Chapter 328: Abdication Decree.

Chapter 326: Abdication Decree.

Xudu city.

For the past few decades, this has been Cao Mengde's base camp. He conquered the world here, defeated one enemy after another, and eventually occupied almost the entire north.

The once small Xuchang became Xudu, the third capital of the Han Dynasty after Chang'an and Luoyang.

It can be said that every brick and tile, every blade of grass and every tree in the city of Xudu contains the hard work of Cao Mengde.

He ordered the city defenses to be repaired again and again, and the streets to be widened again and again, until they could accommodate the emperor's six carriages.

Not to mention, the imperial city in Xudu...

Although the scale was not large, it was done to the best of Cao Mengde's ability at the time.

However, all this has nothing to do with him.

Cao Cao placed his bet on Liu Wu. He gave up the four states of Qing, Xu, Yan and Yu in the Central Plains, as well as the city of Xudu.

this day,
Zhao Yun, the commander of the emperor's personal army, left the imperial city holding an imperial edict in both hands.

Outside Sima Gate,

Zhuge Kongming, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, knelt on his knees, took the imperial edict with both hands, and then, surrounded by many guards, climbed to the top of the imperial city.

It seems like it was agreed upon.
At this time, the crowd outside the imperial city had become extremely large. In the front were many officials, great scholars, scholars, etc., and the majority were peddlers and hawkers.

"Quiet!~"

Someone shouted loudly from the top of the city wall, and inside and outside the imperial city suddenly became silent.

Zhuge Liang held up the imperial edict with both hands: "The imperial edict has arrived."

Rumble~
Like wind blowing through wheat fields or falling rocks causing ripples, people outside Hangzhou city knelt down one after another.

Take a deep breath,
Kong Ming slowly spread out the imperial edict in his hand, paused for a moment, and then formally read it out:
"I have been in office for twenty-three years, and the country has been in turmoil. Fortunately, thanks to the spirits of my ancestors, I have been able to survive from the crisis."

"However, looking up at the sky and observing the people's hearts, since Emperor Shizu revived the Han Dynasty, the Jian'an era has come to an end, and the fate of the country depends on my brother Liu Wu."

"So having established his divine and martial achievements, he is now shining with his bright virtue to meet his time. This is a clear and obvious sign, and it is certain to be known."

"When the great way is practiced, the world is shared by all, and the virtuous and capable are selected. Therefore, Tang Yao was not partial to his sons, and his name spread far and wide."

"I admire and admire him. He promoted people regardless of their kinship. Now he is following the example of Yao and abdicates the throne to my brother Liu Wu..."

Finished reading.

This is a letter of abdication...

After taking a long breath, Kong Ming felt very tired, as if this edict had exhausted all his energy. He slowly closed the edict and handed it to the person beside him: "Announce it to the world."

Inside and outside the imperial city, no matter it was the dignitaries, peddlers, or ordinary people, all had complicated feelings at this moment.

The abdication edict has been issued and the new monarch is about to ascend the throne.

Both the common people and the Han officials still had feelings for Emperor Liu Xie. He ascended the throne at a young age and encountered turbulent times. He suffered many hardships like the common people of the world.

When the new king ascended the throne, everyone in the world was convinced by Liu Wu's ability. He even recovered the Western Regions. The people could feel that the world would soon be at peace.

The people finally have a peaceful life.

And Liu Xie would also have to step down, no longer having to worry about the burden of carrying a country that he couldn't even carry...

Zhuge Liang has already retreated from the imperial city.

The people outside the city stood up one after another and began to discuss:

"This brother will eventually succeed his younger brother, and the heavens will not destroy the Yan Han..."

"After decades of chaos, the world is finally at peace..."

"I only hope that the new ruler can bring order to the world."

"I am an envoy of the imperial court and I often visit various places. Jingzhou is well governed and all industries are prosperous. Even Guanzhong has begun to show signs of revival in the past two years." "Yes, there is Lu Boyan, the unicorn son of the Lu family in Jiangdong, Pang Tong, the phoenix child, Mi Zhu, the wealthy man, and the current Prime Minister Kong Ming, etc. The new king has the courage of the Overlord of Chu on the battlefield, and the wisdom of Emperor Gaozu in employing and identifying people!"

"In the final analysis, it is still the current emperor who is wise. The Golden Summit Covenant planted the seeds when the new emperor was young, and later he was generous in promoting him and passing on the throne..."

"Yes, the current emperor has done his best to give us a new ruler, a new ruler who can completely settle everything!"

……

……

More than thirty miles away from Xudu City,

A chariot and horse team of about 500 people came from the north.

There were quite a few Hu people among them.

Weird clothes...

However, the Hu people seemed to be dressed gorgeously, and they should be nobles on the grassland, very different from ordinary barbarians.

Even their appearance is very strange, some people have yellow hair...

The leader of the marching team was a young man in a brocade robe. He looked back with a sword in hand and said impatiently, "Marquis Tiger, let these yellow-headed Xianbei behave themselves..."

"You have seen Liu Zilie, and I have seen him too..."

"Prince, we know." There was a big man next to him, with half of his face covered. Who else could it be but Xu Chu?

Then Xu Chu turned his horse around and went to the back to teach those Hu people a lesson.

Since the Xiongnu surrendered and were settled in Bingzhou, the northern grasslands have been completely occupied by the Xianbei people.

However, the Xianbei were still in disarray at that time, and various tribes were constantly attacking each other.

King Cao Cao of Wei sent people to the grassland to lure and force the leaders of several major tribes on the grassland to come to the emperor for an audience. They were the Tuoba, Murong, Yuwen, Qifu, and Tufa tribes, the five most powerful tribes on the grassland.

There were two others standing beside Cao Pi.

There was a man with an imposing appearance, wearing armor and holding a sword. His name was Gongsun Kang, and his father was Gongsun Du from Liaodong.

After Gongsun Kang inherited the family business, the Gongsun clan in Liaodong became quite powerful. He defeated Goguryeo, captured its capital, and set up Daifang County (in Gyeonggi Province and Chungcheong Province of Korea). He led an army to attack Han Ye and made his mark on the Korean Peninsula.

The other person was wearing a gorgeous robe but was timid. He was the current ruler of Goguryeo.

Cao Mengde had accumulated great power in the north, so these people had no choice but to obey him. Of course, even Cao Cao took the initiative to work for the new emperor, so these people also knew that Liu Wu was even more powerful.

Should I go on Hajj?
If I don't go, I will be provoking Cao Mengde and Liu Wu at the same time.

They were not fools either. They could see that the world was about to be settled and the era of warring statesmen competing for hegemony was completely over. If they did not respect the Han Dynasty at this time, they would be punished for openly offending the powerful Han, even though they were far away.

After all, even the Western Regions...

The team continued to move forward.

At the fork in the official road, another team came towards them and the two groups were blocked.

Cao Pi saw the leader on the opposite side was also a young man holding a sword, so he rode forward and said, "We are from Yecheng."

When they said they came from Yecheng, it was clearly stated that they were the troops of Wei King Cao Mengde.

Although he has retreated to Hebei, his prestige still exists. He has an army of more than 200,000 and occupies three states. Who dares not to give him this face?
As he said this, he pretended to let his team follow and go first.

however,
The young man holding the sword on the opposite side did not move at all and had no intention of giving way.

The people around him said directly to the young man holding the sword: "Prince, they are Cao's men, we can't let them go!"

This young man was none other than Liu Feng, the eldest son of Liu Bei Liu Xuande, King of Nanzhong.

He grinned and said to Cao Pi: "We are from Chengdu..."

(End of this chapter)