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

Jiaozhou.

After several months of living in the open, Cao Cao came here with a small number of people. Of the team of more than 5,000 people, less than 3,000 people arrived here.

Some people encountered accidents on the road and never woke up. Some people could not bear to travel long distances and stayed at the local area. Cao Cao did not stop them, but let them leave.

The only people who stayed with Cao Cao were the elites of the Cao family, Mao Jie, Lou Gui and Liang Mao. Lu Qian wanted to follow Cao Cao, but his clan could not leave anymore and stayed in Jingzhou.

With a team of less than 3,000 people and only 500 soldiers to fight, it can be said that they are the only remaining family assets. Along the way, Cao Cao's head was covered with white hair and he became ten years older.

"Lord, don't be discouraged, we..."

Cao Cao raised his hand: "Don't worry, sir, I have my own plan. We will go to Jiaozhou Governor's Mansion first, and we will visit the owner here."

Jiaozhou, also known as Jiaozhi, may have had a weaker presence during the Eastern Han Dynasty than other prefectures and counties. First of all, geographically it was in the extreme south of the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was too far away from the Central Plains; secondly, in terms of folklore, the locals did not have much sense of belonging to the rule of the Eastern Han Dynasty, making management very inconvenient and productivity low.

After Zhu Fu, the governor of Jiaozhi, was killed by the locals, the imperial court sent Zhang Jin to serve as the governor of Jiaozhi.

In his early years, Zhang Jinhuai had the ambition to correct and support the government at that time, so he stayed in the imperial court to hold an official position.

Then, he became a person trusted by General He Jin, and also joined Yuan Shao's staff as a retainer.

In the sixth year of Zhongping (189), Yuan Shao wanted to kill Zhang Rang and his group of eunuchs. Zhang Jin performed the task of persuading the general He Jin. Then He Jin accepted his opinion and immediately decided to discuss the plan to kill the eunuchs with Yuan Shao.

The imperial court became the plaything of the nobles and the emperor was ignored. Zhang Jin had great contributions.

With this, Zhang Jin successfully became the governor of Jiaozhi. Although Zhu Fu was a bastard, when he was in office, he appointed Yu Bao, Liu Yan and others from his hometown as officials, abused and abused the people, and forced them to pay taxes. To catch one yellow croaker, one bushel of rice must be confiscated. The people resented the rebellion, and the Shanyue bandits responded accordingly. They attacked the prefectures and counties, fled to the sea, and were eventually killed by the barbarian bandits.

(PS: Zhu Fu is Zhu Jun’s son. This is why Liu Han, the reason why the author did not promote him, can safely be a general instead of a lieutenant.)
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Nanyang, Xinye.

After listening to Xu You's advice, Yuan Shao cheered up again, held on to his strength, and moved to Xinye with his troops, leaving only Zhong Yao and three thousand troops in Wancheng.

The Battle of Guandu not only destroyed tens of thousands of Yuan Shao's troops, but also destroyed Yuan Shao's own spirit. His body was deteriorating visibly to the naked eye.

The reason why Yuan Shao could persist so much was simply out of hatred for Liu Han.

"Everyone, drink the holy drink!"

"Thank you, Lord!"

Compared with last year's crowd of guests and friends, this year Yuan Shao had only a few ministers. He was also looking for scholars in Nanyang, but no scholars were willing to join him.

Either run to Liu Biao, or simply hide from the world.

Scared!

It's not Yuan Shao who's afraid, it's the scholars who are afraid!

This time Liu Han's target was too obvious. Most of the nobles who had followed Yuan Shao and Cao Cao suffered a devastating blow, and the nobles had to choose to keep a distance from them.

"Cough cough cough..."

"Lord!"

"Father!"

Yuan Shao waved his hand, "It doesn't matter."

"I won't be talking about anything today, I'm just talking about the festive season."

"Then play music, then dance."

"Here."

The stage was filled with singing and dancing, and the sound of silk and bamboo was endless, but the guests in the audience were preoccupied. Some secretly lamented the uncertainty of fate, some were thinking about a way out, and some were staring at Yuan Shao's position, but none of them cared about how long Yuan Shao could live.

As a master, if he is like this, he can be regarded as a maverick.

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The first month of the year, Yangzhou, Shouchun.

"I asked why there were magpies squawking on the branches this morning. It turned out to be Bo Fu returning victoriously!"

After discussing with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce immediately decided to return to Shouchun and exchange the jade seal for his livelihood. "General Sun Ce will pay homage to Duke Ming."

