Three Kingdoms: Heir of Wolong, my father-in-law is Guan Gong

Chapter 160: Wu Hou forbears and imitates Gou Jian, and respectfully invites the King of Hanzhong to ascend the throne (seeking pursuit)

If nothing unexpected happens, Zhuge Ke will go to conquer Shanyue and perform meritorious service after fourteen years.

Now the situation is different. Liu Bei spans Jingzhou and Yizhou. Whether it is power, prestige, or the righteousness of being emperor, he is looming above Sun Quan.

He is prospering while I am declining. Seeing Liu Bei's power rising to the top, Sun Quan will definitely feel jealous and hateful.

If Sun Quan is determined to be a traitor and invades Jingzhou again, this will make Liu Bei very distressed.

If you beat Sun Quan, you will only benefit Cao Pi; if you don't beat Sun Quan, this blue-eyed boy will buzz around like a fly.

However, reality is sometimes so strange. Zhuge Ke and Sun Luban appeared in Chengdu at the same time, giving Zhuge Qiao the opportunity to plot Jiangdong.

Although Sun Quan was the lord of Jiangdong, he had many factions under his command.

Among them, the most profound conflict exists between Yuan Cong, the clan member of the Sun family, and the powerful local aristocratic families.

Sun Quan actually couldn't trust him, whether he was a member of the clan or a powerful family.

"To get rid of a person, it doesn't have to be a military struggle, nor does it have to be a political struggle. It can also be directly sending followers to die."

"Cao Cao killed people in his dream just to scare the assassin Xiao Xiao. Even a brave man like Sun Ce died at the hands of the assassin!"

"Brother mentioned to me about Sun Quan's daughter during the day. How could you be so careless as to ask an unknown person to bring you food and drink?" Zhuge Liang scolded him as soon as he arrived at the chess room.

Use Zhuge Ke to influence Sun Quan's strategy, and use Zhuge Ke to suppress the self-regarding local scholars in central Shu.

Just take what you need!

After the banquet was over, Zhuge Liang and Zhuge Qiao came to the chess room.

This is why Zhuge Ke said to Zhuge Qiao, "It goes without saying that you advise my father and I to stay in Chengdu. It is true that Wu Hou bullied my father, but it is also true that he valued and trusted my father."

Zhuge Qiao did not expose it and deliberately pretended not to know.

Zhuge Qiao summoned Mi Banji again. The moment she saw Zhuge Ke, Mi Banji's face turned pale.

Zhuge Liang said with a straight face: "You want me to blame my father-in-law? Your mother arranged for this person to be with you. Do you want to blame your mother for not recognizing people?"

Zhuge Qiao's heart trembled, he clasped his fists and nodded: "My child will remember it."

"Who do those people from Jiangdong think they deserve to say that you are not qualified?"

Zhuge Liang did not directly tell Zhuge Qiao how to solve the problem, but directly asked if he needed to intervene. This was a sign of trust and respect for Zhuge Qiao.

The younger brother Zhuge Qiao, who was simple and dull when he was young, was so good. Could it be that his younger brother Zhuge Ke, who was smart when he was young, could still be worse?

With Zhuge Ke's intelligence, he could see through that Zhuge Qiao was provoking the general, but Zhuge Ke couldn't resist the temptation.

Zhuge Ke had an arrogant personality, and when he was aroused by Zhuge Qiao's words, he immediately fell into the temptation of Zhuge Qiao's words:
"I can conquer Guanzhong in the Northern Expedition, but why can't you conquer Hefei?"

Zhuge Liang held a banquet in his mansion, entertained Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Ke and his son warmly, and left happily.

Sun Quan has the subjective and objective conditions to trust and value Zhuge Ke!
And now.

Zhuge Qiao didn't know what exactly the two talked about.

Zhuge Qiao left Jiangdong early, but Zhuge Ke saw Mi Banji's true appearance in Jiangdong.

Seeing this, Zhuge Liang's expression softened a lot: "Can you ask me to intervene?"

The comment "Zhuge twins, one can conquer all directions." was enough to make Sun Quan think too much.

Zhuge Qiao spread his hands and said, "Father, that was recommended by your father-in-law."

Zhuge Qiao sighed secretly.

