Chapter 240: The Battle of the Alliance Leaders
At this time, the later generals Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu and Changsha Taishou Sun Jian had just rushed over, and these two were familiar with Liu Ze. Liu Ze saluted Yuan Shu and said, "Liu Ze, the commander of the Plains, has seen General Yuan. β
Yuan Shu also saw Liu Ze, but he didn't forget the scene in Luoyang City, he snorted coldly in his nostrils, and said: "How dare you, I heard that Duke Runde is going to be the official of Yanzhou Mu, why did he only get mixed up with a plain captain?" β
Liu Ze saw that Yuan Shu's expression was quite proud, and he thought to himself, this Yuan brother is really a virtue, and he will repay it, and he is really a villain.
"There, there, in the lower cai, how can you take on the responsibilities of the feudal officials, and be able to be the captain of the plains, it is already a reward from the court." Liu Ze replied to him neither humbly nor arrogantly.
Yuan Shu didn't pay attention to him, but greeted Yuan Yu Han Fu and others.
Sun Jian behind him was delighted, and said to Liu Ze anxiously: "Brother Runde, it has been six years since Yuzhou was farewell, and I know that Brother Xian was relegated to the plains, and I am very worried about my brother, I don't know if Brother Xian has always been good?" β
After the Battle of Changshe, Sun Jian followed Zhu Jun to Nanyang, and later followed Zhang Wen to Xiliang to quell the rebellion of Beigong Boyu. In the fourth year of Zhongping, Changsha people rebelled, and the court appointed Sun Jian, who was the speaker of the Lang, to go to the crusade as the Taishou of Changsha. Dong Zhuo was in turmoil, Sun Jian was the first in Changsha to respond to Dong's Wenwen, led his troops to the north, killed Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, who was unwilling to send troops to fight Dong, and Zhang Shi, the Taishou of Nanyang, and collected his troops, and the army was extremely strong. However, he advanced lightly and was ambushed by Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong. suffered heavy losses, and Yingchuan Taishou Li Min was captured by Xu Rongsheng and cooked in that battle. After the defeat, Sun Jian took refuge in the general Nanyang Taishou Yuan Shu, and the troops were stationed in Luyang.
Liu Zehan said with a smile: "Thank you Brother Wentai for your concern, the younger brother will live in peace after arriving in the plains, but it is not as meritorious as Brother Wentai who will be named the Marquis immediately." β
Sun Jian also smiled and said: "Who can make miraculous achievements in the world as good as Runde?" If it weren't for Runde to kill Zhang Jiao, I don't know what the world of the Han family would look like? If it weren't for eunuch Zhang Rang and others to get in the way, the virtuous brother would have been a very good minister. It's a pity that the castration is extinguished, and this Dong Zhuo is making waves again. It is difficult for the Han family to have peace in the world. He said. Sun Jian sighed.
Among the Kwantung coalition forces, the person Liu Ze admires the most, except for Cao Cao, is Sun Jian. In the case of the princes from all walks of life who were afraid of the war, Sun Jian took the lead. Go ahead. The name of the Tiger of Koto was played.
I saw that all the princes had arrived. Yuan Shao gave Wang Kuang a look, and Wang Kuang immediately stood up and said, "Today, the princes will meet with sour dates." Discuss the thief's plan together. In Wang's opinion, there are many soldiers, each fighting for its own battle, which is not conducive to the great cause of fighting thieves, and an alliance leader should be elected to preside over the overall situation, command the world, listen to the restraints, and then march into the army, Dong Zhuo must be broken in a moment. β
One stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone turned their heads and talked about it.
Yuan Shao couldn't help frowning, and glanced at Zhang Miao again, Zhang Miao was about to speak, but was robbed by Bao Xin. "Meng Degong is alone and courageous, assassinating Dong Zhuo, how many people in the world dare to do such a sacrificial act? This time the princes raised troops and raised righteousness, and it was also Meng Degong's spread to the world, and he foolishly thought that Meng Degong was appointed as the leader of the alliance, which was well deserved. β
Yuan Shao's face suddenly lengthened, and his gaze became a lot gloomy.
Zhang Miao said: "If you talk about the selection of the leader of the alliance, I think it is more appropriate to choose someone with high moral integrity to bear it, and those who lack prestige are not enough to convince the public." β
Many people echoed the voice, but Liu Ze chuckled.
Zhang Miao couldn't help but be a little annoyed, stared at Liu Ze deadly, and said sharply: "What are you laughing at?" β
"I want to ask Zhang Taishou, is this coalition army going to sit and talk about it or lead the troops to fight?" Liu Ze looked calm.
"Fighting the Dong Alliance, it is natural to raise troops to fight against thieves and lead the army to fight!" Zhang Miao said angrily.
"That being the case, the position of the leader of this alliance should be held by the general Zuozhicai, strategizing between the strata, and winning the battle thousands of miles away, which is probably not related to the high morality and respect, right?" Liu Ze's smile revealed a hint of cunning.
Zhang Miao was speechless, and just glared at Liu Ze a few times hatefully.
Wang Kuang laughed and said: "Liu Duwei's words are wrong, is it possible that if you become a person of high morality, you will not have the talent to be a general?" For example, the Marquis of Qixiang Benchugong, a famous family, the fourth and third dukes, and both civil and military, has the style of a general, Liu Duwei will not think that Benchugong is not qualified to serve as the leader of the alliance, right? β
Liu Ze smiled slightly: "It's just a matter of facts, and I only discuss with Zhang Taishou whether it is appropriate for the leader of the alliance to be held by a person of virtue or a person from the general, and it is not intended to target the original duke." β
Sun Jian said loudly at this time: "If you talk about high morality and prestige and leading talent, I think it must be the highway public." After the fourth and third dukes, the highway prince came out of the famous family, and he also served as the general of the queen, and was the minister of the pillars of the court. β
Yuan Shu was proud, obviously Sun Jian's words came from his instructions, after Sun Jian's defeat, the soldiers were not tidy, the lack of grain and grass had to take refuge in Yuan Shu, this time Yuan Shu rushed from Luyang to Sujuo, originally wanted to fight for the position of the leader of the alliance.
