Xiaoqi

Obviously, Liu Biao's enthronement as emperor surprised Li Li, and it can be said that it was completely beyond his expectations.If Guo Jia hadn't said it in public, he couldn't even believe it was true, and thought it was a rumor without even thinking about it.But this statement came from Guo Jia, so Li Li couldn't help but believe it, because Guo Jia would not lie to him, and there was no reason to fabricate such meaningless rumors.

Seeing Li Li's suspicious expression, Guo Jia took out a stack of letters from his sleeve, bowed up the steps and handed it to Li Li, while Jia Xu held a roll of bamboo slips and put them on the handsome case.

The moment he received the letter, Li Li saw that there were only a few dozen words on the letter: "Liu Biao proclaimed himself emperor, established Xiangyang as his capital, and inherited the imperial lineage of the Han Dynasty." It has the seal of Chief Hawkeye, who is in charge of all information in Jingzhou, and it is absolutely reliable.These few words reveal a lot of information, Liu Biao really ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.

After reading the letter, Li Li was convinced that what Guo Jia said was true. Three months after Cao Cao proclaimed himself emperor, another emperor appeared in the world, and he also claimed to be orthodox in the Han Dynasty.Glancing at the letter Jia Xu handed over, Li Li didn't even need to read it, he knew that it was also an announcement document, just like the Cao Wei announcement on the desk, the content was similar, so Li Li didn't rush to spread the letter View, but close your eyes and meditate.

At this moment, Li Li secretly sighed in his heart: "It's really strange that things happen every year, especially this year! In just a few months, two emperors appeared in the world, one in the prime of life, and the other in old age. Since when did the emperor become so worthless, a single person can be the emperor!"

At this point, Li Li suddenly opened his eyes, and said with a smile, "I won't read the letter. All the generals are waiting to hear the details. In this case, Feng Xiao will work hard and tell everyone the contents of the letter. And what is the difference between Liu Biao's proclaiming the emperor and the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty, try to save time, so as not to worry about the generals and delay the departure of the army."

Chapter 203

Indeed, all the generals in the hall are the first generals to go to Montenegro this time, and they will lead the troops to set off after the banquet.But now that another major event happened, if they were not told what was going on, they would probably be absent-minded, obsessed with what Guo Jia just said about Liu Biao's proclaiming the emperor, and would inevitably delay the business.

Therefore, Li Li was willing to satisfy the curiosity of the generals, and simply did not read the slips, and listened to Guo Jia's narration with the generals, so as to save trouble.After all, this is not an ulterior secret, and it will become known to all in a few days, and it can be found out with a little attention, and there is no need to hide it at all.

"Since the lord has an order, I should report it truthfully." Guo Jia readily agreed.

After a pause, Guo Jia did not directly state the content of the letter, but followed up on what Li Li said just now, and answered Li Li's question first: "My lord just mentioned Liu Biao's age, saying that he is nearly seventy years old, according to Weibo As far as I know, my lord overestimated Liu Jingsheng's lifespan. Liu Biao is now sixty-two years old, which is far from the age of seventy. It is very rampant and has assassinated Liu Biao several times. For this reason, Liu Biao's left arm was shot by a poisonous arrow. In terms of physical condition, I dare to say that he will not live to the age of seventy."

Li Li smiled and nodded: "It's pretty good to live to be 62 years old. Nowadays, many people, even if they are from aristocratic families, can't live to 60 years old. He is full of ambition in his old age, maybe he can be regarded as the unprecedented No.62."

Guo Jia looked astonished.After slightly dazed, he smiled and said, "My lord's words are very true. If it wasn't for my lord's reminder, I almost forgot that in the more than 400 years since the founding of the Han Dynasty, there really hasn't been an emperor over the age of 60 who has ascended the throne. Liu Biao is the first one, maybe He is also the last emperor of the Liu Dynasty, and perhaps the king of subjugation."

Li Li shook his head and said: "The demise of the Han Dynasty is not on Liu Biao's head. He just did it at the right time and was forced to do it. Now that Cao Cao established the Northern Wei Dynasty, if Liu Biao didn't stand up, the Han Dynasty would be destroyed." It is tantamount to complete annihilation, and his standing out at this time means that there is still hope for the Han Dynasty. Although the hope is very slim, hope is much better than despair. There is never a shortage of people who are lucky in the world."

