In April 192, the third year of the first peace, Dong Zhuo, a generation of heroes who leaned towards the government and the opposition, was conspired to kill by Wang Yun, Lu Bu and others.

In mid-May, Li Li, Li Dao, and Guo Yan and other old Western Liang troops failed to get an amnesty from the imperial court and were forced to raise troops to counterattack Chang'an; Wang Yun and other court officials who participated in the murder of Dong Zhuo were all executed, and Lu Bu led his troops to leave Chang'an and flee south.

In June, Li Dao, Li Li's uncle and nephew were at odds, internal strife and contention, the two armies held each other for more than 20 days, and finally vowed to invite the battle, and the soldiers fought against each other, and fought in the southern suburbs of Chang'an. In the battle, the Wuwei army under Li Li won a complete victory, annexed Li Dao, Guo Yan, Duan Xuan, Zhang Ji and Fan Chou's old Dong Zhuo troops, and reorganized the Xiliang army. Subsequently, the Han Emperor Liu Xie and the Empress Dowager He fell into the hands of Li Li. Since then, after Dong Zhuo, the Han Emperor has once again become the plaything of the princes and overlords, the puppet son of heaven.

In early July, Li Daoguan worshiped the general of the chariot cavalry, and concurrently led the lieutenant of the school, opened the mansion, the false festival, the position and the three dukes, and assisted the regent of the country, and the power leaned towards the government and the opposition.

In mid-July, Li Li, the former Wuwei Taishou and Xiaocai general, was promoted to the general of Zhengxi and the Marquis of Wuwei.

In the second half of the same month, Chang'an Taixue and Wuwei Lecture Hall were formally established, and hundreds of famous scholars from various states and counties were forcibly recruited by the imperial court to enter Chang'an to give lectures.

In August of the same year, Li Li, the general of the expedition to the west, led an army of 100,000 to the west, sweeping all the states and counties of Liangzhou. Entrenched in Xiliang for many years, Xiliang Taishou Ma Teng and Zhenxi General, Jincheng Taishou Han Sui were destroyed one after another, Ma Teng led his troops to surrender, Han Sui died suddenly, and the Xiliang army was invincible.

In late September, Guo Yan, Pang De and Cheng Gongying led their troops to recover the two counties of Jiuquan and Dunhuang, and Chen soldiers in the Western Regions.

Since then, the entire territory of Xiliang, which had been war-torn for a long time, was brought under Li Li's rule, ending the decades-long chaos in Liangzhou and pacifying the counties and counties of Xiliang. Unification of the two states of Xiliang.

At the end of the year, the imperial court rewarded the army of the Western Expedition and enshrined a number of civil and military officials in Xiliang.

Li Li, the general of the expedition to the west, was the general of Wei, the position and the third duke, and also led the history of the Liangzhou assassin, opened the mansion, the fake festival, and carried out the affairs of the Tai Lieutenant, and was in charge of the world's expeditions and the transfer of soldiers and horses. Jin Feng Shangshu Li Xuan is Shangshu Ling, Zhongchang Servant Li Ru is the Servant, Jia Xu is the General of the Military Division, and Wuwei Taishou. Guoyuan is the Taishou of Anding, Bingyuan is the Taishou of Jiuquan County, Guan Ning is the Taishou of Zuo Fengling, Cui Yan is the Taishou of Hanyang, and Hua Xin is the General's Mansion Peng. Furthermore. All the generals of Xiliang have been promoted to one level, and each has a reward.

The first three years of peace can be described as eventful. It was also the most turbulent year for the Han dynasty since the Luoyang Rebellion. The war continued, and the smoke broke out everywhere. In particular, Chang'an, Kyoto, changed hands several times, and there were many political departments, which led to the chaos of the imperial court decrees and disturbed the situation in the whole world. It was not until after the autumn that the political situation in Chang'an tended to be stable. The overall situation has been decided, and Xiliang has gradually stabilized.

However, just when Li Li, the commander of the Western Liang Army, led his troops to pacify the two states of Xiliang, the states and counties of the Central Plains were also divided by the princes. Fighting is frequent, and chaos is raging.

In the area of Sili in the Central Plains, when Xu Rong, the general of Pingnan under Li Li, took over the counties of Sili, he had constant friction with the soldiers and horses under Yuan Shao of Jizhou, attacking each other and robbing the city. However, both armies were very restrained, and small fights continued, but no large-scale fighting broke out. In the end, Xu Rong's more than 30,000 Xiliang troops won a complete victory, took over most of the counties of Sili, and extended their tentacles to the north of the Yellow River to the border of Yan and Hebei.

