The Nameless of the Common Clans

In the sixth year of Jian'an, the emperor was assassinated in the Yilan Hall of the Suiyang Imperial Palace. The whole country was in great sorrow. The three major princes who were fighting in the north stopped fighting. Chen Mo led his troops back to Luoyang, Cao Cao led his troops back to Suiyang, and Yuan Shao also temporarily stopped the pace of suppressing the rebels in the country. The three armies wore mourning to express their condolences for the misfortune of the emperor.

After this, Yuan Shao ordered Han Meng to continue to lead his troops to suppress the rebellion, and he rushed back to Yecheng overnight to discuss with everyone how to deal with the current changes. After a few days, he chose to support Liu He as the new emperor and set the capital in Yecheng.

Liu He was the son of the late Youzhou Mu Liu Yu. At the beginning, Liu Yu served as Youzhou Mu, and Liu He stayed in the court as a minister. Later, Li Guo was in chaos, and Liu Xie secretly ordered Liu He to flee Chang'an and go to Youzhou to ask Liu Yu to send troops to welcome the emperor. In Liu Xie's mind at that time, outsiders were not as reliable as his own family.

At that time, Chen Mo had not yet obtained Hangu Pass, so Liu He could only take a detour through Wuguan to Youzhou. When passing through Runan, he was detained by Yuan Shu and wrote to Liu Yu, asking him to go to war with Liu Yu. At that time, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu had not yet turned against each other. Gongsun Zan tried to stop Liu Yu from going to war, but Liu Yu refused. Gongsun Zan was worried that Yuan Shu would know that he had stopped Liu Yu, so he first sent his brother Gongsun Yue to meet Yuan Shu, and secretly joined forces with Yuan Shu to swallow up Liu Yu's troops. The hatred between Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu also began to be exposed from then on.

Liu He was also unlucky. He finally escaped from Yuan Shu, but was detained by Yuan Shao. Then, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, and Liu He was completely homeless. After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he stayed in Jizhou and did not serve as an official. In fact, even if he served as an official, his status was very embarrassing. After all, Yuan Shao was called a local lord, but in fact, he was no different from the emperor of Jizhou. Although he did not do anything on the surface, he was actually constantly weakening the influence of the Han Dynasty in Hebei.

In fact, it was not just Yuan Shao. Except for Liu Biao and Liu Yan, almost all the lords did this. For example, when Guanzhong was prosperous, the people in Guanzhong only knew Chen Mo but not the emperor. Cao Cao, Sun Ce, Yuan Shu, and even Liu Biao and Liu Yan were in a similar situation. Therefore, the relatives of the Han Dynasty, except for Liu Biao and Liu Yan, still had some status. Under the rule of other lords, their status was relatively embarrassing.

Liu He was unwilling to be affected by the weird atmosphere, so although he stayed in Jizhou, he did not serve as an official.

Liu He himself was not very capable, so Yuan Shao's attitude towards Liu He was dispensable.

But now Liu Xie suddenly passed away, and Cao Cao's righteousness in the past was gone. Yuan Shao naturally hoped that the new emperor would be in his hands. In fact, he had thought about changing Liu Yu to the emperor before, but after Liu Yu's stern refusal, Cao Cao welcomed the emperor back, and he had no reason to establish a new emperor. Now he has a chance. Liu He is not only a relative of the Han Dynasty, but also a legitimate descendant of Emperor Guangwu. His father Liu Yu is even more famous. After Liu Xie died, Liu Yu's branch is the most qualified to inherit the orthodox lineage among the famous Han Dynasty relatives today. Otherwise, Yuan Shao would not have wanted to support Liu Yu.

Although Liu Yu is dead now, Liu He is under his rule, and it is natural to support Liu He as the new emperor.

Among the three major princes this time, Yuan Shao's reaction can be said to be the fastest. Chen Mo and Cao Cao did not want to, but at this stage, after they went back, they immediately put the reputation of regicide on each other's head, and at the same time, they tried to eliminate the bad consequences of this time.

After Cao Cao returned to Suiyang, he immediately ordered the removal of the official titles of Xun Yu, Cao Ang, Cao Hong and others. No matter what, the emperor was killed under their supervision. Even if he had to appease those noble families, he had to deal with these three people.

Of course, although the official titles were removed, they still had to take care of what they should do. Xun Yu and Cao Hong could be said to be Cao Cao's right-hand men, and Cao Ang was also Cao Cao's tacit successor, so it was impossible for them to be thrown away directly.

After finishing these things and appeasing the ministers, Cao Cao began to let Xun Yu be responsible for putting the name of regicide on Chen Mo's head. In fact, although there was no clear evidence to prove it, this matter was inseparable from Chen Mo, so he was not wronged.

As for supporting the new emperor, Cao Cao has quite a few Han clan members, and Liu Ye is a good candidate. However, this person is extremely intelligent and has a wide network of contacts. He has the talent to assist the world. If he is made emperor, it may be difficult to control him. Liu Ye has always been very low-key. After this incident, he immediately claimed to be sick and refused to see guests. Obviously, he has no intention of becoming emperor.

But apart from Liu Ye, although there are many Suiyang clan members, it is difficult to choose the right one. Liu Xie's death also affects Cao Cao's attitude towards the Han Dynasty. If Liu Xie is not dead, although the princes of the world are divided, no one dares to claim to be king or emperor. But now that Liu Xie is dead, Yuan Shao quickly supports Liu He to succeed him. Chen Mo will probably also quickly nominate a new emperor to succeed him. Next, it may be the era of emperors.

