In the fourth year of Jian'an, in the summer of 199 AD, Cao Cao sent Liu Bei and Lu Zhao to Xuzhou to intercept the puppet emperor Yuan Shu who wanted to go north to Qingzhou to seek refuge with Yuan Shao.

And Yuan Shu was really beaten by Cao Cao and couldn't support it, and his lifelong wish was realized, but the price paid was too great. But even so, Yuan Shu has never regretted it, to say that he Yuan Highway is definitely not the kind of person who "does not regret it, regrets not doing it", but in the matter of being the emperor, Yuan Shu really has no regrets at all. It can be seen how persistent he is about being able to compare with Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shu passed through Xuzhou with the remnants of the army, preparing to go to Qingzhou to join Yuan Shao. To tell the truth, Yuan Shu was really "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" at this time, but why did he want to go north to join Yuan Shao. This has to be said that Yuan Shu didn't want Yuan Shao to have a good time when he was dying. This is what he thinks, if he is not good, he has to drag someone into the water, although he can't drown him, but he can't make the other party good.

He let his subordinates spread the news that he was going north to Qingzhou through Xuzhou, and he did exactly that. As for what to do, it is to let Yuan Shao be able to thank him for the trouble.

In fact, Yuan Shu's idea is very simple, now that he has become like this, who should be blamed, it is not Cao Cao Cao Mengde of Xu Du, nor Lu Bu and Lu Fengxian who have died, not to mention Sun Ce and Sun Bofu of Jiangdong. And it is him Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu, who is known as the leader of the Yuan family's generation, Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu, who is now the general of the DPRK, Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu, and Yuan Shao Yuan Benchu, who has occupied the land of the four states.

Yuan Shu he really hated, he hated a lot, he never thought that he was inferior to him Yuan Shao in his life. But in the eyes of outsiders, except for his identity as a son-in-law, everyone else seems to be inferior to him Yuan Shao. In fact, Yuan Shu is deceiving himself. knew that Yuan Shao was better than him in many aspects, but he never admitted this. Therefore, Yuan Shu is called the emperor, he knows the Tao, and the people of the world finally know that he is stronger than him Yuan Benchu, so his goal has been achieved.

But now he has nothing but more than a hundred remnants, but even if he dies, he can't let him go Yuan Benchu, so Yuan Shu came up with such an idea. That is, he went north to Qingzhou, saying that he was going to seek refuge with Yuan Shao. Although he doesn't think this can be successful, Xuzhou is his Cao Mengde's territory. But he must do this, and he has already let out the wind, so that everyone in the world knows about his plan.

When the time comes, it will be up to him how Yuan Benchu wants to do it, if he says that he refuses himself and does not take him in. Then he has taken advantage of the righteousness of the world, but there must be people behind him who will say that he ignores brotherhood. And what his men think of him. Some people may think that he is a righteous murderer. But not everyone thinks so.

So if he takes himself in, then if he wants to say that he takes him in, then he is the enemy of the world, and how can he Yuan Benchu face Cao Mengde in Xu Du?

Therefore, Yuan Shu had the intention of making trouble for Yuan Shao, so he fled to Xuzhou with the remnants of the army. made it look like he was going to Qingzhou-

As for Yuan Shao's side, when he heard that Yuan Shu was going to take refuge in himself, and everyone in the world knew about it, it was indeed so angry that he couldn't do it. Yuan Shao, he didn't think too much. I just think that this Yuan Highway is really lacking in the brain, can this matter be preached in the world, isn't this looking for death? But he Yuan Highway really did that, and he was leading his troops to Qingzhou.

However, Yuan Shao discussed and discussed with everyone, and finally came to a conclusion, in front of the world, Yuan Shao made it quite clear that he would never take in the pseudo-emperor Yuan Shu Yuan Highway, because he had already been expelled from the Yuan family, so how could he care about such an outsider, and then said it again, Yuan Highway and his people are chaotic ministers and thieves, and everyone will be punished!

Of course, this is all said to the outside world, that is, for the people of the world to see, after all, it is "you have a good plan, I have a wall ladder", Yuan Shao's strategists are not all rice buckets.