Since then, Yuan Shao, the leader of the princes' alliance who led the general of the chariot and cavalry, slowly withdrew his troops from the territory of Sili, and won Jizhou from the hands of Han Fu, the assassin of Jizhou, and his strength increased greatly. Subsequently, Yuan Shao conquered many wise men in Hebei, recruited Yan and Zhao warriors, recruited troops and horses, and actively expanded armaments; From the initial tens of thousands of foot cavalry to more than 200,000 soldiers and horses, and is still increasing, the military strength is growing day by day, and the strength is getting stronger day by day.

At the time when Xu Rong led his troops to recover Sili County, Yuan Shao had a grudge with Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, and the two sides fought for more than a month, evenly matched, and fell into a stalemate. Because of this, he withdrew all the soldiers and horses that remained in Shou Sili to Jizhou, unwilling to engage the Xiliang army, so as not to be attacked on both sides and fall into a passive situation.

The war in Jizhou was stalemate, and Cao Cao, who was stationed in the eastern county of Yanzhou, was also vigorously expanding his troops and horses, attacking cities and conquering places, and waiting for opportunities to expand his territory. He and Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou, worked together to conquer the Yellow Turban Army entrenched in Yanzhou, breaking more than 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, collecting and surrendering more than 70,000 people, and their strength soared. Subsequently, he had nearly 100,000 troops, hundreds of generals, and his soldiers were brave and good at fighting, and his prestige and strength were above Liu Dai, the assassin of Yanzhou.

The situation in Yanzhou is delicate, and the areas around Qingzhou and Youzhou are also in constant turmoil, and smoke is everywhere. Last year, Gongsun Zhan, the general of Wuhuan Zhonglang, led more than 20,000 foot cavalry to fight with more than 300,000 Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou in Dongguang, and then broke the Yellow Turban Army, killing hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban Army to abandon their baggage and run across the river. In the battle, Gongsun Chan led his troops to behead more than 40,000 people, collected and surrendered nearly 100,000 Yellow Turban soldiers, and his prestige was greatly shaken, and then the name of "White Horse General" spread far and wide, and his reputation became famous. Since then, in the territory of Qingyou Erzhou, Gongsun Zhan is extremely powerful, and the soldiers and horses are becoming stronger and stronger, and his prestige seems to be above Liu Yu of Youzhou, and he has successfully shook the main trend. In the third year of the first peace, Gongsun Zhan personally led tens of thousands of troops to fight with Yuan Shao at the boundary bridge, and the two sides won and lost each other, and they were evenly matched.

There were wars in the northern states and counties such as Jizhou, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Youzhou, and the princes such as Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zan had already risen in strength, and Shili had been completed. Subsequently, they must each divide one side and look at the world fiercely.

The secession of the north is a foregone conclusion, and Yuan Shu, who is entrenched in Nanyang, is not idle. Taking advantage of the deep connections and abundant money, food and financial resources of the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, he sat in Nanyang but extended his territory to Yuzhou, Runan and other places, recruited soldiers and built ordnance, in an attempt to capture Jingyang prefectures and Xuzhou and other places, and seized the south of the Yangtze River in an attempt to dominate the industry.

In Jingxiang. Two years ago, Liu Biao, a patriarch of the Han family, rode into Jingzhou alone and replaced Wang Rui as the pastor of Jingzhou. He befriended the Jingxiang clan and boldly used the Kuai brothers and Cai Mao and others, so as to gain a firm foothold, and then attacked internally and externally, and gradually sat firmly in the position of assassin and took charge of the nine counties of Jingxiang. Last year, he received a secret letter from Yuan Shao and learned that Sun Jian in Changsha was plotting against him, and immediately made enemies with Sun Jian, and his subordinates set up an ambush to shoot Sun Jian, causing Sun Jian, the fierce tiger in Jiangdong to fall and die young, at the age of Chinese New Year's Eve.

After ambushing and killing Sun Jian, Jingzhou Liu Biao's prestige soared, he completely controlled Jingzhou, sat on the rich land of Jingxiang, commanded more than 100,000 waterway troops, strong soldiers and horses, and his strength should not be underestimated. Even Yuan Shu, who was peeking at the side, could only temporarily live in the land of Nanyang, but he did not dare to wave his troops to capture the counties of Jingxiang.

