At the Jinguancheng Office of Shu County, Yizhou, more than 2,000 miles east of the West Sea, Zhuge Liang sat in front of the desk and wrote hard.

A month ago, when the news of Cao Pi's murder of the emperor and usurpation of Han reached Hanzhong, he realized the seriousness of the situation, and immediately revised the book to summon the ministers and soldiers at the border pass to perform their duties, and he himself quickly returned to Shuzhong.

After Liu Bei, the king of Hanzhong, heard about this, he wept bitterly all day, and ordered hundreds of officials to hang filial piety, look at the sacrifice from afar, and say "filial piety to the emperor". He himself was overly worried, and he became ill and could not be a director, and all government affairs were entrusted to Zhuge Liang.

Thinking of the intricate situation in front of him, Zhuge Liang put down the brush in his hand, rubbed his temples, and sighed softly.

The government is easy to deal with, and the body is easy to take care of, but the most difficult thing to clean up since ancient times is the people's heart.

What is the human heart?

There are many proverbs that have been handed down in history to predict the change of dynasties, and there is one sentence that is particularly thrilling and thought-provoking-

"After the Han family was nine hundred and twenty years old, he died in favor of his grandson and was awarded the inheritance. Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao. ”

Since the fall of Emperor Wu of the former Han Dynasty, this proverb has begun to circulate, and after the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the rise of the heroes, it has been discussed and interpreted by the contemporaries, and even used by people with ulterior motives-

At that time, Huainan Yuan Shu once said that "my word highway is in response to its prophecy", so after getting the jade seal of the country, he brazenly called the emperor, and the founding of the country was called "Cheng".

Of course, Yuan Shu's claim to be emperor has proven to be nothing more than a farce.

But Zhuge Liang, who has insight into the world, has long known that in Yizhou, under the eyes of the King of Hanzhong and him, there is an active group of world-famous warlocks, among whom Dong Fu, Ren An, and Zhou Shu are the three people who hold the bull's nose and ears, and they control the public opinion and hearts of the people of the Shuzhong family.

Among the three, Dong Fu has the highest status.

In the fifth year of Zhongping (188 AD), the imperial court suppressed the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty accepted the suggestion of Liu Yan of Taichang to reset the state pastor, and took Liu Yan of the clan as the Yizhou pastor, known as "the abolition of Shi Limu" in history.

Liu Yan is Liu Zhang's father, and it is rumored that he asked to be the pastor of Yizhou, because he listened to Dong Fu's words that "Yizhou has the spirit of a son of heaven".

Zhuge Liang knew that Yizhou might have the spirit of the Son of Heaven, but Liu Yan and Liu Zhang's father and son did not have the favor of Destiny.

Under the support of Dong, in terms of prestige, it belongs to Ren An first, this person is not only famous for academics, but also known for benevolence, righteousness and virtue, and has taught Du Wei, Du Qiong, He Zong three famous Confucians.

Ren Anxian is virtuous, but if you want to talk about influence, Zhou Shu is the real prophet of the Wei faction.

Decades ago, someone asked him, what is the meaning of "those who represent the Han Dynasty should be high"?

Zhou Shu replied, the one who is the highest, Wei Ye.

When he said this, Cao Cao had not yet become a climate, and no one believed it at that time.

But about 20 years after the prophecy, Cao Cao unified the Central Plains, Hebei, and Guanzhong, and was named the Duke of Wei, and soon became the king of Wei.

As a result, almost everyone in the world who believes in prophecies is sure that Cao Cao will replace Han. In Yizhou, the birthplace of rumors, this kind of rumor is even more noisy and unstoppable.

Among the local families of Yizhou, many people are not optimistic about Liu Zhang, let alone Liu Bei, but look forward to Cao Cao's early arrival.

As a result, Uncle Liu Huang encountered extraordinary difficulties in entering Shu. Zhang Ren's desperate resistance may not have been for Liu Zhang, but for his homeland not to fall into the hands of other princes except Cao Cao.

Even Zhang Lu, who was far away in Hanzhong, longed for Cao Cao.

