Chapter 4 Section 41 Rise

In October, the first snow, the roads were muddy, and the weather in Bishan was cold, Dong Zhuo personally led 50,000 elite soldiers to fight with Sun Jian in Yique.

Before the war, Sun Jian had not sent the Qingzhou Scouts into battle according to the covenant, however, with the fierce battle, Sun Jian's troops were stretched and had to use this new force.

At the beginning of the battle, Dong Zhuo assigned the fierce general Lu Bu to attack Sun Jian's left flank, Li Dao Guo Yan attacked Sun Jian's right flank, and led his elite cavalry to attack the Chinese army. In Sun Jian's army, Cheng Pu and Han came out together, desperately resisting Lu Bu. Huang Gai on the right wing couldn't resist Li Dao Guo Yan, and retreated step by step.

Seeing that the momentum was not right, Sun Jian gave up his right flank and waved his army back to attack Dong Zhuo's army. The fighting between the two sides is in a stalemate.

At this time, Sun Ce led the Qingzhou Scouts to reinforce. These boy scouts roared to the enemy's generals with bows and crossbows on their horses, and wherever they went, the enemy generals avoided one after another, and for a while, Dong Zhuo's army wavered.

Dong Zhuo hurriedly recruited Li Dao and Guo Yan to come back to help, Li Dao Guo Yan gave up the right-wing attack and came to intercept him, but he was all killed and retreated by Sun Jian. Immediately, Sun Jian rushed close to Dong Zhuo's side, swung his knife and slashed, and Dong Zhuo hurriedly drew his sword to meet him.

The swords intersected, and in only one round, Dong Zhuo was inferior to Sun Jian, and the sword fell by mistake.

"Save the drive, save the drive", Dong Zhuo was flustered, and immediately rode back. The guards around him swarmed up and fought Sun Jian to the death.

Xu Ling, the commander of the Qingzhou Scouts, saw Sun Jian entering the siege and being surrounded by Dong Zhuo's guards, he had an idea and shouted: "Dong Zhuo is defeated and fled, brothers, Hugh is going to let Dong Zhuo go." ”

"Dong Zhuo was defeated and fled", this voice was like rolling thunder, spreading from the front to the rear, Dong Zhuo's soldiers looked back, and sure enough, Shuai Qi moved sharply to the rear, and Sun Jian Shuai Qi chased closely behind, seeing that he was about to catch up.

Dong Zhuo's whole army was in chaos, although Lu Bu had defeated the left wing Cheng Pu Handang, seeing this situation, he didn't care about expanding the results of the battle, and fought hard to retreat and retreat to help Dong Zhuo.

Subsequently, Dong Zhuo's army was defeated like a mountain, and the soldiers left the battlefield one after another and fled in all directions. And Dong Zhuocai rushed into Luoyang, and Sun Jian had already followed. Dong Zhuo was helpless, so he passed through the city and fled with Lu Bu to Mianchi, only to collect the defeated army. But Dong Zhuo was frightened by Sun Jian, and did not dare to stay in Mianchi, leaving Zhonglang to simmer Dong Yue Duan and others, guarding the key passes, and going to Chang'an with Lu Bu.

Luoyang fell, and the world was shocked.

The hundreds of thousands of princes' troops, wandering sour dates, cowering. And Dong Zhuo, who seemed to be powerful, was defeated by Sun Jian, a family soldier who started from a local hero, and lost the capital Luoyang. Yuan Shao's political prestige suddenly fell to the bottom, and talents from all walks of life who defected to him began to find their own way out. Xi Zhicai ran to the tiger prison and defected to Cao Cao, and Guo Jia ran back to Chenliu and hid among the people. Xun Yu Xun Wenruo traveled south, intending to enter Yizhou to escape the scourge of war. Xun Yu Xun Gongda entered Shanyang County (the county guard had been killed), looked for an opportunity, and then voted for a new master. Cheng Yu and Cheng Zhongde fled into Dongjun and waited for an opportunity to make a comeback.

After Dong Zhuo evacuated Michi, he once told the left-behind personnel: "The generals of the Kwantung region have been defeated by me several times, and there is no need to worry about the incompetent. Only Sun Jian is brave and straightforward, and the generals should be cautious. The person I am most afraid of in my life, Sun Jian (Sun Jian has persuaded Zhang Wen to kill Dong Zhuo several times), but this kid followed Yuan Shao, the son-in-law, I think he is going to die here. ”

In a word, Yuan Shao, the son-in-law, ruined his future in the Three Kingdoms with his stupidity. By the way, Sun Jian, the god of war in the Three Kingdoms era, was also buried in this war against Dong.

