In the third year of the New Han Dynasty, the land of Heluo was full of snow, and the two sides in the fierce battle were forcibly isolated, and the fierce battle came to an end temporarily, but the situation that had begun to be violently turbulent was far from the moment when Haiyan Heqing was clear, and the face was swept away with a more turbulent situation.

On the first day of the new year, under the overall arrangement of the Zhong Institute, hundreds of officials from the court and the central government gathered in the Deyang Hall of the South Palace in Luoyang, where the enthronement ceremony was held, and Liu Zhang, the son of Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, officially replaced Liu Xie, who had been missing for a long time, and ascended the throne of the emperor.

And on the same day, he announced to the world that he would change the Yuan and Jian'an, grant amnesty to the prisoners, serve as soldiers, and those who volunteered to serve in front of the battle would be rewarded.

The news came out, but the response was quite limited.

Since Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the majesty of the Heavenly Family has been worse day by day, and the princes of all walks of life have fought against each other, and which one has reported to the Son of Heaven? The state pastor can not only appoint and dismiss officials within his jurisdiction, but also ensure that others sit in the same position, and the existence of the Son of Heaven is just a symbol.

Cao Cao and Yizhou formed an alliance, which was quite secret in the early stage, and basically laid out Mu Ma in the later stage, and the world has a saying: Cao A's heart is known to everyone! What's the wonder? Now that the whereabouts of the Son of Heaven are unknown, he can set up a new emperor in order to win over Liu Yan, and his power will be even greater in the future, and then abolish Lizhang! Isn't there a precedent to follow for calling yourself emperor?

At the end of the day, these are troubled times, and everyone has to rely on strength to speak. Is it to denounce Cao Cao as a traitor in order to invite fame? Or praise Cao Cao's great achievements in supporting the dragon? How long Liu Zhang, the puppet emperor, can sit on the dragon chair depends largely on the outcome of this great war that swept the world, and it is too early to draw conclusions.

These people who thought they saw very clearly soon found themselves in their self-righteousness, just three days after Liu Zhang's accession to the throne, a surprising news came out of Shouchun City, and the later general Yuan Shu actually followed Liu Zhang, established himself as the emperor, changed the name of the country to 'Cheng', self-named 'Zhongjia', and Jiujiang Taishou was Huainan Yin, and placed the secretary of state as a hundred officials.

Prior to this, no matter how much the princes ignored the court of the Son of Heaven, on the surface, they still regarded themselves as loyal ministers of the Han family, even Dong Zhuo, who was regarded as a national thief by the whole world. The only one who is called the emperor is Que Xuan, a local tyrant in the countryside, who doesn't understand what the hell is going on with the emperor, and what steps are needed to mess around, and he can't count at all.

The world was in an uproar, but the truly knowledgeable were even more silent.

It is obvious that there is a subtle connection between Cao Cao's support for Liu Zhang and Yuan Shu's proclamation of emperor. With Cao Cao opening the way, Yuan Shu's claim to be emperor is not so abrupt, at least for ordinary people.

But there are no two heavens and no two masters of the country, if there is no acquiescence and support from Cao Cao, how can Yuan Shu not be in tune, how can he risk the rupture of the alliance and blatantly commit such a disobedient act?

Yuan Shu's next moves are all verifying this.

On the second day after he ascended the throne, Yuan Shu ascended the altar to pay homage to the general, with Liu Xun as the general, the marquis of Dingbei, and Chen Lan and Qiao Rui as the deputy generals, leading an army of 30,000 to the north to reinforce the Chongzhou battlefield. At the same time, Bai Lei Bo was the general of Mu Cai, and the Marquis of Pingdong was added to the court, with Zhang Xun and Chen Ji as deputy generals, and he also led an army of 30,000 to attack Diao'an.

Prior to this, the signs of Yuan Shu's departure from the Qingzhou Military Alliance were obvious, but he had never officially joined the anti-Qingzhou Alliance, and he was wandering between the two, as if he intended to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight, waiting to pick up the bargain.

