Gongsun Zhan's ambition was shattered by Yuan Shao's battle in Jumashui. Although he led the remnants of the army to surrender the Yijing high-rise fortress, and at the night banquet, he threw Liu Ying, the king of Lecheng, out of the building and fell to his death, but he did not give up resistance and gave up on himself, but soon sent envoys everywhere to seek an alliance.

The envoys set off in two groups, one to the north, to the counties of Youzhou, as well as outside the Saiwai, to urge the counties to organize a large army, and with him to attack Yuan Shao back and forth, including the messenger who rushed to Chang'an, detoured to Shanggu County and Dai County, and rushed to Chang'an from Yanmen, Taiyuan, and Hedong, asking to see the general Lu Bu, urging him to abide by the oath of the year and send troops to help.

The other group went down the river, bypassed Bohai County after going to sea, and then went up the river from the big river, and sent them to Qingzhou Mu Kongrong, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, Dongjun Taishou Cao Cao, Hanoi Huaxiong, Yuzhou Mu Yuan Shu, Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao, as well as Liu Bei and Ying Shao, it can be said that in addition to Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, he did not send messengers, other princes, he sent messengers to.

Living in a tall building and casting a wide net, this is Gongsun Zhan's current wishful thinking, as for whether he can catch a few big fish in the end, he has no bottom in his heart.

Accompanying the messenger to everywhere is the news of the death of Liu Yi, the king of Lecheng, but there are various theories, including many "truths" about Gongsun Zhan.

After the New Year, Yuzhou Mu Yuanshu finally recovered from the incomparable depression, and lost a Lu County to Taishan Tai Shou Ying Shao, in exchange for the messenger of Ying Shao to ask for peace; lost a Yingchuan to Liu Bei, and also received Liu Bei's sincere apology, which somewhat relieved him.

and easily dealt with Liu Chong, the king of the Xiang, and accepted the strong bow and crossbow army under his account that could fight well, which made Yuan Shu very happy for a while; And the death of Captain Sun Jian, instead of feeling sad, he felt relieved.

It's not just him. Even the generals under the account can see Sun Jian's ambition, and if Sun Jian is not removed at this time, sooner or later, the entire Yangzhou will change its surname to Sun.

Just because these few major things that had been bothering him were resolved, Yuan Shu's mood had always been very good, and when he learned that Gongsun Zhan's envoy had arrived, he generously met him in person.

In the huge conference hall, Yuan Shu was sitting tall and accompanying him. Only the long history Yang Hong, the master Bo Li Feng, the two have now become his left arm and right arm, and they must not leave the left and right.

The messenger visited him and presented a handwritten letter from Gongsun Zhan. Just sit quietly on the sidelines, looking at your nose. Nasal contemplation of the heart. It's very honest.

After Yuan Shu finished reading it, he laughed a few times, handed the letter to Yang Hong, the chief historian who bowed down, and asked: "Gongsun envoy Jun retreated to Yijing, away from the counties of Youzhou, is he ready to be trapped and waiting for help?" ”

The Courier apparently had a plan for these problems. He bowed slightly, and replied respectfully: "The lord has been running Yijing for many years, and this place is easy to defend and difficult to attack, so there are thousands of troops and horses. It is also difficult to break, as soon as reinforcements arrive, the front and rear flanks can break the enemy. ”

"Oh, in this way, Gongsun Envoy Jun is full of confidence in sticking to Yijing."

"Yes!"

The messenger replied crisply, and when Yuan Shu listened, he fell silent on the main seat.

It seemed out of place for him to discuss this issue, nor was it his interest.

Gongsun Zhan is confident in sticking to Yi Jing, and Yuan Shu can still see it, but whenever there is a trace of the battlefield situation, no matter who it is, they will definitely not be so self-enclosed in a corner and trapped in one place, no matter how easy it is to defend and how strong it is.

Blind defense, in fact, also means that they are in a situation of being completely passively beaten, and they are not yet able to fight back, as for foreign aid, whether there will be or not, it is entirely up to outsiders.

On this issue, how to question the messenger, there is no point, Yuan Shu was silent for a moment, and then asked, "Is King Lecheng okay?" ”

The messenger was stunned for a moment, stood up, and replied respectfully: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has ...... your ."

"Huh?!" Yuan Shu pretended to be like he had heard the news for the first time, and exclaimed, "King Le Cheng, what's the matter?" ”

In fact, Yuan Shu had long heard many rumors about the death of King Le Cheng, and he was well versed in this samadhi, and was sure that Gongsun Chan would definitely not be able to escape from the death of King Le Cheng, and it was more likely that Gongsun Chan personally poisoned him.

However, in front of the messenger, when he should pretend, he still has to pretend, otherwise, it will not look good on the face.

The messenger still respectfully held his hand and replied: "The lord invited the king to drink together, and they were all drunk. ”

When the messenger said this, Yuan Shu restored the scene in his mind: Gongsun Chan returned from a defeat in the rejection of Ma Shui, his heart was depressed, and he poured his sorrows with wine, and at the banquet, he didn't know that King Le Cheng's words disobeyed Gongsun Zhan, and he was dragged by him, dragged to the side of the Star Picking Building, and threw him out of the building.

What Yuan Shu didn't know was that his guess was not much different from the scene of that day.

At this time, what he was most interested in was how Gongsun Chan would deal with himself and be trapped in Yi Jing, would he take his own time as the king and replace him?

