Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 656: Zhang Guo's argument, a trifling selection of an emperor
Guo Jia's words were convincing, and Cao Zhi looked like he was learning something. However, this caused Zhang Wu to feel dissatisfied.

From a clerk's perspective, there is nothing wrong with the statement he made.

The problem is that Zhang Wu never thought of letting Cao Zhi be the chief clerk for life.

"Foolish Guo, do you know why Wen Ruo was able to lead the military affairs of the entire state and supervise the battle on the northern defense line of Bingzhou, while you could only serve as the military advisor and chief priest beside your father-in-law?"

Guo Jia rolled his eyes in disdain: "You just want to say that I am cold-blooded and profit-driven?"

Zhang Wu chuckled: "If you insist on understanding it this way, it's actually not wrong."

"But don't forget, a country can't have only Xun Yu, nor can it have only Guo Jia. And now in our country, there are obviously too many Xun Yu and too few Guo Jia."

Xun Yu and Guo Jia here represent two different types of talents.

The former is knowledgeable and upright in everything.

The latter is a person who is a sophisticated conspirator and is only interested in profit.

Guo Jia was reminding Zhang Wu that everything has both light and dark sides. If a dynasty only has the light that can be seen with the eyes, then the dark shadow hidden beneath the light will be even more unsightly.

Of course, Zhang Wu did not deny that what Guo Jia said made sense, but his indifference touched upon the softest part of a soldier that was most difficult to avoid - dignity!
Every military commander grows old one day.

If in a dynasty, being old means waiting for death, then why did he take the trouble to assist Cao Cao in establishing such an unfriendly retirement place for him?
"Well, I agree with your suggestion. You can go and tell Han Sheng in person. Tell him that he is old and no longer useful. Tell him to go back to Chang'an and retire immediately."

Xun Yu hurriedly interrupted this pair of friends who loved and hated each other, and let them quarrel until dark without any result.

One is profit-seeking, the other is a gentleman of benevolence. You can say who is right or wrong, but I don't know what the argument is about.

"Alright, alright. You two are arguing fiercely now, and I don't know where you will secretly gather to drink later. Don't worry about the embarrassment when the time comes. However, Han Sheng's injury does pose a hidden danger. Huang Xu is currently serving in Xiangyang. Ziqian might as well submit a letter to recruit Cheng Ye to serve in Youlongying. This will not hurt Han Sheng's reputation, and it will also provide Youlongying with an extra layer of insurance."

Huang Xu is the prince's man, so there is no question of him competing for credit with others.

Huang Xu was Huang Zhong's son, and the father and son fought together in the battlefield, preserving Huang Zhong's face to the greatest extent.

All the dignity and face are saved here.

Zhang Wu raised his eyebrows at Guo Jia and said, "Did you hear that? This is what a peerless patriot would say. You should learn to speak human language sooner rather than later. Chief Registrar, draft the transfer order exactly as Wen Ruo said."

When gods fight, Cao Zhi can only pretend to be dead.

When he heard that there was an errand coming, he ran out of the tent.

"The Jiangdong navy is not weak, and the Yangzhou navy and the Jingnan navy will join the battle later. I have been thinking hard about crossing the river these days but have no good ideas. What can you teach me?"

Xun Yu chuckled, "Zi Qian is in charge of the three armies for the first time, so he can't help but think too much. The war hasn't started yet, and the opportunity for war hasn't appeared. Even if the military god is reincarnated, it's impossible for him to lead the army across the Yangtze River directly. We can just wait and see what happens, and there's no need to belittle ourselves."

"Well, why do I feel more and more that you are not here to give advice, but to travel at public expense?"

Everyone laughed.

South of Chibi, the four allied forces met.

This decisive battle concerns the life and death of the southern princes, so naturally no one will hide it.

Among them, Liu Yao led a thousand warships, 30,000 naval soldiers, and 30,000 cavalry and infantry, a total of 60,000 people, but not a single general.

It’s not Liu Yao’s fault that he is petty-minded. Yangzhou is too large and he needs to have people stationed everywhere.

On the other hand, when Sun Ce invaded Yang, he was beaten the worst, losing many soldiers and generals and retreating step by step. The reason why he can keep this family fortune now is because he had a solid foundation and could withstand the test.

Liu Biao's situation was slightly better.

He led 10,000 navy soldiers, 60,000 warship infantry, and 10,000 cavalry, a total of 80,000 troops.

There are also outstanding relatives of the Cai family who are good generals.

If he had not stationed all his elite navy in Jiangxia, his current wealth would be even worse.

Jingzhou is rich and prosperous, and it is not a false reputation. It would be the same even if half of Jingzhou was lost.

