Chapter 502: Decision
At this time, it is estimated that any prince in Yuan Shao's position will not hesitate, even Lu Bu. The situation in the world is so obvious, there are not many scholars under Gongsun Zhan's command, and they live in a corner, even if they are called emperors, they are only facing one Yuan Shao. And if Yuan Shao is the emperor, Cao Liu will definitely regard it as a mortal enemy and attack him, which is political unity. Cao Cao needs to prove that the Son of Heaven in his hands is orthodox, and Liu Bei needs to prove that his bloodline and surname are orthodox, even if they know that this will be taken advantage of by Yuan Shu, but they will definitely still be like this.
If Yuan Shao is called the emperor, it is tantamount to death, Gongsun Zan is barefoot and not afraid to wear shoes, even if he dies, is it a big loss for his family's great cause to die? Yuan Shao also knew this in his heart, but the arrogance and arrogance in his heart couldn't help but make him want to reach the supreme position all the time.
After weighing it in his heart for a long time, after all, reason overcame the arrogance and vanity in his heart, Yuan Shao stretched out his right hand with an unkind face and slapped the case in front of him.
"Noisy and noisy, what kind of system?"
Looking at the scholars below who were divided into two groups, Yuan Shao felt a little relieved in his heart while having a headache, but his face was full of anger, and he said in a deep voice: "The situation is chaotic at this time, not the time to be the emperor. King Wen has two thirds of the world, and he is still in Yin, and he is now only a land of two states, so it is not suitable to be in the limelight. ”
"The lord is wise!" The martial arts in the hall were either happy or discouraged, and they all said in unison. Although Yuan Shao is indecisive, he will do what he says, which is almost a common problem of the Yuan family. Now that Yuan Shao has spoken, the ending cannot be changed, and everyone can only accept this ending despite their different moods.
Xu You secretly glanced at Guo Tu proudly, and he was also relieved in his heart. Although he often competes with Guo Tu, at this time it is a major matter related to Yuan Shao's success or failure, and it is not allowed to be played. Compared with Guo Tu, a person who is purely willing to political scheming, although Xu You also has selfish intentions, he still knows the general situation, and he sees the pros and cons of Yuan Shao's claim to be emperor very clearly.
After Yuan Shaoyan stopped, he suddenly seemed to remember something, and said to Xu You with a serious face: "Ziyuan, the spies you have arranged in Jiangdong must be vigilant in the near future, if Yuan Shu has any suspicious behavior, report it quickly, and once you find out that Yuan Shu has made a move to claim the emperor, quickly inform Yu Mou!" ”
Xu Yu responded: "No! ”
Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord, Gongsun Chan said that the emperor gave us a good excuse, instead of waiting for the other party to make a move, why don't we take the initiative to attack and force Gongsun Chan to fight." Xu Yu then suggested.
"Hmm." Yuan Shao nodded lightly, and turned to look at Chen Lin: "Kong Zhang, your writing is the best, you will take me to write a document to conquer Gongsun Zhan, and then it will be passed on to the world." Remember, you must pay attention to the wording of your words, so that everyone in the world will hate Gongsun Chan as a thief! ”
"No!" Chen Lin sighed helplessly in his heart, but said calmly on his face. Yuan Shao's character He knows that if he is not satisfied with what he has done, it is estimated that there will be no good fruit to eat. As Yuan Shao's royal pen, he was really helpless when this kind of useless errand fell on him.
After everyone left, Yuan Shao was muttering to himself in his heart: "Highway, will you be the emperor?" ”
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In the Central Plains, Cao Cao, who was busy attacking Qingzhou, soon learned the news that Gongsun Zhan was going to be the emperor, and in a fit of anger, the tables and chairs around him were attacked again: "Gongsun Pifu!" Bad something! Yuan Highway, I will not spare you! ”
Cao Cao is not a fool, if there is no acquiescence and support from Yuan Shu, how could Gongsun Zhan be the emperor? There must be Yuan Shu behind all this, Gongsun Zan is not terrible to call the emperor, but it is just a grasshopper after the autumn, and he is afraid of the chain reaction that may be formed later.
For example, there are only five princes left today (Gongsun Du, who is not regarded as a prince by Cao Cao at all), after Gongsun Chan is called emperor, if Yuan Shu is called emperor again, Cao Cao can still deal with it, after all, Gongsun Chan is already a dry bone in the grave, and he will soon be destroyed by Yuan Shao. But if Yuan Shao also followed the emperor, then the situation would be completely uncontrollable, he and Liu Bei were far inferior to the first two in terms of strength and numbers, and then the situation in the world would directly transform into a rivalry between the five emperors, and the Son of Heaven that he had worked so hard to obtain would become a complete ornament.
