The next day, Sun Quan ascended to the palace, gathered civil and military officials together, and held his first court meeting after proclaiming the emperor. After all the ministers paid their respects and were divided into two groups, Sun Quan immediately gave the eunuch standing beside him a look. The eunuch understood and immediately opened the

The prepared edict was read aloud.

Sun Quan's first edict was to change the eighth year of Huangwu to the first year of Huanglong, and to grant amnesty to the world. The second edict was to posthumously name his father Sun Jian as Emperor Wulie, his mother Wu as Empress Wulie, and his brother Sun Ce as Prince Huan of Changsha.

The eldest son Sun Deng became the crown prince.

The third edict was to enclose the ministers. Sun Quan continued to make Gu Yong the head of the civil service and promoted him from the Prime Minister of the Kingdom to the Prime Minister of the Empire.

Lu Xun was worshiped as the Great General and Protector of the Right. This Great General was specially appointed by Sun Quan for Lu Xun. His official rank was above that of the General and his status was higher than that of the Three Dukes.

As for the general, Zhuge Jin served as the general. At the same time, he was appointed by Sun Quan as the guardian of the left, and together with Lu Xun, he commanded the Wu army. However, the Han Dynasty customarily respected the right and subordinated the left, so Dongwu extended its attack, so Zhuge Jin's military position was slightly weaker.

Lu Xun was one step ahead.

The important minister Bu Zhao was granted the title of General of Hussars, Zhu Ran was granted the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry, guarding the army on the right, Quan Cong was granted the title of General of Guards, guarding the army on the left, and Zhu Huan, another general in the Wu army, was granted the title of Former General. Zhu Huan

His younger brother Zhu Ju was granted the title of General Zuo and the title of Marquis of Yunyang.

As for Jiuqing, Pan Jun was granted the title of Shaofu and was given the title of Marquis of Liu Yang. This Pan Jun served as a ruler when Liu Bei was the shepherd of Jingzhou. Later, he surrendered to Soochow during Lu Meng's attack on Jingzhou and soon became the governor of Wu.

He gained Sun Quan's trust and respect, and now he has risen through the ranks and been promoted to the post of Shaofu, managing the royal family's private property for Sun Quan.

In addition, Yan Zhen was appointed as the Weiwei, Kan Ze was appointed as the Minister, and the other civil and military officials were given rewards. Everyone in the court was very happy.

Seven days later, Sun Quan and Ji Han envoy Chen Zhen raised an altar in the southern suburbs and made an alliance, swearing that Soochow and Ji Han would divide the world.

Specifically, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou belong to Sun Wu, while Bingzhou, Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Yongzhou belong to Jihan. As for the Sili Xiaowei Department, Luoyang is the boundary, the east of Luoyang belongs to Soochow, and the west of Luoyang includes Luoyang.

It belongs to Ji Han.

This covenant is slightly different from the original history. Although Ji Han and Soochow each occupied four states in the previous life, because Ji Han has captured most of Yongliang's territory in this life, if they each take four states again, they will attack Ji Han.

Somewhat unfair.

In order to make up for this shortcoming, the two countries made slight changes in the division of Sili, Xiaowei and Weibu from the original history.

In the original history, Hangu Pass was used as the boundary, but in this world, Luoyang is used as the boundary. Hangu Pass is the west gate of Luoyang. With this division, the Sili Xiaowei Department occupied by Ji Han was larger than in the original history, and Luoyang was

The capital of the Later Han Dynasty was also placed under Ji Han.

After the territory of Cao Wei was clearly divided, Sun Quan appointed Zhuge Jinyao as the pastoral leader of Yuzhou, Bu Zhaoyao as the pastoralist of Youzhou, Quan Congyao as the pastoralist of Xuzhou, and Zhu Huanyao as the pastoral leader of Qingzhou.

Sun Quan has proclaimed himself emperor, and the biggest political obstacle between Han and Wu no longer exists. The alliance between the two countries has reached a higher level. The armies of the two countries that had been facing off at the border for more than a month have withdrawn one after another, and the tense atmosphere has disappeared.

Just when the people in the border areas of the two countries were relieved and extremely happy, Li Yan, who had just returned to Jiangzhou from the Yong'an front line, immediately summoned his two confidants Cheng Fan and Hu Zhong, who had joined the army, into the palace to discuss matters.

"A few days ago, the latest news came back from Wuchang. Sun Quan has proclaimed himself emperor, and he and Chen Xiaoqi took an oath on the altar together, agreeing that the two countries will work together to conquer Cao Wei and divide the world.

