Chapter 246: Time also, life also

Previously, Liu Bei occupied Xuzhou, and Lu Su also offered him several countermeasures, but because Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were not controlled at that time, Liu Bei was finally expelled from Xuzhou and exiled.

At this time, Lu Su offered three more strategies, two of which were still uncontrollable, looking at Zhang Feile's expression, Long Xiang's face was solemn.

Lu Su saw that Long Xiang was worried, so he was relieved: "Yunqi is worried that it can't be done? I have a lot of confidence, after all, the last strategy is easy, as long as Uncle Huang does not act rashly, he will not be caught off guard like Xuzhou."

"Yuan Shao lost the elite in Guandu, Hebei will inevitably be chaotic, and they will have no advantage in the face of Cao Cao, I am worried that the Jun will make trouble in Runan, and it will not affect Yuan Cao's dispute, and he will do useless work" Long Xiang was more pessimistic, and then began to analyze: "The situation in Runan is as complicated as hemp, originally Cao Cao did not have a firm control over the county, but now he can use the suppression of bandits as an excuse to quickly integrate the territory that he has not mastered, Yuan Shao's small means are like scratching his boots, saying that it is more serious and equivalent to the enemy, and this move will also make the Yuan family's forces completely clear out of Runan." Lu Su sighed: "It took nearly ten years for Yuan Shao to take Hebei, and the strong opponent was only Gongsun Zhan, and Cao Cao was in the hinterland of the Central Plains, and he had hardly stopped the expedition over the years, he not only firmly controlled the Son of Heaven in his hands, and eliminated Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu and other princes, in addition, the emperor's uncle was defeated, Zhang Xiu surrendered, Liu Biao was deeply trapped in civil strife and could not look north, Yuan Cao and his ability to make judgments were high, so he was helpless to use small means."

"There's something I don't understand." Long Xiang asked himself: "Hebei has the largest population, money and grain in the world, and its geographical location is more superior than that of the Central Plains, so can't Yuan Shao and Cao Cao spend it?" Why are you in such a hurry to find Cao Cao for a decisive battle? He can completely refuse to defend the Yellow River to raise an army, and when Cao Cao is at war with the southern princes, he will lead troops south to take advantage of his unpreparedness."

"Heh" Lu Su shook his head and explained: "First of all, the situation in Hebei is very different from Henan, the internal struggle has never stopped, Fu Zhu and Tian Feng had strongly persuaded the southern expedition before the official crossing, but Guo Tu and other manpower mainly attacked Cao, Yuan Shao in order to alleviate the internal contradictions, using war to transfer is the best way, in addition, Cao Cao can stand firm in the Central Plains, and it may not be beneficial to Hebei to consume it." Long Xiang nodded frequently when he heard this, and seeing that Lu Su had no follow-up after saying this, he hurriedly reminded: "Zijing is talking about before Guandu, and I am asking now."

"Now?" Lu Su sighed again: "Yuan Shao was defeated in Guandu, and now he has lost the initiative in the war, if he does not actively prepare for the war, he may be defeated faster."

"How?" Long Xiang scratched his head, his face full of doubts. I am listening to people praising Hebei's strong strength, isn't it invincible to go on with peace of mind?

He wanted to know Lu Su's high theory. Lu Su glanced at Zhang Fei, who was stunned next to him, and said meaningfully: "Before the Battle of Guandu last year, Cao Cao took the risk of fighting Xuzhou first, and he dared to go north for a decisive battle without worries. Zhang Fei saw that Long Xiang didn't speak, so he accosted Lu Su in response: "Cao thief is extremely cunning, and he will inevitably guard against Yuan Shao." ”

"Yes, yes." Lu Su nodded in affirmation, and then continued to analyze: "If Yuan Shao does not move, Cao Cao's main force must not move, but don't forget that Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the princes can be mobilized to attack each other with the imperial court edict, and Cao Cao's Cao Ren, Yu Ban and other generations are all good generals, these people can take the partial division out to fight, at that time, Yuan Shao will be blocked by Cao Cao and cannot expand southward, and Cao Cao can continue to expand his power, are you Yuan Shao, are you in a hurry?" ”

"Ahh Long Xiang swallowed his saliva, at this moment he had been persuaded by Lu Su, and he was reminiscing about the details in his heart.

