A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 445: Han Zuo ascends to the great treasure and dies and succeeds, and the Yizhou Incident of the feudal ministers

July 27
Sun Quan, Gong of Wu, sent envoys to congratulate Cao Pi on his succession and reiterated the good relations between the two countries. Cao Pi received the Wu envoys with grand etiquette, which made Sun Quan feel at ease.

October rd
King Cao Pi of Han issued an edict to pay homage to the fallen soldiers, and Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty went there with him.

Cao Pi's arrogant trip immediately aroused the dissatisfaction of many Han officials and elders who accompanied him, and they directly scolded Cao Pi on the spot, saying that he was rude.

Cao Pi pretended to be frightened, got out of the car immediately, and apologized to Liu Xie repeatedly.

Turning around, those Han ministers and elders were imprisoned or executed by Cao Pi for various reasons. During the whole process, Liu Xie did not dare to say a word. He just stared blankly at Cao Pi and kept ordering people to drag out the so-called "guilty" courtiers.

Afterwards, I could only hide in the palace and cry secretly, fearing that someone would find out.

October 15th

At Cao Pi's suggestion, Jia Xu, Sima Yi, and Hua Xin, along with dozens of ministers loyal to Cao Han, read out the merits of Cao Cao and Cao Pi over the years at the court meeting. Dong Zhuo's disaster caused the world to fall into turmoil and the people were displaced.

Fortunately, thanks to Cao's achievements, the states were pacified and the people were able to live in peace.

He also said that the Han Dynasty had been destined for four hundred years, and now it has come to an end. It should follow the way of heaven and let Liu Xie practice the virtues of Yao and Shun, and his Zen position should be Cao Pi.

This move to force the palace directly caused many ministers who had been hiding and loyal to the Han Dynasty to jump out. The court was in chaos for a while, and even a full-scale martial arts hall was staged.

Chao hats, wat boards, and medicine boxes were flying randomly.

Liu Xie looked at Cao Pi who was sitting at the bottom, but there was no reaction at all. He could only ask tremblingly:

"What does the Prime Minister think?"

Cao Pi bowed his hands and bowed, saying that he had little virtue and was determined not to accept the throne. Then he said distressedly to the people trying to persuade him:

"You are harming Ku Gu! This will teach the world how to look at Gu."

Then he ignored the reactions of the ministers and left alone.

Liu Xie naturally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, on the second day, Jia Xu and others once again persuaded Liu Xie to give up his throne. However, none of the ministers who opposed yesterday could be seen today.

Cao Pi still refused.

In the following days, there was no attempt to persuade him to enter. Liu Xie thought the matter was over.

However, Liu Xie heard that Cao Pi was constantly mobilizing troops to quell the unrest in the counties caused by news coming from the court.

October 29
The local rebellion was put down, and Jia Xu and others once again persuaded Liu Xie to join. Naturally, Cao Pi refused again. However, this time, Liu Xie did not pretend to be deaf and dumb, but cried and begged Cao Pi to accept it, otherwise he would have to die to prove his ambition.

No wonder Liu Xie was afraid, he didn't sleep all night last night, just because the palace was full of warriors with armor and soldiers.

They said nothing and did nothing. They just stood one or two steps in front of Liu Xie's couch, staring directly at Liu Xie lying on the couch, letting him feel like a light on his back.

Until dawn, he was "escorted" to the court meeting by these soldiers. He understood that if Cao Pi disagreed, he would have no choice but to commit suicide.

Faced with Liu Xie's crying, Cao Pi finally accepted.

"Forget it, since Your Majesty is asking for it so hard, I should take on more responsibilities."

Seeing that Cao Pi agreed, Wang Lang, one of the courtiers, went directly to Liu Xie, helped him down from the throne, and handed the "Jade Seal of the Kingdom" to Cao Pi.

Then Cao Pi dressed in the prime minister's attire, slowly sat on the throne under the eyes of everyone, and looked at the mountains and hills.

Under the leadership of Liu Xie, who was wearing a black royal robe, the ministers bowed their heads to Cao Pi who was sitting high, and then shouted long live.

November 19
Cao Pi built a Zen platform in Luoyang and climbed on it. Liu Xie also asked his ancestral temple to pay homage to his ancestors, and asked his attendant Zhang Yin to play the imperial edict, and the Zen throne was given to Cao Pi on the Zen platform.

King Cao Pi of Han officially proclaimed himself emperor, and the country was named "Han", which can be called "Cao Han".

He ordered the Yuan Dynasty to be changed to "Huang Chu", Luoyang to Luoyang, as the capital of South Korea, and a general amnesty for the world.

