However, it was said that Yuan Shu wanted to be the emperor for a long time, and when he dedicated the emperor to Hebei, he gathered people to discuss.

Due to the persuasion of the lord Bo Yanxiang, although Yuan Shu was angry, he heard that Sun Ce had defeated Liu Xuan and occupied Jiangdong, so he had to put the topic on hold for the time being.

Not long after, Zhang Xiao, a native of Hanoi, divined a hexagram for him, saying that he had a ninety-five life, so he used this as a reason to gather people to discuss the matter of becoming emperor.

Lord Bo Yanxiang objected again, and Yuan Shu was furious: "The hexagram is clearly indicated, and there is a jade seal of the country, if you are not the king, it will go against the way of heaven." I have made up my mind, and those who speak again will not be spared. "No one dared to speak.

Yuan Shu in the second year of Jian'an (197) in Shouchun officially proclaimed the emperor, built the name Zhong, set up Feng Fangnu as the queen, son as the prince of the East Palace, Guangzhi courtiers, by the dragon and phoenix, respectively in the south of the city and north of the city to build the emperor to worship the altar used by the emperor.

Yuan Shu heard that the envoy sent to Xuzhou to urge Lu Bu's daughter to be the crown princess of the East Palace was killed, and Lu Bu sent Han Yin to Xu Du to be beheaded by Cao Cao, and in anger, he ordered the general Zhang Xun to be in the center as the first way to take Xuzhou from the big path; On the second road, the bridge will be on the left, and Xiaopei will be taken; On the third road, Chen Ji will be on the right and take Yidu; The deputy general of the fourth road, Lei Bo, is on the left and takes Langya; Chen Lan, the deputy general of the fifth road, is on the right and takes the stone; The sixth road descended to the left, Han Xian, took Pi; The seventh road descended to the right, Yang Feng, took Junshan, and the generals and subordinates of the generals and horses were on the line.

Yuan Shu personally led an army of 30,000, ordered Li Feng, Liang Gang, and Le to be the envoys, and ordered Yanzhou Assassin Shi Jinshang to be the captain to supervise the transportation of seven roads of money and grain.

Jin Shangzi Yuan Xiu, Jingzhao people, and the same county Wei Duan Wei Xiufu, the fifth tour of the fifth Wen Xiu are famous, called the three rest, the Eastern Han Dynasty was appointed to the Yanzhou Assassin History.

Cao Cao's soldiers came to Yanzhou, and Jin Shang was broken by Cao Cao, and he fled and almost perished.

Later, Jin Shangnan relied on Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu claimed to be the emperor and wanted to take Jin Shang as the captain to supervise the transportation of money and grain.

Jin Shang believed that he was appointed by the emperor of the Han Dynasty, while Yuan Shu claimed that the emperor was self-reliant, rebelled against the imperial court, and was not subject to the title.

Yuan Shu was furious, beheaded him, and reappointed Ji Ling as the envoy to save the capital, attacking Xuzhou in seven ways and attacking Lü Bu.

Lu Bu only had 3,000 troops and 400 war horses at that time, and when he heard that the soldiers and horses from the seven roads were coming, he was worried that he would not be able to resist it, so he said to Chen Qi: "Now that Yuan Shu's troops are recruited, it is all because your father and son persuaded me to refuse to marry, and Han Yin was beheaded to Xu Du, what do you think should be done?" ”

Chen Qi said: "I only know that the general is brave and invincible, but I don't know that the general is as timid as a mouse." In my opinion, the Seven Route Soldiers of Yuan Shu are like seven piles of rotten grass, they are rabble, they don't believe in each other, and they can win by surprise. I have a plan, not only to protect Xuzhou, but also to capture Yuanshu. ”

Lu Bu said: "If there is a plan to defeat the enemy, then forgive your father and son for their previous sins." ”

Only then did Chen Jue say his plan to retreat from the enemy.

Lu Bu followed the plan, and sent a letter to Xu Du on the one hand, asking Cao Cao for help; On the one hand, he sent someone to Yuzhou to connect Liu Bei as an external response; On the one hand, he sent a letter to Han Xian and Yang Feng to carry out a discord.

Lu Bu wrote to Han Xian and Yang Feng respectively: "The two generals have the merit of saving the driver, and I have the labor to kill Dong Zhuo with my own hands, and together I will establish a fame, which will leave a name in history." Now that Yuan Shu has established himself as emperor and rebelled against the imperial court, he should fight together. You rebelled against the imperial court according to Yuan Shu and came to attack Xuzhou, not only burying the merits, but also leaving a rebellious reputation. If you can join forces with me to defeat Yuan Shu and eliminate the traitors, you can establish a meritorious career, and the opportunity must not be lost. At the same time, he promised to give money and food to the general after defeating Yuan.

