At the end of June of the sixth year of Xingping, news of Hanzhong being conquered came.

Then there was news that Guo Peng had newly established Shangyong County and stationed 10,000 troops in Fangling. Since then, the Wei army has directly threatened Xiangyang, and Liu Biao's core hinterland has been seriously threatened.

Liu Biao was frightened and began to make trouble with his ministers to move the capital.

This move further stimulated the trend of scholars from other places returning to the north, and Liu Biao had no time to pay attention.

The academic class was dispersed. His most important energy was now focused on survival, and he had no time to pay attention to other things.

After learning about this, Zhuge Liang became more and more anxious and cleaned up his clothes. After saying goodbye to his elder sister and second sister, he embarked on the road to return north with Xu Shu, Meng Jian and Shi Tao.

They set out from Xiangyang, passed Nanyang, arrived at Yingchuan, and then arrived at Chenliu from Yingchuan. They continued north from Chenliu, crossed the Yellow River, entered Jizhou, and went to Yecheng to find Zhuge Jin, looking for their future.

Xu Shu, Shi Tao and Meng Jian did not go back to their hometowns, but went directly to Yecheng, thinking that if they could get a good position under Guo Peng, what else would they go back to?

I went to Yecheng to settle down directly. Isn’t it better to live in Yecheng than to live in a hometown that no longer belongs to them?

The group embarked on the road of pursuing their dreams.

The literati of the world abandoned the former refuge paradise Jingzhou and returned to the north. The once lost talents in the north gradually returned under strong attraction.

When Zhuge Liang and his party arrived in Chenliu County, Guo Peng finally returned to Yecheng, which had been away for more than a year.

After entering the city, he first went home to see his family and the children. He hadn't seen him for a long time. He missed him very much and was very happy to hold his son and daughter.

Unfortunately, Guo Peng had limited time, but he had a lot of time. So after a little intimate relationship, Guo Zifeng left his home and went to the government office to hold a large bureaucratic meeting. There were many people coming to participate.

The content of the discussion is also very conventional, just like when I returned from an expedition before. There are many things to discuss, summarizing experience, discussing success or failure, counting gains and losses, discussing future governance issues, etc.

However, this time when discussing, Guo Peng always felt the difference in the atmosphere.

It was originally an uplifting atmosphere. Because of the continuous victory, everyone was motivated to work together, thinking about a better and stronger feeling.

But this time, it feels a little different. It seems to be a little more popular than pursuing progress?

This kind of hot feeling, the hot impulse, and the feeling when one achieves one achievement makes Guo Peng feel that the entire group seems to be inexplicably excited.

What is the reason?

Is it because I conquered Guanxi and Hanzhong in one breath and expanded the land thousands of miles?

If this is the case, it is actually easy to understand, because I often win battles, and the spiritual changes that the victory brings to the entire group are obvious.

Victory can temporarily cover up all problems, and the power brought by victory can give Guo Peng a temporary unlimited power, and no one dares to disobey Guo Peng.

It’s just because victory is too motivating and intimidating, and the meaning of victory is really important.

For Guo Peng Group, the victory after victory means that the group will rise with Guo Peng together. Everyone is a community of interests and can obtain the benefits they want, and more and more, more and more.

So this excitement is not incomprehensible.

But this seems to be insufficient to explain the problem.

Then, Guo Peng realized.

For my loyal subordinates and vested interests, it seems that that time has come.

proclaim oneself emperor.

Guo Peng's heart began to beat violently in an instant.

Even after preparing for so many years, when it is really close, I still can't help but feel nervous and feel timid in my heart.

but.

They were so excited, did they really think they wanted to be emperor at this time?

It’s not that it’s impossible, because the emperor has been gone for a long time, and the new emperor should have been elected soon, but because Guo Peng went to beat up the people of Liangzhou, he kept dragging it and didn’t put it on the agenda.

But as the saying goes, the country cannot be without a king for a day. After Guo Peng left, people kept writing letters to Guo Peng, hoping that Guo Peng could establish a new emperor candidate as soon as possible.

After defeating the Liangzhou Group and repelling the invasion of the three southern princes, everyone in the world agreed that the only person in the world who is qualified to establish an emperor was Guo Peng.

If the three southern princes were also qualified to intervene before the expedition, now they are really gone.

A wave of contact exposed their fragile nature and could not compete with Guo Peng at all.

Then everyone in the world understands that the only person who can support the emperor is Guo Peng, only Guo Peng is qualified, and no one else is qualified.

Even if Guo Peng intends to be emperor, they will not have the ability to hinder them, because the gap in strength and prestige are almost everywhere.

For Guo Peng, this matter is actually quite operational.

If you want to be an emperor, you can’t be a emperor without any brains. You must have a name that will allow everyone to find traces, make this matter look operational and block the mouths of all people.

After all, for people in the upper class, the most important thing in this world is face.

What you want to do, you must have a reason to talk about it. You cannot just go there without any brains. You must have a set of processes and basis that seem very scientific and reasonable.

For example, auspiciousness, prophecies, yin and yang and five elements.

You always have to have a mysterious and mysterious reason, so that everyone can be convinced.

It makes everyone feel that you are following the will of God, and that everyone can see it in terms of their face. No one is a rebellious minister, but a obedient minister of God.

Yes, it is God who takes the blame.

Therefore, Chinese scholars never believe in God, nor do they really believe in ghosts and gods. They just take the blame when they need it, and when they don’t need it...

Go play while playing!

You are like Cao Pi’s proclaimed emperor and Liu Bei’s proclaimed emperor. Although it is also influenced by external needs and internal forces, many people advise them to proclaim themselves and follow the trend, but the process is also indispensable.

Take the Yin and Yang and the Five Elements as an example. The ancients believed in the philosophy of the Five Elements and often said that those who have virtue in the world belong to it. The word "virtue" refers not only to the character of a person and also to the luck given by God. One of the conditions for meeting the luck is to meet the mutual restraint and birth relationship of the five elements.

Gold, wood, water, fire, earth and five elements.

In order to ascend the throne and to usurp the throne, Liu Bang compiled a standard process for the later generations to ascend the throne and become emperor, which was continuously developed and carried forward by future generations.

Cao Pi was the position of emperor obtained by Liu Xie’s abdication, not a dynasty change solved by force, and it was necessary to express the situation of taking over.

He wants to tell everyone that I am standing on behalf of the Han Dynasty, not a violent seizure, I am clean, and that Liu Xie himself was unwilling to give it to me, not forced by me.

Therefore, finding the year name for Cao Pi must conform to the concept of the mutual generation of the five elements.

The Eastern Han Dynasty was fire virtue, and fire produced earth. Cao Wei established itself in the Han Dynasty. It belonged to earth virtue, and the word Huang belonged to earth, so the first year of Cao Pi was called Huangchu, which means the beginning of earth virtue and long-term national fortune.

Of course, this thing is pure metaphysics and has no use. The longevity of a country does not depend on metal, wood, water, fire and earth. It is just to fool the illiterate people, and by the way, the scholars look good on their faces and feel sad, so that they will not make everyone become rebels.
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