The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 483 Preparations
To Zhang Wu's relief, when he persuaded him to advance for the second time, all the civil and military officials under his command chose to stand in line to support Zhang Wu, including the former Liu Bei's civil and military officials, such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and other generals, Zhuge Liang, Mi Zhu, Jian Yong and other civil officials.

Of course, not all officials are qualified to stand in line to express their opinions. Civil officials must be at least the rank of prefect or above, and military officers must be at least the rank of Zhonglang general or above.

Today, including Liu Bei, some people no longer have much hope for the revival of the Han Dynasty, especially after Cao Pi forced the Han Emperor to abdicate, everyone in the world knows that the Han Dynasty is irretrievable.It's just that Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han family after all, and it's a bit difficult to accept emotionally, and he is even more unwilling to support another person to proclaim himself emperor at this time.

But claiming the king can relieve it temporarily. After all, the big man is gone, and they will continue to fight against Cao Pi, and who doesn't want to get their official position promoted again.

In the original book, after Cao Pi usurped the throne, Zhuge Liang and others were very active in persuading Liu Bei to become emperor. Zhuge Liang made it clear to Liu Bei that the reason why everyone followed Liu Bei through life and death was not because they wanted to climb the dragon and become the phoenix, establish fame, and wait for Liu Bei to achieve great things After that, the people below can enjoy the glory and wealth.

Do you think everyone really wants to restore the Han Dynasty wholeheartedly?Do you think everyone really still has that emperor who was played bad by others?Otherwise, why would Mi Zhu be optimistic about Liu Bei, a poor and white guy, not only married his sister to Liu Bei, but also sent all his family assets to Liu Bei to recruit soldiers and horses, wouldn't it be good for him to give it directly to the emperor?
It is undeniable that many people do have faith and feelings in their hearts at the beginning, but as time goes by, people's hearts will also change. Is it rare for a dragon-slaying boy to eventually become a dragon?
At the beginning, Yuan Shao didn't have the ideal of restoring the imperial court. Even when Dong Zhuo was about to abolish Emperor Han, he stood up and drew his sword against Dong Zhuo at the risk of his life.After Yuan Shao took over the power and his army was strong, how could he still have such thoughts, even he himself wanted to be the emperor.

After Liu Bei developed later, he did not want to be an emperor himself, because people's thoughts will change with their age and the amount of power and wealth in their hands.

Especially in Zhang Wu's position, there are some things that he can't do according to his own will, and he needs to take care of the interests of everyone under him.

We people go through life and death for you, isn't it for the future to be able to confer titles of marquis and ministers, wives and sons?Now you push back and forth and refuse to take the position, wouldn't it chill everyone's hearts?Everyone might as well go to Cao Pi and forget it!

When Liu Bei refused to proclaim himself emperor, all the generals under his command said directly to Liu Bei: "If my lord pushes back and forth again, I'm afraid everyone's hearts will be lost."

As the boss, who doesn't know the truth of "if people's hearts are scattered, it's hard to lead the team".

Therefore, Liu Bei both understands and supports Zhang Wu's becoming king. As for the future, we will talk about it at that time.After all, Zhang Wu is his son-in-law now. If Cao Pi wins in the end, it doesn't matter whether Zhang Wu is called emperor or not. If Zhang Wu wins in the end, no matter what, his descendants of Liu Bei will not worry about prosperity.

But in ancient times, it was not just anyone who wanted to be king or emperor. You had to have a decent name, otherwise it would be usurpation, and the kingdom or dynasty you established would be usurpation.

In particular, it is difficult to be recognized by a foreign surname as a king and emperor, so many excuses are needed.

For example, when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he not only held the "Jade Seal of Chuanguo" which symbolized the emperor, but also made the prophecy that "the one who replaces the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye".Because Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once said: "There was a disaster in the Han Dynasty, and the law should be ordered again. Who should be the descendant of the clan? The generation of the Han Dynasty in the 42th and [-]nd should be Tu Gaoye."

Cao Pi's usurping the Han even imitated the ancient story of Yao, Shun and Yu's abdication, in order to justify his name and prove that his throne is legal.

