Chapter 329 is the imperial edict.

Chapter 329: This is the imperial edict.

As the four-wheeled carriage of Zhuge Liang, the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, passed by, pedestrians all tried to get out of the way.

Kong Ming, sitting on the four-wheeled carriage, gently waved his feather fan, with thousands of thoughts in his mind. A new emperor chooses new ministers. He struggled in Xuchang for several years, until the moment Cao Mengde left Chengdu, Zhuge Liang knew that his mission was actually over.

When Liu Wu ascends the throne and becomes emperor, Xiling Group will come to power.

Zhuge Liang knew that he was not Liu Wu's confidant, because he had never been one of those people in the Xiling Group...

There is a person who is very similar to himself, that is Zhou Yu who was trapped in the Western Regions. Kong Ming knows that he will most likely have the same ending as Zhou Yu. They are truly Yu Liang for a lifetime.

Put down the feather fan,

"One is Lu Boyan, one is Wei Wenchang, Lu Xun and Wei Yan are one scholar and one warrior, and there are also Pang Shiyuan and Gao Shun. In the future, they will really be..."

"No, I missed one more, Sun Shangxiang..."

"Gan Ning can only be considered half, but that's enough to make him a meteoric rise."

"The other five people will even ascend to heaven, and the whole family will rise to heaven..."

"Wei Yan and Gao Shun are the two most important generals of the Han Dynasty."

"Lu Xun and Pang Tong must be among the three highest officials, and their families will also prosper."

"As for Sun Shangxiang..., there is no need to say more, there is no need to say more..."

These original shareholders of Xiling Group invested in the company when Liu Wu was at his weakest, and in return they received countless rewards.

Civil officials, military generals, and the harem, the future court stage of the Han Dynasty was destined to be theirs.

Zhuge Liang also noticed that people like himself, such as Ma Chao, Han Sui, Sun Quan, and Huang Zhong, were too old and most likely just lived out their lives in retirement. Zhou Yu's present was their future.

The four-wheeler stopped.

Kong Ming raised his eyes and looked up: "We're here."

The plaque of the Prince of Chu's Palace has not been replaced yet...

Because of his special status, Liu Wu had already been allowed to enter directly, so he did not encounter any obstructions.

After passing through many thresholds, Kong Ming arrived at a courtyard.

Sun Shangxiang, who is still a girl but already a wife and mother, is holding her child in her arms, rocking him and humming a nursery rhyme.

At the stone table next to him, Liu Wu was sitting there writing calligraphy...

Sun Shangxiang even greeted him, "Zi Lie, Mr. Kong Ming is here."

Liu Wu nodded: "Sit down first."

Zhuge Liang took two steps forward, paused, then knelt on the ground with both hands, and said, "Your Majesty, I am Kong Ming. I greet the Queen and the Crown Prince..."

……

Sun Shangxiang, who was holding the child, was stunned...

The brush in Liu Wu's hand also stopped.

After just a moment, Liu Wu continued to paint, and Sun Shangxiang continued to rock the child and hum the nursery rhyme again.

In a moment,

Finished writing,

Liu Wu lifted up the bamboo slips, waited for the ink to dry, and handed them to Zhuge Liang: "This is the edict of accession written by me. Prime Minister, you can take a look first."

Kong Ming bowed his hands: "I obey your command..."

Still kneeling on the ground, he stretched out his hands to receive it, but Liu Wu took the bamboo stick back and said, "Tell me, what do you want to do?"

Kong Ming smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, I beg for your remains."

"No!" Liu Wu refused without even a second thought, and then said: "When the people from Xiling arrive, you will have to give up your position as prime minister to Lu Boyan. It's not that you are not as talented as him, but I can't let them down..."

"I will give you two choices. Either you choose a remote place, like Zhou Gongjin, to open up China and guard the border for the Han Dynasty."

"Or, you can stay in the court and be used. I will promise you a special official position, but it must be below the rank of the Three Dukes."

Kong Ming paused, and it was indeed very similar to what he had guessed. However, since he was allowed to stay in the court, it seemed that Liu Wu was still willing to give him a stage to perform in the court.

"It's hard for me to make a decision..." Zhuge Liang did not make his choice clear.

Because he knew that serving the emperor was like serving a tiger, and he actually had no choice.

