The Shuhan Empire of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 24
Liu Bei proclaimed emperor
October of the 25th year of Jian'an; Chengdu

On this day, a fast horse suddenly appeared in the city of Chengdu and ran straight to Liu Bei's palace;
"let him in"

"My lord, with Luoyang's report, Cao Pi has usurped the Han Dynasty, changed the country's name to 'Wei', changed the Yuan to the first year of Huangchu, and abolished the Han emperor as Shanyang Duke," the messenger reported.

"Child Cao Pi, dare to abolish the emperor and stand on his own, when there is nothing left in my Han family." Liu Bei was furious, and then ordered all the officials to mourn, and he cried all day long. Because of this worry, he fell ill and was unable to manage affairs. All government affairs were handed over to the military adviser Zhuge Liang .

On this day, Zhuge Liang discussed with Grand Tutor Xu Jing and Guanglu doctor Qiao Zhou and said, "The world cannot live without a king, so how about we respect the king of Hanzhong as emperor?" Qiao Zhou and Xu Jing also nodded repeatedly.

So Zhuge Liang, Xu Jing and other civil and military officials all wrote letters, urging Liu Bei to ascend the throne, "Aren't you doing this to frame that unfaithful and unrighteous person?" Liu Bei said angrily.

"No, Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established ourselves. My lord, you are the clan of the Han family. You should inherit the great rule and have continued the Han Dynasty." Zhuge Liang immediately persuaded

"How can Gu imitate the traitor?" Liu Bei was furious, and then left, leaving all the officials unaware of their mistakes.

Three days later, Zhuge Liang led all the officials into the government again, and when they saw the Queen of Hanzhong, all the officials knelt on the ground; Xu Jing said, "The emperor of Han has been killed by Cao Pi today. You are a loyal and unrighteous person, if the lord does not listen to the opinions of the ministers, you will be disappointed by the people."

"Although Gu is the grandson of Emperor Jing, his family has fallen and he is no different from ordinary people. If Gu proclaims himself emperor, it will be the same as Cao Pi usurping the throne."

Zhuge Liang and others have been persuading for a long time, but Liu Bei still did not agree.

Suddenly Zhuge Liang said to the officials, "There is a way" and ordered them to disperse; after that, Zhuge Liang excused himself from illness.

Liu Bei personally went to visit "Military Master, your condition has improved, and Gu Ke is still waiting for you to share your worries."

"I'm so worried, time is running out," Zhuge Liang said with his eyes closed.
"Why are you worried about something?" Liu Bei asked. After asking many times in a row, Zhuge Liang only excused his illness and refused to answer. Liu Bei pressed him repeatedly, and Zhuge Liang finally couldn't help but speak.

"Since I met my lord in the thatched cottage, I have been following my lord and obeyed my lord's words. Now that my lord has won the territory of Liangchuan, it is not in vain to follow him. At this moment, Cao Pi is usurping the throne, and the Han Dynasty no longer exists. I am willing to support the lord to proclaim the emperor, but I did not expect that the lord will firmly disagree. All the officials are complaining now, and they may leave soon. If all the civil and military officials are gone, and Wu and Wei come to attack, how can we keep it? I live in two rivers; I am worried about this time."

"It's not that I always want to push back, but I'm afraid that people in the world will not accept it." Liu Bei sighed.

"If the name is not right, the words will not go well. Now that the lord's name is right and the word is right, who is not going to accept it?" Zhuge Liang continued to ask
"When the military commander recovers, let's talk about becoming emperor," Liu Bei said. After several months of persuasion, Liu Bei finally agreed. Zhuge Liang jumped up and pulled the screen away. It turned out that all the civil and military officials were hiding behind the screen. after.

"You are all alone in a place of injustice" Liu Bei said in surprise
"My lord, please take the throne!" Zhuge Liang knelt down and bowed down, and all the officials also knelt down and bowed down, "Please take the lord, take the throne."

On April 24th in the [-]th year of Jian'an; Liu Bei ascended the throne, and the country's name was Han (because it is located in Bashu, many people also call it Shuhan) changed to the first year of Yuanzhangwu.Make Liu Chan the crown prince, Zhuge Liang the prime minister, Xu Jing the situ, and the rest all have rewards; amnesty for the world.

Zhuge Qiao's barracks; now the whole battalion is empty, and no one knows where they went.

