The next day, Liu Biao met with Kan Ze again and solemnly stated that once Yuan Shu became emperor, he would lead his army to attack, and the scope of his attack was set at Lujiang County, which was adjacent to his Shili.

Kan Ze took Liu Biao's reply and quickly returned to Pengcheng.

Zhang Yan learned that Kan Ze had returned from Jingzhou, took the initiative to meet with him, and learned about Zhang Xian's rebellion from Kan Ze's mouth, in addition, he also unexpectedly learned that Liu Bei was under Liu Biao's account and became the Taishou of Wuling.

Zhang Yan felt quite surprised by Liu Bei's news, because he had never seen Liu Bei since he was separated from him in Qingzhou.

For a long time, Zhang Yan was busy dealing with Cao Cao, dealing with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, but he left Liu Bei far behind. Now, Liu Bei is the Taishou of Wuling from Liu Biao, which makes him have some accidents.

But at this moment, Zhang Yan still couldn't take care of Liu Bei, after all, the big enemy he had to deal with in front of him was Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Yuan Shao of Hebei has already occupied Bingzhou, if he destroys Gongsun Zan and occupies Youzhou, his shili will become a big increase, and at that time, Yuan Shao will inevitably make Zhang Yan the number one enemy.

In case Yuan Shao unites with Yuan Shu again and strikes from the north and south, then Zhang Yan will fall into a two-front battle.

Therefore, Zhang Yan must eliminate Yuan Shu before Yuan Shao eliminates Gongsun Zhan, solve his worries, and then deal with Yuan Shao calmly and with all his might.

For this reason, Zhang Yan first named Yuan Shu the Taifu, and then named him the Marquis of Hefei, and then used various means to show weakness to him, so that Yuan Shu knew that he Zhang Yan was more afraid of him.

Its purpose is to enhance the expansion of Yuan Shu's ambitions, so that Yuan Shu can become emperor sooner, and then he will personally take command. Go and ask for Yuan Shu's rebellion!

Lujiang guards Liu Xun too much. has been bought by Zhang Yan. Zhang Yan asked him to keep encouraging Yuan Shu to be the emperor, and even He Yi, Liu Pi, He Man and others, he also used them to encourage Yuan Shu to be the emperor.

In addition, Zhang Yan also secretly contacted Yang Hong, a confidant of Yuan Shu's subordinates, through Yuan Shu, who escaped from Yuan Shu, and asked Yang Hong to also encourage Yuan Shu to become emperor.

Yuan Shu held the heirloom jade seal in Shouchun and watched it every day and night. The dragon robe and crown have been ordered, even the seals of the three princes and nine kings have been engraved, and even the list of rewards for hundreds of officials has been listed, just waiting for an auspicious day of the zodiac, and then proclaim himself emperor.

For half a month, Yuan Shu's subordinates encouraged him to be the emperor, and Yuan Shu also asked the Taoist priest to calculate the auspicious day of the zodiac, and chose the ninth day of the ninth month of September to officially become the emperor.

So, Yuan Shu summoned Ji Ling, Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Yuan Yin, Huang Yi and others to the hall to discuss matters.

Ji Ling, Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Yuan Yin, Huang Yi and others arrived in the conference hall one after another, waiting for Yuan Shu to arrive. Then they bowed in unison: "Meet the lord!" ”

Yuan Shu waved his hand and motioned for all the generals to sit down. immediately said to everyone: "Now that the Liu family has declined in the world, the sea is boiling, and the four generations of our Yuan family are all important ministers in the court, and the people are willing to belong to me." I want to uphold the will of heaven, conform to the will of the people, and ascend the throne as emperor on the ninth day of the ninth month of September. ”

When everyone heard this, they all looked at each other for a while, Ji Ling, Yang Hong, Yuan Yin, and Huang Yi didn't say anything more, only Yan Xiang hurriedly dissuaded: "No!" ”

Yuan Shu heard that someone objected, his face showed a trace of displeasure, and immediately asked: "Now that I am strong and strong, there are many talents, the Son of Heaven is close to Pengcheng, and the army can reach Pengcheng within three days, and sweep Xuzhou with the momentum of destroying the ancient and decaying, why not?" ”

Yan Xiang said: "Back then, the Zhou people from their ancestor Houji to King Wen, accumulated merit, and it can be said that there are two points of them in the world, but they are still cautious to be the courtiers of the Yin Shang Dynasty. Although you have been a high-ranking official for many generations, I am afraid that you are not as prosperous as the Ji family; At present, although the Han family is in decline, it seems that it cannot be compared with the brutal and unscrupulous King Yin! What's more, what the lord saw was only some illusions, and the generals persuaded the lord to be the emperor, just for the sake of high-ranking officials. The subordinates thought that the lord must not be called the emperor, otherwise, it would be tantamount to rebellion, and the world would discuss it. At that time, the lord will be the target of public criticism......"

"Don't talk about it!" Yuan Shu listened to Yan Xiang's words, and was furious, "You always dissuade me from being emperor, are you secretly colluding with Zhang Yan?" ”

Yan Xiang immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Yuan Shu and said, "Lord! The subordinates are loyal to the lord from the bottom of their hearts, and they have no second heart, and what the subordinates worry about is for the sake of the lord......"

Yuan Shu wanted to be the emperor, these days, many generals have persuaded themselves to be emperors, these days, even Yang Hong has come to persuade himself, he can no longer bear this torment, so he officially decided to be the emperor. But who knows, it will encounter Yan Xiang's obstruction again.

"The matter of being called the emperor is decided like this, on the ninth day of the ninth month, no one will want to stop me again!" Yuan Shu was a little impatient when he heard this, and in a fit of anger, he actually brushed his sleeves away.

