Han family achievements

Chapter 525 The big one
Yuan Shao has always had a thorn in his side towards Sun Ce, and he couldn't wait to kill him!
Sun Ce's Wujun was the northernmost part of Yangzhou. It was an area that the Sun family had been operating for many years. It had fertile land and a large population. Yuan Shao had long wanted to swallow it up.

Now, Yuan Shao has captured Nanhai County and his army is at its peak, heading straight for Jiaozhi.

With the reinforcements from Liu Biao, Sun Ce is dispensable!
Of course, not necessary!
Sun Ce looked around and said, "They have surrounded us."

Cheng Pu glanced at it with disdain and said, "A piece of clay chicken and a dog's ears!"

Sun Ce turned his head and looked towards the pitch-black front. The torches were dancing like dragons, baring their fangs and claws, full of murderous intent.

"Let's go." Sun Ce turned his horse's head, his tone containing a hint of reluctance.

Yuan Shao used Danyang County as a bargaining chip and asked Sun Ce to help in the war. Naturally, Sun Ce would not be so easily fooled and he had other purposes.

But Liu Biao suddenly sent troops, which disrupted the plan, and Sun Ce had no choice but to withdraw.

Sun Ce's troops turned around and headed straight east.

As soon as he moved, the Yuan army troops who were monitoring him surrounded Sun Ce from three directions.

Yuan's army moved quickly and was clearly well prepared. There were torches all over the mountains and plains, and they were trying to surround Sun Ce.

"kill!"

Suddenly, outside the encirclement, shouts and screams arose, and countless torches illuminated three directions.

There were torches all over the mountains, and in three directions, it seemed as if tens of thousands of people were approaching rapidly.

Yuan Shao's pursuers stopped the encirclement almost immediately, and the army was in turmoil.

Sun Ce ignored them, slipped through the gap in the encirclement, and quickly disappeared from sight.

As soon as Sun Ce left, those huge, endless torches went out one after another, as if they disappeared into the night in just a few blinks of an eye.

By the time Yuan Jun reacted, it was too late.

"Lord Yuan, I was foolish and fell into Sun Ce's trap of confusing the enemy with an enemy, allowing him to escape. Please punish me, Lord Yuan!" Ju Yi came to Yuan Shao and knelt on one knee to apologize.

Yuan Shao's eyes were cold as he said, "You can even escape from the encirclement. I don't think you deserve the title of a famous general! The war is imminent, so I order you to make up for your crime and make meritorious contributions. If you do it again, I will punish you severely!"

Ju Yi was stunned. Sun Ce ran away, which was such a big thing, but Yuan Shao let him go with just a scolding?
Without giving Ju Yi time to think, he quickly said in a deep voice: "I obey your orders!"

Yuan Shao glanced at Guo Tu and looked towards the still distant south, saying, "Since Shiwu has escaped, Jiaozhi must have gathered a large number of troops to defend. We must rush over as soon as possible and catch them off guard!"

"Yes, sir!" All the counselors and generals responded loudly.

Now that Nanhai County is taken, the road to Jiaozhi will be smooth. As long as we capture Jiaozhi County, the entire Jiaozhi will belong to Yuan Shao!
With such a large territory, the strategic space will be expanded and Yuan Shao's situation will change greatly.

As a result, he will look north to Jingzhou and east to Xuzhou, and will have the real foundation and capital to compete for the world!

Ju Yi was not conspicuous among the generals. He was originally Han Fu's trusted and beloved general, and was loaned to Yuan Shao. As a result, Han Fu died, and Ju Yi had no choice but to follow Yuan Shao. However, he was not his trusted confidant, and Yuan Shao was not close to him.

However, he was puzzled. If Sun Ce escaped and returned to Wujun, wouldn’t Yuan Shao be afraid that Sun Ce would forcibly take Danyang or even the entire Yangzhou?
Although Ju Yi was puzzled, he did not ask due to his relationship with the family. He followed the army and marched towards Jiaozhi County, the base camp of the Shi family.

