Chapter 100: Existential in name only
Liu Kuan used Qiao Yu as the agent of Yanzhou to assassinate the history, Wan Qian as the long history, Chen Qun as the ruler, Xian Yufu as the chief general of Yanzhou, and Sun Guan as the deputy general to integrate Yanzhou. After annihilating Zhang Miao and expelling Cao Cao, Liu Kuan recruited rebels and reorganized the army, with a total of more than 200,000 cavalry and infantry.
After Ji Ling informed Yuan Kuan's request, Yuan Shu scolded Liu Kuan, but learned that Liu Biao Chen Bing Xinye, his Chen Liu, and the northern part of Yuzhou were insufficient, and he was afraid that Liu Kuan would take advantage of the victory to attack Yuzhou, and was attacked by Liu Kuan and Liu Biao, so he had to eat Coptis chinensis dumbly and agreed to Liu Kuan's request. 50,000 stone grain and grass were sent and 5,000 cavalry were returned to Youzhou. Liu Kuan also handed over Yuan Shu to Yuan Shu, along with his family and his entourage.
One day, Wang Ling'er took Long Duan'er and Liu Tong to Liu Kuan's study and informed Liu Kuan that Long Duan'er and Liu Tong had killed Liu Dai in Liqiu.
Liu Kuan commanded the whole army at that time and did not pay attention to the actions of the two children, Liu Kuan was furious after hearing this, and after reprimanding Liu Tong for his recklessness, he knew that Long Duan'er was worried about Liu Tong's safety and shot Liu Dai. But once again, Long Duan'er was reminded not to show his aura cultivation in the future, which would cause unjustified disasters. Liu Kuan saw Long Duan'er's big eyes, tears rippled, and his heart softened, so he asked Wang Ling'er to take Long Duan'er away.
Liu Tong was thick-skinned, and after a while, he regained his hippie smiling face, Liu Kuan saw that Liu Tong did not retreat, put down the book, and asked, "Tong'er still has something?" ”
Liu Tong stepped forward and rubbed Liu Kuan's shoulder and asked, "Dad, it's very strange, isn't Cao Cao very powerful in history?" Why is his army so small and vulnerable? ”
Liu Kuan was very pleased, Liu Tongneng paid attention to these problems, and said: "Before the Yellow Turban Uprising, the armament of the Han Dynasty was relaxed, and the border army mainly used troops in Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Qiangqi in the southwest. After the Yellow Turban Uprising, Gongsun Zhan suffered serious military losses due to the battle with Xianbei and Wuhuan, and the Dingyuan Army of Bingzhou was annexed by Dong Zhuo, and most of the Liangzhou Army in the southwest was integrated by Dong Zhuo. Therefore, most of the official army of the Han Dynasty was in the hands of Dong Zhuo. Later, the princes from all walks of life crusaded against Dong Zhuo and recruited soldiers, but the number was limited. Because everyone has inertial thinking, they still recognize the rule of the Han Dynasty, and they dare not expand the army massively, nor do they have the economic strength. ”
"Didn't all the princes in history have hundreds of thousands of troops?" Liu Tong asked puzzled.
Liu Kuan nodded, "Yes, after a while, when the Han Dynasty exists in name only, everyone will realize that the imperial court can no longer control the place, and some laws and regulations will no longer need to be followed." ”
"Dad, what does it mean to exist in name only?"
"The effective rule of the imperial court is reflected in several aspects, one is taxation; One is military control; A government decree is unimpeded, and officials are appointed and dismissed. In recent years, everyone has a feeling that they have tried to recruit troops, appoint and dismiss officials by themselves, and do not pay taxes to the imperial court, but it has not yet reached the point of blatantness, so the strength of the princes of all walks of life is limited, and once they are completely aware of the existence of the Han Dynasty regime in name only, the princes will continue to expand their territory and expand their army. Therefore, we need to act quickly at this juncture and seize the favorable opportunity. If you wait for the princes to react and become bigger, it will be half the effort. ”
Liu Tong suddenly realized, "No wonder Cao Cao and Liu Dai are so vulnerable." ”
Soon, Liu Yu came from Youzhou and told Liu Kuan two unfortunate news, one was that Liu Yu was seriously ill, and the other was that Liu Kuan's father-in-law Zhang Wen, because he opposed Dong Zhuo and did not collude with him, he was resented by Dong Zhuo, and was tortured to death by Dong Zhuo on the street in October 191, the second year of Chuping.
In addition, Liu He was detained by Yuan Shao when he passed through Jizhou, and Yuan Shao was originally going to use Liu He to coerce Liu Yu and let Liu Yu take the Shangshu by himself, but when he saw that Liu Kuan's power was bigger, he suddenly changed his mind, let Liu He go, and no longer invited Liu Yu to lead the Shangshu. This was beyond Liu Kuan's expectations. Liu Kuan thought to himself that his birth had changed the trajectory of history.
Coincidentally, a few days later, Pan Feng led more than 10,000 troops to surrender, accompanied by the cavalry lieutenant. After Liu Kuan learned the specific details, he lamented the backwardness of communication in this era, and the major changes in Jizhou also put Liu Kuan's overall strategy in a predicament.
The Jizhou Incident began last year, when in 191 Han Fu's general Lu Yi rebelled, and Han Fu fought with him and lost.
