Han officials

Chapter 194 The Protagonist of the World [12]

The second year of Chuping, the first month of spring.

In that year, officials reported that the four emperors He, An, Shun and Huan had no merits and were not suitable to be called ancestors. In addition, the three empresses Gonghuai, Jingyin and Gongmin were not legitimate daughters and were not suitable to be called empresses. They all requested that their titles be removed.

The emperor said: Yes.

Jiazi day, Chang'an.

Dong Zhuo appointed himself Grand Tutor and immediately announced to all quarters that he would grant amnesty to the entire nation.

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Sometimes the changes in the world catch us off guard.

It was clear that a year ago, the imperial court was still the center of the world, and many major events revolved around Luoyang.

Even though the campaign against Dong Zhuo was in full swing in Guandong at that time, Dong Zhuo was at least still the focus of attention of the people of the world.

However, only one year later, everything had changed.

Although Dong Zhuo still controlled the court, not many people in the prefectures and counties across the country cared about him anymore.

As Kyushu was in turmoil and it looked like it would continue to be turbulent, everyone understood that troubled times were coming.

The remaining prestige of the Han Dynasty was gradually shattered in the tide of the chaotic times.

For example, this edict of "general amnesty for the whole world" is no different from a toilet stick in the eyes of people all over the world.

Dong Zhuo's attempt to regain his power was seen by knowledgeable people as pure self-entertainment.

No matter whether he is arrogant or low-key, no one cares anymore.

In comparison, the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao was even more touching.

After all, there is no richer place in the world than Jizhou, and no matter who becomes the lord of Jizhou, it will inevitably have a significant impact.

Under such circumstances, news related to Jizhou can often spread throughout the world quickly.

For example, news such as the Yecheng mutiny, Han Fu's sudden death, and the "Exhortation to Punish Gongsun Zan" had already spread everywhere.

Some people despise it, some sigh, but more people are ready to take action.

For example, Yuan Shu took advantage of the murder of Yingchuan prefect Li Min and brazenly occupied Yingchuan County.

Later, Yuan Shu recommended Sun Xiang, a descendant of Sun Jian's clan, as the governor of Runan and occupied the entire Runan County.

After all, he was the legitimate son and head of the Runan Yuan family. It was not difficult for him to take over Runan County with the prestige of his family.

As for Sun Jian, although he was recommended by him as the governor of Yuzhou, almost no one in the counties and prefectures of the Central Plains recognized him.

Once outside Yingchuan County, Sun Jian's orders were even more disgusting than toilet paper.

Even in his garrison in Yingchuan County, Sun Jian could only command a few people. The county affairs were completely controlled by Yuan Shu's staff, and Sun Jian was only in charge of military campaigns.

It has to be said that Yuan Shu still has some tricks up his sleeve.

At least after suffering a great loss at the hands of Dong Zhuo, his control over Sun Jian can be said to be just right.

Although Sun Jian seemed to be the governor of Yuzhou, he was actually becoming more and more dependent on Yuan Shu.

At this time, Yuan Shu's power could be said to be superior to that of the Central Plains and to shock all directions.

Although Yuan Shu only occupied three counties at this time, the population under his rule was the largest among the princes in Guandong.

First, Runan County has a population of about 2.1 million, and Yingchuan County has a population of about 1.5 million.

The registered population in Nanyang County's household register was as high as 2.43 million.

At present, let alone Yuan Shao who only controls half of Jizhou, even the population under Wei Zhe's rule is far less than that of Yuan Shu.

With nearly six million men under his command and occupying the rich lands of the Central Plains, Yuan Shu became even more arrogant. So, in his arrogance, he quickly made a very domineering move - opening up two battlefields at the same time.

To the north, he recommended Shu Shao as the prime minister of Pei and Yuan Si as the prime minister of Chen, attempting to take over the entire Yuzhou.

To the south, he chose to send Sun Jian to attack Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, in an attempt to occupy Jingzhou.

Such an action seemed to be arrogant and he did not take the heroes of the Central Plains into consideration at all, but in Yuan Shu's view, he did so out of determination and there was nothing wrong with it.

After all, Yuzhou had no master, so he could take advantage of the opportunity to defeat them one by one.

As for Liu Biao, he was appointed as the governor of Jingzhou by Dong Zhuo just last year, and his position was still unstable.

Although he managed to become the governor of Jingzhou by marrying into the Jingzhou nobles, he now only controls Nanjun and Jiangxia counties. Nanyang County, the richest county in Jingzhou, is still under the control of Yuan Shu.

In the three counties of Changsha, Guiyang and Lingling in the south of Jingzhou, Sun Jian also had considerable influence.

Now, Liu Biao can control less than one-third of the seven counties in Jingzhou.

Wuling County could be a help, but Liu Biao had to solve the problem of the Wuling barbarians first.

Therefore, in Yuan Shu's view, he was not attacking Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, but Liu Biao, the leader of Nanjun and Jiangxia counties.

It has to be admitted that Yuan Shu did seize the best opportunity to attack Liu Biao.

As Sun Jian fought bravely all the way, Yuan Shu's army soon arrived at the city of Xiangyang and surrounded it, forcing Liu Biao to close the city gates and dare not fight.

If we say that in the first year of Chuping, the focus of the world was on Luoyang.

Then in the second year of Chuping, the focus of the world's attention was on Jizhou or Jingzhou.

But whether it was Jingzhou or Jizhou, it was still the descendants of the Yuan family who took the stage.

The foundation of the Runan Yuan family, which had three officials in four generations and was the most powerful family in the world, was now fully exposed.

It can be said that in the spring of the second year of Chuping, the entire Han Dynasty was watching the performance of the Yuan brothers.

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Yecheng, the governor's seat.

Yuan Shao naturally also heard about Yuan Shu's news.

When Yuan Shao, who was in adversity, learned that Yuan Shu was doing well in the Central Plains, he felt very angry.

This is just the way he is. The more adverse the situation is, the more outstanding Yuan Shao becomes.

For example, at this moment, when the scout was kneeling in the hall with a panicked look on his face and was about to report, Yuan Shao raised his hand and pressed it.

"Don't be impatient, drink some honey water first."

After saying this, Yuan Shao waved his hand and ordered his attendants to bring the honey water in front of him to the scout.

Tsk tsk~ This method of winning over the soldiers is truly worthy of a kid from an aristocratic family.

Not to mention the military generals in the hall, even the civil officials were impressed by his calm demeanor.

As for the scout in the hall, he was flattered. After tremblingly drinking a mouthful of honey water, he immediately reported: "Your Excellency, the Black Mountain bandits Yu Du, Bai Rao, Sui Gu and others have led more than 100,000 men out of the mountains and are now heading towards Weijun and Dongjun. The East County Governor Wang Gong was unable to resist and has been defeated.

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall of the governor's mansion suddenly became abuzz.

This is really a case of adding insult to injury.

Seeing that Gongsun Zan's army was getting closer and closer to Yecheng, he didn't expect that the Black Mountain bandits would come to add insult to injury again.

For a moment, many civil officials and military generals were panicked...

(End of this chapter)