Chapter 58 Wu Chengding of the Northern and Southern Han Dynasty Expands the territory of the four princes 3

People, mules, horses, vehicles, teams and rows are marching on the road, and there is no end from the beginning. According to the agreement, Nanye ceded Yanzhou to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei handed over the money and grain accumulated over many years and 70% of the people of Yanzhou to Nanye. Of course, most of these people are poor families. Those big families are unwilling to give up their property and go with Nanye, and Nanye can't afford their demolition fees.

In fact, the strength of Nanye is not unable to defend Yanzhou, but Yanzhou is surrounded by Sun, Cao and Liu, and the three movable families can't bypass it. Nan Ye withdrew from Yanzhou for two main purposes, one is to enhance Liu Bei's strength to fight against Sun Quan and Cao Pi, and the other is to wait for the three families to turn against him.

As soon as Nanye's army left, Liu Bei stationed Xuchang. Xu Chang originally belonged to the boundary of Yuzhou, but due to Cao Pi's heavy defense, Liu Bei took the whole of Yuzhou and did not take Xuchang, and now his wish has finally come true. The only regret for Liu Bei is that Nanye moved away from many strong people in the city. Xuchang City looks much deserted and less prosperous in the past. However, Liu Bei believes that Xu Chang can restore his old appearance in less than two years.

As soon as Zhuge Liang arrived at Xuchang, he discussed with Jian Yong, Sun Qian, Xun Qian and others to respect Liu Bei, the king of Guanzhong, as emperor. Sun Qian said, "There can't be no king in the world. There is auspicious wind and clouds nearby, and dozens of feet of yellow gas rise to the sky in the northwest corner of Xuchang. The emperor star is seen in the nine heavens, as brilliant as the moon. This is in response to the imminent throne of King Guanzhong to succeed to the Han Dynasty.

As soon as Sun Qian's seal, bureaucrats of all sizes came up one after another, saying that Cao Pi abdicate and Liu Bei succeeded to the throne. Liu Bei was naturally happy, but he always had to be humble, so he pretended to be unhappy and said, "Cao Pi usurped the man to be independent, which is not good in his name. If you want me to accept his concession, won't you trap me in disloyalty and injustice?

Zhuge Liang said, "No! Now the former emperor has died, and there is no king in the world. The lord is a Miao descendant of the Han Dynasty, and should continue to extend the Han sacrifice.

Liu Bei still excused: "This matter should be discussed again."

Three days later, Zhuge Liang led all the officials into the court and invited Liu Bei out. Everyone bowed to the front. Xun said, "Today, the emperor of the Han Dynasty has been killed by thieves. The lord does not ascend the throne, and no one in the world can be emperor. If the people have no owner, they will be panicked all day long. This is not the blessing of the world. Today, all the people want to be the king. If they don't follow the comments of their ministers, they will be disappointed by the people.

Liu Bei said, "Although I am the grandson of Emperor Jing, I have not made great contributions to the people. How can I succeed to the Han Dynasty?"

Zhang Fei shouted in His Highness, "If my brother is not the emperor, who else can do it?"

Zhuge Liang said, "I have come out of the hut, and I have to meet the master and follow him until now. Today, the lord has the land of Yu, Yan, and the three states, and the foundation has been completed, and it is at the time of the Han Dynasty. Civil and military bureaucrats all want to take the lord as emperor, calm the world, and make achievements together. If the lord insists on refusing, all the officials will have grievances, and they will soon dissipate. If the literature and martial arts disperse and Wu and Wei come to attack, the three states will be difficult to protect. Not only was the great foundation buried in vain, but my 400-year-year- old country was also ruined by the lord.

As soon as Liu Bei heard that he would not succeed to the throne, he was about to become a sinner for thousands of years, and said, "I have to refuse to stop it. I'm afraid that people all over the world will talk about it."

Zhuge Liang knew that the "people of the world" that Liu Bei feared did not refer to all people, nor Cao Pi and Sun Quan, but a guide Ye. Zhuge Liang had the intention to unite with Nan Ye. Naturally, he considered Nan Ye's reaction to Liu Bei's claim to the throne, but he thought about it and felt that if Liu Bei did not claim the throne, there was really no more suitable candidate to claim the throne than Liu Bei at this time. It seems unlikely to claim to be emperor by Nan Ye's great righteousness, so there is no reason to oppose Liu Bei's claim to emperor. So Zhuge Liang came out of the class and said, "Sage Yun: If the name is not correct, the words will not go well. Now the Lord is right in the name of the emperor. What is there to discuss? Don't you listen to heaven and don't take it, but take the blame?"

