Yuan Shu, the word highway, a native of Ruyang, Runan, the second son of Yuan Fengzhi, and the home of the three famous families of the Fourth Dynasty of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

From the very beginning, he served as Henan Yi, Hu Ben Zhonglang and other official positions, and mixed well in the court.

After Luo Gan crossed over, Yuan Shu still relied on the strength of the Yuan family in Runan and developed very well. Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Luo Gan and others participated in the coup d'état that killed the Ten Standing Servants, and later participated in the implementation of the Eighteenth Route Princes to fight against Dong.

After the end of the discussion of Dong, he drove Sun Jian to attack Jingzhou and other places, but was finally defeated by Liu Biao. Later, the warlords of Liangzhou were chaotic, fighting each other for power, and fighting back and forth. The generals and princes of the Kwantung region were also very chaotic, with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu as the center, forming a situation in which the north and south were in contention.

Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and his gang, Gongsun Zhan, Yuan Shu, and Tao Qian fought against each other, among which Luo Gan was accumulating strength to pacify Qingzhou, and by the way, sometimes participated, or united with Yuan Shao, or united with Yuan Shu, to make profits from it.

Of course, the alliance between the princes is just a better way to seek benefits, today they can be allies, tomorrow they will be enemies.

Yuan Shu originally occupied the area of Yuzhou, but after being defeated by Liu Biao and Cao Cao, he moved to Yangzhou and occupied Shouchun, and soon became strong again. However, several times when they wanted to fight for Xuzhou, they were repelled by Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Luo Gan, which can be regarded as a tragedy.

But Yuan Shu's own strength is not bad, but it is still very strong, he basically occupies Yangzhou, Yangzhou's territory is not small, and the war in the north, many people ran to Yangzhou. Yuan Shu commanded seventy or eighty thousand horses, and his strength was extraordinary.

In general, Yuan Shu has a great reputation, a lot of soldiers and horses, relatively sufficient grain and grass, and extraordinary strength.

There is also Yu Wenyun: "Those who represent the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye." ”

Yuan Shu naturally thinks that he is the one who responds to the mandate of heaven, and the Han family is no longer good, he is the person of the mandate of heaven, and it is time for the Han to stand on his own. The influence of the Han Dynasty was still very large, and Yuan Shu believed in this set very much.

Yan Xiang, the strategist under his command, strongly objected, King Wen of Zhou has two thirds of the world, and they are still the courtiers of the king of Shang, and how can your Yuan family be so powerful in the Ji family back then.

However, Yuan Shu, who got the jade seal of the country, had long been blinded by the jade seal, and he had long had the ambition to be the emperor, so he didn't listen to Yan Xiang at all. In particular, there is a master of fortune telling, Zhang Xiao, who advocates that he has the emperor's order, and he can't wait.

There was also Lu Bu who came to meet him, although Lu Bu broke an arm, but this force still suppressed the generals under Yuan Shu, especially the jade unicorn Lu Junyi who came with him was even more brave and abnormal, and with the help of two fierce generals, Yuan Shu was even more crazy.

Yuan Shu called the emperor in Shouchun, built the name Zhong, placed hundreds of officials and ministers, and sacrificed to the heavens and the earth with the gift of the Son of Heaven.

Jade Qilin Lu Junyi was very unhappy about this, but since he came with Lu Bu, he couldn't wipe his face and left directly. Coupled with Yuan Shu, he was enveloped and named General Pingdong.

Yuan Shu gave Lu Bu an official position as a former general, anyway, Yuan Shu called the emperor and queen a lot of official positions.

