Chapter 371: Conferred the Title of King Lie, Governor of the Eight States

"Do you know what this is?"

Gu Rubing held the seal with his hand, and as Gu Rubing took out the seal, everyone present held their breath. They all knew that the Imperial Seal was in Yuan Shao's hand, and they all knew that, Yuan Shao was defeated by Gu Rubing, but they were not sure whether the Imperial Seal was in Gu Rubing's hands.

Now that they saw Gu Rubing coming out with a seal, everyone couldn't sit still. Everyone's eyes seemed to be fixed on the seal and they could no longer move away. Even the Grand Master sitting under the dragon chair Cao Cao's breathing was stagnant at this moment, staring at the seal intently.

"What is this?"

Liu Xie was the first to ask. After he succeeded to the throne, he had never seen this jade seal that symbolized the country's orthodoxy. Now that Gu Rubing actually took it out, how could he not be excited, but he soon calmed down. , now even if Gu Rubing hands him the Imperial Seal, it will eventually be taken away by Cao Cao, which is meaningless.

"Returning to your majesty, I learned that this is the jade seal that I took from Yuan Shao. I came here to present it to your majesty."

After hearing the four words "Jade Seal of the Nation", everyone's eyes seemed to be glued to the jade seal and never left.

Cao Cao's eyes shone even more. Seeing the Jade Seal of the Kingdom getting closer and closer to him, even he was so excited that he couldn't sit still. Now he still keeps Liu Xie because the Jade Seal of the Kingdom has not been found. He needs something, or someone, that can indirectly replace the imperial seal.

Liu Xie is the person chosen by Cao Cao, the representative of the Han Dynasty, but if the Jade Seal of the Kingdom is in his hands, everything will be different. He can kill Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and replace him, as long as the Jade Seal of the Kingdom is in his hands. In his hands, he is orthodox.

Just when Gu Rubing was about to walk in front of Cao Cao holding the seal, Liu Xie suddenly spoke.

"It's just a seal, it's not enough. I am here, which means that the orthodoxy is here. Why do you need anything else to prove it? Uncle Emperor, please keep this seal for me for the time being. When the traitors are eliminated, the Han Dynasty After it settles down, uncle, just give it to me."

After hearing Liu Xie's words, Cao Cao suddenly turned his head to look at Liu Xie. There was an unconcealable murderous intent in his eyes, and the murderous intent was about to solidify.

"Why is the Prime Minister looking at me like this? Is he questioning my decision?"

Liu Xie was determined to die at this moment. He knew that only one of the Imperial Seal and himself could be in Cao Cao's hands, and he would be safe. If both were in his hands, then he would be useless to him. It was useless, so he definitely couldn't let the imperial seal fall into Cao Cao's hands.

That's why he ignored Cao Cao's threat and said these words. Gu Rubing raised his head and looked at Liu Xie above him, knowing in his heart that Liu Xie was not stupid. Just like in history, he was just controlled by Cao Cao, not without it. Ability, at least he can accurately judge the current situation.

"Your Majesty is joking. Of course His Majesty's decision is right. How could I question His Majesty's decision?"

Cao Cao suppressed the anger in his heart and smiled and said to Liu Xie that in front of all the civil and military officials, he would definitely not say anything treasonous.

"That's good."

Liu Xie nodded, then turned to look at Gu Rubing.

"Uncle Emperor, you have worked hard and helped me to get the Jade Seal of the Kingdom from Yuan Shao. I have decided to make you the Lie King. The land of Qingzhou will be your fief. The Jade Seal of the Kingdom will be treated as your king. Please give me the royal seal. From now on, you will be the fierce king and can bring weapons to the palace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Ignoring the others' refusal, Gu Rubing immediately cupped his fists and bent down to thank him. Liu Xie turned to look at the Minister of Rites beside him.

"Now that the emperor is a fierce king, can he lead troops to the palace?"

"This, yes, can."

The Minister of Rites was helpless. Even though Cao Cao was his backer, he did not dare to violate the holy name in public. Cao Cao, who was sitting below Liu Xie, was about to burst into flames at this moment. He did not expect that Liu Xie would actually He would stab him in the back at such a moment, causing the jade seal he wanted to hold on to fly away again.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do when I come to Beijing today."

Gu Rubing cupped his fists while Liu Xie waved his hands.

"If you have anything to say, please tell me, uncle, there's no need to be polite."

Liu Xie is also in trouble. After today, he will definitely be put under house arrest by Cao Cao again. I am afraid that he will no longer have basic personal freedom. So before that, Liu Xie is prepared to create many advantages for Gu Rubing. Create as many conditions as possible so that Gu Rubing can rescue him faster.

"When I put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion and Yuan's rebellion, I was fortunate to have the help of several generals to put down the rebellion so quickly. I also hope that Your Majesty can reward them."

