At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

So they put up petitions again and again, persuading Liu Zhang not to act like a car, let Liu Zhang see the reality clearly, realize the huge gap between himself and Guo Peng, surrender quickly, and stop harming us locals.

Liu Zhang is in a state of confusion, and even has a vague tendency to surrender to Guo Peng.

The Dongzhou people are a little unhappy. If Liu Zhang is gone, then those who used to join Liu Zhang in the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong and fight against Guo Wei will really die without a place to die, okay?

In particular, the two brothers of the Wu family fought against Guo Peng face to face, and fought for Hanzhong relentlessly. If it fell into Guo Peng's hands, would it be good?

If they don't keep Shuzhong firmly, they really don't know how to die.

For them, Shuzhong is the only retreat.

So they firmly disagreed with Liu Zhang doing this, saying that Liu Zhang was committing suicide by doing this. When the time comes, people will kill me with swords, and Guo Peng will kill him or not. protect him.

When Wu Yi met Liu Zhang face to face, he treated Liu Zhang with all his heart and soul, and tore off the face of the local bureaucrats in Yizhou.

"They surrendered, they can continue to serve as officials, and they can continue to live their own lives in the local area. Guo Zifeng needs them and will not hurt them, but if Shijun loses Yizhou, what else? Just like the emperor of the Han Dynasty, he is a bird in a cage!"

Liu Zhang was startled, and suddenly realized that this was indeed the case.

But he was still terrified.

"Before we had so many troops, we were vulnerable to Guo Zifeng. Didn't the general fight Guo Zifeng head-on? We are still powerless. Once Guo Zifeng's army comes to Sichuan, what can we do?"

Wu Yi shook his head again and again.

"That's Pang Xi collaborating with the enemy and directly giving up the natural danger of the Qinling Mountains, which made us very passive. If the natural danger of the Qinling Mountains was in hand, Guo Zifeng's [-] troops would never have come to Hanzhong! The current situation is different from the beginning.

Although we have lost Hanzhong, we can still defend Baishuiguan. Baishuiguan is not guaranteed, and there is a natural danger in the Jiange. One man guards the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it. Holding such a powerful pass, we still have to surrender. This is the situation that the king would like to see ? "

Liu Zhang was very upset.

"The general means that if Guo Zifeng wants to fight, we can win?"

"Not to mention whether we can win or not, at least it can drag down his logistics. As long as his food and grass are not enough, he must retreat. As long as he retreats, we will win. We will stick to the natural danger in the middle of Shu and never let any Wei soldiers enter Shu. middle!"

Wu Yi resolutely asked for orders.

"General... the general has such pride, Gu is very pleased."

Liu Zhang felt a little more at ease.

As a result, Wu Yi's next words made him raise his heart in his throat again.

"Now that Emperor Han was abolished by Guo Zifeng, the Han Dynasty is in jeopardy. The emperor is a relative of the Han family and the blood of the great ancestors. Why not ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor, inherit the Han lineage, and call on the people of insight in the world to fight against Guo Wei in the name of Emperor Han. Attack it?"

"Called... proclaimed emperor?"

Liu Zhang was terrified: "How can I become emperor?"

"Why can't your majesty be called emperor? Guo Zifeng, a rebel, usurped the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and usurped the Han Dynasty. The majesty is the clan of the Han family. Why can't he be proclaimed emperor to inherit the orthodoxy of the Han family? If the majesty is not proclaimed emperor, who else in the world can be proclaimed emperor?" , who else can inherit the mountains and rivers of the Han Dynasty?"

Wu Yi said loudly: "My lord, I respectfully invite the king to be the emperor to inherit the Han heir, and call on the people in the world who have the Han family in their hearts to attack Guo Wei and restore the Han Dynasty! If this is the case, the Han Dynasty will definitely be restored!"

Liu Zhang was so frightened that he couldn't react for a long time.

Wu Yi did not force Liu Zhang at that time, but then he pressed on step by step.

