Then, Liu Bei began to reward them.
In the autumn and July of the twenty-fourth year of Jian 'an, an altar was built in Mianyang, with a radius of nine miles and distributed in five directions. Each altar was set up with flags and honor guards.
The ministers were arranged in order.
Then Xu Jing and Fa Zheng invited Liu Bei to ascend the altar. After presenting the crown and seal, he sat down facing south and received the congratulations of the civil and military officials as King of Hanzhong.
Liu Chan was also officially appointed as the heir of the king. Xu Jing was appointed Taifu and Fa Zheng was appointed Shangshu Ling. Zhuge Liang served as a military adviser and presided over important military affairs. Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Ma Chao and Huang Zhong were appointed Five Tiger Generals, and Wei Yan was appointed Governor of Hanzhong. The rest of the people were given titles according to their merits.
After claiming the throne, Liu Bei still gave Emperor Xian a disgusted memorial.
He first scolded Dong Zhuo, then Cao Cao.
In short, his literary talent was remarkable.
Boss Cao, who was still in Chang 'an, was so angry that the Three Corpse Gods jumped up and shouted in front of the civil and military officials,""Liu Bei, how dare you do this! I swear to destroy them!"
Immediately, Boss Cao gave the order to mobilize all his troops to fight Liu Bei in Liangchuan.
However, at this critical moment, someone came out to remonstrate,""Your Majesty, you can't go on an expedition in a moment of anger. I have a plan. I don't need to draw my bow and arrow. Let Liu Bei suffer in Shu. When the enemy's army is weak and exhausted, only one general needs to go to attack them and succeed.”
Boss Cao took a look and saw that this person was really familiar. It was Sima Yi.
"What do you think, Zhong Da?" Boss Cao asked.”
Sima Yi replied,"Sun Quan of Jiangdong married his sister to Liu Bei, and then took the opportunity to steal her back. Liu Bei occupied Jingzhou and did not return. Both sides hated each other. Now you can send a eloquent man with a letter to persuade Sun Quan to send troops to attack Jingzhou. Liu Bei will certainly send troops from the two rivers to rescue Jingzhou. At that time, Your Majesty will send troops to capture Hanchuan, leaving Liu Bei unable to rescue him from head to tail. He will be in danger.”
Boss Cao pondered for a moment and agreed. Then, he ordered Man Chong to come to the east of the river to see Sun Quan.
Of course, what Boss Cao said was just words of anger. War could not be fought. Whether it was Shu Han or Cao Wei, they were not enough to support a protracted war.
Hanzhong
Now that Liu Bei had taken down Hanzhong, he began to prepare his troops and prepare to return to the court. Wei Yan was the one guarding Dongchuan, and he was the governor of the army.
However, these government affairs, big and small.
There were still quite a few, and Liu Chan had already begun to participate in a certain amount of government affairs.
In fact, it wasn't all about participating in government affairs.
Instead, he listened and slowly understood how the country worked.
After taking Hanzhong, the east and west rivers were in Liu Bei's hands.
Thus, Liu Bei began to let Zhuge Liangding draft the rules of governing the country.
Zhuge Liang wrote Shu Ke.
Fa Zheng was present when the criminal law was delivered to Liu Bei. After taking a few glances, Fa Zheng could not help but frown. Zhuge Liang's criminal law was extremely strict and heavy.
Fa Zheng said,"In the past, Gaozu made three rules, and the people were grateful for his kindness." I hope the military adviser will be lenient and reduce the law. To comfort the people."
Hearing this, Zhuge Liang shook his head and said slowly,"" You know one thing, but you don't know the other. The Qin Dynasty's methods are tyrannical and the people are resentful. Therefore, my Great Han Emperor Gaozu obtained it with leniency. Now Liu Zhang is weak, benevolent government is not implemented, and punishment is not strict. The way of monarch and minister gradually declined. If you give him a high position, he will be cruel to the extreme. If you give him a high position, he will be arrogant when he is exhausted. This is the cause of the malady. I now use the law to intimidate them, and when the law is implemented, they will know their kindness. He was given a title, and when he was given a title, he knew that he was honored. Grace and honor are both given, and there is restraint between the upper and lower levels."
Zhuge Liang spoke so quickly that Liu Chan felt his head buzzing.
However, he understood what she meant.
