"My lord!" A scribe with a thief's eyebrows and a rat's eye stepped forward to stop him.

This person is Yuan Shao's strategist Guo Tu, Guo Tu said: "The lord is clear, although it is righteous for the lord to welcome the Son of Heaven. However, the lord will be constrained by the Son of Heaven everywhere, and the Son of Heaven must be consulted on all major military affairs. As seen in the picture, the lord should be a strong soldier and fight a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan. ”

Frustrated Zhu pointed at Guo Tu angrily and said: "Rat-eyed people, Gongsun Zhan is already at the end of the crossbow. After the lord ushered in the Son of Heaven, it was easy to raise troops again! ”

Fu Zhu and Guo Tu argued fiercely, and a general with a strong face walked up to Guo Tu, this person's name was Chun Yuqiong, and he said to Fu Zhu: "Gong and what he said are different, Gongsun Zhan is still in Youzhou, and Bai Ma Yi has never been wiped out by General Lu Yi. Even if the lord ushers in the Son of Heaven, what is the benefit of destroying the prince Sun Zhan? ”

Yuan Shao nodded when he heard this: "Zhong Jian's words are reasonable, pass on the order of Lu Yi, and prepare the army for war." I'm going to destroy Gongsun Chan in one fell swoop! ”

Previously, Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, had a political disagreement with Gongsun Zhan, and Liu Yu advocated the exercise of a soft policy towards Wuhuan and other Rong Di, and was deeply supported by the Wuhuan people. And Gongsun Chan had an iron-blooded policy towards Rong Di, and he was killed by all of them, so Liu Yu attacked Gongsun Zhan, but was killed by Gongsun Chan instead.

Youzhou is engaged in Xian Yu Fu to entangle the state soldiers, wanting to avenge Liu Yu. So Yan Rou was elected as Wuhuan Sima. Yan Rou recruited Hu and Han, got tens of thousands of soldiers, attacked Gongsun Zhan's Yuyang Taishou Zou Dan, the two armies fought in the north of Lu County, Yan Rou defeated Zou Dan, and beheaded more than 4,000 people.

Xian Yufu also united with more than 7,000 Hu cavalry such as the king of Wuhuan Qiao, and welcomed Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, in the south. Liu He was hostage in Jizhou at this time, and Yuan Shaozheng wanted to crusade against Gongsun Zhan, so he made the general Lu Yi and Liu He, Xian Yufu, and Wuhuan Qiao Wang join forces with 100,000 troops, attack Gongsun Zhan, defeat Gongsun Zan in Baoqiu, and behead more than 20,000 people.

So Dai County, Guangyang County, Shanggu County, Youbeiping County and other counties all rebelled against Gongsun Zhan, raised troops to attack and kill Gongsun Zhan's chiefs, and joined forces with Xian Yufu, Liu He and others, and repeatedly defeated Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan retreated to Yijing. In order to prevent accidents, Gongsun Zhan built ten trenches around Yijing, and there were many earthen platforms in the trenches, all of which were five or six zhang high, and a watchtower was set up on them. The middle earthen platform is as high as ten zhang, Gongsun Zhan stands on it, and uses iron as the door, men are not allowed to enter, and the official documents are all tied up and down with a strong rope. Gongsun Chan was far away from guests, had no cronies, and stored 3 million grains in Taiwan, claiming to be foolproof.

Wuling, Liu Du asked a white-clothed strategist beside him: "Li You, the Son of Heaven has fled from Chang'an, and I want to welcome the Son of Heaven to Wuling." What do you think? ”

Li You is just his pseudonym, his original name is Li Ru! After Wang Yun and Lü Bu conspired to kill Dong Zhuo, Li Ru fled from Chang'an and fled to Jingzhou. Li Rulu killed Emperor Shao of the Han Dynasty, although he was instructed by Dong Zhuo, but the crime was not punishable, the princes did not dare to take him in, and some loyal ministers of the Han family even wanted to kill him.

Li Ru wandered all the way, slept in the open air, and when he arrived in Wuling, he met Liu Dujun who was fighting with Cai Maojun. Li Ru was captured by Liu Dujun's soldiers, Liu Du gave him a bowl of porridge, and Li Ru couldn't help but shed tears while eating.

Li Ru said to Liu Du: "Han Xin didn't dare to forget the kindness of his drifting mother's meal, and he gave him a thousand gold after becoming rich. Now Mrs. Liu has taken me in as a person at the end of the road, and I should be a fool of you for you. ”

Li Ru presented Cai Mao's plan to Liu Du, defeated Cai Mao's army, and Liu Dujun took the opportunity to recover Wuling counties. Liu Du was overjoyed and regarded Li Ru as a guest, Li Ru saw that Liu Du's soldiers were brave and brave, and Liu Du also had great ambitions, and he seemed to see Dong Zhuo's early shadow in Liu Du.

Li Ru said silently in his heart, Liu Du, a member of the Han family, I, Li Ru, will ensure that you have a great cause. Liu Du worshiped Li Ru as his military advisor, marched into Nanjun, and defeated Cai Mao and Huo Dujun in Nanjun. Half of Nanjun has fallen into the hands of Liu Du, Liu Biao was shocked, and he didn't know who this Li You was.

Kuai Liang, Yi and others didn't know who Li You was, and Liu Biao was afraid of Liu Du's army, so he sent Han Song as an envoy to make peace with Liu Du. In the end, Liu Biao gave Liu Du 30,000 pieces of grain and grass, 1,000 horses of silk and 100 beauties, and the two families each quit their troops.

