After the princes learned of the situation of the annexation of the state, they reacted one after another.

The first to express sincerity was Liu Zhang from Yizhou.

At this time, Liu Zhang had completely controlled Yizhou, and in order for himself to be the emperor of the soil in Yizhou, he took the initiative to show favor to the Cao Group.

When he heard that Cao Ang led his army to the north and collected grain for disaster relief from all the princes, he immediately ordered people to transfer grain and grass that could supply 100,000 troops for half a year, and sent people to Luoyang with great fanfare.

With Liu Zhang taking the lead, although the others were reluctant, they still donated a lot of food.

Liu Biao of Jingzhou, on the grounds that he was still at war with Sun Ce, only transferred 50,000 horses and half a year's worth of grain and sent it to Luoyang.

And Sun Jian was fighting on two sides at this time, so he only gave 30,000 horses half a year's grain and grass.

As for Tao Qian in Xuzhou, he is the same as Liu Zhang.

Cao Cao couldn't help but smile after seeing the grain and grass sent by the princes from all walks of life one after another.

"This Liu Zhang, desperately showing goodwill, is afraid that I will put his two elder brothers back and compete with him for the position of the lord of Yizhou."

"However, since he is so obedient, then I naturally won't take the initiative to find those troubles."

Cao Cao made up his mind that he would not make a move from Liu Zhang for the time being.

Tao Qian also gave a lot of grain and grass, and Cao Cao was also very satisfied.

It was this Liu Biao and Sun Jian that made Cao Cao very unhappy.

Jingzhou is rich, that is a well-known thing in the world, although you Liu Biao has suffered several defeats in a row, but at those times, the biggest loss was the troops and baggage, and the grain and grass did not lose much.

As a result, now, on the grounds that they are fighting, they only give Liu Zhang and Tao Qian half of them.

Sun Jian was even more hateful, only giving Liu Zhang less than one-third.

However, after all, everyone had already given food, so Cao Cao naturally couldn't pick any more, so he set his sights on the major wealthy families.

Those wealthy families who have people who are officials in the DPRK and the central government naturally have to take the lead, and they take the lead in carrying out grain donation activities.

When the people of other prefectures and counties under the rule of the imperial court heard that Bingzhou had been invaded by barbarians, they spontaneously organized fundraising activities to help the people of Bingzhou.

The only one who didn't react was Xiliang.

At this time, in Liangzhou, the war was in full swing, not to mention that the two people in Xiliang had already fallen out with the Cao Group, and they would definitely not give food.

There is another person who is not happy, and that is Sun Jian.

Sun Jian, under the cooperation of Wei Xu and Song Xian, attacked Moling County.

Although Lu Bu was caught off guard, he still relied on his strong martial arts to escape from Moling County and go to Danyang County.

Gong Xun, who was stationed in Danyang County, looked at Lu Bu's embarrassed appearance of escaping back, and knew that the general trend had gone, and they could only give up the territory of Danyang County.

So, Lu Bu and Gong Xun led the army, withdrew from Danyang County, and returned to Xuzhou.

After Sun Jian recovered Danyang County, he asked for money in various places, plus the 30,000 soldiers who were allocated half a year's grain and grass, which caused his pockets to be empty.

So Sun Jian began to visit the wealthy families one by one to ask for their support.

It's just that this kind of thing is not easy to do, those wealthy families, many people are unwilling to give Sun Jian face, or look at the face of the Zhou family behind Zhou Yu, and some families will see Sun Jian.

This made Sun Jian angry to death: "These old stubborn, don't they know that Lao Tzu has soldiers in his hands?" provoked Lao Tzu, Lao Tzu gave these wealthy families all to them! ”

When Zhou Yu heard this, his face was slightly embarrassed.

Sun Jian realized that what he said was inappropriate, so he hurriedly changed his words and explained: "I just said it casually and complained, don't take it to heart." ”

When Zhou Yu heard this, he shook his head helplessly: "Lord, now that you have received all the four counties of Jiangdong, the next thing you have to do is to consolidate your power." ”

"These local wealthy families still have to have a good relationship, they are young, their words have no weight, and their father is unwilling to get involved in these things."

"Therefore, in my opinion, I can only ask Mr. Zhang Zhao to come forward and negotiate with these wealthy families."

After Sun Jian heard Zhou Yu's suggestion, he couldn't help but clap his hands and said, "That's right, how did I forget Zibu!" ”

After thinking of Zhang Zhao, Sun Jian immediately contacted the other party, and then began to engage in the second round of confrontation with those wealthy families.

At the same time, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, who were far away in Liaodong, had also separated at this time.

Gongsun Chan and Gongsun Kang, after all, are from the same Gongsun family, so the relationship between the two of them is closer.

However, after the first battle of Wei County in Jizhou, Gongsun Zhan was almost alone, and naturally he had no strength to compete for the world.

And Yuan Shao still retains a lot of vital power, so this Liaodong County is controlled by Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Zhan and Gongsun Kang led the army to Xuansu County.

The original Gongsun Chan wanted to take advantage of Yuan Shao's serious illness to control his forces.

However, Yuan Shao's three sons are not very busy with fuel-efficient lamps.

Yuan Shao's power was divided into three, the eldest son Yuan Tan occupied the Xiangping generation, the second son Yuan Xi occupied the Xi'an Ping generation, and the three-character Yuan Shang occupied the Pingguo generation.

Although the three of them temporarily present a three-legged situation, no one is convinced.

Right now, Yuan Shao's three sons and Gongsun Zan have all received the news that Bingzhou was invaded by barbarians.

Yuan Tan, on his side, was disdainful of the edict of the Son of Heaven: "What edict of the Son of Heaven is not a trick made by the father and son of the Cao family, who want to scavenge a sum from the princes from all walks of life." ”

The strategists felt that what Yuan Tan said was reasonable, and coupled with the fact that they had a bad relationship with the Cao Group, it was naturally impossible to support the grain and grass.

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang's side are also similar to Yuan Tan's side, they all think that everyone is making trouble like this, so is it necessary to do this?

Therefore, they all disdain this edict of the Son of Heaven.

And Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Kang, who were far away in Xuansu County, had not looked very good after learning the news that the grassland barbarians had begun to plot against the state.

After all, the Gongsun family has always been the main force against the grassland barbarians, and the two of them are also deeply hostile to the grassland barbarians.

Especially in the grassland barbarians, Gongsun Zhan, who brushed out the title of General White Horse, was even more disdainful of those grassland barbarians.

"This Ding Yuan is really a waste, he was beaten and retreated by those barbarians on the grassland, and he still needs to think of Cao Ang for help, it's a shame!" (End of chapter)