Great Han Empire

Chapter 674
In August of the third year of Chuping of the Han Dynasty (AD 192).

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In August, Luoyang.

News of Cao Cao's defeat of the Yellow Turban Army at Shouzhang reached Luoyang.

Yuan Yi, the prefect of Shanyang, said in a letter that although Cao Cao won by chance at Shouzhang, he suffered too much loss. Bao Xin, Minister of Jibei, and Zheng Sui, Minister of Rencheng, were killed successively. The army lost 16, and the Yanzhou army was almost finished.Cao Cao is currently recruiting refugees to supplement the army in Yanzhou.Yuan Yi said that to put it nicely is to recruit, but to put it badly is to seize. As long as they are over 50 years old and under [-] years old, Yanzhou soldiers will catch them one by one.

There is another situation, Cao Cao is going to farm in Chenliu.After the victory of Shou Zhang, Cao Cao captured hundreds of thousands of refugees who followed the Yellow Turban Army, and seized a lot of livestock, farm tools and supplies. Considering that Yanzhou has a lot of barren land and Yanzhou is seriously short of soldiers and food, Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Wu Zi , Liu Yi and other Yanzhou officials carefully discussed and decided to implement the policy of farming in Yanzhou.For this purpose, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao were going to invite Zaoyi, the former prefect of Chenliu and a native of Yingchuan.Zaozhi was established in the Dasinong Mansion in his early years and was familiar with farming affairs.Before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he promoted farming in Chenliu County, hoping to solve the refugee problem, but because this policy seriously damaged the interests of the powerful and powerful, he was ordered to stop by the court and dismissed from office.Yuan Yi believes that the development of Cao Cao's power should be curbed immediately to avoid raising tigers in the future.

Yuan Shao summoned his staff to discuss whether to send troops to Yanzhou.

Xu You stopped it.Cao Cao had just defeated the Yellow Turban Army and gained fame in Yanzhou. His reputation was at its peak. At this time, he sent troops to Yanzhou, obviously intending to take advantage of the fire. It's not necessary at all.

"Cao Cao has many difficulties in order to survive in Yanzhou." Xu You explained, "Yanzhou is now a big quagmire. Whoever wants to enter Yanzhou will kill himself."

Although the Yellow Turban Army was defeated this time, its strength is still there. Sima Ju, Guan Cheng, Wu Ba, Sun Guan and other Yellow Turban armies are all stationed in the Taishan area. It is still within the control of the Yellow Turban Army.It will take a long time for Cao Cao to completely defeat the Yellow Turban Army and occupy the entire territory of Yanzhou.At present, Cao Cao can be said to be poor and poor, and his situation is exhausted. He is impatient to forcibly conscript soldiers, and resettling refugees to garrison fields just shows the difficulty of his situation.Cao Cao is now like a poor and crazy bandit. If you go to snatch the last piece of clothing on him at this time, don't you force him to die?It's no wonder he doesn't fight you hard.

We have just entered Luoyang, the Guandong is not stable, and the matter of Yuan Shu has not been resolved. Once we are trapped in Yanzhou and cannot escape, and Xu Rong from Kanxi and Yuan Shu from Nanyang attack back and forth, the Kanto will be very dangerous.

"Ziyuan is right." Guo Tu then said, "I heard that the Chang'an court has appointed Jin Shang as the governor of Yanzhou. Wouldn't you take the opportunity to send troops to escort Jin Shang to Yanzhou and drive Cao Cao away?"

"That's for sure." Feng Ji smiled, "How can this leopard let go of such a good opportunity? However, for Cao Cao, the crisis is not only from the leopards in Jizhou, but also from Zhang Miao in Chenliu. This time Chen Wen launched a mutiny in Liyang, drove away Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling, and shattered Zhang Miao's dream of occupying Yangzhou. Then, is Zhang Miao willing to be Cao Cao's subordinate? And the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, Cao Cao killed Xu And, the Yellow Turbans are bound to take revenge, if they launch a counterattack in the near future, Cao Cao will be dead."

Both Chen Lin and Geng Bao expressed the same meaning.

Yuan Shao turned his attention to Xun Chen.Xun Chen shook his head and said nothing. To avoid suspicion, he stopped expressing his opinion.

