Since ancient times, the emperor's power has been great, and the emperor's position has been extremely noble. Zhang Wen's words were like throwing a big stone into a calm lake. The ministers suddenly boiled!
Even Liu Cong was shocked by Zhang Wen's words of encouragement!
Zhang Wen ignored the noisy crowd and continued to cup his hands and said, "My lord, just now in the world, Cao's thieves have imprisoned the emperor, and the Han Dynasty is about to fall. My lord is in charge of Jing, Gui, Jiang, An, Su, Zhejiang, and Jiao Qizhou.
In this land, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and millions of people! He is also a member of the Han clan, and the one who can kill Cao Cao's thieves and reorganize the country is none other than the Lord!"
"My lord, I dare to ask my lord to proclaim himself emperor as soon as possible for the sake of the people of the seven states, no, for the sake of the people of the world, save all the people from the fire and water, and help the emperor's house to decline!"
"I dare to ask my lord to proclaim himself emperor!"
"Who else could take the position of emperor but my Lord?"
"No one except the Lord can reorganize the Han Dynasty!"
As soon as Zhang Wen finished speaking, Yu Fan, Zhang Yan, Bu Zhi and other officials from Jiangdong came out and kowtowed to persuade them to come forward. Then the generals from Jingchu also knelt down to persuade them to come forward!
Only Pang Tong, Zhou Yu, Lu Su and a few others were sitting there, their eyes flickering, and the worry in their eyes was obvious.
Liu Cong's face was very plain, but there was a hint of passion in his eyes, "Not to mention that Gu's talents and virtues are shallow, and the emperor is still in trouble, how can I pretend to be emperor?"
"My lord, the emperor exists in name only. Even the decrees cannot leave the palace. The only one who can save the Han Dynasty is the lord. The lord is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. If the lord does not become the emperor, who can turn the tide?" Zhang Wen looked anxious.
, as if he was really dedicated to the prosperity of the Han Dynasty.
Liu Cong now understands how difficult it is for these Jiangdong family ministers to deal with them. It is obviously to make more profits for himself, but he still pretends to be dedicated to you!
Pang Tong sat on the spot and said seriously, "Master Zhang, my lord's father, Duke Jing Sheng, is still alive. If my lord becomes emperor, where will he put Duke Jing Sheng?"
"In the past, Emperor Gaozu once respected Taigong Liu as the Supreme Emperor. If my lord is proclaimed emperor, he can respect Duke Jing Sheng as the Supreme Emperor!"
Good guy, you answered without even thinking about it. You had already fucking thought about it!
Lu Su stood up, flicked his sleeves, knelt on the ground and cupped his hands and said, "My lord, in today's world, although the emperor is not allowed to take power, he has not made a big mistake. It is really unwise to overstep his authority and claim the throne."
Zhou Yu then came out and kowtowed, "I second my opinion! What Zijing said is true. I hope my lord will think again!"
Next came Pang Tong, "I also second my suggestion. I hope my lord will think twice!"
"I second my opinion, I hope my lord will think twice!"
There was silence in the conference hall. Those who persuaded Liu Cong to proclaim himself emperor, and those who did not support Liu Cong's proclaiming emperor, all knelt on the ground. Everyone looked at Liu Cong, waiting for his final decision.
Liu Cong closed his eyes, took a deep breath, then opened his eyes and stood up, "I am the emperor's younger brother. How can I live up to the emperor's kindness and arrogantly claim the throne? Don't talk nonsense about proclaiming the emperor!"
"My lord is wise!"
Pang Tong, Zhou Yu and others breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Liu Cong was not Yuan Shu. At this time, Liu Cong would not be destroyed when he proclaimed the emperor. Liu Bei was still fighting for Xichuan, and Cao Cao was still confronting Ma Chao in Xiliang. However, the negative consequences caused by being the first to proclaim the emperor
The impact is definitely long-term.
Even if Liu Cong is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, if he proclaims himself emperor first, he will be criticized by scholars and literati all over the world, and his rule will even become unstable.
At this time, Chengdu, thousands of miles away, was surrounded by heavy troops, and even the city gates were opened!
"kill!"
"Come into the city!"
"Kill!"
