Simulate the Three Kingdoms, kill Cao Mengde at the beginning

Chapter 162 Your thoughts are dangerous

"It's a good thing that the general caught him in time, so please give justice to the general and the people of the world."

"Your Majesty, please give justice to the general, and justice to the people of the world."

Everyone bowed to petition.

Seeing Liu Xie as sad and happy, he sighed in his heart, he felt it was time to step aside.

"Bring Liu An up here." Liu Xie said in a deep voice.

The imprisoned Liu An was brought up by two palace guards.

"His Majesty!"

Liu An knelt on the ground and cried, "Your Majesty is the master of the old minister."

Liu Xie glanced at Yuan Xi, seeing Yuan Xi's expressionless face, he couldn't help hesitating and said, "Please play, Liu Aiqing."

Liu An struggled to get up, pointed at Yuan Xi, and said in a loud voice: "The old minister impeached Yuan Xi. Yesterday, the old minister set up a family banquet. He brought people into my house privately and killed innocent people. All the court ministers were murdered by him." It was cleaned up, and all the veterans and their family members were locked up."

Liu An wept bitterly, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for the old minister. Yuan Xi acted recklessly. This is completely ignoring Your Majesty. Please punish him severely."

In the hall, the atmosphere was a little weird for a while.

Chunyu Qiong wanted to come out and say a few words, but after thinking about it, he restrained himself from speaking.

"Traitors are tyrannical and ruthless, comparable to Dong Zhuo!" Suddenly a person stood up and said righteously, "Killing an official of our dynasty without authorization, Yuan Xi, do you have something to say?"

Yuan Xi spread his hands and said with a smile, "I have nothing to say."

"You can plead guilty!"

"A guilty plea."

Yuan Xi glanced at that person, he was another young man, his blood was still boiling.

It's a pity that he was only excited about the Liu family's imperial power and his official career.

As soon as Yuan Xi's words came out, there was an uproar among the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty.No one knew exactly what Yuan Xi meant.

Liu Xie was also stunned, regretting not communicating with Yuan Xi in advance, which made it difficult for him to cooperate with Yuan Xi now.

Liu An said loudly: "Yuan Xi, now that the world has been settled, you should return the power to His Majesty. May I ask when you will return the power to Your Majesty?"

Seeing Liu An who had already made a move, some officials who were about to make a move hesitated for a while.

"General, I feel that the imperial power is ordered by the heavens, and your rights are given by your majesty. Now that the world is stable, it is time to exchange some of your rights to your majesty."

"Makes sense."

Yuan Xi smiled, staring at the official with a half-smile.

The official felt a chill down his spine, subconsciously took two steps back.

"How can I hand over part of the rights?" Liu An was completely desperate at this time, and said loudly, "All rights belong to His Majesty, and all rights should be returned to His Majesty."

"Seconded."

Some young officials began to stand up.

If you want to go up, you have to take risks.

If Yuan Xi returned power today, they would be great heroes, equivalent to having meritorious service to the dragon.

There are many adventurous people in all dynasties and generations.

Instead, he will ignore the danger of splashing the sky in front of him, just for that glimmer of hope.

"Young people are passionate." Yuan Xi said with emotion.

Zhuge Liang behind him smiled and said: "It's nothing more than gaining a good reputation. If they win today, they will be great contributors."

Yuan Xi nodded and said: "You are ready to prepare. After Liu An dies, you will be the prime minister."

"only!"

Zhuge Liang was moved in his heart, Yuan Xi's kindness to him was unprecedented, which gave him a feeling that a scholar would die for his confidant.

In the end, more than a dozen people came out to speak, and no one came forward again.

Looking at these loyal ministers, Liu Xie sighed deeply. He knew that from now on, he would be the laughing stock of history.

But what can he do?

After today, I am afraid that the courtiers loyal to the great man will be completely extinct.

"Please return the power, General!"

Liu An shouted loudly.

"Please return the power, General."

More than a dozen people shouted together, quite imposing.

Everyone looked at Yuan Xi, including the emperor.

"Xu Chu!"

Yuan Xi suddenly shouted.

"The end is here!"

"Take all these people down, behead them at noon tomorrow, and hang their heads on the city wall."

"only!"

Xu Chu yelled, and dozens of guards rushed out from the outside, like wolves like tigers, to arrest the minister who just wanted Yuan Xi to return power.

This move directly turned some neutral ministers into a mess.

A strong sense of justice drove them to stand up.

"General, even if they speak inappropriately, they shouldn't be executed, right?"

"For the sake of their loyalty, the general will spare them once."

Some begged for mercy, some scolded, and some were eccentric.

"The people who pleaded for those people just now are all put in prison, waiting to be released."

