Now it has been more than a month since Liu Bei ascended the throne and became emperor, and in more than a month, the news of Liu Bei's proclamation as emperor has slowly spread all over the country.

Because Liu Bei and Sun Quan are in-laws, Jiangdong has long known the news, and when Liu Bei was proclaimed emperor, Sun Quan also sent a messenger to congratulate him.

As for Cao Wei, he has now also received definite news.

Liu Bei was called the emperor, although this was expected, but now that the news has come out, Cao Wei must make a move.

As the saying goes, there are no two days in the sky, and there are no two masters in the country.

However, if there are two emperors today, which one is orthodox?

Cao Wei was given by Liu Xiechan, while Yan Han was established by Liu Bei, the emperor's uncle of the Han Dynasty, after the fall of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bei didn't recognize Cao Wei, and of course Cao Wei wouldn't recognize Yan Han.

In Cao Pi's study.

Cao Pi sat in the first place, and below him were Jia Xu, Zhong Xuan, Wang Lang, Hua Xin, Sima Yi, Jiang Ji and other important ministers.

Cao Pi said to everyone: "Liu Bei, a weaving mat seller, actually dares to be the emperor!" Liu Xie was named the Duke of Shanyang, and Liu Bei, in order to be the emperor, actually slandered and killed Liu Xie, and gave Liu Xie a nickname, which is really shameless.

So it's not that my first emperor told me to rest and recuperate before he died, and I had to go to the army to fight against him. ”

"Your Majesty is angry!" Zhong Xuan arched his hand and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei's wolf ambition is well known to the world, don't be angry about it, now that Liu Bei is called the emperor, he is even more slandered that His Majesty killed the Duke of Shanyang, I think he will soon be in the name of avenging the Duke of Shanyang, and he needs to prepare early." ”

Cao Pi nodded and said: "Yuan Chang's words are good, Yongliang has been in turmoil several times, and there are only 100,000 available soldiers, I have ordered Yongliang Governor Cao Zhen to expand the army by 20,000, and recruit 30,000 troops from the Central Plains to Yongliang, so that Liu Bei will be fine even if he invades the north." ”

"Your Majesty!" Hua Xin arched his hand and said: "After Liu Bei became the emperor, there are still many affairs to be dealt with, and it is difficult to commit crimes in the north in a short time. ”

For example, today's three-legged stand, Liu Bei and Cao Pi have all been called emperors, but Sun Quan has not.

In this way, people in the world want to determine which court is orthodox, and Sun Quan's attitude is particularly important.

If Sun Quan is attached to Liu Bei, then most people in the world think that Liu Bei is orthodox. If Sun Quan is attached to Cao Pi, then the people of the world think that Cao Pi is orthodox.

The great power game is not only a conquest, but also a contest in other aspects, and it is also very important to compete for the orthodox position.

In such a war between orthodoxy and unorthodoxy, the unorthodox will weaken its momentum.

In history, after Cao Pi became emperor, it was Sun Quan who took the initiative to send an envoy to call him a minister, and gave Cao Wei what he got from Guan Yu.

Because Liu Bei was also proclaimed emperor at that time, Sun Quan had just taken Jingzhou and was about to face Liu Bei's attack, so he took the initiative to claim to be a minister.

And Cao Pi also exchanged courtesies, gave Sun Quan Jiuxi, canonized him as the king of Wu, the general, the leader of Jingzhou pastor, and the military of Jing, Yang, and Jiao.

However, Cao Pi later felt that Sun Quan was not sincerely attached, so he led his troops to attack Sun Quan.

And Sun Quan called the emperor, after the Battle of Shiting in 228, the first battle of Shiting, Sun Quan used the famous name to eliminate the father of the three evils of the protagonist Zhou, Poyang Taishou Zhou Yi defeated Cao Wei with a counter-strategy, Cao Wei's coach Cao Xiu died in shame after the war, and Cao Wei's power in Huainan was also greatly damaged.

It is precisely because of Sun Quan's victory in the Battle of Shiting that he has the capital to be the emperor.

At that time, Shu Han and Jiangdong had re-friended, Sun Quan was called the emperor, and he also won the recognition of Shu Han, Shu Han thought of Sun Quan's throne, and Sun Quan also recognized the throne of Shu Han, and when they canonized each other, they also divided Cao Wei's territory.

And now Sun Quan has failed miserably one after another, and the title is no more than Marquis Wu, and it is not enough to be crowned a king by virtue and merit, let alone called an emperor.

But Sun Quan was a great prince after all, and if Yan Han Cao Wei wanted to compete for orthodoxy, he had to win over Sun Quan.

In this way, Sun Quan must choose to temporarily submit to one person and accept the canonization, otherwise the two will not help each other, but will provoke the attack of the two forces of Yan Han and Cao Wei.

