One kick to the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 409

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the Great Court Meeting.Early that morning, Liu Bei and Qin Yi arrived outside the Yecheng Palace, waiting to attend the court meeting.

It was early in the summer, when the sky was already bright, Qin Yi took the initiative to greet the officials he knew and introduced Liu Bei to them.

Maybe it was because of the gifts given the day before yesterday, or maybe it was out of etiquette, those officials were very warm to Qin Yi.But for Liu Bei, he was not so enthusiastic.Some people even said a few words to Liu Bei, and some people just nodded to Liu Bei.

On the contrary, Liu Yu, an authentic relative of the emperor and the current Situ, held Liu Bei's hand and talked for a long time.Liu Yu inquired about Liu Bei's genealogy in detail, and finally came to the conclusion that he and Liu Bei were of the same generation, so Liu Yu took the initiative to call Liu Bei "Xuande Xiandi".

Liu Bei did not dare to call Liu Yu his brother, and still regarded him as his official position.

In fact, when Qin Yi visited Liu Yu the day before yesterday, he had already made an agreement with Liu Yu that regardless of whether Liu Bei was a Han clan member or not, Liu Yu would help Liu Bei enter the Han clan genealogy.Anyway, it's just to record the names of Liu Bei and Liu Bei's ancestors in the family tree.

Liu Yu is Situ, and also Zong Zhengqing, managing the genealogy of the Han Dynasty, which is within the scope of his duties.This matter was easy for Liu Yu.

That's why Liu Yu showed such enthusiasm for Liu Bei today, which is also implying to Qin Yi that I have already done what you entrusted to me.

At about Mao, the gate of the palace was opened wide, and all the officials entered the palace in line according to their positions.Qin Yi was ranked in the middle, and there were less than 20 people in front of him.Liu Bei didn't even have the qualifications to enter the palace, and was waiting outside the palace gate to be called.

During Liu Bian's restoration and enthronement ceremony last year, Qin Yi once entered this palace.At that time, the buildings in the palace were very simple.Stepping in again today, Qin Yi found that the palace had been renovated.The main hall where the emperor sits has been raised a lot.A large square was opened up in front of the palace, and the trees and flowers that had been planted before were gone, replaced by flat bluestone slabs.

Although the palace is still small, it has a more solemn feeling.

After entering the palace, the emperor will drive there, and all the officials will sing a salute.Qin Yi took a sneak peek and found that Liu Bian had grown half a head taller than last year, and he was already a young man.

After Liu Bian was seated, he delivered a lengthy speech. The content was nothing more than saying that since this year, the puppet imperial court in Chang'an has sent troops to attack the prefectures and counties affiliated to the imperial court. .

Then came the rewards for meritorious officials.Liu Yu personally read out a volume of reward edicts.

Yuan Shao took charge of the overall situation and personally led his troops to repel Gongsun Zan, taking the first credit.However, Yuan Shao had already reached the rank of Taiwei, ranking among the three Dukes. If he was promoted further, he would not have the permanent position of Prime Minister.And this position is generally a minister of Tuogu, who can take over the government in place of the emperor. Yuan Shao is not so arrogant yet, so in the imperial edict, Yuan Shaowei is only awarded the title of general.

What surprised Qin Yi was that Wang Yun was the second hero.The imperial edict stated that Wang Yun painstakingly killed Dong Zhuo, punished traitors for the Han Dynasty, and contributed to helping the country. Therefore, Liu Bian named Wang Yun the Marquis of Qi County and took the rank of General Zhenxi.This is obviously the court of Yecheng putting money on his face. Wang Yun is loyal to the court of Chang'an, so he has nothing to do with the court of Yecheng.

The third hero is Sun Jian.Although Sun Jian did not achieve much success, he had already died in battle, and the court could not treat him lightly.In the edict, Sun Jian was posthumously named General Pingnan, and his descendant Sun Ce inherited Sun Jian's title during his lifetime and was named Marquis of Wucheng.

The fourth hero is Yuan Shu.Although Yuan Shu took the initiative to attack Liu Biao and was defeated, the edict stated that he had made great contributions to containing Liu Biao in Jingzhou and resisting Zhang Ji's occupation of Luoyang. He was awarded the title of Hussar General by the Later General Jin, and he still led the Yuzhou herders and supervised the military and political affairs of Yuzhou and Yangzhou. thing.This is obviously of a consoling nature.

The fifth hero is Cao Cao.Cao Cao sent troops to assist Qin Yi in repelling Niu Fu, and also contributed to repelling Zhang Ji's invasion of Yanzhou. Liu Bian was promoted to Yanzhou Mu and awarded the title of Pingdong General.

After listening to the imperial edict for so long, Qin Yi thought that his name was about to be called, but the few edicts read out later did not have his name.

The sixth hero was Wang Kuang, who died in battle and was posthumously named General Pingxi.The seventh one is Gongsun Zan. Although Gongsun Zan followed Dong Zhuo's order to attack Jizhou and made mistakes first, Gongsun Zan came to his senses after Dong Zhuo's death and took the initiative to withdraw his troops. He expressed his support to the imperial court and served as the former general and leader of Youzhou Mu.

The eighth place was Yang Feng, who died in battle, and was posthumously named General Anxi, and his son Yang Sui succeeded him as the prefect of Hexi County.

Even Yang Feng's ranking of heroes was ahead of Qin Yi, which made Qin Yi increasingly disappointed.He couldn't help but think to himself: Could it be that Yuan Shao has gone back on his word and promised me to be the governor of Bingzhou?
At this moment, Qin Yi suddenly heard Liu Yu read his name.

"General Fenwu, General Habayashi Zhonglang, Qin Yi, prefect of Shangdang County, guarded Xiangling, helped Hanoi, defeated Guangchang County, and Tang County. , was conferred the title of Marquis of Luxian County, and still leads the post of Habayashi Zhonglang from afar."