However, Luoyang is now dilapidated and needs time to repair.

He also worshiped Cao Cao as Emperor Wu, with the temple name Taizu.

November 21

Emperor Cao Pi of the Han Dynasty made Liu Xie the Duke of Shanyang in Shanyang County, Hanoi County, and made Zhuolu City in Shanyang his capital, with a settlement of 10,000 households. He was placed above the princes and kings. , and allowed Han Zhengshuo and Hanfu to be worshiped in the fiefdom, and Han ancestral temples were built to worship Han Dynasty.

He also demoted Liu Xie's four princes who were previously crowned kings to the rank of marquis.

When Liu Xie left Xudu and sealed Shanyang, at the gate of Xudu, in front of everyone, Cao Pi took Liu Xie's hand and said some polite words: "I will give Shanyang the good things in the world." Let’s enjoy it together.”

Liu Xie cried and thanked Cao Pi. He didn't know whether he was crying for Cao Pi's grace of not killing him or for his own tragic fate.

Afterwards, Liu Xie set off with his concubines, accompanied by 500 tiger and leopard cavalry sent to him by Cao Pi as his bodyguards in Zhuolu City.

The twenty-third year of Jian'an
Things about Xu Du reached Liu Bei's ears, but Cao Pi was not forced to accept Liu Xie's abdication and make him a duke.

Instead, Cao Pi forced Liu Xie to give up his throne and poisoned Liu Xie after he abdicated. This rumor spread all over the world.

Liu Bei believed it to be true, so he ordered a funeral for Liu Xie and gave him the posthumous title of "Emperor Xiaomin".

June
Under the persuasion of his ministers, Liu Bei made three concessions and assumed the throne as emperor as a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a blood descendant of the great ancestor.

He announced that he would restore the Han Dynasty to Zhengshuo and help the Han Dynasty. Cao Pi's Korea was a puppet dynasty, and he was bound to punish it. He invited heroes from all over the world to conspire for great things in Yedu.

June 7
Liu Bei ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor at Jiuhou Mountain in Yedu. The country's title was still "Han" and could be called "Zhao Han".

The reign name was "Zhangwu". Since the old capital of Luoyang was occupied by Cao Han, the capital of Ye was designated as the temporary capital until the puppet dynasty was destroyed, and then it could be returned to the old capital.

Queen Bai Yue was also canonized as queen, Crown Prince Liu Chan as crown prince, and Zhen Mi as crown princess.

June 8
Liu Bei enfeoffed all the ministers in Yedu:
Bai Dian was appointed prime minister, with the title of Marquis of Wen'an, and a settlement of 10,000 households; Xu Jing was appointed Situ, as Bai Dian's deputy; Chen Gong remained as Shangshuling, with the title of Ping'enhou, with a settlement of 9,000 households; The governor of Yongzhou was granted the title of Marquis of Dongmin, with a settlement of 8,000 households.

Guan Yu was made the general and governor, commanding all the armies in Henan, and the governor of Qing, Xu, and Yanzhou, as well as all the naval forces. He was granted the title of Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness, and he was granted the title of Lord of Loyalty and Ten Thousand Households.

Zhang Fei was the former general and was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongyong, with a household of ten thousand households; Lu Bu was the rear general, the military commander of Yongzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Yongwu, with a household of ten thousand households; Bai Gong was the general of the left, and he was still granted the title of Xiuwu Marquis, with a household of ten thousand households. Household; Zhao Yun is the general of the guard, granted the title of loyal protector, and has thousands of households in the city.

After that, Yuan Zhao was made the general on the right, and was granted the title of Marquis of Quliang, with a settlement of 9,000 households; Bai Xing was made the general of the East Conqueror, and was granted the title of Marquis of Lu Hun, with a settlement of 5,000 households; Zhang Liao was made the general of the Southern Conqueror, and was granted the title of Marquis of Quyang, with a settlement of 4,000 households. Households; Gao Shun was the general who conquered the west, and was granted the title of Marquis of Zhongyang, with a settlement of 4,000 households.

Taishi Ci was made the general of Zhennan, and was granted the title of Marquis of Xiaogan, with a settlement of 3,000 households; Xiahou Bo was made the general of the east, and was granted the title of Marquis of Dong'an, with a settlement of 4,000 households; Chen Dao was made the general of the army guard, and was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangben, with a settlement of 4,000 households. Households; Dian Shang generals Mi Zhu and Bai Jin were named Liangxiang Marquis and Anci Marquis, with 4,000 households living in the city...
The rest, such as Chen Qun, Chen Deng, Zhang He, Guan Cheng, Pei Yuanshao, Zhou Cang, Zang Ba, Chen Lan, Wu Zhi, Zhuge Dan, Yuan Huan, etc., were granted the title of County Marquis, Township Marquis, Ting Marquis, etc., or were promoted to Job rewards will not be described one by one.

