Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 306 You Sing, I Come On

"Now people with different surnames have already ascended the throne as emperor. The eldest brother is a clan member of the Han family, and now he has occupied most of the world. If he does not ascend the throne as emperor again, I am afraid that everyone's hearts will be chilled! Brother does not want to be an official anymore, directly I went back to my hometown in Zhuojun to kill pigs!"

Among the civil and military officials, only Zhang Fei's loud voice could be heard hurriedly.Zhang Fei's words basically expressed the aspirations of everyone.Now that Cao Pi has proclaimed himself emperor, it would be too boring if Liu Bei didn't work harder.

In fact, in everyone's mind, it is important to inherit or not to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, but their own personal interests are more important.Once Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor, these courtiers will be able to follow him into the ranks, which will be of great benefit.At this time, unless the brain is flooded, who would make life difficult for their own vital interests?
"Third brother, don't talk nonsense!" Liu Bei frowned when he heard the words. At this time, Liu Bei was frowning, and his expression was rather dull.Those who didn't know thought Zhang Fei was forcing him to do something outrageous.Seeing that Zhang Fei's bluffing was useless, it was the turn of the real master of deception. At that moment, Zhuge Liang cleared his throat and said: "My lord, now that Cao Pi usurped the throne, the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty has been interrupted. My lord is a member of the Miao clan of the Han Dynasty." , as expected by all, if we don’t succeed to the throne and proclaim the emperor, and continue the orthodoxy, I’m afraid that in a few years, the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty will be forgotten by people. So, how can the Han Dynasty be restored?”

Zhuge Liang's words, even if they are relatively level, combine Liu Bei's proclaiming emperor with his goal of struggle in his life.The implication is that if you want to restore the Han Dynasty, you, Liu Bei, must become emperor, and everyone nodded in agreement. At this time, Lu Su also said: "My lord, now Cao Pi has become emperor. If my lord does not become emperor, just In the eyes of the world, dealing with it as a prince in the past is just a war between countries. In other words, it is acquiescing to the puppet court in Hebei today, and treating the Han Dynasty as the previous dynasty. If things go on like this, it will be very important for stabilizing the morale of the army and the people. , is very unfavorable!"

Zhuge Liang and Lu Su gave full play to their long-term political vision and analyzed the political significance of Liu Bei's proclaiming emperor from various aspects at this time.However, after listening to what the two of them said, Liu Bei still seemed unable to let go of some knots in his heart, so he just sighed and said: "Although what Zijing and Kong Ming said is reasonable, but Bei devoted his life to restoring the Han Dynasty, but not for the sake of becoming emperor himself." .Everyone is so kind, be prepared!" After speaking, he shook his head again and again, with an extremely listless expression.

"My lord, in the past, Guangwu also started from a commoner, and finally took control of the world. And Gaozu was also a pavilion chief near Surabaya, and finally became the Ninth Five-Year Lord. My lord, now one of the thirteen states in the world has already occupied ten states. , At this time, proclaiming the emperor, as the so-called obeying the will of heaven and responding to human feelings, is what everyone expects, so there is no need for the lord to refuse!" Talk about history if you can't talk about politics. Liu Bei.

I don't want Liu Bei to listen to this, but he still sighed and said: "How can Bei be virtuous, how dare he pretend to be the emperor? Let's not talk about this matter again. Bei has just recovered from a serious illness and his health is not very refreshed. Today's discussion will end here first Let's go!" After speaking, regardless of everyone's astonishment, he ran away, leaving everyone looking at each other in blank dismay.

"Brother doesn't want to be the emperor, what, what should I do?" After a long while, Zhang Fei asked again. Everyone didn't expect that Liu Bei was so uninterested in being the emperor. It was really unexpected.At this time, Zhuge Liang said: "Everyone, if the lord does not ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor, it is really unconvincing. Let's do this, and we can no longer jointly make such admonitions. After you go back, you can contact relatives and friends, old friends, many times. Remonstrance. My lord has always been kind, and I think that as long as it is what everyone expects, it will definitely be agreed in the end!"

"That's right!" Everyone nodded. Now the key is to build momentum. After everyone broke up, they returned to their homes one after another, wrote letters to contact relatives and old friends in ten states, local officials, and clan leaders to jointly persuade Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor.

So a few days later, Zhao Feng from Chengdu was checking this year's tax situation, at this moment the guard came to report, saying that Captain Mi Wei had something to see.

"Jianwu, what's the matter?" Zhao Feng had a slight guess of Mi Wei's intention, but he still asked.

"General, this is a letter written by my father, please have a look at it, General!" Mi Wei handed a letter to Zhao Feng, and the latter opened it up for a look. What the letter said was that he wanted him to build momentum in Chengdu and fuel the flames for Liu Bei's proclaiming himself emperor.

"It seems that you and I will be promoted soon!" Zhao Feng closed the letter and said with a smile.In fact, ever since he learned that Cao Pi had usurped Han, Zhao Feng understood that it was a matter of course for Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor.It's just that Lao Liu has a better face, not as thick-skinned as Cao Pi.If you want him to be called emperor, you still need to do enough work.

So in the next month, persuasion documents from all over the place were sent to Chang'an like a snowflake.Various feudal officials, clan leaders, and well-educated people came forward to persuade Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor and continue the orthodox state of the Han Dynasty.

