However, it is said that when Yuan Chang went to Chang'an, Sun Jian fished out an old palace maid who had been dead for a long time from the well in the Luoyang Palace. When I opened the bag, I found that there was a jade seal hidden in it. So, the next day, Sun Jian resigned to Jiangdong on the grounds that he was ill. However, some of Sun Jian's own soldiers leaked their mouths and told their fellow villagers and friends about it, thinking that the friend wanted to use this as a method of promotion and secretly told Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao and Sun Jian argued, and Sun Jian didn't say much, just led the troops away. Yuan Shao was furious, and in the name of the alliance leader, he ordered Liu Biao, the assassin of Jingzhou, to intercept him.

After Cao Cao left, Bao Xin also left. Now that Sun Jian is also gone, the prestige of these two is not inferior to Yuan Shao, so when the two left, Yuan Shao felt that he had no scruples. Subsequently, Yuan Shao wanted to establish Liu Yu, the ancestor of the Han family, as the emperor on the grounds that the Son of Heaven was in the hands of Dong Thief, and if the confrontation continued like this, it would be unfavorable to him.

Let's say that the coalition forces are against Dong Zhuo, why will it be unfavorable to the coalition forces in the long run?

It turned out that the matter was related to taxation.

For example, it is divided into three plates today, the first is the western part of the northern part of the Han Dynasty, which is now in the hands of Dong Zhuo, the second is the eastern part of the northern part of the Han Dynasty, which is controlled by the coalition forces, and the third is the relatively calm four southern states, including Jingzhou, Yizhou, Yangzhou and Jiaozhou in the south.

Now the nominal Son of Heaven is still Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty, so the taxes of the states naturally need to be handed over to Emperor Han Xian, which is actually in the hands of Dong Zhuo. If this goes on like this for a long time, it will naturally not be a good thing for the Kwantung Coalition Army, and they will give him money while fighting Dong Zhuo, isn't this enriching the strength of the other side? Therefore, the taxes of the Kwantung Coalition Army will naturally not be paid. However, don't forget, the taxes of the four southern states still have to be handed over to Dong Zhuo, after all, Emperor Han Xian is in his hands, and the people occupy the righteousness.

Therefore, judging from this situation, with the passage of time, Dong Zhuo will definitely have more advantages.

The Kwantung Coalition Army naturally wouldn't let this happen, otherwise once their forces were extinguished by Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo would be charged with rebellion, and they wouldn't be able to run away from the three clans. In this case, if they want to be on par with Dong Zhuo, or overpower Dong Zhuo, the key is in the four southern states.

Therefore, for the Kwantung coalition army, the most important question at present is: how to seize the interests of the four major southern states below.

First of all, it is absolutely impossible to attack by force, if you go to fight him, why should you fight him? He will inevitably fight with you, and in this way, it will be very easy for the princes in the south and Dong Zhuo in the northwest to join forces to attack the eastern coalition army.

Therefore, they cannot be replaced, but only submitted. They still continued to be the local emperors, but the "rent" originally given to Dong Zhuo did not have to be paid, but was transferred to the Kwantung coalition army.

In this way, for the princes of the south, the "rent" is the same no matter who it is handed over, and there will be no loss in terms of benefits, and even if it is handed over to the new boss, there may be a discount.

The question is: The princes of the south are of the same rank as the princes of the Kwantung region, and it is natural for them to pay "rent" to the emperor, so why should they hand it over to you to the Kwantung coalition army? Therefore, the princes of the Kwantung region are not qualified to collect "rent" from the princes of the south, and only the emperor has this qualification. Then, the princes of the Kwantung region must get an emperor out to be able to qualify.

So, at the initiative of Yuan Shao, the princes of Kwantung came together to make this important decision: how to get an emperor out.

They want to get an emperor out, and now they have this condition, because they are close to independence, and Old Man Dong has no way to take them.

After discussion, it was decided to nominate Liu Yu, a relative of the Han family, to serve as the emperor.

Why did Liu Yu become emperor? Isn't this a rebellion? This is not a rebellion.

Because the emperor is the eldest son of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, that is, the young emperor, he has been poisoned by Dong Zhuo, and the little emperor that Dong Zhuo set up separately, that is, Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian, was not canonized by the first emperor and has no practical significance. I thought about Dong Zhuo's words at the beginning: The young emperor can't do it, let the emperor be presented, and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty have acquiesced, as long as there is the blood of the Liu family, they have no opinion. Then, Liu Yu is also a relative of the Han family and has the blood of the Liu family, so it is naturally okay for him to be the emperor.

The princes of the south did not care whether it was legitimate for them to be emperor, because whoever became emperor had nothing to do with the princes of the south.

