Control your ancestors and create an immortal family starting from the Eastern Han Dynasty

Chapter 67 Kyushu Chaos, Four Seas Boiling (asking for monthly ticket)
The world is in turmoil.

Yuan Shao's actions were certainly not a whim.

For him, among the four states of You, Yan, Qing and Bing, only Lu Zhi of Qingzhou was the most disrespectful to him.

——Cao Cao never stopped giving him gifts of thanks;
Although Gongsun Zan's attitude seemed to be quite unclear with him, he now had an opponent in Liu Yu.

As for Ding Yuan of Bingzhou, his reputation has been growing in recent days, and people are saying that he has a powerful general under his command.

But Yuan Shao didn't take it seriously.

How fierce can a tiger general be?

He now has quite a few generals under his command, so what is there to be afraid of?

Moreover, there are constant rebellions in Bingzhou.

Ding Yuan has not even been able to deal with these rebel soldiers, so there is no need to be afraid of them.

But Lu Zhi was different. Lu Zhi's reputation was too high, especially since he had once followed Gu Xi, which made him famous far and wide.

In any case, it was impossible for Yuan Shao to allow such a person to continue to develop.

Don't accept his recruitment?
Then die!
This is Yuan Shao’s current confidence!

——April, the second year of the Hanxing period.

Yuan Shao formally used the name of the imperial court to declare Lu Zhi guilty.

He ordered the princes from all directions to join him in attacking Qingzhou.

When the news spread, the whole world was shocked!
Yuan Shao's initiative to mobilize troops was like pressing a switch, and the princes who were already ready to take action in all directions started to engage in war.

Gongsun Zan would naturally not obey Yuan Shao's orders.

Lu Zhi was his teacher, and for both public and private reasons, it was impossible for him to help Yuan Shao at this time.

But he was also unable to help Lu Zhi.

There was no way. The conflict between him and Liu Yu had now reached an irreconcilable point.

The two are different in terms of their personalities and attitudes towards the people.

There is discord inside and outside.

Moreover, Youzhou is far away from Qingzhou due to the high mountains and long roads, and is completely blocked by Jizhou, making it impossible to move at all.

He planned to take advantage of this opportunity to destroy Liu Yu and take control of the entire Youzhou power in his own hands.

Naturally, it was impossible for Cao Cao to help Yuan Shao wholeheartedly.

It can be said that among the princes today, Cao Cao is the most sober person.

He is now using the imperial court and Yuan Shao's influence to develop his own power.

But different from Gongsun Zan.

His situation and geographical location meant that he couldn't easily shirk his responsibility.

But at this time.

Cao Cao's heroic character was revealed.

He sent people to Langya County to find Liu Bei, hoping to stage a big drama with Liu Bei so that both sides could avoid the sharp edge of this incident.

After all, Liu Bei was Lu Zhi's disciple.

No matter what, he couldn't avoid participating in this war.

This is indeed a good idea.

This can avoid risks and there is no need to completely break off relations with Yuan Shao, who is currently in the limelight.

If it were anyone else, they would probably agree to Cao Cao.

But Liu Bei was different.

"Bang" sound.

Liu Bei slammed the table in front of him, looked at the envoy sent by Cao Cao with anger, and scolded him: "The Yuan family is causing chaos in the country, and they have allied with the false emperor to slander my teacher and rebel."

"Your lord Cao Cao is the governor of Yanzhou and has received the emperor's favor for generations. It would be fine if he didn't eliminate the thieves for the country."

"You actually want me, Liu Xuande, to be in cahoots with them?"

Liu Bei's face was full of anger. He didn't care what the messenger said and sent someone to drive him out.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely solemn.

"Yunchang Yide, prepare the three armies. I will personally lead the troops to Qingzhou to lend a helping hand to Master Lu."

Liu Bei gave the order without hesitation.

His current strength is not weak.

In today's era, the advantage of having prestige is that it can gain the support of powerful families.

As long as he had the support of these people, Liu Bei would have money to recruit soldiers and horses.

Liu Bei has always had a good reputation.

This was the reputation he had earned during the previous rebellion.

Otherwise, how could he have been won over by Yuan Shao?
"Ming Gong."

Chen Bo's face showed worry at this time, and he said with a cupped hand: "In the current situation, Yuan Shao is powerful, and he also has the righteousness of the court."

"Judging from the actions of Cao Cao, the governor of Yanzhou, he is bound to mobilize his troops towards Qingzhou."

