Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 305

A few days after the news of Cao Cao's death was officially announced in Guanzhong, Zhao Feng bid farewell to Liu Bei and was about to return to Xichuan. After all, there were still a lot of things waiting for him in Chengdu.Liu Bei didn't hold back either, but personally summoned Zhao Feng and Zhang Ren and other meritorious ministers who sent troops this time in Chang'an, and then granted them official positions.In addition, Wang Ping was transferred to guard Tongguan, and Zhao Fengzi returned to Xichuan with Zhang Ren and others.Before leaving, Liu Bei also explained: When Zhao Feng felt that the heat was enough, he would send troops to deal with Sima Yi, and there was no need to ask himself for instructions.Although the soldiers and horses of Xichuan and the three eastern counties can be called at will by him, the soldiers and horses of Guanzhong and Xiliang can also be notified.Of course, if the troops from Guanzhong attacked Hanzhong, Zhao Feng's troops from Xichuan would be needed to support them.

Since the road in Hanzhong was blocked at this time, Zhao Feng and others still took the Wuguan Road, left Guanzhong to Jingxiang, and then returned to Xichuan by the Yangtze River waterway.After a long detour, we returned to Chengdu.

Back in Chengdu, the army was disbanded for a short rest.This time Zhao Feng dispatched troops, although many troops were used, but the casualties were not too great, and he also took all of Guanzhong, so it can be said that he won a complete victory.Although Huang Quan and the others knew the plan in advance, when Zhao Feng really returned from victory, everyone still felt that it was not easy.It was the night when everyone had a banquet to celebrate, not only Zhao Feng and others who went out to fight, but even Huang Quan and others who stayed behind had their own rewards, as the saying goes, everyone was happy.

"The general won Guanzhong in one fell swoop in this battle. Even if the ancient Sun Wu is reborn, he can only use troops like this!" Huang Quan drank too much, and gave each other flattery.Zhao Feng drank too much, and his head was a little dizzy, but he still had time to ask: "What happened to Sima Yi?"

"Sima Yi was blocked by General Zhang Gongyi and prevented from advancing into Chen Cangcheng. Later, he also wanted to attack Xichuan while we were short of troops, but they were all repelled by Lu Boyan!" Fazheng laughed.Li Hui on the side added: "Nanzhong is also very peaceful now, everything is fine in Xichuan!"

"That's good!" Zhao Feng nodded, and everyone understood that with Sima Yi's current state, it was really only a matter of time before he was dealt with.Although the land of Hanzhong is fertile, the people currently only have more than 50 people. If Sima Yi dies, he can only recruit tens of thousands of horses. In addition, Xicheng and other places are still in Zhao Feng's hands, and they are still heavily guarded, so he actually controls His territory is not even as good as Zhang Lu's back then.

For the remaining few days, Zhao Feng also relaxed a little bit. Xichuan's political affairs were mainly in charge of Huang Quan and others, and Zhao Feng himself was very free.Of course, he still knows quite well in his heart. If there is no accident, he will be promoted soon.When exactly, it depends on Cao Pi's strength.

Cao Pi naturally didn't know that Zhao Feng in Chengdu was talking about him.Now he is very busy. After Cao Cao was buried, Cao Pi accepted all the gifts left by his father non-stop, and became the king and prime minister of the Han Dynasty.Of course, Cao Pi's pursuit is more than that.

A few days later, at the morning court, Dr. Guanglu and Zhenwei Zhonglang advised Cheng Yu, claiming that according to the order of the Taishi, he watched the sky at night for several months and found that the emperor's star was dim and his whereabouts were not visible, which showed that the power of the Han Dynasty was exhausted.And in the past few days, a unicorn appeared in the west of Yecheng, and a yellow dragon appeared in various parts of Puyang. Recently, there was a purple light covering the palace of Wei Wang, all kinds of auspicious omens, and so on.But there is only one meaning that I want to express, that is, Cao Pili was established in the contemporary Han Dynasty, inherited the great rule, and took the position of the Ninth Five-Year King.I also ask Your Majesty to follow the will of heaven and respond to human feelings, and go to the altar as soon as possible to abdicate with Cao Pi.

At this time, Emperor Han was only 11 years old, and the court affairs were originally decided by a group of ministers. Now when encountering such a thing, he immediately panicked.When the courtiers heard about this, they had their own reactions.Although the Han Dynasty was in decline, there were still people who kept the Han Dynasty alive after all.At present, many people expressed their opposition, but most of them wisely chose to remain silent.After all, Cao Pi inherited all of Cao Cao's rights, and it would be unwise to oppose him.

After killing a few young birds, the Emperor Han, who had already been frightened, stamped the seal of the jade seal on the imperial edict Hua Xin had prepared for him.Of course, although he couldn’t wait for a long time, Cao Pi still had to make gestures, so he started to give in, and then gave in, until he gave in three times. Then, under the kindness of everyone, he finally "had no choice but to do what he could" and was awarded the altar.

In the autumn of 213 A.D., October of the third year of the Great Han Huanglong.Under the support of all the ministers, Cao Pi, the king of Wei, was rejected by all kinds of officials, but he still went to the altar to receive Zen. He officially became the emperor on behalf of the Han Dynasty. Emperor Wu respected his mother Bian as the empress dowager.He also established his wife Xin Xianying as the queen, and his son Cao Rui as the prince of the East Palace.

Feng Jiaxu was named Taiwei, the head of all officials, and did not have a prime minister; Xiahou Dun was made a general, in charge of military and state affairs; Cao Hong was a general of hussars, his younger brother Cao Zhang was a general of chariots, and Cao Zhen was a general of guards.The rest should be civil and military officials, each with a reward.Cao Pi led all his officials to worship the ancestors, and then he officially ascended the throne.After ascending the throne, Cao Pi demoted Emperor Han to Puyang Duke, and expelled him from Yecheng to Puyang.When the news came, the whole world was shocked.

