The Three Kingdoms of the Widow

After Guan Yu passed away, everyone in Shuzhong looked unhappy.

Liu Bei decided to avenge Guan Yu.

This is not just a matter of revenge, it's like a mafia boss whose number one boy is chopped off, can the boss just sit back and watch?Where to save face?What's more, Jingzhou is such an important place that even the underworld wants to grab territory.

"Your Majesty wants to avenge the General Guan, and more importantly, the Jingzhou. It is only reasonable. But if you want to fight the foreign enemy, you must first eliminate the internal strife." Zhuge Liang and Fazheng both persuaded.

What is civil unrest?

It was Liu Feng and Meng Da who failed to rescue Guan Yu in time and caused Jingzhou to lose.Liu Feng made great contributions in the battle of Hanzhong. After taking Hanzhong, he guarded there. It is also because he is close to Xiangyang that he should have sent troops to assist Guan Yu immediately.

"Your Majesty and Feng, there used to be the righteousness of father and son; Da is a person like Zhang Song and Zhang Ziqiao, and the kindness and righteousness with the King and his ministers are still shallow. The King can write a letter and seal, and the words condemn his actions, but they can only be exaggerated. , can’t be punished, and complained that he listened to Da’s flattery, which made him feel ashamed and resented Da. It’s okay to wait for Feng and Da to turn against each other and take advantage of the chaos.”

Liu Bei did as Fazheng said, and Liu Feng and Meng Da clashed.

Meng Da felt that Liu Feng was too stupid: Liu Bei didn't have a son himself, how much you hinder Liu Chan by being here, even if you didn't kill Guan Yu, he wouldn't spare you, okay? What's more, there is such a good excuse now!You still believe in Liu Bei's father-son relationship!

Liu Feng thinks Meng Da is too stupid, and of course he also thinks he is stupid: You are originally from the middle of Shu, and you have not been with Liu Bei for as long as Liu Zhang, so of course you don't care about changing bosses!I can't!I have always followed Liu Bei, and I have been tied to this person's fate. If I don't follow him, I can't find any other place to take me in!How stupid I was to take your word for it!If I go to rescue Guan Yu and everyone is happy now, why do I still have to work so hard!

The two pig teammates complained to each other and finally made a move. Liu Feng was not Meng Da's opponent, and Meng Da led others to surrender to Cao Pi.When Liu Feng came back to see Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang directly said that this man was fierce and conceited, and he couldn't keep it. Liu Bei cut Liu Feng decisively.

Meng Da, who surrendered to Cao Pi, laughed at Liu Feng's stupidity from the bottom of his heart: Hey, boy, you are stupid, if you learn from your uncle and me, you will be fine.

When Cao Pi heard that Meng Da had surrendered, he was overjoyed beyond everyone's expectations. He went to greet him in person, and the two of them joked with each other.

Cao Pi made Meng Da a regular attendant of Sanqi, general Jianwu, and Marquis of Pingyang Ting, and then combined three cities to build a "new city" and asked Meng Da to be the prefect. Liu Ye felt that it was impossible, so he told Cao Pi in private Meng Da is a capricious person, and he will definitely become a worry for the country in the future.

Cao Pi said that as long as he lives alone, he doesn't have to worry about these things. The lonely life is eighty years old.Then he turned his head and said proudly: Zhongda, Liu Bei's subordinates came and surrendered without conquest. When it comes to "surrender without fighting", how about Gu Bixian?

Zhongda?Zhongda?

Your Majesty, Sima Changshi and Sima Zhongshu are busy with your abdication. You personally approved it...

Oh...then let Zhongda meet Mencius when she comes back.

Sima Yi didn't want to see Cao Pi, and of course, he didn't see Meng Da either.

In fact, it was a good thing that they didn't see each other. When they met Sima Yi again, they decisively killed him.

So you can see that Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang are indeed old classmates, and they still have a tacit understanding in eradicating rebellion.

