Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 776
"Pang Da, I don't want to be the emperor anymore!"

After receiving the Tiger Talisman sent by Liu Peng, Liu An found Pang Tong and confide his distress to Pang Tong.

"Huh? Your Royal Highness, everything is going well, why do you suddenly want to change your mind?"

Pang Tong was puzzled.

"Well, it's fine if other people object, but my mother's queen and my brother Liu Peng don't agree with my enthronement. If I insist on enthroning, I'm afraid I will end up betrayed by all relatives and alone!"

Liu An said helplessly.

Pang Tong stared at Liu An closely, and said, "Your Highness, why is he so confused? After reading books for so many years, don't you know the saying that the most ruthless emperor's family is the most ruthless?" It should not be your own family, but the world. If you don’t ascend the throne and only care about your own small family, then who will take care of this world? Who will take care of the common people? Prince, you should think about it yourself, it’s for family harmony It is still necessary for the country to be stable! Is it to be stable for a while, to give away the great man that His Majesty has worked so hard to build, or to take over the great foundation left by His Majesty, revive the Han Dynasty, and rule the world!"

After saying that, Pang Tong looked at Liu An quietly.

But Liu An's face was cloudy and uncertain, and his heart was extremely entangled. Ascension to the throne seemed to be sorry for his father Liu Wei, sorry for his mother Cai Wenji, and sorry for his brothers and sisters. , the status of his own family members will also plummet, from the aloof royal family to ordinary people, even slaves.

Pang Tong looked at Liu An who was struggling in his heart, and shook his head secretly. Liu An's indecisive character was very different from Liu Wei's decisive character.

Liu An had been fighting in his heart for a long time, and as soon as Liu An gritted his teeth, he finally made up his mind: "Pang Shiyuan obeys the order!"

"Chen is here!"

"The crown prince ordered you to return to the mansion immediately, draft a letter of appeal, and read it out tomorrow morning. In addition, tomorrow the guards of the East Palace will be mobilized to guard outside the court hall. If there is any objection from civil and military officials, they will be dismissed immediately and investigated!"

Now that Liu An had made up his mind, he let go of everything, no matter how much credit he made for Liu Wei, as long as he didn't obey him, he would go home.

After Liu An gave the order, Pang Tong did not immediately agree. Instead, he looked up at Liu An and said, "If the crown prince is like this, he may not be far away from the country's subjugation!"

Liu An looked at Pang Tong in surprise: "You, what do you mean? Didn't you say that the country will be stable if I become the throne?"

"Prince, how many soldiers and horses do I have now?"

Pang Tong asked back.

Liu An replied: "More than one hundred thousand people!"

Pang Tong asked again: "How many soldiers and horses are there in Kyoto now?"

Before Liu An could answer, Pang Tong asked again: "How many generals has the prince trained to take on important responsibilities over the years?"

Liu An was silent.

Pang Tong continued: "Since the prince is unwilling to answer, let me tell you for the prince. Now there are more than 110 million soldiers and horses in the Han Dynasty, and less than 20 soldiers and horses are guarding the capital. The remaining soldiers and horses are 40. When Xichuan attacked Central Sichuan, there were 20 in Xiliang, 20 in Liaozhou, 90 in the sea, and [-] in Yanzhou to guard the border. Your Majesty now only controls [-] soldiers and horses, and there are [-] outside. Ask Your Majesty, do you dare to ascend the throne?"

"Then what should I do, please ask Pang Da to teach me!"

Liu An anxiously asked Pang Tong for advice.

Pang Tong replied: "Your Majesty, 110 million people, as long as you control 60, it is enough to deter the generals in the army! Wei Yan is loyal to His Majesty, even if something happens to His Majesty, as long as the crown prince ascends the throne, Wei Wenchang will definitely rely on you, the crown prince. It is the place where His Majesty started his family. The generals there are all loyal to the Liu family and will support His Majesty. The guards in Yanzhou are all veterans of the Hebei Army, and the generals in the army are also convinced by the general. The 10 people don’t have to think about it. There is no need to think about the old general Huang Zhong's leadership, only the 40 people in Xichuan, Zhong Huixin is arrogant, he is a brat, he was promoted by His Majesty's Sports Association, and he has no deep friendship with the crown prince. An ambitious man, His Majesty can suppress him when His Majesty is around, but he will definitely have a second heart when His Majesty is gone, and the two of them have powerful troops in their hands, so the Crown Prince should take action as soon as possible!"

"How to picture it?"

"Issuing an imperial decree, let them return to Beijing quickly!"

"What if they resist the decree and refuse to return?"

"No, His Majesty's majesty is not something they can resist. The imperial decree will be issued in the name of His Majesty, and it will be stamped with the Jade Seal of the Kingdom. If they resist the decree and fail to return, they can order assassins to hide in the emissary team, violently kill people, and behead them." , to show the three armies the crime of collaborating with the enemy and disrespecting the order!"

Pang Tong's ruthlessness was no worse than Liu Wei's. When he moved his hands, he was clean and neat, and he would never drag his feet.

"it is good!"

Liu An nodded in agreement, and was about to issue an order, but was stopped by Pang Tong: "Prince, you haven't explained to me how to do things tomorrow?"

"How will we act tomorrow?"

Liu An didn't understand what Pang Tong meant, so he said, "Since I can't announce my ascension to the throne tomorrow, how about discussing things as usual?"

"This statement is wrong. Although the news of His Majesty's disappearance has not been reported, the news of His Majesty's reunion with the capital has already been reported. According to the usual practice, the crown prince should belong to His Majesty. How can you control the government? Prince, listen to me, tomorrow Imprison civil and military officials, imprison them in the court hall, wait until the soldiers and horses who attacked Xichuan withdraw, and after you ascend the throne, let them go back to the mansion!"

"This... I'm afraid it won't work! Imprisoning all the officials will cause dissatisfaction among all the officials!"

Liu An didn't want to do this, because he angered these civil and military people, and they felt resentment in their hearts, and if they retaliated against him in the future, he might not be able to handle it.

"Your Majesty, they will be locked up for ten days at most. You ask Zhong Hui and Ma Chao to leave the soldiers and horses in Jingzhao, and let them go to Beijing alone!"

"Okay! As you say!"

Liu An made up his mind, and immediately wrote an imperial decree to let Zhong Hui and Ma Chao return to Beijing. The reason was that the Sun-Liu coalition forces in the south were so powerful that the troops left behind in the north could not resist, so they mobilized the troops who attacked Xichuan to return to Beijing for support.

While promulgating the imperial decree, Liu An won three gold medals one after another, making Zhong Hui and Ma Chao return to Beijing urgently.

Moreover, Liu An's character was a little cowardly, fearing that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty would not accept it, so he went to Cai Wenji to ask Cai Wenji to issue a decree in the name of the queen and support her ascension to the throne.

"Hurry up and report, I want to see the queen mother!"

Liu An went to see Cai Wenji outside Jiaofang Palace.

"His Royal Highness, the Empress said that she doesn't want to see you, so tell the servants that if you come, you will be asked to leave!"

The maid stopped Liu An and refused to let him in.

(End of this chapter)