At this moment, Cai Mao was still on his way.

An army of 10,000 strong, stretched for miles, moving in a loose and leisurely manner. They did not look like an army at all, but more like a group of farmers temporarily put together.

The soldiers' armor was mostly tattered, as if it had been placed somewhere for who knows how many years, and there was a faint smell of mold.

The soldiers walked very slowly, bored to death. They came and went, and whether they knew each other or not, they were all chatting eagerly. Various accents were mixed together, and no one knew what they were talking about.

"Old Shi, what do you think is going on?" At the back of the team, the stern Huangfu Jianchang, wearing a large helmet, lifted his helmet countless times with his hands and said to Shi Adao behind him.

Shi A still held the sword as usual, with drooping eyebrows, and said: "Just pretend."

Huangfu Jian nodded in agreement and said with emotion: "I used all means to persuade Liu Biao to send troops, but I didn't expect that I couldn't change Liu Biao's hesitant and indecisive character."

Shi A raised his head and looked ahead, saying, "According to the time calculation, Yuan Shao should have conquered Nanhai County. We should almost be going back."

Huangfu Jian was stunned for a moment, turned his head, raised his helmet, and asked in surprise: "Are you going back now?"

Shi A remained calm and said calmly: "My brain is not very good, but my sword is good."

Huangfu Jian smacked his lips and said, "Forget it, just go back. I just don't know if Liu Biao will regret it."

Shi A glanced back and said, "Aren't you worried about Luoyang?"

Huangfu Jianchang couldn't help but sneered and said, "Just them?"

Shi A's expression gradually became serious. He stared into Huangfu Jianchang's eyes and said, "Zuo Rong is plotting a rebellion and has issued a manifesto to spread across the country. Even I can guess that countless people will respond. The seven northern states will definitely be in chaos!"

Huangfu Jianzhang saw that he was serious, so he touched his chin, walked backwards, and said, "Zao Rong is already dead. As for other counties that are unstable, I have already made arrangements. Besides, the 'separation of military and government' has been completed by nearly half. The so-called army they put together temporarily is not worth a single blow."

Shi A raised his eyebrows and asked, "What if there is a riot in Luoyang City at this time?"

Huangfu Jian blinked his eyes, observed Shi'a's expression, and said, "Old Shi, something's wrong with you? Are you hiding something from me?"

Shi A was silent for a while, and then said, "I have known Cao Cao for many years. He seems unruly, but he is actually very scheming. He is daring, but he is actually cautious. He pacified almost all the seven states in the north. Who in the world can compare to him in such great achievements? But what is his situation? Do you think he is feeling aggrieved, dissatisfied, or calculating?"

Huangfu Jian's eyes twitched and he said, "Your Majesty is so good to him, how could he rebel?"

Shi A had a blank expression on his face and stopped talking.

Huangfu Jianchang vaguely understood something, and seemed to have thought of something. He shook his head, looked towards the direction of Luoyang City, and muttered: "Your Majesty, this chess game is a bit too big..."

"That's not right, that's not how chess is played."

In the palace of Luoyang City, Liu Bian was carefully teaching the Crown Prince Liu Shao how to play chess, saying: "Playing chess requires proper advance and retreat, and far-sighted planning. You need to consider more than ten, or even twenty or thirty moves. Only in this way can you grasp the situation, be calm, and achieve a winning result..."

Liu Shao looked at the chessboard, not knowing whether he heard Liu Bian's words or not, but the chess piece in his hand still fell where he originally wanted it to.

Liu Bian was so angry that he frowned. His son refused to listen to him. He turned to Xun Yu and said, "You are his teacher, you tell the story!"

Xun Yu smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty, I think this move by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not bad."

Liu Bian immediately threw away the chess piece in anger and said, "You two are bullying me, right? I won't play anymore."

