Mi Han

Chapter 217
When bursts of crying sounded in the hall, the whole hall was instantly covered by a sad atmosphere.

The men of the Han Dynasty are rich in emotions, and the saying that a man does not flick his tears is not suitable for men of the Han Dynasty.

Especially the ministers in the Guangde Palace today, they still heard about such a great change.

Although Liu Bei is also called Wang Zili, Liu Bei made it very clear in "The King of Hanzhong Persuading Jin Biao" that he called the king for the better Northern Expedition of Cao Cao in the future, and he also took the initiative to take on the important task of supporting the Han Dynasty when the country was in crisis.

Not as good as Wei Guo, except in name, it is already an independent dynasty in fact.

So when they heard that the great man had died, a sense of sadness as a subjugated citizen instantly permeated the hearts of all the ministers.

How could the ministers not cry with sorrow.

Of course, there are also some ministers in the hall who have two hearts.

But they saw that most of the courtiers started to cry. In order not to be blamed, they could only join the ranks of crying together.

Seeing all the ministers in the palace weeping and crying, Liu Bei, who was infected by this sad atmosphere, also had red eyes.

It has been about 30 years since he joined the army during the Yellow Turban Rebellion.

The ideal he has embraced for the past 30 years is to help the Han Dynasty, but the ideal he has insisted on for 30 years has now been hit hard.

Liu Bei stroked the belt around his waist with his hands.

When Cao Cao welcomed Liu Xie to Xudu, he was arrogant and domineering, coercing the emperor to make the princes, the officials were dissatisfied, and the world was full of resentment.

Liu Xie wanted to get rid of Cao Cao, but because he had no real power and Cao Cao had many eyes and ears in the palace, he had to hand it over to Dong Cheng in the form of a secret edict to plot against him.

Liu Xie wrote the edict with his own blood and handed it to his uncle Dong Cheng, who hid the edict in his belt and took it out of the palace smoothly.

After Dong Cheng returned to the mansion, he actively contacted people loyal to the Han Dynasty to plot an uprising.

Liu Bei who was in Xudu at that time was one of them.

Although Liu Bei went to Xuzhou all the time, he never forgot Liu Xie's bloody edict.

Liu Xie's blood oath was in the hands of Dong Cheng, and it had been destroyed by Cao Cao after Dong Cheng was killed by Cao Cao.

Later, in order to always remind himself not to forget Liu Xie's bloody edict, he also copied the original text of the edict with his own blood, and then hid it between the belts around his waist.

Over the years, Liu Bei has been in chaos many times, and he is almost in danger.

But the blood alliance book on his waist has been well protected by him.

It's just that many years have passed, and the bloody edict is still there, but the companion who swore to be an alliance back then has long since died.

However, the emperor who dared to issue an order to kill the powerful minister back then abdicated the throne under the intimidation of the powerful minister's son, and his life and death were unknown.

This sense of pathos made Liu Bei burst into tears for a moment.

But Liu Bei is the hero after all. Although he is sad, he knows that now is not the time to vent his personal emotions wantonly.

Liu Bei wiped away the tears on his face with the sleeve of his robe, and then his majestic voice began to echo in the hall:
"Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself, and the prefect of Han Xing wrote a letter, even mentioning that the emperor had been killed by Cao Pi.

At this time when the world is changing color, I want to send troops to the Northern Expedition to fight against the rebels. What do you think? "

When he said this, the sadness on Liu Bei's face turned into anger.

When Liu Bei's words reached the ears of the officials, the weeping in the mouths of the officials gradually stopped, and then their faces also wore angry expressions.

Faced with Liu Bei's desire for the Northern Expedition, many ministers responded one after another, but when all the ministers agreed with Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, who was sitting at the head of the ministers, stepped out of the class and said to Liu Bei:
"My lord, at this time, food and grass have not been accumulated, roads are not open, and the autumn harvest is just around the corner, so don't rush to send troops to the north."

Zhuge Liang, as Liu Bei's de facto "Prime Minister", when he came out to speak, the whole hall fell silent instantly.

In the vast hall, Zhuge Liang stood alone among the ministers.

His face was also full of grief and indignation, but with his profound knowledge, no matter how sad and indignant he was in his heart, he would not let this emotion of grief and indignation cover up his insight.

When Zhuge Liang dissuaded Liu Bei from going north now, he immediately said a word in the hall.

"Cao Pi is so cruel and innocent that he dared to usurp the Han Dynasty, causing the hearts of the people in the world to be depressed. The king should obey the people and make great achievements quickly, so as to calm the people in the sea."

After Zhuge Liang said these words, all the officials in the hall looked sideways at Zhuge Liang, and even Liu Bei showed surprise on his face.

Zhuge Liang's words were obviously persuading Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor.

But when the officials all looked sideways, they also had admiration for Zhuge Liang in their hearts.

All the ministers in the hall are talented people. They know that once Cao Pi usurps the throne and proclaims himself emperor, it is imperative for Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor.

