Chapter 978: The coalition forces scatter and burn

In Dong Zhuo's opinion, among the princes who are not surnamed Liu, only Qin Wen is qualified to be listed as a prince with him, and all the other princes, including Qin Hao, are not qualified to be the same prince with him.

Everything must be done step by step, and it is naturally the same to be called a king and an emperor.

Except for Dong Zhuo, the princes surnamed Liu were all marquis before, and directly becoming the king is equivalent to ascending to the sky in one step, which is more unconvincing.

Although Feng Gong has also taken a big step forward, it is not too big to pull the egg, and it is barely acceptable.

In addition to the three titles of Yizi King, County King, and Guogong, Dong Zhuo also divided the titles of princes, and the object was not Zhao Kuangyin, Gongsun Xuanyuan, and other small princes who were attached to the big princes, or Wang Lang, Huang Zu, Han Xuan, and other small princes with slightly inferior strength.

Those who were named the marquis by Dong Zhuo are: Zhao Kuangyin, Marquis of Song, Gongsun Xuanyuan, Marquis of Yue, Marquis Wang Lang, Marquis of Shu, Lukang, Marquis of Ehou, Huangzu, Marquis of Xiang, Han Xuan, Daihou Zhang Yang, Marquis Chen, Marquis Chen Youliang, and Marquis Jihou Zhang Shicheng......

Of course, while Dong Zhuo wantonly divided the seals, he did not forget his subordinates.

Tang Marquis Li Yuan was named Tang Guogong, Sui Marquis Yang Jian was named Sui Guogong, and Hua Xiong, Li Dao and other generals were also all marquis, but they didn't have fiefs, after all, Dong Zhuo couldn't allow the territory of the Liang army to be divided.

In short, in addition to Hong Xiuquan in Jiaozhou, as well as Ren Hongchang, Zhu Yuanzhang, Li Zicheng and other rebels who escaped into the Three Mountains, almost all the princes have been divided by Dong Zhuo, and the lowest titles are all marquis, and above they are Guogong, county king, and Yizi king.

At this point, the Han Dynasty was nominally officially divided by the princes, and the world officially entered a new Warring States era.

The princes who stayed in Luoyang, after getting Dong Zhuo's separation, all made a unified response, that is, they decisively refused to divide the seal.

They were still scolding Dong Zhuo for being a national thief before, but now they accept his canonization, isn't that tantamount to slapping themselves in the face.

What's more, the princes are all here to please Dong, although the temptation brought by the king and the prince is great, but once accepted, it means betraying the alliance, in case it provokes the surrounding princes to besiege it, it will not be rowed.

Therefore, before leaving the alliance, it is absolutely unacceptable canonization.

All the princes refused the canonization on the surface, but secretly they were actively preparing to break away from the coalition army, and then sit back and watch the world change after that, deciding whether to accept the canonization or not.

Most of the princes wanted to break away from the alliance, but no one brought it up, after all, the gun shot the first bird, and all the princes were ghostly, and no one wanted to be the first bird.

In this strange balance, the alliance of princes has been stable for more than ten days.

All the princes were waiting quietly, waiting for the first person to accept the canonization to appear, they all knew that this day would definitely not be too long, but no one expected that what they were waiting for was the news that Liu He was called the king of Yan in Youzhou, and this also broke the fragile balance of the coalition army.

Liu He is the son of Liu Yu, and he doesn't have much ambition himself, and the reason why he accepted Dong Zhuo's canonization this time was also because he was bewitched by Dong Zhuo's envoy Li Su.

Liu Che naturally couldn't sit still after learning about it, after all, his position had not yet been consolidated, and he was now thousands of miles away from Youzhou, and with the power in his hands, he might not be able to compete for Liu He.

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Che immediately came to ask for his resignation in person, and Qin Hao tried his best to persuade him to stay, but Liu Che had already made up his mind, and Qin Hao had no choice but to let Liu Che lead the army to leave.

In this way, Liu Che became the first prince to leave, and his departure not only means that the civil strife in Youzhou is about to begin, but also means that the beacon fire in the whole world is about to be rekindled.

As soon as Liu Che left, Gongsun Zhan also came to ask for his resignation, after all, his territory was also in Youzhou.

And with Liu Che and Gongsun Zhan taking the lead, all the princes naturally had no worries, and they all came to ask Qin Hao for their resignation, including even the Yuan brothers who had just taken over the blood feud with Dong Zhuo.

In the original history, Dong Zhuo also destroyed the Yuan family, but Yuan Shao, as the leader of the coalition army, still chose to stop the march, which shows the coldness of his temperament.

In the face of these resignation princes, Qin Hao dissuaded them one by one, but these people were also decided, and even if Qin Hao said that his mouth was dry, he still insisted on leaving.

It was impossible for Qin Hao to forcibly leave them, if he really did this, it would be tantamount to offending the princes of the world, so he had to gather and let them go.

In just half a month, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Xiu, Liu Xie, Liu Xuan, and nearly 30 princes withdrew from the alliance, and the departure of these princes also caused the strength of the coalition army to decline rapidly.

Of course, there are also some princes, either because of interests or because of favors, they were persuaded by Qin Hao to stay, such as: Tao Qian, Kong Rong, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, but they still left one after another for various reasons.

As Sun Jian, who is the brother of Qin Wen, the reason why he left in a hurry was because of his neighbor Wang Lang.

Although Wang Lang was named the Marquis of Yue, he did not dare to accept it at first, but when he learned that Liu He accepted the position of King Yan, Wang Lang's head was hot and he accepted Dong Zhuo's canonization of the position of Marquis of Yue.

Wang Lang's acceptance of the canonization has little to do with Sun Jian, but this made Sun Jian find an excuse to crusade against Wang Lang, after all, under Sun Jian's governance, Wu County's comprehensive strength is much stronger than Wang Lang's Huiji, and Sun Jian has long had the heart to occupy Huiji, so naturally he will not let go of this golden opportunity.

Soon after Sun Jian left, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, and Kong Rong also left one after another.

This time the princes asked for Dong, Cao Cao's performance was also extremely eye-catching, and this also attracted the jealousy of the princes of Yanzhou, and there was also a faint momentum of unity, Cao Cao was shocked when he learned about it, and hurriedly led the army back to Yanzhou to sit in the town.

In addition, Huang Chao, who occupied the State of Qi and most of Donglai, not only accepted the position of Duke of Qi from Dong Zhuo this time, but also took advantage of Kong Rong's failure to return, and personally led an army of 30,000 to attack Beihai, Kong Rong naturally did not dare to stay in Luoyang for a long time.

In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang, who hid in Dabie Mountain, finally led the army out of Dabie Mountain after enduring it for several years, and chose to attack Danyang County in Xuzhou at this time.

In the First Battle of the Ming Dynasty, Zhu Yuanzhang once rode with 6,000 infantry and defeated Tao Qian's 36,000 army head-on.

That battle knocked Tao Qian out of the shadow in his heart, and even dreamed of Zhu Yuanzhang when he had nightmares for several months, and now that the nightmare of the past has come back again, Tao Qian naturally does not dare to relax in the slightest.

With the departure of Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, and Kong Rong, only Qin Hao and Qin Wen were left in Luoyang, and the Kwantung coalition was completely disbanded.