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

Chapter 202 Sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger, Cao Cao likes Yuan Shu

Cao Cao was very depressed.

Emperor Feng, who accepted Xun Yu and Mao Jie, suggested that he would not be a minister. Cao Cao took advantage of the opportunity that Emperor Chang'an wanted to make Gongsun Zan a former general, Marquis of Yi, governor Qing Jiyou, and soldiers and horses of the four states, and took the initiative to send Xiaolian to Chang'an to pay tribute.

As he wished, he was granted the titles of Inspector of Yuzhou, General of Zhendong, and Marquis of Fei Ting.

Just when Cao Cao was smug and furious, he got the news that Gongsun Zan beheaded the angel Sun Rui, and joined Yuan Shao to support Hejian King Liu Xing as emperor.

Yuan Shao didn't forget Cao Cao's old friend, and promised Cao Cao the position of general who conquered the south.

however.

This general who conquered the South made Cao Cao very uncomfortable.

Gongsun Zan is the general, Marquis of Yi, in charge of military and political affairs; Yuan Shao is the general of chariots, Marquis of Ye, and the shepherd of Jizhou; Yuan Shao's nephew is the general of Zhengxi and the shepherd of Bingzhou.

In other words, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan had almost distributed the benefits of supporting the new emperor.

This General Zhengnan seemed to be fighting for Cao Cao, but in fact he just wanted Cao Cao to continue to be Yuan Shao's younger brother and fight Yuan Shu.

What Cao Cao wants is to obey the emperor and not to be a minister, not to rely on Yuan Shao.

But now.

The two emperors are tantamount to forcing Cao Cao to stand in line.

Either support the emperor in Chang'an, or support the emperor in Zhuocheng.

The emperor who supports Chang'an is tantamount to declaring an enemy to Yuan Shao.

But Cao Cao was very unwilling to support the emperor in Zhuocheng.

after all.

After gaining a foothold in Yuzhou, Cao Cao wanted to go west to seek Dong!

At that time, only by supporting Liu Xie with the heroes who killed Dong Zhuo, obeying the emperor's orders not to be ministers, and accumulating military funds to fight against the Quartet, can Cao Cao truly understand his ideas.

Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai and Mao Jie also looked at each other in blank dismay.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan supported Liu Kai as emperor with lightning speed, which none of the three of them expected.

When they heard that Shi Sun Rui was going to declare the decree, all three thought that Gongsun Zan would agree to the benefits offered by Chang'an.

In the end, Gongsun Zan actually killed the angel so resolutely!

"Duke Ming, I underestimated Gongsun Zan." Xun Yu said with embarrassment, "I didn't expect Gongsun Zan to be so decisive in supporting the new king."

Xi Zhicai also said, "We can't blame Wen Ruo for this, it's because I didn't understand Gongsun Zan as a person, so I was negligent."

"From this point of view, Gongsun Zan is a person who prefers softness to hard work. Dong Zhuo ordered Ma Teng, Zang Hong, Liu Bei and Chen Bing to go north, which angered Gongsun Zan instead."

"I also underestimated the advisers under Yuan Jizhou's command. If they can incite Gongsun Zan to support the new monarch, Yuan Jizhou must also understand Gongsun Zan's temperament."

Mao Jie murmured: "The two emperors are fighting each other, just like two tigers competing for food. Is there someone among them who is contributing to the flames?"

Cao Cao stroked his beard slightly, and subconsciously said: "If someone really contributed to the flames and deliberately caused the two emperors to fight, it must have something to do with Qingzhou!"

"Liu Xuande is a hero of the time, with deep scheming. He captured Liu Dai and defeated Yuan Shu in the past, so he could recommend his cronies as Yanzhou governor, but he agreed with Zhang Mengzhuo's recommendation of Zang Ziyuan as Yanzhou governor, and he only wanted one of Zhang Mengzhuo's strong generals."

"It seems to have no intention of Yanzhou, but in fact, Yanzhou has long been regarded as something in the pocket."

"Not only is he good to Ying Shao, the prefect of Mount Tai, Yuncheng also has a lot of praise for Liu Bei, and his chancellor of Jinbei is Liu Bei's model."

