Chapter 174 Yuan Shu is the emperor without measuring his strength, and he raises troops and horses to conquer Huainan

Han Sui was defeated and retreated to Liangzhou, and then sent an envoy to Cao Cao to ask for credit.

Cao Cao asked the Son of Heaven to canonize Han Sui as the Taishou of Xiliang and the General of Pingxi, in order to appease Han Sui's heart.

Zhang Ji's soldiers and horses were stationed in Luyang, and Zhang Xiutun's troops were in Xishan, and the two armies became horns, so that Guo Jia and Xiahou Dun's soldiers and horses did not dare to act rashly.

However, the war in Qingzhou subsided, and Liu Bei's subordinate Zang Ba led the army to destroy Gongsun Du, and even controlled all the counties and counties in Qingzhou, which greatly disappointed Cao Cao.

Cao Cao's strategist Xun Yu said to Cao Cao: "Liu Xuande thought that Gu Tianzi was in Xudu, but he would not endure it again!" And the war was quelled in March, which shows that the elite of its soldiers and horses is enough to compare with our army! Now Chang'an has been flattened, Zhang Ji is alone in Luyang, and he has been a trapped beast, and it is not easy to conquer! The lord should recall Fengxiao and Yuan Rang to raise soldiers and horses! ”

Cao Cao also knew that the war in Luyang could not be stalemate, so he followed his words.

Liu Bei of Xuzhou heard that Cao Cao had won Chang'an and discussed it with everyone.

"If the Cao thief had Gongsun Du Kong Beihai restrained us and others, he would have really captured Chang'an! This is because Zhang Ji doesn't use Jia Wenhe's scheme! Now stick to Luyang, Cao Jun does not advance, since Zhang Ji is from Jia Wenhe's strategy! Liu Bei said.

Chen Dengjin said: "Cao's army is in the west, and the lord is a general who will seize it to avenge his former revenge!" ”

Le Yin, Chen Mi and others also said it, only Chen Qi, Chen Gong, and Xu Shu smiled and said nothing.

Liu Bei shook his hand and said, "Our army will fight a new war and restore Qingzhou." As soon as this battle report entered the ears of Cao Thief, he decided to withdraw to Luyang soldiers and horses. How can our army enter at that time? When the army was raised in March, the people were in a panic, and they should take internal affairs as the priority. ”

Chen Jue then said to Chen Deng: "Yuanlong, you are good at political affairs, but you are negligent in military affairs, why do you talk about military affairs and ignore political affairs?" ”

Chen Deng served filial piety and hurriedly said to his father: "Father taught me a lesson. ”

Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhu, and then said: "The coastal land is the capital of the salt industry, you have been making salt for generations, and I have made you the salt supervisor, and you can go to the Donglai Lands to dry salt for the land of Qingxu!" ”

"Thank you, Lord." Mi Zhu hurried to thank him.

"Yuanlong, salt is used for both military and civilian purposes, and I Feng Ru is the escort envoy, responsible for escorting salt!" Liu Bei said to Chen Deng again.

"Thank you, my lord!" Chen Deng agreed.

Liu Bei pays attention to the people's livelihood and yearns for peace, and the people under his rule are peaceful and full of vitality.

In contrast, the Central Plains is full of suffering.

Yuan Shao's northern expedition to Gongsun Zan besieged his desire to right Beiping. , Cao Cao sent troops to attack Chang'an, and Xu was empty. The strategist Tian Feng made a statement and made him attack Cao Cao. However, Cao Cao listened to the advice of the strategist Cheng Yu and bought off Yuan Shao's strategist Guo Tu and the trial. Guo and Shen tried their best to slander, so that Yuan Shao attacked Gongsun Zhan and lost the opportunity to seize Xuchang.

Wen Chou and Yan Liang trapped the three elite soldiers in Youbeiping.

Gongsun Chan couldn't ask for help, and he was upset, and he became angry with the soldiers. The soldiers rebelled and fled. Rao is the right Beiping by Gongsun Zhan built a high city wall, deep trenches, they actually bypassed the path, opened the city gate, let Yuan Shao's army into the city.

Gongsun Chan knew that the situation was irretrievable, so he committed suicide in the mansion. Right Beiping was occupied by Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Zan broke out of the siege from his younger brother Sun Fan and his generals Guan Jing and Zou Dan and went to Xuzhou to join Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was shocked when he saw Gongsun Fan and the others, and hurriedly asked, "Ji Yuan, why is this so?" ”

Gongsun Fan kowtowed to the ground and cried bitterly: "My brother was defeated and committed suicide in the house!" We have no way out, only Ming Gong! ”

"I'm very fortunate to have you wait!" Liu Bei then accepted the three of them, and sent Yin Li to Youzhou to see Yan Liang and Wen Chou, hoping to recover Gongsun Zhan's body from them.

Huainan Yuan Shu was not idle during this time, and his generals Zhang Xun and Ji Ling were defeated by Liu Bei, and they were ashamed, so they fought together in Yangzhou, so that the counties in Yangzhou were all in Yuan Shu's bag.

Huainan was in the bag, and Yuan Shu's self-confidence was quite inflated.

One day, he played with the jade seal that Sun Ce used in exchange for military power in the mansion. At this time, the main bookkeeper Yang Hong entered. Yang Hong knew Yuan Shu's intentions, so he said: "The lord is messing with this thing, how can he call it the emperor and command the world?" ”

Receiving his words, Yuan Shu was overjoyed, held his hand and asked, "I want to be the emperor early!" Why are you worried?! ”

"You can gather the ministers to discuss!" Yang Hong offered advice.

Yuan Shu then convened civil and military counseling.

Seeing that all the civil and military forces had arrived, Yuan Shu said: "I have to take all the places in Huainan and take over eight counties and thirty-one counties." Among the princes, I should be regarded as the strongest! Sun Ce exchanged the jade seal for my 3,000 soldiers and horses, with this jade seal, should I stand on my own? ”

Yang Hong hurriedly flattered and said: "The fourth and third princes of Yuanmen, the protégé is widely distributed. As the head of the Yuan family, the lord waved his arms, and he didn't obey! I look at the celestial phenomena, the emperor star is faint, and the red sky star shines. Chixiao stands in Huainan, so it should be in the lord! This is providence! ”

Don't drive Yan Xiangyan and said: "My lord, today's strong people such as Cao Cao, Liu Bei and the eldest prince have many soldiers and generals, which are far from being comparable to our army!" Once he becomes the emperor, he will inevitably become the target of public criticism. I hope the lord will think twice! ”

"Those who have achieved great things, where do they live in small sections? The eldest prince sits in Jizhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou, with thousands of generals under his command and millions of armorers. The lord is called the emperor, and the eldest prince is a virtuous king, how can he not help the lord? Yang Hong argued.

"What Jiang Da said is not true. The eldest prince has been at odds with the lord since he was a child, how can he take the risk of being big for the sake of the lord? Yan Xiang asked.

Seeing Yan Xiang blocking him, Yuan Shu was displeased and reprimanded: "I am the lord of the Yuan valve, how dare I rebel in the first place?" Thou hast not thought of plotting for me, but thou hast deceived the crowd with his fallacies, which is really infuriating me! Come on, drive him out! After speaking, he instructed the warriors to drive away the Yan Xiang.

Yan Xiang threw out his sleeves angrily and left.

Leaving Yuan's mansion, he looked back, sighed and said, "Poor, pitiful, Yuan Highway is short-sighted, it's really difficult to succeed!" I should choose a way out early! ”

"Chengyi, you are not afraid of death? Want to rebel against the lord? A discordant voice rang out from behind him.

A cool air rose from behind, Yan Xiang was frightened into a cold sweat, and slowly turned around, only to see Liang Mao, the former general's mansion Zuoshu, looking at him with a smile.

Liang Mao had a good relationship with himself, and Yan Xiang knew that he was laughing, so he reproached: "People are scary, scared to death!" I'm so troubled, you don't say anything to consol, just laugh! ”

"You have a plan, so why do you need others to comfort you?" Liang Mao looked around, and saw that there was no one else, so he pulled Yan Xiang and ran towards the house, "Go back to the house quickly, I have something important to tell you." ”

Liang Mao is incorruptible and widowed. There are no people in the house, only three bungalows, and a gatehouse across the outside. He is a good drinker on weekdays, and often sells wine and eats meat in wine shops, but fortunately he got an official position in Yuan's mansion, and his monthly income is used for wine and meat. Yan Xiang saw that there was no one to take care of his home, so he often sent people to help him do his laundry and clean up the house, so the relationship between the two was tacit.

