The Power of the Three Kingdoms at the End of the Han Dynasty and the Imperial Power of the Han Dyna

"In this great Yizhou, I am the king here!"

As the lord of Yizhou and as a prince, is this enough? Not enough. This is far from enough.

So Liu Yan started to get carried away, and started to build thousands of chariots and carriages, so that Liu Biao couldn't stand it and wrote a letter to impeach Liu Yan for his evil intentions. Indeed, Liu Yan had evil intentions, and he was not even satisfied with the mere land of Yizhou. What he wanted was to compete in the Central Plains and become the master of the world.

However, what troubled him was that he had been busy rectifying Yizhou in the past few years and neglected his son.

Liu Yansheng had four sons, the eldest son Fan, the second son Dan, the third son Mao, and the fourth son Zhang. Unfortunately, the third son died early.

Liu Zhang, who was the captain of Fengche at that time, stayed in Chang'an with his eldest brother Zuo Zhonglang, Liu Fan, and his second brother Liu Dan, the official secretary and censor. At that time, Liu Yan was not ordered by the powerful minister Dong Zhuo, so Dong Zhuo arrested the three Liu Fan brothers and set up a private cell in Xiwu to imprison them.

Liu Yan came up with a plan, claiming to be ill and calling Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang asked to visit Liu Yan, so Emperor Xian sent Liu Zhang to Shu with an imperial edict to inform Liu Yan, but Liu Yan left him behind and never returned to the court. Liu Yan was heartbroken. A stone fell to the ground.

The sudden change in the situation in Chang'an disrupted all Liu Yan's plans.

When the princes of the world attacked the powerful minister Dong Zhuo, Liu Yan also refused to send troops. He wanted to protect the state and defend himself, but he also hoped that the princes of Shandong could fight Dong Zhuo so that both sides would lose. If there was a chance, he could attack Chang'an and kill Dong Zhuo from behind. In the future, you can explore the Central Plains.

The plan did not change. Dong Zhuo ran to Chang'an and suddenly died in the civil strife.

Li Jue and Guo Si caused chaos in Chang'an. Before Liu Yan could take action, Liu Han took action first!

The troops here had not had time to mobilize, but Chencang was already under control over there, and the troops were still without a single blow. Liu Yan missed the best opportunity, stopped all activities, settled the matter, and continued to huddle in Yizhou as his local emperor.

Liu Yan had a sense of crisis, the king of Hejian Liu Han came with bad intentions!

As both members of the Han clan, Liu Yan could only say that Liu Han was very complicated. They had met him in Jizhou and talked to each other in Luoyang. Liu Yan's impression of Liu Han was that he was strong, domineering, and ruthless. The emperor and those who pose a threat to the royal family must be eradicated without leaving any future troubles. If he becomes the third assistant, something will happen to Yizhou sooner or later!

Finally, the opportunity came.

Natural disasters continued and Liangzhou was destroyed, but Yizhou was not affected much due to special reasons. Xiliang Ma Teng and Han Sui teamed up to harass the third assistant, and Liu Yan finally found an opportunity to show his favor to Liu Han.

At the same time, as long as Ma Teng and Han Sui are in check, Liu Han's enemies will always be in Xiliang and will not set their sights on Yizhou. He can not only gain fame and prestige, but also make good friends with Ma Teng and gain an ally.

As for whether he could gain Liu Han's favor, Liu Yan didn't care. His two sons were still in Chang'an, and Liu Yan had no intention of taking them back. He believed that Liu Han would not take action against them.

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Also in 194, a major event happened in Xuzhou. In the bedroom of the Xuzhou Governor's Mansion, Tao Qian suddenly fell seriously ill and was bedridden. The slave came to the bed with the decoction. Tao Qian shook his head with difficulty. Chen Deng, who was standing beside the bed, waved to the slave, and the slave left with the decoction.

Tao Qian was already old, and he was frightened and anxious by Cao Cao. He couldn't afford to fall ill, so the issue of Xuzhou's ownership was put on the agenda.

