In the troubled times, there are many dragons and snakes, and now the world is in chaos, there are many ambitious people, and there are more people who want to be kings and hegemons, but smart people know what to do when and when. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are both ambitious, but they only dare to call themselves Jizhou Mu and Yanzhou Mu, where is Yuan Shu so fierce, only such a small territory to be called the emperor?

Does he think he is Han Gaozu Liu Bang? Or do you think you are the Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu?

The people of insight in the city fled one after another, and many were killed on the way, just like Yang Biao. There are also those who took advantage of the lax military discipline in Luoyang City to escape to other places, like Yan Xiang, the main book. But apart from these people, many people in the city were excited. They thought that if Yuan Shu became the emperor, they could also be a founding hero.

As for Yuan Shu, he is still living in the dream that he can command the princes of the world after he becomes emperor. Although he did not have the seal of the Son of Heaven in his hand, Yuan Shu still killed three animals and sacrificed to the heavens according to the plan, and then led the newly sealed civil and military officials to establish a new dynasty.

Subsequently, in the name of the Son of Heaven, Yuan Shu ordered Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Zhang Yang, Huangfu Song and others around him to come to Luoyang to meet him, and bring some food by the way. The food shortage in Luoyang became more and more serious, and some soldiers even began to secretly kill horses to satisfy hunger. Within a hundred miles of the surrounding area, the people are either dead or have run away, and they can't even see a single figure, even if they want to grab food, there is no place to grab it.

When the two groups of Yuan Shao-Cao Cao and Yuan Shu-Sun Jian had just formed and were facing each other, Cao Cao was very nervous for a while, thinking that he would have to go through a difficult battle to defeat the alliance between Yuan Shu and Sun Jian, but when Sun Jian died, Cao Cao was greatly relieved.

When Yuan Shu brazenly proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Cao didn't take Yuan Shu to heart at all. In Xuchang, Cao Cao held the pseudo-edict sent by Yuan Shu's messenger, and couldn't help laughing, he smiled at Xi Zhicai, Xun Yu, Guo Jia and others: "In my opinion, Yuan Dao's qi has been exhausted, and now it is just a dry bone in the tomb!" You still dare to give orders to me Cao Mengde! doesn't even have a jade seal to pass on the country, but he is just a tabula rasa, and he dares to issue a holy decree, do you think it's ridiculous? ”

Xun Yu was wearing an old dress that had been washed many times, but the whole person was cleaned up, which was very different from Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia, and he said to Cao Cao: "Yuan Highway is indeed ridiculous, but the Son of Heaven fell into the hands of Julu Hou Chen Cheng, which is a hidden danger. Now Chen Wenzheng is coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the court ordered someone to send an edict to canonize the lord as the pastor of Yanzhou. Whether or not to accept the edict is a matter of importance, but in any case, please ask the lord to make up his mind as soon as possible! ”

Cao Cao's Yanzhou Mu is also self-appointed, no different from those rebellious ministers and thieves. If you accept the edict of the imperial court, you will be able to clear your name, and you will be able to govern the place and recruit talents in the name of it. This is an advantage, there are also disadvantages, once the appointment is accepted, it is to set the status of the monarch and minister, and if you want to rebel in the future, it will be more difficult.

Cao Cao's laughter gradually subsided, he frowned, walked back and forth in the hall a few times, and asked his adviser, "What do you think?" ”

Xi Zhicai and Cao Cao have a similar temperament and have a very close relationship with each other, and they said: "In a certain opinion, it is better for the lord to accept the appointment of Yanzhou Mu." ”

Cao Cao nodded, didn't ask him why, and turned his head to look at Guo Jia. Guo Jia also agreed to accept the appointment of the imperial court, and said: "I heard that Yuan Shao of Hebei, Liu Xuan of Yangzhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Liu Yan of Shuzhong, as well as Yang Feng, Zhang Yan, Gongsun Zan and others have all accepted the appointment of the imperial court. ”

"Chen Cheng, hey, Chen Cheng!" Cao Cao resounded about what happened four years ago, and said with emotion: "At the beginning, he also told me that he wanted to serve me Cao Mengde as the main person to end this troubled world, but I didn't expect that he would do it himself now!" ”

"Oh? And this kind of thing? Guo Jia had a faint smell of alcohol on his body, and he immediately had a good idea and said, "Was there anyone else present at that time?" ”

"Yuan let the time is around."

Xiahou Dun, the character Yuan Rang, is Cao Cao's brother, who occupies a high position in the Cao group, and together with Xiahou Yuan and Zhu Cao, firmly controls the military power.

Guo Jia stroked his palms and smiled: "Since this is the case, the minister knows what to do." ”

Cao Cao shook his head, he didn't care about some little tricks, he thought for a while, and said: "Chen Wenzheng also said to me that day: Who is the opponent of the heroes in the world, Cao Liu!" ”

Xi Zhicai asked: "Who does Juluhou compare with the lord?" Could it be Liu Biao in Jingzhou? Although Liu Jingsheng is known as the Eight Horses and has some talents, how can he compare with the lord? ”

Xun Yu said: "I have heard of this matter, and the person who is on a par with the lord is none other than Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, the generals under the command of Gongsun Zhan. ”

Now Yuan and Cao are allies, and a large part of the reason why Cao Cao chose to start in the Central Plains is because Yuan Shao chose Hebei. The two families are bounded by the Yellow River, back to back, against enemies from all directions. Although Cao Cao was a hero who was killed from many enemies, Yuan Benchu was also killed from the encirclement of enemies such as Zhang Yan, Yellow Turban, and Gongsun Zhan.

