The Collection of The End

——AD 189——

Yanzhou, Kaifeng Palace.

Princess Wannian is holding a court meeting.

After following Cao Cao to rescue her younger brother from Luoyang, she originally thought she would return to Jinan, Qingzhou, but she didn't expect to stop as soon as she left Sili. After discussions with Cao Cao and a group of civil servants, she finally decided to "make Kaifeng the capital".

Although the princess is smart enough, she cannot infer what happened and the reasons out of thin air without sufficient conditions. Fortunately, Yuan Shao knew everything about her, and after several inquiries, the whole story became clear.

Qingzhou cannot be returned, because in addition to his younger brother Liu Xie, almost all the "outside courtiers" from Luoyang are leaving with Cao Cao this time. The Yuan family may not care about going to Qingzhou, but those who have not strong foundations, they will be careless if they are not careful. The annexed family naturally did not want to go to Cao Cao's base camp.

In the same way, Yuan's Yuzhou is not good either. Yanzhou has not yet been stably controlled, and Xuzhou is still a mess.

She and Liu Xie couldn't just designate any city as the "capital". Dong Zhuo had good reasons for "making the capital" of the former ancient capital Chang'an, not to mention Liu Bei. Where there is an emperor, it is the capital. As for the Sun family in Jiangdong, they took the biography With the national jade seal, you can designate any place as the capital, just put a stamp on it - yes, of course, the fact that they took the jade seal away is no longer a secret, it can be said that the whole world knows it.

Kaifeng, as the capital of the "Xia" that was older than the Shang and Zhou dynasties, at least surpassed them in terms of years, and it also had a ready-made palace.

"My younger brother Liu Xuande was named King of Yan. What do you think?"

Liu Nai was wearing a red and green long princess-style palace dress, and she and Liu Xie were sitting together on a high-backed and wide chair suitable for the status of a princess and a prince.

Although she was trying her best to show dignity with a straight face, the second prince sitting next to her, looking around with his big black eyes, ruined the atmosphere.

"Oh? This is a good thing. Don't I have a prince brother-in-law?" Xia Houyuan, who was a little fat, replied, completely destroying the serious atmosphere.

"My stupid brother!" Xia Houdun, who was standing next to him, patted Xia Houyuan's head, and then continued to close his eyes and rest.

"Ah, oh, yes." Xia Houyuan responded, "Although Liu Bei is a prince, and he and Zhang Fei are brothers, Zhang Fei cannot be called a prince."

Although the two brothers deliberately made trouble in the court, many ministers had no reaction. Obviously, this was not the first time that something like this happened.

"Well... then, Prime Minister, what do you think?" Liu Nai hesitated for a moment, then looked at Cao Cao, who was ranked first among the officials, and asked.

Since the emperor was still alive, she could not risk the world's disapproval and become emperor. In comparison, being a woman was just a trivial matter.

The official name of this "Chaohui" is not "Chaohui", but "Congress".

Yes, now the four states of Qing, Xu, Yan, and Henan all belong to her, the "Kingdom of Ten Thousand Years", and Cao Cao has returned to his old career as her "Prime Minister". However, most discerning people They will all call them "Your Majesty" and "Prime Minister" respectively.

"That's it, I'll try to say something." Cao Cao said.

As soon as he said these words, the court hall fell silent for an instant, and the original subtle noise disappeared. It seemed that after Cao Cao said these words, the real court meeting began.

"The late emperor has passed away." Cao Cao said.

These words directly caused the lobby that had just been quiet to boil again.

"What? This is impossible!" Liu Nai stood up in surprise.

"According to reliable information," Cao Cao glanced at the roof above the hall, "the emperor's behavior pattern has changed. Before, he could rest for two days after taking the life-extending elixir for every five days, but since he named Liu Bei the Queen of Yan, he would take it every five days. I am busy taking those strange life-extending pills every day, and I no longer have time to pay attention to 'state affairs'."

"This..." Liu Nai sat down again.

If life and death are in the hands of others,

When you are alive, you only eat and sleep. Can this state really be called "alive"?

"Then, what should we do?" Princess Wannian murmured.

"I dare you to invite the princess to ascend the throne and inherit the throne." It was not Cao Cao, but Xun Yu of the Xun family who came out to respond.

"This... no..." Liu Nai felt like her mind was in confusion.

"Even if the princess cares about the relationship between her parents and children, Dong Zhuo will not," Xun Yu continued: "After learning about this, the Liangzhou Army will definitely take the lead in electing the eldest prince Liu Bian to the throne. As a man, he is both direct and eldest, and his advantage will exceed mine. The army is ready."

"Well, brother..." Liu Nai looked at Liu Xie beside him.

"Although the second prince can also compete with him, has the princess ever thought about his disadvantages?" Xun Yu continued.

Will... lose the support of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao - without explaining in detail, Liu Nai can figure out the whole reason by himself. If we put aside the use or game, only a queen who "marries" Yuan Shao can get these "foreign places" With the support of "courtiers", they need a "supreme ruler" who can only rely on them for several generations. After all, it may lead to a cycle of eunuchs, relatives, and courtiers controlling the emperor. This situation can only be repeated with Cao Cao. Liu Bei and Dong Zhuo's place...hey~

"...I understand." Liu Nai closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, he had already changed his name.