Otherwise, even if they are capable of the Northern Expedition now, the Northern Expedition will come out of nowhere.

There is no Han Dynasty in the world, so how can the slogan of Kuangfu Han Dynasty be used?

But I know that I know that at this sensitive time, Zhuge Liang dared to come out to persuade him to advance, regardless of possible criticism in the future, which is enough to prove his style of serving the public wholeheartedly.

Otherwise, with Zhuge Liang's current position, wouldn't it be easy for him to arrange a few mouthpieces to scout the way for him?

Standing in the hall, Zhuge Liang felt that many ministers were watching him with scrutiny, but he didn't care at all.

Zhuge Liang knew what the purpose of Cao Pi's sudden usurpation of the Han was, and he also knew what would happen if the name of the Han disappeared for too long in the world.

Because he knew, he couldn't sit idly by.

What's more, according to Mi Yang's letter, there is news that the emperor Liu Xie was killed in the north. In this case, it is urgent for Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang was the first to come out to persuade Liu Bei, his attitude fell into silence.

The ministers saw that Liu Bei was silent about Zhuge Liang's persuasion, and the hearts of many ministers became active.

After Zhuge Liang's speech, Grand Tutor Xu Jing also came out of the class to advise Liu Bei: "Cao Pi usurped, annihilated the Han Dynasty, stole artifacts, robbed Zhongliang, cruel and innocent. People and ghosts are angry and poisonous, thinking about Liu Shi.

Today, there is no emperor, and the people in the world are panicked and looked up to.

At this time of crisis, the king should come out at the right time and resume Hanji. "

When Xu Jing came out of the class and suggested that Liu Bei became emperor, the minds of the courtiers in the entire hall became more and more active.

Zhuge Liang is the one with the highest actual power among the officials in the hall, and Xu Jing is not as powerful as Zhuge Liang in actual power, but his reputation is famous all over the world.

Not to mention Xu Jing's own outstanding achievements in Confucian classics, but to say that he was good at judging characters when he was young.

Under his evaluation and recommendation, many celebrities began to occupy important positions one after another.For example, Xun Shuang, Han Rong, Chen Ji, Han Fu, Liu Dai, etc., which one is not a famous person who is famous all over the world.

Xu Jing was able to recommend them, and these famous scholars did not refuse Xu Jing's recommendation, which is enough to show Xu Jing's prestige in the hearts of scholars in the world.

In terms of reputation, Xu Jing is not on par with Hua Xin and Wang Lang, the second of the three princes of the Wei state.

Cao Pi's appointment of these two famous men as the three princes of the Wei Dynasty is to use their reputation to endorse the usurpation of the Han Dynasty and prove that he has the support of scholars all over the world.

So when Xu Jing came out to make suggestions, more and more ministers began to come out to persuade them.

Among the ministers who persuaded them to advance, there are many sensible people like Zhuge Liang and Xu Jing, but there are also many who are good at speculators.

They saw that the two ministers, Zhuge Liang and Xu Jing, were beginning to persuade them to come in, so how could they remain indifferent?
But when the officials in the hall persuaded to enter under the leadership of Zhuge Liang and Xu Jing, Liu Bei, who was persuaded to enter, never said a word.

Liu Bei scanned all the courtiers present with a pair of handsome eyes, and then his majestic voice uttered again:

"Pass the order of the king to the prefect of Hanxing, asking him to investigate the safety of the emperor."

"Until the prefect of Hanxing returns the news, the matter of persuasion must not be mentioned again!"

When Liu Bei finished speaking, he ordered all the officials to retreat one after another, leaving Zhuge Liang alone.

Under Liu Bei's order, the ministers who were citing scriptures in the hall to persuade Liu Bei to become emperor showed disappointment on their faces, and then they gradually withdrew from the hall.

The disappointment on the faces of the officials was seen by Liu Bei, but he did not change his mind because of the disappointment.

When the officials in the hall gradually left, only Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang, and Liu Chan, who had always been transparent, were left in the hall.

Seeing that there was no one else around, Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang and said to him, "Kong Ming, stay closer to Gu."

Zhuge Liang was already standing at the head of all the ministers, not far from Liu Bei, if he stepped forward again, then he would step on the king's rank.

The ladder between the monarch and his ministers is, under normal circumstances, an insurmountable barrier.

After hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhuge Liang had a look of hesitation on his face.

He bowed slightly to Liu Bei and said, "Your Majesty, the courtesy of a monarch and his ministers cannot be discarded."

Seeing Zhuge Liang talking to him about the etiquette of monarchs and ministers, Liu Bei had an unhappy look on his face.

Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang: "Back then in Xinye, you and I, the ruler and my ministers, fell asleep at our feet.

Because of this matter, Yunchang and Yide still blamed you for confusing me, why didn't Kong Ming care about the etiquette of the emperor and his ministers then? "

Hearing Liu Bei talk about this interesting past, a smile appeared on Zhuge Liang's face.

