Chapter 507: Planning to establish a new king

Zhou Yu made up his mind and convinced Jia Xu, Zhuge Jin, Lu Su and other subordinates to take this opportunity and devote all their strength to win this battle!

Before Zhou Yu returned to Moling, he appointed Chen Gong as the governor of Xuzhou with the imperial edict, Lu Su as the governor of Yuzhou, Zhang Zhao as the governor of Yanzhou, Lu Fan as the governor of Jingzhou, Sun Quan as the governor of Jiaozhou, Zhuge Jin as the governor of Yangzhou, responsible for handling daily affairs, Pan Jun was also promoted to the prefect of Jiujiang, and Sun Gan as the prefect of Danyang.

This series of official appointments reflect Zhou Yu's intention, that is, Jiaozhou, Yangzhou and Jingzhou are mainly stable, providing support for food, weapons, and reserve troops for the front operations. Lu Su led the Jiangdong army in Yuzhou and Liu Bei's army to prepare to cross the Yellow River to the north, Chen Gong led the Jiangdong army in Xuzhou to prepare to attack Qingzhou, and Zhang Zhao led the elite troops such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Cheng Pu to conquer the counties of Yanzhou, and then cross the river from the Dongping area to attack Neihuang.

Zhou Yu thought about Sun Quan's appointment. After the test of recent years, Sun Quan has always regarded Zhou Yu as his elder brother and has no intention of giving him certain power. The eight counties of Jiaozhou are also the focus of the future southern expedition and expansion of territory. If you hand them over to the young and promising Sun Quan for several years, you should have achieved unexpected results.

As for Liu Bei's arrangements, Zhou Yu also thought of appointing Liu Bei as the general in the name of the empress's edict, and the nominal marshal of the world. Zhou Yu also generously gave the position of governors in Jizhou and Youzhou to Liu Bei's sworn brothers: Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, in order to inspire them to attack Yuan Shao bravely, and also told Liu Bei that the Central Plains area is already my Zhou Yu's territory, so don't think about it.

Zhou Yu also recommended Cao Cao as the governor of Bingzhou. At this moment, it is very important to unite more people to deal with Yuan Shao, even if it is temporary. Although Cao Cao's strength has declined greatly and he is hiding in a corner of Bingzhou, Zhou Yu believes in Cao Cao's ability and let him deal with Yuan Shao's nephew, the governor of Bingzhou, which is more than enough.

At the same time, Zhou Yu also asked Empress Fu to promote official titles to Liaodong Gongsun Kang, Yizhou Liu Zhang, Liangzhou Ma Teng, Han Sui and others to calm down and comfort the differences. Even the capable ministers such as Zhong Yao and Pei Mao who were originally sent to Guanzhong, Zhou Yu also promoted them to the top, and secretly sent people to lobby, so that they could focus on the Han Dynasty and continue to be loyal to the court, and not to follow Cao Cao's orders and become a traitor in the Han Dynasty.

Zhong Yao and Pei Mao were originally Han ministers. Although they were highly valued by Cao Cao, they still regarded themselves as Han ministers. If the son died today and the new king had not been established, they were willing to accept the reward from the queen. However, they still did not agree with Zhou Yu's leadership over them, so they were still watching the progress of the situation and secretly supported Cao Cao some money and food.

This behavior of Zhong Yao and Pei Mao has made Zhou Yu very satisfied. In any case, a stable Guanzhong can protect the west side of Yuzhou. As a buffer zone between Liangzhou and the Central Plains, its strategic position is very important.

It seems that the power of "using the emperor to command unjust officials" is beyond imagination. Zhou Yu sighed secretly, while stepping up preparations for war materials, while planning the establishment of a new emperor.

Empress Fu gave birth to a son for Emperor Liu Xie, whose eldest son was named Liu Feng. Unfortunately, she died only a few months after she was born. Her second son was named Liu Xi, who was only one year old. This time, when Yan Liang led his troops to attack the palace, she died among the chaos. After learning about Liu Xi's death, Empress Fu fainted several times. When she woke up, she called "Xi'er". She could not stop for a long time, and everyone else cried.

Because Emperor Ling of Han was extremely licentious and only had Liu Bian and Liu Xie's two sons. Liu Bian died at the hands of Dong Zhuo, and Liu Xie was stabbed to death by Wen Chou. Liu Hong's lineage was completely unlucky. Zhou Yuguang sent people to search for the descendants of the Han family's relatives across the country, and used the huge power of the Jingwuwei. Finally, Liu Yuan, the eldest grandson of the Rencheng King Liu Tuo, was found in Kuaiji County. Since Liu Tuo's death, his family has declined and he has been plundered by the Yellow Turban Army. Liu Tuo's son Liu Jian had to move south to Jiangdong and make a living by arable land.

At that time, Liu Jian died of illness for several years due to excessive labor. Liu Yuan was only six years old. His mother Fan insisted on not remarrying and raised Liu Yuan alone, which was extremely difficult.

When Zhou Yu sent people to find Liu Yuan, it was on the eve of the New Year. There was only a dim oil lamp in the thatched hut where Liu Yuan and his son lived. Fan cleaned the house, cooked the millet that the neighbors helped, and cooked two picked eggs, and was about to have a New Year's Eve dinner with Liu Yuan.

When the visitor knocked on the door and entered the house, when Fan learned the whole story, facing the excellent opportunity falling from the sky, Fan's expression returned to peace after a panic. She was born into a lady from a noble family and had seen some worlds. Her hard life over the years has polished her will. Now she just wants to live a peaceful life with her son.

Assisting the throne to become the new king is both a strong temptation and a huge risk. Fan has heard of the former emperor Liu Xie being stabbed to death by Hebei general Wen Chou. She knew that after her son ascended the throne, he could live a life of luxury, but the ending may not be better than that of an ordinary citizen.

However, the aggressive momentum that the visitor inadvertently showed made Fan timid. If he didn't follow, he would be afraid that it would be difficult to get through tonight. Now the lives of the mother and son are in Zhou Yu's hands. Thinking of this, Fan suppressed his voice and said to the visitor: "This matter is very important, let me think carefully and reply tomorrow."

After tossing and turning overnight, Fan finally figured it out. Since God has arranged for his son to become the emperor, don’t refuse and follow the trend. Anyway, Zhou Yu, who is an orphan and widowed mother, will not use vicious means. At worst, he will just listen to his major military and national affairs.

Fan then agreed to the person who came and took his son to Moling, and took the initiative to say that everything was followed by Lord Zhou's arrangements, and only wanted to protect the mother and son from safety and food and clothing.

After the New Year, Liu Yuan followed his mother Fan to Moling. As soon as Liu Yuan and his son entered the city, they were secretly taken to the provincial governor's mansion. Zhou Yu met with the two in a secret room. Seeing that Liu Yuan was generous and virtuous, Fan was well-educated and well-educated, he knew what he knew. Then, Zhou Yu had a secret talk with Fan for an hour, and vowed to ensure the safety of his mother and son's property. After Liu Yuan ascended the throne, he met with the courtesy of his subordinates. As for the wealth of Jiangdong, he could make them live a better life than the late emperors. If the Han Dynasty was in the future, he would defeat the world, regain the northern part of the world, surrender the Eastern Yi, occupy the South Ocean, conquer the Western Regions, and revive our great Han Dynasty, the achievements of the new emperor were immeasurable.
Chapter completed!