The World of Yellow Sky
Chapter 515
Chapter 515 Across Hannan
"Emissary?"
Seeing that Sun Jian's complexion was obviously wrong, Cheng Pu stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
Except for him, no one noticed the slight change in Sun Jian's face. Now everyone in the hall was celebrating this hard-won victory, and no one else looked at Sun Jian.
He didn't ask loudly, just considering the possibility of affecting the morale of the army.
This big victory will make Sun Jian truly famous all over the world. The main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces in the north, dominated by Yuan Shao, fears Dong Zhuo like a jackal, builds high fortifications and dare not fight.
Cao Cao and Bao Xin marched westward and were defeated by Xu Rong. The [-] army was wiped out, and only a thousand remained, unable to fight Dong Zhuo again.
This time Sun Jian led the army to defeat Dong Zhuo's army, beheaded thousands of Dong Zhuo's army in the first battle, and seized countless food and supplies.
Although it seems that only thousands of people were beheaded, nearly ten thousand Yuzhou soldiers were killed in Xincheng in the last battle of Xincheng.
But this time Yangrencheng was victorious, and the thousands of Dong Zhuo's troops killed were almost all the elite of Dong Zhuo's army, composed of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, not the county soldiers and newly recruited soldiers.
Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan County, was captured alive by Xu Rong and cooked and killed in public. Sun Jian's victory in this battle can be regarded as revenge for Li Min.
"Don't say anything for now, don't tell anyone else."
Sun Jian squeezed the silk book in his hand into a ball, and smiled again on his face. He whispered something to Cheng Pu, but he didn't look at Cheng Pu.
"I'll go to Sun Jing's tent later to find me."
At this time, this kind of news must be concealed, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken, and the success will be in vain.
Sun Jian raised his wine glass and talked to the crowd with a smile, then found an excuse and walked out of the big tent. When he was about to leave the big tent, Sun Jian gave Cheng Pu a wink.
Cheng Pu understood, and after a while, he also found an excuse and walked out of the big tent of celebration.
It's midsummer now, even at night it's a bit stuffy, but the night wind that blows from time to time dispels some of the stuffy feeling.
The camp was filled with the cheers of soldiers, and the smell of meat wafted from not far away. Although the folk songs from different places were different, they were all the same, full of joy.
Cheng Pu sighed, and by the light of the fire in the brazier, he walked slowly towards the camp where Sun Jing was resting. He did not call too much to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.
Sun Jing is Sun Jian's younger brother and served as a school lieutenant in the army. When Sun Jian raised his army, Sun Jing had been by Sun Jian's side all the time.
Sun Jian recruited troops in Huaisi, while Sun Jing gathered five or six hundred people from the village and clan to join Sun Jian's team.
Sun Jing's tent was not far from the big tent of the Chinese Army, and it didn't take long for Cheng Pu to get outside.
Seeing Cheng Pu coming, the guards guarding the tent opened the curtain directly, and Cheng Pu walked quickly into Zhangzhong without hesitation.
Sun Jian was standing in the tent with a gloomy expression, while Sun Jing at the side was holding a silk book, and her expression changed drastically.
"Emissary?!"
Cheng Pu looked solemn, and hurried forward.
"Youtai, pass the silk book to Demou."
Sun Jian opened his mouth, and Sun Jing handed the silk book in his hand to Cheng Pu according to his words.
Cheng Pu just glanced at it, and his face became extremely embarrassing.
"Dong Zhuo made a good move!"
Sun Jian turned around, trying his best to suppress his anger.
Just when they were fighting hard outside the pass, they lost Jingzhou, their most important stronghold.
"how can that be!"
Even though it was clearly written on the silk script, Cheng Pu still couldn't believe it.
Sun Jian previously served as the prefect of Changsha in Changsha County
In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Xing rebelled in Changsha County, claiming to be a general, and gathered more than [-] people to attack and besiege the city. Zhou Chao, Guo Shi and others also revolted in Lingling and Guiyang.
Sun Jian was appointed as the prefect of Changsha by Emperor Ling at that time, and went to destroy it.
During the ten-month period, Ou Xing was defeated, and even Sun Jian crossed the county boundary and defeated Zhou Chao and Guo Shi.
Since the turmoil in southern Jingzhou subsided, the powerful families of Changsha County, Lingling County, and Guiyang County all believed in Sun Jian.
After the release of state pastoral authority, coupled with Dong Zhuo's chaotic administration, the localities have actually become separate regimes.
The three counties of Changsha County, Lingling County, and Guiyang County are the foundation of Sun Jian's life.
"Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and Su Dai didn't respond at all? Is this why Liu Jingsheng took Jingzhou for nothing?!"
Cheng Pu didn't finish reading the silk book, he was a little impatient.
The aristocratic and powerful families of the three counties have basically been subdued by Sun Jian, and the prefects of the other two counties are also close to Sun Jian.
After the death of Wang Rui, the former governor of Jingzhou, Sun Jian did not leave behind.
It can be said that although Sun Jian is not the governor of Jingzhou, he has actually controlled more than half of the territory of Jingzhou.
Most of the five counties of Changsha County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Nan County, and Jiangxia County can be regarded as controlled by Sun Jian.
Sun Jian reached some consensus with the local powerful clans, and some local powerful clans would serve as officials, manage the place, and let them recruit soldiers, so they could have the strength to fight.
This time Sun Jian went north in a hurry, and after hearing the appeal, he led his soldiers all the way north without much delay.
Although delegating power to these powerful clans must have many future troubles, there is no way out of it.
Sun Jian's subordinates are now in the same situation as Xu An at the beginning. There are too few people who can handle the people's livelihood and political affairs, and it is impossible to manage effectively.
Although the Sun family is not small, they are all military generals. Among the brothers and clansmen, except for Sun Jing who is fairly familiar with internal affairs, the rest are almost all majoring in military strategy.
After the establishment of the Kwantung Allied Forces, he was granted the title of General Polu, but he did not concurrently hold the title of Prefect of Changsha. Sun Jian secretly sent a letter to Changsha County, asking the Su family, the most powerful clan in Changsha County, to send someone to be the prefect of Changsha.
The Su Dai mentioned by Cheng Pu was the prefect of Changsha launched by the Changsha Su family.
Of course, the Changsha prefect of the Su Dynasty was not appointed by the imperial court, but by himself.
"You'll know if you keep reading..."
Sun Jian turned around, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.
Cheng Pu set his sights on the silk script again.
He saw a name, a strange name - Liu Biao.
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In the middle of the night, Yicheng was bustling with people during the day, and there was no sound at this time in the bustling Yicheng.
Except for a few places that were still lit with fire, the entire Yicheng was almost submerged in endless darkness.
Yicheng is the city of Jingzhou Southern County, in the south of Xiangyang, the prefecture of Jingzhou, the distance between the two places is not too far, the straight-line distance is not even a hundred miles.
In a rather luxurious mansion in the northern city, a servant with a waist knife and a lantern was walking along the corridor.
The lights were on, and outside the deepest house, a man wearing a dark blue coat and looking quite majestic slowly opened the wooden door.
In the house, there were already three people sitting in it, one of them was in the upper seat, and the other two were on the left side. The seat on the right side was vacant, and no one sat there, obviously it was reserved for him.
The man closed the door behind him, glanced around the house, and walked forward slowly after he saw no one else.
His gaze scanned the house, and finally settled on the middle-aged man sitting in the first seat.
The middle-aged man was wearing a hat and a deep red dress. The clothes were clean and tidy, without any dust or wrinkles. His appearance was gentle and majestic.
The feeling that person gave him was different from all the people he had met before. Just by taking a look at him, a trace of awe was born in his heart.
You know, even when he met Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, he didn't feel this way.
When I first met Wang Rui, it was in the government office in Xiangyang. Wang Rui was surrounded by armored soldiers, and officials of all sizes stood beside him. His aura was not even half of the middle-aged man in front of him now.
"Cai Mao, I greet the envoy."
The man made a bow with both hands, and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man sitting on the head.
He is Cai Mao, who was born in the Cai family, one of the famous families in Xiangyang, Nanjun. His aunt is the wife of the former Taiwei Zhang Wen.
The Cai family is not only influential in Nanjun, but the development of a hundred years has made the Cai family a real giant, and its roots and tentacles have even spread to the counties and counties of Yanbian.
Except for the many powerful families in Nanyang County, it is really difficult to get involved, almost all the other counties in Jingzhou have branches of the Cai family.
"Please take a seat."
The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat smiled slightly, and the awe in Cai Mao's heart dissipated a little.
The middle-aged man showed majesty and calmness in every gesture, without any disrespect.
Cai Mao sat down as he said, and greeted each other separately.
This meeting is a secret meeting.
No one who can sit in this house is mediocre.
The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat, the middle-aged man whom Cai Mao called the envoy, was the new governor of Jingzhou——Liu Biao!
The former state governor Wang Rui was killed by Sun Jian, and the Chang'an court named Liu Biao the governor of Jingzhou and ruled Jingzhou.
Nanyang County was occupied by Yuan Shu, and most of the places except Wuling County and Zhangling County were almost all occupied by Sun Jian and the local clan tycoons.
If he took office directly, he would be stopped by Yuan Shu before he even passed Nanyang County.
Therefore, Liu Biao has been hiding his whereabouts all the way, riding alone to Jingzhou and entering Yicheng alone.
At this time, the two people sitting opposite Cai Mao were brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, who were born in one of the famous families in Nanjun of Jingzhou.
In the territory of Nanjun, the Kuai family and the Cai family are on par, and in some respects, the Kuai family has more influence than the Cai family.
However, although the two families inevitably had conflicts, they lived in harmony and even married each other, which is why Liu Biao invited Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao to come together at the same time.
"Nowadays the thieves in Jingzhou are stealing prefectures and counties, claiming to be county officials. The disaster is not small. The people of Jingzhou are all bewitched by him. Yuan Shu took advantage of the chaos to seize Nanyang. His ambition is very big. I want to recruit troops. I am afraid it will not be difficult to gather. His strategy is safe. out?"