"sure."

Liu Xie waved his hand.

"I have long heard that the emperor's uncle has many powerful generals. What positions does the emperor want to give them?"

"Guan Yu, Guan Yunchang, is a person from Jiexian County in Hedong County. He has fought with me for many years. Now he is stationed in Bingzhou to resist the foreign barbarians! Your Majesty, please appoint Guan Yunchang as the shepherd of Bingzhou to guard Bingzhou for your Majesty."

"allow!"

Liu Xie almost didn't listen to what Gu Rubing said and agreed directly.

Guan Yu immediately bowed and thanked him.

"Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide, a native of Zhuo County, Youzhou, has guarded Yanzhou for your Majesty for many years. He has helped your Majesty suppress the surrounding princes and has made outstanding achievements. Please, your Majesty, canonize Zhang Yide as the shepherd of Yanzhou and guard Yanzhou for your Majesty!"

"allow!"

Zhang Fei followed Guan Yu's example and thanked him.

"Xu Rong and Xu Wenliang are from Liaozhou. They have guarded Youzhou for Your Majesty. They have fought against the intrusions of various tribes from foreign lands many times. Please Your Majesty, please confer Xu Wenliang as Youzhou Shepherd and guard Youzhou for Your Majesty!"

"allow!"

"Zhang Liao, Zhang Wenyuan."

"allow!"

"Tai Shi Ci, Tai Shi Zi Yi."

"allow!"

"Zhang He, Zhang Junyi."

"allow!"

Five names in a row and five "yeses" in a row made all the civil and military officials present completely stunned. Is there anyone with such a title? In just a short while, I was sent to five states to pastor, and that was the land of five states.

"Your Majesty, I have one more thing to report."

Gu Rubing continued, this time, in addition to the civil and military officials, even Liu Xie himself was speechless. This is too much.

"Keep talking."

"Liu Biao of Jingzhou passed away due to illness the day before yesterday. Your Majesty also asks Liu Biao's son Liu Qi to succeed him as pastor of Jingzhou."

"Jing Sheng is liked by the former emperor, so he agreed."

"Han Sui and Ma Teng in Liangzhou were killed in civil strife. Now Ma Chao, son of Ma Teng, has pacified all the counties in Liangzhou. Your Majesty, please express your gratitude to Ma Chao to succeed him as the shepherd of Liangzhou.

"allow!""

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Gu Rubing put away the imperial seal again, and at the same time bowed to Liu Xie. At this point, Gu Rubing from Qingzhou, Guan Yu from Bingzhou, Xu Rong from Youzhou, Zhang Liao from Xuzhou, Zhang He from Jizhou, Ma Chao from Liangzhou, Liu Qi from Jingzhou, Many of Gu Rubing's generals already had their own fiefdoms. This also meant that if Cao Cao and Sun Jian wanted to join forces to attack Gu Rubing again, it would be an act of rebellion. They would be unknown and would be despised by others.

Cao Cao had begun to close his eyes and rest at this moment, and no longer looked at Gu Rubing. No matter how Gu Rubing was awarded in the palace, or what official positions his generals had, as long as he failed to get out of Xudu, it would all be in vain. of.

But when he heard that Han Sui was also dead, a strange expression suddenly appeared on his face. According to what Dian Wei and Xu Chu said, Han Sui would send 10,000 first-class horses to Xudu after killing Ma Chao. , but it has been nearly a week, and Cao Cao has not even seen Ma Mao, let alone the horse.

Now that he heard the news that Han Sui was dead, how could Cao Cao not be suspicious? Cao Cao turned to look at Gu Rubing. Gu Rubing, who had returned to the forefront of the ministers, smiled and nodded at him, as if he already knew This is answering the questions in Cao Cao's mind.

"Let me choke you, what are you doing? Just agreed like that? Is this Zhou Mu so worthless?"

"Good guy, among Liu Caoxue's current generals, only Zhao Yun has no official position. By the way, why don't you arrange an official position for him? In terms of qualifications and strength, he is the top one under Gu Rubing. It stands to reason He said he shouldn’t have any share.”

"Zhang Fei is in Yanzhou to fight for support. Every time there is a support war, Zhang Fei is the first choice. Zhang Fei and the Yanyun Eighteen Cavalry seem to be tired, even the horses That’s all true.”

"Liu Caoxie didn't ask Zhao Yun for an official, probably because Zhao Yun wanted to protect Liu Caoxie personally. When Liu Caoxie went to Jingzhou alone, wasn't it Zhao Yun who was protecting him? Zhao Yun seems to have some kind of buff. The more enemies he has, the higher he gets."

"I also discovered that the more people the opponent has, the stronger Zhao Yun's combat power will be. The same is true for Zhang Liao. They are the kind of ruthless people who like to lead a small number of troops to fight against other people's large forces."

