Zhang Song, who was responsible for setting up detailed operations in various places and collecting information, was summoned.
After listening to Liu Jia's words, Zhang Song said calmly: "This matter is difficult to say, it is not difficult to say, it is not difficult to say. It is really hard to say whether it can have a restraining effect on Cao Cao. It is true that Cao Cao is ambitious, but he You may not want to be the emperor now. Now he has the power of the emperor but not the title of emperor. He is naturally a smart man. Once he becomes the emperor, he will be roasted on the fire. He should not be fooled by our nursery rhymes. Bewitched.¡±[]
Li Hui said: "That's not necessarily true. Now the north is basically under the absolute control of Cao Cao. Many people don't want the current emperor to put pressure on them. They think that Cao Cao's reputation is unjust and unjust. Cao Cao's enemies They often use this to abuse him. Cao Cao's subordinates, especially the generals, want Cao Cao to simply regard him as the emperor and get rid of the awkwardness in the middle. According to our detailed report, now Sima Yi, Jia Xu and others have jointly petitioned the emperor, please The emperor named Cao Cao King of Wei. The emperor had already done so at the same time, but Cao Cao was pretending to refuse. Although the matter has not been finalized, Sima Yi, who took the lead this time, began to be reused by Cao Cao. With this time, other ministers could not be affected by Encouragement? If you can reap the benefits of electing Cao Cao as the King of Wei today, wouldn't the benefits be greater if you elect Cao Cao as the Emperor tomorrow?"
However, Zhang Song did not insist on his opinion and said with a smile: "That's right. There is also news that Sima Yi is contacting Cao Cao's cronies after tasting the sweetness, and is preparing to directly elect Cao Cao as emperor and ask the current emperor to abdicate. Even he and others Part of the letter written by someone urging Cao Cao to proclaim himself emperor is widely known in the market. It said, "The fate of the Han Dynasty is coming to an end. Your Highness is worthy of nine of the world, so you can serve him It is the will of heaven and man." It's just Cao Cao's actions. It will be after our northern expedition is over at the soonest, right?"
Liu Jiadao: "I guess this Cao Cao needs someone from outside to push him. Last time he made Sun Quan and Jia kings, so the resistance to him becoming the king of Wei will naturally be much smaller. If someone outside becomes the emperor now, then he will also I will be happy to see the results. I will definitely curse a few words, but I will be happy in my heart. Haha"
Zhang Song and Li Hui both looked at Liu Jia in surprise. Zhang Song even blurted out: "King Shu, could it be that you"
Liu Jia waved his hand and said with a smile: "Of course Jia won't be the first person. Now we are about to attack Cao Cao. How can we cause trouble for ourselves?"
Zhang Song concealed it awkwardly: "Haha, Song is not saying that you, King of Shu, cannot become the emperor. You are an authentic royal family member, and your ability is obvious to all. You are much better than today's puppet emperor and the domineering Cao Cao, but just now The timing, yes, the King of Shu himself said that the attack on Cao Cao is imminent, so it would be bad for the world to reviled him. It is best if this matter can be settled"
Liu Jia waved his hand generously. Said: "Jia understands, Jia understands what you are thinking. In fact, we have gone far enough ahead. We have done some things that only the emperor can do before and now. For example, when Jia was still the prefect of Zangke County After arriving in Chengdu, Jia appointed several prefects as prefects. Strictly speaking, how could Jia have the power to appoint these prefects? Haha This time the organization was set up. Some official positions were only for the court. Tingcai has the power to set it up. Didn't Jia set it up and seal it as well? Jia just wants to give a message to others that Jia's place is no longer stable. Every time, he breaks through a little bit and lets others think about it. "
Li Hui smiled and said: "Haha, after Sun Quan heard that we set it up like this, he also followed our instructions. Now Zhou Yu is no longer the governor. He is the chief minister"
Liu Jiadao: "Jia's idea is to see if there is any way to get Sun Quan to take action first. As soon as we start a war with Cao Cao, Sun Quan's status will be transcendent. Even if he declares himself emperor, neither of us will object, nor dare to object." . Haha, it¡¯s better to say that I don¡¯t want to object than I don¡¯t dare to object.¡±
At this time, Zhang Song completely understood what Liu Jia meant, and he said: "As long as we go to war. Sun Quan himself must also understand his transcendent status. He also knows that this is the best time for him to become emperor. I am afraid that he will be afraid and Don¡¯t dare to take action.¡±
Liu Jiadao: "Jia is just worried that he won't dare to take action, so please discuss it. See if there is any way to use the common people to push him."
