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Li Li has always wanted to wait until the world is completely pacified before ascending the throne, and at that time, it will be natural and deserved, which is the safest way.

Fight is not to fight, not to fight is also to fight. As long as you have enough strength, the position of emperor is at your fingertips, so why be in such a hurry?

But now it seems that the situation is really serious, and Li Li is once again forced into a situation where there is no way out.

Prior to this, although tens of thousands of civil and military officials jointly persuaded them, a group of important ministers such as Jia Xu, Guo Jia and Li Xuan did not participate, and even they privately tactfully admonished that strength is the fundamental, and you must not be greedy for fame. And Li Li thought deeply of this, thinking that he should follow Zhu Yuanzhang's example of "building a high wall, accumulating grain, and slowly becoming the king", and it is the best policy to go with the flow.

However, at this moment, Jia Xu and Guo Jia also persuaded together with the generals, which made Li Li realize that the existence of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty not only caused him great pressure, but also put great pressure on Jia Xu, Guo Jia and others, forcing them to change their original intentions and actually take the initiative to persuade them. From this, it is not difficult to imagine how severe the current situation is, Li Li has been forced into a corner, and there is no way to retreat.

"Rise up, everybody." In a hurry, Li Li frowned and raised his hand to signal everyone in the hall to get up, but everyone turned a deaf ear and still stubbornly knelt down. This is the first time that Li Li's subordinate Wenwu has openly disobeyed his orders, which is like forcing the palace.

"The ministers respectfully ask the lord to respect the Ninth Five-Year Plan and change the Yuan to open the country!" The generals led by Jia Xu and Guo Jia bowed in unison again.

When Li Li saw this, his frowning brows stretched out, and his face became more and more calm. The three horizontal lines on his forehead then receded, and his eyes looked down on everyone deeply. He calmly said: "Today, the situation is becoming clearer and clearer. It's a three-point trend. Cao Cao of the Northern Wei Dynasty seized Hebei, fought hard and strong, and his strength became stronger and stronger, which was really a big trouble for my Western Liang army; Liu Biao of Jingzhou established the Southern Han Dynasty, held Jiangdong hostage, seized Jingchu, occupied half of the south of the Yangtze River, and attempted to recover the Han dynasty and look at the Central Plains. And our Xiliang army occupies half of the country. Occupy the land of seven states, the territory is vast, with millions of soldiers, strong strength, and proud of the others. Because of this, for a long time, Lone is neither a king nor an emperor, but I am willing to use my Xiliang Xiongshi to level the world and unify the country. That's the only way. can be called an upright and well-deserved king. ”

Before the words fell, Jia Xu in the hall continued: "The lord has good intentions, how can the ministers not know?" But. First, Cao Cao of the Northern Wei Dynasty called the emperor and founded the country, and then Liu Biao of the Southern Han Dynasty ascended the throne and supported the Han Dynasty. Unite the hearts of the army and the people, so that the whole country can unite as one. Unity is strength. The lord's eyes are like torches, how can he not see the existence of these two dynasties. The impact on the people of the world is so great that it is almost immeasurable.

Now that the two princely kingdoms have just been established, their influence is still limited to their separatist forces, if the lord ignores them, it will inevitably affect the states and counties under the rule of my Xiliang in the future, demagoguery, and shake the foundation of my Xiliang. In these troubled times, stabilizing the morale of the army and appeasing the people's hearts is the foundation of hegemony, once the people's hearts are in turmoil and the morale of the army is floating, they can no longer gain a foothold, just like a thousand miles of embankment collapsed in an anthill, and the good situation was ruined. Therefore, the lord must not hesitate, but also need to make a decision immediately, even if the lord is not moved by the false name, but in order to stabilize the overall situation and appease the hearts of the army and the people, it is the trend of the times to ascend the throne and claim the emperor at this time. ”

Guo Jia followed Jia Xu's words and said respectfully: "The lord also said that the situation is now divided into three parts of the world, and my Western Liang Army occupies half of the country, and the territory is large, and the number of soldiers and horses is still more than the sum of the territory and soldiers and horses of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty. It is no exaggeration to say that the current lord is already two out of three in the world, dominating the leader and standing proud. However, with the founding of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty one after another, it is undoubtedly to abandon the name of the princes and correct their names. In contrast, our Xiliang soldiers are strong and strong, and their strength is remarkable, but nominally they are still the princely forces of one side, which are dwarfed by the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty.

If there are any more Northern Wei Dynasty and Southern Han Dynasty to make obstacles, the consequences will be unimaginable, and the tragedy of the thousand-mile embankment collapsing in the anthill is very likely to recur in our Xiliang army. If this is the case, the situation in Xiliang is precarious, and the great prospects will stop there, or like a river falling for thousands of miles, the situation will be out of control, and defeat is just around the corner. Therefore, Weichen implored the lord to plan for the overall situation, for the millions of soldiers of the whole army and tens of millions of Li people, ascend the throne and call the emperor, and correct the name of my Xiliang! ”

The admonitions of Jia Xu and Guo Jia made Li Li's heart tremble, like an initiation, which made him suddenly awaken and feel sorry in his heart.

