Three Kingdoms: Liu Bei seeks the master and seeks to conquer the world

Chapter 141 Biaozuo State Shepherd, Dong Zhuo wins over Liu Bei

"Furthermore, everyone in the world knows that the only ones who are willing to attack Dong Zhuo's rebellion are Qingzhou Inspector Liu, Xuzhou Tao Inspector, Yuzhou Inspector Sun, and Yuan Gong you!"

"How dare Governor Sun violate the covenant?"

"If Yuan Gong still has concerns, he can send an order to Governor Sun: When entering Luoyang, he must go with the soldiers and horses of Governor Liu and Governor Tao, and not enter the city alone to break the bond of alliance."

"Also ask Mr. Yuan to observe clearly!"

Hua Jixiao cited the past events of Wu Qi and Le Yi with righteousness and reason.

Yuan Shu suddenly felt ashamed, and scolded Zhang Xun again: "If it wasn't for Zicheng's persuasion, it would have almost ruined my great affairs. If you dare to slander Wentai again, don't blame me for not remembering the old love!"

Zhang Xun looked at Hua Ji bitterly, not daring to say any more.

Yuan Shu thought for a moment and decided to adopt Hua Ji's suggestion. While preparing food and grass for Sun Jian, he also gave Sun Jian an order.

The general idea is similar to Hua Ji's suggestion, asking Sun Jian to enter the city with Liu Bei and Tao Qian's soldiers and horses, and at the same time to hold Yuan Shu's banner at the forefront!

Hua Ji, who returned to the post house, quickly sorted out the recently discovered information, and then dispatched people to Qingzhou at high speed.

The mission of going to Chang'an has not been completed yet, Hua Ji does not want to return without success.

Staying under Yuan Shu's command, he can also obtain information on the battle situation in Luoyang in a more timely manner than Qingzhou.

Information about Hu Zhen's defeat of Yangrencheng, Guangcheng Pass, and Taigu Pass being breached by Sun Jian passed to Dong Zhuo one after another.

Such a disastrous defeat made Dong Zhuo so angry that he threw the wine table in front of him directly.

"My grand master mistakenly believed in Hu Zhen, I hate you!"

Dong Zhuo just wants to kill now!
Long before Hu Zhen sent troops, Dong Zhuo was worried that Hu Zhen would delay the battle because of his arrogance and discord with the generals, so he gave Hu Zhen a strict order to go to Guangcheng Guan to recuperate his energy before going. Attack Yangren City.

As a result, Hu Zhen dared to violate the military order, so that Sun Jian became famous in the battle in Yangrencheng!
Guangcheng Pass and Taigu Pass were also lost, leaving the south of Luoyang with no dangerous passes to guard.

"Wen You, is there a plan to get rid of Sun Jian?" Dong Zhuo, who was furious, didn't want to use his brain too much, so he called Li Ru to ask for a plan.

Li Ru thought about the situation in Luoyang carefully, and offered advice: "Teacher, Sun Jian is brave, why not marry him, promise high officials and generous salary, and ask Sun Jian to make a list of Sun's children who can serve as governors and county guards, and promise to all of them." Agree; if it succeeds, you will get a brave general; if not, you can also use this plan to create discord among Sun Jian, Sun's children and Yuan Shu."

Dong Zhuo frowned: "Sun Jian used the banner of King Qin to gain fame and fortune by attacking this grand master. If he can be named the emperor, Sun Jian must be happy."

"According to Wen You's plan, send people to Yique Pass quickly, and ask Fengxian to persuade Sun Jian."

After a pause, Dong Zhuo said worryingly: "Li Jue sent back news that Huangfusong had defeated Lu Zhi, but the generals in the army complained about Huangfusong. Hua Xiong, the captain of the supervising army, also died in battle."

"Ben Taishi wanted to use Huangfusong to repel Lu Zhi, but the generals were dissatisfied, and rumors spread to my ears, saying that Huangfusong secretly colluded with Lu Zhi and deliberately sent the Xiliang army to die."

"This rumor is true or false, and it is difficult to judge for a while."

Dong Zhuo had a headache.

There is Sun Jian in the south of Luoyang, Lu Zhi in the east, and Huangfusong's behavior is quite puzzling.

