When I returned to the mansion, I got closer to my family, and by the way, I looked at the two children who were already able to run and jump.

Finally, Cai Yan took Liu Tao back to the bedroom because he had just returned and was exhausted physically and mentally, and took off his armor for him personally.

During this period, Liu Tao had to complain about the attitudes of the civil officials, but Cai Yan laughed in a low voice when he heard this: "Hehe... there is nothing strange about this."

"Ha?" Liu Tao couldn't figure it out. Could it be that one or two people who hoped that he would become king?

In history, Cao Cao was called king. After Liu Bei and Sun Quan received the news, they were both encouraged by their subordinates and they were half-rejected and half-referred to him. Why did he come to him? It’s not strange that he won’t be called king?

"It is an inevitable result to be called king. The rest is nothing more than preparing the ceremony needed to be crowned by the husband, and choosing a zodiac auspicious day to officially be crowned king." Cai Yan said with a smile.

"It's inevitable that I will become king? Don't you allow me to be king without saying anything?" Liu Tao said angrily.

"During this period, many people in the world have called themselves kings." Cai Yan sighed after hearing this, "Liu Yu is said to be called King Yan under the instigation of his son; there is King Zhao in Jizhou; the original King of Beihai has been promoted to King Qi; King Pei was supported by Tao Qian and others as King Xu."

After a pause, he continued, "Liu Yan was called King of Shu in Yizhou. It is said that he originally planned to be called King of Han, but was persuaded by his subordinates and changed to King of Shu; Chen State merged with Liang State, and King of Chen was changed to King of Han; Liu Dai claimed to be King of Wei in Yanzhou; Liu Biao also called King of Chu under the recommendation of Sun Jian and others."

"It was because Liu Biao first called King of Chu that he had to change King Xu's name?" Liu Tao obviously discovered one of the conspicuous problems.

"Hehe, maybe that's it..." Cai Yan smiled faintly and nodded.

In fact, as long as King Xu continues to go south and defeat the two counties of Jiujiang and Lujiang, it is not a big problem to call a King of Wu. Speaking of which, the State of Xu established during the Western Zhou Dynasty was later destroyed by the State of Wu.

"Okay! Now I know, one or two of them have been called kings. If I don't call him kings, they will be weaker!" Liu Tao sighed. No wonder he didn't mention it. It turned out that there was no need to mention it at all. It became the norm to become kings.

"The main thing is King Zhao, or Yuan Shao is too anxious. According to the news from Zhen, he had begun to instigate King Zhao to ascend the throne to the emperor under the pretext of not celebrating the imperial examination. However, King Zhao used the excuse of not celebrating the imperial seal and 'injured rank' as an excuse,' and dragging it on for the time being." Cai Yan replied, "It just couldn't delay much time..."

"The imperial seal is in my hands, but this group of impatient guys, as long as they are willing, there will be countless imperial seals coming out." Liu Tao said disdainfully.

"My husband is right. The jade seal is so precious because it is highly respected. Its value lies in the 'orthodox' recognized by the world, not the jade seal itself." Cai Yan nodded.

If people recognize its orthodoxy, then the imperial seal is real. If they do not recognize it, then it is fake. On the other hand, even if they are given a fake seal, as long as everyone recognizes it is real, it must be real.

The Qing Dynasty played a good job in this method, using a so-called "National Jade Seal" to highlight its orthodoxy and also gave those corrupt officials an excuse to surrender.

They surrendered, and naturally they had to praise the "authenticity" of the jade seal, so the jade seal became the real imperial seal. Later, no one even cared about whether the jade seal was the real imperial seal.

In other words, even if Liu Tao has the real imperial seal in his hand, everyone does not recognize it and does not pay. So naturally, this is the "fake" imperial seal.

If he dares to take it out, countless so-called "National Jade Seals" will appear in the world. Some people even carve a jade seal with a stone, and they dare to call it the National Jade Seal.

Therefore, King Zhao couldn't hold on for long, and if Yuan Shao needed it, he could produce countless imperial seals at any time.

"You said, shouldn't I let Yuan Shao go to Luoyang first?" Liu Tao thought for a while and tried to ask.

"No, no, this is just right, let them proclaim themselves and abdicate. Let the world be more chaotic, so that the husband can unify the world more smoothly." Cai Yan shook his head and said slowly.

"I remember you said before that I would rather not be the emperor than be the emperor, just want me to be by your side..." Liu Tao looked at Cai Yan curiously and then tried to ask.

"This is the general trend, and it's not my daughter's turn to take care of it." Cai Yan sighed and looked at Liu Tao with resentment. "At this point, my husband is even more involuntary. If you don't go, the civil and military officials below will definitely feel dissatisfied. Besides, only by unifying the world as soon as possible can more people be avoided from the destruction of their families and displaced."

"I didn't expect that my princess could see so clearly." Liu Tao teased. If he became king, then Cai Yan, as his wife, would naturally be the princess.

"If I choose it, I would rather stay with my husband forever, find a safe place where no one can disturb me, and live a peaceful and stable life." Cai Yan shook his head, "It's just that I'm in a chaotic world, where is the safe place? The husband has no room to retreat until his current status. As a wife, he can only support his husband silently."

"That's right..." Liu Tao sighed a little, and before he knew it, he came to this position. Looking back, he found that he had no way out.

The higher you stand, the more people covet your position behind you. Only when you come to this height, see the scenery here, and look back, can you see those eyeing people.

There can be one thousand county magistrates and hundreds of county magistrates, but there are only thirteen state governors, three dukes and nine ministers, and only one emperor, behind these people are tens of millions of people.

In the future, there are more than one or two people in the next generation, and only one or two people can go up to those high positions. That is naturally a carrot and a pit. If you want to go up, you must pull down the one above. The intensity of the competition is probably unimaginable in this era.

It was precisely because of that era that Liu Tao realized that even if he became king, there would still be countless people who covet his position and even become emperors.

Being king is just the beginning, but it is definitely not the end. Why does the emperor have a lifelong system? Only when he dies can he pass the throne to the prince?

It’s not that I can’t bear to give up power. Most excellent emperors will think that being an emperor is too hard and having too much work to do, and there is no enjoyment at all. If you want this position, you need it. If you don’t want any prince, just give it to him!

But no, I'm worried! What if I choose the wrong heir and the hard-earned country is usurped by others in my son or grandson's generation? Especially the change of dynasties often means that the direct royal family of the previous dynasty will not be spared!

"Just as the emperor, I don't know why others are competing to be the one..." Liu Tao joked.

The only motivation to support him to move towards this position is the dream of a strong country that every rabbit from the flower family has!

Only by becoming an emperor can one become the helmsman of this country and this nation, and take them to sail in the right direction. Let this group of ignorant rabbits, simply to a larger and wider new world, have a direction to work tirelessly!
Chapter completed!