The Nameless of the Common Clans

In the 29th year of Han Shou, the crown princes Chen Jin and Chen Zheng returned to the court one after another. Chen Jin ruled Shu for ten years. During these ten years, he built academies in Shu, repaired Shu Road, promoted farming, encouraged the development of handicrafts, and implemented the court decrees in Shu very steadily. In the 22nd year of Han Shou, Liu Bei once joined forces with the Nanman to invade Yizhou. Chen Jin led Zhou Yu to lead the army south, with Deng Ai and Xu Zhi as generals, and defeated Liu Bei. After beheading the sixteen cave masters, he rebuilt the county government in Yunnan, Jianning, and Zangke, won over the barbarians, and recruited Meng Huo as a general. In the next seven years, Chen Jin spent almost all his time building Nanzhong.

Especially in the 23rd year of Han Shu, Liu Bei died of illness in Zangke County due to the blow of defeat. His son Liu Chan was young and finally chose to surrender to Chen Jin, which gradually subsided the rebellion of the Nanman tribes. In the following six years, although there were occasional rebellions, with the gradual governance and construction of Nanzhong by Chen Jin, a large number of barbarians were naturalized. Not to mention that the Nanman problem was completely solved, but at least with the continuous development of Nanzhong by Chen Jin, the miasma was eliminated. Even if the Nanman rebelled again, it would be much easier for the court to send troops to suppress the rebellion than before.

The biggest thing Chen Jin did in these six years was to clear the road between Nanman and Bashu.

The only regret for Chen Mo was that Zhou Yu died of a disability in Jianning. This was the most promising general of Chen Mo. Originally, Chen Mo thought that Zhou Yu could be left to Chen Jin as a confidant who stayed by Chen Jin's side like Jia Xu, Xu Shu, and Xun You. Unfortunately, Chen Mo did not expect Zhou Yu to die before him, which was also considered to be a premature death.

Compared to Chen Jin, Chen Zheng has lived a simpler life in the north these years. He is skilled in martial arts and has been taught by Lu Bu himself. He is better than his master in military tactics and generalship. The Xianbei have been making trouble for several years, and Chen Zheng has also fought for several years. Now the foreign tribes are exhausted, and the Central Plains has gradually recovered its strength after the baptism of war and plague. In the past two years, the Xianbei tribes have begun to slowly accept the rules set by Chen Mo and gradually settled down. However, Chen Mo has never thought of an effective way to govern the grassland.

Looking at his two sons, Chen Mo is still very satisfied.

"I have done a lot in my life, but if I say what I am most proud of, it is not how many victories I have won and how to restore the unity of the Central Plains. What makes me most satisfied is that my sons have been cultivated by me. Now Rui'er has also entered the officialdom, and you two are now able to take charge of your own affairs. I am very pleased." Chen Mo took Chen Jin and Chen Zheng's hands, sat down and smiled.

"Father, I can achieve what I have today thanks to everyone's help. I dare not take credit for it." Chen Jin bowed.

Chen Zheng nodded and said, "Yes, without the soldiers' sacrifice, I can hardly form an army."

"Okay, I taught you that it is a skill to gather everyone's strength. Don't say these humble words. Go see your grandmother and mother. In this family, the one who misses you the most is her. She now looks down on me as her son. By the way, take all the grandchildren with you." Chen Mo waved his hand. He didn't want the relationship between father and son to be like that between the monarch and his subjects, but sometimes, things in the world don't go as one wishes.

"Yes!" The two of them agreed respectfully and left. Chen Jin lived a good life in Shu. Not only did Bu Shi give birth to two sons and a daughter, but he also took three concubines in Shu, each with children. Although he didn't fall behind in his work, his life was much more comfortable than Chen Zheng's.

As for Chen Zheng, he also has a wife and a concubine. His wife is the daughter of the Yan family, a big family in Bingzhou, and his concubine is the daughter of an old general. Although she is not as well-off as Chen Zheng, she is not bad either, having two daughters and one son.

In addition, Chen Rui is now married, and the Chen family has completely prospered in this area, and his mother's lifelong wish has been fulfilled.

Chen's mother was naturally happy to see her grandson and great-grandson. For the next few days, she was so happy that she couldn't close her mouth and laughed happily. Chen Mo was also happy to see his mother happy.

However, he basically doesn't care about family affairs now, and spends most of his time in the government office.

"Your Majesty, this is a memorial from all officials requesting Your Majesty to abdicate. I don't know..." Sima Yi handed a stack of bamboo slips to Chen Mo and asked with a smile.

Now the court of Chang'an is basically in name only, especially after the drought, the officials of Chang'an were purged. Although it was to kill the corrupt, it was also to cut off the wings that Liu Neng had secretly developed over the years. With the death of the old generation of the three dukes and nine ministers, few people in the court care about the court of Chang'an now.

Chen Mo took the memorial and looked at it, and smiled: "Send these memorials to the court of Chang'an to see what Your Majesty thinks."

"Yes!" Sima Yi understood and bowed to leave.

A few days later, the court of Chang'an.

Liu Neng was still very happy when he received the memorial sent from Luoyang. He hadn't seen the memorial for many years. The court of Chang'an was more like a group of people who were kept in captivity and played the emperor's game every day. Many of the ministers who came with Liu Neng that year had died of old age. Liu Neng thought that he would also die of old age here. Unexpectedly, he would have the opportunity to see the memorial in his lifetime. This surprised Liu Neng. Is the world peaceful and Chen Mo is ready to return power to him?

"What does this mean?" When Liu Neng opened the memorials and looked at the memorials requesting him to abdicate, he felt as if struck by lightning. He looked at Sima Yi standing in the hall in disbelief. His eyes, which had become cloudy due to alcohol and sex over the years, were filled with anger.

