Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 122 The throne as bait
Facing Liu Chan's gaze, Liu Yan said solemnly: "The former master fought the world for more than [-] years before he had such a foundation. Cao Pi was rebellious, and the first emperor was the Xingfu Han Dynasty. He succeeded the throne in Chengdu and passed it on to His Majesty."

"Sun Quan, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, occupied the land of the three prefectures, and did not think about serving the country. He had the hatred of Jingzhou and the defeat of Yiling. It is humiliating for me to befriend him. Besides, he was a minister to Cao Pi before and was entrusted with the title. The King of Wu and Cao Wei are both rebels, and it is the grace of the great man not to attack him."

At this point, Liu Yan knelt on the ground and persuaded him earnestly: "A country is only about tools and fame, and no fake people are allowed. If Sun Quan is promised to be the emperor, how will the people of the world treat me, and my orthodoxy will also go to waste. Just a joke. Your Majesty, please think twice!"

Liu Chan looked at Liu Yan, who was kneeling on the ground with gray hair, and sighed in his heart. Although Liu Yan usually didn't do business, he was very loyal to the big man.

Liu Chan was not in a hurry to answer, but looked around at everyone, and asked slowly: "You have other ideas that you can share together."

Everyone fell into loneliness, not because they didn't have any objections, but because most of them were not qualified enough, and their speeches had no weight. Only Zhuge Liang, Huang Quan, Zhao Yun and a few people were qualified to express their objections to this matter.

As for the rest of the Jingzhou faction, Ma Liang, Xiang Lang, Pan Jun and others were of sufficient status, but they all followed Zhuge Liang's lead. Zhuge Liang didn't speak, so naturally he wouldn't be the first to express his opinion.

Wu Yi and Wu Ban were regarded as Liu Chan's uncles. Although they were dissatisfied with Liu Chan's argument, they were still not prepared to refute.

Liu Chan took a deep breath and looked at Zhao Yun in the crowd.Although Zhao Yun's official position is not high, he is the only remaining veteran, and his opinions cannot be ignored.

Zhao Yun seemed to be aware of Liu Chan's gaze, and he also knew that he had to speak out on this matter.

So Zhao Yun stood up and went out, admonishing him and saying: "The country thinks it's okay to do this. Sun Quan and Cao Rui are both national thieves, but only Cao is powerful. If Sun Quan is rebellious, Cao Wei can't tolerate it, and the road ahead will be dead. And If we can command him to raise troops, invade Cao Wei, and attract Cao Wei's troops, then we, a great man, can plan for Guanzhong as soon as possible, and station troops in the upper reaches of the Wei River to fight against evil."

After Zhuge Liang thought about it, he clasped his hands and said: "I think it's okay. Sun Quan has been rebellious for a long time. He suffered from prestige and etiquette and did not dare to proclaim himself emperor. If I, a big man, promises, then the etiquette will be fulfilled, but he is forced to establish prestige, then he must act." There are more than one hundred thousand soldiers, and Cao Wei must be defeated. If we can involve Cao Wei's army, I will go to Longyou and Yiye."

At this point, Zhuge Liang joked, and continued: "That's why, we can send envoys to secretly tell Sun Quan that the great man can allow him to divide the world, but he needs to send troops to Cao Wei. If Cao Wei can be defeated, my great man will agree. "

Seeing that the words of the two most important people coincided, Liu Chan nodded slightly when he heard the words, then looked around the crowd, and said in a deep voice: "Since Dong Zhuo's chaos, the Han Dynasty has fallen, and the world has fallen into chaos and disputes. In a world of disputes, one must have self-knowledge. A person without virtue, even if he becomes emperor, he will be defeated, just like Yuan Shu."

"Cao's bandits are powerful now. My great man has accumulated many years of hard work and devoted himself to one battle. If we can capture Longyou, our great Han will have a chance to revive the Han Dynasty. That's why I hope to lure Sun Quan by proclaiming himself emperor, and let him help Besides, if we promised Sun Quan to proclaim himself emperor, if he only used false soldiers to attack the north, I, a big man, would not recognize it."