"If I go there now, won't I be taking a risk?"

He was the representative of the Chen family, a powerful clan in Langya, and naturally did not want Liu Bei to take such a risk.

"Humph! How can I stand by and watch Yuan Shao slander my mentor?"

Liu Bei immediately frowned, looked at Chen Bo with some dissatisfaction and said, "No need to persuade me anymore, I have made up my mind."

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but sigh helplessly.

However, generals such as Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others fully approved of Liu Bei's attitude.

The entire Liu Bei camp immediately began to move.

At the same time, Yuan Shu allowed his so-called brother to continue to grow in power.

He is an extremely ambitious person.

Faced with the current world situation, I have already had inappropriate thoughts in my mind, and it is impossible for me to fall behind others.

He originally wanted to indirectly control the entire Jingzhou through Sun Jian.

This is also the reason why he recommended Sun Jian as the prefect of Changsha.

But Liu Biao's fighting power was beyond his expectations.

Now he is not yet at the point where he cannot control the Jingzhou nobles.

Under such circumstances, Yuan Shu quickly made adjustments and reached a reconciliation with Liu Bang.

Giving up Changsha allowed Sun Jian to attack Yuzhou and continue to expand his power.

In Liang Province, Huangfu Song also fought against Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Dong Zhuo's former subordinates Li Jue and Guo Si.

Gu Wei has helped him set clear strategic goals.

That is to gather the strength of a state and wait for times to change.

In an instant, clouds rose all around the world.

The flames of war once again spread throughout the Han Dynasty, and it was far more serious than the previous Yellow Turban Rebellion!

An uprising is an uprising;
But now, the princes and governors from all directions are taking the initiative to attack!

Luoyang.

When Liu Dai heard this series of news, he was completely stunned.

It was not until this moment that he fully realized how ridiculous the throne he had worked so hard to obtain was.

He originally thought that by following the example of Emperor Guangwu and joining forces with the aristocratic families, he would be able to solve all the current problems of the Han Dynasty.

He could have been like Emperor Guangwu in the past, but he never expected that things would develop into what they are now.

All the prefectures and counties in all directions have been out of the control of him as the emperor.

No, it cannot be said to be the four prefectures and counties.

Even in Luoyang City, he could only maintain the superficial dignity of the emperor, and the rest was difficult to maintain.

Even within the forbidden area of the imperial palace.

He has people watching him.

Apart from Yuan Wei's granddaughter, he didn't dare to favor any other woman.

If he favors her, the woman will die the next day.

This made him completely aware of the ridiculousness of himself as an emperor.

If Liu Bian was still in this position, would he have ended up like this?

He couldn't help but think of this question.

He had previously firmly believed that as long as he ascended the throne, he would be able to solve everything and would definitely do better than his youngest son Liu Bian.

But now, he began to doubt this issue.

But what can be changed?

From the moment he chose to bow completely to the aristocratic families, he was already inferior to others.

How could the aristocratic families care about his opinion?

He, the so-called Son of Heaven, is just an agent, nothing more!

This battle is doomed to be unavoidable.

Yuan Shao is now in high spirits. Although Lu Zhi's reputation is still high, he does not take it seriously.

——June, the second year of the Hanxing period.

After Yuan Shao's three armies were fully prepared, they officially set out from Ji, passed Qinghe State and headed straight for Pingyuan County in Qingzhou, intending to penetrate directly into the heart of Qingzhou.

Lu Zhi naturally would not be defenseless.

He had already known that this battle with Yuan Shao was inevitable.

It was impossible for a stubborn person like him to bow to Yuan Shao.

For this purpose, Lu Zhi had already made all the necessary preparations.

The terrain around Pingyuan County is flat and there are no strategic locations to defend.

The only opportunity that can be used is when Yuan Shao crosses the river.

To this end, he had already burned all the bridges and set up an absolute defense line at the Yellow River ferry.

Lu Zhi’s strength is not weak.

Before Gu Xi left, he deliberately left a lot of people behind for him.

In addition to the growth he has experienced during this period, he now has tens of thousands of people under his command.

Especially with the arrival of Gu Tao, this greatly reduced his main problem of lacking generals.

This gave him a lot of confidence in this battle.

——End of June.

The two sides fought a fierce battle in Pingyuan County.

After all, Yuan Shao underestimated Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi’s ability to command troops is definitely not bad.

The waves of arrows seriously hindered Yuan's army's progress in landing.

