Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1477 The Last Outbreak of the Son of Heaven One
"Let the king proclaim himself emperor?"

This moment stunned several cabinet ministers, including Hu Zhao, who looked at Cai Yong in surprise.

After a while, Hu Zhao came back to his senses.

He looked at Cai Yong quietly, wanting to guess what Cai Yong meant, but he was quite surprised and a little hard to accept that these words came from Cai Yong's mouth.

After all, he knew Cai Yong's position in the past.

However, since Cai Yong said this, it means that he has let go. This is a good thing for the Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, a family has a treasure like an old man. Cai Yong's existence can make up for their shortcomings.

He gritted his teeth and asked: "Cai's participation in politics, although the Han Dynasty exists in name only, but if the king proclaims himself emperor, it is tantamount to directly opposing the Han Dynasty. Although the 400-year-old Han Dynasty has lost its strength, it still has its name. Is it really appropriate for us to target it in public?" ?”

"I'm afraid there is no time more appropriate than now!"

Cai Yong smiled slightly, and then explained calmly: "Now our Ming army is fighting the world, and the enemies are all Han princes. Cao Cao used the name of the Han Dynasty to attack us. In fact, the Ming Dynasty has undoubtedly turned against the Han Dynasty. , everyone in the world can see it, it is reasonable for us to choose to leave the Han Dynasty at this time, and we have won a complete victory in this battle, subduing the four princes with our own strength, this is a prestige, and the world can subdue it!"

His eyes narrowed, and there was a touch of clarity in his cloudy eyes, and he remembered the fiery trees and silver flowers that he saw with his own eyes that night.

He had never seen such a bright night before, even he himself almost thought it was a miracle general, a mission from heaven.

Even though later I found out that it was just the trick of that little bastard Mu Jing, but even so, I was still shocked, even more shocked than the so-called miracle.

If it is the will of heaven, it is nothing more than the will of heaven, but man-made, it is even more terrifying. He can create the will of heaven, and it will be more useful if the so-called will of heaven comes.

"There is one more key point!"

Cai Yong paused, and then added softly: "The 400-year-old Han is indeed deeply rooted. The people in the world only recognize the Han, and do not recognize the names of the so-called vassals. Once the vassals of any party proclaim themselves emperors and go against the Han, they will be targeted by everyone. We were attacked by the world, but our Ming country is different. Now the princes of the world have been severely injured by us. They don’t have the strength to become the target of public criticism. Only my Ming country can control the world, even if the king proclaims himself emperor , To overthrow the Han Dynasty, who has the strength to attack us, compared to our Ming Dynasty, I am afraid that this time is the best time, after this time, if we become emperor in the future, there will be another crusade!"

Proclaiming himself emperor, if placed in normal times, would inevitably meet with strong opposition, and a crusade would be launched, no matter what, Yuan Shu had the endorsement in the name of the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third prince, so he could not escape this fate.

But now the timing is just right.

Having just experienced a bloody battle, the princes of the world can only rest and recuperate, and no prince dares to provoke the Ming Dynasty at this time.

In this way, it would be much easier for Mu Jing to proclaim himself emperor, not to mention whether they would admit it or not, at least they would not dare to move, giving enough time for the Ming Dynasty to separate the empire from the influence of the Han Dynasty.

"What Cai Shenzheng said is true!"

Listening to Cai Yong's words, Hu Zhao's face began to stretch little by little at this time, and his eyes became hotter and hotter. It seemed that there was no hope, but the greatest hope was at this time.

He himself is a person with quick wit and quick thinking, otherwise he would not have become the ruler of the Ming Dynasty. Now that Cai Yong reminded him, he quickly understood.

opportunity.

This is the best time, and none of them seized it.

But Cai Yong caught it.

This ginger is still old and spicy.

"As Cai Canzheng said, the timing is just right now, and it is imperative for the king to proclaim himself emperor, sooner rather than later!" Hu Zhao said quietly: "This time should also be the time when the hearts of our Ming people are the strongest. The people are most likely to accept us when we leave the Han Dynasty, establish the Ming Dynasty, rule the world, and there will be a day of unification!"

"In this case, let's do a big job!"

Liu Jin and Qin Song also looked at each other, with the burning fire flickering in their eyes.

The Ming Kingdom is just the Ming Kingdom of the Han Dynasty.

But the Ming Dynasty, that is a new court.

They will all be servants of the dragon.

Guangzong Yaozu, left a name in history.

Who doesn't want to.

