At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

The school is gone, and his main energy is now on surviving, and he has no time to pay attention to other things.

Knowing this, Zhuge Liang became more anxious, packed up his luggage, took his wife Huang Shi and younger brother Zhuge Jun, bid farewell to his elder sister and second sister, and set foot on the road back to the north with Xu Shu, Meng Jian and Shi Tao.

They started from Xiangyang, passed through Nanyang, arrived at Yingchuan, and then arrived at Chenliu from Yingchuan. From Chenliu, they continued northward, crossed the Yellow River, entered Jizhou, and went to Yecheng to find Zhuge Jin and their future.

Xu Shu, Shitao and Meng Jian didn't go back to their hometown, they went directly to Yecheng, thinking that if they could get a good position under Guo Peng's command, why would they go back home?

They went directly to Yecheng to settle down. Wouldn't living in Yecheng be better than living in a hometown that no longer belonged to them?

A group of people directly embarked on the road to pursue their dreams.

Scholars all over the world abandoned Jingzhou, the haven of refuge, and returned to the north instead. Under the strong attraction, the talents who had been lost in the north gradually returned.

When Zhuge Liang and his party arrived in Chenliu County, Guo Peng finally returned to Yecheng, where he had been away for more than a year.

After entering the city, he first went home to see his family and children. He hadn't seen him for a long time, and he missed him very much. He was very happy to hold his son and daughter.

It's a pity that the time belonging to Guo Peng is limited, but the time belonging to Duke Wei is much, so after a little intimacy, Duke Wei Guo Zifeng left home and went to the government office to hold a large bureaucratic meeting. Many people came to attend.

The content of the discussion is also very routine, the same as when returning from every previous expedition. There are many things to discuss, such as summarizing experience, discussing success or failure, counting gains and losses, discussing future governance issues, and so on.

But this time when discussing, Guo Peng could always feel the difference in the atmosphere.

It used to be that kind of high-spirited atmosphere, because the continuous victories brought the whole group a sense of forging ahead, and everyone was motivated to work together, thinking about being better and stronger.

But this time, it feels a little different, compared to Endeavor... it seems a little hotter?

This fiery feeling, fiery impulse, and the feeling when mentioning each achievement made Guo Peng feel that the whole group seemed to be in an inexplicable excitement.

what is the reason?

Is it because he conquered Kansai and Hanzhong in one go and expanded the land for thousands of miles?

If this is the case, it is actually easy to understand, because I often win battles, and the spiritual changes brought about by winning battles to the entire group are obvious.

Victory can temporarily cover up all problems, and the power brought by victory can temporarily allow Guo Peng to have unlimited power, and no one dares to disobey Guo Peng.

It's just because the victory is too inspiring and shocking, and the meaning of victory is too important.

For the Guo Peng Group, one victory after another means that the group has risen together with Guo Peng. Everyone is a community of interests, and they can all get the benefits they want, and more and more, more and more hot.

So this excitement is not incomprehensible.

However, this does not seem to be enough to explain the problem.

Then, Guo Peng realized.

For his loyal subordinates and subordinates with vested interests, it seems that that time has come.

proclaim oneself emperor.

Guo Peng's heart began to beat violently in an instant.

Even after so many years of preparation, when the time comes, I can't help but feel nervous and feel a sense of homelessness.

but.

They are so excited, do they really think that they are going to become emperor at this time?

It's not that it can't be done, because the emperor has been gone for a long time, and the new emperor should have been elected soon, but because Guo Peng went to beat up the Liangzhou people, it has been procrastinated and not put on the agenda.

But as the saying goes, a country cannot live without a king. After Guo Peng left, people kept writing to Guo Peng, hoping that Guo Peng could establish a new emperor candidate as soon as possible.

After defeating the Liangzhou Group and repelling the invasion of the three southern princes, everyone in the world agrees that the only person in the world who is qualified to be an emperor is Guo Peng.

If it is said that the three southern princes were also qualified to intervene before the expedition, now, they really do not have it.

A wave of contact exposed their fragile nature, and they couldn't compete with Guo Peng at all.

Then everyone in the world will understand that the only person who can support the emperor is Guo Peng, only Guo Peng is qualified, and no one else is qualified.

Even if Guo Peng intends to proclaim himself emperor, they have no ability to hinder, because the gap in strength and prestige is there, and everyone's expectations are almost over.

For Guo Peng, this matter is actually quite maneuverable.

If you want to be an emperor, you can't just be an emperor without thinking. There must be a title, so that everyone can trace it, so that this matter looks operable and can stop the mouths of people all over the world.

After all, for people in the upper class, the most important thing in this world is "face".