Luo Gan was not surprised by such a major event as Yuan Shu becoming emperor: "Oh, Yuan Shu is called emperor? This thing is really bold, but it seems to be a little profitable? ”

Guo Jia saw that Luo Gan was unimpressed, and asked: "Lord, this Yuan Shu is called the emperor, and when it is not in line with the sky, Cao Cao of Xu Du will definitely go to crusade in the name of the Son of Heaven." will inevitably order all the princes of the world to crusade against Yuan Shu in the name of the Son of Heaven, I don't know how the lord should decide? ”

Luo Gan said with a smile: "Yuan Shu is the emperor, Cao Cao is the most anxious, what can I worry about." Yuan Shu was called the emperor, and Sun Ce, the son of his grandson Jian, would inevitably take the opportunity to break away from Yuan Shu and dominate one side. Most of Sun Ce's relatives held important positions under Yuan Shu, so they would naturally support Sun Ce, so Yuan Shu's strength was greatly damaged, so there was nothing to be afraid of. ”

Guo Jia agreed with Luo Gan's statement, but also reminded: "The lord, Yuan Shu is the emperor, and his ambitions are booming, and he will inevitably send troops to expand his territory." Or to crusade against Sun Ce, or to attack Cao Cao, or even to return to the Lord to take revenge and attack Xuzhou. It is necessary to take precautions as soon as possible, so as not to be attacked by Yuan Shu. ”

Wu Yong was originally in charge of intelligence, and he got the news first, and he also considered it, so he suggested: "The lord, Yuan Shu is the emperor, and Cao Cao Bacheng will invite the lord and Sun Ce to form an alliance to jointly crusade against Yuan Shu." The lord can take the opportunity to make profits from it and carve up Yuan Shu's territory. ”

Luo Gan said suddenly: "Can we take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Yuan Shu, we will cooperate with Yuan Shu, and I will send troops to attack Cao Cao's territory and snatch the Son of Heaven into my hands?" ”

You don't have to fight Yuan Shu, it's not bad to fight Cao Cao, anyway, it's too long a territory, and pacifying the world is just a matter of unification backwards, of course, the premise is that you can do it over other princes.

Guo Jia hurriedly shook his head and objected: "The lord can't, now the Han family is in decline, but the residual power is still there, so Cao Cao can narrow the son of heaven to order the princes." If the lord and Yuan Shu form an alliance, they are afraid of losing popularity, so it is more cost-effective to deal with Yuan Shu. ”

Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, if he beat Cao Cao, it can be said that he had a secret edict, and he was ordered to beg the thief, and others would not say anything. But now that Yuan Shu is openly proclaimed emperor, the nature is different, and Yuan Shu is in an alliance, so he really has the reputation of being a thief.

In fact, the Han dynasty is declining, and it is normal to change the dynasty, but it takes time, and it is definitely not the time to call the king and the emperor at present.

The key is that Yuan Shu's strength is not enough to be the enemy of all the princes in the world.

Since Guo Jia didn't agree to attack Cao Cao, let's kill Yuan Shu first, and as for whether he will send someone to attack Cao Cao at the same time, that's another story.

"Okay, just order Li Zhu and Fan Zhongyan to guard against Yuan Shu, and the other herald will speed up the training of the soldiers, and they may go out at any time, and the grain and grass will be stored for me." Luo Gan ordered, and remembered again: "I dominate Xuzhou, and there is a recruitment hall, and a recruitment order, but there are talents who come to take refuge with me?" ”

Just wait for Cao Cao's side to react, and then act at any time depending on the situation, it is impossible for Luo Gan to take the initiative to attack Yuan Shu, and he has just defeated Lu Bu, and his soldiers also need to be repaired.

Generally, generals or some people who are unwilling to take refuge in Luo Gan, Luo Gan will let Wu Yong be responsible, after Luo Gan's special mention, Wu Yong's level in poaching people has improved a lot, and as soon as he takes a county, Luo Gan will let Wu Yong be responsible for searching for talents.

Wu Yong stepped forward and said: "There are three people who can be talented, and one of them is Xu Xuan, a native of Haixi, Guangling County. One is Chen Jiao, a native of Dongyang County, Guangling County; The last person is Yuan Lian, a Fule man from Chen County. The lord can be encircled, that Xu Xuan and Chen Jiao were originally officials hired by Chen Deng, and Yuan Jian originally served under Yuan Shu, but was later detained by Lu Bu, and Lu Bu was captured after his defeat. ”

"Bring them here, and I'll see." Luo Gan had also heard of the names of these three people, especially Yuan Lian.