Liu Biao's voice came from above.
Zongzui is a synonym for gangsters and bandits who are dominated by members of the same clan. Liu Biao called him Zongzui, obviously to confront Sun Jian tit for tat.
Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao cast their gazes at Liu Biao at the same time as Liu Biao opened his mouth. In fact, their purpose of coming here has long been clear.
Sun Jian controlled most of the prefectures and counties in Jingzhou with the help of the powerful and aristocratic families who were willing to support him, but the Kuai family and the Cai family did not reach a consensus with Sun Jian, but because of the influence of the Kuai family and the Cai family, they still served as some The chief of the place.
However, when it comes to important towns like Xiangyang, they are all appointed by powerful people who are close to Sun Jian.
Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and others are now defending Xiangyang with a crowd, Su Dai is the prefect of Changsha County, and Bei Yu is the magistrate of Huarong County.
Sun Jian controlled Jingzhou, and actually held a suppressive attitude towards them, the Kuai and Cai families.
Cai Mao said nothing, picked up the water glass on the desk and took a sip.
Kuai Liang noticed Cai Mao's movements, he glanced at Kuai Yue first, got affirmative eyes, and said carefully: "Those who are not attached, benevolence is not enough, and those who are attached but not governed, righteousness is not enough. Counties and counties, but the hearts of the people in the world are still in the Han Dynasty, so why should the emperor worry about the hearts of the people?"
The reason why the masses are not attached is due to the lack of benevolence, and the reason why the masses are attached but unable to prosper is due to the lack of righteousness.
Kuai Liang answered the two questions raised by Liu Biao. What he said seemed to be a cliché, but what he said was just the way of benevolence and righteousness.
But it contains a second meaning, the tyrants who now occupy the counties and counties are sect thieves in their mouths.
"The hearts of the people in the world are still in the Han Dynasty, why should the emperor worry about the hearts of the people?"
Kuai Liang's rhetorical question is to express his position.
Kuai Yue glanced at Cai Mao who was still calm, and coughed lightly, which caught Liu Biao's attention.
"Governing peace comes first with benevolence and righteousness, and those who rule chaos first seek power. It's not about having many soldiers, it's about winning people."
"Yuan Shu is brave and unstoppable. Su Dai and Bei Yu are both warriors, so there is nothing to worry about. The Zongzhai commander is greedy and violent, which is a problem for his subordinates. There are hundreds of disciples under his command, all of whom can be entrusted with important tasks, and can be sent to lure each other with benefits. The leader of the sect thieves must come with a crowd after hearing about it."
Kuai Yue stood up slowly, looked at Liu Biao calmly, and said in a deep voice.
"At that time, the envoy will punish those who have no way, and then caress and use all of them. People in a state have a heart of joy, and when they hear that you are virtuous, they will definitely help the old and bring the weak. Why do you worry about the lack of major generals? ?”
"Punishing the sect thieves will make you the governor of Jingzhou, occupying Jiangling in the south and defending Xiangyang in the north. The seven prefectures of Jingzhou will be passed on. Yuan Shu and Sun Jian are far away in the north. No flaws."
Liu Biao didn't answer Kuai Yue in a hurry, but looked at Cai Mao. It was easy to kill the Zong thieves, but after killing the Zong thieves, he had to rely on Cai.
Although the Kuai clan of Nanjun is a giant, it is still difficult to overwhelm the seven counties of Jingzhou by itself after all, and the Cai clan must be added to be fully sure.
Cai Mao bowed slightly, bowed his hands, and said in a deep voice.
"The Cai family in Nanyang was originally the forerunner of the envoy."
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Kuai Yue sent disciples to invite fifty-five Zong thieves to the banquet. Because it was Kuai Yue's invitation, it seemed that the situation forced him to give up a lot of benefits, so most of the people were not wary.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered Yicheng, they were all captured by the armored soldiers arranged by Cai Mao.
In Yicheng, Liu Biao read out the imperial edict on his appointment as governor of Jingzhou, and designated fifty-five people as rebels, all of whom were beheaded.
And when Liu Biao started to attack, the Kuai family and Cai family of Nanjun also acted at the same time, sending troops to attack these thieves and powerful tribes.
For a time, the whole Jingzhou was turbulent, a large number of sect thieves were killed, and the rest of them either surrendered or fled into the mountains, not daring to compete with Liu Biao.
Liu Biao raised a banner and recruited troops everywhere.
Sun Jian had no time to manage, so he could only let those powerful families manage by themselves, and the result was that exploitation was increasing, taxes were increasing, and the people were struggling to live and suffering.
When it was heard that the newly appointed Inspector of Jingzhou had beheaded fifty-five leaders of the sect thieves, and recruited troops on a large scale, and announced that he would completely put down the rebellion of the sect thieves, a large number of young and strong people signed up enthusiastically.
For a while, Liu Biao's power expanded rapidly, and a large number of relatives joined Liu Biao's army.
At the same time, Liu Biao's farewell to Liu Xian and Yi Ji, Zhang Yun also arrived in Yicheng.
Zhang Xian, Zhang Yun, and Lu Gong arrived with them.
Zhang Xian, Zhang Yun, and Lu Gong were all Liu Biao's confidantes, and Liu Biao appointed them as generals to lead his troops.
He also took Feng Cai Mao, his younger brothers Cai Zhong, Cai He, his younger brother Cai Xun, and several members of the Nanyang Kuai clan as school lieutenants to lead the army.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Jiangxia Anlu Huang family voluntarily joined Liu Biao.
Huang Zu led the army to revolt and responded to Liu Biao's advance. Within half a month, Jiangxia County was acquired by Liu Biao with Huang Zu's cooperation.
Liu Biao's army was in full swing, and a large number of powerful families joined Liu Biao's camp one after another.
Within ten months, the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County were already overwhelmed by Liu Biao with lightning speed.
Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and others surrounded Xiangyang and defended Xiangyang, but did not go to the banquet to escape.
They came from powerful families in Nanjun, and they were somewhat at odds with the Kuai and Cai clans. This time they took advantage of Sun Jian's influence to occupy Xiangyang.
Liu Biao's army was invincible all the way, almost invincible.
When the officials who stole the prefects and counties heard that Liu Biao's army had arrived, almost all of them took off their seals and fled.
So far, Liu Biao has controlled almost all the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County.
And the only thing left is Xiangyang City in Nanjun. Liu Biao sent his troops northward without hesitation and conquered Xiangyang himself.
When Liu Biao arrived at the city of Xiangyang with a mighty army, everything had already been settled. With just a few thousand remnants, Zhang Hu and Chen Shengliang didn't even have the courage to fight Liu Biao.
Except for Xiangyang, everything has been controlled by Liu Biao.
Kuaiyue and Pang Jiliang entered the city and said they would surrender. Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng handed in their surrender forms and they surrendered without a fight.
So far, the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County have been basically unified by Liu Biao.
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"Riding into Jingzhou alone, conquering the seven counties of Jingzhou within a few days, is very courageous and strategic, but I underestimated this Liu Jingsheng..."
Sun Jian sighed, first Xu Rong and then Liu Biao, all made him suffer a lot.
To underestimate the enemy and be arrogant is the consequence of underestimating others.
Hearing Sun Jian's sigh, Cheng Pu thought for a while and said, "Jingzhou is too far away from us. Now the supply of soldiers and rations, Jiazhang's military equipment and our army mostly rely on Yuan Shu, and there is also the land of Yuzhou. Even if Jingzhou is lost, it will be of no use to us now. Too much impact..."
Sun Jing said solemnly, "Liu Biao is also from the Liu family. He occupied Jingzhou because he had the same intentions as Liu Yan, to occupy a place, and to observe the general situation of the world, and then make a decision when the situation is clear."
Sun Jing had also heard about Liu Biao, who became famous at a young age, but his official career was not smooth sailing.
During the second disaster of party imprisonment, Liu Biao and Zhang Jian from the same county were criticized and forced to flee.
It was not until the seventh year of Guanghe (184) that the ban on the party was lifted, and Liu Biao was appointed as a vassal by General He Jinzheng, recommended to enter the court again, and served as the middle marshal of the Northern Army.
Liu Biao after the disaster of the Danggu and Liu Biao before the Danggu can almost be treated as two people.
Liu Biao is now in his forties, approaching the year of his destiny, and he no longer has the ambitions of the past.
Re-entering the imperial court as an official, he has gained a lot of sharpness, seldom argues with others, and does not easily express his position, and some stick to the rules.
Therefore, Liu Biao preferred Liu Bian, the eldest son, rather than Liu Xie when it came to inheriting the great unification.
"Although Liu Biao's governor of Jingzhou was appointed by Dong Zhuo, there is a high probability that Liu Biao will remain neutral and will neither help Dong Zhuo nor the emperor."
The Son of Heaven in Sun Jing's mouth naturally did not refer to Liu Bian in Chang'an, but Liu Xie in Chendu.
Now all the prefects and governors in the Kanto region respect Liu Xie as the son of heaven and the emperor on the surface.
Although some of them had ulterior motives and did not support Liu Xie's real becoming emperor, the slogan put forward by the Kwantung Allied Forces at the beginning was to restore Liu Xie's throne.
Now that Liu Xiedong has escaped, he really escaped from Luoyang. Even if they are reluctant, the deal is done and there is no way to change it again.
The current Liu Xie is the real emperor of the Han Dynasty, the orthodoxy they need to recognize.
"According to the seven counties of Jingzhou, looking at the trend of the world, this may be what Liu Biao wants to do, and it is roughly the same as Liu Yan's idea."
Liu Yan, the current Yizhou animal husbandry, has proposed the method of changing the state animal husbandry, and has successfully moved into Yizhou as a Yizhou animal husbandry just a few years ago.
Yizhou is the state with the largest area in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The state has twelve counties and [-] towns. In the most prosperous period, it is recorded that there are about [-] million households and [-] million people in Yizhou. .
