Chapter 1314: Duke Yan!

In less than ten days, Bai Xiaowen pacified Xiliang and captured Ma Chao alive!

When the news came back to Yedu, all the officials in the Da Sima Mansion were all happy. All the officials in the court hall were in awe.

Dong Zhao proposed the matter of reward, and asked Bai Xiaowen to be named "Yan Guogong" and granted many privileges.

This is no coincidence.

In the Romance, it was Dong Zhao who first proposed that Cao Cao should be named Wei Gong and "Nine Tin" be added to demonstrate his merits and virtues and to show his identity different from other courtiers. Now it is interesting enough to only mention the Duke of the State without adding Jiuxi.

Except for a few people who bowed their heads in silence, most of the ministers agreed.

What needs to be explained is that these court officials were all hijacked by Bai Xiaowen from Xudu. Relatively speaking, their backbones are relatively soft.

Those who were stubborn and unwilling to move the capital with them were all regarded as Cao Cao's henchmen by the emperor and ordered to be killed.

At the beginning, Bai Xiaowen didn't give the order himself, but let the emperor Liu Xie order the ministers to be killed, and now it has achieved results, further reducing the loyalty of the courtiers to the emperor-although the original loyalty was not high.

Only one official objected to the matter and acted upon it.

It is none other than Guang Luqing and Shang Shuling Xun Yu.

However, Xun Yu did not raise his opinion in court, but wrote to Bai Xiaowen, admonishing him not to do so.

On the way to class, Bai Xiaowen received a letter from Xun Yu. After he read it, he passed it on to several teammates of the White Phoenix team to watch, and he was silent for a while.

"Xun Yu once dissuaded Cao Cao from proclaiming himself the Duke of Wei in the Romance. It is also reasonable for him to discourage you from proclaiming yourself the Duke of Yan," Qiao Rui said.

Li Shuyi said: "When I read Romance, I thought Xun Yu was very strange. You said he was loyal to the emperor, but when the emperor recognized Liu Bei as his uncle, he made a small report to Cao Cao and advised Cao Cao to be careful; It is said that he is loyal to Cao Cao, but he prevents Cao Cao from proclaiming himself. It is a contradictory person."

Bai Xiaowen said: "This is not surprising. Xun Yu is not loyal to the emperor, nor is he loyal to Cao Cao; he is just an idealist. His ideal is that Cao Cao be Yi Yin and Zhou Gong! As Cao Cao's official, he can also go down in history. When When the reality and the ideal conflict, he will not compromise, which is why the tragedy in the novel happened."

"In Romance, Cao Cao gave Xun Yu an empty food box, and Xun Yu committed suicide by taking poison. What are you going to do?"

Bai Xiaowen said: "Cao Cao was suspicious, thinking that Xun Yu would help the Han Dynasty if he didn't help himself. I am reluctant to kill Xun Yu, but I can't accommodate his will. I have already checked, proclaiming the emperor's contribution to the great unification will increase. The stake is very heavy, and it is impossible for me to give up. But to become the emperor, confer the title of duke and king, it is a necessary foreplay."

For Xun Yu's letter, Bai Xiaowen's approach was to deal with it coldly, using the word "drag" and ignoring it; in addition, he sent envoys to Yedu to reward Dong Zhao with a pair of white jade.

Dong Zhao understood Bai Xiaowen's true meaning, and contacted the officials to urge the emperor.

When Bai Xiaowen returned to Yedu, the emperor dispatched Luanjia and led all the officials out of Yedu to meet him.

The imperial edict granted Bai Xiaowen the Duke of Yan, and he did not enter the court, was not famous for praise, and walked on the sword.

The title of "Yan" is because Bai Xiaowen raised troops from the land of Youyan; the latter three privileges also have their own explanations.

In ancient times, ministers entered the pilgrimage to meet the emperor. In order to show respect, they had to bow their heads and walk quickly into the court with small steps.

You can swagger up to the court hall.