Zhuge Liang still remembers the indignant faces of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei at that time.

Although Liu Bei's base at that time was only Xinye, it was incomparable with the current king of Hanzhong who dominates the world.

At that time, he was just a small counselor, and he was incomparable with the power he holds now.

But that period of time was perhaps the most unforgettable time between Liu Bei and his ministers.

After Liu Bei finished speaking, he said to Zhuge Liang again: "Come to Bei, just like back then."

Seeing that Liu Bei no longer claimed to be lonely, but called himself prepared as he did when he visited the thatched cottage, Zhuge Liang no longer hesitated.

He lightly lifted the hem of his clothes, stepped up the steps step by step, and came to Liu Bei.

When Zhuge Liang came to the front and back of Liu Bei, Liu Bei clearly saw some white hair between Zhuge Liang's temples.

He said to Zhuge Liang slightly reproachfully: "How many times have I told you in the past, you don't have to do everything yourself, but you must be good at employing people.

Although Zichu is the order of the Minister, you can delegate some things to him. He has a good policy and will not make mistakes. "

Liu Bei's reproachful tone seemed to Zhuge Liang to be caring.

Zhuge Liang replied to Liu Bei: "Since the day I came out of Longzhong, my lord asked me why I was in charge, and I replied that I did my best."

"The promises of the past are still in my ears, and I dare not forget them for a day, nor dare I slack off for a day."

Listening to Zhuge Liang's answer, Liu Bei let out a sigh.

Liu Bei was worried about Zhuge Liang's physical condition.

Why Liu Bei sighed, Zhuge Liang knew very well, but he has no time to care about his body now, so he bowed to Liu Bei:

"In the past Wu Han, Geng Yan and others first persuaded the ancestors to take the throne, the ancestors resigned, counting to four.

Geng Chunjin said: "The heroes of the world are groaning, hoping for something. If they don't agree with the discussion, the scholars and bureaucrats will return to the Lord, and they will do nothing to follow the public."

Shizu felt the pure words deeply, so he made a promise.Now that the Cao family has usurped the Han Dynasty, there is no master in the world. It is appropriate that the great king of the Miao family of the Liu family rose from Shaoshi and is now the emperor.

The scholar-bureaucrats who have worked hard with the king for a long time also desire the merits of size as pure words. "

Zhuge Liang once again persuaded Liu Bei to succeed and proclaim himself emperor.

Listening to Zhuge Liang's words of persuasion, Liu Bei still shook his head.

When it comes to knowing people's hearts, Liu Bei is a leader in the world, how could he not know what Zhuge Liang said?
He could clearly see the disappointment on the faces of the ministers just now.

Liu Bei is not a pedantic person, but he has his own considerations.

Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang: "Everything is waiting for Zicheng to return the letter. If the situation is critical, I will not postpone it any longer."

After Liu Bei said these words, Zhuge Liang felt a little relieved.

Then Liu Bei got up, and he took Zhuge Liang down the king's steps, all the way to the gate of the main hall.

The little transparent Liu Chan followed behind them step by step.

When he came to the gate of the main hall, Liu Bei looked to the north and said to Zhuge Liang: "When I was in Xudu, the emperor summoned me."

"At that time, although Cao Cao's eyeliner was all over the left and right, the emperor couldn't speak freely. But I can see that the emperor's eyes were full of pleading at that time."

"The emperor hopes that I, a well-known clan member of the Han family, can rescue him from prison."

"Later, I defected to Jingsheng. Although I was a small number of soldiers at the time, I was always thinking about the northern expedition to Xudu and saving the emperor.

Although Jing Sheng refused to allow it several times, I went to the Northern Expedition alone in order to live up to the entreaties of the emperor at that time. "

"Now that I occupy Jingyi, I have [-] armored soldiers and [-] generals under my command. The Northern Expedition is imminent, but why doesn't God give me more time?"

At the end of Liu Bei's speech, there was a strong sense of sadness in his tone.

The sky treats him so unfairly. Whenever he is about to approach his ideal, there will always be unexpected accidents that disrupt his plan.

Liu Bei's words made Zhuge Liang fall into silence.

Even Zhuge Liang, who is extremely intelligent, could not answer this question.

Perhaps as Sima Gong said with emotion back then: "The winner is out of time."

At this time Liu Bei turned to look at Zhuge Liang beside him, and he asked Zhuge Liang, "Kong Ming, have you seen Chang'an?"

Facing Liu Bei's question, Zhuge Liang shook his head.

He has been active in the southeast for the first half of his life, and he has never been lucky enough to see the ancient capital that carried too much glory for the great man.

Seeing Zhuge Liang shaking his head, Liu Bei said lightly, "I've never seen it either."

After Liu Bei said that, his tone suddenly changed and became agitated.

"It's okay, next year you and I will meet together."

Liu Chan looked at the intimacy between Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang behind him, his eyes shone brightly.

He will be like this with his cousin in the future.

(End of this chapter)