Great Han Empire

Chapter 576: Troubled Times Heroic Chapter Dangerous
In May, Hanoi, Huaicheng.

In the quiet study room, Yuan Shao looked at the map on the desk and meditated deeply.

The ant thief riot in Qingzhou was already in his expectation, but the scale and speed of the ant thief riot far exceeded his imagination, and as a result, his plan to win Dong Dong was completely disrupted.

Yuan Shao originally planned to force Hushi General Li Hong and himself to join forces to capture Luoyang in April, and then re-establish the vassal king as emperor and rejuvenate the country. , Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao and others were forced to renege on the alliance due to the situation and failed miserably.Now that the crisis in northern Xinjiang is gradually easing, Li Hong has gradually taken control of the initiative. Even with the princess's request, the late emperor's edict, and Liu Yu's order, he cannot be forced to bow his head to Dong Dajun.Without the help of the northern Xinjiang army, it is impossible to achieve the goal of fighting Dong by relying on the strength of Dong Dajun alone. The failure of Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, Kong Ni, Li Min and others is an example.Once Dong Zhuo and Li Hong have enough advantages and initiative, they will suffer from Dong Dajun, but the little advantage they have just gained is instantly destroyed with the rapid spread of the ant thief riot.

The ant thief riots are getting more and more serious, which not only seriously hit the strength and morale of Dong Dajun, but also pushed Dong Zhuo and Li Hong into a predicament again.Now no matter how hard Dong Zhuo and Li Hong tried their best, the situation in Gyeonggi could not be stabilized.The ant thief riots in Hebei, Yanqing, Qingzhou and Xuzhou have formed a huge scale. If they are allowed to wreak havoc and are not quelled, the first thing will be the loss of life, the barren fields, and then the disaster of refugees.Millions or even tens of millions of refugees are like locusts. Wherever they flow, life will be wiped out and riots will occur.Naturally, the small land of Gyeonggi cannot avoid this tide of refugees. Gyeonggi is in chaos, states and counties are in chaos, and the country is only one step away from defeat.

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Yuan Shao sighed softly, and fixed his eyes on Heyang City on the map.

The [-] Hanoi troops of Wang Kuang, Han Hao, Zhu Han and others were stationed here, unable to move.As early as when Yuan Shu, Sun Jian and others launched a swift and violent attack on Luoyang, Zhu Jun sent letters several times urging Yuan Shao to concentrate his forces and cross the river to attack at all costs, so as to contain the forces of Xu Rong, Hu Zhen and others, and to respond to Yuan Shu and Sun Jian's attack south of Luoyang. Attacked and took the opportunity to occupy Luoyang, but Yuan Shao was forced by the severe situation in Hanoi County, so he didn't make any move, and gave up such a good opportunity for nothing.

Yuan Shao wanted to enter Luoyang, so he acquiesced to Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, and Kong Ni's money and food assistance to Zhu Jun.He didn't want to see the refugees in Luoyang become disasters, and he didn't want to see the palaces and cemeteries in Luoyang turned into ruins.The ruins of Luoyang are not only a matter of how much money will be spent on reconstruction in the future, but also a matter of people in the world losing their loyalty and hope to the great man.The capital city is the symbol of Han Zuo. With the capital city gone, Han Zuo (zuo) survived in name only. This is an unbearable blow to the people of the world, and the blow to Han Guozuo is even more devastating.If Yuan Shao can advance to Luoyang, his reputation and prestige will reach the peak. Not to mention inheriting the Patriarch of the Yuan Clan, no one would dare to object even if he proposes to re-establish the vassal king as the emperor to take charge of state affairs.

Therefore, Zhu Jun very much hoped that Yuan Shao would advance to Luoyang.Zhu Jun looked down on Yuan Shu, thinking that he was just a dandy, a gangster in the officialdom, who couldn't read or write, and couldn't use martial arts. Even if he entered Luoyang and became the head of the Yuan Clan, he wouldn't be able to do much.Zhu Jun wholeheartedly hoped that Yuan Shao would take advantage of the fierce battle on the southern battlefield of Luoyang and the lack of troops in the north of Luoyang to cross the river and attack to occupy Luoyang in one fell swoop, but Yuan Shao's hesitation and slowness made him very disappointed.