As soon as Yuan Shu left here, Yang Hong, Yuan Yin, Huang Yi and the others all glanced at Yan Xiang who was kneeling on the ground, sneered, and left the hall with a hint of sarcasm.

Ji Ling walked to Yan Xiang's side and said to Yan Xiang: "Lord Yan, why are you so troubled, the lord wants to be the emperor, don't you know, why do you want to stop it?" ”

"You know what? It's all you villains who covet glory and wealth, if it weren't for your constant persuasion in front of the lord, the lord would not have become emperor so quickly. Rushing to claim the emperor, the foundation is unstable, it will inevitably not last long, and the Han family is not exhausted, and the lord suddenly becomes the emperor at this time, and he will inevitably suffer from the crusade of the heroes. Back then, even the invincible Dong Zhuo didn't dare to be called the emperor, but the lord kept thinking about becoming the emperor because of a jade seal, and he was too eager to do it! When the time comes, the world's heroes will rise up and attack it, and Huainan will inevitably be devastated......"

Speaking of this, Yan Xiang didn't say anything more, stood up from the ground, hahadaxiao got up, and the laughter broke through the roof and went straight to the sky, which made people listen to it, and there was actually some creepy.

"General Ji, the lord is the emperor, you must be a general, although you are favored for a while, but you are not far from death, I advise you to leave Huainan as soon as possible, lest there be no bones left!"

Ji Ling was a little unhappy when he heard Yan Xiang say such depressing words, and immediately said to Yan Xiang: "Lord Yan, please respect yourself!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Ji Ling left the hall, leaving Yan Xiang alone in the hall.

Yan Xiang walked out of the hall all the way, looking crazy, and after returning home, without saying a word, he immediately packed up his salutes, took a carriage overnight, and fled with his family.

Coming to the outside of Shouchun City, Yan Xiang Zuihou glanced at the majestic Shouchun City, and thought to himself: "The world is so big, where is my place?" ”

Yan Xiang's eyes were filled with tears, he turned his head, and after thinking about it, he decided to go to Jingzhou first, and then go from Jingzhou to Yizhou, away from this place of right and wrong.

Soon, Yuan Shu's henchmen informed Yuan Shu of Yan Xiang's escape, and after Yuan Shu heard it, he said regretfully: "I originally planned to make him the imperial lieutenant of the dynasty after being proclaimed emperor, since he himself doesn't know the current affairs, let him go!" ”

After Zhang Yan learned of the news that Yuan Shu would be proclaimed emperor on September 9, Zhang Yan's scouts learned that the news would soon reach Pengcheng, and after Zhang Yan learned about it, he immediately made a troop deployment, mobilized 50,000 troops, and secretly assembled in the area of Longkang and Xiangxian, preparing to sweep Huainan when Yuan Shu became emperor on September 9.

In addition, Zhang Yan sent a messenger to Jingzhou again to inform Liu Biao of the news and ask Liu Biao to make preparations.

September 9 is getting closer and closer, and there are still ten days to go, Yuan Shu is already impatient to wait, and he actually lives the life of an emperor in advance, wantonly searching for beauties in Huainan, and everything is regarded as me, so that the whole Huainan knows that Yuan Shu is going to be the emperor.

When many people heard the news, they knew that Yuan Shu's arrogance was tantamount to rebellion, and they were afraid of being implicated, so they fled one after another and migrated to Xuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou.

Yuan Shu sang and laughed in the harem all day long, indulged in wine, lived an extremely luxurious and erosive life, and turned a deaf ear to the outside world. Moreover, because Yuan Shu did not find a place for Yan Xiang, the official documents piled up like snowflakes.

Finally, on September 9, Yuan Shu was officially proclaimed emperor, named Zhongshi, named Yang Hong as Tai Lieutenant, Yuan Yin as Situ, Huang Yi as Sikong, Ji Ling as the general, Zhang Xun as the hussar general, Liu Xun as the chariot general, Chen Lan as the former general, Lei Bo as the left general, Li Feng as the right general, Lei Xu as the rear general, Mei as the Wei general, Han Yin as the Wei lieutenant, and the rest of the generals were rewarded.

Yuan Shu has been waiting for this day for a long time, and he also built a sacrifice platform outside Shouchun City to pay tribute to heaven and earth.

On this day, Yuan Shu led the civil and military officials who had been rewarded to the altar together, burned incense and prayed, praying for the blessing of the heavens.

Who knows, when Yuan Shudi inserted the three incense sticks into the incense burner, in the originally clear sky, suddenly a lightning bolt struck, directly splitting the sacrificial incense burner in half, followed by a deafening thunder.

In a matter of moments, the wind and clouds changed color, and rolling dark clouds rolled in the sky, obscuring the sky. In a short time, countless hailstones as big as eggs fell from the sky, hitting people with pain.

"Escort! Escort! Escort! ”

All kinds of ominousness seem to indicate something, and everyone is worried.

The hail fell for about a stick of incense, followed by a downpour, accompanied by lightning and thunder in the sky, as if the sky had fallen.

Yuan Shu frowned, he didn't expect that this kind of thing would happen when he had just ascended the throne, and the hearts of the civil and military officials behind him were also uneasy.

At this moment, a scout braved the wind and rain, rode a fast horse, quickly galloped in front of Yuan Shu, turned over and dismounted, immediately knelt on the ground, and said loudly: "Qiyu bixia, Zhang Yan led an army of 50,000 to beg for thieves, has crossed the Huai River, captured Yicheng, and is coming to Shouchun!" (To be continued......)