Internally, basically the people in the Jizhou army know that their lord is really going to take in his brother who is the emperor, because his lord specially sent a letter to his eldest son, and Yuan Tan, who has been stationed in Qingzhou, let him wait for Yuan Shu's arrival on the border between Qingzhou and Xuzhou, and then respond to him.

After all, it is impossible to go to Xuzhou for this matter, otherwise people will find out, and Yuan Shaoke will lose his adult. On the one hand, you said that you would not take in Yuan Shu, and then on the other hand, you took it in. But on the border between Qingzhou and Xuzhou, there is nothing to do, after all, this place still belongs to its own territory, so even if Cao Cao can find out, what else can he do. Everything has to be evidenced, and now Yuan Shao is powerful and powerful, so he is really not afraid of letting people discover anything on the border.

And to be honest, this should actually be said to be the best of both worlds, but Yuan Shao thought it was quite good here, but unfortunately Yuan Shu still couldn't escape into Yuan Shao's Qingzhou after all. Of course, in fact, even if Yuan Shu could escape into Qingzhou, he would never go. Because he really went to seek refuge in Yuan Shao, in Yuan Shu's opinion, it was really better to let himself die directly-

In Xuzhou, in a dilapidated house, Yuan Shu was finally caught up by Liu Bei and his troops. And when Yuan Shu saw that it was Liu Bei, he smiled bitterly a few times, but he was restrained by this person he looked down on the most. Providence makes people, providence makes people.

And now Yuan Shuhe, the emperor, look at it, to put it mildly, it is a little stronger than Liu Xianeng, who ran all the way at the beginning. After all, Liu Xie is an emperor who doesn't talk much, and basically everything has to be done based on other people's faces. But no matter how Yuan Shu says it, he is also a puppet emperor who speaks, and he is also a prince of one party, even if he is down-and-out like this, it is a little stronger than Liu Xie.

If you want to say that "a person is about to die, his words are also good", Yuan Shu also knew that he could not live, and he had expected this, which was not an accident. It's just that he didn't expect it. At this time, I can still see this Liu Bei and Liu Xuande. To say that he Liu Xuande is now the uncle of the Han Emperor, and whether it is true or false is no longer important, the important thing is that the emperor admits it, so it is naturally recognized by the world.

Yuan Shu said with a wry smile: "I didn't expect that I would be able to see you Liu Xuande at this time." ”

Yuan Shu is no longer called Liu Bei's weaver and peddler, but he claims to have become me, after all, he is the emperor. But it was before, and now it is now, after all, he has something to ask Liu Bei, so "people are under the roof and have to bow their heads". Although he is the emperor. But he didn't fiddle with the emperor too much in front of Liu Bei, because he also knew that the Dao was useless at all.

Liu Bei also smiled, but he couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this is Yuan Shu Yuan Road, who was born in the fourth world and the third duke, thinking about it back then. When the princes were begging for Dong, he Yuan Highway was so high-spirited. It's a pity to look at it now. But it's like this. is also an emperor, but he is a down-and-out emperor, as the saying goes, "a down-and-out phoenix is not as good as a chicken", that's really what happened.

"Liu Xuande, defeated today. I know that I can't escape death, I wonder if you can let them go? ”

Liu Bei nodded, "Okay, I promised you." I'm sure I'm not going to kill them! ”

Tai Shici next to him originally wanted to persuade his lord, but his lord must have his plans to do things, so he didn't say anything.

When Yuan Shu heard this, he was relieved. Anyway, Yuan Shu still knows that Lu Dao let his subordinates escape with their lives, after all, he can still follow him at this time, and he also knows Lu Dao, this is a person who is particularly loyal to himself, but unfortunately, he is with the wrong person. There were more than 100 people before, but now they have escaped and died, and there are only a few dozen left.

Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shu, who was already a teenager who was already old, and he said: "Yuan Highway, you are also a prince, I think you still broke it yourself!" ”

Yuan Shu nodded, "Thank you!" Liu Xuande, I want to ask you. ”

"Say it!"

"Is my Yuan Highway stronger than his Yuan Benchu?"