Guo Jia nodded thoughtfully, then looked at Jia Xu, and Jia Xu said with a smile: "It is true, as my lord said, that Liu Biao ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor this time because of luck, and mistakenly thought that the common people and the gentry in the world still had hearts. To the Han Dynasty. So willing to risk the world's disapproval, he declared that he would inherit the emperor's lineage, and took the rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty as his own responsibility, and announced to the world to recruit talents. This move is indeed suspected of speculation. It is no different from a gambler. The remaining remaining life is desperate, give it a go.

Unfortunately.It is not the right time for him to proclaim himself emperor at this time, it is tantamount to cutting himself off from the world.Neither Cao Cao in Hebei nor our Xiliang army can tolerate the existence of his so-called "Han orthodoxy".So he thinks he has one-third of the world, but he doesn't know that his existence has seriously affected the rule of Cao Cao in Hebei.If it wasn't for my Xiliang army standing between them, Cao Cao would have already attacked Liu Jingsheng. "

Li Li nodded slightly, thoughtfully said: "Liu Biao ascended the throne at this time to reappear Guangwu Zhongxing and become the second Emperor Guangwu. It is a pity that he overestimated himself and was too self-righteous. How can he be compared with Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu? Not to mention the great talent and strategy of Liu Xiu, but in terms of age alone, Liu Xiu was only 26 years old when he started the army, a full 36 years old, how can Liu Biao, an old man, be able to compare?"

Jia Xu smiled and nodded, noticing from the corner of his eyes that all the generals in the hall lowered their heads in thought, so he stopped talking and signaled to Guo Jia that the fire was coming.

Guo Jia nodded lightly in understanding, and said loudly: "The announcement sent by Liu Biao to Nanyang this time is the same as the announcement of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Half a month ago, Liu Biao offered sacrifices to heaven and earth in Xiangyang, rebuilt the ancestral temple, and inherited the emperor's lineage. , ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, continued to use the country name "Han", established the capital in Xiangyang, added honor to the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and ruled the world.

At the enthronement ceremony, Liu Biao conferred the title of Cai's empress, posthumous posthumous title of Han Emperor Liu Xie as Hanxian Emperor, and posthumous posthumous title of Sun Ce as King of Wu, and his son Shao inherited the king's title. Liu Pan is the general of Wei, Huang Zu is the former general, Huang Gai is the right general, Han Dang is the left general, Zhang Yun is the rear general, and the rest of the Jingzhou and Jiangdong armies have more than [-] generals who worshiped as generals, and there are many generals with miscellaneous names. Up to two hundred people.

Eleven people including Kuaiyue, Kuailiang, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Gu Yong, and Yu Fan were awarded the rank of ministers, and the rest of the civil officials in Jingzhou and Jiangdong were awarded.It is worth noting that after Liu Biao ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he still used the Jian'an year name, but the common people used to call the Han dynasty "Eastern Han", but now they have changed it to "Southern Han". "

Having said that, Guo Jia paused, turned his head to look around at the generals beside him, and then looked up at Li Li, but saw Li Li shook his head slightly, motioning him to continue talking.

"Ten days ago, Liu Biao's new director-general, oh no, the new minister, Pang Tong, went to Nanyang and presented Liu Biao's own handwriting, which was forwarded by General Bocai to the lord."

"Wait!" Li Li suddenly interrupted Guo Jia, and said in a deep voice, "Pang Tong is the envoy from Jingzhou, is Pang Tong Pang Shiyuan from Xiangyang?"

Guo Jia didn't know why and replied: "Exactly. Pang Tong, courtesy name Shiyuan, was born in Xiangyang, Jingzhou. Degong called Kongming "Wolong". There are rumors in Xiangyang that Sima Decao, Mr. Shui Jing, once claimed that "the crouching dragon and the phoenix chick, one can make the world safe." From this, Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang became famous in Jingzhou, and they became famous when they were young. Three years The former Pang Tong served as a meritorious officer in Xiangyang City. Last year, he was recommended to Liu Biao by Sima Decao, Mr. Shui Jing. He is Shang Shulang, acting on behalf of Shang Shuling. Liu Biao sent envoys to deliver books and a large amount of money, and his envoy was Pang Tong."

