Volume 2 Heroes in Troubled Times Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Stirring Section 6
Chapter 7 Wind and Thunder Stirring Section 6 is Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu ignored Yuan Shao's angry eyes, turned to look at the surprised Cao Cao, smiled meaningfully, and continued to talk.
Since last year, the prophecy of Han Zuo's extinction and the prophecy of Tude will replace Huode
"Wude always said" spread all over the prefectures and counties of the world, and everyone set their eyes on our Yuan family, saying that our Yuan family will stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty.
Obviously, this was done on purpose by someone in order to make our Yuan family the target of public criticism. The Yuan family was defeated, who benefited the most?
It is undoubtedly Hebei, it is Li Hong, so as long as we think about it with our brains a little, we will know that this is Hebei's discord plan.
There are many ignorant people in the world, and people with ulterior motives abound, but whether they are stupid enough to stand on behalf of the Han Dynasty, or those who think they can take the opportunity to kill my Yuan family, they seem to have forgotten the leopard that is far north of the Yellow River.
Today we are sitting here to discuss the attack on Hebei, precisely because everyone knows the threat of leopards, and we all know that the key to saving Hanzuo is to kill leopards.
In that case, why should everyone be here to fight for authority? Is it that we are defeated, and that we still have authority?
Can you still thrive big man? Or, can there still be a chance to stand on behalf of Han?
Although Lord Yuan didn't say that he would move the emperor to Luo, what he hoped for most in his heart was to bring the Son of Heaven to Luoyang, so that like Dong Zhuo and Li Hong, he would first make the contribution of rebuilding the imperial system, and then hold the Son of Heaven hostage to command the world. To put it bluntly, I just want to be a powerful minister, and then when the time is ripe, I will stand on my own behalf of Han. Yuan Shu pointed at Yuan Shao and said shocking words,
"You want to destroy my Yuan family, you want my Yuan family to stink for 10,000 years, that's your business, but I don't want to, I am the head of the Yuan family. I will not allow anyone to tarnish the name of my Yuan family. Yuan Shao never expected that Yuan Shu would directly expose his original intention in front of the Son of Heaven and all the ministers.
He trembled with rage, blood rushing to his head, and he wanted to rush up and kill him immediately. It seems that his plan to kill people with a knife and take the opportunity to seize the imperial throne has been detected by Yuan Shu.
He came to Yanzhou, not to help himself, but to deliberately take revenge on himself. Yuan Shao's proportions have been messed up. The ministers were dumbfounded.
What does Yuan Shu want to do? Want to provoke Yuan Shao and turn his face with Yuan Shao? Want to smash the Northbound Crusade? Liu Biao got up and tried to stop him, but Yuan Shu shook his hand at him again and again, and continued to talk.
Once upon a time, when Shang Tang was crusading against Xia Wei, Shang Tang said,
"There is a sin of Shado". When King Wu of Zhou was crusading against Yin, King Wu of Zhou said,
"Yin has a heavy punishment". Although Shang Tang and King Wu of Zhou were both kings of holy virtue at that time, if Xia Wei and Yin Xun had no faults of misconduct and no heinous crimes, how could they dare to depose the monarch and seize the world?
Dong Zhuo, Li Dao, and Li Hong are all bloody and brutal, arrogant, and ambitious, but no matter how bold they are, they dare not risk the disapproval of the world, depose the Son of Heaven, and establish themselves as emperors.
Today, if someone not only wants to hold the Son of Heaven hostage, but also wants to stand on his own behalf of the Han, the end can be imagined. will definitely die worse than Dong Zhuo and Li Dao.
In the five generations of my Yuan family, there have been three consecutive generations of ancestors who have held the position of the three princes, and they are deeply favored by the Son of Heaven, and there is no one in the world to compare.
As the descendants of the Yuan family, we should be loyal, strictly observe the courtiers' festivals, swear to repay the royal family's kindness, and assist the young emperor to rejuvenate the Han Dynasty.
How could the descendants of the Yuan family abandon Zhou Gong Ji Dan and summon Gong Ji Zheng's great cause? How can you live up to the wishes of the people of the world?
Yuan Shao couldn't hold back any longer, he slapped the case suddenly, turned over and wanted to stand up and refute, at this time, he saw Yuan Shu winking at himself, and a sly smile appeared on his face.
Yuan Shao's raised body paused for a moment, and then sat down heavily,
"Yuan Highway, this is the court, there is no room for nonsense, and blood is spewing people."
