Chapter 353: Advancement to the King of Jin
In fact, Lu Yi did not lie. Although he acted a little, the facts are the facts.
The identity of being a descendant of Emperor Huan of Lu Yi is absolutely genuine.
Moreover, although Lu Yi had explored the tomb of the deceased prince in advance, he did not falsify it. There was originally an empty cenotaph inside.
All of a sudden, the rumor that Lu Yi was a descendant of Emperor Huan was confirmed by the emperor, all officials, and the people of Luoyang.
Wuyi has already taken a look at Lu Yi's identity.
"Oh my, there is no body of the prince who died young among Emperor Huan's princes, just an empty hole."
"And Duke Jin has a birthmark and witnesses to prove it, so he must be the son of Emperor Huan without a doubt!"
"I can actually see the son of Emperor Huan. It must be God's mercy!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Rang was the first to step forward and congratulated Lu Yi repeatedly. Upon seeing this, the other ten eunuchs also bowed down before Lu Yi with tears in their eyes.
They were originally servants of Emperor Huan, so it was reasonable for them to pay a visit to the young master now.
The tears on their faces were half performance, and the other half was because they were truly happy for the death of Liu Zhi.
"Haha, I didn't expect that my brother is actually a member of the Liu clan and the son of Emperor Huan!"
Seeing this, Lu Bu could no longer suppress his excitement and laughed loudly.
Although he grew up with Lu Yi, he treated Lu Yi as his own brother and they had a very good relationship.
However, he also knew that Lu Yi was not his biological brother.
It was just because since childhood, Lu's father had favored and cared for Lu Yi much better than for his own son.
Therefore, he vaguely understood the difference between Lu Yi and himself.
He originally just guessed that his brother might be the illegitimate son of some wealthy family.
But unexpectedly, his brother's biological father turned out to be Emperor Huan Liu Zhi.
Lu Yi is now a prince of the previous dynasty and a relative of the Han royal family. He is extremely noble.
This kind of nobility is different from that obtained through violence like Dong Zhuo's.
This is the legacy passed down over the past 400 years during the Han Dynasty.
What does four hundred years mean?
Before Lu Yi traveled through time, the history of many countries in the world was not as long as four hundred years.
Four hundred years is the life span of twenty generations.
Since Liu Bang started the uprising by slaying the snake, the identity of the Han nationality has become a consensus among all Chinese people.
Everyone is proud of the Han ethnicity.
The Liu family is currently the most noble bloodline in China, and Lu Yi is the son of Emperor Huan.
According to the orthodox view, Lu Yi is more noble than Liu Bian and even Liu Hong. After all, if Liu Zhi had not died in such a hurry that he did not have time to recognize his only son Lu Yi, how could the throne of the emperor have been passed to Liu Hong and Liu Bian, father and son?
Therefore, Lu Bu was also delighted and excited that his brother had such noble bloodline.
"Since Duke Jin is a relative of the Liu clan and the son of Emperor Huan, Your Majesty should grant Duke Jin the right to recognize his ancestry and return to his clan!"
Upon hearing this, Tian Feng, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward and spoke to Liu Bian.
"Yes, since Duke Jin is the son of my Emperor Huan, according to the family tree, he should be my uncle. He is a hero sent by God to my Liu family!"
"Summon them, and order the chief of clan to check the royal family genealogy and include Duke Jin in the genealogy!"
Liu Bian immediately cooperated and gave the order.
It is no small matter for Lu Yi to trace his ancestral roots.
Moreover, Liu Zhi had been dead for many years and there had been two emperors. It would require a detailed check by the Zong Zheng before an auspicious day could be chosen to include Lu Yi in the genealogy of the royal family.
Ten days passed in a flash.
On the first day of March, Liu Bian personally led Lü Yi to worship the ancestral temple and wrote the renamed Lü Yi into the royal family genealogy.
After a series of complicated and solemn ceremonies, Lu Yi transformed himself.
Starting from a poor family in a remote area, he rose to become the most noble family in the Han Dynasty.
His name, which he had called for thirty-five years, changed from Lu Yi to Liu Yi.
After Liu Bian joined the royal family tree with Lü Yi, he became a relative of the Han royal family.
He immediately recognized Lu Yi as the uncle of the Han emperor.
He also issued a general amnesty for this purpose. All of a sudden, the voices opposing Lu Yi's usurpation of power disappeared without a trace.
Originally, these opposition groups could not defeat Lu Yi, so they secretly slandered and attacked Lu Yi. Lu Yi's coronation as king also gave them a chance to turn the tables.
They attempted to use this opportunity to once again throw the world, which had been peaceful because of Lu Yi's conquests, into chaos again. Only in this way could they fish in troubled waters and seize power.
But now Lu Yi's background has been confirmed.
Not only is he not a powerful official, he is also not a traitor.
Moreover, he is a genuine relative of the Han royal family and the son of Emperor Huan.
Where can I go to explain this?
Not to mention being crowned king, even if he usurped the throne now, the resistance would be much smaller than before.
After Lü Yi was crowned king, the emperor crowned him king again on the grounds that he had made contributions to the country and was the surviving son of Emperor Huan.
Facing the third edict to confer the title of king.
Lu Yi no longer refused and finally accepted Liu Bian's enthronement, officially becoming the King of Jin.
Liu Bian made Bingzhou a fiefdom of Lu Yi.
At this point, Lu Yi finally split the land and became king, facing south and calling himself the Sovereign.
Lu Yi ordered that Bingzhou be exempted from taxes for another half year.
He was immediately supported by all the subjects of Bingzhou.
After being crowned king.
Lu Yi then summoned civil and military officials to discuss the war to destroy Shu.
As the saying goes, Shu will be in chaos before the rest of the world is in chaos.
The world has been settled, but Shu has not been settled.
Yizhou is famous for its rugged roads and mountainous terrain.
While being called the Land of Abundance, it is also known as a country with natural dangers.
The road to Shu is difficult, even harder than ascending to heaven.
For Yizhou, there are three natural barriers to maintaining its independence.
The first is the Hanzhong Basin.
The second is Jianmen Pass.
The third one is Yong'an County in the west.
These three natural barriers and passes each have their own support.
Hanzhong is surrounded by mountains on all sides, while Jiange is naturally dangerous. Yong'an is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so if you want to attack it, you have to go upstream.
"Now, among the thirteen states in the world, only Western Shu cannot be pacified. I want to mobilize all the troops in the country to attack Shu from Hanzhong and Yong'an. I wonder if you have any good strategies to teach me?"
Wearing a nine-tasseled royal crown, Lu Yi sat high on the throne, looking lazily at the civil and military officials in the hall.
"Western Shu is weak and Liu Yan is incompetent. If the king wants to attack Shu, Bu is willing to lead 100,000 troops to destroy Shu for the king!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Bu immediately stepped forward and spoke.
Today, the world is basically pacified, except for the powerful tyrants in Western Shu and the remote areas of Liangzhou who are causing trouble.
This destruction of Shu may have been the last battle for Lü Yi to pacify the world. In other words, if he missed the opportunity to destroy Shu, then a general like Lü Bu would have even fewer opportunities to gain military merit in the future.
Therefore, all the generals were unwilling to lag behind and jumped out one after another after Lu Bu spoke.
"Alas, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Yizhou is just a small place, we can just go there!"
It’s one thing for everyone to have a good relationship normally.
But when it comes to merit, everyone competes on an equal footing.
"Marquis Wen and the other generals, wait a minute!"
At this time, Ju Shou suddenly stepped out and interrupted everyone, saying with a smile.
"Oh? What do you think, Mr. Ju Shou?"
Lu Yi couldn't help but perk up when he heard that, and asked quickly.
"Liu Yan is nothing but a house-guarding dog. Even if he has the heroes of Shu and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong at his disposal, he can only dream of becoming an emperor for two days behind closed doors."
"Such mediocre people, even if they occupy Shu, are just pioneers for the king!"
Ju Shou spoke eloquently, making Lu Yi nod repeatedly.
"Mr. Ju Su is right, but Shu is a difficult place with inaccessible roads. If Liu Yan is determined to defend it, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to capture it."
"Your Majesty, this is true, but you missed one point."
Ju Su was confident and smiled at Lu Yi.
"Oh? What did I miss? Please tell me, Mr. Jushou."
Lu Yi asked.
"Although Liu Yan occupies the land of Yizhou, he does not have the Mandate of Heaven."
"I have long heard that he privately built a dragon robe and an imperial chariot, and indulged in sensual pleasures. He has been suffering from a serious illness, and I am afraid it will only be a year or two."
"After Liu Yan became the governor of Youzhou, all the affairs of Youzhou depended on him. Your Majesty, why don't you wait for Liu Yan to die and then take advantage of the chaos to seize Yizhou!"
As the last strategist to join Lu Yi's think tank, Ju Shou most needed achievements to consolidate himself.
Therefore, although he was more patient than the generals, his patience was extremely limited. He still wanted to seize Yizhou quickly, and did not even want to wait as long as Liu Yan died.
"Although Ju Su's plan can help the lord seize Yizhou, it is not conducive to stabilizing the situation in Yizhou."
As a veteran strategist, Tian Feng's position is already secure, so he is more patient than Ju Su.
Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped out and added.
"Oh? What strategy does Mr. Tian Feng have to teach me?"
Lu Yi also became interested after hearing this and leaned forward slightly as if listening.
"Although Liu Yan has the potential to be a hero and can stabilize Yizhou, his son Liu Zhang is weak by nature and does not look like a suitable leader. You can wait until Liu Zhang ascends the throne before sending troops to attack Hanzhong."
"Once the natural barrier of Hanzhong is lost, the only pass left in the north of Yizhou is Jiange Pass, and they will surely be in a state of panic."
"My lord, at this time, use coercion and inducement to him, and promise him the title of Duke of a county if he surrenders, or the extermination of his clan if he resists. Liu Zhang will surely surrender wholeheartedly."
Tian Feng spoke slowly and added to Ju Su's strategy.
In this way, his friend's plan would not fail, and Lu Yi's interests would not be harmed. It would just take more time.
This is exactly the same strategy as the one in history when Tian Feng was under Yuan Shao and suggested to Yuan Shao that he should cultivate land and make repairs, and then Cao Cao would defeat himself.
"Okay! It's not a loss to exchange a county for a state. If Liu Zhang is willing to give up his evil ways, I will not hesitate to reward him. After all, Liu Zhang and I share the same bloodline of the Liu family. With his contribution of land, he is worthy of being made a duke."
Lu Yi nodded when he heard this, and finally finalized the strategy of Ju Shou and Tian Feng.
"Great King Shengming!"
After seeing this, the ministers also complimented him.
"Although we cannot send troops to attack Shu for the time being, we can still quell the threat from Xiliang."
"There are too many local leaders in Xiliang. Pass on my order to have Liangzhou governor Sun Jian and his son take some time off and conquer Liangzhou in the autumn."
In the autumn of the first year of Chuping, Sun Jian and his sons prepared their troops in Liangzhou for half a year, and in the autumn they launched an attack on Han Sui, Ma Teng and other powerful clan leaders.
Although Han Sui, Ma Teng and others were local generals with strong troops and familiarity with the local area, they were still not as good as Sun Jian and his son who were supported by Lu Yi.
In addition, in order to prepare for the next year's plan to destroy Shu, Lu Yi specially dispatched Lu Bu as the commander-in-chief, leading Zhang Liao and Gao Shun with a combined force of 50,000 to station in Chang'an to provide support for Sun Jian.
Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao were indeed the best heroes in Xiliang. They fought with Sun Jian and his son Sun Ce for more than a month without a clear winner.
Then, under the instruction of Lu Yi, Lu Bu immediately led Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and 50,000 northern iron cavalry to assist Sun Jian and his son.
Ma Teng and Ma Chao were defeated and fled westward in panic.
After receiving the letter of surrender written by Lü Yi promising him a title of nobility, Han Sui, the leader of the Xiliang Aristocratic Alliance, realized that Lü Yi was too powerful to resist and thought that he was an insider. During the battle, he killed his ally in the back and surrendered.
Ma Teng, Ma Chao and other allies were caught off guard and defeated by Lu Bu and Sun Jian in Jincheng.
The trust within the Xiliang Aristocratic Alliance was greatly broken due to the surrender of its leader Han Sui. It was no longer possible to maintain the alliance and each of them started fighting on their own.
In the end, Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao also surrendered to Lu Yi, and the rest of the Xiliang warlords who tried to resist were destroyed one after another.
After the fall of the Xiliang nobles, the Qiang rebellion, which had been dead but not yet dead, found it difficult to gather together again even if it had the fighting power after it lost its Han guides.
Xiliang was thus completely pacified.
At the end of December, Liu Yan, whose life was coming to an end, was ultimately unable to withstand the shackles of fate and survive the severe winter, and died in Shu.
After Liu Yan's death, his son Liu Zhang was elected as the new governor of Yizhou by the Yizhou nobles.
However, Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, unable to command his subordinates and was looked down upon by them.
Undercurrents began to gather in Shu, and people's hearts were restless.
In particular, Zhang Lu, who had been ordered by Liu Yan to guard Hanzhong and pretend to rebel to isolate the imperial court and Yizhou, saw that his boss was dead and the new prince was so incompetent that he disregarded Liu Zhang's orders and turned the fake into reality, occupying Hanzhong and establishing himself.
Liu Zhang, a newly appointed official, was shocked to see that Zhang Lu dared to openly disrespect him.
In order to maintain his authority, he summoned Zhang Lu to Sichuan many times but failed. In anger, he even killed Zhang Lu's family who were left as hostages in Chengdu.
After Zhang Lu's entire family was killed, he immediately became furious.
Originally, he just wanted to occupy Hanzhong and establish himself as the emperor because Liu Zhang's father Liu Yan had shown him some talent. But now Liu Zhang had made many stupid moves, forcing him to capture the entire Yizhou.
The war between Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu began immediately.
Lu Yi, who had been waiting for Yizhou to fall into chaos, was overjoyed when he saw this. He immediately led an army of 100,000 and prepared to complete the last stop on the Han mainland and completely conquer Yizhou.
In the spring of February in the second year of Chuping, Lu Yi swore an oath in Chang'an to go to war.
The arrival of Lu Yi caused Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu, who were about to fight each other to death, to immediately stop fighting.
Faced with Lu Yi, the most powerful demon king of the contemporary era.
Both sides were very nervous.
Zhang Lu immediately withdrew the army that had already entered Jiange back to Hanzhong for garrison.
Liu Zhang also treated it as a formidable enemy, and immediately mobilized soldiers from all over Yizhou as if the end of the world had come.
One Zhang Lu is already so difficult to defeat, and now there’s Lu Yi who is even more difficult to deal with than Zhang Lu. How can we live like this?
If Liu Zhang had not had his mortal enemy Zhang Lu watching him in Hanzhong, he might have immediately fled to more remote places like Jianning to wait and see.
However, in the game of power, weakness is the original sin.
The strong will not stop because of the fear of the weak.
On the contrary, the weak will only arouse more naked greed among the strong!
(End of this chapter)
In fact, Lu Yi did not lie. Although he acted a little, the facts are the facts.
The identity of being a descendant of Emperor Huan of Lu Yi is absolutely genuine.
Moreover, although Lu Yi had explored the tomb of the deceased prince in advance, he did not falsify it. There was originally an empty cenotaph inside.
All of a sudden, the rumor that Lu Yi was a descendant of Emperor Huan was confirmed by the emperor, all officials, and the people of Luoyang.
Wuyi has already taken a look at Lu Yi's identity.
"Oh my, there is no body of the prince who died young among Emperor Huan's princes, just an empty hole."
"And Duke Jin has a birthmark and witnesses to prove it, so he must be the son of Emperor Huan without a doubt!"
"I can actually see the son of Emperor Huan. It must be God's mercy!"
Upon seeing this, Zhang Rang was the first to step forward and congratulated Lu Yi repeatedly. Upon seeing this, the other ten eunuchs also bowed down before Lu Yi with tears in their eyes.
They were originally servants of Emperor Huan, so it was reasonable for them to pay a visit to the young master now.
The tears on their faces were half performance, and the other half was because they were truly happy for the death of Liu Zhi.
"Haha, I didn't expect that my brother is actually a member of the Liu clan and the son of Emperor Huan!"
Seeing this, Lu Bu could no longer suppress his excitement and laughed loudly.
Although he grew up with Lu Yi, he treated Lu Yi as his own brother and they had a very good relationship.
However, he also knew that Lu Yi was not his biological brother.
It was just because since childhood, Lu's father had favored and cared for Lu Yi much better than for his own son.
Therefore, he vaguely understood the difference between Lu Yi and himself.
He originally just guessed that his brother might be the illegitimate son of some wealthy family.
But unexpectedly, his brother's biological father turned out to be Emperor Huan Liu Zhi.
Lu Yi is now a prince of the previous dynasty and a relative of the Han royal family. He is extremely noble.
This kind of nobility is different from that obtained through violence like Dong Zhuo's.
This is the legacy passed down over the past 400 years during the Han Dynasty.
What does four hundred years mean?
Before Lu Yi traveled through time, the history of many countries in the world was not as long as four hundred years.
Four hundred years is the life span of twenty generations.
Since Liu Bang started the uprising by slaying the snake, the identity of the Han nationality has become a consensus among all Chinese people.
Everyone is proud of the Han ethnicity.
The Liu family is currently the most noble bloodline in China, and Lu Yi is the son of Emperor Huan.
According to the orthodox view, Lu Yi is more noble than Liu Bian and even Liu Hong. After all, if Liu Zhi had not died in such a hurry that he did not have time to recognize his only son Lu Yi, how could the throne of the emperor have been passed to Liu Hong and Liu Bian, father and son?
Therefore, Lu Bu was also delighted and excited that his brother had such noble bloodline.
"Since Duke Jin is a relative of the Liu clan and the son of Emperor Huan, Your Majesty should grant Duke Jin the right to recognize his ancestry and return to his clan!"
Upon hearing this, Tian Feng, who was standing by, immediately stepped forward and spoke to Liu Bian.
"Yes, since Duke Jin is the son of my Emperor Huan, according to the family tree, he should be my uncle. He is a hero sent by God to my Liu family!"
"Summon them, and order the chief of clan to check the royal family genealogy and include Duke Jin in the genealogy!"
Liu Bian immediately cooperated and gave the order.
It is no small matter for Lu Yi to trace his ancestral roots.
Moreover, Liu Zhi had been dead for many years and there had been two emperors. It would require a detailed check by the Zong Zheng before an auspicious day could be chosen to include Lu Yi in the genealogy of the royal family.
Ten days passed in a flash.
On the first day of March, Liu Bian personally led Lü Yi to worship the ancestral temple and wrote the renamed Lü Yi into the royal family genealogy.
After a series of complicated and solemn ceremonies, Lu Yi transformed himself.
Starting from a poor family in a remote area, he rose to become the most noble family in the Han Dynasty.
His name, which he had called for thirty-five years, changed from Lu Yi to Liu Yi.
After Liu Bian joined the royal family tree with Lü Yi, he became a relative of the Han royal family.
He immediately recognized Lu Yi as the uncle of the Han emperor.
He also issued a general amnesty for this purpose. All of a sudden, the voices opposing Lu Yi's usurpation of power disappeared without a trace.
Originally, these opposition groups could not defeat Lu Yi, so they secretly slandered and attacked Lu Yi. Lu Yi's coronation as king also gave them a chance to turn the tables.
They attempted to use this opportunity to once again throw the world, which had been peaceful because of Lu Yi's conquests, into chaos again. Only in this way could they fish in troubled waters and seize power.
But now Lu Yi's background has been confirmed.
Not only is he not a powerful official, he is also not a traitor.
Moreover, he is a genuine relative of the Han royal family and the son of Emperor Huan.
Where can I go to explain this?
Not to mention being crowned king, even if he usurped the throne now, the resistance would be much smaller than before.
After Lü Yi was crowned king, the emperor crowned him king again on the grounds that he had made contributions to the country and was the surviving son of Emperor Huan.
Facing the third edict to confer the title of king.
Lu Yi no longer refused and finally accepted Liu Bian's enthronement, officially becoming the King of Jin.
Liu Bian made Bingzhou a fiefdom of Lu Yi.
At this point, Lu Yi finally split the land and became king, facing south and calling himself the Sovereign.
Lu Yi ordered that Bingzhou be exempted from taxes for another half year.
He was immediately supported by all the subjects of Bingzhou.
After being crowned king.
Lu Yi then summoned civil and military officials to discuss the war to destroy Shu.
As the saying goes, Shu will be in chaos before the rest of the world is in chaos.
The world has been settled, but Shu has not been settled.
Yizhou is famous for its rugged roads and mountainous terrain.
While being called the Land of Abundance, it is also known as a country with natural dangers.
The road to Shu is difficult, even harder than ascending to heaven.
For Yizhou, there are three natural barriers to maintaining its independence.
The first is the Hanzhong Basin.
The second is Jianmen Pass.
The third one is Yong'an County in the west.
These three natural barriers and passes each have their own support.
Hanzhong is surrounded by mountains on all sides, while Jiange is naturally dangerous. Yong'an is located in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, so if you want to attack it, you have to go upstream.
"Now, among the thirteen states in the world, only Western Shu cannot be pacified. I want to mobilize all the troops in the country to attack Shu from Hanzhong and Yong'an. I wonder if you have any good strategies to teach me?"
Wearing a nine-tasseled royal crown, Lu Yi sat high on the throne, looking lazily at the civil and military officials in the hall.
"Western Shu is weak and Liu Yan is incompetent. If the king wants to attack Shu, Bu is willing to lead 100,000 troops to destroy Shu for the king!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Bu immediately stepped forward and spoke.
Today, the world is basically pacified, except for the powerful tyrants in Western Shu and the remote areas of Liangzhou who are causing trouble.
This destruction of Shu may have been the last battle for Lü Yi to pacify the world. In other words, if he missed the opportunity to destroy Shu, then a general like Lü Bu would have even fewer opportunities to gain military merit in the future.
Therefore, all the generals were unwilling to lag behind and jumped out one after another after Lu Bu spoke.
"Alas, why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? Yizhou is just a small place, we can just go there!"
It’s one thing for everyone to have a good relationship normally.
But when it comes to merit, everyone competes on an equal footing.
"Marquis Wen and the other generals, wait a minute!"
At this time, Ju Shou suddenly stepped out and interrupted everyone, saying with a smile.
"Oh? What do you think, Mr. Ju Shou?"
Lu Yi couldn't help but perk up when he heard that, and asked quickly.
"Liu Yan is nothing but a house-guarding dog. Even if he has the heroes of Shu and Zhang Lu of Hanzhong at his disposal, he can only dream of becoming an emperor for two days behind closed doors."
"Such mediocre people, even if they occupy Shu, are just pioneers for the king!"
Ju Shou spoke eloquently, making Lu Yi nod repeatedly.
"Mr. Ju Su is right, but Shu is a difficult place with inaccessible roads. If Liu Yan is determined to defend it, I'm afraid it won't be so easy to capture it."
"Your Majesty, this is true, but you missed one point."
Ju Su was confident and smiled at Lu Yi.
"Oh? What did I miss? Please tell me, Mr. Jushou."
Lu Yi asked.
"Although Liu Yan occupies the land of Yizhou, he does not have the Mandate of Heaven."
"I have long heard that he privately built a dragon robe and an imperial chariot, and indulged in sensual pleasures. He has been suffering from a serious illness, and I am afraid it will only be a year or two."
"After Liu Yan became the governor of Youzhou, all the affairs of Youzhou depended on him. Your Majesty, why don't you wait for Liu Yan to die and then take advantage of the chaos to seize Yizhou!"
As the last strategist to join Lu Yi's think tank, Ju Shou most needed achievements to consolidate himself.
Therefore, although he was more patient than the generals, his patience was extremely limited. He still wanted to seize Yizhou quickly, and did not even want to wait as long as Liu Yan died.
"Although Ju Su's plan can help the lord seize Yizhou, it is not conducive to stabilizing the situation in Yizhou."
As a veteran strategist, Tian Feng's position is already secure, so he is more patient than Ju Su.
Upon hearing this, he immediately stepped out and added.
"Oh? What strategy does Mr. Tian Feng have to teach me?"
Lu Yi also became interested after hearing this and leaned forward slightly as if listening.
"Although Liu Yan has the potential to be a hero and can stabilize Yizhou, his son Liu Zhang is weak by nature and does not look like a suitable leader. You can wait until Liu Zhang ascends the throne before sending troops to attack Hanzhong."
"Once the natural barrier of Hanzhong is lost, the only pass left in the north of Yizhou is Jiange Pass, and they will surely be in a state of panic."
"My lord, at this time, use coercion and inducement to him, and promise him the title of Duke of a county if he surrenders, or the extermination of his clan if he resists. Liu Zhang will surely surrender wholeheartedly."
Tian Feng spoke slowly and added to Ju Su's strategy.
In this way, his friend's plan would not fail, and Lu Yi's interests would not be harmed. It would just take more time.
This is exactly the same strategy as the one in history when Tian Feng was under Yuan Shao and suggested to Yuan Shao that he should cultivate land and make repairs, and then Cao Cao would defeat himself.
"Okay! It's not a loss to exchange a county for a state. If Liu Zhang is willing to give up his evil ways, I will not hesitate to reward him. After all, Liu Zhang and I share the same bloodline of the Liu family. With his contribution of land, he is worthy of being made a duke."
Lu Yi nodded when he heard this, and finally finalized the strategy of Ju Shou and Tian Feng.
"Great King Shengming!"
After seeing this, the ministers also complimented him.
"Although we cannot send troops to attack Shu for the time being, we can still quell the threat from Xiliang."
"There are too many local leaders in Xiliang. Pass on my order to have Liangzhou governor Sun Jian and his son take some time off and conquer Liangzhou in the autumn."
In the autumn of the first year of Chuping, Sun Jian and his sons prepared their troops in Liangzhou for half a year, and in the autumn they launched an attack on Han Sui, Ma Teng and other powerful clan leaders.
Although Han Sui, Ma Teng and others were local generals with strong troops and familiarity with the local area, they were still not as good as Sun Jian and his son who were supported by Lu Yi.
In addition, in order to prepare for the next year's plan to destroy Shu, Lu Yi specially dispatched Lu Bu as the commander-in-chief, leading Zhang Liao and Gao Shun with a combined force of 50,000 to station in Chang'an to provide support for Sun Jian.
Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao were indeed the best heroes in Xiliang. They fought with Sun Jian and his son Sun Ce for more than a month without a clear winner.
Then, under the instruction of Lu Yi, Lu Bu immediately led Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and 50,000 northern iron cavalry to assist Sun Jian and his son.
Ma Teng and Ma Chao were defeated and fled westward in panic.
After receiving the letter of surrender written by Lü Yi promising him a title of nobility, Han Sui, the leader of the Xiliang Aristocratic Alliance, realized that Lü Yi was too powerful to resist and thought that he was an insider. During the battle, he killed his ally in the back and surrendered.
Ma Teng, Ma Chao and other allies were caught off guard and defeated by Lu Bu and Sun Jian in Jincheng.
The trust within the Xiliang Aristocratic Alliance was greatly broken due to the surrender of its leader Han Sui. It was no longer possible to maintain the alliance and each of them started fighting on their own.
In the end, Ma Teng and his son Ma Chao also surrendered to Lu Yi, and the rest of the Xiliang warlords who tried to resist were destroyed one after another.
After the fall of the Xiliang nobles, the Qiang rebellion, which had been dead but not yet dead, found it difficult to gather together again even if it had the fighting power after it lost its Han guides.
Xiliang was thus completely pacified.
At the end of December, Liu Yan, whose life was coming to an end, was ultimately unable to withstand the shackles of fate and survive the severe winter, and died in Shu.
After Liu Yan's death, his son Liu Zhang was elected as the new governor of Yizhou by the Yizhou nobles.
However, Liu Zhang was weak and incompetent, unable to command his subordinates and was looked down upon by them.
Undercurrents began to gather in Shu, and people's hearts were restless.
In particular, Zhang Lu, who had been ordered by Liu Yan to guard Hanzhong and pretend to rebel to isolate the imperial court and Yizhou, saw that his boss was dead and the new prince was so incompetent that he disregarded Liu Zhang's orders and turned the fake into reality, occupying Hanzhong and establishing himself.
Liu Zhang, a newly appointed official, was shocked to see that Zhang Lu dared to openly disrespect him.
In order to maintain his authority, he summoned Zhang Lu to Sichuan many times but failed. In anger, he even killed Zhang Lu's family who were left as hostages in Chengdu.
After Zhang Lu's entire family was killed, he immediately became furious.
Originally, he just wanted to occupy Hanzhong and establish himself as the emperor because Liu Zhang's father Liu Yan had shown him some talent. But now Liu Zhang had made many stupid moves, forcing him to capture the entire Yizhou.
The war between Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu began immediately.
Lu Yi, who had been waiting for Yizhou to fall into chaos, was overjoyed when he saw this. He immediately led an army of 100,000 and prepared to complete the last stop on the Han mainland and completely conquer Yizhou.
In the spring of February in the second year of Chuping, Lu Yi swore an oath in Chang'an to go to war.
The arrival of Lu Yi caused Liu Zhang and Zhang Lu, who were about to fight each other to death, to immediately stop fighting.
Faced with Lu Yi, the most powerful demon king of the contemporary era.
Both sides were very nervous.
Zhang Lu immediately withdrew the army that had already entered Jiange back to Hanzhong for garrison.
Liu Zhang also treated it as a formidable enemy, and immediately mobilized soldiers from all over Yizhou as if the end of the world had come.
One Zhang Lu is already so difficult to defeat, and now there’s Lu Yi who is even more difficult to deal with than Zhang Lu. How can we live like this?
If Liu Zhang had not had his mortal enemy Zhang Lu watching him in Hanzhong, he might have immediately fled to more remote places like Jianning to wait and see.
However, in the game of power, weakness is the original sin.
The strong will not stop because of the fear of the weak.
On the contrary, the weak will only arouse more naked greed among the strong!
(End of this chapter)
