Chapter 156: Yuan Shu Becomes Emperor
In the second year of Jian'an, that is, in 197 AD, the princes of all parties were also stable for several years, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were busy building the eastern capital Luoyang, and the other was stepping up time to arm himself, and Liu Bei was also happy in Xiaopei's life, after all, it had just passed a Spring Festival.
Liu Biao also withdrew to Jingzhou, gave up the strategic pit with Yuan Shu, in the past few years, it was not Chengfeng who gained fame and fortune, nor these princes, but Yuan Shu, who had not been favored before, and now he occupied part of Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou, the first prince in the real sense, rich in products, vast land and many people, ranking millions of people, coercing any prince in the same period, even Chengfeng has to admit that the power of the family is still too terrifying!
Xiahou Yuan's prestige in Chang'an was spread all over the world, and then he took the opportunity to attack the remnants of Han Sui and others, and occupied Chang'an for Cao Cao.
Yuan Shu once again took out the heirloom jade seal, and he had forgotten that this was the first time he had seen this charming treasure! Since Sun Jian offered the jade seal, the thought in Yuan Shu's heart has lingered, and now his own power can be said to be the first, and the emperor's mind is becoming more and more unbearable!
"My lord! Shouchun appears auspicious, it is said that there is a unicorn display, there are colorful auspicious lights on the street, and the chicks turn into phoenixes! Yan Xiang opened his mouth and said, the generals in this group of people all hope that Yuan Shu will be the emperor, and Wenchen also has this thought, only a few old people think that this is inappropriate, but they have little right to speak!
"Oh! It seems that this is a heavenly arrangement! Yuan Shu said with a smile, this Yan Xiang is so good, he can think about himself anytime and anywhere, and arrange some impossible things reasonably!
"In addition, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and all the people have a table to present it, and respectfully invite the lord to ascend to the throne, this is what the people want!" Ji Ling opened his mouth and said, this matter is also something that this group of people can't understand, why do the people recognize Yuan Shu so much, in fact, this is all Cheng Feng's handiwork, due to the lack of his own generals, he can no longer attack the city, so he has to do underground activities, using the power of gangs such as the beggar gang and the Qing Gang, to send a large number of displaced people into Yuan Shu's territory, and then there is a request for life, which creates the illusion that the people want it!
"Those who represent Han should be Tu Gaoye! The lord must not hesitate, the so-called heaven will have trouble if you don't take it, this is God's mercy! "Chen Jidao, as long as Yuan Shu ascends the throne, his group of people will be the ministers of the dragon, and the status and meaning will be different!
"No! Never! Yang Hong said, "In the past, King Wen of Zhou occupied two-thirds of the world, and the hearts of the people belonged to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and he still respected the king of Zhou. ”
"The legend of King Wen of Zhou is good, not because there is a thief's heart and no thief's courage, I Yuan Shu, the eldest son of the third prince of the fourth world, the protégé and the old officials are all over the world, holding millions of soldiers, what does the stability and rule of the Han have to do with the Liu family? It's not all our family presiding, now is a good time for my Yuan family to be a dragon, how can I miss it because of fame! Yuan Shu was furious, but he didn't expect this Yang Hong to suddenly object
"The lord is angry, I want to persuade the lord why not wait a few more years, and wait until we are more prosperous before ascending the throne!" Yang Hong hurriedly said, and at the same time felt a little uneasy in his heart, uncle, last time you Yan Xiang dissuaded it, it was nothing, and you can still get a good reputation, why can't I pinch it this time!
"It's taboo to be undecided!" Yuan Shu glared at Yang Hongdao, "Don't show your existence at all times, now is the trend of the times, if I don't become the emperor, then I will lose the support of the people and cause the army to lose morale, so how can I fight for dominance in the world!" ”
"The lord is wise!" Yang Hong hurriedly said, don't say anything else, he, the lord, is so happy and self-serving, but he is a good hand, of course, their Yuan family is this character!
Seeing that no one objected, Yuan Shu was overjoyed, Ji Ling and Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Chen Ji and others chose a good day, and after sacrificing to the emperor and queen of heaven, Yuan Shu ascended the throne in Shouchun and called the emperor, built the name Zhongyuan, and took Jiujiang Taishou as Huainan Yin, placed the ministers and hundreds of officials, and worshiped heaven and earth in the suburbs! Ordered Ji Ling to be the governor of the capital, the governor of all the soldiers and horses in the country, Zhang Xun as the general, the commander of the soldiers and horses in the south of Runan, Cao Cao in the north, and Liu Biao in the west! Qiao Rui is a hussar general, leading the troops to guard half of Xuzhou, and suppressing Liu Bei and Lu Bu!
