When time entered the twelfth month of Zhang Wu's fifth year, the general trend of the world was quietly changing again.
What is different from the past is that this change was caused by Sun Quan.
I don’t know since when, auspicious signs have appeared in various places in Jiangdong.
First, someone reported that Huanglong was found in Xiakou.
And when this auspicious sign appeared, more auspicious signs sprung up suddenly.
Kuaiji County: Someone discovered Jiahe.
Jianye: Someone reported that a treasure tripod was dug out from under Sun Quan's mansion.
Wu Jun: Someone found a silver plate engraved with the year, month and day, and called it an edict from heaven.
Danyang County: The originally blocked Guangping Lake suddenly became unblocked. According to folk legend, the unblocked lake means that a new emperor will emerge.
...
Various kinds of auspiciousness frequently appear in various places in Jiangdong.
When there were no more new auspicious signs, relying on the public opinion atmosphere created by the appearance of many previous auspicious signs, Jiangdong officials began to write letters suggesting that Sun Quan should proclaim himself emperor.
At the beginning, the number of Jiangdong courtiers who submitted this letter was not large, and their status was not high.
Faced with the persuasion of such courtiers, Sun Quan also clearly expressed "rejection" and "anger"!
But as time went by, more and more Jiangdong courtiers joined the campaign to persuade Jin.
In the end, even Zhang Zhao, a well-known minister in the world, publicly wrote a letter hoping that Sun Quan would be crowned emperor.
When Zhang Zhao wrote the letter, the ministers had already carried out three attempts to persuade him to advance.
The necessary prelude to three concessions and three concessions is basically completed.
Therefore, Sun Quan did not express his refusal to accept the fourth attempt led by Zhang Zhao.
Sun Quan chose to issue a public document to express his thoughts:
"Chaos descends from the sky, the emperor's order is lost, the world is divided into two parts, and the people are in dire straits.
It began with Dong Zhuo, flourished in the rebellion of the masses, and became extremely vicious, covering the whole world.
As a result, Jiuzhou was divided and the whole world was unruly. The people and gods resented and became violent. "
"Today we are unified and the world is under control. Who will be reinstated if it is not Wu and Wei?"
"It is better to give a name first, so that the minds of the soldiers and the people will know where they are going. This is the meaning of it."
The contents of this document are full of righteousness and awe-inspiring tone.
But it was actually Sun Quan who paved the way for his move to become emperor.
Sun Quan knew that even with the support of Cao Wei, the legal basis for his claim to emperor could not be said to be perfect.
Therefore, in order to block the rumors in the world to the greatest extent, Sun Quan gave two high-sounding reasons for his act of proclaiming emperor.
The first reason is: Sun Quan believed that the legal system of the Han Dynasty had been transferred.
To put it bluntly, the Han Dynasty has lost its deer, and those with the ability should chase it away together.
The second reason is: Sun Quan believed that he proclaimed himself emperor in order to save the people of the world, which was a last resort but necessary act.
From the perspective of ordinary people, the two reasons Sun Quan announced to the world could barely be justified.
But in the eyes of people who are familiar with etiquette and law, this oath written by Sun Quan himself is a completely changed concept and makes no sense.
Because no matter what, the legal system of the Han Dynasty is recognized by the world.
Why did Cao Pi perform the trick of abdication when he became emperor? Wasn't it just to smoothly transition the legal system of the Han Dynasty to the Wei Dynasty?
But in Sun Quan's oath, Sun Quan did not mention a word about how to interpret the Han legal system established by Liu Bei.
It's as if Liu Bei never established Dahan.
Judging from the contents of the oath, Sun Quan believed that the legal system of the Han Dynasty had ended during Liu Xie's time.
In other words, Sun Quan believed that what Liu Bei established was not the Han Dynasty.
But this is ridiculous.
Don't forget that Sun Quan still has the title of Taiwei of the Han Dynasty and Marquis of Jiujiang in his name.
If Sun Quan denies the legitimacy of the Han Dynasty established by Liu Bei, wouldn't he himself be a clown before?
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Anyone who knows a little bit about etiquette would despise behavior that is clearly intended to muddle through.
But the world obviously underestimated Sun Quan's shamelessness.
Sun Quan, who has Gou Jian's miraculousness, doesn't care what the world thinks of him.
He really doesn't care about becoming a clown in the hearts of people in the world - as long as he can accomplish what he wants.
Anyway, Sun Quan felt that his oath was "no problem".
When Sun Quan's oath spread throughout the southeast, Sun Quan couldn't wait to climb onto the proclaimed emperor platform outside Hefei City with the support of a group of Jiangdong ministers.
On December 12, the fifth year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty, Sun Quan officially proclaimed the empire, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, establishing the Wu Dynasty.
