The second year of Jian'an is destined to be a year that will be remembered by many people for a lifetime.

On the last day of mid-April, the only surviving orthodox bloodline of the Han family, Liu Xie, the son of heaven, died violently for no reason. As soon as this matter came out, it set off an uproar from north to south, and the Han Dynasty, which had been inherited for more than 400 years, collapsed, the sky changed color, the earth was dim, the sun and moon were covered with dust, and the world shook.

After half a month, Huainan Yuan Shu usurped the throne, claiming to uphold the will of heaven, conform to the will of the people, change the Yuan and open the country, and reign over the world. Yu Shouchun ascended the throne and called the emperor, the country name Zhongjia, the self-proclaimed emperor of the Zhong family, the capital Shouchun, the secretary of state hundred officials, and the second year of reconstruction for the first year of the Zhong family. Then it was announced to the world, and the princes of the towns were quickly attached, if not, it would be regarded as a rebellion, and the Zhongjia Dynasty would pour the country's troops into rebellion, clear the world, and sweep the world.

The murder of the monarch was in the front, and the usurpation of the throne was in the back, and the brothers Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Yuan Shu of Huainan completely overthrew the Liu dynasty that followed the eastern and western Han dynasties, and the Han dynasty was cut off. For a time, the people of the world were at a loss, and countless Confucian scribes and hot-blooded young men were indignant, scolding the Yuan brothers, and they were eager to try, threatening to avenge the Son of Heaven, eradicate the national thieves, kill the traitors, uphold justice for the people of Limin, and return the world to a prosperous world.

The scholarly spirit, the strong man's blood, full of anger, but to no avail after all, it is the forces of the princes of the towns that can really eradicate the two Yuans.

At this juncture, there are not a few princes in each town who are qualified to stand up. For example: Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Liu Zhang of Yizhou, who were also relatives of the Han family, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, who was becoming more and more powerful, and Sun Ce, who became famous in Jiangdong; They all have the qualifications and ability to stand up and shout. Correct the name of the Han family and uphold justice for the people of Limin. However, at this turbulent critical juncture, they have been silent. Stand still, sit and watch the situation change, sit and watch the people's grievances boil, watch the fire from the other side, and wait for the times to change.

This is a great opportunity for leaders, and a godsend for them to win the hearts and minds of the people and grow their strength, and they know it. Heartbeat. But?????? They knew that this opportunity would not be their turn, because there was a more powerful and qualified prince among them, and he had the opportunity to lead the group. Who else is it!

He was the general of the current dynasty who occupied six prefectures and counties, including Yongzhou, Liangzhou, Sili, Bingzhou, Hanzhong, and Saishang Shuozhou, and the overlord of the first princes in the world -- Li Li and Li Wenchang.

The trend of the times is the tide, and the public opinion is like a tide. Under the impetus of this invisible force, General Li Li exercised the authority of the world's generals for the first time. Decree of the Great General. Ordered the princes of the world and people with lofty ideals to fight against the enemy,

In June of the second year of Jian'an, the general Li Li promulgated a document to fight against thieves, ordering the princes of all towns to crusade against Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Yuan Shu of Huainan.

This article on the thief is similar to the "Edict of Condemnation of Guilt" promulgated by Liu Xie two years ago, and it is sprinkled with thousands of words, pointing directly at Er Yuan. The words are sharp and the writing is brilliant. Every word is heart-wrenching.

In the text, there are ten major crimes of Yuan Shao in Jizhou, of which the first major crime is to kill the monarch and plot rebellion, and punish the nine clans; The last charge is that the sword soldiers were used to provoke a war, causing the people of the two states to be in fire and water, and their lives were ruined. In the text of the crusade against rebellion, Yuan Shao was in the first place, followed by Yuan Shu. Huainan Yuan Shu Yuan Highway, arrogant, usurpation of the emperor, no faith and widowhood, for the disaster of the north and south of the river, the crime is monstrous, if the sky is not removed, people will be punished.

As soon as the text was promulgated, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu really became a pair of difficult brothers, which invisibly prompted this pair of brothers who looked like each other to come together again.

In less than half a month, the text of the thief spread all over the Central Plains, the north and south of the river, and reached the hands of the princes of various towns, and posted the text in various states and counties, calling on people with lofty ideals in the world to have money and contribute power, work together, and fight against the enemy.

In just one month, tens of thousands of young people, scholars, and Green Forest Ranger poured into the territory of Sili and gathered under Li Li, strongly demanding to join the Xiliang Army and eradicate the Yuan brothers.

At the same time, in addition to Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Yuan Shu of Huainan, the princes of various towns responded one after another, sending envoys to Luoyang to discuss with Li Li the matter of jointly sending troops. In fact, it is to express the attitude on behalf of its master, hoping to send troops nearby to crusade against the rebels and thieves adjacent to it, and is unwilling to go on an expedition with labor, saving labor but no success, and ultimately not getting any benefits.

It is worth mentioning that since the death of Liu Xie, the Son of Heaven, the whole world has been in turmoil, and the princes of the towns will not meet with other princes again. Just like this time in response to Li Li's order to jointly send troops to defeat Eryuan, no prince personally led troops to the alliance, but sent his advisers to Luoyang to discuss the dispatch of troops.

The lessons of the past are still in front of us, and the princes of the towns can not repeat the mistakes of the past. If someone else quietly murdered and lost his life in vain, wouldn't he die too unjustly?