"Did the grand master ever think that if Huangfu Song really defeated Lu Zhi, would he be able to kill him again?" Li Ruyou reminded.

Dong Zhuo suddenly realized: "Wen You meant that Huangfusong wanted to use the merits of defeating Lu Zhi to create momentum for himself. Even if the old man hated him deeply, he would not dare to kill him."

"Otherwise, the generals under the Grand Master's command will be difficult to restrain."

He has made great contributions, but instead of rewarding him, he will be killed.

This will not only cause Dong Zhuo to be criticized by the court officials, but also make the generals under his command feel sad.

Dong Zhuo's greatest reliance on gaining a foothold in Chang'an is the [-] soldiers and horses in his hands.

But with one hundred thousand soldiers and horses, there are many generals and many factions.

If Dong Zhuo trusted Niu Fu, he would naturally not be afraid of Dong Zhuo just because he killed Huangfusong.

No matter how great Huangfu Song's contribution, it has nothing to do with Niu Fu.

But for the rest, it's hard to predict.

Everyone followed Dong Zhuo to get promoted and made a fortune, but in the end they had to die after making contributions. Who would be willing to do that?
No matter how cruel Dong Zhuo was, he would not dare to do such a thing to shake the morale of the army.

Only when rewards and punishments are clearly defined can the soldiers be made to serve!

But if the rewards and punishments are not clear, the generals under this command don't know how many people will collude with the ministers and officials of the court to make profits.

"So, even if this grand master knows that the old man Lu Zhi intentionally spread the rumor, he still has to transfer Huangfusong back to Chang'an!" Dong Zhuo's face was livid.

This feeling of being calculated by others is very uncomfortable.

Li Ru's eyes were gloomy: "There is no need to transfer Huangfu Song back to Chang'an, just the Grand Master personally drives the troops to Luoyang."

"Lu Zhi himself has no soldiers and horses. His soldiers and horses are composed of soldiers and horses supported by Han Fu, Liu Bei and Tao Qian."

"Although Li Jue and Guo Si are brave and good at fighting, it is difficult for them to use tactics other than the battlefield to retreat."

"However, the grand master can promise Han Fu, Liu Bei and Tao Qian, especially Liu Bei, the governor of Qingzhou. He is still a fake job, and his name is not right!"

"If the grand master promises to give Liu Bei a Qingzhou shepherd, even if Lu Zhi wants to join the army, Liu Bei's generals will hesitate."

"The same goes for Han Fu and Tao Qian's generals!"

"Without soldiers and horses, what will Lu Zhi use to resist the Grand Master's army?"

Dong Zhuo was happy to hear that, clapped his palms and laughed loudly, "Wenyou's plan is very satisfactory! This grand master coerced the emperor to order the princes, and he can be canonized as he wants."

"This group of Kanto rats, if it sounds good, they are here for King Qin, but if it sounds bad, they are here to ask for officials!"

"Without the emperor's edict, they are always just rebellious officials and thieves!"

"However, before this grand master arrives in Luoyang, in order to prevent that old man Huangfu Song from making trouble again, we must first remove this old man's military power!"

Dong Zhuo didn't hesitate.

Leading [-] Flying Bears to go first, followed by the rest, they arrived at Tongguan in less than three days.

Knowing Dong Zhuo's arrival, Lu Bu came to Tongguan from Yique Pass and told Dong Zhuo truthfully about Sun Jian's refusal to marry him.

"Ye-father, Sun Jian is arrogant, bluntly saying that his father-in-law is against the heavens and has no way, and he overthrows the royal family. If he doesn't kill the three clans of his father-in-law and show the world, he will die with peace, and how can he get married."

Hearing Sun Jian's arrogance, Dong Zhuo laughed instead of anger: "If you want to kill the three clans of this grand master, then you have to see if you, a fierce tiger, have the ability!"

"Where are Li Jue and Guo Si now?"

Lu Bu replied: "I got the news yesterday that Li Jue and Guo Si have returned to Luoyang City, but Lu Zhi of Chenggao Pass is joining forces with Sun Jian to attack Luoyang together."

Dong Zhuo sneered: "Combining the troops together? How stupid! If the troops were divided into two groups, this Grand Master would still find it difficult. Now that the troops are in one place, it can be easily dealt with."