Hu Zhao quickly calmed down after the enthusiasm, and his expression became more and more calm, but the tide in his heart could not be calmed down, and he was still turbulent. He said calmly: "Chuan Zhaoming's secret order, ordering the cabinet ministers to return as soon as possible!"

"Ok!"

Qin Song nodded: "I'm going to send them a secret letter now!"

There are two ministers participating in politics outside, one is Xi Zhicai and the other is Huang Zhong.

"Let Huang Zhong escort the king back first. If the king is not here, we have done too much, but it will be a disaster. Although we are all for the sake of the Ming country, we still have to be cautious about the dignity of the monarch and ministers!"

Cai Yong reminded.

The protagonist of proclaiming himself emperor is Mujing.

They planned so much behind the scenes, although they said it was for the good of Ming and Mu Jing, but who knows what Mu Jing thought, since ancient times, kings have always been very suspicious.

Although the current Mujing is the figure of a wise master, who knows if he will have suspicions in the future, and if there is a spark, it will burn them all.

In the past, Qin lost its deer, and the heroes competed for the deer all over the world. Liu Bang was able to seize the country, because there were many talents under his command, but after the country was established, he was liquidated one by one.

There is an element of Liu Bang's cold temperament in it, and there is also a bit of helplessness in being in his position and having to raise the butcher's knife in order to consolidate the country.

But it cannot be said that those ministers are right, Han Xin's arrogance, self-proclaimed as a hero, holding a large army, is in his prime, and Liu Bang is already old.

If Liu Bang didn't kill him, would he keep the great Han country he subverted?

The matter of slaughtering a hero, in fact, can't be slapped with a slap. The king has scruples about being a king, but the ministers must also abide by a bottom line, otherwise they will cause trouble sooner or later.

"Cai Shenzheng is right!"

Hu Zhao's heart suddenly felt a little carried away, and he felt a correct attitude, and he had a bit of respect for Cai Yong in his heart. This great sage who has gone through several dynasties is indeed more cautious and sophisticated than them. He said in a low voice: "We are too impatient, what a great event it is to proclaim the emperor, even though we have the intention, we must allow the king to allow this great event!"

"Then tell Huang Zhong in a secret letter first, and order the guards to escort the king back to Yudu immediately. As long as the king returns to Yudu, everything can be discussed!" Qin Song also felt a little bit heartbroken, Zhaoming Pavilion was established by Mujing Yes, that's right, they were given the power, but if they didn't know what to do, it was only a matter of one sentence for Mu Jing to take the power back. Can't be too floaty.

Liu Jin heard the words, but was a little worried: "However, the battlefield has calmed down. At this time, when the king returns, will it make people feel that our front line is empty, and the war will start again?"

According to normal times, at this time, the battlefield should be stabilized first, the border defense line should be re-established, and then return to the court in class.

"There are countless generals on the front line, and the affairs of the battlefield can be handed over to other people. This battle has reached this point, and it is almost done. Unless we lead the army to the north and enter the Central Plains, otherwise they dare not start a war at this time. !"

Hu Zhao shook his head: "At this time, the border line is as stable as Mount Tai. If the king has to do everything by himself, what is the use of them!"

Everyone thought about it, but they also agreed that Mu Jing was good at delegating power, which also resulted in the efficient execution of the civil and military ministers of the Ming Dynasty, and they would not have too many scruples.

"Then let the king return quickly, Huang Zhong and the guards personally escort him, and Zhaoming Pavilion gives Huang Zhong the order to die. Huang Zhong has always been stubborn, and he is the most trusted general by the king's side. With him, even if the king is unwilling , there is nothing to do!"

Hu Zhao has made up his mind: "Of course, we also need to make some preparations in advance!"

He looked at Cai Yong: "Cai Shenzheng, you have a high prestige among scholars, why don't you come forward in person and let some great Confucians in the opposition play a personal performance, confer Zen for the king, and help the momentum!"

"Old man try it!"

Cai Yong smiled bitterly: "Our great king has never been kind to Confucianism. Even if the people's hearts are right now, there are many scholars flocking to him, but among the scholars, he has a discredited reputation. How many great Confucians are willing to come forward to play, I dare not ensure!"

Mujing was born as a traitor, which was a defect in the scholarly society. Over the years, he has almost no room for survival for being hated on Confucianism.

He promoted Mohism, developed medicine, and endorsed business. Anyway, he was not very friendly to Confucianism, which also made many great Confucianists in opposition hate him.

Hu Zhao didn't force it either, he just needed a spark, and it wasn't for Shilin to create momentum, and they could do it: "Father Heng, let Zhonglin put down what he is doing first, and mobilize all the newspapers in the country. Channel, get this momentum up, and test the attitude of the people first!"