After Sun Jian entered Luoyang, due to the hurry of Dong Zhuo's retreat, Luoyang had not been completely destroyed, Sun Jian then swept away the temple, the temple was imprisoned, and where Dong Zhuo dug the mausoleum, the soldiers and officials covered as one, so that the state was restored, and then divided the troops out of the Xin'an pond to pursue Dong Zhuo's soldiers.

Sun Jian conquered Luoyang and cut off the retreat of Xu Rong's Liangzhou soldiers, Xu Rong had nothing to do, so under the persuasion of his subordinates, he surrendered to Cao Cao, the general of Fenwu. Cao Cao received Xu Rong's surrender and his power soared. At the suggestion of Xi Zhicai, Cao Cao entered the Shanyang Kingdom, which had no county guard, under the banner of exterminating the Yellow Turban of Shanyang County, and obtained a place to stand.

Taking advantage of the power of entering the Shanyang Kingdom, Cao Cao drove the "rebel bandits" into the Dingtao Kingdom, and then, crossed the border to pursue the "rebels" and seized the Dingtao Kingdom. After the annexation of the two counties, Cao Cao, under the banner of avenging Qiaomao, entered Dongjun, expelled the Taishou Wang Qiu of Xindongjun appointed by Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, and then occupied the land of Dongjun.

Historically, Cao Cao has been attached to Yuan Shao, through the difficulties of the entrepreneurial period, and now, Cao Cao so quickly broke away from Yuan Shao and became self-reliant, the first traitor of the Three Kingdoms, and began to soar into the sky.

"What a powerful Cao Mengde", Liu Bei received the news of Cao Cao, and sighed: "I have been in business for more than ten years before I have several counties in Qingzhou and Izumo, and Mengde seized three counties in just a few days, occupying the richest place in Yanzhou, the granary of the world, worthy of being a capable minister who governs the world and a traitor in troubled times." ”

Cao Cao seized the three counties by virtue of his family background and clan power. Liu Bei himself is just a distant relative of the Han family, and he can only start from scratch on his own, which is Cao Cao's ease and Liu Bei's difficulty, with Cao Cao's level of governing the place, it is estimated that soon, Cao Cao will rise and challenge the heroes of the Three Kingdoms.

Outside Lianyungang, the snowflakes were fluttering, and Xu Shu sighed with annoyance: "It would be great if our army killed Yuan Yu and immediately marched to Shanyang, but unfortunately, our army fought hard and cheapened Cao Mengde." ”

Liu Bei glanced at Xu Shu and said, "Take advantage of the situation to march into Shanyang, and never mention it again." Shanyang County is separated from the territory under our control, Dongping and Lu. In the name of defending Qingzhou, we occupy Taishan County and Langxie County, which has caused a lot of controversy, if we cross the Dongping Kingdom and the Lu State and occupy Shanyang County, will the people of the world not accuse us of rebellion. Quickly sent an envoy to congratulate Brother Mengde. ”

Xu Shu looked down at the map and was silent.

Perhaps sensing the intensity of his words, Liu Bei slowed down his tone and asked, "Yuan Zhi, where Sun Wentai is, how to reply?" ”

Sun Jian captured Luoyang, but Luoyang was dilapidated, covered with rubble, and desolate everywhere. It was winter, and Sun Jian was unable to garrison troops in Luoyang. After Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated, Sun Jian had no one to supply grain and grass, so he asked Liu Bei for help. After obtaining the supply of grain and grass, he planned to retreat to Taigu City and survive the long winter.

"Zhao Yu is still carrying classics in Luoyang, and Ziyi (Tai Shici) is also in the city. In my opinion, Sun Jian's retreat from Taigu is also beneficial, and taking advantage of this winter, our army can completely empty Luoyang. Xu Shu's eyes lit up and he suggested.

Liu Bei pondered for a long time, nodded and said, "According to the plan of the military division, send Yunchang (Guan Yu) to pick up Ziyi." The two armies took turns escorting the classics and the people into Qingzhou. The elderly, weak, women and children can take the Yellow River and enter Jinan County to settle down, and the young and strong can take the land route and arrange to settle in Langxi. What does the military advisor think? ”

Xu Shu shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the Yellow River will be difficult to travel in winter, if the people trek in winter, there will be many people who will die of freezing and starvation. ”

Liu Bei asked: "What is the plan of the military advisor, can you tie this dead knot?" ”

"Order the three armies to undress, send the winter clothes they took off to Luoyang, let the people of Luoyang know the benevolence and righteousness of the lord, and let them freely decide whether to send them into Qingzhou, and those who are willing to send them will be issued a title deed in Luoyang, and escorted to their homes by the army, so that the people of Luoyang have hope in their hearts, and they will inevitably struggle to their new home."

Liu Bei stood up, ecstatic in his heart.

