PFC Chapter 402: The king’s business is not at peace.
Chapter 402: The king’s business is not at peace.
Yan Ju and Yu Guinong wanted to persuade Ye Kun to ascend the throne and become emperor, but they did not dare to say it for fear that Guan Yafu would scold them.
Ye Kun said:
"Xiahou Chang's claim to the throne is nothing but a monkey in human form, not a threat. But he abolished the emperor of Dading, and we have become a people without a master. As the saying goes, a country cannot be without a king for a day. Without a king, our people will feel without a backbone. Therefore, we still have to find an emperor."
Qin Chou and Ye Qingyang said together: "Speaking of being an emperor, whose prestige can surpass that of the King of Hanzhong? If the King of Hanzhong doesn't become the emperor, who dares to become the emperor?"
Ma Zhao and Guan Yafu said nothing, but looked dissatisfied.
"I don't want to be an emperor. I have no interest in that." Ye Kun smiled and said:
"I promised Yizhou Gongsun Zhang that I would support him to be the emperor. The kingdom of Dading originally belonged to the Gongsun family. I think it would be better to let Gongsun Zhang be a peaceful emperor, and we will handle government and military affairs."
Han Chun was startled and said with a fist:
"This is absolutely unacceptable. If Gongsun Zhang becomes the emperor, wouldn't his son Gongsun Shangfei become the crown prince? Gongsun Shangfei is already very brave and invincible, leading troops outside. Once he becomes the crown prince, wouldn't that be..."
Zhuge Feng also rejected it outright: "What virtue and ability does Gongsun Zhang have to occupy such a high position?"
Ye Kun rejected all objections and said with a smile: "Gongsun Zhang is an emperor, and he doesn't necessarily have to appoint a crown prince. If he does a good job as emperor, he will continue to be the emperor. If he doesn't do a good job, we can just replace him."
Everyone was talking about it and opposed Ye Kun's opinion.
Once Gongsun Zhang is enthroned as emperor, things will become boring.
Ma Zhengyang suddenly said:
"We can let Gongsun Zhang become emperor first, then swear brotherhood with the King of Hanzhong and make the King of Hanzhong the crown prince. A few years later, when Gongsun Zhang is old, he will abdicate and the King of Hanzhong will inherit the throne. This is reasonable and logical."
Qin Chou smiled and said, "This is a good idea!"
Except Ma Zhao and Guan Yafu, everyone else thought it was feasible.
Ye Kun asked Guan Yafu and Ma Zhao: "You two, please feel free to speak up."
Guan Yafu thought for a moment and said, "I agree with this approach, but I also have a request. I hope that you can unify the four seas, recover the Central Plains, and then be crowned emperor, which is worthy of your title."
Ye Kun was just a commoner. If he rashly proclaimed himself emperor without any great merit or achievements, people all over the world would not accept him.
"Recover the Central Plains within three years!"
Ye Kun nodded, agreed to Guan Yafu, and asked Ma Zhao for his opinion.
Ma Zhao was silent for a moment, then sighed and said, "After my lord ascends the throne, can you not change the country's name?"
Ye Kun smiled and said, "Ding means three legs standing on a tripod, which is not very auspicious. The founder of the Great Ding Kingdom rose from the Han River and was once named the King of Han. So I think it is also okay to call it the Great Han Kingdom."
Ma Zhao sighed and smiled bitterly without saying anything.
Everyone discussed the details again and decided to welcome Gongsun Zhang to the throne.
The generals in the army were all very puzzled and came to ask Ye Kun why he did not proclaim himself emperor?
Ye Kun explained: "Let Gongsun Zhang be crowned emperor and maintain the name of the Great Ding Kingdom, and we will be able to inherit the legacy of the Great Ding Kingdom."
"Da Ding Kingdom, what legacy is there?"
"The territory! And the nominal legitimacy."
Ye Kun pointed at the map and said, "From the North Sea of the Great Prairie in the north to Jiaozhi in the south, from the Western Regions in the west to Liaodong Island in the east, it is all the territory of the Great Ding Kingdom. As the orthodox of the Great Ding Kingdom, we will be able to take back the territory and attack Xiahou Chang in the future with justification."
The North Sea is what later became Lake Belga.
That place belonged to China in the Han Dynasty and it also belonged to China in the Qing Dynasty.
When China was at its peak, its territory was not 960 million square kilometers, but nearly million square kilometers.
Ye Kun cannot proclaim himself emperor now because he does not want to lose his legitimacy.
As long as we carry the flag of the Great Ding Kingdom, we can go south and north and restore the territory of China during its heyday.
If Ye Kun ascends the throne and becomes emperor now and then tries to recover those territories, others will have something to say - You rebelled and became emperor, so why can't I rebel and become emperor?
After the resolution was reached, Zhuge Feng went to Chengdu in person to negotiate with Gongsun Zhang and welcome Gongsun Zhang to Xiangyang.
In Xiangyang, a small-scale imperial palace was quickly built to facilitate the ascension of the puppet emperor Gongsun Zhang to the throne.
Gongsun Zhang knew that he was just a puppet and didn't want to be a worldly baggage.
Zhuge Feng advised:
"What's wrong with being a peaceful emperor? At least, you can leave your name in history. Even if you abdicate in the future, you will still be the retired emperor, extremely honorable and a blessing to future generations. If you don't become an emperor, you will always be the King of Shu, and you will be below the King of Hanzhong, or even below the Three Dukes and Nine Ministers."
Gongsun Zhang thought about it and felt that this made sense.
Being a puppet emperor for a few years and getting a high-level status will be of great benefit to your descendants!
Thus, the deal was happily concluded.
When Gongsun Zhang arrived in Xiangyang, Ye Kun met him in person and had a secret conversation with him.
Gongsun Zhang said self-deprecatingly: "King of Hanzhong, it would be the same if you ascended the throne directly. I became the emperor, but I did nothing. You still have to work hard for all the military and political affairs."
Ye Kun smiled and said:
"During your reign, I will conquer the Central Plains as a gift to you. History will remember your great achievements in unifying China.
Even if you are no longer the emperor, you will still be my brother, the emperor emeritus, and I will be equal to you. I can also promise you that your descendants will be rich and prosperous, and will have no worries about food and clothing. "
"Thank you, King of Hanzhong." Gongsun Zhang was very tactful and said with a smile:
"I will only show up at the coronation ceremony, and then I will hide in the harem, eating, drinking and having fun. I will also give you the emperor's seal. You will be the one who makes the decision on everything. You don't need to bother me to stamp it."
Being a stamp emperor is quite boring.
Adou of Shu Han in the Three Kingdoms period was a "Xizhilang" during the period of Zhuge Liang. Although he had the jade seal in his hand, he obeyed Zhuge Liang in everything and stamped his seal according to Zhuge Liang's wishes.
Ye Kun smiled, clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I obey your order!"
At the end of August, Gongsun Zhang hastily ascended the throne, held a grand ceremony, and became sworn brothers with Ye Kun, making Ye Kun the crown prince.
The new emperor announced to the world:
"The kingship cannot be partial, and the emperor and the thieves cannot coexist. Confer the title of Crown Prince and King of Hanzhong, Ye Kun, as King of Han, and take charge of the military and political affairs of the country. Grant him the imperial seal and the nine gifts, and make him work hard to govern the country, conquer the traitor Xiahou Chang, and conquer the four seas!"
Zhuge Feng was also appointed prime minister, and other officials were all promoted and rewarded.
Anyone with a discerning eye knows that Ye Kun is about to take over, and this is just warming up.
Gongsun Erniang was very unhappy.
After all, it is the world, and the original surname is Gongsun.
Ye Kun comforted Gongsun Erniang and said with a smile: "Don't be angry, Junior Sister. I will give you the right to choose the emperor in a few years. From the perspective of public opinion, who do you think can be the emperor? I will listen to you."
Gongsun Erniang sighed: "If we talk about the public spirit in the world, there is really no one more suitable than you."
"The current emperor is still from your Gongsun family. We'll talk about the future later."
Ye Kun didn't want to dwell on this issue.
There are still a lot of things waiting for me.
After Gongsun Zhang ascended the throne, he hid in the harem and stopped caring about worldly affairs.
Ye Kun organized scholars to enumerate Xiahou Chang's crimes and sent leaflets to Luoyang and Chang'an, vowing to wipe out the rebels and encouraging the people to respond.