The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 688
In the first year of Destiny, on July 28, Yuan Shu, the false king of Liang, died suddenly.

Regarding the cause of Yuan Shu's death, later generations have always had different opinions.

Some people speculated that Yuan Shu was killed by his subordinates, because less than three days after Yuan Shu's death, his subordinates opened the door and surrendered.It is difficult to be convincing if it is not premeditated.

Some people also speculated that Yuan Shu died suddenly due to fear. After all, Yuan Shu had no hope no matter how hard he struggled. Sudden death is considered normal under the worry all day long.

Some people speculated that Yuan Shu committed suicide. After all, he was born in four generations and three princes. Even if he was defeated, he would not be humiliated. Suicide is justified.

Of course, some people speculated that it was Guo Jia's school government that did the trick, but this kind of speculation has no basis.

It is impossible for Feng's matter to be made public, and historians will not record it, so this kind of speculation has become the most unreliable conjecture.

On the night after Yuan Shu's death, the waiter did not find anything abnormal.Because of Feng's previous warning, the servant did not dare to knock on the door rashly.

Until the noon of the second day, Yuan Shu still hadn't come out, so the waiter knocked lightly on the door, but got no response.

In the evening, the waiter finally felt something was wrong.

Because... the room has already started to emit a bad smell.

In midsummer, Yuan Shu's body was left in the room for a day and a night, and some smells were normal.

After the servant smelled it, he hurriedly reported it to the officials of the palace.

When everyone had the courage to kick open the door, they saw a scene they would never forget.

Yuan Shu's corpse was lying on the bed, rotten and smelly, even maggots and pus, covered with snakes, insects, rats and ants, enjoying this hard-won feast.

At this time, half of Yuan Shu's face was rotten.

During his lifetime, Yuan Shu was a vassal with the power to kill millions of people.

After death, he became the food and stomach of these filthy things, which is quite absurd.

"Your Majesty!"

All the ministers cried out in grief, and they all fell to the ground.

There is a saying that the emperor worries about the humiliation of his ministers, and the emperor humiliates his ministers to death.

The king dies...the minister surrenders.

These courtiers who were loyal to Yuan Shu began to discuss the matter of surrender after they contained Yuan Shu's body.

In the first year of Tianming, at the beginning of August, Wancheng opened its gates to welcome the imperial army.

As for the instigator Yuan Shu, although he had been executed, Guan Yu did not dare to make a claim on how to characterize it, so he packed Yuan Shu's body and the officials who surrendered and went to Luoyang.

Yuan Shu is naturally an anti-thief, but it is still open to debate whether to barbarize the three tribes.

These Yuan Shu's subordinates also helped the tyrant, but they were able to open the city and surrender at the last moment, avoiding a war, which is considered a meritorious service.

As for how to deal with it, Guan Yu said that he only wanted to fight and kill the enemy, and this kind of thing should be left to the cabinet and the emperor.

After the recovery of Wancheng, Feng also met Guo Jia as he wished.

Then... Guo Jia hugged Chuan Guo Yuxi excitedly, and ran to Guan Yu and others to show off.

Only then did everyone know that Yuan Shu's death was due to the school's government, and at the same time they looked at Guo Jia with envy and hatred.

Killing Yuan Shu and taking back the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, what a credit!

It's a shame that we were fighting hard outside, but Guo Fengxiao picked up a ready-made piece of shit.

It is embarrassing that an army of more than [-] is not as good as a woman.

In fact, these two credits should belong to the Feng family, but it is not easy to make this matter public.

Guo Jia said that it doesn't matter, he has already planned to ignore Feng's credit and make it his own.

Because... he saw Feng's beauty and meritorious service, so he displayed a wave of Wei Wu's legacy on the spot, and planned to take her as a concubine.

Feng Shi naturally happily agreed to this.

Husband and wife are one, Feng's contribution is Guo Jia's contribution, which is indeed very reasonable.

After the army rested in Wancheng for ten days, they set their sights on the last target of this battle, Lu Bu!

Compared with the decisiveness of Cao Cao and Sun Ce, Lu Bu is the best embodiment of mindlessness.

