Chapter 428 Zhuge Resigns

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 Cao Fang is worthy of being an emperor. Not only did he not show any signs of cowardice when facing Sima Zhao's attack, he actually defeated his army.

After all, Sima Zhao has nothing to do with him now.

Cao Fang killed Sima Yi and his son. He was in the state of Wei. At that time, Cao Fang was the emperor of the state of Wei. If you want your ministers to die, they must not die.

Of course Sima Zhao also knew this truth,

But I had to avenge my father, so I thought of using Liu Chan's hand to avenge him.

What a pity——

Cao Fang directly named his thoughts. Liu Chan coughed lightly and then said: "I am by no means a small-minded person. As I have said before,

If those who surrender are not killed, they will not go back on their word."

After being the emperor for so many years, and also a time traveler,

In fact, he doesn't hate Cao Fang or Cao Rui that much.

In such troubled times, many things are forced.

At that time, Cao Fang was the emperor of Cao Wei. If he found out that his ministers had evil intentions, what was wrong with killing such ministers?

Even if Zhang Lan was sent to assassinate him before, wouldn’t it be wrong for the opposing camp to want to use tricks to kill the other emperor?

What's more, didn't they surrender voluntarily later?

It is a very stupid decision to kill Cao Fang at this time. Liu Chan is naturally not that stupid, and he will not kill Cao Fang for Sima Zhao.

Compared to Cao Fang, in fact, the person Liu Chan is more worried about now is not Cao Fang but Sima Zhao and his son.

Before the Battle of Luoyang, Liu Chan did not know that Sima Zhao had a son.

Mainly because he didn't pay attention, especially after Cao Fang directly killed Sima Yi and his son.

It’s different now.

When he attacked Luoyang, he learned that Sima Zhao also had a son, and his name was still an old acquaintance in history - Sima Yan.

At this time, Sima Yan is in the main hall. He is about the same age as Liu Tan and Liu Chen. Others may not pay special attention to it, but Liu Chan is different. He knows the process of history. Sima Yan turned out to be the person who finally unified the Three Kingdoms. He is a great figure in history. The Western Jin Dynasty was founded by him.

Liu Chan looked at everyone and said in a deep voice: "Now that the world has finally settled, I hope that all of you, dear friends, will put aside your past grudges..." Then he looked at Sun Quan and said, "If you want to hold grudges..."

He did not continue speaking. At this time, Sun Quan couldn't help but be shocked.

I thought to myself, Liu Adou, you don’t want to settle the score after the fall, do you?

I didn't kill your father, he came to fight me, but he was defeated by my subordinate Lu Xun.

Then he became so angry that he fell ill and died,

You can't blame me for your father's death.

Of course, Liu Chan is not that stingy. If he really wanted to avenge the late emperor Liu Bei, he would not make Sun Quan the Marquis of Nanzheng.

"Cao Fang accepts the title!" Liu Chan looked at Cao Fang. Cao Fang hurriedly went out to salute, and Liu Chan said: "I will grant you the title of Marquis of Yunyang, with a household of ten thousand households. It is hereditary."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Cao Fang said in admiration.

Seeing Cao Fang bow before him, Liu Chan actually felt quite happy. The Three Kingdoms were finally unified, and the Han Dynasty became the final winner. He rewrote history.

Cao Fang also breathed a sigh of relief at this time, it was finally over.

However, just after he thanked him, Liu Chan said again: "The Marquis of Yunyang is just like the Marquis of Nanzheng. You don't have to go to join the vassal, just stay in Chang'an." After saying that, he paused and then said: "I will be here soon.

Build the Yunyang Marquis Mansion for you."

Cao Fang paused, this was different from what he thought.

As a surrendered monarch, he was granted a title, but he was not allowed to go to the land. It seemed that Liu Chan was still worried about him and wanted to stay under his nose and watch.

Next, Liu Chan rewarded the meritorious generals who defeated Wu and Wei one by one. Seven of them were promoted to marquises with fiefdoms. They are:

Pingxi General Guan Suo was granted the title of Marquis of Han Chang;

Li Feng, Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, was granted the title of Marquis Yongping;

General Jianwei Wang Ping was granted the title of Marquis of Han An;

General Chen Dao of Zhenxi was granted the title of Marquis of Linzi;

General Ma Dai of Zhendong was granted the title of Marquis of Xiangwu;

Former general Wei Yan was granted the title of Marquis of Beiping;

Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was granted the title of Marquis of Nanyang;

Except for Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, who was changed from the original title of Marquis of Wuxiang to the title of Marquis of Nanyang County, and his residence increased to 15,000 households, the other six people were all county marquis, with their residence of 5,000 households.

The other generals also received rewards.

The world is unified, and all the meritorious generals have received rewards. Naturally, everyone is very happy, except for one person, who is a little confused.

This person is King Qin Liu Tan.

