Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 783: King Conferring Event 1
Zhuge Liang and Sima Yi stayed in Bingzhou for four days before leaving. Gongsun Xu finally did not agree to send troops, but he did not directly refuse. Now it is time for Beijiang to recuperate. It is impossible for Gongsun Xu to send troops, but when necessary, Gongsun Xu I can't guarantee whether I will go south, so I can only deal with Cao Cao and Liu Biao in this way at this time.

Regarding whether he would send troops to the south, Gongsun Xu had actually discussed with his advisers and generals many times, and finally came to the conclusion that he would definitely go south, but the time had not yet appeared, and he asked the Northern Xinjiang Army to serve as a pawn for others. It is absolutely impossible to use a gun. Without enough temptations, how could Gongsun Xu make a move.

Now Gongsun Xu is sitting on a large territory in northern Xinjiang and occupying a vast grassland. The general benefits and benefits are out of his sight at all. He is waiting, waiting for an opportunity to make a move.In fact, Gongsun Xu also understood that the other princes were also waiting. Maybe their goals and ideas were different, but their motives were similar, nothing more than seeking their own interests.

After the two left, Gongsun Xu made some arrangements in Bingzhou and led his army to Hetao to inspect and check the grasslands. There was progress to appease the nomadic tribes. After finally having time to deal with these matters, he had to make sure that he would not be affected by the matter in the grassland in the future.

The Central Plains is now in a bit of a mess. No one dared to stop Yuan Shu from proclaiming himself emperor. Only Cao Cao, Liu Biao and others stood up and reprimanded them, but no one wanted to send troops. The reason is because of the current situation. Yuan Shu was indeed too powerful. Without the support of powerful allies, Cao Cao would not be sure to win Yuan Shu in a short time.

Moreover, Yuan Shu is not stupid. When Cao Cao contacted other princes to send troops to him, he first sent someone to send gifts to his brother Yuan Shao. Send someone to send a letter to Lu Bu, expressing his willingness to become a son and daughter in-laws with him, and the two families will form an alliance forever.

Yuan Shu's strength must be higher than that of Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu's territory and prestige are much greater than that of Lu Bu, so Lu Bu also needs a suitable ally now. Compared with Gongsun Xu, Yuan Shu may be much worse, but for Lu Bu It is said that Yuan Shu is more suitable to be his ally, but Gongsun Xu is not so suitable.

Lv Bu had a feud with Cao Cao, and now that Cao Cao has supported Liu Xie, his status has risen sharply, and his current official position is no more than Zhonglang General. Compared with other princes, he is far behind.

When Cao Cao took care of the interests of other vassals, he did not consider Lu Bu. Perhaps it was because of enmity, or maybe he felt that there was no possibility of friendship with Lu Bu. Besides, Yanzhou is adjacent to Xuzhou. According to the relationship and personality of the two, they Sooner or later, wars would break out between them, Cao Cao felt that there was no need for him to establish a good relationship with Lu Bu.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Cao realized that he had so few allies, and even fewer allies would be useful at critical moments. Liu Biao only stood with him this time because his surname was Liu.In the past, Cao Cao would bring Yuan Shao together every time he had any important matters, but this time, Yuan Shao didn't seem to care about him.

They have joined forces many times before, but almost every time Yuan Shao charged forward, and Cao Cao finally reaped the benefits, especially the previous time, when Yuan Shao took advantage of the accident in the northern defense line of northern Xinjiang and sent troops north to attack Jizhou, blatantly seeking Gongsunxu's trouble, this matter was originally discussed with Cao Cao.

But in the end, Yuan Shao provoked the Northern Frontier Army head-on, but Cao Cao took people to the grassland to make a fortune. In the end, although enough benefits were distributed to Yuan Shao, compared to his own losses, these gains did not seem to be very good.Especially compared to Cao Cao who reaped so many benefits without putting in much effort, Yuan Shao was at a big loss.

This time Cao Cao wanted to cooperate with Yuan Shao again, but Yuan Shao was not as straightforward as before.If you don't see a rabbit, don't spread an eagle. Yuan Shao doesn't see enough benefits now, so he is still waiting.

There was no way, in order to attract more allies, to take care of other people's interests, and to divide Yuan Shu's allies so as to attack Yuan Shu's strength, Cao Cao felt that he should make good use of the resources he had.As far as the current situation is concerned, Cao Cao's greatest advantage is Liu Xie in his hands. As long as Liu Xie says a word, all of Cao Cao's actions can be covered with a coat of justice. No one will blame Cao Cao.

After discussing with his staff, Cao Cao issued an imperial edict to the princes in various places in the name of Liu Xie.Among them, in the imperial decree sent to northern Xinjiang, Liu Xie once again named Gongsun Xu the King of Zhao, and Gongsun Zan the King of Yan. The generals under Gongsun Xu's command also received rewards, but these rewards were also false, and Liu Xie had no real substance. Sexual rewards.

In the imperial decree sent to Qingzhou, Liu Xie named Yuan Shao as the shepherd of Qingzhou, in charge of Qingzhou's financial power. It can be said that with Liu Xie's imperial decree, Yuan Shao can occupy Qingzhou in a legitimate way.

Liu Biao was also granted the title of Jingzhou Shepherd, and Liu Bei, who lived in Jingzhou, was also given the title of General Zuo. At the same time, he was officially recognized by Liu Xie.In this way, Liu Xie can be regarded as having another emperor uncle who is justified and has military power in his hands.

Although Lu Bu also received an imperial decree, compared to other princes, the rewards he received seem to be nothing.Liu Xie mentioned in the imperial decree that Lv Bu punished Dong Huguo for his contribution, and also mentioned that when he was in Chang'an, Lv Bu saved him from danger many times, but despite all his contributions, what Lv Bu got was just the title of a former general. , even less substantial sexual rewards.As much property as Liu Xie himself has, Cao Cao would not be stupid enough to support Lu Bu.

By doing this, Cao Cao has already expressed his meaning very clearly. If he has a good relationship with him, he will be rewarded with a higher official position in the future, but if he is against him, he may be dismissed by the imperial edict in the future.

Lu Bu was naturally unconvinced by this kind of reward. On the surface, his official position seemed to have been promoted, but Liu Bei, who was not well-known, was also named General Zuo, and he was the former general who made so many contributions. In comparison, Lu Bu is too far behind.

As soon as these imperial decrees were sent out, it naturally caused an uproar. Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Liu Bei and other princes all accepted it with pleasure, and at the same time expressed their willingness to serve His Majesty. Although Lu Bu was a little unhappy, his official position was improved anyway, so he can't be called the emperor. No, so, except for Yuan Shu, most of the other princes expressed their submission.

Of course, there must be exceptions.Gongsun Xu directly sent the imperial edict back, and the imperial edict that should have been sent to Liaodong to Gongsun Zan was returned to Yanzhou intact.

(End of this chapter)