Liu Biao looked at the map of Jingxiang in the study alone and sighed in his heart, Yizhou is different from the land of Jingzhou, everyone knows the land of Kyushu in the Han Dynasty, and the geographical location of the land of Yizhou is the most suitable for separating one side in troubled times.

Liu Yan occupies the land of Yizhou, and it can be said that as long as he masters several important checkpoints to enter the land of Sichuan and Shu, he can cut off the connection with the Central Plains, and no one can do anything about it if he is the king and hegemon in the land of Yizhou.

It is precisely because of this that Liu Yan dared to risk the world to be the first to be the king, after all, although the current imperial court has exposed the essence of weakness, the Han Dynasty has been around for hundreds of years, even if it is now in decline, but there is still the power to suppress several anti-kings.

Especially now that Chu Yi is suppressing the momentum of the alliance of the princes of the Eighteen Roads, even if it is under the first war, the vitality of the imperial court is greatly damaged, but the momentum is becoming more and more pressing, and it is definitely not a wise choice to jump out and claim the title of king and emperor at this time.

Liu Xie was called emperor with the support of Yuan Shao, there was no way to do it, after all, after the eighteenth road, he raised troops under Liu Xie's signboard and lost the first battle.

In this case, even if Liu Xie is not the emperor, I am afraid that the imperial court will relieve this breath, and the first thing to clean up is Yuan Shao and other princes who escaped.

Therefore, even if Yuan Shao and others are for self-preservation, they must launch Liu Xielai, and with Liu Xie's identity, they can at least divide the power of the imperial court.

After all, although Liu Xie's ascension to the throne is not in line with legal principles, for some big families, Chu Yi controlled the court and seriously damaged the interests of the big families, so Liu Xie's ascension to the throne at this time is equivalent to giving these big families a choice.

This can be seen from the fact that after Liu Xie ascended the throne, many big families secretly sent their children to Chang'an.

That is, now that Yuan Shao and other princes have been defeated, these families are afraid of the imperial court, otherwise, I am afraid that it is not as simple as sending the children of the family, and if it is not good, someone will directly pour out the power of the family to the end.

Whether it is Liu Xie or Liu Yan who claims to be the emperor and the emperor, they all have their own reasons and dependence, Liu Biao thought about his situation, and finally could only shake his head.

Liu Biao could even imagine that if he dared to jump out and claim the king, the Luoyang Imperial Court would definitely take action against him as soon as possible.

After all, the Luoyang Imperial Court has no way to take Liu Yan for the time being, which does not mean that there is no way to take Jingzhou.

Nanyang County is an imperial township and belongs to Jingzhou, and on this basis, the imperial court will not sit idly by and watch Jingzhou be independent of the imperial court, so Liu Biao will listen to the words of the Kuai Yue brothers and suppress Cai Mao and others.

A sound of footsteps came, only a squeak was heard, and the subtle footsteps walked into the study, and a crisp and pleasant voice came from behind itself: "Lang Jun, the concubine has prepared ginseng soup for Lang Jun, Lang Jun has been busy with government affairs recently, but he also has to take care of his body." ”

The person who came was none other than the wife that Liu Biao married after entering Jingzhou in order to gain the support of the Jingxiang clan, the Cai family.

Liu Biao slowly turned around and saw that Cai's smile was like a flower and walked in with ginseng soup, and as for the maid who was carrying her, she stayed outside the study.

Obviously, Cai's is very measured, and knows the taboo of the study and the taboo of not entering without permission.

Liu Biao took the ginseng soup from Cai's hand, and said with a smile: "Madame has a heart. ”

Cai walked behind Liu Biao, stretched out his hand to pinch Liu Biao's shoulders and said, "Lang Jun, my brother just asked to see him, but he was persuaded to go back by the concubine." ”

Liu Biao nodded slightly when he heard this, he knew that Cai Mao would definitely come to see him after the discussion, but he didn't see Cai Mao come for a while, and he was curious whether Cai Mao suddenly changed his temperament.