After listening to Hua Xin's words, Cao Pi muttered: "Yes, if Sun Quan is willing to accept my canonization, then Liu Bei's throne will be questioned by the people of the world, and everyone in the world will think that my Wei State is orthodox."

The order went down, gave Sun Quan Jiuxi, canonized him as the king of Wu, the general, the leader of Jingzhou, and the military of Jingzhou, Yang, and Jiao. Hmph, if Sun Quan accepts the reward, he will completely break with Liu Bei, and then I can sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight. ”

Sima Yi walked out with a sigh and said: "Your Majesty, Sun Quan is now married to Liu Bei, and his attitude is ambiguous, although Sun Quan is immortal in fighting for Jingzhou, but he doesn't dare to provoke Liu Bei in a short time, you canonize it like this, Sun Quan will not accept it."

Your Majesty can secretly send an envoy to Jiangdong to win over Sun Quan, as for the battle for orthodoxy, Your Majesty, your throne was originally given by Liu Xiechan, which is a cut above Liu Bei, and there is no need to win over Sun Quan, if you win over Sun Quan, it will backfire, causing Sun Quan to fall to Liu Bei. ”

Cao Pi was displeased when he heard this: "Sun Quan and Liu Bei have a big enmity, and the marriage is just a delaying tactic, and now I canonize him as the king of Wu, unify Jing, Yang, and hand over the military of the three states, Sun Quan can justifiably lead the army to attack Liu Bei, how can he not accept it?"

If I don't canonize Sun Quan, Liu Bei will definitely be canonized, if Sun Quan accepts Liu Bei's canonization, then the world will think that Liu Bei is orthodox! ”

Sima Yi sighed when he heard this, and retreated to the class in silence.

Compared with Cao Cao, Cao Pi is still too immature, only caring about immediate interests and has no long-term plans.

Although Sun Quan's heart to seize Jingzhou is not dead, he does not dare to provoke Liu Bei at the moment, and Jiangdong has just stabilized, Sun Quan can only choose to get close to Liu Bei and secretly look for opportunities to plot against Jingzhou.

If you directly reward Sun Quan, if Sun Quan accepts it, then his intentions will be exposed, and even the marriage will be in vain.

How could Sun Quan agree in this way?

You can only win over this matter in secret, not in the open.

It's just that Cao Pi didn't expect this, rejected Sima Yi's proposal, and sent an envoy to Jiangdong to canonize Sun Quan.

At the same time, in Chengdu, Yizhou, Liu Bei also gathered a group of courtiers.

Liu Bei said to everyone: "Now that my Han has completed the formation of each smashing door, I plan to raise troops to avenge the filial piety emperor, I don't know what you suggest." ”

"Your Majesty, no!" Xu Shu arched his hand and said: "Although the major institutions have been formed, many officials have not yet taken office, Your Majesty cannot easily send troops, and the country needs to be completely stabilized."

Now Cao, Sun, Liu Sanfang, His Majesty and Cao Pi have all been proclaimed emperors, but Sun Quan is still a marquis, and His Majesty can win over Sun Quan to canonize Sun Quan as a prince.

If Sun Quan accepts it, the people of the world will agree with His Majesty's orthodox position. If Sun Quan does not accept it, it can be seen that Sun Quan is a wolf's ambition, and he also has the heart of being the emperor, and he is unwilling to be subservient to others, so he should be careful and beware. ”

Liu Bei hesitated when he heard this: "Cao Pi has to be filial to the emperor, and the orthodox position is a little higher than me, Sun Quan is ambitious, if I canonize Sun Quan, I am afraid that Sun Quan will not accept it, but will fall to Cao Pi, so ......"

If Sun Quan fell to Cao Pi and did not recognize Liu Bei's throne, then Liu Bei's legitimacy would be even lower.

"Your Majesty need not worry!" Zhuge Liang said with a smile: "Although Sun Quan is ambitious, but now he is not virtuous enough, he can't be called the emperor at all, and even the king is not enough.

Sun Quan has just experienced the defeat of Jingzhou, the people in Jiangdong are in turmoil, the Jiangdong soldiers are afraid of my Han soldiers and horses, if Sun Quan accepts Cao Pi's canonization, he is the enemy of my Han, so Jiangdong will be in turmoil.

The reason why Sun Quan chose to befriend His Majesty after the defeat was to stabilize people's hearts, and secondly, to paralyze His Majesty and secretly look for opportunities to continue to seize Jingzhou.

Sun Quan's heart to seize my Jingzhou will not die, if he accepts Cao Pi's canonization, his ambition will be exposed, and his behavior of befriending His Majesty after the war will be meaningless.