Yuan Shao's face was as uncomfortable as swallowing a fly, especially Sun Jian's sentence "Famous family is out" pointed directly at his vital point. Everyone knows that Yuan Shao is a concubine, although he is the eldest son in the Yuan family, his status is under Yuan Shu, although he was succeeded to his uncle Yuan Cheng in name, but he is still regarded as the son of the Yuan family. When they were in the Yuan family, the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu fought openly and secretly, and at this time, in order to fight for the position of the leader of the alliance, they even instigated their subordinates to go out. However, Yuan Shao's popularity is good, and he has attracted many princes, on the other hand, Yuan Shu is arrogant and arrogant, except for Sun Jian, no one supports him.
"General of the defeated army, what qualifications do you have to talk about right and wrong here?" Yanzhou Assassin Liu Dai looked disdainful and sneered contemptuously.
Sun Jian was furious, although he had just lost the battle, Sun Jian was still very taboo for others to say this, Liu Dai opened his mouth to say how the general of the defeated army was, and his attitude was still so contemptuous. You must know that on this march, Wang Rui, the assassin of Jingzhou, lost his life because he despised Sun Jian, and Zhang Shi, the Taishou of Nanyang, was beheaded because of his arrogant attitude and refusal to supply grain and grass. Sun Jian is known for his bravery and arrogance, and in the face of Liu Dai's ridicule, he angrily pulled his sword and said, "Then you can see if my sword is sharp?" β
If ordinary people are afraid of Sun Jian's ruthlessness, but Liu Dai is also a stunned young man, relying on his background as a member of the Han family, his eyes are too high, and he puts Sun Jian in his eyes, and when he saw Sun Jian pull out his sword, he also pulled the sword in his hand, and said sharply: "Your sword is sharp?" Could it be that my sword is vegetarian? Come on, come on, Liu wants to ask for a lesson or two today! β
The air in the big tent suddenly became tense, and Sun Jian and Liu Dai drew their swords to confront each other, and neither of them refused to back down half a point.
Yuan Shao couldn't help but be a little annoyed and angry, after all, this was his territory, Sun Jian and Liu Dai clearly did not give him face, and said angrily: "You two are facing each other with swords, what kind of system do you become?" Don't quit yet! β
Also present was the elder Han Fu, the assassin of Jizhou, who stepped forward and persuaded: "The two generals are both the pillars of the coalition army, and the enemy is currently the enemy, so it should be sincere and united. β
Sun Jian and Liu Dai put away their swords and stopped in a daze, and returned to their seats. However, after this uproar, the atmosphere in the big tent was a little cold, and many people were silent or whispered, but no one came forward to speak.
However, the situation is gradually becoming clearer, the candidates for the leader of the alliance are not only Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao has many supporters, Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Liu Dai, and Yuan Yu have clearly stood on Yuan Shao's side, and Cao Cao's supporters are Bao Xin, Qiao Mao, and Liu Ze, only Yuan Shu's side is weak, only Sun Jian is strong, and other princes such as Han Fu, Zhang Yang, and Kong Ling remain neutral, and do not stand up to clearly express who they support, which is a bit wait-and-see.
Yuan Shao was a little embarrassed, originally today he convened all the princes to discuss the matter, and the position of the leader of the alliance was ironclad, but halfway through the killing, Sun Jian came to support Yuan Shu, making the situation out of control, and Cao Cao's support force should not be underestimated. In those days, there would be no voting activities, the minority obeyed the majority, and since there were different opinions, they could only be resolved through negotiation.
"Mengde, what do you think of this?" Yuan Shao kicked the ball directly to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao knew that this Yuan Shao would definitely not let go of the position of the leader of the alliance, not to mention that the people who supported Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance now accounted for the majority, even if he had the heart to compete for the long and short, with his current strength, it was not enough to confront Yuan Shao, so he would simply be a favor.
"According to Cao's opinion, the position of the leader of this alliance is none other than the original duke. The fourth and third princes of the first dynasty, the name of the sea, the protΓ©gΓ© of the old officials, all over the world, if the prince is appointed as the leader of the alliance, ascending to the heights, it must be a myriad of responders, and great things can be achieved! β
Yuan Shao's face softened slightly, and he excused himself again and again.
Han Fu got up and said: "Don't shirk it from the beginning, the position of the leader of this alliance is not the original, it is really expected." β
Cao Cao, the biggest competitor, took the initiative to give up the competition, and even Han Fu, who had always had a warm attitude, came out to support Yuan Shao, so everyone turned to Yuan Shao: "It must be the original public!" β
Liu Ze glanced at Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu looked angry, obviously very unwilling, but he was helpless, after all, few people came out to support him. Liu Ze said secretly, this Yuan Shu's character is really scummy.
On the second day, a three-story platform was built in Yuan Shao's camp, and Yuan Shao ascended the altar to worship the generals, and made an alliance with blood, even if he put up the banner of Dong. Yuan Shao was originally just a Bohai Taishou, mixed with ordinary princes, obviously felt that his prestige was not enough to convince the public, so after he became the leader of the alliance, he proclaimed himself the "general of the chariot cavalry". (To be continued......)