"Bo Fu, please get up quickly, you are my great hero!"

"Here."

Sun Ce captured Lujiang and captured four of Yangzhou's six counties, leaving only Yuzhang and Kuaiji counties.

"Ming Gong, I have a favor to ask you." "Oh? I wonder what's wrong with Bo Fu?"

"Ming Gong should know that my father was killed by Huang Zu of Jiangxia. Today Ce has captured Lujiang, which is only separated from Jiangxia by a river. Ce sincerely asks Ming Gong to lend me troops to attack Jiangxia to protect my father's revenge."

"This……"

Yuan Shu hesitated and looked at military advisor Han Yin.

Han Yin stepped forward and whispered to Yuan Shu: "My lord, you cannot attack Jiangxia at this time."

"Why?"

Yuan Shu loved and hated Sun's father and son, and wanted to use and guard against him at the same time, which can be said to be a careful calculation.

"Firstly, there are only two counties left in Yangzhou, so we should conquer Yangzhou in one go; secondly, we just obtained some counties in Runan a few years ago, and have not had time to arrange people to manage them, so suddenly attacking Jiangxia is a waste of manpower, and there is a high probability that we will not be able to defeat it. ; Thirdly, we have offended Lu Bu and Liu Bei in Xuzhou, and have made enemies in the north. If we attack Jiangxia, we will definitely offend Liu Biao in Jingzhou, fighting on two fronts, one east and one west... Fourth..."

"what?"

"My lord, I would like to say something disrespectful..."

"You are forgiven."

"Fourth, in addition to heroes like Liu Bei and Lu Bu in the north, there is also Liu Han. Although my lord has always been friendly with him, we must be on guard against others. He will be our biggest enemy in the future."

Yuan Shu pondered, nodded and said: "You are right."

Liu Han was really nice to him, but in troubled times fighting for hegemony, it wasn't wrong to be on the defensive.

"If my lord is fighting on two fronts and Liu Han steps in, my lord will be in danger!"

Seeing that Yuan Shu listened to his suggestion, Han Yin retreated.

"Bo Fu, I also want to help you, but my stall here is too big. I have to govern Yangzhou, Xuzhou, and the newly acquired Yuzhou. I am really powerless!"

"Ming Gong..."

"Bo Fu, look at this, how about you wait for two years?"

Yuan Shu planned to use the dragging technique, which had long been predicted by Sun Ce and Zhou Yu.

At this time, Sun Ce revealed his purpose: "I dare to borrow thousands of soldiers from Duke Ming to avenge my father!"

Yuan Shu continued to prevaricate: "Huh? Oh! Haha! Don't rush this matter! When I free up my troops, I will naturally make the decision for you. But this is borrowing troops...hey..."

Sun Ce stood up and threw out his trump card without giving Yuan Shu time to react: "Ming Gong! Now I have the jade seal passed down by my late father..."

A national jade seal? !
Yuan Shu was surprised: "Huh?"

"If Ming Gong is willing to lend me troops, I am willing to keep this as a pledge."

"Bo Fu! Is this a joke?"

Sun Ce took out the jade seal wrapped in yellow silk from his arms and opened it in his hand. Yuan Shu took a closer look and said, "The rumors are actually true!"

There were rumors in Luoyang that Sun Jian left Luoyang in a hurry because he picked up the imperial seal.

Yuan Shu subconsciously went to get it greedily, but Sun Ce quickly took a step back.

"Ming Gong!"

"Oh! Ah! Haha...Hey! Okay! I'll lend you three thousand troops and five hundred horses."

Sun Ce did not express his position, but looked at Yuan Shu with his eyes, and Yuan Shu understood.

"Haha... Hey! Your position is humble and it is difficult for you to hold great power. Okay! I will declare you Captain Zhe Chong and General Xie Kou. Huh?"

Sun Ce still didn't respond after hearing this.

"Bo Fu, I really don't have the energy to divide my forces to attack Jiangxia now, why not..."

Looking at the jade seal, Yuan Shu was anxious, his brain was running wildly, and he thought of a compromise: "How about you lead your troops to Jiangdong, and I won't care what you do in the future?"

Sun Ce breathed a sigh of relief. This meant that he was officially separated from Yuan Shu: "Thank you Ming Gong!"

After saying this, Sun Ce knelt down and presented the jade seal to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu happily took the jade seal and looked at it carefully. (End of chapter)