The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 323
Yecheng, Peacock Terrace.

Cheng Yuanzhi originally thought that his return would be a sensational event, and the officials who came to greet him must be very powerful, and they bowed down when they accepted their heads, and shouted, "The king is mighty, his achievements are unrivaled, and the world is unified."

Unexpectedly, the whole welcoming process was very dull, and the sense of ceremony was enough, but there was not much excitement in the tone of the civil and military officials.

It's like a group of low-level employees who have worked for 20 years without promotion or salary increase, sick and unable to arouse interest.

Standing tall on the stage, Cheng Yuanzhi looked at the civil and military officials with drooping heads, and the sense of sight of "people's hearts have changed, and the team is not easy to lead" involuntarily appeared in his mind.

I was very unhappy.

After a long time, the welcome ceremony was over, and Wei Wang Yinshou returned to his own hands.Dabai, Xiaobai and the third son Yuan Rui performed the father-son ceremony together, the four of them descended from the high platform and headed for Wei Wang's residence together.

The streets are bustling with people, fragrant flowers and wedding invitations are hung at the door, and the people rush to say: "My king is wise and powerful, and the Wei Dynasty will be prosperous!"

"The Emperor of Han abdicates the throne and makes way for the wise, and the Wei Dynasty will be promoted!"

The shouts were deafening, and Cheng Yuanzhi's gloom dissipated when he heard it, and he smiled.

Unlike the civil and military officials, who all react in their own minds, the common people are simple and upright. They will support whoever treats them well and allows them to live a peaceful and good life.

Brainless support.

The hearts of the people are available! Cheng Yuanzhi looked at the enthusiastic people, and his uneasy heart finally settled down.

The uneasiness is not because he is afraid of being seized by Dabai, but because he is worried that he has not returned for four years, and the hearts of the people are in favor of the prince.

After all, in the past four years, Dabai has been in charge.

If that were the case, it would be difficult to handle.

You can't abolish your son because of this, can you?

Cheng Yuanzhi didn't want to step down so early, he felt that he could still do it, and wanted to do it for a few more years.

The new wife, Ah Yue, is in her prime, and the world has not yet been unified.

Then it cannot be stopped.

The residence of the King of Wei.

Cheng Yuanzhi sat down on the throne, his three sons lined up on both sides, and all the civil and military officials bowed to him in the hall.

Looking around at everyone, Xun You was nowhere to be seen. Su Gai immediately became angry and said, "What a big deal it is for the king to return to the throne. This Xun You actually dares not to give him face. Come, arrest him and chop him down!"

This black face sang very well and gave him a good step to answer the conversation.

Cheng Yuanzhi slowly raised his hand and said: "Yuyang must not be rude. Youruo is a pillar of the country and has made many achievements. If you are not here today, it must be due to your health. I should come to the door to express condolences in person."

Sugai let out a cold snort, and stepped aside, still not angry.

Shen Pei further said: "Your Majesty, now Jiangdong and Jiangnan have been pacified. There is a saying that 'the unification of the world cannot be delayed'. The attack on Yizhou should be put on the agenda."

I just came back, and you let me go before my butt is settled?Are you standing there? Cheng Yuanzhi scolded the appraiser in a vague way, and pondered for a while:
"This matter is not urgent. We will discuss it another day. Do you have other important matters?"

Yang Xiujin said: "Your Majesty has established Jiaozhou, and his prestige is as high as the sky. There are fourteen and a half of the fifteen prefectures in the world. The position of King Wei is no longer enough to show his might and virtue. Now the Han Dynasty is in decline, and the country is out of order. Your Majesty spreads benevolence and righteousness. In the four seas, virtue and martial arts are written in the world, and they control nine tenths of the world, and they should obey the heavens and people, that is, the emperor's throne, and order the world with righteous words and obedience."

Cheng Yuanzhi smiled and said: "Why did De Zu make such rebellious words? As a Han official, I am now the king of Wei in the Han Dynasty, and the ultimate official is nothing more than this. Ascending the throne is the throne, and replace the Han It's a rebellious move, I really don't want to do it, and you can't bring it up again."

As soon as this remark came out, the faces of all the civil and military officials in the hall were full of disappointment.

Seeing this, Cheng Yuanzhi immediately understood where the problem was.

