The eighteenth year of Yanxing is destined to be an extraordinary year. No one could have expected that in just one year, several important figures in the world would die. Starting from Gongsun Kang, the prefect of Liaodong, and then to the Western Dynasty
Veteran generals Xu Huang, Jia Xu, today's emperor Liu Xie, and Yangzhou Mu Sun Ce all show that Chi County in China will undergo earth-shaking changes.
The first was Cao Cao of the Eastern Dynasty. After besieging Xiangping for three months, he finally broke into the city at the end of April, and then sent his troops south to conquer Lelang and lead all the counties. At this point, all the old territories of the Gongsun family in Liaodong were occupied by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao counted the household registrations and found that there were 170,000 households and 870,000 people. So he established Pingzhou and made his eldest son Cao Pi the pastor of Pingzhou. He also threatened Goguryeo, Fuyu and other countries to send envoys to pay tribute. This shocked the northern country and became the governor of Yunbei.
Under the Shi family, there are also tribes that are wavering.
But this was not without cost. By the time Cao Cao returned to Yecheng in August, the people in Anyang, Changle, and Dangyin counties had been moved away by Liu Bei. All the counties in Hanoi that he originally occupied had also been lost, with a loss of nearly 200,000 people.
The fertile land of Hebei was reduced to a wasteland for a while. Liu Bei also built a new city between Dangyin and Yecheng, called Zhaochang City. It was like a poisonous thorn inserted into the heart of the Eastern Dynasty, which made people feel like they were in the throat. But the Eastern Army was halfway through the campaign.
Zai, the army was already exhausted, and it was not appropriate to start another border provocation at the moment. Therefore, after strengthening the defenses of Yecheng, Cao Cao temporarily moved his troops to the north and rested in the fields around Handan.
In Yangzhou, the news of Sun Ce's assassination quickly caused turmoil. Since Sun Ce had not determined his heir before his death, and Sun Quan and Sun Shao both led troops outside, Chai Sang fell into great chaos. Not only did he fail to catch the assassin Liu
A large number of scholars even fled back to their hometowns, and thieves in the two states sprang up. The Yunmengshui thieves who had been recruited by Sun Ce before, such as Zu Cai, Liu Pi and other fish and shrimps, are now taking advantage of the situation to cause chaos and recruit soldiers and civilians.
A character.
Sun Quan, who was at Ruyin City, received the news first. At the suggestion of his aide Zhuge Jin, he temporarily handed over command of the army to Deng Dang and Lu Meng, ordering them to retreat slowly after withdrawing from the siege, while he and more than a hundred of his trusted followers rode southward. He left
Anfeng and Long Shu crossed the Dabie Mountains and then took a boat across Penglize to Chaisang. The round trip took only twenty days. Sun Shao was in Jiaozhou, and even the messenger who responded was nowhere to be seen. Seeing this, Sun Quan couldn't help but express his gratitude to his friend Zhu Ran.
He smiled and said: "The sky is high and the sky is so high, it's beyond my power!"
After visiting his mother Wu, Sun Quan immediately contacted Zhang Zhao, Zhu Zhi, Lu Su and others, and hosted all the state staff to attend Sun Ce's funeral. On that day, Sun Quan was wearing a white crown and burst into tears. Everyone who saw him saw that he was in mourning.
He couldn't bear to look up at it. After the meeting, Sun Quan summoned the ministers of the state capital, chopped off the eucalyptus with his sword, threatened to avenge his brother, and said that he would march westward in the near future. At the same time, he issued an edict to Zhou Yu in Xiling in the name of Yangzhou Prefecture.
Order, let him go to exterminate the water thieves in eastern Hunan. With these various measures, Sun Quan has completely taken control of the Yangzhou capital, but it is still unknown whether he can be recognized by Sun Shao and the county chiefs.
But compared with the rapidly changing situation in the east and south, the problems faced by the Western Dynasty attracted more attention. Before Chen Chong left Chang'an, he thought that with Zhong Yao in charge of the overall situation, Xijing would be generally fine. When the clinker returned
, all members of the emperor's family have died, and there are no corpses left. Although it is publicized that the emperor abdicated and retired, and the abdication edict was completed afterwards, the speculation in the court is difficult to suppress, which is unbearable to hear.
Liu Bei returned to Beijing twenty days earlier than Chen Chong. After understanding the details with Duan Xuan, he was shocked by his eldest son's self-assertion. He imprisoned him at home and deprived him of food for several days. Even when Chen Qun and Zhong Yao came to intercede, he was not bothered.
