Great Han Empire

Chapter 612 The Heroes of Troubled Times Like the Abyss
Yuan Shao was extremely shocked, walked back and forth in the big tent for a few steps in a state of anxiety, and then gave the order to strike.He had to think about his own future, the future of the country.

In the evening, Yuan Shao once again convened ten officials including Jushou, Tian Feng, Shenpei, Xu You, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, Feng Ji, Xun Chen, Chen Lin, and Geng Bao to discuss matters.

Yuan Shao and his officials have worked hard and fought bloody battles for more than a year. No matter what the situation is, they always want to revive the country. However, in the face of today's complicated and rapidly changing situation, they have never been clear about how to revive the country. train of thought.Tian Feng's words during the day were like enlightenment, turning the clouds to see the sun, making them suddenly see the way forward.

What is hegemony?Supporting the royal family means seeking hegemony.

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In the Spring and Autumn Period, the emperor lost his power, the royal power fell, and the princes rose in turmoil.Zheng Zhuanggong was the first to challenge the authority of the royal family.Zheng Zhuanggong often offended King Huan of Zhou, and King Huan of Zhou led his troops to fight against him, but he was defeated.The edge of hegemony began with Duke Zheng Zhuang, but it was Duke Huan of Qi who really ascended to the position of hegemony.

With the great help of Guan Zhong, Duke Huan of Qi made the country stronger and stronger. However, Duke Huan of Qi did not challenge the majesty of the royal power, but proposed the policy of "respecting the king and fighting against the barbarians".He convened alliances of princes many times, with himself as the leader of the alliance, supporting the Zhou royal family, and crusading against princes who were not ministers, with the intention of rebuilding the great cause of Duke Zhou's assistance to the country.The king of Zhou knew that the royal family was declining, the imperial power had been weakened, and he was unable to rule the world. In this case, it would be better to face the reality and rely on one overlord to stabilize the country. Therefore, the king of Zhou issued an edict to the world, and gave Duke Huan of Qi, Duke Huan, and the king orders to assist the country. (Hou Bo is the head of the princes. Wang Ming is the power to command the princes by taking the king's orders.)
Duke Huan of Qi was succeeded by Duke Wen of Jin as the overlord.During the time of Duke Wen of Jin, King Xiang of Zhou's half-brother led Di Shi (Hu army) to capture the king's city and proclaimed himself king.After King Xiang was defeated and fled, he immediately asked Jin and Qin for help.The minister of the state of Jin advised Duke Wen of Jin to send troops to serve the king.Duke Wen of Jin then sent troops to put an end to the rebellion and help King Xiang to restore himself.Soon, Duke Wen of Jin defeated the powerful Chu army in the battle of Chengpu, and since then he has been in power in the Central Plains.After King Zhou Xiang heard the news, he immediately gave Jin Wengong Hou Bo and the king orders to rule the world with him.

This is the "Huan and Wen's merits" praised by later generations.

At that time, Confucius thought that the hegemony of the princes could assist the king of Zhou and achieve the cause of assisting the country and the country, so he called it the behavior of the benevolent. Kings of the princes, at this time Mencius saw clearly the essence of the princes becoming kings by dominating the hegemony and standing on behalf of the Zhou Dynasty, so he called the five tyrants of the Spring and Autumn Period the sinners of the three kings.

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Yuan Shao believes that under the current circumstances, seeking hegemony and assisting the country is a way out to save and revitalize the country.I have no intention of usurping. If hegemony can be achieved, the country can prosper, and I can also achieve great achievements. However, many historical facts in the previous dynasty clearly tell the world that hegemony is only a means, and being king is the goal.If I want to achieve hegemony, I need the support of the state and county officials. How can I convince the state and county officials that my dominance is not for the sake of being king, but for the great cause of rejuvenating the country?Is it inappropriate to seek hegemony at this time, or is it too early for the time?
Tian Feng shook his head, "This is the right time to seek hegemony. If there is any further delay, it will be difficult to revitalize the country. Looking at the world today, the emperor is in trouble, the imperial power is falling, the forces of all parties are rising, the country is on the verge of extinction, and the world is dying. Great chaos. If the adults no longer seek hegemony, the great man will perish."

