Although what Zhuge Liang said was very vague, Chen Zhen had been working hard in officialdom for many years after all, how could Chen Zhen not understand the meaning of Zhuge Liang's words!

Liu Bei is nearly sixty years old, and it can be said that the matter of establishing an heir is urgent. It would be fine if Liu Bei only had one son, but Liu Bei had two sons, although these two are still children now, and they may not have the heart to compete for the throne, but if the two grow up, it will be different.

Adou is the eldest son, since ancient times, it stands to reason that Liu Bei is the eldest son. It's a pity that Mrs. Gan was just a concubine after all, and she could only be regarded as a concubine, but Liu Yong was Sun Shangxiang's son, and Sun Shangxiang was a wife, so Liu Yong was a concubine, although it was an orderly young and old, but this concubine and concubine had always been a big dispute, and as a mother, it was impossible not to think about the future of herself and her son. Most people in Shu can even foresee the coming storm of succession.

It stands to reason that standing in the right direction at this time will be of great help in the future. However, in comparison, what Zhuge Liang said was a word to wake up the dreamer.

Who to appoint as the heir, the final decision is still in Liu Bei's hands. To put it bluntly, Liu Beili is whoever he is. Now Liu Bei's officials, Guan Zhang Zhao, the most powerful general, must be loyal to Liu Bei, among the ministers, Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Zhang Song, Fa Zheng, these real power factions, in fact, are also Liu Bei's most loyal supporters. For these people, Liu Bei pointed to the east, even if there was no road in the east, these people would go on without hesitation.

So in the final analysis, no matter who Liu Bei establishes as the heir in the end, I believe that these loyal supporters of Liu Bei will resolutely support Liu Bei's decision.

So now those officials who have stood in line are nothing more than fans of the authorities, what is the use of supporting this support now, in the end, the final decision is still in Liu Bei's hands, and all the promises now are just flowers in the well.

Compared with this, Zhuge Liang is a cut above Lu Xun. Lu Xun is from a Jiangdong family, so in Lu Xun's heart, the ability of the family is always the strongest. Coupled with Sun Ce's entry into Jiangdong at the beginning, Lu Xun's entrapment of the Jiangdong family's door valve made Lu Xun have an illusion, that is, no matter how powerful Liu Bei is, he is just an outsider, and he can't withstand the hundreds of years of heritage of the local family. That's why Lu Xun gave Zhou Shan the idea of encircling the Shuzhong family.

It can be said that Lu Xun was still that scholar at this time, lacking a certain amount of experience, and he was only at the stage of talking on paper.

In comparison, Zhuge Liang's is much more practical. No one knows Liu Bei better than Zhuge Liang, and no one knows the composition of Liu Bei's entire force better than Zhuge Liang. Unlike Sun Ce, Sun Ce brought 3,000 children into Jiangdong at the beginning, which can be described as a sudden rise of soldiers, at that time, Sun Ce except for a few veterans under Sun Jian, there was only Zhou Yu, although Sun Ce occupied Jiangdong, but in fact, Sun Ce was still in a passive position, and the initiative was in the hands of the family. That's why Sun Ce will do whatever it takes to encircle the local family to support him.

And today's Liu Bei is completely different. Liu Bei was already in his fifties when he entered Shu, and the prestige accumulated over the decades was not comparable to that of Sun Ce when he entered Jiangdong. At the same time, when Liu Bei entered Shu, his wings were already completed, his subordinates were like clouds, and the strategists were even more wise in the world, which also destined that when Liu Bei entered Shu, the family was in a passive position, and the initiative had completely fallen into Liu Bei's hands.

To put it bluntly, it is still a sentence, that is, strength determines everything.

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The war in Hanzhong was very stalemate, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were shouting in Yangping Pass, and now the two sides are comparing whose patience is better, to see who can't hold this breath in the end.

Compared with patience, Liu Bei must have more advantages, first of all, Liu Bei's supply line is shorter, and Liu Bei's supply line is also safer and will not be harassed too much.

For Liu Bei, Hanzhong himself is determined to win. The wealth of Hanzhong and the population of Hanzhong are all what Liu Bei hoped for. And if he gets Hanzhong, Liu Bei can directly send troops to threaten the two states of Dayongliang, plus Guan Yu's department in Jingzhou, Liu Bei has two offensive points to attack Cao Cao. The west can send troops to Qishan, and the east can send troops to Nanyang. Whether it is going out of Qishan to take Chang'an, or sending troops to Nanyang to directly threaten Xu Du, it is very beneficial to Liu Bei. Therefore, Hanzhong has extremely important strategic significance for Liu Bei.

