Yuan Shu planned to hire Zhang Fan, the eldest son of the late Taiwei Zhang Yanzhi, to serve under the account. However, Zhang Fan was indifferent to fame and fortune by nature, and knew that Yuan Shu had plans to stand on his own, so he sent his second brother Zhang Cheng to thank him for his kindness.

Subsequently, Yuan Shu left Zhang Cheng under the tent to serve, and asked him: "In the past, when the Zhou family declined, there were Duke Huan of Qi and Duke Wen of Jin who were hegemonic; The Qin Dynasty was succeeded by the Han dynasty because of its tyranny and unreasonableness; Now that I have a vast land, a large number of armies and people, I want to be comparable to Huan and Wen, and take Gaozu as an example, what do you think? ”

Zhang Cheng said: "Back to Yuan Gong, the Duke first thought that this matter was about benevolence, not about the strength of the soldiers; If you can conform to the expectations of the world with kindness, even if you are just a scheming horseman, you can achieve the overlord's feat; But if he wants to do something that is disobedient and compelled against heaven, he will be spurned by the world, and who will help him to prosper? ”

"Hmm." Yuan Shu's face suddenly sank. Although he didn't say anything, he was a little unhappy in his heart.

At this time, Sun Ceyuan also heard about Yuan Shu's plan to become emperor in Wu County, so he wrote to persuade him: "At the beginning, Shang Tang crusaded against Xia Wei because of Xia Wei's many crimes, and King Wu of Zhou's crusade against Yin Wei was punished by Yin Xu; Although Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou were saints and benevolent, if Xia Wei and Yin Xuan were not at fault at the beginning, there was no reason for them to abdicate; If there is no fault today, it is not the same as the cases of Xia Wei and Yin Xun, even if even an unscrupulous person like Dong Zhuo has not dared to abolish the emperor and stand on his own, how can you do even more than Dong Zhuo? I heard that the Son of Heaven was wise and wise, and he was benevolent and virtuous, and although there was no grace that spread all over the world, the world was still willing to return to him; And your ancestors were the fourth and fifth dukes, who were deeply favored by the Han family, and should stick to the courtiers' discipline to support the Han family, so that they should be comparable to the merits of the original Zhou Duke and Zhao Gong; As the saying goes, loyalty is contrary to the ear, but as a subordinate, you should put forward suggestions that are beneficial to the Lord, so that you can live up to the Lord's favor and hope that the Ming Gong can see clearly. ”

At this moment, Yuan Shu didn't expect that even Sun Ce would oppose his plan, and he couldn't help but be depressed for a while. Later, he asked Zhou Yu what he thought, but Zhou Yu did not express any opinion on this. Yuan Shu couldn't help but sigh in his heart, although even the two people he relied on the most were unwilling to support him, he still insisted on sticking to his plan to become emperor.

Dong Cheng and Han Xian learned that Cao Hong led his troops westward and planned to enter Luoyang from Yuyuan Pass. So, the two led their troops to guard the checkpoint and did not let Cao Hong in.

At this time, Dong Zhao, the speaker of the council, thought that Luoyang was dilapidated and not enough to defend Cao Cao's army for a long time. Immediately, he sent a letter to Yang Feng in the name of Cao Cao, wanting to oppose Yang Feng on behalf of Cao Cao. Later, Yang Feng defected, and Cao Cao was listed as the general of Zhendong, and inherited the title of his father Cao Song Feiting Marquis.

As a result, Cao Hong had to enter Luoyang from the border of Liang County in the west. After that, Cao Hong expressed Cao Cao's intention to Liu Xie and wanted to ask him to move the capital to Xu County. However, Shizhong Taichong, Shangshu Feng Shuo and others all opposed the move to move the capital, and Han Xian directly coerced Cao Hong to leave by force. Cao Hong had no choice but to lead the crowd to leave.

At this time, Dong Zhao went to lobby Dong Cheng again and persuaded him: "Uncle Guo should see the current situation clearly to make a decision; At this time, Cao Mengde has soldiers and food under him, if he can help him welcome the Son of Heaven to move the capital to Xu County, first, it can relieve the current predicament of the Son of Heaven, and second, Cao Mengde will definitely praise you; Since they all have the heart to support the Han family, who is not the same to rely on? ”

Regarding Dong Zhao's analysis, Dong Cheng felt that it was also reasonable, so he sent someone to summon Cao Cao to meet him. Then, Cao Cao personally led a large army to Luoyang, and then proposed to Liu Xie to move the capital to Xu County. Han Xian, Feng Shuo and others immediately objected. At this time, Zhang Yang of Hanoi learned of this and also sent an envoy to express his opposition to the relocation of the capital.

Cao Cao saw that his plan was being blocked, so he ordered Cao Hong and others to drive tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under him to camp around Luoyang City, wanting to use force to deter everyone. Then, in the face of such a big battle, everyone didn't dare to say anything for a while.