On the same day, Sun Quan announced that the Wu Dynasty would establish its capital at Jianye and change the reign name to "Huanglong".
After the move of establishing the dynasty and proclaiming himself emperor was completed, something even more shocking happened to the world.
On that day, in addition to Jiangdong ministers, there was also Hua Xin, the envoy sent by Cao Wei, who attended the ceremony of Sun Quan proclaiming himself emperor.
And on the high platform where Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor, Sun Quan formally signed an alliance with Hua Xin in front of the people of the world.
There is a very important content in the alliance between Soochow Wu and Cao Wei, that is, the two families agreed to divide the world between them.
The specific content of how to win the points has not been circulated.
But just these four words "divide the world in the middle" are enough to shock the world.
Because these four words represent that from the day Sun Quan becomes emperor, Soochow will officially join forces with Cao Wei to fight against the Han!
Just as Cao Rui and Sun Quan had expected from the beginning, after the two families reached this covenant, the hearts of the two families had indeed gained a certain degree of stability.
The Wei and Wu families fought against Liu Han, and it is really unknown who the world belongs to in the end.
As time went by, the news that Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and concluded an alliance with Cao Wei spread to Chang'an City at an extremely fast speed.
...
Mi Yang was woken up in the middle of the night.
Recently, in order to deal with the complicated government affairs, Mi Yang slept in the chancery almost every night.
And it was Jiang Ji who woke him up.
Seeing Jiang Ji's solemn expression, Mi Yang used a handful of cold water to wake herself up, and then asked:
"What happened?"
Under Mi Yang's questioning, Jiang Ji reported the news he had just received to Mi Yang.
Even Mi Yang felt a little surprised when he first heard the news that Sun Quan had proclaimed himself emperor and concluded an alliance with Cao Wei a few days ago.
Mi Yang had guessed in advance that Sun Quan would most likely choose to join forces with Cao Wei.
What Mi Yang didn't expect was that Sun Quan would actually proclaim himself emperor.
How shameless is this to do?
But after thinking about it carefully, especially after recalling what Sun Quan did in the previous life, Mi Yang was not so surprised by this.
Jiang Ji saw that after hearing the news, Mi Yang's face was surprised at first, but he quickly regained his composure, and he couldn't help but admire Mi Yang in his heart.
Jiang Ji used to be Cao Wei's servant and stayed with Cao Pi almost every day.
And what did Cao Pi do when he encountered a critical situation?
Anger, blame, regret, are basically all negative emotions.
But Jiang Ji had never seen such emotions in Mi Yang.
From the perspective of a minister, a lord like Mi Yang will undoubtedly feel more secure.
Seeing the thoughtful look on Mi Yang's face, Jiang Ji couldn't help but subconsciously asked:
"General, what do you think our government should do next to deal with this matter?"
Jiang Ji asked this question, which shows that in his opinion, the alliance between Soochow and Cao Wei is indeed a big crisis for the big man who just had the power to ascend to the dragon.
Apart from other things, when this news spreads in the Han Dynasty, people's hearts will definitely be shaken to a certain extent.
After all, being an enemy of Cao Wei and being an enemy of the world are two different things.
Jiang Ji's inquiry turned Mi Yang's thoughts from thinking
Pull back.
However, Mi Yang did not immediately respond to Jiang Ji's inquiry.
Mi Yang first asked Jiang Jidao:
"Are many people aware of this matter so far?"
Mi Yang's question stunned Jiang Ji.
But Jiang Ji quickly answered based on his own judgment:
"I don't think it has spread widely."
After saying this, Jiang Ji quickly added another sentence.
"Your Majesty and the Prime Minister should not know about this matter yet."
Jiang Ji's answer made Mi Yang nodded.
As a general of the Han Dynasty, Mi Yang received information from two sources. One was the spies sent by the Han Dynasty officials to various places.
The other type is the Si Wen Cao spies he personally sends to various places.
Under normal circumstances, Detective Si Wen Cao would report the news in a more timely manner.
Seeing that Mi Yang stopped talking after asking him that question, Jiang Ji asked tentatively:
"But you want to order ***?"
But Mi Yang waved her hand and rejected Jiang Ji's request.
"It can't be done."
Mi Yang knew why Jiang Ji had such thoughts.
The biggest reason is that the Han Dynasty's ancestor worship ceremony will be held soon.
This incident is of great significance to the big man.
In the face of such a major national event, it is best to ensure the stability of people's hearts as much as possible.
One of the reasons why Mi Yang rejected Jiang Ji was just as he said, he couldn't do it.
It will only be a matter of time before Sun Quan proclaims himself emperor and forms an alliance with Cao Wei.
In this inevitable situation, there is no need for the big man to do anything deceptive.
Another reason is that Mi Yang believes that the current big man has the confidence to withstand this impact.