That night.

Zhuge Qiao then told Zhuge Ke and Mi Banji about their excuse to return to Jiangling.

"Can attacking Jingzhou show your ability?"

But after meeting Zhuge Ke, Mi Banji made an excuse to go back to Jiangling City to visit her adoptive father Mi Fang.

Interests are meant for replacement.

"You have to be more careful in the future! Now that your talent has become apparent, both Cao Pi and Sun Quan will look for opportunities to harm you."

"I'll build momentum, and you'll be responsible for angrily criticizing Sergeant Shu and making his name famous."

Sun Quan needed external forces to balance the clan Yuan Cong and local forces, including Lu Meng, Zhuge Jin, Bu Zhi, Yan Zhen and others.

Anyone who is suspicious would have to wonder whether Zhuge Jin was colluding with Liu Bei.

This is why, even though Zhuge Liang was an important minister of Liu Bei and Zhuge Qiao Jiangling defeated Lu Meng, Sun Quan still trusted Zhuge Jin.

After giving Zhuge Ke a look, Zhuge Qiao excused himself to go to the toilet, leaving only Zhuge Ke and Mi Banji in the pavilion.

Zhuge Qiao only needs to build momentum for Zhuge Ke, and with Zhuge Qiao as a precedent, Sun Quan will inevitably focus on cultivating Zhuge Ke in order to compete with Liu Bei and Cao Pi.

The former relies on their own merit, while the latter competes with each other for benefit.

Zhuge Liang seriously lectured: "Why do you blame Mi Zi Fang for your own mistakes? If you didn't give Mi Zi Fang a chance when you were in Jiangling City, would he have thought of sending his adopted daughter to you?"

Both Zhuge Jin and Zhuge Ke made it clear that they would not stay in Chengdu, also because of Sun Quan's trust.

Zhuge Liang said so, Zhuge Qiao has to take the blame!
You can’t really blame Huang Chengyan and Huang Yueying!
"Mi Zifang, that bastard, will throw him into the mouth of the Yangtze River sooner or later to wake up. If he hadn't recognized Sun Luban as his adopted daughter, how could there have been so many things." Zhuge Qiao transferred the conflict to Mi Fang.

"Destroy Cao Pi, and you and I will have a fair fight."

"Bosong, you are plotting against your brother." Zhuge Liang's eyes were strange.

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "As the saying goes, like father, like son. I learned this from my father. Didn't my father also plot against my uncle?"

Zhuge Liang's face was stern: "Nonsense, when did I ever plot against your uncle?"

After a pause, Zhuge Liang seemed to feel that these words were too false, and added: "At that time, everyone was their own master. I just had a good-faith discussion with my brother."

Zhuge Qiao Yile said: "Everyone is his own master now. I only had a friendly discussion with Brother Yuan Xun."

Zhuge Liang raised his right hand, waved his sleeve in mid-air, and said sincerely: "Although you and Yuan Xun are from two different families, they are brothers after all. If the brothers can work together to fight against Cao Cao, it will be a blessing for the Han Dynasty. This is also the case. It can help my Zhuge family avoid the disaster of blood fratricide."

Zhuge Qiao smiled and said: "Father, don't worry, I will never do anything like bloodshed in this life."

The next few days.

Zhuge Qiao secretly sent people to build momentum in Chengdu and widely spread the rumor that "the twins of Zhuge, one can rule the world", and even traveled with Zhuge Ke in boats and carriages, letting the scholars in Shu County know that Zhuge Ke, a prodigy from Jiangdong, had come to Chengdu. .

Since ancient times, there has been no first in writing and no second in martial arts.

For talented and proud Shu County scholars, who is willing to admit that the other party is better than themselves?

Therefore, many scholars in Shu County who had not yet reached the highest level came to Zhuge Ke for advice.

As can be imagined, this group of scholars from Shu County who did not reach the top level were no match for Zhuge Ke at all.

In just a few days, Zhuge Ke became well-known in Shu County, and the rumor that "the two Zhuge brothers can rule the world" became more and more widespread.

