As soon as Lu Bu was transferred back to the capital, he was very unhappy, and Cheng Lian was appointed as the Taishou of Jiyin County, which dispersed his military forces even more, which made him even more annoyed and had a great resentment towards Dong Zhuo, but seeing the warlords of Yuzhou struggling, he still chose to return to Luoyang honestly.

The messenger took advantage of the Lu country, arrived in Xuzhou, and then went to Pei County to deliver the message.

Being appointed as the pastor of Yuzhou was a great temptation and challenge for Gongsun Zhan, who could only accept the holy decree first, and then carefully look for countermeasures.

After the messenger finished announcing the decree, he quickly left and went straight to Xiapi, accompanied by Tao Qian to find Liu Xuan.

Tao Qian learned that the imperial court appointed Gongsun Chan as the pastor of Yuzhou in accordance with his letter, and couldn't help but admire the champion Hou Gaoshun even more, so he got rid of the burden of Gongsun Chan so simply and avoided Gongsun Chan's threat to Xuzhou.

Tao Qian was also very happy that the imperial court appointed Liu Miao as the pastor of Yangzhou, he and Liu Miao had a similar temperament, both were loyal to the Han Dynasty, and having Liu Miao to contain Yuan Shu would inevitably reduce Yuan Shu's threat to Xuzhou, if it was an alliance with Liu Xuan, it would only be good for Xuzhou and not harmful.

Liu Miao lived in Xiapi Kingdom, and was very surprised to receive the holy decree, his brother Liu Dai was killed by Dong Zhuo's son-in-law Niu Fu, and now Dong Zhuo ordered him to be the pastor of Yangzhou, which is hard to believe.

However, now Yangzhou is nominally controlled by Yuan Shu, and the soldiers are strong and strong, and Liu Miao is single, how can he take office?

He could only turn to Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian for help.

Tao Qian took the lead and promised to give his full support.

First of all, Xue Li, the prime minister of Pengcheng, who Tao Qian didn't like, brought 3,000 Danyang soldiers and belonged to Liu Xuan's subordinates; This move not only assisted Liu Xuan, but also arranged for someone he trusted to take over Peng Chengguo, killing two birds with one stone.

Liu Miao immediately appointed Xue Li as the Taishou of Danyang County to appease Xue Li's dissatisfaction with Tao Qian, but this move won Xue Li's loyalty to Liu Qian.

Secondly, Tao Qian ordered Guangling County Taishou Zhenrong to give full support to Liu Xuan.

According to the situation at that time, it was impossible for Liu Miao to go to Yangzhou Prefecture to govern Shouchun to take office, and after discussing with Tao Qian, he decided to set Yangzhou as the seat of governance in Qu'a, and the nearby Dantu City and the Guangling City on the north bank of the Yangtze River had convenient transportation, and it was very convenient to obtain the support of Xuzhou.

In the end, Tao Qian came forward to invite Zhou Gan, the former assassin of Yangzhou, and the former Jiujiang Taishou Fu Qian and others to assist Liu Xuan; These people have all held official positions in Yangzhou, and they are extremely familiar with the situation in Yangzhou, which is very helpful to Liu Xuan.

As long as he arrived in Jiangdong safely, he would be able to quickly win over and unite the local scholars, expel the officials arranged by Yuan Shu in Jiangdong, and even resist Yuan Shu in Jiangbei and divide Jiangdong.

In order to complete the great cause in his heart, while receiving Tao Qian's funding, Liu Miao continued to visit the Xuzhou clan, hoping to get their support, among them, the Chen family, who had a good relationship with Liu Qian, gave Liu Miao great support, not only providing money and food, but also aiding 2,000 parts.

At the end of September, Liu Miao arrived in Guangling County with everyone, and Taishou Zhenrong ceremoniously entertained everyone.

Guangling County was very decayed after being looted by Sun Jian, Taishou Zhenrong was very aggrieved in his heart, and Tao Qian transferred it from the prosperous Xiapi Kingdom to such a dilapidated place, which made him full of resentment towards Tao Qian; Befriending Yangzhou Mu Liu Miao is also to leave a way back for him in the future.

In the face of the devastated Guangling County, Zhenrong actively promoted Buddhism, stabilized the people's hearts, and used Tao Qian's funding to subsidize the people with a large amount of food, which made him have a high prestige among the people of Guangling County, whether it was the officers and soldiers or the people, they were very supportive.

He was very concerned about Liu Miao's southern crossing of the Yangtze River, actively organized ships, and assisted Liu Miao in recruiting sailors and infantry in the north of the Yangtze River, and presented Liu Miao with 5,000 officers and soldiers.

By mid-October, with the previously recruited troops and the officers and soldiers assisted by the families and Tao Qian, Liu Miao had 15,000 infantry and 3,000 sailors, and he had the strength to fight.

During this period, Liu Xuan's faction drove Zhou Gan to quietly cross the river and secretly contact the Wu County clan, hoping to get their support.

Zhou Gan had done the history of Yangzhou Thorn, and was very familiar with the situation in Wu County, and without much effort, he got the support of many families, Fan Neng, Zhang Ying, Yu Mi, Chen Heng and others actively expanded the troop and prepared to welcome the arrival of Liu Xuan.

The news came back, and everyone's confidence was greatly boosted.

