Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 207
After three invitations and three resignations, Sun Quan finally agreed to Zhuge Jin, Lu Xun and others' invitation to play, and ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

The altar was built in the southern suburbs of Wuchang.On that day, the ministers invited Sun Quan to ascend the altar, that is, the emperor and the son of heaven.

Sun Quan wore a mianfu on the altar, and read out the proclamation: "The emperor's subjects dared to use Xuan Mu to declare to the emperor and empress: the heavens are in chaos, the emperor's principles are lost, the rebellious ministers provoked, and robbed the country. It began with Dong Zhuo and ended with Cao Cao. , Vicious and extremely evil, covering the whole world. To the point that the Kyushu is divided, the world is disorganized, the people and gods are bitter, and the violence is stopped. And Cao Zipi, rebellious and ugly, recommended as a traitor, stealing the throne..."

"Today, the minister is willing to work with the big man to destroy Cao Wei and kill his party."

Chen Zhen stepped up one step, side by side with Sun Quan, and read the report aloud: "The emperor of the Han Dynasty is Zen, and he is willing to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty with Emperor Wu and save the world. If you want to punish evil and eliminate violence, you must condemn the crime, and it is better to divide it first." , seize its land, and make the hearts of the scholars and the people know where they belong..."

Finally, Sun Quan and Chen Zhen read aloud together: "Since the alliance between Han and Wu today, we have worked together to fight against the Wei thieves, save the crisis and relieve the suffering, share the disaster and celebrate together, like and dislike, no one or two. If it is harmful If it is Han, then Wu will attack it; if it harms Wu, then Han will attack it. . . .

Chen Zhen bowed slightly to Sun Quan, and slowly stepped back from the altar.

Under the altar, all the civil and military officials of the Great Wu knelt down and shouted: "Long live the Supreme, long live, long live."

Sun Quan, in order to show his style of being different, ordered everyone to call him Supreme instead of Your Majesty.

Sun Quan issued an edict: "Father Sun Jian is Emperor Wulie, mother Wu is Empress Wulie, and brother Sun Ce is King Huan of Changsha. Make your son and grandson the crown prince."

The name of the country is 'Dawu', and the eighth year of Huangwu was changed to the first year of Huanglong.

Lu Xun worshiped the general and the right guard.

Zhuge Jin paid homage to the General and Zuo Duhu.

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That night, Sun Quan held a banquet in the Wuchang Palace to celebrate his proclaiming himself emperor.

Sun Quan is in the middle, Zhuge Jin and Lu Xun are separated on the right to show honor and favor, and Chen Zhen is on the left to represent the great Han.

There are nearly a hundred attendants on the left and right sides, all in brocade clothes and embroidered jackets, walking through the banquet to serve.All the civil and military officials of the Great Wu sat in turn.

When everyone was drunk, Sun Quan stood up and raised his bottle, looked around the crowd, and said with emotion: "Since I ascended the throne at 17 years old, it is all thanks to the ministers that I can be today."

Wen Wu responded, "I dare not."

Sun Quan caressed his beard and recalled, saying: "The person who made the greatest contribution is none other than Zhou Lang. Zhou Lang was so heroic that he helped me out of danger. In the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao's million-strong army crushed the situation, and everyone was terrified. Zhou Lang resisted all opinions. , Raise troops to fight against Cao, only then will I be as rich as I am today!"

Sun Quan's eyes fell on Zhang Zhao, and he joked, "If I had followed Zhang Gong's advice, I would have been wandering in the Central Plains begging."

The gray-haired Zhang Zhao snorted softly, dissatisfied with Sun Quan's teasing and embarrassing himself in front of civil and military officials, but he could only kneel on the ground and confess his crime.

Sun Quan laughed and said, "I respect Mr. Zhang with a bottle, and I hope Mr. Zhang can drink it to the brim as a token of apology."

Zhang Zhao was upright, dissatisfied with Sun Quan's humiliation, and said displeasedly, "I'm too drunk. Drinking again would be disgraceful to my dignity, and I'm afraid it will delay the important affairs of the country. Forgive me for not drinking alcohol. I hope the Supreme One will respect the elderly."

Sun Quan frowned slightly, dissatisfied that Zhang Zhao was so rude to him, but he was not easy to get angry, so he looked at Zhuge Ke and asked him to make a quick rescue.

Zhuge Ke understood what he meant, shook his round head, and said with a smile: "In the old Zhou Dynasty, Grand Master Jiang Shang was more than ninety years old. He could still hold a flag and axe, and fight on the battlefield. He was not old yet. When leading the army to fight, Zhang Gong was behind; Today, when we were drinking and holding a banquet, Zhang Gong was in front, so how could it be said that it was not a gift to respect the elderly?"

Zhang Zhao had nothing to say, sighed softly, picked up the wine bottle, bowed to Sun Quan, and drank it with a mouthful.

Zhuge Ke raised his eyebrows at Liao Li, who was facing the case, to show provocation.

