After being named King Lin, Xie Wenzhou got a chance to develop.
Xiahou Shi also spared time to deal with Duanmu Xin in the west and repelled several attacks from Lie State.
Although the Lie Kingdom claimed to be the orthodox Red Dynasty, the neighboring countries did not recognize it. They basically referred to Ding Yunyi's king title as King Hulie, which was the Lie Kingdom.
As for the titles of the other two countries, they also originated from the titles of kings, namely Ye and Lin.
Before Xie Wenzhou proclaimed himself emperor, Xiahou Shi, who repelled Duanmu Xin's Northern Expedition, had repeatedly requested Xie Wenzhou to send hostages to Ye State.
However, Xie Wenzhou was not truly willing to submit to the Ye Kingdom, so how could he really send his offspring to the Ye Kingdom?
After repeated delays, Xiahou Shi went south to attack Ye State, but was defeated and the morale of Xie Wenzhou's forces was high.
During this battle, Xiahou Shi, who was fleeing in a panic, was hit in the ankle by an arrow, and his body became even weaker. He even had to be carried by someone when he went to court.
In desperation, Xiahou Shi had to let the prince act as regent.
As for Xie Wenzhou, he felt that the time was ripe and prepared to proclaim himself emperor.
If it weren't for the dispute over the crown prince in the palace, Xie Wenzhou would have already proclaimed himself emperor.
The eldest son Xie Xianggao is dead. In order to compromise with various factions, Xie Wenzhou has to temporarily designate the eldest second son Xie Xianggao as the crown prince.
Although Xie Xianggao was the legitimate son, his mother had passed away long ago and he had no support from the court.
Xie Wenzhou saw this point and used him to temporarily survive the dispute over the crown prince position so that he could save his energy to become emperor.
After learning that Xie Wenzhou had proclaimed himself emperor, Chen Yunxuan summoned the remaining eleven teammates and three faction representatives to a meeting, bringing together a total of fifteen people.
The fifteen people are: Chen Yunxuan, Lin Tongxi, Su Ruoxue, Yue Lingyun, Bai Wujiu, Ye Moqing, A Xiu, Sha Erya, Shen Xingyao, Wei Zhaoshan, Gu Qingli, Xiangzhou representative Peng Ziliang, Lingzhou representative Zhang Xianhui, and Hushenghui representative Meng Di.
"Xie Wenzhou of Linzhou has proclaimed himself emperor. What do you all think about this?" Chen Yunxuan spoke first.
Lin, Chen and Gu had already communicated privately and believed that the time had come and they could become emperor.
"My lord, with the empire divided into four parts, three families have already declared themselves emperors. If we don't, we won't be able to achieve parity with the other three." Lin Tongxi suggested, "Therefore, I suggest that you also declare yourself emperor and officially declare to the world that our army is the chosen one!"
"I second the proposal. The Wanyi Alliance has discovered auspicious signs in many places, and there is even a children's rhyme called 'Xiang Hou Qu', which implies that 'Chen will replace Ding and rise'." Bai Wujiu echoed.
Shen Xingyao added, "Chengtian Academy and Minghe Academy have also investigated the master's lineage and confirmed that he is a descendant of Grand Ancestor Sheng and Grand Ancestor Chi."
"My lord, when I was conducting research, I found that the people of Xiangzhou and Lingzhou all praised your policies. It can be said that you have won the hearts of the people." Su Ruoxue also added evidence.
"To be honest with you, my lord, many officials have submitted petitions requesting you to become emperor." Ye Moqing also expressed the officials' attitude.
Chen Yunxuan looked at Gu Qingli and asked, "What do you think, Military Advisor?"
"Just as Prime Minister Hou said, the strategy of dividing the world into four parts has been completed. Now three parties have proclaimed themselves emperors, auspicious signs have emerged, and the people are in favor of us. Our lord is from the Sheng and Chi royal families, and is the chosen one by heaven." Gu Qingli said slowly.
"Only by becoming emperor can we recruit more talented people, make the people of the two states more content with their work, and strengthen our military power."
"Please, my lord, proclaim yourself emperor to show the will of heaven!" Gu Qingli expressed.
"Where are the others?" Chen Yunxuan looked at the others.
Peng Ziliang immediately stood up and led the others in shouting in unison, "Lord, please be crowned emperor!"
Chen Yunxuan knew the attitudes of the crowd, but still pretended to hesitate and said, "Let me think about this matter again. I will withdraw for now."
Of course, these are just polite words.
In preparation for becoming emperor, everyone made a lot of preparations. Among them, Gu Qingli read a lot of ancient books in order to create auspicious signs.
When Chen Yunxuan was out on patrol, Su Ruoxue organized merchants and people in Xiangjiang County to sign a joint petition, begging Chen Yunxuan to become emperor, and tens of thousands of people signed it.
But Chen Yunxuan refused and expressed his gratitude for everyone's kindness. This was a concession.
However, this was not the end. All officials jointly submitted a petition, explaining that Chen Yunxuan's enthronement would be a blessing for the world, but Chen Yunxuan still refused. This was the second concession.
Then the heads of Chengtian Academy and Minghe Academy sent envoys to convey "God's will" to Chen Yunxuan.
They discovered from the astronomical phenomena that the emperor's aura in Xiangzhou was extremely strong, and believed that Chen Yunxuan was the one destined by heaven.
Chen Yunxuan declined again, this was the third time he declined.
After three attempts to refuse, Lin Tongxi and others once again requested Chen Yunxuan to become emperor in the court.
Chen Yunxuan had no choice but to accept everyone's request and offer sacrifices to the heavens and the temple.
After all the rituals were completed, Chen Yunxuan stood on the platform and read the eulogy.
"...Your Highness, Chen Yunxuan, the Marquis of Dingxiang, hereby declares to the Heaven and Earth, the gods of heaven and earth, the people of China, the sage monarchs of all ages, and the ancestors of the two dynasties..."
"...In this chaotic world of the Red Empire, warlords are fighting for power, bandits are rampant, the country is in turmoil, and the people are wailing..."
"...I was born during war, migrated south to Xiangzhou, and was raised at Chengtian Academy..."
"Fortunately, I was assisted by wise men throughout the land, and was able to rise from the land... I slew the wicked and punished the treacherous, eradicated violence and brought peace to the good... and thus unified the two prefectures of Xiang and Ling..."
"Because the world has been without a common ruler for many years, I, elected by my subjects, am willing to inherit the foundation of Heaven and ascend the throne to rule over all people."
"We now change the reign title to Ganxing and the country's name to Daxiang!"
After reading it, Lin Tongxi led everyone in a salute: "Your Majesty, we pay our respects to you!"
Chen Yunxuan asked everyone to stand up, and then led all civil and military officials to salute again.
After the founding ceremony, Chen Yunxuan and others returned to the capital
All the important officials stood on the high platform, while the ministers, troops and people who supported Chen Yunxuan surrounded the platform.
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