The matter of Liu Feng Mengda came to an end... Oh yes, and Mengda left a letter to Liu Bei before he left, saying: I am a humble man, so I can't last forever.Doing what you know is not a crime?Every time the minister hears, "there will be no bad words when you make friends, and there will be no complaints when you leave the minister."This content is actually interpreted by some people as "full of bitterness and helplessness". I rely on it to be an extremely shameless rascal's words: I am a rascal, what's the matter? I admit it, I am guilty, you come and arrest me.I've heard that you don't speak ill of the other party when you break off a relationship, and the minister who leaves doesn't speak ill of the Lord. So, look, I didn't speak ill of you. If you speak ill of me, you are not kind, and you are not a gentleman. up.

So it is reasonable for Liu Bei to be furious after reading Meng Da's letter.After being angry, Liu Bei decided to follow the established policy: avenge Guan Yu and take back Jingzhou!

But this time something happened again.

This time it happened at Ma Chao's place.

The reason was that Zhao Yun skipped work one day.

Zhao Yun took the opportunity to see Ma Chao while everyone was together, and brought him a hardcover edition of "Historical Records" as a gift.

Ma Chao was also very happy to see Zhao Yun, but he told Zhao Yun that a man named Peng Yi would come later, and he couldn't let this man see Zhao Yun, so Zhao Yun had to hide behind the screen first.

Zhao Yun thinks that I have heard of this person, but it was several years ago. Pang Shiyuan was still there at that time. He and Fazheng recommended this person together, but because this person has offended too many people, and there is no one under his rule. Liu Bei did not reuse him for his special achievements, but why did he come to Ma Chao?

Before he had time to think about it, Zhao Yun was pushed behind the screen in a daze.

Just after hiding, a guy with short hair and strange appearance walked in. Zhao Yun looked through the gap of the screen, it was Peng Yang.

Zhao Yun remembered that Zhuge Liang didn't like this person very much. Although this person was like Fazheng, he acted in a high-profile manner and would retaliate, but Zhuge Liang could tolerate Fazheng, but he could not tolerate Peng Yi.

"This man has a big mouth, you can let him take care of the propaganda, but the so-called 'success is Xiao He's failure is Xiao He', this man has the ambition and ability to incite people, and now the situation is forcing him to be used by me. Once he is out of control, he Anything can be done."

Just as Zhao Yun was thinking, Ma Chao had already greeted Peng Yi to the table, and when someone brought food and wine, Ma Chao raised his earcup: "Brother Yongnian, please!"

Peng Yi was not polite, he drank a few cups himself first, then wiped his mouth, and asked Ma Chao, "Brother Meng Qi, how do you think about what you said earlier?"

Ma Chao picked up his chopsticks and said, "I'm thinking. There is one thing I don't understand: You are talented, and your lord treats each other very seriously. It is said that you should be on the same level as Kong Ming and Xiaozhi, and you would rather be a small county. ?”

Zhao Yun was taken aback when he heard this. Is Ma Chao complaining about Peng Yi?Is it wrong to praise Peng Yi as Zhuge Liang's Fazheng type, and to say that Liu Bei asked him to become a small official in a local government?

Peng Yi dropped the earcup in his hand in resentment: "Old Gehuangdao, you can recover from evil!"

"Yiqing has other plans?"

Peng Yi looked around, and Ma Chao smiled and said, "There are no one around, but there are, and it's beyond my confidants."

Peng Yi said carelessly: "You are on the outside, and I am on the inside. The world is not settled."

This is a big deal!

After hearing this, Zhao Yun couldn't bear it any longer, and kicked over the screen. The food table was knocked over by the screen, and the soup and water were spilled all over the floor.

"Peng Yongnian! How dare you say such rebellious and arrogant words!" Zhao Yun asked sharply.

Peng Yi didn't expect Zhao Yun to be there at all, so he turned around and ran away in shock.

"Meng Qi catch him!" Zhao Yun was afraid that Peng Yi would escape, so he shouted loudly from behind.

Before Zhao Yun's voice fell, Peng Yi stepped back...

Then Zhao Yun saw a row of brightly armored soldiers holding swords and halberds outside, pressing towards the door...

