Chapter five hundred and ninety third Sun Cao called the king and then persuaded to enter
Chapter 593: Sun Cao becomes king and then persuades him to enter
Silence, the hall fell into silence again. ("", watch the latest update of this book) In fact, when Liu Zhang heard that Sun Quan was preparing to become king, he somewhat lost his mind. After a long while, Liu Zhang shook his head and said: "Follow me."
, I will not be king!"
"Why?" Guo Jia frowned and said, "If Sun Quan and Cao Cao are both proclaimed kings, if you don't proclaim yourself king, everyone will be disappointed!"
"Fengxiao, I have made up my mind, no need to say anything else!" Liu Zhang waved his hand and said, "You go down!"
"Yes, I'm resigning!" After giving Liu Zhang a deep look, Guo Jia raised the corners of his mouth and said in his heart: "My lord, although you don't want to be king, this matter is not something you can decide. Yes.
Sometimes, you must also listen to the opinions of your subordinates!"
"Alas..." After Guo Jia left, Liu Zhang sighed deeply. Although he was a little confused about Guo Jia being so talkative, he didn't think much about it. In his opinion, Guo Jia would never harm him. Who would have expected?
Because he didn't think much, but was tricked by Guo Jia!
After leaving the meeting hall, Guo Jia did not go back to deal with government affairs. He first found his old partner Jia Xu and then called Xu Shu. The three of them began to plot against Liu Zhang in the back room. After listening to Guo Jia's account, Xu Shu was also a little unhappy.
, after all, he is a supporter of Liu Zhang. The higher Liu Zhang's status, the higher his achievements. As the saying goes: When one person attains the Tao, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Only when Liu Zhang attains Tao, can chickens and dogs like Xu Shu ascend to heaven!
"No, how can eldest brother not become king? I will go and persuade him!" Xu Shu thought that he had a good relationship with Liu Zhang. After listening to Guo Jia's words, he was going to find Liu Zhang!
"No!" Jia Xu said: "Since my lord has made a decision, when will you see him change it? This matter needs long-term consideration!"
"A long-term plan? What kind of plan?" Xu Shu frowned and said: "With the current situation, who can change the lord's mind?"
"No one can change it, but we can force the lord to submit!" Jia Xu had a sinister look on his face, as if he was talking about some evil plan, which made Xu Shu feel a little creepy!
"I'm talking about Wen He, can you always stop talking with such an expression? Why do I feel like you are becoming more and more sinister recently?" Xu Shu scratched his head and felt helpless. Who are these people? Each one is more sinister than the other.
!
"This is my characteristic, and the lord likes me for this!" Jia Xu was not ashamed, but proud. He pinched the beard on his chin and said: "Feng Xiao, you contact the court officials, Yuan Zhi, you contact
The governors of each state, I will contact all the generals.//"".com""Novel Network//When the news spreads that Sun Quan is proclaimed king, we will submit a letter together asking the lord to proclaim himself king!"
"No!" Guo Jia said with a smile: "Sun Quan is not enough, we have to wait for Cao Cao! Only when Cao Cao becomes king can we persuade the lord to also become king!"
"What if Cao Cao becomes the king, but my lord refuses to become the king?" Xu Shu frowned. He was not very familiar with the means of forcing the palace. After all, he was a Confucian general who led troops to fight. What's more, he regarded Liu Zhang as his eldest brother.
He and his benefactor would never do anything to disgrace Liu Zhang!
"Then let's collectively submit our resignations!" Jia Xu narrowed his eyes and said, "I heard that all the ministers under my command are going to resign. It would be strange if the lord doesn't become king again!"
"No way!" Xu Shu said with his eyes widened; "You are plotting against the lord like this, aren't you afraid that the lord will settle the score later?"
"I'm so afraid! My lord is not a mediocre master. Even if he settles the accounts afterwards, he will be raised high and lowered gently!" Jia Xu and Guo Jia knew Liu Zhang's character very well. They remembered that back then, they violated Liu Zhang's orders and were burned.
Guangzong's Yuan Shao kept grain, but in the end Liu Zhang didn't let them make up for it! This time, they just forced Liu Zhang to become king, and they expected that Liu Zhang would not be too difficult!
"This..." Xu Shu was not stupid, he chuckled and said, "Since both gentlemen have said so, I will not have any objection, and I will follow their lead!"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "In that case, we will act separately according to the plan. As soon as Cao Cao becomes king, we will immediately persuade him to join!"
"Okay!" Xu Shu and Guo Jia looked at each other and smiled. It is not a bad thing to persuade Liu Zhang to become king. Even if it is forced, it can only prove Liu Zhang's integrity. Poor Liu Zhang still doesn't know that the three counselors under his command have plotted against him again!
Fifteen days later, the wounded soldiers at Hulao Pass had almost recovered, and the soldiers who could not return also went to settle in various states under the arrangements of Guo Jia and Jia Xu. Liu Zhang's army returned to its former glory, but the number was much smaller! Xuchang
Inside, Cao Jun's generals had basically recovered from their injuries, but Cao Cao had already left!
In Shouchun City, Cao Cao's purge has begun. As a close confidant of Cao Cao, Hua Xin is no less ruthless than Cheng Yu. After receiving Cheng Yu's letter and knowing that Cao Cao wanted to become king, Hua Xin publicized the matter.
Before returning to Shouchun, this incident had already caused a stir in the city. Some loyal officials of the Han Dynasty began to communicate with each other again, but this time, Liu Xie did not make any move!
It's not that Liu Xie doesn't want to move, it's that Cao Jie won't let him move. As Cao Cao's daughter, Cao Jie knows how powerful her father is, and she doesn't want her father to get into trouble with her husband! However, it's not entirely Cao Jie's fault that Liu Xie is so obedient.