Of course, this is not the current population of Yizhou after two turbulences, but it is the record of the largest population in Yizhou before.
This does not include hermits and slaves, as well as some fugitives and barbarians.
Yizhou has a vast land, and the unstated population of this part is also a rather terrifying number.
However, in the second year of Lingdi Guanghe (179), the Banchuman rebellion broke out and invaded Sanshu, Hanzhong and other places.
In the fifth year of Guanghe (182), he was recruited by the prefect Cao Qian.
In the fifth year of Zhongping (188), the Yellow Turban Army in Bajun revolted, and the "Banzhu barbarians" responded again, attacking cities and seizing towns, and their momentum was very sharp.
As a result, the population of Yizhou has been greatly reduced, and there has been no exact statistics for a long time.
It is roughly estimated that there are still more than [-] million people in Yizhou.
It's just that although Yizhou has a large population, its foundation is still inferior to the states and counties in the Central Plains.
Moreover, the roads in Yizhou are steep and difficult to walk on. Many places are full of miasma, and it is difficult for soldiers to carry out government orders.
However, it's not bad as a conservative and secluded place. When Liu Yan proposed to change the state pastor, everyone saw the scheming in it.
But because it was extremely beneficial to all the courtiers who came from a powerful family, almost no one raised any objections.
Most of Liu Yan's purpose is clear to everyone. Liu Yan now occupies Yizhou, exterminates thieves internally, and closes it if he can close it externally.
Now in the Central Plains, the two emperors stand side by side, but Liu Yan has guarded the checkpoint and sealed Yizhou up. He neither supports Liu Bian nor Liu Xie, but just watches from the sidelines.
It's clear what his thoughts are, and Sun Jing said that Liu Biao might have the same plan as Liu Yan, because Liu Biao's actions now are quite similar to those of Liu Yan back then.
"However, although Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou to our surprise, today's son named my elder brother the governor of Yuzhou, and my elder brother led the governor of Yuzhou to be in charge of Yuzhou. Our army has Yuzhou as the backing, so it is not considered a dead end."
"Liu Biao occupies Jingzhou. Even if he really favors Dong Zhuo, if he wants to go north, he must not bypass Nanyang County and Yuan Shu. Our army has Yuan Shu as a barrier in the south, and there is a buffer to ensure safety."
Sun Jing sorted out the context of the matter and said in a deep voice.
There is still room for things now, and now Yuzhou has been handed over to Sun Jian by the emperor, with the support of the emperor, Chen Wang, Liu Chong, and the officials who were originally subordinate to Kong Ni from all over the country are very cooperative.
The current Yuzhou is roughly under the control of Sun Jian, and Sun Jian is not so desperate.
It's just a pity that the long-term arrangement in the three counties of Jingnan, the arrangement of several years has all disappeared.
"There's even worse news..."
Sun Jian raised his foot and stepped on the desk beside him, said coldly.
Cheng Pu and Sun Jing didn't react for a while, but when they heard Sun Jian's words, they both turned their heads to look at Sun Jian.
Is there anything else that would affect them more than losing Jingzhou?
Sun Jian's expression was extremely embarrassing, and Cheng Pu's heart skipped a beat.
The last time I saw Sun Jian's ugly face was in Kuicheng!
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"If Sun Jian advances all the way north, defeats Dong Zhuo, and occupies Luoyang, he will be famous all over the world and powerful all over the world. Before that, he was trusted by the emperor and appointed him as the governor of Yuzhou. He handed over all the six counties of Yuzhou to Sun Jian, and he also received leave If you don't take any action at this time, it may be difficult to control it in the future..."
Yuan Shu's eyes flickered, he stood on the city wall of Luyang with his hands behind his back, staring at the official road in the distance.
At this time, there was a lot of people outside Luyang City, and one carriage after another loaded with grain was slowly driving towards the north.
The convoy winds like a long dragon, even standing on the city wall, it is still difficult to see the end.
The blue-clothed scribe standing beside Yuan Shu saw that Yuan Shu hadn't moved, thought about it, and spoke again.
"In this way, isn't it driving wolves and letting tigers go?"
Yuan Shu did not answer what the staff said, and Sun Jian's appointment as governor of Yuzhou was a thorn in his heart.
Today's emperor seems to have little affection for the Yuan family because of the previous palace change.
Originally, Liu Xie escaped from Luoyang. Logically speaking, he should go to Suanzao or Huai County. After all, that is where the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces is located.
But Liu Xie's behavior was beyond everyone's expectations. Instead, he ran to Yuzhou and entered Chen State.
This also caused Yuan Shu, who originally wanted to get involved in Yuzhou, to lose the best opportunity and a good opportunity.
But just when he was about to turn to develop southward, another piece of extremely bad news came.
Liu Biao, Dong Zhuo's new governor of Jingzhou, sneaked into Jingzhou all the way in hiding, and within ten months, he had conquered the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County.
"Yuzhou..."
Yuan Shu's face was extremely gloomy.
Although there was a gap between him and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao is still the leader of the Dong Lianjun.
He also had to put on a rather respectful look to face Yuan Shao, and he had to admit that Yuan Shao was now Dong's main force.
The reason why he has been doing his best to help Sun Jian during this period of time, sending him arms, replenishing soldiers, and delivering money and food, is because he wants to vent his anger.
If Sun Jian can win, he will naturally get a share of the credit.
Regardless of whether Sun Jian can enter Luoyang or not, as long as there is a big victory, his Yuan Gonglu's reputation will surpass Yuan Shao.
After all, Yuan Shao was watching from the sidelines at this time, building high fortifications and not daring to fight.
Although Cao Cao and Bao Xin recruited nearly [-] soldiers to attack Dong Zhuo, they were killed by Xu Rong as soon as they arrived in Xingyang.
But now it seems that things are backfired...
Sun Jian is now famous far and wide, but the world has not seen his contribution to Yuan Gonglu.
Sun Jian, whom he thought he was in control of at one time, now after taking office as governor of Yuzhou, he also began to discover that Sun Jian seemed to be getting out of his control little by little, and gradually became an existence that could rival him.
"As you say..."
Yuan Shu turned around, dropped a word coldly, and before the scribe could react, he had already walked down the city wall.
The scribe was slightly startled, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. Although Yuan Shu had already walked down the city wall and was some distance away from him, he still bowed his hands and bowed solemnly to Yuan Shu's back.
"promise."
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Cheng Pu's eyes darkened slightly, he couldn't believe it, just as they were chasing after the victory and defeating Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu was looking for an excuse not to deliver the rations at this time.
According to the Embroidered Clothes Emissary's report, the military rations had been loaded and transported out of the city, but they were still chased back by Yuan Shu.
"How much food does our army have?"
Cheng Pu looked at Sun Jing, his voice trembling.
Sun Jing's expression was also extremely embarrassing, and when he heard Cheng Pu's question, his expression became even more embarrassing.
"Four days, the food and grass in the army can only last for four days. Originally, after three days, it will be the time for the delivery of the next batch of military rations. This time, a lot of military rations were spent to celebrate the victory, so the rations are more expensive than before. few."
Cheng Huan felt cold all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave built by thousands of years of black ice.
If the military rations were still sufficient, and there were more than ten days of military rations, they could still go all the way north to rob Dong Zhuo's army's military supplies, and they could also mobilize Yuzhou's military rations.
Although Yuan Shu is now looking for an excuse not to deliver the military rations, he is still a Hanchen after all, and he is determined not to intercept the military rations delivered from Yuzhou.
But now the army only has four days of rations, which is almost a death sentence for them.
In such a short period of time, apart from Yuan Shu who can provide a large amount of food and grass, there is no one else.
"All the generals and county guards in the Kanto built high camps and avoided the camp without fighting. Now I am the only one waiting in the front to fight the Dong thief. In order to win a victory, our army suffered heavy casualties. It is difficult to count those who died for the country. There is no shame in sitting in the back drinking and having fun!"
Cheng Pu's eyes were about to burst, and he said angrily.
"Four generations and three princes, four generations and three princes! Shit, four generations and three princes! The two sons of the Yuan family are all people with evil intentions!"
The flames danced in Cheng Pu's eyes, and also made Cheng Pu's face red.
Sun Jian's face was solemn, the anger and panic had completely disappeared from his face, and he walked slowly towards the outside of the tent
"Emissary?"
Cheng Pu and Sun Jing looked at Sun Jian together.
Sun Jian stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said to Sun Jing.
"I'm going to the south, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return until the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, Xiaotai, you will say that I feel unwell and rest for a day."
Cheng Pu's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly persuaded him.
"Could it be that the envoy is going to Nanyang County to find Yuan Shu?!"
"If the envoy goes to Nanyang, Yuan Shu will find an excuse to detain the envoy..."
Sun Jian turned his head and walked out step by step firmly. Although he walked very slowly, his steps were very firm, and he did not turn his head again.
"We can't afford to lose..."
……
Yuan Shu was still asleep in the Luyang City Government Office, but suddenly he heard a hasty knock on the door.
Being woken up from sleep, Yuan Shu couldn't help being a little sullen, but even so, Yuan Shu still sat up from the bed, the room was pitch black, it was late at night, and at this time, his subordinates could disturb him late at night The message must be very important.
The concubine beside him also got up from the bed, got out of the bed first to light the lamp, and began to pack Yuan Shu's clothes.
"What's up?!"
Yuan Shu suppressed his anger and said.
"My envoy..."
People outside the house heard Yuan Shu's voice, and there was a long interval before Yuan Shu stammered when he became impatient.
"Wu Chenghou is now in the government office, and wants to ask to see the envoy..."
Yuan Shu got up abruptly, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Sun Jian?!"
He never thought that Sun Jian would arrive at Luyang City at this time.
Yangren is more than a hundred miles away from Luyang, and he ordered not to deliver military supplies to Yangren not long ago, and recovered the convoy of supplies.
When Sun Jian arrived at Luyang at this time, he must have come galloping in the starry night.
Yuan Shu's complexion changed slightly. He thought about Sun Jian's various actions, but he never thought that Sun Jian would actually gallop into Luyang at night to ask to see him.
