Taking stock of the counselor rankings, Guo Jia only ranks at the bottom?

Huang Quan cried and said:"I was favored by the Emperor of Shu and ordered me to take charge of the armies in the north of the Yangtze River, but my return was cut off by Lu Xun. I had no way to return to

Shu and could not surrender to Wu, so I came to seek refuge with your majesty.

The defeated general will not die. It was a fluke, how could you dare to imitate the ancients?"

Cao Pi was overjoyed and appointed Huang Quan as General Zhennan~, but Huang Quan refused.

At this time, a close official came to report:"A spy came back from Shu, saying that the Lord of Shu has killed all Huang Quan's family."

Huang Quan said:"I and the Lord of Shu are confidant.

The Lord of Shu knows my heart and will definitely not kill me." My family is small."

Cao Pi agreed.

Sure enough, later on, Liu Bei found out about Huang Quan and did not kill Huang Quan's family.

After that, they were defeated miserably by Yiling.

Liu Bei was extremely depressed because of the tragic defeat.

He was in Yong'an Palace again, fell ill, and his body became heavier and heavier.

By the summer and April of the third year of Zhangwu,

Liu Bei knew that he was terminally ill , and missed his brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. When he saw someone, he shooed him away and lay down alone on the dragon couch. Suddenly, a dark wind blew out the lamp, and then it became bright again. Under the shadow of the lamp, two people were standing there. The First Master was furious:"I was very upset and asked you to retreat. Why are you here again?" But the two of them did not respond. Liu Bei stood up and took a closer look. He saw Yun Chang on the right and Yide on the left. Liu Bei was shocked:"The two brothers are still alive!" Yunchang said:"I am not a human being, but a ghost. God has made us gods because we have not broken our faith throughout our lives. The day when my brother and I reunited Not far away." Liu Bei cried loudly and woke up suddenly, but found that the two brothers were missing, so he called his attendants to ask. At this time, it was the third watch, and Liu Bei sighed:"I will die soon!" So he sent an envoy to Chengdu to ask Prime Minister Zhuge Liang, Shangshu ordered Li Yan and others to rush to Yong'an Palace at starry night to accept the death order. Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei's second son, King of Lu Liu Yong, and King of Liang Liu Li rushed to Yong'an Palace, leaving Prince Liu Chan to guard Chengdu. Zhuge Liang arrived at Yong'an Palace and saw that Liu Bei was critically ill, so he hurriedly prostrated himself under the dragon couch. Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to sit beside the dragon couch, stroked Zhuge Liang's back and said:

"Only when I became the prime minister was I fortunate enough to achieve my imperial career.

It's a pity that he has little intelligence and knowledge, and he doesn't listen to the prime minister's words, which leads to his own defeat, regret and illness, and his life is in danger.

My heir (eldest son) is weak and I have to entrust you with his funeral affairs. After saying this

, his face burst into tears.

Zhuge Liang also cried and said:"May your Majesty take care of the dragon body to satisfy the wishes of the people in the world!""

When Liu Bei saw Ma Liang's younger brother Ma Di standing by, he ordered him to withdraw first.

After Ma Di withdrew, Liu Bei said to Zhuge Liang:"What do you think of Ma Di's talents, Prime Minister?

Zhuge Liang said:"This man is also a talented person in the world."

Liu Bei said:"Otherwise." I think this person is exaggerating and cannot be of much use.

The Prime Minister should examine it carefully."

Unfortunately, Zhuge Liang did not take Liu Bei's evaluation of Ma Di to heart, and later Ma Di lost the street pavilion. Zhuge Liang was criticized for not knowing how to employ people.

Liu Bei was indeed very accurate in judging people, but he only praised Liu Bei based on this. God, Zhuge Liang stepped on the ground, which is biased.

Liu Bei's people are not perfect. The loss of Jingzhou and Shangyong counties has something to do with Liu Bei's people. The blame cannot be simply put on Guan Yu and Meng Da. After the instructions, Liu Bei called the officials into the palace, took paper and pen to write the edict, handed it to Zhuge Liang and exclaimed:"I don't study, I only understand roughly.

The sage said: When a bird is about to die, its song is mournful; when a man is about to die, his words are also kind.

I originally wanted to work with you to destroy the Cao traitors and support the Han Dynasty, but unfortunately we parted ways.

I would like to trouble the Prime Minister to give the imperial edict to Prince Liu Chan and tell him not to mess around. I hope the Prime Minister will teach him everything.

Zhuge Liang cried and said,"May your Majesty take care of the dragon's body!"

