On June 17, Emperor Ling was buried in Wenling. He Jin was wary of a conspiracy like Jian Shuo, claiming to be sick, not entering the palace to accompany the funeral, and not sending Emperor Ling's coffin to the cemetery.

In July, the young emperor Liu Wei changed the title of Liu Xie, the king of Bohai, to the king of Chen Liu. At the same time, the palace was deposed.

And Yuan Shao saw that He Jin did not take action on the matter of killing the eunuch, so he advised He Jin again and said:

"The former Dou Wu wanted to punish the inner pet and was the victim, but he sat and leaked his words; The soldiers of the five battalions were all afraid of the Chinese people, and the Dou clan used them instead, bringing disaster upon themselves.

Today's generals and brothers lead the strong soldiers, and the generals are all handsome and famous, willing to do their best, and the matter is under control.

It is advisable for the general to eliminate troubles for the world, so as to make a name for future generations, and not to lose it! ”

He Jin then suggested to the Empress Dowager that all the eunuchs below the middle permanent attendant be replaced, and that the three Lang officials be appointed to replace them. Empress Dowager He did not agree, saying:

"The central official commands the forbidden province, from ancient times to the present, the story of the Han family cannot be abolished. And the first emperor abandoned the world, I have no choice but to share things with the scholars! ”

It was difficult for He Jin to disobey the queen mother's will, and planned to kill the most domineering eunuch for the time being.

Yuan Shao believed that the eunuchs were closest to the empress dowager and the emperor, and the recitals of the hundred officials and the emperor's edicts were passed back and forth by them.

However, Empress Dowager He's mother Wu Yangjun and younger brother He Miao accepted bribes from the eunuchs many times, knowing that He Jin wanted to eliminate the eunuchs, and repeatedly told Empress Dowager He to stop them.

He also said: "The general kills left and right, and abuses power to weaken the society." ”

Therefore, Empress Dowager He had doubts in her heart and thought that their words were reasonable.

He Jin is newly in power, but he has always respected and feared the eunuchs, although he envied the reputation of getting rid of the eunuchs, but he couldn't make a decision in his heart, so the matter dragged on and couldn't be decided for a long time.

Later, why did Yuan Shao go in and out of the plan, persuaded him to summon more fierce generals and heroes from all over the country, and let them all lead the army to the capital Luoyang, in order to threaten the Empress Dowager He, He Jin agreed to this plan.

The main book, Shandong Shouguang people, Xu Gan dissuaded:

"As the proverb goes, 'cover your eyes and catch birds', you can't be deceived into winning your ambition, and the major events of the country can be deceitful!

Today's general is always mighty, holding the troops, the dragon and the tiger are stepping, and the height is in the heart.

But when you are angry and exercise your power and make a decision, heaven and man will obey it.

And the anti-commission release weapon, more subtle help, the gathering of soldiers, the strong are the heroes, the so-called upside down, give people a handle, the merit will not be successful, only for the chaos of the ears! ”

He Jin didn't listen.

When Cao Cao, the captain of the military academy, heard this, he smiled and said: "The official of the eunuch should be available in ancient and modern times, but the lord of the world should not be favored by the power of falsehood, so that it is so." If you punish your crimes, you should punish the evil, one prison official is enough, why do you want to summon foreign soldiers one after another! If you want to punish it, it will be revealed, and I will see its defeat. ”

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Just when He Jin was about to recruit military generals from other towns into Luoyang, Liu Bei had already reorganized all the 100,000 troops. Set off again to the hinterland of Liangzhou.

At the same time, he stayed in Chen Palace, Ma Teng and Qin Liang, and led an army of Shence troops to garrison the three counties of Dunhuang, Jiuquan and Xihai.

After that, he personally led the tiger and leopard cavalry, the Shence army and the black flag army, totaling about 95,000 troops, and went straight to Zhangye County.

Zhangye County, originally the Xiongnu Kun evil king's land, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty Yuan Ding six years (111 years ago) divided the eastern part of Jiuquan County to Zhangye County.

Take the meaning of "Zhangguo arm, in order to pass the Western Regions", in the sixth year of Emperor Zhao (81 years ago), in the late Western Han Dynasty, Zhide County (in the northwest of Ganzhou District, Zhangye City), belongs to the Liangzhou Thorn History Department.

Ten counties: Jide, Zhaowu, Quedan, Dichi, Yalan, Rile, Lijing, Fanhe, Juyan, Xianmei. Its jurisdiction is roughly equivalent to the west of Yongchang County and the east of Gaotai County in present-day Gansu Province, as well as the Ejina Banner of Inner Mongolia, and the county of Jiaole (Jiaole) is located in the northwest of present-day Zhangye City.

At this time, the army of Ma Teng and Han Sui was defeated, and the news that the whole army was captured had spread to all counties in Zhangye, so the county commanders along the way fled in despair.

When Liu Bei led the army to Zhangye County, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei, Lü Bu, Pang De and Zhang Liao to lead an army to divide the soldiers into four routes and extend the county seat in Zhangye County.

In just seven days, the entire Zhangye County was taken by Liu Bei, and then Liu Bei ordered Zhang Zhao to rectify and govern Zhangye County.

