Chapter 257 Once the emperor is gone, there is no supreme, and the princes of the Quartet claim to be kings

"Your Majesty was finally calculated by the Cao thief and died in Xuchang. I poured hundreds of thousands of troops, all of them stopped here, regretting and hating! It's hard to thank the world! Doctor Chong Shao and I jointly asked for the holy decree in front of the hundred officials. Present the posthumous photo of His Majesty, I take the position of uncle and nephew, and I am the supreme. However, Cao thief beat a rake, so that no one in the world responded, and they raised their own troops to stand on their own, and each claimed the king! My heart is unbearable......

——Records of Emperor Zhangwu

The above book said that Cheng Yu forced the Son of Heaven to death, which completely angered the Marquis of Xuzhou and the general Liu Bei.

Under the cover of the army, the defense of the Tiger Prison Pass was useless. What's more, Liu Bei's army also has a bed crossbow comparable to the giant crossbow of the Qin army during the Warring States period.

There is a posthumous photo of the Son of Heaven in Liu Bei's mansion, and some people began to speculate a long time ago. It's just that no one thought that it's true!

At the invitation of the ministers, Liu Bei invited the Son of Heaven to follow the will of the Son of Heaven, and ascended to the Ninth Five-Year Honor.

Cao Cao couldn't make a plan, and he had another plan!

Unexpectedly rushed before Liu Bei, he asked Chen Lin to write an essay and announce it to the world, saying that Liu Bei sent someone to assassinate the Son of Heaven and seek power and usurp the throne.

The secret post in Chang'an learned the news and hurried to Xuchang to report the incident to Liu Bei, who was preparing to ascend the throne.

Hearing this, Liu Bei was shocked and immediately convened all the strategists to discuss.

"Everyone, I have a letter today. Cao Ah deceived us and killed the Son of Heaven, and even sent Chen Lin to write an essay to inform the world! Seeing that everyone had arrived, Liu Bei said eagerly to everyone.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. The ministers have drafted an edict and ask Your Majesty to look at it. After Xu Shu finished speaking, he presented a recital.

The little eunuch took the fold, trotted to Liu Bei, and presented it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei opened it and took a closer look, and the edict detailed the evil deeds of Cao Cao and others, such as cholera palace, coercion of hundreds of officials, forcing the Son of Heaven to die, and other crimes.

"Good! Thou shalt spread this edict to the world as soon as possible! After a hundred days, I will start an army to attack him! ”

"Commandment!" Xu Shu led the order.

Emperor Zhang Wu said to Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong again: "Kong Ming, Shi Yuan, is it appropriate to raise an army to attack Cao Cao in three months?" ”

Liu Bei ascended the throne and set up Guangluqing, which was served by Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong respectively, and formed a cabinet to advise Liu Bei, and the title was second only to the imperial history; Although the titles of Prime Minister Xu Shu and Imperial Historian Chen Gong are higher than Zhuge Liang, once the war arises, they can only sit in the cabinet, which can only be regarded as a strategist, and they have to obey Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong.

Therefore, Liu Bei proposed to send troops to the resolution to solicit the opinions of the two.

Zhuge Liang looked at Pang Tong, his eyes met, signaled to each other, and then stepped out of the class, and said loudly: "Your Majesty, what Cao Thief has done, how can you not ask for it?" However, our borders are surrounded by enemies, and if we raise a large army, we will definitely be in trouble! After everyone in the cabinet discussed, they formulated three strategies for His Majesty. ”

"What's the best policy?" Liu Bei asked.

Zhuge Liang replied: "Your Majesty, although the Cao thief was defeated, it was difficult to destroy it in one fell swoop. Therefore, the commander of one side can lead 100,000 troops out of the tiger prison and attack Luoyang; Then he sent people to Bingzhou, and crowned Yuan Tan as the general of Pingxi and Gao Gan as the general of Anxi, so that the two of them went out of the party and committed the Jiguan. The two armies went out together, and it was difficult for Cao's army to defend Luoyang! ”

"Yes, that's a good idea! So what's the plan? Liu Bei nodded with great satisfaction.

"The so-called middle plan made the commander of one side lead 150,000 troops out of the tiger prison and attack Luoyang. If Yuan Tan and Gao Gan turned their backs on His Majesty, they had no choice but to do so! This is not feasible in the plan, but it can be done. Zhuge Liang paused, and then said, "The ministers are looking at Yuan Tan who is not willing to live under him, so I am afraid that he will take this opportunity to turn his back on Your Majesty!" ”

Liu Bei nodded, and said unknowingly: "Then the next plan, it is natural to wave 300,000 troops to Luoyang?" Or do you want to divide the army and seek to merge the state? ”

"Your Majesty is wise, and the ministers are afraid that Your Majesty will be angry and wave his army down." Pang Tong said with a smile on the side.