In Cao Cao's eyes, this Hanzhong is a big chicken rib. First of all, Cao Cao's strategic focus was on the Central Plains region in the east, and the population and land in the Central Plains were sufficient to support Cao Cao. In recent years, the Han Dynasty has been in constant wars, and the control of the Western Regions is not as good as before, the so-called Western Regions Protectorate has long existed in name only, for today's Cao Cao, the entire Liangzhou is just a buffer between the Han Dynasty and the Western Regions.

In Cao Cao's view, as long as the east of Tongguan is not affected by the war, Cao Cao's foundation will not be affected much. Therefore, Cao Cao's bottom line is Chang'an, as long as Chang'an, a strategic place, is in hand, even if Liangzhou and Hanzhong are lost, Cao Cao can also rely on the vast war potential of the Central Plains to counterattack.

is also like this, Hanzhong is just a piece of fat in Cao Cao's eyes, and when it is sent to his eyes, he naturally wants to take a bite, but now this Hanzhong has been bitten into chicken ribs by himself and Liu Bei. With such a big place, Cao Cao wants to capture it, but his current strength really does not have this condition, but if he gives up, Cao Cao is really unwilling, it is a pity to eat tasteless and abandon it!

Finally, in the twenty-third year of Jian'an, Cao Cao, who couldn't bear such a huge consumption of grain and grass, decided to fight for a shot.

However, it is a pity that Cao Cao's decision happened to fall into Zhuge Liang's trap, and as a result, Cao Cao lost his troops and lost his generals, not to mention that he was very unlucky to be shot by Wei Yan, so he had no choice but to withdraw from Yangping Pass and retreat from the valley. Then the army returned to the court.

In this battle, Cao Cao's loss of troops is secondary, but the loss of morale is the most important, since the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao has been invincible to Liu Bei for more than ten years. Now in Cao Cao's army, there is a general phobia of Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, on the other hand, struck while the iron was hot, and ordered Liu Feng, Meng Da, and Wang Ping to lead the army eastward and continue to attack Shangyong and Xicheng.

Shangyong Du Wei Shen Tan and Xicheng Taishou Shen Yi were originally brothers, and the Shen family was also the largest family in the local area. Now Shen Tan and Shen Yi saw that their master Cao Cao had run away, and Liu Bei's army was pressurized, so they wisely chose to surrender. Liu Bei ordered the Shen brothers to guard the West City, and Shangyong was handed over to Liu Feng and Meng Da for defense.

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In the twenty-fourth year of Jian'an, Liu Bei captured Hanzhong, and under the advice of Xu Jing and Fazheng, he established himself as the king of Hanzhong.

Next, Liu Bei named Xu Jing as the Taifu, Zhang Song as the Great Sima, Fa Zheng as the Shang Shuling, Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong as both military advisors, and the governor of military affairs. Feng Guanyu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao, and Huang Zhong were the generals of the Five Tigers, and Wei Yan was the Taishou of Hanzhong. The generals also have their own rewards. The only difference from history is that Liu Bei did not canonize the crown prince, but Fei Yi and Dong Yun were named princes.

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The second chapter is delivered today, and there is a third chapter in the evening.

The gluttonous worm made a mistake before, that is, Adou is actually a concubine instead of a concubine, and the previous article has been revised. Today, I flipped through the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, and suddenly saw some descriptions of Adou's biological mother, Mrs. Gan, there is such a sentence "The first lord was in Yuzhou, lived in Xiaopei, and accepted him as a concubine", so Mrs. Gan is just Liu Bei's concubine. Until Liu Bei died, he was not corrected, and it was not until Liu Chan ascended the throne that he was crowned Empress Zhaolie, which was regarded as a name.

Many people say that Liu Yong is the second son, so it is impossible for anyone to support Liu Yong, and Liu Yong has the background of Jiangdong behind him, and Liu Bei can't set up Liu Yong, because then Liu Yong will be controlled by Jiangdong. But if you think about it carefully, this is impossible, Zhuge Liang is not an idiot, how can Jiangdong be allowed to meddle in the political affairs of Shu, and how can the monarch be so easily controlled by the enemy, for example, the mother of Wilhelm II of Germany is the daughter of Queen Victoria of England, and Edward VII of England is the uncle of Wilhelm II, and the situation of Liu Yong is similar to that now, according to everyone's logic, Germany has long been controlled by Britain, but why did the two countries still fight World War I? When encountering the interests between countries, my grandmother and uncle don't give face! Besides, Liu Yong is Liu Bei's biological son, and he has feelings, and when he is a father, he can't beat his own son out of anger because he has an awkward relationship with the child's uncle! To say that Liu Yong lost the opportunity to be the prince because he was Sun Shangxiang's son, it really doesn't make sense. Besides, there is also the relationship between the concubine and the concubine, so Liu Yong still has a chance, but the final decision is still in Liu Bei's hands.