One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 144 Liu Bian Restoration
It was the scorching summer of June when the allied armies of the feudal lords who attacked Dong Zhuo returned to Yecheng.

Yuan Shao arranged tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to stay at Hulao Pass, and the remaining nearly [-] soldiers and horses all entered Jizhou and camped in the south of Yecheng.

After returning to Yecheng, the princes immediately prepared for the restoration ceremony of Hongnong King Liu Bian.

Yuan Shao sent his cronies and civil officials to Youzhou, Bingzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou and other places bordering Jizhou to publicize and communicate with officials of various prefectures and counties.He tried his best to win the support of officials from all over the country for Liu Bian by sealing officials and making wishes.

Some officials simply stated their support for Liu Bian's restoration; some officials were hesitant and hesitant, neither expressing support nor outright opposition.

In the past two busy months, in addition to Jizhou officials who all supported Liu Bian's restoration, more than half of the officials in Youzhou, Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Bingzhou also expressed their support for Liu Bian.

Yuan Shao believed that the time was ripe, so he convened a meeting of the princes to establish the time for the enthronement of Hongnong King Liu Bian.

On the ninth day of August, Liu Bian, king of Hongnong, was officially restored to the throne in Yecheng.The year name still uses Chuping.

This year was originally set by him when he ascended the throne for the first time last April.However, before he could use this year name, he was deposed by Dong Zhuo in September.This year is the first year of Chuping.

After nearly a year, Liu Bian once again ascended the throne as emperor.

The enthronement ceremony was held in the so-called Ye Palace.Ye Palace is the Imperial Palace of Yecheng built by Han Fu for Liu Bian. Although it is called the Imperial Palace, it is actually just a large house.

The feudal lords who attacked Dong Zhuo and the officials of Jizhou all attended Liu Bian's enthronement ceremony.In addition, Kong Rong, Prime Minister of Beihai, Liu Yu, Shepherd of Youzhou, and some officials from Yanzhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou and Jizhou bordering states and counties also rushed to Yecheng to participate in Liu Bian's enthronement ceremony.

Kong Rong and Liu Yu were jointly invited by Yuan Shao and Liu Bian.One of these two people is a descendant of Confucius, and the other is a clan relative of the Han Dynasty. They have special identities. If they can get the support of these two people, then Liu Bian, the orthodox status of the restored emperor, will also be greatly enhanced.

In fact, Yuan Shao and Liu Bian not only invited Kong Rong and Liu Yu, but Yuan Shao also sent people to several prefectures adjacent to Jizhou, inviting officials and celebrities from various counties to Yecheng to observe the ceremony.However, out of their own considerations, officials from all over the country, even if they have expressed their support for Liu Bian, many people will come to Yecheng.

This is also normal.Since the beginning of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the authority of officials in various places has become increasingly heavy, and it has become a trend that cannot be lost.Although they still belong to the imperial court, some officials have used various excuses to refuse to pay taxes to the imperial court.

Furthermore, after the restoration of Liu Bian, the great man had two emperors, one east and one west.Which one is orthodox? The public says the public is right and the woman says the woman is right. Before the situation is clear, local officials are not easy to stand in line.

Therefore, the idea of ​​many officials is that no matter which emperor gives them official positions and rewards, they will all accept them, but they must support them sincerely... Hehe, the weather is good today.

Anyway, Liu Bian's enthronement ceremony was held as scheduled, there were quite a few people who came to the ceremony, and the ceremony was held in a decent manner.

At the ceremony, Liu Bian issued a series of imperial edicts.The most important thing must be the enthronement edict.This edict was entrusted by Yuan Shao to Kong Rong to write it, and Liu Yu personally read it out.

Between the words of the imperial edict, Liu Bian's orthodox status was vigorously exaggerated, and Liu Xie, who was far away in Xi'an, was denigrated.Liu Bian denied Liu Xie's status as emperor, and unilaterally abolished Liu Xie, making him King Chenliu.

The imperial edict stated that after Liu Bian ascended the throne, he would send troops to attack Dong Zhuo again, and he would eliminate the country's thieves and unify the great Han.Then there is the empty general plan of governance. In a word, Liu Bian is the destiny of heaven.

The rest of the edicts are about the appointment of Tang Ji as queen and the appointment of officials.

Liu Bian officially worshiped Yuan Shao as Taiwei, General Cheqi, and concurrently in charge of Jizhou Mu, Duji, Yan, and Qingzhou, and was named Ruyang Hou; Liu Yu was Situ, Huqi General, and concurrently in charge of Zong Zhengqing and Youzhou Mu. , was granted the title of King of the East China Sea; Yuan Shu was appointed as Sikong, General of the Later Period, and concurrently in charge of the affairs of Yuzhou Mu, Duyu, and Yangzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Ruyin.

Yuan Shao profited the most, not only became the head of the three princes, but also had the land of the three states in name.But in fact, the only thing he can really control at present is Jizhou.

Liu Yu used to be the shepherd of Youzhou. Because he didn't get along with Gongsun Zan, his life as a shepherd of Youzhou was very difficult in Youzhou, so he came to Yecheng to support Liu Bian's restoration.Now that he left Youzhou, he, the Shepherd of Youzhou, could only be a remote leader. In fact, Youzhou had already fallen under the control of Gongsun Zan.

Yuan Shu held the post of Sikong as Muyao of Yuzhou. As mentioned earlier, although Yuan Shu was in charge of Yu and Yangzhou, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, might not listen to him.

Under the Three Dukes, Han Fu contributed to the logistics support of the coalition forces, and built the imperial palace for Liu Bian.Bingzhou is now a land without a leader, and the forces of all parties are intertwined and chaotic. Han Fu's words are also not effective.With his cowardly temperament, from now on, he can only be an answer to Yuan Shao in the court.

The rest of the princes who participated in the crusade against Dong Zhuo, except Cao Cao who worshiped General Huwei, led the governor of Yanzhou, and made Qiao County Marquis; He took the post of Jiuqing, supervised the affairs of a county (country) from a distance, and was granted the title of county marquis.

Kong Rong, Prime Minister of Beihai, was given the rank of General Andong because he wrote the enthronement edict and strongly supported Liu Bian.

The rest of the officials who came to watch the ceremony also added false titles.

In order to appease the officials of various prefectures, Liu Bian also gave away official seals, and promoted Gongsun Zan to be governor of Youzhou, general of Anbei, and named Beipinghou.

In addition, perhaps in order to demonstrate his orthodox status, Liu Bian also named all state and county officials in the country one by one, or reconfirmed his official position, or added false titles.But Liu Bian would not be so polite to Dong Zhuo's direct descendants. In the edict, all officials of the Xiliang Army from Dong Zhuo down were demoted to ordinary people.

As for how effective this edict will be, it is not known.Qin Yi was also awarded the official position of Lucheng County Magistrate as he wished, added the title of Yingyang Xiaowei, and was granted the title of Luxiang Marquis.

Before that, Qin Yi had avoided Yuan Shao, met Liu Bian in private, and obtained official positions for Zhao Yun and Xu Huang. Zhao Yun was the county magistrate of Lucheng County, and Xu Huang was the county lieutenant.

In fact, even if Liu Bian did not go through, after Qin Yi took office, he could decide on his own position.Although this is against the imperial court regulations, the most worthless thing in this world today is the imperial court regulations.The reason why he greeted Liu Bian was mainly to get Xu Huang away from Liu Bian.

In a word, Liu Bian's small court has opened, and Qin Yi's small power is about to open.

(End of this chapter)