In order to make Liu Zhang proclaim himself emperor with more "peace of mind", Wu Yi brought a large group of outstanding Dongzhou faction generals who had experienced the Nanzhong War to the palace of the Shu Palace, and "advised Liu Zhang face to face", asking Liu Zhang to take the safety of the world as his own responsibility and abandon Personal worries, Fengtian proclaims himself emperor.

Wu Yi said don't worry, even if you don't have a throne, we can make one for you.

Liu Zhang was forced to have no choice but to declare himself emperor in February of the first year of Yande.

Compared with Guo, Liu Zhang really didn't want to do it, and he didn't dare to do it, but he was forced to do it.

The name of the country is still Han and will not be changed. In order to show the legitimacy of this regime to the people of the world, the year name is directly designated as orthodox.

Because all the preparations were in a hurry, even the emperor's crown clothes were not ready in time. Liu Zhang's clothes didn't even fit very well, and the shoes felt a bit too big, but there was no time to change them.

In order to make the founding ceremony look lively, the generals directly used military coercion to force local officials to participate in the founding ceremony, forcing them to recognize Liu Zhang’s Shu Han regime.

The founding ceremony ended in a relatively lively situation.

Chapter 786. 790 The fifth son, Cong, is young and quick-witted, and he should inherit the position of envoy

Under the auspices of the Dongzhou faction, Liu Zhang was voluntarily made emperor and continued to fly the banner of the Han Dynasty.

In order to buy people's hearts, and to show the world that he is orthodox, and to win the help of the wealthy families in the Central Plains who still have the Han Dynasty in their hearts, Liu Zhang's regime announced that he would attack Guo Wei in the north and crusade against the puppet dynasty, saying that the Han and the thieves are not at odds Wang Ye is not partial to security and the like.

Then Liu Zhang's edict was sent to Liu Biao.

The imperial edict said that Liu Zhang wanted to make Liu Biao the king of Chu and support Liu Biao as the king of Chu, so he asked Liu Biao to listen to him.

Since no one else in the world is willing to stand up and defend the Han Dynasty, let the two Han clansmen work together to support the big man.

Re-establish the foundation of Dahan!

The world of the Han Dynasty needs heroes to stand up. At this critical moment when the Han Dynasty is in decline, when the north has been occupied by the puppet dynasty Guo Wei, it is even more necessary for people with lofty ideals to rise up and fight for the Han Dynasty!

Liu Biao was very happy. He realized that he was not alone, and thought that his subordinates who were self-sufficient would not allow him to become emperor, so he simply accepted Liu Zhang's edict.

Liu Biao announced that he recognized Liu Zhang's throne, accepted Liu Zhang's appointment, and became the king of Chu. Not only that, he also invited Liu Zhang to send troops to Jingzhou to help in the war.

Liu Biao has realized that his ruling foundation is gradually crumbling, and his weak ruling foundation is now like a candle in the wind, so if he does not rely on Liu Zhang's army at this time, then he is likely to be ousted by a military coup.

He knows exactly what these guys can do.

For this reason, he even transferred Gan Ning, a general who was not born in Jingzhou, to serve as the guard of Jiangling City, and made a promise to Gan Ning that he would definitely protect his wealth.

Today, there are not many people that Liu Biao can trust, including Wenpin and Huang Zhong. Although they are from Nanyang and from the north, they are also from Jingzhou. He is not sure whether they can be of one mind with him.

It is necessary to build an army not led by generals born in Jingzhou to guard Jiangling.

Liu Biao thinks so.

So while receiving Liu Zhang's edict, he also called Sun Hao and Sun Fu, who had always lived in Jiangxia, to the generals, appointed them as generals, and put part of the army under Huang Zhong and Wenpin under the leadership of Sun Hao and Sun Fu , Let them be stationed at the edge of Jiangling City.

Compared with people from Jingzhou, people from other places are more reliable.