"Dubo Yujin under Yuncheng's command, Dian Wei under Meng Zhuo's command, and Shanyang Man Boning, whom Xiaoxian wanted to recommend, are now under Liu Bei's command."

"Even Chen Liu's well-known official Bian Wenli has gone to Qingzhou to meet Duke Kang Cheng of Beihai to meet friends through literature."

"Capturing Liu Dai alive made friends with the famous and powerful families who had grudges with Liu Dai in the past; defeating Yuan Shu also made the famous and powerful families in Dongjun and Chenliu feel grateful to Liu Bei."

"I also heard that Zhang Hong, Zhang Zhao, Zhao Yu and others under Liu Bei's command are all famous officials in Xuzhou, and the Donghai Mi family, a wealthy family in Xuzhou, did not hesitate to use up their family resources to buy grain for Liu Bei in Yangzhou, and sold it to Liu Bei on credit."

"Chen Deng, the son of Gu Peixian and the lieutenant of Diannong School in Xuzhou, even went to Chen Guo to advise Liu Bei's righteous brother Guan Yu."

"When Zhou Yu entered Yuzhou under the order of Benchu, Zang Ba of Langya County and others willingly lent troops to Liu Bei's righteous brother Zhang Fei."

"Tao Qian is the governor of Xuzhou, but the powerful family and famous officials in Xuzhou, and even Zang Ba, who dominates one side, are all attached to or friendly with Liu Bei."

"Once Tao Qian has an accident, the people of Xuzhou will probably take the initiative to ask Liu Beibiao to act as the governor of Xuzhou."

"As for the King Chen of Yuzhou, who originally only cared about the affairs of Chen Guo, he was also willing to provide Liu Bei's soldiers and horses in Yuzhou with food, grass and military equipment because of Liu Bei's reasons."

"There is also Liu Biao from Jingzhou, who is also friendly with Liu Bei."

"Liu Bei seems to be trapped in Qingzhou, but his power has already spread to Yanyuxu."

Cao Cao paid close attention to Liu Bei.

After collecting the information related to Liu Bei, Cao Cao was surprised to find that Liu Bei seemed to be just a Qingzhou shepherd who was worried about food and grass in Qingzhou.

But in fact, the influence has already spread to the four states.

As for Liu Bei's capture of Liu Dai alive, Cao Cao also figured it out later.

Liu Dai's ambition is too great, he even dared to withhold the relief food and grass sent to Qingzhou.

So Liu Bei captured Liu Dai alive, and deliberately did not ask about the governor of Yanzhou, so that Zang Hong, who was devoted to people's livelihood, became the governor of Yanzhou.

Jackals turned into cattle, Liu Bei didn't have to worry about troubles in Yanzhou at all.

Tao Qian from Xuzhou could not win the hearts of the scholars and people in Xuzhou.

Zang Hong from Yanzhou is also unambitious.

Rather than saying that Liu Bei was trapped in Qingzhou, it would be better to say that Liu Bei found two shields for himself, and then he can safely deploy in secret.

As soon as he made a move, it was the power of thunder.

Xun Yu thought about it carefully and said, "I heard from my brother You Ruo that Yuan Shao originally wanted to conscript Jushou, a famous official in Jizhou, as Jizhou's biejia, but for some reason, Gongsun Zan suddenly pressured Yuan Shao to send Jushou and his family to Changshan Kingdom. "

"Now that I think about it, it may also be related to Qingzhou."

"And Jizhou's classics is engaged in Tian Feng, and he also stayed in Qingzhou for a while, and then Tian Feng went to Da Sima's command."

"I heard that Da Sima was named Zhu Xuhou, and he was ordered to go to Beihai Zhuxu County to recuperate."

"This is Tian Feng, who is appointed by Ju, and it is estimated that he will go to Qingzhou with Da Sima."

"The Chuanguo Jade Seal was obtained by Liu Bei, but Liu Bei deliberately sent it to Da Sima, and by coincidence, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao got the information about the Chuanguo Jade Seal."

"Thinking about it carefully, the current situation where the two emperors are fighting each other may really be fueled by Qingzhou."

"But Liu Bei is so calculating, what is his purpose?"

Xi Zhicai said, "It's not necessarily Liu Bei's plan, it's more likely that Qingzhou Biejia Zheng Xianmou is planning."

