(Sorry, I pasted the wrong chapter. Thanks to Adam for the timely reminder.)
According to historical facts and the trend in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, 60 years of time coincided with the existence of the Shu Han Dynasty.
The time point coincided, and the game setting also happened to respond to the historical facts or the purpose of Zhuge Liang's birth in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
In any case, Yang Rui finally chose to accept Zhuge Liang's conditions to maintain the fate of the Han Dynasty for 60 years.
Originally, Yang Rui did not have the idea of becoming an emperor for the time being. Other than himself, there were no forces that could threaten the Han Dynasty for the time being.
The most important thing was that if he did not agree, Zhuge Liang would intervene. Either like in the historical facts and the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, he would assist Liu Bei's forces or directly assist the little emperor Liu Xie to bring trouble to Yang Rui.
One Zhuge Liang was fine, but Zhuge Liang was not the only Guardian of the Three Kingdoms. Currently, there were more than ten people present during the war with the United States of America. When the time comes, who knows how many people would enter the secular world and participate in the worldly disputes.
In the game world setting, since the goal of the Guardian of Civilization was to continue the fate of the Han Dynasty, it might adjust the number of guardians who participated in the maintenance of the Han Dynasty's fate according to the difficulty.
Therefore, one could not only look at historical facts or the situation in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. At this moment, Zhuge Liang was equivalent to having a showdown with Yang Rui. If Yang Rui insisted on going against him, he would have to face the entire Guardian of Civilization.
It was precisely because of this reason that Yang Rui agreed after much consideration. He formed a contract with Zhuge Liang to guarantee the fate of the Han Dynasty for 60 years.
In fact, Zhuge Liang's hint to Yang Rui was very obvious. As long as he maintained the name of the Han Dynasty, he could basically do whatever he wanted. It would not delay Yang Rui's expansion of territory and growth of strength.
The most important thing was that Zhuge Liang mentioned to Yang Rui the intention to expand overseas. It seemed to want to give Yang Rui some hints, and it seemed that the victory of other civilizations was also beneficial to the Guardian of Civilization.
This was a hint, a tacit approval, and an encouragement. Since the conversation had reached this point, Yang Rui had nothing to say. Anyway, it wouldn't affect him much.
As for the empty title of changing the royal family, Yang Rui did not covet it much from the beginning. Instead, he felt that it was a burden. His thoughts were in line with Zhuge Liang's suggestion, which was to focus on the "overseas market".
As for the difficulties he might encounter in developing the "overseas market", in fact, Yang Rui had already seen it in the regional war with the US civilization. The guardians of the civilization had very strict restrictions on what they could do.
Putting aside the existence of civilization guardians, Yang Rui was confident that in conflicts with other civilizations, as long as he was well prepared, there wouldn't be anything he couldn't handle.
The matter was settled, and Yang Rui had no immediate targets for expansion, so he focused all his attention on the construction of the territory under his jurisdiction.
Therefore, except for the follow-up matters of the VS US civilization that needed to be dealt with, Yang Rui felt that he was free again. It was a kind of relaxed leisure, not the kind of leisure that came from being busy.
Yang Rui felt that he had suddenly thought it through. When Zhuge Liang was negotiating with him, Yang Rui realized that he still yearned for supreme power deep in his bones. Although he didn't know it himself, it was "seduced" by Zhuge Liang.
When Zhuge Liang talked about maintaining the fate of the Great Han Dynasty for 60 years, Yang Rui realized that he was still a little reluctant. Although he had never explicitly wanted to be emperor, there were still some extravagant hopes in his subconscious.
Perhaps the pursuit of power was like the pursuit of money and material things. Everyone should have a natural yearning, so it was normal for Yang Rui to have such thoughts.
At the same time, this thought only lasted for a moment. In fact, Yang Rui knew very well that other than fame, Yang Rui couldn't lose anything, including material things and strength.
Just like the current situation, the entire Han Dynasty's little emperor Liu Xie and the people around him were all under Yang Rui's control. Even their daily necessities were paid by Yang Rui. This was not much different from Yang Rui directly taking over the throne.
Yang Rui's order could quickly be turned into an imperial edict, but the little emperor Liu Xie had to handle the process. The degree of power was not much different, and sometimes it was even more convenient.
Or he could use the little emperor Liu Xie's imperial edict as an excuse to send troops to other forces.
For example, in the previous war with the United States of America, Yang Rui could use the name of the little emperor Liu Xie to force a certain force to send troops. If the vassals disobeyed, Yang Rui could use this as an excuse to send troops to other vassals.
There were many similar excuses, each of which could be used by Yang Rui to target a certain Marquis or faction. These were all things that had gone smoothly. Even if the other factions knew of the twists and turns, there was nothing they could do.
This was the convenience of Cao Cao's "holding the emperor to order the vassals" in the historical facts and romance. The Han Dynasty was a powerful tool in Yang Rui's hands. There were many times when it saved a lot of effort compared to him personally leading the world, and it seemed more legitimate.
Of course, this was the explanation Yang Rui gave to himself and used it to cover up the slight disappointment in his heart. This kind of disappointment was something that Yang Rui himself couldn't discover, and he wouldn't find out.
After the war between the three civilizations and the Wo civilization ended, Yang Rui used the "convenience" of the little emperor of the Han Dynasty to first promote himself and the various forces involved.
With the help of the little emperor Liu Xie's imperial edict, Yang Rui added a long-term position to himself — the Protector of the State.
This position naturally didn't exist in the historical facts and romance. According to the draft of the imperial edict by Yang Rui's subordinate Guo Jia, the position of Protector of the State generally referred to when there was a war between the three civilizations. Yang Rui would automatically be promoted to this position, and he would be in charge of all foreign war affairs.
Yang Rui fought for this position because he had reached the limit of the positions that the Han Dynasty could confer, whether it was the rank or the title.
Secondly, Yang Rui was also prepared for the possible numerous foreign wars that would follow. When the time came, he would no longer need to go through the little emperor Liu Xie for appointment and removal. He could directly receive the corresponding position in order to seize the fleeting opportunity.
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