At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Tian Feng looked anxious and tried his best to guide the guards to maintain the order of Shangshutai.

Cheng Yu sat at the top, looked at the chaotic Shangshutai, shook his head helplessly, and then turned his gaze to the southeast.

No one could understand what kind of mood Cheng Yu was in right now.

In the chaos, the joy in Cheng Yu's heart was beyond the comprehension of others.

My lord, after so many years, your great cause is finally about to see the light of day.

Is our ideal, our goal, the day of its realization still far away?

When the scholars in Yecheng were in great chaos, Guo Peng was in Xuzhou.

He is urgently arranging Xuzhou's post-war affairs in Xuzhou, arranging for the garrison, arranging for the sheriff, arranging for the county magistrate, arranging for the establishment of villages to gather refugees, restore order, seize rights and so on.

While he was busy, a messenger sent the news to Tan County, Xuzhou, so the Xuzhou scholars who gathered in Tan County to listen to Guo Peng's dispatch also exploded.

The emperor is dead?

To be honest, anyone who heard this sentence at the first time was skeptical and couldn't believe it, but when everyone was spreading the news, they panicked.

People gathered at Guo Peng's mansion, ready to ask Guo Peng clearly. After a day's delay, Guo Peng appeared in front of the crowd with a sad face, and conveyed to them the definite news that he had verified repeatedly-the emperor was really dead. up.

"Li Jue and Guo Si took advantage of the time when Zhang Ji and Duan Yao were concentrating on fighting Ma Teng and Han Sui in Chang'an City, and attacked Hongnong City. The target was the emperor. In the chaos, the emperor died unfortunately. The city was also destroyed by fire..."

Guo Peng wept bitterly, and choked up while crying.

The conclusions that come out of his mouth are undoubtedly credible.

The Xuzhou scholars who had just joined their ranks stayed on the spot.

Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Yan Jian, Chen Jiao, Lu Dai, Lu Su.

They looked at each other, unable to believe what they had heard.

That is the Son of Heaven.

Although he has lost all his majesty, as long as he lives, he is a banner, a banner that represents the existence of the Han Dynasty. In the end, he died.

The flag of the Han Dynasty fell.

Even more frightening is that this flag has no descendants.

The son of heaven was only fifteen years old, and he died before he had any offspring.

The royal lineage of Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty came to an end. After the extinction, there were no immediate family members who could be heirs.

Of course there are other Liu clansmen in the world, but the lineage of Emperor Han Ling really has nothing left.

It is not so easy to lift up the flag after it has fallen down.

Of course, more terrible news came later.

Hongnong City was burned down by fire, and the rebellious army in the city raged for three days and three nights, almost killing all the officials, scholars, and powerful people in Hongnong City.

The rebel army robbed their belongings and female relatives, and buried them, together with the palaces, houses, and treasuries in Hongnong City, in the raging fire and burned them to ashes.

It was not just an emperor who died, but the entire Hongnong Central Court. The Hongnong Central Court, which was able to maintain normal operations on the surface, was gone.

The news of Yang Biao's death had already made people in the world feel unacceptable. Now that the entire Hongnong Central Court has been destroyed, all the damned and not damned have died. This...

Many scholars fell into panic in an instant, panicking all day long, as if the end was coming.

Some scholars gritted their teeth and hated the Liangzhou Group, saying that they should send troops to Kansai to pacify Kansai and wipe out all Liangzhou people.

Guo Peng is not in Yecheng, but in Tan County, he can probably feel the storm of public opinion.

Scholars in Xuzhou asked Guo Peng about this matter one after another, asking Guo Peng's views on this matter, and wanted to ask how Guo Peng planned to deal with such a matter.

The court is gone, the emperor is gone, what should the Han Dynasty do next?

Things that Ma Teng and Han Sui couldn't understand or think of, Guo Peng had to think about.

Inheriting the most elite land of the Eastern Han Dynasty and obtaining the most elite talent group, it is natural to assume such responsibilities.

"I'm confused and don't know what to do. I decided to return to Yecheng first. You can go with me. When you arrive in Yecheng, we can discuss how to deal with this matter."

Although Guo Peng's answer was useless, it could barely cope with the current situation.

Things in Xuzhou are almost straightened out, the issue of the chief executive and military chief has been settled, and the farming affairs in Xiapi County and Guangling County will also start, and the population counted by taking advantage of this turmoil will be properly arranged.

At the same time, Guo Peng appointed Zang Ba as the prefect of Guangling, fulfilling his promise before the war, letting him accept the command of Wei Guo Zhennan General Zhang Liao during the war to guard against Jiangdong.