Today the world has formed five major forces.The strongest is Dong Zhuo.Dong Zhuo held the emperor and the imperial court hostage, had the advantage of Guanzhong, and had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command.As long as he recovers his vitality, he will be able to sweep the world in just a few years.The Great Qin State, this dynasty, all started from Guanzhong and dominated the world.The second is Li Hong, the general of hussars.Li Hong has the most powerful military force in the world, but because he occupies the most barren northern border in the world, his strength is greatly reduced.

Once again, adults.Although your lord only has one county in Bohai Sea and only [-] troops under his command, you are the head of the Yuan faction, the leader of the Dong League, and rule the world by order. Only these three things make your lord possess the most wealth in the world. It has received the full support of states and counties from all over the world, and at the same time occupies the largest righteousness in the world.If adults use this as the basis to seek hegemony and compete with Dong Zhuo and Li Hong, it is just a matter of effort.

Because Yuan Shu became the master of Nanyang, he also received the absolute support of the Yuan clan forces in Jing and Henan, and with the help of Sun Jian and Kong Ni, he could barely be counted as a major force.

The Yellow Turban Army is the fifth largest force.Although the Yellow Turban Army is a big Han rebellion, their success or failure is directly related to the survival of the Big Han and the above four forces, so the Yellow Turban Army is definitely a big force in the world today.This is a fact, we have to admit it.

"My lord is facing four opponents at the same time. How sure is he that he can defeat them? My lord estimates that it will take a few years for me to stabilize the society?" Tian Feng asked.

Yuan Shao thought for a while, then shook his head, his heart was heavy, without any confidence or certainty.He couldn't answer.

"If my lord wins Jizhou and competes with Dong Zhuo and other four major powers with one state, how long will it last?" Tian Feng asked again.

Yuan Shao pondered for a long time, sighed and shook his head.He still couldn't answer.

"Will Dong Zhuo let the lord and the Yuan Clan go, and forgive all those who participated in the challenge?" Tian Feng said, "No, he will kill all those who oppose him."

"Will Li Hong let the lord and the Yuan family go, and forgive all those who refuse to recognize the current emperor? No, Li Hong will kill all those who rebuild the imperial line."

"Will Yuan Shu willingly surrender to the Lord? No. At least not for now."

"Will the Yellow Turban Army let go of the opportunity to destroy the country and overthrow the Han Dynasty? No, the Yellow Turban Army will become our main opponent for some time to come."

"Since your lord has no other way out, why are you still hesitating? If you don't build a hegemony at this time, when will your lord be able to assist the country, revitalize the Han Dynasty, and rejuvenate the community?"

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Jushou, Shenpei, Xu You and others followed Tian Feng and expressed the same opinion one after another.Yuan Shao's worries gradually disappeared, and then he made up his mind to seek hegemony first, and then prosper the country.

To seek hegemony, one must first have a foundation for one's life.

Dong Zhuo is now concerned with Central China, Kanto and Western Frontiers.Li Hong has northern borders.Yuan Shu has the base of the Yuan Clan, and all the prefectures and counties in Jing and Henan will soon become his possessions.Yuan Shao now only has one Bohai County, so Yuan Shao's top priority is to win Jizhou immediately, but can Jizhou be used as the foundation for seeking hegemony and revitalizing the country?

