November 28, 238 AD.
Chang'an.
Weiyang Palace, Xuanshi Palace.
Liu Chan skillfully poured boiling water into the teapot, then poured out the first boiling water, then poured new boiling water into the teapot, and finally poured it into the teacup.
"Father, please!"
Liu Chan pushed the teacup in front of Zhuge Liang,
When he first came to this era, he had a taste of the tea of this era.
Simply.
Strictly speaking, tea in this era is not tea, but is called tea soup.
Why?
Because tea in this era used tea leaves, salt, ginger, garlic, etc., and then cooked it on the stove.
That smell——
It’s no different than drinking soup.
As a modern person,
I still prefer drinking tea,
It’s the modern kind of tea,
Tea brewed with boiling water.
So after trying several tea soups, Liu Chan still failed to follow the local customs. From then on, the tea he drank was brewed with boiling water without any seasoning.
Of course——
Zhuge Liang was the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty. He used to sit down with Liu Chan from time to time and explain some matters of country governance to Liu Chan, which inevitably led to drinking tea.
Over time, Zhuge Liang also fell in love with this kind of brewed tea.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The fragrance of the tea entered his throat. Compared with the brewed tea soup, the tea taste was richer and more mellow.
"Your Majesty!" After taking a sip of tea, Zhuge Liang shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, are you really not planning to release Cao Rui?"
"Hahaha!" Liu Chan laughed immediately after hearing this, and then asked: "Do you think I should let him go?"
"Let it go!" Zhuge Liang affirmed: "Release Cao Rui.
The Han Dynasty can have a few more years of stability. If it refuses to be released, Cao Wei will inevitably establish a new monarch. By then..." He shook his head and said, "I'm afraid there will be another war between Han and Wei.
Frequent."
"Yeah!" Liu Chan nodded and said, "What the prime minister said is absolutely true."
Zhuge Liang knew about this, and naturally Liu Chan also knew about it.
After Cao Rui is released, Cao Rui will still be the emperor of Wei, although he must always be thinking about revenge on the Han because of his capture.
But——
Because he became a prisoner in this battle, he would definitely not dare to use weapons again in the short term. At least he needed to be more fully prepared before thinking about using troops against the big man.
If a new emperor is established, this matter will be uncertain.
Perhaps the new emperor, in order to establish an image of a good emperor to the people, would provoke another war on the grounds of revenge for Cao Rui. This is not impossible.
"Then..." As soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, Zhuge Liang asked deliberately: "Then when does Your Majesty plan to release Cao Rui?"
The Han Dynasty is by no means a country that breaks its promises. At least Zhuge Liang is also a man who cares about trustworthiness. After Wei withdrew its troops from Dai County this time, according to the original plan, the Han Dynasty should immediately release Cao Rui and other captured Wei monarchs and ministers.
But——
Liu Chan did not do this, and notified Zhuge Liang in advance that he would not let Cao Rui go for the time being. Therefore, when Wei envoy Yang Fu arrived in Chang'an, Zhuge Liang deliberately dilated and changed the subject.
Now that the Wei envoy has been away from Chang'an for many days, he has nothing to do today, so Zhuge Liang deliberately wanted to ask the emperor what he meant.
"Wait a while!" Liu Chan said with a smile: "If I raise him for a while, I will still have enough food and rice. He will not be able to eat me."
"Hahaha!" Zhuge Liang laughed when he heard this.
"Why is Xiangfu laughing?" Liu Chan asked deliberately.
"Your Majesty, why do you ask questions even though you know this?" Zhuge Liang said.
As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Liu Chan was speechless. Although the prime minister had not experienced five more Northern Expeditions, and the development of the Han Dynasty had been getting better and better in recent years, and Xu Shu, the censor doctor, helped him share the state affairs, he was already better than Prime Minister Zhuge in history. I have lived many more years.
According to historical records, Prime Minister Zhuge died in 234 AD, during the fifth Northern Expedition.
Now that the time has arrived in 238 AD, the Prime Minister is not only living well, but even though he is getting older, his body and bones are very strong.
As he gets older, the Prime Minister has also undergone some changes. In the past, he was straightforward about anything he said to Liu Chan, especially when it was related to national affairs.
But now——
He also likes to play this kind of self-enlightenment drama.
"I heard that Cao Wei is preparing to establish a new ruler?" Liu Chan asked deliberately.
"Yes!" Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "What your Majesty said is true. According to the information obtained by the veteran, Sikong Cuilin has always supported the establishment of King Cao Fang of Qi as emperor."
"Cao Fang?" Liu Chan looked a little speechless: "How old is he this year?"
"Six years old." Zhuge Liang made a gesture.
"The young master has ascended the throne?" Liu Chan shook his head: "There is no one left in Cao Wei."
But just as Liu Chan shook his head, Zhuge Liang said: "There is also Cao Lin, King of the East China Sea... Cao Yu, King of Yan."
Hiss——
Liu Chan was shocked when he heard this: "They also want to be emperor?"
Cao Lin and Cao Yu want to compete for the throne of Cao Wei. Liu Chan really doesn't know about this. He chose not to release Cao Rui for the time being, but he actually had some ideas.
Because after he and Cao Ling went to meet Cao Rui that day, he thought of one thing, that is, the Tumubao Incident in the Ming Dynasty, when Zhu Qizhen, the Yingzong of the Ming Dynasty, was captured alive by the Ora tribe.
He will definitely let Cao Rui go.
But it is not released now.
Liu Chan also wanted to use Cao Rui to create some trouble for Cao Wei.
"That's great -" Liu Chan immediately said happily: "Then let them compete first to see who is the final winner."
"Hahaha!" Zhuge Liang laughed when he heard this: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Liu Chan originally knew the course of history. If the original history was followed, Cao Rui's days as emperor would have come to an end.
According to the historical process, Cao Rui ascended the throne as emperor in 226 AD and died of illness in 239 AD. Now it is November 238 AD, which is one month away from 239.
However, through the contact with Cao Rui during this period, it seems that he is in good health and has no serious or minor illnesses. At least he does not look like he is going to die.
Unless, unless someone wants to kill him now.
But this is not the point. The point is that according to historical records, after the death of Cao Rui, the seven-year-old Cao Fang ascended the throne and became the third emperor of Cao Wei.
So before Zhuge Liang said that the people of Cao Wei intended to make Cao Fang the emperor, Liu Chan was not very curious. He just thought that if Cao Wei made such a little kid emperor, Cao Wei really had no one.
The Cao Wei of today is not the Cao Wei of history.
In history, Cao Wei, after the rule of Cao Pi and Cao Rui, became stronger and stronger over the years, and the Shu Han at that time still lived in the middle of Shu, so as long as there were some capable ministers to assist, even though Cao Fang was young, It’s okay to be an emperor.
What now?
The Han Dynasty has occupied the three states of Yiyong and Liang, the southwestern Qiang land, and a large area of the Western Regions. Now it has also included Bingzhou. The pattern of the Three Kingdoms has undergone earth-shaking reversals.
At this time, how old is a doll?
Does Cao Wei intend to continue playing the game of Han, Wei, and Wu fighting landlords?
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This chapter has been completed!