When a person is about to die, his words are good. Tao Qian also showed his great wisdom at this time. Tao Qian had two sons, but neither of them had much talent or prestige. In this troubled world, once he died, , his two sons will definitely not live for a few days, and the wealthy families in Xuzhou do not support his sons. It is better to give way to the virtuous and find a stable future for their children and grandchildren.

Tao Qian felt bitter in his heart: "Cao's army must have gone because Lu Bu attacked Shandong! Now we have to stop the army because of the famine, and late spring is bound to come again. Alas! I can't help but remind me of the tragic scene of Cao's army's bloodbath in Xuzhou!"

Chen Deng: "Don't worry, Lord. Jian Yong has gone to Xiaopei to ask for Liu Envoy. He has been gone for a long time."

Since Liu Bei was captured from Qingzhou, he once again became a bereaved dog. He could only temporarily live in Xiaopei. In the year of great disaster, he could only protect himself and was unable to make an expedition to the north. However, just this year, Liu Xuande completed a major event in his life - Xiao Dengke.

That's right, in the first year of Xingping (194), when Liu Bei lived in Xiaopei as the "Yuzhou Shepherd", Liu Bei was widowed many times in his early years, so the position of the main wife was vacant, and Mrs. Nagant was his concubine.

Liu Bei took charge of Yuzhou as a herdsman because he wanted to tell Tao Qian that he was not interested in Xuzhou. But secretly he took Mrs. Gan as his concubine and had contact with Tao Qian and Taishan's family. Secretly, he had close ties with the powerful men of Xuzhou, euphemistically known as "joining hands to defend against the enemy".

(I really don’t know whether Liu Bei was lucky or had ulterior motives in history. When others went to Xuzhou, Tao Qian was about to die, and when he went to Jingzhou, Liu Biao was about to die. It’s true that he could pick up any advantage, or twice.)

Tao Qian's face was pale and he weakly asked Chen Deng: "Ah! Hey! Do you see this Xuzhou Mu?"

Chen Deng also reported to Tao Qian: "The prince wanted to give way to Xuande twice. At that time, you were still strong, so Xuande refused to accept it. Today, the envoy is seriously ill, so he will not be able to refuse."

In the eyes of the local wealthy families, Tao Qian and Liu Bei were not important. Their own interests were the most important. Tao Qian and Liu Bei were just their elected spokespersons for their interests.

"Ah! But... I hope so!"

When Liu Bei heard that Tao Qian was seriously ill, he rode with Wei Yan and Xu Chu from Xiaopei to Xuzhou. Under the leadership of Chen Deng, they entered the bedroom of the prefect's mansion.

Entering the Governor's Mansion, Liu Bei saw Tao Qian who was seriously ill. Only he knew whether he was happy or sad, but he had to show sadness at this moment. He ran over in small steps and knelt in front of Tao Qian's bed: "Master Fu!"

"Master Fu! Why are you so sick?"

Seeing that Liu Bei didn't seem to be cheating, Tao Qian felt that he had chosen the right person even though he had no choice. "Get up! Get up quickly! Watch!"

"Master Fu! You need to relax and rest, you must not..."

Tao Qian shook his hand: "Alas! I know in my heart that Cao Cao will come to take revenge after he kills Lu Bu. Xuzhou is in danger! Wanwang Minggong has pity on the people, and the Han city is the most important thing!"

Tao Qian motioned to Chen Deng to bring the prefect's seal over. Mi Zhu took the Taishou seal and handed it to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei stopped him with his hand.

"You have two sons, why not pass them on?"

"Huh? Both dogs are incompetent. After I die, I still hope that Duke Ming will teach you more and don't let the governor do anything."

Having said that, it would be artificial for Liu Bei to refuse any more, so he accepted Xuzhou Mu half-heartedly.

Tao Qian turned around on the bed, tilted his head, and passed away.

Liu Bei stood up sadly, and Chen Deng handed Xuzhou Mu's seal to Liu Bei.

"This order is sent to the whole city of Xuzhou, and all sergeants, big and small, should pay filial piety."

Everyone obeyed: "Here." (End of this chapter)