"General, what is my crime?"

Yuan Xi's actions completely pissed off these people, and they all expressed their dissatisfaction.

Yuan Xi simply ignored it.

After all the opposing ministers were escorted away, Yuan Xi walked slowly to Liu An.

Liu An calmed down now.

This was originally a gamble, but he just lost the bet.

"Liu An, do you know where you lost?"

"Humph!"

Liu An snorted coldly.

"You lose by sitting in a well and looking at the sky," Yuan Xi said calmly, "You think that with the help of those people, you can do anything, but you don't know, even if you get the help of all the people in Ye City, you are still defeated."

"Treason, traitor, you will die a terrible death!"

Liu An cursed loudly.

"Okay, because of your words, the three clans are implicated."

Liu An's complexion changed, and he cursed loudly: "Little man, even if I'm a ghost, I won't let you go."

"Nine Clans!"

"I fought with you!"

Liu An looked crazy and rushed towards Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi put his foot on his stomach, and Liu An fell to the ground in pain.

"Returning traitors?" Yuan Xi said indifferently, "Without me, what are you doing standing here? A bunch of useless things, apart from being able to fight politically, they have no use."

Yuan Xi's voice became louder, "If it's useful for you to wait, why is the great Han world so bad?"

It's just that Liu An couldn't listen at this time, and he still kept yelling.

"Pull it out, Zhu Jiu Clan."

Yuan Xi waved his hand.

All the civil and military officials in the court did not dare to speak out.

Even Wen Wu, who belonged to Yuan Xi's lineage, looked at Yuan Xi in awe.

In their eyes before, Yuan Xi was quite kind and easy to talk to.

But now it seems that Yuan Xi is relentless in suppressing his political opponents.

Looking at the civil and military silence of the Manchu Dynasty, Liu Xie hurriedly got up and said in a trembling voice: "General, I"

Yuan Xi waved his hand, turned his head and smiled and said, "Zhuge Kongming hasn't come out yet."

After Zhuge Liang came to court today, he has been standing behind Yuan Xi.

It's just that many people didn't know who he was, and only after listening to Yuan Xi's words did they understand.

Zhuge Liang brushed off his sleeves, took two steps forward, and said loudly: "Caomin Zhuge Liang, I pay my respects to Your Majesty."

"Hurry up and give up courtesy," Liu Xie didn't expect Zhuge Liang to be so young, but he had learned recently that Yuan Xi planned to make Zhuge Liang the prime minister, so he said, "Zhuge Liang obeys the order."

Zhuge Liang bowed deeply.

"From today onwards, you will be the prime minister."

At this time, most of the people in the court were Yuan Xi's people, and the rest were also neutral factions. They worshiped Zhuge Liang as the prime minister, and no one objected.

Zhuge Liang took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "The minister leads the decree."

Zhuge Liang's appointment as prime minister marked that all of Yuan Xi's plans were officially on the right track.

It also laid the most solid foundation for him to become emperor in the future.

After the most loyal ministers of the Dahan were completely purged, the Dahan officially existed in name only.

Everyone knows that a brand new dynasty is about to kick off.

Inside the imperial study.

Seeing Yuan Xi walking in, Liu Xie rushed out to greet him.

"General, you are here."

"Sit down." Yuan Xi said with a smile, "Your Majesty has something to do with me?"

Liu Xie fidgeted and said: "Now the world has been settled, and the credit for the peace of the world also belongs to the Yuan family. I think it's time to give up the throne to the general. I hope the general will not refuse."

"No hurry," Yuan Xi said with a smile, "You don't need to think too much about being your emperor."

Liu Xie said with a dry smile: "General, your subordinates want to eat me when they see me. They are all anxious to make you emperor, why are you so slow to agree?"

"Being the emperor is involuntary," Yuan Xi lazily said, "It's a while if it lasts, otherwise I'll just be bored in the palace in the future."

Liu Xie's face was full of disappointment, and his persuasion failed again.

Unlike Cao Cao's duplicity, he really couldn't see through Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi personally told him that he would definitely be the emperor, and he was just a puppet.But the problem with Yuan Xi is that he has never accepted his Zen position.

No one in the world objected, and the common people would not say anything. He really didn't understand Yuan Xi's thoughts.

In Liu Xie's restless state of mind, Yuan Xi returned to the General's Mansion.

But never thought that a group of civil servants and military generals headed by Chun Yuqiong would gather outside the General's residence.

"what happened?"

Yuan Xi looked at everyone.

Chunyu Qiong took a few steps forward, and said with a smile: "My lord, let me think it over, if the time and place are favorable, you should call yourself emperor."

