Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 304 The Man Who Can't Wait
"What did you say?"

Liu Bei stood up abruptly, lost his composure to the point of yelling, and even forgot to put down the wine glass in his hand, resulting in more than half of the wine spilling out.

But no one will feel that Liu Bei can't hold his breath, because the news is really shocking enough.This small school may be rather careless. Seeing Liu Bei being so loud, he thought he hadn't heard clearly just now, so he honestly raised his voice and repeated what he said.

"My lord, Cao Cao is dead. After Cao's army retreated to Hanoi County, the whole army has begun to mourn, and the states and counties under Cao Cao's rule have also begun to mourn." The school said every word.

"It doesn't look like a fake!" Liu Bei murmured, and then he sat back on the stool, but his whole body seemed a little tired.Not only him, but everyone in the hall stared with bated breath at this moment, completely silent.Only Guan Yu waved his hand, motioning for Xiaoxiao to back down.In the end, everyone's eyes converged on Liu Bei who didn't say a word.

After a while, Liu Bei let out a sigh of relief and said, "I didn't expect Cao Cao to die like this!" After a pause, Liu Bei asked again: "Everyone, do you think this is Cao Cao's plan to cheat his death?" ?”

Xu Shu, Zhuge Liang and the others exchanged eye contact, and finally Lu Su said, "My lord, I'm afraid this is true. Now that Cao Cao has retreated, even if he pretends to be dead, it won't be of much use." Zhuge Liang and Xu Shu also nodded. Nod, totally agree.

"That seems to be true!" Liu Bei sighed.As Liu Bei's greatest rival in his life, Cao Cao has always been the person Liu Bei fears the most.But now that this person is dead, Liu Bei feels regretful, or rather lonely, from the bottom of his heart.Just like how Zhang Fei felt after Lu Bu died.

Not only Liu Bei, but even Zhao Feng did not expect that Cao Cao would die like this.Although he has been plagued by headaches in history, he lived to be more than 60 years old, and now he is only 58, so he died like this?
After thinking about it, I'm afraid it's because of his own reasons. The setbacks Cao Cao has experienced in these years are more than twice as many as in history?His sudden death should be regarded as a typical case of exhaustion.Thinking of this, Zhao Feng also sighed secretly, picked up the wine glass and took a sip of wine.

At this time Liu Bei said: "Everyone, now that Cao Cao is dead, the army in Hebei is bound to be in chaos. Do we want to send troops in one fell swoop to capture Hebei?" Liu Bei's proposal is still very tempting, as long as it succeeds, Then the peace of the world is just around the corner.Zhao Feng's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. He has worked hard for more than [-] years, and now he sees the dawn of victory.Being able to unload this burden at this point, I can relax a little bit in the future.

But Zhuge Liang exchanged glances with Lu Su and the others, and finally Zhuge Liang said cautiously: "My lord, although Guanzhong has been pacified now, it will take time for the troops of Jingyang states to be well-trained. Furthermore, this year's There is not much food and grass left. If you force your troops to take over Hebei, you will be greatly injured. Not to mention that Sima Yi is still entrenched in Hanzhong, and Guanzhong has just attached himself! The Cao family has occupied Hebei for ten years, and the hearts of the people Submit it. If you take advantage of it to punish the funeral, I am afraid that it will make Cao's army feel the same hatred, but it is not beautiful."

"That's right!" Liu Bei couldn't help frowning when he heard the words, and then asked again: "Then according to Kong Ming's opinion, when can we march?"

