Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 119 Discussing the Northern Expedition
The news of Cao Pi's death spread all over the world, and the political situation in the world changed drastically.After Sun Quan heard the news, he immediately made preparations for war.

In August, Soochow took advantage of the great mourning of Wei State and attacked Cao Wei on a large scale.Sun Quan personally led the army to attack Jiangxia County, but under the steadfast defense of Wenpin, the prefect of Jiangxia, Sun Quan could not attack.

The imperial edict spread to Luoyang urgently, shaking the government and the public.

State of Wei, Luoyang Palace, Great Court Conference.

Cao Ruigang sat on the dragon couch, sat upright, looked around at the crowd through the crown and saluted.When he saw Liu Ye, Cao Rui stared at him for a while, then moved his eyes.

The officials knew very little about Cao Rui. When Cao Rui was the king, he lived in seclusion and only concentrated on studying, not asking about politics, and not making friends with courtiers. Many ministers had never even met the prince.

Only Liu Ye talked with Cao Rui for a day not long after he ascended the throne. After the conversation, Liu Ye admired Cao Rui very much.When everyone asked Cao Rui how he was, Liu Ye praised: "Today's son can be compared with Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi, but it is a pity that he is young and has a slightly inferior aura."

After everyone saluted, the high-ranking officials came out and cupped their hands and said, "Your Majesty, Sun Quan took advantage of the great funeral of our Wei State to attack Jiangxia. I hope Your Majesty will save him!"

The young Emperor Wei calmly thought about the Wenpin battle report, but after a while, Cao Rui said calmly: "Sun Quan's army is not good at water warfare. Wenqing was unprepared and wanted to attack Jiangxia. But now Wenqing is at a stalemate with their two armies, and Sun Quan is not without an advantage. I thought Sun Quan would naturally retreat in a few days. That's why there is no need to send generals to rescue!"

Seeing that Cao Rui's words were reasonable, the officials of the imperial court bowed their hands and promised.

But Cao Rui added slowly to be on the safe side: "Zhao Wuyanghou (Sima Yi), let him be more careful in the Jiangxia war."

"Your Majesty is wise!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Sure enough, Xun Yu, who had been dispatched by Cao Rui to the frontier to comfort him before, heard about it, and after hearing about it, he conscripted the county soldiers he passed by and a thousand people on foot and mounted a mountain to threaten Sun Quan. Afterwards, Sun Quan was terrified and led his troops back.

After this incident, all civil and military people in Wei State were convinced by Cao Rui.

When Wei and Wu were fighting each other, news spread to Chengdu.
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Chengdu, Shuhan New Palace.

Liu Chan raised his sleeves, waved his pen and ink, and concentrated on writing on the scarf.

Qiao Zhou was beside him, looking at Liu Chan's new work, with a calm expression on his face, and said silently in his heart: "The reason why the future generations hate Qin is not because of its violence and evil? From the rest of the world, all the people in the six countries want to do what Qin did. It is not possible to specifically blame Qin.

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Han was ruled by Shu, Zhao was destroyed by chaos, Yan was destroyed by pedantry, Wei was lost by talents, Chu was divided, Qi was destroyed by peace, and Qin was destroyed by laboring the people.That's why the six kingdoms that destroy the six kingdoms are not Qin;

Said: "If it is so, then the seven kingdoms have no skill to survive on their own." He said: "Xi has no skill to survive." Cai Yefu." "

Qiao Zhou is no longer indifferent to the first reading, but the more he reads, the more he sweats, and the more shocked he becomes.

After finishing writing, Liu Chan picked up the pen and put it on the pen holder, turned his sore wrist, took a long breath, and said proudly, "What do you think Yun Nan thinks about this "On the Warring States?"

When Liu Chan asked about the matter, Qiao Zhou regained his senses, wiped his forehead with his cuffs, bowed his hands in salute, and said sincerely: "Your Majesty, I think this "Warring States" is a great text in the world. Four hundred years after the fall of Qin, Qin and the six kingdoms There are different opinions about the cause of the demise.”

"In the past, Jiayi of the Han Dynasty wrote "On Passing Qin" to discuss the gains and losses of Qin.