Because of this reward based on merit, one person was granted the title of Prime Minister Zhuge Liang by the county marquis; six people were granted the title of the county marquis, and the above seven persons all had land and food fiefs.

As for the Xianghou, Duxianghou and Tinghou who did not have fiefdoms, more than a hundred people were granted them.

Only the reward given to Liu Tan is a bit confusing.

Because Liu Chan only promoted him from a county king to a prince. In fact, when he was a county king before, he did not have a clear fiefdom. This made Liu Tan a little confused. As for the ministers, they were even more confused.<

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Logically speaking, King Liu Tan of Qin followed Liu Chan in his expedition to the Western Regions when he was a teenager. Later, he made many military exploits in the war against Wu and the war against Wei.

And now that the Three Kingdoms have been unified, it stands to reason that Liu Tan should be given a fiefdom.

But Liu Chan refused to give it, which made the civil and military ministers begin to secretly speculate.

They wanted to know what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

After the disbandment of the dynasty, Liu Chan went directly to Ma E's Hehuan Hall.

"Greetings to Your Majesty!" Ma E saluted.

"My beloved concubine, please forgive me!" Liu Chan helped Ma E up, then turned around and ordered the eunuch behind him: "Go and call the King of Qin."

"No!" the little eunuch responded and trotted out.

Ma E was a little confused and asked: "Your Majesty, has Tan'er gotten into any trouble?"

"Why would my beloved concubine ask such a question?" Liu Chan asked back.

Ma E was speechless for a moment, a little confused.

After Liu Tan came of age, he moved to the Prince of Qin's Mansion. He rarely entered the palace unless there was something important to do, or during festivals, or Ma'e's birthday.

Liu Chan saw that Ma E was confused, and smiled and said, "My beloved, I haven't seen Tan'er for a while. Tan'er was conferred the title of prince today, so he was allowed to come into the palace to accompany my beloved."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Ma E thanked him happily.

Not long——

Liu Tan was ordered to come to the Hehuan Hall. Seeing Liu Chan here, he bowed to Liu Chan respectfully.

"My son, I pay my respects to my father!"

"My son, I pay my respects to my mother!"

When Liu Tan finished the ceremony, Liu Chan said with a smile: "Tan'er, now the world has decided, as the eldest son of the emperor, you have to share more of the burden for the prince."

"My son, I obey the decree!" Liu Tan said.

"When you have nothing to do on weekdays, come into the palace to see your mother;" Liu Chan continued: "As a son, filial piety should be your first priority."

"No!"

Liu Tan looked confused when he heard this, thinking that Father, you are a little unusual today. Maybe he saw Liu Tan's doubts, but Ma E was also a little confused.

Because the emperor has never been like this before.

After finishing speaking, Liu Chan stood up and said: "Tan'er, go with your father for a walk, and come back to accompany your mother later."

"No!"

Then Liu Chan said a few words to Ma E, and then led Liu Tan out.

Ma E looked at the backs of the father and son with a blank look on her face, and muttered to herself: "Does your Majesty have something to say that you want to hide from me?"

On the other side, Liu Chan and Liu Tan walked slowly into the Imperial Garden and sat down in a pavilion. Liu Chan was in a good mood, while Liu Tan was full of questions.

"Tan'er!" Liu Chan suddenly asked: "Do you have any opinions on my father's reward today?"

Yes, very much... Liu Tan said in his heart, but he said respectfully: "I don't dare to do it. All ministers who have made meritorious service will be rewarded by the father and the emperor, and there will be no omissions."

"Nonsense!" Liu Chan rolled his eyes: "My father is not asking the ministers, but you. He only treats you as a prince, but does not give you a fief."

"Father!" Liu Tan hurriedly said, "I am very satisfied, so I can stay in Chang'an to serve my father and mother."

"Are you telling the truth?" Liu Chan asked.

"Yeah!" Liu Tan nodded.

Of course Liu Chan knew that what he told was a lie, and then said with a smile: "You are the son of the emperor, how can the emperor not know your thoughts?"

"I still remember that my father once said to you..." Liu Chan looked at his son and said calmly: "You are the eldest son of my father. Like the other younger brothers, you are his son."

"Over the years, you have made a lot of contributions to the Han Dynasty;" Liu Chan paused before saying, "Father will remember it, and I will not erase your contributions."

"Thank you, father!" Liu Tan responded.

"Now that the world is about to settle down, you should first assist the prince;" Liu Chan said earnestly: "Now there is a lot of waste waiting to be done. As the prince, you should shoulder important responsibilities. Do you understand?"

"No!" Liu Tan responded, feeling inexplicably happy.

"Okay, let's go talk to your mother;" Liu Chan patted his son's shoulder gently and said, "Have a good rest for a few days."

"No, I'm resigning!"

Liu Tan saluted and then headed towards Hehuan Hall.

Looking at Liu Tan's back, Liu Chan showed a satisfied smile. Among the four sons, he was actually the most satisfied with the two sons, Prince Liu Chen and King Qin Liu Tan.

