In October of the first year of Yonghan, Luoyang City was once again in turmoil. The Luoyang Imperial Palace was attacked by thieves, and the Chongde Hall where the Han Emperor Liu Xie lived was attacked, and the Jiade Hall was burned down. Taishi Dong Zhuo was assassinated by assassins in Kaiyangmen, and the murderer confirmed that he was the so-called captain of the city gate, Wu Fu. Wu Fu was killed on the spot, and his nine clans were wiped out. Taifu Yuan Kui, Situ Yuan Feng, and Wei General He Xian were accused of being behind the Luoyang turmoil.

Afterwards, the Wei general He Xian fled to Nanyang and was wanted by the imperial court. Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng were arrested in Luoyang, stripped of their official positions, and their entire family of 87 people was arrested and sent to Beisi Prison. The rest of the people who were implicated and killed were as many as more than 3,000 people. The Luoyang Party was empty, and the entire Han was shocked.

And in November, Luoyang once again reported major news, Hongnong King Liu Wei and Empress Dowager He had a guilty conscience, and both hanged themselves in the palace. The world was in an uproar, and everyone thought that Dong Zhuo sent people to kill King Hongnong and the Queen Mother.

In December, Dong Zhuo recruited Xu Rong, the lieutenant general of the Dianjun Army, and Hua Xiong, the lieutenant general of the Fu Army, to lead 100,000 Xiliang troops into Luoyang.

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It is said that Yuan Sanpang carried Yuan Kui's golden seal turtle button, and Yuan Feng's silver seal turtle button rushed all the way to Bohai County, but was told that Yuan Shao took his henchman to Jizhou. So, Yuan Sanpang turned around and rushed to Yecheng, and finally waited for Yuan Shao outside the governor's mansion. At this time, it was already the middle of December.

"The two adults asked the little one to bring a message to the lord: Tell the world to tell the world, and fight Dong thieves together!"

In the Yecheng Annex, Yuan Sanpang took out two seal letters from his arms, handed them to Yuan Shao respectfully, and said.

Yuan Shao took it and was taken aback. His eyes involuntarily leaned towards the two strategists under him: Feng Ji and Xu You.

Feng Ji, who is Yuan Shao's doorman, followed Yuan Shao long before Yuan Shao came out, helped take care of Yuan Shao's underground industry, and was Yuan Shao's chief confidant. Two years ago, instead of Yuan Shao, he went to Zhongshan to seize Zhen's property, and it was this Mr. Feng who was almost killed by He Xian. And Xu You, who is a staunch party member, failed to conspire with Wang Fen and Chen Yi to abolish the establishment of the country. Wang Fen and Chen Yi died, Xu Yu saved his life, changed his name and surname and sneaked into Luoyang, and hid under the protection of Yuan Shao.

"My lord! This is a great time to support the Han family and go down in history! Xu You stood up and said excitedly.

"However, there is no more than a county guard, and there are all the state pastors, how can they take on this important responsibility?" Yuan Shao hesitated.

Nowadays, although Yuan Shao has four generals, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Lan, there are only thousands of soldiers under his command. With limited weapons and armor, limited war horses, and limited grain and grass, how can they resist Dong Zhuo's 200,000 Xiliang army?

"If the Lord holds the seal of the Three Princes, he will be able to occupy the righteousness! Bohai County is small, but Jizhou is big! Feng Ji stood up and said with a smile.

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up and asked, "What does Yuan Tu mean, borrowing troops and food from Han Wenjie?" ”

"Exactly! Jizhou Mu Han Fu is a member of the Yuan family, and the lord is invited by the three princes, and he will not dare to disobey! ”

"Or, the lord can be invited to the position of the leader of the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition army, Han Fu is cautious by nature, and he will not dare to take responsibility. But when the time comes to borrow soldiers and food, Han Fu can't shirk it! Xu You took over the conversation, looked at each other and smiled, quite thinking of himself as a confidant. These two people are both good at calculating people's hearts.

