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Text Chapter 617: Extensive construction work and preparation for "rebellion"

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    On this day at the end of autumn, Yan Liang, who was so powerful in China, led his victorious army down the river and returned to Yingtian in a mighty manner.

    On the day of his return, all the soldiers and people of Yingtian came to welcome their great lord in triumph.

    "Total control over the Yangtze River" was the slogan Sun Quan shouted back then. He shouted it for many years, but he couldn't even stand up to Liu Biao.

    But now, both Sun and Liu Biao have been wiped out. Their new master has captured Yizhou and included the entire Yangtze River Basin from west to east.

    Such great achievements are enough to make the people of Yingtian worship him to the point of madness.

    Not long after Yan Liang returned to Yingtian, officials under his command began to write letters one after another, urging Yan Liang to ascend the throne and become king.

    In fact, since the time when Yan Liang attacked Jiangdong in the previous period, the voices urging Yan Liang to proclaim himself king, or even directly proclaim emperor, have never stopped.

    "It's no wonder. As the saying goes, a rising tide lifts all boats. Yan Liangruo ascended the throne from Da Sima to the king. The official status of his ministers also increased accordingly. Who wouldn't do such a beneficial and harmless thing?

    Furthermore, Yan Liangjin owns the four states of Jingyang, Yuyi, and half of the rivers and mountains. He is powerful in China and has the ability to become king.

    In the previous episode, adhering to the principle of "accumulating grain widely and becoming king slowly", Yan Liang suppressed the public opinion storm of his ministers' persuasion to advance, and took a step forward by calling himself Grand Sima.

    But this time, Yan Liang did not express his position in response to his ministers¡¯ urging to advance again.

    If you don¡¯t express your opinion, it is the default.

    Those smart ministers soon realized Yan Liang's intention, so they started to persuade him to join.  The situation intensified and soon developed to the point where all the officials from the four states were trying to persuade them to advance.

    at the same time.  Various "superstitious" rumors soon spread from state to state.

    Why the yellow dragon was discovered in Jingzhou, the unicorn appeared in Yizhou, the bronze bird was dug up in Yangzhou, and all kinds of auspiciousness appeared, which meant that God was hinting that Yan Liang would become king.

    Of course Yan Liang knows about those so-called auspiciousness.  These are all stories made up by people below just to build momentum for Yan Liang.

    Yan Liang knew clearly that he was superstitious, but he didn't care.  He only acquiesced in these auspicious rumors, which quickly spread throughout his ruling area.

    Because Yan Liang knows that people in this era still have a very serious fear of gods.  rulers through the ages.  They all need to rely on God's protection to show their so-called legitimacy.

    Faced with the ministers¡¯ requests, Yan Liang could not remain silent.

    Not long after returning to Yingtian, Yan Liang expressed his attitude to the ministers with a written order.

    Yan Liang wants to build a Bronze Bird Tower in the east of Yingtian.

    The purpose of building the Tongque Tower is also very simple, the primary purpose.  Nature is self-enjoyment.

    ?????????????????????????????????Today Yan Liang has four states, and the territory is not small.  But over the years, Yan Liangduo has been on various expeditions and has not had much time to truly enjoy himself.

    Yan Liang has always believed that if he does not know how to enjoy himself after working hard to conquer the world, then this hero is not a qualified hero.

    I, Yan Liang, have worked so hard to win half of the country, not so much for the so-called name and history, but more for real enjoyment.

    So Yan Liang wanted to build the Tongque Terrace, and after it was completed, he planned to place all the beauties he had collected over the years in the Tongque Terrace. This would make it easier for him to have fun.

    The second reason is to demonstrate one's own achievements.

    In past history, after Cao Cao destroyed the Yuan family, he built the Tongque Tower in Hebei, not just to show off his achievements in pacifying the world.

    Building palaces, just like the celebrities of later generations, like to prove their worth by writing autobiographies.

    The third reason is naturally to create public opinion for his kingship. By building a high platform and palace, he can have the so-called communication between heaven and man to show that he is favored by heaven.

    As soon as Yan Liang's order to build the Tongque Tower was issued, the discerning people among the soldiers and people in the four states immediately realized what Yan Liang meant. They knew that their persuasion had been successful and that their lord was ready to become king.  .

    So, the watch of support flew to the sky like snowflakes.

    Of course, if there are supporters, there will naturally be opponents.

    ??For example, Tian Feng, who had always been strong-willed, persuaded Yan Liang to give up his intention to build the Tongque Tower on the grounds that the world was not at peace and there were many wastes waiting to be renovated.

    Yan Liang was already prepared for Tian Feng's appearance, and he was not unhappy about it.

    A great hero, although he has a dictatorial character in everything, he can always tolerate some people who like to be honest and honest.A person of remonstrance.

    "Besides, Tian Feng's advice was sincerely for his own good. Of course, Yan Liang was not as narrow-minded as Yuan Shao, so he vented his anger on Tian Feng.

    Of course, Yan Liang will not listen to Tian Feng. If he owns half of the country, if he does not have the power to repair a mere palace, then what is the use of conquering half of the country.

    "You, my lords and ministers, are enjoying the glory and wealth in private. As your lord, it doesn't matter if I build a platform."

    So, Yan Liang wrote a letter first, appreciating Tian Feng's advice and admonishment, and also gave him more food.

    Then, Yan Liang put aside Tian Feng's advice. You give me your advice, and I will continue to build my bronze bird tower.

    With a single order, tens of thousands of Dingfu were immediately recruited in the land of Sanwu and began to build the Tongque Tower in preparation for Yan Liang to become king.

