Zhuge Liang's words were as sonorous and powerful as spring thunder falling to the ground. After hearing this, all the officials in the palace held their breath, making the whole scene become serious.
When Liu Bei saw this, he was startled at first, then he accepted the edict with a smile, and said to Zhuge Liang, "Military advisors have always been rigorous, when did they learn to joke..."
None of the officials in the palace said a word, and only Fei Shi knew the inside story.
Zhuge Liang looked at him and thought to himself, you are really good at keeping secrets, and you haven't revealed them to your lord for so long.
"Military advisor, what are you..."
Liu Bei's expression changed drastically after reading the edict. He had no idea what Zhuge Liang was up to. Although he now had some capital, he still remembered Lan Tian's previous words of "slowly becoming king".
Zhuge Liang waved his hand and replied: "This edict was handed over to Liang by Fei Gongju when Pang Sima was in Jiangzhou last year for verification. After several months of comparison with Wenxiu, Youzai and others, I confirmed that it was consistent with the emperor's handwriting. The handwriting of the blood edict is the same, so I came here immediately to present it to my lord."
"Gongju, what is going on?" Liu Bei raised the edict and asked.
Fei Shi came out of class and bowed to answer: "The humble post went to Jingzhou last year to pick up the captain of the Song Dynasty to Sichuan. When he was in Jiangling, he was handed over by Military Advisor Xu. It was said that the emperor sent a message to General Guan to go north to the king of Qin, and he named the lord the king of Hanzhong... Hanzhong, because I don’t know if Wei Huang and others are correcting the imperial edict, so Military Advisor Xu asked me to take it back to Chengdu and give it to Military Advisor Zhuge to compare with the imperial edict..."
"The edict comes from a close official of the emperor, and has been compared in detail by Kong Ming and others. It should be true. The lord has obtained Hanchuan, and it is fitting that he obeyed the edict and entered the king of Hanzhong." Pang Tong bowed his hands and bowed.
"My lord, please obey the imperial edict and become the King of Hanzhong." Pang Tong took the lead in persuading him to join, and the rest of the people stood up to agree. If Liu Bei becomes the King of Hanzhong, they will all be better, so almost no one will object.
Although Liu Bei was ecstatic in his heart, his expression remained unchanged. He waved his hand to signal the ministers to join him, and then said solemnly: "Although Bei is determined to eliminate evil spirits and help the Han Dynasty, he has made little progress in many years of campaigning. In addition, Cao Cao's thieves It has not yet been destroyed, the world has not been settled, and the source of this edict is... I really don't dare to act arrogantly."
"This is an imperial edict from the emperor. Why are you arrogant, my lord? Cao Cao is the thief who oversteps his bounds and becomes the king. The lord is a noble member of the emperor's family and an orthodox clan member. Only by obeying the edict can you comply with the will of heaven." Zhuge Liang bowed again.
"My lord, please come to the King of Hanzhong." All the ministers urged him to come in at the same time.
Upon seeing this, Liu Bei said loudly: "Don't worry, everyone. Since the emperor has granted the title of King of Hanzhong, the three counties in the east of Han have not yet been taken over. Let's consider the long term first."
"Lord..."
Zhuge Liang still wanted to dissuade him, but Liu Bei interrupted him and said: "Several military advisors, Gongju, come with me to the back hall."
After Liu Bei finished speaking, he walked into the back hall first, followed closely by Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Fazheng, and Fei Shi. The big bosses left, and the originally quiet hall suddenly seemed to explode.
"Kong Ming, do you still remember Ziyu's words? Are you too impatient? Shiyuan, Xiaozhi, what do you think?" In the relatively narrow small room in the back hall, Liu Bei held a small meeting with a few people. .
"This..." Pang Tong didn't know how to answer. His personality was more radical than that of Zhuge Liang. Not to mention that he was now advising Liu Bei to become king, he even supported Liu Bei becoming emperor. Fa Zheng did not speak out of the same consideration.
Zhuge Liang replied: "One moment, another moment, now the tripartite momentum has been established. Even if the master insists not to enter the king's title, will Cao Cao let us go? Besides, when Yuan Zhi took out the edict, Ziyu was at the scene. If he really had any concerns, They won’t be sent back to Chengdu for me to compare.”
"Public examination, is that so?" Liu Bei looked at Fei Shi to confirm.