"Haha! Yuan Shu is the emperor! Haha" After Sun Jian got the news, he laughed heartily, although Yuan Shu also sent someone to give Sun Jian an official position, but as soon as the messenger arrived, Sun Jian cut down the sacrificial flag!
"If heaven wants to make a man die, he must first make him mad! Yuan Shu is dying! Zhou Yu said with a smile
"The princess can just take this opportunity to put up a big banner to attack Yuan Shu and further harvest the hearts of the people in Jiangnan!" Zhang Zhaodao
"Yes, Yuan Shu is the emperor, the princes of the world will definitely send troops to fight, and this new round of hegemony is about to begin!" Sun Ce said, but when he said this, he didn't have a trace of worry, and his eyes were full of excitement!
"The army is ready, first kill Yuan Shu's water army!" Sun Jian ordered
After receiving the news that Yuan Shu was called the emperor, the reactions of all parties were almost the same, basically laughing and passing, and then they were ready to attack, Liu Bei Cao Cao was angry, especially Cao Cao, who almost didn't die of laughter, after laughing, he was to transfer troops and send generals, and ordered Yu Ban to command the army, and start a war with Zhang Xun in an all-round way.
After Lu Bu received the news, he was excited at first, because he and Yuan Shu had a marriage, and now that Yuan Shu is the emperor, isn't he a relative of the emperor, so Lu Bu also specially feasted guests, which made Chen Gong sigh, Lu Bu's political IQ is really zero!
"Bong first! Now that Yuan Shu has become a thief, will Feng Xian also have to be with him for a long time? Chen Gong said solemnly
"The Jade Emperor takes turns to sit and come to my house next year! The Liu family's world is not short! What's more, now that Yuan Shu is powerful, we can't do anything about it! Lu Bu said disapprerovingly
"Confused! Can Yuan Shu withstand the joint efforts of the princes of the world? Didn't you see that the Yuan family didn't express their support for Yuan Shu? Now that Yuan Shaodu has drawn a clear line with Yuan Shu and is ready to raise troops, it can be seen that Yuan Shu is ridiculous to be the emperor! Feng Xian is the Marquis of Wen who was personally sealed by His Majesty, and he is the general of the Han Dynasty, not to mention that the general has the merit of punishing Dong Zhuo and is the hero of the Han Dynasty, if he is with Yuan Shu now, wouldn't he be willing to fall? Chen Gong said bitterly
"How is this supposed to be? Please sir teach me? Lu Bu was in a cold sweat when he was said, and hurriedly saluted
"Beheaded Yuan Shu's envoys, released news, responded to the edict of the Son of Heaven, and raised troops to attack Yuan Shu!" Chen Gong said word by word,
"This? We send troops, what should we do in Xuzhou? Lu Bu worried
"At this time, no one dares to send troops to start a war, and the place where the battle will only take place is Huainan! You can make Liu Bei the vanguard and let them go to attack Yuan Shu first, so that the defense problem of Xuzhou can be solved! "Chen Gongdao, as for Kong Rong and others in Beihai, they are all a group of wastes who sell their fame and reputation and talk about it, not enough to get it on the table, Chen Qi and his son in Xuzhou are noteworthy, but they have no military power, and they can't become any climate!
"Good! Ordered Liu Bei to be the vanguard, Gao Shun to lead the camp, and I personally commanded the whole army! Bingfa Shouchun! Lu Bu said excitedly,
"My lord! Yuan Shu is finally the emperor! "Chengfeng's camp far away in Changshan, when he heard the news, Chengfeng almost jumped up with joy, and now Guo Jia also said with a smile
"It's not in vain that I've been operating for so long!" Cheng Feng smiled: "The chaos is about to begin!" ”
"Cao Cao will definitely issue the edict of King Qin, it seems that Yuan Shu is going to a full-scale war!" Tian Yu said
"Spring is blooming, and it's a good time to use soldiers! However, we are far away, so we don't need to send many people, and Yuan Shao may not move, so please be cautious with your troops! Tian Yu said, he was very happy to see Chengfeng today, for fear that this product would do something again, after all, this baby's brain circuit is not so simple!