Zhao Yun turned to look at Ma Chao, and saw Ma Chao's helpless expression: "Zilong, I have already arranged everything, why are you in a hurry."

"Meng Qi, you did it on purpose!"

Ma Chao looked at Peng Yang who was tied up by his own soldiers: "Yes, he has been here for two days, and I have been preparing people."

"Two days! Why did you catch it now!"

"There was no evidence two days ago! I have to have real evidence before arresting me!"

……makes sense.

Peng Yi was imprisoned in this way, but Ma Chao was not rewarded for it.

"Meng Qi was transferred here. Ever since he realized that he was disgraceful and not trusted, he has been very uneasy. This matter is also because he tried hard to prove that he will not betray again."

"So he fished and enforced the law." Zhuge Liang turned around and stopped Zhao Yun, who had been following behind him, "The matter of Peng Yi has not yet been settled. If Peng Yi did not intend to rebel, it cannot be counted as Meng Qi's credit. Meng Qi I understand the mentality of getting up, and I personally sympathize, but this has nothing to do with the facts."

"I know it's okay." Zhao Yun looked at Zhuge Liang, "Meng Qi himself has put in a lot of hard work. He just wants to prove himself. He didn't think about asking for any rewards, so he won't come to tell you these words. I just want you to know what Meng Qi thinks."

"Now I know, you can go. Also, don't get too close to Meng Qi if you have nothing to do in the future." Zhuge Liang has no time to argue with Zhao Yun here, and Liu Beifa is about to start the third trial of Peng Yi with her .

"I'm sorry what you said was too loud and I didn't hear it clearly!"

While in prison, Peng Yi decided to defend himself. He did not write a letter to Fazheng, who had a similar personality to him and had merit in recommending him, nor did he directly write a letter to Liu Bei, but wrote a letter to Zhuge Liang.

He still believed in Zhuge Liang's justice.

But Zhuge Liang just took the letter to the public and discussed it with everyone.

The final result is that everyone agrees that there is no such thing as treason.Those words were spoken.

How to judge.

Liu Bei's view is correct, and Fa Zheng's view is Zhuge Liang: "Kong Ming, tell me."

"Xiao Zhi, Peng Yongnian was recommended by you and Shi Yuan at the beginning, you should say it."

Fazheng sighed: "I know I should say something nice for him. We have similar temperaments, but I also hate this person from the bottom of my heart. Kong Ming, follow the law."

The only thing in the world that is similar is the most difficult to tolerate.

"Punish according to the law."

That's the final word.

After the matter of Peng Yi passed, Liu Bei thought of Guan Yu and Jingzhou again.

Is it okay this time?

No.

Because Fazheng suddenly fell ill and passed away.

Liu Bei cried so hard that he gave Fazheng the posthumous title of "Marquis of Yi".

This was also the only time when Liu Bei was alive that he bestowed posthumous titles on his subjects.

Zhuge Liang listened below, occasionally thinking, what would Liu Bei do if he died suddenly?

"Don't try." Zhao Yun gnawed at Lin Po and looked at Zhuge Liang, "If you could ask Fa Xiaozhi, would you rather be honored as the only posthumous posthumous lord after death, or would you like to live another year and die without gaining anything? I'm 100% sure he'll pick the latter."

"Are you saying he's envious of me?"

"From the perspective of atheism, he no longer has the emotion of 'envy'. But it's not bad to think about it this way, at least it's a comfort to the living."

"...Thank you, at least you comforted me."

The matter of Fazheng is also over...

Is it time to send troops?

uh... this...

Which bastard came to report that Cao Pi was proclaimed emperor by Zen in Xudu!

"Your Majesty, the grievance between us and Soochow is a family grudge; now Cao Pi is usurping Han with Wei and risking the disgrace of the world. This is a national enmity! How can Your Majesty abandon the national enmity and avenge a personal grudge!"

Zhuge Liang was very sincere in his persuasion, while Wu Yi thought that the matter should be looked at from both sides: "Wu Lord Sun Quan has respected Wei Lord Cao Pi. He is helping Zhou to abuse him, and he is also a usurper of the Han Dynasty. He should be punished."