"Your Majesty~" Sima Yi bowed slightly and said, "It is clearly written in the memorial."

"Impossible!" Liu Neng was furious. He stood up and kicked the table. However, he failed to move the table. Instead, he was so shocked that he sat down and turned over. He got up in embarrassment and threw the table All the bamboo slips and memorials on the case were overthrown, and he roared at Sima Yi with red eyes: "I am the emperor! This country is the country of the Han Dynasty! It is impossible for me to abdicate!"

"Who knows?" Sima Yi looked at Liu Neng, shook his head and sighed, pointed at Man Chao Hao and said: "Your Majesty has probably not left the palace for many years? You might as well ask these ministers."

"What are you asking? I am still alive. What qualifications do they have to decide the country of the Han Dynasty? Even if I die, I have 376 sons, and the country of the Han Dynasty cannot be cut off!" Liu Neng said angrily. He has been in the palace these years. It's okay, just crazy about giving birth.

Sima Yi sighed, looked at Liu Neng and said: "Your Majesty, the cycle of heaven's law is the right principle. Although the world is a big man in name, in fact, your majesty can ask people outside the palace to ask, how many people know who the emperor is today? How many people know who the emperor is today? People don’t know King Ming?”

Um?

Liu Neng didn't understand for a while, so he looked at Sima Yi and said, "What do you mean?"

"Actually, it doesn't matter to King Ming whether His Majesty abdicates, because the people of the world recognize King Ming. Even if His Majesty does not abdicate, King Ming will still ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor. No one in the world will object, and will even congratulate King Ming on his proclaimed emperor!" Sima Yi smiled.

"Impossible!" Liu Neng waved his hand and said, "I am the emperor!"

"Does Your Majesty know what the Son of Heaven is?" Sima Yi asked back: "Although the Son of Heaven is the king of a country, he also has the responsibility to protect the people and protect the livelihood of all people. However, Your Majesty, ask yourself, from the first year of the Han Dynasty to the present, there are also twenty-nine Over the years, has your Majesty ever made any merits for the people of the country?"

"I..." Liu Neng was stunned, is there any? It seems that his emperor's daily life is basically eating, sleeping and having children. Even if he makes some moves, he is mostly trying to seize power from Chen Mo and the people's livelihood. He really doesn't seem to care much about it, but then he reacts: "It's up to the imperial court to do it. It hasn't been the case in recent years." Is the world peaceful and the country and the people safe?”

"That's because there is King Ming!" Sima Yi sighed and said: "The world is in chaos and the princes are separatist. It is King Ming who plans the strategy and leads the army to wipe out the chaos of the princes. Over the years, plagues have been raging all over the world. It is King Ming who summoned the doctors of the world. , mobilized the soldiers of the three armies to isolate the epidemic, and thousands of people from all over the country worked hard day and night on how to treat the plague, so that the plague that had been raging for many years was eliminated. not yet There were turmoils and the barbarians on the border invaded my people. It was King Ming who ordered to control the barbarians. Today, the barbarians dare not go south to herd horses. Our Han people are walking alone in the grasslands, and no tribe dares to look down on them. King Ming worked hard to govern. sky Your Majesty, develop farming and encourage craftsmen, so that the people today can live in peace, have food and clothing. This is all the result of King Ming. Your Majesty only sits in the Chang'an Palace, playing with the maids all day long. I dare to ask Your Majesty, what does this great rule of the world have to do with Your Majesty? ?”

"This..." Liu Neng looked helplessly at the old ministers of the court, hoping that someone would come out to defend himself. However... twenty years ago, there might be many people arguing for him, and ten years ago, there might be many People swore to protect him to the death and protect the foundation of the Han royal family, but today, no one in the civil and military dynasties said a word, as if they didn't hear anything. All Liu Neng could see was a pair of evasive eyes.

Not only because people's hearts are no longer on the side of the Han Dynasty, but more importantly, Sima Yi's words are directly piercing people's hearts. Yes, maybe Chen Mo has the intention to usurp the Han Dynasty, but what Chen Mo has done in these years is definitely worthy of the title. A wise king, but what about Liu Neng? Just because your surname is Liu, can you be the emperor no matter how stupid you are?

It’s not that no one wanted to help Liu Neng seize power in recent years, but Liu Neng’s actions have disappointed people again and again. The older generation of ministers are almost dead, and the younger ones are watching Chen Mo step by step. To reunite this disintegrated world, of course, it is the general trend. Now it is a foregone conclusion that Chen Mo will become emperor. He is willing to stick to the Han Dynasty. The orthodox people in the imperial family have been basically eliminated, and the remaining people have to consider the future of their families to some extent. These people were willing to follow Liu Neng to the Chang'an court, naturally with the ideal of restoring the Han Dynasty, but now... once After being disappointed for the first time, facing Sima Yi's aggressive words, they chose silence and made their attitude clear.

"Your Majesty, the general trend is the trend. If Your Majesty is willing to give in, King Ming can guarantee to treat Your Majesty well, but if His Majesty insists on refusing..."

"How? He's here to kill me!?" Liu Neng snorted coldly.

"Of course not, but now that the central government's treasury is in short supply, I'm afraid I won't be able to support your majesty anymore..." Sima Yi said with a smile.

Now, even if the control over the Chang'an court is relaxed, what can Liu Neng do? All rights have long been transferred to the Ming Palace. Any imperial edict cannot be effective without the seal of the Ming Palace. Even if the Chang'an Palace is released, Liu Neng still can't do anything. Government orders can't even leave the palace. How can he follow them? Chen Modou?

Liu Neng figured this out and sat down on the ground helplessly. After a long silence, Liu Neng said hoarsely: "If I agree, how will King Ming arrange for me?"