There are even more good people who commented on the two brothers Zhuge Qiao and Zhuge Ke: "With Zhuge Qiao in Yizhou, why worry about the uncertainty in Guanzhong; with Zhuge Ke in the east of the Yangtze River, why worry about not being in Huainan. If the two of us work together, Cao Wei can be destroyed."

After Liu Bei heard about it, he held a banquet in Chengdu to entertain the outstanding talents in Shu. He also praised Zhuge Ke at the banquet and hoped that Zhuge Ke could become an official in Shu County and so on.

Zhuge Ke said in public, "The Marquis of Wu has treated my father with great kindness, so how can I change my position to serve under the King of Hanzhong? Isn't such behavior unjust?"

And during this period.

Zhuge Jin also returned to Jianye again and stated Liu Bei's countermeasures to Sun Quan.

"Liu Bei really wants to be emperor!"

Sun Quan felt quite unhappy.

If he could be proclaimed emperor, Sun Quan would also want to be proclaimed emperor, but Sun Quan's current proclaimed emperor's prestige is not enough.

Sun Quan once again summoned Zhang Zhao, Lu Xun and other civil and military officials for discussion.

When he heard that Sun Quan was asked to support Liu Bei in proclaiming the emperor, the veteran general Han Dang immediately became angry: "Now that the Han Dynasty has been destroyed, there is no need to profess to the Han Dynasty anymore. The Marquis of Wu can proclaim himself emperor. How can he support Liu Bei, an old thief, to proclaim himself emperor?" "

Sun Jiao also said angrily: "Who does Liu Bei deserve to be above the Marquis of Wu?"

A line of generals objected.

Although we are all allies, we are all equal. Now that we suddenly want to respect Liu Bei as emperor, we will inevitably feel aggrieved.

Even Zhuge Jin was affected.

Sun Gong even bluntly criticized: "Zhuge Jin, I heard that you took your eldest son Zhuge Ke to Chengdu. Now Zhuge Ke has not returned. Could it be that you have surrendered to Liu Bei?"

Zhuge Jin's expression changed: "Sun Gong, you are slandering! I brought Yuan Xun to Chengdu to resolve family matters for Wu Hou. If you have any questions, you can ask Wu Hou!"

Sun Gong sneered: "Zhuge Jin, don't rely on Marquis Wu's trust to say such embarrassing things to Marquis Wu! If you hadn't voted for Liu Bei, how could you have Marquis Wu support Liu Bei as emperor?"

Zhuge Jin was criticized, and Bu Zhi and Yan Zhen couldn't sit still.

Both of them are Zhuge Jin's friends. How could Sun Gong be allowed to insult Zhuge Jin?

Bu Zhao stood up and shouted: "Liu Bei is the brother-in-law of the Marquis of Wu, and he is the only clan member of the Han Dynasty who is qualified to be emperor."

"With the support of Liu Bei, the Marquis of Wu will be the King of Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the entire Jiangdong will be the fiefdom of the Marquis of Wu."

"If Liu Bei is not made emperor, the Marquis of Wu will either make himself emperor or become Cao Pi's minister."

"With Wu Hou's current reputation and status, if he proclaims himself emperor, it will definitely cause turmoil in Jiangdong."

"At that time, the scholars and people who yearn for the Han Dynasty will rush to Jingzhou, and the people who yearn for Cao Wei will rush to Huainan, and Jiangdong will decline because of this."

"You don't know the general trend, you only know how to fight bravely, have you ever thought about Wu Hou?" Yan Zhen also shouted: "Let Wu Hou support Liu Bei as emperor, it is just a temporary measure, not to make Jiangdong surrender to Liu Bei forever."

"Although Cao Pi has established the Wei Dynasty on behalf of the Han Dynasty, there are still many scholars and people in the world who support the Han Dynasty. This will inevitably lead to a dispute between the Han Dynasty and the Wei Dynasty."

"The reason why Wu Hou supports Liu Bei at this time is to take the opportunity to obtain the status of the Han Wu King before the orthodoxy dispute between Han and Wei is settled, so that Wu Hou can gain higher status and prestige."

"While Han and Wei were fighting, if Wu Hou could capture Huainan, his prestige would be greatly increased. At that time, he would be emperor, both in terms of status and prestige."