Xu Jing glanced at Li Yan, but the latter didn't say anything, Xu Jing was about to go out, Yang Hong stepped forward first: "Your Majesty, there have been rumors recently that the Han Emperor was killed by Cao Pi, the Lord of Wei, and has collapsed, so we must investigate. If this statement is true, it is better to take care of this matter first."

Liu Bei paused and nodded.

It is inconvenient for Zhuge Liang to say this, because it is a gossip.However, this gossip was so violent that within a few days, it was spread to everyone.

Liu Bei then discussed with the people, mourning the national funeral, and bestowed the posthumous title of "Emperor Xiaomin" on the late emperor.Generally, the last emperor liked to use this number.

Seeing Zhuge Liang follow the arrangement without saying a word, Ma Di felt panicked in his heart: "Military teacher, this... these rumors should not be completely believed. After all, this is a big matter, so we should be more cautious..."

"Emperor Xiaomin is better off dead." Zhuge Liang finished briefly, leaving Ma Su to think about the rest.

Well, since Emperor Xiaomin is dead, let's just treat him as dead, utterly dead, and ignore the fact that he even sent two daughters to Cao Pi.

What's next?

What do you mean!Of course they sent troops!

Let's wait and see.

"A country cannot live without a king for a day".

Xu Jing, Li Yan and others came to discuss with Zhuge Liang with a persuasion form: Anyway, the king is the king of Hanzhong, and he is not much different from the emperor, so he just became a regular.

"Everyone's opinion is this?" Zhuge Liang looked at the crowd and asked.

Everyone's eyes were extremely sincere.

"Where's the general?"

Yes, there are generals too.

Zhuge Liang took the persuasion watch and looked at it, and said to Ma Di: "Youchang, go and call General Zhao."

Everyone didn't understand what Zhuge Liang was going to do, and she didn't know that Zhao Yun was here.

Zhuge Liang handed the persuasion form to Zhao Yun: "Go, give it to General Ma, and let him sign it."

Zhao Yun glanced at him: "Which General Ma? General Ma Dai?"

"Zhao Xiaoyun, you did it on purpose, right? Which General Ma, Ma Mengqi, General Ma!"

"Now I think of others? Who said that Meng Qi went fishing to enforce the law!"

"Do you want to go!"

Zhao Yun left with the persuasion form, and came back with it after a while: "Meng Qi doesn't sign, he dares not."

"Tell him that I made him sign it."

"Hey, I said you are really strange. No matter how you look at it, you should be the first one to sign it. In terms of qualifications, status, and importance, no one has a higher comprehensive index than you."

"You missed something, Lun Shi Family. Meng Qi is a descendant of General Fu Bo Ma Yuan. No one can compare to this. If he doesn't sign, I can't sign either. Everyone present don't sign."

Zhao Yun's trip went much smoother this time: "Well, this time Meng signed the contract quite quickly."

Yes, dare not hurry up.

Persuading Jin to pass it up, Liu Bei read it and returned it.

This is not surprising, Cao Pi forced the Han Emperor to issue an imperial edict and pretended to abdicate three times, but there are only three things, everyone understands.

And then on.

Back again.

For the third time.

To everyone's surprise, he returned.

What's going on here?

Everyone looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhao Yun asked privately, "Shouldn't you be pretending to be sick?"

Zhuge Liang glanced at Zhao Yun: Yes, it is indeed time to pretend to be sick.

Then pretend.

Zhuge Liang put down the pick, piled all the leaflets on the desk, and ran home to sleep with his head covered.The rest of the people also cooperated with each other and pretended not to work. Anyway, fishing in an open and honest way still gets a salary. This good thing may not happen once in a lifetime.

For a time, the administration of central Shu was in a semi-paralyzed state.

As for why it is not completely paralyzed, we must pay the highest respect to the hard-working grassroots civil servants.

This news was reported to Liu Chan first, and Liu Chan couldn't see it, so he immediately reported it to Liu Bei.Liu Bei heard that everyone stopped working: "Then don't do it! If you continue like this in another three days, everyone will be dismissed!"