Jushou, Xun Chen, Chen Lin and others believed that Jizhou should be the foundation of revitalizing the country.Back then, Emperor Guangwu rejuvenated the Great Han with the land of Hebei, and Yuan Shao can follow suit today.With the power of Jizhou, you can go north to unite Liu Yu in Youzhou and Li Hong in northern Xinjiang, go west to attack the Yellow Turbans in Heishan, and go south to pacify the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou. Thousands of heroes with armor, and countless heroes gathered here, the power of the adults will spread all over the north and south of the Yellow River, and hegemony can be achieved.Then my lord took advantage of the power of thunder, first took Yuan Shu, then joined forces with Li Hong, went west to attack Dong Zhuo together, welcomed the emperor and returned the capital to Luoyang.At this time, the situation in the world has changed, how can Li Hong compete with the adults with a land in the northern border?At this point, adults can monopolize power, command the world, conquer rebellion, and the revival of the country is just around the corner.

The premise of this strategy is that Yuan Shao must respect the current emperor and unite with Li Hong.Jushou's explanation is that as Dong Zhuo retreats to Guanzhong, his strength will become stronger and stronger. In the future, it will be very difficult for us to defeat Dong Zhuo alone in Guanzhong and Xijiang.If we can get the help of Li Hong and Beijiang cavalry, things will be much easier.On the contrary, if we fight Li Hong first, Dong Zhuo will benefit, and the stability of the country will become far away.If you want to unite with Li Hong, don't mention the matter of Huangtong.As for the emperor, because he had been held hostage by Dong Zhuo for a long time, he lost all his prestige and could only abdicate.We revive the country and rectify the Han Dynasty, not for the sake of being alone today, and Li Hong must make concessions on this matter.He will not fight against the imperial court or the whole world for anyone.

Tian Feng, Shen Pei, Guo Tu and others raised objections to this opinion.Jushou's strategy is good, but his strategy is based on Li Hong's absolute loyalty to the big man.It will take many years to stabilize the country. Who can guarantee that Li Hong will not participate in the struggle for hegemony in the world?Won't plot the career of king and hegemony?Everyone knows the ins and outs of the Luoyang chaos. If Dong Zhuo hadn't entered Beijing, or had given up his power after entering Beijing, and returned to Guanzhong with the Xiliang army, how could there be the catastrophe of overthrowing the country today?

Also, to the north of Jizhou is Liu Yu, to the west is Li Hong, one is Youzhou, and the other is Northern Xinjiang, all of which are poor places.In the past few years, because of the rebellion in the Central Plains, refugees have gone north, the population of the two places has increased dramatically, and after Dong Zhuo's disaster, the imperial court should have given them no relief, so the two places are now in crisis, and rebellion may break out at any time.In this case, both Li Hong and Liu Yu kept their eyes on Jizhou.We said that we must guarantee the relief money and food in Beijiang and Youzhou, but who would believe it?
Tian Feng said that Li Hong will definitely take Jizhou, he will not let Jizhou control the survival of northern Xinjiang, and he will definitely attack Jizhou when we are not stable, so even if we get Jizhou, we will defend it. Can't live, can't be used as a place of foundation.In addition, Li Hong won Jizhou, his strength will increase by leaps and bounds, and there is no possibility of bowing to us in the future.After he and us defeat Dong Zhuo together, he will definitely have a decisive battle with us. This is an unavoidable fate for both sides.

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Tian Feng and others then proposed a strategy based on the Central Plains.Occupy the Central Plains, control most of Luoyang, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Jingzhou, and then extend our power to Qingzhou, Xuzhou, Yangzhou and other places. In this way, we can get enough money and food, develop our strength rapidly, and at the same time avoid the war with Li Hong Conflict, accumulate strength.Even if the two sides fight in the future, we can guarantee that we can advance and retreat freely and remain invincible.

However, there are two problems in realizing this strategy. One is to defeat Yuan Shu as soon as possible and drive Yuan Shu away.The second is to defeat Dong Zhuo as soon as possible and take Luoyang.

To defeat Yuan Shu, he must first occupy Luoyang and Yuzhou, and then attack Liu Biao back and forth. If he does not leave by then, he will die.

