Han family achievements

Chapter 289 Liu Bei Xuzhou Governor
Everyone looked at Liu Bian's strange expression and couldn't help but look at each other.

The Majesty in front of me doesn't seem angry, but more amused?

Liu Bian did find it interesting.

History is always surprisingly similar. Yuan Shu can do anything when his brain is hot.

Even though the Han Dynasty declined, and almost everyone believed that 'the Han Dynasty was coming to an end', the Han Dynasty was still 'popular', and the 'Han' in the hearts of aristocratic families was deeply ingrained and had not completely collapsed.

At this time, anyone who jumps out and claims to be emperor will definitely be criticized by the public!

Under the strange looks of everyone, Liu Bian couldn't help but laugh. He looked at the people in front of him and said, "You guys think, why is Yuan Shu, the legitimate son of a wealthy family, so stupid?"

With that said, he handed over the letter in his hand.

Lu Yu took it and handed it to Xun Yu who was at the front.

Xun Yu's calm face showed a look of horror for the first time - he never expected that Yuan Shu would actually become emperor!

Xun Yu held the letter with a sullen face, raised his hand, and said: "Your Majesty, please issue an order to send troops immediately to destroy this traitor!"

Zhong Yao, Xun You, Sima Jun and others looked surprised and looked at Xun Yu's face.

The feeling that this new prime minister gives to the outside world is almost in two words - calm.

He is a man of few words and always does things without leakage. He is always cautious and never does anything that exceeds the rules.

For him to suggest Liu Bian to send troops without hesitation when the treasury of the Han Dynasty was empty can only mean that something big happened!
Liu Bian's smile did not fade, he picked up the tea cup and drank tea. Seeing Xun Yu holding the letter, he said, "I will show it to all the Qing family."

Xun Yu took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and handed the letter to Zhong Yao.

Compared with Cao Cao who was "a lifelong Han minister" in history, but was only half a step away from usurping the throne, Xun Yu was the real "lifelong Han minister".

His reaction to Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor was in just four words - absolutely incompatible!
Zhong Yao took the letter from Xun Yu and kept observing his face. Seeing that he was not relieved but rather gloomy, he took it silently and just glanced at it. He raised his hand almost subconsciously and shouted: "Your Majesty, this is The rebels should be cut into pieces with a thousand swords, I ask you to send troops to destroy the rebels!"

Xun You, Sima Jun still don't understand, Yuan Shu must have done something unforgivable!
Liu Bian smiled and said nothing, motioning to Zhong Yao to continue circulating.

Zhong Yao was furious, and his usually serious face was rarely filled with murderous intent.

When Xun You finished reading, his hands were shaking and he was so shocked that he could not speak.

He guessed that Yuan Shu must have done something big, but it was so outrageous that he couldn't believe it!
Yuan Shu actually proclaimed himself emperor!

Xun You was so shocked that he couldn't believe it. He looked up at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, is this true?"

Liu Bian hugged the tea cup and said with a smile: "Send it to me like this. It can't be fake. Let's show it to Sima Junqing's house."

Xun You hesitated to speak, feeling something strange in his heart. He slowly handed the letter to Sima Jun.

Sima Jun's old face remained motionless and he looked at the letter quietly.

Perhaps because of this period of buffering, Sima Jun didn't behave strangely. After reading it carefully, he mused: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu's rebellion is unacceptable. I'm afraid that there are many people in the south who will not wait for the imperial court to issue an order." Take the initiative to raise troops to attack."

Liu Bian looked at Sima Jun and nodded.

Sima Jun's meaning was very simple. He took the initiative to raise troops to attack, not necessarily out of loyalty to the Han Dynasty, but he might also take the opportunity to expand his strength and seize territory.

In history, the various princes basically gradually grew stronger under the condition of "maintaining the Han Dynasty", but they could not lose their tail. In the end, the three kingdoms stood side by side, ending the 400-year-old Han Dynasty.

Xun Yu seemed to have lost his mind. His face was as firm as iron, and his eyes were as sharp as swords. He said: "Your Majesty, this thief Yuan Shu cannot be tolerated. I will immediately order the general to mobilize an army to suppress it. The imperial court will mobilize all money and food to supply the army!"

Liu Bian's brows moved, a little surprised, but not too surprised.

In the past, when Liu Bian wanted to use troops, Xun Yu and others used the excuse that they had no money and food, hoping that the court would reduce the number of wars and cultivate themselves as much as possible and restore their strength.

But now, Yuan Shu was rebellious, and Xun Yu really couldn't bear it anymore.

This is an insurmountable bottom line!
Liu Bian glanced at the others out of the corner of his eye and said, "What do you think?"

Zhong Yu raised his hand without hesitation and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I recommend the Grand Sima Liu Yu to personally lead the army and mobilize soldiers and horses from the southern states. Within a month, Yuan Shu will be wiped out, and all the nine tribes will be killed in the face of rebellion. !”

"I second the proposal!" Xun You followed without hesitation.

"I second the proposal." Sima Jun didn't hesitate at all, and Xun You took over before he finished speaking.