And Sun Quan accepted His Majesty's canonization, Sun Quan would think that His Majesty really trusted him, and would let down his guard against him, thus creating an opportunity to attack Jingzhou. Under the balance between the two, Sun Quan will definitely accept His Majesty's canonization. ”

"Kong Ming's words are very good!" Liu Bei was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "I want to add nine tins to Sun Quan, canonize him as the king of Wu, lead Xuzhou Mu, and supervise the military of Yu, Yang, and Xuzhou, I don't know what you think?" ”

Cao Pi gave Sun Quan the title of Jingzhou pastor, and the military governor of Jingzhou, Jiaozhou, and Yangzhou.

And Liu Bei is the military governor of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yuzhou, and Yangzhou.

They all sealed the enemy's territory to Sun Quan.

"Your Majesty Shengming!" All the courtiers praised it, but they did not object.

August 221 A.D.

Jiangdong, Jianye.

Wu Hou Mansion, Sun Quan's study.

Zhang Zhao said to Sun Quan: "My lord, Liu Bei has also sent a messenger!" ”

Sun Quan said with a calm face: "One after the other, there are only three days apart, and it is really menacing." ”

Zhang Zhao sighed and said: "Now that Liu Bei and Cao Pi have ascended the throne and become emperors, they can't fight for a short time, they are all fighting for orthodoxy and suppressing each other's arrogance. ”

Sun Quan looked at Zhang Zhao and asked, "Zibu thinks, I can't pick it up?" ”

Sun Quan has mixed feelings in his heart at the moment, Cao Pi and Liu Bei have been proclaimed emperors one after another, and Sun Quan is envious and jealous.

But no matter how envious you are, no matter how jealous you are, it's useless, with Sun Quan's current virtue, his merits can't be called emperor at all.

To be an emperor, you must have virtue, merit, and strength.

The strength is enough, even if the virtue is insufficient, it's okay, because no one dares to object.

But what strength does Sun Quan have at the moment? There is only half of Yangzhou, and its strength is inferior to Yuan Shu back then, so what is the emperor.

Not in terms of strength, it's talking about virtue and merit.

It doesn't seem to be, Sun Quan has inherited Jiangdong for so many years, although he has done a lot of things, but his prestige has fallen off after several defeats.

Such virtue is not meritorious.

If you don't have enough strength, you don't have virtue, you don't have merit, what can you call the emperor? The people under his rule will not obey.

Of the three emperors and five emperors in ancient times, which one was not Deze Sihai? Someone who has made a great contribution to the Terrans?

Now Sun Quan, don't say that he is the emperor, and he is not even qualified to be the king.

Sun Quan in history, that occupied Jing, Jiao, Yang, and defeated Cao Wei in the Battle of Shiting, and won the recognition of Shu Han before he dared to be the emperor.

Why a few years ago, when Cao Pi and Sun Quan successively called Emperor De, Sun Quan did not follow closely behind, in the final analysis, it was still not enough merit.

If Sun Quan chooses to be emperor now, it will attract the attack of Liu Bei and Cao Pi, and Sun Quan will be the next Yuan Shu.

If your Sun Quan is strong enough, we have nothing to say about being the emperor, because there is no way to take you. But you only have such a little strength, and you dare to be on an equal footing with us, aren't you looking for death?

Zhang Zhao groaned: "The reason why the lord reconciled with Liu Bei after the First Battle in Jingzhou was to stabilize the order in Jiangdong, and to paralyze Liu Bei.

Now that the lord has married Liu Bei, it is natural to choose Liu Bei, otherwise everything he has done before will be wasted, and Miss Sun has cheapened Liu Chan for nothing.

Moreover, after the first battle of Jingzhou, my Jiangdong soldiers did not dare to be enemies with Liu Bei and accepted Cao Pi's canonization, but I was afraid that the hearts of Jiangdong who had finally stabilized would be scattered again. ”

Sun Quan's face was gloomy, his fists were clenched, and his face was full of unwillingness.

Sun Quan and Liu Bei were both his enemies, but now, he actually had to accept their canonization.

Sun Quan knew that Cao Pi and Liu Bei would at least crown him king, and Sun Quan dreamed of being the king, but he didn't want it from others!

But if you don't want it, you have to ask for it, if you don't choose one, Sun Quan will expose his ambition in front of others, so the threat to him is even greater.

Zhang Zhao sighed and said: "The lord, the male lord, should endure what ordinary people can't bear, now the lord must choose Cao, Liu's side, and please bear with the lord for the time being, accept Liu Bei's canonization." ”

Sun Quan let go of his fist and said to Zhang Zhao: "Tomorrow morning, set up a wok, outside the hall, I will personally meet Cao Pi and Liu Bei's envoys." ”

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