He knew that it was impossible to save Yuan Shu, but he didn't know where he should go, so he simply acted like a turtle and muddled through.Until Yuan Shu died and Wancheng was conquered by the imperial army, he was still guarding Xiping.

Then, he waited for Guan Yu's envoy to enter the city alone to persuade him to surrender.

Guan Yu has always looked down on Lu Bu.

First killed the old master Ding Yuan, and then recognized the national traitor Dong Zhuo as his father. After Dong Zhuo's defeat, he took refuge in the new national traitor Yuan Shu.

It's nothing more than the two ends of the first mouse, but when Yuan Shuwan was besieged, Lu Bu didn't move, and he didn't have the slightest intention to save him. It can be seen that he is heartless, unjust, loyal and trustworthy, and his surrender will be a disaster sooner or later. Simply kill it.

Guan Yu had his own considerations, but Zhang Liao pleaded with Guan Yu out of old friendship, and asked Guan Yu to let him go alone to persuade Lu Bu to surrender.

Now that the big event has been decided, no matter how capricious Lu Bu is, he can't make any waves.

What's more, Lu Bu still has tens of thousands of troops under his command. If he is pushed into a hurry, he will inevitably suffer heavy losses.

Guan Yu still refused, and then Zhao Yun also joined the ranks of persuasion.

The reason was the same as that of Zhang Liao, if Lu Bu surrendered, no matter what, he would be able to avoid a battle of swords and soldiers, and the soldiers under his command would not have to fight bloody battles again.

Under the joint persuasion of Zhang Liao and Zhao Yun, Guan Yu hesitated for a while, and finally agreed to give it a try. If he refused, or if Lu Bu had any intention of bargaining, he would immediately attack the city!
Then... under the condition that the envoy promised not to blame the past, Lu Bu very decisively chose to surrender.

Although Lu Bu in this life was still of low character, he did not do anything that angered people. It's just that in the troubled times, he had no choice but to drift with the wind, that's all.

After Guan Yu accepted Lu Bu's surrender, he immediately went to Luoyang to ask Liu Bei for instructions on Lu Bu's placement.

The ministers in the cabinet thought over and over again, and finally gave Lu Bu two choices.

First, worship as the general who conquers the north, and lead the army under his command to guard the northern border.

Second, worship as Jiuqing, enfeoff Wenhou, Zengshiyi, take back the military power in his hands to the imperial court, and live in Luoyang for the elderly with peace of mind.

The reason why there are two choices is because everyone in the cabinet has already seen through Lu Bu's character, the most representative point of which is that he has no plans and no decisions.

To use a more popular saying in later generations, it is that the subjective initiative is extremely poor!
Throughout Lu Bu's life, without the help of external forces, he himself has never been able to do any major things.

The so-called cowardice combined with soft ears made Lu Bu just an ordinary person with extraordinary martial arts. Not only did he have no ambitions, but he was also easy to fool.

In troubled times, such a person cannot be reused.

But once the world is settled, this kind of person doesn't matter.

Moreover, Lu Bu only has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, even if he guards the northern border, he is not afraid of causing any turmoil.

Faced with the two choices given by the court, Lu Bu didn't even think about it, and decisively chose the latter.

Back then, he couldn't bear the bitter cold in northern Xinjiang, so he followed Ding Yuan and led the army into Luo, seeking prosperity, wealth and wealth, rich clothes and good food.

Now that they have the opportunity to enjoy the glory in Luoyang City, who wants to lead the troops to fight in northern Xinjiang?

Have a good time, can't you!

However, Lu Bu also put forward a condition, that is, to ask the court to increase the reward.

Not an official position, nor a title, but gold and silver treasures!

Lu Bu is a man of life, if he wants to live a good life, he must have money in his hands, a lot of money.

Regarding his request, Guan Yu didn't even ask the court for instructions, so he directly agreed to him.

It is indeed not easy for such a knowledgeable person to embarrass him.

The first year of Destiny, mid-August.

Lu Fengxian, a brave general under Yuan Shu's command, conquered the city and surrendered to the imperial court.

At this point, except for Sun Ce who left across the river, Yuan Shu's power completely disappeared, and Yuzhou and Nanyang areas were all recovered.

When the news reached Luoyang, Liu Bei was overjoyed.