"What time is it now?"
After Yuan Shu got dressed under the service of his concubine, he walked out of the house, looked at the attendant kneeling beside him and asked.
"It's just past three o'clock in Yinshi." (Three forty-five in the morning.)
The attendants immediately reported the time. For them, remembering the moment at that time was a necessary act.
At this time, the corridor was lit with fire, and the spirits of the attendants were basically a little depressed.
This time is the time when ordinary people are most sleepy, and it is also the time when they sleep the most deeply.
"Marquis Wu Cheng has been waiting for a while at the envoy's office in the government office."
Yuan Shu's eyes flickered, he didn't know how to face Sun Jian
The aristocratic family in Nanyang County was too powerful, and Sun Jian was an outsider after all, not the Yuan family who came from four generations and three fathers, so he couldn't be persuaded at all, so Sun Jian didn't peek into Nanyang's heart.
This is the main reason why he was able to stay in Nanyang, but it is undeniable that Sun Jian beheaded the former prefect Zhang Zi, which allowed him to occupy Nanyang County reasonably and gain a firm foothold in Nanyang County.
Hurrying all the way, Yuan Shu also came to the hall. Outside the building where he worked during the day, there were more than a dozen soldiers standing.
Standing in front of the house, Yuan Shu let out a sigh of relief and calmed down. The attendant opened the door. Yuan Shu's expression returned to normal, and he walked slowly into the house.
"Sun Jian pays his respects to the envoy."
When Yuan Shu entered the room, Sun Jian sat behind the desk and bowed to Yuan Shu first.
Yuan Shu also saluted before taking his seat. It was only when he walked into the room that he realized that the Sun Jian in front of him had gone through several months and was no longer the majestic Jiangdong Tiger he was when he first set off.
At this time, Sun Jian was covered in dust, wearing a military uniform, and his hair was disheveled. He looked like he hadn't washed himself for many days, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Even on the military uniform, there are still a lot of blood stains that have not been washed.
Yuan Shu felt that there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty in his heart.
In the house at this time, there was a map of Kanyu spread out, and the map of Henan County was drawn on the Kanyu map.
Dong Zhuo's military deployment is basically written quite clearly. Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a look of fear in his eyes. If he could know the military deployment of Dong Zhuo's army, if the data is true and not fabricated by Sun Jian, then it is probably embroidered clothes Messenger's handwriting.
He knew that although the embroidered clothes envoys had withdrawn, there were still many embroidered clothes envoys working under Liu Xie.
Liu Xie was able to successfully escape from Luoyang, on the one hand because of Lu Zhi's protection, and on the other hand because of the embroidered messengers hiding in the dark.
A centipede will never freeze until it dies.
Although the Embroidered Clothes Envoy suffered repeated blows, under the nurturing of Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, and Jian Shuo, he had already become a colossus, and he still has a lot of energy now.
Sun Jian leaned on the Kanyu map, he didn't ask Yuan Shu why he refused to deliver the military rations, he explained the situation on the battlefield bit by bit for Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu dared not look directly at Sun Jian's bloodshot eyes.
If Sun Jian questioned him, or scolded him, he had already prepared a draft in his mind, so he would naturally have something to say, but Sun Jian did not act like this.
Sun Jian finally put his hand on Dagu Pass, one of the eight passes in Luoyang. As long as Dagu Pass is broken, Luoyang will be close at hand.
"highway."
This time, Sun Jian did not call Yuan Shu the envoy, but called Yuan Shu by his nickname.
Sun Jian fought fiercely several times in a row, and was tired by Liu Biao's incident and the lack of food. He galloped in the starry night, and his body and energy were almost at the limit.
"Dong Zhuo and I used to be generals in the same account, so there was no enmity at all. Now I'm risking my own life and risking arrows and stones to fight the warriors to the death. First, I seek thieves for the country, and second, I want to avenge the murder of the general's family."
Facing Yuan Shu, Sun Jian bowed his back with difficulty, lowered his head and begged in a deep voice.
"Now Dong Thief has been defeated one after another, and his army has lost all courage. It is the best time to march into Luoyang. I know that the road is not a despicable person. It must have been temporarily deceived by the words of the treacherous villain. Will the road help me again?"
Looking at Sun Jian's bloodshot eyes, Yuan Shu felt even more guilty.
The personal relationship between him and Sun Jian is not superficial, and he also knows Sun Jian's character.
"Wentai, you've worked hard..."
Yuan Shu sighed, he stood up, helped Sun Jian up, and held Sun Jian's hands solemnly.
"Being deceived by a villain, and almost ruining the country's major events, I am really ashamed of the Wentai."
Yuan Shu's eyes were slightly red, and he tightly held Sun Jian's calloused hands.
At this moment, he didn't think about any conspiracies or tricks, and no longer thought about the separatist regime. At this moment, Yuan Shu and the figure of Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu, who was once famous for his chivalry in Luoyang, slowly overlapped.
……
Xiangyang City Government Office, Jingzhou Biejia Liu Xian and Liu Biao stood in the courtyard, admiring the flowers and plants in front of them.
The guards stood outside the courtyard, and only the two of them remained in the courtyard at this time.
Liu Biao was more than eight feet tall, a head taller than Liu Xian. Although Liu Biao was in his forties this year, he didn't have the slightest gray hair.
Liu Xian paused for a moment, then asked Liu Biao, who was watering the flowers in a calm manner, "Your envoy, you have already occupied the seven counties of Jingzhou. I don't know what your envoy's plan is in the future?"
His attention was not on the flowers and plants in the courtyard at all.
Now that the situation in the world is changing rapidly, Yuan Shao and others in the Northland have obviously started to support their own self-respect and separate their minds.
The two emperors of the East and the West stand side by side, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty has been trampled by Dong Zhuo, which has already weakened a lot. Now the state shepherds and county guards in various places have different ideas.
The world has entered a world of great contention, and there will be frequent wars in the near future. At that time, the strong will be strong, and the weak will perish!
If they stick to one place and don't think about making progress, they will surely perish. They must make a choice.
Liu Biao stopped what he was doing, turned around and walked into the pavilion behind him.
"I heard that Sun Jian was appointed by the emperor as General Polu, led the governor of Yuzhou, and was granted a false festival?"
Liu Xian's expression changed slightly. Sun Jian's General Polu and the governor of Yuzhou were all sealed by Liu Xie. The emperor Liu Biao called was undoubtedly Liu Xie.
Liu Biao's position is clear at a glance.
"Yes……"
Liu Xian hesitated to speak, but Sun Jian led Yuzhou Governor and was awarded a fake festival, which shows that Liu Xie seems to trust Sun Jian very much. Whether it is Liu Xie's original intention or Liu Chong's instruction, it doesn't matter.
When Sun Jian entered Chendu, he did not ask for the post of governor of Yuzhou, nor did he lead troops, nor did he threaten him.
This is an official position voluntarily granted to Sun Jian by the Chen Du court. From this point of view, Sun Jian is deeply trusted by the current emperor.
Jingzhou was once Sun Jian's territory, and Sun Jian had been operating the original Jingnan three counties for several years.
But now it is occupied by Liu Biao, and Liu Biao's official position as governor of Jingzhou is still conferred by the court of Chang'an.
Now Liu Biao wanted to support Liu Xie, but turned against Sun Jian, which made Liu Xian quite puzzled.
"Don't understand?"
Liu Biao smiled calmly. Seeing Liu Xian's expression, he instantly knew that he still had doubts in his heart.
Liu Xian has followed him for many years, so he can naturally notice some details of his expression.
Liu Biao raised the silk fan and fanned it lightly, the cool wind dispelled a bit of the stuffy heat.
"Nowadays the two emperors of the East and the West stand side by side, and each is called orthodox. Liu Yan wrote a letter to change the prefectural pastor, which was allowed by the first emperor. This is a great disaster."
"Dong Zhuo messed up the capital, abolished the emperor, and acted against the law, which further deteriorated the situation in the world. Now the Kwantung Allied Forces' intentions are very obvious, and they simply want to separate one side."
Liu Biao's few words have already explained the situation in the world quite clearly.
"Although Sun Jian is brave and resolute, and his heart is towards the Han Dynasty, he controls Yuzhou and his family dominates. Although King Chen and Liu Chong can be relied on, King Chen is the king of Chen after all, and he cannot recruit too many soldiers due to etiquette and law. , the emperor is now in Chendu, and there are almost no people available under his command."
"The soldiers of the Kwantung Alliance are not united. The crusade against Dong Zhuo may end in a hasty manner. Most of the officials are under the control of Dong Zhuo. Sun Jian is the only one who dominates. If things go on like this, I am afraid that he may also develop a disobedience."
Liu Biao glanced at the surprised Liu Xian, pointed at Liu Xian's chest with a silk fan, shook his head and sighed.
"The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart..."
"Don't ignore other places for the time being, stabilize Jingzhou first. Now our army is in full swing. Although the seven counties of Jingzhou have belonged to me in name, in fact there are still many powerful sects and bandits everywhere. Bandits and bandits roam the mountains and rivers. From now on, the focus will be on eliminating the remaining resistance forces."
Liu looked dignified, he stood up and looked towards the pond not far away.
"Jingzhou is on the side of Yuzhou, so it can also prevent Sun Jian's family from dominating."
……
"Three Kingdoms" commented: "Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are famous in the world because of their majesty and appearance. Biao crosses Hannan, Shao Ying Yang Heshuo."
(End of this chapter)
"Emissary?"
Seeing that Sun Jian's complexion was obviously wrong, Cheng Pu stepped forward and asked in a low voice.
Except for him, no one noticed the slight change in Sun Jian's face. Now everyone in the hall was celebrating this hard-won victory, and no one else looked at Sun Jian.
He didn't ask loudly, just considering the possibility of affecting the morale of the army.
This big victory will make Sun Jian truly famous all over the world. The main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces in the north, dominated by Yuan Shao, fears Dong Zhuo like a jackal, builds high fortifications and dare not fight.
