Chapter 631 Posthumous Title
Diao Chan only felt that her right eye was getting hotter and hotter, but her whole body was getting colder and colder.
From Luo Xiao's perspective, a constantly changing moon appeared between Diao Chan's eyebrows, changing from a full moon to a waning moon every thirty days of a month.
This was the first time that Luo Xiao had seen a mark other than the holy mark appearing between a person's eyebrows.
Diao Chan felt her right eye burning to the extreme, and then suddenly turned into extreme coldness. The person who appeared in front of her had completely changed. He was a handsome man with a handsome face. He was the most handsome man Diao Chan had ever seen in her life.
"So this is your true appearance, Taoist Master!"
Luo Xiao looked at Diao Chan. Her left eye was still black, but her right eye had turned into a starry sky. Her pupil turned into a full moon spinning in it. The starlight that obscured his body seemed to disappear on Diao Chan's body.
“Why are only women able to do this?”
This question was probably only answered by Ji Zhao, so Diao Chan asked curiously, "Master, why are you unwilling to be with me?"
Diao Chan's attributes are not low. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, she was able to withstand such great pressure, maneuver between two powerful men, and perfectly complete the task assigned to her by Wang Yun.
You have to know that they were Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu. Many ministers didn't even have the courage to speak around them. From this we can see that Diao Chan is determined and quite wise, and is not a simple vase.
She keenly sensed that Luo Xiao had no such thoughts about her, so she asked, "Is it because I am not beautiful enough?"
Although he could not see her anymore, as her future brother, Luo Xiao's attitude was still relatively good, and he said with a smile: "You are a woman given by God, your beauty will bring you luck or disaster, you need protection, I am not the one who can protect you.
In the past 1,300 years, people like Xizi, Ji Lingjun, and Wang Wenjun have all sought refuge under the Luo family. Perhaps one day you will also be able to seek refuge under the Luo family?
That is the place of refuge for a beauty like you. I heard that women's intuition is very accurate, but I hope you can kill your intuition now."
Diao Chan was stunned. She was indeed a smart woman and she vaguely guessed Luo Xiao's identity.
Luo Xiao stood up from his seat, paused when passing by Diao Chan, and said with emotion: "When you feel that your life is happy and fulfilling in the future, don't forget to bring your husband to burn a stick of incense for me."
Luo Xiao walked into the courtyard, looked at the excited expression on Wang Yun's face, patted his shoulder and said, "My Lord, please let the young lady stay in the mansion, and ten maids will come to the mansion later.
Let the young lady learn more about music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and read more books. Isn’t Bo Jigong here?
Please trouble Lord Bo Ji to give lessons to Miss Diao Chan.
My Lord, what you did today saved your life. The Han court has lost its mandate, so why are you so anxious every day? "
Upon hearing this, Wang Yun was stunned where he stood. His face, which had just been rosy with excitement, instantly turned pale. He didn't expect that his thoughts could be seen through so clearly.
Luo Xiao didn't care and left, and the Taiping Army leaders followed him.
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The next day.
In front of the Luoyang Palace, the dukes and ministers of the Han court, the scholars of the Imperial Academy, and even some common people, all gathered under the square of the North Palace.
Most people had fear on their faces, thinking that Luo Xiao didn't want to pretend anymore and wanted to kill them all.
Almost every member of the Taiping Army had received a high reward, and now they were in high spirits, standing in a line under the North Palace.
When most people had arrived in the square, the Taiping Army received the order, attacked with swords and shields, and shouted: "Silence! Silence!"
The square fell completely quiet. Luo Xiao then walked out of the palace, stood at the bottom of the stairs, and looked at the people below from afar.
The people below the stairs also looked up at him. Under the reflection of the sun, circles of halos appeared around him. Zhang Jue was the tallest person standing. Who was the tallest person?
Isn’t he the Son of Heaven?
This scene made everyone feel a little dazed.
Luo Xiao summoned the former Han court officials in Luoyang City to come here to discuss the posthumous title.
The Taiping Army leaders were not well educated. Although Luo Xiao had an idea in his mind, this matter still needed the help of these Han court officials.
After all, his main purpose was not to bring posthumous reputation to the emperors and ministers of the Han court, but to take the last step in completing his own political goals. Since he wanted to send the Han court off, he naturally had to cover the whole package.
Luo Xiao's voice came down from the high platform, with a hint of solemnity: "Since the Su Wang Shang Huang Tian created the world, there have been thousands of creations.