But it is obviously impossible to stop Yuan Shao with just this method.

Yuan Shao has always been this kind of person.

When he noticed the sudden change in the situation, he immediately became wise.

It was decided to build a pontoon bridge and attack by force.

His general Qu Yi stood up at this time.

He personally led more than a thousand brave men to build a pontoon bridge to help the army cross the river. Although there were heavy casualties, they finally broke through Lu Zhi's defense line.

Finally helped the army land.

Yuan Shao’s current strength is indeed too strong.

His method of worshipping the ancestors of the Gu family can be said to have elevated him to the position of the first prince in one fell swoop.

People from all over the country have high hopes for the Gu family.

Yuan Shao's move made them realize how much he valued the Gu family, and they naturally came to join him.

The number of people under his command now exceeds 100,000.

Although we cannot bring all our troops this time, we can still crush them in terms of military strength.

The key is--

Yuan Shao also had many generals under his command.

Yan Liang and Wen Chou can each be called a fierce general who can defeat ten thousand enemies, not to mention a man like Qu Yi who is willing to risk his life.

The two sides fought a fierce battle on the banks of Luoshui River.

As a general, Gu Tao must be on the front line.

Seeing that Qu Yi was able to reach the shore under the rain of arrows, he naturally rushed forward to kill him.

"Bitch thief! Take your life!"

Gu Tao took the lead, showing no fear at all, and slashed with the long sword in his hand.

"Where did this youngster come from, so arrogant!"

There was no fear on Qu Yi's face, and he rushed forward waving his sword.

Zheng! !

There was a sound of weapons clashing and sparks flew.

Gu Tao felt a huge force coming almost instantly, and his expression changed slightly.

This person is so brave?

The more one understands martial arts, the more he can feel the pressure from himself and his opponent.

Gu Tao’s fighting ability is indeed not low.

He is a useful general in any era.

But compared with a brave general like Qu Yi who is worthy of being recorded in history, there is still some gap.

But he still didn't retreat.

Not only can we not match the strength, but we can also match the speed!

Qu Yi looks very strong.

The speed of this kind of person is destined to be slower than that of ordinary people.

In an instant, a thought flashed through his mind, and Gu Tao immediately put away his sword and dodged Qu Yi's powerful blow. "Haha!"

Seeing this, Qu Yi laughed out loud and said disdainfully: "Youngster, you are nothing but this!"

"Why don't you dismount and surrender?"

"Stop talking nonsense!" Gu Tao was not affected. He swung the blade diagonally from bottom to top, intending to take this opportunity to knock Qu Yi off his horse.

But how could a brave general like Qu Yi be dealt with so easily?
Although he looks clumsy.

But the reaction was actually very quick.

He pulled the reins with one hand, and the warhorse under his crotch made a loud hoof cries. He stood up and avoided the knife directly.

In an instant, Qu Yi also swung the long sword in his hand and rushed towards Gu Tao from top to bottom!

Gu Tao's expression changed drastically.

All this happened so fast that there was no way to avoid the attack and I could only block it.

Zheng! ! !
The terrifying force instantly made Gu Tao's hands numb.

Lu Zhi also noticed something unusual. Seeing that Yuan Shao's army had already landed one after another, he knew that he could not delay any longer.

He immediately called back his troops.

Gu Tao's importance is self-evident.

In this battle, he mainly needs to focus on defense. If the general is killed in this first battle, then there is really no need to continue this battle.

Gu Tao naturally knew the seriousness of the matter.

He first raised his horse with all his strength to push away Qu Yi's knife, and then immediately rode back.

Although he is warlike, he is not a brainless person.

Although it was just a brief fight of a few blows.

But he could also feel the gap between himself and Qu Yi. No matter how unwilling he was, this was an indisputable fact.

Being brave and aggressive is not the character of the Gu family members.

But he still couldn't help but think about a question.

He was the most powerful warrior among the contemporary Gu family, but he did not expect that he could not defeat a general under Yuan Shao.

Can the Gu family really survive the coming chaos?
Gu Tao was originally very confident.

The Gu family is the most powerful family in the world, and he is the best warrior in the family, which inevitably makes him feel like he is the best in the world.

Gu Tao has always wanted to be compared with Gu Xiao and Gu Sheng, ancestors of the Gu family.

But now it seems that his performance is still far from enough.

The defenders retreated like a tide.

Yuan's army took advantage of the situation and attacked directly.

The two sides fought continuously in the city and in the wild.