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Xun Yu was determined to leave with Cao Cao at the beginning, although Yuan Shao tried his best to persuade him to stay, but Xun Yu had made up his mind to go and refused to follow.Xun Chen then ran to ask his brother, what are you doing in such a dangerous place in Yanzhou?I won't stop you if you want to go, but if Yuan Shao gains a foothold in Luoyang and stabilizes Jing and Yu prefectures, I will move the members of the Xun family to Luoyang.The Xun family is one of the four great clans of Yingchuan Xun, Chen, Han, and Zhong, and the family power is very large.Xun Yu refused.I am the boss, I have the final say, the family will only be able to move back to Yingchuan in the future and not allowed to enter Luoyang.

Xun Chen was very puzzled, "Brother, do you think that Cao Cao is the only one who can rejuvenate the country in today's world? Who is Cao Cao, a descendant of an eunuch, and this kind of person can also rejuvenate the country? Are you out of your mind?"

"Yuan Shao is too ambitious, and he said he wants to rejuvenate the country, but in fact it is not the case at all." Xun Yu said angrily, "The current son is the son of the first emperor, and he inherited the great rule through the empress dowager, the grand master, and the three princes. Qing, it was unanimously agreed by the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Regardless of the facts, Yuan Shao not only refused to recognize the status of the emperor today, but also wantonly slandered the emperor, saying that the emperor was not born by the previous emperor. Such a person would sincerely want to rejuvenate the country? Be your spring and autumn Go to Dameng. You leave him as soon as possible, lest you and my brother will kill each other."

The two brothers had a big fight over this.This matter is not only related to the lives of the two, but also directly related to the fate of the entire family, and it is impossible not to quarrel.The example of brothers Dong Zhao and Dong Fang is there. Dong Zhao was almost killed by Yuan Shao. The two brothers were working under the hands of a high official who might become an enemy. It was too dangerous for both parties and the family.

The result of the quarrel between the two brothers was that Xun Yu, the boss, won the quarrel.The boss is the boss. He has authority in the family, and he can't accept it.

Xun Chen followed Yuan Shao to Luoyang, and acted very low-key, which was quite different from the past.

Of course, Yuan Shao also knew the reason why Xun Yu left him. In the final analysis, the two parties had different political views and could not work together. Take it seriously.This force used to support me, but now it has become a force to restrain and restrain me, and it may become my enemy in the future.In the officialdom, many friends turned against each other and became enemies of life and death because of their different political opinions.

The Yuan clan and the Xun clan were old friends for generations, and Yuan Shao and Xun Chen were also friends for many years. Although Yuan Shao would not drive Xun Chen out of his power center because of this incident, his trust and reliance on him declined rapidly.

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Yuan Shao looked at Jushou, Tian Feng and Shenpei.The three of them were sitting around the table, discussing in low voice while pointing at the map on the table.

Seeing Yuan Shao's questioning gaze, Ju Shou stood up with a smile and said, "The matter of Yanzhou should be discussed in detail in the general situation of the world, so that a solution will come out."

The four forces of Dong Zhuo, Li Hong, Yuan Shu and adults formed in the first year of Chuping have gradually evolved into a situation of disputes between heroes, and today the world is in chaos.

Dong Zhuo's power is now replaced by the rebels of Han Sui and Ma Teng in Xiliang, and Dong Zhuo's old troops such as Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong.Dong Zhuo was killed in April this year, and his power was wiped out. However, due to various reasons, the emperor was still held hostage by the Xiliang rebellion. After the Xiliang rebellion, there were worries about Han Sui and Ma Teng, and there were threats from Northern Xinjiang and us before. , can only stick to the pass, reluctantly protect themselves.

In the land of Hebei, there are now two forces: Li Hong, Liu Yu, and Gongsun Zan.Although Li Hong has basically occupied Jizhou in the near future, it will take a long time for Li Hong to completely stabilize the land of Hebei because Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou turned against him one after another, coupled with the disaster of refugees in Jizhou.

Yuan Shu was bound hands and feet by adults from the very beginning.After Liu Biao successfully occupied Jingzhou, the rear fell, and Yuan Shu lost the opportunity to develop.With the northern border army occupying Luoyang, Sun Jian died, and Yuan Shu's power was hit hard. It is commendable that he can persist until now.

Your Excellency originally possessed the largest power in the world and the strength to quickly stabilize the country, but because of the rise of the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou and the Yellow Turban Army in Heishan, you were dealt a devastating blow to your Excellency.In the past three years, although my lord has struggled hard and even seized Luoyang, his own power has been torn apart.Today's chaotic situation can be traced back to the source, which all originated from the Yellow Turban Rebellion.Without the Yellow Turban rebellion, there would be no danger of overthrowing the country today.