Yuan Shao befriended Lu Yi. Yuan Shao's advisor Feng Ji said to Yuan Shao: "If the public wants to achieve great things, if you don't occupy a state, you can't establish a foothold." Now Jizhou is strong and substantial, but Han Fu is mediocre, but he can secretly ask the party Zhang Yang to lead the army to the east, and Han Fu will be afraid and afraid when he learns about it. The lord sent another eloquent person to tell Han Fu about the good fortune and misfortune. Han Fu must be forced by the urgency, and the public can take the opportunity to replace him! ”
Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately wrote a letter to Zhang Yang, Zhang Yang led his troops after receiving the letter, Yuan Shao had already colluded with Han Fu's subordinate Xun Chen, and sent Xun Chen to lobby Han Fu. Xun Chen is Xun Yu's elder brother and the son of Xun Xun, the eighth dragon of the Xun family.
Xun Chen said to Han Fuyan: "The righteousness of the army is difficult to destroy, Zhang Yang led the army to the east, it is said that Yuan Shao's nephew Chen Liugaogan has contacted Chen Liutaishou Zhang Miao, and now Yuan Shao is leading the army to move eastward, the intention is immeasurable, we are worried about the general!" ”
Han Fu panicked in his heart and asked, "So, what can I do?" ”
Xun Chen asked: "Envoy, generous and benevolent, can be attached to the heroes of the world, how is it compared to Yuan Shao?" ”
Han Fu said: "It's not as good." ”
Xun Chen asked again: "How does it compare to being in danger, being decisive in the face of trouble, and being wise and brave?" ”
"Not as well."
Xun Chen asked again: "For several generations, the benevolence has been widely spread, benefiting every family in the world, comparable to the Yuan family?" Han Fu shook his head and sighed.
Xun Chen continued: "Yuan Shao is the best in the world, so that Jun is inferior in all three aspects, but he has been on top of it for a long time, and he must not be willing to succumb to it for a long time. Jizhou is the richest state in the world, Yuan Shao has already made friends with Lu Yi, if he and Zhang Yang and Zhang Miao join forces to seize Jizhou, so that Jun will be in danger in an instant. Yuan Shao is an old friend of the king, and he has formed an alliance to discuss Dong, it is better to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao, Yuan Benchu will definitely thank you for your kindness, and others are powerless to compete with it. In this way, Jun has the reputation of being virtuous, and he is as stable as Mount Tai. Han Fu was cowardly and agreed to Xun Chen's plan.
Han Fu's engagement Zhao Fu and Cheng Zhuozheng led 10,000 soldiers to garrison Mengjin, and after learning about it, they led the army to rush back and asked to resist Yuan Shao, but Han Fu refused.
Han Fu's elder Shi Geng Wu, don't drive Min Chun, and Cai Du Wei learned about it, and dissuaded Han Fu and said: "Although Jizhou is small, it is rich, there are millions of people who can go into battle in armor, and the food can support ten years. Why do you want to give Jizhou away? ”
Han Fu said: "I am an old official of the Yuan family, so I can't compare to Yuan Shao, and I can evaluate my virtue and be humble, this is an ancient virtue, what's wrong?" ”
Frustrated and said: "Liu Zihua once hinted that Yuan Benchu would definitely plot against Jizhou, so that the envoy should be on guard, it is better to ask Liu Zihua to come to help!" ”
Han Fu shook his head, "The tiger of the Liu family is ambitious, and he is a real tiger wolf. Han Fu still didn't follow.
Then, Han Fu relinquished his official position, moved out of the official residence to live in the old mansion of Zhao Zhong, the chief servant, and sent his son to send a seal ribbon to Yuan Shao to make way.
After Yuan Shao took over Jizhou, he named Han Fu as the general of Fenwu, with neither military power nor official subordinates. Yuan Shao appointed Zhu Han, a native of Hanoi, as the capital official.
Zhu Han was originally despised by Han Fu, and at this time he was anxious to cater to Yuan Shao's wishes, so he sent troops to surround Han Fu's residence, drew a knife and went to the house, Han Fu fled upstairs, and Zhu Han caught Han Fu's eldest son and broke his legs.
Later, Yuan Shao arrested Zhu Han and executed him, but Han Fu was still worried and frightened, so he asked Yuan Shao to let him go, and Yuan Shao agreed.
Later, Yuan Shao learned that Han Fu went to Youzhou to defect to Liu Kuan's father and son, and knew that after Han Fu went, Liu Yu would be the governor of the four northern states, and Liu Kuan would inevitably send troops to attack him, so he sent someone to intercept and kill Han Fu halfway.
When he learned that Han Fu had been killed, and knew that Liu Kuan had a life-saving grace for Han Fu's general Pan Feng, he persuaded Pan Feng to lead his troops to flee Jizhou and defect to Liu Kuan.
Liu Kuan was well aware of the original historical trend, and originally wanted to take over Jizhou peacefully after settling the affairs of Qingzhou and Yanzhou, but he did not expect that due to his lack of historical knowledge, he did not know the specific time when Yuan Shao would seize Jizhou, and missed the best opportunity.
For another piece of news, Liu Kuan knew that Liu Yu would not die of illness in history, and he was not very worried about Liu Yu's body, not to mention that with Hua Jun and Hua Tuo in Jicheng, Liu Yu should be fine.
The top priority should be how to solve the Jizhou matter.