Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 52: Reign Name Guangxi

Yuan Shu looked down on Yuan Shao's bastard son from the bottom of his heart, and he was unwilling to leave Luoyang. He hesitated and said, "Uncle, can Benchu ​​come out?"

Except for the beginning, when He Jin tried his best to rescue Yuan Shao for the sake of prestige, no one cared about him anymore after that.

Yuan Wei leaned on his crutches with his hands and closed his eyes, saying, "I will get him out. Get ready, you go to Runan, and Benchu ​​goes to Jizhou."

Yuan Shu was satisfied with this arrangement. Jizhou was a chaotic place, but Yangzhou was a good place.

"I'll listen to my uncle," Yuan Shu said.

Yuan Wei nodded slightly. Yuan Ji was in the capital, Yuan Shao went to Jizhou, and Yuan Shu went to Yangzhou. These three places could ensure the prosperity of the Yuan family.

The carriage was shaking, and Yuan Wei's mind was filled with all kinds of concerns from the court and the public.

Gyeongbokgung Palace.

As soon as Liu Bian came back, he saw the yard was full of large boxes.

Zuo Li trotted forward and said, "Your Majesty, I tracked down the bandits who were transporting money out of the capital last night and seized these at a manor outside the south of the city."

Liu Bian looked at Zuo Li with some surprise, and walked forward. There were more than twenty large boxes that had been opened. They were full of colorful treasures, and each one was very valuable.

Pan Yin had some doubts at first, so he went forward to take a look, and happened to see the jade pendant that Liu Bian gave to Dong Zhong as a gift.

He lowered his head slightly, glanced at the inexplicably excited Zuo Li with indifferent eyes, reached out to pick up the jade pendant, handed it to Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty."

Liu Bian looked back and took it. How could he not recognize it? He glanced at Pan Yin, then turned to Zuo Li who was waiting for praise, and said with a smile: "This jade pendant was originally a gift from me to the General of the Cavalry. This is it. You did a good job."

Zuo Li couldn't hide his joy, but still said with a reserved look: "It's all my duty. I just hope I can relieve your majesty's worries."

Liu Bian stroked the jade pendant in his hand and thought to himself: This Zuo Li is a man of some ability.

Thinking this way, he handed over the jade pendant and said, "I give this jade pendant to you."

This was the first time Liu Bian rewarded Zuo Li.

Zuo Li's snow-white face turned rosy, and he took it with trembling hands and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Liu Bian glanced at him again, turned around and said, "Put it in the central government."

Zhongfu is his small treasury.

Pan Yin ignored Zuo Li and ordered his men to carry the things away and count them and put them into storage.

Zuo Li held the jade pendant in his hand and stared at Liu Bian's back.

In the past, he was just a most inconspicuous Zhonghuangmen, but now, he has received the imperial gift from His Majesty!

Suddenly, a ruthless look flashed in his eyes, and he decided to go back and interrogate those people carefully and find out something!

Liu Bian didn't care too much about the stolen goods recovered by Zuo Li. It was almost impossible for him to use these to trace back to the Yuan family. Such a long time had passed. If it were him, he would have cut off all the ties long ago.

Moreover, if you want to deal with a powerful family like the Yuan family, you need to plan carefully and kill them with one blow. You must not give them any chance!

There was a piece of silk placed in front of Liu Bian. It was a list of names of vacancies to be filled in the court presented by Yuan Wei, which he had casually thrown aside before.

Taichang Huang Wan, Taipu Yuan Ji, Guanglu Xun Zhong Fu, Weiwei Yang Biao... Tingwei Zhong Yao.

Even though Liu Bian was not very familiar with the court officials, at a glance he could see that at least three of the Nine Ministers were members of the Yuan family.

Yuan and Yang were two of the most powerful families of the time, with intermarriage for generations. Yang Biao was Yuan Wei's brother-in-law; and with Dong Zhuo's entry into Beijing, he had to be given a position.

Liu Bian frowned and thought to himself: Has the power of the Yuan family become so great?