Li Li nodded slightly, and thoughtfully said: "Feng Chu Pang Tong, Kong Ming once talked about this person, and he admired him very much, saying that he has the talent of the world, and his talent is not inferior to his own. Unexpectedly, he is in Liu Biao. What exactly does he intend to do when his subordinates go out to serve as an official and envoy to Nanyang?" After a pause, Li Li asked anxiously, "Bo Caike ever temporarily detained this person?"

"This..." Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the sound, and said honestly: "Since ancient times, when the two countries did not cut off their envoys, General Bocai never made things difficult for Pang Tong. After leaving Liu Biao's credentials, it is said that he stayed in Wancheng for two days, and then Then return to Jingzhou."

"Uh, are you leaving? Forget it, those who don't know are not to blame." Li Li replied casually, but his face showed an unconcealable disappointment, and he waved his hand to signal Guo Jia to continue.

Guo Jia could see that his master seemed to care about Pang Tong, but it was too late to say anything now, Bocai had already let Pang Tong go, so there was nothing he could do.Immediately, Guo Jia discarded distracting thoughts, and continued: "Liu Biao claimed in the letter that the lord is a loyal and good man of the Han Dynasty, a pillar of the Han Dynasty, who has devoted himself to assisting the Han Dynasty and maintaining the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty for many years. He is indeed a model for the world. Liu Biao ordered the lord to continue to serve as a general, the official position and title will not change, and rewards,,, uh, [-] gold and [-] pieces of silk and satin to the lord. I hope that the lord will continue to support the Han Dynasty. The public governs the world. In addition, Liu Biao rewarded us one by one, and all of them were promoted to nobles, without missing a single one."

So far, Guo Jia has stated in detail the letter placed in front of Li Li, and also explained it, which can be described as extremely detailed.After finishing speaking, Guo Jia didn't say anything more, and bowed to the side with Jia Xu, and sat down gently, lest they disturb Li Li's thinking.

Liu Biao put a high hat on Li Li in the letter, and also gave a lot of money. Li Li knew what he wanted to do. At most, this kind of trick was just to deceive a three-year-old child, and it was useless to Li Li.In addition, after Liu Biao came to the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, he tried every means to show his favor to him, which allowed Li Li to guess how much he was thinking. It was obvious that Liu Biao didn't dare to tear himself apart from him, and he didn't have the courage to fight him head-on. The so-called inheritance Orthodoxy is actually seeking self-preservation.

After thinking about it for a while, Li Li smiled contemptuously: "In four months, two emperors and two kingdoms appeared one after another in the world. The Northern Wei Dynasty was in the north, and the Southern Han Dynasty was in the south. One south and one north sandwiched us. It’s compelling! The situation is like this, everyone has a good plan, so what should we do?"

"噗噢噐!" Before Li Li could finish his sentence, there were mixed voices from the hall, and then more than [-] generals, Guo Jia and Jia Xu got up and walked to the center of the hall, kneeling down in unison. : "Let's join forces to make an admonition, and respectfully invite the lord to become the Ninth Five-Year Honor, and the king will come to the world!"

Just now, Li Li saw that Guo Jia and Jia Xu seemed to have some kind of conspiracy in their singing and harmony. As expected, the reason why they repeatedly stirred up the emotions of the generals in the hall was to encourage the generals to join forces.This is not the first time that he has been persuaded to advance. In the past three years, he has faced more than three joint invitations to advance each year. The largest one was a joint petition by tens of thousands of civil and military officials to support him as the emperor and change the Yuan and found the country.But without exception, Li Li politely refused or shied away.

Especially after Cao Cao established the Northern Wei Dynasty, the reason why Li Li stayed in Bingzhou and was reluctant to return to Chang'an was actually for the endless joint efforts to persuade him to advance.Rather than persuading all the officials under his command with earnest words, it is better to stay in Bingzhou clean, at least you don't need to waste a lot of words.

In fact, it's not that Li Li doesn't have the heart of an emperor, it's just that he thinks that ascending the throne and proclaiming himself emperor is no different from a clown.In other words, once he becomes emperor, there will be three emperors in the world, each guarding his own territory. What difference does it make if he is an emperor or not?

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Chapter 204 Li Ding Five

Li Li always wanted to wait until the world was completely pacified before assuming the throne. By then, everything would naturally come to fruition and he deserved his name. This is the safest way.