When meeting the emperor, there is also a set of procedures. The master of ceremonies will call out "Da Sima, leader of Jizhou Mu Yuanxi, see Your Majesty", and you must bring your name; in ancient times, you can only do this when one of the parties is a superior/elder .

Now the imperial edict "praise is not named", that is, no longer bring the name, but only the official title. Although it seems like a small change, it reflects that there is a faint meaning of equality between the emperor and the ministers.

The last "sword shoes go to the palace", that is, you can wear shoes and wear a sword, and go to the palace to meet the emperor. This is also a privilege and honor.

However, Bai Xiaowen naturally had to pay a certain price for enjoying the magnificent power.

For example, the emperor and all the officials have completely seen Bai Xiaowen's true face.

Another example... Xun Yu took the initiative to resign from the affairs of Shangshutai.

Bai Xiaowen could only meet Xun Yu face to face.

Seeing Xun Yu this time, Bai Xiaowen was startled again. Compared with the last time I saw it, Xun Yu lost a lot of weight, feeling like he was out of shape.

"Lingjun, why did the Qing Dynasty decrease so much?" Bai Xiaowen asked.

Xun Yu replied: "I can't eat well, I can't sleep well, so I'm thin."

Bai Xiaowen didn't continue to ask, but just sighed: "You have several jobs, it's too hard. Since you have asked to resign from the job of the minister, you can do it alone; as for Guangluqing's job in the court, it is an idle job, and you don't need it." Then enter the imperial court. I will be promoted to governor of Jizhou, and you can concentrate on managing the civil affairs of Jizhou."

Here Bai Xiaowen called himself "solitary", and did not go beyond.

Xun Yu should really stay away from the court center and concentrate on local affairs. This is also a kind of protection for him.

Xun Yu saw that Bai Xiaowen didn't follow his routine, so he said directly: "Before the imperial edict made the lord the Duke of Yan, I wrote a letter to the lord, but there was no reply."

Bai Xiaowen nodded: "At that time, I was busy with the class teacher, and I had already arrived in Yanzhou, so I didn't reply to the letter."

Xun Yu bowed and said: "After the lord is a Han minister, four generations and three lords will be treated with great kindness by the court; more importantly, we should uphold the ambition of loyalty and observe the festival of modesty and retreat. A gentleman loves others with virtue, and should not be so presumptuous. I implore the lord , If you withdraw your honorary name, the Han Dynasty will be very fortunate, and the world will be very fortunate."

Bai Xiaowen coughed: "Okay, Xun Yu, I understand. Just step back."

After Xun Yu resigned, Bai Xiaowen asked to resign from the title of Lord Yan.

A glimmer of hope arose in the emperor's heart, and he asked at the court meeting: "Duke Yan said that he was young and unworthy, so he dared not accept the title, what do you think?"

The newly-appointed Guangluqing and Shangshu Ling Dong Zhao came out of the class and said: "This is the Duke of Yan who is humble and respectful. Your Majesty should issue another edict not to allow Duke Yan to resign, so as not to disappoint the subjects."

All the courtiers bowed again behind him, and Shan Hu said: "Please issue an edict, so as not to disappoint the subjects!" It turned out that Dong Zhao had already secretly hooked up with most of the courtiers, and there was such a scene.

The emperor's face changed color, and he could only issue another edict. This time, Bai Xiaowen did not resign and accepted directly.

There was nothing Xun Yu could do about it, so he could only stay in bed.

Dong Zhao went to visit Xun Yu, and said: "I heard that the Lord has repeatedly advised the Lord, and he is not honored. If you were a jealous and mean Lord, I am afraid that you will not be able to tolerate you. The Lord even appointed Ling Jun as the Governor of Jizhou, and he favored you." Extreme. Why do you go against the trend and offend the world?"

Xun Yu coughed, couldn't speak, pointed at the door, and stared at Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao sighed: "I was recommended by Lingjun, so that I can meet Mingzhu and show my ambitions. This persuasion is for the sake of your wealth and life. Since you don't like it, I will never go to the door again in the future. The eyes of the emperor are dirty."

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