At the beginning, Mujing started to run newspapers and periodicals in Luoyang, and when he came to the southwest, he used this magic weapon to control public opinion even better. There were many newspapers in circulation in all states and cities of Ming Dynasty. It is the biggest weapon for the imperial court to control public opinion.

"it is good!"

Qin Song nodded.

Zhonglin is Bao Su's name. Bao Zhonglin, like himself, is a minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he successfully entered the cabinet, but Bao Su has not been able to join the cabinet.

Although Bao Su handled the national debt affairs well, he almost failed to get into the cabinet. Hu Zhao gave him a chance.

At the beginning of the meeting, the discussion centered on the post-war issues, but unknowingly, it has deviated from the topic, and began to make various preparations around the matter of Mu Jing's proclaiming emperor.

After about an hour, I began to return to the topic.

"Although this battle was a complete victory, it must have suffered heavy casualties. Although the specific casualties have not been reported yet, I guess the number is not a few!"

Hu Zhao lamented and said: "We have to prepare in advance. These soldiers who died in battle are all sons, fathers, and husbands. Their families must be sad and angry. If they can't be appeased, there will inevitably be some turmoil!"

War represents destruction. How many people send their children to the battlefield, and how many may come back. A family crying is boring, but the crying of thousands of families will trigger a kind of mourning emotion.

If it is used by someone with a heart, it will cause some bad effects.

"This time the battle ended quickly. I thought it would be at least until the end of the year. I didn't expect it to end so soon. In fact, most of the funds collected from the Ming government bonds have not been used. We have enough money to appease the people. As long as If the post-war pension is done well, the problem is not big!"

Liu Jin thought for a while, and said: "This battle has disrupted some places, and we need to clean it up slowly!"

"One is Henan, and the other is Runan!"

Qin Song quickly said: "In the battle of Guanzhong, we pushed Luoyang with our troops, and Henan was already the territory of the Ming Dynasty. According to the latest front-line battle report, we not only won this battle, but also invaded Runan. It's still Runan, we have to make arrangements early, otherwise it will cause chaos, and the loss will be our Ming country in the end!"

"Runan is the border of the future. One side faces the Central Plains, and the other side faces Jiangdong Jiujiang County. It has a great force. Moreover, Runan itself is a large granary county. I propose to establish Ruzhou!"

Hu Zhao pondered for a while, and then said: "The Zhengshitang immediately began to integrate local information. Those who can use it and those who can't use it must be implemented quickly, and then the officials will be rescheduled. As for the position of governor, I suggest that Yan Yan can go. Zhuge Xuan takes over the position of governor of Nanzhou!"

"Yan Yan?"

Liu Jin has some considerations, he wants to be released from the Zhengshitang, so that he can be more sure that Runan can be rectified.

"Runan is not any other place. This is the front line. People who have no ability to command troops can't hold down Runan. If they retreat after being frightened a few times, they will be ashamed!"

"But in the memorandum from the frontline these days, the Privy Council intends to take Yan Yan and put it in the military. This man is good at fighting and stays in the local government affairs. They say that he is a little overqualified!"

Liu Jin was unwilling to have conflicts with the Privy Council. Yan Yan was originally from the military. If he hadn't worried about Liu Yan's old department, he would not have been put in the government affairs system.

"People in the Political Affairs Hall, when is it the turn of the Privy Council to grab it!"

Hu Zhao made a direct decision: "That's what Zhaoming Pavilion means. Unless the king personally dispatches him to return to the army, he will go to Ruzhou obediently, establish the Ruzhou Governor's Mansion, restore the people's livelihood in Ruzhou, and guard the soldiers for our Ming Dynasty. The territory that has been fought hard!"

What he said was tough, and as the prime minister of the Ming Dynasty, he also had the confidence, even Mu Jing would rarely argue with him because of personnel issues.

The conflict between Hu Zhao and Mu Jing is more about policy.

"it is good!"

Liu Jin suddenly gained confidence. Hu Zhao insisted on supporting the Political Affairs Hall. No one could win the Political Affairs Hall. To be honest, he was not worried about the victory of the military, and he would not worry too much about the Privy Council.

"What about Henan?"

"Henan establishes Luozhou!" The local system of the Ming Dynasty has already stabilized. Go to the county to go to the prefecture, establish a state, and use the governor's office to manage local government affairs.

"As for the governor of Los Angeles?"

Hu Zhao pinched the bridge of his nose. He didn't have anyone suitable for him. The Ming Dynasty was very powerful, but in fact the court structure was a bit strong on the outside and capable on the inside.

