Wait, please don't call me Emperor Zhaolie

Chapter 219 Dian Wei has the guts to challenge General Zhao
"What? The changes in the Mars constellation may mean the Han Dynasty will fall?!"

Jia Xu was so stunned that he stood there in a daze.

He had just chosen a site to build a new palace for the emperor to live in when Liu Ai, the chief imperial officer, and Wang Li, the chief astronomer, arrived together. The moment they met him, they gave him a bolt from the blue and shocked him so much that he was suddenly in a trance.

After calming down, Jia Xu's ability to respond was much stronger than the other two. He lowered his voice and asked, "What is the specific hexagram?"

"The hexagram shows the intersection of metal and fire, which is a sign of revolution. A king will surely rise in Wei and Jin."

Wang Li bowed hurriedly.

"As for the Wei and Jin dynasties..." Jia Xu stroked his beard lightly, stood up and paced back and forth, pondering in silence.

Then he raised his head and laughed, saying, "So that's how it is. This is truly destiny."

Liu Ai, the chief of the imperial clan, had tears in his eyes and angrily cursed, "Minister Jia, the Han Dynasty is on the brink of extinction, and the country is in a critical situation. What is there to laugh about?"

"If the Han Dynasty is on the verge of collapse, what good will happen to you Liangzhou people? Yuan Benchu ​​will never let go of the blood feud of killing the Yuan family. Do you still wish he could swear an oath on the water?"

Liu Ai's face turned blue and red, and his beard trembled.

His heart almost sank. He didn't expect Jia Xu to actually laugh and shout something like "it's destiny."

After Jia Xu finished laughing, he looked at the Grand Historian Wang Li with a squint, shook his head and asked carefully: "Grand Historian, who do you think will be the king of Wei and Jin?"

Wang Li was a little surprised. He didn't expect that the court secretary Jia Wenhe would suddenly ask him.

He then pondered for a while, then straightened his back, bowed to the east, and responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "The will of heaven comes and goes, and ordinary people cannot resist it. Moreover, the five elements rotate constantly, and the only thing that can replace fire is earth. The land of Wei and Jin was ruled by the Yuan family. The ancestors of the Yuan family were descendants of Emperor Shun of the Chen family. They belong to the earth element and have the virtue of fire. Their color is red. Earth can replace fire, so the one who succeeds the Han Dynasty should be the Jin Dynasty. The one who can pacify the world must be the Chen and Yuan families."

Jia Xu's eyebrows were full of surprise. He thought for a while and said suddenly, "The historian is indeed loyal to the court, but the way of heaven is profound, so don't say more."

Jia Xu immediately understood that this was another official hiding in the court who was loyal to the Yuan family.

Today is a double blessing. Fortunately, I learned that Liu Xuande inherited the Han Dynasty's destiny, and I also found a small fish.

Yuan's disciples and former officials are spread all over the country. No matter how many people are killed, there will always be some who slip through the net and always try to stand on Yuan's side.

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Come here! Put Wang Li, the Grand Historian, in jail. This man is not good at interpreting divinations and is suspected of harming the Han Dynasty and making irresponsible remarks about heaven and earth. Tie him up to the judge and after several discussions and trials, I will report to the emperor and have him executed by public execution."

"Minister Jia, Minister Jia, I am a loyal and good minister of the Han Dynasty. What I said was in accordance with the stars. I have no selfish motives. I am innocent!"

"The laws of nature are constant. The destiny of heaven will change every two hundred years. It is beyond human power to counteract. We cannot punish people for no reason."

The Grand Historian Wang Li bowed his head to the ground, not expecting that Jia Wenhe had praised him for his loyalty to the court in the previous sentence, and then retreated a few steps to the wall where the sword was hung, and his face suddenly changed, turning ruthless.

He didn't have time to react, and was pinned to the ground by the Liangzhou soldiers who pushed the door open, and then dragged away.

"What Minister Jia said is innocent. Moreover, the duty of the Grand Historian is to manage the astronomical calendar and the auspicious signs of the weather. There is nothing to hide. How can we whitewash it? Wang Li is innocent..."

The sound became smaller and smaller until it was inaudible.

