The next morning, the Hall of Hundreds of Officials, which had been silent for a year in the Prime Minister's Mansion, finally ushered in the rare bustle. The chief officials of the Prime Minister's Mansion, such as the Chief of History, those who joined the army, those who served as lieutenants, all Cao Cao's subordinates, and the Chief Secretary were already sitting in the hall.

, waiting solemnly for Zhuge Liang's arrival.

Yang Qing also held the official position of Prime Minister and joined the army, so he naturally had to participate in this government meeting. His official position was almost the highest among the government officials, so he was located at the lower left of Zhuge Liang, opposite to the remaining governor Shi Zhangyi.

Yesterday, Soochow envoys Zhuge Jin and Bu Zhi officially revealed to the Jihan monarchs and ministers the news that Sun Quan intended to proclaim himself emperor. This matter is a major matter, related to the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty and the relationship between the two countries. Zhuge Liang cannot decide it alone. So Zhuge Liang today

A government meeting was held to listen to people's thoughts.

"The Prime Minister has arrived." The royal family guarding the side door of the hall shouted loudly.

Everyone looked for the sound and saw Zhuge Liang walking in from the side door. When he walked to the main seat, everyone stood up and saluted: "Meet the Prime Minister."

"You don't need to be polite, please take a seat." Zhuge Liang said.

Although his voice was as calm as usual and still full of confidence, his face was very serious. Thinking that Sun Quan was about to proclaim himself emperor did pose a big problem to this wise man who was always full of tricks.

After everyone sat down, Zhuge Liang said: "Everyone, the reason why we held a government meeting today is for a difficult matter. It is difficult for me to decide on this matter alone. It requires the collective efforts of everyone."

Some people present knew that Sun Quan wanted to proclaim himself emperor, and some didn't. Those who knew knew that the matter was so important that they couldn't speak out now, and those who didn't knew were confused. They didn't know the whole story, and they didn't dare to speak at will, so

For a moment, there was silence in the hall, no one spoke.

"If you have any difficulties, Prime Minister, feel free to speak out. Although we are short in intelligence and skills, as the saying goes, one person can think about shortcomings, and two people can think about strengths. If we all study together, there will always be a way to solve it." Yang Qingdao.

When he saw that no one responded, the atmosphere was a little awkward, so he spoke to ease the situation. As for the fact that he didn't know what the difficulty was, it was a lie. I am afraid that he was the one present who knew the whole story about Sun Quan's proclaimed emperor. The reason why he said this was nothing more than an excuse.

That’s all.

Zhuge Liang nodded, hummed, and said loudly: "Yesterday the envoy from Wu told me that recently a large number of officials and people in Soochow came to persuade Sun Quan, the Lord of Wu, to proclaim himself emperor. This matter is of great importance. Soochow wants to hear what we, the Han, have

opinions, so I summoned you today to discuss your opinions."

"What, Sun Quan wants to proclaim himself emperor?"

"This is trespassing. Sun Quan wants to betray us, the great Han!"

"Sun Quan is a thief and a wolf with ambitions. It's true that everyone can find him and punish him."

...

As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, the crowd in the palace suddenly became excited. People like Yang Qing, who had heard about it before, were still calm, but those officials who heard about it for the first time couldn't sit still.

A thunderbolt from the clear sky shocked them all.

It should be noted that the emperor at this time still had a certain degree of sanctity. He was far from the secular title reserved for those with strong military strength in later generations. He could be called a powerful leader of a separatist regime.

As the saying goes: There are no two suns in the sky, and no two masters on the earth. There can only be one emperor in the world. If there are two or three at the same time, they will inevitably be divided into orthodox and falsified ones, and they will have to conquer each other until they are the only emperor.

Until there is only one emperor left.

For example, although Cao Pi and his son claimed to be Emperors of Wei, the emperors and ministers of Ji Han would never recognize his father and son's throne, and would call them pseudo-emperors every day. Of course, the same was true for Cao Wei, who not only did not recognize Liu Chan's throne, but even the country's title

He also used Western Shu to scorn him.

Originally, Cao's usurping the throne and proclaiming himself emperor had greatly shaken the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy. If Sun Quan proclaimed himself emperor again, the Han Dynasty's orthodoxy would be weakened again. This was something that ministers loyal to the Han Dynasty could not tolerate, so everyone was filled with righteous indignation.

It's normal to find it hard to accept.

"Prime Minister, Sun Quan's proclaiming emperor is an act that violates the imperial order, and is indeed a treasonous and unethical act. If he really did it, we, the great Han Dynasty, should immediately sever our alliance with Soochow, in order to uphold the rule of the monarch, clarify the duties of ministers, and obey the people's hearts.

