Chapter 101: The Bigwigs of Those Prefectures and Counties in the Early Three Kingdoms Period (1) - Youzhou Chapter

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, those who occupied a county and had some autonomy could be called a prince, and those who occupied a state could be regarded as great princes. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

By the time of the Three Kingdoms, the world had been divided by Wei Shu and Wu, and the situation of the heroes separating one side had completely changed.

【Youzhou】

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Youzhou Assassin Shi (Mu) was successively Liu Yu, Duan Xun (Gongsun Zhan puppet), Yuan Xi and others, and then Youzhou was pacified by Cao Cao. Tao Qian had also served as the assassin of Youzhou earlier.

Liu Yu (187-193), Liu Yu had already served as the assassin of Youzhou earlier, and had made quite a difference, so after the Zhang Ju Rebellion, Liu Yu was reappointed by the imperial court as the pastor of Youzhou, controlling the military, political and economic power of Youzhou.

In terms of politics, Liu Yu adopted a policy of Huai Rou and achieved considerable results, quelling the rebellion of Zhang Ju and others in one fell swoop, re-subduing Wuheng and other foreign tribes, and turning the originally barren Youzhou into a paradise in the troubled times of the late Han Dynasty.

However, Liu Yu's Huairou policy was not recognized by the iron-blooded Gongsun Zhan, Gongsun Zhan, as a veteran general in Youzhou, worked against Liu Yu everywhere, and acted unscrupulously, and finally Liu Yu could no longer tolerate him, so he sent troops to attack Gongsun Zhan, but Liu Yu led the troops too mercifully, and was defeated by Gongsun Zhan and died.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Liu Yu was not only a royal relative, but also a high official position, high status, high prestige, and strong ability.

Among the so many princes who were killed during the entire Three Kingdoms period, only Liu Yu died and it was clearly recorded that his subordinates took revenge on their own, and finally succeeded in revenge. As for Li Dao, Guo Yan and others avenging Dong Zhuo, the main reason is that Wang Yun did not give the Xiliang Army a way out, and the remnants of the Xiliang Army were forced to rebel in desperation.

Duan Xun (193-), Duan Xun was actually a passer-by, but it just happened to be his meeting, and it was better to come early than to come, so he was recommended by Gongsun Zhan as the history of Youzhou Thorn.

At that time, Duan Xun was originally an envoy sent by the imperial court to Youzhou to increase Liu Yu's fiefdom, but before he could leave, Gongsun Zan had already defeated Liu Yu and forced Duan Xun to behead Liu Yu, and later recommended him as the assassin of Youzhou, which was actually a puppet.

Gongsun Chan (193-199) became the de facto owner of Youzhou after Liu Yu's death, and now most people have a better impression of Gongsun Chan, but in real history Gongsun Chan is an out-and-out villain, in the early period of the Three Kingdoms, after the chaos of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Gongsun Chan was a negative character from beginning to end.

In the struggle for power with Liu Yu, Gongsun Zhan's approach was very over-the-line, he not only secretly contacted Yuan Shu and asked him to detain Liu Yu's son Liu He, but also launched wars with Yuan Shao and others many times, after the exhaustive army, Liu Yu reduced his supplies, Gongsun Chan directly connived at his subordinates to rob the people, Liu Yu was ready to reward the nomads with goods, but also was robbed by Gongsun Chan many times.

Although there is no difference between Huairou and iron-blooded policies, but in Youzhou at that time, the failure of the iron-blooded faction and the success of the Huairou faction are indisputable facts, before Liu Yu came to Youzhou, Gongsun Zhan, these iron-blooded factions have been at war with Zhang Ju, Zhang Chun and Wuheng and other foreign tribes for several years, although there are some military achievements, but it is not successful at all, the invasion of foreign tribes can not be completely stopped, and the internal rebellion of Zhang Ju and others has also spread to other states and counties, and after Liu Yu came, all the problems were solved in a short period of time.

