The most arrogant in history

Chapter 342: Ascend the throne and become emperor?

This accident was a great humiliation for Xiahou Chang.

He rode on horseback to notify all places to prepare for war, which frightened the common people into crying and the soldiers into being on high alert, trembling with fear.

As a result, the solar eclipse in Ye Kun’s secret letter was indeed a solar eclipse!

This shows that Ye Kun has many talented people under his command, and they can even calculate such mysterious things as solar eclipses!

And here, we are all good-for-nothings.

The calendar judge swore that there was no eclipse;

The counselors said something like a solar eclipse means eating the sun...

Not to mention Xiahou Chang, even the person with the best temper could not stand such humiliation and humiliation!

In a rage, Xiahou Chang actually killed the seven astronomical and calendar judges in Luoyang City.

And the Dragon and the Phoenix, who said that the solar eclipse was "eating the sun" that day, were also rewarded with a severe beating and sent back to their hometown to herd cattle.

On the other hand, Ye Kun's prestige soared throughout Yizhou because he accurately predicted the solar eclipse, gave advance notice, and did a good job of ideological propaganda.

Ordinary people thought that Ye Kun was a god, as he could even calculate something as mysterious as a solar eclipse!

But Ye Kun did not want to play it mysterious. He just wanted to popularize science. He repeatedly explained to the civil and military officials that this was a normal phenomenon, just like eating, drinking, defecating, urinating and sleeping, and asked everyone not to think too much about it.

With the breakthrough in glass manufacturing and the opening of trade routes to the Western Regions, Ye Kun's financial resources became even greater.

However, no matter how much money Ye Kun has, he can’t buy steel from Jiangdong and Xiahou Chang. He has to find mines himself!

The steel consumption is too high.

This is a vicious circle in civilized society: the faster the development, the greater the steel consumption!

Ye Kun once again formed a prospecting team, went deep into the countryside, visited the people, and explored the minerals in the country.

In fact, prospecting for minerals is like this. No matter how professional a person is, if he goes to a place where he is unfamiliar with the place to prospect for minerals, he will be exhausted and it will be difficult to find minerals.

Asking the local people and garrisons is the most effective way!

Even in the later industrial age, prospecting teams operated in the same way, first asking the locals and then searching based on clues.

Ye Kun now owns the entire Yizhou, as well as the Hanzhong Plain and the Hexi Corridor, covering millions of square kilometers of territory. I don’t believe that he can’t find a few large iron mines and coal mines!

Guan Yafu's son Guan Bao was still in charge of mining affairs in the entire territory. He led a team of a thousand people to various places to conduct surveys and searches.

At this time, Jiangdong sent another envoy to ask for a meeting.

The messenger was Yan Ju, the one who used the white-clothed crossing-the-river trick last time and was captured alive by Huangfu Lin and Zhuge Feng!

Ye Kun met Yan Ju and said with a smile: "Master Yan, we haven't seen each other for a year, and you look better and better. I guess you have had a good year, right?"

"Thank you, King Hanzhong, for your concern. I am doing well."

Yan Ju knew that Ye Kun was mocking him, but he managed to keep his composure and bowed, saying, "The King of Hanzhong has pacified the northwest, recovered the four counties of Hexi, and defeated Chanyu Maoquan. My lord Xiao Dequan specially asked me to come and congratulate you."

Ye Kun laughed loudly: "Xiao Dequan is so kind to come and congratulate me? I wonder what gift Mr. Yan brought me this time?"

He had conquered the four counties in Hexi and also conquered Chanyu Maoquan. I guess Xiao Dequan must have been on pins and needles. How could he offer congratulations?

The world is now divided into four parts. Xiahou Chang and Ye Kun are the strongest, while Gongsun Mu from Liaodong and Xiao Dequan from Jiangdong are the weakest!

Ye Kun is now concerned about Xiahou Chang, otherwise, it would only take a year to eliminate Xiao Dequan from Jiangdong!

"King Hanzhong is right. This time, I have brought you two great gifts."

Yan Ju smiled.

"Wow, there are two more great gifts!"

Ye Kun pretended to be excited, rubbing his hands and asked: "Since there is a big gift, sir, don't keep me in suspense, just tell me."

Yan Ju nodded and said solemnly: "My Lord Xiao Dequan is willing to submit to the King of Hanzhong. This is the first great gift!"

"Your master wants to submit to me? Did I hear it right?" Ye Kun looked confused.

Guan Yafu and Zhuge Feng on the side also sneered and said nothing.