"Yin Mo, the wine sacrificer, stood up and said.

The righteous words of these words were in line with the overall orthodoxy of Ji Han, so they immediately attracted applause from the whole hall.

When discussing with Cao Cao, Yao Zhen also stood up and said: "Not only that, my king's division should also send troops to conquer, to show that the Han and the traitors are not at odds with each other."

"Well said, the traitor Sun Quan was half-hearted and made repeated mistakes. He betrayed the alliance and surrendered to Cao Cao for the sake of Jingzhou, which led to the defeat of the late emperor Yiling. This national humiliation should have been retaliated. It was only in order to revive the great cause that I, the great man, renewed the alliance with him.

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Who would have thought that this thief did not want to loyally assist and protect the virtues of the Han Dynasty, but secretly arrogant and self-reliant. In fact, he is cunning and contrary to the laws of nature. It can be said that humans and gods are angry, and heaven and earth will destroy him." Li Miao, who joined the army, was also very angry.

"Yes, if Sun Quan really dares to overstep his bounds, we will never be able to divorce him."

"If this thief dares to rebel against the Han Dynasty, he will be no different from the thief Cao Cao. The whole world will fight against him and the whole world will punish him."

"Now that there is a false emperor in the world, we, the Han Dynasty, will never allow another false emperor to appear in Soochow. If we cannot stop Sun Quan from overstepping our bounds, the people of the world will surely think that our Han Dynasty has lost its destiny. If we lose the support of the people, the great cause of revival will be at risk.

It’s hard to succeed.”

...

The hall was once again excited and shouting. Yang Qing looked on coldly. Most of the people present supported taking tough measures against Sun Quan's arrogance, even severing the alliance and sending troops to conquer. Among those who supported this proposal were those who were known for their mature and prudent style in both the government and the public.

officials, which shows that Sun Quan's act of proclaiming himself emperor offended everyone.

Zhuge Liang waved his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, looked at Zhang Yi and asked, "Master Jun Si, what do you think of this matter?"

"Prime Minister, Sun Quan's proclaiming himself emperor is something that is outraged by both humans and gods. We, the Han, will never allow this to happen. However, since Sun Quan specially sent an envoy to test our tone, it means that Sun Quan is also afraid of offending us, the Han, by proclaiming himself emperor. So right now

The most urgent task is to come up with a sound strategy to prevent Sun Quan from overstepping his bounds," Zhang Yi said.

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "Well, what Mr. Jun Si said makes sense. After all, Sun Quan has not truly proclaimed himself emperor. There is still room for change in this matter. I, the great man, must do my best to stop it. Do you have any clever ideas?"

"Prime Minister, the Qing Dynasty thinks that if it wants to prevent Sun Quan from becoming emperor, it is just a matter of showing that it is reasonable and showing that it is possible to use force." Yang Qing said.

Zhuge Liang said: "Ming Zhi tell me in detail."

"Yes." Yang Qing cupped his hands, stood up and said to everyone: "The so-called Xiao Zhi is reasonable, naturally he wants to explain to Soochow the disadvantages of Sun Quan becoming emperor. The imperial court can send an eloquent person to Wuchang to explain to Sun Quan.

Encourage them with interests and righteousness."

Zhuge Liang said: "It's good. So how can we show it as a threat?"

"Prime Minister, everyone, in the past year or so, we, the Han Dynasty, have made two Northern Expeditions and defeated Cao and Wei. Our military strength is unprecedented in the world. The Qing Dynasty does not believe that Sun Quan is not afraid of our military strength. Of course, Soochow was also defeated at Shiting last year.

Cao Wei, this battle has boosted a lot of confidence among the monarchs and ministers of Dongwu, so it is still a bit small to threaten Sun Quan to give up his intention to become emperor with the current power of our army.

If we want to really let Sun Quan see our determination to fight against each other, we must regain Chang'an as soon as possible. Chang'an is our old capital of the Han Dynasty. Once we regain it, the world will be shaken. By then, Sun Quan may be afraid.

According to the destiny of the Han Dynasty, he canceled the title of emperor." Yang Qing talked about it.

Zhuge Liang's eyes lit up when he heard this. He had already thought of most of the methods mentioned by Yang Qing, but he didn't expect to use Chang'an to make a fuss. At this time, he thought carefully and felt that if this matter was successful, he would have a 70% chance of preventing Sun Quan from becoming emperor.
Chapter completed!