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

Chapter 214

Taking advantage of the fire to rob is against morality.

In particular, it was the emperor of Chang'an who caught fire.

Liu Bei was originally Qingzhou Mu and General Zhenxi canonized by the emperor, and his duty was to guard Qingzhou for the emperor.

As long as Liu Bei does not openly support Liu Xie in Zhuocheng, he will support Liu Xie by default.

Liu Bei only needs to abide by the duty of shepherding Qingzhou.

At this time, if an envoy is sent to Chang'an, Liu Xie will mistakenly think that Liu Bei wants to ask for a reward.

Cao Cao, Zang Hong, Tao Qian and others were all rewarded. Wouldn't it be cold to Liu Bei not to reward Liu Bei?
"The war in Hebei has been going on for almost a year. Although the two sides have won and lost each other, they still haven't been able to decide the final victory or defeat."

"Now that Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou and other places have expressed their support for Chang'an, Dong Zhuo must win soon, right?"

Liu Bei asked about the situation in Hebei.

Although Huainan has Yuan Shu, Yangzhou has Zhou Xin, Zhou Ang, and Jingzhou has Zhang Xian who supports Zhuocheng's Liu Kai, but these forces are all to the south, and there are Lu Kang, Liu Yao, Hua Xin, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Tao Qian, etc. Power cannot provide much help to Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan.

Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Zan were already evenly matched, even if only Yanzhou troops intervened, this balance would be broken.

Zheng Ping didn't answer but instead asked: "I hope you, who can win?"

Liu Bei mused, "Compared to the fact that the Son of Heaven in Chang'an was the orphan of the late emperor, the new Son of Heaven supported by Yuan Shao and Brother Bogui has some unfair names."

"There is neither the support of the ministers, nor the approval of the Zongzheng government. It is just a puppet of Yuan Shao and Brother Bogui."

"If Yuan Shao and Brother Bogui win, Yuan Shao has the prestige of the Yuan family, and Brother Bogui is no match."

"Let Yuan Shao take charge of power and righteousness, that is a more difficult opponent than Dong Zhuo."

"I hope Dong Zhuo can win."

"But Dong Zhuo is the national thief who poisoned the young emperor. If Dong Zhuo wins, his prestige will be even greater than before."

"Although it is possible to unite the states to attack Dong Zhuo, but the states and herdsmen of each state have their own selfish motives, it is difficult to truly form an alliance."

It was the first time to meet with the alliance to discuss Dong, but he was afraid of Suanzao.

At the second meeting to discuss Dong, Yuan Shu withdrew his troops from the jade seal he had privately collected.

Liu Bei didn't have too many expectations for the third meeting to discuss Dong.

Zheng Ping asserted: "Dong Zhuo is not a hero, one year's confrontation is enough to wipe out Dong Zhuo's ambition, and one year's time is enough to spread the prestige of the emperor of Zhuocheng."

"If Yanzhou's soldiers really go north, Dong Zhuo will not take advantage of the situation to advance, but will take advantage of the situation and retreat back to Chang'an."

Liu Bei was surprised: "Why did Dong Zhuo withdraw his troops? Didn't he want to take this opportunity to destroy Yuan Shao?"

Zheng Ping shook his head: "If Yanzhou had supported the emperor of Chang'an at the beginning of the war, it would have helped Dong Zhuo defeat Yuan Shao."

"But it's been almost a year now, and the prefectures and states of Youji have already united their hearts because of resisting Dong Zhuo."

"Unless the soldiers of Yan, Qing, Yu, and Xu states go north together, Dong Zhuo will have no chance of victory."

"Whether Dong Zhuo is willing or not, the situation where the two emperors are in the same sky is irreversible."

"Then it will be a battle between countries."

"Most people south of the Yellow River support Chang'an's emperor. Although Dong Zhuo did not win a big victory, the goal of sending troops has been achieved."

"Although this goal was obtained through the way of conferring a marquis and worshiping a general, it is better than continuing the stalemate with Yuan Shao in Hebei."

Liu Bei said calmly: "If Dong Zhuor really retreats, how should Qingzhou respond?"

Zheng Ping got up and came to the map of Hanzhou County hanging on the wall.