After leaving a certain garrison in Xuzhou, Guo Peng led the army back to Yecheng quickly.

The Xuzhou scholars who were included in his core team also moved their families to Yecheng to live with him, and then went to Yecheng to start their new political career.

Although no one realizes that his political career has been so turbulent from the very beginning.

Hurrying quickly, Guo Peng rushed back to Yecheng in mid-December. As soon as he returned to Yecheng, he was asked to see him by countless people.

Then he directly announced the convening of a large-scale court meeting, and accepted the visit and consultation of Han officials and Wei officials as the Duke of Wei and the general of the Han chariot and rider.

Of course, the officials of the Cheqi General's Government Office no longer invited them to join the ranks. Even though Xun Yu and others jointly submitted four or five times to strongly demand that those involved in this incident be severely punished, Guo Peng ignored it.

Undoubtedly, there is only one topic of consultation, how to deal with the Hongnong incident.

"Hongnong was burned, the emperor was killed, the Han Dynasty collapsed, and the imperial court collapsed. Is this world still the Han Dynasty? Things have come to this point, Zifeng! You have to do something, you can no longer watch, Liangzhou people The Han Dynasty has been destroyed!!"

The most excited one is undoubtedly Cai Yong.

After getting older, Cai Yong needed to walk with a cane. Now Cai Yong's trembling and heartbroken statement, while weeping, scolded the Liangzhou thieves for harming the country and the people, not only ruining Hongnong, but also killing the emperor.

"The emperor is still alive, and this world is still the world of the Han Dynasty. Now that the emperor is dead, he has no heirs, and even the court is gone. Where should the Han Dynasty go? Where should the Liangzhou thieves want to destroy the Han Dynasty? ah!!"

Cai Yong thumped his chest, weeping bitterly.

Chapter 528

Guo Peng and many important ministers comforted Cai Yong and told him not to get too excited, and then sorted out the current situation with everyone.

"Li Jue and Guo Si attacked Hongnong, killed Duan Yan, and killed the emperor. Jia Wenhe led the army to counterattack and killed Li Jue and Guo Si, but failed to save the emperor, so he set fire to himself, and Hongnong City was in chaos. , So that ten rooms and nine empty spaces, ten people and nine deaths, turned into a ghost land.

Hongnong is the capital of the emperor, where the Son of Heaven is stationed, and he was devastated. For such a frenzied act, I feel deeply sad alone. As the Duke of Wei and the Great General of Chariots, he is deeply favored by the country. He must not turn a blind eye to it. In any case, he must do it for the Han family. Seek justice for the emperor! "

Guo Peng beat his chest in grief.

Cheng Yu heard what Guo Peng meant, so he immediately took the lead and said that he would follow Guo Peng to crusade against Kansai, to seek justice for the emperor and the officials who died tragically.

The deliberation meeting turned into a swearing-in meeting, and many people were eager to seek justice for the emperor, to bear the expectations of the people of the world, and so on.

Having said that, it seems that there is nothing practical to do after the meeting is over.

Of course, Guo Peng would not discuss with them the actual things to be done.

The core power group under his command, the core of the staff desk and the Shangshu desk, and the core heavy-numbered generals were called together to discuss this matter.

At this meeting, the topics discussed by everyone were much more profound.

"The death of the emperor and the collapse of the court are things that we have never thought of. In the past, although the court was controlled and the emperor was a puppet, they existed after all, but they are gone now. What a mess it's going to be."

Chen Gong frowned, sighed deeply, and expressed his opinion.

"Yes, whether the emperor is a puppet or not, as long as he is there, what will happen to the Han Dynasty if he is not there?"

Xi Zhong also followed suit.

"More importantly, the Son of Heaven has no heirs and cannot inherit the throne. The selection of the heir to the throne will inevitably cause controversy in the world. Wei Gong, this matter is too big."

Cheng Yu looked at Guo Peng: "A country cannot be without a king for a day. The Han Dynasty is still the Han Dynasty. In terms of emotion and reason, this throne still needs someone to sit on it."

Cheng Yu talked about the key points, skipping over losses and the like until the final core of the problem.

throne.

Han is still Han, and the person who is the emperor is still surnamed Liu, not anyone else. Even if the little emperor dies, there are other relatives of the Liu family who can be the emperor. Certainly.

But the problem also lies with Liu's clan.

Some are mediocre, and some hold military power and have high status.

Liu Biao, Liu Zhang.

