The strong enterprising spirit in Sun Quan's heart was quickly dissipating under Lu Xun's persuasion.
It is true that several years have passed since the Public Security War, but the shadow that the Public Security War brought to Jiang Dong and Sun Quan himself is not easy to fade away.
Even if Sun Quan himself could ignore Gu Miyang's threat and launch an attack on Jingzhou while Zhang Fei was leaving Jingzhou, what about the generals and soldiers in Jiangdong?
"If there is a Mi flag, don't go west."
This sentence may sound like destroying one's own prestige, but this sentence is a true portrayal of the hearts of the people in Jiangdong.
As the master of Jiangdong, Sun Quan could not ignore this.
Besides, what Lu Xun said makes sense.
Mi Yang has always been good at using tactics to lure enemies. Who would have known that Zhang Fei Lijing wasn't a trap he set for Jiang Dong?
Rational judgment quickly suppressed Sun Quan's emotional enthusiasm.
A feeling of resentment and displeasure gradually appeared in Sun Quan's heart.
Recently, he has been preparing to become emperor. Will he have to live in Mi Yang's shadow for the rest of his life after becoming emperor?
No, he never wanted to accept this life.
In despair, Sun Quan sighed and asked Lu Xun:
"Is there ever a day when I can set foot in Jingzhou again in this life?"
Being able to ask Sun Quan such a question shows how depressed Sun Quan is at the moment.
The king is worried about the humiliation of his ministers, and the king will humiliate his ministers to death.
As a human minister, Lu Xun naturally would not let Sun Quan's frustration continue to spread.
"Before Hua Gong left, he once said to the Supreme Being: "Mi Yang has Han Bai's miracles, how could he know that Han Bai's disaster would not happen? "
"I think that Hua Gong's words are not unreasonable.
Since ancient times, it has been a taboo for ministers to have high achievements.
Liu Bei values love and justice, so he may not be afraid of Mi Yang.
Liu Bei was a great hero, and Mi Yang might not have half-hearted intentions towards him.
But no matter how powerful a hero is, he will eventually leave one day.
The Supreme Being did not see Cao Wei after Cao Cao's death! "
Lu Xun spoke sincerely and tried his best to enlighten Sun Quan.
After hearing Lu Xun's enlightenment, the light in Sun Quan's eyes reappeared.
He is Renjun, so he naturally knows whether Lu Xun and Hua Xin's judgment makes sense.
And he is also the one who witnessed the decline of Cao Wei with his own eyes. Although the Han Dynasty is becoming more and more prosperous, it is still insufficient compared to Cao Wei in the past.
Such a powerful Cao Wei was gradually declining under the leadership of Cao Pi. Who knew that the great Han Dynasty would not have such a day.
After figuring out this joint, Sun Quan regained his spirits and said with a smile to Lu Xun:
"How is the construction of the Emperor's Platform going?"
When Sun Quan asked about this matter, Lu Xun quickly replied:
"Everything is going according to plan. On New Year's Day, the grand occasion of the Supreme Proclaimed Emperor will surely go down in history."
Lu Xun's answer made Sun Quan smile even more.
Next year's New Year's Day will be a special day.
It was not that Sun Quan had not received a document from Chang'an, asking him to send an envoy to attend the grand ceremony in Chang'an.
But even though he knew that Liu Bei would hold a grand ceremony to honor his ancestors on New Year's Day, Sun Quan still set the date for proclaiming himself emperor on that day.
What Sun Quan wanted to do was to tell the world that he was not afraid of the power of the Han Dynasty!
Thinking that there should be no mistakes in proclaiming himself emperor, Sun Quan asked Lu Xun to step down and continue to prepare for the proclaiming of emperor.
Following Sun Quan's instructions, Lu Xun slowly retreated out of the hall.
But looking at Lu Xun's leaving figure, an idea suddenly appeared in Sun Quan's mind.
Sun Quan valued Lu Xun's talents very much.
But if Mi Yang is superior to his master, will Lu Xun also have this day in the future?
This thought came and went quickly, but it still inevitably made Sun Quan's eyes darken.
He didn't want a second Zhou Yu to appear in his court.
In December of the fifth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, Zhang Fei, who had arranged the defense of Jingzhou, officially set off from Jingzhou back to Chang'an.
Perhaps out of missing Liu Bei, Zhang Fei set out from Xiangyang, traveled day and night, and arrived outside Chang'an in a short time.
Liu Bei, who had received the news in advance, was leading Zhuge Liang to personally welcome Zhang Fei's return outside Chang'an City on the day Zhang Fei returned.
In the pale yellow land of Guanwei, a dark-black horse looks particularly eye-catching.
Liu Bei, who was leaning on the railing of the carriage, soon noticed the black figure speeding towards him.
After seeing the fast-moving black, Liu Bei's face unconsciously showed joy.