The righteousness and prestige that Cao Cao originally held would be gone, and there would be more than a few courts in the world. Therefore, Cao Cao could not wait for this matter. After careful selection and consultation with the court officials, he chose Liu Wei from the clansmen in Suiyang as the new emperor.

Liu Wei was the descendant of Liu Fu, the King of Peixian. It was clearly recorded in the royal genealogy that he had a pure bloodline and was also famous, but his life was a bit rough. His father died of illness the year before last, and he had been raised by the court. He was... eight years old, but he had a pure bloodline.

Chen Mo supported the new emperor almost at the same time as Cao Cao. Compared with Cao Cao, Chen Mo had a smaller range of choices. Although the Luoyang court was the court and had Han clansmen, there were not many who were of good origin. After discussing with Zhao Wen, Yang Biao, Zhong Yao and other court officials for several days, he finally chose Liu Neng, a descendant of Liu Jing, the King of Guangling, as the new emperor.

Liu Neng was only eighteen years old and not very smart. He went to Chen Mo not because this was the imperial court, but because Chen Mo treated him well. You know, Chen Mo has not received any salary from the court officials over the years, but as long as the Han clan members are willing to come, Chen Mo will treat them well. Liu Neng was a prodigal son. He squandered all his family wealth and angered his father to death. In the end, he had no way to make a living but could only rely on the name of the Han clan member to eat everywhere. Later, he heard that Chen Mo treated him well, so he came.

Chen Mo didn't have many Han clan members, so it was easier to choose. Liu Neng was the only one with pure bloodline, so things naturally became much simpler. Except for Liu Neng, most of the other Han clan members were from other clans or were not included in the family tree. Although Liu Neng himself was not excellent, for the world today, the emperor... did not need to be excellent.

After Chen Mo returned to Luoyang, he quickly dealt with two things. One was to throw dirty water on Cao Cao and accuse him of regicide. The other was to order Wuyi to station in Zhongmou and send Zhang Xiu to Wuyi to obey orders. At the same time, Xu Huang was transferred to Henei, and Yu Sheng was transferred to Wuyi to be responsible for the deployment of defense lines in Zhongmou and Kaifeng.

In addition to these two things, there was another thing. Jia Xu, an aide to Chen Mo, was imprisoned by Chen Mo because he had not been in charge of government for many days. Of course, Jia Xu had no sense of existence on weekdays, and officials' absenteeism could be big or small. Chen Mo's actions were obviously also meant to rectify the atmosphere. Compared with the major events that concern the world today, Jia Xu's imprisonment was a small matter that was difficult to attract the attention of others.

Shortly after the death of the emperor, the three heroes in the north quickly supported the new emperor, which also gave other princes hope of escaping control. Almost soon after Chen Mo and Cao Cao supported the new emperor, Sun Ce of Jiangdong also responded quickly and supported Liu Ji as emperor.

Liu Ji is the eldest son of Liu Yao, who is the descendant of Liu Fei, the King of Qi Daohui, the son of Emperor Gaozu.

After Sun Ce swept across Jiangdong and defeated Liu Yao, Liu Yao fled to Liu Biao, but died of illness in Yuzhang the following year. Later, when Sun Ce was attacking Jiangxia, he passed through Yuzhang and mourned Liu Yao, and brought Liu Yao's son back to treat him with courtesy. Liu Ji just turned sixteen this year, with a beautiful appearance and dignity, and was quite liked by Sun Ce. Now that the emperor has passed away, Sun Ce immediately thought of making Liu Ji the emperor.

After discussing with Liu Ji and the civil and military officials of Jiangdong, he quickly made a decision. One month after Liu Neng and Liu Wei ascended the throne, Sun Ce ascended the throne in Chaisang and became the emperor. Sun Ce took the position of general and took charge of the military and political affairs of Jiangdong.

Although it was a bit self-entertaining, Liu Ji's background was indeed qualified to be supported as emperor, so Sun Ce, the general, still had some weight.

After the four emperors were established one after another, the status of Liu Biao and Liu Zhang became somewhat awkward. Respect the emperor? Respect which family? If they were to be emperors, their origins were enough, but if they were to be emperors themselves, no one would listen. The gentry in Jingzhou did not support Liu Biao's claim to the throne, and although Liu Zhang in Shu had inherited Yizhou for several years, the people were not attached to him, and they were also worried that Chen Mo would send troops to attack Shu, so they hesitated.

In the end, Liu Biao became the King of Chu, and after Liu Zhang saw Liu Biao become the king, he became the King of Shu. So far, there were two kings and four emperors in the world. Although the pattern did not change, the political form had changed. The era when Cao Cao obeyed the emperor to command the princes was completely over.

In Nanyang, Lu Bu actually wanted to establish an emperor after seeing people around him claiming to be kings and emperors, so he asked Zhang Liao to discuss the matter.

Zhang Liao felt that his life was very difficult. He had to be a general and act as Lu Bu's military advisor from time to time. Lu Bu's idea was right. With Lu Bu's current family background, it was definitely not possible to support an emperor, but it was okay to support a king, but...

"My Lord, where is the Han Dynasty relative in Nanyang?" Zhang Liao looked at Lu Bu and said helplessly.

"No? Then Liu Shuang..." Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao in astonishment. He remembered that there was a chief clerk named Liu Shuang.

"My Lord, Liu Shuang is just surnamed Liu, not a Han Dynasty relative. If someone is not surnamed Liu, he is a Han Dynasty relative. This must be confirmed by the royal family genealogy, or his own family tree, or recognized by everyone." Zhang Liao said helplessly. Although there are many Han Dynasty relatives in the world, it is not possible to just pick someone surnamed Liu to be a Han Dynasty relative.

Lu Bu nodded with some disappointment, but his troubles did not last too long, because... Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor!