Chapter 278: Yuan Shao dies
After the introduction of various reform plans in Xuzhou, in June, news suddenly came from Yecheng that Yuan Shao died of a long-term illness. Tao Ying couldn't help but sigh when he heard the death of the great hero Yuan Shao. What should come is always coming, and the vast land of the north is about to usher in his own war! Fortunately, I have been preparing for three years in order to wait for this day, and it is time to strengthen my strength!
Tao Ying couldn't help but think of one word, that is, thick accumulation and thin hair! Isn't that who you are now? Only the toughest person has the last laugh, no matter how weak he is.
Tao Ying sent people to visit Yecheng, and before the envoy arrived in Yecheng, he met Xin Ping and Guo Tu, who had fled from Yecheng. Seeing that it was the envoy from Xuzhou coming, the two led their families to hurriedly ask for help. When the envoy saw that it was Guo Tu and Xin Ping, he took them in the team. As soon as the two were taken in, they met a military horse, which surrounded the Xuzhou envoy and asked the envoy to hand over Guo Tu and Xin Ping.
The envoy was a little hesitant, according to the diplomatic decree of Xuzhou, Xuzhou has the right to take in people and ministers from other counties who come to seek political asylum, and they enjoy the right to live that Xuzhou people should have.
So the envoy said to the leader of the army: "As the envoy, I have the right to take in the evacuees, and if I want these two people, I must obtain the consent of my Xuzhou Ministry of Foreign Affairs." "The soldiers see that they are the messengers of Xuzhou, the people of Xuzhou are the most protective, and they follow the laws they have made themselves, if they forcibly rob people, I am afraid that Xuzhou will go to war with themselves in order to maintain the dignity of the law, where can they afford this!
So after guarding the messenger, the soldiers hurried to the city to give a message. In less than a stick of incense, a fast horse came out of the city, and then asked the soldiers to get out of the way and let the messenger into Yecheng.
After arriving in Yecheng, the envoy placed the two and their families in the office of the Xuzhou General Commercial Bank in Yecheng, and then went to meet the new commander of Jizhou with gifts and a letter of condolence.
After settling Guo Tu and the others, the envoy knew that Jizhou was in chaos. When Yuan Shao died, he did not say who he would be the successor, and there was a gap between Feng Ji and the eldest prince Yuan Tan, and the two were also political enemies, so the two took advantage of the fact that the eldest prince Yuan Tan was not in Yecheng to modify the suicide note and then set up Yuan Shao's favorite son Yuan Shang.
After Yuan Shang was established as the lord of Jizhou, he took the position of Yuan Shao's general, and then began to accept the condolences of the princes of the Quartet. Yuan Tan heard that he led the troops from the Bohai Kingdom and then came to ask for a seat, and just arrived in Yecheng, Yuan Shang did not let him enter the city. Seeing that the throne had been inherited by Yuan Shang, Yuan Tan became angry, proclaimed himself the general of the chariot cavalry, and then led the troops to Liyang to station, and then waited for an opportunity to regain the position.
After Yuan Tan left, the two were trapped in the city, so they gave away all their family property and then ran away. Feng Ji and others heard that their political enemies had run away, so they hurriedly sent people out of the city to intercept Xin Ping and Guo Tu, and the above incident appeared.
The envoy sent a gift from Xuzhou and a memorial letter from Tao Ying, and Yuan Shang was very happy to see that Xuzhou also recognized him. Yuan Shang was arrogant with his father's favor, so the envoy said that he would take the two back to Xuzhou for a business, and Yuan Shang readily agreed.
The envoy was busy taking the two out of the city to return to Xuzhou, and when he heard that Yuan Shang had released Guo Tu and the others, Feng Ji and the trial mate hurriedly ran to say that Yuan Shang was confused. Let go of the two, the two will definitely go to the eldest son Yuan Tan, now Yuan Tan proclaimed himself as the general of the chariot cavalry, and he originally wanted to do bad things, but now that he has released the two, wouldn't he let the tiger return to the mountain?
What's more, the envoy of Xuzhou nominally regarded Yuan Shang as orthodox, who didn't know that Yuan Tan was close to Tao Ying when he was in Qingzhou? Moreover, Tao Ying gave the jade seal of the country to Yuan Tan, so that Yuan Tan's status in Jizhou was even more responsive!
Yuan Shang hurriedly sent people to chase after him, but the messenger rode fast and the horse was long gone.
Yuan Shang complained bitterly, and in a fit of anger, he wanted to close the office of Xuzhou General Commercial Bank in Yecheng, but he was afraid of offending Tao Ying, and when the time came, Tao Ying and Yuan Tan would crusade against him, after all, he had just inherited the throne, and the land of Sanzhou was still in his heart.
The envoy took the two all the way to Liyang, and then handed them over to Yuan Tan, and then returned to Xuzhou from Liyang. Yuan Tan was stationed in Liyang, and then asked Yuan Shang for soldiers and food. After reviewing and matching the others, they rejected Yuan Tan's request, which made Yuan Tan even more angry.
Soon the time came in the autumn, Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei's coalition army, and Liu Bei had no choice but to go to Liu Biao. Liu Biao had Liu Bei stationed in Xinye to prevent Cao Cao.
After defeating the coalition forces, Cao Cao's forces had to fight at their peak. Within two years, the weak defeated the strong, and defeated the coalition of the three princes, so that many talented people went to the imperial faction headed by Cao Cao.
Cao Cao, who had gained power, sent an order to Sun Quan to send his younger brother or son to the court as an official. Sun Quan summoned the officials to discuss, but the officials hesitated. Sun Quan took Zhou Yu to consult his mother, and Zhou Yu said: "If you send someone to Xu Du as an official, you will have to keep in close contact with Cao Cao as soon as the hostages are sent." When the time comes, when the imperial court orders the levy, it will have to go, so it will be subject to others. If Cao Cao can really govern the world with the righteousness of the monarch and ministers, it will not be too late to take refuge in him at that time, if he plots against him and commits chaos, he will not be able to save himself at that time, how can he take care of us? ”
In the end, Sun Quan listened to Zhou Yu and rejected Cao Cao's request.
Cao Cao also lobbied Tao Ying to send Zhang Zhao and others to the imperial court as officials, but Tao Ying even rejected him. The emperor of Xudu is too lazy to make offerings, so how can he go to Xudu?
Cao Cao wanted him to send his son to be an official again, and Tao Ying smiled even more. His eldest son is less than two years old, how can he be so stupid as to take Xu Du hostage? That's right, after Tao Ying married Miss Gan, he had a son left in the second year, and Tao Ying named him Tao Xingxu, which means that he can inherit his last wish and make Xuzhou prosperous.
I gave birth to another daughter with Xiaohuan, a woman must not be an official, that daughter is already three years old, very cute, Tao Ying is the most favored.
Cao Cao saw that Xuzhou did not allow him, and he was old, so he asked Tao Ying to return Cao Pi. Tao should not allow it, because if Cao Pi is returned, he is afraid that Cao Cao, a poor ghost, will come to destroy his own construction of Xuzhou.
But if he didn't return Cao Pi, he couldn't say anything about it, Tao Ying suddenly thought that Cao Cao had a son who was particularly smart and cute, and his name was Cao Chong. Cao Chong is now five years old!
Cao Chong is extremely smart, a rare prodigy in the world, who is famous for his wit and intelligence at a very young age, and has left a classic story of Cao Chong for future generations. Although he was smart, Cao Chong died early, and in order to let him live safely, Tao Ying was ready to transfer him to Xuzhou. In Xuzhou, no one will harm him, and Xuzhou has developed medical treatment, maybe Cao Chong will live.