To fight is not to fight, and not to fight is also to fight.As long as one has enough strength, the throne of emperor is at your fingertips, why is there such a rush?

But now it seems that the situation is really serious, and Li Li is once again forced to a situation where there is no way out.

Prior to this, even though tens of thousands of civil and military officials joined forces to persuade them to join, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Li Xuan and other important officials did not participate, and they even euphemistically advised in private that strength is the foundation, and we must not covet false fame.But Li Li took this very seriously, thinking that he should follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example of "building high walls, accumulating food widely, and becoming king slowly", and letting nature take its course is the best policy.

However, at this moment, Jia Xu and Guo Jia also persuaded the generals to advance together. This made Li Li realize that the existence of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty not only caused great pressure on him, but also put great pressure on Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others, forcing them to change. The original intention was to actively persuade him to come in.From this, it is not difficult to imagine how severe the situation is now, Li Li has been cornered, and there is no way to retreat.

"Everyone, get up." In his thoughts, Li Li frowned and raised his hand to signal everyone in the hall to get up, but everyone turned a deaf ear to him and still knelt down obstinately.This is the first time that Li Li's civil servants have defied his orders openly, which is like forcing the palace.

"My lord, I respectfully invite the lord to honor the Ninth Five-Year Plan, change the Yuan Dynasty and found the country!" The generals headed by Jia Xu and Guo Jia once again bowed in unison.

After Li Li saw this, his frown relaxed, and his face became calmer.The three horizontal lines on his forehead then receded, and he looked down at everyone with deep eyes.He calmly said: "The situation in today's world is becoming more and more clear. It has become a three-point situation. Cao Cao in the Northern Wei Dynasty separated Hebei and raised his troops, and his strength became stronger and stronger. It is really a serious problem for our Xiliang army; Jingchu occupies half of the south of the Yangtze River, trying to restore the Han Dynasty, and looks at the Central Plains. But our Xiliang army occupies half of the country. Occupying the land of seven states, the territory is vast, with millions of troops, strong and powerful, and is superior to other heroes. Because of this, we have always been Since then, Gu has neither been called king nor emperor, but only wishes to use my Xiliang army to conquer the world and unify the country. Only in this way can we be called an upright and well-deserved king of the world."

Before the words fell, Jia Xu in the hall answered: "The lord has a good intention, how can the ministers not know it? But first, Cao Cao proclaimed the emperor and established the country in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and then Liu Biao ascended the throne in the Southern Han Dynasty to support the Han Dynasty. So the two forces are both Occupy the name of righteousness. Consolidate the hearts of the army and the people, making the whole country united as one. Unity is a city. The master's eyes are like torches, how can he not see the existence of these two dynasties. The impact on the people of the world is almost immeasurable.

Now that the two vassal kingdoms have just been established, their influence is still limited to their separatist forces. If the lord ignores it, it will inevitably affect the states and counties under our Xiliang rule in the future, demagogue people, and shake the foundation of our Xiliang.In this chaotic world, stabilizing the morale of the army and appeasing the hearts of the people is the foundation of hegemony. Once the morale of the army is disturbed and the morale of the army fluctuates, it will no longer be able to gain a foothold.Therefore, the lord should not hesitate, but must make a decisive decision. Even if the lord is not moved by false fame, in order to stabilize the overall situation and appease the hearts of the army and the people, it is the general trend to ascend the throne and proclaim the emperor at this time. "

Guo Jia followed Jia Xu's words and said respectfully: "Your Majesty also said just now that the current situation is divided into three parts of the world, and our Xiliang Army monopolizes half of the country. It is even worse than the sum of soldiers and horses. It is no exaggeration to say that the current lord has two-thirds of the world. To rectify his name, he is no longer a prince in troubled times in the past, but has become an upright and upright army of justice. In comparison, our Xiliang army is strong and powerful, but in name it is still a princely force that separates one side, which is different from the Northern Wei and Southern Dynasties. Compared with Han, he seemed to be dwarfed by comparison, and he was inferior to others, half a head shorter.