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Yuan Shao has Yuan Shao's difficulties.

In March, more than a dozen armies including Heishan Yellow Turban Bairao and Bitter Chieftain went down the mountain at the same time. The army of more than 20 people attacked Yecheng in Jizhou Weijun from different directions, and Hanoi's Dangyin and Chaoge. The connection with Hanoi is also advancing tenaciously to Li Duong, Dunqiu and other places in the southeast.The intention of the Yellow Turban Army is obvious. They want to cross the Yellow River, attack the East County of Yanzhou, and join the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou, Xuzhou and other places.If the two Yellow Turban armies meet and they break through the Yellow River pass, the Yellow Turban armies from Qingzhou and Yanzhou will immediately go north to attack Jizhou.As a result, the five prefectures of Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu, and Henan all suffered disasters.The number of refugees who lost their homes and fields due to the war and had to leave their homes to survive in all directions will reach tens of millions.

In the past few years, due to the continuous rebellion and frequent disasters in various places, there are already many refugees and victims. If such chaos continues, the number and scale of refugees will reach an unprecedented number and scale. So many refugees lack food and clothing, and suffer from hunger and cold, which will inevitably cause unprecedented disasters. Disaster, this disaster is far greater than the disaster caused by the Zhangjiao riot in the first year of Zhongping, and it can be imagined that it will hit the Han Dynasty hard.

Due to the riot of ants, the five prefectures of Ji, Yan, Qing, Xu, and Henan will definitely have little or no harvest this year.Without food in these five wealthy states and counties, the Han Kingdom was basically in a desperate situation.The states and counties in various places were neither able to provide relief to the refugees, nor were they able to suppress the rebellion, so they had to let the ants thieves ravage and plunder, and the refugees starved everywhere. The result was a vicious circle. The future becomes weaker and weaker, the fields become more and more barren, and finally people die, the community collapses, and everyone dies together.

The huge harm of the ant thief riot is not only realized by Yuan Shao alone, but also many officials such as Jizhou Mu Han Fu, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, Qingzhou Inspector Jiao He, Xuzhou Inspector Tao Qian, etc. have also seen the seriousness of the problem. Letters pleading for help flew around like snowflakes, almost without blood on them.

The troops that should go back to fight the rebellion have all gone back, but because the situation is out of control, the best time to fight the rebellion has been missed. The Yellow Turban Army of Sima Ju, Xu He and others has formed a strong force, and the fight against the rebellion is in trouble.Qingzhou Inspector Jiao He was trapped in Linzi, Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong was trapped in Jucheng, Taishan Taishou Zi Shao was trapped in Fenggao, Langya Chancellor Yinde, Donghai Chancellor Liu Kui, Pengcheng Chancellor Ji Lian, Peiguo Chancellor Yuan Zhong, Shanyang Prefect Yuan Zhong Yi and others were trapped in the camp one after another. The troops of Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai, Jibei Minister Bao Xin, Guangling Prefect Zhang Chao and others were blocked by the Yellow Turban Army in the area of ​​Jiyin County, making it difficult to advance.

Yuan Shao had only one way to save the situation at this time, and that was to concentrate his forces, block the Yellow Turban Army in Heishan to the north of the Yellow River, block the Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou to the south of the Yellow River, and resolutely prevent the Yellow Turban Army from the two places from joining together. He defeated the Heishan Yellow Turban Army on the Hanoi battlefield, and defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army at the junction of the four prefectures of Yanqing, Xuyu, and Henan in Taishan, Lu State, Donghai, Pengcheng, and Peiguo.Even if it takes longer to suppress the rebellion, it is better than causing a catastrophe and ruining the country.

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On the Yanzhou battlefield, Yanzhou Mu Liu Dai commanded various troops to attack Xu He's Yellow Turban Army and prevent them from advancing to Dongjun in the northwest.In Wei County of Jizhou, Mu Hanfu of Jizhou commanded soldiers and horses to attack the Yellow Turban army of the bitter chieftain, preventing them from advancing southeast to the Yellow River.

