Three Kingdoms, I'm really not a general!

Chapter 110: King of Wei, the Great Gathering of the Aristocratic Families of Jingzhou
Liu Bei knew that Cui Yan was coming.

As soon as Xing Daorong met Cui Yan in Xicheng, he went to Chengdu to report the news overnight.

However, although Cui Yan said he wanted to meet Liu Bei, he did not set out. Instead, he followed Xing Daorong around aimlessly, which was why they were unable to meet for a long time.

Fortunately, Liu Bei trusted Xing Daorong very much and knew that Xing Daorong could not let Cui Yan escape, so he was not in a hurry.

Now that I finally see Cui Yan coming to Chengdu, I can't help but feel happy.

Although it was already late when they entered the city, he still chatted with Cui Yan for the whole night.

As for whether there is "sleeping with feet together", it depends on whether Liu Bei wants to use the big move.

After spending a night with Cui Yan, Liu Bei's face did not look very good.

"Cao Cao wants to be promoted to king, and all his ministers agree, and the country will fall."

The news brought by Cui Yan can be summarized in this sentence.

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"We raised the righteous army to help the court and stabilize the country, upholding the sincerity of loyalty and the reality of concession."

"This is what Lord Xun said, and Yan deeply agrees with it."

"Now Cao Cao wants to be king, Yan has no choice but to leave in anger and look for ways to support the Han Dynasty."

The Liu family controlled the world for more than four hundred years, and Liu Bei's identity as a relative of the Han royal family was indeed very useful.

If I hadn't had no foundation for several years, I wouldn't have only these few people around me.

But even so, there were still quite a few people following Liu Bei all the way.

As for the occupation of Yi and Jing today, coupled with Liu Bei's own personal charm, Cui Yan was instantly convinced overnight and now told him everything.

Liu Bei's face was heavy, and he sighed deeply, saying, "I cannot destroy that villain for the time being, and I feel guilty about it. I cannot face my ancestors."

Cui Yan said: "Now the emperor is hard to save, the Han Dynasty's country and people all depend on the emperor's uncle."

Liu Bei was stunned when he heard this, but nodded solemnly, bowed to Cui Yan and said: "Mr. Cui is the heart of the Han Dynasty. I have a heavy responsibility on my shoulders. I will live up to the trust and forge ahead! Even if there are thousands of difficulties ahead, I will not waver in the slightest."

Cui Yan nodded with satisfaction, feeling that he had made the right decision to come here.

Liu Bei was naturally happy too.

A great scholar like Cui Yan can be considered a benchmark.

If the news that he had turned from Cao Cao to me were to spread, it would definitely cause a sensation!

Can't tell.
In the future, more and more people will be loyal to the Liu family.

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Liu Bei had a good idea.

When the news that Cui Yan had betrayed Cao Cao and joined Liu Bei came out, it indeed caused a big stir.

But among all the people, Cao Cao was the one who reacted the fastest.

In the 15th year of Jian'an, when Cao Cao had just conquered Xiliang, the emperor appointed Cao Cao as Duke of Wei, bestowed the Nine Gifts on him, established the Kingdom of Wei, and set its capital in Yecheng.

The State of Wei owned ten counties in Jizhou and appointed officials including the prime minister, the general, and the commander-in-chief.

Of course, although it is said to be the ten counties of Wei State, in fact most of the world is in the hands of Cao Cao. There is nothing wrong with saying that half of the country belongs to Wei State.

Later, Cao Cao built the ancestral temple of the Wei State and appointed Shangshu and Shizhong in Wei.

The emperor announced to the world that the Nine Provinces in "Yu Gong" were restored, and the fourteen provinces in the world were merged into nine provinces.

This is also the reason why the Hejian rebellion broke out suddenly. To put it bluntly, when Cao Cao was conferred the title of Duke, it had already caused quite a few reactions.

And after the rebellion in Hejian was quelled, he and other ministers submitted a memorial to Emperor Xian, praising the merits and virtues of Cao Cao, Duke of Wei, which were so great that they were unmatched by the Yi and Zhou dynasties, and he should be promoted to the rank of king.

The emperor ordered Zhong Yao to draft an imperial edict to enthrone Cao Cao as the King of Wei. Cao Cao pretended to decline the title by writing three letters.

After the emperor replied three times with no approval, Cao Cao accepted the title of King of Wei, wore a crown with twelve tassels, rode in a chariot with golden roots, drawn by six horses, used the emperor's chariot and royal ceremonies, went out on patrol and entered the imperial carriage, built the King of Wei's palace in Ye County, and discussed the establishment of an heir.