If you want to occupy Luoyang, you must defeat Dong Zhuo.This time, Li Hong's strategy of attacking the middle lane with three sides to win is the best chance, so Tian Feng suggested Yuan Shao to help and cooperate with Li Hong with all his strength.We not only send troops, money and food, but also obey the imperial court's order, and don't touch Han Fu for the time being.At this time, we had a falling out with Han Fu, forcing Han Fu to nowhere to go, and the Northern Xinjiang Army was bound to lose money and food support.

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But if Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Luoyang, he would have no troops to stop the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army from going south.

Guo Tu said that we cannot stop the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army from going south. On the contrary, we need to help them join the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army.It is precisely because of this that we mobilized our troops to fight Luoyang.In this way, our guilt for failing to stop the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army from going south was covered up by the righteousness of King Dong Qin. Our failure is justified, and others have no excuse to blame us.

The purpose of letting the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army and the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army meet is to let the Yellow Turban Army go north to attack Jizhou.

Let the Yellow Turban Army attack Jizhou for three purposes.

One is to force Han Fu to give up Jizhou Mu, and exempt the adults from the crime of forcibly seizing the military and political power of Jizhou.After the Yellow Turban Army went north, Han Fu's troops were not strong enough to stop him. He had only two ways, one was to ask for help from the adults, and the other was to ask Liu Yu of Youzhou for help.Your Excellency has already retreated from Yanzhou and has no time to go north. Only Gongsun Zan can go south to help.When Gongsun Zan arrives in Jizhou, the lord can promise him generous conditions to force Han Fu to give up Jizhou Mu.Facing the crisis of cutting off food and pay for the army in northern Xinjiang, facing the charge of failing to challenge Dong Dong, facing Gongsun Zan's powerful force, facing the accusations of the officials in Jizhou, facing the betrayal of his subordinates, and facing the constant struggle of adults. The only way to exert pressure is to choose to give up the military and political power in Jizhou.

The second purpose is to lure Gongsun Zan to go south.If the Yellow Turban Army did not attack Jizhou, Gongsun Zan would not have gone south.After Gongsun Zan went south, the lord gave him all the powers that could be given to him. Anyway, the lord has the imperial edict in hand, so he can do whatever he wants.We have only one purpose in doing this, and that is to arouse Gongsun Zan's arrogance and make him despise us and think that we are vulnerable.Then we provoked the relationship between him and Liu Yu and Li Hong, deliberately angered Gongsun Zan, and made him want to seize Jizhou and dominate the world.As long as we fight Gongsun Zan, coupled with the invasion of the Yellow Turban Army, Jizhou will be in chaos.In order to survive in northern Xinjiang, Li Hong must deploy troops to Jizhou to suppress the rebellion.

This produced the third purpose, the adults took the opportunity to occupy Luoyang.After Li Hong conquered Luoyang, it is very likely that the eldest princess and the Jinyang court will move to Luoyang, and they will continue to urge Han Fu and his lord to come to Beijing to discuss matters.Although my lord doesn't want to mention the matter of the emperor's lineage, the court will not fail to mention it.In order to be safe, adults will of course use various excuses to shirk.After Li Hong sent troops to Jizhou and all the main forces in northern Xinjiang arrived in Hebei, you can go to Luoyang, Luoyang is within your reach.

Your Excellency has occupied Luoyang, but at this time Li Hong is trapped on the Jizhou battlefield, unable to look around, and can only stare blankly.Northern Xinjiang lost Luoyang, and also lost the money and food support of Jingzhou and Yuzhou. At this time, Li Hong could only attack with all his strength, and take Jizhou first.If Jizhou was taken by Gongsun Zan and Luoyang was lost, Li Hong, a leopard, would really kill himself to thank Beijiang.

Of course, if Li Hong shakes hands with Gongsun Zan to make peace, we will be under great pressure, but if the two fight to the death, we will be relieved, and we can plan for hegemony and revitalize the country with peace of mind.