Yes, hope, as long as people have a glimmer of hope, their hearts will not die, they will struggle to survive, give hope to the people of Luoyang, they will have a beautiful vision, cross thousands of mountains and rivers, and come to their new home.

In this way, he ordered the three armies of Lianyungang to undress, and let Yun Chang move quickly to Luoyang to deliver winter clothes. The order was ordered, and Changwen (Lang Evil Taishou Chen Qun) immediately set off for Luoyang, compiled the refugees, and issued Lang Evil land deeds to them. The order was issued, and all counties immediately sent the winter clothes in reserve, some of which were transported to Lianyun to keep the soldiers warm, and some of which were transported to Luoyang and distributed to the people. ”

The lord adopted his own suggestions one after another, so that Xu Shu was still unsatisfied, so he boldly stated: "Lord, in the direction of the plain, Yuan Tan can't hold out, Gao Minglei (Gao Shun) can't find a fighter, in my opinion, if the lord wants to solve the matter of the plain, he will quickly add troops to the plain, otherwise, it is better for us to retreat, winter fighting, non-combat attrition is serious, Gao Minglei relies on cavalry to maneuver in the field, and consumes a lot of grain and grass, it is better to withdraw the army and recuperate, and fight again next spring, how about it?" ”

Gao Shun has won many battles, the Izumo soldiers have developed an arrogance, Yuan Tan relied on the tall walls of the plain city, and the turtle could not shrink, so that Gao Shun could not start. After resorting to all kinds of tricks to lure the enemy, Yuan Tan insisted on not leaving the city regardless of whether it was true or not. Let Gao Shun jump more violently, and then turn to the counties around the plain, attack the city and plunder the wall, making the plain a lonely city. At this time, withdraw him, Gao Shun must be unwilling.

"Let's withdraw. Yuan Shao retreated into Qinghe County, desperate to help. Yuan Tan was trapped in the plains and resolutely did not fight. If you want to storm the plains, you will inevitably suffer heavy casualties. If you can't fight, you can leave mobile patrol forces to monitor the plain, and the army will retreat to Le'an to rest. Tell Minglei that it is not too late to fight again in the spring of next year. Liu Bei nodded in agreement.

Xu Shu was in high spirits and said: "Actually, it is more useful to keep the plain without fighting it than to capture it." Abandon the plain, so that the people under the rule of the lord understand that once they do not respect the lord and abandon the lord, what treatment will they get, so that Qingzhou can be united. Our army has already taught Yuan Shao a lesson, and I think that the goal has been achieved, so it is better to stop there. ”

Liu Bei circled the tables and chairs in the hall twice, and asked: "Yuan Zhi, Yuan Shao's prestige has been wiped out by me, why did I hear that the strategists who abandoned Yuan Shao would rather hide in the people than enter Qingzhou?" ”

Xu Shu replied: "The lord is still martial, if there is no courage, the scholars must be worried that they will not be reused when they come to Qingzhou; Qingzhou has a strict hierarchy, and the self-sustaining and talented scholars are afraid that they will be embarrassed when they enter Qingzhou. In addition, although Qingzhou is vast and sparsely populated, the land has its own owners, and the people around the lord have become self-contained, and it is difficult for outsiders to gain a foothold, which are the three major reasons why scholars are reluctant to enter Qingzhou. ”

Well said, morality is not a serious matter in the eyes of scholars. The richness of Qingzhou is well known, and such conditions and strength cannot attract celebrities and celebrities. The reason is not that the laws and regulations of Qingzhou do not conform to the ancient Confucian precepts, etc., Confucianism has declined in this troubled era, and the scholars in history have even competed for foreign conquests.

There is no interest, so how can they sell?

The Han Dynasty was the last bloody dynasty of the Han nation, but unfortunately this era is still a crowd of people who tend to be inflammatory, and I hope that the bloody nature of this era can survive in our nation for a long time. It is precisely in order to show this bloody nature that Liu Bei has set up various laws, and at the same time, Liu Bei will never tolerate eating due to choking.

"In the past, Guangwu (Emperor) recast the Han Dynasty, set up laws, and ordered Dong Xuan not to forgive Guangwu's sister, in order to establish the law and not destroy the Great Wall. Even so, the prestige of the Great Han (Eastern Han Dynasty) decree was lost more than 100 years later. Qingzhou law, out of self and so on for many years of exploration and planning, although there are many strict, but it has won the Qingzhou governance. Now, or there are ills, but they are harmless to my Qingzhou. Wait, and when the ills of the law are harmful to Qingzhou, we will consider revising it. Now, although scholars do not enter Qingzhou, we still need to uphold the dignity of the law. ”

Xu Shu is also a beneficiary of Qingzhou's policy, and of course he will not oppose it.

