The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 165 Yuan Shu Proclaims Emperor
"Brother, now that Bingzhou has been decided, even if Yuan Benchu ​​is worried about his elder brother, he will definitely not make trouble with Bingzhou at this time. I am afraid that his energy will be put on the Sili. The emperor wants to start cutting power from Yuan Benchu, but Yuan Benchu ​​also wants to continue. For Sangong, it is impossible to take Bingzhou into consideration in a short time."

What Wei Tao didn't expect was that Zhou Yu spoke at this time.

"And speaking of it, I also wanted to go to Jiangnan once, but it's a pity that I haven't had the time. Since my brother is recruiting sailors, how about I go instead of my brother?"

Wei Tao never thought that Zhou Yu would say such a thing at this time, and even prepared to go himself.

"Gongjin..."

Wei Tao didn't know what to say for a while.

"Hehe... Brother, what I said is true. I think I don't know about it. In fact, I am also very interested in the navy. It just so happens that this trip to the south of the Yangtze River can also see how the Jingxiang navy is doing."

Zhou Yu said with a smile. Hearing what Zhou Yu said, Wei Tao couldn't say anything more, but after thinking about it carefully, Wei Tao realized that he wanted to find a general to protect Zhou Yu, but he didn't know who to send for a while. as well.

Although there are many generals under his command, there are not many people who can rest assured. After thinking for a while, Wei Tao finally found a candidate.

"Since Gongjin wants to go south, let Pan Feng go with her. Pan Feng's martial arts are also top-notch. If there is anything to do, she can protect Gongjin."

"So, thank you brother."

Zhou Yu's heart also warmed up, so he didn't make any excuses.

The time will not vary from person to person. Wei Tao is recuperating in Bingzhou, but that is not the case for people in other states.

In particular, Yuan Shao in Jizhou originally attacked the Black Mountain Army with all his strength, and wanted to completely control Jizhou in his hands, but with the imperial edict, he also changed his mind.

Sili, if you can control Sili, you might be able to control Chang'an and the Son of Heaven.

Originally Yuan Shao didn't intend to serve as king, that's because Yuan Shao also knew how powerful Xiliang's iron cavalry was, and even Lu Bu, known as the number one military general in the world, was defeated and fled, so Yuan Shao naturally didn't want to lose his troops because of this.

But even Yuan Shao didn't expect that the Xiliang iron cavalry had fallen so far in the hands of Li Cui and others, that they were easily defeated by others.

So even though he sent his advisers to Chang'an to seek benefits, he was still a little depressed.

Of course, with the decree coming down, that bit of depression has long since disappeared.

It's not that Yuan Shao doesn't know the meaning of the imperial court, but this temptation is great. If he can control Sili and the Son of Heaven, then can he annex all the soldiers of Kong Rong, or even Xuzhou? Straight into the palm of your hand.

If so, Jizhou and Xuzhou are sandwiched between two sides, then Qingzhou will also fall immediately, and Yuan Shao's power will be strong at that time, but he will have the potential to unify the world.

Yuan Shao couldn't help being envious of this temptation.

So after waiting for three months, after confirming that Wei Tao was unable to send troops, and when an agreement had been reached with the Black Mountain Army, Yuan Shao went to Beijing.

A mighty 3 people marched into Chang'an, and the number alone was twice as many as Chang'an's soldiers.

Now Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops from Chang'an regardless of his disregard. Except for the [-] soldiers he had just recruited, the [-] cavalry under Tai Shici's command could be considered elite soldiers in Chang'an.

But Rao is the talent of Tai Shici's famous general, and there is a certain gap between the five thousand cavalry under his command and the soldiers under Yuan Shao's command.

Yuan Shao went straight to Luoyang in such a mighty way, although it was a bit inappropriate, but he had been ordered to be the general of Anguo, and this time he also led the troops to Chang'an according to the imperial order, and no one could tell what was wrong.

However, important officials of the court, such as Wang Yun and others, were obviously prepared for this, at least there was no dissatisfaction from the court.

And the names of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family really made him different from Dong Zhuo. Even if he led the troops into Chang'an like this, there were not too many twists and turns in the end. After Yuan Shao's assistance, he was able to restore the great man again.

"Sure enough, it is worthy of being the Yuan family of four generations and three generations, even if it is so, it is fine."

Wei Tao looked at the information in his hands and sighed very much. If any of the princes acted differently, there would be endless scolding.

But it seems that there is nothing wrong with Yuan Shao doing this, which really makes people have to sigh.

