Are you kidding me about this?
Zhuge Liang was confused!
If the Battle of Hanzhong is won, it would make sense for Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor.
But Hanzhong was not captured, and was driven out in embarrassment by Yang Ling. In such a situation, would it not be ridiculous for Liu Bei to proclaim himself emperor?
Zhuge Liang was about to retort, but he pondered for a moment, and suddenly seemed to understand something, and whispered,
"I do support my lord proclaiming himself emperor!"
Although Liu Bei's claim to be emperor sounded extremely unreliable, Zhuge Liang thought about it carefully and understood the deeper meaning.
For the public.
No matter what methods Cao Wei used, at least it was clear that the Han Dynasty had surrendered, and it was legally defensible.
On the other hand, Liu Bei's side has always been unnamed. After all, Liu Xie has abdicated!
Only when he established himself as emperor could he continue to attack Cao Wei under the banner of restoring the Han Dynasty and regaining the mountains and rivers!
Personally speaking.
After the Battle of Hanzhong, Liu Bei was defeated again, and Cao Wei's momentum was like a rainbow.
Although Yizhou is still under Liu Bei's control, people are already panicking.
Only when Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor and ennobles his subordinates can we appease people's hearts!
"If Kong Ming thinks so, that's the most appropriate thing!"
Fazheng breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
The two of them looked at each other and smiled, and without saying anything else, they led their troops into the city.
After hearing that Zhuge Liang led his army in triumph, Liu Bei held a banquet in Chengdu to celebrate.
"Greetings, my lord!"
Zhuge Liang bowed respectfully to Liu Bei, then pointed at the tall, ugly-looking Meng Huo next to him, who was dressed in strange clothes, and said with a smile,
"My Lord, this is the Barbarian King Meng Huo!"
"Your Excellency is the Barbarian King? You are really strong and powerful!"
Liu Bei praised.
"Uncle Liu Huang has been praised too much. I'm just a country man. Fortunately, Uncle Liu and Mr. Kong Ming put aside their past grudges and gave me the opportunity to work for Uncle Liu."
Meng Huo hurriedly said modestly.
"You don't need to be polite, King Barbarian. Come and sit down with Mr. Kong Ming as soon as possible!"
Liu Bei greeted with a smile.
After Zhuge Liang, Meng Huo and others took their seats, the banquet officially began.
Everyone drank and drank, how happy they were!
Just when the wine was in full swing, Zhang Song suddenly put down the wine glass in his hand and let out a long sigh.
Seeing this situation, Liu Bei frowned slightly and said with concern,
"Why is Zhang Biejia so depressed?"
"Reporting to my lord, we are drinking and having fun here. Although we are extremely happy, I feel extremely sad when I think of the murdered Emperor Xiaomin!"
After Liu Xiechan abdicated, there were rumors that he was killed by Cao Pi.
Liu Bei didn't care whether it was true or not, so he ordered Liu Xie to be mourned and posthumously named him Emperor Xiaomin.
After hearing Zhang Song mention this matter, everyone put down their glasses, showing sadness and regret, regardless of their sincerity.
"What Zhang Biejia said is that it is a pity that Emperor Xiaomin was killed, and as the emperor's uncle, Bei was unable to do anything!"
Liu Bei sighed.
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Song suddenly stood up, saluted solemnly and said,
"Zhang Song has something to say, I hope my lord can adopt it!"
"Oh? Zhang Biejia, please speak!"
"Emperor Xiaomin was killed by Cao Cao, the Han Dynasty declined, and everyone was in ruins!"
Zhang Songyi speaks authentically,
"But the truth is that a country cannot be without a king for a day, and a family cannot be without a master for a day!"
"Under such a critical situation, I sincerely request my lord to ascend the throne as emperor in order to comply with the will of God and stabilize the people's hearts!"
As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence in the hall.
Everyone's eyes turned to Liu Bei.
"How can a man with little talent, little knowledge, and no virtue be able to ascend the throne and become the emperor?"
Although Zhang Song's actions were somewhat inspired by Liu Bei, on the surface, Liu Bei still had to show off.
"My lord is too humble. How many people in the world are more talented than my lord?"
Zhang Song persuaded him hard.
"What Zhang Biejia said is very reasonable!"
Fazheng also stood up,
"Among the royal bloodline, the only one who has the qualifications and ability to call himself emperor is the Lord!"
"I also hope that my lord will put the country first and don't refuse!"
Zhuge Liang said slowly.
"My subordinate seconded the proposal!"
"My subordinates would like to add one more!"
"..."
Liu Bei pretended to have a look of helplessness on his face, and said with a flourish of his sleeves,
"You are mistaken about me..."
All the subordinates stood up one after another, knelt down and worshiped Liu Bei, and said in unison,
"Please don't refuse, my lord, and put the country and the country first!"
After three concessions and three concessions, Liu Bei was finally forced to accept the request to proclaim himself emperor with the support of his subordinates.
One month later, Liu Bei ascended the throne as emperor south of Wudan Mountain in Chengdu, and was named "Zhang Wu".
He appointed Zhuge Liang as Prime Minister, Fa Zheng as Grand Sima, and Zhang Fei as General.
It didn't take long for the news of Liu Bei's proclaimed emperor to spread to Luoyang.
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Yang Ling's mansion in Luoyang City.
"What do you think, the big-eared thief, that he has the nerve to proclaim himself emperor in a far bigger territory? Could it be that he was just having fun before he died?"
After hearing that Liu Bei proclaimed himself emperor, Gan Ning was speechless.
"Xingba!"
Zhao Yun winked at Gan Ning, indicating that Guan Yu was still standing aside.
Gan Ning finally realized what he was doing and smiled apologetically at Guan Yu.
Guan Yu looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't want to get angry, so he had to pretend not to hear.
"Okay, no matter what, since Liu Bei has proclaimed himself emperor, we must deal with it."
Yang Ling ordered in a deep voice,
"I am interested in sending troops to attack Yizhou and pacify the world in one fell swoop. What do you think?"
Not long ago, Shi Xie was afraid of Cao Wei, so he took the initiative to offer Jiaozhou and came to Luoyang with his family.
For such a sensible Shi Xie, Yang Ling naturally did not embarrass him and rewarded him heavily.
After Yang Ling invented movable type printing, the price of books in the territory under Cao Cao's jurisdiction dropped significantly.
Coupled with Cao Cao's vigorous promotion of free public schools, the foundation for the imperial examination system was laid early.
Long before Cao Cao's death, he ordered the imperial examination system to be implemented on a small scale in Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places, and the results were very satisfactory.
Unfortunately, he died of illness before it could be promoted on a large scale.
After Cao Pi ascended the throne, in order to please the powerful nobles, he actually abolished the imperial examination system!
Fortunately, Yang Ling overthrew Cao Pi in time and promoted the imperial examination system again!
After taking Jiaozhou this time, the officials sent to manage Jiaozhou were all officials selected by the imperial examination!
With the successful recovery of Jiaozhou, only Yizhou is left.
Regardless of whether Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor or not, Yang Ling will send troops to attack and dominate the world as soon as possible!
"We have no objection!"
Everyone said in unison.
After some discussions and a plan to attack Yizhou, Yang Ling let everyone go, but only Guan Yu was left.
"Why did Yunchang know why he transferred you back from Qingzhou?"
Yang Ling said with a smile.
"I...I don't know!"
Guan Yu shook his head.
After overthrowing Cao Pi, Yang Ling sent Guan Yu to Qingzhou to serve as the governor of Qingzhou.