Immediately, Cao Cao played Liu Xie again, believing that Han Xian and Zhang Yang intended to obstruct national affairs and should be punished. Liu Xie, on the other hand, believed that the two of them should not be held accountable. Afterwards, Han Xian was afraid that he would eventually be killed by Cao Cao, so he left Luoyang alone and fled south to join Yang Feng at night.

After Han Xian left, Cao Cao took the post of lieutenant of Si Li and recorded the affairs of Shangshu. Then, he found an excuse to kill Tai Chong, Feng Shuo and others, appointed Dong Cheng as an auxiliary general, and Fu Wan and other thirteen people were crowned liehous.

Cao Cao knew that he could come to Luoyang now, and Dong Zhao used a lot of strength from it. Therefore, he was appointed as the Decree of the Festival. Immediately, he summoned him to sit side by side with him, and asked, "Now that I have come to Luoyang, I have seen a lot of right and wrong here; In your opinion, what strategy should I implement? ”

Dong Zhao understood the meaning of Cao Cao's words, and said: "The general raised volunteers to crusade against **, and went to Beijing to worship and assist the royal family, which is comparable to the feat of the Spring and Autumn Five Hegemons; Now Luoyang is dilapidated, and many of the generals who command the surrounding troops are not of the same heart as the generals, and there are indeed many disadvantages to the generals who are staying here; Although the Son of Heaven and the people are looking forward to stability, and the current move is not in line with the will of the people, only the move of the capital is the most appropriate decision for the general. ”

Dong Zhao's analysis was in Cao Cao's mind, but he still had some concerns in his heart. But when I saw him, he asked again: "Now I am only acting as the lieutenant of Si Li, and Zhang Yang's Grand Sima and Yang Feng's position as the general of the chariot and cavalry are all above me; If they refuse to agree to the move of the capital, even if I have a strong army, I am afraid that I will not be able to disobey their will, right? ”

Dong Zhao said: "The general doesn't need to worry too much; Zhang Yang was in Hanoi at this time and could not arrive in time; Yang Feng, on the other hand, now trusted the general because of his previous letters, as can be seen from his previous table; As long as the general sent someone to send a thank-you gift to reassure him, and then used the excuse that "there is no grain in Luoyang, the Son of Heaven should be moved to Lu County, so that it can be convenient to transport grain from Xu County", he has always been brave and unscrupulous, and he will definitely not doubt it; As long as the car is out of the road, it will be too late for him to regret it. ”

Cao Cao immediately smiled: "What you said is really good. ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao acted as planned. On 27 August, Liu Xie's car drove out of Yuyuan Pass smoothly and then came to Xu County. At this time, Yang Feng wanted to lead his troops to pursue, but it was too late. On the same day, the edict was issued to be the capital in Xu County, and Xu County was changed to Xuchang, which was called Xudu. Then, Cao Cao took the post of general and added the title of Wuping County.

Regarding Liu Xie's sudden welcome by Cao Cao to the capital of Xu County, it was somewhat surprising to us. Originally, things had been almost arranged in the past few days, and Feng Xian planned to let me lead a thousand people to Luoyang to protect the car, but I didn't expect to be preempted by Cao Cao.

But that's fine, Cao Cao was willing to welcome the Son of Heaven to his territory, perhaps because he suddenly figured it out. But no matter who Liu Xie stays with, it is always better than the unbearable situation of wandering around. However, the only regret is that the system of equality for all is no longer being implemented. If this continues, there will still be a day when the struggle between classes will break out.

In fact, on the surface, it does not matter how the system itself stipulates, what matters is whether it can condense the centripetal force of a nation and whether it can be beneficial to the reproduction and development of the race. On the contrary, no matter how reasonable the rules of the system are, and the people in charge of the system are unable to do things fairly, it is just a bunch of dead rules.

Regarding the idea that "the operation of things is relative", in fact, the ancestors of the Chinese have understood this truth as early as ancient times, but people at that time could not accurately describe it in words and words.

Now that Cao Cao's move to Xuchang is a foregone conclusion, we have to change our strategy for the time being. Even with Cao Cao as the commander and us as the deputies, as long as we can calm down the troubled times and implement the system we advocate, it will be okay.

Therefore, we sent an envoy to Xuchang to pay tribute, and reported the proposal to implement the new system to the imperial court. However, when Cao Cao received this recital, he threw it aside with a blank face and did not make any reply.

In fact, we also know that it is impossible to be adopted, which is a selfish necessity of human nature. Although Liu Xie is the Son of Heaven and has deeply experienced the pedantry of the old system, he has always been involuntary and has no ability to change anything.

I don't quite understand why even Cao Cao rejected the new system, which seems to be different from what history has described. Maybe the history books have indeed whitewashed him, and maybe his thinking has not yet reached such a noble state.

But no matter what, we must stick to our principles and never give up. Just because one cannot live just to live. (To be continued.) )