Liu Bang was lenient because Qin Fa was tyrannical, but now it was the other way around. Liu Zhang was trash and too weak, so no one followed the law. Therefore, strict laws had to be used.
It had to be said that Zhuge Liang was quite skilled in both internal affairs and military affairs.
Liu Bei nodded as he heard this. He then looked at Liu Chan and said,""Ah Dou, what do you think?"
Liu Chan paused for a moment, then nodded.""I think that what you said makes sense!”
"What makes sense?" Liu Bei asked again.
"F * ck!"
Liu Chan glanced at Liu Bei and felt that his father was full of nonsense. He slowly said," In the past, the laws of Qin were harsh and the commoners could not stand it. Therefore, Emperor Gaozu of Great Han could only use lenient laws to prevent the people from rebelling. The laws implemented by Liu Zhang have always been too weak and the laws were not strict. The commoners ignored the laws and the dignitaries despised the laws. Therefore, we have to govern strictly!”
Liu Bei nodded in satisfaction.
This son of his was really different now.
Liu Bei continued to discuss the next step of the military plan with Zhuge Liang and Fa Zheng.
At this stage, Liu Bei's mind was not on Sun Quan but on Boss Cao.
Hanzhong and Xichuan had no food.
Right now, Imperial Uncle Liu was preparing to accumulate grain and produce more weapons in order to advance into the Central Plains.
At this time, someone came to report that they had heard that Cao Cao had formed an alliance with Dongwu and wanted to take Jingzhou. The news had reached Hanzhong.
Liu Bei was a little flustered. His gaze fell on Zhuge Liang."What do you think, Zhuge Liang?"
Zhuge Liang frowned and then said,"Cao Cao's army was defeated in Hanzhong. However, there are many strategists in Wu. They will certainly instruct Cao Cao to order Cao Ren to attack first.”
Liu Bei frowned.”
Zhuge Liang said slowly," I've sent a mission to send the official decree to Commander Yun. He ordered us to attack Fancheng and defeat Cao Ren. Once Cao Ren is defeated, Sun Quan will not dare to fight. The alliance between Cao and Sun will naturally collapse."”
It could be said that Zhuge Liang had basically seen through Dongwu and Cao Cao.
Zhuge Liang's intention was obvious. He wanted to defeat Boss Cao and intimidate Sun Shiwan.
As long as Boss Cao didn't dare to continue fighting, Shiwan Sun definitely wouldn't dare to fight.
After all, Sun Shiwan's performance in the Battle of Xiaoyao Jin four years ago was too eye-catching.
However, there were two things that Zhuge Liang did not deduce.
Firstly, when Cao Ren was guarding Jingzhou, he had wantonly collected corvee, causing the soldiers and civilians in Jingzhou to suffer. The people of Wancheng who had surrendered to Cao Cao for 20 years were finally forced to rebel by Cao Ren. Hou Yin, Wei Kai, and the officials and people of Wancheng rebelled against Cao and joined forces with Guan Yu. As a result, Guan Yu's battle went too smoothly. He even managed to flood the seven armies and created an unprecedented favorable wind. Guan Yu's prestige shook China and he was about to take down Xiangfan. He even forced Boss Cao to move the capital. This also caused Guan Yu's strategic position to shift. From the initial harassment and intimidation tactics, it became a strategic decisive battle. However, this also caused a big loophole, causing the main force of Guan Yu to be restrained by Cao Wei.
Secondly, according to Zhuge Liang's original plan, even if it was a strategic battle, it would be fine. It would be better if they could win. However, Zhuge Liang never dreamed that Bo Shiren and Mi Fang would surrender, and Jingzhou would collapse without fighting. This Mi Fang had followed Liu Bei all the way from Xiaopei to his current position. To be frank, she had gone through an extremely cruel test. Strictly speaking, she was Liu Chan's uncle. Although they were not blood relatives, at Changban Slope, it was Madam Mei who had taken Liu Chan away. For his sake, Madam Mei had committed suicide by throwing herself into a well.
Who would have thought that Mei Fang, this thick-browed, big-eyed woman, would also betray him?
"After this matter is over, I will return to Chengdu!”Liu Bei stretched his muscles and slowly said,""I'm resting and building up strength. I'm plotting something!"
Liu Chan slowly said,""Advisor Jun, father, there is something I don't understand!”
Liu Bei was slightly stunned and looked at Liu Chan in surprise.""Tell me!"
"Father, why did you return to Chengdu?”
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