"The following situation is the struggle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan; it is the struggle between Qingyanyu, Xuyang, Jing and the six prefectures; it is also the struggle between Dong Zhuo and the emperor within Chang'an."

"The two emperors are in the same sky, the north and the south are divided into two, and a tripartite confrontation has been formed."

"The storm is coming."

"Do you still have the heart to calm the chaos?"

Liu Bei also got up in surprise, and walked to the front of the state and county map: "The two emperors are in the same sky, the north and the south are divided, and the power of the three legs. South of the Yellow River, who should Qingzhou be friends with?"

Zheng Pingning said in a low voice: "We make friends from afar and attack from close, and those who don't have the surname of Liu are not allowed to form an alliance!"

Liu Bei said awe-inspiringly, "Can't even Mr. Tao be a friend?"

Zheng Ping nodded: "Tao Qian is not a kind person. If he hadn't taken Xiaopei by force, how could he have given Cao Cao's soldiers an excuse to point to Xuzhou?"

"Although Yun Chang went south to help Tao Qian repel Cao Cao, it is impossible for Tao Qian to swallow this resentment."

"It won't be long before Tao Qian will have another dispute with Cao Cao!"

"When the battle between Henan and Xu comes, Qingzhou can no longer just send Yunchang and Yide south as before."

"With the help of Cao Cao, we can get rid of Tao Qian and recruit another talented person to take charge of Xuzhou."

"Gather the soldiers of Qing and Xu, and compete with Yanyu."

Liu Bei hesitated and said, "But I haven't obtained the emperor's edict, and I am in charge of other states and counties without authorization. Isn't it against the righteousness?"

Zheng Ping chuckled: "Naturally, you can't be in charge without authorization. All talents you promote need to be recognized by the emperor of Chang'an. Compared with foreign surnames, the emperor naturally trusts the clan more."

Liu Bei paced and pondered.

Such a major matter cannot be easily decided.

Zheng Ping did not disturb Liu Bei.

It is Zheng Ping's responsibility to plan the general trend and make suggestions.

It has always been Liu Bei's decision whether to adopt these strategies.

Zheng Ping will not go overboard and make decisions for Liu Bei, nor will he force Liu Bei to make a decision.

If Liu Bei can't really make up his mind, he will hesitate for various reasons in the future.

If you hesitate, the implementation of this strategy will become difficult, and it will be difficult to succeed.

a long time.

Liu Bei's eyes became firm.

"Qingzhou has had a bumper harvest for two consecutive years, and this year's rain is also sufficient."

"Three harvest years are enough to support a big battle in Qingzhou."

"Since I am determined to help the Han family, how can I lose my mind?"

"If the dispute between Tao Qian and Cao Cao recurs, then the two should be resolved together."

Liu Bei has never lacked courage, but he is more cautious than ordinary people.

Zheng Ping laughed loudly: "Your envoy has the heart to calm the chaos, so I shall plan the situation in Henan for you."

"Cao Song, Cao Cao's father, recently bought a lot of farmhouses in the northern county of Langya Kingdom. His methods were a bit despicable. Many county officials in the northern county had colluded with Cao Song."

"Your envoy can send Yide to inspect the northern counties of Langya Kingdom, and question all county officials who have colluded with Cao Song."

"At the same time, we confiscated Cao Song's farmhouse in the northern county of Langya Kingdom, just to make an example to the monkeys, and to give a warning to the powerful gentry in Qingzhou."

Liu Bei didn't like such a huge greed like Cao Song.

If Zheng Ping hadn't suppressed the documents of the crime of colluding with county officials against Cao Song in the northern county of Langya State, Liu Bei would have brought Cao Song to justice long ago.

"Is it just the confiscation of farmland?" Liu Bei was obviously dissatisfied with the result: "There are more than ten households in the northern county who died because of Cao Song's collusion with the county officials; there are not a few people who were displaced."

Zheng Ping chuckled: "After all, Cao Song is Cao Cao's father. If you really bring him to justice, Cao Cao will have a reason to attack Qingzhou."