He recognized the black horse, and he thought about the man on the black horse.
Under the strong longing, Liu Bei stood up and stepped out of the carriage, and then walked step by step towards the longing in his heart.
Zhang Fei, who was on Wu Zhui's horse, also saw Liu Bei heading in his direction.
After seeing this, Zhang Fei whipped his horse several times.
Under the pain, Wu Zima's speed suddenly increased a few points, and soon brought Zhang Fei to Liu Bei.
Zhang Fei reined in the horse ten steps in front of Liu Bei. After the horse stopped, Zhang Fei's majestic body jumped directly from the horse, and then ran in the direction of Liu Bei with long strides.
Liu Bei is the emperor of the Han Dynasty.
Since ancient times, within five steps of the emperor has been a restricted area for ministers.
But even though there were many guards around, even though there were many celebrities who were familiar with the ceremony, no one said anything to stop Zhang Fei at the moment.
To them, Liu Bei is their king.
To Zhang Fei, Liu Bei was his elder brother.
After running in both directions, the two hands that had not been held for a long time finally held each other tightly.
Feeling the warmth from each other's palms, Zhang Fei and Liu Bei's eyes became moist.
"Brother, I'm flying back."
Listening to Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei didn't know whether to cry or laugh. He could only repeat one sentence:
"Just come back! Just come back!"
Without much greeting, Liu Bei took Zhang Fei's hand and walked towards his chariot soon after.
After Liu Bei and Zhang Fei entered the royal chariot, Zhuge Liang, who watched the scene of the reunion between the emperor and his ministers, smiled and gave the order to return.
Just between Zhuge Liang's smile, you can faintly detect a hint of regret.
What is Zhuge Liang regretting?
More than ten years ago, under the starry sky in Xinye, a group of idealistic people drank wine and sat around a campfire. They laughed and made a promise - to enjoy the splendor of Chang'an together in the future.
But this oath, which is full of sincerity and warmth, has been unable to be kept by many people despite the changes in the world over the years.
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Suddenly, many people from that night were no longer there.
How can people not sigh about this change?
Similar regretful emotions also appeared in the hearts of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei.
Looking at Liu Bei sitting opposite, Zhang Fei let out a long sigh and said:
"How wonderful it would be if they were still here!"
After hearing Zhang Fei's sigh, Liu Bei's hands trembled.
Unknowingly, the tears in his eyes could no longer be restrained and slowly fell from Liu Bei's face.
Liu Bei's tearful and regretful look made Zhang Fei become anxious.
He knew he had said the wrong thing again.
Considering Liu Bei's physical condition, Zhang Fei anxiously wanted to reach out his hand to wipe the tears from Liu Bei's face, but Zhang Fei's move was stopped by Liu Bei's gentle hand.
"It doesn't matter.
I think it won't be long before I can meet them. "
In front of Zhang Fei, Liu Bei spoke of his current physical condition without any precaution.
After hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhang Fei's expression changed drastically.
Zhang Fei could look calm in front of tens of thousands of enemy troops, but Liu Bei's words completely panicked Zhang Fei.
"Brother, you can't"
Zhang Fei didn't say the last half of the sentence.
But Liu Bei knew what Zhang Fei wanted to say.
Facing the panicked Zhang Fei, Liu Bei smiled and held his hand.
"Yide!
As a brother, there will always be a day when you leave.
This is destiny, and no human effort can stop it. "
After saying these words, Liu Bei suddenly held Zhang Fei's hand hard.
Looking at the brother who had followed him for decades until death, Liu Bei continued:
“Don’t be afraid of death for my brother.
What worries me is that after my death, Adou will not be able to control himself.
When you return to the court this time, don’t leave again.
Chang'an needs you, and Adou needs you even more. "
The words that were like asking for help made Zhang Fei shed tears uncontrollably.
Faced with Liu Bei's request, how could Zhang Fei refuse?
"Brother, don't worry. With Fei in one day, it will be impossible for young people to harm the Han Dynasty."
After hearing Zhang Fei's promise, Liu Bei gradually released his hold on Zhang Fei's hand.
There have been many speculations in Chang'an recently about Zhang Fei's return to the court.
But no matter what the meaning of Zhang Fei's return to the court is to others.
For Liu Bei, Zhang Fei's return to the court was undoubtedly a reassurance.
"Brother, I believe you."
On the day Zhang Fei returned to Chang'an, Liu Bei did not give Zhang Fei a big reward.
This puzzled many people in Chang'an City.
Although Zhang Fei did not participate in the Northern Expedition to Guanzhong, Zhang Fei also launched the Northern Expedition in Jingzhou.
Moreover, although the Northern Expedition led by Zhang Fei did not capture Xiawan City, it recovered a lot of lost ground.
The most important thing is that Zhang Fei's Northern Expedition had the effect of containing the Wei army in the Central Plains in a strategic sense.