Zhang Fei has no concept of strategy, but he has a deep feeling for Cao Cao's generals, last year he and Liu Bei guarded Xiaopei, that is, Cao Ren charged in front of the city, and later Liu Bei rebelled with Liu Pi in Runan, and was defeated by Cao Ren's partial division.

"Good general?" The more Zhang Fei thought about it, the more angry he became, he slapped it on the table, and shouted angrily: "When I go to Runan, I will definitely meet Cao Ren." ”

"If it weren't for Zi Jing's order, I would be like a frog watching the sky at the bottom of the well" Long Xiang shook his head bitterly, and added along with Lu Su's words: "As Zi Jing said, with Cao Cao's decisive character, I am afraid that Yuan Shao intends to stalemate, and Cao Cao will not let him get his wish."

"It seems that Yunqi understands" Lu Su was pleased to affirm, and said: "Yuan Shao is eager to fight again, it depends on Cao Cao's active attack or passive defense, but it is a pity that the Yuan family has four generations and three dukes, and he has turned his head to marry others.

"Time, fate, and luck." Long Xiang also felt sorry for Yuan Shao, but he didn't understand that the matter of welcoming Emperor Xian was more complicated.

Because today's son Liu Xie is not the emperor recognized by Yuan Shao. Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty, with the help of the powerful family, defeated Wang Mang to revive the Han family, and laid the tone of power for the Eastern Han Dynasty, that is, the Liu royal family and the powerful family shared benefits.

Because imperial power has a unique attribute, the emperor's abilities are also different, which often leads to problems in the inheritance of power.

Young emperors often have to use their relatives to stabilize their position, and when they want to seize power as adults, they can only use eunuchs to check and balance their relatives, but too much power of eunuchs will also threaten the imperial power, and even the abolition of the emperor, and the emperor will reuse his relatives to check and balance the eunuchs.

As a result, the three forces of the royal family, relatives, and eunuchs formed a spiral cycle with the passage of time, and the Shidafu group, which represented the powerful family, prospered for a long time because of the bets on both sides.

At the end of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao bet on his relatives He Jia, Yuan Shao, as a general of the general He Jin, helped him set up the emperor Liu Wei as the emperor, when the Son of Heaven was young, assisted by the Taifu Yuan Kui and Empress He.

In the end, the general He Jinzhong was killed by the eunuchs, Yuan Shao and others killed the eunuchs in the name of revenge, and successfully let the Shidafu group replace the relatives and eunuchs, becoming the biggest beneficiary of the alternation of power in the late Han Dynasty.

It's a pity that at the critical moment, the generals trained by the Shidafu group turned against the water, and Dong Zhuo's ambitions swelled after entering Beijing, and after controlling the imperial court, he abolished the young emperor Liu Wei and renamed Liu Xie, the prince adopted by the Empress Dowager Dong, as the emperor.

Liu Xie's biological mother was Wang Meiren, who was poisoned by Liu Wei's biological mother, Empress He, and the forces behind the two were in an antagonistic relationship, so Yuan Shao could not recognize Liu Xie's identity as emperor.

Although Yuan Shao is not a hero, he is not an idiot and a mediocre talent, he is not unable to see the benefits of coercing the Son of Heaven, otherwise he would not have the idea of supporting Youzhou Mu Liu Yu as the emperor after the setback of Dong.

Yuan Shao, as the leader of the Shidafu group, needs to support a puppet to be the emperor, but he can't be Liu Xie, who was picked out by the betrayer.

At the beginning, Liu Xiedong went out of Chang'an, and the princes were the strongest in Hebei Yuan Shao, but Liu Xie was unwilling to attach to Yuan Shao in his heart, and Yuan Shao was also unwilling to welcome Liu Xie because of Dong Zhuo, so he finally let Cao Cao pick up the leak.