Liu Miao and Tao Qian have similar temperaments, they like the noble and hate the low, and they welcome the support of these wealthy families.

Wu County is close to the Yangtze River, east of the sea, with a population of more than 700,000 people, very wealthy.

Liu Miao successfully crossed the Yangtze River south and easily controlled Wu County, so he had confidence in his heart.

Subsequently, someone was sent to take over Huiji County; Liu Xuan's uncle, Taiwei Liu Chong, once served as the Taishou of Huiji County and was quite famous in the local area; After taking over Kure County, Huiji County was also easily taken over.

Huiji County covers a huge area, and the prosperous place is on the east bank of the Qiantang River, as long as Wu County is controlled, Huiji County will have no danger to defend.

Liu Miao personally appointed the Taishou of Wu County, and Fu Qian was appointed as the Taishou of Huiji County, and quickly took control of the two counties.

After stabilizing the two counties, in order to resist the military pressure of Yuan Shu, Liu Miao transferred two captains, Fan Neng and Zhang Ying, to assist Danyang Taishou Xue Li to attack Danyang County.

After a month of war, Xue Li took control of the Liyang and Wuhu lines, and confronted Yuan Yin along the river, forming a temporary balance of power.

Liu Miao's Yangzhou is similar to Liu Biao's entry into Jingzhou at the beginning, both of which have the support of local wealthy families, the difference is that Liu Miao was funded by the external force Tao Qian, while Liu Biao entered Jingzhou by horse; Another difference is that Jingzhou did not have a very strong force at that time, while Yangzhou had a strong enemy of Yuan Shu; Because of these gaps, Liu Biao easily controlled Jingzhou, while Liu Miao only controlled the two counties of Yangzhou.

Of course, Liu Miao was not satisfied with the current situation, so after controlling the two counties, he sent people to Jingzhou to attack Yuan Shu together.

Liu Biao also hoped to unite Liu Shu's forces and expel Yuan Shu's forces from Yuzhang County south of the Yangtze River, so that the border between Jingzhou and Yuan Shu would be greatly shortened and more conducive to defense; Nanyang County in the north is occupied by Dong Zhuo's army, strictly guarding against the army of Yuzhou, and there is also a Dabie Mountain between Lujiang County in Yangzhou and Jiangxia County in Jingzhou, which can only be passed by land in the southern zone, or from the Yangtze River, Jingzhou's naval army is strong, and it is not afraid of Yuan Shu.

Moreover, because Liu Biao and Liu Miao are both relatives of the Han family, and their common interests appeal, Liu Biao and Liu Miao have successfully formed an alliance; All the officials in Jingzhou supported Liu Biao's decision, so that the interests of the major families could be better protected.

At this time, Yuan Shu had not yet established a strong naval army, while Jingzhou's naval army at this time reached more than 60,000 people, which were under the jurisdiction of Cai Mao and Huang Zu respectively; Huang Zu was the Taishou of Jiangxia County, stationed troops in Xiling County, Exian County and Xiapheasant City, controlled Chaisang City, and the naval army traveled back and forth between the Yangtze River and Peng Lize, which was a great threat to Yuan Shu's forces.

Peng Lize, the ancient name of Poyang Lake, is the largest freshwater lake in China.

Liu Biao's alliance with Liu Miao not only made Liu Miao happy, but also gave the Jiangdong Shi clan confidence and increased their support for Liu Miao; Liu Miao quickly recruited 30,000 officers and soldiers and went to Danyang County to support Taishou Xue Li; At the same time, Liu Miao sent people to lobby the major families in Yuzhang County and Danyang County to gain their support.

In mid-December, Liu Biao ordered Jiangxia Taishou Huang Zu and Changsha Taishou Liu Pan to jointly send troops to Yuzhang County to force Yuan Shu.

The scholars of Yuzhang County and Danyang County grasped the situation in a very timely manner, and in the face of this situation, they readily chose to support the state pastor Liu Xuan.

This is not only because Liu Miao and Liu Biao formed an alliance, and the situation was unfavorable to Yuan Shu, but also because the Yuan family repeatedly adopted the means of unloading the mill and killing the donkey, which made many scholars shameless and sad about the behavior of the Yuan family.

Yuan Shu knew that the two counties in the south of the Yangtze River could not hold on, although he was unwilling, he still wisely ordered the troops to withdraw to Jiangbei to preserve their strength.

However, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's resentment towards Liu Biao was even greater, and they were under pressure to get rid of Jingzhou Thorn Shi and Nanyang Taishou, paving the way for the occupation of Jingzhou, but they didn't expect Liu Biao to suddenly kill, completely disrupting his plan, and now assisting Liu Jian to seize the four counties of Jiangdong, so that he could only retreat in the narrow area of Lujiang County and Jiujiang County.

In order to feed the existing army, it was very difficult to rely on Lujiang County and Jiujiang County alone, and Yuan Shu had to go through the conquest to prepare for the march into Jingzhou, if he could not expand his territory, he would be trapped to death sooner or later.

Quickly achieved the goal, controlled the four counties of Jiangdong, became a force of its own, and was blocked by the Yangtze River, far away from the war in the Central Plains, Liu Miao had no external threat, began to rectify the interior, build the army, develop people's livelihood, recruit displaced people, fight Shanyue, put down rebellions and bandits, and made the four counties of Yangzhou Jiangdong a temporary paradise.