"Haha......" Yuan Shu laughed,
"Since you are loyal to the Han Dynasty, then good, you immediately give up Guandong, I will hand over Yangzhou immediately, you go to Guanzhong, and I will protect the Son of Heaven and immediately move the capital to Luoyang." The house was full of earthquakes.
After going around for a long time, Yuan Shu wanted to monopolize power and occupy the Kanto region, and he was forcing Yuan Shao to turn his face against him.
Liu Biao stood up again,
"Lord Yuan, Your Majesty asked your lords to supervise the prefectures and counties, this is a matter that has been set a long time ago, how can it be changed at will?"
"Really?" Yuan Shu turned his face to look at him, and smiled maliciously,
"Then why did Lord Liu insist on moving the Son of Heaven to Luoyang? Do you have the heart to overthrow the Han Society? Willing to put the Son of Heaven in danger? Do you want to completely destroy my Yuan family? Liu Biao's face immediately changed.
This kid is a mad dog now, and it's better to ignore whoever bites him. Without saying a word, he sat down in a huff.
"Why does Lord Liu insist on moving the Son of Heaven to Luoyang? Quite simply, when the Son of Heaven arrived in Luoyang, Kanto immediately became the first target of Hebei. And Lord Cao, because he resented Lord Yuan for snatching the Son of Heaven, would definitely not help. So Lord Liu became Lord Yuan's only person for help. At this time, Lord Liu can take the opportunity to blackmail Lord Yuan and move the Son of Heaven to Xiangyang. When the Son of Heaven arrived in Xiangyang, Lord Liu could not only coerce the Son of Heaven to command the world, but also have the opportunity to seize the imperial rule. The Son of Heaven and the ministers in the court looked at Liu Biao together, their eyes full of suspicion.
"Yuan Highway, you're too much." Liu Biao was so angry that he almost vomited blood,
"It is true that you and I have a personal vendetta, but you don't seem to need to use such despicable means to declare a personal vendetta, do you?"
"Really?" Yuan Shu put his hands behind his back, looked up and laughed weirdly,
"You said that you are loyal to Your Majesty and have no two hearts, so good, I will give up the military and political power of Yangzhou and serve in the court, and you will also give up the military and political power of Jingzhou and go to the court to assist the Son of Heaven wholeheartedly? How is it? "Yuan Shu can give up Yangzhou, because the Yuan family still has Yuan Shao, and the Yuan family can dominate the world, but Liu Biao can't give up Jingzhou.
The clan power is the foundation for the revival of the Han Dynasty in the future, and without their own clan forces to control the states and counties, the Han may really be finished in the future.
Liu Biao flicked the sleeves of his robe fiercely and refused to pay attention to this madman. Cao Cao was very happy, his heart was full of joy, and he sat there triumphantly.
Stir up the bastard Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao is not good at opening his mouth and asking the Son of Heaven to move to Luoyang. And in order to avoid suspicion, Liu Biao naturally would not insist on helping Yuan Shaozuo to move, but why should Yuan Shu help himself?
Could it be that Yuan Shu was worried that Yuan Shao would become self-reliant on behalf of Han? With Yuan Shu's personality, what he can't get, he won't let others get...... Cao Cao suddenly became uneasy.
Yuan Shu turned around slowly and looked at Cao Cao with a grin. Cao Cao's smiling face was opposite, but his heart was a little hairy.
"Today, if you talk about loyalty to the Han Dynasty, Prime Minister Cao Dacheng is the first to be recommended." Yuan Shu pointed at Cao Cao, faced the Son of Heaven, and said loudly,
"Prime Minister Cao Cheng first took His Majesty to Yanzhou to rebuild the imperial system, and then assisted His Majesty in issuing edicts to all localities, preparing to assemble coalition forces to attack Hebei and crusade against rebellion. Its merit is high, and it should be the first. All the ministers looked at each other, without exception, looking at Cao Cao with sympathetic eyes.
Yuan Shu pointed the finger at Cao Cao.
"I admire people like Prime Minister Cao, who dare to do things that no one dares to do. In order to crusade against Dong Zhuo, Prime Minister Cao Cheng and Jibei Prime Minister Bao led the army to kill the Tiger Prison Pass, although Xu Rong was killed to lose his armor and almost wipe out the army, but the people were indomitable, and immediately went home to pull up a team of men and horses to continue to work. Loyal. Later, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian fainted and sent someone to kill Cao Chengxiang's father, and Cao Chengxiang immediately raised a large army and slaughtered all the way into Xuzhou, slaughtering more than a dozen cities, and hundreds of thousands of corpses almost filled the Surabaya River. Courage and uprightness. The year before last, in order to attack Hebei and prevent Li Hong from capturing Guanzhong, Prime Minister Cao Cheng was furious and broke the north embankment of the Yellow River, drowning hundreds of thousands of Hebei rebels. Talented. The crowd looked at each other.