What you want to do, there must be a reason in the past, you can't just start it without thinking, you must have a set of procedures and basis that seem to be scientific and reasonable.

Such as auspiciousness, such as prophecy, such as yin and yang and five elements.

You always have to have a mysterious and mysterious reason, so that everyone can be convinced.

Let everyone feel that you are following the will of God on the surface, and everyone can see it in face. Everyone is not a rebellious minister, but a obedient minister of heaven.

Yes, it is God who is responsible.

So Chinese scholars never believe in God, and they don’t really believe in ghosts and gods. They just take the blame when they need it, and when they don’t need it...

while playing!

You are like Cao Pi proclaiming emperor and Liu Bei proclaiming emperor. Although it is also due to external demand and internal influence, many people persuade them to proclaim emperor and follow the trend, but the process is also indispensable.

Take Yin-Yang and Five Elements as an example. The ancients believed in the five-element philosophy, and they often said that there are virtuous people in the world. This word refers to both the character of a person and the luck bestowed by heaven. The mutual restraint relationship of the five elements.

Metal, wood, water, fire, earth and five elements.

In order to ascend the throne, Liu Bang and Wang Mang, in order to usurp the throne, sorted out a set of standard procedures for ascending the throne and proclaiming the emperor for later generations, which will be continuously developed and carried forward by future generations.

Cao Pi is the emperor's position obtained by Liu Xiechan's abdication, and it is not a dynasty change that is resolved by force.

He wants to tell everyone that I was established on behalf of the Han Dynasty, and I was not taken by violence.

Therefore, finding the year name for Cao Pi must conform to the concept of the five elements intergrowth.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was the virtue of fire, and the earth was born by fire. Cao Wei was established on behalf of the Han Dynasty and belonged to the virtue of earth, and the character yellow belonged to the earth. Therefore, Cao Pi's first year name was called Huangchu, which means the beginning of earth virtue and the long-term fortune of the country.

Of course, this thing is pure metaphysics, and it is of no use. The long-term luck of a country does not depend on gold, wood, water, fire, and soil. If you want to go, you will not make everyone a rebellious minister.

But if the problem of the gentry being too strong in the local area is not solved, the rebirth of the Yellow Emperor will be useless. It should be overturned, and it will overturn.

Chapter 637 The scientific process of the six usurpers

After talking about Cao Pi's scientific operation, Liu Bei's scientific operation is also worth learning.

Cao Pi replaced the Han Dynasty, and Liu Bei, as the last clan warlord of the Han Dynasty at that time, had to carry the banner of the Han Dynasty to fight against Cao Pi, and could not let it fall.

So proclaiming the emperor has become a realistic factor, a thing that has to be done.

But proclaiming the emperor is not proclaiming the emperor by patting the melon seeds on the head. Liu Bei did not have Liu Xie Neng to abdicate the throne. Is it reasonable to create a throne out of thin air?Is it legal?Do people in the world agree?Is it okay on face?

Although Liu Bei had ruled Yizhou for several years at that time, there were many people who opposed Liu Bei's proclaiming emperor.

Proclaiming the emperor is a technical job, and you can't just use your brains casually, so with the help of a group of capable people under his command, Liu Bei made full preparations and started the vigorous preparatory activities for proclaiming the emperor.

On the year number, in order to show that he inherited the legal system of the Han Dynasty, he naturally could not abandon Huo De. The Zhang character in the year name of Zhang Wu, the five elements belong to fire, this Wu is probably a kind of flattery to Liu Bei, right?

After all, the life of a soldier and a horse...

Then there is the big killer, prophecy.

Liu Xiu relied on his mind, luck, and prophecy to fool the people of the world into becoming an emperor. After becoming an emperor, he naturally flourished in prophecy, to the point where ministers who didn't believe in prophecy would be demoted.

So in the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prophecy always occupied the lofty position in the official face, and could always stir up the world, stirring up panic and changing people's minds.

For example, the most famous out-of-context boring prophecy of "Dangtu Gaoye, who replaced the Han Dynasty", turned out to be one of the bases for Yuan Shu and Cao Pi to proclaim themselves emperors.

For Liu Bei to be emperor, the support of prophecy is indispensable. He needs to find the basis for him to be emperor.

So Liu Bei appointed a group of prophecy experts to lie on the ground and flip through ancient books, searching desperately for them...

Lu Xun said that there is no basis in the world, and when ambitious people need it, there will naturally be a basis.

So a group of old pedants worked hard and blinded their eyes, and finally found the phrase "Chi San Ri De Chang, Nine Generations will be prepared, and they will become Emperors" in the chapter "Luo Shu Zhen Yaodu".

