military officials wrote letters to Liu He, saying that the country cannot live without a king for a day, and hoped that Liu He could take care of the overall situation and ascend the throne as emperor.

However, for such a proposal, Liu He flatly refused, saying that he was looking for the heir of Emperor Ling, and that he would give up the throne to the other heir after finding other heirs of Emperor Ling.

Regarding Liu He's attitude, his cheap father Liu Yu wrote a letter, praising it, and publicly stated: "As the clan of the Han Dynasty, we have received a lot of favors. Now my son The king of Qin, who is a big Han, is considered extremely rich, although you can become the emperor if you just nod your head, but you can't do that, we are only here to help and protect the Han family, not to steal artifacts."

Liu He smiled wryly when he read the letter. It wasn't that he didn't want to take the last step, but the resistance of this cheap old man also gave him a headache. The reason why he refused the request of all civil and military officials without hesitation was of course because of various reasons. Building momentum is not enough, but worrying about resistance from this stubborn old man is also one of the factors.

You know, as long as Liu Yu agreed, he would be established as emperor by Yuan Shao, but he refused without hesitation. , Loyalty to the Han Dynasty is also a very important factor.

Sure enough, Liu Yu, who heard the news, wrote a special letter to praise Liu He just after he expressed his meaning in public. How could this be a compliment?It is clear that a magic spell was put on Liu He to make him refuse to be emperor.

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

First of all, thousands of people in Yuzhou signed a letter of tens of thousands of words, requesting King Qin to be enthroned as emperor, in order to comply with the wishes of the sweetheart.

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

Civil and military officials took advantage of this to launch another offensive and wrote petitions 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 refuse repeatedly. What's more, Liu Yu has also come to Chang'an specially now, staring at Liu He closely. Liu He secretly smiled wryly, no matter because of the situation or the form, he could only resolutely refuse.

However, at this moment, new changes took place in the situation. First, on May 17, 21th year of Jian’an, when Liu Wu, a commoner in Luoyang, was fishing on the bank of Luoshui River, he suddenly saw a tortoise appearing from Hanoi with his back on his back. Carrying a stone tablet on his back, it is written "Cherishing the sky and responding to the people, the king of Qin is in charge."

Afterwards, auspicious signs appeared frequently in various places, which was dizzying.

On May 24, a golden rooster appeared in Chencang.

On May 28, a phoenix appeared in Xiapi.

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

On the seventh day of June, Qinglong appeared in Xiapi.

On the tenth day of the sixth lunar month, Zhang Lu, the celestial master, presented a volume of heavenly scriptures, on which were written several simple seal scripts of "and be ordered by heaven".

In fact, not only Liu He, but also officials from all over the world were surprised by the frequent appearance of auspicious signs, because they did not have so many "auspicious signs" themselves, but for some reason, the number of auspicious signs exceeded their expectations , and the appearance of divine beasts such as phoenixes, unicorns, and blue dragons was witnessed by many ordinary people, and they cannot be faked at all.

This kind of falsification is of course not something that local officials have the ability to create, but of course it cannot be the real divine beast descending. This is actually a projection of the divine beast created by the system. However, due to the limitations of the times, people don't know it at all. And worship as the Lord of Destiny.

The news of frequent occurrences of auspiciousness came, and letters from all over the country to persuade them to come in came like snowflakes, which made Liu Yu's mind alive.

"Stone steles can be faked, and ten-thousand-word books are even simpler. As long as the magistrates have orders, the people will definitely write them, but how can ordinary people do such things as the arrival of auspicious beasts? It seems that the destiny is real. In my son?"

Next, Liu Yu compared the various things that happened before. He didn't have this kind of thought in his mind before, and he didn't take it seriously, but now he had such a thought in his mind. Only after this comparison did he find that Liu He was indeed like A person favored by destiny.

"When King Wu was conquering Zhou, the white fish jumped on the dragon boat and received his destiny; but now it is more than just a white fish? The four great spiritual beasts, unicorn, phoenix, turtle and green dragon, appeared together. This shows how he should be Are you favored by God? If I say anything to stop him at this time, I'm afraid I will offend God and fail to express my gratitude to my ancestors. Finally, I, a big man, came out with a wise man who can clean up the country and turn the tide. If he is allowed to do so because of my obstruction, How guilty should I be for losing the chance to ascend the throne?"

After thinking about it, Liu Yu felt that at this time, not only should he not dissuade him, but he should also persuade him to come in.

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, they are all looking forward to it. I hope you can do it right. As a king, there is even a book from heaven, and the appearance of four spirits, which is enough to prove that this matter is the will of heaven and the people, and it must not be violated. If you just shirk it, it will chill the enthusiasm of everyone and delay the good opportunity of my big man Zhongxing , Therefore, from the perspective of the old man, it is better to push the boat along the way and ascend to the position of supreme."

"Ah? Why did the father change his normal behavior today and persuade the child? Could it be to test the child? In fact, the father does not need to take such painstaking efforts, because the child has no such plan in the first place."

Liu He was really surprised by Liu Yu's change of attitude. He didn't expect this old stubborn to come to persuade him in person, but subconsciously he still thought it was Liu Yu's deliberate temptation, so he answered like this.

But Liu Yu said with a smile: "This time you guessed wrong, where is the old man tempting? Instead, he sincerely persuaded you to accept the words of persuasion, and told the ancestors of the world to be the king, because this is God's will. If not, why would there be the auspicious event of the appearance of the four spirit beasts of the dragon, phoenix, leopard and tortoise? Back then, King Wu of Zhou could enjoy the world just by jumping on a dragon boat with a white fish. Now my son has the four spirits appearing together, so auspicious, naturally There is a world, you must know that the destiny cannot be violated, if you just push back, there will be disasters.”

It was only then that Liu He realized that the change in Liu Yu's attitude had originated from what he thought was the most ridiculous and unreliable auspicious event, and he suddenly realized how important the so-called auspicious omens were in ancient times?At the same time, I also understand why so many feudal emperors desperately create auspicious omens for themselves in order to prove the legitimacy of their proclaimed emperor.

"Now I have the jade seal of passing the country in my hand, and the edict of passing the throne. Although it is fake, no one knows it. There are also petitions from officials and common people, and various auspicious signs. It seems that the time to ascend the throne as emperor is indeed ripe. It's gone." Liu He thought to himself after hearing Liu Yu's words.

(End of this chapter)