Liu Bei looked at Yuan Shu like this, and he hadn't forgotten to compete with Yuan Shao, and he didn't know whether Yuan Shu was crazy or said that he was demonic. This matter has been fought for decades, can't he Yuan Highway let go of this obsession? Looking at Yuan Shu like this at this moment, to be honest, Liu Bei really couldn't bear to tell the truth, so he could only say: "Yuan Highway, now that you are the emperor, future generations will record that you are the emperor, but you are just a pseudo-emperor." But Yuan Benchu was just a prince, so ......"

Hearing Liu Bei say this, Yuan Shu smiled with satisfaction, and then took his ring head knife and wiped his neck. Yuan Shu is also a prince of one party, and he is from a family, as for what he is afraid of death and begging for mercy, it is definitely not something that he Yuan Highway can do. It's all at this time, and death is not a relief for him. It's really, so tired to be alive like Yuan Shu.

As soon as Yuan Shu died, the soldiers he narrated knelt down and shouted, "Your Majesty! ”

These are all loyal soldiers, and Yuan Shu specially begged Liu Bei once for them before, so these soldiers are indeed loyal to Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei said to these soldiers, "You put away your lord's body, send it back to Runan's hometown, hand it over to the Yuan clan, and bury it!" ”

Regarding Yuan Shu's body, Cao Cao didn't say anything, and the emperor didn't say anything. And after all, Yuan Shu was born in a family, and he is still a prince, as for the kind of head thing, it's not enough. Cao Cao and he were friends when they were young, and they didn't have any deep hatred for each other, so Yuan Shu could leave a whole corpse. The so-called "people die and hate to disappear", even if Yuan Shu is the emperor, but he can still keep the right to the whole body and send it back to the Yuan family.

As for the ancestral tomb, it is estimated that he will not be able to enter, in fact, it would be good if the Yuan family could accept his body. After all, the Yuan family is the third duke of the fourth generation, and now that Yuan Shao is counted, it should be said that it is the third duke of the fifth generation, but this generation has produced Yuan Shu who is called the emperor, this is the sinner of the Yuan family, and he was expelled from the house again, so ......

However, this matter was not Liu Bei's responsibility, after he asked Tai Shici to take Yuan Shu's jade seal, he let Yuan Shu's previous guards leave with his corpse. Since Liu Bei promised not to kill them, he naturally would not regret it. Liu Bei is a character, but they are just small people, as for cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, it's not that Liu Bei looks down on them, they are not qualified enough. And these people are only grateful to Liu Bei now, but they have no resentment.

first spared their lives, and now let them take away Yuan Shu's body, it can be said that this is a great favor. Everyone thanked Liu Bei for their kindness, and then left.

Tai Shi Ci asked with some puzzlement: "Lord, this, let them go?" ”

Tai Shici's meaning is very simple, these are all loyal guards who follow him Yuan Highway, now let them go, how to explain to Cao Sikong of Xu Du when he goes back.

Liu Bei shook his head, "Since I promised them, naturally I must not break my promise!" ”

"But, but Cao Sikong ...... there"

Liu Bei smiled mysteriously, "I have my own explanation!" ”

In this way, Tai Shi Ci was relieved, but when he thought of Cao Cao, for the sake of military regulations, he was not emotional. But if my lord says that there is a way, then there must be a way.

In fact, for Liu Bei, he naturally likes loyal people. Even if these people followed Yuan Shu, it couldn't stop Liu Bei from appreciating them. If it was a military general, it is estimated that if he did not surrender, Liu Bei would have been killed a long time ago. But because they were all soldiers, Liu Bei let them go. As for Cao Cao's side, it is not certain whether he will return to Xu Du or not, can he still be afraid of him Cao Mengde. He is now the commander in the army, so of course he has the final say.

Liu Bei said earnestly: "Ziyi, you have to remember that although we let go of ordinary guards and soldiers, we should not underestimate them. Today we let them go, so we should make a good fate, maybe we will have a time to ask them one day! ”

When Tai Shici heard it, could there be such a thing? Dahan is so big, he can still see these people again, even if he meets him, it is not certain whether he can meet him at that time. However, he didn't refute Liu Bei, after all, what his lord said was not unreasonable. (To be continued......)