This behavior is quite in line with his style - lewd and greedy! No matter how strong he is, he will only sneak some small actions behind his back, and he will be deflated repeatedly.

But this time, after he brazenly proclaimed himself emperor, he brazenly sent troops, apparently negotiating conditions with Cao Cao.

The battlefield of Chongzhou was frustrated one after another, Cao Cao urgently needed reinforcements, so he sent troops in exchange for support to claim the emperor, Yuan Shu had eaten more than once in front of Cao Cao, and he could make the other party ask in a low voice, and he was open-minded; On the other hand, he also has a long-cherished wish, and it is even more likely that he will further pocket Chen, Liang, Chen Liu, and other places, so he is naturally not happy.

As for the danger of war with Wang Yu, of course the Emperor of the Zhong family would not take it to heart. It's not that he has any certainty of victory, it's just that with such a great benefit, if he still lets it go, won't he be destroyed by heaven and earth?

In Wang Yu's words, Yuan Shu is a one-line creature! After seeing the temptation, his whole mind will be filled, not to mention the potential risks, even if he knows that there is a sea of swords and fires in front of him! He'll jump into it too.

Therefore, after getting along with him for a long time, you can see him in various forms. When it can bring him benefits, Yuan Shu will become a very reliable partner; But if it is provoked by someone with a heart, then it is difficult to say; If it blocks his way again, just like he wants to be the emperor, Wang Yu persuaded him like this, then don't blame Yuan for being ruthless.

With the addition of Yuan Shu, Cao Cao's confidence seemed to be more sufficient, and he turned a blind eye to the forbidden troops who were close to a hundred miles away, leaving only a small number of troops to stay behind, leading the army westward and reinforcing the Tiger Prison.

Cao Cao's courage amazed many people, and if he dared to entrust the long-term management of territories like Chen Liu and Chen Guo to people like Yuan Shu, that is, he was ready to not be recovered.

Not only that, but based on Yuan Shu's character, once Cao Cao and Wang Yu fight to lose, this thing may do something outrageous - such as treating himself as a fisherman competing with sandpipers and mussels, and wanting to pick up a bargain or something.

In the middle of Chen Liu's position 1 and Cao Cao's territory, if Xiahou Yuan can't stop Zhang Liao, he will also retreat to this side, and Yuan Shu has a good chance to seize land and troops. Even if Cao Cao can clean him up, he will be afraid of the existence of Qingzhou, and he will not dare to do it, after a long time, it may not be what is going on.

But no matter what, Yuan Shu's participation played a great role in promoting the anti-Qingzhou League.

Sun Ce, who had previously refused to go north because of his resentment, also held a swearing-in ceremony in Jiangdong after receiving the summoning order issued by Yuan Shu on the day of his proclamation, and crossed the river in a big way the next day!

The location he chose to cross the river was precisely in the sad place where he suffered a crushing defeat that day -- Niu Zhu Alum. Before the army officially crossed the river, he cut off the waterway of the river with hundreds of large and small ships in the narrow part of the river, connected end to end, fixed by iron cables, and then began to cross the river upstream.

Although the Qingzhou Navy Division stationed in Jiangdu once heard the news, in front of the Hengjiang Iron Cable and the Jiangdong Army that was waiting for the battle, it was still unable to attack forcibly after all, so it had no choice but to leave. For a time, the Jiangdong Army also swept away the gloom of Niu Zhu's defeat, and the 50,000 army crossed the river and went north to join the Lei Bobu who attacked Diao'an.

This series of events from north to south, spanning thousands of miles, but it happened in just more than ten days, Sun Ce led the army to Hefei on the day, it was not even the fifteenth day of the first month, and the sudden change in the wind and clouds was so fast! It's so dizzying!