"Gongda, I've heard that the Yuan family has two sons. The eldest son is Yuan Shu, and the second son is Yuan Shao. Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao are also at odds, but why is there no action by Yuan Shu this time? I remember, Then Yuan Shu likes to compete with Yuan Shao the most, and now Yuan Shao is almost an extremely human minister, so Yuan Shu is so peaceful?"

"This thing is indeed strange."

Hearing Wei Tao's question, Xun You frowned slightly as the only right-hand man left by Wei Tao's side.

"To be honest, my lord, this time Yuan Shao was able to go so smoothly, probably because of Yuan Shu. I am afraid that all the court officials in the world, including Chang'an, have this idea. Trouble? If Yuan Shu makes trouble, won’t the Yuan family split? At that time, you can do whatever you want to do, and even take this opportunity to win Yuan Shao’s elite soldiers and generals, maybe there will be another prosperity of Han and Guang.”

"But this time Yuan Shu just didn't make any movement."

Wei Tao smiled wryly. Wei Tao was very aware of the conflict between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. It is indeed unusual for Yuan Shu to be like this now.

"Gongda, why do you think Yuan Shu gave up? The country is easy to change, and the nature is hard to change. What's more, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao have been fighting for the power of the Yuan family. I don't believe that Yuan Shu is so open-minded and give up. But I don't see any evil rewards in Huainan. It is said, besides this, what else could make Yuan Shu like this?"

"This……"

Rao Xun You is the world's top counselor, who claims to be in control of many things, but he became dumb when he heard Wei Tao's question, and after thinking for a long time, there was a wry smile on his face.

"My lord, you really don't know, maybe Yuan Shu really changed his temper."

It would be Xun You who made such a statement. Obviously, this matter was far beyond Xun You's expectations, and the last thing he could do was to say so.

Wei Tao and Xun You couldn't come to a conclusion in their discussions, and similarly, all the heroes in the world who knew about the Yuan family's affairs also couldn't come to a conclusion.

Even Yuan Shao himself felt very strange that many of the precautions he had made were useless.

Of course, Yuan Shu's lack of action is indeed a good thing for Yuan Shao. It can be used to control Chang'an. In fact, it is also the case. Soon Yuan Shao took over the protection of Chang'an's outer city, and then directly sent troops to strangle him. He is still entrenched in Sili. Li defeated the army.

This time it was obvious that Yuan Shao had put in a lot of effort. In just one month, the defeated army of Li Cui and others was wiped out, allowing Yuan Shao to make another contribution.

It is easy to ask God to send God away, obviously this time Yuan Shao will not retreat easily, in fact, in less than half a year, Yuan Shao has gradually controlled Chang'an, and even has the intention of not wanting to meet the emperor.

Gradually, Yuan Shao had a tendency to rely on the emperor to command the princes.

What the Son of Heaven did was to lure wolves into the house. If Kong Rong had not been loyal to the emperor and never left Chang'an, it would not have been impossible for Chang'an to be controlled by Yuan Shao at this time.

But at this moment, a shocking news came out.

"Yuan Shu becomes emperor!"

Wei Tao was beyond surprised when he received this news.

Yuan Shu actually proclaimed himself emperor directly in Shouchun, because he was in his hands with the Jade Seal of Chuanguo, and he proclaimed himself emperor because he had the destiny to return.

Although Yuan Shu was indeed proclaimed emperor in history, at that time the heroes had already begun to compete in the world, even if it was the order of the emperor, most of them would not obey.

Now the majesty of the Han Dynasty is also swept away, but at least Wei Tao, Cao Cao and other princes are still obedient to the orders of the Han Dynasty.

More importantly, today's Han Dynasty is not like in history without a single soldier. The [-] cavalry under Kong Rong's command are now firmly in the hands of the court.

Under such circumstances, is it proclaiming the emperor?
"Yuan Shu is crazy!"

Even Wei Tao couldn't help but come to such a conclusion.

"Didn't Yuan Shu make himself a target for the world by doing this? With the power of Dong Zhuo in the past, he just dared to abolish the emperor to show his authority, and he didn't dare to establish himself as the emperor. How could Yuan Shu dare to do so?" Is that so? Just relying on that sentence 'Those who replace the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye'?"