However, this crusade against Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers is an excellent opportunity to strengthen their strength.

At present, Yuan Shao occupies the largest state in the world, Jizhou, which has a large population and is the richest, and also occupies Qingzhou, which are two big pieces of fat, and the adjacent Yanzhou Cao Cao, Xuzhou Lu Bu and Youzhou Gongsun Zan have long been salivating, and they can't wait to pounce on it and take a bite, and it is best to swallow it in one bite.

Jizhou Yuan Shao is like this, and Huainan Yuan Shu is the same. Today, Yuan Shu has occupied most of the counties in Yuzhou, in addition to the entire territory of Yangzhou in addition to Danyang County, and also seized Guangling County in Xuzhou, which is equivalent to occupying the land of the two states, which is not inferior to Yuan Shao in Jizhou. These are also two big pieces of fat, and the adjacent princes are Xiliang Li Li, Jingzhou Liu Biao, and Jiangdong Sun Ce and Xuzhou Lu Bu, who have the best attitude.

The Yuan brothers originated from the same lineage, inherited the ancestral Yuyin, Yuan Shu occupied Huainan, Yuan Shao occupied Hebei, one south and one north, and quickly developed into a powerful princely force in the territory of the Han Dynasty. Before this, I am afraid that no one has realized that the two brothers have quietly formed a trend of north and south; If the two forces are connected, half of the Han world will fall into their hands, so that the Yuan family's victory is no longer an empty word, but can be done.

However, with the violent death of Liu Xie, the son of heaven, in Jizhou, and Yuan Shu's proclamation as emperor in Huainan, the Yuan brothers, who had a bright future, were instantly pushed to the forefront and became the target of public criticism. Immediately afterwards, with the general Li Li's promulgation of the text on the thief spread all over the world, the Yuan brothers, who had the opportunity to integrate the two forces together, were besieged by the princes of various towns in a blink of an eye, and there was no way to enter the earth and no door to heaven, and they were already in a desperate situation.

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In mid-July, the envoys of the princes of various towns arrived in Luoyang one after another to meet with the general Li Li.

If the envoys of the princes of the towns were a little far-fetched and unjustified before, then now they are the real envoys of the righteousness. Since Liu Xie's death, there is no owner in the world, and the princes of each town have naturally become vassal forces, and in a sense, the vassal states have been quietly formed. Although there is a difference in strength between the princes, their status is equal, which is equivalent to the situation of the Warring States fighting for hegemony.

Nowadays, although Huainan Yuan Shu is called the emperor, the princes of the towns do not take Yuan Shu in their eyes. The so-called Zhong clan regime was also limited to Yuan Shu's own territory, and had no effect on the other princes' forces, and no one paid attention to it at all. So now it is still the name of Jian'an, and Yuan Shu sent envoys to make wishes to the feudal officials of the princes of each town, except for Xuzhou Lu Bu, the other princes simply ignored it.

So after Li Li ordered the heroes to crusade against Er Yuan, Xuzhou Lu Bu was in a very embarrassing situation, not only wanting to send troops to respond, but also worried about being squeezed out by the princes, and even secretly harming him. After thinking about it again and again, he finally decided not to help each other, and to stand still and watch from the wall, as long as the princes of the towns did not come to attack Xuzhou.

The Luoyang Alliance was held as scheduled, and Li Li personally met with the envoys of the princes of each town, and signed an alliance with them, formally forming a crusade against the Eryuan Alliance. The princes who joined the alliance this time were: Liu Biao of Jingzhou, Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and Gongsun Du of Liaodong, plus Li Li himself, a total of five princes formed a crusade alliance.

However, on the afternoon of the same day, several forces joined the alliance that were long overdue. They were: envoys sent by Liu Zhang of Yizhou, Sun Ce of Jiangdong, and Yan Rou, a rebel force in Youzhou, in addition to two envoys from the Wuhuan tribe and an envoy from the Xianbei tribe. These steppe barbarians also asked to join the alliance and sent troops to attack Yuan Shao in Jizhou, which made the envoys of the princes of various towns cry and laugh, and there were many discussions on whether to accept the barbarians into the alliance, and they were never able to reach an agreement.

In the end, Li Li acted arbitrarily and openly beheaded the envoys of the barbarian tribe and executed his entourage together, and the ferocity and decisiveness of his methods shocked the envoys of the princes.

After an order was given to kill hundreds of barbarian envoys, Li Li did not explain this, and only dropped this paragraph: "Why do I need to fake my Han family's affairs? Such a barbarian Xiaoxiao tried to take advantage of the fire to rob, it was simply beyond his strength, and he sent it to the door to find death! Who said that if you go outside, you must first settle inside, as long as I, Li Li, am still alive, I will take care of both the outside and the inside, and when necessary, I can go outside first and then settle inside. The territory of the Han Dynasty does not allow barbarians to be presumptuous! ”

After cutting through the chaos with a quick knife, Li Li did not embarrass the envoy sent by Yan Rou, the rebel army of Youzhou, and officially accepted him into the alliance. At this point, the forces of the princes of the Eight Routes formed a crusade alliance, and the envoys adhered to the will of their lords and jointly elected General Li Li as the leader of the alliance, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Cao Cao of Yanzhou as the deputy leaders of the alliance. Later, the specific dispatch of troops was discussed, in fact, the envoys conveyed the intentions of the respective princes, and then obeyed Li Li's assignment.

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