This was the first time that he intuitively felt the power of the Yuan family's "four generations and three officials".

Liu Bian looked at these names, pondered for a long time, and slowly closed the silk.

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May 15th, the sixth year of Zhongping.

Liu Bian did not sleep all night, tossing and turning from dusk till dawn.

The bells in the palace rang from time to time, and people were coming and going, so much so that Liu Bian could no longer tell who was who.

Pan Yin was so busy that he had to arrange and check everything, including clothes, hats, shoes, food, drink, and defecation. He also watched the palace maids and eunuchs dress Liu Bian one by one.

At the same time, he was responsible for arranging all matters in the palace, including deploying personnel and equipment, estimating time, etc.

Empress Dowager He came in a hurry and left, as she also had a lot of things to do.

After four hours of busy work, Liu Bian had become as numb as a puppet. He was assigned here and there, and lamented in his heart: This coronation ceremony is really not an easy life.

I don't know how long it was before the bell in the palace rang.

Pan Yin stood beside Liu Bian and said happily, "Your Majesty, the time has come. Don't worry, I have arranged everything."

Liu Bian had a stiff face, and he hummed with an unknown expression, then followed the two eunuchs out of the Jingfu Hall.

Hundreds of people surrounded Liu Bian in front and behind him, all the way to Quefei Palace.

The main hall is plain in color, and the coffin of the late emperor is placed here.

The hall was full of people kneeling and sitting. Empress Dowager He was kneeling beside the coffin with a sad expression and a cushion beside her.

Liu Bian knelt down on the mat at the signal.

An eunuch sang a greeting, followed by a burst of drums and music. Then Duke Ding Gong, Liu Hong and Liu Yu came forward holding various jade artifacts and began to recite something in a solemn tone.

After a while, as the three ministers all requested to "take the throne", Empress Dowager He said "Yes", and everyone began to stand up.

Liu Bian's mind was in a daze now, so he stood up and walked out.

After changing clothes and kneeling down again, Liu Yu came in from outside, made some strange movements towards Emperor Ling's coffin, and then began to recite some obscure words.

After that, there were singing of greetings and drums and music. After a while, Liu Yu solemnly took the imperial seal from the east and handed it to Liu Bian.

After Liu Bian took it, there was another round of etiquette. Pan Yin took the Snake-Slaying Sword and put it in Liu Bian's hand. Liu Bian already knew this process and handed it to Liu Yu with a solemn expression.

"Long live my emperor!"

As soon as this ceremony was over, all the officials bowed to the ground and shouted loudly.

Liu Bian knelt and let them kneel down and worship him. It took a while before he ended with his "All the nobles, please stand up."

Pan Yin received several imperial edicts from the Huangmen and read them out one by one. Some were about general amnesty, some about honoring the empress dowager, and some about changing the reign title and conferring titles. It took a long time again.

After all this was done, Pan Yin led Liu Bian out, changed his clothes, and after all the trouble, returned again.

This time, it was a homage to the late emperor, and the procedure was equally complicated.

This was not over yet. It was already past noon and everyone was starving. They left the Quefei Hall and began to offer sacrifices to the ancestral temple, etc.

Then he walked around the palace and went to Pinghong Hall to receive the worship of all officials.

"Long live your Majesty!"

In the Pinghong Hall, Liu Bian sat on the main seat, with hundreds of court officials sitting below, cheering loudly.

He knelt there, his brain, which had been numb for the day, finally becoming clear. He looked at the courtiers kneeling below, his expression motionless, but a strong emotion surged in his heart. He said to himself: Finally, I am the emperor!

Legally speaking, he is now the emperor of the Han Dynasty!

The reign title was Guangxi.

"I don't like this reign title, I will change it sooner or later!"

Liu Bian's eyes were firm, and he could still hear the court officials' cheers and greetings beside his ears.

Emperor Guangxi would like to say hello to everyone: Do you have a monthly ticket to congratulate me on my ascension to the throne?