Your lord has taken Luoyang, and the master is in power, and the next thing will be easy to handle.The eldest princess and the imperial court are both in Luoyang, so whatever the lord wants to do is justified, including attacking Yuan Shu.As for Li Hong, I still try my best to appease him, because in the future when we attack Dong Zhuo, we will need the great assistance of the Great General Hussars.

At this time, the judge said with a smile: "My lords may be over-concerned. If the general of the hussars wants to dominate one side, his first goal is of course Jizhou. Maybe what we do is in line with the wishes of the general of the hussars."

Yuan Shao and the officials present looked at each other and smiled knowingly.

"We are all courtiers, and we must act in accordance with the etiquette, so as not to fall into the truth." Xin Ping patted his cheek and smiled slightly, "This face is still necessary."

Everyone laughed.

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In March, Wei County, Jizhou, Yecheng.

Ever since Yuan Shao was defeated in Heyang, Han Fu felt that the situation was not right.First of all, there was a sudden increase in the number of letters between the subordinates and various places in the government office, and secondly, when Xun Chen arrived in Yecheng, he visited and lobbied around, and entertained celebrities and officials every day.News spread throughout Yecheng that Jizhou Mu Han Fu was about to serve as Sangong in the imperial court, and that Yuan Shao would succeed Jizhou Mu.

Han Fu was very angry, called Xun Chen to the government office, pointed at Sang and cursed Huai, and then invited him out of Yecheng.After Xun Chen left, the atmosphere in Yecheng eased up a bit, but then the officials of the Jizhou Army disobeyed the military order.The Yellow River melted and thawed, and after the river was opened section by section, the refugees began to cross the river to the north.Colonel Pan Feng, Du Wei Hu Yi, and Zhang Sheng ignored Han Fu's orders and refused to block the Yellow River crossings everywhere, allowing refugees to pour into Jizhou in droves.Han Fu was very annoyed by this, but he didn't dare to criticize too much, for fear of angering the soldiers of the army.

On this day, one of Han Fu's close relatives intercepted a letter written by Liu Dai, the shepherd of Yanzhou, to Liu Gong, the chief minister. In the letter, Liu Dai described Han Fu in a very bad way, saying that he hid behind when begging for Dong. However, the supply of food and salary is not enough. After Dong Zhuo is killed in the future, he must be killed.In the book, Liu Dai persuaded Liu Gong to help Yuan Shao drive Han Fu away as soon as possible.Han Fu was furious after reading it, and immediately ordered someone to take Liu Gong to the government office, "Zihui, I regard you as a brother, how can you betray me?"

Liu Gong denied it.Han Fu threw Liu Dai's letter in his face, scolded him angrily, and then wanted to behead him for public display.Geng Wu, Shen Pei, Min Chun and other officials in the government begged bitterly, "Zi Hui has always been loyal to your lord, how can your lord kill him with a letter that is indistinguishable from the real?"

Han Fu didn't really want to kill Liu Gong, he just wanted to kill the chicken for the monkey to warn the subordinates in the mansion.Han Fu did not kill Liu Gong, but his anger still persisted, so he ordered someone to whip him fifty times, and then drove him out of the government office.

The examiner persuaded Liu Gong to join Yuan Shao, saying that Yuan Shao valued him very much.Liu Gong scolded Yuan Shao, "Yuan Benchu ​​has wronged me today, and I will be rewarded in the future." He took his family to Jinyang to join the eldest princess.Before leaving, he said to the government officials who came to see him off, Yuan Shao wants to seize Jizhou, you must protect your lord, and don't let him be harmed by Yuan Shao.If the matter is irreparable, please advise your lord to go to the Jinyang court.

After Han Fu heard about it, he regretted it very much, and hurriedly sent someone to catch up with Liu Gong, and presented a large amount of money and silk to express his guilt.

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Two days later, Yuan Shao urgently reported that in order to cooperate with the Hushi General to attack Luoyang, he had ordered Chunyuqiong, He Ji, and Wu Zheng to lead [-] soldiers and horses to Heyang, preparing to attack Luoyang again.Now that he has a small number of troops, considering that the Yellow Turban Army in Montenegro is about to go down the mountain, he specifically asked Han Fu if he could transfer the Jizhou Army stationed in Hanoi to his command.