Compared with the war-torn situation in the world's states, Xuzhou, which is located between Jingzhou and Yanzhou, is relatively peaceful, except for a small number of yellow turbans in the territory, most of the counties in Xuzhou are indeed peaceful, and the people live and work in peace and contentment. Xuzhou Thorn Shi Tao Qian, although he is old and has no great ambitions, he can shepherd the people and govern with generosity, which has won the support of the Xuzhou clan and the people, and has a solid foundation. In addition, Xuzhou has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times, so there are many soldiers and horses in the state and county, with 80,000 county soldiers and tens of thousands of Dangyang soldiers, and the strength is strong enough to hold the city. It is because Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian can watch the chaos of the world with a cold eye, sit and enjoy the glory and wealth, sing and dance, and spend his old age in peace.

Looking at the states and counties of the Central Plains, in addition to Xuzhou, where there was no war, Yuzhou, Yangzhou and Jiangdong were also unable to live in peace. Although there were no large-scale wars in the states and counties south of the Yangtze River, they also fought more than once. There are many ambitious people in the governors and county guards of various states and counties, and they all want to take advantage of the chaos in the world to recruit troops and expand their territory.

In addition to Xuzhou, there is another relatively peaceful place among the states of the Han Dynasty, and the soldiers and horses are rich in money and food, with more than 200,000 soldiers, and the strength is quite strong. This is the Yizhou pastor Liu Yan who advised Emperor Ling and proposed to restore the state pastor.

Yizhou Mu Liu Yan sat in the land of Sichuan and Shu, and Hanzhong, the throat town of Shu Road, was blocked by Zhang Lu, so Yizhou seemed to be an independent kingdom, and it was also the first "vassal state" of the Eastern Han Dynasty to divide the autonomy.

Liu Yan was quite prestigious among the Han family, and Emperor Ling was extremely important to him when he was alive, and once made him the head of the Liu royal family. Therefore, after pacifying the Yellow Turban, Emperor Ling asked him about the strategy of governing the world, but he secretly had bad intentions, and suggested that Emperor Ling reuse the Han clan relatives, restore the state pastoral system, and appoint people from the royal family to serve as the state pastors of important states and counties, integrating military and political affairs, so as to consolidate the Han regime. As a result, Emperor Ling actually adopted his advice, and then he became the first state pastor of the Eastern Han Dynasty - Yizhou Mu. As soon as this case was opened, it immediately opened the prelude to the division of the princes, and it was out of control. Since then, the rule of the emperor of the Han dynasty over the states of the world has been weakened day by day, and the government decrees have not been implemented.

And Liu Yan, the initiator of the establishment of the state pastor, was an emperor-like rule after taking over Yizhou, and he regarded himself as an emperor. Since Dong Zhuo deposed Liu Wei, Liu Yan has become more and more unscrupulous in Yizhou, and he is driven by the Son of Heaven in and out, and the honor guard is also imitating the prestige of the Son of Heaven. It is said that he also built a dragon chair privately, carefully made dragon robes and crowns, and his heart to establish himself as an emperor was ready to move, and he was impatient to ascend the throne and become emperor.

Therefore, last year, Liu Biao of Jingzhou went to the court and revealed that Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, had privately built a dragon chair and a dragon case, and used the honor guard of the Son of Heaven in and out, hiding his ill intentions, and asked Dong Zhuo, who was in charge of the court at that time, to arrest Liu Yan and ask him to ask for guilt. Subsequently, Dong Zhuo sent his chamberlain to Yizhou with a holy decree to investigate and deal with the matter, and severely reprimanded Liu Yan, and finally the envoy returned to Chang'an with a large amount of gold and silver, and the matter was stopped.

After this trouble, Liu Yan finally restrained a lot, and no longer dared to blatantly use the Son of Heaven's honor guard. Every solar term, he would send people to pay tribute to the imperial court, because three of his four sons were officials in Chang'an, in fact, they were acting as hostages.

However, Yizhou Liu Yan's strength is indeed very strong. Yizhou has a very wide area, with thousands of miles of plains, rich in products, and there is a natural danger of Shu Dao, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and there are not many wars. Therefore, Yizhou has a population of more than one million, and every year people from Hanzhong, Xiliang and Jingzhou move to Yizhou with their families to escape the scourge of war, and in a few years, Yizhou's population has increased dramatically by nearly one million. Therefore, in the eyes of the people of the Central Plains states and counties, Yizhou is the "land of abundance", with abundant products, stability and peace, which is desirable.

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