Twenty-one years of Jian'an, summer.

The weather is already very hot, but even if the weather is hot, it will definitely not be as hot as the princess Liu Qian. When she was in Xiliang, Chen Cheng gave her a lot of shares, and now those factories and businesses have grown into unshakable behemoths. She doesn't have to do anything every year, and the dividends alone are enough to make her one of the richest people in the world.

With so much money, digging a cellar to stock up on ice is nothing at all. Even without these, and saltpeter transported from the Western Regions, it would not be difficult to make ice temporarily. She and Chen Cheng have a total of five children, who have grown up, and now they have all moved out.

There are also some younger ones, all of whom live in Nangong. In the huge North Palace, there were only Chen Cheng and his wives.

Liu Qian's life is very comfortable now, just like the past ten years. Every day, she either enjoys singing and dancing, or goes out hunting, no matter what she wants, Chen Cheng will always try his best to get it for her. Now that the weather is hot, she will panic when she goes out, so she pesters Chen Cheng to accompany her to sing and dance in the palace.

In addition to Chen Cheng, she also invited Zi Jia'er, Cai Yan, Ma Yunlu, Mrs. Qin and other officials and daughters with good relationships. Chen Cheng felt that it was not good to just invite a bunch of women over, so he called Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao and others into the palace to relax together.

These once famous generals are also old, and although they still maintain a strong physique, many of them have their sideburns dyed with the color of wind and frost. With the pacification of Jiangdong, Liu Biao also handed over the position of Jingzhou Mu and moved the whole family to Luoyang. If there is nothing to do today, the population is growing and the material growth is dozens of times higher than before, and the wind of extravagance is strong.

But Chen Cheng still maintains his simple nature, and if he eats alone on weekdays, he just eats one dish and one vegetable. Only when there are many people will the chef bring some delicacies from the mountains and seas. Of course, if you eat with Liu Qian, you will have everything. What crabs weighing more than ten pounds and prawns more than one meter long can be eaten a lot every autumn.

The atmosphere in the hall was very relaxed, and all the people present were Chen Cheng's friends and old subordinates, so they spoke very casually.

Just as the cute girls were dancing, a Xiliang dragon rider in a cloth robe hurriedly walked in and whispered something in Chen Cheng's ear. Chen Cheng's movements immediately seemed to freeze. Liu Qian tilted her head, as if she was still a girl, and asked, "Is something wrong?" ”

Chen Cheng sighed and said, "Cao Cao is dead, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei are also dead,"

Liu Qian was stunned and said, "Oh! ”

Chen Cheng stretched out his hand and rubbed her head, and said, "Forget it, don't worry about these things for now, rest today, and talk about it tomorrow if you have something." ”

Liu Qian shook the old way and said angrily: "I said don't mess with my hair, it will be very troublesome if it is scattered!" ”

Both the government and the opposition heard the news from the distant subcontinent. Cao Cao, who had caused chaos in China and caused a bloody storm on the Indian mainland, finally died, and Cao Ang took over the power of Cao's army. Liu Bei, the former pastor of Xuzhou, only lived for half a year, and his son Liu Chan asked for a nickname for Liu Bei, and sent Liu Bei's suicide note over.

The older officials were lamented, and many remembered how arrogant and unstoppable Cao Mengde was in Yanzhou and Yuzhou. But many young people have never heard of Cao Cao's name, they grew up in a new era, and they have not experienced the era of swords and cannibalism, so they don't feel anything at all. After hearing the news, all I knew was that the lord of an overseas feudal kingdom had died.

But those ministers began to act, the world has been stable for more than ten years, except for a sea battle with the Sun family in Jiangdong, there is no time to use troops on a large scale. Now that Haiqing Heyan is peaceful in the world, it is time for King Wei to rise one more level, so that everyone can also be a founding hero.

Chen Cheng gave Liu Bei the nickname of "Zhaolie", and then received a lot of persuasion forms. The most eager is Yan Zhong, who has been sitting in Shang Shuling's position for more than twenty years. In the past, he always said "I'm dying, I'm dying", but his body is great, and he is alive and kicking all day long, and his face is full of red light.

But since the beginning of this year, his physical condition has deteriorated rapidly, and seeing that it is not as good as day by day, he knows that the time limit is approaching, and he has always wanted Chen Cheng to ascend to the throne as soon as possible. Now that I have such a good opportunity, I will never let it go. Yan Zhong dragged his sick body and said to Chen Cheng: "I don't have much time, can't the king fulfill my thoughts for decades?" ”

Chen Cheng comforted him and said, "Bodao, you just feel the wind and cold occasionally, just recuperate for a while." ”

Yan Zhong looked at Chen Cheng's appearance that had not changed for decades, and said with a long sigh: "I know my own affairs, if it doesn't work, it won't work." The king has made His Majesty a prince of peace for decades, which is enough to be worthy of the promotion of the first emperor, and it is time to think about it for his children and our old subordinates! ”

Chen Cheng looked at Yan Zhong's white hair, and couldn't help but feel that the years were like knives in his heart, he thought for a while and said, "Then let's do it this autumn." ”

Yan Zhong was very happy to receive a clear answer, he stood up and laughed a few times, "It's finally time for this day!" ”

For decades, the court ministers who lived in Chang'an with the Son of Heaven have all withered, and Chen Cheng has not added any more people to it, and official positions such as Sikong, Situ, and Sima have been vacated. The close ministers around the Son of Heaven changed one tea after another, but there were no more important ministers who could discuss important matters.