They made an exclusive interpretation of this sentence, which means that a dynasty with fire virtue and good fortune must experience three prosperity, and after several generations, a person named Bei will become the emperor.

Of course, the final interpretation of this sentence is in the hands of the official Shu Han, and no private interpretation is accepted.

If you break the law by private interpretation, your head will be beheaded.

Finally found the proof!

The eyes of the old scholars filled with tears, the courtiers of the Shu Han were overjoyed, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Sure enough, Liu Bei, who had been beaten all his life and fled here and there without a place to live, was the real son of heaven who was destined to inherit the throne of the Han Dynasty!

Therefore, Huangtian pays off those who work hard, and opportunities are always reserved for those who are prepared. Liu Bei finally found a prophecy that meets his conditions.

Well, the prophecy is here, the legal basis is here, the conditions are here, auspiciousness... I say there is, there will be!

Everything is ready, more than 800 officials signed a letter at the right time——

So the phoenix nirvana, the Han Empire was reborn in the southwestern border of the land of China.

Guo Peng has learned important lessons from these painstaking stories, as well as from the reckless behavior of people like Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si——

The result is doomed long ago, and everyone has tacitly agreed, so the key is not the result, but the process.

Although I am strong enough, I want to usurp the throne and proclaim myself emperor, because after all, I am a rebel and a traitor, so no matter how I say it, I can't be too obvious to grab it. If that is the case, the appearance is too ugly, and it does not conform to my long-standing personality.

Being an emperor by yourself is something that many people agree with. Even so, the process must be gentle and conform to the core essence of Confucianism - benevolence.

This action of usurping the throne, which is full of conspiracy, despicable and shameless, must be painted with benevolence, justice and morality, without any blood and discord.

It is necessary to let everyone feel that this is a scene that only appeared under the benevolent government of the ancient sage king.

The emperor is a sage, not a traitor, and the officials are not rebels, but obey the will of heaven, so that everyone can live with face, and it is logical to agree.

To put it simply, it is necessary to do that and establish that, both are indispensable.

Guo, the most powerful person in the world, is destined to become the emperor and replace the Han Dynasty. This is God's will, not man's will, so it is also God's will to create a new era. It is not a rebellion. There is nothing illegal. Everything is God means.

Someone Guo was ordered by God!

So everyone is honored.

Happy everyone, happy everyone.

In this way, it is easy to accept.

Face, face, face!

Before established facts, face is the most important thing!

This is what Guo Peng needs to do most right now.

After feeling this fiery emotion, Mr. Guo also had an insight into everything. He knew what he should do most now, and he also knew how to handle this matter.

So that night, someone from Guo called Cheng Yu over and secretly gave Cheng Yu three tasks.

First, find an underage baby from among the descendants of King Liu Kai of Hejian and bring him to Yecheng so that he can become the new emperor.

Second, find evidence that Guo is the destined emperor from all the prophecy books that can be searched more than 100 years ago-the saying that the Han dynasty should be Tu Gaoye can be used.

It is necessary to find a well-known prophecy scientist for an exclusive explanation, hold the right of interpretation in hand, and not give other people the opportunity to explain blindly.

Third, think of a year name for someone Guo that is in line with the luck of Tude after the Wei Dynasty and the Han Dynasty.

The first one can be made public, anyway, it is a secret operation, and Guo Peng has the power to decide who to be the emperor.

The second and third need to carefully find someone to do it, work secretly, don't shoot guns, Cheng Yu must be very careful not to leak the wind.

Cheng Yu immediately expressed very excitedly that he knew everything, and that he would follow Guo Peng's request, everything quietly, without any omissions.

At the same time, Cheng Yu also showed all his excitement.

"When the lord told his subordinates this kind of intention, it was still five years ago in Zhongping. In a flash, more than ten years have passed. For more than ten years, it seems like a dream. Even today, the subordinates often feel unreal. I can't believe that at the beginning, the lord was just a general in Beidi, but now, the lord is already a dragon and phoenix among people."

Cheng Yu wiped away his tears, his voice choked up.

Guo Peng also couldn't help but shed tears.

Thinking of all the past, he tightly held the hand of Cheng Yu, the only one who knew the dark emotions in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's the end of all hardships. In the past ten years, I have worked hard, and Zhong De has also worked hard. Along the way, he will never leave me." Abandonment, hard work, I have seen Zhongde's hard work, in this life, Guo Zifeng will never let Cheng Zhongde down."

"Lord!"

Cheng Yu burst into tears instantly, crying bitterly, as if he wanted to pour out all the pressure accumulated over the years.

When people grow up, there are not many places where they can shed tears. Unlike when they were young, they can cry whenever they want. When they are stressed, they cry immediately. After crying, the pressure is gone, and the mood is better. .