Yuan Shao pacified Hebei, Cao Cao also occupied the whole of Yanzhou, and the alliance between the two sides can be described as a great success. Now the strongest enemy Yuan Shao faces is Gongsun Zhan, and Cao Cao's side will naturally know more about Gongsun Zhan's group. In April of this year, the Xiliang Army had just entered Guanzhong, and something that shook the world also happened in the land of Liaodong.

Gongsun Chan and Liu Yu have been at odds for a long time, but because of Liu Yu's past reputation and the fact that he was appointed by the imperial court as a pastor of Youzhou, Gongsun Chan has never done anything absolutely and has not directly used force. Maybe it was Gongsun Zhan's attitude that seemed relatively weak, or maybe it was the Battle of Jieqiao that made Liu Yu despise Gongsun Zhan, or maybe Liu Yu had the support of the Wuhuan people and the Xianbei people, and his soldiers and horses swelled to more than 100,000, which made him have the idea of using force to eliminate Gongsun Zhan.

At that time, the army under the command of Gongsun Zan was on the border of Youzhou and Jizhou, ready to enter the Hebei Plain at any time. When Liu Yu's army came, he only had more than a thousand soldiers and horses on his hands. In the face of Liu Yu's army of 100,000, Gongsun Zhan first guarded for a day, and then led hundreds of people out of the city to attack at night, and set fire to the wind.

Most of Liu Yu's subordinates were Hu people, the army was not in order, and the discipline was not strict, and as a result, the fire broke together, and those Wuhuan and Xianbei people ran everywhere, and the 100,000 army was so inexplicably defeated. Just as thousands of reinforcements returned from the front line, Gongsun Zhan pursued with thousands of soldiers and horses, easily killed the Hu army, and captured Liu Yu.

Since the two families had reached the point of armed confrontation, Gongsun Zhan got angry, and despite the dissuasion of his generals and ministers, he ordered someone to kill Liu Yu. By the time Chen Cheng welcomed the Son of Heaven into the pass, Youzhou had all fallen into the hands of Gongsun Zhan. Later, when Chen Cheng canonized the princes in the name of the Son of Heaven, he named Gongsun Chan as the pastor of Youzhou, and supervised the soldiers and horses of Youzhou and Qingzhou, and then at the end of the holy decree, he mentioned that Liu Bei, the general under Gongsun Zhan, and Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others entered the court.

Now as soon as Xun Yu mentions Liu Bei, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others remember who it is. Guo Jia was surprised: "Although Liu Xuande can use soldiers, he is not good at governing places, and he can also be called a hero?" ”

Liu Bei's ability to lead troops to fight is good, but he is too good for the people under his rule to squeeze out the maximum war potential, because Guo Jia said that he is not good at governing places. Now among all the princes in the world, if there is anyone who squeezes the people the hardest, it is undoubtedly Cao Mengde.

Yanzhou under Cao Cao's rule was simply a huge military camp, and all the people had to serve the war. For this reason, the local Haoqiang and scholars in Yanzhou have faintly dissatisfied. But now that Cao Cao's troops are in full swing, the scholars and heroes of Yanzhou can only continue to endure it, just like Guanzhong.

"It's a pity that Liu Bei has already gone to Guanzhong from Hanoi, otherwise I would have liked to meet Liu Xuande, who is known as the hero of the world, what kind of person he is!"

More than ten days later, Liu Guanzhang and the others, who were hurrying up, had already passed Lantian and arrived near Chang'an. It was autumn and the roads were lined with busy farmers. After rushing to plant potatoes and other crops, there will be some harvest this year, which is not as much as in previous years, but it is enough to feed the millions of people in Guanzhong.

Liu Bei saw that the people were digging potatoes in the fields, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Guanzhong was still fighting a few months ago, and I don't want to be able to see such a scene in a short period of time!" ”

Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Chen Yuanjun has always cherished the people, and it is not surprising that he has this achievement. ”

Liu Bei said with a smile: "What the second brother said is that this time we will be edicted to enter the court, and we should do more practical things for the people in the future." ”

Zhang Fei said loudly: "I don't want to govern the people, I just want to lead the troops to fight!" ”

Liu Bei and Guan Yu glanced at each other, then shook their heads together.

After Gongsun Chan killed Liu Yu, although he unified Youzhou, his reputation among scholars became much worse. This is an era that pays attention to family and family background, and the families and heroes marry each other, or have the relationship between teachers and students, classmates, and fellow villagers, weaving a big net. After Gongsun Chan killed Liu Yu, he offended many people.

But it's not a big deal, as long as he can maintain a military victory, then nothing else is a problem. However, he did not continue to win, on the contrary, he was defeated several times by Yuan Shao, who integrated the Hebei forces. Gongsun Chan is good at fighting, but he is not good at governing places. Youzhou's output is far inferior to Hebei's, and after a few battles, he has slipped from a strategic offensive to a stage of strategic stalemate.

It was in this situation that Liu Bei left Gongsun Baima and went to Chang'an with an edict.

In the past few years, Chen Cheng once cut off contact with Liu Bei and others, but after pacifying Liangzhou, through Su Shuang and Zhang Shiping, who traveled back and forth with the Hu tribe, the two sides got on the line again. In the past, when Liu Bei was poor and had to cut down soldiers and horses, he also sent someone to send thousands of stones of grain to Chen Cheng, Chen Cheng naturally "threw it into the peach, repaid it with Li", gave Liu Bei a lot of money and cloth, and later even sent a batch of war horses and ordnance over.

With the support from Liangzhou, Liu Bei's record is much better than in another world. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also made a name for themselves in the battle with Yuan Shao and became remarkable generals.

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