"If you really want to bring Cao Song to justice, you can completely defeat Cao Cao and his forces, so that you can vent your anger on behalf of the people in the northern counties."

Zheng Ping did not tell Liu Bei the real intention of confiscating Cao Song's farmhouse.

From the very beginning, Cao Song was just a pawn in Zheng Ping's chess game.

Any investment in the construction of Guanggu City is just Zheng Ping trying to fool Cao Song'er's money.

A huge greed like Cao Song is greedy for the people, and Zheng Ping is not merciful at all.

"With Cao Song's estate stolen, Cao Song will no longer dare to stay in Langya, and will go to Yuzhou to join Cao Cao."

"If you can't get to Yuzhou by going to Qingyan, you can only go to Yuzhou by going to Xuzhou."

"Cao Song, Cao Song, I hope you will be lucky in Xuzhou."

"If you are unlucky, you will become the most critical one in the Henan-Xu chess game - an abandoned piece."

A trace of coldness flashed in Zheng Ping's eyes.

Using Cao Song as a bait will cause the conflict between Tao Qian and Cao Cao to break out in advance.

If you tell Liu Bei directly about this strategy of actively causing war, Liu Bei will not adopt it.

however.

Even if Zheng Ping doesn't count Cao Song, Cao Song will still go to Yuzhou.

Cao Cao chased Tao Qian all the way to Tancheng, and Qingzhou sent troops to help Tao Qian. As long as Cao Song is not stupid, he will definitely find a way to go to Yuzhou.

Tao Qian suffered a great loss in front of Cao Cao, how could he spare Cao Song in Langya Kingdom?

The disaster of war in Yuzhou and Xuzhou is inevitable.

If the layout is arranged in advance, Zheng Ping can save Xuzhou scholars and people from being massacred.

Liu Bei agreed to Zheng Ping's proposal. On the surface, he sent Zhang Fei to inspect the northern counties of Langya Kingdom, but secretly he went to Cao Song.

Cao Song never expected that Liu Bei would blame himself for some poor people.

When Zhang Fei announced in public that he had confiscated Cao Song's farmhouse in the northern county, Cao Song was so angry that he blew his beard and stared.

"The old man refuses to accept!"

"This old man wants to see Zheng Xianmou!"

Cao Song is so angry.

These houses cost half of Cao Song's family wealth, but Zhang Fei copied them if he said they didn't?
Zhang Fei was not used to Cao Song, so he put his sword across Cao Song's neck: "You still want to see Mr. Xianmou? You know that if it wasn't for Mr. Xianmou, you would have been punished by my elder brother."

"Mr. Xianmou invited you to Qingzhou with good intentions, not to let you come to destroy Qingzhou's laws."

"You should be glad that it's not my second brother who came here this time, otherwise my second brother would definitely kill you!"

Cao De on the side refused to accept it and said: "My brother is Yuzhou Mu, Zhengdong General, Xuhou, Liu Bei is so rude to my father, is it because he wants to make Yuzhou an enemy?"

Zhang Fei put his sword back into its sheath.

Just when Cao De thought that Zhang Fei was "scared", Zhang Fei kicked Cao De in the stomach, and then cursed: "My elder brother is also the one you can call by his first name?"

"No matter how dare you talk nonsense, I will stab you to death with a sword, and Cao Cao will not dare to be presumptuous in front of me!"

"Last time, if Tao Qian hadn't made a mistake first, I would have surprised Xiaopei long ago and cut off Cao Cao's way back."

"Even if Cao Cao is here, he still has to respectfully call my elder brother Xuande Gong. What are you, dare to be rude?"

Cao De clutched his stomach, sweat broke out on his forehead, but he didn't dare to say any more.

Seeing Zhang Fei's seriousness, Cao Song hurriedly begged for mercy, "General Zhang calm down, please go back and thank the old man for his scheme. The old man will leave now!"

Zhang Fei looked at Cao Song and his son who were leaving, snorted coldly, and ignored him.

In addition to Cao Song and his son, the county officials in the northern county who colluded with Cao Song also had to be dealt with.

Zhang Fei would not show mercy to county officials who violated Liu Bei's laws.

the other side.

Cao Song and his son fled in embarrassment, but their expressions became distorted.