I have done my best to repay Your Majesty for your kindness! Liu

Bei ordered his servants to help Zhuge Liang up and said:

"I'm about to die, and I have a few words from my heart that I want to say to you!

Zhuge Liang said:"What is the holy edict?" Liu

Bei cried and said:"Your talents are ten times that of Cao Pi. You will definitely be able to stabilize the country and accomplish great things."

If the heir can assist, then assist him.

If he fails to become a talented person, you can become the master of Chengdu yourself.

After Zhuge Liang heard this, he was naturally sweating all over his body and at a loss.

He cried and said,"How dare I not do my best, fulfill my loyalty, and die in return?" After saying that

, he knelt down and bled.

Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to sit back on the couch, called Lu Wang Liu Yong and Liang Wang Liu Li to come to him, and ordered:

"You all remember my words: after my death, you three brothers will treat the Prime Minister as your father, and you must not neglect it.

After saying that, he asked the two kings to kneel down and worship Zhuge Liang together. After the two kings worshiped,

Zhuge Liang said:"Even if I'm very angry, I can't repay the kindness of knowing you!""

Liu Bei said to the officials:"I have entrusted Gu Gu to the prime minister and ordered his heir to serve him as his father.

You all must not neglect to live up to my expectations.

He then told Zhao Yun,"You have followed me in times of trouble until today, but unexpectedly we are separated here."

If you want to think about your friendship with me, just look at my son more and don't let me down.

Zhao Yun cried and worshiped and said,"I dare not fail to do the hard work of dogs and horses!" Liu

Bei then said to the officials:

"I can’t tell you all one by one, but I hope you all love yourself."

After saying that, he passed away at the age of 63.

It was the 24th of April in the third year of Zhangwu (AD 223).

And soon, with Liu Bei's death, an undercurrent surged.

Zhuge Liang appeared again. A miracle is about to be performed!

After Liu Bei's death, the officials were extremely sad.

Zhuge Liang led the officials back to Chengdu. Prince Liu Chan went out of the city to greet the coffin and placed it in the main hall. After mourning and saluting, he read the edict:

【When I first got sick, I suffered from diarrhea and ear infections; later I developed other illnesses and was almost unable to help myself.

I heard that a person who is fifty years old is not called a young man.

Now that I am over sixty years old, why should I regret my death?

But I think of my brother as my ear.

Encourage it! Encourage it!

Do not do evil because it is small, and do not do good because it is small.

If you are only virtuous and virtuous, you can convince others; if your father is weak in virtue, he will not be effective.

When you are working with the Prime Minister, you should do things like your father, don't be lazy! Don’t forget!

Brother Qing seeks to hear more.

Best advice! Best advice! After reading the imperial edict, Prince Liu Chan ascended the throne and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Jianxing.

Zhuge Liang was granted the title of Marquis of Wuxiang and was given the title of pastoralist in Yizhou.

Liu Bei was buried in Huiling and was posthumously named Emperor Zhaolie.

Promote rewards to all ministers and grant amnesty to the world.

But at this moment the scene changed.

The screen came to the side of Cao Pi and Wei Guo.

When Cao Pi learned that the Lord of Shu had passed away, he was naturally overjoyed:

"Now that Liu Bei is dead, I have no worries. Why not take advantage of the fact that there is no master in the country and raise an army to attack?

Jia Xu advised:"Although Liu Bei is dead, there is still Zhuge Liang, so your majesty cannot rush to send troops to attack.""

One man stepped forward bravely and said,"If we don't send troops now, when will we wait? When everyone saw it, it was Sima Yi.

Naturally, Cao Pi was overjoyed and asked Sima Yi for advice.

Sima Yi said,"If we only raise troops from the Central Plains, it will be difficult to win in a hurry."

It was necessary to have five armies attacking from all sides, leaving Zhuge Liang unable to rescue him."

Cao Pi asked which five routes could send troops!

Sima Yi said:"Write a letter to Xianbei Kingdom in Liaodong, see King Kebineng, bribe him with a lot of money, and order him to raise 100,000 Qiang soldiers in western Liaoning and take Xipingguan via the dry road. This is the first route of the army..

Then he wrote a letter to the southern barbarians, granted him an official position, and made a wish, instructing the barbarian king Meng Huo to raise an army of 100,000 troops to attack the four counties of Yizhou, Yongchang, Zangqi, and Yuexi. This was the second route army.

He then sent envoys to Wu to make peace, promising to cede territory, and ordered Sun Quan to raise 100,000 troops to attack the mouth of the gorge and capture Fucheng. This was the third route army.

