Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 155
"Everyone, there are so many rumors at the moment, why are they here?" In the Taiwei's mansion, Liu Bei once again called everyone to discuss matters.Unlike when he accepted the imperial decree before, Liu Bei is not so excited now.After circulating Cao Cao's handwritten letter to everyone, everyone also thought about the mystery.

All the officials looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, it was Lu Su, the chief of the Taiwei and the governor of Guangling, who said: "My lord, the rumors are never groundless, and the rumors are exactly the same as what Cao Cao said in the letter. It was Cao Cao's work. Cao Cao spread this rumor with two intentions. One is that he wanted to really attack the aliens in northern Xinjiang. He was afraid that the lord would take the opportunity to attack his rear, so he used rumors to threaten him. People loyal to the Han Dynasty were disappointed; it is also possible that Cao Cao wanted to use this to paralyze the lord, and when the lord was trapped by rumors and relaxed his guard, he would suddenly march south."

"Lord Lu's words are right, I don't know how the lord will choose?" Chen Qun nodded and said, all eyes were on Liu Bei for a moment.Liu Bei didn't hesitate for long, and said directly: "Bei was born in Zhuojun, and he knows that the people in northern Xinjiang are suffering from foreign invasion. Although Cao Mengde is my enemy, he made great contributions to the country when he conquered the Huns and Xianbei in the north. As the uncle of the Great Han Emperor, how can he abolish the public for personal reasons and do such a restrictive thing? Order Wen Yuan to suspend the attack on Yanzhou."

"That's great!" Seeing Liu Bei's decision, Chen Qun and Lu Su secretly heaved a sigh of relief.Liu Bei's current achievements are inseparable from the assistance of these talents under his command.The reason why these people are willing to assist him is not only for their own sake, but also for his reputation of benevolence and loyalty.If Liu Bei is now blatantly right with Cao, who is attacking the northern border and contributing to the country, then some relatives and enemies will soon be there.At least, Zhao Feng will not stay any longer. , What's more, Liu Bei has just accepted the canonization of the imperial court. If Cao Cao, who is in Beizheng Karasuma, continues to strangle him at this time, the situation will be even more serious.

"Since my lord has accepted the canonization, I should build an altar as soon as possible and accept the royal seal of Duke Qi and Jiuxi from the imperial court!" Sun Qian changed the topic at this time and remonstrated.

"It should be so!" Liu Bei nodded.Looking at Sun Qian in front of him, Liu Bei said: "Gongyou, you are a disciple of Mr. Zheng Xuan, a great Confucian, and you know the etiquette very well. You should preside over the acceptance ceremony. But the third brother is still fighting in Jiangdong right now, so don't worry too much about it." It's too extravagant and wasted."

"Understood!" Sun Qian nodded his head, prepared not to mention it.A few days later, thirty miles south of Shouchun City, Liu Bei built an altar to worship heaven and earth, and accepted the title of Duke of Qi granted by the court.Liu Bei has occupied Huainan for more than four years. During this period, through the careful management of Chen Qun and others, the wealth of Huainan has surpassed that of Yuan Shu.Although some people have moved to the south, the current population of Shouchun and Nantong is still no less than 60.The people in the vicinity have lived a relatively peaceful life in recent years. They are deeply impressed by Liu Bei's kindness. When they learned that Uncle Liu Huang was promoted to the Duke of Qi, they all came to watch the excitement.

At noon, Liu Bei, wearing Shu brocade court clothes and wearing a pair of male and female swords on his waist, drove slowly from Shouchun to the receiving altar. Guan Ping led [-] soldiers to accompany and guard the army, and the people spontaneously worshiped along the way.

Sitting in the car, Liu Bei looked at the people who were worshiping on the ground in front of him, his face was still calm, but his heart was not so calm.Being used to galloping horses, he felt that the carriage was a bit too slow and bumpy.After a long time, Liu Bei couldn't help recalling his past.

He remembered that more than 30 years ago, when he and his companions were playing under the big mulberry tree at the head of the village, he pointed to the crown of the tree and said: "If I am the emperor in the future, I will take this kind of chariot."

More than 20 years ago, at the age of 15, with only a few copper coins on my body, I bid farewell to my mother and went to the capital to study with the great Confucian Lu Zhi. These children of the same poor family still have friendship.How many of those famous disciples who once despised him are still alive?

More than ten years ago, I met two brothers, and initially established my own reputation in the troubled times of the Yellow Turban.But because of a sudden anger, he beat the postmaster, and in the end he didn't even become a small official.

Ten years ago, I had been in the ups and downs of my official career for several years, and became the governor of a county.I thought it was almost the end of this step, how could I have thought that I could be promoted to the Duke of the state and sit in the land of the four states.At this time, Liu Bei suddenly remembered a sentence Zhao Feng said when he was farming in the plains: Don't be afraid of not being able to do it, but be afraid of not being able to think of it.

Yun Chang, Yi De, Bo Tao, Zi Jing, with the help of so many good brothers and loyal people in the world, the goal of helping the Han Dynasty by themselves is no longer so far away.Thinking of this, Liu Bei also has a big heart, and even the speed of the car seems to be a little faster.

Finally arrived at the altar where he was enthroned, Liu Bei stepped onto the altar with steady steps, and Sun Qian recited the sacrificial text to announce the heaven and earth. Continues into the evening.God is also very generous, not to mention the rain, even the wind didn't blow much, the whole process of ascending to the altar and accepting the position was very smooth.

