Faced with the attack of Yuan Shu and Lü Bu, Liu Bei had to lead his army to flee to Yanzhou and take refuge in Cao Cao.

Cao Cao happily accepted Liu Bei and sent him to be stationed in Taishan County. Lü Bu allied with Yuan Shu to fight against Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

Just when Cao Cao was planning how to defeat Lu Bu next, news came from the north that Yuan Shao had broken through Yi Jing and Gongsun Zan had been killed! This means that Yuan Shao has basically completed the unification of the Hebei region, and will soon be able to turn the gun around and deal with the princes in the south.

Cao Cao consulted with the strategists about countermeasures, and Xun You and others thought that peace should be sought. Guo Jia thinks he should fight!

Guo Jia believes that, first, Lu Bu's sneak attack on Xuzhou is unpopular and the foundation is unstable. Second, Yuan Shao Hebei was initially decided, and he had not yet been able to rectify the people, so he had to exterminate Lu Bu and Yuan Shu before that, so as to have the strength to fight. Third, Yang Bo recently gathered troops in Hongnong, which was to prepare for the exit. Fourth, the merchants of Bingzhou have recently quickly turned back and terminated the caravan, which must be Guo Yi's preparation to move south.

At this moment, seizing the decision-making gap of the three northern powers and exterminating the two southern heroes is the only choice.

Cao Cao made a quick decision and adopted Guo Jia's strategy. Three decrees were issued first. recognized Yuan Shao's status as the governor of the three states, and named him the Marquis of Ye, and all his three sons were also named the Marquis of the Township. recognized Yang Bo's status as the pastor of Yongzhou, named him the Marquis of Chang'an, and remotely named Yang Biao, Yang Qi and others as the three princes. For Guo Yi's sons and daughters, all of them were promoted to one level, the eldest son was named the county marquis, and the rest of the children were named township marquis. He also added another 10,000 households to Guo Yi and renamed him the Marquis of Taiyuan, making him the first super county marquis with 50,000 households in the world.

Later, in the name of the Son of Heaven, he denounced Lu Bu and Yuan Shu for bringing disaster to the country and the people, and being thieves of the Han Dynasty.

What Cao Cao never expected was that Yuan Shu's response was actually to be called the emperor and build the name Zhongshi!

That's amazing! Although none of the princes in the world regard the Han Emperor in their eyes, everyone has not yet reached the last step on the face. The most typical is Guo Yi, who gave his children a lot of marquises, but they all went to the court first to ask for instructions.

Yuan Shu is doing this, he is embarrassed not to kill him!

Sun Ce first persuaded Yuan Shu to turn back, but was unexpectedly rejected. Immediately wrote to the imperial court, clearly stated that he would draw a clear line with Yuan Shu, and show loyalty to the imperial court and pay tribute to treasures.

Cao Cao also pushed the boat down the river, and named Sun Ce as the assassin of Yangzhou and the general of the expedition to the east. Even if it was an official recognition of its actual status, it also provided a legal basis for Sun Ce to sweep Jiangdong.

Even Lu Bu followed Chen Gong's advice and stopped his marriage with Yuan Shu. At the same time, Chen Deng was sent to the court to pay tribute to the emperor. But Lu Bu didn't expect that Chen Deng would go here and offer Cao Cao a plan to conquer Xuzhou.

In September, Cao Cao took Liu Bei and went south to defeat Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu didn't expect that he would betray his relatives overnight, and he was using the people's fat and ointment he had scavenged to build a palace. In the face of the Cao-Liu coalition army, Yuan Shu was defeated and retreated.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shu fought fiercely for more than a month, and the momentum was like a bamboo. Seeing that defeat was imminent, Yuan Shu secretly sent someone to ask Yuan Shao for help, willing to give up the title of Son of Heaven to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao expressed his willingness to accept, so Yuan Shu led his army north to seek refuge with Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, the assassin of Qingzhou. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei had already set up an ambush, intercepted and killed halfway, and broke up his team.

Yuan Shu fled to Guangling in a hurry, but Guangling Taishou refused to take him in and sent troops to expel him. wanted to return to Huainan again, but was cut off by Cao Jun. Faced by the enemy on the back and abdomen, the desperate Yuan Shujun quickly ran out of grain and grass.