Jiangdong has 81 counties, a population of 5 million, a prosperous country with abundant fish and rice. How could Xiao Dequan hand over the world to others?

Just use your butt to think about it, you will know it is fake!

Yan Ju, however, said in a serious tone, "King Hanzhong heard correctly. My lord Xiao Dequan is willing to submit to Lord Ye. However, the current emperor is still in Xiahou Chang's hands, and we are all ministers of the Dading Kingdom. My lord said that King Hanzhong should ascend the throne as emperor, and he will immediately surrender and make King Hanzhong the emperor!"

You want me to ascend the throne and become emperor?

Ye Kun laughed in his heart.

The boy from Jiangdong likes to do these kinds of conspiracies and tricks.

During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Quan also wrote to Cao Cao, asking him to ascend the throne earlier.

Cao Cao showed Sun Quan's letter to his men and laughed, "Sun Quan, that bastard, wants me to sit on the stove!"

At that time, Cao Cao occupied two-thirds of the world, but he did not dare to proclaim himself emperor.

How dare Ye Kun proclaim himself emperor now?

Once he becomes emperor, Xiahou Chang will have the legitimate reason to summon Gongsun Mu from Liaodong and Xiao Dequan from Jiangdong to jointly attack Ye Kun and fight against the traitor!

At that time, the old officials of the imperial court in Yizhou would also rebel.

Even Guan Yafu, Ma Zhao and others would rebel and kill the traitor Ye Kun!

Sure enough, Guan Yafu on the side became furious upon hearing this and cursed:

"Yan Ju, since you are a minister of the Great Ding Kingdom, why did you encourage the King of Hanzhong to become emperor? This is disloyal and unfilial, a beast without a father or a king!"

Yan Ju sneered, "Everyone knows that the current emperor is just a puppet. Xiahou Chang is afraid of the King of Hanzhong and my Lord Xiao Dequan, otherwise, he would have declared himself emperor long ago!"

Guan Yafu said angrily: "That's Xiahou Chang. My lord, the King of Hanzhong, is not a treacherous minister who would usurp the throne!"

"Master Guan is right." Ye Kun acted like Guan Yafu and said to Yan Ju:

"Your master wants me to be emperor in order to kill me, not to truly submit to me. This strategy is not very smart."

"King of Hanzhong, you are wrong."

Yan Ju sighed and said, "My lord Xiao Dequan, the second great gift for you is a marriage. My lord has a sister who is eighteen years old and has unparalleled talent and beauty. My lord is willing to marry his sister to the King of Hanzhong, and form a good relationship between Qin and Jin. In the future, we will fight against Xiahou Chang together with the King of Hanzhong!"

Ye Kun laughed: "Is this a honey trap?"

He persuaded me to become emperor and wanted to marry my sister to me. These were indeed the tactics of the villain in Jiangdong!

It’s a pity that Ye Kun is not Liu Xuande, so he doesn’t need to marry into the Jiangdong clan to deal with Xiahou Chang!

Zhuge Feng smiled and said, "The proposal of marriage is a good one. If the two families are reconciled, it will be a blessing for all people in the world."

"No, no." Ye Kun shook his head and said with a smile:

"Lord Yan Ju will definitely ask me to go to Jiangdong to get married, and then arrest me and put me under house arrest. In this way, Xiao Dequan can seize our territory."

Yan Ju's face twitched, and he said sarcastically: "The King of Hanzhong is a peerless hero, so why wouldn't he dare to go to Jiangdong to marry?"

"I dare not." Ye Kun clasped his fists and begged for mercy:

"Lord Ma Zhao, they say that I have too many wives and the expenses are too high. They complain all the time and want to rebel against me. If I marry Xiao Dequan's sister, the whole Yizhou will rise up in rebellion! So, don't mention the marriage anymore!"

Ye Kun has no shortage of women now.

Even if Xiao Dequan's sister is more beautiful than Sun Shangxiang, he will not be tempted!

If you want beautiful women, there are too many in Chengdu!

Yan Ju sighed: "King of Hanzhong, my master is sincere, are you... going to let me go back like this?"

"Last time in Chongqing, you were sincere in discussing business with me." Ye Kun said sarcastically:

"Go back and tell Xiao Dequan to treat the people well, and I won't beat him. But after I kill Xiahou Chang, your master Xiao Dequan must surrender, otherwise I will not be polite."

Yan Ju frowned: "Master Ye, when do you plan to attack Xiahou Chang?"