"Haha, don't worry, sir! Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, the four families can destroy Yuan Shu, but as an emperor, it is very undesirable if this kind of battlefield does not appear! I will personally lead the seven thousand war god army this time, Wen Yuan and the others are still here to keep an eye on Yuan Shao, once he reacts abnormally, then kill his Yecheng directly for me! Cheng Feng said with a smile
"This! The lord went to the soup and braved the bow and arrow, isn't this a bit too risky! Tian Yu asked, now Zhao Yun is guarding the annexation of the state, Xu Shu and Zhang He are pressing the border of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Zhang Liao is commanding the army to defend the rear, and he has just rushed back from the foreign border, this manpower is really not enough!
"It doesn't matter! Yuan Shu's life can't afford the honorific title of the emperor, this time it will be defeated, if we don't send troops, Yuan Shu's territory will be divided by these families, this is the richest place, whoever occupies it will increase his power greatly. In addition, Cao Cao's eyes have been aiming at Xuzhou? Cheng Feng said with a smile
"These are all places of four wars, but if Cao Cao takes Xuzhou, it will really be like a tiger!" Guo Jia looked at the map and said,
"Feng Xiao walked with me this time! I have to cut this cake! Cheng Feng said with a smile, although these people didn't understand what the cake was, but the meaning was very clear!
"When to go?" Guo Jia's eyes were full of fine light, this sword was finally about to be unsheathed!
"When Cao Cao's edict arrives, we will send troops, and this time we will go in Yecheng in a big way. Test Yuan Shao's bottom line, if he has any abnormal movements, you can kill him first! Cheng Feng's eyes were full of murder, although the words he said were not very horizontal, but the meaning was very resolute!
Yecheng! In Yuan Shao's mansion, at this moment, the eldest son of the Yuan family is really angry, and he has been roaring for a long time, and everything that can be smashed around him is basically smashed!
"Bastard, Yuan Shu, this brute! Didn't this put my Yuan family on fire? Yuan Shao kept hysterical, but after a while, he sat on the ground very depressed and lost, and he couldn't see the shadow of the rich and handsome man at all!
"Lord!" Tong Yuan said tentatively, as the ceiling of the generals under Yuan Shao and the number one master in the combat power list, Tong Yuan is still more trusted by Yuan Shao! Now that he dares to speak, the other civil and military generals are silent, wandering out of the world!
"Huh! Ridiculous, you say? This bastard dares to be the emperor, or at this juncture! Yuan Shao smiled bitterly
"Now please stabilize the morale of the army! Are we going to join Yuan Shu or send troops to attack Yuan Shu! Tian Feng said
"Now that he represents the Yuan family, do I still have a choice?" Yuan Shao was helpless
"Yes! Yuan Shu is full of profit this time, and he will definitely not be able to stop the attack of the Han army, and Chengfeng has already mobilized troops and horses, and he has the posture of destroying our Yecheng, so please make a decision as soon as possible! Tian Feng said
"Decision? Hehe, you decide, I don't want to make this decision! However, the fourth and third dukes of my Yuan family are all loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty, and I don't know what to think about the others, anyway, I am against Yuan Shu becoming the emperor! Yuan Shao said slowly, although he felt that he didn't say anything, but in fact, he said everything!
"Understood, the minister asked Yan Liangwen to send troops to defeat Yuan Shu!" Tong Yuan said
"Go ahead! Command 10,000 troops, follow Chengfeng to crusade against Yuan Shu, I hope the family can understand this trend and not be taken advantage of! Yuan Shao said in a low voice, saying that the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are the heads of the world's families, but only they know that they are pushed out to attract firepower, Hongnong Yang family, Luoyang Sima family, which one is not hand and eye to the sky, especially the Sima family, Yuan Shao is in a cold sweat when he thinks about it, because the last time he was able to take Luoyang, it was the means of the Sima family!
Just when Yuan Shu was proclaimed emperor, which led to the rumor of the entire Han Dynasty, Liu Yan, who was far away in Bashu, Sichuan, passed away, and at the same time, Zhang Ji of Wancheng also passed away! Liu Zhang successfully took over the old man's team, and then ordered Zhang Ren to be the commander, Yan Yan as the vanguard, the army directly attacked Hanzhong, killed Zhang Lu by surprise, at the moment of crisis, Zhang Lu led the wolf into the room, and asked Cao Cao Ma Teng and others for help, but Cao Cao was powerless to divide the troops, and went all out to attack Yuan Shu, and was seized by Ma Teng, Ma Chao personally went out to fight, the army and the Sichuan army fought a few battles, and finally Zhang Ren burned the grain and grass, and was defeated and returned to Hanzhong, and then the Sichuan army hesitated to fight continuously, suffered heavy losses, and could only retreat to Bashu, and Ma Chao could not bear to fail, Looking back, he brazenly sent troops, defeated Zhang Lu and others, and forcibly occupied Hanzhong, and Zhang Lu and others also fled in a hurry and surrendered to Cao Cao in Xuchang!