If Zhang Fei had not besieged Wancheng, the pressure Mi Yang would have faced during his northern expedition to Guanzhong would have been greatly increased.
No matter from which aspect, Zhang Fei deserves a reward this time.
But everything was peaceful.
But just when everyone thought that Zhang Fei's return to the court would pass so smoothly, a memorial that completely ignited public opinion in Chang'an was sent to Liu Bei's imperial court.
This memorial was written by Mi Yang himself. The content of the memorial is also very simple, which is to ask Liu Bei to proclaim the late general Guan Yu king.
Although in the past days, the issue of proclaiming Guan Yu king had already caused a stir in Chang'an City.
But at that time, no important officials from the imperial court came out to express their opinions on this matter.
Unexpectedly, on the second day after Zhang Fei returned to the court, Mi Yang, a general, would publicly write a letter to support this matter.
When Mi Yang publicly stated his position, many courtiers immediately followed Mi Yang in writing.
Those courtiers were mainly from the Dongzhou faction and the Kansai family background.
As soon as the words were spoken, and the officials followed, Mi Yang officially demonstrated his political appeal in front of the world for the first time.
After receiving the petition from Mi Yang and other ministers, Liu Bei did not rush to make a decision. He chose to hold a court meeting to discuss the matter openly.
Although Mi Yang has many supporters, and although the relevant public opinion work has been well laid out before, many ministers still openly opposed this matter at this court meeting.
The main reason for opposition is nothing more than Liu Bang's oath on a white horse.
But this oath alone cannot stop the eloquent Kansai ministers.
The entire content of the White Horse's Oath is: "Anyone who is not Liu's king and does not care for his superiors, and whoever does not care for his superiors and has no merit, will be punished by the whole world."
Many people only remember the first half of the oath but forget the second half. This is actually biased.
Because this sentence is not an edict from Liu Bang, but an oath he made to the people of the world.
The essence of a political oath is that everyone benefits.
A person without merit cannot be called a prince. If you are not a relative of the Liu family, you cannot be king.
These two sentences complement each other, and together they are the true White Horse Oath.
Many Kansai ministers cited various examples - in the past four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there have been many stories of failure without success.
From those stories, those ministers came to a conclusion:
The first emperor to break the White Horse Oath was definitely not Liu Bei.
In addition to this, the Western Minister pointed out in a subtle way that in the four hundred years of the Han Dynasty, there were many emperors who destroyed the ancestral system.
I won’t mention other emperors, let’s just talk about Emperor Xiaowu.
The ancestral system established by Liu Bang was "governing by inaction", while Liu Che implemented a policy of "deposing hundreds of schools of thought and respecting only Confucianism".
If this is not too much, then what if Liu Che directly changed the attributes of the Han's five virtues?
Before Liu Che, Liu Bang actually determined that a big man should have water virtue.
Then the Five Virtues of the Han Dynasty were changed again after Liu Xiu became emperor.
The Five Virtues can be regarded as one of the most important and fundamental political and legal systems of a dynasty in today's world.
The Five Virtues of a dynasty can be modified in this way, so why not make other changes according to the current situation?
The Kansai Minister continued to give various examples, and the main purpose was to downplay the influence of the title of "violating the ancestral system."
Faced with those examples, it is impossible for other ministers to open their eyes and tell lies or deny themselves.
And while Mi Yang's supporters were arguing fiercely with those ministers, something unexpected happened.
General Zhang Fei stood up and expressed his support for Mi Yang's proposal.
At present, the political factions of the Han Dynasty are mainly divided into three categories: Jingzhou clique, Yuancong clique, and Dongzhou clique.
Originally, if only the ministers of the Eastern States and the still-unfashionable Kansai ministers supported Mi Yang, this matter would not be one-sided.
But when Zhang Fei, the leader of the Yuancong faction, also clearly stated his support for this matter, the trend of the meeting changed overwhelmingly.
For a time, it seemed that the issue of proclaiming Guan Yu king became the consensus of most officials.
Of course, another important reason for the emergence of this consensus is that Zhuge Liang, the leader of the Jingzhou faction, remained silent throughout the whole process.
If Zhuge Liang did not take the initiative to express his position, the Jingzhou ministers would naturally not participate in this matter.
With the strong support of the ministers of the Dongzhou and Yuancong cliques, and the ministers of the Jingzhou clique sitting back and watching the results, the issue of proclaiming Guan Yu king was finally passed smoothly at the court meeting.
Finally, Liu Bei officially issued an edict: "Posthumously make Guan Yu the King of Xiangyang, and give him the posthumous title Zhongwu!"
When Liu Bei's edict was issued, many people who heard about it became excited.
It turns out that if you want to get the title of king, you don't have to be rebellious like Cao Cao, you just need to make great contributions to the Han Dynasty!
(End of chapter)
