However, it is said that after Liu Kuan pacified Qingzhou, Tian Yu and Zang Ba reorganized the Qingzhou army to get 80,000 elite soldiers, far exceeding Liu Kuan's expectations, Xian Yufu and Zhao Yunben had more than 20,000 cavalry, Sun Guan and Yin Li had 15,000 Kaiyang troops, and Xian Yufu, Wuqiu Jian, Sun Guan and others received Qingzhou county soldiers, and after the reorganization, they had more than 50,000 elite soldiers.

Qingzhou has a total of 170,000 elite soldiers, Liu Kuan's life is Xian Yufu and Zhao Yun each led 10,000 cavalry; Dian Wei and Liu Lei led the Tiger and Leopard Battalion of 5,000 as Liu Kuan's personal guards; Another ordered Zang Ba, Wuqiu Jian, Wu Anguo, and Sun Guan to each lead 30,000 infantry troops; Ordered Tian Yu to act as the assassin of Qingzhou, personally led 20,000 infantry and 5,000 expanded cavalry, and guarded Qingzhou with Yin Li as the deputy general.

After Liu Kuan distributed the military forces and arranged the generals, he ordered all departments to pay close attention to training and prepare heavy grain and grass.

However, it was said that after Wang Ling'er got married, he no longer intervened in the affairs of the army, and when Shenggu led the army in the past, he wore a mask, and after the death of Zhang Wei and Zhang Pu, the Qingzhou Army had no more capable generals.

Liu Kuan thought to himself, no wonder there were countless elite soldiers in the Qingzhou Army in history, and they followed Cao Cao to fight in the east and west, but there was no name in the history of the generals, is the reason similar to the present?

After the reorganization, the Qingzhou Army and the Kaiyang Army no longer had independent establishments, and Zang Ba, Sun Guan, and Yin Ligu had to be reused, and they all followed Liu Kuan with all their hearts.

The soldiers and civilians eliminated by the Qingzhou Army were all resettled by Changshi Zhang Zhao and Diannong General Chen Qun, and Qingzhou's reclamation, tuntian, and salt drying were carried out in an orderly manner.

A few months later, Qingzhou was on the right track. Under the blows of Tian Yu and Yin Li, all the bandits and bandits were wiped out one after another, and although Qingzhou was poor and weak, it also began to take on the atmosphere of a state.

One day, Chen Qun came to report, and Yanzhou Ren Chengqiaoyu brought his whole family to vote.

It turned out that after Chen Qun obtained Liu Kuan's consent, he sent the children of the Chen family to Yanzhou to inform Qiao Kuan, the minister of Ren Chengguo, of the news that Liu Kuan wanted to avenge Qiao Mao and expel Liu Dai.

Qiao Yu's father Qiao Xuan, also known as Qiao Xuan, the word Gongzu, is a famous minister of the Eastern Han Dynasty, once served as Henan Yin, Shaofu, Da Honglu, Du Liao general, Tai Lieutenant, quite meritorious and famous, Guanghe died in the seventh year (184 years), and Liu Kuan's grandfather Liu Shu, father Liu Yu are good friends.

Some people in history mistakenly say that Qiao Xuan is the father of Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao, in fact, from the perspective of age, Qiao Xuan died in 184 at the age of seventy-four, how can it be the father-in-law of Sun Ce, who was born in 175. Therefore, this bridge is not Bi Qiaogong.

After Qiao Yu came, Liu Kuan was hospitable, Qiao Yu was forty-three four years old, thin and small, serious, with the style of a father, his character was strong, not a powerful person, he was humble and frugal, and he was very erudite.

Liu Kuan knew that Qiao Yu had a female Qiao Ying, who was well-read and reasonable, and was twenty-eight years old, so he asked Zhang Zhao to be the matchmaker, saying that with Zhao Yun, Qiao Yu saw that Zhao Yun's appearance and martial arts were extraordinary, and he was Liu Kuan's youngest general, so he appreciated it very much, so he agreed.

On the day of the wedding banquet, the double happiness came, and the holy decree arrived, and Liu Kuan was named the Marquis of Wuping, General Wei, and the history of Qingzhou Thorn, and Liu Tong, the eldest son of Yin, was the captain of the cavalry.

In the second year of the first peace, that is, in 191 AD, in the winter, Yan Rou and Liu Yu led 5,000 cavalry from Youzhou and brought several news.

First, Han Fu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Yi and other Shandong generals discussed, because the emperor was young and controlled by Dong Zhuo, he wanted to establish Liu Yu, a clan relative of the Han family, as the new emperor, although Cao Cao opposed, but Yuan Shao and Han Fu still sent envoys to persuade Liu Yu, but Liu Yu refused.

The second is that Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, who was abducted to Chang'an, wanted to return to the east, and sent Liu Yu's eldest son Liu He to sneak out of Wuguan to find Liu Yu and ask him to bring troops to rescue. Liu He passed through Nanyang, was detained by Yuan Shu with ulterior motives, and said that he would send troops west to meet Emperor Han Xian, Liu Yu ignored the opposition of Xun Yu and others, worried about Emperor Han Xian and Liu He, so he sent 5,000 cavalry to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu not only did not enter the army, but swallowed Liu Yu's 5,000 cavalry.