Cao Cao's smile looked forced.
"Who of you have such loyalty? Who has such talent? Who has such courage and blood? Yuan Shu looked admiring,
"Today, who can kill the rebellious Li Hong, Prime Minister Cao Cheng; Who can save the Han, Prime Minister Cao Cheng; Who can make the big Han powerful in the world, Prime Minister Cao Cheng. Then he pointed his finger at Yuan Shao and scolded angrily: "People like Lord Yuan are just people who are ambitious and talented, and they are famous and famous, and it would be good to be able to lead the horse for Prime Minister Cao Cheng." Yuan Shao's face was gloomy and he slowly stood up.
Cao Cao was startled and jumped up,
"Lord Yuan, the hussar general intends to play with right and wrong and sow discord, you must not be fooled." Liu Pet and Liu Biao also hurriedly got up to persuade each other.
"Yuan Highway, don't deceive people too much." Yuan Shao gritted his teeth.
"What are you? When I was serving as General Huben Zhonglang in the DPRK, you were just a lieutenant in the Xiyuan Army. When I became a general, you were just a lieutenant. After all, you're just a slave of my Yuan family, you're a fart. Yuan Shu did not show weakness, and scolded when he opened his mouth,
"You drove me from Nanyang to Yanzhou, from Yanzhou to Yangzhou, and said that I deceived people too much. The most shameless person in the world is none other than you, Cao Mengde is far behind you. Cao Cao was furious when he heard it,
"Lord Yuan, we are here today to crusade against rebellion and revive the Han, if you don't want to participate, you can go back to your Yangzhou."
"Phew......" Yuan Shu opened his mouth and spat on Cao Cao's face,
"I said you were shameless, and you gasped...... If it weren't for His Majesty's sake, I would have gone to Yanzhou? Will I be a vassaler with you, the eunuch? I'm going to talk so much nonsense with you, the bloodiest and most vicious butcher in the world? Standing next to you, I'm afraid I'm going to be dead. Yuan Shu raised his head very arrogantly, and spat at Cao Cao again,
"Bah......" Cao Cao was furious, kicked away the desk in front of him, and was about to pounce on him and hit him. Liu Bei next to him was quick-eyed, and grabbed Cao Cao's waist,
"Prime Minister, this is the ...... of the court" Yuan Shu took the opportunity to face him with a punch,
"A person like you deserves to stand in the court? Kill you black-skinned dwarf. There was a great chaos in the court.
Yuan Shuguan was confused, and climbed into the carriage angrily. Li Ye looked at him strangely and couldn't help but turn his head and snicker.
"What are you laughing at?" Yuan Shu supported the high crown on his head, then rubbed his face again, and said angrily,
"When I was a child, I fought with Cao Heizi, and I rarely took advantage of him, this kid is very cunning, and it is difficult to beat him firmly."
"What about today?"
"There are too many people today, and I have suffered a lot." Yuan Shu said hatefully. Li Ye laughed,
"You aroused the anger of the public, of course someone took advantage of the fight to beat you, haha......" Yuan Shu glared at him, remembering the chaos and scolding in the court just now, he couldn't help but laugh,
"The goal has been achieved. Now no one dares me to lead an army to kill Hebei. ”
"But in this way, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao may not dare to leave you in the Central Plains to escort grain and grass." Li Ye said worriedly.
"Hmph, as long as Jiangdong fights, even if he doesn't leave me behind, I won't cross the Yellow River north." Yuan Shu said with a smile,
"Is there any news from that boy?"
"Danyang has already started fighting." Li Ye said,
"Wu Jing, Cheng Pu, Sun Ben, and Zhou Yu's soldiers and horses are fighting fiercely with Xue Li, Zhen Rong, and Tai Shi Ci, and it is estimated that Liu Miao and Zu Lang will soon rush to Wanling and Jing County in Danyang with Shanyue in the south to support Tai Shi Ci."
"Where's the direction of Huiji County?"
"Zhu Zhi and Han Dangzheng are leading their troops to approach Dongqia, and they can start a battle with Wang Lang, Yan Baihu, and Zhou Xin in early April."
"Bo Fu, this kid is good, he moves fast enough." Yuan Shu praised in a low voice,
"If there is a father, there must be a son, and Bo Fu has the style of his father."