Liu Bian stood up, patted his butt, and strode away.

Liu Shao looked at Liu Bian's back in confusion, then turned to Xun Yu beside him.

Xun Yu smiled as he cleared the chessboard and said, "Playing chess requires a beginning and an end. Your Highness should not learn from Your Majesty."

"Oh." Liu Shao nodded as if he understood, and helped to clean up the chessboard.

After leaving the Eastern Palace, Liu Bian came to the Grand Marshal's Mansion.

Cao Cao met Liu Bian and then came to the huge sand table.

Sima Lang acted as the commentator, his expression solemn and with a hint of anger, he said: "Your Majesty, as soon as the edict of Zuo Rong of Pengcheng was issued, Nancheng County in Mount Tai of Yanzhou, Feicheng County in Jibei, Hong County in Pei County, Fucheng in Yingchuan... a total of three counties and sixteen counties responded and openly rebelled!"

Liu Bian looked at the sand table and said with a smile: "Jing Guo Nan, hey, it's really useful."

Cao Cao, Sima Lang, Shen Pei, Lu Yu and others did not respond, but bowed their heads calmly.

The "Jingguo Disaster" happened more than once or twice during the Han Dynasty. The most famous one was probably the "Rebellion of the Seven Kings" during the reign of Emperor Jing.

Liu Bian put his hands behind his back, laughed, and after carefully looking at the positions, he said, "Grand Marshal, what do you think?"

Cao Cao's narrow eyes flashed with coldness, and he said calmly: "Your Majesty, they are just a mob. I believe that there is no need to mobilize the state and county imperial guards. The city defense soldiers of each county are enough to wipe them out."

"Report!"

As soon as Cao Cao finished speaking, the guards from the Grand Marshal's Mansion ran in with a carrier pigeon.

Liu Bian noticed that everyone's legs were tied with red ropes, and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.

Sima Lang took the pigeon, took out the letter and handed it to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao just glanced at it, his expression changed immediately, and then he handed it to Liu Bian.

Liu Bian did not answer, but stretched his head to take a look. His eyelids could not help twitching, and he laughed out of anger, saying: "Okay, I still underestimated Zuo Rong."

This was a letter from Xuzhou. Zuo Rong suddenly launched an attack and raided Xia Pi. Zhang Liao was caught off guard and had to retreat to Langya County.

In other words, except for Langya County, all other places in Xuzhou have fallen into the hands of Zuo Rong! Cao Cao said with a gloomy face: "Your Majesty, I request that Yanzhou send troops to support Xuzhou."

Liu Bian looked at the sand table in front of him and said, "Yes."

Cao Cao and Sima Lang said, "Remember this and report it to the Military Department and the Secretariat."

"Yes." Sima Lang picked up a pen and paper and started writing quickly.

"His Majesty,"

At this time, Sima Yi came hurriedly, followed by the Minister of War Huangfu Jianshou. Both of them looked anxious and walked in panic.

Liu Bian straightened up and said calmly, "The sky won't fall. Let's talk about it after we catch our breath."

Sima Yi and Huangfu Jianshou immediately raised their hands and pleaded guilty.

Perhaps he was really waiting for his breath to settle, Huangfu Jianshou said solemnly: "Your Majesty, news has come from the Imperial Army camp that Guo Si, Li Jue and others have rebelled against the Imperial Army camp, along with Zhang Yan, the former Black Mountain Army, and many other rebels, and they have taken thousands of people to break out of the Imperial Army camp at night."

Liu Bian's eyelids twitched, he put his hands behind his back, his expression calm yet slightly gloomy.

There was silence in the small hall.

The biggest pillar of the Han Dynasty was the Imperial Guard Camp!

This camp is stationed with an army of 100,000. Most of the troops of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Zhang Liao, Huang Zhong and others come from the Imperial Guards Camp!
It can be said that the Imperial Guard Camp is the foundation of the Han Dynasty and the greatest weapon to intimidate the world and consolidate the authority of the court!