In this way, the two biggest differences between the Han Dynasty and Soochow regarding orthodoxy and sphere of influence have been eliminated. It will be difficult for the two countries to have another dispute in a short time. Zhuge Kongming has solved another big problem."

Three months ago, when the news that Sun Quan was about to usurp and proclaim himself emperor first reached Shu, Li Yan felt that this was a perfect opportunity to attack Zhuge Liang's prestige.

Sun Quan's rebellion will definitely damage the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. If Zhuge Liang cannot stop this, he will definitely disappoint the government and the public. In this way, he, Li Yan, can use this matter to make a big fuss and unite a group of courtiers who are dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang's weakness and incompetence.

Destroy Zhuge Liang.

Of course, all the above is based on Zhuge Liang's failure to prevent Sun Quan from proclaiming himself emperor. Once Zhuge Liang succeeds, everything will stop and all plans will come to nothing.

However, in Li Yan's opinion, the chance of Zhuge Liang successfully stopping Sun Quan's arrogance is not very high, and can even be said to be extremely low.

First of all, Soochow's current national power is still better than that of Ji Han. There are not many effective methods on Ji Han's side to prevent Sun Quan from proclaiming himself emperor. After all, any method must rely on hard power in the end and cannot defeat others or

If you are unable to start a war with others, even if you are unrivaled in eloquence and righteous, everything will be in vain.

Secondly, Cao Wei is Ji Han's number one enemy at the moment. If he turns against Soochow and starts a war, he will fall into a dangerous situation of fighting on two fronts. It is difficult for Ji Han to support this situation with his current national strength, and if he acts unprepared, he is likely to

There is a danger of national subjugation.

Finally, Zhuge Liang is a cautious man and has always advocated the strategy of allying Wu to fight against Cao. To judge his character, he will not easily fall out with Soochow and sever the alliance. As a result, there is a high possibility that Zhuge Liang will compromise on Sun Quan's proclaimed emperor.

Being in a different place, Li Yan also felt that this matter was very difficult. He racked his brains to think about countermeasures, but he couldn't think of a few useful methods.

Therefore, Li Yan believed that Zhuge Liang would definitely fall into a big trap in this matter. When the time comes, he would take the opportunity to attack, and he might gain a lot.

However, contrary to expectations, this time Zhuge Liang was able to cleverly preserve the orthodox dignity of the Han Dynasty and the alliance between the two countries by using the slight difference between the emperor's title and the emperor's title. Such an exquisite strategy to get the best of both worlds was beyond Li Yan's expectation, and made Li Yan

All his plans failed.

Having failed to seize such a good opportunity, Li Yan was both angry and helpless. In frustration, he called Cheng Fan and Hu Zhong to discuss the next step.

Chengfan cupped his hands and said: "General, this time the Prime Minister handled it very cleverly. Not only did it not damage his reputation, but it also greatly increased his prestige. Now everyone inside and outside the court is praising the Prime Minister for his correct response, coordination and restraint, and for maintaining the

I have gained my official status as a great man."

"I can't say that the prime minister did a perfect job this time. According to reports from our people, Sun Quan only mentioned the title of emperor instead of the title of emperor in the edict of enthronement. The specifications and etiquette of his enthronement ceremony and the clothes and utensils used were the same as those of the emperor.

, Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Zhuge Jin and other ministers also regard Sun Quan as the emperor rather than the emperor. It can be said that Sun Quan is the emperor in Soochow, and the title of emperor is just to give us a step down and maintain the superficial harmony."

Hu Zhongdao.

Cheng Fan nodded in agreement: "Yes, Sun Quan has not proclaimed himself a minister and has not paid tribute. He is on an equal footing with me, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty. It is clear that the two emperors share the same respect. The prime minister and the others still regard the account as a great achievement, which is a cover-up.

Suspicion."

"You can't say that. As long as the matter is acceptable, Zhuge Kongming and others have indeed tried their best to achieve this point in the current situation, and their merits are justified."

Li Yan picked up the tea cup in front of him, took a sip, and continued: "I heard that Yang Qing came up with the idea of ​​claiming the title of emperor. Is that true?"

"General, it's true. I have a fellow countryman who works in the Prime Minister's Mansion. I heard from him that this plan was proposed to the Prime Minister by Yang Mingzhi when he returned to Chengdu at the beginning of the year. Moreover, at the beginning of this plan, he only agreed that Sun Quan should be called the king of the country instead of the emperor. This

The title of country leader is only half a step lower than the title of emperor. Hey, Yang Mingzhi really has a thousand thoughts and all his tricks come up in vain!" Cheng Fan said.

Li Yan said with regret: "It's a pity that this Jiangzhou native can't be mine. Zhuge Kongming has a general under his command."
Chapter completed!