Chapter 4: Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat Section 17: August of the third year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (192 AD). On August, Luoyang.

The news of Cao Cao's defeat of the Yellow Turban Army at Shouzhang reached Luoyang. Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yu said in his letter that although Cao Cao won a lucky victory in Shouzhang, the loss was too great, Peibei Prime Minister Bao Xin and Rencheng Prime Minister Zheng Sui were killed one after another, the army lost 8,000, and the Yanzhou army was almost finished.

Cao Cao is currently urgently recruiting displaced people to supplement his army in Yanzhou. Yuan Yi said, to put it nicely, it is recruitment, and if it doesn't sound good, it is to grab.

As long as it is a man over the age of sixteen and under the age of fifty, the Yanzhou soldiers will catch one by one. In addition, there is another situation, Cao Cao is going to stay in Chenliutuntian.

After the victory of Shouzhang, Cao Cao captured hundreds of thousands of displaced people who followed the Yellow Turban Army, and seized many livestock, farm tools and supplies.

Considering that Yanzhou had a large amount of barren land and Yanzhou was 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 Tuntian policy in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao and Zhang Miao prepared to invite Chen Liutaishou and Yingchuan people to be jujube for this reason. Zao only started in the Dasi Agricultural Mansion in his early years and was familiar with farming affairs.

Before the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, he promoted Tuntian in Chenliu County, hoping to solve the problem of displaced people, but because this policy seriously damaged the interests of the powerful lords, he was ordered by the imperial court to stop and dismissed him.

Yuan Yi believed that the development of Cao Cao's power should be curbed immediately now, so as not to raise tigers in the future. Yuan Shao convened his subordinates to discuss whether to send troops to Yanzhou.

Xu Yu spoke to stop it. Cao Cao had just defeated the Yellow Turban Army and became famous in Yanzhou, and his reputation was as good as the sky.

This will not only damage the prestige of the adults, but also arouse the disgust of the officials of various counties and counties in Yanzhou. Not at all necessary.

"If Cao Cao wants to survive in Yanzhou, it will be difficult." Xu You explained,

"Yanzhou is now a big quagmire, and whoever wants to enter Yanzhou will bring about their own destruction." 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 were stationed in the area of Mount Tai, and the eastern counties of Taishan County, Jibei Kingdom, Dongping Kingdom and Dong County in Yanzhou were still under 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 white, and the mountains and rivers are exhausted, and he is impatient to forcibly recruit troops and resettle the displaced people in Tuntian, which shows the difficulty of his situation.

Cao Cao is like a poor and crazy bandit now, if you go to snatch the last piece of clothing on his body at this time, aren't you forcing him to die?

It's no wonder he doesn't fight with you. We have just entered Luoyang, the Kanto region is not stable, and the matter of Yuan Shu has not yet been resolved.

Once we are trapped in Yanzhou and unable to get out, and let Xu Rong of Kansai and Yuan Shu of Nanyang attack back and forth, Kanto will be very dangerous.

"Ziyuan is reasonable." Guo Tu then said,

"I heard that the Chang'an Imperial Court has appointed Jin Shang as the assassin of Yanzhou, and this person is currently in Jizhou. If the news of Cao Cao's defeat of the Yellow Turban Army in Shouzhang reached Li Hong's ears, would Li Hong 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 could this leopard let go of such a good opportunity? However, for Cao Cao, the crisis is not only from the leopard in Jizhou, but also from Zhang Miao in Chenliu. This time, Chen Wen launched a mutiny in Liyang, drove away Zhang Chao, the Taishou of Guangling, and shattered Zhang Miao's dream of vainly trying to occupy Yangzhou, so is Zhang Miao willing to be Cao Cao's subordinate? There is also the Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou, Cao Cao killed Xu He, the Yellow Turban Army is bound to take revenge, if they launch a counteroffensive in the near future, Cao Cao will be dead. Chen Lin and Geng Bao both expressed the same meaning.

Yuan Shao set his eyes on Xun Chen. Xun Chen shook his head and didn't speak, in order to avoid suspicion, he didn't express his opinion.

Xun Yu insisted on leaving with Cao Cao, although Yuan Shao tried his best to keep him, but Xun Yu had already made up his mind to go and resolutely refused.

Xun Chen then ran to ask his brother, what are you going to do 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 Henan, I will move the Xun family to Luoyang.