"After the news of the fierce battle in Koto was delivered to the imperial court, the next step for your lord ......"
"The next step is to pretend to divide the army into three. Some went south to Jiangdong to support Sun Ce, some were still stationed in Peiguo to prevent small groups of Yellow Turban troops from harassing the grain routes, and some went north to Yanzhou to deliver grain and grass to the coalition forces. In this way, all our forces are dispersed, and Liu Bei can safely lead the army into Hebei. Li Ye nodded, bent down to approach Yuan Shu, and asked in a low voice: "At present, there is no news from Hebei, is our movement slower, so as not to let them see the flaws." "Some of He Yi's old subordinates Liu Pi, Huang Jun, Bao Man and others have led the Yellow Turban Army from Runan into the territory of Peiguo, with these Yellow Turban Army as cover, no matter how many people and horses we are lurking in Peiguo, no one will know.
Yuan Shu sneered slyly, "This time, the new account and the old account will be settled, and Cao Aman and Liu Xuande must be eaten together."
"Jinyang. At the beginning of this month, Yang Yi, Huang Yue, Ma Feng, Liu Wan, Sun Jin and other envoys returned to Jinyang one after another. The state and county officials refused to recognize the new emperor and the Jinyang court. In the middle of this month, news that Cao Cao, Tian Kai, and Liu Bei had formed an alliance and rebuilt the imperial system in Changyi City, Yanzhou, at the beginning of this month was sent to Jinyang. The eldest princess urgently summoned Taifu Zhao Qi, the great Sima general Li Hong, the great Situ Cui Lie, the great Sikong Liu He and other ministers to discuss the matter. Shang Shu ordered Zhang Fan to carefully analyze the situation. Cao Cao preemptively rebuilt the imperial system before Yuan Shao, changing the pattern of the world, and at this time the Son of Heaven in Hebei, the Yuan Valve in Kwantung, and Cao Cao in the Central Plains had formed a situation of confrontation. This is a change that Jinyang did not expect at all.
"The formation of the three-legged pattern has completely lost the effect of the joint vertical policy, which is very unfavorable to Hebei." Zhang Fan said helplessly,
At this time, neither Yuan nor Cao Cao's three alliances could confront Hebei alone, which forced them to work together. We need to strike immediately and destroy the three-legged pattern while it is not yet solidified. Otherwise, our plan to pacify the world will be seriously hampered. ”
"What does Master Li think?" The eldest princess looked at Li Hong and asked. The ideal time for the imperial court to attack was after May, when the spring plowing and spring harvest were over, and the army could receive more money and food, but now it seems that this is no longer possible.
The armies of various prefectures and counties are gathering northward one after another, and the enemy will soon enter Hebei.
"Immediately begin preparations for the attack." Li Hong bowed and said,
"The minister immediately rushed to Jizhou to command the battle." The eldest princess waved her hand vigorously and said categorically: "Okay, immediately issue an order to crusade against the rebellion of the Central Plains." "The strategy of attacking the Central Plains had been formulated as early as the beginning of the year, so the eldest princess gave an order, and the Jinyang Imperial Court began to operate at a high speed, going all out to prepare for the war.
The eldest princess issued several holy decrees in the name of the Son of Heaven. The great general Li Hong led the general to Jizhou immediately to command the counterinsurgency battle.
Former general, Guanglu Xun Xian Yu assisted the acting leader of the Grand Sima Affairs, together with the Great Situ Cui Lie, the Great Sikong Liu He was responsible for supervising the money, food, ordnance, and requisitioning and dispatching of civilian people, vehicles and ships and other related matters.
The right general Zhijin Wu Zhang Yan and the general Fenwu Si Li Lieutenant Lu Bu led 40,000 northern troops to Jizhou in a hurry.
Zhao Yun, the general of Long Xiang, Jiang Wu, the general of Duliao, and Wei Jun, the general of Xiaowu, were recruited to lead 15,000 iron cavalry to Jizhou.
The Xiongnu Shan Yuting, the right virtuous king Liu Ming, led 5,000 iron horsemen to accompany Zhao Yunnan to the south. The general Gongsun Zan of Fenwei and Li Su, the general of Wufeng, were dispatched to Jizhou with 10,000 iron cavalry.
The requisition of Karasuma Black Feather Wang Loulu and the little king of the White Deer tribe, Lu Huanyang, led 5,000 iron horsemen to accompany Li Su south.
He ordered the left general Liyi and the Hulie general Yan Liang to immediately requisition the soldiers and horses of the seven battalions in Jizhou and prepare to cross the river to the south to quell the rebellion.