Among the three Lius, Liu Zhang was the one who completely upheld the reputation of the Liu clan.

There was no war in Shu all year round, the people lived in peace and the land was rich.

So before Liu Zhang set out, he directly led 100,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and a group of good generals from Yizhou, including Zhang Ren and veteran Yan Yan.

Finally, Sun Ce had 60,000 naval troops. These people could fight on the water or on land, which was Sun Ce's trump card. He also had 3,000 large and small warships and 20,000 cavalry. A total of 80,000 troops.

He has many wise counselors and strong generals under his command.

This made even Liu Biao, whose own son had died at the hands of Sun Ce, dare not show any anger when he first saw him and greeted him politely.

After the blood oath, Liu Biao was the first to express his position:
"Liu Xie is a wicked man who deprived himself of his royal title, causing the 400-year-old Han dynasty to fall into the hands of thieves. However, the army that resists tyranny must be righteous. For now, we must first restore the glory of the Han Dynasty and hold high the banner of righteousness before we can stand up to Cao."

Liu Yao immediately agreed: "What Jingsheng said makes sense, but where should we select the people who will hold high the banner of justice?"

Liu Zhang: "Why not choose one from the royal family?"

"No! Liu Jiyu, have you ever forgotten why the Han Dynasty was restored? Emperor Ling was a fallen royal family member. He fostered eunuchs to cause chaos at home and established warlord separatism abroad. The Han Dynasty lost its power and the world was in chaos. It can be seen that those who hold high the banner of justice need to have noble titles at home and strong military power abroad to be qualified. Randomly electing someone will only result in another Emperor Ling, which will not benefit the world or the Han Dynasty."

Sun Ce felt indifferent.

After Liu Biao said this, he almost said to choose directly from the three of them with the surname Liu?
How shameless.

Although he had made up his mind to support Liu Biao, Sun Ce still felt as disgusted as if he had eaten a dead fly.

It is no wonder that Liu Xie asserted that after Liu Bei, there was no hope for the Han Dynasty.

If all the relatives of the Han Dynasty had such an attitude, then the fall of the Han Dynasty would not be unfair.

If he hadn't been injured, the doctor wouldn't have told him to get angry.

He argued with Liu Biao about his extremely hypocritical behavior.

"Who do you think can take on this important position, Uncle Jingsheng? How about this? My nephew has little experience, so I won't get involved. Let one of the two uncles be chosen as the Emperor of Han. Is that okay?"

Liu Zhang actually also wanted to seek that position, but he had been timid since childhood and was more accustomed to leaving a way out for himself.

After Cao Wei truly pacifies the South, the rebel who proclaimed himself emperor will definitely not survive.

If he was just a prince of a state, he could just surrender if something went wrong.

Even though his former glory is gone, he can still be a wealthy man with no worries about food and clothing.

Since they both want to be the boss, they can just fight for it themselves.

At worst, he could just hide back in Yizhou and watch the fire from the other side of the river. Who could do anything to him?

However, Liu Zhang was more inclined to nominate Liu Yao as emperor.

One reason was that Liu Yao was farther away from him and posed less of a threat to him.

Secondly, Liu Yao was the weakest at the moment. He was erected as a symbol, and once the war was over, everything would be over. Liu Zhang would not have to look at his face every day.

Then a very strange scene appeared in the tent.

It was clearly the Han royal family who were choosing the emperor, but the three of them turned their heads to look at Sun Ce, an outsider.

"Bofu is an outsider. As the saying goes, a bystander sees more clearly. What suggestions do you have?"

Liu Biao and Liu Yao were also bachelors.

Anyway, they all have grudges against Sun Ce, which is equivalent to smoothing things over with each other, so naturally they are not afraid of Sun Ce showing obvious bias due to personal feelings.

"Let's call him Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou. Duke Jingsheng and I have a personal grudge, but he made contributions to the world in his early years. In terms of justice, he is more suitable for this position."

Now it was Liu Yao's turn to feel disgusted. Not only had he been bullied by Sun Ce for so long, but in the end he didn't get any benefits at all.

But as one of the candidates, he couldn't choose himself, so he had to place his hopes on Liu Zhang.

Unexpectedly, Liu Zhang was even more ruthless. Although he clearly liked Liu Yao more, he did not want to make enemies with him, so he directly agreed to Sun Ce's proposal.

Thus, the most ridiculous scene of selecting an emperor in history was born.

After a verbal agreement, the four of them formally established Liu Biao's throne.

There was no imperial seal, no sacrifice to heaven and earth, and no strength to become emperor, but it just happened.

(End of this chapter)