My lord, look at Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Chen Wen of Yangzhou, Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Zhang Miao of Chenliu, Xu Qi of Runan, Xu Jue of Chen, and Zhang Yang of Hanoi. Is it one of the big and small forces?Some of these people are loyal friends of the adults, some are loyal to the adults, some have different political views from the adults, and may turn against each other at any time, and some, like Tao Qian, simply ignore the adults and do whatever they like.

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Ju Shou leaned over to pick up the table and put it on the map, and held it up high, "My lord wants to rejuvenate the great man and stabilize the country. Then, in the face of today's chaos, the first thing to do is to strengthen yourself, and then form alliances with friends and kill rebels and enemies. Then , who is our friend now? Who is the traitor of the big man? Who is the enemy of the big man?"

Ju Shou pointed to the map and said: "The Yellow Turban Army is rebellious, Han Sui and Ma Teng are rebellious, and Dong Zhuo's former troops who held the emperor hostage are rebellious. These people are heinous and must be killed."

Then Jushou drew a heavy line in the middle of the map, "Li Hong is our enemy."

"Everyone can take a look at Li Hong's official positions today. The great Sima, the great general, and the minister of the official affairs. What is the difference? What is Li Hong going to do after he seizes power? Supervise the military administration of the six states and four counties, and send troops to fight against the rebels. Who is this rebel? Like a thief, he became a big man and rebelled."

"How did Li Hong come to be an official? He used the army to fight and snatch it. His army has already reached Bashui, only sixty miles away from Chang'an, but when his goal was achieved, he immediately betrayed his promise." , No longer King Qin, but hastily withdrew troops from Kansai. He is not King Qin, but wants to usurp the country of the Han Dynasty. After he occupies half of the country of the Han Dynasty, after he defeats us, who else in this world can stop him from usurping the country? "

"Li Hong has been telling people all over the world that he respects the current emperor and obeys the will of the current emperor and the Chang'an court. Now we know why he did this. It turns out that he wanted to use the name of 'loyalty' to usurp the truth. Under the majestic facade, he wants to slaughter bloody people, burn charcoal, harm the country, and exterminate the country. Li Hong is more harmful to the big man than Dong Zhuo. This person is not only our enemy, but also the enemy of the big man. He is the people of the world. enemy."

Ju Shou put down the map, waved his hand solemnly and said: "We have few soldiers and weak strength, so we are not Li Hong's opponent, so we must form an alliance with our friends, with those who may become our friends, and with Li Hong's enemies , We must form an alliance with the enemy who may become Li Hong's enemy. In short, we must use all our strength and exhaust all means to kill Li Hong in the shortest possible time."

Everyone suddenly realized that how to deal with the affairs of Yanzhou is self-evident.

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The discussion in the lobby immediately became heated.

But at this time, Jushou suddenly proposed a strategy that made everyone dumbfounded, "Welcome the grand master to Xijing, restore the ancestral temple to Luoyi, order the world, but the punishment has not been obeyed."

Yuan Shao was stunned and sat speechless.Everyone looked different and said nothing.

Tian Feng stood up slowly, bowed and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, if we don't change our strategy in time, we won't just lose friends like Zhang Miao and Cao Cao."

"'Dayi' is backed by strength. Without strength, our 'Dayi' has no appeal. Zhang Miao, Cao Cao and others suddenly changed their course and advocated respecting the emperor. Doesn't this explain the problem? Now we Being at an extreme disadvantage, with no convincing "righteousness" and no absolute strength, the betrayal of the state and county officials is probably a helpless and inevitable choice. Our enemies will be more and more. "

"My lord, the situation in the world has changed." The judge also stood up and said, "When Dong Zhuo died, the power to restrain Li Hong suddenly disappeared. Li Hong's family is the only one, and no one can compete. My lord, please think carefully. Today's world has turned into a confrontation between us and Li Hong, if we can't gather all our strength, we will be defeated sooner or later."

"If my lord respects today's emperor, the situation will be greatly improved. We can gather all the power in the world, even the power of the emperor to fight against Li Hong. If Li Hong is eliminated, the world will be ours. As for the emperor, it's still the same sentence , as long as they are descendants of the royal family, anyone can inherit the great line, but, my lord took a little detour and took a little detour."

"Although we took a detour, my lord has strengthened his strength, eliminated Li Hong, and rejuvenated Sheji." Tian Feng said loudly, "For the sake of the world, my lord should make a decision."

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(End of this chapter)