In other words, will Gongsun Chan claim to be the king himself?

It's just that he didn't want to ask directly.

However, this thought was like a spark, completely igniting a thought that had been dormant in his heart for a long time, and it could no longer be suppressed.

At the beginning, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, died in the chaos outside Chang'an City, and Lu Bu was in Taiyuan, supporting King Hongnong, who had already been buried in the fire, as the emperor, and the world was shocked, and they all remained suspicious.

Later, Yizhou Mu Liu Yan was the first to set himself up as the king of Shu, and when the news came, the princes from all over the country chose to support or stand on their own in order to declare the orthodoxy of their status, so that the eight kings of the world stood side by side and did not agree with each other.

Now, just over a year has passed, there have been "Qi King" Liu Dai, "Lecheng King" Liu Yi died, and the eight kings have gone to the second, if you add Liu Pet, the king of Xiang, the number can be more, it can be said that it rises fast and dies faster.

Yuan Shu knew his own affairs, he supported Liu Cong, the king of Huai, that was just pulling a tiger skin as a banner, Yu and Yang, thousands of soldiers, all respected him as the master, not Liu Cong, the king of Huai.

Other situations, including Liu Zhong, the "King of Ganling" supported by his brother Yuan Shao, Liu Rong, the "Lang Evil King" supported by Tao Qian of Xuzhou and Kong Rong of Qingzhou, and Liu Bian, the King of Hongnong of the Han Emperor supported by Lu Bu, the general of the chariot and cavalry, are actually like this, and those who really have both status and real power are those who stand on their own, not to mention the "King of Qi" Liu Dai, who has died, it is the "King of Shu" Liu Yan, and the "King of Xiangyang" Liu Biao.

The idea that was ignited in Yuan Shu's heart was to replace Liu Cong, the "King of Huai", and establish himself as the king, no, but to ascend the throne as the emperor.

He has had this idea for a long time, but before, he was just in the dead of night, self-deprecating reverie, after getting the heirloom jade seal from Sun Jian, his idea can no longer linger, not only that, but he is still secretly preparing for this.

Now, Gongsun Zhan brazenly killed Liu Yi, the king of Lecheng, which is of great significance, just like when Liu Yan was the first king, setting a precedent in the world and attracting countless ambitious people to follow suit.

This time, will the world once again set off a trend of self-reliance as kings or even self-established emperors?

Yuan Shu's mind drifted far away, and the eagerness in his heart was like facing a charming beauty, burning his mouth dry and his heart itching.

"Lord, lord!"

Two calls pulled him back to reality, Yuan Shu stared at the messenger with a blank face, and when he saw that the messenger was looking over expectantly, he couldn't help frowning, he didn't even hear what the messenger said clearly.

Seeing this situation, he knew that his lord was distracted again, so he coughed lightly and replied with a smile: "The reinforcements are important, don't rush to decide, come here, send the distinguished guests down to rest." ”

When the messenger followed the person out of the chamber, Yang Hong bowed down and repeated to Yuan Shu what the messenger said, it was Gongsun Zan who invited Yuan Shu to send troops to take Jizhou.

Yuan Shu hahadaxiao, his right hand kept patting the desk, as if he had heard the funniest thing in the world, and after half a ring, he pointed at Yang Hong, laughing so hard that he was about to kick out of breath, and said intermittently: "This, Gongsun Zhan, it's really, the illness is urgent, the illness is urgent, haha, hahaha......"

The so-called Gongsun Zhan was sick and rushed to the doctor, and it was precisely to ask for reinforcements to come to Yuzhou.

Let's not talk about the brotherly relationship between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, everyone in the world knows that Yuan Shu has always been dissatisfied with his brother Yuan Shao, that is, between Yuzhou and Jizhou, they are not adjacent, and if you want to send reinforcements, you need to cross Yanzhou, or Henan Yin and Hanoi County, to which the Sili School Captain Department belongs.

Taking 10,000 steps back, even if Gongsun Chan can convince Cao Cao, the Taishou of Dongjun, or Liu Bei, who is entrenched in Chen Liu, and Yingchuan, or Lu Bu, the general of the chariot cavalry stationed in Hanoi County, can let the reinforcements sent by Yuan Shu go to attack Jizhou, the question is, Yuan Shu Weishenme wants to send reinforcements? What's in it for him?

With this question alone, Yuan Shu had enough reasons to refuse Gongsun Zhan's request.

Changshi Yang Hong and the main Bo Li Feng also accompanied Hahadaxiao, and obviously felt ridiculous and ridiculous about Gongsun Zhan's move.

After the three of them finished laughing, the lord Bo Li Feng speculated: "Lord, Gongsun Zhan may not really want to ask the lord to send troops, maybe after the lord refuses, he will make a second-class request, such as ......"

Just when Li Feng was groaning, Changshi Yang Hong hurriedly replied: "For example, grain and grass, send an envoy to Jizhou to persuade peace?" ”

Li Feng nodded, signaling to Yang Hong that what he said was exactly what he thought.

Yuan Shu said "um", and said in a deep voice: "In this way, I am afraid that most of them will be so, alas, if Gongsun Zhan really has such a request, give him some alms, that is." Well, now it's spring, and I'm going to invite King Huai to go out on a safari together, what do you think? (To be continued......)