Yuan Shao in Hanoi is very bitter. He has to face three battlefields at the same time.Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, led his army to Chen Bing on the Yellow River, pretending to be an army of [-] to deter Luoyang.Liu Xun and Gao Gan led the army to fight against Yudu and Suigu in Yewang and Shanyang.The armies of Chunyu Qiong and Han Qiong attacked Bai Rao in Chaoge and Luchang Mountains.When Yuan Shao was short of troops and food, he could only concentrate on fighting the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army first.

Yuan Shao's strategy won the full support of Liu Dai, Han Fu and others, and it also became the life-saving straw for Tao Qian, Jiao He and others. However, Yuan Shao was in great pain, so he gave up Luoyang, Dong and Xixue's family. Enmity is the price.Yuan Shao was actually unwilling to give up attacking Luoyang, but at this moment, he had no choice.It can be seen from the disbandment of the Suanzao army that no one is willing to give up their own states and counties to help the Yuan Clan conquer the world for free. The fight for Dong is about to fail. The only hope is Yuan Shu.As long as Yuan Shu occupies Luoyang, the fight against Dong will be considered a victory. Although this is a nominal victory, it at least proves the justice of the fight against Dong, proves the strength of the army that fights against Dong, and gives the people of the world an explanation, which is especially important. Yes, because of this feat, the Yuan Clan is powerful and powerful, and it is more powerful and convincing to rule the world by himself.

However, Yuan Shu's defeat was so terrible that even Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan, was killed by Li Mengbo.

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The news of Yuan Shu's defeat was sent by Zhu Jun from Luoyang, and Zhu Jun also told him that Chang'an sent two envoys to appease him.All the way to Nanyang and Yuzhou, all the way to Hanoi and Yanzhou.Dahonglu Han Rong, Shaofu Yinxun, Jinwu Huwuban, General Master Wu Xun, and Yueqi School Captain Wang Huan had already left the Hulao before the end of April and went to Chenliu County.

Yuan Shao immediately felt that something was wrong.He knew Yuan Shu's character very well. In today's crisis situation, it was impossible to become the master of Luoyang, and the position of Patriarch was even more out of reach. Yuan Shu must put all his eggs in one basket.

It is obviously impossible to reorganize the army and continue to attack Luoyang. This will not benefit Yuan Shu at all, and it does not conform to Yuan Shu's shrewd and profit-seeking character.Yuan Shao believed that Yuan Shu's only choice was to make peace with the general Hushi, stick to Nanyang and Yuzhou, and save his own life first, lest Xu Rong and Lu Bu pursue the victory.To make peace with the Hussar General, one must first agree to a policy of checks and balances.Once Yuan Shu agreed, the matter of begging for directors would become a big joke. The Yuan Clan not only lost support, but also reached the brink of extermination.

Zheng Yan rushed to Huaicheng to persuade Yuan Shao at the risk of his life just for this matter.After the three parties check and balance, everyone can temporarily abandon hatred and fighting in order to concentrate their forces to counter the rebellion.It is not Dong Zhuo himself who is endangering the survival of the country, but the Yellow Turban Army that is causing trouble everywhere, but Yuan Shao refused without hesitation.

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The basis of the strategy of checks and balances is to respect the current emperor, but Dong Dajun denied the current emperor from the moment he raised his troops, and later even respected the deposed young emperor, ordering the world with a "requisition of inheritance".If Yuan Shu agreed to the strategy of checks and balances, it would be tantamount to denying his righteousness of raising troops.He slapped himself on the ear, turned his back on what he said, and lost all loyalty, so what else can he use to order others?How will the Yuan faction gain a foothold in the world in the future?Who else would convince Yuan Clan to follow Yuan Clan?

Agreeing to check and balance is actually surrendering to Dong Zhuo, admitting in disguise that he is a big man rebellious. Although there is a layer of gorgeous satin covering the surrender and rebellion, this layer of satin is too thin, just like there is no cover.Now that the situation is urgent, everyone can swear that the past will not be blamed, but will the situation be stable in the future?Will the Son of Heaven trust and tolerate a group of rebels?Dong Zhuo, a tiger that has regained its strength, will easily let his enemy go?The Yuan Clan has lost its trust in the world, and has been despised and cast aside by scholars all over the world. Even if there were no emperor and Dong Zhuo, the Yuan Clan would be wiped out by other clans and clans. No one would trust a treacherous traitor.

