The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 501

Yanzhou, Dongping County.

Just like when the princes were begging for Dong, this time Yuan Shao and Cao Cao formed an alliance, and before preparing to launch troops against Xuzhou, they also contacted a bunch of princes, large and small.

Although most of these people came here because of Yuan Shao's face, they also thought that Liu Bei was a potential threat from the bottom of their hearts.

Without him, it is because Xuzhou has shown too much strength in the past two years.Most of these princes were near Yanzhou, so they naturally felt threatened.

On the side of the couch, how can you allow others to sleep peacefully?
Although Liu Bei has never shown any offensive intentions, Xuzhou's too strong strength has already made them feel threatened.

But this is also normal. When Xuzhou has recuperated for a few years and his strength is unprecedentedly strong, Lin Chao will definitely deal with them one by one.

Instead of sitting still and waiting for death, it is better to act first!
Anyway, with so many people sending troops together, it might not be their turn to confront Xuzhou head-on.Besides, last year Dong Zhuo was rebellious, and he also claimed to be powerful, so he was wiped out by us!
This is the thinking of most of the princes attending the meeting.

It may be that Dong Zhuo's crusade went too smoothly before, which gave them the illusion that Dong Zhuo was wiped out by them.

In fact, these people hardly played any positive role other than dragging their feet.If there were no Liu Bei and Yuan Shu, I am afraid they would have been wiped out.

People will always selectively forget things that are not good for them, even if it is a fact that has happened.

In the second year of Chuping, May [-]th.

Cao Cao held a large banquet in the Dongping County Government to entertain the princes who came to the alliance.

Those present at the meeting were Bao Xin, governor of Jibei, Zhang Miao, governor of Chenliu, Wang Kuang, governor of Hanoi, Yuan Yi, governor of Sanyang, Kong Ni, governor of Yuzhou and governor of Jiyin, Zhang Chao, governor of Guangling, who was not present due to the long distance, and Currently, Cao Cao is the pastor of Yanzhou and Yuan Shao is the pastor of Jizhou.

Of course, the Yanzhou Mu and Jizhou Mu of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are self-appointed.

Right now, everyone knows that the imperial court is in decline, so if you want to be an official, you can just ask your colleagues to present to the imperial court for you, and you don't even have to wait for the imperial court's approval, which is very convenient.

But such a convenient election system naturally brought about a problem.

That is, there may be several people holding an official position at the same time.

Just like the current governor of Yuzhou, there are as many as three people with this title on their heads.

Originally, before the death of Emperor Ling Liu Hong, he worshiped Huang Wan as the shepherd of Yuzhou.After Dong Zhuo came to power, he abolished Huang Wan's position as governor of the state and appointed Kong Ni as governor of Yuzhou instead.

After Dong Zhuo's death, Huang Wan was appointed governor of Yuzhou.

After Yuan Shu occupied Yuzhou, he naturally wanted to find an excuse to replace the governor of Yuzhou with his own.

You, Dong Zhuo, are a traitor, so the governor of Yuzhou you appointed naturally doesn't count, so you changed your subordinate Liu Xun to be the governor of Yuzhou.

All three of them are governors of Yuzhou, all three of them have made representations to the imperial court, and all three of them are nominally appointed by the imperial court...

To put it simply, you and I are all vassals, and the banner of the king changes on the top of the city.

As the most important figure in this alliance, Yuan Shao deserved to be elected as the leader of the alliance.

In fact, the position of leader has always been Yuan Shao's dream. He didn't get it when he asked for Dong before, and it's not too late to get it now.Although the younger brother under his command is a little smaller, and his level and strength are also a little lower, but this does not prevent him from having a good time.

Yuan Shaogao sat on the main seat, looking at the princes below him, with a smug smile on his face.

Ever since he set out to seize Jizhou, his life has become worse and worse day by day. First, Wen Chou had his arm cut off while chasing the judge, and then Bohai County was caught off guard by Zhao Yun, losing Han Meng, a fierce general. All his eldest sons were captured.

Then Yan Liang, whom he sent to reinforce, was defeated again and almost died in the chaos.

A series of bad incidents made Yuan Shao's life difficult like years. He looked a few years older and had a few more gray hairs.

Fortunately, Gao Lan and Chun Yuqiong who were sent later finally stabilized the situation, and the fall of Bohai County did not have any major impact on him after all.

Now that so many princes have been summoned, defeating Liu Bei is just around the corner!

Thinking of this, Yuan Shao was quite agitated, how could he be unhappy.

Yuan Shao stood up and said with anger on his face: "Everyone, Liu Xuande, as a descendant of the Han Dynasty, not only does not want to serve the country, but instead holds the emperor hostage and plots rebellion. It is really a heinous crime!"

"What, Liu Xuande is holding the emperor hostage!"

There is never a shortage of flattery in this world. As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, his number one brother Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, stood up and said loudly with surprise on his face.

"Not bad!"