Guo Peng is undoubtedly the number one vassal in the world, and his opinions will influence the occurrence of this matter to a considerable extent, but Liu Biao and Liu Zhang, the two local emperors who occupy one state each, cannot be said to have no weight at all. .

In terms of force, they are not Guo Peng's opponents tied together, but this kind of thing cannot be solved by force.

Guo Peng decided not to discuss this matter for the time being.

"When something like this happened, I can no longer turn a blind eye to Kansai. I decided to march into Kansai, wipe out the rebels in Liangzhou, and enter Liangzhou! After the rebellion in Liangzhou is quelled, we will discuss these matters. During this period, you can also take a look at The reaction of the people in the world, and then make a decision."

Guo Peng didn't intend to proclaim himself emperor now, but it would take time to discuss whether to support another puppet that was completely his own.

Therefore, this matter cannot be simply brainstormed.

As a result, the highest power core quickly reached an agreement, and everyone discussed and decided to send troops into Kansai to conquer the Liangzhou rebels who abused the royal family and ravaged the people there.

To put it simply, it is Zhang Ji, and the troops of Ma Teng and Han Sui who accepted Zhang Ji's surrender.

After discussing specific national policies, Cao Cao and Cai Yong came together and expressed their grief and powerlessness to Guo Peng.

They were extremely saddened by the death of the emperor, and they asked Guo Peng to punish the murderer severely and wipe out the rebels in Liangzhou.

Guo Peng said that this is of course something to be done, and there will be no other possibilities, but...

"Duke Cai, brother, I'm not worried about anything else now. I'm worried that some people, because of this incident, can't hold back their ambitions, and want to jump out and become emperor in a hurry."

Guo Peng's words made Cai Yong and Cao Cao very worried.

They were already very surprised by the sudden death of the emperor. After a period of grief, they calmed down and began to think about what would happen to the world after the death of the emperor.

Bear the brunt of nature is the emergence of the new emperor.

Although the world has been divided to this point, the title of this country is still Han, and a country cannot live without a king. This emperor is still what everyone urgently needs.

Of course, the problem now is that there is no central government, the central government has been destroyed, and the Hongnong central court has been destroyed. No matter how strong or weak everyone is, they are all local forces and do not have the legal foundation to establish an emperor locally.

And everyone disagrees with each other. If Guo Peng establishes an emperor, the three states of Jing, Yi and Yang will not accept it. They must say that this is Guo Peng's puppet or something, and it cannot be accepted.

In the same way, Guo Peng would not accept any of them establishing or becoming an emperor, and handing over the right to speak to others in vain, something Guo would not do.

So the problem is very prominent. There is no legal emperor recognized by the whole world. Everyone does his own thing, and no one is willing to listen to the other. And this time, he didn't even do superficial work.

By chance, Liu Xie was recognized by everyone, regardless of whether he has power or not, he is the co-lord of the world, and this identity will not be shaken.

But now that Liu Xie is dead and has no descendants, and the world has been broken and the central government has collapsed, who else can justify the establishment of the emperor?

Righteousness no longer exists, and the terrible truth gradually surfaced.

No one will get the support of everyone justifiably, only the strong will be respected.

In the end, the existence that may have created order has collapsed, and there will never be an emperor of the Liu family who can gain the approval of all the big men and people in the world at the same time.

Whether Liu Zhang or Liu Biao, or those local relatives of the Liu family, no one will get the comprehensive recognition like Liu Xie.

After all, Liu Xie was a descendant of the great unified emperor. Although Lingdi Liu Hong was not the child of Emperor Huan, he was also the emperor elected by the central government, and his name was right and proper.

Once Liu Xie died and the central government collapsed, who could represent the legal system of the Han Dynasty and establish another emperor?

The emperor and the central government were destroyed together, and the Han Dynasty had actually collapsed, and what was left was an empty shell, like a walking dead, who else could get approval?

Chapter 529

Guo Peng's words made Cao Cao and Cai Yong fall into deep confusion and worry.

The Son of Heaven has not shown his face for a long time, and he has no sense of existence, but as long as he is still there, the world will still be the same world. If he is not there, it will be different.

This is the difference between 1 and 0.

No one has ever taken that little puppet emperor so seriously.

It's a pity that when he was alive, everyone thought he was dead, and when he really died, no one would remember his kindness.

However, there is no meaning anymore, the facts have already happened, the Han Dynasty was destroyed and ceased to exist, and the possibility of rebuilding a Han Dynasty is very slim.

At this moment, both the Han Chen and the Han thief are at the crossroads of life.