Fei Shi cupped his hands and replied: "General Lan was indeed at the scene. It was he who asked the subordinate to take him back to Chengdu and asked the military advisor to compare the authenticity with the blood edict..."
Liu Bei nodded after hearing this. Since Lan Tian was promoting this matter, it meant there was no risk. He then said happily: "Since the military advisor and Wen Xiu have made a detailed comparison, Bei can only act according to the emperor's order, and today the emperor is under house arrest in Xu." All, the etiquette related to canonization is..."
"Don't worry, my lord, Liang will definitely take care of it." Zhuge Liang smiled knowingly.
"No..." Liu Bei slammed his right fist on the heart of his left hand.
"Lord, what's wrong?" Zhuge Liang and others all looked concerned.
Liu Bei shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Bei has been thinking hard these days about how to reward the meritorious officials. I had already prepared a draft, but when this royal edict comes, it seems that I have to reconsider it. The date of the reward must be postponed."
"Haha, this is a good thing, and the soldiers are also happy." Zhuge Liang took the lead and laughed.
Liu Bei smiled and nodded, "Speaking of rewarding heroes, there is one person I really don't know how to reward..."
"Master, are you talking about Yang Song, whose pseudonym is Liu Zhu?" Zhuge Liang asked curiously.
Liu Bei shook his head, "Have you heard of his deeds? I already have a draft of this man's reward. What I want to say is the captain Song Chen. He played an important role in the capture of Hanzhong. I wanted to make him a general and let him stay." He is by my side, but he is still unwilling to leave the army and is willing to continue to go deep into the north to work..."
"The troops trapped in the battle may be just like the people who miss their homeland." Pang Tong sighed.
"It is not appropriate for Colonel Song to go north again. He has been lurking in Yangping Pass for a long time before and should have come into contact with many people in Cao Cao's camp. It may be dangerous to go to Cao Cao's rear again." Fazheng also said it was inappropriate.
"That's what I mean too. Wouldn't it be a pity to die in a foreign country after such great achievements?" Liu Bei agreed.
Zhuge Liang responded with a smile, "My lord, why bother about the trapped army? You can leave it to Ziyu to solve it. I believe he will not let the hero take risks."
"Wonderful, let Song Chen take my letter back to Jiaozhou tomorrow. If you have any difficulties, please contact Ziyu." Liu Bei laughed heartily after saying this.
Knowing that Liu Bei was about to ascend the throne and become king, the whole Hanzhong was immersed in joy. Pang Tong and Huang Quan cooperated with Deng Ai to move the people to Hanzhong and settle down. Fa Zhengze cooperated with Zhuge Liang to prepare to persuade Jin Biao and other matters such as the kingship.
Song Chen walked out of the sea of joy and set foot on the road back to Jiaozhou with his entourage. Jiameng passing by saw the busy Deng Ai.
Seeing Deng Ai's poor complexion, he thought it was because the relocation of the people was not going smoothly. After asking, he found out that Huo Jun, who was working with Deng Ai, suddenly contracted a serious illness recently. Increase worries.
Huo Jun was a great hero in the Battle of Hanzhong. Song Chen asked Deng Ai about the symptoms of his illness in detail, saying that he would seek advice from the miracle doctor Hua Tuo after returning to Jiaozhou.
Spring comes and water rises.
Song Chen took a fast boat down the river. The wind and water were smooth and the scenery was excellent. When he entered the Xiangshui River Basin, he found that there were many warships from the south heading north.
In early June of the 24th year of Jian'an, Song Chen arrived in the city of Guangzhou, which he had not seen for a long time. As soon as he stepped into the Prefecture Mufu, he found that the atmosphere was wrong. He had never encountered this kind of atmosphere before.
When he met the guard Commander Gao Yuan outside the apse, Song Chen said hello and then became very confused, "Sir, are you in there? What happened?"
Gao Yuan smiled bitterly and said: "The wild monkeys have broken the sky. The generals are asking for a battle, sir. I will take you in and listen and you will know."
Wild monkey? Stab in the sky? Song Chen scratched his head in confusion.
Song Chen and Gao Yuan walked into the back hall of the main hall and saw Lan Tian, who had not seen him for a long time, sitting in the main seat. Gao Shun, Samoko, Pang De, and Li Yi were all present.
The generals all looked solemn, and Lan Tian's expression was not relaxed either. Song Chen became more and more curious about what was going on.
After Lan Tian found Song Chen, he stood up and smiled: "Look, who has returned to Guangzhou?"