"Fengxian, you go back to Yique Pass as soon as possible, and join forces with Xu Rong to attack Luoyang, and meet up in Luoyang three days later."

At this time, it is no longer important to divide troops to garrison the pass.

It is the most appropriate method to join forces and gather the main force to annihilate the enemy.

Simultaneously.

Dong Zhuo sent envoys to Lu Zhi's army.

This Sun Jian refused to marry, but Dong Zhuo, the three forces of Liu Bei, Tao Qian and Han Fu, still had to fight for it.

"You are Dong Zhuo's envoy?"

Looking at the middle-aged man in brocade clothes, Guan Yu looked puzzled.

Whether it is clothing or temperament, they all show extraordinary.

This is no ordinary messenger!
The middle-aged man in Jin Yi cupped his hands and said: "I am under the command of the grand master, the long history Liu Ai."

"Your surname is also Liu?" Guan Yu squinted his Danfeng eyes: "According to Guan's knowledge, most of the officials with the surname Liu in the capital are descendants of the princes of the clan with the surname Liu."

Liu Ai said neither humble nor overbearing: "It is true that I come from the clan, and it is also the emperor's order to serve as the Grand Master Shi."

Guan Yu snorted coldly: "I wonder why Liu Changshi came to find Guan?"

Guan Yu didn't like the middle-aged man in front of him who was a clan member but was a long history for Dong Zhuo.

Even Liu Ai claimed to be Dong Zhuo's long history by order of the emperor.

Liu Ai has seen Guan Yu's eyes a lot in Chang'an!
I don't know how many officials and officials scolded Liu Ai behind his back for assisting the emperor.

But Liu Ai ignored all these abuses.

Liu Ai has his own way of being loyal to the emperor, and he doesn't care what others think of him.

"The Taishi intends to ask the emperor to play, and to play Qingzhou Governor Liu as Qingzhou Mu. I hope Qingzhou Mu can focus on the governance of Qingzhou instead of chasing the name of King Qin."

"I would also like to ask General Guan to pass the news on your behalf!"

Guan Yu was secretly pleasantly surprised by Liu Ai's answer.

Sure enough, as Mr. expected, Dong Zhuo would take the initiative to send someone to promise benefits.

Guan Yu kept Zheng Ping's instructions in mind, and did not immediately agree to Liu Ai's proposal, but sneered: "Today Dong Zhuo can proclaim his elder brother as Qingzhou shepherd, and tomorrow he can also proclaim others to be Qingzhou shepherd."

"Just for this benefit, do you want Guan to retreat?"

Seeing that Guan Yu didn't say anything to death, Liu Ai continued to ask, "I wonder if General Guan has any other demands? I can report back to the Grand Master."

Guan Yu's eyes froze: "My elder brother is the son of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty, after Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan, and the eldest grandson of Liu Xiong, the county magistrate of Fan County in Dongjun County. He has made great contributions to the suppression of Qingzhou Yellow Turban, and was recommended by Qingzhou scholars to serve as Qingzhou governor."

"Being a Qingzhou shepherd is a matter of course!"

"If Grand Master Dong wants to get married with his elder brother, he must ask Zong Zhengqing to determine the genealogy of the clan and announce the name of his elder brother's Han clan."

"My elder brother also married the niece of King Pingyuan, and King Pingyuan is the brother of Emperor Huan. In terms of seniority, elder brother and the emperor should also have uncle and nephew affection."

"Liu Changshi, do you understand?"

Liu Ai was secretly surprised.

Guan Yu spoke so bluntly, obviously he had already guessed the situation today.

Liu Bei, the governor of Qingzhou, is not something in the pond!

"General Guan, Governor Liu's request will be truthfully reported to the Grand Master."

"If Grand Master agrees, will General Guan retreat?"

Liu Ai looked at Guan Yu quietly, and carefully observed the changes in Guan Yu's expression and eyes.

But Guan Yu didn't give Liu Ai a chance, and got up to see off the guests: "Liu Changshi, the rest of the matter, we can talk about the rest after Guan sees Qingzhou Mu's imperial edict and the clan genealogy edict!"

Done.