Now, someone has actually rebelled against the Imperial Guards camp!

Liu Bian thought for a long time, and then he glanced at them and said with a smile: "It's just a few thousand people, you don't need to worry about it."

Huangfu Jianshou seemed not to sense Liu Bian's intention to ease the atmosphere, and said: "Your Majesty, if Liu Biao sends troops, it will only be a matter of time before Yuan Shao captures Jiaozhi. Once he joins forces with Zuo Rong and other rebels, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Liu Bian looked at him with narrowed eyes, his right hand subconsciously groping for the jade pendant at his waist, and he remained silent for a long time.

Cao Cao took in all of Liu Bian's expressions and said thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, I request your permission to personally take charge and destroy Zuo Rong!"

"No!"

Huangfu Jianshou objected almost subconsciously, but he knew instantly that this was inappropriate, and immediately said: "There must be a Grand Marshal in Luoyang City. Your Majesty, I request that the Right Marshal Liu Bei be sent to lead the troops of all states to wipe out all rebellions!"

Liu Bian didn't say anything. He took a few steps, walked out the door, stood under the eaves, and looked at the sky outside the palace.

Everyone held their breath, looked at each other, quietly followed Liu Bian out the door, and stood behind him.

Liu Bian looked at the sky and suddenly asked, "Zijia, is it not snowing this year?"

Lu Yu said cautiously, "Yes."

Everyone in the court and the country knows that His Majesty has no special hobbies except snow.

He was not a literati who drank wine and wrote poems facing the snow, he just liked walking in the snow.

But at this time, His Majesty asked this question, obviously not just out of pure hobby.

The brothers Sima Lang and Sima Yi bowed their heads in almost the same way, without saying a word.

Cao Cao and Lu Yu stood side by side, both looking thoughtful.

Only Huangfu Jianshou was worried and hesitated to speak.

After Liu Bian said this, he still couldn't get rid of his annoyance. He said, "My fellow ministers, isn't it just about rectifying the administration? Tian Feng was a little impatient and made too big a move, but I have suppressed it and the court has also issued a document to appease him. Why did the whole country rebel? Am I really a confused and incompetent ruler?"

Listening to Liu Bian's confused words, everyone lowered their heads, wanting to take over at this time to comfort the emperor who was hurt.

But I couldn't find the right words to say.

Huangfu Jianshou really wanted to speak up and make this matter clear, but at this time, he knew he couldn't point it out.

It is absolutely true that the Majesty before him was a good emperor, especially compared with the previous emperors, the contrast was very obvious.

The problem lies in the word "urgent". His Majesty always wants to finish things that would take several years or even decades to complete in one go, and he argues with the court for this, forcing the emperor to drink water.

In Huangfu Jianshou's opinion, this time's "rectification of official administration" should be done in "small steps and slow progress" and gradually.

This action of the Censorate seems to be telling all officials in the world one thing - you are all corrupt officials, if you don't rebel you will die!

In such a desperate situation, what else can those people do except take risks?
After an unknown amount of silence, Cao Cao looked at Liu Bian's back and said, "Since your majesty ascended the throne, you have implemented benevolent policies, brought peace to the people, and won the hearts of the people. The rebellious villains are unable to understand your majesty's heart, and it is not your majesty's fault. Now, we still have to wipe out the rebels to bring peace to the world."

Liu Bian was silent for a long time, then said, "Huangfu Jianshou, you and Zhao Yun will go to the Hedong Imperial Army camp and conduct strict rectification."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Huangfu Jianshou replied.

"Go now." Liu Bian said lightly.

Huangfu Jianshou panicked and said quickly, "I accept your order and will take my leave."

Watching Huangfu Jianshou's hurried back, everyone felt an invisible pressure.