"Tao Qian will come to Lianyun tomorrow to discuss the matter of unifying the currency with the lord, Xuzhou is now soaring prices, the people can't bear it, Tao Gongzu can't stand it anymore." Xu Shu smiled proudly.

Of course he won't be able to stand it. Qingzhou has banned the circulation of private money, and the small coins collected by merchants are all used to offset the new currency with the metal price of rotten copper and lead. Qingzhou merchants who pursue profit maximization all ship their private coins to Xuzhou and frantically purchase all kinds of materials. And the merchants of the rest of the counties in the country have learned to be obedient, and they buy Qingzhou goods in Xuzhou. With the gradual strictness of Qingzhou's monetary policy, Qingzhou merchants no longer collect private money, and Xuzhou businessmen who are responsible for reselling trade immediately purchase materials to avoid losses after collecting private money.

In this way, after several months of repeated tossing, Xuzhou, a rich state, has been saving for decades into the pockets of Qingzhou merchants. Merchants in Xuzhou have complained that the market in Xuzhou is extremely scarce in materials and food, but the people are unable to eat in the harvest year. In this case, if Tao Qian still does not give in, he is not a loyal person.

The means of conquest are varied, and monetary policy is one of them. "It's just that Tao Qian's proud grain and grass reserves have all been in the hands of Qingzhou merchants, and I don't know what he will do to talk to us about currency unification this time," Liu Bei said expressionlessly.

Xu Shu replied: "It is reported that he brought several major merchants from Xuzhou this time to negotiate with the lord?" ”

"How many big merchants are there in Xuzhou? So, there must be Mi Zhu, I don't know if he has suffered losses? "Mi Zhu's sister is the famous Mrs. Mi, and she is one of the concubines who Liu Bei has never abandoned in history.

Xu Shu couldn't figure out Liu Bei's attitude, and there was more or less Liu Bei's shadow behind the "private" actions of Qingzhou merchants, so he didn't dare to comment. He lowered his head and pretended to sort out the papers on the table.

"By the way, Brother Wentai (Sun Jian) took stock of the remnants of the people in Luoyang, did he find any traces of Miss Zhang Yan'er?" Liu Bei's heart was still alive and asked.

According to Ziyi (Tai Shici), Wentai renovated the palace in Luoyang, and once divided his troops to Xin'an and Mianchi to pursue Dong Zhuo. Suddenly, he retreated to Luoyang, and now he has begun to return to Taigu. ”

"Renovating the palace? Suddenly returned to the army? When Sun Wentai renovated the palace room, what happened? Liu Bei was puzzled.

Heirloom jade seal? This word suddenly popped into Liu Bei's mind.

The Chinese used the seal letter to indicate credit, which began in the Zhou Dynasty. In the Qin Dynasty, there was a distinction between seal and seal, the seal used by the emperor was called seal, and the seal used by the subjects could only be called seal. According to the records of the Han Dynasty, the emperor had six seals: the Emperor's Seal, the Emperor's Seal, the Emperor's Letter Seal, the Son of Heaven's Seal, the Son of Heaven's Seal, and the Son of Heaven's Letter Seal. The six seals are all used for different purposes, and they are in charge of Fu Jie Lingcheng. However, the jade seal of the country is not included in these six seals, because this jade seal is used to represent orthodoxy, and the so-called "true son of heaven" must have this jade seal, otherwise it can only be the king of grass chickens instead of the true dragon son of heaven.

When Liu Bang led his troops to attack Xianyang, Prince Ying of Qin killed Zhao Gao, and Ziying "Fengtianzi Seal Fu descended to the side of the road". He's Bi has become a symbol of the world, similar to the "Jiuding", known as the "heirloom jade seal". He Jin punished the regular servants, and the young emperor of the Han Dynasty took refuge in the North Palace at night, and did not bring this seal in a hurry, and found that the jade seal had disappeared after returning to the palace.

"Romance of the Three Kingdoms" describes Sun Jian's concealment of the jade seal, and was attacked and killed by Liu Biao on his way back to Jiangdong, and Sun Ce later exchanged him for Sun Jian's soldiers seized by Yuan Shu. According to the history books, after Sun Jian's death, Yuan Shu's subordinates seized Sun Jian's coffin and forced Sun Jian's wife to hand over the jade seal. Now, it is very likely that Sun Jian has obtained the jade seal, so his next move can be imagined.

What about the Boy Scouts? He followed Sun Jian back to Jiangdong, suffered more than half of the casualties in the battle with Liu Biao, and then was detained by Yuan Shu - Liu Bei was clearly reluctant. Recall the Qingzhou Boy Scouts in advance, and you will have a reputation for dishonesty. What to do?

At this moment, there was a commotion outside the door, and Dian Wei entered the door to report urgently: "Lord, there is an accident on the dock." ”

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