After that, Gongsun Chan continued to launch foreign wars, uniting Yuan Shu, Tao Qian and others to crusade against Yuan Shao and others, but in fact, he was also unknown, and it was a completely invasion operation, but he was defeated by Yuan Shao instead.

Therefore, after Gongsun Chan occupied Youzhou, Liu Yu's old troops raised troops to avenge it, and the nomads in the north also mobilized troops and horses, and Yuan Shao of Jizhou sent Lu Yi and Liu Yu's son Liu He to the north together.

In the later period, Gongsun Chan not only indulged in lust, only lived with his wife, concubines and children, and even used women to convey orders for himself, but also was blind and arrogant, and after being trapped in the lonely city, he also refused Yuan Shao's peace talks, and was finally eliminated by him.

Yuan Xi (-205), after Yuan Shao occupied the four northern states, he divided his sons and relatives to manage the states, among which Yuan Xi was the assassin of Youzhou, relatively speaking, among the three brothers of the Yuan family, Yuan Xi was the worst, not only did he have nothing to do with Yuan Shao's inheritance, but after Cao Cao called, he also performed the worst, oh, no, he was driven out of Youzhou by his subordinates without even having a chance to perform.

In addition to the above-mentioned Youzhou assassins, there were other secession forces in Youzhou, such as Xian Yufu, Yan Rou, and Wang Song, who later took refuge in Cao Cao, but this did not include the Gongsun family in Liaodong.

Gongsun Du (-204) had earlier served as the assassin of Jizhou, but was later dismissed because of rumors, when his fellow countryman Xu Rong served as a Zhonglang general under Dong Zhuo, and after Dong Zhuo took power, Xu Rong promoted Gongsun Du to Dong Zhuo, and Gongsun Du was appointed as the Taishou of Liaodong, and soon made a name for himself.

Gongsun Du was very ambitious, and even disdained Cao Cao's feudal marquis, and after his death, his son Gongsun Kang succeeded him and gave the title of Marquis of Yongning to his second son, Gongsun Gong.

Gongsun Kang (204-), after the death of Gongsun Du, Gongsun Kang inherited the position of Liaodong Taishou, and still divided one side in Northeast China, once sent troops to fight against Goguryeo, and had many military exploits.

After the death of Gongsun Kang, his sons Gongsun Huang and Gongsun Yuan were still young, and the Liaodong officials appointed his younger brother Gongsun Gong as the Liaodong Taishou. In the second year of the early Huang dynasty (221), Emperor Cao Pi of Wei Wen was proclaimed emperor, and sent an envoy to appoint Gongsun Gong as a general of chariots and horses, and a false festival, and knighted the Marquis of Pingguo; and posthumously presented Gongsun Kang as the Great Sima.

Gongsun Gong (-228), who later lost his fertility due to illness, was forced to abdicate in the second year of Taihe (228) by the adult Gongsun Yuan.

Gongsun Yuan (228-238), Gongsun Yuan also maintained an independent attitude after serving as the Taishou of Liaodong, and also once played Sun Quan, in the first year of the early Jing Dynasty (237), Emperor Ming sent Youzhou Assassin Shi Biqiu Jian and others to carry letters and seals to recruit Gongsun Yuan, Gongsun Yuan heard the news, immediately raised troops, and repelled Biqiu Jian and others.

Gongsun Yuan then set himself up as the king of Yan, changed the Yuan Shaohan, and set up a hundred officials, sent envoys to hold the talisman festival, granted the Xianbei Shan Yu seal ribbon, added the title of Jin Jue to the border ethnic minorities, and lured the Xianbei people to invade the north. He once again claimed to be subordinate to Wu, hoping to get foreign aid.

The following year, Emperor Cao Rui of the Ming Dynasty sent Sima Yi to attack Gongsun Yuan and eliminate him, and the Gongsun clan of Liaodong was destroyed.

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