In addition, he sent the surrendered general Meng Da to raise 100,000 mediocre soldiers and attack Hanzhong westward. This was the Fourth Route Army.

Finally, General Cao Zhen was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief, leading an army of 100,000 to march out of Yangping Pass to capture Xichuan.

This was the Fifth Route Army. There are a total of 500,000 troops, advancing in five directions.

Even if Zhuge Liang has the talent of Lu Wang (Jiang Ziya), he cannot resist it."

Cao Pi was overjoyed and acted according to the plan.

At this time, Zhang Liao and other old generals had already been granted the title of marquis and guarded the pass, so they were not called.

At this time, Zhang Liao had died of illness. Cao Cao's group of old generals should also have died at this time. For the most part, only Xu Huang and Zhang He were left among the five good generals. Xiahou Dun died two years ago. (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Cao Ren also died of depression after losing to Sun Huan.

Kebi Neng was the leader of the Xianbei tribe during the Three Kingdoms period. He was brave in battle, fair in law enforcement, and not greedy for money. He was very popular.

Kebi Neng attached himself to Cao Wei and had been busy developing his power, merging various ministries, and expanding his territory.

Liu Chan, the queen of the Shu Han Dynasty, had many old ministers since he came to the throne. He died of illness.

All major affairs in the court were handled by Prime Minister Zhuge.

Zhuge Liang and his ministers said:"Therefore, the daughter of General Zhang Fei is very virtuous. She is seventeen years old and can be adopted as the queen of the main palace."

The queen accepted it.

Xia Houjuan's daughter, Zhang Xingcai, married Liu Chan and became Liu Chan's queen. This was also Zhuge Liang's suggestion.

And in the autumn and August of the first year of Jianxing, a side report suddenly came:"Wei Five armies were dispatched to capture Xichuan, and they reported to the Prime Minister first.

The Prime Minister didn't know why, but there was no movement for several days."

The queen was shocked after hearing this and summoned Zhuge Liang into the palace.

The envoy went for a long time and reported back:

"The people in the prime minister's house said that the prime minister was ill and could not get out of it."

The empress became panicked.

The next day, [] the empress ordered Dong Yun, the minister of Huangmen, and Du Qiong, the admonishing doctor, to go to the prime minister's bed to inform them of the important matter.

Dong and Du went to the prime minister's house, but they couldn't get in..

Du Qiong said:"The late emperor entrusted me to the prime minister. Now that my lord has just ascended the throne, he was invaded by Cao Pi's Fifth Route Army. The military situation is urgent. Why can't the prime minister treat his illness?""

After a long time, the doorman sent an order from the prime minister:"My condition has improved a little. I will go to the capital hall tomorrow morning to discuss matters."

Dong and Du had no choice but to return.

The next day, the officials went to the prime minister's house and waited for a day, but still didn't see the prime minister. The officials were panicked and had to leave.

Du Qiong went to see the queen and said:

"Please ask your Majesty to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person to ask for advice."

The Empress led all the officials into the palace and began to play to the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother was shocked and said:"Why is the Prime Minister like this? You have failed the late Emperor's trust!

I shall go there myself.

Dong Yun said:"Your Majesty, please don't go lightly." I know that the prime minister must have high opinions.

Wait for the Lord to go first. If you are negligent, please ask the Empress to summon the Prime Minister in the Ancestral Temple before it is too late."

The next day, the queen drove to the Prime Minister's Mansion in person.

When the officials saw the emperor arriving, they hurriedly knelt down to greet him.

The queen asked:"Where is the Prime Minister?

The doorman said,"I don't know."

The prime minister just asked me to block the officials and prevent them from entering."

The empress got off the car and entered the Prime Minister's Mansion. He saw Zhuge Liang holding a bamboo stick and admiring fish by the pond.

The empress stood in front of him for a long time before he slowly asked:

"How is the Prime Minister?"

Zhuge Liang turned around and saw that it was his master.

He hurriedly threw away his crutch, knelt down and said:

"I deserve death for my crime!"

The queen helped Zhuge Liang up and asked:

"Cao Pi's Fifth Route Army invaded the country and the situation was critical.

Why didn't Xiangfu deal with it? Zhuge

Liang laughed, helped the empress into the room and sat down, and said:

"Five troops have arrived, how could I not know about it?

I'm not watching fish, I'm just thinking about something."

The master said:"Is there any countermeasure?