Han Xian and Yang Feng were very happy and agreed to act as an internal response to attack Yuan Shu together.

However, it is said that Cao Cao repelled Zhang Xiu and returned to Xudu, thought of Dianwei, set up a memorial service, named his son Dianman as Zhonglang, adopted him in the house, comforted the fallen soldiers, and soothed the pain of losing his son and nephew.

At this time, it was reported that Lu Bu sent a letter asking for help, and Cao Cao wanted to send troops and horses to rescue.

Xun Yu said: "Yuan Shujian is known as the emperor, extravagant and lascivious, extravagant, and betrayed his relatives. Sun Ce is based in Jiangdong, and his power is getting stronger, but he can fake the edict of the Son of Heaven and contain it later; to Liu Bei, attacking Yuan Shu halfway and cutting off his back road; The Ming prince led the army, chose a day to discuss, and used the strategy of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao', and Yuan's technique could be broken. ”

Cao Cao sent envoys to Jiangdong to announce the edict, to inform Liu Bei in Yuzhou, and to Xuzhou to write back to Lu Bu, saying that the plan of 'encircling Wei to save Zhao' would be adopted, and the troops would rescue Xuzhou immediately.

It is said that Sun Ce heard that Yuan Shujian was known as the emperor, and he had been dissuaded many times and did not listen, so he broke away from Yuan Shu in Jiangdong and became independent, and drove away Yuan Yin, the Taishou of Danyang, appointed by Yuan Shu.

After Wu Jing and Sun Ben received Sun Ce's letter of self-reliance, they abandoned Yuan Shu and joined Sun Ce, causing Yuan Shu to lose large areas of land such as Guangling and Jiangdong, and his strength suffered a great setback.

Now that the edict is coming, he ordered the army to contain Yuan Shu, and Sun Ce gathered the crowd to discuss.

Changshi Zhang Zhao said: "Although Yuan Shu's army is a rabble and does not believe in each other, it must not be underestimated. It is better to write to Cao Cao and persuade him to march south, our army will respond to the rear, and Yuan Shu will be defeated. In case of loss, they can also rescue each other. ”

Sun Ce followed his words, and on the one hand, he sent an envoy to Xu Du to write to Cao Cao to explain his intentions; While reorganizing the troops and horses, they were ready to march.

Besides, Lu Bu learned that Han Xian and Yang Fengyuan were the internal responses, and relieved Yuan Shu's worries about attacking Xiapi and Junshan on the 6th and 7th routes, and concentrated his forces to meet Zhang Xun's army all the way.

Han Xian and Yang Feng joined forces and captured alive Qiaorui, who captured Xiaopei in the second way, and Zhang Xun and others who attacked and captured Xiapi.

Yuan Shu's seven-way soldiers and horses lost four routes, and the rest scattered and fled, with countless casualties, many fell into the water and drowned, and almost the entire army was wiped out.

Lu Bu won a complete victory, leaving Han Xian and Yang Feng to stay in Yidu and Langya respectively, and led the army to pursue Yuan Shu to Jianghuai, and returned with a smile in the north of the shore.

It is said that Liu Bei received a letter from Lu Bu asking for help in Yuzhou, intending to raise troops.

Zhang Fei shouted: "Lu Bu seized Xuzhou and hurt his eldest brother many times, but now he went to save it, wouldn't it be better to forget the pain of the scars." ”

Liu Bei was hesitating, and Cao Cao's envoy arrived, asking Liu Bei to intercept and kill Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei said: "Meng De and the Son of Heaven Wei Han Room, his order is an edict, how can you sit idly by?" ”

Mi Zhu said: "It can make Guan Gong lurk on the way, wait for the two armies to fight, and then see the opportunity to go." ”

Liu Bei followed his words and ordered Guan Yu to ambush the mountain and wait for the attack.

Guan Yu saw that Yuan Shu was defeated and fled by Lu Bu, so he took the opportunity to intercept and kill for a while, forcing Yuan Shu to flee to Huainan.

Lu Bu met Guan Yu and expressed his gratitude.

Guan Yu said goodbye and returned to see Liu Bei.

Although Liu Bei was happy and worried: "Lu Bu asked for help, Meng De ordered to help, Yuan Shu's army was defeated and I sent troops, Cao Cao must be blamed." ”

Mi Zhu said; "I heard that Lu Bu ordered Han Xian and Yang Feng to guard Yidu and Langya. These two were the old part of the Yellow Turban, and they were chased and killed by Cao Gong and fled. If a 'Hongmen Banquet' is set up to lure the two to Cao Gong, they will be happy. ”

Liu Bei repaired two letters according to the plan and said: "The two generals protected the Son of Heaven all the way east, and they are the heroes of my Liu clan. The second general was specially invited to the mansion to set up a banquet to express gratitude and discuss the plan to assist the Han family. I am waiting for the couch today, and I hope to enjoy the light. ”

Han Xian and Yang Feng were overjoyed when they received Liu Bei's invitation and arrived as promised.