The last opponent has been leveled, and this world will no longer be invincible!

Afterwards, Liu Bei ordered a banquet for the officials, but he walked into the side hall and told Lin Chao the good news.

Since the last secret talk about explaining the funeral, Lin Chao has completely let go of his knots.

Strange to say, since then, Lin Chao's condition has not deteriorated, but has been improving every day.

Although after a month or two of recuperation, he still looks sick, but there is no sign of life-threatening at all.

What's going on here?

The last words are all finished, but there is no need to die!

Lin Chao felt a little embarrassed, but more pleased.

Being alive is of course a good thing.

It's just that this serious illness made Lin Chao see many things clearly, and even made up his mind to resign from office.

The world will be settled soon, and if one's ambitions are achieved, it is indeed time to retreat bravely.

On the one hand, I am over 50 years old now. With this physical condition, if I manage the state affairs all day long, I am afraid that I will not live to be [-] years old.If you return to your hometown to live in peace, you can enjoy a few more years of peace.

The first half of my life was given to the common people in the world, and the second half of my life should be enjoyed.

Lin Chao said that the world is so big, he wants to see it.

On the other hand, now that the power in my hands has reached a peak again, it coincides with the end of the troubled times, and there may never be someone as powerful as myself in the future.

I and Liu Bei have known each other since we were young, and the monarch and his ministers have known each other for nearly twenty years, so there is no suspicion of being a master of meritorious service.

But what about future generations?

If he continues to control the government all the year round, even if he doesn't try to exploit it deliberately, the Lin family will become a colossus, even much bigger than the Yuan family in Runan and the Yang family in Hongnong back then.

As long as I and Liu Bei are alive, nothing will go wrong.

But once he dies, if the descendants of future generations continue to hold the power, it is inevitable that they will not have trouble with the next emperor.

If this is the case, on the contrary, it is not beautiful to plant the root of the disaster with one's own hands.

Therefore, Lin Chao planned to resign and gradually weaken his influence in the court army.

After his death, even if the descendants become officials, the lingering shadow will almost dissipate, and they have to climb up slowly.

If you have the ability, you will be able to occupy a high position again.

If you don't have the ability, just enjoy the wealth honestly.

Everything depends on their creation.

There was only so much Lin Chao could do.

But before resigning, Lin Chao planned to do one last thing.

While thinking, Liu Bei laughed from outside:
"Zichu, Yuan Shu died suddenly, Lu Fengxian surrendered, and Yuzhou was completely pacified!"

Overjoyed, Liu Bei walked into Lin Chao's room without even knocking on the door, laughing loudly.

Hearing this, Lin Chao was struggling and wanted to get up from the bed, but was supported by Liu Bei who took two quick steps.

"Congratulations, Your Majesty!"

"Congratulations, congratulations!" Liu Bei said excitedly, "I will prepare a banquet for the ministers later, Zichu...do you want to attend?"

Liu Bei was indeed very happy. On the one hand, Yuan Shu was defeated, and on the other hand, Lin Chao's health was getting better day by day.

However, Liu Bei decided to let him recuperate for a while, so as to avoid the relapse of the old disease.

Lin Chao shook his head and said with a smile: "I won't go, Your Majesty will eat and drink well."

During the two months of recuperation, Lin Chao finally understood what it means to be able to eat is a blessing, unlike himself, who eats food like clear soup and little water all day long.Obviously already too greedy, but still dare not eat big fish.

"It's natural, I'm going to drink three big bowls today!" Liu Bei laughed, and then felt that something was wrong, so he comforted him, "Zi Chu, after you recover, I will treat you to a banquet alone, how about it?"

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Although he didn't want Lin Chao to worry about it, but now that Yuan Shu was dead, Liu Bei still asked Lin Chao for his opinion on the process of unifying the world.

In the early morning of the second day, Liu Bei issued an edict.

As the saying goes, it is advisable to chase the poor with the remaining brave. Liu Bei ordered the 60 army to divide into three groups, taking advantage of the great victory, and preparing to unify the world!

The first route, led by Guan Yu, went out of Nanyang and took Hanzhong directly, marching towards Yizhou.

The second route, led by Zhao Yun, went down from Nanyang, attacked Jingzhou and went down to Jiaozhou.