Huh - finally heard my name.When Qin Yi heard the reward for him in the edict, he was overjoyed and hurried out of the shift to thank him.

Now, he also figured it out, and he ranked Yang Feng's contribution ahead of his, just like Sun Jian, out of respect for the deceased.

Later, many edicts were read out, rewarding Wang Kuang's son Wang Xu, Pingnan Zhonglang General Zhang Yan, some generals and counselors in Yuan Shao's army, and officials from the court.

Some of the heroes mentioned in the imperial edict were in court, some did not attend the court meeting, and some even never came to Yecheng at all.But no matter what, this battle was the first battle experienced by the Yecheng court after its establishment, and it was also a battle that related to the survival of the Yecheng court. Since the battle was won, the emperor would not hesitate to confer rewards.

However, the rewards involved, except for the promotion of a few people's official positions, most of them only promoted their false titles, and their actual powers did not change.The financial rewards were not even mentioned.All in all, the imperial court's so-called reward this time is not costly but beneficial.It didn't cost much, but you can't say that people are stingy.

An imperial edict was read out for an hour.After Qin Yi listened to the award for him, he didn't care to listen carefully. After standing for so long, he had already started to feel sleepy.

"Xuan Guangchang county magistrate Liu Bei has an audience—" Just as Qin Yi was drowsy, he heard the eunuch singing the ceremony shout.

Qin Yi immediately cheered up.The meat scene is here, let's see how Liu Bian treats Liu Bei.

After a while, Liu Bei walked into the palace. As soon as he entered the door, he bowed to Liu Bian and saluted: "Liu Bei, the magistrate of Guangchang County, pays homage to His Majesty the Emperor."

His magistrate of Guangchang was conferred by Gongsun Zan, so the imperial court shouldn't recognize him.But now Gongsun Zan has been listed among the heroes, and the court has recognized Liu Bei's official position.

As soon as Liu Bei came in, the eyes of all the officials in the palace focused on Liu Bei.

"Liu Qing is free!" Liu Bian's voice came out.After Liu Bei stood up straight, he said again: "Liu Qing, I heard that you are the Empress of Zhongshan King Jing, is there such a thing?"

"Report to Your Majesty, there is indeed such a thing!"

Liu Bian looked at Liu Yu: "Uncle Emperor, are you serious about what Liu Qing said?"

Liu Yuchao and Liu Bian cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, yesterday, I checked the genealogy and found that Liu Bei is a descendant of Linyi Marquis Liu Fu, the grandson of King Jing Liu Sheng of Zhongshan."

"Oh? Then in my Han Dynasty genealogy, is Liu Bei's name ever recorded?" Liu Bian asked again.

Liu Yudao: "In the genealogy, only the name of Liu Bei's grandfather Liu Xiong is recorded. Liu Xiong once promoted Xiaolian and served as Fanling of Dongjun County, so he has his name in the genealogy."

Liu Bian nodded and said, "Since Liu Bei's grandfather's name is included in the genealogy, then Liu Qing's identity as a Han family clan is beyond doubt."

Speaking of this, Liu Bian asked Liu Bei: "Liu Qing, why is your honorable name taboo?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, my late father kept his name Liu Hong."

Liu Bian looked at Liu Yu: "Uncle Emperor, record the names of Liu Hong and Liu Bei in the genealogy."

"The minister obeys the order!"

When Liu Bei heard this, he quickly thanked him.

Liu Bian waved his hand and said, "You don't have to thank me. It's my duty to include the names of the descendants of the descendants of my Han Dynasty in the genealogy."

Speaking of this, Liu Bian asked Liu Yu again: "Uncle Emperor, what is Liu Bei's seniority in my Han family genealogy?"

Liu Yu said: "Liu Bei is of the same generation as my minister."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bian said, "So, I should call Liu Qing the emperor's uncle." After speaking, he got up and gave Liu Bei a slight bow: "My nephew has seen the emperor's uncle."

Liu Bei was so frightened that he quickly returned the salute: "Your Majesty, there is a difference between a monarch and his ministers, so you should not accept this courtesy!"

Liu Bian smiled and sat back down again.

Seeing this, Qin Yi was finally relieved.Liu Bei's status as a clan member of the Han Dynasty is now firmly established.

Afterwards, Liu Yu read the imperial edict to Liu Bei.In the edict, Liu Bei was listed as the last hero, and he was named Yangling Ling.

The Yangling order is slightly higher than the county magistrate and lower than the prefect, which is equivalent to the official position of a county magistrate or captain.Yangling is the joint burial tomb of Emperor Wen Liu Qi and his empress.Yangling Ling is the official position in charge of guarding Yangling.

In fact, Yangling is far away from Xianyang, so it is impossible for Liu Bei to go to Yangling to take office, so he can only take the position of Yangling Order from afar.Taking care of the royal cemetery is one of the responsibilities of Zongzheng Temple. Liu Bei, the Yangling Order, to put it bluntly, will be an official in Zongzheng Temple in the future, and he is Liu Yu's subordinate.

The reason why Liu Bei was granted the command of Yangling was that Liu Yu wanted to win some military power for Liu Bei.The royal cemetery is guarded by soldiers, and the official positions in the Zongzheng Temple can only be led by the command office that guards the cemetery.Liu Yu wanted to keep Liu Bei as an official in Zongzheng Temple, and Liu Bei brought hundreds of soldiers to Yecheng. If he wanted to continue to hold the military power of these hundreds of soldiers, he could only take the official position of guarding the cemetery.

Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and should take care of the ancestral cemetery. Therefore, Yuan Shao has no objection to this.

It can be said that Liu Yu worked hard for Liu Bei.

(End of this chapter)