When the news came from Luoyang that the general and Chen Cheng, the king of Wei, wanted to rise one more liter, Liu Bian, the son of heaven, actually breathed a sigh of relief, as if he had put down all his past worries, he sat on a chair in the palace hall, and said to himself: "This day has finally come!" ”

Empress Fu wept and said: "If my father is still here, I must not be able to make the thieves persecute Your Majesty like this!" ”

Liu Wei smiled bitterly: "Even if your father is still here, what use can it be?" Now that all the scholars and officials in the world are students of the great generals, it is beyond my expectation that he can become an emperor to this day. ”

He resigned himself to his fate: "The matter has come to this, there is no need to drag it back, let someone come in and draft the edict." ”

The officials of the provincial ministry had been waiting for this day for a long time, and Shangshu ordered Zhuge Liang to arrange everything clearly after receiving the edict. Chen Cheng was not hypocritical, and after receiving Liu Yan's edict, he changed the clothes on his body and became the emperor. Then the following people should be the vassals of the vassals, and the rewards of the rewards.

Sima Yi was ordered by the servants, Zhuge Liang and others were asked by Shang Shuling: "Now that Your Majesty has practiced Zuo and changed the name of the country to Wei, how about it?" ”

Chen Cheng said with a smile: "I am originally a Han, and the position of the emperor will be passed to Liu Sheng in the future, he has the blood of the first emperor, so the country name does not need to be changed, and he is still called Han." If you think it's easy to get confused, it's called Ji Han, Yinhan. ”

"What should you call the name of the era?"

Chen Cheng is a person with difficulty in choosing a name, thought for a while, and said: "Which of the two Hongwu and Yongle is better?" ”

After deliberation, the ministers decided that it would be more appropriate to use "Yongle". Chen Cheng didn't care about these things, even if he used the Apocalypse and Chongzhen, he wouldn't feel unlucky, so the matter was settled. This year is still the year of Jian'an, and next year is the first year of Yongle.

In the Spring and Autumn Period, the Arita clan was the Qi dynasty, and now there is the Chen clan for the Han dynasty. Although the court and the military were jubilant, there were still many people who felt that this was wrong, and they did not dare to rebel, so they wrote a lot of satirical and poetry to ridicule Chen Cheng as a courtier, but he committed rebellion and plotted to seize the Liu family.

There is a lot of gossip like this, and after Jinyiwei collected it, he suggested that he should kill a batch and catch a batch. Now that the imperial court has opened branches in Japan and Nanyang, there are many more places where people can be exiled. After Chen Cheng saw those secretly sarcastic words, he laughed, and then ordered to leave it alone.

"I've done everything, don't you want others to say it?"

Liu Qian waited for more than ten years and finally became the queen, she was very happy, but her eldest son Liu Sheng was even happier. Liu Sheng, who had just gotten married, asked: "Queen Mother, my father became the emperor, so I'm not the crown prince?" ”

"Of course!"

Chen Sheng was so excited that he paced back and forth in the main hall, and said happily: "Then I can also be the emperor in the future?" ”

"Of course!"

Of course, after a long time, Chen Sheng will know that things are not so simple.

Chen Cheng became the emperor as expected, and the military ministers under his command each had a reward. Among them, Yan Zhong was named the Duke of Liangguo, and the image was also hung in the Lingyan Pavilion. After Yan Zhong, whose health was not as good as a day, supported the founding ceremony of the People's Republic of China, he returned home with a serious illness, and then he never got up.

Yan Xing invited many famous doctors to see Yan Zhong, but after those doctors came, they all shook their heads and asked Yan Xing to prepare for the future. There was a doctor who secretly believed in Shinrikyo and said bluntly: "With Your Majesty here, how can Zhongshuling be sick?" This is the end of the day, and it is beyond the power of man. ”

At this time, Yan Xing did not dare to conceal Yan Zhong's illness, and sent someone to send the news to the palace.

Hearing that Yan Zhong was no longer good, Chen Cheng drove lightly and came to Yan Zhong's mansion with dozens of guards.

"Alas, it's really no good, I could still ride a horse a year ago!"

Yan Zhong lay on the bed, looked at Chen Cheng, who was dressed simply, and said with a smile: "I will assist Your Majesty to become a generation of heroes, and I can live with Your Majesty's reputation for a hundred years." ”

Chen Cheng smiled: "I am a rebellious minister and thief who is plotting to seize the Liu family, you are a dog-headed military advisor, and you still want to have a good reputation?" ”

Yan Zhong laughed and said: "It is better to leave a stench for 10,000 years than to be obscure, besides, Your Majesty's merits far surpass that of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, who dares to say that he is a chaotic minister and a thief?" Thousands of merits and demerits, have their own comments! The reputation of the minister should be comparable to that of the Marquis Zhang Liang! ”

"You are the Duke of Liangguo, much more than Zhang Liang's Marquis." Chen Cheng said: "If you like it, you can be crowned king." ”