Some ministers who originally supported Su Jingyuan turned to Yu Yi's side, and in turn pointed at Su Jingyuan and said: "Su Jingyuan planned all this, and he also bribed us with money!" After that, they threw out all the silver they received. Seeing that the matter was revealed, Su Jingyuan decided not to do anything, but to silence everyone directly, and ordered the soldiers to launch an attack.
Upon seeing this, Zhao Yun and Yuyi quickly protected the ministers and fought with the soldiers. Since Su Jingyuan had no moral support, the soldiers refused to try their best. Some soldiers felt that the situation was wrong and even defected on the battlefield. The rebellion was soon put down. Su Jingyuan was escorted by everyone and brought to Yu Yi.
Yu Yi turned around, looked at Kong Ming, and said, "Su Jingyuan is my father-in-law after all, so it's better for the prime minister to handle it."
Kong Ming nodded and said: "Su Jingyuan had evil intentions and framed him. He should have been sentenced to death. However, he has made great contributions to the country of Shu. He is exempted from the death penalty now. Other crimes will be decided after the new emperor ascends the throne."
In order to avoid too many nightmares at the scene and stabilize the situation in Chengdu, Kong Ming made a prompt decision and summoned all the civil servants and military generals in Chengdu, as well as Prince Liu Chan, to discuss the development of Shu.
The meeting was still going on in the main hall. Prince Liu Chan was still keeping vigil for the late master, but there was an additional woman beside him, Su Xianxian. Seeing this, the ministers gave advice one after another, but Liu Chan just couldn't listen.
Kong Ming walked to the center of the hall and said: "The late Lord once asked me for help before his death, emphasizing that if Prince Liu Chan is worthy of assistance, he will assist him. If he is not worthy of assistance, he will support Yu Yi as the new emperor."
When these words were heard, everyone was in an uproar, and a minister came out to admonish him: "The late master had an obvious intention in his edict, which was to establish Liu Chan as the new emperor. Is the Prime Minister plotting rebellion?"
Kong Ming smiled and said: "Now that the prince Liu Chan is causing trouble in the imperial court, he does not have the virtues of the new emperor. According to the entrustment of the former master, Yu Yi should be allowed to become the new emperor."
Another minister came out to admonish: "Although Yu Yi is the sworn brother of the late master Taoyuan, he has a different surname. If he becomes the new emperor, he will cut off the Liu family's empire!"
Kongming paid obeisance to the coffin of the late master and said: "The late master understood the righteousness deeply and knew the difficulty of reviving the Han Dynasty. He must have a wise leader. That's why he gave me such a great trust before his death. Now our country is new." After the defeat, it was time to restore the country's strength, and Wei and Wu had already been eyeing it. As a member of the First Lord's Taoyuan sworn alliance, Yuyi and the First Lord were brothers and sisters. This can be seen from the fact that the First Lord would send troops to attack Wu at all costs to avenge his brothers. Qiu can see that firstly, a large area of land in Jingzhou was occupied by Yuyi and his soldiers, saving 200,000 active men. Thirdly, Yuyi is outstanding in talent and not inferior to me. He is a wise candidate for the king. How can he be so virtuous and capable? Why can't a man be made a king?"
In the court, everyone was talking a lot. Kong Ming persuaded everyone one by one, but Yu Yi never responded to anything.
When Liu Chan heard that Prime Minister Kong Ming was not planning to establish himself as the new emperor, he actually cried in public and rolled on the ground, which once again caused the ministers to talk about it.
Yu Yi walked up to Liu Chan, helped him up, and then asked Su Xianxian to take care of Liu Chan. Then he turned and walked to the center of the hall, and pulled out the Snake Sword. He only saw the Snake Sword emitting bursts of cold light, and a kingly feeling. The breath emanated from the sword body. Yu Yi raised the sword and asked, "What sword is this!"