Let Yan Xiang into the house, Liang Mao poked his head out, looked around and saw that there was no one around, and then he was relieved to close the courtyard door.

"Brother Shicai is so bold that he dares to speak outside the gate of Yuan's mansion." Liang Mao rebuked Yan Xiang.

"Hey!" Yan Xiang sighed and said helplessly, "I originally thought that Yuan Shu was the head of the Yuan family, the fourth generation and the third duke, and there were many protégés, and it was destined to be a big event!" Who knows, this person is short-sighted, and he doesn't care about the world, and vainly claims to be the Son of Heaven! ”

Liang Mao asked: "Looking at the princes of the world as a brother, who can achieve great things?" ”

"Now Cao Mengde has to close the middle of the land, and with the Son of Heaven to order the princes, he has taken the lead and won the time; Yuan Benchu was based in the north, sitting on Jizhou, Bingzhou and Youzhou, with thousands of generals and millions of armorers, dominating the north; Liu Langjun is based in Bashu and has a favorable location; The Shi family is based on Jiaozhou and falls outside the square; Sun Ce and Sun Quan brothers were based on the eight counties of Jiangdong, while Liu Biao guarded the counties of Jingzhou; Liangzhou Han Sui and Ma Teng are far away. These princes are dominant, but they are only for a while. Only Liu Xuande, the left general who lives in the land of Qingxu, is famous and has outstanding political achievements! ”

Liang Maoyan said: "Brother doesn't want to vote for Liu Xuandehu? ”

"Liu Xuande has many advisers and generals. You and I are rashly like-minded, how can we reuse them? I have an old relationship with Huaxiong, you and I will vote for Huaxiong first, and make meritorious contributions in the future, and we will have Huaxiong to recommend you! Yan Xiang said.

Liang Mao was alone, walked with Yan Xiang, so he packed up his softness, returned home with Yan Xiang, and voted for Huaxiong together.

In the four years of Jian'an, Zhang Jicheng was short of food, so people asked Liu Biao for it, but Liu Biao refused. Zhang Ji was furious and led his troops to attack Xiangyang.

Liu Biao's generals Wen Ping and Cai Mao obeyed Kuai Yue's strategy, attacked from both sides, and defeated Zhang Ji. In the process of retreating, Zhang Ji was injured in the head by a stray arrow and died.

Zhang Ji's nephew, Zhang Xiu, took control of the army and gathered his subordinates, intending to avenge his uncle. Jia Xu advised: "Our army is short of food, and the enemy army knows about it. If we fail to hold on, our army will be defeated in the long run. It's better to cast it into its account and weigh it for the time being! ”

Zhang Xiu obeyed his words, so he attached himself to Liu Biao and had to be stationed in Wancheng.

At the beginning of the fifth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao personally led a large army to attack Wancheng.

Seeing that Cao Cao was overwhelmed and could not be aided by Liu Biao, Zhang Xiu surrendered to Cao Cao under the persuasion of Jia Xu. However, Cao Cao's lust was too big, and he privately accepted Zhang Xiu's aunt and Zhang Ji's wife Zou.

Zhang Xiu was annoyed, followed the advice of the general Hu Che'er, turned against Cao Cao, and killed Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Ang and nephew Cao Anmin. Fortunately, thanks to the protection of Dian Wei, Cao Cao fled back to Xuchang.

In the fifth year of Jian'an, Huainan Shouchun, Yang Hong supervised the construction of the puppet palace.

Under the control of Yang Hong, Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun and established the Great Qi State, with the country name: Zhongshi

When Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, it was first reported that Yuan Shao in the north sent a document to inform the world to sever brotherly relations with him; Later, Cao Cao called on the princes to crusade in the name of the Son of Heaven.

Hearing that Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, Liu Bei was furious, and he wanted to raise a large army to attack Huainan. His advisers Xu Shu, Chen Gong and others stopped one after another.

Cao Cao's envoys came to read the Son of Heaven's decree to him.

Cao Cao has always regarded Liu Bei as a thorn in his side, how could he let it go if he had such a great opportunity? All the strategists under his command gathered in the Prime Minister's Mansion to give him advice.

Cheng Yu, who is also good at discerning the character of others, is familiar with Liu Bei's temperament, and proposed a plan to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was very happy when he heard this.

What kind of scheme made Cao Cao so happy, and please continue to watch the next chapter: Cheng Yu made Xuande, and Xu Shu planned to conquer Huainan.