    When Yan Liangfeng returned to the sky, the civil engineering, and the ambition was to pave the way for the king, Cao Cao was licking the wound in Chang'an City.

    Hanzhong was defeated twice, with the loss of 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers. Hanzhong was won and lost again. General Xiahou Yuan was seriously injured. He was also hit by an arrow and lost two front teeth. All these things were enough for Cao Cao.  Heavy blow.

    The only thing that made Cao Cao feel gratified was that he successfully moved more than 200,000 Dingkou from Hanzhong, which slightly made up for some of Cao Cao's losses.

    But that mere 200,000 people was nothing compared to the millions of people in Yizhou that Yan Liang received.

    At this time, news came from Hebei that Liu Bei's army had captured Yuyang County, and the Yuan Tan brothers fled to Liaodong and joined Gongsun Kang. This meant that the entire Youzhou was basically under Liu Bei's control.

    The current power of the world is that Liu Bei occupies Youji Qingyanxu, plus half of Sizhou, and now he has captured Yanyun's horse-producing land, and his strength is unprecedentedly strong.

    Yan Liang in the south controls the four states of Jingyang and Yuyi. It can be expected that before long, Jiaozhou in the extreme south will also be included in Yan Liang's territory.

    Purely in terms of vast territory and large population, Yan Liang is undoubtedly the largest prince in the world.

    As for Cao Cao, although he controlled the three prefectures of Yongliang and Sizhou, plus several counties in Sizhou, except for Yongzhou, which was slightly rich, the two prefectures of Liang and Liang were extremely barren. Although they produced good horses, their population was sparse.

    Among the three major princes, Cao Cao is undoubtedly the weakest.

    A man who weaves mats and sells shoes, and another who was a traitor to the Yuan family back then, are now burdened with him. As the prime minister of the Han Dynasty, how could Cao Cao not feel depressed.

    In the Prime Minister¡¯s Mansion, the depressed Cao Cao gathered his officials to discuss countermeasures.

    "News came from Xizuo in Yangzhou that the Yan thief was building some kind of Bronze Bird Tower day and night. He was clearly preparing to rebel and become king. And after reporting the spies from Yecheng, Liu Bei's subordinates were also trying to persuade Liu Bei to ascend the throne recently.  ¡±

    Liu Ye, who was in charge of intelligence, quietly revealed the unfavorable news.

    The ministers below the rank were talking a lot, but Cao Cao had a solemn look on his face.

    Once upon a time, Cao Cao, who controlled the Han Emperor, always boasted of holding the emperor hostage to control the princes. This was also the political capital for his rise.

    "But the Han Emperor's signboard is useful when the heroes of the world are fighting. Cao Cao can conquer everywhere in the name of the emperor."

    But now, all the princes, large and small, have been killed, and only Liu Bei and Yan Liang are left. The influence of the Han Emperor is very minimal.

    "If Yan Liang and Liu Bei become kings again, it will be equivalent to them openly kicking the Han Emperor away and no longer even nominally obeying the Han Emperor. Then, the influence of Han Emperor Liu Xie will also disappear.

    By that time, the emperor, once his political capital, will become a piece of useless material that will hinder Cao Cao.

    "These two cowardly traitors, it turns out that sooner or later they will be defeated." Cao Cao slapped the case and said angrily.

    The people in the group remained silent, their expressions showing lack of confidence.

    When you want to bring peace to others, what can you do to bring peace to others?

    The silence among the ministers made Cao Cao feel very sad.

    In the silence, one person stood up and slowly walked into the front steps.

    "Prime Minister, Liu Bei and Yan Liang are strong today, but our strength is weak. Yu thinks it's time for us to adjust our strategy."

    Cao Cao looked up and saw that the person who made the suggestion was none other than his chief strategist Xun Yu.

    "What adjustment method, Wen Ruo, tell me quickly." Cao Cao saw some hope in his disappointment.

    "It's very simple, combine Liu and resist Yan." Xun Yu replied without thinking.

    Alliance with Liu Kangyan?

    Cao Cao¡¯s expression was shocked.Being as resourceful as him, he immediately understood what Xun Yu meant by this.

    It¡¯s just that Liu Bei, the mat weaver and shoe seller, was killed several times by Cao Cao and fled. Now, is it possible that he has to surrender his status and join forces with Liu Bei?

    ¡°Obviously, this was a blow to Cao Cao¡¯s self-esteem, and he couldn¡¯t afford to lose face.

    "Today's world has three pillars. If Liu Bei and Yan Liang join forces to deal with us, we will be absolutely invincible. For this plan, we can only use Liu Bei to contain Yan Liang first and take advantage of the opportunity to destroy Yan Liang. Then we can profit from it. The opportunity is  If he succeeds, he will attack Liu Bei again. This is the skill of the Qin Dynasty. The prime minister is wise, how can he not notice it?"

    The art of connecting horizontally?

    Cao Cao was shocked. Xun Yu's words seemed to make him realize the reality.

    Although Lian Liu is a bit humiliated, there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory. Otherwise, with the current strength, he will only be destroyed by the two traitors.

    With Cao Cao¡¯s knowledge, he quickly figured out the pros and cons.

    After weighing the situation for a long time, Cao Cao sighed. That sound was full of helplessness and awareness of him, and he reluctantly accepted Xun Yu's advice.

    "I wonder who among you is willing to send an envoy to Yecheng to promote the alliance with Liu Bei?" Cao Cao asked.

    As soon as he finished speaking, one of his subordinates came out and said, "Since the Prime Minister has this intention, I would like to go to Yecheng."

    Cao Cao took a quick look and saw that the man who came out was none other than Chen Qun.
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