Although there were wins and losses, Yuan Shao continued to advance on the overall front.

Before August, the entire plain had been completely taken over.

Helplessly, Lu Zhi could only withdraw his troops continuously.

The State of Jinan once again engaged in a tug-of-war with Yuan Shao.

He was waiting for reinforcements.

That’s right, Liu Bei has sent someone to deliver the message, saying that he will definitely come to help.

But things are obviously not that simple.

Cao Cao is not the kind of person who would stop acting just because Liu Bei doesn't agree to act with him.

Even when he learned that Liu Bei would come to help.

He made an amazing decision.

——Attack Langya!
Yanzhou is a place with convenient transportation. As long as you pass Taishan County, you can reach Langya directly.

This move can be said to have fully demonstrated his heroic nature.

Not only can he avoid a conflict with Yuan Shao at this time, but he can also set foot in Xuzhou, and then he can attack Qingzhou and Yuzhou.

Liu Bei had actually sent troops long ago.

However, Cao Cao's actions forced him to stop and face Cao Cao first.

The place where the two sides fought was Mount Meng.

By moving troops from Taishan County and crossing Mengshan, they can directly advance into Kaiyang, the heart of Langya. This is a problem that Liu Bei had to solve.

Different from Yuan Shao.

Although Cao Cao is now much stronger than Liu Bei, he has never underestimated Liu Bei.

Although he didn't understand Liu Bei.

But he knew Gu Xi.

Anyone who can be evaluated as "extraordinary" by Gu Xi cannot be an ordinary person.

He led a detachment of 5,000 troops across Mount Meng with great fanfare, intending to attract Liu Bei's main force.

In secret, he sent Xiahou Dun to lead his troops to bypass Fei County and raid the heart of Langya.

But it is the opposite of Lu Zhi.

Liu Bei’s strength now lies in the fact that he has many brave generals under his command.

He ordered Guan Yu to guard the Mengshan Mountain Road.

On the Mengshan Mountain Road, he defeated Cao's vanguard Yu Jin at the pass.

Xiahou Dun's army was blocked by Zhao Yun. At the same time, Liu Bei directly sent Zhang Fei to raid Fei County, burn Cao's baggage, and force Xiahou Dun to retreat.

Although Cao Cao did not break through the Langya defense line.

But these actions alone seriously hindered Liu Bei's progress.

The key is--

Even if Cao Cao retreated, Liu Bei could not mobilize all his troops to aid Qingzhou again, and had to divide his troops.

——November, the second year of the Hanxing period.

Liu Bei finally arrived in Qingzhou.

At this time, Yuan Shao had already taken over the entire Jinan and his troops were heading straight for Qi and Le'an.

Liu Bei did not bring many troops with him on this trip.

But it also boosted the morale of the army.

Yuan Shao didn't care about this at all. He had already expected that Liu Bei would come to help Lu Zhi.

The two sides fought again in Linzi.

This time, the situation changed suddenly.

Guan Yu, Liu Bei's second brother, knocked Qu Yi off his horse in front of the battle formation, leaving him seriously injured. If no one came to rescue him, he would have died at the hands of Guan Yu.

This sudden change completely shocked Yuan Jun.

After many days of attack, Qu Yi has always been the general who rushed to the front and has a very high reputation in the entire Yuan army.

Even Guan Yu couldn't stop such a great general.

This is bound to be a very demoralizing thing.

And under this situation, the two sides actually reached a stalemate.

Yuan Shao was also quite surprised by this.

Originally, he thought that wherever the Qing army went, people from all directions would surrender, just like Gu Xi did in the past.

The current situation is completely beyond his expectations.

But how could he give up?
Things like Bingfeng are all about moving forward courageously.

He deliberately made a big fuss about this attack on Qing, hoping to take this opportunity to shock the world.

If he retreats, how will people in the world view him, Yuan Shao?
He must take Qingzhou no matter what!
But this time he was destined to have a much harder time, with Lu Zhi's ability to command troops and the generals under Liu Bei.

This can be called a match made in heaven!
For a whole month, Yuan Shao made no progress at all.

At the same time, wars broke out in various places.

March, the third year of Hanxing;
——In the land of Yuzhou, Sun Jian finally conquered Pei State and headed straight for Liang State.

End of March;
Liu Yu finally couldn't stand Gongsun Zan anymore and led his army to attack Gongsun Zan first.

In the end, they were defeated by Gongsun Zan, who completely controlled the entire Youzhou area.