Cao Cao and Bao Xin marched westward and were defeated by Xu Rong. The [-] army was wiped out, and only a thousand remained, unable to fight Dong Zhuo again.
This time Sun Jian led the army to defeat Dong Zhuo's army, beheaded thousands of Dong Zhuo's army in the first battle, and seized countless food and supplies.
Although it seems that only thousands of people were beheaded, nearly ten thousand Yuzhou soldiers were killed in Xincheng in the last battle of Xincheng.
But this time Yangrencheng was victorious, and the thousands of Dong Zhuo's troops killed were almost all the elite of Dong Zhuo's army, composed of the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, not the county soldiers and newly recruited soldiers.
Li Min, the prefect of Yingchuan County, was captured alive by Xu Rong and cooked and killed in public. Sun Jian's victory in this battle can be regarded as revenge for Li Min.
"Don't say anything for now, don't tell anyone else."
Sun Jian squeezed the silk book in his hand into a ball, and smiled again on his face. He whispered something to Cheng Pu, but he didn't look at Cheng Pu.
"I'll go to Sun Jing's tent later to find me."
At this time, this kind of news must be concealed, otherwise the morale of the army will be shaken, and the success will be in vain.
Sun Jian raised his wine glass and talked to the crowd with a smile, then found an excuse and walked out of the big tent. When he was about to leave the big tent, Sun Jian gave Cheng Pu a wink.
Cheng Pu understood, and after a while, he also found an excuse and walked out of the big tent of celebration.
It's midsummer now, even at night it's a bit stuffy, but the night wind that blows from time to time dispels some of the stuffy feeling.
The camp was filled with the cheers of soldiers, and the smell of meat wafted from not far away. Although the folk songs from different places were different, they were all the same, full of joy.
Cheng Pu sighed, and by the light of the fire in the brazier, he walked slowly towards the camp where Sun Jing was resting. He did not call too much to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.
Sun Jing is Sun Jian's younger brother and served as a school lieutenant in the army. When Sun Jian raised his army, Sun Jing had been by Sun Jian's side all the time.
Sun Jian recruited troops in Huaisi, while Sun Jing gathered five or six hundred people from the village and clan to join Sun Jian's team.
Sun Jing's tent was not far from the big tent of the Chinese Army, and it didn't take long for Cheng Pu to get outside.
Seeing Cheng Pu coming, the guards guarding the tent opened the curtain directly, and Cheng Pu walked quickly into Zhangzhong without hesitation.
Sun Jian was standing in the tent with a gloomy expression, while Sun Jing at the side was holding a silk book, and her expression changed drastically.
"Emissary?!"
Cheng Pu looked solemn, and hurried forward.
"Youtai, pass the silk book to Demou."
Sun Jian opened his mouth, and Sun Jing handed the silk book in his hand to Cheng Pu according to his words.
Cheng Pu just glanced at it, and his face became extremely embarrassing.
"Dong Zhuo made a good move!"
Sun Jian turned around, trying his best to suppress his anger.
Just when they were fighting hard outside the pass, they lost Jingzhou, their most important stronghold.
"how can that be!"
Even though it was clearly written on the silk script, Cheng Pu still couldn't believe it.
Sun Jian previously served as the prefect of Changsha in Changsha County
In the fourth year of Zhongping (187), Xing rebelled in Changsha County, claiming to be a general, and gathered more than [-] people to attack and besiege the city. Zhou Chao, Guo Shi and others also revolted in Lingling and Guiyang.
Sun Jian was appointed as the prefect of Changsha by Emperor Ling at that time, and went to destroy it.
During the ten-month period, Ou Xing was defeated, and even Sun Jian crossed the county boundary and defeated Zhou Chao and Guo Shi.
Since the turmoil in southern Jingzhou subsided, the powerful families of Changsha County, Lingling County, and Guiyang County all believed in Sun Jian.
After the release of state pastoral authority, coupled with Dong Zhuo's chaotic administration, the localities have actually become separate regimes.
The three counties of Changsha County, Lingling County, and Guiyang County are the foundation of Sun Jian's life.
"Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and Su Dai didn't respond at all? Is this why Liu Jingsheng took Jingzhou for nothing?!"
Cheng Pu didn't finish reading the silk book, he was a little impatient.
The aristocratic and powerful families of the three counties have basically been subdued by Sun Jian, and the prefects of the other two counties are also close to Sun Jian.
After the death of Wang Rui, the former governor of Jingzhou, Sun Jian did not leave behind.
It can be said that although Sun Jian is not the governor of Jingzhou, he has actually controlled more than half of the territory of Jingzhou.
Most of the five counties of Changsha County, Lingling County, Guiyang County, Nan County, and Jiangxia County can be regarded as controlled by Sun Jian.
Sun Jian reached some consensus with the local powerful clans, and some local powerful clans would serve as officials, manage the place, and let them recruit soldiers, so they could have the strength to fight.
This time Sun Jian went north in a hurry, and after hearing the appeal, he led his soldiers all the way north without much delay.
Although delegating power to these powerful clans must have many future troubles, there is no way out of it.
Sun Jian's subordinates are now in the same situation as Xu An at the beginning. There are too few people who can handle the people's livelihood and political affairs, and it is impossible to manage effectively.
Although the Sun family is not small, they are all military generals. Among the brothers and clansmen, except for Sun Jing who is fairly familiar with internal affairs, the rest are almost all majoring in military strategy.
After the establishment of the Kwantung Allied Forces, he was granted the title of General Polu, but he did not concurrently hold the title of Prefect of Changsha. Sun Jian secretly sent a letter to Changsha County, asking the Su family, the most powerful clan in Changsha County, to send someone to be the prefect of Changsha.
The Su Dai mentioned by Cheng Pu was the prefect of Changsha launched by the Changsha Su family.
Of course, the Changsha prefect of the Su Dynasty was not appointed by the imperial court, but by himself.
"You'll know if you keep reading..."
Sun Jian turned around, forcibly suppressing the anger in his heart.
Cheng Pu set his sights on the silk script again.
He saw a name, a strange name - Liu Biao.
……
In the middle of the night, Yicheng was bustling with people during the day, and there was no sound at this time in the bustling Yicheng.
Except for a few places that were still lit with fire, the entire Yicheng was almost submerged in endless darkness.
Yicheng is the city of Jingzhou Southern County, in the south of Xiangyang, the prefecture of Jingzhou, the distance between the two places is not too far, the straight-line distance is not even a hundred miles.
In a rather luxurious mansion in the northern city, a servant with a waist knife and a lantern was walking along the corridor.
The lights were on, and outside the deepest house, a man wearing a dark blue coat and looking quite majestic slowly opened the wooden door.
In the house, there were already three people sitting in it, one of them was in the upper seat, and the other two were on the left side. The seat on the right side was vacant, and no one sat there, obviously it was reserved for him.
The man closed the door behind him, glanced around the house, and walked forward slowly after he saw no one else.
His gaze scanned the house, and finally settled on the middle-aged man sitting in the first seat.
The middle-aged man was wearing a hat and a deep red dress. The clothes were clean and tidy, without any dust or wrinkles. His appearance was gentle and majestic.
The feeling that person gave him was different from all the people he had met before. Just by taking a look at him, a trace of awe was born in his heart.
You know, even when he met Wang Rui, the governor of Jingzhou, he didn't feel this way.
When I first met Wang Rui, it was in the government office in Xiangyang. Wang Rui was surrounded by armored soldiers, and officials of all sizes stood beside him. His aura was not even half of the middle-aged man in front of him now.
"Cai Mao, I greet the envoy."
The man made a bow with both hands, and bowed respectfully to the middle-aged man sitting on the head.
He is Cai Mao, who was born in the Cai family, one of the famous families in Xiangyang, Nanjun. His aunt is the wife of the former Taiwei Zhang Wen.
The Cai family is not only influential in Nanjun, but the development of a hundred years has made the Cai family a real giant, and its roots and tentacles have even spread to the counties and counties of Yanbian.
Except for the many powerful families in Nanyang County, it is really difficult to get involved, almost all the other counties in Jingzhou have branches of the Cai family.
"Please take a seat."
The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat smiled slightly, and the awe in Cai Mao's heart dissipated a little.
The middle-aged man showed majesty and calmness in every gesture, without any disrespect.
Cai Mao sat down as he said, and greeted each other separately.
This meeting is a secret meeting.
No one who can sit in this house is mediocre.
The middle-aged man sitting in the first seat, the middle-aged man whom Cai Mao called the envoy, was the new governor of Jingzhou——Liu Biao!
The former state governor Wang Rui was killed by Sun Jian, and the Chang'an court named Liu Biao the governor of Jingzhou and ruled Jingzhou.
Nanyang County was occupied by Yuan Shu, and most of the places except Wuling County and Zhangling County were almost all occupied by Sun Jian and the local clan tycoons.
If he took office directly, he would be stopped by Yuan Shu before he even passed Nanyang County.
Therefore, Liu Biao has been hiding his whereabouts all the way, riding alone to Jingzhou and entering Yicheng alone.
At this time, the two people sitting opposite Cai Mao were brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue, who were born in one of the famous families in Nanjun of Jingzhou.
In the territory of Nanjun, the Kuai family and the Cai family are on par, and in some respects, the Kuai family has more influence than the Cai family.
However, although the two families inevitably had conflicts, they lived in harmony and even married each other, which is why Liu Biao invited Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao to come together at the same time.
"Nowadays the thieves in Jingzhou are stealing prefectures and counties, claiming to be county officials. The disaster is not small. The people of Jingzhou are all bewitched by him. Yuan Shu took advantage of the chaos to seize Nanyang. His ambition is very big. I want to recruit troops. I am afraid it will not be difficult to gather. His strategy is safe. out?"
Liu Biao's voice came from above.
Zongzui is a synonym for gangsters and bandits who are dominated by members of the same clan. Liu Biao called him Zongzui, obviously to confront Sun Jian tit for tat.
Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, and Cai Mao cast their gazes at Liu Biao at the same time as Liu Biao opened his mouth. In fact, their purpose of coming here has long been clear.
Sun Jian controlled most of the prefectures and counties in Jingzhou with the help of the powerful and aristocratic families who were willing to support him, but the Kuai family and the Cai family did not reach a consensus with Sun Jian, but because of the influence of the Kuai family and the Cai family, they still served as some The chief of the place.
However, when it comes to important towns like Xiangyang, they are all appointed by powerful people who are close to Sun Jian.
Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and others are now defending Xiangyang with a crowd, Su Dai is the prefect of Changsha County, and Bei Yu is the magistrate of Huarong County.
Sun Jian controlled Jingzhou, and actually held a suppressive attitude towards them, the Kuai and Cai families.
Cai Mao said nothing, picked up the water glass on the desk and took a sip.
Kuai Liang noticed Cai Mao's movements, he glanced at Kuai Yue first, got affirmative eyes, and said carefully: "Those who are not attached, benevolence is not enough, and those who are attached but not governed, righteousness is not enough. Counties and counties, but the hearts of the people in the world are still in the Han Dynasty, so why should the emperor worry about the hearts of the people?"
The reason why the masses are not attached is due to the lack of benevolence, and the reason why the masses are attached but unable to prosper is due to the lack of righteousness.
Kuai Liang answered the two questions raised by Liu Biao. What he said seemed to be a cliché, but what he said was just the way of benevolence and righteousness.
But it contains a second meaning, the tyrants who now occupy the counties and counties are sect thieves in their mouths.
"The hearts of the people in the world are still in the Han Dynasty, why should the emperor worry about the hearts of the people?"
Kuai Liang's rhetorical question is to express his position.
Kuai Yue glanced at Cai Mao who was still calm, and coughed lightly, which caught Liu Biao's attention.
"Governing peace comes first with benevolence and righteousness, and those who rule chaos first seek power. It's not about having many soldiers, it's about winning people."
"Yuan Shu is brave and unstoppable. Su Dai and Bei Yu are both warriors, so there is nothing to worry about. The Zongzhai commander is greedy and violent, which is a problem for his subordinates. There are hundreds of disciples under his command, all of whom can be entrusted with important tasks, and can be sent to lure each other with benefits. The leader of the sect thieves must come with a crowd after hearing about it."
Kuai Yue stood up slowly, looked at Liu Biao calmly, and said in a deep voice.
"At that time, the envoy will punish those who have no way, and then caress and use all of them. People in a state have a heart of joy, and when they hear that you are virtuous, they will definitely help the old and bring the weak. Why do you worry about the lack of major generals? ?”
"Punishing the sect thieves will make you the governor of Jingzhou, occupying Jiangling in the south and defending Xiangyang in the north. The seven prefectures of Jingzhou will be passed on. Yuan Shu and Sun Jian are far away in the north. No flaws."
Liu Biao didn't answer Kuai Yue in a hurry, but looked at Cai Mao. It was easy to kill the Zong thieves, but after killing the Zong thieves, he had to rely on Cai.
Although the Kuai clan of Nanjun is a giant, it is still difficult to overwhelm the seven counties of Jingzhou by itself after all, and the Cai clan must be added to be fully sure.
Cai Mao bowed slightly, bowed his hands, and said in a deep voice.
"The Cai family in Nanyang was originally the forerunner of the envoy."
……
Kuai Yue sent disciples to invite fifty-five Zong thieves to the banquet. Because it was Kuai Yue's invitation, it seemed that the situation forced him to give up a lot of benefits, so most of the people were not wary.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they entered Yicheng, they were all captured by the armored soldiers arranged by Cai Mao.
In Yicheng, Liu Biao read out the imperial edict on his appointment as governor of Jingzhou, and designated fifty-five people as rebels, all of whom were beheaded.
And when Liu Biao started to attack, the Kuai family and Cai family of Nanjun also acted at the same time, sending troops to attack these thieves and powerful tribes.
For a time, the whole Jingzhou was turbulent, a large number of sect thieves were killed, and the rest of them either surrendered or fled into the mountains, not daring to compete with Liu Biao.
Liu Biao raised a banner and recruited troops everywhere.
Sun Jian had no time to manage, so he could only let those powerful families manage by themselves, and the result was that exploitation was increasing, taxes were increasing, and the people were struggling to live and suffering.
When it was heard that the newly appointed Inspector of Jingzhou had beheaded fifty-five leaders of the sect thieves, and recruited troops on a large scale, and announced that he would completely put down the rebellion of the sect thieves, a large number of young and strong people signed up enthusiastically.
For a while, Liu Biao's power expanded rapidly, and a large number of relatives joined Liu Biao's army.
At the same time, Liu Biao's farewell to Liu Xian and Yi Ji, Zhang Yun also arrived in Yicheng.
Zhang Xian, Zhang Yun, and Lu Gong arrived with them.
Zhang Xian, Zhang Yun, and Lu Gong were all Liu Biao's confidantes, and Liu Biao appointed them as generals to lead his troops.
He also took Feng Cai Mao, his younger brothers Cai Zhong, Cai He, his younger brother Cai Xun, and several members of the Nanyang Kuai clan as school lieutenants to lead the army.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the Jiangxia Anlu Huang family voluntarily joined Liu Biao.
Huang Zu led the army to revolt and responded to Liu Biao's advance. Within half a month, Jiangxia County was acquired by Liu Biao with Huang Zu's cooperation.
Liu Biao's army was in full swing, and a large number of powerful families joined Liu Biao's camp one after another.
Within ten months, the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County were already overwhelmed by Liu Biao with lightning speed.
Zhang Hu, Chen Sheng and others surrounded Xiangyang and defended Xiangyang, but did not go to the banquet to escape.
They came from powerful families in Nanjun, and they were somewhat at odds with the Kuai and Cai clans. This time they took advantage of Sun Jian's influence to occupy Xiangyang.
Liu Biao's army was invincible all the way, almost invincible.
When the officials who stole the prefects and counties heard that Liu Biao's army had arrived, almost all of them took off their seals and fled.
So far, Liu Biao has controlled almost all the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County.
And the only thing left is Xiangyang City in Nanjun. Liu Biao sent his troops northward without hesitation and conquered Xiangyang himself.
When Liu Biao arrived at the city of Xiangyang with a mighty army, everything had already been settled. With just a few thousand remnants, Zhang Hu and Chen Shengliang didn't even have the courage to fight Liu Biao.
Except for Xiangyang, everything has been controlled by Liu Biao.
Kuaiyue and Pang Jiliang entered the city and said they would surrender. Zhang Hu and Chen Sheng handed in their surrender forms and they surrendered without a fight.
So far, the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County have been basically unified by Liu Biao.
……
"Riding into Jingzhou alone, conquering the seven counties of Jingzhou within a few days, is very courageous and strategic, but I underestimated this Liu Jingsheng..."
Sun Jian sighed, first Xu Rong and then Liu Biao, all made him suffer a lot.
To underestimate the enemy and be arrogant is the consequence of underestimating others.
Hearing Sun Jian's sigh, Cheng Pu thought for a while and said, "Jingzhou is too far away from us. Now the supply of soldiers and rations, Jiazhang's military equipment and our army mostly rely on Yuan Shu, and there is also the land of Yuzhou. Even if Jingzhou is lost, it will be of no use to us now. Too much impact..."
Sun Jing said solemnly, "Liu Biao is also from the Liu family. He occupied Jingzhou because he had the same intentions as Liu Yan, to occupy a place, and to observe the general situation of the world, and then make a decision when the situation is clear."
Sun Jing had also heard about Liu Biao, who became famous at a young age, but his official career was not smooth sailing.
During the second disaster of party imprisonment, Liu Biao and Zhang Jian from the same county were criticized and forced to flee.
It was not until the seventh year of Guanghe (184) that the ban on the party was lifted, and Liu Biao was appointed as a vassal by General He Jinzheng, recommended to enter the court again, and served as the middle marshal of the Northern Army.
Liu Biao after the disaster of the Danggu and Liu Biao before the Danggu can almost be treated as two people.
Liu Biao is now in his forties, approaching the year of his destiny, and he no longer has the ambitions of the past.
Re-entering the imperial court as an official, he has gained a lot of sharpness, seldom argues with others, and does not easily express his position, and some stick to the rules.
Therefore, Liu Biao preferred Liu Bian, the eldest son, rather than Liu Xie when it came to inheriting the great unification.
"Although Liu Biao's governor of Jingzhou was appointed by Dong Zhuo, there is a high probability that Liu Biao will remain neutral and will neither help Dong Zhuo nor the emperor."
The Son of Heaven in Sun Jing's mouth naturally did not refer to Liu Bian in Chang'an, but Liu Xie in Chendu.
Now all the prefects and governors in the Kanto region respect Liu Xie as the son of heaven and the emperor on the surface.
Although some of them had ulterior motives and did not support Liu Xie's real becoming emperor, the slogan put forward by the Kwantung Allied Forces at the beginning was to restore Liu Xie's throne.
Now that Liu Xiedong has escaped, he really escaped from Luoyang. Even if they are reluctant, the deal is done and there is no way to change it again.
The current Liu Xie is the real emperor of the Han Dynasty, the orthodoxy they need to recognize.
"According to the seven counties of Jingzhou, looking at the trend of the world, this may be what Liu Biao wants to do, and it is roughly the same as Liu Yan's idea."
Liu Yan, the current Yizhou animal husbandry, has proposed the method of changing the state animal husbandry, and has successfully moved into Yizhou as a Yizhou animal husbandry just a few years ago.
Yizhou is the state with the largest area in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The state has twelve counties and [-] towns. In the most prosperous period, it is recorded that there are about [-] million households and [-] million people in Yizhou. .
Of course, this is not the current population of Yizhou after two turbulences, but it is the record of the largest population in Yizhou before.
This does not include hermits and slaves, as well as some fugitives and barbarians.
Yizhou has a vast land, and the unstated population of this part is also a rather terrifying number.
