Does Yuan Shao have the ambition to be the emperor? The reason for not publicly claiming the emperor was revealed
Yuan Shao wanted to be emperor, but he didn't. His younger brother Yuan Shu has at least a jade seal, but what does Yuan Shao have?
Don't think that anyone can be emperor, this must solve the problem of legitimacy.
Legitimacy means that you have to prove to the world that you are truly a man of God.
There are generally three types of legitimacy:
1.Myth making.
Liu Bang raised troops in cloth clothes and became emperor after unifying the world for seven years. How does Yijie Buyi become the emperor? You have to make up a story.
So, a series of stories were made up, first of all, Liu Bang's mother Liu Yu gave birth to Liu Bang, Liu Bang is a dragon, looks like a dragon, has a full forehead, and has seventy-two black marks on his left leg.
Historical Records - Gaozu Benji": "Historical Records - Gaozu Benji" records that when Gaozu ancestor Lao Liu was resting in Dazepi, he dreamed of gods. At that time, there was thunder and lightning, and Taigong went to see her, only to see that there was a dragon on her. Taigong then gave birth to Gaozu. Historical Records - Gaozu Benji": Gaozu has a dragon face, beautiful hair, and there are seventy-two sunspots on the leftHe often buys wine from Wang Yuan and Wu Ni, and when he drinks, Wu Ni and Wang Yuan see that there is always a dragon on him, which is very unusual.
Liu Bang rebelled with a snakehead.
After Liu Bang stood up, he beheaded the son of the White Emperor as the son of the Red Emperor. When Liu Bang died in Mangdang Mountain, there was always a cloud overhead, and Empress Lu could determine Liu Bang's location according to the cloud every time, which was more accurate than GPS.
Based on these stories, who would doubt that Liu Bang was not the Son of Heaven?
2.Zen tradition.
Since the implementation of the inheritance system by Yao, Shun and Yu, inheritance has always been the noble character of the Chinese nation, and the rulers who implemented the inheritance system have been highly praised by the people for their selfless dedication.
Take Wang Mang and Cao Pi as examples: when Emperor Han Xian passed Cao Pi's throne to Chan Rang, Cao Pi made it clear that he did not accept it and refused three times, but he couldn't stop the enthusiasm of Emperor Han Xian, Chan let him four times, Cao Pi did not accept it again, and he was a little unhappy.
If someone questioned Cao Pi's legitimacy, Cao Pi would say:"I don't want to, it's the real Emperor Han Xian who gave up on me, and I can't help it.
Cao Pi's reign in the Han Dynasty (711-705).
Wang Mang is a little different. He first managed to take over the affairs of the emperor, and then he gave himself a name"False Emperor"The false name. Wang Mang acts as the ruler of the emperor, which is Wang Mang's invention, but the emperor can also be the emperor's **person, which is actually a special kind of meditation.
3.From royalty.
Take Liu Xiu and Liu Bei as examples. Liu Bei said when he met people:"I am the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, and through Liu Sheng I am the son of King Jing of Zhongshan and a descendant of the royal family. When the Han Dynasty weakened and Cao Pi replaced it and established the Wei Dynasty, if Liu Bei no longer sought to be emperor, I would become a worthless descendant of the Liu family, and this is the law of the country.
If you don't believe it, look at the last years of the New Dynasty: everyone who is called the emperor is the descendant of the Liu royal family, such as Liu Xuan, Liu Panzi, Liu Xiu, even if it is not the Liu royal family, it is necessary to make up an identity that has a natural advantage in being the emperor, such as Wang Lang, the emperor of the Zhao Han Dynasty, who is looking for the identity of the royal family.
Looking back, what does Yuan Shao have?
Yuan Shu has a jade seal.
At first, although Yuan Shu only had the jade seal of the country, he did not have the legitimacy to be the emperor, so Yuan Shu thought of the famous proverb"When Tu Gao picks up the Han"。
Meaning: Tuyuhun will be the one who will replace the Han Dynasty.
What is Tuyuhun? Nobody knows. In short, the man who wanted to seize the throne explained according to his own ideas. According to him,"Yuan Shu"That's it"Driveway"，"Driveway"That's it"High"meaning, and he is"Tuyuhun", so it should be called"Emperor"。
Yuan Shu claimed that the emperor had only been two years old, and he betrayed his relatives and was automatically deposed. Maybe it was because Yuan Shao saw the jade seal in Yuan Shu's hand, and Yuan Shu wanted to go to Yuan Shao, who looked down on him, but was retreated by Cao Cao.
Although Yuan Shu failed, the usurper was too big, and there were still people like Yuan Shao who stood up.
Since it is not possible to claim the title of emperor with the capital of the fourth and third dukes, the problem of orthodoxy must be solved. Therefore, Yuan Shao's adviser Geng Bao believed"Yuan is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor and should obey the will of heaven", which means that Yuan Shao is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and he must obey the will of heaven. Yuan Shao is a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and he must obey the will of heaven.
Yuan Shao first checked the reaction of the ministers.
As soon as this remark came out, Yuan Shao's people became the spokesmen of the opposition, and they all said that Geng Bao was evil to confuse the public, so Yuan Shao wanted to kill Geng Bao, and Geng Bao was too pitiful. Yuan Shao wanted to borrow Geng Bao's words to test the reaction of the masses, but he didn't expect that the masses were also part of the opposition, so Yuan Shao had to kill Geng Bao to calm the anger of the masses.
Do you think Yuan Shao will give way by doing so?
Yuan Shao's road to the throne is actually much more ingenious than Yuan Shu, especially Yuan Shao's road to the throne is divided into three stages, and Yuan Shao only let Geng Bao try the second stage.
Step 1: Make the second emperor, follow Dong Zhuo's example of coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, make the second emperor, and become a powerful minister himself.
In the second year of Chuping (191 AD), Yuan Shao wanted Liu Yu to be the emperor of Youzhou. Yuan Shao followed Dong Zhuo's example, abolished the emperor, appointed himself prime minister, and controlled the government. Yuan Shao's approach was the same as Dong Zhuo's, but unfortunately Liu Yu didn't accept it, because he didn't want to be at the mercy of others and didn't want to betray the Han family.
Yuan Shao's attempt to make Liu Yu emperor failed.
Yuan Shao also put Liu Yu in charge of Shangshu affairs, appointed officials on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and awarded knighthoods, but Liu Yu still disagreed, and Yuan Shao's plan failed.
Step 2: For the heavens, test Geng Bao.
This step of the plan also failed due to the strong opposition of Yuan Shao's subordinates. Yuan Shu's failure did not stop Yuan Shao's ambition to become emperor, and he began to implement the third step plan.
Step 3: Defeat Cao Cao and regain the throne.
In 199, shortly after Geng Bao was killed, Yuan Shao began to prepare for the use of troops against Cao Cao. Although"Phantom Professor"Hetian Feng dissuaded Yuan Shao, but apparently they did not understand Yuan Shao's inner world; Yuan Shao's real purpose in waging war was not just to expand his power, but to defeat Cao Cao and recapture Emperor Xian of Han.
Yuan Shao tried to defeat Cao Cao by force, but failed.
As long as Yuan Shao can defeat Cao Cao and regain Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, his status is second only to Dong Zhuo, and he can control the emperor like Dong Zhuo at that time, and then dissolve the emperor, relying on Chan Rang to achieve his goal of becoming emperor.
Yuan Shao never gave up his claim to the throne, and the main purpose of all his actions was to seize the throne and establish power.
Unfortunately, he was defeated in the Battle of Guandu, and his dream of becoming emperor was shattered.