Guanzhong is very close to Hebei, and it didn't take long for news of Cao Pi's replacement of Han to reach Chang'an.At this time, Liu Bei, who was unprepared for this, was busy appeasing the hearts of the people in Guanzhong.After Sima Yi withdrew from Hanzhong, the original Jingzhao Yin Zhongyou disappeared, but after Meng Jian was captured, he refused to cooperate and committed suicide by hunger strike.Therefore, the ones who really surrendered were Xia Houlan, Du Xi and others.Although these people are not outstanding talents, they have their own skills after all. After Liu Bei personally interviewed them, he comforted them one by one, and then hired them according to their merits.

Just as Liu Bei was meeting the old officials who had surrendered from Guanzhong, suddenly there was a rush of footsteps coming from behind him.Liu Bei was slightly surprised, who would dare to gallop in his palace?Turning his head to look, it was the always calm Sun Qian, who was even more surprised this time.

"Gongyou, why are you so panicked?" Liu Bei asked strangely.After Sun Qian heard the words and stood still, his lips trembled for a long time, and then he said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, I visited Ma the day before yesterday to report that after Cao Pi inherited his father's throne, he threatened the Son of Heaven to take the throne with him. Accept Zen, usurp Han and become emperor!"

"What?" Liu Bei was surprised when he heard the words, and couldn't help but exclaimed, and Sun Qian was already in tears at this time. "My lord, the 400-year-old man died just like that!" Sun Gan fell to the ground and cried loudly after finishing speaking.

"My lord, this is the end of the matter, and I hope my lord will mourn!" Seeing that Liu Bei's hands were trembling, Zhuge Liang and Lu Su hurried forward to support Liu Bei, while Jian Yong crossed Sun Gan.Liu Bei stared blankly into the distance, and it took a while to shed tears, and then he cried: "God, I, Liu Bei, have gone through hardships all my life, just to revive the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty has not yet been restored, but the 400-year-old Guozuo of the Han Dynasty It's already cut off, what's the point of my life?" After saying this, Liu Bei suddenly twitched, and then passed out.Naturally, Lu Su and the others were in a hurry, and quickly sent someone to call for the imperial doctor.After a while, the imperial doctor came, and it was diagnosed that Liu Bei was only temporarily fainted because of being stimulated, and there was nothing serious about it.It's just that in a short period of time, it's best to rest for a while, and everyone is relieved.

In the afternoon, Liu Bei woke up slowly, and on the couch, he sent someone to summon Lu Su, Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei, and told them that he was not feeling well right now, and they would take care of everything for the time being, and the three quickly agreed Don't mention it.When the three of them walked out of Liu Bei's bedroom, they were speechless for a while, and finally Zhang Fei was the first to express emotion: "I never thought that his son would become emperor like this after Cao Cao's death. It's really unexpected."

"The Cao family has long had the intention of usurping, this is not surprising!" Lu Su shook his head and said, at this time, Bu Ying, Mi Zhu and others who had heard the news had also rushed over, and after the salutes, they were Knowing that Liu Bei was fine, they each heaved a sigh of relief.

"Cao Cao just passed away, and Cao Pi dared to usurp the Han Dynasty to establish himself. It will inevitably cause the people in Hebei to be unstable. This move is very unwise. Why would Cao Pi do such an unwise move?" Ask your own questions.Not to mention him, almost everyone has this doubt.Zhuge Liang and Lu Su looked at each other, and in the end Lu Su said uncertainly: "I think it's because Cao Pi knew that time was running out, so he took the risk and stood up to replace the Han!" You know, Cao Pi really knows that he is powerless to compete with Liu Bei for the world, and now he just wants to rely on the natural danger of the Yellow River to occupy the land of the four states including Jiyou and Bingsi, separate himself from one side, and enjoy the addiction of being an emperor.

"Princes and generals, it's better to be kind, such bold words are really harmful!" Zhuge Liang also shook his head and sighed slightly, and everyone sighed for a while.After all, the big Han has existed for more than 400 years, and they all regarded themselves as loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty in their lives.Now that the Han Dynasty has been usurped by others like this, even a person who can hold his breath can't help but feel a little bit emotional now.

"Everyone, now that Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself, it seems that the late emperor was killed on the outskirts of Yecheng, and it was also done by this person. In this case, as long as the lord's health recovers, he can send his army eastward and wipe out this traitor!" But it was Zhang Zhao's eldest son, the new Jing Zhao Yin Zhang Cheng, and everyone nodded in agreement.In fact, even if there is no such thing, it is imperative for Liu Bei to exterminate Cao Pi, but now he can't wait to usurp the Han and stand up, and he has nothing to do.

"Zhong Si's words are certainly true, but right now, there is one more urgent thing!" Lu Su said quite meaningfully.As soon as these words came out, Zhuge Liang and the others nodded thoughtfully.

A few days later, when Liu Bei's health improved slightly and he began to manage the affairs in person, he found that in the past few days, official documents had piled up into mountains.Liu Bei folded his mind, picked up one of the copies and opened it, and his surprise was no small matter.

"Third brother, what do you mean!" Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei's memorial, which contained Zhang Fei's advice to him to follow the will of heaven and the people, and to ascend the throne in Chang'an as soon as possible to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. Inspire people to attack Cao Pi.Liu Bei put down the memorial with some headaches, and then picked up a few minutes to read it. The content was similar, and Zhuge Liang, Lu Su and others made admonitions, asking Liu Bei to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

At this time, Liu Bei also knew that the matter was more urgent, so he quickly called everyone to come to discuss the matter.

(End of this chapter)