Seeing Pang Tong smiling on the side, Zhuge Liang had a serious face, bowed slightly, and asked very rigorously: "Your Majesty thinks that these three strategies should be followed?" ”

"Let's take the edict to the world first, and look at the attitude of the Yuan family! If the Yuan family still has a conscience, they will be counted; If Yuan's conscience is lost, he will be left for a while. First feint to attack Luoyang, and circle with Cao Thief for a while! To be honest, Liu Bei also knew that the continuous war had already caused the people to complain and mourn.

"Commandment!"

Liu Bei asked everyone again: "Today, the princes are bound to take the opportunity to rise up and support the army to stand on their own!" Is there a countermeasure? ”

"Your Majesty, the first thing to do is to send people to Bingzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou, and find a way to persuade Yuan Tan, Liu Biao, and Liu Zhang." Chen Gong played in class.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "What you said is extremely true. But who wants to go?! ”

Xu Shu came out of the class and said: "General Zhang Ji fought in Youzhou with His Majesty in the early years, and he was originally the same clan as Zhang Song and Zhang Su brothers under the command of Yizhou Mu, so he could go to Yizhou; Gao Ping, Gao Huai brothers and Gao Gan are familiar with each other, and they can be merged into the state for a try; However, it is difficult to determine the candidate for the envoy to Jingzhou, so Cai Mao and Kuai Yue will definitely calamity the envoy! ”

"Prime Minister, why don't you let me try?" Cao Liu Yuan, the head of the Imperial History Observatory, said.

Liu Yuan, it turned out that Kong Rong was a punctual staff member in Beihai, known for his good debate, and was as famous as Zuo Chengzu.

……

In October of the first year of Zhang Wu, that is, a month after Liu Bei ascended the throne and became emperor.

Chang'an City, the ancient capital of the Han Dynasty.

The old palace has been renovated, and Cao Cao led a group of civil and military ministers to pay homage to the little emperor who had just ascended the throne, Empress Fu, who was less than a year old in her arms.

Empress Fu stared at Cao Cao with a very complicated gaze. She should have hated him, but he gave herself a pleasure that she had never had before, a satisfaction that the submissive emperor had never given......

In the Prime Minister's Mansion, Cao Cao sat in the position where Dong Zhuo once sat and said to his subordinates: "During the Zhongping period, Dong Zhuo relied on strong soldiers and horses to seize the power of the world. Only I and Yuan Benchu dare to contradict it! More than ten years have passed in an instant, and now Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and others have long passed away, but they don't want that Liu Bei, who was born in white, to rise! If this person is not removed, I will be like a fish in my throat, and it will be difficult to swallow! ”

Cheng Yu walked out of a scribe, more than eight feet tall, but his appearance was generally a pair of terrifying eyes. He said to Cao Cao: "Don't worry, lord! As soon as our army's document comes out, the princes of the world will definitely respond, and when the time comes, Liu Bei will be attacked by the enemy, won't my lord be able to show his ambitions again? ”

Cao Cao looked up at this person, and then asked, "Zhongda, how is the matter of the Wenwen handled?" To be honest, Cao Cao was very uneasy about this Sima Zhongda, because he couldn't see through his thoughts from his eyes.

This person's surname is Sima, his single name is Yi, and his word is Zhongda. Because their father gave birth to a total of eight sons, the eldest son Sima Lang, whose name is Boda, now lives in the position of Guanglu Xun Guanglu Cheng; Sima Yi ranked second; There are also six younger brothers under them, and each of them has a Da character in their table characters, so people call them Sima Bada.

This Sima Yi is not an ordinary character, this person knows astronomy, geography, arranging troops, attacking cities and villages, knowing everything and omnipotent!

"I have already sent people out, I believe that in a few days, the princes of the world will stand on their own!" Sima Zhongda replied.

……

Jingzhou, Xiangyang City.

Outside the city gates, two samurai fought together with their swords. The onlookers in all directions, it was the third floor inside and the third floor outside, blocking the entrance of a Xiangyang City.

Upstairs at the city gate, the adjutant general of the city gate guard looked coldly at the two people who were fighting inextricably below, and instructed the people around him: "You go and report to the general quickly." ”

"No!" The soldier said yes and turned away.