"It's just the beginning of spring next year!" Zhuge Liang thought for a while, then looked at Lu Su and said.Seeing that Lu Su and Xu Shu also nodded in agreement, Liu Bei finally suppressed his urgency, and then continued to persuade him to drink without mentioning it.It's only one year, Liu Bei still has to wait.As for the newly acquired land in Guanzhong, it is also necessary to send capable and important personnel to garrison.Liu Bei considered again and again, and finally decided to transfer Zhang Fei to serve as governor of Yongzhou, and Xu Shu, the former prefect of Xuchang, took over the post of governor of Xuzhou.The governors of the rest of the states and counties also sent capable officials to take over.After the original tens of thousands of Sima Yi in Guanzhong were annihilated and incorporated, there were not many left.Liu Bei specially dispatched Zhao Yun here to guard the place and train soldiers to deal with Sima Yi in Hanzhong.Since then, Xichuan, Guanzhong and the three eastern counties have completed a complete blockade of that corner of Hanzhong.Sima Yi is entrenched in Hanzhong, with only tens of thousands of troops, and it is difficult to become a big climate anymore.At the same time, Liu Bei also started preparations to move the government from Xuchang to Chang'an.In order to celebrate this major victory, Liu Bei also left Zhao Feng in Chang'an, and celebrated with all his ministers for several days.Even Zhao Feng was somewhat skeptical that Liu Bei was so excited that there was also an element of celebrating Cao Cao's death.

Today's Chang'an city is far less prosperous than Xuchang, even Chengdu, Xiangyang and Shouchun are more prosperous than him.The capital of Chang'an, Liu Bei is obviously not for the sake of pleasure, but for a higher political purpose.

From Xuzhou to Shouchun, then to Xuchang, and then to Chang'an today.After more than ten years of struggle, Liu Bei was finally able to enter the Western Capital of the Great Han in an open and honest manner.At this time, there is no need to deliberately promote it. People in the world basically regard him as the reincarnation of Guangwu.But it is a pity that after the implementation of the nine-rank Zhongzheng system, the aristocratic families in the north have been firmly tied to the Cao Cao Group, and these people are relatively disgusted with the imperial examination, so Cao Cao's death did not trigger large-scale riots.It is not realistic to expect the other party to disintegrate internally.

In fact, Cao Cao's death was beyond everyone's expectation, except Jia Xu.After receiving a series of unfavorable news, Cao Cao finally couldn't hold on and fainted on the spot.This faint, but never woke up again.In the early morning of the next day, this generation of traitors just passed away.After the hope of regaining Guanzhong was completely shattered, Cao Cao's tense nerves finally relaxed.Although it is still possible to settle in a corner based on the natural danger of the Yellow River, but with Cao Cao's character, how can he accept such an ending.In addition to being depressed, coupled with the onset of headaches that he had endured for several years, it is normal for Cao Cao to die.

When Cao Cao's coffin was transported back to Yecheng, Wei Wang Shizi Cao Pi had personally led all the officials out of the city to meet him.In the next few days, the mourning for Cao Cao and the vigil were carried out in an orderly manner.Xiahou Dun, who was far away in Pingyuan County, also handed over military affairs to the deputy general, and came back to attend the funeral in person.Fortunately, Liu Bei did not take the opportunity to enter the land of Sili.

The funeral was held for several days in a row. On this day, Cao Pi was paying homage in front of his father's coffin, but he heard a report from the guard, saying that Shang Shuling Dong Zhao, Situ Wang Lang, Sinon Xun You, and Zhengdong General Xia Houdun and other important officials were all there. Outside the hall, I need to see you.Cao Pi vaguely guessed something, but he straightened his clothes and went to meet everyone.

"I don't know why you are here today?" Cao Pi saluted everyone.Everyone looked at me and I looked at you. In the end, Xun You, who was the oldest, said, "Your Majesty, now that the King of Wei has passed away, we are deeply saddened. However, important matters of the country cannot be neglected. I hope that your Majesty can succeed as soon as possible to rule state affairs."

"Exactly!" Xun You said, and the rest of the people agreed repeatedly.Hearing this, Cao Pi frowned and said: "Now that the father has just passed away, and the period for the great sacrifice has not yet passed, I will succeed to the throne, I'm afraid it will cause people to discuss it!"