Li Ru was pulled back from his thoughts and said to Liu Du: "My lord, I think that the lord is the Han clan must welcome the Son of Heaven in person, so as to show the lord's heart to protect the country. The lord ushers in the Son of Heaven, and he can sit in the name of the lord's brother, and the lord can follow the story of Zhou Gongdan to assist the king, and prosper the Han. then hegemony can be achieved. ”

Liu Du laughed and said, "Li Ru, I think these words are very ridiculous when they come out of your mouth. ”

Li Ru heard Liu Du say his real name, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat behind his back, Li Ru shook his hands and said: "Confucianism did not intend to deceive the lord, but because the world is incompatible, Confucianism assumed the name Li You." Pray for the lord's tolerance, and Confucianism will serve the lord's death. ”

Liu Du smiled indifferently and said to Li Ru: "Li Ru...... Forget it, let's call you Li You. The Son of Heaven ran away, and there were many people who wanted to blackmail the Son of Heaven so that the princes were there, and I didn't dare to say anything else, Cao Cao and Han Xuan would definitely go. I want to lead an elite army to welcome the Son of Heaven, and the major affairs of Wuling and Lingling will be entrusted to you. ”

Li Ru thanked him and said to Liu Du: "The lord's trip must be kept secret, especially Liu Biao and others, and they must not be let know. The lord can take a detour from the territory of Yizhou, and the lord should bring more elite soldiers and strong generals here. ”

Liu Du led Daorong, Pan Feng, Xiao Guowei and 1,000 elite soldiers to Fangling, and then continued north to chase the Son of Heaven.

At this time, Cao Cao, who was in Yanzhou, had just besieged Yongqiu, the Yongqiu soldiers collapsed, and Zhang Miao's brother Zhang Chao committed suicide. Cao Cao killed all the three clans of Zhang Miao. Zhang Miao ran to Yuan Shu for help, but was killed by his rebels on the way.

Cao Cao heard that the Son of Heaven had driven out of Chang'an, and gathered strategists to discuss. Xun Yujin said: "In the past Jin Dynasty, the Duke of Wen accepted King Xiang of Zhou, and the princes obeyed; Han Gaozu mourned for the righteous emperor, and the world returned to the heart; Today, the son is covered with dust, and the general Cheng is the first to advocate volunteers at this time, and the Son of Heaven is expected by the public, and the strategy of the world is also. If you don't plan early, people will do it before me. ”

Cao Cao learned that Yuan Shao was closest to Luoyang and did not send anyone to greet the Son of Heaven, and he laughed wildly. Xun Yu's words brought him back to reality: "Lord, don't forget Han Xuan and Liu Du, although these two are far away in the south of the Yangtze River, they will also come to greet them when they hear that the Son of Heaven is running." The lord must step up his preparations and not let the two of them take the lead. ”

Cao Cao restrained his smile when he heard this, and ordered Cao Chun to select the elite of the tiger and leopard riders, and Ke Rixing went to Luoyang to welcome the Son of Heaven.

In July, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty returned to Luoyang, escorted by Guo Yan and Yang Feng. In August, he entered Xinfeng, and Guo Yan wanted to coerce the emperor to return to Yi County. Guo Yan abandoned the army and fled because of the conspiracy, and he still relied on Li Dao.

Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and others escorted eastward, and in October, Guo Yan's general Wu Xi burned the residence of Emperor Xian at night, intending to kidnap Emperor Xian, but was defeated by Yang Feng and others. The later general Yang Ding had a grudge against Ning Ji General Duan Xuan, so he attacked Duan Xuan with Yang Feng and Dong Cheng, and the two armies held each other for more than ten days. The emperor's envoys and Shangshu advised the two sides to strike and make peace. After Emperor Xian returned to the east, Li Dao, Guo Yan and others immediately regretted it, so they joined forces with Zhang Ji to chase after Emperor Xian.

Li Dao and others caught up with Emperor Xian in Hongnong, and defeated Yang Feng, Dong Cheng and other armies in Dongjian, and countless officers and soldiers died. Yang Feng and Dong Cheng were defeated by Li Dao and summoned their henchmen to discuss countermeasures, and Yang Feng's general Xu Huang said: "The general can make peace with Li Dao and others, and secretly send people to Hedong Baibo Shuai Li Le, Han Xian, Hu Cai and the Southern Xiongnu Youxian King to humbly ask for help. ”

Yang Feng thought that Xu Huang's plan was feasible, and Li Le and the other leaders of the Baibo Army were his old subordinates, and now that they were in trouble, they would inevitably come to the rescue. Li Le and the others really led their troops to come, and they broke Li Dao and other troops with Yang Feng and others, beheading thousands of people.

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty continued to drive eastward, and Li Dao and the whole army came to chase after him, and defeated Yang Feng and other troops. Yang Feng and others supported Emperor Xian to retreat to Shaanxi County and set up camp to hold on.

At this time, there were less than 100 guards around Emperor Xian, and Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty summoned Zhong Xuan and asked: "Doctor Zhong, among the people who accompanied him, only Qing is loyal to me, what good strategy can Aiqing have to help me get rid of Li Dao, Guo Yan and others?" ”

Zhong Miao hesitated for a while and said: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's opinion, the only way to take refuge in Jiangnan is for today. Yang Wu General Han Xuan is loyal to the Han family, and is good at using soldiers, His Majesty can issue an edict to him, ordering him to come to the rescue of King Qin. ”

(End of chapter)