Chapter 270 Your Majesty! Great Victory in Liangzhou!
Chapter 269: Your Majesty! Great Victory in Liangzhou!
"The Left General of the Han Dynasty, the Governor of Yuzhou, and the Marquis of Yichengting, Liu Bei, Liu Xuande! Uncle Liu is loyal to his country, highly respected, and unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness... I, I ask Your Majesty to promote Uncle Liu to the King of Hanzhong!"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he stood with his sword in hand.

His falcon-like eyes swept across the entire palace, and for a moment, the Chengguang Palace was silent, with everyone in the room dumbfounded...

What did King Cao Cao of Wei just say?
Liu Bei was loyal to his country, highly respected, and unparalleled in his benevolence and righteousness...

Cao Cao submitted a petition to the Emperor, asking him to be promoted to the King of Hanzhong?!
Cao Cao took the initiative to bring up the name Liu Bei in the court, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

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Cao Cao paced slowly in the hall, his eyes fell on Zhuge Liang, Jian Yong and others: "Jian Yong, you are the Chief Censor, do you have anything to report to me?"

Jian Yong glanced at Cao Mengde and said, "I have the responsibility to supervise the mission, and the King of Wei also has the right to make a report."

What it means is that I have my responsibilities, but you also have the right to speak.

"Let's make Uncle Liu the King of Hanzhong, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, what do you think?" Cao Cao looked at Kong Ming, who now held the top position among all officials.

Zhuge Liang looked straight ahead, expressionless, and simply bowed to Emperor Liu Xie on the high platform: "The Emperor will make the decision."

Emperor?

Cao Cao suddenly sensed something was wrong and turned to look at Liu Xie who was sitting on the podium.

"Excuse me, Prime Minister, is Uncle Liu now gaining power in Bashu?" Liu Xie asked.

Cao Cao hesitated: "Your Majesty has also received the news?"

Liu Bei is now gaining power in Bashu. Although Cao Cao still doesn't know what the battle situation will be like, how can Liu Zhang be a match for Liu Bei?

Ennobling Liu Bei as the King of Hanzhong was to require him to join forces with Bashu and march north to Hanzhong.

Once Liu Bei occupied Hanzhong, the situation in the world would change drastically.

Liu Bei used Bashu as his rear base and Hanzhong as his forward base. He could reach Liangzhou in the west and prevent Emperor Gaozu from entering Qin in the north, thus posing a fatal threat to Liu Wu.

As a result, the territory and key points of the newly born Liu Wu forces were already under attack from Cao Mengde and Liu Xuande...

Facing Cao Cao's question, Liu Xie shook his head and said, "I really don't know anything about Shuzhong. It's just that the King of Chu had communicated with me through letters long before he went west to Liangzhou."

"The King of Chu said that Uncle Liu is very likely to gain power in Shu and make a comeback."

Cao Mengde narrowed his eyes slightly: "What else did the King of Chu say?"

Liu Xie continued, "The King of Chu also said that he had displeased the King of Wei recently. If the King of Wei knew that Uncle Liu was gaining power in Shu..."

Liu Xie deliberately didn't finish his words, but changed the subject: "In the past, we talked about heroes over wine. The world was not as good as Cao and Liu. The King of Chu and I knew that the King of Wei and the Emperor's uncle admired each other..."

"Now that the King of Wei has spoken, I will naturally fulfill his wish."

A moment later, the wolf-hair brush and silk were served.

Liu Xie picked up his brush and began to write three large characters: "Please have a look, Prime Minister. I have already discussed this matter with the King of Chu."

Afterwards, the eunuch took the silk and held it down from the dragon platform with both hands and presented it to Cao Cao.

Cao Mengde pulled the silk over, took a look at it, and his pupils shrank immediately.

There were only three big characters written on the silk.

He is not the King of Hanzhong, but the King of Nanzhong.

The land of Yizhou is divided into three major regions, with Bashu being the most vast, Hanzhong to the north, and Nanzhong to the south.

Hanzhong connects to Guanzhong in the north, reaches Jingzhou in the east, and Liangzhou in the west.

In the South,
This is what was mentioned in the "The Memorial to the Emperor on Leaving the Capital" in later generations, which said that the emperor crossed the Lu River in May and went deep into the barren land.