"Then stay in the court. I plan to reappoint Yang Biao as the Grand Commandant to appease the people. However, Yang Biao is old, and I dare not hand over the military affairs to him. I plan to let you and the teacher take charge of the military affairs together."

Yang Biao was appointed as the Grand Marshal, with only an empty title, but in reality everything was controlled by the two men, Fengchu and Wulong.

Kong Ming was a little stunned at the moment. He really didn't expect...

Among the three officials, the Taiwei is in charge of military affairs, the Situ is in charge of civil affairs, and the Sikong is in charge of supervision. In this day and age, the Taiwei with real power is the most important. I didn't expect that the Dragon and the Phoenix would be together and share the power of the Taiwei.

"I thank the emperor for his great grace..." Kong Ming was actually quite satisfied with this result.

"I haven't ascended the throne yet, don't shout..." Liu Wu glanced at him unhappily, then handed the bamboo slips in his hand to him.

Kong Ming took it, opened it, and began to read the edict of accession written by Liu Wu himself...

【Ever since the Qiang and Hu rebelled, the Han Dynasty declined. First there was the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which devastated the whole world. Later, the princes rose up in arms and the heroes fought for their own interests. In the midst of the chaos, my brother also had a hard time and suffered in every way, let alone the people of the world?】

[I am a descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan in the Han Dynasty, and the eldest son of Emperor Xuande, my uncle. My family was poor when I was young, my mother died of hunger, and my father made a living by weaving mats and selling shoes...]

[When he was young, he joined the army and fought against the Yellow Turbans, defeated Dong Zhuo, and drove the Xiongnu away from Liaodong. He fought in countless battles in the Central Plains.]

[When I was young, I followed my brother and we made an appointment on the Golden Summit, chatting and laughing. ]

[After the Yidaizhao incident happened, he fled to Xudu...]

[After the Red Cliff, Liu Xuande made his seven-year-old son Liu Adou the heir apparent and forced me to recognize Liu Adou as my master. I could not tolerate this, so I fled to Gong'an alone.]

[He started from Xiling and established his own career. Later, he defeated Cao's army in Xiangfan and finally met his brother again. He was named King of Chu.]

【At that time, Guanzhong was in rebellion, and the King of Wei was unable to control it. I followed the imperial order of my brother and led the nine armies north to subdue Ma Chao and Han Sui, and Guanzhong was finally pacified.】

[In order to ensure the stability of Guanzhong, I will march west to Liangzhou, sweeping thousands of miles and quelling the century-old Qiang rebellion! ]

[After several years of hard fighting outside the region, they finally recovered the vast Han territory in the Western Regions! ]

[After returning from the expedition, the King of Wei did not dare to fight me and fled to Hebei. The four states of the Central Plains were thus recovered.]

[My brother, as promised, first succeeded me to the Han Dynasty, then became the crown prince, and now he has passed on the throne to me.]

[If the emperor orders me to die, I must die. Moreover, my elder brother is like my father. The emperor is the emperor, the minister is the minister, the father is the father, and the son is the son. My brother wants me to be the emperor, and I dare not disobey.]

[From today on, I will inherit the throne, honor my brother as the Supreme Emperor, and name the reign Wude...]

Wu,
Stop fighting and turn into force.

What is martial arts? Martial arts is the power to stop fighting and put an end to hostilities!

Virtue is the behavior of people with benevolence and righteousness as the core concept and above, stop and be upright as the conduct...

At this time, Liu Wu stood up and said aloud: "The word Wu De was first seen in Zuo Zhuan. Xuan Gong 12th Year. King Zhuang of Chu said: Wu has seven virtues..."

"One is to prohibit violence,"

"The second is to restrain the troops."

"The third day is Bao Da,"

"The fourth is the work of concentration."

"The fifth is to keep the people safe."

"Sixth day, harmony among the people,"

"Seventh, the one who is rich..."

Liu Wu kept talking with his hands behind his back, but Zhuge Liang didn't listen to a word he said:

"This is the decree of accession to the throne. It must be announced to the world. All officials, citizens, and vassal states must kneel down and listen to the decree..."

He could not help but point at the bamboo slips and read out the words one by one: "After the Battle of Red Cliff... Liu Xuande made the seven-year-old Liu Adou the crown prince... and forced me to recognize Liu Adou as my master... I could not bear it... so I fled to Gong'an alone."

“Can these things be written on it?!”

(End of this chapter)