As long as Yuan Shu agreed to check and balance, it would mean sending the Yuan clan and those who trusted and followed the Yuan clan to the grave.Anyone with a little brain can see their own tragic fate in the future, so the Yuan Clan is bound to fall apart and lose its strong support immediately.In other words, after the check and balance of power, the Yuan clan whose power has declined sharply will be replaced by other clans in the court.

More importantly, although the strategy of checks and balances can temporarily solve the crisis of the Han Dynasty, the blow to the scholars and the harm to the future society are immeasurable.

Yuan Shao firmly disagreed with checks and balances because he knew that one of the three checks and balances mentioned by Li Hong was actually not his Yuan Clan, but the scholar class of the entire Han Dynasty.Promised checks and balances, it was not just the Yuan Clan who surrendered, but the scholars of the Han Dynasty, and it was the surrender of the scholars to the warriors.

Now it seems that the forces of the Yuan Clan are rushing to challenge Dong Dajun, but behind it is the power of the entire Han Dynasty. Without the concerted efforts of these people, there would be no today's Dong Dajun, let alone such a huge momentum today. .Although those states and counties that did not participate in the Dong Dong meeting did not have alliances and did not send troops, they sent food, grass and supplies, and they did their best to guard the rear.Although the gentry bureaucrats in the court did not speak out in support, they continued to send news of Dong Dajun's urgent needs, and set up many obstacles and traps for Dong Zhuo in Luoyang and Chang'an.

The power of a single Yuan clan cannot compete with the entire country.If the Yuan Clan has such great strength himself, why does he need the alliance?What do you need to make an edict?Going forward a little bit, will Dong Zhuo still go to Beijing to disrupt the government and trample on the imperial power?Can traitors still harm the country and the people and kill party members?At best, the Yuan Clan is just a prominent clan in the Han Kingdom. What is he?Can it be compared with the past Dou clan?
The Yuan Clan surrendered, and it was not the Yuan Clan family that was hit hard, but the entire scholar class of the Han Kingdom.In the future, there will be a confrontation between warriors and scholars in the court. With the current strength of scholars, they will not be the opponents of Dong Zhuo and Li Hong at all.Today, with the decline of imperial power, the struggle for power between warriors and scholars will directly lead to the downfall of the country.In the past, treacherous eunuchs used imperial power to attack scholars. Scholars fought repeatedly and failed repeatedly. The two disasters caused by the party were the result of the struggle for power between the two sides. Sheji is much less harmful.It is different now, now that the imperial power has declined, both warriors and scholars have force, and if the court cannot solve the problem, the two sides will naturally use force to decide the outcome.Under such circumstances, any powerful dynasty would collapse instantly.

Li Hong's strategy of checks and balances is all about bloodshed and slaughter, and Yuan Shao will never be fooled.Yuan Shao was worried and anxious, waiting day and night for news from Nanyang.

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Hasty and noisy footsteps sounded outside the study, and Xu You's distraught voice reached Yuan Shao's ears far away.

Yuan Shao seemed to be stabbed by a sword, and the heart-piercing pain instantly hit his whole body.He lowered his head helplessly and sadly, holding the silk map tightly in his hands.At this moment, what he wished to grab was Yuan Shu's head and crush it into powder.Yuan Shu is too arrogant. To put it bluntly, he is a dandy and a prodigal son, but this time he is not a prodigal, but a prodigal.

Yuan Shu's proclamation to the world, Yuan Shu's urgent letter, letters from several uncles of the Yuan Clan, and letters from Ma Rixun (di), Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, and Kong Ni were all placed on the case table.Yuan Shao's face was calm, and he watched slowly, the mocking color in his eyes became more and more intense.

"Yuan Gonggong is a bastard, it's fine if he can't win. Why did he do such a shameless thing? Turning his back on the enemy, he has completely embarrassed the Yuan family." Xu You was about to cry angrily, "He Is he crazy to betray his ancestors for the position of Patriarch? How can he gain fame?

"Li Ye, Xun Zheng, Yang Hong, and Kong Ni, they are all in Nanyang, why didn't they persuade the road? Why didn't they tell us in advance?" Guo Tu shook his head and said, "We spread the word to the world, with the order of inheritance Condemning Dong Zhuo, where is the emperor? Where is the court? Yuan Gonggong surrendered to Dong Zhuo, which is equivalent to betraying all of us, including the entire Han Dynasty.”