Then Xiahou Yuan's troops made a dangerous move, galloped overnight, cut off Ma Chao's return route in the shocked eyes of the Qiang people, took Ma Teng's Jiuquan and Wuwei three counties, and divided Ma Teng's forces into two, due to the lack of Xiahou Yuan's troops, he moved all the people of the three places into Chang'an, and cleared the wilderness, leaving three empty shells for Ma Teng!
Ten days after Yuan Shu called the emperor, the first to attack was not Cao Cao, nor Liu Bei, but Sun Jian, taking advantage of the spring breeze, that is, the southeast wind, Sun Ce and Huang Gai joined forces, a fire burned Yuan Shu's navy cleanly, the Yangtze River was on fire a thousand, the sky was red, the Huainan Navy was killed in a war, and the children did not dare to cry when they heard the name of Jiangdong. Leaping to become the overlord of the Han Naval Division, Zhou Yu deceived Yuan Shu with a trick, starting from Jianye, all the way to the Yangtze River, and by the time Yuan Shu got the news, he was already a soldier in the city!
"Bastard thing! Sun Jian's group of villains, the rats of Dongwu, will only sneak attack! Yuan Shu was furious, he didn't count Sun Jian, which led to his disadvantage!
"Liu Xun, Lei Bo Chen Lan, the three of you quickly command the troops to block Sun Jian, don't ask for merit, but ask for no fault, wait for me to destroy Liu Bei and the others, and then turn around and deal with Sun Jian!" Yuan Shudao
"Yes! Your Majesty! "These three people hurried out of the ranks, and now they all say that they are full of confidence, their morale is high, and they are pressed to beat anyone, and this time is no exception!
"I'm here to see what the princes of the whole world are capable of, I want to drive the expedition in person and destroy Liu Bei first!" Yuan Shudao
"Your Majesty! But people can send a letter to Lu Bu and ask him to send troops to attack Cao Cao! Yang Hong said suddenly
"Joke, Lu Bu is the first to turn against me, how can he attack Cao Cao?" Yuan Shu sneered
"Soldiers, treacherous, Cao Cao treacherous, Lu Bu is not virtuous, we just need to express it, their alliance is not unbreakable, as long as there is a chance, it will be cracked, and we don't have to spend a soldier, just a few pieces of paper, if you can make them suspicious of each other, it will be a success!" Yang Hongdao
"Good! War is meant to do everything! Yuan Shu laughed,
"Summons Ji Ling, hit Liu Bei first, and before the others arrive, make a first victory, and give me a boost!"
"No!"
Liu Bei has been sad recently, not to mention the loss of Xuzhou, the soldiers in his hands have returned to their previous appearance, and they will only close the Zhang, and the soldiers are less than 3,000, he is really the first unlucky ghost in the early stage of the Three Kingdoms! Now that Lu Bu has made him a pioneer, he can't shirk yet, after all, he is the uncle of the Han Emperor, but it is a little difficult to fight this battle!
"Big brother, why don't you go to Cao Cao to borrow troops?" Guan Yu said
"I'm just afraid that Prime Minister Cao Cheng won't give it?"
"Hehe, this attack on Yuan Shu, in the name of the righteous attack against the thief, but the discerning people know that it is for the land of Huainan, we have few troops, we are not chess players at all, and we are the least threatening, the eldest brother clearly borrowed troops from Cao Cao, and secretly contacted Liu Jingzhou, and when the time comes, he can enter Jingzhou smoothly through Cao Cao's territory, and at that time it is the real sky and the birds fly!" Zhang Fei said
"The third brother is reasonable! Yun Chang, this time you will borrow troops from Cao Cao! Liu Bei said
"It's big brother!"
"Yide, good student assistant brother, this time we must not be underestimated!" Guan Yu said
"Don't worry, second brother!" Zhang Fei said, his three brothers are about to become a joke now, this time he has to take some benefits to say anything, Guan Yu likes soldiers, but Zhang Fei likes fame, as long as the reputation of his three brothers is out, then it will be much easier to do in the future, Yuan Shu's title of emperor made him see the fastest shortcut to fame, that is, to kill Yuan Shu!