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Chapter 423 Ten Years (Nine)

Luo Yang's alliance has really become a farce.

The princes from all walks of life were frightened by the powerful fighting power of the invincible army, and reached an alliance in a hurry, preparing to jointly attack Hangu Pass.It's no wonder that a force they had never heard of captured Hanzhong County within ten days.

This made everyone have to overturn the earlier estimate of Guan Zhong.

The Tabai Army, the Jiefan Army, the Xuanfeng Army, the Youyi Army, and the Qihuo Army are the four elites of the Han'an Army that everyone is familiar with.

As for the Trolls, Yuan Rong, and Beiwei Army, although their combat effectiveness is extremely strong, their numbers are not too large because of the equipment. It is doomed that these three troops cannot carry out large-scale battles like the other four troops.

Although he was very worried about these three troops, it was not enough to make the princes panic too much.

As for the other troops, their combat effectiveness may be very strong, but compared with the five main forces, it seems that the gap is still very large.

However, an invincible army suddenly appeared, and it showed a combat effectiveness not inferior to the five main forces, and even stronger.The appearance of such a team made the princes have to wonder how much combat power is hidden in Guanzhong?Will there be another existence like the Invincible Army?If so, it's really scary.

In this way, the existence of Dong Bi became a thorn in everyone's heart.

Although Liu Biao is gone, but with an army of 40, and the battle line in Guanzhong is too long, it may not be impossible to make a gap.

After all, the princes of the Kanto have great righteousness, and from this point of view, they have an advantage.

But in just one day, this advantage disappeared.If Liu Bian just ascended the throne, that's all.After all, the vassals of the Kanto region welcome the emperor of Xuchang. Even if you ascend to the throne, we still don't have to recognize your existence.

However, the vision of Baqiao spread throughout the world within a day.

And Liu Bian was able to pass on the national jade seal during the ceremony of offering sacrifices to heaven, which seemed to prove the legitimacy of his throne from another angle.

People couldn't help but think of it: Xuchang's Emperor Han seemed to have obtained the throne from Liu Bian.

Liu Bian is the eldest son of the first emperor, he is also a direct descendant, and he once ascended the throne, and now he has obtained the long-lost Jade Seal of Chuanguo.No matter which aspect you look at, Liu Bian is orthodox, and he should be the true son of the Han Dynasty.

Of course, Cao Cao and others knew it well.

The so-called vision of Baqiao is just a trick created by Dong Bi.Including the Chuan Guo Yuxi, which has always been in Dong Bi's hands.

Dong Zhuo had used this Jade Seal once, but after Dong Zhuo was killed, the Jade Seal disappeared.At that time, whether it was Li Jue, Guo Si, or Cao Cao and others, why did they try to put Dong Pi to death?To put it bluntly, it's not because everyone knows that since Dong Zhuo doesn't have a jade seal in his hands, it must be in Dong Bian's hands.

It doesn't matter if it's a gift from God, or Dong Bi returned it to Liu Bian...

It is no longer important.The important thing is that these people worship the ghosts and gods of heaven and earth, so-called being ordered by heaven, Liu Bian's throne was recognized by God, and he was given the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, which shows that he is the only one in the world and the real emperor.

As for the rest...

The alliance came to a hasty end, and the princes from all walks of life had ghosts in their hearts, thinking about how to face the next situation.

"I'm going back to Jizhou!"

Yuan Shang stood up and said, "Obviously there is no need to stay here anymore. I will return to Jizhou and report the matter here to my father."

"Xianfu, don't worry, let's discuss it later!"

Obviously, neither Cao Cao nor anyone else wanted Yuan Shang to leave Luoyang at this time.In that case, it will undoubtedly make more people laugh at their previous decisions.Really, it will definitely be laughed to death.

But Yuan Shang seems to be returning to his heart.

He sneered and said, "Discussion? What are you discussing about... No matter how much you discuss, the Chuanguo Yuxi is still in Dong Xiping's hands. In two days, Dong Xiping will come with an edict, and they will go their separate ways? Prime Minister, Shang is not dissatisfied." I mean respectfully, since Liu Jingsheng is gone, why do you still want to keep us as that damn alliance?"