As Jia Xu and Guo Jia said, even though he Li Li is not rare in the name of the emperor, and cares more about the reality of the emperor, but he himself is not good at false names, which does not mean that the more than 10 million people under his command do not need this "false name". On the contrary, isn't the reason why he threw his head and spilled blood to follow him to fight the country, so that one day he could worship the marquis, add officials to the knighthood, and then crown his wife and son, and glorify his ancestors? And the people under his rule also need a sense of belonging, a strong and stable country that they can rely on, only in this way can they truly live a life of peace and contentment, and can raise their children carefully, hoping that their children will have a future and can have a successful day.

In troubled times, only a country can have a home. Otherwise, millions of people will be torn apart by war and displacement, with hardly a single day of peace to live. And this is also an important reason why the existence of the country cannot be ignored. The state is not only a tool for the government to rule the common people, but also carries the sense of belonging of countless people and the good wishes of countless people. In a sense, it is a carrier, like a big ship, carrying the ideals and aspirations of all the people on board; It is not only necessary to meet their most basic survival needs, but also to give them a lofty and beautiful vision, so as to unite people's hearts and strive to move forward.

Nowadays, for Li Li, it doesn't matter if he is an emperor or not, strength comes first. As long as he has strong enough strength, he can be the king and hegemony at his fingertips, as long as he nods, he can achieve it, so he will change the Yuan and open the country very lightly, as for the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, the king of the world and other false names are not worth mentioning, not eating or drinking, it is purely a chew to satisfy vanity, and there is no need to take it to heart at all. However, as Jia Xu and Guo Jia made generous statements one after another, Li Li finally realized that he had thought about the problem too simply, only considering his own feelings, but ignoring the vital interests of the civil and military generals who followed him to fight the world, and ignored the belonging demands of more than 10 million people under his rule.

At this thought, Li Li truly realized that not everything was centered on his will, and not everyone would follow his will as a diversion. Once the fundamental interests of the majority of people are involved, the subordinate Wenwu, who was originally like a command, will go against his will and turn to their own interests as the center, forcing the big ship of the Xiliang Army to sail in the direction they want to reach.

People's hearts are determined by success or failure, and the general trend is irreversible.

Seeing the words of the generals in the hall, their attitudes were unprecedentedly resolute, and Li Li saw the shadow of the civil and military officials of Chang'an from them. Although Li Li did not personally see the scene where they received the letter from Chang'an, he was sure that it must be the result of the unanimous promotion of the generals of the whole army and the officials of various states. The previous persuasion was rejected by Li Li, and at this moment, Xiandeng Ying and Feiyan Light Cavalry were about to go to the front line of Montenegro, and it was undoubtedly the best way for them to jointly persuade them again. There are not many people, there are only more than 30 generals in total, but they have a resolute attitude and a clear position, this is forcing the palace!

At this moment, Li Li understood that the scene in front of him was actually the military general under his command who deliberately gave him a step, so that he could borrow the slope to get off the donkey, and accept it when he saw it. Otherwise, the next persuasion will no longer be a joint petition by more than 30 generals, but all the civil and military generals will rush forward, and then he will really be forced into a corner, and if he does not agree, he will have to agree, and there will be no room for turnaround.

"That's it, it's already here, and there's no point in holding on any longer." Sighing secretly, Li Li took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the throbbing in his heart, raised his hand again to signal the generals to get up, and said in a peaceful voice: "The Northern Wei Dynasty and the Southern Han Dynasty have all established a country, how can I be willing to live behind the people in Xiliang." Anyway, the day of the triumph of Kong Ming's Western Expedition is the time when the lonely king is in the world. The order was immediately issued, and Li Xuan was ordered to set up a preparatory office, and Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Lu Su, Li Ru, Zhou Yu, and my uncle Li Dao and other seven people jointly discussed the matter of ascending the throne, and the construction of the altar, the construction of the temple, the repair of the imperial palace and other matters were all simplified, and no extravagance was allowed. ”

"The lord is wise, and the ministers thank the lord!" Finally looking forward to Li Li's relent, the generals in the hall sighed with relief and bowed in unison.

Seeing the jubilant expressions of the generals, Li Li suddenly felt in his heart, only to know that this group of guys who dared to force the palace was holding on to a posture that could not kneel for a long time, in fact, they had no bottom in their hearts, they were uneasy, holding their breath, and they didn't dare to come out, and they didn't dare to breathe a sigh of relief until this moment.

"That's it." Li Li waved his hand to signal everyone to get up, and then said loudly: "The matter of ascending the throne has been put on the agenda, but the preparations will take some time. During this period, the administrative affairs of the prefectures and counties and the military affairs of the battalions were as usual, and they must not slack off, and when the time for the enthronement ceremony is determined, they must inform Huier and others in advance. The time has come, Zhang Yan and Xu Huang, you should go. ”

"No, the ministers (the last general) obey the order." After agreeing to the promise, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhang Yan and others bowed down and retired.

However, just as the generals of the first camp left the hall one after another, Li Li suddenly stood up and hurriedly called out to the person who was following behind Xu Huang: "Stop, who is Qing?" ”

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