Of course Han Fu was unwilling.Geng Wu immediately suggested to Han Fu to transfer Zhao Fu, Cheng Huan and the [-] troops stationed in Mengze, Hanoi back to Weijun to prevent accidents.Han Fu immediately ordered that the army be called back to Jizhou to garrison.

In mid-March, Yuan Shao urgently reported again that the Yellow Turban Army from Heishan suddenly descended from the mountain, and his own strength was insufficient, so he had to cross the river and retreat to Yanzhou.

At this time, Sui Gu, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, had already headed for Yecheng with an army of tens of thousands.Han Fu hurriedly dispatched the [-] troops of Captain Pan Feng, Captain Hu Yi, and Zhang Sheng to return to Yecheng, but the three of them turned a deaf ear to it. Not only did they fail to support, but they retreated towards the East County of Yanzhou in great strides.Pan Feng wrote back that Bai Rao's main purpose was to go south to cross the river and join the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army in Yanzhou East County, so Suigu's troops along the way were just a trick to lure the enemy, my lord, don't be fooled.As long as Bai Rao and Yu Du are blocked north of the Yellow River, Jizhou will be fine.

Liu Dai, Mu of Yanzhou, and Wang Ji, the prefect of Dongjun, urgently wrote to Han Fu. The Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou, led by Sima Ju, Xu He, Guan Cheng and others, came to Dongjun with millions of troops. The situation is extremely critical. Please hurry Quick help.

Han Fu was shocked, and urgently wrote to Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, asking for reinforcements.If Jizhou is lost, Youzhou will also be in jeopardy.

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In mid-March, Jicheng, Youzhou.

When Liu Yu received Han Fu's letter, without hesitation, he immediately urged Gongsun Zan, the rebel general, and Tian Kai, the school lieutenant, to ride [-] paces and go south to put down the rebellion.

Gongsun Zan was very surprised, and urgently wrote to Liu Yu, my lord, all the troops have gone south, and you don't need troops to defend Youzhou?
Liu Yu said, no more, what I want now is to defend the country and make military achievements.You personally lead the army to the south to put down the Yellow Turban Rebellion completely, otherwise you will not come back.

Gongsun Zan fights for Liu Yu, my lord, what are you afraid of?If you become emperor in Youzhou, I will follow you to conquer the world.Liu Yu was furious and scolded him, "What do you know, kid? Go south to fight for me immediately."

In the middle of February, Liu He sent a letter to Youzhou, begging his father to send troops to help, and King Qin begged Dong.Liu Yu was in a bad mood at that time, and he was worried about what happened in Jinyang. At this moment, he suddenly saw an opportunity to serve the country and make meritorious service. He would not miss it, and hurriedly dispatched his army to the south.Gongsun Zan dissuaded him, saying, "It's a long way to go to Nanyang. If the army goes south, how can there be military resources and food?"Liu Yu couldn't listen and insisted on sending troops south.Gongsun Zan understood his feelings, and he couldn't resist too much, so he asked Gongsun Yue to take two thousand cavalry and hurried south to Nanyang to join Liu He.If Luoyang is really captured, Liu Yu, Liu and his father and son will also have made military exploits.

But this time Liu Yu actually wanted to use his Youzhou army to go south to suppress the rebellion, Gongsun Zan couldn't accept it.Something happened in Youzhou, Liu Yu was going to lose his head, and he was going to lose his head too, which is not acceptable.

Liu Yu was in a hurry, and quarreled with Gongsun Zan in the letter. Liu Yu said, you go south for me immediately, and I will ask Yan Rou, the general of Jianwei in Northern Xinjiang, to take charge of the garrison in Youzhou, and you don't need to worry about it.

Gongsun Zan was not happy.

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