Naturally, the dozens of civil officials brought by Zhang Zhao from the Western Regions were absolutely insufficient, and many local officials in Liangzhou were helpless thieves at the beginning.

Zhang Zhao's task was to select suitable officials from the officials he brought over and the original officials in Liangzhou and put them in the right positions.

In just half a month, Liu Bei firmly controlled Zhangye County, and then gathered his soldiers and led the army to attack Wuwei County again.

In the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (121 years ago), Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu, and the Western Han government placed Wuwei County in the territory of the former Xiutu King, from which Wuwei got its name.

Zhou is the land of Yongzhou, before the Spring and Autumn Period, it was occupied by Xirong, and Qin was the grazing land of the Yue family. In the sixth year of Emperor Wen of the Western Han Dynasty (174 BC), the Xiongnu occupied Hexi.

In the spring of the second year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (121 years ago), Huo Qubing defeated the Xiongnu, and the Hexi Corridor was included in the territory of the Western Han Dynasty, with 4 counties of Wuwei, Jiuquan, Zhangye and Dunhuang in the back.

In June of the first year of Emperor Xingping of the Eastern Han Dynasty (194), Wuwei County was subordinate to Yongzhou, leading 14 counties, for Guzang, Xiutu, Xianmei, Xuanwei, Wuwei, Zhuci, Luanniao, Cangsong, Zhangye, Pu Qi, Yuanwei, Yuyin, Zuli.

After conquering Wuwei County, Liu Bei sent five people, Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Pang De, Zhang Fei, and Huaxiong, to lead the five armies to take Jincheng County, Longxi County, Wudu County, Anding County and Beidi County.

Liu Bei himself personally led Zhang Yang, Zhao Yun and Yang Qiuba to take Tianshui County, and agreed with the five generals to finally meet in Hanyang County and prepare to attack the kingdom army in Chencang.

The original name of this Hanyang County was Tianshui County, and in the seventeenth year of Yongping in the Eastern Han Dynasty (74 years), Tianshui County was renamed Hanyang County and changed to Ji County.

Ling 11 counties, the original Ling Ji County, Ganxiang, Chengji, Wangyuan, Longxian, Luoyang, Ayang, Yongshi 8 counties, from Longxi County into Xi County, Shangtai 2 counties, the new Xianqin County (now the northwest of Qin'an County).

"Tianshui" is the longest-used place name in local history. It first began in the third year of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty (114 BC). The name of Tianshui originates from the beautiful legend of "Tianhe water injection".

More than 3,000 years ago, the Tianshui area was densely populated, with adjoining houses, "beautiful mountains and rivers, dense forests".

However, in the late Qin and early Han dynasties, long-term conquests, fights, and years of drought made the prosperous and rich Shangcheng at that time into ruins.

The people have no means of making a living. Legend has it that one night, just as people were falling asleep, the sky was suddenly full of wind and thunder and lightning, and with a golden light shining brightly, a red light appeared on the ground.

Suddenly, the earth shook continuously, and with a loud rumbling sound, a large crack opened in the ground. I saw the water of the river pouring down from the sky and pouring into the cracked gap, so a lake was formed, which was called "Tianshui Lake".

Who knows, the water level of this lake is stable, the water quality is pure, sweet and mellow, "spring does not dry up, summer does not overflow, and the four seasons are clear". At that time, people said that this lake was connected with the Tianhe River, and it was also called "Tianshui Well".

Later, this legend was heard by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and he ordered the new county to be built next to the lake in the northern city of Shangtai and named it "Tianshui County". Since then, it has the name of "Tianshui".

After a month, Liu Bei and Lü Bu and other five armies all converged in Hanyang County, and at the same time, Zhang Zhao had already completed the arrangements for the five newly taken counties.

At this point, Liu Bei won all the counties and counties in the entire Liangzhou, and at the same time faced Youfufeng County!

At this time, the kingdom had already waited until Liu Bei had already broken through the combined forces of Han Sui and Ma Teng, and at the same time had already obtained the entire county of Liangzhou.

The kingdom at this time is very different from the kingdoms in history.

Kingdom, a native of Liangzhou Didao, claimed to be the general of Hezhong, one of the warlords of Liangzhou in the late Han Dynasty.

In 187 AD, he united with Han Sui to rebel in Xizhou, and was elected as the leader by Ma Teng and Han Sui to attack the Han Dynasty territories.

In February 189 (the sixth year of Zhongping), the position of the head of the kingdom was abolished.

And now with Liu Bei, the kingdom and Ma Teng and Han Sui are stationed separately, so at this moment, in June of the sixth year of Zhongping, the kingdom is still the leader of the rebel army in Liangzhou!

The only difference is that the kingdom is not besieging Chencang, but being besieged by Liu Bei, Huangfu Song, and Dong Zhuo.

Huangfu Song, a mere army of 40,000 is not a problem for the kingdom, as long as it is dealt with properly; However, Liu Bei's army of 100,000 was quite deadly to the kingdom.

In desperation, the kingdom had no choice but to summon Li Xiangru to discuss how to deal with it!