"This one……"

Cao Cao pretended to ponder, but a cold light flashed in his half-closed eyes, revealing a cold murderous intent.

"Xianfu, I want to ask you a question. Before Liu Jingsheng left, it was said that one of your subordinates visited you. That night Liu Jingsheng quit Luoyang... I don't know how you should explain this matter? Could it be that, Did your Yuan family know the outcome of this matter from the very beginning? That's why they are in a hurry to leave here now?"

"You bullshit!"

"Bold..."

Xu Chu and Cao Peng, who served as Cao Cao's guards, had long been displeased with Yuan Shang's appearance. Hearing his rude words, they stepped forward.

Behind Yuan Shang, there was also King Wen Chou blocking Yuan Shang's body. Both sides drew their swords. For a moment, the hall was full of swords and swords, and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

"Zhongkang, what are you doing, put away your weapons!"

Liu Bei also stood up, and Gongsun Kang dissuaded Wen Chou and Wangmen.Anyway, Liu Bei once took refuge in Yuan Shang, so Yuan Shang still gave him some face.He stopped Wen Chou Wang's door, and said in a deep voice: "Master Ju has already told me what the prime minister said. That person's name is Zhou Xian, and he is a member of Zhou Ang's family under my command. But when I tracked down the matter, , that Zhou Xian has disappeared... As for where to go, I still want to ask the prime minister for someone."

Cao Cao frowned and fell silent.

Liu Bei said from the side: "Prime Minister, Third Young Master, this matter must be a misunderstanding, but don't hurt the peace of your family."

"Anyway, I have to go anyway. You are willing to stay here to make people laugh, it's your business, and my Yuan family can't afford to lose face. If the prime minister has no other orders, please forgive my nephew first. Farewell."

Compared with before, Yuan Shang's words are much more polite, and he no longer speaks rudely.

He strode out of the hall.Wen Chou and Xu You walked last, and when they passed Liu Bei, the three of them nodded slightly.

Xu Chu said angrily: "Prime Minister, just let that kid go? From my point of view, he must be playing tricks!"

Cao Cao shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao and Dong Bi have a feud against their son, so they will definitely not join hands with Dong Xiping easily. This matter...Dong Xiping dared to arrange meticulous work in Xuchang, why couldn't he arrange it under Yuan Shao's command? It has nothing to do with Yuan Shang at this time .”

After speaking, he glanced at everyone in the living room.

"My lords, whoever wants to leave, you can leave now, and I will never stop you."

Liu Mao hesitated for a moment, then stood up, "Prime Minister, it's not that Mao is going to leave the alliance, the Shihan An army is coming to Jiameng, and Mao is worried about his brother's situation... Besides, the prime minister doesn't need soldiers anymore, Mao stays It's useless here."

What you said is reasonable, but at this moment...

Although Cao Cao didn't say anything, he was very unhappy in his heart.

On the surface, he still wanted to show a gentle gesture, and said in a deep voice, "In that case, please send my regards to Liu Yizhou."

"sure!"

Liu Mao left after speaking.

Of the seven princes, one left before the alliance, and now two more left, the hall suddenly seemed very deserted.

Gongsun Kang said: "Before my father ordered Kang to leave, he had a word first, and everything should be obeyed by the prime minister!"

"Ah...Bei only knows the sage of Xuchang, but not the sage of Chang'an. The prime minister can rest assured that he will not betray the alliance."

Zhou Yu hesitated for a moment, "But I don't know what the Prime Minister's plan is?"

He said it very cleverly, that is, he didn't say that he would renege on the alliance, nor did he say that he would not renege on the alliance. Obviously, he made a decision after looking at the situation.

Cao Cao knew that those who stayed were unlikely to reconcile with Dong Bi.

Although Gongsun Du once served under Dong Zhuo's command, he played with Dong Biao outside the Great Wall before and almost killed Dong Biao.In this regard, unless Dong Bi has a broad mind, it may be difficult to forgive Gongsun Du for betraying the Lord.

And Liu Bei has nothing to do with Dong Bi, so there is no need to elaborate.

Sun Jian died at the hands of Dong Bi, and he also had an unresolvable hatred with the Sun family, so he stayed to watch the development of the situation.

Not too bad!

