Can I get to the other side?

Just as Yuan Shao was gathering his army to attack Pei County, Yuan Shu, who was far away in Yangzhou, was busy preparing to become emperor.

"It's been almost three months! My Temple of Heaven has not been built yet, what are you doing!"

"Now there are less than seven days until the day of my enthronement. If the Temple of Heaven is not built by then, how can I ascend the throne and worship the heaven!"

In the hall, Yuan Shu was full of anger, pointing at the ministers in the hall and cursing.

Although he has not officially ascended the throne yet, he has been impatient to put on a luxurious dragon robe embroidered with real dragons, mountains and rivers, cloud patterns, birds, beasts, fish and insects, and a crown of the Son of Heaven on his head. He is completely dressed like an emperor, and even his title has become "I".

It can be seen how much he wants to be emperor.

Facing Yuan Shu's anger, the ministers in the hall have a hard time.

Building the Temple of Heaven is a big project, and it was midwinter before. Not only was it cold and freezing, but there was also heavy snow, which delayed the progress.

Although the weather has warmed up a bit now, the ice and snow have not melted yet. How can it be so easy to build the Temple of Heaven?

Yang Hong sighed and said, "Lord... Your Majesty, it is too difficult to build the Temple of Heaven within seven days. We still need to give it some time."

Yuan Shu has ordered everyone to call him Your Majesty.

Last time, a minister called out "Lord" and was beheaded by Yuan Shu for disrespect. Now no one dares to disobey.

"Your Majesty, you must not do that!"

At this time, a Taoist standing beside Yuan Shu suddenly said with an anxious look on his face, "Seven days later, the Purple Star Emperor will be in the center, covering the stars, which echoes your fate. It is the best day for you to ascend the throne and become emperor!"

"If you miss this once-in-a-century opportunity, you will never find such a good day again!"

This old Taoist is Zhang Lu.

Now he has been canonized by Yuan Shu, and has transformed from an ordinary Taoist priest to a national teacher, responsible for divination, sacrifice, and all matters related to the enthronement.

"What?!"

Yuan Shu was shocked when he heard Zhang Yu's words, and immediately said to Yang Hong: "Pass on my order, gather 10,000 civilians to work together, send soldiers to supervise, and the Temple of Heaven must be built within seven days!"

"If it is not completed by the deadline, everyone will be beheaded!"

Yuan Shu's face was ferocious, and his tone was full of murderous intent.

When these words came out, all the ministers changed color.

Yan Xiang, who had been silent, could no longer hold back and said angrily: "My lord, this man is misleading people with his lies. How can we easily believe him!"

"You have committed a taboo by ascending the throne and becoming emperor. Now you are levying heavy taxes, repairing palaces and building the Temple of Heaven, which has caused the people to complain. If this continues, the foundation you have built will be destroyed, my lord!"

"You are so bold!"

Yuan Shu was furious and pointed at Yan Xiang and shouted angrily: "The national teacher is a real person. How can what he said be false? I ordered Dai Ziwei to ascend the throne and become emperor in seven days, and the dynasty will be forever! What else can you do? You must care about the thoughts of those lowly people!"

"Yan Xiang! I have repeatedly ignored your crimes of usurpation because you have followed me for many years and have made great contributions. Don't be presumptuous by relying on my favor!"

"I am the Son of Heaven! You must call me Your Majesty!"

Facing Yuan Shu's anger, Yan Xiang was not afraid at all, and said with a stern face: "I am just speaking the truth! My lord, don't be confused anymore!"

Yuan Shu was even more furious, and immediately shouted: "Come here! Take this traitor away and put him in the prison!"

The ministers were shocked when they heard this.

Yang Hong was the first to kneel down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, don't do that! Yan Gong is now old and weak. If he is imprisoned, how can he survive?"

"Please show mercy, Your Majesty, and forgive Yan Gong's crime of disrespect!"

After he finished speaking, other ministers also pleaded.

Yan Xiang had the most experience among all the ministers, and he was upright and respected. What he said just now was also what everyone thought, so how could everyone bear to see Yan Xiang being punished?

Yuan Shu's face was gloomy. In fact, he regretted what he said just now, but now he was in a dilemma.

So he looked at Yan Xiang and said coldly: "In view of the ministers' pleading for you, as long as you admit your mistakes to me, I will forgive your sins!"

"No need, lord."

Yan Xiang refused the step given by Yuan Shu without hesitation, took out a letter from his sleeve and put it on the ground, "My lord, it's okay to punish me, but take a look at this letter, it's a letter from Sun Ce of Jiangdong."

"Good! Good! Good!"

Yuan Shu gritted his teeth, no longer had any mercy in his heart, and coldly ordered: "Come on, put the traitor Yan Xiang in jail!"

As soon as the voice fell, two guards walked into the hall.

One on the left and one on the right took Yan Xiang away.

Only the letter was left there.

"Show me the letter!"

Yuan Shu frowned and hesitated for a moment, but decided to take a look at the letter.

Because it was written by Sun Ce.

Soon, an eunuch presented the letter. Yuan Shu took it, opened it and read it carefully for a while, and then his face became uglier.

"What a Sun Ce!"

Yuan Shu crumpled the letter into a ball, threw it hard on the ground, and stepped on it!

Zhang Yu, who was standing by, couldn't help but ask, "Your Majesty, what did Sun Ce say in the letter?"

Sun Ce's reputation as the Little Overlord was well-known.

Yuan Shu's face was gloomy and he said nothing.

Because the letter Sun Ce wrote to him also advised him not to become emperor, and even claimed that if he became emperor, he would break with him!

Yuan Shu hated Sun Ce very much, and was also very wary of him.

Sun Ce was a fierce general, even more brave than his father Sun Jian.

After Sun Jian died, Sun Ce surrendered to Yuan Shu. But in fact, it was no different from being independent, and his power should not be underestimated.

If he broke with him, it would definitely become a big worry!

"If I had known this, I might as well have helped Liu Biao to conquer Jiangdong."

Under the gaze of the ministers and Zhang Lu, Yuan Shu took a deep breath and said expressionlessly:

"Pass the order to summon the people to build the Temple of Heaven, and it must be completed within seven days!"

"After seven days, I will officially worship the sky and proclaim myself emperor, and announce it to the world!"

After leaving this sentence, Yuan Shu left the hall without looking back.

At this point, he no longer cared whether Sun Ce would break with him, he was only one step away from the throne!

Taking this step, he would be the real emperor!

Walking out of the hall, the sunlight shone on Yuan Shu, and he opened his arms to welcome it.

If you want to take the world, come into my arms.

Yuan Shu's face was filled with obsession, and he murmured to himself in a voice that only he could hear.

"No one can stop me from becoming emperor!"