After dealing with the Grand Historian, Jia Xu turned around and greeted the Chief of the Imperial Clan Liu Ai with a smile, and said, "This man must be an old official of the Yuan family. He is just bragging about it because of Yuan Benchu. Even if the astrology is true, the sign of revolution does not refer to the indecisive Yuan Shao." Liu Ai's forehead was covered with sweat, and he was already very scared at this moment.

He was so confused by the Grand Historian just now that he dared to curse Jia Xu, who held the power of life and death among the Liangzhou villains. Even if the three ministers offended him, he only needed to gossip in front of Li Jue and Guo Si to make the other party die without a burial place.

"What the Minister said makes sense. Ai was almost deceived by the thieves, but how can heaven destroy our Yanhan? Even if there are endless rebellions in Guandong, the court will surely restore order under the leadership of the Grand Marshal and the General of the Cavalry."

Liu Ai forced a smile with difficulty and bowed.

Jia Xu just smiled and didn't explain any further.

He was also frightened at first, but then he suddenly remembered that the Wei and Jin dynasties were signs of the rise of kings and the possibility of revolution. Only those who were diligent and capable of rebuilding the country could shoulder the reforms of Tang and Wu. No matter how he looked at it, Yuan Benchu ​​did not fit the sign.

Apart from Yuan Shao, there was only one prince left in the Wei and Jin dynasties, and that was Liu Xuande, who was secretly passed down as a prophecy by many nobles and who pacified the world with his golden sword.

It is said that Liu Bei did not take beautiful maids, liked to do everything himself, was kind and loving, was often generous, and liked to donate money and farmland. It seems that he inherited the style of Emperor Gaozu, and he traveled all over the world with extraordinary military strategies.

This is a wise ruler who can unify the world. However, Yuan Shao was afraid of doing great things and was afraid of losing his life when he saw small profits. He took Jizhou from his ally Han Fu, and the ally died because of him. He occupied the richest states and counties but could not sweep the world. As a result, he was hindered by Gongsun Zan in the north and Liu Bei, a rising star in the southeast. He was sandwiched between the two and did not achieve anything for several years.

In contrast, Liu Xuande was able to conquer Yanzhou and Heluo in the west, and take over Xuzhou and the Central Plains in the south.

Yuan Benchu ​​was unworthy of being a descendant of the Yuan family, whose four generations had been officials for three generations. If compared with the late Qin Dynasty, Liu Bei could be compared to Emperor Gaozu, but Yuan Shao could not even be compared with Xiang Yu, the grandson of Xiang Yan.

Wise and strategic people had long realized that the two were not comparable. How could someone who tried to be like Peng Yue and Ying Bu compete with Emperor Taizu Gao for the world?

But the majority of people are still in ignorance.

Jia Xu's eyes fell on the authentic Liu Ai, and he couldn't help but smile, stroking his beard and thinking.

……

As the summer cicadas chirped, a group of knights rode up from the west on the road, raising a cloud of dust and quickly disappearing in the north.

In Hulu County, Shanyang Commandery, he dismissed the prefect, the commander-in-chief, the local magistrate, the county magistrate, and the county lieutenant, punished the three elders, and dealt with many military officers and clerks in the military office. Liu Bei then led his army back to Qingzhou.

When they reached Xia Qiu County, the northernmost county in Shanyang, a scout came to report: the prefect Zhao, who had been transferred to Shanyang County, was riding a horse to meet the envoy, exhausted and dusty, and had now arrived at the inn sixteen miles away.

Liu Bei was immediately delighted and smiled: "Zilong came very quickly. I believe he rode his horse day and night to come here after finishing his county affairs. He is truly a flying general."

Xu Chu beside him whispered to Dian Wei, "I heard that the governor of Zhao is known as the Tiger General, and he must be extremely brave. The general often competes in the army. Can he compete with General Zhao Zilong?"

Dian Wei glanced at him and knew that Xu Zhongkang had something else to say, so he teased him about looking for someone to practice with all day long.

He remained silent and did not respond.

Xu Chu raised the corner of his mouth slightly, thinking to himself that there are people you, Dian Wei, whom you dare not provoke. You are so arrogant on weekdays, why don't you go to the prefect to compete in a fight, but rely on your seniority to bully the rangers under his command.

I heard that your two brothers are also very powerful in martial arts. Why don’t you, Marquis Dianjun, go there to learn from them?

(End of this chapter)