Liu Bei nodded and agreed when he heard the words. Seeing this, the officials were overjoyed and bowed to him one after another: "If the Lord has agreed to the invitation, he can build an altar to choose good luck and give a great salute." Liu Bei then ordered Jian Yong and Sun Qian to build an altar in the south of Xuchang and choose a good day to ascend the throne.

A few days later, everything will be ready, and hundreds of officials will set up a car. Please invite Liu Bei to go to the altar to offer a sacrifice. Xun Xun read the sacrificial article and said, "The emperor is ready to tell the emperor's land: Han has the world, and there are countless boundaries. In the past, Wang Mang usurped theft, Emperor Guangwu was angry and killed, and the society resurred. Today, there was chaos, and the Lord was killed later. The generals in the group thought that the Han sacrifice was abandoned, and it was appropriate to postpone it. Fearing of no virtue ascending to the throne, he asked the common people's officials, and everyone said: fate can't be unanswered, the ancestral industry can't be replaced for a long time, and the four seas can't be ownerless. One person is preparing for what the earth wants. Preparing for fate, and afraid that the high and light industry will fall to the ground, I would like to choose an auspicious day, go to the altar to offer sacrifices, receive the emperor's seal, and come to the four directions. May God bless the Han family and be boundless!"

After reading the sacrificial article, Zhuge Liang led the officials to present the jade seal that had already been prepared. Liu was highly praised on the altar and repeatedly declined: "If you have no talent and morality, please choose someone with talent and virtue to accept it."

Zhuge Liang said, "The king of Guanzhong has calmed down the four seas, and his merits are all over the world. He is also a sect of the Han Dynasty, so it is appropriate to take the throne. Now that it has been sacrificed to the gods, there is no need to be humble!"

Liu Bei received the seal, and all the civil and military officials shouted long live. After the dance ceremony, it was changed to the first year of Zhangwu, and the name of the country was still Han to show orthodoxy. Mrs. Gan was appointed as the queen, Zhuge Liang as the prime minister, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei as the generals and the cavalry generals. Bureaucrats, big and small, were rewarded one by one, and then granted amnesty to the world.

Sun Quan also has the intention to claim the emperor when he gets the jade seal and returns to the fiefdom. When the officials knew what it meant, Zhang Zhao said, "I recently heard that Wujun Dongshan, Phoenix Laiyi. Yellow dragons appear repeatedly in the river. Nowadays, there is no master in the world. The lord's virtue is matched with Tang and Yu. Ming Biwen and Wu are destined to return, which can be the throne of the emperor.

Hundreds of officials said, "That's what Mr. Zibu said!"

Sun Quan was much happier than Liu Bei. At that time, he discussed the title of emperor with hundreds of officials. According to the analysis of Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu and others, Liu Xie will definitely claim the throne after Liu Bei returns to the army. Nan Ye may also claim the throne. If Sun Quan does not take advantage of the good opportunity of the world to claim the throne, there will be no such a good excuse in the future.

Zhang Zhao also drew up a sacrificial article for Sun Quan. Of course, the sacrificial article no longer emphasizes the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, but emphasizes that there are virtuous people living in the world. Sun Quan runs the rich and powerful Jiangdong country and gets a jade seal from heaven. He should be called the emperor.

Sun Quan, like Liu Bei, built altars to worship heaven and earth in the southern suburbs, and set the capital of Jianye. The ministers invited Sun Quan to ascend the altar to ascend the throne. The name of the country was Great Wu, which was changed to the first year of Huanglong. His father, Sun Jian, is the emperor of Wu Lie, the mother Wu is the Empress Wu Lie, and his brother Sun Ce is the king of Guangling. The eldest son was appointed as the crown prince. Zhou Yu was also appointed as the governor, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Yu and Lu Su as the three princes, and the rest of the officials were rewarded.

After the congratulations of the officials, Zhou Yu came out of the class and said, "Your Majesty should inform the world when he ascended the throne. In addition, Cao Pi has the merit of offering a seal. His Majesty should issue an edict and make him the king of Wei to show his intention of repair."