Some well-informed ministers were very surprised when they saw Yu Yi's snake-killing sword and said: "Could this be the legendary snake-cutting sword? You must know that Liu Bang, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, rebelled and killed the white snake and the red snake in Hanzhong. , and finally achieved imperial status with this sword!"
Yu Yi nodded and said: "Yes, I also accidentally obtained this snake-killing sword. He has been following me for decades. Over the years, people have often persuaded me to establish myself as emperor, but I have rejected them all for no other reason than Because the late master is my brother and Prime Minister Kong Ming is my friend, I can't bear it. But when I step by step to the present, I find that things are not like this. In the past when I was in Xuzhou, I advised the late master to use Xuzhou as a base to develop and expand his own empire. The former Lord denied the power. After entering the New Wilderness, I advised the Former Lord to capture Jingzhou as soon as possible as a foundation to establish the empire. The Former Lord objected again. When it came time to conquer Soochow, I learned that the First Lord had combined his troops and horses for seven years. After more than a hundred miles, he immediately entered the camp to dissuade him and risked being killed to speak out, but he was still imprisoned by the First Lord. What does each of these incidents mean?"
Yu Yi's words aroused everyone's thinking, and some ministers began to talk about it, seeming to have doubts about the definition in their hearts.
Yu Yi continued: "I passed by Wuguan and met a divine dragon there. He predicted that I would be the new emperor. Last time, the First Lord found a Taoist priest named Li Yi. He drew some pictures and also hinted at me. The king rules the world, but now the prince Liu Chan has no virtue, is this all accidental?"
At this point, everyone seemed to be less opposed to Yu Yilai as the new emperor, and the voices of opposition became lower and lower. Kongming felt that the weather was getting better, so he knelt on the ground and said, "The country cannot live without a king for a day. Please make the King of Jingzhou the new emperor and inherit the Han Dynasty."
As more and more ministers knelt down, Yu Yi knew that this matter had finally gained everyone's support and was about to succeed. So he made King Yuyi of Jingzhou the emperor, changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianxing, granted Zhuge Liang the title of Marquis of Wuxiang, and led the pastor of Yizhou. He buried the ancestor in Huiling, posthumously named Emperor Zhaolie, honored the empress Wu as the empress dowager, and named Mrs. Gan Zhao. Empress Lie and Mrs. Mi were also given the posthumous title of empress, and other ministers were also rewarded and granted amnesty to the world.
The Wei army had already heard about this and reported it to the Central Plains. The ministers reported it to the Lord of Wei. Cao Pi was very happy after hearing this and said: "Liu Bei has died of illness in Baidi City. I have nothing to worry about. Why not take advantage of them?" There is no king in the country, so how about raising an army to attack?"
Jia Xu still maintained his attitude and wanted to buy more time for his disciple Yu Yi, so he advised: "Although Liu Bei has passed away, he must leave it to Zhuge Liang. Zhuge Liang is grateful for Liu Bei's kindness and will do his best to assist the prince Liu Chan. What’s more, Yu Yi is still there, and this person should not be underestimated. Your Majesty cannot attack in a hurry."
During the discussion, a man suddenly walked out of the class, it was Sima Yi. It turned out that when Yuyi was preparing to attack Fancheng in Jingshan, Cao Pi sent Sima Yi to guard it. Later, after Yuyi captured Xiangyang, he went to the front line again. He had no idea about Fancheng, so Sima Yi withdrew his troops. This time, he advised him Said: "Now is the best opportunity to attack Xishu, otherwise, when will we have to wait?"
Cao Pi suffered a loss in the war at Soochow and wanted to regain some ground this time. He was more inclined to attack Xishu, so he asked Sima Yi if he had any good ideas.
Sima Yi said: "If we just gather the soldiers and horses from the Central Plains, it will definitely not be easy to win. We must use five armies to attack from all sides, so that Zhuge Liang cannot respond from the beginning to the end, then Xi Shu can plot!"
