Daming: Spoilers about the future, Zhu Yuanzhang collapsed

Han Cheng heard this without any hesitation.

After hearing Liu Bei's question about what to do next, he just organized his thoughts a little and then continued to tell Liu Bei what to do next.

Liu Bei had already been told about the deaths of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, as well as the defeat at Yiling.

Then, there’s nothing wrong with telling him about the orphan being entrusted to someone else in Baidi City.

Thinking of this, he opened his mouth and said:
“This failure was a big blow to the Emperor’s uncle.

This made the emperor's uncle feel ashamed and he felt he had no face to return to Chengdu.

Of course, in addition to this, there is another consideration.

That means the emperor's uncle needs to lead the troops here and hold the defense line.

We can't let Dongwu take advantage of this opportunity to move forward.

More losses..."

When Liu Bei heard Han Cheng say this, his expression did not change much.

However, the hand hidden in the sleeve couldn't help but hold it tighter.

I completely agree with Han Cheng's statement that he was ashamed to return to Chengdu.

To be honest, this matter is really annoying and shameful.

I am sick and want to avenge my second brother. It would be best if I could destroy Dongwu.

Teach Dongwu a good lesson.

But the final result was that not only did he fail to avenge his second brother, but he also suffered a disastrous defeat.

He was killed without any armor or weapons!
Countless soldiers died.

It has seriously consumed the resources here.

Even he, the emperor, was almost caught.

I really have no face to go back to Chengdu!
In particular, he remembered what Han Cheng had said to him before, and the advice given to him by Kong Ming, Zilong and others before the start.

I didn't even listen.

He was determined to raise an army to attack Wu.

Think again about what King Qin Zhu Chong said just now, that he is not suitable to lead troops.

All of these things intertwined together made him extremely uncomfortable.

What does it mean that an incompetent general can tire out thousands of troops? I am the best example of this!

When Liu Bei was thinking about this with mixed feelings, Han Cheng's voice continued to ring out.

Give it to the rest of what happened next.

“…Although Sun Quan’s side won, he did not dare to continue the fight when he heard that his uncle was stationed so close to the border.

He chose to quit while he was ahead and sent envoys to negotiate peace.

The uncle, exhausted from the long wars and defeats, agreed to a ceasefire..."

Liu Bei clenched his fists even tighter, feeling extremely humiliated!

This battle was really beyond words?
Shame!

It was almost thrown to grandma's house!
But at this moment, he couldn't say anything...

"When Prime Minister Zhuge learned that you, my uncle, had led the troops to set up camps for hundreds of miles in the dense forest to confront the Eastern Wu, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat.

He immediately sent someone to persuade the emperor's uncle about this matter.

And made some other comments.

But unfortunately, before the people arrived, the emperor's uncle's side had already been defeated.

After learning the news of the emperor's uncle's defeat, Prime Minister Zhuge sighed with regret and said that if Fa Zheng and Fa Xiaozhi were still alive, they would definitely be able to persuade the emperor's uncle.

Don’t let the emperor’s uncle lead the army to attack Wu…”

As Liu Bei listened to what Han Cheng said, he felt more and more uncomfortable and guilty.

However, if he could choose again, even if he knew the result would be like this.

When his second brother was killed by the Jiangdong rats using this trick.

I will still raise troops to attack Wu again!
I must avenge my second brother!

If you don’t report it, you are not yourself!
However, he will do things better and will no longer lead the troops personally.

But it was also because of Han Cheng's words that Kong Ming sighed. If Fa Xiaozhi was still alive, he could persuade him. As well as some other things about Fa Zheng,
Regarding this talent from Yizhou whom I have never met.

I have developed a love for talent, and I must give it a good task in the future...

“The emperor’s uncle was already quite old at the time, over sixty years old.

In a short period of time, I experienced many sad things one after another.

First, General Guan was killed by bandits, then Cao Cao died, and Cao Pi forced Emperor Xian to abdicate.

Before raising an army to attack Wu, General Yide was killed by a villain.

Afterwards, they suffered another devastating defeat in Yiling.

The blow to the emperor's uncle was indeed huge.

So after arriving in Baidi City, the uncle soon fell ill..."

Liu Bei couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.

I just felt my heart becoming heavier.

Listening to Han Cheng's tone, and thinking about what I had experienced at that time,
I just feel that I am afraid that I don’t have much time left...

“…In February of the third year of the Zhangwu reign, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang went from Chengdu to Yong’an, also known as Baidi City.

In March, the emperor's uncle entrusted his son to the care of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang and Shangshu Ling Li Yan.

Let Prime Minister Zhuge be the chief and Li Yan be the deputy...

The emperor's uncle said to Prime Minister Zhuge Liang: Your talent is ten times that of Cao Pi. You will surely be able to stabilize the country and finally accomplish great things.

If the heir is capable, assist him; if he is not, you can choose one yourself.

The Prime Minister wept as he accepted the imperial edict...

