Chapter 67: Yuan Shao's Thoughts (I)
In the blink of an eye, Gao Shun has been newly married for more than half a month. In the past half a month, Gao Shun's life has been really nourishing. The two delicate beauties took turns to serve at night, and Gao Shun, who had just left his virgin body, lingered every night, couldn't stop, and couldn't give up.
After Guo Cui's first night, he completely got rid of the so-called shyness in front of Gao Shun. Every time Gao Shun and Guo Cui were happy, it was this arrogant girl who took the initiative in the bed, which made Gao Shun complain about her husband's sluggishness.
And Cao Ming is much shy, even if he has shared the bed with Gao Shun several times, every time he faces Gao Shun's wide clothes, Cao Ming's face will show two blushes. As for the first time when the two were honest with each other, it was even more embarrassing, Cao Ming's head had hardly been raised that night, and his whole face was a ripe peach.
It's just that when the wonderful days finally come to an end, Gao Shun, as a heavy general of the Cao army, can't stay in Gentle Township all the time.
The day of Cao Cao's second expedition to Xuzhou has finally arrived. Cao Cao once again personally led an army of 50,000 to go on an expedition, Gao Shun, Zhao Yun, Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Yuan, Xu Huang, and Xu Rong each set off under their command, Dian Wei and Xu Chu were protected by Cao Cao as guards, and Guo Jia, Jia Xu, and Cheng Yu accompanied the army to give advice. The generals Cao Ren, Li Dian, Zhang Liao, Yu Ban and other generals led the remaining troops to guard Yanzhou, Sili and other places.
In the face of such a battle, how could Liu Bei dare to resist head-on? Hurriedly went to the table to express his feelings to the Son of Heaven, stating that before Tao Qian passed away, he had submitted to the imperial court the seal of the Xuzhou Mu transferred to him, but at that time, His Majesty was coerced by Li and Guo and the two thieves, and I am afraid that he would not be able to see this chapter with his own eyes. Through this statement, Liu Bei said that his position as a pastor in Xuzhou was by no means a private grant. If not, then in this battle, he will lose his righteous reputation, after all, Cao Cao's reason for sending troops is to follow the edict of the Son of Heaven to recruit the traitor who usurped the position of state pastor on his own.
While playing the case, Liu Bei did not forget to make other preparations, he wrote to Cao Cao to ask for peace, and on the other hand, he sent someone to ask Yuan Shao for help.
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Turning to the side, after Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan in the first battle of the Jieqiao, his strength and momentum can be described as unique for a while. Han Fu, Zhang Yang, Zhang Yan and other forces either fought or surrendered, in short, they were all swallowed up by them one after another. Even Gongsun Zhan, in the end, because of the huge disparity in strength, had to set fire to Yi Jing and died.
Gongsun Zhan died, and Yuan Shao commanded the four states of You, He, Qing, and Hebei, and there was no rival in the north. And under Yuan Shao's account, it can also be called a combination of civil and military. In terms of generals, Yuan Shao's army has not only generals such as Zhang He and Ju Yi who are good at commanding troops, but also fierce generals like Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who have the courage of ten thousand people, and the rest like Chun Yuqiong, Gao Lan, Zhang Nan, Jiao Touch and others are also well-known generals. As for the Wenchen, Yuan Shao is not lacking, it must be known that Tian Feng, Fu Zhu, Guo Tu, Xianping, Feng Ji, Xun Zhan, Xu You and others are all famous talents in the world, and everyone is resourceful. It can be said that at that time, Yuan Shao's power was huge, his territory was wide, and he had many capable ministers, and the princes of the world were incapable of being the right.
Since Gongsun Zhan, who had the heirloom jade seal, was eliminated, the jade seal naturally fell into the hands of Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao is not as shallow as his younger brother Yuan Shu, as soon as he gets the jade seal, his brain is hot, and he thinks about things like arrogating the title of emperor, but you must know that desire is the original sin of human beings after all. After getting the jade seal, Yuan Shao's heart always began to be a little restless.
At this time, the news came that Emperor Han Xian had fled to Chang'an. Yuan Shao's advisers were divided into two factions, one faction was represented by Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, who encouraged Yuan Shao to send troops west in time to welcome the Son of Heaven, and coerced the Son of Heaven to move the capital to Yecheng, so that he could grasp the power to command the world. The other faction is represented by Guo Tu and Feng Ji, who expressed strong opposition to welcoming the Son of Heaven into Ye, saying that welcoming the Son of Heaven is undoubtedly self-tied, and every move in the future will be bound by the Son of Heaven, which is far less comfortable than the present day.
The two factions fought fiercely, and neither could convince anyone. Although Tian Feng and Fu taught them to be far-sighted, the rhetorical debate was really not their forte. And Guo Tu and Feng Ji are good at verbal warfare, this time they are obviously on the side of ignorance, but with a three-inch tongue, they can force out a little crooked reason. Yuan Shaoqi was less decisive, and when he saw that the two factions were arguing fiercely, he hesitated. In fact, before Cao Cao welcomed the Son of Heaven into Xu, it was not that there were no opposing voices around him, but Cao Cao had a decisive personality and decided when he was decisive, rather than being in a dilemma like Yuan Shao.
In the end, it was Guo Tu's words that moved Yuan Shao: "Now that the lord has obtained the jade seal, is it possible that he still plans to return the Son of Heaven?" ”
Yes, this sentence went up to Yuan Shao's heart. At the moment, although Yuan Shao didn't have any idea of trespassing, of course he was unwilling to let him return the jade seal in his hand for nothing. If Yuan Shao still had some sense of loyalty to the Han Dynasty when he organized the anti-Dong League, then now that the princes are divided and the world has long been chaotic, how many people will keep those remaining loyalties? Even if there is, Yuan Shao will definitely not be among them.
If the Son of Heaven is taken to Yecheng, will the jade seal in his hand be given to him or not? Hand it over, if you are unwilling, hide it in your hands, wouldn't it be clear to tell everyone that this emperor himself is not in his eyes at all.
Therefore, the Son of Heaven cannot welcome!
But after Cao Cao welcomed the Son of Heaven into Xuchang, Yuan Shao immediately regretted it, and that regret was so great. Look at what Cao Mengde did, the Son of Heaven is just a tool to give orders in his hands, and others can't say anything about it, because Cao Cao really calls the Son of Heaven a good one! Whether it is Cao Cao's attitude when he faces the monarch, or his daily worship of the Son of Heaven, it is so good that people can't find any thorns.
Therefore, Yuan Shao regretted it. I knew that I would welcome the Son of Heaven over. Isn't it just a jade seal, just pay it back, anyway, the emperor is just a prop ear, what is the difference between the jade seal in his hands and in his own hands?
Just when Yuan Shao was considering whether to send troops and simply snatch the emperor from Xuchang in one fell swoop, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to appoint Yuan Shao as a general and lead the Marquis of Ye. After Yuan Shao received the edict, he couldn't help but be happy in his heart, knowing that Cao Cao was only a general of the chariot and cavalry, but he was awarded the title of general. This is obviously what Cao Cao meant, he is courting himself!
Since his status is higher than Cao Cao's, then forget about sending troops. After all, the north has only just been pacified, and attacking Yanzhou now is not a wise choice.
But it was at this time that Cao Cao waved his army to attack Xuzhou. Liu Bei, the pastor of Xuzhou, knew that he was unable to resist Cao's army alone, so he sent Sun Qian as an envoy to ask Yuan Shao to either send reinforcements to rescue Xuzhou, or send a large army to attack Yanzhou, so as to besiege Wei and rescue Zhao.