He knew these two sons very well. They were diligent, observant of etiquette, loyal, filial and polite.In this era where the rulers of heaven and earth are the rulers of life, and filial piety is the moral code, a son of man would never do something like killing his father to seize the throne.

In the entire 5000-year history of China, there are only two kinship accidents committed in the "Xuanwu Gate Incident" and "Axe Light and Candle Shadow". Although they both killed brothers to seize the throne, they did not kill the father at least.

There was also a fig leaf left.

Therefore, when he first heard about changes in Yecheng, Cheng Yuanzhi's first thought was that the civil and military officials had an idea and wanted to push Dabai to the top, first to replace him, and then to replace Liu Xie.

To achieve the founding father, from the great reputation of the dragon's minister.

These two titles are too tempting.
None of the courtiers will not be moved.

The difference is that some courtiers can restrain this desire, while others cannot.

The facts turned out to be exactly what he thought.

Civil and military officials have ideas.

So Cheng Yuanzhi said in a deep voice: "If destiny is mine, I would like to be King Wen of Zhou."

All the civil and military officials curled their lips.

They don't like to hear that.

Because the king has said it three times.

We have no objection that you want to be King Wen of Zhou, but you should abdicate and let your son become King Wu of Zhou.

We don't want to waste time with King Wen of Zhou.

Time waits for no one, and if we continue, we will all die in peace!
Seeing that everyone seemed to have the same meaning, Cheng Yuanzhi immediately realized that there was no need to discuss this matter.

Either kill all these ministers, or abdicate yourself.

Otherwise, these people may not work hard anymore.

In fact, Cheng Yuanzhi also knows that this is human nature, and all civil and military officials want to respect him as emperor, because they just want to be a hero who founded the country, conferred the title of marquis and prime minister, conferred his wife and son, and honored his ancestors.

There is nothing wrong with thinking this way.

But he doesn't want to be an emperor. His goal from the beginning was to rule the world, end the troubled times, and then retire to the mountains and forests with all the beauties.
Cheng Yuanzhi sighed: "I hope you will stop forcing me to usurp my position. I really don't want to do it."

All the civil and military officials said together: "Your Majesty has repeatedly rejected it, and we are all disheartened. We don't think about food and drink, and we don't care about things."

Threats, outright threats.

But it still works.

Cheng Yuanzhi waved his hand and said: "Your Excellency's move is nothing more than wanting to increase officials and ranks. If this is the case, I will immediately seal up all the officials. Why do you have to coerce me into doing such a disobedient thing?"

Even Xu Shu, who had not been in the court for a long time, came out and said: "All the ministers in the court have followed the king for a long time, and the officials who have been appointed are hard to show the achievements they have made. If things go on like this, how can they not be discouraged and renounced? And the king is no more He is the king of Wei in the Han Dynasty, although he is in charge of the world, but his territory is only in the four prefectures of Hebei, how can he be given a bigger official position?"

Tian Feng also came out and cupped his hands and said, "I second my opinion on Yuan Zhi's words."

"The ministers all agree with Yuan Zhi's words!" Almost everyone in the hall uttered their voices.

Cheng Yuanzhi was startled and said thoughtfully: "What Yuan Zhi said is not unreasonable..."

Yang Xiu also echoed: "This world has been home to virtuous people since ancient times, and the throne is right in front of us. If you don't take it now, you will regret it later."

Cheng Yuanzhi thought about it for a while, and finally shook his head and said: "Don't worry, gentlemen, let me think twice."

Together with the others, Yang Xiu bluntly said: "Think twice, think twice, Your Majesty has been thinking about it for ten years, don't you think it through?"

Cheng Yuanzhi glanced at Yang Xiu, intending to hit him, but felt that it was not worth it, so he waved his hand and said, "In three days, within three days, I will give you a satisfactory answer, how about it?"

Hearing this, everyone was overjoyed and bowed in unison: "Your Majesty is Shengming, your lord is Shengming!"

Cheng Yuanzhi swept everyone's faces one by one, sighed, and said: "If I bear the infamy of the ages, it is all because of you. Let's stop here today, and the meeting will end."

All civil and military officials knelt down on the ground, shouting loudly, "Farewell to the King."

(End of this chapter)