"Immediately ask Si Wencao's spies to spread rumors in Huainan and Jingzhou.
It is said that not long after, the lonely general went out to control Jingzhou in person. "
After thinking for a while, Mi Yang gave this order to Jiang Ji.
When he first heard this order, Jiang Ji was still a little confused, but he quickly came to his senses.
The initial impact of Sun Quan's proclaiming himself emperor and forming an alliance with Cao Wei on the Han Dynasty was to make the Han people's hearts unstable.
And among the current Han states, which state is most likely to have people’s hearts affected?
That must be Jingzhou.
Because Jingzhou borders both Cao Wei and Sun Wu, Cao Wei and Sun Wu can launch a joint attack on Jingzhou at any time.
Moreover, Zhang Fei had just left Jingzhou, and there was currently no general in Jingzhou who was feared by the enemy and trusted by his own people.
Cao Wei and Sun Wu also know this, so it is very likely that the two of them will use this to make a fuss.
The reason why Mi Yang wanted to release those rumors was to anticipate the enemy and prepare for the conspiracy of Cao Wei and Sun Wu in advance.
With Mi Yang's reputation in Jingzhou and throughout the world, as long as the news spreads that he is about to leave Jingzhou, the people of Jingzhou will probably be unsettled.
Jiang Ji, who understood Mi Yang's deep meaning, bowed to Mi Yang and left the chancery at night.
After Jiang Ji left, Mi Yang stood up and quickly put on her clothes.
Then Mi Yang, escorted by a group of personal guards, rushed towards Liu Bei's palace.
...
It was slightly brighter the next day, and many important officials of the Han Dynasty in Chang'an City were summoned to the palace by the envoys sent by Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's urgent summons puzzled many ministers.
But no matter how puzzled they were, their pace towards the palace never slowed down.
Soon after, a group of ministers headed by Zhuge Liang and Zhang Fei came to the hall one after another.
When they arrived, they found that Liu Bei was already sitting in the hall waiting for them.
And waiting for them with Liu Bei was Mi Yang.
Seeing Liu Bei and Mi Yang present, many ministers vaguely guessed that what was going to be discussed today was by no means simple.
Sure enough, after the ministers took their seats, Mi Yang stood up and informed the ministers of the news he had received.
When they heard that Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor and formed an alliance with Cao Wei, many ministers present were shocked.
This incident was too sudden, and it directly pushed the big man's external environment into the most dangerous situation, making them unable to stay calm.
Even Zhuge Liang's expression became serious.
Among the ministers, Zhang Fei reacted the most violently.
Zhang Fei was so angry that he stood up with his sword and scolded Sun Quan loudly:
"Biyan'er is really the most villainous person in the world!
Shameless, capricious, recognizing thieves as his father, forgetting his ancestral lineage..."
Angry curses continued to spit out from Zhang Fei's mouth.
Today may be the time that Mr. Zhang has uttered the most idioms in his life.
No wonder Zhang Fei was so angry. In fact, for Zhang Fei, who valued loyalty, Sun Quan's behavior was purely disgusting.
For example, Zhang Fei scolded Sun Quan for recognizing a thief as a father, but Zhang Fei did not wrongly accuse Sun Quan.
Because in the covenant signed between Sun Wu and Cao Wei, the two families agreed to become a country of brothers.
Under such an agreement of equal substitution, wouldn't Sun Quan and Cao Pi be brothers?
Then if the substitutions are equal, wouldn't Sun Quan recognize Cao Cao as his father?
In addition, Sun Quan's behavior of being a minister of the Han Dynasty and allying with Cao Wei to betray the Han Dynasty made Zhang Fei even more disgusted as a fly.
besides......
Anyway, Zhang Fei couldn't stand it anymore.
"How dare you call yourself emperor for such a villain?"
"Your Majesty, I will return to Jingzhou today. I will lead my army to conquer the east of the Yangtze River and capture the villain Sun Quan to Chang'an to be skinned for public display!"
As he spoke, Zhang Fei stood up and made a move to walk out.
But before Zhang Fei started to leave, he was stopped by Liu Bei's shout.
"sit down."
After hearing Liu Bei's clear drink, Zhang Fei, no matter how angry he was, finally returned to his seat helplessly and sat down.
But Zhang Fei's return did not stop the ministers' desire for war.
Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Huang Quan, etc., even Ma Liang, a good-tempered minister, could not help but stand up and speak to Liu Bei, asking Liu Bei to send troops to attack Jiangdong.
Among the many words of petition for war, Ma Liang’s words of petition for war are the most inspiring:
"I am really ashamed to stand under the blue sky with a villain like Sun Quan."
Ma Liang almost cried when he remembered that he had been on a mission to Jiangdong.
A stain on your life!
Sun Quan must die.
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