In the twentieth year of Jian'an (215 AD), Cao Cao set out to conquer Hanzhong. Zhang Lu's advisor Yan Pu suggested leading his troops to join Liu Bei, but Zhang Lu said angrily:

"I'd rather be a slave for Cao Gong than a guest for Liu Bei!"

His views almost represented the general idea of the world at that time - the one who unified the world was none other than Cao Gong, the one who represented the Han Dynasty, and Wei Ye!

In this situation, the appeal of Kuang Fu Han is fading more and more. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang obviously realized this, and their hearts became more and more anxious.

Therefore, under the strong leadership of Fa Zheng, Yang Hong and others, Liu Bei personally led the troops north to fight for Hanzhong, which led to the battle of Hanzhong that began in the 22nd year of Jian'an and finally ended in the 24th year!

The battle ended with a big victory for Liu Bei's side.

After this battle, Liu Bei's fangs were sharp, his strength increased greatly, and he took advantage of the situation to become the king of Hanzhong, and successfully suppressed the forces of Yizhou with the great exploits of Cao Cao.

But even in such a situation, there are still people who secretly spread the word:

"The age is in Gengzi, the world is easy to do, and Liu's Zuo is exhausted. The lord gained the state, and after nine years, he should lose it. ”

This person is Sima Zhangyu in the rear of Yizhou. As soon as he made such a rebellious remark, he was immediately shown to the public by Liu Bei.

That is, because of Liu Bei's strong suppression, the doctrine of Wei Wei was all together, and it slowly turned to secret activities. Many children of the family have taken refuge in the family, and there is a rare family in Yizhou, and they work together to support the Han family.

But in Zhuge Liang's view, all this is just an appearance.

This year is the twenty-fifth year of Jian'an (220 AD), which is exactly in the year of Gengzi. Cao Pi usurped the Han Dynasty and established Wei, the Later Han Dynasty perished, and the banner of the Han family was about to disperse, and Zhang Yu's prophecy seemed to be about to come true.

It is not an exaggeration to say that the current situation is an existential situation.

At this moment, in order to support the Han family and the loyal people, it is necessary for a clan with a reputation in the world to stand up, become a great unification, reorganize the banner of the Han family, and guide the subjects of the world to uphold the right path and sweep away the fierce and rebellious.

So, at a court meeting three days ago, Zhuge Liang and Taifu Xu Jing joined hands to persuade him, bluntly saying that the world could not be without a king for a day, and they all persuaded the king of Hanzhong, that is, the emperor of Han.

Liu Bei suddenly changed color and said: "How can you be lonely and follow the actions of a thief!" "Got up with his sleeves and entered the harem, and since then he has said that he is not sick, and he will not summon the ministers again.

The persuasion of that day was like a torrential rain pouring into the water, breaking the calm on the surface at once, revealing the turbulent undercurrent underground.

Among them, some officials from Yizhou and some officials from Jingzhou were boiling like a frying pot, and many ministers wrote letters one after another to oppose the king of Hanzhong becoming emperor.

Among them, the three people with the highest reputation are Shangshu Ling Liu Ba, Yizhou Front Sima Feishi, and the main bookkeeper Yongmao.

And these three people are highly respected, and they each have a group of forces behind them, which can guide the words and deeds of the wall-riding faction to a large extent.

Since ancient times, it has always been very important to correctly guide public opinion in the court. Therefore, the imperial court's handling of the three must be cautious.

Zhuge Liang had already written a book list, but in the past few days, Liu Bei has been closed to customers, and the two have not seen each other for several days, so he can't help but be a little worried.

In the winter of Yizhou, the days are broken and the nights are long, and when he disposes of the official documents that are one day late, he looks up at the sky, and the sun has already set in the west, and he knows that it has reached the twilight.

In the past few nights, he has to discuss the matter of persuasion with the two important ministers of Taifu Xu Jing and General An Han Lu Zhu, and today is no exception.

Just as he was about to get up and change his clothes, a eunuch who came from outside the door suddenly walked in, bowed his head and said, "Yu Junshi, the king of Hanzhong is invited." ”

Zhuge Liang's spirit was shocked, and he said in his heart, the lord finally figured it out!