Cao Cao thought to himself: At least half of the people don't seem to be very accepting of Dong Pi's existence.Then there is wiggle room.

To be honest, if Liu Bei and Sun Ce also withdraw from the alliance, Cao Cao has already made plans.

Once such a situation happened, he immediately returned to Xuchang, bound Han Emperor Liu Xie, and went directly to Chang'an to ask for surrender.

After all, even though he and Dong Bi had grudges, there was still a relationship between them.

If he surrendered, Dong Bi would not embarrass him.As long as you hand over your military power, becoming a rich man will not be a problem.

Cao Cao took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Since all the lords still trust Cao, let's discuss the next action. Now that the false emperor has appeared, and the bandits in Guanzhong are very powerful, my four families should take care of each other and act together. "

"What the prime minister said is absolutely true!"

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Yuan Shang led his troops out of Luoyang and entered Hanoi territory on the third day.

This is already the territory of his Yuan family, and Yuan Shang, who has been worried for two days, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He was really afraid that Cao Cao would intercept him on the way.Although he has a strong army, he is in Cao Cao's territory after all, so he doesn't take advantage of it in a fight.Now, in his own territory, the arrogance that had been accumulated for many days broke out again.

"Everyone says how powerful Cao Mengde is, but in my opinion, it's nothing more than that."

Looking at the arrogant Yuan Shang, Ju Shou smiled wryly in his heart, and then said softly: "Third Young Master, you really shouldn't leave at this time. In the current form, we will benefit if we cooperate, and we will suffer if we divide. If the princes join hands Shuting away from Chang'an, I think Chang'an will have some scruples. But now, turning against Cao Cao is definitely not a good thing for the lord..."

"Alright, alright, Mr. Ju, you have said these words countless times along the way. The matter has already been done, what else do you want? Besides, given that Jizhou has abundant money and food, and strong soldiers and horses, Dong Xiping may not be able to But let me wait."

"But……"

Yuan Shang frowned and said: "Mr. Ju, are you working for my Yuan family or Cao Cao? Why do I listen to you talking about him all the way? If you think I'm not doing well, you can go to him My father sued, don't make any more noise."

In a word, Ju Shou's face turned red.

He opened his mouth again and again, finally smiled wryly and sighed, and silently retreated to the side.

Beside, Xu You and Wen Chou looked at each other, and after a slight smile, Xu You rode his horse and came to Jushou's side.

That night, the army camped by Qinshui, but the 15 army was mighty and magnificent.

During the day, Jushou was choked up by Yuan Shang's words and felt extremely uncomfortable. He sat alone in the big tent, drinking cups of boring wine.

This day is really impossible!
The general meant that Jizhou might be handed over to Yuan Shang in the future.Not to mention the distinction between senior and young, Yuan Shang is not a person who can achieve great things at all.When he was asked to assist Yuan Shang, he was reluctant, but now he is really aggrieved.

When the curtain was lifted, Xu You walked in from the outside.

In comparison, Xu You followed Yuan Shao one step earlier than Jushou, but now he is not as heavily used by Yuan Shao as Jushou.As for Xu You, he likes to take advantage of small things and is a bit greedy for money. Ju Shou doesn't like him very much either.

So seeing Xu You coming in, Ju Shou didn't stand up to greet him, but just gave him a cold look.

In the past few years, Xu You has been very low-key, no matter what happens, he will not stand out.If Yuan Shao needs him, he will do his best, and if he is not needed, he will be happy and at ease.Now, it has gradually faded out of Yuan Shao's core members.

"Mr. Gong Si, why are you drinking alone?"

Ju Shou's drunken eyes were hazy, he glanced at Xu You and said, "Ziyuan came here, what advice do you have?"

"I didn't dare to be a teacher, but you were wronged when I saw the heir during the day... Hehe, so I came to visit."

Xu You said, and sat opposite Ju Shou.

Jushou didn't speak, and gave Xu You a glass of wine, and then drank it on his own.Xu You didn't say anything, just drinking with Jushou, neither of them spoke, the atmosphere in the big tent became extraordinarily weird.

"Ziyuan, you really deserve to be killed!"

After a long time, Ju Shou suddenly said something, his eyes were red, he stared at Xu You, and said with a particularly fierce expression.