The Xun family is one of the four major valves 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 can only move back to Yingchuan in the future, and is not allowed to enter Luoyang. Xun Chen was very puzzled,

"Brother, do you think that today, the only person who can revive the society is Cao Cao? What kind of person is Cao Cao, a descendant of a eunuch, this kind of person can also prosper Sheji? Are you out of your mind? ”

"Yuan Shao is too ambitious, and he said that he wanted to ZTE, but in fact, this is not the case at all." Xun Yu said angrily,

"When today's son was born by the first emperor, and the inheritance of the unification was also agreed by the queen mother, the prince and the three princes and nine qing, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. Yuan Shao ignored the facts, not only refused to recognize the imperial status of today's son, but also wantonly slandered the Son of Heaven, saying that the Son of Heaven was not born by the first emperor, and this kind of person would also sincerely want Zhongxing Sheji? Dream your big spring and autumn dreams. Leave him before it is too late, lest you and my brother kill each other. The two brothers had a big fight over it.

This matter is not only related to the lives of the two, but also directly related to the fate of the entire family.

The examples of Dong Zhao and Dong Wan's brothers are there, Dong Zhao was almost killed by Yuan Shao. The two brothers worked separately under the command of a high-ranking official who might become enemies, which was too dangerous for both sides 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, and he has authority in the family, and he can't accept it.

Xun Chen followed Yuan Shao to Luoyang, acting very low-key, very different from the past. Of course, Yuan Shao also knew the reason why Xun Yu left him, in the final analysis, the two sides had different political views, they could not work together, and they did not conspire with each other because of their differences, but he therefore held Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, Tao Qian, etc

The "middle way" people take it seriously. This force used to support itself, but now it has become a force that restrains and restrains itself, and may become its own enemy in the future.

In officialdom, many friends turned against each other because of their different political views, and became enemies of life and death.

Yuan valve and Xun valve are old friends from generation to generation. Yuan Shao and Xun Chen have also been friends for many years, although Yuan Shao will not drive Xun Chen out of his power center because of this incident, but his trust and reliance on him have declined rapidly.

Yuan Shao looked at the three of them. The three of them sat around the desk, pointing to the map on the desk and whispering a discussion.

Seeing Yuan Shao's inquiring gaze, he stood up with a smile and said, "The matter of Yanzhou should be put into the general trend of the world for specific discussion, so that the solution will come out." "Since the first year of the first peace, the four forces of Dong Zhuo, Li Hong, Yuan Shu and adults have gradually evolved into a situation of disputes, and today the world has been in chaos.

Dong Zhuo's power was now replaced by the rebels of Xiliang Han Sui and Ma Teng, and Dong Zhuo's old troops such as Li Dao and Guo Yan in Guanzhong.

Dong Zhuo was executed in April this year, and his power was wiped out, but for various reasons, the Son of Heaven was still held hostage by Xiliang's rebellion.

However, after Xiliang's rebellion, there were worries about Han Sui and Ma Teng, and there were threats from the north and us in front of them, so they could only defend Guanzhong and barely protect themselves.

The land of Hebei now has two forces, Li Hong, Liu Yu and Gongsun Zhan. Although Li Hong has basically occupied Jizhou recently, due to the fact that Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in Youzhou have turned against him, coupled with the disaster of the displaced people in Jizhou, it will take a long time for Li Hong to completely stabilize the land of Hebei.

Yuan Shu was bound hand and foot by adults from the very beginning. After Liu Biao successfully occupied Jingzhou, the rear was lost, and Yuan Shu lost the opportunity to develop.

With the occupation of Luoyang by the Northern Xinjiang Army and the death of Sun Jian, Yuan Shu's forces were dealt a heavy blow, and it was commendable that he could hold on until now.

The adult originally had the largest power in the world and had the strength to quickly stabilize the society, but because of the rise of the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army and the Black Mountain Yellow Turban Army, it gave the adult a devastating blow.

In the past three years, although the adults have struggled and even waited for an opportunity to seize Luoyang, their own forces have fallen apart.

Today's chaotic situation, traced back to its origins, all originated from the Yellow Turban Rebellion. Without the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans, there would be no danger of the overthrow of today's society.

Look at Liu Biao in Jingzhou today, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Chen Wen in Yangzhou, Tao Qian in Xuzhou, Zhang Miao in Chen Liu, Xu Xuan in Runan, Xu Ling in Chen Guo, and Zhang Yang in Hanoi, should these people be regarded as one of the big and small forces?