Hearing this, Liu Chan beamed, using the historical views of later generations of literature, combined with the literary talents of the ancients, to write political essays can naturally be refreshing.

Just when Liu Chan was about to reply, he heard that Huo Yi was walking beside him, and he leaned down and whispered, "Your Majesty, Cao Pi died of illness, and his son Cao Rui succeeded him. The King of Wu has launched an army to attack Wei."

When Liu Chan heard this, his pupils dilated and his face changed slightly, but he quickly restrained himself and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Qiao Zhou bowed his hands and left, Liu Chan nodded in agreement.

Liu Chan turned his head to look at Huo Yi, and said calmly, "Does the Prime Minister know this news?"

Huo Yi looked solemn, nodded and said: "The prime minister knows, and ordered the ministers to enter the palace to report to His Majesty, and hope that His Majesty will urgently call all the ministers to discuss."

After hearing this, Liu Chan pondered for a moment, with a straight face, and ordered to Huo Yi: "Pass down my will, order the Prime Minister, Guang Luxun (Huang Quan), Ting Wei (Li Yan), General Zhengnan (Zhao Yun), General Zhenbei (Wei Yan), the Governor of Guanzhong (Wu Yi)...and the Western Captain (Wang Ping) held a meeting in Chengdu on August 28."

Liu Chan quickly called out a list of key political positions, while Huo Yi knelt down and took shorthand notes.After a while, Huo Yi got up and walked out of the hall quickly.

Liu Chan looked at his distant figure, his eyes were particularly sharp, and he said to himself: "A big event is coming, how can the Three Kingdoms be short of me!"
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On August 28, in the Shuhan Xingong Hall, all the ministers arrived.

"Your Majesty is here!" the servant shouted.

Dressed in armor, Liu Chan entered the palace majesticly and stepped up the steps with tiger steps.Hundreds of officials in the palace, seeing Liu Chanrong dressed up in arms, those with delicate thoughts know today's topic.

After Liu Chan knelt and sat on the dragon couch, "Long live my emperor!" All the ministers bowed down and saluted.

Liu Chan knelt and sat on the imperial couch, with a calm expression and piercing eyes. He glanced at everyone present, and said indifferently: "Your highness is exempt from courtesy. Cao Pi is dead, and his son Cao Rui has just ascended. I want to go to the north. What do you think?"

"Your Majesty, I am a big man who has been recuperating for several years now. Now that the south has been settled and the armor is sufficient, I think I can go to the north." Zhuge Liang took the lead and said with a serious expression, cupping his hands.

"I am willing to be the vanguard and accompany the army in the Northern Expedition!" Wei Yan, who had been guarding Hanzhong for many years, expressed his expression with excitement on his face.

Huang Quan, who was stroking his beard by the side, no longer thought about it, and cupped his hands and came out and said: "I, the prime minister, and Ting Wei were entrusted by the late emperor. I hope that I will assist your majesty in revitalizing the Han Dynasty. I have been in Yong'an for several years. The responsibility is heavy, and I am afraid of failing the great trust of the late emperor. Today's Northern Expedition, Quan Yuan leads the army!"

Li Yan, who was standing behind Huang Quan, also expressed his opinion, "I agree with the prime minister and Guang Luxun's advice."

"Everyone has this kind of heart, and I and the late emperor are very comforted!" Liu Chan first praised everyone, and then continued: "I don't know what you think in the Northern Expedition, but Guanzhong or Longyou?"

Zhuge Liang had already made up his mind, he cupped his hands and said, "I think you can attack Longyou first."

Huang Quan also responded, "I also agree that my big man needs to attack Longyou first."

Liu Chan is not surprised. Currently, Longyou is easier to win than Guanzhong for the big Han. Including himself, he also hopes to take advantage of historical events to change the situation of the battle from Longyou.

Seeing that the two important ministers agreed with Fa Longyou, Wei Yan felt dissatisfied.Gritting his teeth, Wei Yan spoke surprisingly, cupped his hands and said, "I think we can attack Guanzhong first!"

(End of this chapter)