Yuan Xi couldn't help but glanced at him, Chunyu Qiong was frightened by him, took a step back slightly, and said in a low voice: "This is also the wish of our group of subordinates."

Yuan Xi suddenly smiled, "It's okay to become emperor, but you have to complete a task."

"Mission?" Chunyu Qiong was puzzled.

"When the people in the world, every family has fields, everyone has food and clothing, and they loyally support me, then will be the day when I will ascend the throne."

Guo Tu came up and said softly: "Nowadays there is no war in the world, and the world is peaceful. Everyone praises the Lord's kindness, and naturally they all agree that the Lord is enthroned as emperor."

Yuan Xi waved his hand and said: "You are all my future ministers. I don't want you to lie to yourself. Now that the world has just been pacified, there are countless refugees from all over the world. Eight out of ten people are killed or injured in each village. Nine out of ten rooms are empty. Maybe they can’t even afford to eat, who do you think they will control as the emperor?”

All civil and military personnel looked at each other in blank dismay.

Yuan Xi said softly: "You are all people I value. Today I open my heart and tell you that as long as I am here, the people are the most important. As long as the people support us, we will never be destroyed. Whoever exploits the people unscrupulously , Don’t blame me for being ruthless if you don’t treat the common people as human beings.”

Yuan Xi put his hands behind his back, "I'm not afraid that you have two minds, many of you are from big families and have your own ambitions, but I don't care what you are, I only need you to be able to eat wine and drink meat by yourself. Leave food and clothing for the people."

"Greed is never-ending. For the sake of their children and grandchildren, some people would like to collect all the best things in the world at home and give them to the people. They don't think it is necessary. They think that people's lives are cheap and unworthy, but Where would you have a good life without them?"

Yuan Xi's face was serious, "The people's lives are better, and you can live better. I, Yuan Xi, have no skills, but I also know why the Qin Dynasty was violent, and why the big Han died, it was because they made the people unable to live."

"Everyone, don't try to fish out of the marsh. The king is a boat, and the man is water. Water can carry a boat, or it can overturn it. If you think about danger in this way, you will know it."

After Yuan Xi finished speaking, he shook his head and walked into the General's mansion.

A group of civil and military men with bewildered faces were left behind.

"What do you mean, my lord?"

Chunyu Qiong looked back at Guo Tu.

Guo Tu thought for a while, then shook his head.

Ju Shou smiled and said: "The lord is really a benevolent king, and he really cares about the people. At this time, he is afraid that the world will criticize him. If we work hard, the people will live and work in peace and contentment. At that time, who will refuse to accept the title of emperor?"

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Ju Gong's words are reasonable. From now on in the court, you and I will be Yuan's ministers, and the Emperor of Han is just a puppet. There is no need to worry about when the lord will become emperor."

"But my lord ascends the throne and proclaims himself emperor, so there is no delay." Zhang Nan muttered in a low voice.

His words expressed the thoughts of many people.

"You can't say that," Guo Jia explained, "My lord is a man of destiny, so my thoughts are naturally superfluous to ours. My lord has a lot of insight into the places we can't see. Now my lord feels it's too early, so naturally I should It makes sense."

A group of subordinates, each with their own thoughts, soon dispersed.

"What do you mean my lord?"

Cheng Yu, Guo Tu, and Jia Xu returned home, Guo Tu asked in a low voice on the way.

Cheng Yu shook his head, with a strange expression on his face, "I can't figure it out, Cao Cao was also in power at the time, but at that time he didn't become the emperor because he didn't dare, just like Yuan Shu, once he became the emperor, the whole world attacked him."

"But the lord is different." Cheng Yu analyzed and analyzed, but could not analyze Yuan Xi's unwillingness to become the throne now.

"You don't need to think about it too much," Jia Xu said with a smile, "My lord said it was because of the people, so it is because of the people. This is a good thing, and I will remember it in the future."

"Wenhe knows the meaning of the lord?" Guo Tu asked hastily.

Jia Xu waved her hand hastily, "I don't know, maybe the lord just means it on the surface. I'd better not think too much about it, what the lord says, I'll do what I should do."

After a pause, he said softly: "Nowadays the world is full of waste, after returning to the mansion, we should practice frugality in order to respond to the lord."

The three discussed for a while, and Guo Tu suddenly said: "You two, I want to ask something."

Jia Xu and Cheng Yu looked at Guo Tu together.

Guo Tu laughed twice, and said softly: "What do you two think about Zhuge Liang being the prime minister?"

After a pause, he continued, "There is also Guo Jia, this kid would rather die than surrender, and was finally persuaded by the lord to become such a high-ranking official. The importance is no less than you and me, this"

"Be careful!"

Jia Xu said solemnly, "Gongze, your thinking is very dangerous."

(End of this chapter)