Guan Yu's personal guards directly blasted Liu Ai out of the barracks.

"The edict of the family genealogy, but also the seniority and the emperor's uncle and nephew? Qingzhou Governor Liu's ambition is not small."

Liu Ai, who was kicked out of the barracks, was not angry, but became more interested in Liu Bei.

Let Zong Zhengqing determine the genealogy of the clan, and then announce it with the order of the emperor, this is to let everyone in the world know that Liu Bei is a serious Han clan.

Not the descendants of a certain clan king!
This means that once Dong Zhuo agrees to Liu Bei's request, Liu Bei's status will be the same as Liu Yu in Youzhou, Liu Yan in Yizhou, Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Liu Dai in Yanzhou.

Shepherding one side as a clan member, such an identity is not comparable to that of a simple Qingzhou shepherd.

To put it simply, if Dong Zhuo wants to play tricks in the future and appoint a Qingzhou shepherd with the order of the emperor, Liu Bei has every reason to refuse!
If you want to depose a clan minister, you need to meet the emperor to make a decision!

It is not that someone can replace the clan minister with an imperial decree.

In particular, Liu Bei also talked about uncles and nephews with the emperor, which is not easy to dismiss.

And the clan ministers accepted Liu Xie's edict to guard the side, which is equivalent to acknowledging the legitimacy of Liu Xie, the emperor!
The orthodoxy of the emperor is also very important to Dong Zhuo.

When Yuan Shao and others attacked Dong Zhuo, they did not recognize Liu Xie as the emperor. This was one of the reasons why Dong Zhuo agreed to Li Ru's proposal and poisoned Liu Bian.

Liu Bian is dead, and the remaining Liu Xie has to admit it if they don't!

After all, Emperor Ling had only two sons, one of them died, and the rest were orthodox.

Seeing that Liu Bian was dead, Yuan Shao was naturally unwilling to support Liu Xie, so he secretly instigated Han Fu to persuade Liu Yu to become emperor.

Although it was unsuccessful, Dong Zhuo was shocked.

If Liu Yu really proclaimed himself emperor, it would be useless for him to hold the emperor to make the princes.

After Liu Ai came back and told Dong Zhuo about Guan Yu's request, Dong Zhuo agreed without much thought: "The grand master of Qingzhou can't control it. Whether you give it to Qingzhou or not, Qingzhou is under Liu Bei's control."

"However, if Liu Bei can be granted the title of Shepherd of Qingzhou by the emperor's decree, and then Zong Zhengqing can establish the family genealogy and announce it by the emperor's decree, then Qingzhou will recognize the orthodoxy of Chang'an's emperor."

"As for discussing seniority, discussing uncles and nephews with the emperor, well, this cannot be directly written in the edict!"

"Chang Shi, hurry back to Chang'an and prepare the corresponding imperial decree."

As for Qu Yi and Cao Bao, Liu Ai was kicked out without seeing them.

Dong Zhuo didn't plan to spend more energy on recruiting either.

After all, Han Fu and Tao Qian were both Jizhou Mu and Xuzhou governor appointed by the imperial court, and now following Lu Zhi to serve as the king, it is tantamount to choosing to be traitors.

It is already a big victory to make Liu Bei's soldiers and horses retreat.

Liu Ai moved quickly.

After all, it is only [-] miles from Luoyang to Chang'an, and the round trip of envoys is much faster than marching.

However, within a few days, Qingzhou Mu's edict and seal ribbon, as well as Zong Zhengqing's family genealogy for Liu Bei, etc., were delivered to Guan Yu again.

"General Guan, the Grand Master has already prepared what you want."

"But discussing the seniority of uncles and nephews with the emperor involves too much. Although the emperor admitted it privately, he made it clear that it cannot be written in the imperial edict."

"I did it myself! If you don't believe me, you can find someone who understands the authenticity!"

Liu Ai showed Guan Yu the imperial decree, seal and ribbon one by one, and was afraid that Guan Yu would not understand, so he gave an anti-deception explanation.

"Liu Changshi wait a moment!"

Guan Yu got up and directly took the imperial decree, seal and ribbon to Lu Zhi's camp to verify the authenticity.

The matter is so important that Guan Yu dare not be negligent.

(End of this chapter)