Yuan Shu had already wanted to be independent, but he never had a suitable reason.

However, Zhou Yu brought the imperial seal, as if someone handed him a pillow when he fell asleep, which immediately made Yuan Shu secretly happy.

But even though he was excited, before he accepted the jade seal, he still pretended to feel guilty and kept trying to shirk it.

He said to Zhou Yu:"Gong Jin, I appreciate Bo Fu's kindness, but this national jade seal is too precious, and it is something that Wentai fought hard to protect.

This is of great significance to Bo Fu. I can't accept it, so you should take it back."

Zhou Yu naturally knew that Yuan Shu was pretending to shirk, but in fact, he wanted to snatch the jade seal immediately and not let go.

However, he did not expose it, but said to Yuan Shu:"What did Mr. Yuan say?

Although this jade seal was indeed obtained by Marquis Wucheng, but now that he has passed away, it is naturally inherited by Bo Fu.

And Bo Fu knew it. Since he was young, the jade seal was not safe in his hands, and it might make him a target of public criticism, so he ordered Yu to give the jade seal to Duke Yuan.

Duke Yuan is different from Bo Fu. You come from the Yuan family of Runan, the fourth generation and the third Duke. He is also the legitimate son of the Yuan family, and his prestige is unparalleled by anyone in the world.

Therefore, it is most suitable for you to keep this jade seal."

After Zhou Yu finished speaking, he deliberately looked around, then leaned into Yuan Shu's ear and lowered his voice. :"Now the Han Dynasty does not even have an emperor, it has long existed in name only, and the world is in chaos.

This jade seal passed down to the country is originally a symbol of destiny. 'Destined to live long and prosperous', Mr. Yuan can get this jade seal handed down from the country, which will soon represent you." Is this where fate comes from?

Not to mention that you were appointed to command the jade seal, even if you ascended the throne and proclaimed yourself emperor, no one in the world would dare to say no." After hearing Zhou Yu's words, Yuan Shu was even more excited and stopped pretending. He refused, but took the imperial seal and played with it for a long time.

Then he said:"Is what Gong Jin said true?

With this jade seal, it is destiny, can he be emperor?"

Although Zhou Yu must be Yuan Shu in his heart, he still flattered:"That's it. I accepted it from Yuan Gong When Bo Fu and gave him troops to capture Yuzhou, destiny has already fallen on you, why do you have any hesitation?"

Yuan Shu was overjoyed after hearing Zhou Yu's words, and no longer hesitated, and immediately called for people Come to prepare for the enthronement, and announce that he will ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor in three days.

Yuan Shu's order came out and he boasted to Zhou Yu. When Zhou Yu was about to return to Runan, Yuan Shu's two great counselors Yang Hong and Yan Xiang hurried over.

They didn't even have time to look at Zhou Yu, and they knelt on the ground at the same time and advised:"My lord, please don't be tempted by others to become emperor just because of impulse."

Yuan Shu was in a good mood, but at this time he heard that the two most important men under him The counselor came out to oppose his proclaiming the emperor, and was furious. He asked:"What do you mean?

Don't I, the general, deserve to be proclaimed emperor?"

Faced with Yuan Shu's accusation, Yan Xiang said:"My lord does not deserve to be proclaimed emperor, it is just that he does not deserve to be proclaimed emperor." The emperor's time is not right.

Now the emperor of Han Dynasty has just passed away, and the heroes of the world are divided and attacking each other. If the lord proclaims the emperor at this time, wouldn't it be clear that he will be the enemy of the princes of the world?

By then, the princes will most likely form a Allied forces to attack the lord."

After Yan Xiang finished speaking, Yang Hong also added:"When King Bingjian killed Dong Zhuo and Li Ru and brought Lu Zhi, Huangfu Song and other important officials of the court to Liaodong, Lu Zhi and others wanted to establish King Bingjian Become emperor.

But King Bingjian refused.

With the strength of King Bingjian, he dare not proclaim himself emperor and stand on his own initiative. How can my lord proclaim himself emperor now?"

After hearing what the two of them said, Yuan Shu said angrily:"I, Yuan Shu, come from the Yuan family. It is the first family of the Han Dynasty with a prominent position. Now that the royal family has withered, it is only natural that I proclaim the emperor. Besides, Liu Feng did not dare to proclaim the emperor because he did not have the destiny.

Now that I have obtained the imperial seal, I have obtained it. The recognition of destiny and the moral support are actually comparable to what Liu Feng's son can do.

With the jade seal in hand, the princes from all walks of life will definitely obey my orders."

Yan Xiang and Yang Hongzheng wanted to persuade again, but Yuan Shu said:"Okay Come on, you two, stop talking. I have made up my mind. Anyone who talks too much is disloyal to me and I will chop off his head!" Seeing that

Yuan Shu had made up his mind, the two of them knew that no matter how much persuasion, Yuan Shu could not change. I had no choice but to retreat silently.

Seeing that it was certain that Yuan Shu would become emperor, Zhou Yu said goodbye to Yuan Shu and returned to Runan.

Three days later, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself the emperor and founded the country in Nanyang. He named the country Cheng and changed the reign name to Zhongjia.

As soon as the news came out that Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Nanyang, the world was shocked.

This was the first prince to proclaim himself emperor since the fall of the Han Dynasty, which naturally attracted the attention of countless people. Not only other princes, but also the people all over the world have been discussing Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor.

People originally thought that the first person to proclaim the emperor must be the most powerful and popular King Liu Feng, because in addition to his strength, he was also the vassal king of the Han Dynasty and the emperor's consort.

He is the closest thing to orthodoxy.

Even if King Bingjian is not the first to proclaim the emperor, he will be one of the three of Cao Cao, Lu Bu and Yuan Shao, because apart from King Bingjian, the three of them are the most powerful princes today.

No one expected that Yuan Shu, who only had one county in Nanyang, would dare to be the first to jump out and proclaim himself emperor.

Although Yuan Shu apparently owned Yuzhou in addition to Nanyang County, he appointed Sun Ce as Yuzhou Mu to be in charge of Yuzhou.

Anyone with a little bit of savvy can see that Sun Ce did not really surrender to Yuan Shu. His occupation of Yuzhou could not bring any help to Yuan Shu.

Therefore, regarding Yuan Shu's courage to proclaim himself emperor, people don't know whether to say he has courage or that he has no brains.

Xun Yu from Jizhou was also shocked when he learned about this.

But when he heard that Yuan Shu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor because he obtained the imperial seal, he immediately understood that this was done intentionally by Zhou Yu and Sun Ce in order to provoke a conflict between Yuan Shu and Liu Biao.

Xun Yu could only shake his head and smile bitterly. He just wanted Sun Ce to help Liu Feng share some of the pressure, but he didn't expect Sun Ce to make such a big fuss.

At this time, the remaining dignity of the Han Dynasty was completely crushed by Yuan Shu.

At this time, in Jingzhou, in the Prefecture Mufu, Liu Biao was so angry that he learned that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor in Nanyang County and threw several wine bottles. He still felt that he was full of anger and had nowhere to vent.

So he immediately decided to personally lead an army of 100,000 people and rush to Nanyang to attack Yuan Shu.

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