"You warriors, you only know that supporting Liu Bei will make you lose face, but you don't know how difficult the situation of Wuhou is now. A man has no name but no standing. Wuhou's move is just to preserve Jiangdong's foundation."

"If you and others really have plans for Wu Hou, they should help Wu Hou win Hefei as soon as possible instead of framing Ziyu's affair with Liu Bei here."

On bickering.

How could military generals such as Han Dang, Sun Jiao, and Sun Gong be the opponents of Bu Zhi and Yan Zhen.

But they can't fight with each other, but Han Dang and others are good at playing tricks.

Seeing the civil and military conflicts intensifying, Sun Quan slapped the case and shouted: "You are all heroes from Jiangdong. You should work together. How can you slander each other? Don't you hear about the old stories between Lian Po and Lin Xiangru?"

The civil and military officials were scolded and bowed their heads in silence.

Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao, who had been silent all this time, and said, "Teacher, do you have any good ideas to teach me?"

Zhang Zhao saw Sun Quan asking, and then he slowly said: "Since Wu Hou has the forbearance of Gou Jian, wouldn't he hear that the snipe and the clam are fighting, and the fisherman benefits?"

Although Zhang Zhao did not explicitly say whether he should support Liu Bei's becoming emperor or not, Sun Quan understood what Zhang Zhao meant.

Even Sun Quan, who had made an alliance with Lukou, tolerated it, so what does it mean to support Liu Bei in proclaiming himself emperor?
What's more, Sun Quan only nominally supported Liu Bei's proclaimed emperor. Not only would Sun Quan be granted the title of King of Wu, but Liu Bei would not interfere in anything in Jiangdong.

The humiliation was a bit humiliating, and Sun Quan gained a lot of practical benefits.

"Bo Yan, what do you think?" Sun Quan looked at Lu Xun again.

Lu Xun pondered for a moment and said: "I heard that the King of Hanzhong and Mrs. Sun have no heirs yet. I think the King of Hanzhong should show sincerity and get closer to Mrs. Sun so that Mrs. Sun can give birth to the King of Hanzhong's heir as soon as possible."

The eyes of all the civil and military officers looking at Lu Xun were a little weird.

If Liu Bei and Mrs. Sun give birth to an heir, then Sun Quan will be the biggest relative. Even if Sun Quan does not become emperor in the future, he can still choose to support Mrs. Sun's heir.

If Liu Bei and Mrs. Sun have no heirs, then Sun Quan will have a reason to want to be emperor in the future: I just want my sister's son to be a king, but you don't even give him a chance? Since you are unkind, don't blame me for being unjust.

I have to say that Lu Xun's move was quite sinister.

Even Liu Bei had to weigh the pros and cons of this. If he disagreed, Sun Quan would turn around and become King of Wei and Wu, which would have a great impact on the orthodoxy between Han and Wei.

Not only that, it will also affect Liu Bei's Northern Expedition plan to seize Guanzhong!
But Liu Bei and Mrs. Sun had an heir, which was tantamount to laying the root of the trouble among the kings.

Sun Quan felt extremely happy.

Even if the Han Dynasty King Wu could obtain real benefits, it would be humiliating for Sun Quan to support Liu Bei as emperor; but if the condition of Mrs. Sun's heirs is added, then Sun Quan is not the only one who is humiliated.

Everyone is humiliated, and this mentality is balanced.

Sun Quan took the case and decided: "I am related by marriage to the King of Hanzhong, and I am the Marquis of Wu of the Han Dynasty. How can I recognize Cao Pi as my father? I decided to support the King of Hanzhong as emperor to enhance the prestige of my Han Dynasty!"

Now that the interests and appeals have been negotiated, Sun Quan naturally has to behave like a loyal minister.

Immediately.

Sun Quan went to Chengdu again with Zhuge Jin as his envoy and Zhang Wen as his deputy, and prepared all kinds of gifts.

When Liu Bei heard that Sun Quan's envoy had arrived, he first received him secretly, then summoned the civil and military officials from Chengdu to entertain Zhuge Jin and Zhang Wen warmly.

During the banquet.

Zhuge Jin expressed Sun Quan's attitude: "Wuhou heard that the emperor was forced to abdicate by Cao Pi and hated Cao Pi deeply."