At the same time, the emperor's uncle instructed Crown Prince Liu Chan to serve Prime Minister Zhuge as his father.

And warn us not to do evil for the sake of small gains, and not to refrain from doing good for the sake of small gains.

On the 24th day of the fourth month of summer, the emperor's uncle died of illness in Yong'an Palace at the age of 63.

He was posthumously named Emperor Zhaolie and buried in Huiling..."

Liu Bei's mood became more complicated.

It’s a pity, it’s really a pity!

He wanted to restore the Han Dynasty and worked hard for it all his life.

In the end, this task was not accomplished.

Instead, before his death, he harmed so many people.

I have finally established some foundation with great difficulty.

It brought together some people who were committed to supporting the Han Dynasty.

As a result, I ruined a lot of things myself...

How could he not feel regretful about this?

But if we consider aspects such as life span, there seems to be no regrets.

After all, I am already over sixty years old.

It's already very wrong...

"Mr. Han, then...what happened next?

Kong Ming...how will he do in the future?
Have you managed to stabilize the chaos?"

Liu Bei seemed very depressed when he asked this question.

After all, what happened this time was really bad.

According to what Han Cheng said, the Ming Dynasty had just been established.

A series of disastrous defeats followed.

On his side, Yizhou was taken over from outside.

And the control time is not too long.

In the early years of the founding of the country, he, the emperor, was extremely important.

After all, many things need to be suppressed by one's own prestige and ability.

As a result, when I was needed the most, my own people were gone.

Not only is it gone, but it also leaves behind a lot of messes...

There are so many things going on, it’s a headache just to think about it.

Han Cheng heard this and said, “The Prime Minister will naturally clean up the mess.

Otherwise, why would the prime minister be famous throughout the ages? Uncle, to be honest, in later generations, the prime minister's name is even more famous than yours.

It is truly a name that will go down in history.

Even the fact that you, the Emperor's uncle, have such a great reputation and are praised by later generations is largely due to the Prime Minister.

That being said, perhaps this matter is not understood enough.

Then I will talk to my uncle about the Wuhou Temple and he will understand.

In order to commemorate Prime Minister Zhuge, later generations built the Wuhou Temple in Chengdu.

However, the Wuhou Temple was not originally called the Wuhou Temple, but the Zhaolie Temple.

Prime Minister Zhuge enjoys a very high reputation among the people because of his spirit of devoting himself to the cause until his death.

In the early Ming Dynasty, Zhu Chun, the King of Shu, saw that the popularity of the temples of his ministers surpassed that of the emperor's temples.

He then ordered the construction of a shrine for Zhuge Liang in your temple.

The temple was named Han Zhaolie Temple.

But the people thought that the temple of the emperor's uncle was moved to the temple of Prime Minister Zhuge, so it was collectively called Wuhou Temple..."

After hearing what Han Cheng said, Liu Bei felt extremely complicated.

First, I learned clearly from Han Cheng that Kong Ming really cleaned up all the messes.

It made him feel relieved.

This ability is really not something that ordinary people can possess.

Kong Ming is indeed a man of great talent.

It is my great fortune to have Kong Ming.

Later, when he heard Han Cheng say that in later generations, Kong Ming's reputation far surpassed his own, he was somewhat surprised.

But no further words were said about it.

It is best to surpass yourself.

This just shows that his military advisor is a truly talented person!

This is a blessing on my side.

However, he had no clear understanding of how much more famous Kong Ming was than himself.

But then he heard Han Cheng talk about the relationship between the Wuhou Temple and his Zhaolie Temple.

It soon became clear how famous Kong Ming was in later generations.

Why did Han Cheng say that he was so famous in later generations because of Kong Ming?

This is indeed the case here!
However, Liu Bei did not have any special ideas. He just felt that meeting Kong Ming was a great blessing.

At the same time, people are looking forward to what Kong Ming will do in the future.

Although from the few words Han Cheng said before, Liu Bei knew that Kong Ming was definitely not doing a bad job.

I also heard some of the things that Kong Ming did.

But he still has enough expectations for this.

If Kong Ming had not been able to accomplish so many earth-shaking things, he would definitely not have such a great reputation in later generations.

Being so respected by later generations...

“… When Liu Chan succeeded to the throne, he appointed his prime minister as Marquis of Wuxiang and established a government office.

Soon after, he was appointed as the governor of Yizhou.

Liu Chan relied on Prime Minister Zhuge Liang for all political affairs, big or small, and the decision was made by the prime minister.

In the Nanzhong region, Yong Kai, a Han Chinese tyrant, took advantage of the chaos caused by the defeat of Shu at Yiling, the death of Emperor Liu, and the rebellion of Huang Yuan.
He instigated Zhu Bao, the prefect of Zangke County, Gao Ding, the King of Yuexi County, and Meng Huo, the leader of the ethnic minorities in Yizhou County, to rebel together.