Liu Yu was at a loss, Xun Yu suggested that Liu Yu ask Liu Kuan, Liu Yu saw that he was deceived by Yuan Shu, and he was not sure of the current situation, so he sent Yan Rou and Liu Yu to inform Liu Kuan, and Liu Kuan made the decision. Liu Yu privately informed Liu Kuan that Liu Yu hoped that Liu Kuan's troops would welcome Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Kuan gathered the generals to discuss the troops the next day, and the military generals and ministers gathered together. On the left, Xun You, Zhang Zhao, Qiao Yu, Chen Qun, Sun Qian, and other Wenchen people; On the right, Yan Rou, Tian Yu, Xian Yufu, Wuqiu Jian, Zang Ba, Wu Anguo, Zhao Yun, Dian Wei, Sun Guan, and Yin Li are a team of generals.

After Liu Kuan reported the relevant situation, he said to everyone: "Your Majesty is in trouble, my brother is in Liu He's service for help, Yuan Shuxiao disregards my brother is a messenger of the heavenly family, and dares to detain me without authorization, and rob me of five thousand iron horsemen in Youzhou, which is unbearable!" ”

Xun You said: "My lord, it is an unrighteous act for Yuan Shu to detain the servants, go to a messenger, declare the interests, and let him go." Don't waste my Qingzhou strategy because of side branches! Yuzhou Yuan Shu greedy for small profits, Yuan Shu has always coveted the land of Yanzhou, how can Zhang Miao Tun soldiers Chen Liu, Cao Cao led the East County Taishou, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao have a thick relationship, each other is a horn, the main messenger can promise, if he sends troops to capture Chen Liu, invade the East County, I Youzhou not only do not pursue 5,000 cavalry, another 5,000 cavalry to send. When Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were holding each other, our Qingzhou soldiers went out in two ways, all the way to Liqiu, Zhu Wen to crusade against Liu Dai, and all the way to Shanyang to expel Yuan Yi. and then with the momentum of thunder, jointly attack Cao Cao and Zhang Miao. Yanzhou can be determined. Yuan Shu has no strategy, he will not be able to defeat Cao Cao, who is a soldier and a good soldier, and I will not succeed in what I promised in Youzhou, even if Yuan Shu captures Dongjun, and my Youzhou army will also become fire and water, how to fulfill the contract? ”

Qiao Yu is a righteous gentleman, and answered: "Gongda is extremely resourceful, but the lord reneges his promise, isn't he laughed at by the world?" ”

Chen Qun said with a smile: "Yuzhou is short of war horses, Yuan Shu will be moved, compared with my Qingzhou strategy, how can five thousand cavalry be enough?" If there is no Yuan Shu to contain it, our Youzhou army will face Liu Dai, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi four ways to attack, although their strength has not yet grown, the overall strength is slightly inferior to our army, but if the war is prolonged, I am afraid that there will be a major change, which is not conducive to our army's unification of the four northern states. This is at a time when the princes are recuperating and expanding their power, and our army cannot sit idly by and watch the princes become bigger. ”

Liu Kuan got up and left his seat and came to the center of the lobby, where Liu Lei had already put a map on the ground.

Liu Kuan pointed to Jingzhou and said: "What the princes said is reasonable, Yuan Shu is indecisive, hesitant to march, seeing our army moving westward, he will sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, so he can also contain Cao Cao and Zhang Miao for me, even if Yuan Shu is like a bamboo, I can also secretly send Jingzhou to persuade Liu Biao to attack Yuan Shu, the former Yuan Shu sent Sun Jian to attack Jingzhou, Sun Jian was killed by Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu have been hated like fire, so Yuan Shu ignored it and naturally retreated. ”

Liu Kuan pointed to Shanyang and ordered: "Ling Jianwu General Yan Rou is the main general, Xian Yufu and Zang Ba are the deputy generals, and Chen Qun is the marching division, leading 15,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry to take Shanyang directly." Ben Hou led the three armies, with Qiao Yu as the overseer, Xun You as the marching division, Wu Anguo of the left army, Sun Guan of the right army, and Wuqiu Jian and Zhao Yun of the Chinese army, sent 100,000 troops to Xiaqiu, and in the name of Qiao Yu's revenge for Qiao Mao, he crusaded against Liu Dai! Sun Qian sent an envoy to Nanyang, and Liu Lei secretly went to Jingzhou with my own letter. ”

After Liu Kuan finished speaking, he sat down, "Tian Yu and Zhang Zhao stayed in Linzi, and they have a heavy responsibility, so they must do a good job in the supply of grain and grass and the defense of Qingzhou." ”

He summoned Liu Yu again, handed over the letter he had written in advance to Liu Yu, and then said: "Yuan Shaozhi and his ilk want to make my father the emperor, this is a great rebellion, and they want to do the old thing of Xiang Yu to establish the king of Chu Huai, how can they let it succeed!" I expected that after my father's refusal, his heart would not die, and he would ask my father to receive the Shangshu Shi, so that he could be crowned an official, and I wanted to push the boat down the river, and promised to do so, Liu Yu quickly returned to Jixian County, and handed over my letter to my father. After my father received the Shangshu, on the day of the pacification of the four states, the meritorious generals of the four northern states were rewarded! Wouldn't Yuan Shao'er steal chickens and rice? ”

Liu Kuan knew that in history, Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others saw that Liu Yu refused to be the emperor as their puppet, and sent Han Fu to engage in Zhang Qi's persuasion of Liu Yu to lead the Shangshu affairs, so as to seal them according to the system, Liu Yu was furious and beheaded the envoy Zhang Qi.

After Liu Kuan finished speaking, he looked at everyone, only to see Wenchen's faces showing joy, and the generals laughing.

On the same day, Xun You drafted an inscription in the name of Qiao Yu, writing that Liu Dai killed the well-known Qiao Mao, seized his territory, army and many other evil deeds, and spread the word that the world crusaded against Liu Dai. Liu Kuan also submitted a table to Chang'an, and the table Qiaoyu was the history of Yanzhou Thorn.