If things go on like this, the hearts of the army will be shaken, and the hearts of the people will be shaken. If the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty continue to interfere, the consequences will be disastrous.If this is the case, the situation in Xiliang is in jeopardy, and the bright future will stop here, or if the river is plummeting, the situation will be out of control, and defeat is just around the corner.Therefore, I implore my lord, for the sake of the overall situation, for the sake of the millions of soldiers in the army and the people of Li, ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, and justify my name in Xiliang! "

Li Li's heart was shaken by Jia Xu and Guo Jia's remonstrance, as if he had been enlightened, he suddenly woke up and felt compassionate.

As Jia Xu and Guo Jia said, even though Li Li didn't care about the name of the emperor, he cared more about the reality of the emperor, but he didn't care about his reputation, which doesn't mean that the civil and military forces under his command and the more than 1000 million people under his rule didn't. This "fake name" is needed.On the contrary, isn't the reason why his civil servants threw their heads and poured blood to follow him to fight the country, isn't it so that one day he will be able to worship generals and become marquises, increase officials to become nobles, and then confer the title of wife and son, honoring the ancestors?And the people under his rule also need a sense of belonging and a strong and stable country that they can rely on. Only in this way can they truly live and work in peace and contentment and raise their children carefully. one day.

In troubled times, only a country can have a home.Otherwise, millions of people will be devastated by the flames of war, suffering from displacement, and hardly a single day of stable life.And this is also an important reason for the existence of the state that cannot be ignored.The country is not only a tool for politicians to rule the common people, but also entrusts the sense of belonging of countless people and carries the good wishes of countless people.In a sense, it is a carrier, like a big ship, carrying the ideals and aspirations of everyone on board; not only to meet their most basic survival needs, but also to give them a great and beautiful vision, so as to unite people's hearts , forge ahead.

Nowadays, for Li Li, it doesn't matter whether he becomes emperor or not, strength comes first.As long as he has enough strength, it is easy to become a king and hegemony, as long as he nods his head, he can achieve it, so he takes the reform of Yuan Dynasty and the founding of the country very lightly. Drinking is purely to satisfy vanity, so don't take it to heart.But with Jia Xu and Guo Jia's generous speeches one after another, Li Li finally realized that he thought the problem too simply. The affiliation demands of more than 1000 million people.

With this in mind, Li Li really realized that not everything is centered on his will, and not everyone will follow his will.Once the fundamental interests of the majority are involved, the civil servants under his command will go against his wishes and turn to focus on their own interests, forcing the big ship of the Xiliang Army to sail in the direction they want to arrive.

People's will determines success or failure, and the general trend is irreversible.

Seeing that all the generals in the hall spoke one word, and their attitude was unprecedentedly firm, Li Li saw the shadows of Chang'an civil and military officials from them.The scene in front of him was by no means accidental. Although Li Li did not personally witness the scene where they received the letter from Chang'an, he could be sure that it must be the result of the unanimous promotion of the generals of the army and the officials of all states.Li Li refused the previous three or five persuasion attempts. Now that Dengying and Feiyan Qingqi are about to go to the front line of Montenegro, it is undoubtedly the best way for them to jointly persuade them to advance.There are not many people, only more than [-] generals in total, but they have a firm attitude and a clear stand. This is forcing the palace!

At this moment, Li Li understood that the scene in front of him was actually the servants and military generals under his command who deliberately gave him a step, asking him to borrow a slope to go down the donkey, and accept it when he saw it.Otherwise, the next time persuasion will no longer be a joint petition by more than [-] generals, but all civil servants and military generals will swarm up, and then he will really be cornered, and he will have to agree if he refuses, and there will be no room for change. .

"Forget it, the matter has come to this point, and it is meaningless to persist." Sighing secretly, Li Li took a deep breath, suppressed the throbbing in his heart, raised his hand again to signal the generals to stand up, and said in a harmonious voice: "Northern Wei, Southern The capital of Han has been established, how can I be willing to stay behind in Xiliang. No matter what, I have to accept it alone. The day when Kongming triumphantly conquered the world will be the day when the lonely king will come to the world. Immediately send an order to Li Xuan to set up a preparatory office. Jia Xu, Guo Jia , Lu Su, Li Ru, Zhou Yu and my uncle Li Jue and other seven people jointly discussed the matter of ascension to the throne, and the construction of the altar, the construction of the ancestral temple, and the repair of the palace were all kept simple, and no extravagance was allowed.”

"Your lord is wise, I will thank you lord!" Li Li finally let go of the hope, and all the generals in the hall heaved a sigh of relief and kowtowed in unison.