They killed the governor of Yizhou, Zheng Ang, and arrested the successor governor, Zhang Yi, and sent him to Eastern Wu.

The Yuexi County killed the county commander Jiao Huang, while the Zangke County killed the official Chang Qi, and together they opposed the Shu Han regime.

As Shu Han had just suffered a major defeat, it suffered huge losses in military strength.

In addition, the emperor's uncle had just passed away, and the domestic situation needed to be rectified.

Therefore, Prime Minister Zhuge did not immediately take military action to quell the rebellion.

Instead, they adopted appeasement measures.

But it didn't have any effect.

In the difficult situation with Cao Wei's army pressing in from the north, Sun Quan's Jingzhou army threatening from the east, and three counties rebelling in the south,
Zhuge Liang adopted the strategy of resisting Cao Wei in the north and making peace with Sun Quan in the east.

Deng Zhi was sent to the Eastern Wu to make peace, and he achieved diplomatic success...

Next, we actively carried out battle preparations such as troop replenishment and training.

In this way, two years later, the conditions were in place to march south to quell the rebellion.

So, Prime Minister Zhuge began to organize this southern expedition in Chengdu...

In March of the third year of Jianxing in the Shu Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Zhuge's army began to move.

First, they quickly reached Baidao from Chengdu along the waterway, and then used Baidao as a forward base to begin dividing their forces for action.

Ma Zhong's army on the eastern route advanced from Baidao to Zangke County in the southeast.

Li Hui's army in the middle route marched southward along a small road from their base in Pingyi to Yizhou County.

A surprise attack on Meng Huo's rear.

Prime Minister Zhuge's main force in the west turned west from Baidao.

March to Anshang area.

At this time, Gao Ding's main force was mainly concentrated in Maoniu, Dingdan and Beishui.

In order to attract the main force of the rebels for a decisive battle, Prime Minister Zhuge paused his advance after arriving in the Beishui area, waiting for the rebels to gather in the Beishui area so that he could eliminate them in one fell swoop.

Gao Ding's main force was indeed concentrated in the Beishui area.

The troops of Yong Kai and Meng Huo, who were heading north from Yizhou County to provide reinforcements, were also moving towards this area.

At this time, an internal conflict broke out among the rebels, and Gao Ding's general killed Yong Kai, resulting in Meng Huo's army stopping its reinforcements to the Beishui area.

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang saw that he could no longer gather the rebels and annihilate them.
So he decisively launched an attack on Gao Ding's army and defeated it...

Gao Ding's troops retreated to Qiongdu, preparing to continue resistance.

They were defeated again by Prime Minister Zhuge's army, and Qiongdu was captured.

Gao Ding led the remaining 2,000 men and refused to surrender and continued to resist. They were finally wiped out by the Shu army and Gao Ding died in the battle.

At this time, Meng Huo's army had already retreated to his hometown in Yizhou County.

Prime Minister Zhuge's army immediately launched a pursuit.

At the same time, Ma Zhong's eastern army made good progress.

He defeated Zhu Bao's troops in Zangke County and put down the rebellion in the area.

After Li Hui's army invaded the area around Yizhou County in Nanzhong, Meng Huo's old nest, they were surrounded by powerful tribal armed forces.

Li Hui was alone in the deep territory and had no news from Prime Minister Zhuge's army.

Use deceptive means to paralyze the tribal armed forces, and then launch a counterattack when they are unprepared.

Defeat the superior enemy forces in one fell swoop.

They also razed the southern part of Yizhou, occupied Meng Huo's old nest, and cut off Meng Huo's army's retreat.

In May, Prime Minister Zhuge's army crossed the Lu River and entered Yizhou County.

After overcoming difficulties such as climate, terrain, and transportation, they caught up with Meng Huo's troops in Wei County, to the north of the area. After a fierce battle, they defeated Meng Huo's troops and captured Meng Huo alive.

Then, Prime Minister Zhuge's army marched south to the Dawei County area and joined forces with Li Hui's troops.

Afterwards, the army advanced westward, marched into Dianchi Lake, and divided its forces to pacify the surrounding tribes.

It was autumn of that year.

The battle ended victoriously...

This story is told in a more exciting way in the legendary novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

There are scenes of capturing Meng Huo seven times, burning the rattan armor army, and the prime minister returning from a campaign but encountering a turbulent river and being unable to cross.

Then they used steamed buns instead of human heads to offer sacrifice to the river, and then they successfully crossed the river..."

After listening to Han Cheng's story, Liu Bei was in a good mood.

Kong Ming had talent for managing the world and did things so well.

Despite being in trouble both internally and externally, we managed to get things done in an orderly and swift manner.

This ability is really not something that ordinary people can possess.

Then, I suddenly remembered something.

Ma Zhong?!
Kong Ming actually appointed Ma Zhong as his general?
Didn’t Ma Zhong kill Yun Chang’s men?

When did he come to my side again? !

(End of this chapter)