Yuan Shao could only lament at this time that in terms of thick skin, he really couldn't catch up with Liu Bei.

However, having said that, Liu Bei is shameless at this time, which is also a good thing for him.

As long as Liu Bei can withstand the scolding of the people in the world and still consider himself the emperor's uncle, then they can still take advantage of this.

There is a saying that goes well, if a person has no shame, he is invincible. Yuan Shao thinks this sentence is very suitable for Liu Bei.

"Shao admires Xuande's high righteousness. Since Xuande plans to raise troops to clear the emperor after the autumn harvest, Shao must accompany him!"

"I, the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family, are also great men and loyal, how can I just watch those villains in the court do mischief?" Yuan Shao also imitated Liu Bei and began to put gold on his face.

"Brother Benchu, you are truly a loyal and loyal man to me. If so, let's make an agreement. After the autumn harvest, we will raise troops together to clear the emperor's side!" Liu Bei heard Yuan Shao's words and immediately started his own performance.

His eyes began to turn red, and tears seemed to be welling up in his eyes.

"Okay!" Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei with the same sincere expression.

"So, Xuande, after we raise our troops, where do you think we should attack first?"

When Liu Bei heard Yuan Shao's words, he immediately understood that Yuan Shao was going to discuss with him the route of advancing the army.

In fact, the one Liu Bei wanted to fight first was Lu Bu. He had no choice but to let Lu Bu steal Xuzhou from him.

At that time, Tao Qian had already handed over Xuzhou to him, and for the sake of Xuzhou's stability, he quietly got rid of Tao Qian's two sons.

As a result, just two days after he became Xuzhou Mu, Lu Bu stole his home. If he hadn't been weak at that time and there were powerful enemies like Yuan Shu and Cao Cao outside, he would have broken up with Lu Bu long ago.

Now that Yuan Shu has been destroyed, Cao Cao and Lu Bu have obviously chosen to join the emperor. At this time, if they don't want to kill Lu Bu first and recapture Xuzhou, how long will it take?

At this time, because Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Shao, he fled to Luoyang instead of fighting Yuan Shao in Jicheng as historically.

This resulted in Youzhou not actually suffering much damage, and Yuan Shao was stronger than in history.

It also caused Yuan Shao to control Qingzhou earlier than in history.

If Liu Bei and Yuan Shao join forces to destroy Lu Bu, then there will be no obstruction between the forces of Liu Bei and Yuan Shao, and they can join forces to attack Cao Cao westward.

Of course, when attacking Cao Cao, Liu Bei will send his main force to Yangzhou to capture the Shouchun generation. In this case, his own strength can take off directly from where he is.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei directly told Yuan Shao that he hoped to destroy Lu Bu first to avoid Lu Bu causing trouble later when they attacked other places.

Yuan Shao heard Liu Bei's words and felt that what Liu Bei said was very reasonable. At this time, Lu Bu's territory was mostly in the north and northeast of Xuzhou, bordering Qingzhou.

Killing Lu Bu first is equivalent to pulling out the poisonous thorn stuck in their backs. This way, they can use their troops boldly in other places without worrying about being robbed.

After all, there were not just one or two people whose homes were stolen by Lu Bu. Lu Bu was simply a master thief.

"Xuande, what you said makes sense, so we have made an agreement. After the autumn harvest, our two families will destroy Lu Bu first, and then plot against Cao Cao!" Yuan Shao looked at Liu Bei and said solemnly.

"Okay, I must live up to my original intention!" Liu Bei also nodded heavily to Yuan Shao.

Afterwards, Liu Bei and Yuan Shao parted at Baima Post. Yuan Shao crossed the river and headed towards Yecheng.

Liu Bei also rushed back to Xiaopei and began his own recruitment campaign.

After Cao Cao and Lu Bu returned to Yanzhou and Xiapi, they also actively prepared for war and did not take the initiative to provoke a war.

Liu Xie and the allied forces of the princes seemed to have already thought of a decisive battle after the autumn harvest.

Although there are already signs of confrontation between the two sides, both sides are still restrained.

The entire Han Dynasty also ushered in the only brief period of peace since the death of Emperor Ling.

For more than half a year, there was no war in the Han Dynasty, and the people finally no longer had to worry.

But smart people all know that this kind of peace is short-lived, and will inevitably be followed by an earth-shattering decisive battle.

In order to win the final victory, both sides worked hard to integrate and discover their own strength.

Yuan Shao recruited more than one million troops in Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou, and the families under his control all supported Yuan Shao.

After all, Yuan Shao himself represents the interests of the powerful family. Many of them are disciples and former officials of the Yuan family. If they don't support Yuan Shao at this time, when will they?

After Liu Biao of Jingzhou learned that Cai Mao, whom he sent to ease relations with Liu Xie, actually chose to conspire with Yuan Shao and others to overthrow Liu Xie.

He immediately scolded Cai Mao, but then he began to prepare for war.

As for whether Liu Biao's scolding of Cai Mao was true or false, no one knows. Anyway, they only know that after Liu Biao scolded Cai Mao, he did not go to the court again to apologize, but was actively preparing for war.

The same is true for Liu Zhang of Yizhou.

As Liu Zhang's envoy, after Huang Quan returned to Yizhou, a large number of soldiers marched from Chengdu to various passes in northern Yizhou.

After these soldiers arrived at the new station, they began to repair and maintain the passes. Some important passes, such as Jiange and Jiameng Pass, were strengthened.

It can be said that in Liu Zhang's view, no one can invade Yizhou from the north. He felt very relieved.

The only one who encountered trouble was actually Liu Bei. When he integrated the powerful Xuzhou families, he encountered some obstacles.

There was no way, Liu Bei's identity had been exposed by Liu Xie, and the powerful people from the aristocratic families in the area controlled by Liu Bei instantly looked down on Liu Bei. They even hoped that people from the aristocratic families would lead them and resist Liu Xie.

As for Liu Bei, at this time, there is no way to use force against these aristocratic families. If you use force at this time, if you fail to protect Xuzhou, it will cause chaos on its own.

At that time, let alone cooperating with Yuan Shao and taking the initiative to attack Lu Bu, he will probably be worried that Lu Bu will swallow him up.

However, at this time, as Liu Bei's "close" comrade-in-arms, Liu Xie stepped forward.

A "Letter to the Families of the World", written by Mi Heng, spread throughout the world in the form of a notice.

This "Letter to the Aristocratic Families in the World" requires the powerful aristocratic families to take the initiative to contact the local officials and report the land, land tax, commercial taxes, etc. of their respective families.

Each aristocratic family was required to pay taxes according to the new laws of the Han Dynasty, breaking the iron law that aristocratic families did not have to pay taxes.

At the same time, it was announced that within the Han Dynasty, salt and iron could only be managed by the imperial court, and anyone else who touched these two items would be punished by death.

The shops and caravans operated by various aristocratic families also need to report and calculate the transaction volume last year.
Chapter completed!