"Liu Bei has always had great ambitions, and like Duke Ming, he wants to rule the world."

"However, Liu Bei's identity will restrict his actions. He is a clan member of the Han family!"

"If the actions are too obvious, people will inevitably doubt whether Liu Bei has the heart of Emperor Guangwu and wants to calm the world and become emperor himself."

"That's why Liu Bei didn't express his confidant as Yanzhou governor, and the reasons for being close to famous officials and powerful families in Xuzhou are quite reasonable, and Tao Qian won't feel bad."

"But the world is already in chaos. If Liu Bei has been only guarding Qingzhou, it is impossible for him to realize his long-cherished wish of ordering the world."

"Since you can't do it yourself, you can only let other ambitious people fight on their own."

"Take the emperor as a tiger, and use the strategy of two tigers competing for food!"

"If this plan succeeds, Dong Zhuo will have to send troops out of Guanzhong to compete with Yuan Shao Gongsun Zan."

"No matter who wins or loses, they will get rid of a group of ambitious people for the Han Dynasty."

Xun Yu said awe-inspiringly: "In this way, Duke Ming cannot intervene in either side of the dispute between the two emperors."

"Yuan Shao ordered Minggong to conquer Yuan Shu, and Dong Zhuo also asked Minggong to conquer Yuan Shu at the beginning."

"It's better to send an envoy to tell Dong Zhuo that Yuan Shu has the intention of responding to Yuan Shao and is going to re-enter Chang'an. The Duke of Ming is willing to send troops to resist Yuan Shu."

"When Yuan Shao sees Duke Ming conquering Yuan Shu, he will also think that Duke Ming supports the new emperor."

"Sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight. If Dong Zhuo wins, we will join forces with the states to attack Dong Zhuo; if Dong Zhuo loses, we will join forces with Chang'an's loyal minister Qing Jun."

"In this way, Duke Ming's great cause of establishing the Han Dynasty will be successful!"

Mao Jie agreed: "Whether it is Dong Zhuo or Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, they are all the same."

"Helping any of them will do more harm than good to Duke Ming."

"Since it is known that Qingzhou is fueling the flames, if Ming Gong intervenes in any of them, he may be mistaken for Qingzhou's calculations."

"Braking with stillness, only when the last move comes first, can you see the overall situation!"

On the other hand, Xiahouyuan, Xiahoudun and others were all confused.

But this group of generals of the Cao family didn't say much.

They did what Cao Cao said.

Think too much, waste your brain!
Cao Cao pondered for a moment, then said: "Based on everyone's plan, we sent people to Chang'an to lie about Yuan Shu's intention to respond to the emperor of Zhuocheng, and then directed troops to Runan, pretending to attack Runan."

"After the autumn harvest, the army and rations are ready, and we will take Runan in one fell swoop!"

For major decisions, Cao Cao has always made a decision after careful consideration.

When Xiahoudun, Xiahouyuan and others heard that they were going to send troops, they all became excited.

They don't understand big decisions, and they don't want to understand them.

As long as you can kill the enemy and make meritorious service!
Yingchuan's soldiers and horses were mobilized to Runan, and the prefect of Runan Xu Que hurriedly asked Yuan Shu of Shouchun for help.

It should be said that the governor of Runan, Xu Wei, is also quite unlucky. Anyone who guards Runan can come and fight!

Xu Qiu was not feeling well, and Yuan Shu of Shouchun was even more uncomfortable.

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's proclamation to support Liu Kai, the king of Hejian, and proclaim him emperor was inserted into Yuan Shu's heart like a sharp knife.

pain!
It hurts so much!
"This is clearly the jade seal of this general!"

Yuan Shu is like a gambler who has lost red eyes, his eyes are red, and he mutters in his mouth.

It was yesterday evening when I got the call, but now it is noon the next day.

Yuan Shu stayed up all night because of the appeal!
When Sun Jian got the Imperial Seal from Luoyang and dedicated it to Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu always thought that he was the destiny.

Yuan Shu believed that the Yuan surname came from Chen, and that Chen was the descendant of Shun, who inherited the fire with earth, and was the second in luck.