Cao Mengde realized he had been tricked at this time. Just as he was about to speak, he heard the head of the Three Dukes, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, say: "Emperor Gaozu occupied Hanzhong in the past, called himself the King of Han, and swept across the world, which led to the prosperity of the Xia and Han dynasties for four hundred years!"

"The King of Wei now wants to recommend Uncle Liu as the King of Hanzhong. Where does this put your Majesty and Uncle Liu?" Jian Yong stepped out and said, "I, the Chief Censor Jian Yong, accuse the King of Wei of disrespecting the Emperor and alienating the Han royal family!"

Cao Mengde's mind was blank at this moment.
The development of things was completely beyond his expectations.

It was thought that these people placed in the court by Liu Wu all had old ties with Liu Xuande. When he was in Tongguan and didn't have time to return, it was these people who took Liu Xie and let Liu Bei run away.

Therefore, Cao Mengde thought that by pointing out that Liu Xuande was gaining power in Bashu, he would catch these people off guard.

When Jin Liu Bei was made King of Hanzhong, whether it was Kong Ming or Jian Yong, these people could not oppose or support it. The only option they had was to keep silent and pretend to be dumb.

I never expected that Liu Wu had already predicted this matter.

I have already decided on a response strategy with the Emperor...

The King of Hanzhong became the King of Nanzhong, which was a good intention that ended in trouble.

If he was the King of Hanzhong, Liu Bei could march into Hanzhong openly and Zhang Lu would definitely not be his opponent.

But now he has become the King of Nanzhong and has caused such a scene in the court. If Liu Bei marches into Hanzhong, it would be a real wolfish ambition and would be considered an act of usurpation.

So, what can Liu Bei do next?
Even if Liu Bei occupied all of Bashu, what could he do?
If we can’t go to Hanzhong, then how about leaving Sichuan to attack Jingzhou?
Jingzhou has over 100,000 elite soldiers and horses, a complete navy and land force, and Jiangdong is there to support them. If they go there, they will die...

The only option he could do was to go to the south to conquer those remote barbarians, just like this king, which was a thankless task.

"The King of Wei is the most loyal to my Han Dynasty. Prime Minister, and Lord Jian, you can't say that!" Finally, Liu Xie spoke up and saved the situation: "So far, I have only conferred titles on the three kings of Wei, Chu, and Wu."

"King Sun Quan of Wu assessed Jiangdong for the sake of the country and conquered Shanyue."

"The King of Wei pacified the Central Plains and even went on an expedition to the borderland, where he launched a surprise attack on the Wuhuan, thus raising the prestige of the Han Dynasty."

"My brother, the King of Chu, has pacified Jingzhou and Guanzhong, and now he is even on a long expedition to Liangzhou to attack the Hu and Qiang tribes..."

"Now that Liu Huangshu has gained power in Bashu, he should cross the Lu River and attack the barbarians in the south to make contributions to the country."

Liu Xie finished speaking.

Kong Ming, Jian Yong, Xu Shu and other Han officials all bowed in unison: "Your Majesty is wise and wise!!"

Cao Mengde could only grit his teeth and flick his sleeves: "Your Majesty is wise..."

Cao Mengde really had to swallow his anger and couldn't understand why he had to endure the emperor's anger now!

Kong Ming, Jian Yong... and this group of Han officials...

Cao Cao raised his eyes slightly and glanced at Emperor Liu Xie on the high platform. He couldn't help but say in his heart: "If it weren't for Liu Wu supporting you outside..."

Even though Cao Cao gnashed his teeth, he could not do anything to these people.

If Cao Mengde ignored all the concerns and captured all these people including the emperor, then he, Cao Mengde, would be said to have cut himself off from the world.

It's equivalent to handing a knife to Liu Wu!
"My dear ministers, do you have anything else to report?"

"If you have something to report, please report it. If not, please adjourn the court..." Liu Xie said this again.

However, at this moment, an armored figure broke into Chengguang Hall, it was the General of the Central Army, Zhao Yun.

"What's the matter, Zilong?"

"Your Majesty, a great victory in Liangzhou..."

"Great victory in Liangzhou!!"

"The King of Chu has already annihilated Liangzhou, Hehuang, and all the Hu tribes in Hexi!!"

"Behead millions..."

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