Especially Sun Hao and Sun Fu, except for their own, the rest of the clan were ordered to be exterminated by Guo Peng, and they had an unforgivable blood feud with Guo Peng, they were much more reliable than most people in Jingzhou, At least not surrender.

When Liu Biao appointed Sun Hao and Sun Fu as generals, he just held their hands and looked at them with tears in his eyes.

"The situation in Jingzhou is in dire straits, and the locals cannot be trusted. The only people I can trust are the two generals. I ask the two generals to take care of me. Considering Guo Zifeng's hatred of destroying the country and killing relatives, we must do our best to ensure that Jingzhou does not Lost, lost Jingzhou, both your and my clan are at risk of extermination."

Sun Hao and Sun Fu also held Liu Biao's hand with tears in their eyes.

"As long as there is still a breath left, Guo Zifeng will never be allowed to succeed! We will definitely resist and protect Jingzhou!"

Liu Biao nodded again and again, feeling relieved.

So Liu Biao handed over part of the military power to Sun Hao and Sun Fu, entrusted them with the right to lead troops, established a Jiangling defense system dominated by Er Sun and Gan Ning, endowed them with military talismans, and entrusted them with military power.

Seeing that Liu Biao accepted Liu Zhang's edict and became the king of Chu, he also invited Liu Zhang to Jingzhou to help in the battle, and promoted three generals who were not from Jingzhou to lead the army. The comparison of the military strength of the people, so far, the locals of Jingzhou can see it.

This is because Liu Biao doesn't trust everyone, and suspects that everyone will be against him. He wants to add security weight to himself, and prepares for the decisive battle with Guo Peng.

Of course, no one would say that Liu Biao did something wrong.

Because during this period of time, some daring people indeed proposed to capture Liu Biao alive and send Liu Biao to Luoyang directly to Guo Peng to show Jingzhou's surrender. to damage.

But this approach was opposed by Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue insisted that it was not good to do so, and believed that such a blatant offense would violate the taboo of the ruler and leave hidden dangers, so it needs to be considered in the long run.

Therefore, Kuai Yue believes that everyone should guard their own territory and not take the initiative to provoke troubles, but they will never obey Liu Biao to send troops to the north to attack Guo Peng, and treat this matter with silence and no response.

But there are also some people who disagree with this, thinking that Liu Biao is about to raise the butcher's knife, should we just sit and wait for death?

He also appointed outsiders to lead troops, and invited Liu Zhang to send troops to help in the battle. Once Liu Biao really pulled up his own army, wouldn't Jingzhou be in trouble?

Just when the two sides were deadlocked and didn't know what to do, someone suddenly put forward an opinion in Kuai Yue's ear.

"Your Shijun has been in poor health recently, and he asked many famous doctors to take care of his body. It seemed to be getting better gradually, but I went to ask one of the famous doctors, and the famous doctor said that Shijun's illness is actually quite serious, and it cannot be cured by ordinary medicine stones. Accidentally, just..."

He purposely put it off, but as quick as Kuai Yue, he already realized what this person meant.

So Kuai Yue ended the meeting ahead of time, leaving only Cai Mao and Kuai Liang.

"Alien, you stay and wait, do you have anything to say?"

Cai Mao asked Kuai Yue strangely.

Kuai Yue nodded.

"Your health is not good, he is seriously ill and has not recovered yet, but now he has to work hard. You have seen his fatigue before. If this continues, it may not be good for your health. We must find a way. .”

Kuai Yue said such a sentence without beginning or end, Cai Mao and Kuai Liang didn't react for a while.

"Alien, what does this mean?"

Cai Mao looked at Kuai Yue.

Kuai Yue remained silent and looked at Kuai Liang.

Kuai Liang was puzzled at first, and then suddenly realized, showing surprise on his face, and then said something to Cai Mao in a low voice, Cai Mao's expression became extremely frightened.

"Alien, do you really want to..."

"De Gui, I absolutely don't want to see Jingzhou become a battlefield, let alone do such a thing for Liu Jingsheng's own selfishness. We should just stand by and watch. The unification of the world is the general trend. The general trend is fixed. No one can stop it. no."