Liu Bei's army arrived in Chengdu yesterday, and today the city gate has been opened by Meng Da!
"General Meng Da, under the orders of Fa Xiaozhi, opens the city gate and welcomes Uncle Liu Huang into the city!" At the city gate, Meng Da respectfully bowed his hands to Liu Bei who was riding a horse.
Liu Bei glanced sideways and chuckled, "General, please rise. I will take note of the general's merits. When the situation stabilizes, I will make you the Zhonglang General."
Meng Da was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed, "General, thank you so much, Lord!"
"Where is Liu Zhang now?"
"Still in the mansion, there are only less than 10,000 troops in Chengdu. The last 5,000 people have surrendered to the lord. Our army is surrounding the city on all sides. Liu Zhang cannot escape! Don't worry, lord!"
"Enter the city!"
"Herod!"
Liu Bei slammed the whip on the horse's butt, and his hand holding the horse's rein was trembling with excitement, but he held the rein very hard!
While galloping on his horse, Liu Bei's eyes flashed with unconcealable joy. After today, the land of the two rivers belongs to me, Liu Bei!
Yizhou is also called Xichuan and Hanzhong is called Dongchuan. Together they are called Two Sichuan!
"Father! Let's go quickly, I will protect you and fight out!" In the Prefectural Mud's Mansion, Liu Zhang's son Liu Xun knelt on the ground and kept urging Liu Zhang who was changing clothes.
Change clothes! Liu Zhang changed into the plain clothes he wore when he surrendered!
In stark contrast to him was Liu Xun, who was wearing armor and covered in blood. The white robe behind him was stained blood red. He was kneeling on the ground with his hand on the hilt of the sword, looking at Liu Zhang eagerly!
"Father, my grandfather worked so hard to win the inheritance of Xichuan for my Liu family. I have found out clearly that Fucheng was not captured by Liu Bei. He just bypassed Fucheng. We are still there.
An army of more than 80,000 people."
"Father, as long as you can break out and divide your troops to the north, you can regain the lost territory. If you go south, Liu Bei will be completely trapped here, father!"
Wang Lei, who was kneeling next to Liu Xun, also had an anxious look on his face, "My lord, what the eldest son said is true. My lord, the inheritance of two generations of the first lord and my lord, and the Liu family's twenty-year-old Xichuan, how can it be given to that big ear?"
Thief?"
After changing his clothes, Liu Zhang turned back and looked at the two of them calmly, "Twenty years? Liu family? Liu Bei is also a Liu family, he will not kill me."
With that said, Liu Zhang helped Liu Xun up and said, "Xun'er, it's not that my father wants to surrender. Liu Bei is a great hero. We can't escape. If we don't succeed this time, he will come to fight next time. For the people of Yizhou, my father only wants to surrender."
I can't forgive you."
"Liu Bei is too much better than a father. Entrusting Yizhou to him is a way out. Just accept your fate."
"Father! I thought..."
"No need to say any more! Go and present the letter of surrender outside the mansion for my father. You change your clothes and we are going to move out from here." Liu Zhang looked around the main hall of the Prefectural Mufu Mansion with some reluctance.
"Get the surrender table."
Several heads of aristocratic families quickly retrieved the surrender table, and then surrounded Liu Zhang and walked out of the mansion!
"Father! Father!"
Liu Xun's eyes were red, and he was quite angry and yelled at Liu Zhang who was walking away. However, Liu Zhang didn't even look back and walked straight out with his people.
"Big-eared thief! If you take away my family's inheritance, I would rather die than surrender to you!" Liu Xun wiped away his tears and put the sword directly on his neck!
"Young Master! No!" Wang Lei quickly grabbed the edge of the sword, and blood suddenly flowed from his hand.
Wang Lei didn't care, "My eldest son, Liu Bei is in charge of Sichuan and Shu and will definitely kill my lord's family. Now my lord insists on surrendering and refuses to break out. The only one who can regroup is you, my eldest son!"
"What do you mean, Master Wang?" Liu Xun looked at Wang Lei eagerly as if he was grasping the last bit of life.
In history, Liu Xun once led an army to resist Liu Bei in Luocheng for a year! In the end, he could not resist and was captured by Liu Bei. He was also a man of perseverance.