However, being on the altar and accepting the position is just a formality in the final analysis, and if you say something that is not very pleasant, only Liu Bei himself will be very excited.At this time, what the rest of the people were eagerly waiting for was the real benefits.Not to mention anything else, Liu Bei became the Duke of Qi, and under his rule is a small principality.According to the custom, except for some central officials, such as prime ministers, generals and even Jiuqing, who cannot be canonized, many others can be canonized directly without asking the court for instructions.As for magistrates, as long as they are under your rule, you can seal them however you want.At present, Qi State's territory is nominally only the six counties of Xuzhou, but obviously as long as it is Liu Bei's territory, he has the final say.In addition, Liu Bei was originally a Taiwei in the court, but in theory he could assign military positions, and now he has more freedom to operate.

Liu Bei didn't keep everyone waiting for long. The next day, a long list of rewards was released.Worship Zhang Zhao as Taifu, Marquis of Wu, and lead Yangzhou Mu.Although he is currently in the custody of Sun Quan in Wu County, but Zhang Zhaolun's prestige among the scholars in the world is No. 1 under Liu Bei's command. Even Sun Gan, Zheng Xuan's personal disciple, is not as good as him. Liu Bei's move is to buy people's hearts The effect is quite good.

Worshiping Guan Yu as a former general, he was promoted from the Marquis of Hanshouting to the Marquis of Hanshou County, and led Jingzhou Mu.

Worshiping Zhang Fei as the rear general, he was promoted from Xintinghou (Khan, wrongly written before) to Wuyuan County Marquis, and led Xuzhou Mu.These two are my most caring brothers, so naturally I can't treat them badly.According to the system, I can't be canonized as a general. The front, back, left, and right generals are the most noble military positions I can canonize. My two brothers must make good arrangements first.

Worship Liu Qi as the right general, Qi Xianghou, and lead Jiangxia prefect.Liu Qi is Liu Biao's son, logically Jingzhou should belong to him, and now that he has given it to himself, Liu Bei will naturally have to make a big compensation, which will be of great benefit to subduing Jingxiang's hearts.

Worshiping Zhao Feng as General Zuo, he was promoted from the Marquis of Guannei to the Marquis of Jiangdu (Xianghou), and led him to be the governor of the state.

Zhao Yun is the general of the guard army, Huang Zhong is the general of Zhennan, Wei Yan is the general of Zhenbei, Liu Pan is the general of Zhendong, Zhang Liao is the general of Zhenxi, Wenpin is the general of Longxiang, Huang Zhong is the general of Huyi, all of them are pavilions. Hou, the rest of the generals such as Zang Ba, Gao Lan and others also had their own rewards.

In terms of civil servants, Bai Lusu was Sima, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong were left and right military advisers, and all three were township lords, in charge of military affairs.In addition, Chen Qun was Si Nong, Mi Zhu was Sikong, and Sun Qian was Shang Shuling.There are rewards for all the people.Generally speaking, there are limited promotions for local officials, and most of them are just to give you some titles. After all, the territory has been given to you, and there is no way to get promoted. The main reason is that the central officials and generals are promoted more.If so, this promotion is already a happy one.

When this long list was quickly sent to the Jiangdong front by Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng had already led the army to Wu County.The envoy read out the list in a long way, and all the people were happy after the thanks.

"Haha, elder brother has become the prince of the state, and he will be the prince and emperor in the near future!" Zhang Fei's mouth was out of control when he was happy, Zhao Feng and others smiled wryly, and finally Pang Tong reminded: "Three Generals Be careful with your words!" Turning his head to look at Zhao Feng, Pang Tong changed the subject and said, "General Zhao, my lord has directly given you the official position of Sun Quan!"

"I know!" Zhao Feng exclaimed.Although Liu Bei has occupied the land of the four prefectures, it is reasonable to say that he can divide all these prefectures.However, Cao Ren, the shepherd of Yuzhou, who was conferred by the imperial court, did not move, even though only Xiangcheng, Liangjun, and Yingchuan counties in Yuzhou are still in Cao Cao's hands.It's just that Sun Quan, the Jiaozhou Shepherd who was also conferred by the imperial court, Liu Bei did not hesitate to replace him with Zhao Feng. It seems that Liu Bei's resentment towards Sun Quan is already very deep.But this is also normal. Since the time of fighting Jiangdong again, Sun Quan and Liu Bei have been in a situation of endless death.

"My lord has become a duke, and the soldiers have been canonized. Right now, the morale is high, and it's time to march!" Pang Tong said at this time. "It should be so!" Zhang Fei nodded, and ordered the three armies to attack Wujun directly. The army will be stationed at Shenting Ridge tonight.

Unexpectedly, Sun Quan didn't seem to want to be a tortoise this time. When he was still tens of miles away from Shenting Ridge, he sent a horse to report that there was a road ahead blocking the way, ready to fight.

"Who is the enemy general?" Zhang Fei was overjoyed when he heard the words, and asked quickly.

"Looking at the banner, it should be Tai Shici." Tan Ma replied.

"Very good, this guy is capricious, not killing is not enough to deter Jiangdong, I will first meet Jiangdong's number one fierce general today!" Zhang Fei geared up and ordered the whole army to march in to fight Tai Shici.

The army has only advanced eight or nine miles, but there are about three to five thousand people blocking the way ahead. One of them is wearing a silver armor and a brocade robe on his back. halberd.

Seeing Zhang Fei and others coming, the general stepped forward and shouted: "Donglai Tai Shici is here, Zhang Fei and Zhao Feng, which one of you will die first?"

(End of this chapter)