The third route, led by Zhang Liao, crossed the river and captured Yangzhou.

Jia Xu, who had already marched towards Liangzhou before adding it, has a total of four armies. If they win, China and China will be unified again.

In fact, except for the third line of Zhang Liaojun, the other two lines can be counted as intimidation, and they are not prepared to actually do it.

Because during the period of the decisive battle with Yuan Shu, the imperial court was not idle, and sent several groups of envoys to Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jiaozhou and other places.

The purpose, of course, is to let these princes recognize Liu Bei's status as the emperor, and at the same time warn them not to resist stubbornly, and return to the embrace of the big man as soon as possible.

And the responses of the princes from all walks of life are more realistic.

After the envoys arrived, they immediately declared that they recognized Liu Bei's status as the emperor, and at the same time expressed their firm Hanchen.

As for whether to return to the embrace of the big man...

I have to wait and wait to see the outcome of the battle between Liu and Yuan.

If Liu Bei is defeated, you, the emperor, will be no different from Liu Xie back then.

If both sides suffer, they will even have different thoughts.

If Yuan Shu is defeated, they will really tidy up their clothes, pay homage to Luoyang, and return to the embrace of the Han Empire.

Now that the war has come to an end, the combined strength of these people is just that, and there is no need to resist any more.

In August, the three armies marched at the same time.

In September, Zhao Yun led a large army to the city of Xiangyang, and sent people to the city to lobby Liu Biao.

Five days later, Liu Biao opened the city to beg for surrender, and Jingzhou was pacified.

Because Liu Biao voluntarily surrendered, a big battle was avoided and the lives of the people in Jingzhou were saved. Liu Bei praised him greatly.And because he was a clan, Liu Bei waved his sleeves and named Liu Biao King of Anping.

Later, after Zhao Yun waited until the imperial court came to take over as the official who governed Jingzhou, he continued to lead his army southward and arrived in Jiaozhou in Dongyue.

With Liu Biao as an example, Shi Xie was also very active, and he didn't even need Zhao Yun to send envoys into the city, so he surrendered directly.

Liu Bei worshiped him as a servant, granted him the title of Marquis of Jiangling, and made him a million households!
Also in November, Guan Yu's army arrived in Hanzhong.

Zhang Lu, the celestial master of Wudoumi Teaching and the prefect of Hanzhong, also happily surrendered directly to the city, and even threatened to use his best soldiers to help Guan Yu capture Yizhou.

The grievances between Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang began when Liu Yan slept with Zhang Lu's mother.

After Liu Zhang succeeded to the throne, he not only killed Zhang Lu's mother, but also killed the child born to Liu Yan and Zhang Lu's mother on the spot, so Zhang Lu and Liu Zhang became enemies.

Guan Yu was naturally overjoyed at Zhang Lu's behavior of leading the way. When he was about to drive straight in and capture Yizhou, he received a letter of surrender from Chengdu.

At the critical moment, Liu Zhang surrendered without even giving Guan Yu a chance to march.

Liu Bei was naturally happy about this French behavior, and immediately imitated Liu Biao's specifications and named Liu Zhang the King of Hanyang, Zhang Lu as the General of Zhennan, and the Marquis of Langzhong.

On the last journey, Zhang Liao, who was heading towards Yangzhou, encountered fierce resistance from Sun Ce.

It's a pity that Sun Ce couldn't support Zhang Liao's 20 army after all.After Zhang Liao crossed the river, Sun Ce lost his last barrier.

In a critical moment, Sun Ce fought and retreated, and was finally forced to Kuaiji County by Zhang Liao.

He and Liu Bei had a grudge against his father, so naturally he was determined not to surrender.

In the middle of the twelfth lunar month of the first year of destiny.

Sun Ce launched the last attack, and rushed out in the lead, trying to tear apart the encirclement of Zhang Liao's army.

At the end of the battle, he was exhausted and was shot by Tai Shici with three arrows.

The rest of the tribe surrendered, but Zhou Yu was the only one who was unwilling to submit to the imperial court, and led the remnant tribe who broke out from the encirclement across the sea to the south and went straight to Yizhou Island (Taiwan).

(End of this chapter)