Liu Bei greeted him warmly and sat down hand in hand.

During the banquet, Liu Bei threw the lamp as the number, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei went out to capture the two.

Yang Feng shouted: "You and I have no enmity, why do you harm each other? ”

Liu Bei said: "Obeying the yellow scarf, I want to overthrow the Han family; is called Escort, and he really wants to usurp the Han Society; The emperor's nephew went to Luoyang, but he left to make a comeback and rebel against the imperial court; Yuan Shu was called the emperor, and Gan was the eagle's claw, and he stood against the royal family. Anti-Han and usurper Han, they are all enemies of the Liu family, how can they say that there is no hatred? Now capture Er and others, dedicated to Mengde, and let it be punished. ”

Han Xian distinguished: "To protect the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, there is no merit and hard work. Cao Gong escorted Luoyang, and I waited for Ben Daliang to defend outside, and I was even rewarded and treated. Yuan Shu should be broken in this work, and even if Cao Gong does not add a reward, at least he will not cause harm. I don't know why Xuande just harmed us? When I saw Cao Gong, I could tell him face to face. ”

Liu Bei was reminded by a word, and thought: If the two of them see Cao Cao, they will show their feelings in person. When Cao Cao is employing people, he is looking for talents everywhere, if he gets two people, he may not be willing to kill, and if he is pardoned, he will hate me, and he will have many enemies. It's better not to do one thing, and then not to stop and eradicate the troubles.

Liu Bei thought about this, so he asked the two to be pushed out and beheaded, their heads were loaded into a wooden box, and the bodies were transported to the field for burial.

Let's say that Yuan Shu is the emperor, extravagant and lascivious, profligate, hundreds of wives and concubines in the harem, all wearing Luo Qili clothes, and exquisite food is everything.

This year coincided with a great drought and famine, but the soldiers in the army were suffering from hunger and cold.

Under the rule of corruption, the people in the Jianghuai region were struggling to make a living, many places were cut off from people, and there was even a phenomenon of cannibalism in the midst of famine.

Yuan Shu attacked Lü Bu and returned to Huainan after defeat, passing through Peiguo, and asked Pei Xiang Shu Shao for 100,000 Hu military rations stored in Pei.

Shu Shao's character Zhongying, Chen Liuren, and his brother Shu Boying were both famous scholars in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and they had killed people because of Boying's revenge. After the incident, the brothers fought to the death, and were later exempted from punishment, quite a "righteous" name, and was later appointed by Yuan Shu as Peixiang.

Yuan Shu begged for military rations, but Shu Shao said: "There is a famine in the world, and the people cannibalize each other, and all the military rations are given to the hungry people." ”

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard this, and wanted to behead him.

Shu Shao said: "I knew that I would die, so I did it." He was willing to put his own life to save the people from fire and water. ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he was moved, and took his hand and said, "Zhong Ying, you only want to enjoy the world's fame for yourself, but you don't want to share it with me." ”

Although Yuan Shu did not kill Shu Shao, he said: "Today's army is newly defeated, and the army is short of food and grass, how to solve the difficulty?" ”

Shu Shao said: "Jiangdong is rich, so you can go and ask Sun Ce for a loan." ”

Yuan Shu turned his worries into joy, and on the one hand, he sent people to Jiangdong to borrow grain and troops from Sun Ce to take revenge, and on the other hand, he reorganized the army and horses, intending to enter the army and plunder the grain and grass.

The envoy sent by Yuan Shu met with Sun Ce and explained his intention.

Sun Ce was furious: "Yuan Shu relied on my jade seal, built the title of emperor, turned his back on the Han family, and rebelled!" I am about to raise an army to ask for guilt, how can I fund the traitors? "Immediately rejected the envoy, while ordering troops to defend the mouth of the river to prevent Yuan Shu from attacking; On the one hand, he wrote to Cao Cao, saying that Yuan Shu's army lacked food and could take advantage of the weakness to attack.

Cao Cao got Sun Ce's book, and heard that Yuan Shu plundered Chen Liu, on the one hand, he sent Yilang Wang Xiao to Jiangdong to inform Sun Ce, and on the other hand, he met Liu Bei and Lu Bu, and then left Cao Ren to guard Xudu, and sent Cao Hong to lead the army to the south to defend Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu, personally led 170,000 horse infantry troops, more than 1,000 carts of grain and baggage, and raised troops to recruit Yuan Shu.