After the emergence of two emperors, the south was easily divided into two halves, the west belonged to the old man Dong, and the east belonged to the Kwantung coalition army. (The number of each may vary), and there are conditions to form a situation in which the eastern and western Han coexist and confront each other.

Dong Zhuo's advantage is that he has the emperor card. And this decision of the Kwantung Coalition Army, to appoint another emperor to come out, can not only make the results of their own actions likely to increase in value, but also effectively curb and attack the opponent's advantage.

Therefore, this decision is a preferred strategy, or at least a priority plan, for the long-term interests of the entire Kwantung Coalition Army. Because this strategy can lead to the original three-quarters confrontation with one-quarter situation, change into a two-quarter situation, with equal distribution and no loss for the coalition forces.

The strategy is good, and the next step is the question of how to implement it.

"This is not a plan!"

However, as soon as Yuan Shao's plan was proposed, some people jumped out to oppose it. And the person who is against it can be said to be unexpected, and it is also expected.

That's right, the person who opposes it is naturally Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shao's suggestion was definitely an excellent suggestion for the coalition forces. Therefore, when Yuan Shao proposed it, most of the princes acquiesced. Of course, there are also people who oppose it, but their actions are not as fast as Yuan Shu.

At the same time, Yuan Shao's proposal is also an opportunity for prosperity for the Yuan family in Runan.

Supporting the new Son of Heaven, this credit is no less than the work of Conglong, so it can be predicted what a great opportunity the Runan Yuan family will get.

Yuan Shao knew that Yuan Shu was wrong with him, and he might oppose it, but for the Yuan family, this opportunity was a trivial matter for the personal grievances between the two. Yuan Shao may not have imagined that Yuan Shu would disregard the interests of the Yuan family as a whole because of the personal grievances between the two.

"Innocently changing the Son of Heaven is like rebellion. My Yuan family has been loyal to the Han family for several generations, how can we do such a rebellious thing? If this is the case, how can we have the face to meet our ancestors in the future? We can't do such things that Dong Zhuo did by a chaotic minister and thief. ”

Yuan Shu's words are righteous and awe-inspiring, and people who don't know will think that he is loyal.

However, at this time, which of the princes in the tent was not an understanding person, how could he not see the intention of Yuan Shu's opposition.

Supporting the new Son of Heaven is an opportunity for the Yuan family. However, the initiator is Yuan Shao, needless to say that his credit must be the greatest, so it goes without saying who the new patriarch of the Yuan family is, and Yuan Shu will naturally not watch this kind of thing happen. That's why he was so actively opposed.

As for Yuan Shu's loyalty, he was called the emperor when Emperor Han Xian was still alive, if this kind of person is a loyal person, it is estimated that there will be no thieves in the world.

"The highway is very true, and I don't think it's okay!"

"I agree with the words of the highway!"

After Yuan Shu was published, two more people came out to oppose it, and everyone looked at it, but it was Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng and Beihai Taishou Kong Rong. After Kong Rong claimed to be a Confucian sage, he adhered to the Confucian idea of loyalty, and his opposition was obvious. If he supports the establishment of a new emperor, how can Confucius be embarrassed?

As for Ma Teng's opposition, people who don't know think that he is loyal, but Ma Teng actually has other ideas.

Ma Tengqi's ancestor Fubo general Ma Yuan is one of the founding heroes of the Eastern Han Dynasty, think about what a glory. However, now the Ma family lives in the bitter cold land of the northwest, no longer in the glory of the past, every time he thinks about this, Ma Teng is unwilling in his heart.

Therefore, Ma Teng also has great ambitions in his heart.

Dong Zhuo's behavior is also what Ma Teng expected. The difference is that Ma Teng is to restore the glory of the Han dynasty and restore the glory of his ancestors. For example, if the son is in Chang'an today, not far from his Xiliang, if he leads troops to attack, it is a very simple matter. However, if the coalition forces set up another Son of Heaven, there will be two emperors in the world, even if he snatches the emperor from Dong Zhuo, it will be useless, but he will become the target of public criticism.

Therefore, Ma Teng objected.

However, the princes of the Eighteenth Road went to the third road, and there were still fifteen roads, the princes of the third road were opposed, and the princes of the twelfth road acquiesced, obviously Yuan Shao's side was more advantageous. Moreover, without Cao Cao and Sun Jian, two princes whose reputation was not inferior to Yuan Shao's, Yuan Shao was high-spirited, and despite the opposition of the three, he directly sent a letter to Liu Yu in Youzhou.

In the following days, he naturally waited for Liu Yu's response.