It is not such a simple matter for the soldiers to lay down the territory and want to defend it.

Cai Yong suddenly said, "How about letting Xu Yuan go straight north?"

"Xu Shu?"

The eyes of the few participating in politics lit up.

Xu Shu is also the governor of one party, and he has done a good job in Jingxiang. The most important point is that he is still the vanguard of the New Deal and Mu Jing's confidant.

"Xu Yuanzhi made a lot of trouble in Jingxiang. Now Jingxiang needs to be more stable. Henan has been almost torn apart by the battle. It is better to let him play casually than to continue to toss in Jingxiang!"

Cai Yong smiled wryly: "Some Jingxiang Confucian scholars have asked me to come. Although the new policy is the will of the king, there must be a priority. Xu Shu is young and vigorous, and has the heart to do things, but he may not be able to have a tactful method. Jing Xiang It's our granary, so don't mess it up!"

"It makes sense!"

Hu Zhaodao: "Then suggest Xu Shu!"

He looked at Liu Jin: "The list of officials in the two new states should be listed as soon as possible, and then sent directly to the king for review. If the king approves, then it will be executed immediately!"

"Yes!"

Liu Jin nodded.

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The court of the Ming Dynasty in Yudu began to unite as one, sharpened their swords and rushed towards the Han Dynasty, preparing to stab the Han Dynasty fiercely and remove the last fig leaf of the Han Dynasty court.

The Han court located in Xudu also set off a storm.

The main force of the Wei army marched south, Xu Du naturally seemed a little empty in strength, and there were so many monsters and monsters in the city, it soon made people feel a kind of undercurrent of uneasiness.

in the palace.

The emperor was still a little hesitant at first, facing the empty Xu Du, and facing the support of many royalist ministers behind him, whether he wanted to do it or not.

Since Cao Cao set off, he has actually been ready to move.

Because he is not willing to be a puppet for the rest of his life.

Cao Cao was in charge of the Central Plains and controlled the imperial court. If it wasn't for competing with Mu Jing, he would have nothing to do with him, and he could be crushed to death as a puppet emperor.

In the heart of the emperor, although Cao Cao was strong, if he fought against the Ming country, he would inevitably lead to rivers of blood, because no matter how strong the Wei army was, it might not be able to defeat the Ming army. Even if it won, it would hurt its vitality in the end.

In fact, Cao Cao's persistence in going south to crusade against Ming was more frightened.

The emperor was happy to watch Cao Cao's troops attack the Ming country.

After all, Cao Cao was in control of the general situation. He was in Xudu, so he didn't dare to make the slightest movement. Even a weak movement would attract a fatal murderous intent.

And even if Cao Cao no longer agrees, he is still a little afraid of Cao Cao's fierce power.

So even with a heart.

Still can't make up my mind.

But at this time, Cao Cao's army was defeated, and the battle report from the front line came back, and the more it spread, the more crazy it was, saying that Cao Cao's 20 main troops were defeated by the front line, and the entire army was wiped out.

This made the emperor a little unbearable.

The Son of Heaven was a puppet when he was young, and in the past he lived by Dong Zhuo's side. He had no lack of patience, but the more he was suppressed, the more he had a distorted mentality.

Whether it was for the sake of the Han family or for himself not to be a puppet, he wanted to erupt once, at any cost.

In the quiet palace, he sat quietly on the dragon chair, his figure was a bit bleak.

He sat on this chair representing the Ninth Five-Year Lord, feeling a little uneasy and uneasy. All the uneasy and uneasy came from Cao Cao.

Killing Dong Zhuo at the beginning was not as good as he thought. The princes of the world, including that uncle Liu Huang who was full of benevolence and morality, all had evil intentions.

In the end, it fell into the hands of Cao Cao. Cao Cao was not Dong Zhuo. Although they were all powerful ministers, Dong Zhuo was rough. He never regarded himself as the emperor, and he was just teasing like a little baby.

On the contrary, Cao Cao, Cao Cao has done a good job in etiquette. Even if he supports himself as a puppet, he still salutes respectfully and never oversteps, but his strength is inadvertent. The courtiers have been controlled by him. , if Cao Cao did not allow it, he would not even be able to get out of this palace.

The more we get along, the more afraid the emperor is, even more afraid than Dong Zhuo, at least Dong Zhuo's joy and anger are on his face, at least he can know.

But Cao Cao, his horror is that you never know what he is thinking, you never even know, that day he had a whim and chopped you off.

(End of this chapter)