The previous knowledgeable people did not dare to continue to speculate on the evolution of the situation, because they could not see it completely clearly, no matter how they looked at it, they were only half-understood, and it was difficult to know what was going on in the fog.

On the surface, the anti-Qingzhou alliance supported by Yuan Shu and Sun Ce's armies has skyrocketed, and the situation seems to have reversed. But this series of changes came too quickly, too tacitly, and people have to wonder if there are other Mingtang among them.

Rather than jumping to conclusions and being slapped in the face afterwards by these black-bellied and treacherous princes, it is better to watch and see what the situation will turn out to be, and then summarize it afterwards and pretend to be prescient.

The ancients said that the bystanders are clear, but in fact, in such a military matter, the onlookers are far less clear than the people involved.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, after getting the news from Xuzhou, Wang Yu made the most incisive conclusion: "Yuan Shu is finished, and there is one month of life at most!" ”

"Where did you start with this?" Tai Shi Ci blinked, and Qin Feng, Fang Yue, and Hu Cai looked at each other, all of them were at a loss, but Zhao Yun and Guan Ping all showed thoughtful expressions.

Lu Qiling behaved very calmly, with an indifferent face, which was a little similar to Zhuge Liang's appearance of looking at the old god with his nose and mouth, but everyone knew that Zhuge Liang's appearance was in his chest, and this housewife just had nothing to do with herself.

Wang Yu sighed and explained, "Yuan Shu likes to be clever too much! He thought that if he was called the emperor, he would be able to command the heroes, and he would be able to take advantage of the army, but he didn't know that the emperor was the target of the public, giving people the name of plotting against him, and after sending troops, he would give people the opportunity to go up and down his hands, and his surroundings would become empty and ......"

Tai Shici's eyes widened: "You mean ......?"

"Cao Cao's army? Sun Ce's seizure of land? Zhao Yun was shocked, a vague thought suddenly became clear, and he blurted out without thinking.

"Yes, yes." Wang Yu nodded slowly.

Who are Cao Cao and Sun Ce, the founders of the two major regimes of the Three Kingdoms, how could they pin their hopes on Yuan Shu! Entrusted him with such a heavy task?

On the surface, it seems that Cao Cao and Yuan Shu have a tacit understanding, and Yuan Shu is called the emperor, and his appeal has increased greatly, and he has successfully ordered the old minister Sun Ce. But these appearances aside, it should be Cao and Sun who reached an understanding, and Cao Cao used Yuan Shu's territory to make up for Sun Ce's losses in Jingzhou and eliminate the previous concealment of information.

As for Cao Cao's benefits, it must be Liu Xun's 30,000 army. Wang Yu can't speculate on the specific process, but judging from Cao Cao's consistent style, it is nothing more than Huairou and those methods.

When Cao Cao was mixed with Yuan Shao, he did not dig people from Yuan Shao, such as Gou or Guo Jia in the literature, and Zhu Ling, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others in the martial arts. The three people who led the army, Liu Xun, Chen Lan, and Qiao Rui, as long as one of them thought that Yuan Shu had no future and was moved by Cao Cao, the 30,000 troops left by Chen would change banners.

"So, this guy is dying!" Wang Yu spread his hands and said, "On the day, Wenhe guessed that this was the case, but the specific process is not clear, and it is not easy to take countermeasures." Now I can see it, but there is still no way to stop it. ”

"You can write to Yuan Shu to remind him to be on guard." Guan Ping was surprised by the burial road.

"It's useless, if Yuan Shu can listen to people's advice, with his foundation! How did you get into such a field today? Wang Yu sighed slightly, his expression quickly turned to solemnity, and he said in a deep voice: "There is no way, now I can only try to make some remedies." Kong Ming, immediately repair the book and set the pottery, it's time to turn over the hole cards! ”

"Yes!" Zhuge Liang bowed down to answer the order, but he didn't ask what to write on the letter at all, and the relationship between the monarch and the minister was also full of tacit understanding.