Before Liu Bei ascended the throne, Zhuge Qiao knew the development of the matter based on historical experience, so he prepared ten days of military rations before that.When Liu Bei came to the throne, the officials were very busy, so Zhuge Qiao took his three hundred warriors to Langzhong. Zhuge Qiao knew that Liu Bei was about to attack Wu when he became the throne, and Zhang Fei would also go, but it was a pity that he was defeated by the general Fan Jiang. , Zhang Da was assassinated, and Liu Bei's arm was broken.That's why Zhuge Qiao is here; one is to join Zhang Fei's army and follow the army to attack Wu, because he can't go to Liu Bei's army, and his father Zhuge Liang stops him; The more you can lead the army to fight, you can see Yan Yan in the interpretation of Yi, and the broken jaw of Wakou.

Along the way, Zhuge Qiao used him to forge Zhuge Liang's customs clearance documents, so it was unimpeded; Wu Tong led a team to open the way, but Zhuge Qiao's "Spike" team was carrying the baggage and continued to train for "carrying a march"; Zhuge Qiao's group of soldiers has gone through many competitions, but the result is that the second team won the most times, and they all understand that this is the credit of Jufu, which also makes Zhuge Qiao pay more attention to Jufu.And Zhuge Qiao's third team has been practicing daggers and grappling skills and various skills necessary for special forces. After such a long time, "Spike" finally reached the intermediate stage of special forces, which also made Zhuge Qiao feel a little relieved, but still The 36 people did not go to expand the army.

Chengdu; on the morning of the second day of Liu Bei's ascension to the throne, "I have sworn to live and die together since Taoyuan, Guanzhang; now Yunchang has been murdered by Dong Wu's treacherous tricks. If I don't avenge this revenge, I am not worthy of the throne; Soldiers, crusade against Soochow, and use revenge!" Liu Bei sat on the throne he had just made, and announced the first thing after ascending the throne.

The civil and military officials below did not offer advice or dissuade;

Suddenly Zhao Yun came out to remonstrate, "The national traitor is Cao Pi, not Sun Quan. Today, Cao Pi is usurping the throne, and people and gods are indignant; Your Majesty can plan Guanzhong early and station troops in the upper reaches of the Wei River to fight against the rebels. Soochow is at war, and once the forces are turned, how can they reconcile. May Your Majesty think twice before acting." Zhao Yun bit the bullet and stepped forward to remonstrate.

"Sun Quan killed Yun Chang, and there were Fu Shiren, Mi Fang, and Pan Zhang; only by eating meat and destroying his family can he avenge his hatred." Liu Bei continued to insist angrily.
"The hatred of traitors is the hatred of the country, but the hatred of brothers is the hatred of individuals; Your Majesty, please take the world as the most important thing." Zhao Yun re-advised
Zhuge Liang also persuaded Qin Mi to say, "Your Majesty, you are the body of ten thousand chariots. It is not appropriate for the imperial chariot to march in person. You should send a general to fight for your majesty."

"I and Yunchang are one, and the righteousness is still there, how can I forget it?" Liu Bei mentioned Guan Yu again, and his anger became heavier.

"It's a pity that it's a newly created foundation, and it's going to be ruined again." Qin Mi looked up to the sky and sighed.

"If I don't avenge Yun Chang, even if there are thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, what will it be?" Liu Bei refused to listen to the advice of the officials and ordered troops to attack Wu.

He also sent envoys to Wuxi to borrow [-] troops; he also sent envoys to Langzhong to make Zhang Fei a general of chariots, Marquis of Xixiang, and shepherd of Langzhong;

He ordered Zhuge Liang to protect the prince to guard the two rivers, Hussar general Ma Chao and younger brother Ma Dai to help Zhenbei general Wei Yan guard Hanzhong to block the Wei army; Huwei general Zhao Yun was the follow-up to supervise the grain and grass; Huang Quan was the staff officer; Ma Liang and Chen Zhen managed documents; Fu Tong is the front vanguard; Feng Xi, Zhang Nan, and Zhang Yi are the guards of the Chinese army; Zhao Rong and Liao Chun are the guards of the rear army.

There are 75 generals from Chuanzhong, [-] from Zhang Fei's department, [-] barbarians, [-] sailors, and a total of [-] sergeants. They are known as [-] troops to the outside world.

On the road from Chengdu to Langzhong, since Langzhong is also within the scope of Sichuan, their journey was smooth; this army has traveled for nine days, and although it has been such a long journey, the soldiers have His fighting spirit is still high, maybe this is Zhuge Qiao's new army training method has been verified, and he should arrive tomorrow after calculating the distance.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhuge Qiao finally saw the top of Langzhong City. The soldiers cheered forward and wished to enter the city immediately. When they arrived at the top of the city, Zhuge Qiao handed over Zhuge Liang’s customs clearance documents. The people walked towards Zhang Fei's barracks.

(End of this chapter)