One of them is called posthumous title, which is used to commemorate the achievements of predecessors and to condemn the mistakes of predecessors.
Since the posthumous titles such as Xia Jie, Shang Zhou, Zhou You, Zhou Li, Zhou Huang and Han Li were given, the world knew that there were such kings.
I have summoned you here today to discuss the posthumous title of the last emperor of the Han court."
Posthumous title?
Luo Xiao's words made everyone a little confused. Except for King Zhou of Shang, there had never been a case of giving a posthumous title to the kings of the previous dynasty.
What does Zhang Jue want to do?
Everyone looked up at Zhang Jiao who was high up. There was no expression on his face, as if he didn't say what he had just said.
Then those who were very sensitive to politics realized that Zhang Jue had always wanted to show off his righteousness, believing that he was the revolutionary of Tang and Wu, but it was still unclear whether the world would agree with him or not.
But there is no propaganda in the world that is more convincing than giving the former emperor a bad posthumous name.
What does an emperor with a bad posthumous name represent?
It means that he is a tyrant who can be killed by anyone!
If you don't kill him, it's your fault. How can you blame the person who killed him?
If the former emperor was really given a bad posthumous title, even if Crown Prince Bian really ascended the throne in Chang'an, he would have to hold his nose and say that it was a good decision to kill Zhang Jue!
The Taiping Army suddenly transformed from being a rebel that was the enemy of the whole world to the righteous side. There is no faster way to whitewash oneself than this.
So would the emperor be given a bad posthumous title?
The faces of those present turned pale as soon as they thought about it. The worst ones might have been a bit too much, but there were more than twenty bad posthumous titles, and the ones that were not so bad were completely acceptable.
"The posthumous title is presented to the Su Wang and the Emperor of Heaven. There is surely nothing more just than a posthumous title in this world.
When our Taiping Army rose up, there were many different opinions in the world, some saying we were bandits, some saying we were righteous, in all the confusion, who could tell the truth?
But isn’t the cruelty of the last emperor of the Later Han Dynasty obvious?
If such a person cannot have his bad reputation reported to the Emperor, wouldn't that be the most terrible thing?
We are here today to discuss his posthumous title.
I have already ignited the blazing flame. All I have to do is write down the posthumous title on a bamboo slip and present it to the Su Wang Shang Huang Tian.
People in the world always have closeness and distance, and always have different thoughts, but the King Su is fair!
You were all once courtiers of the Han court, or were talented scholars, so you must be familiar with posthumous titles. If you have any thoughts on this, please share them with us."
In the square, everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to stand up and speak.
Wang Yun thought of what Zhang Jue had said to him alone, and felt numb in his heart. He took a deep breath and stepped out. He looked at Luo Xiao deeply, and then gritted his teeth and said, "Master, I have something to say. I want to give the late emperor the posthumous title of 'Yin', which means 'not knowing the truth and causing harm to the country'. I think it's okay."
"hiss."
As soon as Wang Yun said this, there was a sound of people sucking in their breaths. It was not that the posthumous title was bad, but that it was good.
The late emperor is definitely not qualified to receive a high posthumous title. A king of a fallen country can be given a medium posthumous title even if he is relatively talented and has no faults.
Most of the posthumous titles were written with sympathy and regret, or simply stated the basic situation of the emperor.
At this time, Wang Yun actually dared to give the late emperor a posthumous title. How could he be such a loyal minister?
Why didn’t I notice it before?
After the Taiping Army entered the city, didn't Wang Yun rush forward?
I heard that he even wanted to offer his daughter to Zhang Jue, but he didn't expect that Zhang Jue was a man who was not interested in women.
Wang Yun just felt bitter in his heart. Although he was loyal to the Han Dynasty, he was not stupid. How could he offend Zhang Jue at this time?
While everyone was thinking wildly, Luo Xiao's voice with a chill fell: "The prince is a world-renowned scholar, and I believe he has considered it thoroughly. Do you have any other suggestions?"
Even a fool could hear the dissatisfaction in Luo Xiao's words. Naturally, no one wanted to say anything more at this time. They all lowered their heads, worried that Luo Xiao would call their names.
Luo Xiao's face was full of frost, but there was a smile in his eyes. After a while, everyone heard Zhang Jue say sternly again: "Wang Yun, Wang Yun, you are really a thief with evil intentions.
There is naturally justice between heaven and earth. Although the word "hidden" is not beautiful, how can a tyrant enjoy it?
How many old ministers of the Han Dynasty are there like you?