"Now that the emperor is in trouble and the country has no master, although Wu Hou has the intention to fight against the rebels, his reputation is too low to fight against the rebels."

"The King of Hanzhong is a clan member of the Han Dynasty and has a reputation for benevolence. If he can inherit the throne, it will be a blessing to the country and the Han Dynasty."

"I came to Chengdu on orders from the Marquis of Wu to respectfully invite the King of Hanzhong to ascend the throne, continue the Yan-Han orthodoxy, and execute Cao Cao and destroy Wei!"

A stone stirred up a thousand waves.

The agreement on interests between Liu Bei and Sun Quan was carried out secretly.

Now, under the arrangement of Liu Bei, Zhuge Jin expressed Sun Quan's attitude in public, which immediately made the civil and military officials at the table uneasy.

Although during this period, auspicious signs, auspicious omens, horoscopes, prophecies, and anecdotes frequently appeared, and there were also civil and military letters urging Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor, Liu Bei always refused.

Unexpectedly, Sun Quan actually asked Zhuge Jin to persuade Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor!

Sun Quan was a Marquis of Wu who was canonized by Liu Xie. He was also the lord of Jiangdong. He was Liu Bei's ally and nominal brother-in-law.

Sun Quan sent an envoy to persuade Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor. This was more influential than Zhuge Liang and others persuading Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor!

Fei Shi immediately stood up and admonished: "No, Your Majesty!"

"Because Cao Cao and his son bullied the emperor, the king traveled thousands of miles into exile and gathered righteous men to attack the traitors of the Cao family."

"Now that the Cao thief has not been eliminated, the king wants to call himself emperor first. This will make the people of the world doubt the king's behavior."

"I once heard that Emperor Gaozu made an agreement with the Chu people that whoever defeated Qin first would be king. When Emperor Gaozu conquered Xianyang and captured Emperor Qin's son Ying, Emperor Gaozu still repeatedly recommended him as king."

"Your Majesty has not yet launched an expedition to the north to kill the bandits, but he wants to proclaim himself emperor first. I think this move by Your Majesty is inappropriate."

Liu Bei did not answer Fei Shi, but just looked at Zhuge Qiao.

Zhuge Qiao understood and stood up: "That's wrong! Gaozu didn't call himself king in the past because he was not qualified to be king at that time."

"In the past, Xiang Yu supported Xiong Xin, the grandson of King Chu Huai, as King of Chu, and named him King Chu Huai. Gaozu, Yingbu, General Pu, Lu, Chen Ying and other generals participated in the support."

"Although King Huai of Chu made an agreement with the generals to first designate the person in the pass as the king; but when Gaozu broke through the pass to capture Ziying, he did not receive the edict from King Huai of Chu, so how could he dare to call himself the king without permission?"

"Today is different."

"Cao Pi followed Wang Mang's old example and forced Emperor Xiaomin to abdicate and replace Han with Wei. Although the king is the king of Hanzhong, he has no one behind him, so how can he continue the Northern Expedition?"

"A country cannot be without a master for a day! If the king cannot imitate Emperor Guangwu and proclaim himself emperor, how can he unite the hearts of the soldiers and the people to attack Cao Wei?"

"Don't forget, Cao Pi's throne was abdicated by Emperor Xiaomin. From a legal perspective, Cao Pi's throne is justifiable."

"And the king is now just a minister of Emperor Xiaomin!"

"Are we going to let the king go to attack the emperor of Cao Wei as a minister of Emperor Xiaomin?"

Fei Shi suddenly choked up.

Liu Ba saw that Fei Shi could not refute, so he stood up and said, "That being said, many people in the Central Plains are currently waiting for the king. If the king proclaims himself emperor, the world will think that he is not broad-minded."

"I think we can postpone proclaiming the emperor until the northern people come to vote. If the northern people think that the king can proclaim the emperor, then it will be the safest time to proclaim the emperor."

"Only in this way will the people of this world support the king."

Liu Ba had an argument with Zhuge Qiao before mourning Liu Xie. Although Zhuge Qiao refuted it and agreed to mourn Liu Xie, Liu Ba disagreed in his heart.