Yangzhou Mu Zhangzhao, Xuzhou governor Xu Shu, together with dozens of Qingliu celebrities from the two prefectures, joined forces to persuade Liu Bei to ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor;

Jingzhou Mu Guanyu reported to Liu Bei, claiming that a unicorn appeared in the land of Xiangyang, and the people rushed to watch;
Li Yan, the governor of Yanzhou, also wrote a memorial, saying that above the Yellow River, there is a yellow dragon looming;

Zhang Liao, the governor of Yuzhou, said that five-color auspicious clouds appeared in the land of Runan, which was majestic and amazing;
Later, even Ma Chao, governor of Liangzhou, Wei Yan, governor of Qingzhou, Wu Ju, governor of Jiaozhou, and Zhao Feng, governor of Yizhou, who were far away in remote places, also came forward to express their opinions, claiming that there were various auspicious omens under their rule, all kinds of auspicious omens. The signs show that Liu Bei should definitely ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, inheriting the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

In fact, no one with a little brain would believe such absurd things.But there is no way, in order to show that you, Liu Bei, are expected to be the emperor, you still have to do these superficial articles. After all, this kind of thing is still very appealing to those who don't know the truth.

So, after more than a month of playing in various places, Liu Bei finally let go, and agreed to obey the will of God and human favor, and ascended the throne as the emperor to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.After divination by Zhuge Liang and Qiao Zhou, Liu Bei chose a day in the middle of winter to build altars outside Chang'an City, and then officially ascended the throne as emperor.

On this day, although the winter is cold and windy, the weather is clear and sunny.In the early morning, Liu Bei drove out of the south gate from Chang'an City in a car, and went to the altar for worshiping heaven more than 20 miles south of the city, preparing to officially proclaim himself emperor.

Although he has been called the Duke of the State before, the King of Chu, etc., it is not the first time to go to the altar to receive Zen.But now it was his turn to ascend the throne as emperor, Liu Bei still couldn't help his heart fluttering.He, who has always been calm, almost exhausted all his strength to keep himself as calm as ever.

The chariots and horses went all the way, looking at the crowd on the side of the road, Liu Bei couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.Over half a century old, with graying temples, yet managed to become the most powerful person in the world.Although the country has not yet been unified, it is just around the corner.Decades of struggle, starting from the crusade against the Yellow Turbans, finally had a result.

He remembered that when he was young, he played under the big mulberry tree in front of the village, looked at the tall mulberry tree, and uttered the first bold words in his life to his friends: "If I become an emperor in the future, I should take this car to cover my life." !"

He thought of the years when he was studying in Luoyang. Although he was taught by Lu Zhi, a great scholar of the generation, he had always suffered from white eyes and discrimination because of his humble background.Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, the four generations and three princes, where are these once prominent and famous families now?

He remembered that when the Yellow Turbans were everywhere, he and his two brothers, with their blood, recruited brave men from the village to defend their home and country.Although fighting around has won him fame, but compared to those rich second generations who can sit back and enjoy the benefits, his struggle seems so lonely.In the end, he earned a lot of credit for a small county lieutenant, and because he couldn't help beating the postmaster who came to blackmail him, he didn't even get this small official.

He also remembered that when he wanted to live his life in such an ordinary way, by chance, he was involved in the chaotic world from Pingyuan County to Xuzhou. After more than 20 years of fighting, it is only one step away from success.The notoriety of "weaving mats and selling shoes" that used to be inseparable from him will also disappear with all this.

"Liu Bei, Liu Bei, you have finally come to this point now. Those people who used to despise you and despise you, where are they now?" Looking at the altar close at hand, Liu Bei became more and more excited up.Although the winter sun was not too dazzling, he still felt hot all over his body.

"Please ascend the altar, Your Majesty, to thank heaven and earth!" Lu Su and Zhang Fei, as the heads of civil servants and generals, had already been waiting under the altar for a long time.Seeing Liu Bei coming, the two quickly bowed to invite Liu Bei to the altar.Surrounded by these two people, Liu Bei walked briskly to the altar to be enshrined.During the entire sacrificial ceremony, God was very generous and the weather was fine, not to mention raining, and even the wind was not too strong.Liu Bei went step by step, ascended to the altar and was granted the title, and finally became a reasonable emperor in the legal sense.With his proclaiming the emperor, and Cao Pi's proclaiming the emperor before, two emperors appeared in the land of China for a while, and the heroes rose together, which also became the confrontation between the two countries.

After ascending the altar and receiving the title, Liu Bei immediately ordered that Liu Feng, the former prince's son, be named the prince, and his mother, Mrs. Mi, be made the queen of the palace, and the other princes and concubines were given rewards.At the same time, it was ordered to amnesty the world, and to exempt ten states from taxes for half a year. Guanzhong, which had just experienced war, exempted taxes for a full two years.After the news came, the people all cheered.

What no one knows is that on the night when he ascended the throne, the freshly baked Zhaolie Emperor Liu Bei stayed in his palace until late at night, but sat on the throne, facing a group of people on the table. The list racked my brains.

"It's hard, it's hard!" Liu Bei put down his pen after a while, shaking his head and sighing.At this moment, Empress Mi and Concubine Bu came over with a tea tray.

"Your Majesty, the night is already deep, and today's ceremony is tiring. Let's rest earlier!" Empress Mi brought a cup of ginseng tea to Liu Bei. Liu Bei picked it up and took a sip. His wife also smiled wryly and said: "What the ministers are waiting for tomorrow is my list. How could I not draw it up earlier?"

"This is?" Madam Mi glanced at it, and couldn't help but let out a soft cry.A personal name was written on the list, and official positions were written one by one, and many of them were smeared.It can be seen that Liu Bei has racked his brains for this list.

(End of this chapter)