His subordinates persuaded Yuan Shu to surrender. Yuan Shu said: "I, the third prince of Yuan Highway IV, am the emperor!" How could he surrender to Cao Apu after being emasculated? ”

But the food and grass in the army were cut off, and Yuan Shu wanted to drink a sip of honey but couldn't get it. I was depressed, and soon contracted an illness, and in less than three days, I vomited blood and died.

Before he died, he also shouted, "Those who represent the Han, be Tu Gao!" I am destiny!! ”

As soon as Yuan Shu died, his subordinates surrendered to Cao Cao. The jade seal of the country was also attributed to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao held the jade seal of the heirloom country, looked at Yuan Shu's corpse, and laughed, "Yuan Highway, Yuan Highway." How did you end up here? ”

Guan Yu saw Cao Cao's posture and whispered in Liu Bei's ear: "Big brother, I'm afraid this person has the heart of the Han Dynasty." ”

Liu Bei was silent. In this world, the princes who want to prosper Han An Liu can be said to have no one. Although he claimed to be a member of the Han family, he was determined to restore the Han family. That is also to make himself an emperor, not to respect other emperors.

But if there is, it can't be said.

Now that Yuan Shu has been destroyed, Lu Bu is the next target. With Cao Cao's current power, Lu Bu is just a caged bird. Liu Bei was thinking in his heart, how to grab a piece of his own territory and plot big things.

After reining in Yuan Shu, Cao Cao prepared to move south, seize Huainan, and enter Yangzhou by chance.

But at this time, Lu Bu waved his army westward and took Yanzhou directly. Xiahou Yuan and the others couldn't resist it, and lost three counties in a row. was so frightened that Cao Cao didn't care about pursuing Yuan Shuyu's party, and hurried back to help.

As soon as Cao Cao's front foot left, Sun Ce crossed the river to fight for the Huainan region! Fight with Lu Kang, Liu Xun and others.

Cao Cao returned to Yanzhou and personally commanded it. and put Liu Bei's soldiers and horses under his own command, and commanded Guan Yu to act as the vanguard to resist Lu Bu's cavalry. Under the fence, Liu Bei was helpless. can only obey Cao Cao's orders and look forward to his horse.

After three battles, Lu Bu was finally repelled. After Cao Cao had arranged the defense of various places, he returned to Xudu to report his military exploits to the emperor, and at the same time returned the jade seal to its original owner.

The emperor took advantage of the situation to add an official to Cao Cao and was promoted to the marquis of ten thousand households. He also sealed Liu Bei as a general of the left and the marquis of the pavilion, and consulted the family tree to officially recognize Liu Bei's status as "imperial uncle"!

The harvest of this trip was unexpected by Liu Bei. He used to call the name of this Han clan relative, and no one took it seriously. There are hundreds of thousands of people with the surname Liu in the country, and there must be more than 100,000 people with royal blood, and no one believes you when you say that you are a member of the Han family.

But Liu Xie openly admitted that if he spoke in person, it would be completely different! He Liu Bei is not only the royal blood of Gen Hong Miaozheng, but also the only "imperial uncle"! Now if he wants to talk about the revival of the Han family, it is a matter of course, and anyone who is loyal to the Han family will also consider Liu Bei's signboard.

The right to raise troops belongs to Cao Cao, and the grievances under the fence have become worthless compared to this sentence "Uncle Huang"!

Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's suggestion and put Liu Bei under house arrest and relieved him of all his rights. Isn't it a temptation, scared Liu Bei to grow vegetables at home every day.

On this day, the sky was covered with dark clouds, faintly like wind and thunder. Liu Bei was planting vegetables as usual, and Xu Zhu came to invite, "The prime minister is invited." ”

Liu Bei was startled, and followed to Cao Cao's courtyard without changing his face.

Cao Cao first frightened, "Xuande, do a great job at home!" ”

Rao is Liu Bei has experienced a hundred battles, and he was also frightened at this time, and his face changed.

Seeing that the intimidation had an effect, Cao Cao laughed, took Liu Bei's hand, and said with a smile: "Xuande School is not easy. ”

"Oh." Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, although he knew that it was a temptation, but he had a ghost in his heart, and he was still afraid of being a thief. He whispered, "It's okay to come from a poor background and often work as a farmer." ”

Where would Cao Cao believe this kind of? A person with heroic ambitions grows vegetables just for Tao Hui. smiled: "I saw that the plums on the tree were green, and I came to invite Xuande to drink." ”

"Prime Minister Xie."