Kuai Yue's brows were tightly frowned: "What he is doing now is completely putting us on the fire, he has never considered our situation at all, he never cared about our embarrassment, our family He doesn't care about his safety, if that's the case, why should we stick to mere trifles?"

"This is not a section..."

Cai Maowei: "And what about after? What should you do after that? Have you thought about it? If there is a little mistake or omission, I will wait..."

"Young master Cong is young and quick-witted, and has always been loved by the envoy, so he should inherit the envoy's position."

Kuai Yue interrupted Cai Mao's words, and looked at Cai Mao: "I heard that son Cong and Mrs. Cai have the same mother and son, and married Mrs. Cai's niece as his wife. The relationship with Cai is very close, and son Cong will inherit the position of envoy. , isn't this what Degui wants to see?"

"This……"

Cai Mao hesitated for a moment: "But besides Gongzi Cong, there is also Gongzi Qi, who is also in Jiangling, and there is also Jiangxia Huangzu, Gan Ning, Sun Hao, and Sun Fu. These are all things that Liu Jingsheng can do." People who use it, they will definitely not support Gongzi Cong, if we do this, are we ready to follow up?"

Chapter 787 The Anger of Six Jingzhou People

Regarding Cai Mao's question, Kuai Yue already had an idea.

"Gan Ning, Sun Hao, Sun Fu and others are bereaved dogs. Can they really control Jingzhou soldiers? Will Jingzhou soldiers obey their orders or Huang Hansheng and others' orders? Now that the emperor is dead, they have no backer, no backer , will there be an army to support them?

Gongzi Qi is in Jiangling, not in Jiangxia. As long as we can control Gongzi Qi, we don’t have to worry about what Huang Zu will do. In this way, the situation is settled. Naturally, Gongzi Cong will not oppose Luoyang like Shijun Emperor Wei, what do you think? "

Kuai Yue looked at Cai Mao and Kuai Liang.

Cai Mao and Kuai Liang looked at each other, not knowing how to express their emotions better.

But there is only one thing they are certain of.

They will never allow Liu Biao to start a war in Jingzhou, turn Jingzhou into a battlefield, and turn their family property into ashes.

How many generations of their ancestors have been cultivating deeply in Jingzhou, developing in Jingzhou, and taking countless risks. The ancestors of all generations have finally worked hard to secure this ancestral property. Now they want to watch this ancestral property be buried for Liu Biao?

It's impossible!

Liu Biao didn't show any kindness to everyone, but he just followed the trend of the times. If Liu Biao insisted on turning Jingzhou into a battlefield and harmed their interests, they would take all necessary or unnecessary actions to ensure their own safety. Interests are not harmed.

Although they don't want that day to come, but if that day comes, they won't have any hesitation.

When the time comes, they will do whatever it takes to keep their own interests from being harmed. This is their last bottom line and their last insistence. It is the most pungent satire on Liu Biao, the representative.

And Liu Biao is pushing them hard to the "necessary moment", forcing them to prepare to do such a rebellious thing.

The anger in the hearts of the people of Jingzhou was raging, and their dissatisfaction with Liu Biao, the foreign ruler, was also increasing day by day and swelled violently.

Conflict between the two sides is imminent.

At this necessary moment, Guo Peng also had a symbolic discussion with the ministers in the early court on whether to launch a war against Jingzhou and Yizhou.

After becoming the emperor, Guo Peng himself set the rules to standardize the number of government affairs meetings every day that was not stipulated in the Qin and Han Dynasties. In the morning and even in the evening, urgent military affairs were discussed.

Soon, the officials figured out Guo Peng's habits.

The morning court once every five days is like a work summary meeting. Some important government affairs issues and handling plans for the past five days are brought to the court hall, so that the officials and deputies of various central departments can understand and know how to deal with them. Then symbolically listen to everyone's opinions.

In fact, how to deal with these things is actually carried out during the noon or evening dynasties.