The Three Kingdoms: If you don't have money to buy an official position, you can only be the em

Chapter 55: Invasion of Luoyang, Skeleton King Becomes Emperor
"Even if Dong Zhuo is defeated, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. You will never be able to enter Luoyang without losing troops!" Yuan Shao said coldly in the allied tent: "Also, Yuan Shu, don't think that Cao Cao and the others will really support you - the Liu family supports the Han Dynasty. Cao Cao and Sun Jian can rebel against me today, and they will rebel against you one day!"

After saying that, he glanced at Jiang Cheng.

He added: "As for the Great Heavenly Master Shennong, you can't possibly control him!"

After all, Yuan Shao was a top prince who almost unified the world. When Jiang Cheng, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Liu Biao and others all supported Yuan Shu, he could see the reason at a glance.

Is Yuan Shu powerful?
It seems that the situation is indeed very strong now.

But what does he have?
Jiang Cheng and the other two are not easy to deal with. Once they enter Luoyang, will they really listen to him?

Liu Biao and others supported Yuan Shu for only one reason: he was weak!

If Yuan Shao were allowed to enter Luoyang and use the emperor to command the princes, he would be unstoppable. Most of Yuan's disciples and former officials still recognized Yuan Shao. It was not in vain that he had secretly spent money to support so many people in Xiyuan for so many years.

But Yuan Shu was not like that.

Apart from his status as the "legitimate son", he actually does not have much say in the Yuan family.

He is a complete idiot and can't even defeat a bastard.

Only with such a "leader" can everyone feel at ease!
However, Yuan Shao could see through it and even said it out loud. However, Yuan Shu, who was already immersed in the dream of becoming the emperor, could not listen and said with disdain, "You want to sow discord? Dream on!"

After saying that, he gave an order on the spot and led the entire "Southern Alliance" to attack Luoyang.

He even led the army personally.

Everyone rushed forward, and with the help of those in the capital who were not on good terms with Dong Zhuo, Luoyang was quickly captured. Dong Zhuo wanted to escape under the escort of Lu Bu, but was surrounded by Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, and Dian Wei.

Even someone as strong as Lu Bu was powerless to save the situation.

In the end, Dong Zhuo was captured by Yuan Shu and burned to death on the gate of Luoyang, avenging his uncle Yuan Wei.

But Lu Bu chose to surrender.

"I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master. If you don't abandon me, I am willing to take you as my adoptive father!" Facing Yuan Shu, who was only a few years older than him, Lu Bu actually chose to take him as his adoptive father.

It refreshed everyone's perception of this "world's most powerful general".

Jiang Cheng also praised in his heart: "How shameless!"

Yuan Shu, however, had no idea how dangerous the word "adoptive father" was, and gladly accepted the surrender of the world's most powerful general, saying enthusiastically: "My son Fengxian, there is no need to be polite. From now on, follow me, Yuan Shu, and you will be a member of the Yuan family!"

At this moment, he really respected Lu Bu.

For people of this era, what could be better than marrying into an aristocratic family?

He said that Lu Bu was a member of the Yuan family, so from then on, Lu Bu was no longer a peasant!
"I am willing to die for my adoptive father!"

The two of them were "kind father and filial son" and they had a very pleasant conversation.

"Now that I have taken the capital, the next step is to enfeoff you all!" Yuan Shu directly enfeoffed you on behalf of the emperor, and named Liu Bei as "Governor of Yuzhou", Cao Cao as "Governor of Yanzhou", Sun Jian as "Governor of Yangzhou", and Lu Bu as "Governor of Bingzhou".

Jiang Cheng became the "Mu of Jizhou".

Of course, it's just a name. There is Liu Dai in Yanzhou, Yuan Shao in Jizhou, and Yangzhou and Bingzhou are also in chaos.

In addition, some people do not have real power.

For example, Liu Bei.

He was a relative of the Han royal family, and Yuan Shu was preparing to force the emperor to abdicate, so he naturally would not let him stand out. Therefore, after conferring the official title of governor of a province, he kept him in the capital.

Not a single soldier was given.

