Furthermore, when all the princes in the world gathered behind the Han flag set up by Liu Bei, who would dare to attack Liu Bei easily?
Therefore, at this time, Huo Guang suggested that Liu Bei should establish himself as an emperor as quickly as possible. To put it simply, he suggested that Liu Bei should ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor as quickly as possible. This way, they will be invincible. At least, this is the case among the princes in the world.
"My lord, what Mr. Huo said makes sense!" Gongsun Yan said with a bright look.
It is indeed a bad thing for them that Li Xiang becomes emperor, but misfortune depends on blessings, and blessings depend on disasters. This is the case with many things. Although it is a bad thing, it is also a good thing.
"If my lord becomes emperor and attacks Yuan or Chi, then there is no need to worry anymore!" Gongsun Yan continued and nodded.
Everyone knows what is actually going on with Yuan Shao!
However, at least on the surface, Yuan Shao still loves the big man! In every battle against the rebellious Jin thief Li Xiang, Yuan Shao participated.
However, Chi You and Qin Zheng are different. Both of them are true rebels.
Next, if Liu Bei wants to establish a big man again, at least when he just reestablishes a big man, this butt must stand in the right position and assume the true posture of a big man. Can't Liu Bei just establish the Han Dynasty and form an anti-thief alliance with Qin Zheng to target Yuan Shao, a minister of the Han Dynasty?
Therefore, since Liu Bei wants to reestablish the Han Dynasty, then Liu Bei has only one choice left, and that is Chi You.
Except in extreme situations, Liu Bei was a monarch who was good at accepting advice most of the time. The counselors under his command all agreed with this suggestion, and he was inevitably moved.
In particular, the throne is also endlessly attractive to Liu Bei!
After Liu Bei proclaims himself emperor, it may not be able to bring about an actual improvement in strength, nor can it increase their territory by an inch, but proclaiming himself emperor can at least inspire people and at the same time strengthen their belief in persevering to the end.
Four months after Li Xiang proclaimed himself emperor, the first day of the new year came with the arrival of a heavy snowfall. As the saying goes, auspicious snow heralds a good year. It was during this heavy snowfall that Liu Bei officially proclaimed himself emperor in Qingzhou. Emperor, and made Pingyuan his capital.
To be honest, the plain is not a suitable location for a capital city. After all, the plain is too close to Jizhou. If a country is established here, it will be in danger at all times.
However, it is difficult to find a more suitable location than this place in Qingzhou!
Among the six counties in Qingzhou, Pingyuan is the richest and has the largest population. Setting up the capital here is at least the most stable foundation for Liu Bei's rule.
At the same time, Liu Bei established four major governors, and Guan Yu became the major governor of Qingzhou. Although Liu Bei now has many famous generals under his command, in the end he still trusts his two sworn brothers the most. The famous general Gongsun Yan was appointed deputy governor of Qingzhou to manage their most important base.
Liu Rengui is the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Liu Zheng is the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Wu Zhiqi, Liu Menglong, Chenggui, Zhai Yuan, Qiao Zheng, Xie Fu, Gan Ning, Tong Wei, Tong Meng, Li Jun, Zhang Rongshi, Zhu Guobao, Xie Cheng , Zhang Xi, Dong Jun, Dong Wenbing, Zhang Hongfan, Dong Shiyuan, Dong Shixuan and other generals all entered the navy.
Zhang Rongshi, Zhu Guobao, Xie Cheng, Zhang Xi, Dong Jun, Dong Wenbing, and Zhang Hongfan were all famous Han generals in the Yuan Dynasty. Being able to get ahead in the Mongolian regime had already proven their ability. .
Moreover, all these people have a common characteristic, that is, they are good at commanding the navy.
For example, Zhang Rongshi, a famous general in the "Han Army" and a veteran of the three dynasties, was good at commanding the navy and made the Southern Song Dynasty suffer a lot. In the Battle of Ezhou, Zhang Rongshi led the navy to participate in the battle, tore apart the Yangtze River defense line of the Song army, and killed the Southern Song general Lu Wenxin, making outstanding military achievements. In 1262, Li Fen rebelled in Shandong, and Zhang Rongshi assisted Shi Tianze in his expedition, beheading thousands of people. In 1267, Zhang Rongshi followed A Shu to attack Xiangyang, defeated Xia Gui, captured Zhang Shun, and prevented reinforcements from the Southern Song Dynasty. In 1272, Boyan led his army to the south, with Zhang Rongshi leading the charge. The Yuan army was invincible and won consecutive battles. He was awarded General Zhaoyi for his merit.
For example, Zhu Guobao, a famous general of the "Han Army", is brave and good at fighting, similar to the fierce man Chang Yuchun. In the Battle of Ezhou in 1259, Zhu Guobao took the lead and fought 17 battles with the Song Navy. He won consecutive battles and the Mongolian army successfully crossed the river. Historical records: "He led the army to fight fiercely with the Song army. After seventeen battles, all the armies were defeated." In 1278, Zhu Guobao defeated the Song army commander Zhang Shijie in Fujian, beheaded more than 10,000 people, and captured more than 700 warships. , Zhang Shijie fled to Guangdong. In 1287, Zhu Guobao led his troops into Guangxi and put down the local rebels.
For example, Dong Wenbing, a famous general of the "Han Army" and a die-hard confidant of Kublai Khan, called him "Brother Dong". In 1276, the Yuan army captured Lin'an and the Southern Song Dynasty was destroyed. Kublai Khan began to weaken the military power of the "Han army" generals, and only Dong Wenbing continued to retain the army. Dong Wenbing's specialty was the use of naval forces. In the Battle of Ezhou, Xiangyang, Dingjiazhou, Jiaoshan, Zhenjiang, and Changzhou, the main force of the Southern Song Dynasty navy was completely lost, and most of them were taken care of by Dong Wenbing. Without Dong Wenbing's navy fighting hard, the Southern Song Dynasty might have been able to survive for a while, which shows Dong Wenbing's importance to Kublai Khan.
The defeat in the naval battle with Han Shizhong made Liu Bei once again admit their shortcomings in naval strength. Therefore, Liu Bei is obviously going to make further investment in the navy.
In addition, Liu Qi is the commander-in-chief of the Chinese army, dedicated to protecting the capital. There is no way, the geographical location of Pingyuan is indeed not ideal.
Xu Shiji is the governor of Yanzhou. Although the territory of Yanzhou is not in Liu Bei's hands now, it is just like Liu Bei appointed Yue Fei as the governor of Jingzhou before Liu Bei took control of Jingzhou. It is a manifestation of his attitude in itself.
At the same time, making Xu Shiji the governor of Yanzhou was not an actual job after all. Putting Xu Shiji, who had just arrived, in such a high position could also reassure Liu Bei's original subordinates. Furthermore, Xu Shiji was in such a high position as soon as he arrived, which can be regarded as appeasing the generals and counselors of the Yizhou faction.
In addition to Xu Shiji, Gan Mao was the deputy governor of Yanzhou. Obviously, after all, the other party is new here, and Liu Bei cannot be completely undefended!
"Ding, Liu Bei ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and then established himself as a great man. His five-dimensional attributes will be permanently +1.
Liu Bei's basic five dimensions: Commander 92 (+6), Force 99 (+10), Intelligence 96 (+2), Politics 97, Charisma 99 (+1);
Liu Bei's current five dimensions are: Commander 93 (+7), Force 100 (+11), Intelligence 97 (+3), Politics 98 (+1), Charisma 100 (+2). "
(End of chapter)