However, in the second year of Lingdi Guanghe (179), the Banchuman rebellion broke out and invaded Sanshu, Hanzhong and other places.
In the fifth year of Guanghe (182), he was recruited by the prefect Cao Qian.
In the fifth year of Zhongping (188), the Yellow Turban Army in Bajun revolted, and the "Banzhu barbarians" responded again, attacking cities and seizing towns, and their momentum was very sharp.
As a result, the population of Yizhou has been greatly reduced, and there has been no exact statistics for a long time.
It is roughly estimated that there are still more than [-] million people in Yizhou.
It's just that although Yizhou has a large population, its foundation is still inferior to the states and counties in the Central Plains.
Moreover, the roads in Yizhou are steep and difficult to walk on. Many places are full of miasma, and it is difficult for soldiers to carry out government orders.
However, it's not bad as a conservative and secluded place. When Liu Yan proposed to change the state pastor, everyone saw the scheming in it.
But because it was extremely beneficial to all the courtiers who came from a powerful family, almost no one raised any objections.
Most of Liu Yan's purpose is clear to everyone. Liu Yan now occupies Yizhou, exterminates thieves internally, and closes it if he can close it externally.
Now in the Central Plains, the two emperors stand side by side, but Liu Yan has guarded the checkpoint and sealed Yizhou up. He neither supports Liu Bian nor Liu Xie, but just watches from the sidelines.
It's clear what his thoughts are, and Sun Jing said that Liu Biao might have the same plan as Liu Yan, because Liu Biao's actions now are quite similar to those of Liu Yan back then.
"However, although Liu Biao occupied Jingzhou to our surprise, today's son named my elder brother the governor of Yuzhou, and my elder brother led the governor of Yuzhou to be in charge of Yuzhou. Our army has Yuzhou as the backing, so it is not considered a dead end."
"Liu Biao occupies Jingzhou. Even if he really favors Dong Zhuo, if he wants to go north, he must not bypass Nanyang County and Yuan Shu. Our army has Yuan Shu as a barrier in the south, and there is a buffer to ensure safety."
Sun Jing sorted out the context of the matter and said in a deep voice.
There is still room for things now, and now Yuzhou has been handed over to Sun Jian by the emperor, with the support of the emperor, Chen Wang, Liu Chong, and the officials who were originally subordinate to Kong Ni from all over the country are very cooperative.
The current Yuzhou is roughly under the control of Sun Jian, and Sun Jian is not so desperate.
It's just a pity that the long-term arrangement in the three counties of Jingnan, the arrangement of several years has all disappeared.
"There's even worse news..."
Sun Jian raised his foot and stepped on the desk beside him, said coldly.
Cheng Pu and Sun Jing didn't react for a while, but when they heard Sun Jian's words, they both turned their heads to look at Sun Jian.
Is there anything else that would affect them more than losing Jingzhou?
Sun Jian's expression was extremely embarrassing, and Cheng Pu's heart skipped a beat.
The last time I saw Sun Jian's ugly face was in Kuicheng!
……
"If Sun Jian advances all the way north, defeats Dong Zhuo, and occupies Luoyang, he will be famous all over the world and powerful all over the world. Before that, he was trusted by the emperor and appointed him as the governor of Yuzhou. He handed over all the six counties of Yuzhou to Sun Jian, and he also received leave If you don't take any action at this time, it may be difficult to control it in the future..."
Yuan Shu's eyes flickered, he stood on the city wall of Luyang with his hands behind his back, staring at the official road in the distance.
At this time, there was a lot of people outside Luyang City, and one carriage after another loaded with grain was slowly driving towards the north.
The convoy winds like a long dragon, even standing on the city wall, it is still difficult to see the end.
The blue-clothed scribe standing beside Yuan Shu saw that Yuan Shu hadn't moved, thought about it, and spoke again.
"In this way, isn't it driving wolves and letting tigers go?"
Yuan Shu did not answer what the staff said, and Sun Jian's appointment as governor of Yuzhou was a thorn in his heart.
Today's emperor seems to have little affection for the Yuan family because of the previous palace change.
Originally, Liu Xie escaped from Luoyang. Logically speaking, he should go to Suanzao or Huai County. After all, that is where the main force of the Kwantung Allied Forces is located.
But Liu Xie's behavior was beyond everyone's expectations. Instead, he ran to Yuzhou and entered Chen State.
This also caused Yuan Shu, who originally wanted to get involved in Yuzhou, to lose the best opportunity and a good opportunity.
But just when he was about to turn to develop southward, another piece of extremely bad news came.
Liu Biao, Dong Zhuo's new governor of Jingzhou, sneaked into Jingzhou all the way in hiding, and within ten months, he had conquered the seven counties of Jingzhou except Nanyang County.
"Yuzhou..."
Yuan Shu's face was extremely gloomy.
Although there was a gap between him and Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao is still the leader of the Dong Lianjun.
He also had to put on a rather respectful look to face Yuan Shao, and he had to admit that Yuan Shao was now Dong's main force.
The reason why he has been doing his best to help Sun Jian during this period of time, sending him arms, replenishing soldiers, and delivering money and food, is because he wants to vent his anger.
If Sun Jian can win, he will naturally get a share of the credit.
Regardless of whether Sun Jian can enter Luoyang or not, as long as there is a big victory, his Yuan Gonglu's reputation will surpass Yuan Shao.
After all, Yuan Shao was watching from the sidelines at this time, building high fortifications and not daring to fight.
Although Cao Cao and Bao Xin recruited nearly [-] soldiers to attack Dong Zhuo, they were killed by Xu Rong as soon as they arrived in Xingyang.
But now it seems that things are backfired...
Sun Jian is now famous far and wide, but the world has not seen his contribution to Yuan Gonglu.
Sun Jian, whom he thought he was in control of at one time, now after taking office as governor of Yuzhou, he also began to discover that Sun Jian seemed to be getting out of his control little by little, and gradually became an existence that could rival him.
"As you say..."
Yuan Shu turned around, dropped a word coldly, and before the scribe could react, he had already walked down the city wall.
The scribe was slightly startled, with a smile on the corner of his mouth. Although Yuan Shu had already walked down the city wall and was some distance away from him, he still bowed his hands and bowed solemnly to Yuan Shu's back.
"promise."
……
Cheng Pu's eyes darkened slightly, he couldn't believe it, just as they were chasing after the victory and defeating Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu was looking for an excuse not to deliver the rations at this time.
According to the Embroidered Clothes Emissary's report, the military rations had been loaded and transported out of the city, but they were still chased back by Yuan Shu.
"How much food does our army have?"
Cheng Pu looked at Sun Jing, his voice trembling.
Sun Jing's expression was also extremely embarrassing, and when he heard Cheng Pu's question, his expression became even more embarrassing.
"Four days, the food and grass in the army can only last for four days. Originally, after three days, it will be the time for the delivery of the next batch of military rations. This time, a lot of military rations were spent to celebrate the victory, so the rations are more expensive than before. few."
Cheng Huan felt cold all over his body, as if he had fallen into an ice cave built by thousands of years of black ice.
If the military rations were still sufficient, and there were more than ten days of military rations, they could still go all the way north to rob Dong Zhuo's army's military supplies, and they could also mobilize Yuzhou's military rations.
Although Yuan Shu is now looking for an excuse not to deliver the military rations, he is still a Hanchen after all, and he is determined not to intercept the military rations delivered from Yuzhou.
But now the army only has four days of rations, which is almost a death sentence for them.
In such a short period of time, apart from Yuan Shu who can provide a large amount of food and grass, there is no one else.
"All the generals and county guards in the Kanto built high camps and avoided the camp without fighting. Now I am the only one waiting in the front to fight the Dong thief. In order to win a victory, our army suffered heavy casualties. It is difficult to count those who died for the country. There is no shame in sitting in the back drinking and having fun!"
Cheng Pu's eyes were about to burst, and he said angrily.
"Four generations and three princes, four generations and three princes! Shit, four generations and three princes! The two sons of the Yuan family are all people with evil intentions!"
The flames danced in Cheng Pu's eyes, and also made Cheng Pu's face red.
Sun Jian's face was solemn, the anger and panic had completely disappeared from his face, and he walked slowly towards the outside of the tent
"Emissary?"
Cheng Pu and Sun Jing looked at Sun Jian together.
Sun Jian stopped in his tracks, turned his head and said to Sun Jing.
"I'm going to the south, and I'm afraid I won't be able to return until the day after tomorrow. Tomorrow, Xiaotai, you will say that I feel unwell and rest for a day."
Cheng Pu's complexion changed slightly, and he quickly persuaded him.
"Could it be that the envoy is going to Nanyang County to find Yuan Shu?!"
"If the envoy goes to Nanyang, Yuan Shu will find an excuse to detain the envoy..."
Sun Jian turned his head and walked out step by step firmly. Although he walked very slowly, his steps were very firm, and he did not turn his head again.
"We can't afford to lose..."
……
Yuan Shu was still asleep in the Luyang City Government Office, but suddenly he heard a hasty knock on the door.
Being woken up from sleep, Yuan Shu couldn't help being a little sullen, but even so, Yuan Shu still sat up from the bed, the room was pitch black, it was late at night, and at this time, his subordinates could disturb him late at night The message must be very important.
The concubine beside him also got up from the bed, got out of the bed first to light the lamp, and began to pack Yuan Shu's clothes.
"What's up?!"
Yuan Shu suppressed his anger and said.
"My envoy..."
People outside the house heard Yuan Shu's voice, and there was a long interval before Yuan Shu stammered when he became impatient.
"Wu Chenghou is now in the government office, and wants to ask to see the envoy..."
Yuan Shu got up abruptly, a look of astonishment appeared on his face.
"Sun Jian?!"
He never thought that Sun Jian would arrive at Luyang City at this time.
Yangren is more than a hundred miles away from Luyang, and he ordered not to deliver military supplies to Yangren not long ago, and recovered the convoy of supplies.