Xu You's heart skipped a beat, "Gong Si, where do you start with this?"

"Don't pretend to be confused. You can fool others, but you can't fool me. Let me ask you, did you have an affair with that ear? When Liu Xuande left Xindu and went to Xuzhou to rescue Tao Qian, but Your idea?"

"what?"

Xu You's cheeks twitched slightly, and he forced a smile and said, "Gong Si, this matter has nothing to do with You."

"nothing dealing with you?"

Ju Shou sneered and said, "Xu Ziyuan, Xu Ziyuan, you thought you were doing everything flawlessly, but in fact it was full of flaws. In the past two years, you seemed to be doing nothing, but I know that you first suggested that Dong Zhao go to Xuzhou, and then quietly Move your family members...and Wen Gongye's family members to Xuzhou...Your heart is no longer with the Lord."

Xu You was silent.

"Why, did I say something wrong?"

Ju Shou looked up to the sky and sighed, "But speaking of it, Liu Xuande is indeed capable. I arranged for my son Juhu to watch over him, and he was able to turn that brat's head off. Every time he wrote to me, he always praised Liu Bei for how he was doing. Okay...Xu Ziyuan, you really deserve to die, you deserve to die...I am so tired that even my only son has surrendered to Liu Bei, you deserve to die."

After these words were spoken, Xu You didn't worry anymore!
Drink by yourself, let Jushou yell and scold, with a smile on his face all the time, as if he doesn't care at all.

"My lord is finished... Poor Yuan Hao, who devoted himself to making plans for my lord, but this foundation will eventually be destroyed by my son!"

Ju Shou raised his head and gurgled the spirits in the jug, and slammed it heavily on the table.

"I'm not reconciled, I'm really not reconciled!"

As he said that, he threw his head on the table and muttered to himself: "Xu Ziyuan, you must have seen it already?"

Xu You got up and patted Jushou on the shoulder.

"Gongsi, I have been following Benchu ​​20 years ago. Back then, I had Boqiu, Wang Fen, Zhang Miao and other friends who ran for Yuan Benchu ​​and waved the flag for his Yuan family. What did I get? Hehe, old friends, all of them They were all dead, but I ended up like a running dog... At the beginning, I could share adversity, but not wealth, I have long since looked away!"

"Look away, look away..."

Xu You seemed to be talking to himself, but Ju Shou was lying on the table.

Every time you say something to me, before you know it, the time has passed, and only the sound of bang bang is heard, but it is the second watch.

Xu You got up and was about to go out.

But at this moment, a commotion in the camp was suddenly heard.Immediately afterwards, someone shouted loudly: "The water is gone, the water is gone!"

In this cold and twelfth lunar month, how can there be water?

The first thought that flashed through Xu You's mind was: No, someone attacked the camp!

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Note: Regarding Wei Kang mentioned in the previous chapter, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms said: At the age of 15, he was designated as the leader of the group, his father was conscripted as a servant, and his descendants were the governor of Liangzhou. He was honored by the people for his benevolence .Later, when Ma Chao attacked Liangzhou, he stood firm for eight months and then surrendered before reinforcements arrived, but he was still killed by Ma Chao in violation of the contract.People in Guzhou are all sad and indignant.

There are also appearances in Romance: Romance Chinese character Boyi, when Ma Chao attacked Liangzhou in August 18th Jian'an, because Xia Houyuan didn't get Cao Cao's order, he stayed still and the reinforcements failed to surrender, but he was still killed by Ma Chao.People in Guzhou are all sad and indignant.

There is also Gongsun Kang, the Three Kingdoms says: Liaodong prefect, the eldest son of Gongsun Du.After death, Zi Kang succeeded to the throne. In the 12th year, Taizu conquered Karasuma in the three counties and slaughtered Liucheng.Yuan Shang and others went to Liaodong, and Kang Zhan sent Shangshou off.The language is in Wuji.Feng Kangxiang Pinghou, worship the left general.

And in Romance: The eldest son of Liaodong Taishou Gongsundu.After Gongsundu's death, he served as the governor of Liaodong. He once beheaded the brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang who had come to vote, and gave their heads to Cao Cao.After his death, his younger brother Gongsun Gong succeeded to the throne.

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