"It's okay to give it a try. Since he violated the ancestral system and sealed his subordinates, his ambition is definitely not small. Maybe if we do this, we will really succeed"
Not long after, a few nursery rhymes like this began to slowly spread across the land of Yangzhou:
¡°The carp on the riverside are red, and the golden dragon emerges from the stone city.¡± ¡°The phoenix flies in the south, and the nine tripods are piled up in piles.¡±¡
Later, Liu Jia went to see Guan Feng, who had been imprisoned in prison for several years. Although Liu Jia had someone give her a bath and change clothes before meeting her, the torture of prison life was still clearly written on her face. , engraved in her heart.
There is no one in the prisonThey made things difficult for her, but how could she with her lively and lively nature endure this imprisonment, a dark room of several square meters, where she ate, drank, pooped, and slept. She ate brown rice, wore prison clothes that she never changed all year round, and was bitten by mosquitoes in the summer. , the winter is very cold.
Liu Jia looked at her depressed look and felt a little pity but more of a sigh. When she dragged her shackles to Liu Jia, she just stood quietly with her head lowered without saying a word.
Liu Jia took the initiative to break the silence and said to her: "Please sit down!"
Guan Feng just moved his steps, but still didn't speak or sit down.
Seeing that she didn't sit down, Liu Jia was a little embarrassed and sat down, so he stood with her. Looking at her already thin body, he said, "Do you still have a lot of hatred in your heart?"
Speechless.
"I understand that you feel unfair for your father, uncle and others. But you should not disguise yourself as a man to assassinate me."
At this time, Guan Feng raised her head and glanced at Liu Jia indifferently. Maybe it was the word "understanding" that Liu Jia said that made her feel strange, or maybe it was the word "my king" that surprised her.
"You helped Zhang Lu in Hanzhong and Du Jilai in Chengdu deal with me. What happened? You are a smart man. From the time you were imprisoned in Jiangyou Town to the prison in Chengdu, you should have known that all your efforts have failed. . Not only did I win a great victory in Jiangyou Town, but I also successfully occupied Chengdu. All three of you were defeated and fled." When he said this, Liu Jia was a little excited but more proud.
Guan Feng raised his head and glanced at Liu Jia again, wanting to say something, but his mouth just moved. After all, nothing was said.
"You want to inquire about your father and uncle, right?" Liu Jia asked.
Although Guan Feng didn't speak or nod, the way she raised her head and glanced at Liu Jia clearly showed that she had this intention.
"Your uncle, Liu Bei, was defeated. He was completely defeated! Moreover, he and Zhang Fei, his third uncle, were captured by Sun Quan and finally surrendered to Sun Quan. Your father also joined them soon after"
"Impossible! My father will never surrender to Sun Quan! I absolutely don't believe it!" Guan Feng suddenly shouted.
"That's true! It's not a question of whether you believe it or not." Liu Jiadao.
"It's you! If it weren't for you, my uncle and the others would never" Guan Feng stared at Liu Jia with angry eyes and shouted.
Liu Jia smiled slightly and said: "It can be said that I am the king. But it is you who are responsible for it. You united with Zhang Lu and Du Ji to attack me. I am just defending myself. Anyone else would resist, right? I am the king." The king has nothing against your uncle Liu Beiqiu. He is sitting in his Xiangyang. The king came to Yizhou to rescue his father and eradicate the rebellious officials. What does it have to do with you Liu Bei? Why did he come to interfere. And he also sent Zhang Fei leads his troops here to directly confront me? If truth be told, it was Liu Bei who was rude first."
Guan Feng said: "But you robbed our Uncle Zhao"
"We communicated with Liu Bei in advance and wrote to him. Not only did he agree, but he also personally sent his adopted son Liu Feng to send General Zhao's family members"
"What did you agree to? That's coercion."
"Then what if you put my 6,000 Yizhou soldiers in danger near the mouth of Jiangzui?"
"II don't care!"
"I don't want you to take care of it. You can't take care of it either! I'm here today just to tell you that your land, Xiangyang, is not ours to occupy. Liu Bei and others were captured because you were too greedy and wanted to take advantage of us when we were in a hurry in Yizhou. Seize our important land in Jingzhou and let others take advantage."
"Not you? Who occupied Xiangyang, Cao Cao? Sun Quan?" Guan Feng asked strangely.
"Haha, you can't even think of it. Xiangyang was occupied by your ally, Zhang Lu, who you helped!"
"He? Impossible! How could their army capture Xiangyang when they were attacking Yizhou?"