Some of these people are loyal friends of adults, some are contrary to adults, some have different political views from adults, and they may turn against each other at any time, and some are like Tao Qian and others, who don't pay attention to adults at all, and he can do whatever he likes.

Frustrated, he leaned over and picked up the map on the desk and held it high.

"If you want to rejuvenate the Han and stabilize the society, then, in the face of today's chaos, the first thing is to strengthen yourself, and then form an alliance with friends to kill rebels and enemies. So, who are our friends now? Who is the rebel of the Great Han? Who are the enemies of the Great Han? Fu Zhu pointed to the map and said: "The Yellow Turban Army is rebellious, Han Sui and Ma Teng are rebellious, and Dong Zhuo's old department who held the Son of Heaven hostage is rebellious. Then he drew a heavy line in the middle of the map,

"Li Hong is our enemy."

"You can take a look at Li Hong's official position today, the great Sima, the great general, and the secretary of the Shangshu. In other words, whether it is the Son of Heaven or the imperial court, it is all him Li Hong who has the final say, what is the difference between him and Dong Zhuo when he grabs power like this? What will Li Hong do after he seizes power? Supervised the military administration of the six states and four counties, and sent troops to fight against the rebellion. Who is this rebel? It's us. Pity us for the sake of the Han and fought bloodily, and the final outcome turned out to be the same as those yellow turban ant thieves, becoming a Han rebellion. ”

"How did Li Hong come to be an official? It was he who fought and robbed it with the army. His army had already reached Bashui, only sixty miles away from Chang'an, but when his goal was achieved, he immediately betrayed his promise, no longer served as king, but hastily withdrew his troops from Guanxi. He is not the king of Qin, but wants to usurp the country of the Han Dynasty. After he occupies half of the Han Dynasty, after he defeats us, who else in this world can stop him from usurping Sheji? ”

"Li Hong has always told the people of the world that he respects the current son and obeys the will of the current son and the Chang'an court, and now we know why he did it. For he wanted to usurp in the name of 'loyalty.' Under the façade of magnificence, he will kill bloodily, destroy the lives of the people, scourge the society, and exterminate the country. Li Hong's harm to the Han is especially greater than Dong Zhuo's, this person is not only our enemy, but also the enemy of the Han Dynasty and the enemy of the people of the world. Fu Zhu put down the map, waved his hand solemnly, and said: "We are few soldiers and weak in strength, and we are not Li Hong's opponents. So we have to make an alliance with our friends, with friends who may become us, with enemies who may become Li Hong, with enemies who may become Li Hong's enemies. In short, we must use all our strength and all means to kill Li Hong in the shortest possible time. Everyone had an epiphany, how to deal with the affairs of Yanzhou is self-explanatory.

The discussion in the lobby immediately became enthusiastic. But at this time, Frustration suddenly proposed a strategy that made everyone jaw-dropping,

"Yingda is in Xijing, Fuzong Temple is in Luoyi, commanding the world, and the punishment is not served." Yuan Shao looked stunned and sat speechless.

Everyone looked different and didn't say a word. Tian Feng slowly stood up, bowed down and said to Yuan Shao: "My lord, if we don't change our strategy in time, we will lose more than just friends like Zhang Miao and Cao Cao. ”

"'Righteousness' is backed by strength, and without strength, our 'righteousness' will have no appeal. Zhang Miao, Cao Cao and others suddenly changed their ways and advocated respecting the Son of Heaven, doesn't this explain the problem? Now we are at an extreme disadvantage, and in the absence of convincing 'righteousness' and absolute strength, the betrayal of the state and county officials is probably a helpless and inevitable choice. There will be more and more of our enemies. ”

"My lord, the situation in the world has changed." The judge also stood up and said,

As soon as Dong Zhuo died, the power to restrain Li Hong suddenly disappeared, and Li Hong's family was dominant, arrogant, and no one could compete with him. Your Excellency, please think about it, today has evolved into a showdown between us and Li Hong, and if we can't gather all our forces, it will be a matter of time before we are defeated. ”

"If you respect the Son of Today, the situation will be greatly improved, and we can concentrate all the forces in the world, even the power of the Son of Heaven, to fight against Li Hong. Eliminate Li Hong, this world is our world. As for the Son of Heaven, it is still the same sentence, as long as he is a descendant of the royal family, anyone can inherit the unification. It's just that the adults took a little detour and took a little detour. ”

"Although it took a little detour, the adults became stronger, eliminated Li Hong, and revived Sheji." Tian Feng said loudly,

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