"Yuan Gonggong would not tell us about this for his own life." Xin Ping said angrily, "He is probably planning how to please Dong Zhuo in the future, how to help Dong Zhuo kill us. This bastard, Xu Rong killed him a few times. Individual? How many carts of food were robbed of him? How could he be so eager to surrender?"

"According to the order of the emperor, we will fight against the rebels together with the general of the hussars..." Feng Ji pointed to a passage in the proclamation. What an idiot? Also, this strategy of checks and balances is obviously Li Hong's poisonous plan, and he still complacently put it on his own head, saying that he thought it up by himself. Does he think his life is long and life is boring?"

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Yuan Shao finished reading Ma Rixun's letter, threw it on the desk, and said with disdain: "When people are old, they are inevitably confused. They always want to live a few more years. Even if they surrender, they have to find a lot of high-sounding reasons. Ridiculous what."

"My lord, this matter should be dealt with early, lest the Yuan Clan be fooled by Yuan Shu, send Yuan Shu to the Patriarch's position in a muddle-headed way, and ruin the whole clan alive." Xu You said eagerly, "Condemn Yuan Shu! We have already drafted the call to action, would you like to take a look at it?"

"Don't read it, just explain the truth clearly." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "The consequences of this matter are serious, and it can be seen at all. Anyone who is not a fool knows that Yuan Shu is not only a rebellion of my Yuan family, but also a rebellion of my big man. No one will support him. As for the head of the family, without my nodding, who in the Yuan family would dare to agree? Just look at the letters of Yuan Xu (xu), Yuan Zhong, and Yuan Hong. This traitor is extremely shameless, I I can't wait to peel his skin."

"My lord, don't be angry. After all, this leopard is too powerful and cunning." Xun Chen (chen) sighed, "We have repeatedly worried about the leopard's tricks and warned Yuan Shu many times, but in the end he still fell for it. Yes. Patriarch, fame, power, all these things blinded Yuan Shu's mind, making him forget his ancestors and righteousness."

"Don't mention him anymore, he's just a dead man." Yuan Shao waved his hand and said, "Qiao Mao, Zhang Miao, and Kong Ni all accepted the court's consolation. This matter is a bit troublesome, and it may shake the morale of the army."

"Kill it, it should be killed." Xu You said coldly, "It's not that many people don't understand the truth, but because they cherish their own lives and covet their own wealth, they would rather betray their clan, children and family history. Friends of officials. If you reprimand him, not only will you not be able to show your prestige and determination, but it will also harm innocent people and cause endless troubles."

Yuan Shao stood up, pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back, thinking for a long time, "Send Liu Dai urgently, tell him to try to kill Qiao Mao. Killing one is enough, we are friends for many years, there is no need to do this Unfeeling. The Qiao family and my Yuan family are old friends for many years. Qiao Mao and I are also very close brothers. Killing him can let others know that I, Yuan Shao, never ask about relatives when killing people. This is enough to give everyone an explanation .”

"In addition, write a letter of reply to Zhang Miao and Kong Ni, telling them that we are friends for decades, don't go too far. You killed thousands of people for your own life, This is going too far."

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Xin Ping cursed angrily, and then said: "The five appeasement envoys from the imperial court have already crossed the Yellow River. Do you want to drive them back?"

Yuan Shao frowned tightly and remained silent.

"Kill them," Xu You said, "it doesn't matter whether we drive them back or stay, since we are determined not to be appeased, and Yuan Shu is appeased, this will definitely arouse Dong Zhuo's anger and revenge. If the National People's Congress starts killing, we will lose a lot. Lord Huang Wan, Lord Yang Biao, and ministers such as Zheng Tai and Hua Xin, including the relatives and protégés of the Yuan Clan who stayed in Luoyang and Chang'an, if they are all killed by Dong Zhuo If we take the opportunity to kill them, it will be even more difficult for us to attack Luoyang and Chang'an in the future."