I don’t know when it started, but why did the Han Dynasty suddenly become chaotic, as if we had returned to the Zhongping period?

Everyone looked at Liu Bian's back without saying anything, but an invisible pressure was spreading.

Lu Yu hesitated for a long time, but still said: "Your Majesty, the rebellions in various states still need to be coordinated and dispatched in a unified manner."

Liu Bian opened his eyes, exhaled a long breath, and said, "Prime Minister Xun Yu will inspect Sili, Zuo Pushe Zhong Yao will inspect Bingzhou, You Pushe Xun You will inspect Yanzhou, and then notify the Shangshutai and order them to arrange personnel. Officials from the six ministries and nine temples can be dispatched to inspect various states and counties to appease officials and civilians. The Grand Marshal's Office and the Military Department will send officials to accompany them. When necessary, mobilize troops and city defense troops from all over the country to suppress bandits and rebellion."

"Yes." Lu Yu wrote it down carefully.

Sima Yi glanced at his predecessor and did not expose Lu Yu's overstepping of authority.

Liu Bian thought for a moment and said, "Dian Wei, send the imperial guards to escort him."

Dian Wei came over from a distance. He was a head taller than the others and answered in a muffled voice, "Yes."

"That's it." Liu Bian left after saying this.

Dian Wei followed closely behind him, chewing an apple in his hand.

Cao Cao, Sima Lang, Sima Yi, Lu Yu and others watched Liu Bian's back with different expressions.

They all saw a deep sense of loneliness and dejection in Liu Bian's back.

After Liu Bian walked away, everyone came back to their senses. Sima Lang turned his head and looked at the Shangshu Terrace across the Jiade Hall, and subconsciously said, "The Shangshu Terrace is about to be empty."

Cao Cao stood there, silent for a long time, and said: "Sorry for the specific situation of the imperial guards in various places. I want to know how many soldiers there are and how many can be mobilized. I want to know the weapons, armor, money, food, cavalry, etc."

Sima Lang was startled and said, "Grand Sima, these are all in the military department."

He stopped talking here, but it was self-evident - the court was wary of you, and would not let you know these secrets.

Cao Cao said expressionlessly, "Go to the Military Department and ask for it. If Minister Huangfu doesn't give it to me, I will go to the palace."

Sima Lang vaguely felt that the time had not come yet, but he did not dare to object and replied, "Yes, I will go right away."

Upon seeing this, Sima Yi and the others quickly raised their hands and took their leave, leaving only Lu Yu behind.

Cao Cao stared at Sima Lang's back, his narrow eyes as calm as the abyss, and said, "Zijia, are you hiding something from me?"

Lu Yu stood behind him and could not see Cao Cao's expression. He hesitated and said, "Not only these, but also Yizhou, the Three Qiang, the Xiongnu, the remnants of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, the remnants of Dong Zhuo in Yuzhou, and the unknown rebellion in Yanzhou, with a large number of people. In addition, someone tried to kidnap the Prince of Chenliu again, but was repelled by the hidden guards in the palace."

Cao Cao turned around, his face showing shock and anger, and asked: "So many things have happened?"

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Last night, Your Majesty stayed up all night and said to himself: Someone is secretly plotting something big."

Cao Cao had a full beard and no expression on his face. He asked, "How do you plan to respond, Your Majesty?"

Seeing Cao Cao seemed a little nervous, Lu Yu smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, Grand Marshal. There are 10,000 imperial guards in the palace, 15,000 imperial guards outside the city, and 5,000 guards at each of the eight passes. As long as the rebels don't enter Luoyang, they won't be able to make a difference."

"Your Majesty, is there no other solution?" Cao Cao stared at Lu Yu.

Lu Yu frowned. Cao Cao's reaction was a bit exaggerated. He said, "Your Majesty didn't say anything. I am in the Shangshutai now. I just delivered documents to Your Majesty last night and chatted with him for a while."

(End of this chapter)