Now seeing Zhuge Jin coming to persuade Sun Quan to join, and Zhuge Qiao strongly supporting it, Liu Ba immediately understood what Liu Bei was thinking.

Understandably, Liu Ba does not agree that Liu Bei is suitable to proclaim himself emperor now.

As a famous official in Jingyi, Liu Ba has great influence. When Fei Shi expressed his stance, everyone was waiting and watching; but as soon as Liu Ba expressed his stance, the civil and military officials at the banquet began to whisper.

Before Zhuge Qiao could refute, someone immediately stood up and agreed with Liu Ba: "Your Majesty, I heard that the Emperor is not dead yet, and he has been named Duke of Shanyang by Cao Pi. If your Majesty proclaims himself emperor at this time, wouldn't it mean that the world's scholars will mistake you for your Majesty?" Do you have any rebellious intentions?"

"I think we should adopt Liu Shangshu's suggestion and postpone proclaiming the emperor until the northern people come to vote, and then decide whether to proclaim the emperor."

"If when the northern people come to surrender, they hold the emperor's secret edict for the king to punish the thieves, and if the king proclaims himself emperor first, won't it chill the northern people?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei's expression changed drastically, and his tiger eyes already had murderous intent.

The person speaking was none other than Liu Bei's chief secretary Yong Mao!
Liu Ba's expression also changed suddenly, and he couldn't help but secretly cursed, "You stupid thief ruined my big job!"

Liu Ba was a famous official and a minister. Regardless of his status and reputation, he was qualified to persuade Liu Bei to postpone proclaiming the emperor.

But who is Yongmao?
There is only one chief clerk and a small assistant in charge of documents.

If you want fame but not fame, and status but not status, you don't try to persuade Liu Bei in private. Instead, you openly support Liu Ba in such a public occasion, and even say in public that Liu Xie is not dead.

This behavior is just mindlessly riding on the popularity, hyping up oneself and gaining fame by echoing Liu Ba.

Seeing this, Yang Yi suddenly felt that an opportunity had come, stood up and angrily shouted: "Yong Mao, you are so bold! How can you tarnish the reputation of Emperor Xiaomin!"

Yong Mao consciously climbed up Liu Ba's big tree, and Yang Yi was right. He retorted coldly: "Yang Shangshu, what do you mean by this? Recently, many scholars have come from the north, and they all say that the emperor is not dead. I How can you tarnish the reputation of the Emperor?"

Yang Yi's eyes were about to burst: "You Yongmao! Don't you hear that the emperor guarded the country and the king died in the country? Now that the country is lost and the country is stolen by Cao Pi, will Emperor Xiaomin still live in peace?"

"Cao Pi, the traitor, forced Emperor Xiaomin to abdicate and made Emperor Xiaomin suffer humiliation. Because of Emperor Xiaomin's staunchness, he will definitely kill himself to apologize."

"Today's Shanyang Gong is just a substitute that Cao Pi found to silence the public. You don't know the truth, but you falsely claim that Emperor Xiaomin has become Cao Wei's Shanyang Gong with peace of mind. Aren't you tarnishing Emperor Xiaomin's reputation? ?”

"You are a small chief clerk, but you defended Cao Pi. Now I suspect that you are colluding with Cao Pi!"

Yong Mao was so angry that his beard and hair grew thick. He pointed at Yang Yi and cursed: "Yang Yi, how dare you slander me? I have been with the king for a long time and have always worked hard. You used to be Cao Cao's subordinate, but now you want to trap the king into injustice and speak nonsense about the emperor. If he kills himself to apologize, he must be colluding with Cao Pi!"

Yang Yi sneered: "I admired the king's benevolence and righteousness, so I abandoned the secret and turned to the bright side! But not only did you not support the king, but you spoke for Cao Pi, and you also slandered me for colluding with Cao Pi! As the king's chief clerk, what crime should you be guilty of?"

Zhuge Qiao couldn't help but look down upon Yang Yi when he saw that Yang Yi had directly used the words he had used to refute Liu Ba and refuted Yong Mao until he was speechless.

This Yang Yi's level of training is quite extraordinary!

As soon as these words came out today, Liu Bei must use Yang Yi in order to win people's hearts.

(End of this chapter)