Liu Bei, who had expected this, couldn't help but sigh: "I originally thought that even if Yuan Shu had ambitions, he would hide them and give us some time. But I didn't expect that he would be so impatient and want to ascend the throne and become emperor now!"

Not only did he become a puppet, but Liu Biao and Liu Ni were also not well off and were placed under house arrest in the capital. If they had not had a large army ready to rush to his aid at any time, they would have been killed by Yuan Shu!
"Damn it! Big brother conquered cities and territories for him, and now that guy has gained power, he doesn't give big brother any useful reward. How unreasonable!" Zhang Fei jumped up and was about to attack Yuan Shu.

Liu Bei quickly grabbed him.

"No, Yuan Shikai is so powerful now, we are no match for him!" Liu Bei shook his head and said, "We should leave the city and go to Yuzhou to take up our post while his power is still unstable!"

Can Yuan Shu become successful?
He thinks not!
With Jiang Cheng, Cao Cao and others under his command, anyone would have one foot in the coffin!

We should make preparations early so that we can have a place when troubled times come... In the end, Liu Bei took advantage of the fact that ordinary soldiers were unaware that he was under house arrest by Yuan Shu, and took his two brothers out of the city on the pretext of doing things for Yuan Shu.

Head straight to Yuzhou.

After learning about this, Yuan Shu was furious.

But soon, he calmed down.

It is not surprising that Liu Bei rebelled. If it were someone else, if he had made great contributions but was not rewarded and was instead placed under house arrest, he would also have thoughts of rebellion.

Yuan Shu's remaining rationality told him that he must win over those who were still in the capital.

So he summoned Jiang Cheng, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Lu Bu and said, "Speed ​​is of the essence in war. We should act without delay. I plan to make Liu Xie abdicate and ascend the throne to become the emperor soon. Please help me!"

In response to this, Jiang Cheng said with a smile: "Leave the coronation ceremony to me, it will be safe and sound!"

"Leave the opposing court officials to me and I will make them shut up!" said Cao Cao.

Then, Sun Jian also said: "I will guard the gates of the capital for you, and I will ensure that no one will cause trouble. You only need to bathe, change clothes, and wait for your ascension to the throne!"

"I will serve my adoptive father and will not let the rebels disturb him at all!" Lu Bu also said.

The words of these four people made Yuan Shu feel proud.

At this moment, he felt that he was truly the destined leader, and his aura of kingship was so strong that people from all over the world came to him. All heroes bowed down to him, and the world was at his fingertips.

"With these four people helping me, who in the world can stop me?"

I am happy in my heart, and our "Skeleton Emperor" is not stingy either.

He said directly: "When I become the Son of Heaven, I will not treat you unfairly. You should not be princes, but the King of Yan, the King of Yan, the King of Wu, and the King of Bing!"

This was a promise that once he ascended the throne, he would make the four of them kings.

The four of them also expressed their gratitude repeatedly.

Then they each went out, leading the men they had gathered in recent days, and started to work: First came Jiang Cheng, who, with the existing arrangements and the deployment of a large number of "Taiping Taoists", gathered nearly 10,000 elite troops under Dong Zhuo.

He also got Jia Xu and Li Ru, and won over two generals, Li Jue and Guo Si.

Except for Lu Bu who was conquered by Yuan Shu and Zhang Liao who followed him as his deputy general, almost all of Dong Zhuo's civil and military officials were captured by Jiang Cheng. Even his little granddaughter Dong Bai was taken into Jiang Cheng's room.

As a result, Niu Fu and others also followed Jiang Cheng wholeheartedly.

Getting a beautiful woman and a group of helpers at the same time, this is the "marriage" in ancient times, a win-win situation.

Jiang Cheng won twice.

"My lord, do you really want to help Yuan Shu become emperor?" Li Ru asked.

Hearing this, Jiang Cheng smiled, shook his head and said, "Are you kidding? Hurry up and get your men to move. Use Yuan Shu's ascension to the throne as an excuse to rob the nobles, ministers, and the wealthy families in Luoyang City!"

After saying that, he paused.

He added: "I want to let the nobles in Luoyang City know what it means to 'leave one day earlier and the sky will be clear, stay three days and the ground will be barren'!"

(End of this chapter)