You don't know how to turn back until you hit the Nanshan Mountain; you don't know that you have made a big mistake until you see the big river. In the past three hundred years, there has never been a posthumous title that has been rejected, which has left some disrespect in your hearts.
Do you still want to insist on giving him a hidden gift?"
Posthumous title rejected?
No one has really thought about this, because the judging of posthumous titles for the past three hundred years has been relatively fair, at least the three levels of posthumous titles, upper, middle and lower, have been relatively fair.
What would happen if the posthumous title was now rejected?
Some people feel quite shocked just thinking about it. Isn't this an attempt to deceive the Emperor?
Someone hurriedly whispered, "Prince, you can't give me this posthumous title. The late emperor is not qualified!"
There were some noises coming from below. Luo Xiao's face was still cold, as if he was very dissatisfied, but he was actually in a very good mood.
Wang Yun was naturally arranged by him.
In fact, he had two approaches to the matter of posthumous titles.
The first method is to directly submit the posthumous title, and then King Su will directly reject the posthumous title. This method is the simplest and most effective.
However, Luo Xiao felt that using this method would give him the feeling of taking advantage of his ancestors, which would make people lack respect for them. He had great respect for his ancestors, so he ruled out this method.
The second type is the current one, where the former ministers of the Han court proposed themselves that the emperor was not qualified to give him a middle posthumous title, especially when Wang Yun, the person who proposed the middle posthumous title, changed his choice, which would form a strong contrast.
In just a few breaths, several people told Wang Yun that he should not be given a middle posthumous title, and the implicit meaning of their words was to give him a bad posthumous title.
And there is a hidden meaning. You were so brave just now, so why not make another charge now? Your reputation has been almost ruined anyway, so it doesn't matter if you have another reputation for being fickle.
Wang Yun felt extremely disgusted. Thinking that it had come to this, he asked loudly, "Since you all think that the late emperor should not be given a middle posthumous title, should we give him an evil posthumous title?"
You want me to fight this alone?
Then you are dreaming!
The Taoist master said that he wanted the ministers to come forward together and no one should run away and they should all be loyal to the Han Dynasty. So Wang Yun called out their names one by one. Everyone's face changed drastically. They didn't expect Wang Yun to be so ruthless. Being called out in such a situation, it was impossible for them to be vague.
"How's Ling?"
The reward was too bad, which was really bad for one's character. After all, he was his former master, and he did not kill him personally. This was an endorsement of the Taiping Army.
Ling doesn't look that bad, but in fact the difference between him and Jie, Zhou, Youli is that one scolds him directly, while the other scolds him indirectly. Jie, Zhou, Youli scold him for being not a good person, while Ling scolds him for being useless and not a normal person.
"Master Dao, this is the conclusion reached by the great Confucian scholars after some discussion. The Last Emperor is a corrupt person. It would be a pity for the world if he is not given a bad posthumous title!"
After the Han Dynasty officials had done this, they suddenly felt relieved. What was there to worry about?
They did not resist when the Taiping Army entered Luoyang, and did not commit suicide when the emperor died. Now they have taken the initiative to give the emperor a bad posthumous title. Some people say that they were loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. Does anyone really believe it?
Unless they can rebuild the Han Dynasty and return power to the Liu family, there is nothing they can do to clear themselves of the charges.
Luo Xiao held the bamboo slip in front of the flame used to worship the Su Wang Shang Huang, and said, "Your Majesty, I, Zhang Jiao, present the posthumous title of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty to you!
Please have the Emperor review it."
As he spoke, he placed the bamboo slips directly into the brazier. The flames instantly engulfed the bamboo slips, and within a short time, a raging fire was ignited, and then a wisp of green smoke went straight up to the sky.
Nothing happened until the flames went out.
Luo Xiao turned around. Many people were somewhat distraught. The Su Wang really approved of this posthumous title. "The Su Wang approved it. Emperor Ling of Han, who would still speak for the dictator?"
Luo Xiao's voice was very loud, echoing from the steps to every corner of the palace wall, and everyone was silent.
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Emperor Ling was disgusted. The scholars and people of the world always thought of him as an angry and vicious person who had no regard for the people and no respect for the will of heaven. At that time, official titles and robes were rampant, officials were appointed through bribery, and the people's hopes were suppressed, which led to the uprising of the people and the emptied capital. Isn't it painful? - "Book of the Later Han Dynasty: Chronicle of Emperor Ling"
(End of this chapter)
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