Who dares to lag behind on this topic?
Liu Bian was still satisfied with everyone's attitude, but he remained calm and calm, without much anger, and said: "I have always said before, don't think too highly of Yuan Shu. Although he comes from a wealthy family, he is narrow-minded, short-sighted, and small-minded. Those who are timid, suspicious of talents and jealous of talents are not people who can achieve success. Regarding Yuan Shu's proclaimed emperor, the court's attitude must be clear, resolute, and the tone must be high-pitched, but it must have a clear understanding of specific tactics."

Zhong Yao analyzed it carefully and repeatedly, but still couldn't understand it, so he couldn't help but said: "What does your Majesty mean?"

Liu Bian sat up straighter, his expression became serious, and said: "What I mean is that we can order troops to go out, but we cannot actually use the troops and horses of the southern states. We must strictly order them not to move."

Xun Yu understood instantly, and after a moment of silence he said: "I agree, if you dare to act erratically, you can be punished on the grounds of 'intention of evil intentions.' I recommend that the former Taiwei Zhang Wen be the commander, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao are the second generals, and they send ten troops Wan, conquer the rebels."

Zhong Yao still didn't understand that Liu Bian wanted to restrain the various princes in the south and prevent them from taking advantage of the situation.

"I object."

Sima Jun, who had always been silent, suddenly spoke up.

Liu Bian looked at him curiously and said, "What do Sima Qing's family mean?"

When Liu Bian was not there, Xun Yu, Zhong Yao, Xun You and others all frowned. Crushing rebellion was the most important thing, but Sima Jun actually opposed it?
Sima Jun had an expressionless face and a calm tone. He ignored the gazes of Xun Yu and others, looked at Liu Bian and said, "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate for Cao Cao to move."

Liu Bian raised his eyebrows, then nodded slightly, looking thoughtful.

What Xun Yu meant was that Zhang Wen was the superficial commander, while Yuan Shao and Cao Cao checked and balanced each other to ensure that the chaos was smooth and no one could dominate.

Sima Jun's meaning, however, darkly and directly pointed out another hidden threat - Dong Zhuo.

The most important thing for Cao Cao in Qiao County was to deter Dong Zhuo.

Once Cao Cao is transferred and all the army goes to Jiangdong, Dong Zhuo will have no one to control him, and the consequences will be disastrous.

In particular, Dong Zhuo, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu are secretly colluding. If Dong Zhuo cannot be controlled, annihilating Yuan Shu will definitely increase variables.

"Liu Bei."

In the silence, Zhong Yao looked serious and said: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei of Langya County can replace Cao Cao. Pass through Guangling County, pass through Wu County, and approach Danyang and Kuaiji!"

Xun You hesitated and said, "Then Sun Jian, can you let me go?"

Zhong Yao said: "Sun Jian will be on the battle list."

It's on the list, but it won't be there.Xun You was still worried that Sun Jian was addicted to killing prefects. During the most chaotic years of the Han Dynasty, Sun Jian killed as many as seven or eight prefects and officials under various pretexts. The court could not do anything about it. He can only win over him. Although his ambition is not as obvious as Dong Zhuo's, it is only a layer of skin.

"Liu Bei?"

Liu Bian was thoughtful, his eyes hesitant.

If Liu Bei is said to be incompetent, historically he has been exhausted at least before asking Zhuge Liang to come out; if he is to be said to be capable, he has led troops, fought and won battles, and has made a lot of credit.

Can Liu Bei be able to sustain such a big scene now?

Xun Yu didn't know much about Liu Bei, so he said: "Your Majesty, I think it can be implemented to change Jiaozhi to Jiaozhou."

Liu Bian looked at him, knowing what he meant, and said: "Okay. This matter has been decided by the Chancellor, and Shi Xie will be the governor of Jiaozhou."

Jiaozhi can be said to be the "most barren" among the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty. Because it is vast and sparsely populated, it is far away from the center, and its strength in all aspects is far behind.

Even if the Shi family had the entire Jiaozhi, they would not have much strength.

However, Shi Xie attacked from the south and Liu Bei sent troops from Wu Commandery. This was already a pincer attack from the north and the south.

In addition, Yuan Shao's troops from Jiujiang County entered Danyang, and they were besieged on three sides.

And to the east of Yangzhou is the sea, so Yuan Shu is like being beaten behind closed doors.

"The minister leads the order."

Xun Yu bowed and then said: "Your Majesty, would you like to invite Grand Sima to discuss it together?"

Liu Bian thought for a while, shook his head and said: "I will personally explain this matter to Grand Sima. The Chancellor will have to do two things next. One is to ensure the logistics of the army, and the other is to provide summer food!"

"I will accept the order!" Xun Yu and others raised their hands in response.

Liu Bian subconsciously picked up the teacup, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "There is one more question."

Zhong Yao understood, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I request an order to personally visit the country of Pei."

Liu Bian was just about to drink tea when he heard the words and snorted coldly and said: "No need. Send an order to Cao Cao and Huang Zhong, order them to organize their troops, and grant them the power to make decisions on the fly. If Dong Zhuo makes trouble, send troops immediately!"