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In the first year of Jian'an, Princess Liu Nai of Wannian announced that King Yan Liu Bei had plotted to murder the emperor, and proclaimed himself king. In order to maintain the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, she ascended the throne as the 23rd emperor of the Han Dynasty, made her younger brother Liu Xie the prince, and changed the reign name to Jian'an.

On the same day, he married Yuan Shao as his husband, and made his sworn brother and Prime Minister Cao Cao Cao Mengde the Duke of Qi.

The Duke of Qi swore never to claim the title of king, so he was named "Heng", that is, "Dong Qi Heng"

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Kaifeng, Guogong Mansion.

"Fengxiao, Zhicai, do you know what went wrong?"

Cao Cao sat on the main seat and asked Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, who were drinking tea instead of wine.

"As 'Jiangzuo Meilin' said, anyone who calls himself an emperor must be accompanied by a unicorn. Are there any additional conditions?"

"No." Guo Jia responded: "Although my sister-in-law doesn't like to talk, she will not miss anything when relaying it. When the emperor ascends the throne, he will be accompanied by Qilin. There are no conditions here."

"Well..." Qi Henggong Cao Cao was silent.

Instigating Princess Wannian to ascend the throne was a decision made by these counselors after deliberation. It could not only confront Liu Bei in terms of justice and identity, but also pacify those who followed and considered themselves "Han ministers" rather than "Cao Cao's" In the end, the hearts of all the people who are "retainers", in the case of "the four elephants come to the world, the immortals and gods do not come out", get a unicorn first.

On that day, the Four Elephants came and Cao Cao and Guo Jia were thrown "outside the world". The "substitute", the little girl Guo Huan, and Cao Cao worked together to escape successfully.

After that, in the flash of lightning, the four images were wiped out, and the Sword Master disappeared without a trace. Then the "substitute" and Guo Huan returned from the place known as the "Golden Theater" and brought back news related to Qilin.

Because they clearly said that they saw Cai Yanzheng and Zhao Yun together, Cai Wan, who had lost his sister, did not really lose his temper and went around looking for the so-called "Ranger Guild".

However, after the "golden theater" disappeared, all the extraordinary magic, martial arts, etc. also disappeared, such as Zuo Ci, Yu Ji, Wang Yue, Tong Yuan, etc., all disappeared, and the "best in the world" The crown naturally fell on Lu Bu's head.

It was as if Qilin, or "Merlin" was dissatisfied and said: "Don't cause trouble for me, just use the 'unparalleled' and 'strategist characteristics' within the specifications to fight for the world."

According to the analysis of Guo Jia, who was still quick-thinking even though she could not use her "strategist characteristics", the last "extraordinary power" she left to all parties was the "companion unicorn". Although it was "limited to the emperor's use", "the emperor had no choice but to use it" "Tao" and many other restrictions, but as long as it exists, it is a deterrent to other forces.

But now, Liu Nai has clearly ascended the throne, but no one or thing similar to Qilin appears around him, which makes Cao Cao begin to wonder if there is something wrong.

"Merlin" only recognizes men as emperors? Impossible, she had already proven everything by transforming into a woman.

in addition……

"[Hey, partner~ I'm bringing our son!]" Unable to be heard by others, the energetic female voice reached Cao Cao's ears, cutting off his thoughts.

This was one of the reasons why he judged that "Merlin" was not as serious and serious as she appeared - the "substitute" turned into a woman after coming out of the "Golden Theater"? Or is it almost the same appearance as the strange-looking "blue-eyed child" from the Jiangdong Sun family?

Are you implying something?

Cao Cao never imagined what his personality would be like when he became a woman, but what his "substitute" did every day profoundly refreshed his understanding of himself.

First, she came to pester her in a full set of white clothes called a "wedding dress", and then she went to try on Ding Yi and Bian Ling's clothes. During that time, "she" almost tried on all the women's clothes in Qingzhou, no, all over the world. Even if Cao Cao stopped her, she would run around just because others couldn't see her. Sometimes she would even run around with only a few pieces of cloth hanging on her.

In the end, this behavior stopped, because when she was trying on a piece of clothing that looked like it was wrapped around herself with fluffy strips of cloth, she was discovered by Cao Ang, the only person in the world who could see her.

I have to say that his eldest son was quite upright. He immediately came to Cao Cao and tried his best to oppose his father's taking "that kind of" concubine.

The "substitute" was deeply affected and finally gave up those strange behaviors. So now Cao Cao doesn't have any major worries except that he needs to adapt to the fact that his "other self" is a bold woman with blonde hair and blue eyes, and that she always wants to go to Jiangdong to recognize her son. .

"Oh, Ang'er, are you okay?" Cao Cao glanced at the "stand-in" who deliberately looked dignified and dignified in front of his son, and asked with a smile.

"My son was busy with his studies. Today I came here to congratulate my father on his promotion to 'Qi Henggong'." Cao Ang, who was already half a boy, saluted in a decent manner.

"Hahaha, okay, as a father -" Cao Cao cut off mid-sentence.

As Cao Ang bowed down, an illusory, smoke-like figure of a girl appeared in front of him. After she and Cao Ang "bowed" to each other, she transformed from virtual reality into a real person in the young man's dull eyes. Wearing a splendid blue dress and holding a flute, she looked like a young but charming girl. She winked at the bewildered Cao Ang, turned to Cao Cao, and curtsied.

"Zhen Mi, meet Duke Cao."