He ordered Guo Ce, the assassin of Jizhou, to supervise the political affairs of Jizhou, and immediately urged all counties in Jizhou to requisition and transfer vehicles and boatmen, and quickly send the grain, grass and ordnance accumulated in various places to the military camps in various places.
The Huwei general Pang De and Dangkou Zhonglang led Lei Zi to lead 5,000 iron cavalry across Liupan Mountain, approached Feng Yijun, and threatened Guanzhong.
He ordered General Xu Rong, General Yang Feng of the Zhen Army, and General Yushi of Wuwei to garrison Hedong to contain the troops in Guanzhong and Guanxi.
The eldest princess also issued an order to General Zhenxi and Liangzhou Mu Hansui, hoping that he could put Sheji first, lead the army to approach Fufeng County, threaten Guanzhong, and help the imperial army go south to quell the rebellion.
At the same time, the general Li Hong also wrote a sincere letter to Han Sui, saying that Hebei would keep its promise and that no matter what the circumstances, it would be necessary to send relief money and grain to Xiliang on time.
Yongsan, Chungliedae. The sky gradually darkened, and Li Hong stood in front of the graves of Tian Zhong and Zheng Xin, unwilling to leave for a long time.
Fourteen years. I've been back in Dahan for 14 years, and we've spent 14 years together. Today, I'm going to go on another expedition, and I don't know when this battle will last, and I don't know when I'll be able to be by your side.
Li Hong looked up at the gloomy sky, and thought of the Iron Wolf and Gongsun Hu who were far away in Jutun, the Murong Feng on the Huoyun Plain, and the Tian Jing, Li Song, Wu Zhao, and Ji Ming of Lu Longsai.
How many brothers, how much blood and tears, have turned into wind and rain. In the future, I will lie here quietly and leisurely, just like you.
Lao Guan slowly walked to his side and whispered, "My lord, it's getting dark, go back." "Lao Gui and Lu Longsai's only remaining 30 disabled veterans are now on errands in the General's Mansion and living a peaceful life.
This is the only thing Li Hong can do for them. Li Hong nodded, put his arm around Lao Gui's shoulders, and let out a long sigh,
"I'm dead, do you think it's better to be buried in Lulongsai or here?" Lao Guan thought for a while, and said seriously: "My lord, there are many people here, and there is no shortage of us." If we can, I think we'd better go back to Luronse. After all, that's where we have roots. Li Hong smiled,
"Okay, listen to you." Then he pointed to the tombs of Tian Zhong and Zheng Xin and said,
"If there is no more fighting, we will move them together to Lulongse."
"I wish we had lived to that day." The old crutch smiled bitterly,
"The battle is getting bigger and bigger, and the farther and farther, who knows where we will die in the end." The two of them saluted the grave respectfully, then turned and walked down the hill.
Li Hong saw the eldest princess. Probably because of climbing the mountain, the eldest princess's face was crimson, and there was a layer of fine beads of sweat on her forehead, which was delicate.
"What are you doing here?" Li Hong greeted the eldest princess and stretched out his hand. The eldest princess did not shy away from suspicion, grabbed Li Hong's big hand, and said in a coquettish voice: "I'm worried that you will leave secretly without saying goodbye like last time." Li Hong smiled dumbly.
For the eldest princess, he has too many regrets, and he can't repay them in this life and this life. Sometimes when he looked at the eldest princess in the dim candlelight, burying her head in the high pile of papers, his heart tingled.
It was he who pushed the eldest princess into this difficult and painful life, which is probably not the result that the first emperor was willing to see.
The first emperor would blame himself.
"How did you know I was here?"
"In the past few years, every time you go out on an expedition, you have to go to the martyr's platform to pay respects, and this has become your habit." The eldest princess snuggled into Li Hong's arms and said with a smile,
"Everyone in Northern Xinjiang knows you're here, and of course I know about it." Li Hong took her into his arms lovingly and kissed her gently.
The eldest princess's face suddenly turned red, and she was extremely shy. Since leaving Longquan that day, the two of them have been in the palace when they met, and they have never had time to be alone.
The eldest princess is very resentful about this, and often uses those affectionate eyes to convey her love for Li Hong.
Today, she deliberately went to Longshan just to find an opportunity to talk to Li Hong.
"You've just come back from the desert, and you're about to leave again." The eldest princess sighed in a low voice,
"When will I see you?" Li Hong didn't speak, and he didn't know, the only thing he could do was to hold the eldest princess tightly in his arms.
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