"It's no wonder Yuan Shu didn't make any moves for a while ago. I'm afraid in Yuan Shu's view, he is already ready to become an emperor. No matter what Yuan Shao is, he is just an extremely human minister. It can't be compared with him. It's really arrogant! "

Xun You sighed lightly, and understood why Yuan Shuhui acted the way he did before, but after sighing, Xun You was more depressed for a while, the majesty of the big man was so far, that there was nothing left.

However, Xun You is worthy of being a top strategist. Even at this time, his mind and calculations are still non-stop, but after a while, he speaks to Wei Tao.

"My lord, Yuan Shao is in a difficult situation now. The reason why Yuan Shao can easily control the government in Chang'an, even if the emperor has important ministers, even if Kong Rong leads five thousand cavalry to guard the imperial city, is useless. The disciples and former officials are all over the world, and people all over the world say that he is a virtuous minister, who can help the Ming Lord regain the prosperity of Han and Guang. With the foundation of Jizhou and Yuan's family, even if there is a severe drought in Sili, the supply of food and grass will not be much problem. , on the contrary, you can seek fame for personal gain, it is indeed a good idea."

"Hehe... I already understand the meaning of Gongda."

Wei Tao smiled and continued.

"Now that Yuan Shu has acted like this, the Yuan family has become a traitor. Even if it has four generations and three princes, and its disciples and old officials are all over the world, it will be greatly discounted because of Yuan Shu's behavior at this time."

"Yes, there are only two paths before Yuan Shao. One is to directly expel Yuan Shu from the Yuan family, and then send troops to suppress the rebellion. As long as he kills Yuan Shu, he will do nothing wrong. Even so, the Yuan family The lost prestige will not be made up, but with this great merit of destroying relatives, it is not difficult for Yuan Shao to be an extremely human minister."

Having said that, Xun You paused for a while, with a complex and incomprehensible look on his face, but he continued to speak.

"The other way is to unite with Yuan Shu to abolish the emperor, and then the Yuan family will conquer the world."

Xun You still has a heart of loyalty, so he doesn't want to say more about this one sentence.

"Gongda, what do I want? Yangzhou is too far away, even if I want to go south, I can't get it, not to mention that I don't have enough strength now."

Wei Tao asked Xun You with a wry smile.

"Is it possible to only publish a document to denounce it?"

"My lord, Yuan Shu took his own life, so why should my lord go south in person? But now my lord should recruit more soldiers to form an army."

Although Xun You felt uncomfortable because of this news, he still fulfilled his duties as a counselor.

"No matter how chaotic the world is, the conquests from all sides are endless. Whether it is to help the Han family or expel the alien race, the lord needs to control the military power to suppress the world."

Wei Tao nodded slightly, and began to think again.

The matter of Yuan Shu's self-reliance had a great impact, and princes from all walks of life in the world condemned him one after another.

But this has almost no effect on Yuan Shu, and even Yuan Shu has repeatedly issued imperial edicts to various princes to reward him.

Even Wei Tao also received a "sacred decree" from Yuan Shu on the tenth day when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor.

It has to be said that Yuan Shu was quite generous, and he directly named Wei Tao a general who conquered the North.

It's a pity that Yuan Shu's edict of rebellion, how could Wei Tao accept it, and he ordered people to beat Yuan Shu's emissary out with a stick.

At this time, Yuan Shao also directly rejected Yuan Shu's "imperial decree" to make him a general. At the same time, in order to show his heart to the world, Yuan Shu finally ignored everything and directly announced the dispatch of troops to conquer Yuan Shu.

And Kong Rong was preparing to send troops together with Yuan Shao. Kong Rong went to the expedition under the order of the emperor. This time, he not only wanted to eradicate Yuan Shu's rebellion, but the emperor also wanted to show the world that the Han Dynasty had not fallen to this point. the point.

At the same time, the emperor Liu Xie ordered Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, and Tian Kai of Qingzhou to march together and encircle Yuan Shu on all sides.

Although they may not necessarily be willing to fight Yuan Shu and lose troops, after receiving the imperial decree, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, and Tian Kai all made moves to mobilize troops, especially Liu Biao, who was at the border, ready to enter at any time. The posture of Yangzhou.

Yuan Shu is arrogant, even in the face of such a situation, it is still the same. At this time, the king of a country still issued an imperial decree to reprimand all the princes and princes for committing rebellion and rebellion, demanding that all the princes surrender immediately.

"I didn't expect Yuan Shu to be so arrogant."

After getting the news, Wei Tao could only shake his head and sigh secretly, but soon Wei Tao put his energy on other things.

Because as the months went by, the others came back in their own right.

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