"Damn Liu Bei!"

"Today's humiliation, I will repay ten times in the future."

"Ade, sell all the houses immediately and exchange them for copper coins, gold and silver. Let's go to Yuzhou!"

"Send someone to inform Ah Man, and ask him to send troops to respond."

"As long as Ah Man is willing to come, I will use all these copper coins, gold and silver to help him achieve great success."

Cao Song was worried that Cao Cao would not come, so he directly gambled all his family wealth.

When Cao Cao and Chen Liu raised their troops, Cao Song moved away all the family property overnight, but he didn't leave any of it to Cao Cao.

This also brought the relationship between Cao Song and Cao Cao to a freezing point!

If Cao Cao is not benefited, Cao Song is really afraid that Cao Cao will not send troops to meet him.

When Zheng Ping was planning the Henan campaign, Dong Zhuo also left Ma Teng and Han Sui in Bingzhou as Zheng Ping expected, and then withdrew his troops back to Chang'an.

Although he failed to defeat Yuan Shao Gongsun Zan, nor captured Liu Xin, Dong Zhuo was satisfied with the support of Cao Cao, Tao Qian, Zang Hong and others.

After nearly a year of fighting, not only the Xiliang army was exhausted, Dong Zhuo was even more exhausted.

If you can enjoy yourself in Chang'an City, why don't you have to suffer in Bingzhou!
Due to Xun You's outstanding performance on the Hebei battlefield, he was appointed by Dong Zhuo as Shangshu Pushe and Lu Zhi's deputy as soon as he returned to Chang'an.

Dong Zhuo felt that he had made outstanding contributions, so he asked his confidant Li Ru to shout in the hall, "The grand master has made great contributions to the stability of the Han family in the country. He should be given the title of Duke of An Han, and his heirs should be restored. Act in accordance with the heart of heaven."

As soon as this remark came out, Liu Xiehe was directly shocked by the civil and military court officials.

Although the Duke of An Han is the title of the Great Han, only one person has inherited the title of Duke of An Han in the 400 years of the Great Han.

That is Wang Mang!
At this time, Dong Zhuo ordered Li Ru to let Liu Xie reward Dong Zhuo with the title of Duke An Han.

Liu Xie clenched his fists and stared at Li Ru, wishing he could tear Li Ru into pieces.

Huang Wan, captain of the Sili school, came out angrily, and scolded: "Absurd! An Han Gong was placed by the traitor Wang Mang. Let the grand master be An Han Gong. Do you mean that the grand master has Wang Mang's heart?"

Li Ru smiled instead of anger, and argued, "Duke An Han, it means that only those who have made great contributions to the An Han family in the country are qualified to be Duke An Han. What does this have to do with Wang Mang?"

"If Lieutenant Sili thinks that Duke An Han is easily misunderstood, how about changing it to Duke Fu Han?"

Huang Wan shouted: "In this dynasty, only the sons of the two kings, Sanke and Emperor Guangwu, can be proclaimed princes. How can there be any reason to be a prince? If you want to show the grand master's great contribution to the Anhan family in the country, you can be named Anhanhou or Fuhanhou."

"Feng Gong, it is absolutely impossible!"

Seeing that Li Ru could not argue against Huang Wan, Dong Zhuo snorted coldly and drew his sword.

Dong Zhuo, who was walking on the sword in the hall, swung the sword lightly, and made a piercing sound: "Now that the false emperor in Zhuocheng is still alive, does your majesty really want the hearts of loyal ministers?"

"If there is no grand master, who can conquer the false emperor for His Majesty?"

"Could it be that the grand master became Wang Mang when he became a Duke of Han?"

"Is the merit of this grand master not as good as that of a prince of Emperor Guangwu?"

Liu Xie looked at Chaodian Wenwu as if asking for help.

However, since Dong Zhuo pulled out his sword, no one has spoken except Huang Wan, the captain of Sili.

Xun You wanted to go out, but was stopped by Lu Zhi's eyes.

"Just, just, according to Shangfu's words." Liu Xie gritted his teeth: "Feng Shangfu, assist Han Gong!"

(End of this chapter)