Liu Chan felt in his heart that even if he was the father, it would take some courage to tell the officials in person.

"Uh... Father, military advisor... Military advisor Zhuge is also ill...has been ill for several days, and he hasn't dealt with his official duties yet, so...is he also dismissed?"

"What?" Liu Bei stood up, "Kong Ming is sick? Prepare a car! Go and see for yourself!"

The King of Hanzhong came to Zhuge's military adviser's mansion in person, and the people in the mansion were terrified for a while.

The people led Liu Bei into the inner room, Zhuge Liang was sleeping on the couch, his expression was a little painful, his hair was wet with sweat on his forehead, and his body was still covered with several layers of thick quilts in this weather.

It seemed that he was really seriously ill, and Liu Bei felt very distressed.

"There is no need to wake up the military division." Liu Bei softly told the people next to him.

"Your Majesty."

"Ah...uh, Kong Ming, are you awake?"

Zhuge Liang lifted the brocade quilt on his body, and came down to salute: "Meet Your Majesty."

Liu Bei pushed her back on the couch: "Since Kong Ming is sick, there is no need to be polite, just continue to recuperate as usual."

Although Zhuge Liang lay back obediently, she kicked off several layers of layers on top: "Ah Jin, you brat, you must sweat if you say something, you want to smother me to death."

Liu Bei looked at Zhuge Liang speechlessly and finally found a comfortable position to lean on the couch.

"Kong Ming, why did you let Gu Pao come here?"

"Didn't Your Majesty know?"

"Is it so easy to be an emperor?"

"Divide people. It's not difficult to be a king."

"For so many years, the banner of helping the Han to fight against thieves has been raised, and once they stand on their own, what will people say?"

"Your Majesty keeps on helping the Han to beg for thieves, so Rong Chen asks one more question: Where is the Han now?"

Liu Bei stopped talking.

"Cao Pi has usurped the Han Dynasty and established himself. Except for the martyrs, all Han officials in the past are already Wei officials. Emperor Xiaomin has also passed away. If the king does not become the emperor, there will be no Han Dynasty in the world. How can the banner of the king be raised. Back off Wan Bu said, even if the king retains the Han family in the name of the King of Hanzhong, may I ask the king, who canonized this prince? Is it waiting for Cao Pi to admit it? Or does the king want to bring his ministers to attack the emperor of Wei in the name of the King of Hanzhong? Defeating the emperor with the king without holy intentions—is this counted as rebellion?"

It's not that Liu Bei didn't know what Zhuge Liang said: "So, I ask you alone, what will people say then?"

"You can say whatever you want. Does Cao Pi usurp the throne and the world agrees? If those who oppose it are caught, won't he still usurp the Han? Those people are just talking, so let them talk."

Liu Bei thought about it again, and then looked into Zhuge Liang's eyes: "What if Gu...doesn't agree all the time?"

"Then—" Zhuge Liang elongated his voice, "You can figure it out yourself."

"Kong Ming, why do you threaten Gu?"

"I can't control other people, but there are legitimate reasons for the minister not to work."

"What reason?"

"The minister is ill."

"Are you really sick?" Liu Bei became a little anxious when he heard that, and held Zhuge Liang's hand tightly, "I thought you were just using this as an excuse... What's wrong? Have you seen an imperial doctor?"

"It's not a serious illness. It's punctual if there is no accident, and I will probably be sick for more than seven months. Therefore, my lord, I advise you to hurry up if you want to ascend the throne, otherwise I am afraid that it will be inconvenient when you give the big ceremony." Zhuge Liang said As he spoke, he greeted the left and right to send Liu Bei back.

"Really!" The implication was already obvious, and Liu Bei was both surprised and delighted.

"Yes, yes, so your Majesty should go back quickly, and I will go discuss with Xu Taifu and others, and the matter must be done quickly."

The author has something to say:

On Liu Bei's persuasion form, Ma Chao was indeed the first to sign, and Zhuge Liang was the second.But the author has always been curious who are the third and fourth?Li Yan?Xu Jing?Where is Zhao Xiaoyun ranked?