November

The temperature in the north dropped sharply, and Zhang Fei, who had been suffering from injuries on the bed for two years, suffered from internal depression and external cooling. The wound recurred in the middle of the night, and he was unwilling to receive treatment. He endured the pain and did not cry out. Finally, at dawn, he Died of illness.

Liu Bei, who was already the emperor, was very sad. He went to the Zhongyong Hou Mansion in person and shed tears in front of the funeral.

Guan Yu, who was far away in Yanzhou, also rushed back to Yedu overnight. He was so sad that he and Liu Bei held the coffin and cried, almost fainting.

When Zhang Fei was buried, he personally helped Zhang Fei with Zhang Bao, Zhao Yun, Bai Jin and others.

November 12
Liu Bei posthumously named Zhang Fei the Duke of Zhongyong and buried him with ducal etiquette.

November 20
Prime Minister Bai Dian, who was already old and had been working hard for many days, died of illness on the papers of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Liu Bei once again fell into great sorrow and went to see his old friend off in person, and was posthumously named Wen'an Gong.

And appointed Yin Wuzhi of Hebei Province recommended by Bai Dian as the new prime minister.

In the following months, officials of Yuan Rong continued to die, and Liu Bei's emotions changed again and again. Finally, he fell ill and could not see anyone for many days.

December

Facing the powerful enemy Zhao Han in the north, the Cao and Sun families stayed together to keep warm.

Now that Cao Pi has proclaimed himself emperor, and the state of Wu is much weaker than South Korea, Sun Quan sends an envoy to request to become a vassal of South Korea.

In order to win over Sun Quan, Cao Pi sent an envoy to confer Sun Quan on the title of King of Wu, a general, the leader of Jingzhou, and the military governor of Jingzhou, Yang, and Jiaozhou.

Let’s not mention how Sun Quan expressed his gratitude.

The second year of Zhangwu (the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an)
March
In Yizhou, facing the turbulent political situation outside the Shu region, the years inside the Shu region are full of peace and tranquility.

Due to South Korea's successive defeats, Li Dian, who was stationed in Nanjiang, did not dare to act rashly. Zhuge Liang made many attempts to lure Li Dian to attack, but he could not bear it and Li Dian was unwilling to make any achievements.

But now, seeing that all the generals in the country were given titles and promoted, leaving him alone in Yizhou, with his uncle not loving his mother, Li Dian finally became anxious and wanted to win a big victory.

Tell Cao Pi that he is also meritorious and can be promoted to a noble title.

In this regard, Cao Pi still lacked a lot compared to Liu Bei. At least, even if Zhang Liao, Tai Shici and others had been guarding Jianghuai and had no results, they would not be forgotten when the large-scale meritorious awards were given.

After planning with his generals, he unified the military morale of the generals, and sent the message to Xia Houyuan and Xu Huang who were stationed in Hanzhong. After gaining their support, they finally decided to give up and fight.

March 21

Ten thousand reinforcements from Hanzhong passed through Micang Road and arrived in Yizhou. After receiving the news, Li Dian pretended to be deceived by Liu Qi's plan and went out of the city to attack Liu Qi's troops stationed in Hanchang.

He was successfully ambushed, and then led the defeated army to retreat, but was blocked by Liu Qi's general Wei Yan. At the last moment, 10,000 Hanzhong troops led by Xu Huang arrived.

Defeated thousands of Wei Yan's troops from the rear, and then together with Li Dian's remaining 6,000 troops, defeated the main force of Liu Qi's army, and then captured Hanchang. Liu Qi's army led the defeated army to retreat to Danqu to garrison.

Li Dian then led his troops to camp thirty miles north of Danqu. Xu Huang led his troops across the water, captured Xuanhan, and attacked Yan Yan's troops stationed in Wanyuan from behind.

Yan Yan was attacked by thousands of soldiers under Xu Huang and 3,000 elite soldiers led by Cao Hong who came from Ziwu Road. Wanyuan fell. Yan Yan led hundreds of remaining soldiers to cross the mountains and return to Danqu.

The entire Brazil County and Badong County were captured by Cao Jun.

Liu Zhang was very worried when he heard that Liu Qi's army was defeated by Cao's army. Zhang Song told Zhang Song that this was because Liu Qi's troops were few.

Therefore, Liu Zhang transferred 6,000 Zhang Ren's men stationed at Baishui Pass to serve under Liu Qi, hoping to block Cao's offensive.

(End of this chapter)