Yuan Shao nodded solemnly, and continued: "Last year, Sui and you all joined forces to attack the rebel Dong Zhuo. Fortunately, God did not give up, and the rebel Dong Zhuo was finally executed. But Liu Xuande was the first to lead the army into Luo, and sent his subordinates Taking the Son of Heaven hostage and moving westward. Now the Son of Heaven in Chang'an City has long been a pawn in Liu Xuande's hands, so rebellious and outrageous, it's like everyone is angry!"

How should I put it, although Yuan Shao's remarks are a bit exaggerated, they are actually pretty much the same.

After all, since Xuzhou asked for Dong, every time Xuzhou made a move, there was an edict from the emperor, and they were all true. Everyone has already figured out the taste.But it doesn't matter whether this matter is true or not. Yuan Shao needs to find a hat that looks reasonable and sinful to put on Liu Bei's head.

So what kind of crime is appropriate?

Dong Zhuo has already made a living target once.

He only said that Liu Bei hijacked the emperor and was treasonous, but he didn't mention his outstanding performance in the battle against Dong that was enough to blind a dog's eyes.

There is no double standard in the world.

After listening to Yuan Shao and Wang Kuang singing together, Cao Cao blushed a little, then cleared his throat, stood up and expressed his opinion: "Liu Xuande is outraged by humans and gods, and he committed a heinous crime. I will raise troops immediately to kill Liu Xuande and help the big man!"

"That's right, Meng De's words are reasonable, a certain second!"

Yuan Shao is also a hard-core younger brother, so why not Cao Cao.As soon as he finished speaking, Bao Xin, the prefect of Jibei, stood up and said loudly.

"A second proposal!"

"A second proposal!"

"A second proposal!"

……

All of a sudden, echoes came and went, endlessly.

Everyone knows what this trip is for, so it's just a formality right now.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the crowd, all the princes wanted to make gestures with Liu Bei, Yuan leader smiled, as happy as a child weighing more than 100 catties.

"That's right, as long as I wait for a loyal minister, Liu Xuande will not be allowed to deceive the emperor and commit crimes!" Yuan Shao raised his arms and shouted, "A certain soldier wants to raise the soldiers of Jizhou and go east to attack Liu Xuande. Would you like to go with me?"

"The lord's words are very kind, let's go together, go together!"

The result was naturally no surprise, and there was another echo.

At this time, the attitude of the princes towards Liu Bei is just like that of Dong Zhuo last year.

No, even more contemptuous.

After all, Liu Bei's current strength on the surface is not as powerful as Dong Zhuo.

In their cognition, it is not a problem to add up to 20 troops from all the princes here, and it is not a piece of cake to deal with you Xuzhou Liu Bei.

It's no wonder they have this kind of thinking. It's really that after some business bragging, they lost their compulsion in an instant, and inflation was inevitable.

Their mentality at this moment is exactly the same as Cao Cao before the fight against Chibi, Sun Quan before the fight against Hefei, and Liu Bei before the fight against Yiling.They all thought that they were flying dragons on the face, and as long as they leveled A, they could overturn the opponent.

If there is any difference, the above three just can't play well, and they don't even have enough hard power.

Amidst the excitement of the crowd, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, slapped the table and stood up, clasped his fists at Yuan Shao and said, "If the lord wants to send troops to hunt down the thieves, I will be the vanguard, and I will behead Liu Xuande as the lord!"

"puff!"

Cao Cao just took a sip of wine, and when he heard the second half of the sentence, he spit it out immediately.

Cut off Liu Xuande's head?

How dare you say it!
Cao Cao's abnormal behavior did not attract the attention of the princes, because there was still one person who stood up at this moment, and it was Bao Xin, the prefect of Jibei.

Not to be outdone, he said: "How can you kill a chicken with a butcher's knife? Why do you need the king's prefect to take action? With only [-] elite soldiers under his command, he can only take Tan County and wipe out Liu Xuande!"

Even with his dark history of being defeated by the Taishan bandits, Bao Xin is still so confident.

"Okay, both of you want to kill thieves, I'm so relieved!" Yuan Shao laughed and said, "Within ten days, the summer harvest will definitely be over. When the grain and grass are collected, it will be the day when we send troops to Xuzhou. At that time, the two soldiers can Divide into two paths, and be the vanguard together!"

"Thank you allies!"

Wang Kuang and Bao Xin clasped their hands together.

Just when everyone was happily fantasizing about how to carve up Xuzhou, suddenly a messenger rushed in from outside the door in a panic, and knelt down on one knee in front of Cao Cao.

"My lord, it's not good!"

Seeing his subordinates yelling in front of all the princes, Cao Cao frowned and reprimanded: "What happened, why are you so panicked!"

"My lord, Lin Zixu, the general of Xuzhou, suddenly attacked Lu County two days ago. The defenders in the city were unprepared, and Lu County was breached that night!" The orderly shouted loudly, "Now, Lin Zixu has led his army into Dongping territory!"

Hearing this, all the princes were shocked.

What, we are still here discussing how to raise an army, but Liu Bei has already sent someone to fight over?

This action is too fast!
Moreover, it was unheard of for a city to be taken down in one day, with such a flourishing force.

For a moment, all the princes looked at each other, and they all saw the shock in each other's eyes.

　Well, it still owes six more.

　　Don't worry, it will be paid off before the end of the month.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)