"Haha, you will know if Zhang Lu is responsible for it when you go out. You didn't expect it, did you? And now Liu Bei's wife and son, your own mother, other relatives and friends, and Zhang Fei's family have all been arrested by Zhang Lu. Then they took these people and surrendered to Cao Cao!"
"Ah!" Guan Feng was completely stunned, looking at Liu Jia stupidly, tears flowing down involuntarily.
It¡¯s been a long time. Then she asked tremblingly: "My mother is also in Cao Cao's hands? What about my brother and the others?"
Liu Jia nodded: "Yes. But your brother and the others ran away after hearing that they were caught in the rebel army. Guan Xing, Zhang Bao and others have already arrived in Soochow. They were reunited with your father and the others."
"Pleaseplease ask my uncle how did they get to Soochow? Xiangyang is not a thief like Zhang Lu"?Conquer the ground? ". Guan Feng's words finally changed a little.
"The specific situation is not clear. I only heard that after the city of Xiangyang was broken, Zhang Lu's younger brother Zhang Wei led his cavalry to chase Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and several others along the Xiangjiang embankment. Zhang Fei was in a critical moment after being wounded by an arrow. There was a craftsman's boat from Soochow moored by the Xiangjiang River. Liu Bei and others jumped aboard in a panic. Later, these craftsmen packed Zhang Fei, Liu Bei and others in cloth bags and transported them to Jianye and handed them over to Sun Quan. Liu Bei's men Of course the guards fed the fish. In order to find Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, your father and we sent tens of thousands of soldiers to search along the Xiangjiang River, but they were never found. Haha, who knew they were lying in cloth bags enjoying themselves? "
"You are looking for it too? Then why did my father go to Soochow?" Guan Feng asked in a low voice.
"Isn't this easy? After Sun Quan captured Liu Bei, he ordered him to write to your father and Zhuge Liang, asking your father and Zhuge Liang to defect to him. It's that simple, so we had a good talk with your father and Zhuge Liang and prepared to cooperate. It was all in vain. In the end, your father and Zhuge Liang left with their soldiers."
"What about them now?" Guan Feng asked eagerly.
"Now? Very good. Liu Bei is now the junior governor of a county in the south of Yangzhou. Your father and Zhang Fei have become Sun Quan's generals. Zhuge Liang has become Sun Quan's important ministers like Zhou Yu. Haha, only Liu Bei is a little younger now. "
Guan Feng was silent again.
Liu Jia asked: "Don't you have anything to ask?"
"It's already like this, what else can the little girl say? Let Xiaodi go back to the cell?" With that, the frustrated Guan Feng was about to leave.
"Haha, didn't you hear clearly that I want to let you go?" Liu Jia smiled.
"Let the little girl go?" Guan Feng asked in surprise, raising his head again and looking at Liu Jia.
"Yes! Keeping you here will be of no use to me anyway. You will leave tomorrow, and I will send someone to take you to Jiangxia. Your father has now returned to Fankou to guard you. You can be with your father there. Met."
Guan Feng suddenly trembled all over, suppressing his cries. After a long time, she raised her head and said, "Siryou, don't expect this little girl to help you persuade my father to come and join them."
Liu Jiadao: "Haha, it doesn't matter. Miss Guan can decide for herself. The only hope is that if General Guan attacks us, I hope Miss Guan will remind me for the sake of not killing you. I want the majestic General Guan to Not a guy who plays tricks.¡±
"Hugh" Although she started loudly, after saying one word, she swallowed the word "want" alive. After a while, she whispered, "The little girl is very frustrated now, and she doesn't want to think about anyone." Help, everything comes with the safety of your family as top priority.¡±
Liu Jia nodded and said: "That's okay! But I still advise Miss Guan to walk around and look around. If you want to see everywhere in Yizhou, I can send someone to accompany Miss Guan."
"No need, the little girl decides her own affairs." After Guan Feng said this, he suddenly knelt down towards Liu Jia and said to Liu Jia, "The little girl thanks you for not killing me."
Liu Jia started to reach out and pull her up, but in the end he held back and just said: "You're welcome! Maybe we will meet again soon."
In April of the 18th year of Jian'an, the well-prepared 140,000-strong expeditionary army finally set off from Chengdu in a mighty manner. Because Liu Jia personally led the troops, the people of Chengdu crowded along the way to see Liu Jia, the king of Shu. The civil and military officials who stayed in the city even sent him off ten miles away.
Everyone in Chengdu knows that a large-scale war is about to break out, and they are convinced that news of victory one after another will soon come.