The video takes us to ancient times; Li Er transforms into the Tongtian Emperor of Shu Han.

Even worse.

He might receive news of Shu's surrender after he returns to reinforce the area.

At that point, one wrong move will lead to total defeat!

Conversely, as long as we ignore the situation in Sichuan and firmly defend the capital, there is still hope.

The name "Great Han" remains a prestigious brand!

Even if the emperor were to meet with misfortune, he would still have the King of the North by his side!

Liu Chen, who had been following Jiang Wei, also heard the messenger's frantic plea for help.

Seeing the envoy's earnest and anxious expression, the two exchanged a glance, as if they both understood each other's meaning through their eyes.

No help!

It's beyond saving!

If we don't send reinforcements, but instead defend the capital to the death, the Han Dynasty will still have a chance!

If they saved the capital but lost it, the hope of restoring the Han Dynasty would be as futile as a mirage, with no chance whatsoever!

"King of the North, you should understand, shouldn't you? Even if Shu is destroyed, we can still restore the Han Dynasty from its slumber!"

"But if we go back to help, we'll be destroying our last hope!"

Although he understood Liu Chen's look, Jiang Wei still emphasized it again to be absolutely certain.

"That's natural!"

"The state is more important than the emperor; the Han dynasty is more important than my father. How could I not understand such a simple truth?"

"However, a country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. We must not wait until the news has spread throughout the world before we begin to make preparations!"

Liu Chen was even more radical.

There was still no accurate news from Shu or Liu Shan, yet he was already thinking about becoming emperor and succeeding Liu Shan to restore the glory of the Han Dynasty.

After this back-and-forth conversation, the envoys who had traveled day and night were completely bewildered.

What?

Is this something I can listen to?

So I traveled day and night at breakneck speed, running like my life depended on it, just to be silenced?

No, why would you want to silence them?

If these two are unwilling to return to help, then Sichuan is most likely doomed, and we'll need to silence them.

Wouldn't it have been better to stay and serve the emperor directly?

After figuring it out, the envoy immediately made a clean break with the Shu region.

"When I left the city, the Wei army was already approaching, and His Majesty had almost drawn all the troops from Shu to reinforce the General. The remaining garrison was very small and had no chance to resist."

"If nothing unexpected happens, Yizhou will probably have fallen by now, after these few days."

"If the King of Beidi is unwilling to betray the late emperor's last wishes and still wants to restore the Han Dynasty, then it is indeed time for him to declare himself emperor!"

In Shuzhong?

Liu Chan?

Sorry, we're really not that close!

The new emperor of the Han Dynasty is right before me!

“What you say makes sense. I will begin preparations in the next two days and try my best to finish them before news from Shu gets out.”

Jiang Wei nodded repeatedly.

The longer the night, the more things could go wrong. If it weren't for the need to carefully choose the date and time, he would have preferred to just do it today!

……

"These two are even bolder than Emperor Gaozu anticipated."

"Before anything even happened to A Dou, before the news even spread, the two of them were already plotting to make A Dou abdicate."

"How should I put it? If only one person dares to think about it, then it might not be a big deal."

"But right now, with Liu Chen, who dares to think, and Jiang Wei, who dares to act, these two are truly fearless!"

Above the sky, many people had already burst out laughing.

In their view, with Liu Chen and Jiang Wei, a pair of bold and pragmatic leaders, Liu Shan was destined to abdicate.

The only difference is whether he voluntarily surrendered to the State of Wei and abdicated, or whether Liu Chen's ascension to the throne forced him to abdicate.

"No, there's a hidden danger!"

Just as everyone was laughing and joking, a discordant voice suddenly appeared in the live chat.

Zhu, who had previously thought that Liu Bang's actions were not problematic, suddenly started to disagree.

"What hidden dangers? Isn't everything arranged this way as it should be?"

Zhao Kuangyin disagreed.

"Liu Shan is still alive and has not surrendered!"

Besides Jiang Wei's location, Zhu De also paid attention to another scene depicting the battle situation in Shu.

Although Chen Tai advanced with unstoppable momentum, the trapped beasts of Shu fought desperately and could not end the battle so quickly.

Furthermore, unlike the original historical records, this time Jiang Wei was not merely confined to Jian Ge.

Even though they did not know that Jiang Wei had captured the capital, in the minds of Liu Shan and all the civil and military officials, he was already the dominant force in Yongzhou.

Chen Tai came out from the Ziwu Valley Plank Road, which means that Qishan Road and Yongzhou behind it are all the territory of their Han Dynasty.

Even if they couldn't hold onto Shu, they still had other options besides surrendering.

Therefore, the ending in Shu differed somewhat from what was originally recorded in historical books.

Under the persuasion of Huang Hao and others, Liu Shan reluctantly agreed to abandon Shu and head straight for Yongzhou via the Qishan Road.

This was also unexpected by Jiang Wei.

After all, in Jiang Wei's estimation, Yongzhou should have already been occupied by the Wei army.

Liu Chen's subsequent plans to ascend the throne were all based on the premise that Liu Shan was besieged and killed in Shu, unable to escape alive.

If Liu Chen were to become emperor, but A Dou were to leave Shu alive, the Han Dynasty would face a situation where two suns reigned simultaneously.

Is this really a good omen?

"This is indeed a potential problem."

“If Liu Shan does not surrender, then Liu Chen’s claim to the throne will be illegitimate.”

"Even the wisest emperor, Gaozu, made this mistake!"

Who could have predicted this?

No one is a saint. If Old Zhu hadn't been paying close attention to that scene, he wouldn't have been able to figure it out either.

Such a meticulous plan could have resulted in such an oversight.

Alternatively, it's possible that in Liu Bang's plan, Chen Tai's task was to prevent Liu Shan from reacting or escaping, and instead surround and kill him or persuade him to surrender.

Naturally, he never considered what to do if Liu Shan were to leave alive.

"The worst-case scenario is that Liu Chen is deposed as emperor, and Liu Shan is reinstated as emperor in the capital."

"If it were Liu Shan, not Liu Chen, who had declared himself emperor in the capital..."

"It's not that it's impossible. Although Liu Shan was mediocre, at least he was obedient, wasn't he?"

"With the right people to assist him, he may not be any worse than others."

Following a series of discussions, many people reached a conclusion.

It will have an impact, but it won't be too significant.

At least not to the point that all of Liu Bang's plans would collapse.

But is this really the case?

The scene unfolds amidst the crowd's discussion.

Because they didn't have many soldiers, Liu Shan and his men broke up into smaller groups, which allowed them to escape Chen Tai's pursuit.

When they arrived in Yongzhou, Liu Chen's imperial edict announcing his ascension to the throne also reached the region.

Looking at the words below "By the Mandate of Heaven," Liu Shan was momentarily dazed.

what?

When did I abdicate?

How come I didn't even know?