"Your Majesty, it is so-called urgently following the power. Now that Liu Bei is on the side, he always intends to commit crimes. If the Majesty does not succeed to the throne as soon as possible to lead the court affairs, how can he inspire people? Your Majesty has a spirit in heaven, and he will agree with the Majesty to do so." !” It was Situ Wang Lang who spoke.All the ministers persuaded me to persuade, Cao Pi's words were high-sounding, no matter how everyone persuaded him, he refused to let go.

Among the ministers, only two remained silent, and one was Hua Xin.As Cao Pi's best friend and confidant, Hua Xin was known for being good at figuring out what he wanted. At this time, Hua Xin had already seen that Cao Pi was not thinking about succeeding Cao Cao as King of Wei, but had a bigger pursuit.

The other one is Jia Xu. With his resourcefulness and vision, he can also see what Cao Pi is thinking about in his unwillingness to be lonely.Although Cao Pi is also very appetizing to him, it is obviously not Jia Xu's style to be the first bird at this time.He also knew that someone would open the mouth.

Sure enough, after Xun You's persuasion failed again, Hua Xin felt that the time was about right, so he cleared his throat and said, "Now Liu Bei is by his side, watching all the time. If you want to boost people's morale, I'm afraid you will have to resort to extraordinary means. Why don't you take advantage of the situation to stand in place of the Han Dynasty and become the emperor?" As soon as this remark came out, everyone in the audience was shocked.

As we all know, Cao Cao was scolded as a traitor almost all his life, and was even considered the mastermind behind the regicide, but he never dared to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor until his death.Now that Cao Pi wants to become emperor before he inherits the throne, Hua Xin's advanced consciousness is too advanced.

When Cao Pi heard the words, there was a flash of eagerness in his eyes, and he sighed in his heart: Sure enough, Ziyu knows me best!But he quickly pretended to be terrified, and quickly said, "Ziyu, what do you mean? My father has made great achievements for thousands of years, and I have not yet ascended to the rank of the Ninth Five-Year King. I, Cao Pi, have no virtue, what can I do, and I am still afraid of succeeding King Wei." If you are incompetent, how dare you pretend to be emperor?" Even so, the flash of eagerness in his eyes did not escape Hua Xin's gaze.

At that moment, Hua Xin changed his tone and said earnestly: "Your Majesty, now that Liu Bei is by his side, he always has the intention of invading. This person keeps saying that the purpose is to revive the Han Dynasty. But the Han Dynasty has lasted for 400 years, and it has already been counted. In the past, the reason why the king of Wei did not want to stand in place of the Han Dynasty was because the former king was indifferent to fame and fortune, and he did not want to fight for this false name. But now, Liu Bei is eyeing him. How can we boost morale and deal with it? Therefore, it is the trend of the times and the aspiration of the people that the sons and daughters of the Han Dynasty should be established. Moreover, the former king once said that he would like to be King Wen of Zhou. Wanmin. The son of the world was established in the contemporary Han Dynasty to follow the will of heaven and understand human feelings. If this is the case, everything will be fine!"

What Hua Xin said, it seems that if Cao Pi is not the emperor, they will not be able to survive.Cao Pi was very eager to hear this, but he still declined: "Zi Yu's words really trap Cao Pi in infidelity and injustice. Even if Cao Pi is dead and soulless, he will never recover, and he dare not be disobedient."

Hua Xin knew that Cao Pi had already been moved by his words at this time, but he just couldn't let go of this face.At this moment, Jia Xu said: "What Ziyu said is not unreasonable, but the son has not yet inherited the throne, so the establishment of the Han Dynasty will be postponed for further discussion. Right now, the son should succeed first!"

"That's good!" Cao Pi also knew that it would be inappropriate for him to be busy proclaiming himself emperor without inheriting the throne.At present, everyone asked Tai Shiling to divination a good day and auspicious day. After Cao Cao was buried, Cao Pi was allowed to inherit the throne first.At the same time, Hua Xin, Jia Xu and others quietly started another campaign behind the scenes in an orderly manner.

(End of this chapter)