"Liu Caoxiao is really the number one prince now. No, he can no longer be called a prince. He has to be called Lie Wang."

"This idiot emperor Liu Xie is quite smart. He knows how to cooperate with Gu Rubing, and he also knows that only Gu Rubing can avoid killing him."

The discussion among netizens in the live broadcast room was heated, especially the part about Gu Rubing's request for sealing, which caused many netizens in the live broadcast room to sigh, it would be great if they could do this.

The protagonist of the incident, Gu Rubing, was silently thinking about his title, Lie Wang. This word is too special. If he changed it to another name, Gu Rubing would never think of anything else. After all, Liu Bei's posthumous title was Han in history. Emperor Zhaolie! And it was such a coincidence that he happened to be named the Lie King.

"Everyone, is there anything else?"

Liu Xie stood up and asked. Seeing that all the ministers fell silent, Liu Xie turned around and was about to leave, but Cao Cao beat him to it. He snorted and passed in front of him. Four generals in armor also followed Cao Cao. Got out. Liu Xie knew that he had offended Cao Cao to death, but fortunately the imperial seal was still in Gu Rubing's hands, so he was safe and would not be in danger of his life.

"If nothing happens, just retreat!"

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live."

Listening to the shouts coming from the hall, Cao Cao's eyes were extremely cold.

"Tell the troops waiting outside the palace to surround the entire palace for me and make it watertight. No one can leave the palace without permission!"

Cao Cao roared in a low voice, with anger in his heart. The only way to save him now is to keep Gu Rubing in Xudu. Even if he can't kill Gu Rubing, he must make it impossible for him to leave Xudu.

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xia Houyuan, Xiahou Dun!"

"I'm here!"

The four people made strange noises.

"Dian Wei, Xu Chu, you two are responsible for killing Guan Yu, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, you two are responsible for killing Zhang Fei! Where are Cao Ren and the others?"

"We are already waiting outside the palace with our soldiers."

"Let Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Le Jin and others join forces to kill Tai Shi Ci and Zhao Yun. No one is allowed to be spared. Even if it costs their lives, they will be killed!"

Cao Cao was really angry and dispatched almost all his generals. Except for Dian Wei, who was a famous general, the rest were all first-class generals. Second-class generals were no longer worthy of participating in this encirclement and suppression. Even if they came, they would be no different from sending themselves to death. These were the most powerful generals in the world today. Almost two-thirds of them had gathered in this small city of Xudu.

"Yes!"

A soldier took the order and turned away to inform Cao Ren and others that they had sealed all the gates of the palace and were quietly waiting for Gu Rubing to arrive.

On the other side, Gu Rubing, after leaving the hall, led Guan Yu and the other four to walk straight out of the palace. None of the officials present dared to approach them, for fear that Cao Cao would think that they had a close relationship with Gu Rubing and bring about a fatal disaster.

"Hahaha, they treat us as plague gods and dare not even approach us."

Gu Rubing said with interest, but Guan Yu was dismissive.

"A bunch of spineless people."

"Brother, if you don't like them, I'll catch them and beat them up."

Zhang Fei blew his beard and glared at the officials who were hiding far away from them. Gu Rubing hurriedly dissuaded Zhang Fei after hearing this.

"No need, third brother. They are all people who curry favor with the powerful. There is no need for us to take action. We just need to wait until the Han Dynasty is revived, and they will start to spit on Cao Cao one by one and cling to our thighs. At that time, we can settle accounts with them."

The five people walked towards the palace gate in a human-shaped formation. Gu Rubing walked in the front, Zhang Fei and Guan Yu followed behind, and Taishi Ci and Zhao Yun were a little behind.

Soon, they saw the palace gate, and in front of the palace gate, there was a line of people lined up, with Cao Cao at the head, standing in the front, behind him on the left and right sides, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun brothers, and behind the four people there were several people, many of whom were old acquaintances.

For example, Cao Ren, Yu Jin, and Le Jin, all of whom were defeated generals who had fought against Guan Yu and his men. There were also many people whom Gu Rubing did not know. Even he could not match their appearance with their names. There were more than ten people in total, and the aura emanating from each person was not weak.

Gu Rubing sighed in his heart. He had already recruited Zhang Liao and Zhang He, two of the Five Elite Generals, but Cao Cao's generals were still numerous, just like Cao Cao in history.

"What does the Prime Minister mean?"

Gu Rubing asked with a smile, crossing his arms, looking at Cao Cao with contempt, his eyes full of disdain. Cao Cao seemed to be stung by this look and suddenly became furious.

"Who do you think you are?! Today, either leave your life or call out the imperial seal, or leave both, and I will kill you and take the imperial seal from you. You can choose."