"Also, please keep in mind that this is a world of great struggle, and only strength is the foundation of a country. Don't you think that Sun Quan will not be called emperor if I, the great man, do not allow Sun Quan to be called emperor?"

"No, Sun Quan is still called emperor, why? Because the big man is weak. If I, a big man, one day destroys Cao Wei and dominates the north, Sun Quan dares to call himself emperor."

Liu Chan's thought-provoking words echoed in the hall, and everyone bowed their heads to listen.

Through the crown, Liu Chan looked calmly at the ministers, and continued: "You are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty. I will tell you today from the bottom of my heart. I hope you will know for yourself. The matter of Wu Guo is hereby. It is settled without reconsideration."

After hearing Liu Chan's words, the officials were more and more impressed by the young emperor of Han Dynasty.So everyone made a promise.

Liu Chan returned to the topic, looked at the crowd and asked: "I think Deng Qing is responsible for the important task of outreaching Soochow to raise troops. I don't know if Deng Qing is willing to go to Soochow."

Deng Zhi got up to go out, cupped his hands and said solemnly: "I am willing to go to Soochow as an envoy to fulfill the country's wish."

Liu Chan exhorted: "In the name of Tonghao, go to Soochow as an envoy, and allow him to proclaim himself emperor and send troops. Only when he sees Sun Quan alone can he talk."

"I'll keep it in mind," Deng Zhi replied.

Liu Chan looked at Zhuge Liang, and said slowly: "I have thought about the Northern Expedition, and only the prime minister can be the commander-in-chief. I wonder if the prime minister is willing to take on this important task?"

Zhuge Liang met Liu Chan's eyes, got up and went out, knelt down at the bottom of the steps, and replied seriously, "I would like to be the commander of the Northern Expedition. I will do my best to serve the festival of chastity and the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains."

Hearing this, Liu Chan walked down the steps slowly, helped Zhuge Liang up, looked into Zhuge Liang's eyes, and said with emotion: "The hope of the great man's revival lies in the hands of Xiangfu, don't let me trust you."

"I will live up to the trust of the country and the late emperor!" Zhuge Liang replied.

Looking at this scene, Huang Quan sighed in his heart, the love between the monarch and his ministers is deep.

Liu Chan walked up the steps slowly, knelt down on the couch, and said to Zhuge Liang: "I don't know the father, but when do you think it is appropriate to send troops?"

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment, then clasped his hands and replied: "Country, the country's military rations, equipment, and military strategy have not been dispatched, and Zidu and Sun Quan's foreign aid has not yet been decided. I think that after the autumn harvest next year, we can go north to the Central Plains."

Liu Chan nodded slightly, so he asked slowly: "But it still needs to be dispatched by other middle school personnel, so I can tell you here."

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Hanxiang (Huang Quan) has a good plan, and the Northern Expedition still needs the Marquis of Hanxiang's help." Zhuge Liang replied.

Seeing that Zhuge Liang had the same thoughts as himself, Liu Chan directly agreed and said: "I ordered Han Township Hou Youguang Luxun to be promoted to General Wei. From now on, he will be transferred from Yong'an to Chengdu to assist the Prime Minister in negotiating the Northern Expedition."

Liu Chan looked at Li Yan, who was in a low mood, and said with a smile, "What do you think, Prime Minister Li Yan, as the governor of Jiangzhou?"

Zhuge Liang saw that Liu Chan's arrangements had been made properly, so he didn't dare to trust him and said, "It's all according to the country's will."

Huang Quan was overjoyed when he heard the words, he could finally show his strength, but he still looked calm, and he came out and clapped his hands and said, "No!"

Li Yan was even more excited. Although he was an auxiliary minister named Tingwei, he was useless in Qianwei County.How can he not be happy to succeed Fei Guan as the governor of Jiangzhou who died of illness.

Looking at the two of them, Liu Chan also expressed emotion. Although the two were called assistant ministers, they had been away and had no power.Now that Huang Quan was promoted to General Wei (Note ①), and Li Yan was promoted to Jiangzhou Governor, it is also a peace of mind for both of them.
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① General Wei is under Sangong and above Jiuqing.In history, both Zhuge Zhan and Cao Hong served as General Wei.

(End of this chapter)