Sima Jun spoke again at this time and said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor and brings about his own destruction. You might as well order Liu Bei and Sun Jian to attack Lu Bu in Xuzhou first to shock him."

Xun Yu, Xun You, and Zhong Yao couldn't help but change their expressions. They looked at Sima Jun and said nothing.

Sima Jun rarely spoke, but once he spoke, he always hit the mark.

After his words, the three of them began to think deeply.

Liu Bei and Sun Jian's flanking attack on Xuzhou would definitely alarm Dong Zhuo, but once Dong Zhuo felt in danger, he would definitely fight. At that time, the court would start a war on both sides.

The situation that was finally stabilized was instantly dragged into chaos.

The court cannot be in chaos now!
But there seems to be something in Sima Jun's words?
Liu Bian was also thinking and quickly realized a problem.

Sima Jun seemed to want to frighten Dong Zhuo. Did he intentionally remind him that Yuan Shu was now isolated from himself, and Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu would never dare to form an alliance with him, or even support him, and had to condemn him.

Yuan Shu, the court can actually ignore it at all, and the princes in the south will take the initiative to attack.

The imperial court can completely free up its hands and take the opportunity to kill Yuan Shu first!

"His Majesty!"

Zhong Yao reacted the fastest and said in a deep voice: "This matter is too risky. If it fails or is delayed, the imperial court will not be able to support it. Once the rebellion in the northern states resumes, the imperial court may...be embarrassed on all sides."

'Besieged on all sides' is not a good word, it indicates the word 'destruction'!
Xun You paid attention to Liu Bian's expression and saw that he was indifferent. He felt a thump in his heart and hurriedly followed: "Your Majesty, since the chaos in Zhong has been quelled, 'The Han Dynasty will end' has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. With your Majesty's painstaking efforts and the best assistance of my ministers, the imperial court has been able to There is some relief, but don’t take risks!”

The cost of this 'risk' is too high and the consequences are too serious!

Xun Yu carefully analyzed the situation, waited for the two to finish speaking, raised his hand and said: "Your Majesty, I recommend Liu Bei to be the pastor of Xuzhou, Lu Bu to be the prime minister of Pei, and order Lu Bu to move to defend Pei."

Liu Bian groaned, couldn't help but laugh, and said: "It is a good thing that is originally beneficial to the court, but why is it that the ministers are in a situation where they are besieged on all sides after discussing it?"

Xun You and others suddenly woke up and seemed to be caught up in Sima Jun's words.

Sima Jun bowed and said: "Your Majesty, what I want is that with Yuan Shu in front, even if the imperial court destroys Lu Bu, Dong Zhuo will not rebel. He will only sit back and wait for the outcome of the conquest of Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu's morale is now at its peak. Once Proclaiming the emperor will have unparalleled momentum. Dong Zhuo will not openly rebel at this time, otherwise he will become the public enemy of the world! Yuan Shu is already the public enemy of the world, Dong Zhuo will never be second place!"

After Xun Yu and the others heard this, they felt relieved and couldn't help but look at each other.

Are they worried too much?

I always feel something is not right.

Liu Bian was convinced by Sima Jun's words and said: "The Qing family is right. So we will follow the Qing family and add Liu Bei as the governor of Xuzhou. We are sending word to Sun Jian that there is no vacancy for the governor of Yangzhou? Well, let's wait until Lu Bu is defeated."

The matter of Yangzhou governor was delayed for a long time. Sun Jian wanted to be the governor of Yangzhou. For this purpose, he not only used troops against Lu Bu and Yuan Shu and made a lot of credit, but also sent his son Sun Ce to Luoyang. Wu Jing also secretly contacted and bribed the ministers in order to become the governor of Yangzhou, but he failed. Liu Bian never agreed.

Even now, Liu Bian has refused to give it to him.

"The minister leads the order."

Xun Yu responded and said: "Your Majesty, I would like to ask your Majesty to strictly order Cao Cao not to move."

Cao Cao was too uneasy for the court, especially his seizure of Qiao County, which caused a great change in the situation in the south. The government and the public were frightened and uneasy about Cao Cao, and the impeachment has not stopped to this day.

Liu Bian nodded, looked at Lu Yu, and said: "Lu Yu, please go for me and tell him clearly that unless Dong Zhuo openly plots rebellion, he will only give a warning and not send troops."

"Wei Chen accepts the order." Lu Yu responded.

To Lu Yu, Cao Cao was a special person.

Before Lu Zhi died, he strongly supported Cao Cao and almost gave his mantle to Cao Cao, hoping that Cao Cao would inherit his position in the future.

As for Lu Zhi's funeral, it was almost entirely handled by Cao Cao.

Lu Yu regarded Cao Cao as half a brother, and Cao Cao was grateful to the Lu family. He never forgot Lu Yu no matter what happened during the holidays.

Xun You, Zhong Yao and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this.

Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor is an intolerable rebellion. This time, the imperial court will destroy Yuan Shu no matter what.

If Cao Cao acts randomly at this time and causes chaos, the consequences will be unimaginable!

(End of this chapter)