Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 779
Liu Xie soon announced his ascension to the throne in Xuchang, and the Han Dynasty ushered in a new emperor. However, this emperor was not very old and had relatively little power. Up to now, almost every order he issued had It came from Cao Cao's instruction. Although the young emperor had his own ideas and knew that he was under Cao Cao's control, he didn't seem to want to accept his fate just like that.

After all, this world is still surnamed Liu, no matter how poor he is Liu Xie, he is of royal blood, the line of the emperor.If such an appointment is played by others, Liu Xie will not only be unconvinced, but also feel sorry for his ancestors.Whether it was Dong Zhuo at the beginning, Guo Si and others later, and Cao Cao now, they all had to rely on Liu Xie's reputation and status, as well as the imperial power in Liu Xie's hands. Therefore, generally speaking, Liu Xie still has a certain Capital, so there is absolutely no need for him to accept his fate.

After Gongsun Xu sent those officials who made mistakes in Youzhou to Yanzhou, Liu Xie began to contact these people secretly.Compared with Liu Bian, Liu Xie is more scheming and knows how to act better. In front of Cao Cao, he looks timid and afraid of death, but when he is alone, he has another look full of scheming , No one knows everything about the young emperor yet.

Maybe Liu Xie concealed it very well, or maybe no one else expected that such a young man who had been controlled by others for many years would have so many thoughts, but anyway, Liu Xie is still successful now. While protecting himself, he started to realize his own plan. If the planning and implementation are good, Liu Xie may really not be just a puppet.

After the northern Xinjiang settled down, the other princes of the Central Plains began to make trouble now.Not long after Liu Xie ascended the throne, Yuan Shu publicly declared that he wanted to become emperor, and in order to show the rationality of his claim to be emperor, he took out the Jade Seal of Chuanguo.This is really a bit of the aura that I have in the world with the jade seal in my hand. Unfortunately, other people don't seem to buy Yuan Shu's account.

Most of the princes in the world are familiar with Yuan Shu. Gongsun Xu in Beijiang, Yuan Shao in Qingzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou, Sun Ce in Jiangdong, etc., none of them have dealt with Yuan Shu. They all know who Yuan Shu is. It would be a joke to say that anyone is convinced by Yuan Shu and thinks he is qualified to be emperor.Not to mention others, Yuan Shao must have been the first to object, but since they both belonged to the Yuan family, there is no need for Yuan Shao to drag Yuan Shu back. Besides, Yuan Shao is very dissatisfied with his younger brother's behavior.

Yuan Shao in Qingzhou is now gathering strength, and he doesn't want to control what Yuan Shu does for the time being, and he can't control it.However, compared to his brother, Yuan Shao also found that his development speed was indeed a bit slower.Although Yuan Shu's act of proclaiming himself emperor seems stupid and absurd, he has occupied Yuzhou and Yangzhou anyway, and Jiangdong Sun Ce is also his subordinate. From this point of view, except for Gongsun Xu, it seems that no one can compare to him.

Occupying a large territory, numerous officials and generals under his command, grain and grass piled up in the city, and people lined up to welcome him, this is what Yuan Shu saw. No matter how much of this scene was true, Yuan Shu saw his hope of becoming emperor anyway.Power and glory are the most likely to lose one's mind. At this time, Yuan Shu may not be able to see clearly what he has done.

Lu Bu's territory was next to Yuan Shu's, and the two had an agreement not to invade each other, but also to help each other.Lu Bu had a grudge against Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao fought against him many times, so it must be difficult to be caught between these two princes.If you can't find a strong ally for yourself, maybe you will be killed by these two princes at some point.

Gongsun Xu has already expressed his willingness to befriend Lu Bu, so this will save Lu Bu a lot of trouble. Now that Yuan Shu is the emperor, he must also need allies. In this way, Lu Bu now only needs to be wary of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao You can guarantee your own safety, and Yuan Shao is recovering. Although Cao Cao supported Liu Xie, he still dare not do anything to other princes, so Lu Bu's side is still safe.

The fact that Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor undoubtedly stirred up a thousand waves, and the topic of the world's population soon changed from Gongsun Xu in Northern Xinjiang to Yuan Shu in Yuzhou.This eldest son, who was born in a family of four generations and three princes, now dared to proclaim himself emperor against the dissatisfaction of the world. Is this Yuan Shu full of food, or is he strong enough to support himself to proclaim himself emperor?

Seeing Yuan Shu going against him like this, Cao Cao must not be able to bear it anymore, otherwise, how could the court on his side still have any dignity, and how would he command other princes in the future?If Cao Cao doesn't handle this matter well, other princes will show him face more in the future.

If he wants to defeat Yuan Shu, Cao Cao really doesn't have the strength now, or if he wants to fight Yuan Shu to death, then he has to pay a considerable price. In this case, only the other princes of the alliance can contain Yuan Shu up.Cao Cao's first thought was of course Gongsun Xu. There are countless troops in the northern border, and there are many elites. If Gongsun Xu can send an elite to join the battle, then Cao Cao will be sure to defeat Yuan Shu.

However, Cao Cao seemed to be a little wishful thinking, and Gongsun Xu never thought of participating in these things.When Cao Cao sent people to discuss an alliance with Gongsun Xu to attack Yuan Shu many times, Gongsun Xu tried to avoid it as much as possible. Even if he couldn't avoid it, he would find a reason to shirk it. Knowing that there is still a long distance between Yuzhou and Northern Xinjiang, Gongsun Xu couldn't do this.

Go fight Yuan Shu, and you won't get any benefits, the most is a few praises from Liu Xie, a few congratulations from the people of the world, other than that, what else can you get?What's the use of wasting food, grass, soldiers and financial resources to get these things?Does Gongsun Xu still need the flattery and hypocrisy of those hypocrites?
Unwilling to give up, Cao Cao sent an envoy to see Gongsun Xu again. This time, the envoy brought Liu Xie's will. Of course, it is not clear whether the will is Liu Xie's or Cao Cao's.

Bingzhou, Jinyang, this is the political and commercial center of Bingzhou, and Gongsun Xu also works here.Cao Cao's envoys came to Gongsun Xu to announce his will every three days, but they were all beaten by Gongsun Xu.

Outside the General's Mansion, a young man walked in led by several soldiers. After seeing Gongsun Xu, the young man knelt down to salute, and delivered the will that Cao Cao asked him to bring.

"Your name is Sima Yi?" Gongsun Xu opened Cao Cao's letter and asked, "Did Cao Cao ask you to come and discuss the alliance with me?"

"Exactly." This person is Sima Yi. He just joined the Cao Cao Group and he needed an opportunity to show off. This time, he volunteered to persuade Gongsun to continue to send troops. Young people always need opportunities, and Sima Yi likes to create opportunities by himself. .

(End of this chapter)