Liu Biao knew very well in his heart that it was impossible for the Cai family not to know the content of the previous deliberations in the hall, and at this moment Liu Biao's heart moved, put down the ginseng soup in his hand and said: "Madam, do you say that this official wants to follow Liu Yan and worship the heavens in Jingzhou and claim the king?" ”

When the words fell, Liu Biao could clearly feel Cai's heartbeat suddenly accelerate, and even the hand that pinched his shoulder sank slightly, but soon Cai's returned to normal, and said with a smile: "Such a big thing, the concubine is just a woman's family, how dare to admonish, the stakes are very high, and please ask Lang Jun to consider it carefully, but no matter what choice Lang Jun makes, my Cai will be Lang Jun's most solid backing." ”

Liu Biao laughed, patted Cai's hand and said: "For the husband and Cai's family to be both prosperous and lossy, as Mrs. said, this matter is very important, and it really needs to be carefully considered." ”

Liu Biao was hesitant and hesitant here, but Liu Yu, who was located in Youzhou, was very decisive

Just as a considerable number of Liu Biao's subordinates tried to persuade Liu Biao to become king, Liu Yu, as a pastor in Youzhou, also had officials who wanted to persuade Liu Yu to become king.

After all, once Liu Biao and Liu Yu are called kings, as subordinates, they can naturally add officials to the knighthood, and even one day, if Liu Biao and Liu Yu have the hope of becoming emperors, they are the ministers of the dragon, as elders, the future glory and wealth can be expected.

At this point, just look at the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai who accompanied Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu to fight the world, and now you can see what kind of benefits you have from the Dragon Minister.

Gongsun Chan is Liu Yu's subordinate, and the two of them are in Youzhou, and now that Gongsun Chan is in Chang'an, the right to speak in Youzhou is naturally under Liu Yu's control.

In terms of Liu Yu's status and dignity, it is a few points more than Liu Yan and Liu Biaolai, after all, if Chu Yi had not been indiscriminate, Dong Zhuo would have been in chaos, Yuan Shao and other princes would have thought of refusing Liu Yu to ascend the throne and become emperor against the Han court controlled by Dong Zhuo.

If Liu Yu didn't have enough identity, with the extent of the flood of the Han clan, how could Yuan Shao and the others first think of rejecting Liu Yu.

At this time, Liu Yu sat there with a gloomy face, looking at Gongsun Ji who was standing in the hall and talking eloquently, Gongsun Ji had the same surname as Gongsun Zhan, but he was not a member of Gongsun Zhan's clan, as a military general under Liu Yu, Gongsun Ji naturally hoped that Liu Yu could be the king, so that their subordinates could add officials and go further.

Gongsun Ji said with a straight face: "Your Excellency is a noble member of the Han clan, and even incompetent people such as Liu Yan can be called king in the land of Yizhou, so why can't you be called king in the land of Youzhou, he may not be able to be called the emperor in the future, and then rejuvenate the Han ......Dynasty."

There were a lot of civil and military officers present, and the generals were Xian Yuyin, Xian Yufu, Gongsun Ji, etc., and among the Wenchen, they were also handsome for a while, such as Qi Zhou, Tian Chou, Yan Rou, Wei You, in addition, there were even a few Hu generals who listened to Liu Yu's account.

At this time, everyone looked at Gongsun Ji who was talking eloquently, and everyone didn't know what Liu Yu's attitude was towards being the king, but Gongsun Ji jumped out in a hurry, which just allowed them to test Liu Yu's attitude.

Just when Gongsun Ji was talking, he only heard Liu Yu break off, and said to Gongsun Ji with an angry face: "Shut up, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, how can you have this idea of not being a minister, this official is your first offense, and he will only scold you with thirty sticks, I hope you can remember your identity, as a Han general, you should be loyal to the court, and loyalty is the only one. ”

Gongsun Ji obviously didn't expect Liu Yu to react like this, the whole person couldn't help but be stunned, when several soldiers stepped forward and dragged him out, Gongsun Ji reacted, and couldn't help shouting: "My lord, everything is for the sake of adults......