And in ancient times, what are the legitimate ways to obtain the king's title?
The first is that the emperor's relatives and relatives are crowned kings by the emperor. For example, the emperor crowns his brothers and sons as kings, and sometimes his relatives are crowned kings.For example, Liu Bang's wife Lu Hou made a lot of relatives surnamed Lu from her mother's family as kings, and the kings of foreign relatives were kings with different surnames.

The second is that the subjugated emperor was crowned king by the new emperor. For example, Cao Huan, the last emperor of Wei, was demoted to King Chenliu by the usurper Sima Yan;

The third is the monarchs of the dependent countries. It is more logical for these people to be named kings with different surnames, because strictly speaking, these people are even equal in status to the emperors of the Central Plains dynasty.However, on the one hand, the strength is not as good as that of the Central Plains Dynasty, so they dare not directly confront them, so they have to surrender their status and accept the title of king to express their submission.Such as Zhao Tuo, King of Nanyue in the early Western Han Dynasty, Si Yao, King of Dongou, King Horqin County in Qing Dynasty, etc.

The fourth is military exploits, which is the main force of the kings with different surnames, accounting for more than half of the total number of kings with different surnames.However, meritorious officials can also be divided into two categories. The first category is to be granted after death, and the second category is to be awarded while alive.After Han Gaozu Liu Bang won the hegemony between Chu and Han, he named Qi Wang Han Xin, Liang Wang Peng Yue, Huainan Wang Yingbu, Zhao Wang Zhang Er, Yan Wang Lu Wan, Changsha Wang Wu Rui, and Han Wangxin as kings with different surnames. .

The fifth is that the warlords of one side of the separatist regime proclaimed themselves kings and emperors, such as Yuan Shu who proclaimed himself emperor before, Sun Quan who proclaimed himself emperor in history, as well as Tang Wang Li Yuan, Zheng Wang Shichong, Jin Wang Li Keyong, etc.

The first four are all legal in orthodoxy and are generally recognized, while the fifth belongs to "the winner and the loser". Whoever can finally win the world can write history books, write himself as orthodox, and make others Written as a usurper regime.

Strictly speaking, Zhang Wu's title of king is the fifth type. In terms of righteousness and fame, he is not even as famous as Yuan Shu back then.But Zhang Wu's strength is strong, occupying half of the country, and there is even a great possibility of unifying the world.

However, Zhang Wu also wanted some face after all, so he tried his best to find some reasons.

First of all, the imperial literati team headed by Huang She took action. They spread the overwhelming publicity of Zhang Wu's literary and martial arts. The major media headlines are all about Zhang Wu's achievements. Enjoying peace is all thanks to Zhang Wu.

This is to rely on military merits to become the king. Although there is no emperor to issue an edict to Zhang Wu, but with these real achievements, everyone is convinced.Especially the aristocratic families and people in the four counties in the south of the Yangtze River basically supported Zhang Wu very much, because Zhang Wu made them live a good life, and made the children of ordinary people have enough food, clothing, warmth and reading and writing.

The second is a group of magic sticks headed by Qiao Zhou and Zuo Ci, including the followers of Taiping Dao and Wu Dou Mi Dao. They use various evidences to prove that Zhang Wu is the reincarnation of the Chu Overlord.After Xiang Yu was dismissed from the army, he was named a god, and now he is reincarnated, the purpose is to end the troubled times and let the people live a better life.

Xiang Yu, the overlord of Chu, was the emperor back then, and even Liu Bang's Han King was conferred by Xiang Yu. Now his reincarnation should continue to be king, right?

Finally, there are Confucian intellectuals headed by Gu Yong, Shi Xie, Zhang Song and others. According to their research, the "Zhang" surname is derived from the "Ji" surname, which is after the Yellow Emperor.In ancient times, Hui Hui, the grandson of the Yellow Emperor, invented the bow and arrow, and was named Gong Zheng by the Yellow Emperor. He was in charge of making bows and arrows, also known as the bow leader.

Later, Hui used the official title as his surname, and Zhang Hui was the ancestor of the "Zhang" surname. This branch of the Zhang surname originated from Qingyang (that is, Qingyang, east of Qinghe County, Hebei today), and it was the Qinghe Zhang family.According to Zhang Wu, his hometown is in that area!

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