He also thinks that "the person who replaced the Han Dynasty, Dang Tu Gaoye" in the prophecy is talking about himself.

Tutongtu is the road, and the height is the platform.

Yuan Shu's word road is just in response to his prophecy.

But in the Han dynasty, Dangtu Gaoye is a widely spread prophecy.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty once sighed with emotion that the Han Dynasty had a calamity of six or seven, and the law should be ordered again. Who should be the descendants of the clan?Sixty-seven and 42 generations of the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gao.

Yuan Shu used the prophecy hundreds of years ago to find a reason for himself to be emperor, which is also persistent enough.

But this prophecy has thousands of people and thousands of faces. A witch and Taoist once said to Li Jue: Tu is the way, and the one who should be Tu Gao is Que.Jue is the same as Que, and the extremely high people call it Jue.

As long as you want to become emperor, this prophecy can draw many meanings from the classics.

"Yue Zhang, something bad happened!" Huang Yi, who lost both ears, came to see Yuan Shu in a hurry.

To say that this Huang Yi is also lucky.

Yuan Shu was defeated in Fengqiu City. The soldiers died, those who fled, and those who surrendered.

However, Liu Bei did not have the habit of killing soldiers, so he sent Yuan Shu's soldiers back home, and used the money and food that Yuan Shu robbed from Fengqiu City to pay travel expenses for these returning soldiers.

Because Huang Yi lost his ears, he was regarded as a disabled person, and he got some extra money and food for it.

But Yuan Shu saw Huang Yi came back in a state of embarrassment, thinking that it would not be a problem if his daughter became a widow, and Huang Yi was spared the death penalty.

However, Yuan Shu would call Huang Yi over and whip him whenever he got angry.

Huang Yi didn't dare to be angry.

After all, being whipped by Yuan Shu is just a trivial matter. Without Yuan Shu, Huang Yi might not even be able to compare with the refugees.

Although Yuan Shu had a lot of money and food in Shouchun, the money and food were not for all soldiers.

Yuan Shu drank honey water and had all kinds of exquisite food in the city, but the soldiers in the army were often in a state of hunger and cold, and the extremely hungry soldiers often went to catch river mussels to satisfy their hunger.

For Yuan Shu, regardless of whether these low-level soldiers would starve to death, as long as Yuan Shu himself had a good diet, silk and satin, and three hundred wives and concubines in the harem, that was enough.

This is also the reason why Huang Yi would rather be whipped and scolded by Yuan Shu to stay by Yuan Shu's side.

Really, the reality is too cruel.

Without Yuan Shu, a dog is worse than a dog!

"What bad news?"

Yuan Shu now has a headache when he hears the bad news.

In fact, Yuan Shu wondered if after losing the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, his destiny no longer belonged to him.

Therefore, in Yangzhou, Zhou Xin, Zhou Ang, Tao Qian, Liu Yao, Liu Biao, Lu Kang, Yuan Yi and others should be besieged.

Huang Yi shrank his neck subconsciously, thinking that Yuan Shu was going to whip himself again, and said submissively: "There is news from Runan that Cao Cao has the intention to go south."

Clang.

The engraved "Chuan Guo Yuxi (false)" in Yuan Shu's hand fell to the ground.

A wave of anger flared up again.

"Cao Aman, the eunuch's grandson, a short, dark, fat man, a bitch who snatches a bride, how dare he be so arrogant!"

"Do you really think Ben will be afraid of him?"

As soon as Yuan Shu said it, he despised Cao Cao's nickname, background, figure, and past scandals.

It can be seen that the anger in my heart already wished to swallow Cao Cao alive.

"Call Sun Jian back immediately, I was going to kill this black fat man." Yuan Shu was furious.

Huang Yi said weakly: "Yes, but Sun Jian is fighting with Liu Biao's general Huang Zu, so he won't be able to come back for the time being."

Yuan Shu snorted coldly: "Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, came to Huainan, how could Liu Yao, Zhou Xin and others endure it?"

"This group of people sit on the sidelines and watch the tigers fight. If Sun Jian is accidentally damaged, who else will he rely on?"

"Immediately send an order to Sun Jian, even if he is about to cut off Huang Zu's head, he must come back!"

(End of this chapter)