Liu Yu snorted coldly and waved his hand: "Drag it down, heavy responsibility!" ”

Tian Chou and Yan Rou, who were standing on the side, glanced at each other, and the two of them let go of their hearts, as Liu Yu's right-hand man, they were naturally worried that Liu Yu would make an unwise choice.

Now seeing that Liu Yu blames Gongsun Ji, he naturally understands Liu Yu's choice, and his heart has settled down a little.

Coughing lightly, Tian Chou took a step forward and said to the crowd: "Everyone, my Youzhou is located in the border land, both the population and the background are too much worse than the Central Plains, Liu Yan has the natural danger of Sichuan and Shu, and it is natural to be the king and hegemon, not to mention that the lord is a relative of the Han family, and he is deeply trusted by the court, so let's talk about the current situation in Youzhou, if the lord is the king, when the imperial army comes, how can we resist." ”

Gongsun Zan is in charge of the soldiers and horses in Youzhou, and it can be said that he took away tens of thousands of elites in response to Yuan Shao's call before, and he has already drained all the elites in Youzhou, and now the remaining horses are not elites at all. It can be said that Youzhou is now too poor in terms of strength and heritage, and it is really going to face the crusade of the imperial court, and none of the people present dare to say that they can stop the elite army of the imperial court.

Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "This official is a member of the Han family, and today this official said bluntly, if anyone dares to talk about being the king, then don't blame this official for plotting rebellion." ”

Nearly a month has passed, and Liu Biao and Liu Yu, who have great power and are qualified to be kings, have not been called kings like Liu Yan, which has disappointed many people with hearts.

However, in the past month, as the two major centers of the world's attention, Luoyang City and Chang'an City have undergone great changes.

Let's talk about Luoyang City first, as a large number of officials who tried to flee to Chang'an were stopped and killed by He Miao, the Luoyang Imperial Court vacated a large number of official positions, and taking this opportunity, Chu Yi spread the conscription orders one by one throughout the land of Kyushu in the Han Dynasty, and a civil and military official who was famous and shining in the future was recruited by Chu Yi in advance.

Although some people did not respond to Chu Yi's call but went to Chang'an, a considerable number of people were ordered to enter Beijing and join Chu Yi's command.

A large number of civil and military generals entered the court because of Chu Yi's edict, including Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, Cheng Yu, Zao Yi, Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, Gu Yong, etc.

And the generals are even more talented, such as Li Dian, Le Jin, Xu Chu, Han Meng, etc.

Chu Yi was very happy in the face of these civil and military talents, but the Chang'an court was also not bad, Yuan Shao and others under the banner of Liu Xie, they also recruited civil and military personnel, and even in order to fight against Chu Yi, the Chang'an court did not hesitate to recruit the remnants of the Yellow Turban, not only harvested a group of talents in the Yellow Turban, but also gathered a large number of soldiers.

According to the news from the eyes of Chang'an, Yuan Shao, who is now named a general by Liu Xie, can be said to be a gathering of civil and military personnel, with a large number of talents, no less than 100 generals, and no less than 1 million soldiers.

Some talents in Wenchen, even Chu Yi are eager to take them for their own use, such as Chen Gong, Judge, Fu Zhu, Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Zhong Xuan, Hua Xin, Bing Yuan, Zhao Kui, etc., as for the generals, there are also such as Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Wu Fu, Gao Gan, Lu Xiang, Lu Kuang, Zhang Nan, Ma Yan and others.

The Chang'an court from top to bottom can be said to regard Chu Yi as a great enemy, and Yuan Shao, who was named a general, tried everything he could, used all the connections of the Yuan family, and attracted the support of a considerable number of families, and a large amount of money and grain flowed into the hands of the Chang'an court.

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