Also, because his first wife, Lady Ding, was childless, his concubine, Lady Liu, gave birth to a son, Cao Ang, who died in Wancheng during the expedition against Zhang Xiu.

Bian had four sons: the eldest was Pi, the second was Zhang, the third was Zhi, and the fourth was Xiong.

So Lady Ding was deposed and Lady Bian was made Queen of Wei.

All princes were marquises.

At this point, although Cao Cao was not the emperor in name only, he was already the emperor in reality.

Xing Daorong was also slightly surprised when he heard the news.

Cao Cao's pace of becoming king was obviously much faster than in history.

Xing Daorong knew clearly that the reason why it was so fast was because his appearance accelerated Liu Bei's acquisition of Yizhou and Hanzhong, which in turn speeded up the pace of Cao Cao's entire plan.

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Now that Cao Cao has become king, no matter whether it is because of Cui Yan's accelerated escape or the stimulation given to him by Liu Bei's rapid occupation of Yizhou and Hanzhong, Liu Bei will immediately counterattack.

Even if Liu Bei didn't want to, all the Yi and Jing families would force him to do it.

Before that, the old brothers from the Jingzhou families needed to find a reason to get together and talk about how the various families should cooperate and achieve win-win results if Liu Bei became king.

This is an excuse to get together.
Naturally, it was because Xing Daorong had just crossed the river to bring Mei back, and now he was about to have a new marriage, a happy occasion.

At that moment, all the noble families in Jingzhou headed for West City at almost the same time.

Zhao Fan, Xi Zhen, Kuai Qi, Pang Lin, Jiang Wan, Ma Liang, Xiang Chong, Huo Jun, Wei Yan, Huang Zhong…

When you see this lineup, you know that almost all the Jingzhou families are here.

No.
It's not just the aristocratic families of Jingzhou. All the prominent people in Jingzhou who can be of great use to Liu Bei have arrived in Xicheng.

Of course, there were not only them. There were also Ma Chao, Pang De, Meng Da who stayed in Xicheng, and Li Hui and Yan Pu in Hanzhong.

There is a difference in closeness. Obviously, compared with this group of people from Jingzhou, Ma Chao and others are not that close.

At this moment, at the banquet, several people were talking and the topic of Cao Cao becoming king came up.

Kuai Qi proposed: "Cao Cao is now monopolizing power and the people are without a master. Our lord is known for his benevolence and righteousness. Now that he has taken control of the two Sichuan provinces, he can follow the will of heaven and ascend the throne of emperor. This will be a legitimate way to punish the traitors. Without further delay, we should file a petition to ask our lord to take the throne."

Ma Liang said, "I am afraid that the lord will think that if a minister does this, he will be rebelling against the Han Dynasty."

Kuai Qi said again: "No. Today, the world is falling apart, heroes are rising up, each dominating one side, talented and virtuous people from all over the world are willing to sacrifice their lives to serve their superiors, all wanting to cling to the dragon and the phoenix and establish their fame! If you avoid suspicion and stick to your principles, I am afraid you will lose everyone's hope."

"You can convince the lord in this way, and he will certainly agree."

Xing Daorong listened and thought to himself that these Jingzhou noble families wanted to reach the top overnight. They were even more ruthless than Cao Cao and wanted to directly become emperors.

However, directly declaring oneself emperor was a step too far.

Following Cao Cao's rhythm now may seem like being led by the nose, but it is actually a good way to avoid suspicion in the world.

For someone like Cui Yan who was devoted to the emperor, it was just Liu Bei's counterattack against Cao Cao.

With this in mind, Xing Daorong suggested: "My lord, you have always been righteous and have never been willing to take on a noble title. Now that you have the lands of Jingxiang and Liangchuan, you can temporarily become the King of Hanzhong."

After these words were spoken, the banquet fell silent for a long while.

Ma Chao and other newly worshipped people saw that as soon as Xing Daorong spoke, everyone began to think seriously, and they also clearly felt the status of Xing Daorong in the minds of these aristocratic families.

He is a leader whose words are law!
Sure enough, after a while, Xi Zhen said, "Zi Yu is right. If I take the throne, I'm afraid it will be inappropriate. I can temporarily become the King of Hanzhong."

"Then we will submit a petition, asking the Lord to fight against Cao Cao and become the King of Hanzhong!"

(End of this chapter)