But who are the two people who are fighting below?

It's not the people on the side, one of them is a soldier sent by Zhuge Liang to post an edict notice, and a sergeant sent by Sima Yi to post a letter.

Originally, the soldiers on Liu Bei's side arrived a little early, posted a notice, and prepared to enter the city to meet his cousin Liu Qi. How did he know that as soon as he was about to leave, he saw the sergeant on Cao Cao's side.

At this time, he came over to watch curiously.

This didn't matter, he pulled out his waist knife and slashed it.

The sergeant on Cao Cao's side was slashed unawares, and although he dodged a little, he was also cut in the left shoulder. He endured the pain and pulled out his waist knife and questioned the other party.

As soon as he heard what people said, he had to tighten his wounds and fight with the other party.

As the saying goes, the two countries are fighting each other, each with its own master.

Although these two people are both small soldiers, they are also very righteous, and they really fought for their own lords.

In the end, it was the soldiers on Liu Bei's side who had the upper hand, after all, the sneak attack was successful at the beginning!

By the time Xiangyang guard Huang Zu and the eldest son Liu Qi came to the outside of the city, the battle between the two was already coming to an end.

"Stop!" Huang Zu shouted, separated the crowd, and came to the outside of the circle where the two were fighting.

Hearing that someone was coming forward, the soldiers on Liu Bei's side made a false move and jumped out of the battle circle.

The sergeant on Cao Cao's side took advantage of this opportunity to run into the crowd, turned on his horse, and fled.

"Bold! Come on, chase me back! Huang Zu instructed his men to go and chase after him.

At this time, the soldiers on Liu Bei's side put their waist knives into their sheaths, came to Liu Qi's approach, gave a deep salute, and said: "My subordinates have seen my cousin, and Your Majesty ordered that after rushing to Xiangyang, I must go to my cousin's mansion to meet him!" ”

Your Majesty?!

Liu Qi asked puzzledly: "Isn't it rumored that His Majesty was martyred in the Tiger Prison and has already died?" ”

"A kingdom cannot be without a king for a day! The emperor died, and the emperor's uncle invited out the emperor's posthumous photo, and he has followed the posthumous photo to ascend the throne and become the emperor! The soldier said.

"My uncle is on the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and I should report it to my father as soon as possible! Angel, please come with me into the city! Liu Qi was overjoyed when he heard this, so he invited the soldiers into the city.

On the way, Liu Qi learned that the person who fled was a sergeant from Cao Cao's side, and ordered his men to chase after him.

Arms fights like this took place at the city gates, not just in Xiangyang. It happened everywhere, and only the first battle of Xiangyang did not result in death, and the rest of the armed battles in various places ended in the death of one side. Among them were soldiers on Liu Bei's side and sergeants on Cao Cao's side.

And no matter which family's territory, the princes of each family did not come forward to stop it, even Jiangling City, Nanjun, where Liu Biao is located. The princes seemed to have agreed, and when the fight occurred, except for the common people watching, no one from the government appeared at all.

Gangneung Fortress, Makushofu.

In the hall, Liu Biao sat on the Taishi chair, drinking tea quietly, as if he hadn't heard what his son said.

On the side, there are many virtuous people when he first entered Jingzhou - Bagu, Baji and Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Kuai Liang.

Eight Gu refers to Guo Linzong, Zong Ci, Ba Su, Xia Fu, Fan Fan, Yin Xun, Cai Yan, Yang Zhi and other eight people; and Ba Ji are seven people with the same name as Liu Biao, Chen Xiang, Zhai Chao, Kong Yu, Yuan Kang, Tan Fu, Zhang Jian, and Cen Qi.

These people are also sitting in their seats, bowing their heads and drinking tea.

Seeing everyone like this, Liu Qi helplessly looked back at Wenpin, the first general in Jingzhou.

Wen Ping shook his head.

"Father, the child is here for this purpose. Now that the father already knows, the child still returns to Xiangyang with Zhongye to garrison! After several contacts with Pang Tong, Liu Qi was no longer the child he was at the beginning, and he saw the problem in Wen Ping's eyes, and immediately wanted to leave.

"Since you are here, stay for a few days!" Liu Biao looked at this eldest son, who was once quite appreciated in front of him, and always had some inexplicable feelings in his heart.

Cai Mao on the side stabbed Liu Cong on the side with her hand.

Liu Cong hurriedly said knowingly: "Brother finally came back, so he stayed for a few days to get together with our brother!" ”

"It's good!" Liu Qi agreed.