Chapter 654 The Two Emperors of East and West

Xun You barely paused and said all these words in a coherent tone. It was obvious that these words had been brewing in his heart for a long time, so he was able to say them in one go.

Xun You has always been a humble gentleman. No matter who he faces, he is neither humble nor arrogant. Whether he is a common man or a prince or a general, he is always in the spring breeze. But today, Xun You is very emotional, with a white jade-like face because of flushed with excitement.

"It turns out that Gongda pretended to be sick at home because of this matter. I thought it was nothing." Liu Ye smiled disapprovingly.

"So? So?" Xun You suddenly became furious when he saw Liu Ye's nonchalant look.

"It turns out that I misjudged the general." Xun You suddenly lowered his tone and laughed miserably: "I originally thought that the general was a hero who brought order to things and was a capable minister in the court, but he never expected that the general would turn out to be someone like Liang Ji or Dong Zhuo. .”

At this point, Xun You's voice was trembling slightly, and his eyes looking at Liu Ye were filled with sadness.

In fact, Xun You had already given up at this moment. You must know that Liang Ji and Dong Zhuo were both powerful officials in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liang Ji was called a "domineering general" by the young emperor because of his rampant behavior. As a result, Liang Ji secretly killed the young emperor. Needless to say, he was poisoned to death, and Dong Zhuo slept on the dragon bed at night, and deposed the emperor.

Xun You called Liu Ye Liang and Dong in person, which was equivalent to scolding Liu Ye. If it were a narrow-minded person, Xun You would have been punished, and Liu Ye would probably not have a good face.

"Since the general wants to depose the emperor, You Li cannot stop him. Please return to your hometown." Xun You lowered his head and said.

"No." Liu Ye shook his head.

"If the general doesn't allow it," Xun You said firmly, "then you will have to keep asking for illness. The general doesn't want the Shangshu Ling to become an empty post, right? Guo Fengxiao, Liu Ziyang, Jia Wenhe are all wise men, and they can replace You. "

"Gongda, please sit down. I'm going to ask you a few questions." Liu Ye shook his head and stretched out his hand to motion for him to sit down.

Xun You didn't want to sit down at first, but when he thought of the fighting friendship between the two, he finally sat down and wanted to hear what Liu Ye had to say.

"There is nothing in the world that is not the king's land, and there is nothing in the land that is not the king's ministers." Liu Ye said slowly: "Is it me, the Han Dynasty, or Liu Bian alone who is loyal to me?"

"Of course this You is loyal to the Han Dynasty." Xun You paused for a moment and said matter-of-factly.

"Since Gongda is loyal to the Han Dynasty, he should support me!"

Liu Ye suddenly raised his voice and said: "The emperor left Luoyang without authorization and abandoned thousands of people. What kind of behavior is this? The people are the most important, the country is second, the emperor is the least. The emperor should set an example for all the people in the world, but now the emperor has done so without authorization Is it right to escape from Luoyang?"

"Of course this is wrong." Xun You retorted: "But since ancient times, there have been reasons for deposing the emperor. For example, King Liu He of Changyi was deposed because of his debauchery and immorality, and Huo Guang deposed him; King Li was immoral, and the people of the country rioted because of his lack of integrity. Could it be that the emperor did something ridiculous or did something to bring disaster to the world?"

"Of course! If the emperor is proclaimed emperor by other princes, then where is the dignity of our Luoyang court!"

Liu Ye said loudly: "If other princes support the emperor, wouldn't our great Han Dynasty become a fake court? People all over the world think that we are usurpers!"

"The people all over the world are talking about it, and the soldiers everywhere are raising troops. Shouldn't we establish a new king and wait for others to attack us?" Liu Ye stared at Xun You coldly and said: "Is it possible that Gongda would rather sit in the sight of the heart? People use the emperor to divide the Han court and sit back and watch the people in the world cry and turmoil, so they still want to support Liu Bian, right?"

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Xun You was caught in a dilemma for a moment. He didn't know how to answer Liu Ye.

Since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty adopted Dong Zhongshu and deposed hundreds of schools of thought to only respect Confucianism, the purpose was to strengthen the feudal ruling order and make the people of the world loyal to the emperor. The loyal ministers at this time were not the loyal ministers of the country, but the loyal ministers of the king personally, even Xun You was no different.

But Xun You naturally had the concept of loyalty to the Han Dynasty in his heart. After being prompted by Liu Ye, he didn't know how to make a decision.

"Mencius said that the people are the most valuable, the country is second, and the king is the least." Liu Ye said solemnly: "The emperor controls the country, and the king dies in the country! This is the true emperor, and Liu Bian left the Han people and the court officials behind. But if you run away on your own, you are no longer qualified to be the emperor!"

"In order to prevent Liu Bian from being used by possible careerists, the general should immediately take measures to support the new emperor. Only in this way can the hearts of the people in the world be stabilized."

After saying that, Liu Ye patted Xun You on the shoulder: "Gongda, think carefully about what should be done. This general cannot live without you, and the imperial court cannot live without Zhongshu Ling."

After finishing speaking, Liu Ye walked out. Sometimes, it is enough to stop talking. There is no need to say everything to the end. This also leaves a space for others to think. Maybe Xun You will be different after thinking about it. the result of.

Xun You stood there blankly, muttering to himself: "Your Majesty, your Majesty, am I really wrong?"

Three days later, Xun You recovered from his illness and resumed his duties at Shangshutai.

Five days later, the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty was re-established as the Emperor of the Han Dynasty by Cao Cao in Pengcheng. Cao Cao was appointed as the Prime Minister by the Young Emperor of the Han Dynasty. All the civil and military officers in Cao's army were promoted and rewarded.

Pengcheng is a large city in Xuzhou with outstanding people. It was the capital of the Western Chu Kingdom at the end of the Qin Dynasty and had the foundation to be a capital. Cao Cao, on the other hand, had been preparing for a long time. He had been operating here for a long time and built a palace, so Liu Bian moved in immediately.

Suddenly, there were two emperors in the world. Liu Xie sat in Luoyang to the west, and the world was called the West Emperor; and Liu Bian was in Pengcheng to the east, so the world called him the East Emperor. Suddenly, two emperors stood side by side in the world. This has never happened since the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It can be said that this is the first time since the great ancestor Liu Bang established the world, except for Wang Mang's chaos.

However, although Cao Cao supported Liu Bian and proclaimed himself emperor in Pengcheng, Liu Ye's actions were much faster than Cao Cao's. When the two emperors appeared, their prestige would definitely be different. At this time, it would depend on who spread the news faster. . After Liu Bian left, Liu Ye rushed to Luoyang, immediately proclaimed King Chenliu as emperor, and issued an edict to the whole world.

Moreover, there are seven states under the control of Liu Ye alone. Therefore, except for the Qingxu state and the surrounding areas, basically the whole world first knew that Liu Ye supported King Chenliu as emperor, and then knew that Cao Cao supported Liu Debate reset.

Moreover, Luoyang was originally the imperial capital for hundreds of years, so the Luoyang court was even more prestigious.