He didn't want Cao Cao to find an excuse to kill him. Of course, part of the reason was because he was disappointed with those loyal officials of the Han Dynasty!
After returning to Shouchun, a large number of people who opposed Cao Cao becoming king were dead, including Cui Yan who was in prison! However, even if Cao Cao wanted to become king, he could not directly say so. He still needed to be recommended by the ministers. In Hua Xin
Under Cheng Yu's control, a large number of Cao's officials jumped out, and Liu Xie was almost overwhelmed by a memorial!
Under pressure from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, and for the sake of his own life, Liu Xie had no choice but to pick up a red pen and write an imperial edict to confer Cao Cao the title of King of Wei, but Cao Cao declined. This was not the first time Liu Xie had done this.
For this matter, he understood what Cao Cao meant, and wanted him to be sealed three times in a row! So, two more imperial edicts arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, and Cao Cao reluctantly accepted the edict to thank him, even though everyone knew he was acting!
Now that Cao Cao has been granted the title of King of Wei, Sun Quan cannot be left behind. Cao Cao still needs to join forces with him to deal with Liu Zhang. Even if he is granted the title of one, it is still the title of two. The helpless Liu Xie wrote another imperial edict to Sun Quan and made him the King of Wu.
! Sun Quan is not as pretentious as Cao Cao. He still proclaims himself king regardless of the imperial decree. Since Liu Xie gave it to him, he is not polite!
After both receiving the imperial edict to be crowned kings, Sun Quan and Cao Cao prepared to proclaim themselves kings on the same day, and issued sanctions against Liu Zhang at the same time! Although they were not qualified to sanction Liu Zhang in terms of official positions, they have now been crowned kings.
If he is taller than Liu Zhang, he is naturally qualified to give orders to Liu Zhang. This is one of the reasons why Guo Jia wants to persuade Liu Zhang to become king! Since he cannot stop him, he must not be shorter than him!
Hearing that Cao Cao was also proclaimed king, Liu Zhang was really angry, even though he knew that Cao Cao would proclaim himself king one day! However, even if Liu Zhang was angry again, he had no time to deal with him, because his troubles were coming too! When Cao Cao was proclaimed king
Queen, the governors of the six states under his command, officials from various ministries, and even the generals of the army all wrote to him, asking him to proclaim himself king!
In order to calm down the incident of proclaiming the king, Liu Zhang returned to Chang'an and called everyone for a big court meeting. At the court meeting, he carried all the memorials to persuade Jin to enter the hall, pointed to these memorials and asked: "Who can tell me, this is
what happened?"
Tian Feng raised his hands and said: "My lord, Cao Cao and Sun Quan, these two clowns, have become kings and have announced to the world that they are ready to punish you. You must not be lower than them. Therefore, all civil and military officials,
The whole army begs you to become king!"
"What Mr. Tian said is true!" Tian Feng's words made the civil and military officials of the court burst into applause, but made Liu Zhang angry!
"Yuan Hao, although my surname is Liu, being crowned king does not violate the court's system, but under such circumstances, how is it different from ignoring the court?" Liu Zhang smiled bitterly and shook his head. In fact, being crowned king is a big deal for him.
It's a small thing, but he doesn't want to get a bad reputation because of it!
"My lord, what you said is wrong. Where is the imperial court now? In other words, aren't we just the imperial court?" Xi Zhicai, Minister of Agriculture, as one of the most senior advisers under Liu Zhang, stepped forward without hesitation.
His body is so tall, but everyone feels extremely majestic!
Seeing that the people who stood up were all important people under his command, Liu Zhang touched his nose and said: "Zhicai, that's not what you said! If the people of the world have opinions about me because I am king, why bother?"
"What Mr. Qin said is wrong!" An old man strode into the meeting hall. He bowed to Liu Zhang and said, "I have met Mr. Qin!"
"Uncle Kong...Uncle Kong?!" Liu Zhang immediately stood up and returned the courtesy, and asked with a smile: "Why are you here?"
"I heard that Cao Cao and Sun Quan were proclaimed king. The old man was filled with righteous indignation and anger, so that he sighed in sorrow all night long and could not sleep at night! Suddenly I heard that everyone asked you to proclaim yourself king, so I came here to persuade you!" Kong Rong's face was full of anger, but he said straight to the point.
Got the intention.
"This..." Liu Zhang couldn't grasp Kong Rong's thoughts and couldn't help but asked with a smile: "Does uncle want to persuade me to become king, or to persuade me not to become king?"
"Of course, to be crowned king!" Kong Rong said seriously: "Qin Gong is an authentic clan member of the Han Dynasty, and he has made great achievements, so being crowned king is a high priority!"
"Alas..." Liu Zhang sighed: "Uncle Kong, I have never thought about becoming king, so why do you bother to force me?"
"Qin Gong listens to my words, and it is not too late to make a decision!" Kong Rong said with a smile: "Some time ago, Qin Gong should have heard about Fu Wan and I plotting against Cao Cao. At that time, in the palace, His Majesty once said
However, the traitor Cao is very powerful. If something unexpected happens to him one day, I ask you to ascend the throne and become the emperor!"
"What?" Liu Zhang frowned and said, "Liu Association said such a thing? I really don't believe it!"
"Mr. Qin, I heard this with my own ears, could I tell a lie?" Kong Rong was a little displeased. As a great Confucian, he really had never told a lie!
"Brother, since King Chenliu has said so, why do you refuse? King Chenliu has been trapped for a long time, I think you can just proclaim yourself emperor and dominate the world!" Zhang Fei's loud voice rang out again, but everyone was stunned.
His eyes lit up, and Kong Rong seemed to think it made sense. The hall suddenly fell into silence!