When Sun Jian arrived at Luyang at this time, he must have come galloping in the starry night.
Yuan Shu's complexion changed slightly. He thought about Sun Jian's various actions, but he never thought that Sun Jian would actually gallop into Luyang at night to ask to see him.
"What time is it now?"
After Yuan Shu got dressed under the service of his concubine, he walked out of the house, looked at the attendant kneeling beside him and asked.
"It's just past three o'clock in Yinshi." (Three forty-five in the morning.)
The attendants immediately reported the time. For them, remembering the moment at that time was a necessary act.
At this time, the corridor was lit with fire, and the spirits of the attendants were basically a little depressed.
This time is the time when ordinary people are most sleepy, and it is also the time when they sleep the most deeply.
"Marquis Wu Cheng has been waiting for a while at the envoy's office in the government office."
Yuan Shu's eyes flickered, he didn't know how to face Sun Jian
The aristocratic family in Nanyang County was too powerful, and Sun Jian was an outsider after all, not the Yuan family who came from four generations and three fathers, so he couldn't be persuaded at all, so Sun Jian didn't peek into Nanyang's heart.
This is the main reason why he was able to stay in Nanyang, but it is undeniable that Sun Jian beheaded the former prefect Zhang Zi, which allowed him to occupy Nanyang County reasonably and gain a firm foothold in Nanyang County.
Hurrying all the way, Yuan Shu also came to the hall. Outside the building where he worked during the day, there were more than a dozen soldiers standing.
Standing in front of the house, Yuan Shu let out a sigh of relief and calmed down. The attendant opened the door. Yuan Shu's expression returned to normal, and he walked slowly into the house.
"Sun Jian pays his respects to the envoy."
When Yuan Shu entered the room, Sun Jian sat behind the desk and bowed to Yuan Shu first.
Yuan Shu also saluted before taking his seat. It was only when he walked into the room that he realized that the Sun Jian in front of him had gone through several months and was no longer the majestic Jiangdong Tiger he was when he first set off.
At this time, Sun Jian was covered in dust, wearing a military uniform, and his hair was disheveled. He looked like he hadn't washed himself for many days, and his eyes were bloodshot.
Even on the military uniform, there are still a lot of blood stains that have not been washed.
Yuan Shu felt that there seemed to be a faint smell of blood in the air, and he couldn't help feeling a little guilty in his heart.
In the house at this time, there was a map of Kanyu spread out, and the map of Henan County was drawn on the Kanyu map.
Dong Zhuo's military deployment is basically written quite clearly. Yuan Shu narrowed his eyes slightly, showing a look of fear in his eyes. If he could know the military deployment of Dong Zhuo's army, if the data is true and not fabricated by Sun Jian, then it is probably embroidered clothes Messenger's handwriting.
He knew that although the embroidered clothes envoys had withdrawn, there were still many embroidered clothes envoys working under Liu Xie.
Liu Xie was able to successfully escape from Luoyang, on the one hand because of Lu Zhi's protection, and on the other hand because of the embroidered messengers hiding in the dark.
A centipede will never freeze until it dies.
Although the Embroidered Clothes Envoy suffered repeated blows, under the nurturing of Liu Hong, Emperor Lingdi of the Han Dynasty, and Jian Shuo, he had already become a colossus, and he still has a lot of energy now.
Sun Jian leaned on the Kanyu map, he didn't ask Yuan Shu why he refused to deliver the military rations, he explained the situation on the battlefield bit by bit for Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu dared not look directly at Sun Jian's bloodshot eyes.
If Sun Jian questioned him, or scolded him, he had already prepared a draft in his mind, so he would naturally have something to say, but Sun Jian did not act like this.
Sun Jian finally put his hand on Dagu Pass, one of the eight passes in Luoyang. As long as Dagu Pass is broken, Luoyang will be close at hand.
"highway."
This time, Sun Jian did not call Yuan Shu the envoy, but called Yuan Shu by his nickname.
Sun Jian fought fiercely several times in a row, and was tired by Liu Biao's incident and the lack of food. He galloped in the starry night, and his body and energy were almost at the limit.
"Dong Zhuo and I used to be generals in the same account, so there was no enmity at all. Now I'm risking my own life and risking arrows and stones to fight the warriors to the death. First, I seek thieves for the country, and second, I want to avenge the murder of the general's family."
Facing Yuan Shu, Sun Jian bowed his back with difficulty, lowered his head and begged in a deep voice.
"Now Dong Thief has been defeated one after another, and his army has lost all courage. It is the best time to march into Luoyang. I know that the road is not a despicable person. It must have been temporarily deceived by the words of the treacherous villain. Will the road help me again?"
Looking at Sun Jian's bloodshot eyes, Yuan Shu felt even more guilty.
The personal relationship between him and Sun Jian is not superficial, and he also knows Sun Jian's character.
"Wentai, you've worked hard..."
Yuan Shu sighed, he stood up, helped Sun Jian up, and held Sun Jian's hands solemnly.
"Being deceived by a villain, and almost ruining the country's major events, I am really ashamed of the Wentai."
Yuan Shu's eyes were slightly red, and he tightly held Sun Jian's calloused hands.
At this moment, he didn't think about any conspiracies or tricks, and no longer thought about the separatist regime. At this moment, Yuan Shu and the figure of Yuan Shu and Yuan Gonglu, who was once famous for his chivalry in Luoyang, slowly overlapped.
……
Xiangyang City Government Office, Jingzhou Biejia Liu Xian and Liu Biao stood in the courtyard, admiring the flowers and plants in front of them.
The guards stood outside the courtyard, and only the two of them remained in the courtyard at this time.
Liu Biao was more than eight feet tall, a head taller than Liu Xian. Although Liu Biao was in his forties this year, he didn't have the slightest gray hair.
Liu Xian paused for a moment, then asked Liu Biao, who was watering the flowers in a calm manner, "Your envoy, you have already occupied the seven counties of Jingzhou. I don't know what your envoy's plan is in the future?"
His attention was not on the flowers and plants in the courtyard at all.
Now that the situation in the world is changing rapidly, Yuan Shao and others in the Northland have obviously started to support their own self-respect and separate their minds.
The two emperors of the East and the West stand side by side, and the prestige of the Han Dynasty has been trampled by Dong Zhuo, which has already weakened a lot. Now the state shepherds and county guards in various places have different ideas.
The world has entered a world of great contention, and there will be frequent wars in the near future. At that time, the strong will be strong, and the weak will perish!
If they stick to one place and don't think about making progress, they will surely perish. They must make a choice.
Liu Biao stopped what he was doing, turned around and walked into the pavilion behind him.
"I heard that Sun Jian was appointed by the emperor as General Polu, led the governor of Yuzhou, and was granted a false festival?"
Liu Xian's expression changed slightly. Sun Jian's General Polu and the governor of Yuzhou were all sealed by Liu Xie. The emperor Liu Biao called was undoubtedly Liu Xie.
Liu Biao's position is clear at a glance.
"Yes……"
Liu Xian hesitated to speak, but Sun Jian led Yuzhou Governor and was awarded a fake festival, which shows that Liu Xie seems to trust Sun Jian very much. Whether it is Liu Xie's original intention or Liu Chong's instruction, it doesn't matter.
When Sun Jian entered Chendu, he did not ask for the post of governor of Yuzhou, nor did he lead troops, nor did he threaten him.
This is an official position voluntarily granted to Sun Jian by the Chen Du court. From this point of view, Sun Jian is deeply trusted by the current emperor.
Jingzhou was once Sun Jian's territory, and Sun Jian had been operating the original Jingnan three counties for several years.
But now it is occupied by Liu Biao, and Liu Biao's official position as governor of Jingzhou is still conferred by the court of Chang'an.
Now Liu Biao wanted to support Liu Xie, but turned against Sun Jian, which made Liu Xian quite puzzled.
"Don't understand?"
Liu Biao smiled calmly. Seeing Liu Xian's expression, he instantly knew that he still had doubts in his heart.
Liu Xian has followed him for many years, so he can naturally notice some details of his expression.
Liu Biao raised the silk fan and fanned it lightly, the cool wind dispelled a bit of the stuffy heat.
"Nowadays the two emperors of the East and the West stand side by side, and each is called orthodox. Liu Yan wrote a letter to change the prefectural pastor, which was allowed by the first emperor. This is a great disaster."
"Dong Zhuo messed up the capital, abolished the emperor, and acted against the law, which further deteriorated the situation in the world. Now the Kwantung Allied Forces' intentions are very obvious, and they simply want to separate one side."
Liu Biao's few words have already explained the situation in the world quite clearly.
"Although Sun Jian is brave and resolute, and his heart is towards the Han Dynasty, he controls Yuzhou and his family dominates. Although King Chen and Liu Chong can be relied on, King Chen is the king of Chen after all, and he cannot recruit too many soldiers due to etiquette and law. , the emperor is now in Chendu, and there are almost no people available under his command."
"The soldiers of the Kwantung Alliance are not united. The crusade against Dong Zhuo may end in a hasty manner. Most of the officials are under the control of Dong Zhuo. Sun Jian is the only one who dominates. If things go on like this, I am afraid that he may also develop a disobedience."
Liu Biao glanced at the surprised Liu Xian, pointed at Liu Xian's chest with a silk fan, shook his head and sighed.
"The most complicated thing in the world is the human heart..."
"Don't ignore other places for the time being, stabilize Jingzhou first. Now our army is in full swing. Although the seven counties of Jingzhou have belonged to me in name, in fact there are still many powerful sects and bandits everywhere. Bandits and bandits roam the mountains and rivers. From now on, the focus will be on eliminating the remaining resistance forces."
Liu looked dignified, he stood up and looked towards the pond not far away.
"Jingzhou is on the side of Yuzhou, so it can also prevent Sun Jian's family from dominating."
……
"Three Kingdoms" commented: "Yuan Shao and Liu Biao are famous in the world because of their majesty and appearance. Biao crosses Hannan, Shao Ying Yang Heshuo."
(End of this chapter)
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