Zhuge Liang said:"The Qiang King Ke Bineng, the Barbarian King Meng Huo, the rebel general Meng Da, and the Wei general Cao Zhen, these four armies are all easy to talk about."

Only on Sun Quan's side, I have a plan to retreat, but I need someone who can speak eloquently.

Because I haven’t thought of a candidate yet, I’ve been thinking about it.

Why should Your Majesty worry? After the emperor heard this

, he was surprised and happy, and said:"My father-in-law is really unpredictable. Please tell me how to retreat."

Zhuge Liang said:"The late emperor entrusted your majesty to me. How dare I neglect you?" None of the officials in Chengdu knew that the magic of the art of war was unpredictable, so how could it be easily leaked to others.

The veteran has long known that Ke Bineng invaded Xipingguan.

Ma Chao's ancestors were from Xiliang and had always won the hearts of the Qiang people.

The Qiang people even regarded Ma Chao as a powerful general.

I have sent people to order Ma Chao to guard Xiping Pass, so there is no need to worry about this journey.

Meng Huo of the Southern Barbarians invaded four counties.

I have ordered Wei Yan to lead an army to go out from the left and go in from the right, and go out from the right and go in from the left, as suspected soldiers.

The barbarian soldiers are brave and have no plans. They will not dare to advance when they see suspicious soldiers. There is no need to worry along the way.

I also know that Meng Da's troops have left Hanzhong.

Meng Da and Li Yan were once close friends of life and death. When I returned to Chengdu, I left Li Yan to guard Yong'an Palace.

I have already written a personal letter in the name of Li Yan and sent it to Mengda. Mengda will definitely be cured of his illness, so there is no need to worry about this journey.

If Cao Zhen sees that our army cannot come out, he will retreat soon.

These four groups have nothing to fear.

Just in case, I secretly mobilized Guan Xing and Zhang Bao to lead 30,000 troops each, and stationed them in dangerous places to provide relief for all parties.

None of these dispatches passed through Chengdu, so no one noticed.

Only Soochow may not send troops immediately.

If we see that the four fronts have won and there is a crisis in central Sichuan, we will definitely lead our troops to attack.

If the four directions failed, how could he be willing to send troops?

Sun Quan and Cao Pi had a grudge against Wu in three ways, and he would definitely not listen to Cao Pi.

Even so, we still have to send an eloquent person to Soochow to state the pros and cons.

Once Soochow is restored, what should the other four groups have to worry about?

I just haven't decided on the person to send envoy to Soochow yet, so how can I bother Your Majesty to come in person?

The Queen Mother said,"The Queen Mother also wants to come and see her father-in-law."

Now that I have listened to my father-in-law’s words, I feel like I am waking up from a dream. How can I still have worries?"

Zhuge Liang drank a few drinks with the empress and sent him out of the mansion.

All the officials were waiting outside the gate of the mansion, and they were happy to see the empress.

Liu Chan said goodbye to Zhuge Liang and got in the car to return to the court.

All the ministers were confused.

But he saw a man looking up to the sky and laughing, with a look of joy on his face.

Zhuge Liang took a look and found out that it was Xinye Dengzhi, courtesy name Bo Miao, now the Secretary of the Ministry of Household Affairs, after Deng Yu, Sima of the Han Dynasty.

Especially this man was extremely eloquent. After the officials dispersed, Zhuge Liang ordered Deng Zhi to be retained.

Zhuge Liang invited him to his study and asked:"Today Shu, Wei, and Wu are three pillars.

I want to conquer the two countries and unify Zhongxing. Which country should I attack first?"

Deng Zhi said:"I think that although Wei is a traitor to the Han Dynasty, it is too powerful to be shaken. It should be done slowly."

Now that the Lord has just succeeded to the throne and the people's hearts are not yet stable, we should put aside the old grudges of the late emperor and form an alliance with Soochow.

This is a long-term solution.

I wonder what the Prime Minister thinks?

Zhuge Liang laughed and said,"I've been thinking about it for a long time, but I still haven't found the right person." Found it today.

Deng Zhi said:"What does the Prime Minister want to find someone for?" Zhuge Liang said:"I want to send an envoy to ally Soochow.

Since you understand the reason, you will definitely fulfill your mission."

The important task of sending an envoy to Soochow belongs to you.

Deng Zhi said:"I am not very talented and have little knowledge. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to take on this important task."

Zhuge said:"I will inform the emperor tomorrow and ask Bo Miao to come. Don't refuse.""

Deng Zhi agreed and retreated.

The next day,

Zhuge Liang reported to the emperor that he would send Deng Zhi to Soochow...