Cao Cao had no doubt about Yuan Shao's ambition and arrogance, once Yuan Shu followed and wanted to become emperor, Yuan Shao, who had always wanted to suppress Yuan Shu and had coveted the position of the Son of Heaven for a long time, would definitely not hesitate. The worst thing is that if Gongsun Zhan, a rising bird, does not defeat Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao and becomes emperor, the orthodox status of him and Liu Bei will be completely meaningless, and it is him and Liu Bei who suffer the most.
There are five princes in the world, one is called the emperor to solve, and the two are barely able to cope with it, but if three are called emperors... Cao Cao felt that he could also prepare to be the emperor, even if he was not the emperor, Liu Bei would probably have other ideas. He is surnamed Liu, and it can barely be regarded as orthodox to be called the emperor, after all, Liu Cheng, the son of heaven, is not right, and most of the clans surnamed Liu were also burned down by Chang'an, at this time, the only prince surnamed Liu can't be called the emperor?
If even Liu Bei is called the emperor, then what is he still holding the Son of Heaven for? Uncomfortable? It's good to be the emperor directly. In that case, what kind of Han orthodoxy can't even be deceived by the people, who else can be deceived?
Jia Xu'an's fire did not just make Cao Cao lose some soldiers. A lonely Son of Heaven, although it is easier for Cao Cao to control, but once the orthodox position is attacked, what is the Son of Heaven without the support of hundreds of officials and clans? Even Liu Yu, who established the Son of Heaven, is now under house arrest in Jinling Academy in Jiangdong!
"Zhicai, quickly notify Wen Ruo, draft a document to condemn Gongsun Zhan, and promote the prestige of the Son of Heaven, send people to strengthen surveillance of Jinling and Yecheng, and report any situation as soon as possible. In addition, send an envoy to lobby Yuan Shao, stating the interests and disadvantages, if Yuan Shu makes any moves, he must dissuade Yuan Shao from becoming emperor! Cao Cao said quickly with a solemn face.
Xi Zhicai directly took out a pen and paper to record what Cao Cao said, and then sent the heralds in the army to Yanzhou in a BMW to quickly inform Xun Yu who was stationed. After arranging everything as quickly as possible, Cao Cao walked out of the big tent, looked at the deep moat around the towering Huangxian city wall in the distance, and the dense city guarding equipment on the city wall, and said with a hideous face: "Hateful Chen Gong, has he even counted this point?" ”
Chen Gong is good at layout, and he has already prepared many retreats for Lu Bu in order to think about victory and defeat first. Not only in Donglai, but also in Le'an County and Chengyang County, he has a backhand, unless the four sides attack together, Lu Bu can always find a way out.
Cao Cao was very anxious after discovering that Lu Bu had directly abandoned the fortified city of Xixian County and retreated eastward, for fear that Lu Bu would choose to surrender to Yuan Shu, and galloped all the way to catch up with Lu Bu, but he watched the army behind Lu Bu enter Huang County like this.
Although Huangxian is not as tall and strong as the city wall of Juxian County, it is definitely a strong city. The most important thing is that this place is too close to the sea, and the army under Yuan Shu is stationed in Yingzhou not far away, and there are even many large armies wandering in the surrounding seas. Once things change, the army on the sea will be able to rush to Huangxian in an hour at most, how can Cao Cao fight this battle?
Blockade the surrounding estuary? Lu Bu garrisoned no less than 40,000 soldiers and horses in Huang County, and Cao Cao's side was only more than 80,000 soldiers and horses. Chen Gong, the old turtle, has definitely considered everything, whether it is food, grass or ordnance in the city, there are definitely not a few, and there must be arrangements for drinking water and secret passages. The place is so humid that it is difficult to use a fire meter, and there are no large lakes and rivers in the surrounding area, and the water meter is not successful. With the help of the water of the sea... That is to lure the wolf into the room, so that Yuan Shu's army can drive straight in. Cao Cao felt a headache for a while.
"Lord, attacking the city, although Chen Gong is well prepared, it is impossible to do everything. He can calculate the situation, not the hearts of the people, if you want to take this city, you need to start from the inside. Xi Zhicai said softly.