Then he received news from Liu Bei.

He led his army to attack Jizhou.

In desperation, Yuan Shao had to summon Cao Cao, intending to quickly capture Qingzhou.

But Cao Cao obviously would not get on Yuan Shao's car again at this time.

Cao Cao pretended to support Yuan Shao under the pretext of attacking Langya.

But this move also forced Liu Bei back.

April;

——In Bingzhou, Ding Yuan, with the help of Lu Bu, finally captured the two counties of Shangdang and Taiyuan.

Gain a firm foothold in Bingzhou.

May;

——In Liangzhou, under Gu Wei’s suggestion, Huangfu Song finally took over the entire Anding County.

In fact, with Huangfu Song's strength.

This speed is obviously calculated to be slow.

Even Gu Wei had not expected that there would be so many disputes in Liangzhou.

The rebels from various tribes are fine.

The main difficult ones are Dong Zhuo's old subordinates.

No, it shouldn’t be said that they are old subordinates.

Although Li Jue and Guo Si were brave, how could they be a match for Huangfu Song and Gu Wei in commanding the army?

The problem lies mainly with one person.

——Jia Xu!
Ever since Li Jue and Guo Si began to obey Jia Xu's orders, Huangfu Song and Gu Wei's development in Liang Province became difficult.

Although I have never seen this person.

But don't forget that Gu Wei has some ability to judge people.

Through Jia Xu's many actions, he realized the extraordinary nature of this man.

The key is
He always felt that Jia Xu's desire for hegemony was not that strong, and it seemed that he just wanted to find a stable environment to stay in.

This speculation made Gu Wei somewhat self-doubting, but he still sent someone to contact Jia Xu.
Hanzhong.

Since Gu Chen led his army into Hanzhong, he has been rapidly developing his own power.

Gu's reputation is still very useful.

In a short period of time, he had completely established his foothold in Hanzhong and naturally received information about the situation in various parts of the world.

"Wen Ruo, it's just as you expected."

"As soon as we leave Luoyang, the world will be in complete chaos."

He had a faint smile on his face and his eyes were very deep.

"Sir." Xun Yu also smiled faintly, looking at Gu Chen and said: "People gather because of profit, and they will disperse because of profit."

"This is what Mr. Gu said in the past, how could he be wrong?"

A hint of reminiscence immediately appeared in Gu Chen's eyes.

However, he suppressed this emotion in an instant, looked at Xun Yu and said, "Wen Ruo, what do you think would happen if I told you about the jade seal now?"

"Young master is wise!"

Xun Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had already had this idea, and he said without hesitation: "The current situation in the world."

"The princes from all directions intend to divide the world in the name of the Han Dynasty."

"The wealthy and powerful families from all over the country must have seen the situation clearly. How could they be willing to accept this?"

"Think of Cao Cao, Liu Bei, Sun Jian and others, they all came from humble backgrounds."

"If the young master releases the news."

"Then the false emperor Liu Dai will become a rootless duckweed, and heroes from all directions will surely harbor the desire to resist."

"But my lord, please remember not to let anyone know that the Imperial Seal is in your hands."

The imperial seal is a symbol of destiny.

In the past, Liu Xuan successfully established Xuanhan with the help of a piece of imperial seal he picked up.

An emperor without the Mandate of Heaven cannot possibly win the support of the people in today's era!

Not to mention that Liu Dai had no power at all.

"Wen Ruo, don't worry."

Gu Chen smiled faintly and said, "How could I be so stupid?"

After saying that, Gu Chen immediately called someone over and directly explained the matter.

Gu Yi had been watching the development of the situation and was extremely shocked.

The current situation is completely different from the original history.

Although it looks a lot messier.

But after observing, he also saw the core of it.

This time, the chaotic world seems to have turned into a struggle between the "poor families" and the "aristocratic families".

The reforms proposed by Gu Xi have completely influenced the development of history.

Wait until this chaotic world ends.

What will the world become?

If the systems of later generations could really be developed in advance throughout history, how much would future history change?

At this moment, Gu Yi finally understood how extraordinary the achievements of Gu Xi, the "pioneer", were.

Why it is a rare achievement, surpassing all that has been obtained before.

If all this can really be done.

His influence on the entire history is probably far greater than that of anyone before him!
Ps: I’m begging for monthly tickets at the beginning of the month. Two thousand monthly tickets will be paid at a time.

(End of this chapter)