Liao Li chuckled, raised his wine bottle, and made a toast to Zhuge Ke.

Chen Zhen got up and held up the bottle, toasted Sun Quan, and said respectfully: "Unfortunately for the Han family, Wang Gang lost discipline, and Cao thief usurped the rebellion, which has spread to this day. Foreign ministers are here to respect Wu Lord with a bottle, and hope that Wu Lord will lead the party with the righteousness of alliance Division of the Northern Expedition, together with my big Han, Jingjing Central Plains, together Kuang Han."

Sun Shiwan nodded with a smile, and said in return: "The envoy of Han is very polite. I am allied with the Han to share the world. I will definitely honor this promise, help the Han family, and pacify the Central Plains. I don't know how the envoy of the Han is doing. Is it safe?"

Chen Zhen was sitting upright, stroked his beard and smiled, and said, "Foreign ministers entered Wu, all the ministers of Great Wu rejoiced all the way, and the guests felt as if they were at home. In the past Spring and Autumn Period, when offering a son to Lu, he violated the Lu people's taboo and was ridiculed. I hope that your Majesty will be more lenient, so that I can adapt to the laws and customs of Great Wu."

"Don't worry about the envoys of the Han Dynasty. I will forgive you and others who are not capital crimes in Dawu." Sun Shiwan shouted loudly, and said in a moment of glee.

The corners of Chen Zhen's mouth turned up, looking at Sun Shiwan on the steps, he said slowly: "Your servant dares to say, I am willing to exchange [-] military horses in exchange for Zhang Huishu, the sinful minister of the Great Wu, Wujun Zhang Huishu. I wonder if Master Wu is willing?"

Hearing that there were two hundred military horses, Sun Shiwan, who was drunk, sobered up in an instant, and asked, "But Zhang Wen of Wu County, does Zhang Huishu?"

"Exactly!" Chen Zhen replied.

Sun Shiwan put down the wine bottle, frowned slightly, and asked curiously: "I don't know if this is the intention of the prime minister of your country?"

"This is my lord's will!" Chen Zhen replied.

Sun Shiwan smiled but was not a smile, feeling drunk, and asked: "If I ask you a question, if the envoy of Han can answer you, you can discuss Zhang Wen's matter."

Chen Zhen caressed his beard and pondered, and said: "Master Wu, you can ask, and I will tell you everything."

"I wonder if Prime Minister Zhuge and Lord Liu of the great Han Dynasty will be in charge of the military and government in the court?" Sun Quan asked in a startling way.

As soon as this remark came out, all the Wu civil and military officials present looked sideways, but Chen Zhen was at a loss for words for a moment and couldn't answer.

Liao Li whispered beside him, reminding him: "The Lord is Zhou Chengwang, and Ge Gong is Zhou Gong."

When Chen Zhen heard the words, he was agitated, stroked his beard and smiled and said, "Master Wu, have you heard about Duke Zhou and King Cheng of Zhou? Duke Zhou assists the government, and King Cheng rules the world."

"The Duke of Zhou and King Cheng both have the surname of Ji. Prime Minister Zhuge and Master Liu are neither relatives nor relatives. How can they be compared?" Sun Quan asked.

Chen Zhen, who opened his mind, thought for a while, and then he got his train of thought, and said with a smile: "Prime Minister Zhuge was my master teacher at first, and then became my master and father. Why do you say that it is not relative?"

Sun Quan laughed and said, "I don't know why the Lord of Han wants to exchange two hundred horses for Huishu to enter Shu?"

Chen Zhen cupped his hands and said: "Mr. Huishu's literary talent is the best in Jiangdong. When Mr. Huishu visited Han in the past, my lord talked with him about Confucian classics. I deeply felt his great talent. I often sighed that Mr. Huishu was not from Shu!"

"Oh! Gu Zeng heard that Huishu visited Han and was troubled by Mr. Qin. I wonder if this happened?" Sun Quan asked curiously.

Chen Zhen stroked his beard with a long sigh, and said: "It is true, but Mr. Qin has died of illness, and the great talents in Sichuan are withering, unlike Jiangdong's talents. My master heard that Mr. Huishu devoted himself to academic research, so I want Mr. Huishu to Enter Shu to teach scriptures and texts."

Sun Quan had a smile on his lips, obviously enjoying Chen Zhen's praise.

Sun Quan bowed his head and murmured, thinking that Zhang Wen was from Wu County, and the Jiangdong scholars were dissatisfied when he was dismissed from office before returning home, so it is better to exchange two hundred horses for him to enter Shu, so as to calm the hearts of Jiangdong scholars.

When Sun Quan raised his eyes, he saw Zhuge Jin nodding his head again. He calmed down a bit and said, "Well, since the Lord of the Han Dynasty intends to do so, I won't interfere. Huishu can go back to Shu with the envoy of the Han Dynasty."

Chen Zhen was overjoyed in his heart, cupped his hands and praised: "Thank you Lord Wu, the beauty of an adult!"

(Forgot to post, only found out after taking a shower!)
(End of this chapter)