"Since the two elders have entrusted such a heavy responsibility to the lord, they believe in the lord's ability! Don't hesitate, the task of leading the world's heroes is none other than you! Feng Ji continued to speak.

Yuan Shao hesitated again and again, and finally decided to give it a go!

In January of the first year of the first year of the First Ping, Yuan Shao, the Taishou of Bohai, issued a "crusade against Dong Zhuo Wen" in Yecheng, Jizhou, calling on loyal ministers and righteous people in the world to rise up against Dong and support the Han Dynasty!

"Shao and others would like to announce to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the heavens and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; Messing with the palace ban and mutilating living beings; Wolves are unkind, and sins are accumulated! Today, under the secret edict of the Son of Heaven, a large number of volunteers were gathered, vowing to sweep away China and kill the murderers. Wangxing righteous teachers, venting public anger; Support the royal family and save the people. When the text arrives, it can be carried out quickly. ”

Chen stayed in the county guard, and Cao Cao, the county guard, was convening his subordinates and generals to discuss major matters.

Before Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, in order to calm the mood of the party, the young emperor Liu Wei moved the left Zhonglang to make Cao Cao the county guard of Chen Liu, the right Zhonglang to make Yuan Shao the county guard of Bohai, and the Hu Ben Zhonglang to make Yuan Shu the county guard of Runan. Cao Cao originally wanted to return to his hometown of Peiguo County, but after receiving the relocation order, he immediately turned back halfway and stationed in Chenliu. With the thousands of sons under Zuo Zhonglang's command, Cao Cao quickly gained a firm foothold in Chenliu. Eliminate bandits, rectify the rule of officials, cultivate agriculture, build water conservancy, recruit and train young and strong, and visit and recruit wise men and military generals. In just half a year, Cao Cao's command has gathered a large number of generals such as Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Le Jin, Dian Wei, etc., and more than 5,000 soldiers who can fight; In terms of strategists, there are not many talents, Xun You, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others have not yet defected, and there is only one top strategist in existence, Xi Zhong.

Xi Zhong, Zi Zhicai, Yingchuan people, are more strategic, and his ability is not under Guo Jia, and he is deeply valued by Cao Cao. The only drawback is that he is not in good health and has a short life. Guo Jia was recommended to Cao Cao after the death of Xi Zhong.

"I want to respond to Yuan Benchu's call and raise troops to fight against Dong Thief!" Cao Cao sat upright, looked around, and said meaningfully.

"We swear to follow the lord to the death! Defeat the Dong thief and help the Han family! The crowd shouted in unison. Most of these generals under Cao Cao's command are members of the Cao clan and the Xiahou clan, of course, only Cao Cao is Zhan!

Runan County Guard, County Guard Yuan Shu also received Yuan Shao's letter.

"Yuan Benchu is a son of the family, how can He De actually call on the heroes of the world in the name of the three princes!" Yuan Shu threw the text in his hand to the ground with a "snap". Yuan Shu was not angry with the text itself, but the seal on the text! The two old men actually handed over the seal letter to Yuan Shao instead of giving it to him!

Li Feng, Le Zhuo, Liang Gang, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui and others under their command looked at each other and did not dare to answer. Ji Ling returned from injury, although his feet were a little lame, but it did not affect his martial arts as a general.

"The Lord is angry!" It was Yuan Shu's chief bookkeeper who stood up to answer, and he was also the number one strategist under his command, Yan Xiang.

Yan Xiang picked up the text, dusted off the dust, and said indifferently: "Yuan Benchu called on the world in the name of the Three Princes, whether it is true or not, it is not yet known. The heroes of the world may not be able to investigate the truth of this. “

Yuan Shu thought about it, it was indeed such a thing. Even if the two old men gave the seal letter to Yuan Shao, it didn't prove anything, he Yuan Shu was still the heir of the Yuan clan in Runan! Thinking like this, Yuan Shu's thoughts instantly began to understand, and he was no longer as angry as Fang Cai.