Guo Tu, Xun Chen, and Feng Ji strongly opposed it.These five people are not only the ministers in the court, but also the patriarchs of aristocratic families in various places, and they are all people with great influence.Dahonglu Han Rong was a great scholar in the world, Dong Zhuo invited him out several times and killed him, Yuan Shao wanted to offend half of the scholars in Yingchuan.Hu Wuban is a famous party member and Wang Kuang's brother-in-law.Shaofu Yinxun is the gatekeeper of Nanyang.Wu Xun, the master craftsman, and Wang Huan, the captain of the Yueqi School, both came from bureaucratic families with strong connections.None of these five people can afford to be killed.

The quarrel in the study grew louder.Xu You and Xin Ping insisted on killing them all.

Killing the five envoys is tantamount to telling Dong Zhuo and the people in the world that we and all the scholars in the Guandong who helped Dong Zhuo are sworn enemies, and all the bureaucrats staying in Dong Zhuo's court are our enemies.From then on, the two ends of the knife were completely broken.In this way, even if Dong Zhuo wanted to kill the scholars in Guandong and Guanzhong, he couldn't find an excuse.At the same time, this is also a warning to the Yuan faction and scholars from various states and counties. There is no turning back for everyone, and they will go all the way to the end.

"Leave Han Rong." Yuan Shao said decisively, "Kill the other four."

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Regardless of everyone's opposition, Yuan Shao executed Shaofu Yinxun, executive Jinwu Hu Wuban, general master Wu Xun, and Yueqi school captain Wang Huan.

Several ministers never expected that they did not die under the cruelty of Dong Zhuo, but died under the sword of Yuan Shao, a famous scholar elite in the world.

Before his death, Zhijinwu Hu Wuban wrote a suicide note to Wang Kuang, entrusting him to take care of his two children.Hu Wuban didn't understand until his death why Yuan Shao wanted to kill them.

He wrote in the letter full of resentment, am I a relative of Dong Zhuo?Is it Dong Zhuo's protégé and old official?Could it be that I was as bloody and cruel as Dong Zhuo, and committed a heinous crime?Yuan Shao disregarded the country and society for his own selfish interests, raised troops to attack the emperor, and punished ministers. What is the difference between him and Dong Zhuo?Yuan Shao opened the mouth of a tiger and wolf, vomited the poison of a long snake, and vented all his anger and hatred towards Dong Zhuo on us. His violence and cruelty far surpassed Dong Zhuo.Everyone is afraid of death, and I am the same, but I can't tolerate being killed by a group of villains who are full of benevolence and righteousness, and bring disaster to the country and the people. This group of hypocritical scholars fell under the knife.If the dead have spirits, I will definitely confide their heinous crimes to the emperor, and let the heaven punish them heavily on my behalf.We used to be a family, but now we have become enemies because of Yuan Shao's cruelty, I'm not worth it for you, is such a shameless person worth your follow?My two sons, your nephew, after I die, don't let them see my dead body, don't let the hatred be passed down from generation to generation, and harm the children and grandchildren.

Dahonglu Han Rong was distraught, and buried his four colleagues with tears.

He wanted to ask Yuan Shao, why did he kill them?But he never saw Yuan Shao.He was escorted across the Yellow River by a team of guards.

Two days later, Yuan Shao received an urgent letter from Liu Dai.Qiao Mao was punished according to the law for treason and breach of the covenant.

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In mid-May, Yuan Shao's condemnation of Yuan Shu was spread all over the world, and under the order of Chengzhi, he declared Yuan Shu a major crime of treason, and threatened to raise all his troops to kill Yuan Shu after the ant rebellion was suppressed and Luoyang was captured.At the same time, in the name of the head of the Yuan Clan, Yuan Shu was expelled from the family.The Yuan Clan does not have such rebellious people as Yuan Shu, and the Yuan Clan will kill anyone who follows Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu was furious, and immediately took the emperor's imperial decree as the successor of the Yuan Clan's patriarch, and issued a call to action again, announcing that Yuan Shao, a rebel, would be expelled from the family, and all those who followed Yuan Shao in the Yuan Clan family would be killed.

The emperor issued a decree, calling on the people of the world to discuss Yuan Shao together.

General Li Hong of the hussars was furious, and hurriedly ordered Xu Rong and Yang Feng to attack Hanoi for me with a fast ride of [-] li.

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