Moved, he said to Chen Qun: "This kid doesn't know pain. He thinks about harming others, but he doesn't know how to repent. If we don't let him remember today, what will happen in the future?"
On the fifth day of the hunger strike, when Liu Xie was so hungry that it was difficult to even stand up, Liu Bei made him drink gruel and slept again. When Liu Xie woke up again and was called to the hall by Liu Bei, he discovered
Many Bafu aides were sitting at the banquet. Famous ones such as Xun You, Chen Deng, Qian Zhao, Zhong Yao, Zhuge Liang and others were all here. Apparently they had something important to announce.
Liu Bei sat on the chairman's chair and asked Liu Xie to kneel in the middle of the hall, and then said to everyone: "I have been a soldier all my life, and I can be said to be an old revolutionary. But I am ashamed to say that although I am experienced in military use, I am not as good as Cao Cao. Why can I have this?
Today? It’s nothing more than eight words: be tolerant and tolerant, benevolent and love the people. Even though there are many unbearable things on the battlefield, we must ask ourselves that we are worthy of the common people of Li and all directions."
After hearing this, everyone was in awe. Liu Xie's face was solemn and he made no statement in the audience.
Liu Bei stared at his son again and said: "But this is not because I love people by nature. Your father has poor moral character and loves fame and wealth! But he also knows the principle of millions of people uniting as one and uniting as one. You are so cruel to subordinates and do not use power. It's me."
If you are not disciplined well, what will you do if you become an emperor in the future and govern the country and mourn the people?"
After that, he stepped down from the chairman's chair and asked Liu Xie to stretch out his left hand. He suddenly drew his sword and quickly chopped off his son's little finger with his sword. Liu Xie couldn't help but trembled with severe pain, and blood flowed out in an instant. The staff around him were even more shocked.
He lost his temper and hurriedly stepped forward to stop Liu Bei.
But Liu Bei pushed away the others and pointed his long sword at Liu Xie with blood still dripping from the tip of the sword. He heard him sigh: "You were born to be rich and powerful, and you are extremely talented. Now you have come to power too early. You are born perfect. I don't know."
Suffering. Today I will let you all witness and chop off your finger to let you know how it feels to be disabled and painful. When you make decisions in the future, just think about the pain today!"
After saying that, Liu Bei waved everyone out, and then bandaged Liu Xie's wound with his own hands. The two were speechless for a long time. Then Liu Bei took people to pay homage to Xu Huang, sprinkled wine in the mourning hall and said, "Good man, I will be born again someday."
, I am willing to wear a ring for you."
But the matter is over, and people cannot be resurrected after death. The Western Dynasty must reaffirm its righteousness under a new name. After Chen Chong returned to Beijing, the matter of Liu Bei proclaiming himself emperor was quickly put on the agenda. Since Liu Xie's life and death were not known in name, it was difficult to directly
There were no plans to build an imperial mausoleum before the posthumous title was discussed, so the court quickly ignored the matter and decided to follow Guangwu's example and directly elect Liu Bei as emperor.
In September of that year, Ma Teng, the general who conquered the west, and Han Sui, the general who suppressed the west, expressed to the Bafu: "Now that the late emperor is living in seclusion, the world is without a master, thieves are everywhere, and the people are in ruins. If a saint rises up to inherit my teachings, even if he is Zhongni
As the prime minister, and the grandson as the general, I am afraid that I will be incompetent and useful. I will rebel and regret it. Although the king is humble and retreats, where is the ancestral temple and the country? It is appropriate to honor the position, but to discuss the conquest. Now who is the thief and rushes to attack it?
Huh? ""Liu Bei refused to give in.
In October, the generals of the four prefectures jointly reported: "The king and Prime Minister Chen took the lead in raising righteous soldiers to assist the late emperor on the left. However, the late emperor could not flatter the general government and disrupted the rule of law. As a result, there were more thieves and the people were in danger. The king started his campaign.
After Guanlong, Dong Zhuo was discouraged; after the defeat of Guo and Li, Xizhou was defeated; now one of the two divided worlds, occupying territory across states, and carrying millions of armors, is the merit of a great king. If you talk about force, no one dares to resist, but on virtue
I have nothing to say. I heard that the emperor cannot stay in the wilderness for a long time, and the destiny cannot be humbly rejected, but the king takes the country as his plan and all the people as his heart." Liu Bei said again.
Then the Sili Mansion once again made a statement saying: "Only the king obeys the wise principles, assists the royal family, and shines with virtue all over the world. The gods above and below Geer will not obey, the earth will be leveled, and the sky will be established, and all the nations will be united. Should be ordered by God to cooperate
Among the emperors, only the king's virtues and virtues are far-reaching, his honors last for generations, he only inherits the order of heaven, and respects the great position. He counts all the king's bows. God holds it, and the heavenly fortune will last forever. In the play! Wang Qiqin obeys the destiny and follows the instructions.