Prince Liu Chen is a little weak, but he is decisive in his actions and quick in thinking.

King Liu Tan of Qin learned swordsmanship from his mother Ma'e when he was young. Later, when he conquered the Western Regions, Liu Chan did not forget to give him the marksmanship taught by Zhao Yun.

Liu Tan is considered to be the best among his sons in martial arts. As for his intelligence, he is not inferior to the prince, and is considered to be among the brothers.

After Liu Tan completely disappeared, Liu Chan sighed.

As the king of a country, there are too many things to consider.

Although the Three Kingdoms are now unified, he cannot stop there. He still has many things to do.

Just like what Liu Tan said just now, the world has been settled for the first time, and everything is waiting to be done.

While Liu Chan was thinking, a eunuch came in from outside.

"Your Majesty!"

"Prime Minister, please see me!"

"Oh???" Liu Chan retracted his thoughts and muttered in confusion: "The prime minister is entering the palace now, what do you mean?"

"Show up in the Xuanshi Palace!" Liu Chan said.

"No!" the little eunuch responded, and then accompanied Liu Chan to Xuanshi Hall.

Inside the Xuanshi Hall.

When Zhuge Liang saw Liu Chan, he bowed respectfully. Liu Chan hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "You don't need to be polite!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang thanked him.

After the monarch and his ministers sat down, Liu Chan discovered that Zhuge Liang was not wearing official uniform at this time. This kind of thing had never happened before.

After so many years of time travel, whether in Chengdu or Chang'an, Zhuge Liang would wear official uniform whenever he entered the palace.

"Xiangfu!" Liu Chan asked: "Xiangfu is so anxious to come to the palace to see me, why don't you mean it?"

The relief on Zhuge Liang's face was unprecedented.

Perhaps this life's long-cherished wish has finally come true.

The Three Kingdoms returned to the Han Dynasty and the world was unified.

I can finally relax.

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang said: "Old minister, I am here to ask for your resignation."

"???"

When Liu Chan heard this, he was stunned and looked at Zhuge Liang with a blank expression, but Zhuge Liang said calmly: "Forty-six years ago, when I left Longzhong, I had a message to the late emperor. When the world is at peace, I will return to the mountains and forests.



Speechless——

Liu Chan was really speechless when he heard this. He had heard about the three visits to the thatched cottage, and had even seen it in the TV series.

It seems that Zhuge Liang said this at that time.

Just——

The world has just been unified, are you going to leave?

Or do you want to succeed and retire, or do you think that I am an emperor who only eats rabbits and kills dogs?

Before Liu Chan could speak, Zhuge Liang continued: "Now that the world is united, my mission has been completed. Besides, I am old, and I am already seventy-two this year."

"Your Majesty, your approval!" After saying that, Zhuge Liang stood up and saluted Liu Chan.

"No, no, no!" Liu Chan stood up in a hurry, walked quickly to Zhuge Liang, helped Zhuge Liang up, and said respectfully: "Father, you can't leave now!"

"Although the Three Kingdoms have returned to the Han Dynasty now, the world has been settled, and everything is waiting to be revitalized;" Liu Chan helped Zhuge Liang sit down again, and then said earnestly: "I still have many things that need to be done by my father!"

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Your Majesty has excelled in martial arts and martial arts over the past few years. Even if you don't have veterans, you can make the world peaceful and prosperous."

"Xiangfu!" Liu Chan said: "Even if I can manage the world, the prince is still young. Does Xiangfu think Chen'er can manage such a huge empire?"

"???"

Zhuge Liang was also stunned and said to himself that the three kingdoms have been unified. You are now in your prime, and the world is of course governed by you as the emperor. Although the prince is young, he can grow up slowly.

"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Zhuge Liang asked hurriedly.

Liu Chan returned to his seat, and then said: "Although the Central Plains has been unified, I am still a little worried about the Western Regions." At this point, Liu Chan sighed and said, "I plan to visit the Tang and Ming Dynasties in a few days. Two countries."

"Rui'er is only seventeen years old, and Yan'er is only eighteen years old;" Liu Chan said: "The Western Region is a foreign country. Although Jiang Wan and Xu Yuanzhi assist, long-term peace and stability cannot be achieved overnight."

"Besides, there is a powerful Roman Empire to the west of the Ming Kingdom;" Liu Chan said, looking at Zhuge Liang and said: "If the Western Region is not stable enough, it will still be difficult for me, the Han Dynasty, to enjoy peace."

"Your Majesty!" Zhuge Liang was shocked when he heard this.

What Liu Chan said is not unreasonable. The security of the Western Regions is related to the long-term stability of the Han Dynasty. The founding of the Ming and Tang Dynasties was still short, so it will take some time to completely surrender the local subjects.

Zhuge Liang paused and asked: "Your Majesty, do you want to attack the Roman Empire?"

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