The four kingdoms of Disui and Sui are used to protect the prosperity of Ji, and they are worthy of the generosity of the second ancestor." Liu Beiran said.
So he ordered a minister to set up a mandala in the ancestral temple. On Geng Wu in the eleventh month, the acting king Liu Bei ascended the throne. He raised a fire to the sky, offered sacrifices to the ancestors, and looked to the gods. The blessing text said: "The emperor is the god of heaven, and the earth god of the queen is only Guan Gu.
The order was given to Bei Liyuan. As a parent, Bei did not dare to take the responsibility. Hundreds of people among the group did not agree with each other. Xian said: "The world is not settled, and the country is cut off. Bei has won the favor of all people, led the bandits and bandits, and has dominated the nine states and the sea."
I am blessed within. The heart of heaven and earth is above, and the return of Yuanyuan is below. The prophecy says: "There is an emperor in Youyan, and a hidden dragon ascends in Xiyuan. Two wings of floating clouds fly, filling the sky with this hill." To prepare for this prophecy. To prepare for the future.
The solid words, as for Zai, as for San. The group of people said: "How can we ignore the Han Dynasty where it is?" Let's call it an imperial system to appease people's hearts."
In the blink of an eye, on New Year's Day, due to the new emperor Jianzuo, Chang'an and other places were decorated with a lot of joy. In the first year of the first year of the year (AD 211), in the first month of spring, Xinchou, the acting king Liu Bei officially changed the Yuan Dynasty to Zhangwu, and was known as Dai Han in history.
Liu Bei personally rode a dragon chariot drawn by six horses to the ancestral temple in the suburbs to pay his respects. Hundreds of officials lined up to congratulate him. Then he announced that the capital would be Chang'an, and he made Queen Liu Jie the empress and the eldest son Liu Xie the prince, and granted a general amnesty to the world.
Immediately, he made great achievements and appointed Chen Chong as an assistant to Liu Bei for decades, but his contribution was extremely great. Therefore, he was given the post of prime minister, a false ax, and a record of minister affairs. He was also given nine tins.
When he goes to the palace, he is at the head of the hundred officials.
Liu Bei used Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to fight with the army, and they had many military exploits and could be called the minions of the country. Therefore, he made Guan Yu a general and Zhang Fei a general of chariots and cavalry. Although their duties and powers were the same as before, each of their children was given additional fiefs, and they had many
Ten thousand households.
In order to respect the elders of the country, Liu Biao was made Grand Sima, Han Sui was Taibao, Han Rong was Taifu, Song Zhong was Taizai, Zhong Yao was Taiwei, Zhao Rong was Sikong, and Zhao Jian was Situ, collectively known as the Seven Dukes.
Except for Zhong Yao, they were basically all the old ministers and princes who relied on them from various places. Liu Bei wanted to use this to show his orthodoxy and win over people's hearts, so he made a lot of efforts.
Then Xun You was appointed as Shangshu Ling, Zhuge Liang was appointed as Sili Xiaowei, Chen Qun was appointed as Yushi Zhongcheng, Qianzhao was appointed as General of the Guard, Liu Bao was appointed as Jinwu, Fazheng was appointed as Zhongshu Supervisor, Cui Yan was appointed as the left attendant, and Zhu Hao was appointed as the right officer.
Among the servants, Yu Fan was appointed to advise the officials. They were all ranked as middle two thousand stones, had purple ribbons and gold seals, and were respected as nine ministers.
At the same time, a number of marquises were conferred, such as Ma Chao as Caoyangtinghou, Zhang Xiu as Hanletinghou, Huang Zhong as Sangquantinghou, Yuan Tan as Qicangtinghou, Yang Qiu as Yanliutinghou, etc., such as Zhan Zhan
Xu Huang, Chang Xi, Xu Shu, Liu Xuan, Gongsun Zan, Dou Wu, and even Guo Da, Hu Cai, the commander-in-chief of Baibo who died in the early battles, all had posthumous titles.
At the beginning of the new year, everything was renewed. Taking this opportunity, the eldest daughter of Chariot General Zhang Fei, A Cai, also got married. Her husband was Chen Zhang, the only son of Prime Minister Chen Chong. In that year, Chen Chong turned fifty years old, and his wife was Princess Wannian.
Thirty-one years old, Dong Bai is thirty-two years old.