Kong Ming paused and then said: "Yuan Shu welcomed the emperor into Jizhou, held the emperor hostage and commanded the princes, and his reputation was unparalleled for a while.
If he can use this reputation to defeat Gongsun Zan, then he is expected to unify the North, and all the heroes in the world will be unrivaled.
It is a pity that this man had great ambitions but little talent, and was repeatedly frustrated by Gongsun Zan. The patience of the Jizhou clan who supported him must have been exhausted.
This year Yuan Shu once again led the army to attack Youzhou, and also summoned Lu Bu, who was defeated by Cao Cao last year and took refuge with him, to march together. If it fails again this time.
I am afraid that the Jizhou gentry will instead directly support the Han emperor, take down Yuan Shu through a coup, and select another agent to continue the struggle with Gongsun Zan."
Xu Yin nodded slightly and signaled Kong Ming to continue.
Kong Ming was encouraged and continued: "To the south, Cao Cao, the largest separatist force in the Central Plains, to be honest, although my disciples deeply hate this man's cruelty, I have to admit that he is the most capable and skillful among the major princes today.
Four years ago, the Yanzhou gentry led by Chen Gong colluded with Lu Bu to rebel, which brought him a great crisis.
Even so, he single-handedly defeated Lu Bu and drove him back to the north to join Yuan Shu.
After recuperating for another year, he continued to attack Xuzhou eastward. Liu Bei was defeated and fled all the way to Qingzhou and then to Youzhou to seek refuge with Gongsun Zan.
At this point, most of the land in Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou was in his hands, which was tabooed by Yuan Shu, so that Biao Sun Jian became the herdsman of Yuzhou. When he entered Yangzhou and Shouchun, he went north at any time and formed an alliance with Liu Biao of Jingzhou to contain Cao Cao in the south.
The Central Plains was the site of the Four Wars. Cao Cao allied with Gongsun Zan to contain Yuan Shu in Jizhou, and also allied with Ma Teng, who had already entered Chang'an, to stabilize the situation in the west.
Go south with all your strength and confront Sun Jian in Yuzhou. If this person defeats Sun Jian, he will get the land of Yangzhou.
Of the thirteen states in the world, four will be in his hands, and he will definitely surpass Yuan Shu in Jizhou and become the number one prince in the world.
But whether it can be accomplished depends on changes in the situation."
Although Kong Ming did not go on to talk about other princes, he only talked about Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao in detail. He obviously believed that the one who would conquer the world in the future would come from these three people.
After all, since the Eastern Han Dynasty, most of the world's population and wealth have been concentrated in the Kanto states. The one who can take the lead in capturing the Kanto states will already control half of the world's resources.
By attacking other states in this way, the troops will naturally be energetic and capable of defeating them all.
Looking at it now, the people who have the chance to capture these three states are Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu.
Although Kong Ming did not say it explicitly, Xu Yin already knew that Kong Ming believed that Cao Cao had the greatest hope of winning in the end.
Xu Yin nodded, "You made a good analysis. If we want to bring peace to the world, Xiang and Cao Cao have the best chance of winning.
It's a pity that neither of us wants to support him."
Kong Ming nodded and said solemnly: "Teacher, there is someone you want to support?"
Xu Yin pointed to the map on the wall, which he drew using magic.
And the place he was pointing to was exactly where Gongsun Zan was in Youzhou in the North.
Kong Ming wondered: "Teacher, are you trying to help Gongsun Zan? Although Gongsun Zan is good at military affairs, he is politically incompetent and acts recklessly. He is not a person who can achieve great things."
"Let's go take a look first."
Although Kong Ming had doubts, he still bowed his head in agreement.
That day, the two of them rode the wind and headed north.
Unexpectedly, before I even flew to Youzhou, I would encounter a big event in Jizhou!
Yuan Shu didn't know what was wrong, but he actually started to coerce the emperor to abdicate and let himself ascend the throne as emperor!
It’s just like the original history, dogs can’t change their habit of eating shit!
In order to find out more detailed information, the two masters and apprentices landed outside the capital city of Jizhou, preparing to walk into the city to avoid causing panic.
Just outside the suburbs, a scribe came on horseback. When he was running ten steps in front of Xu Yin, he suddenly stopped.
The scribe said to Xu Yin: "I have seen you!"
Xu Yin said: "I have never seen you."
The scribe smiled and said: "In the past, I served in the Liangzhou Army and saw your wanted portrait."
"Oh, it turns out you were Dong Zhuo's subordinate."
The other party gave a wry smile, "In such troubled times, Wen He is only trying to protect himself."
Xu Yin frowned slightly, "Is your surname Jia?"
This time it was the scribe's turn to be surprised, "Have you seen me?!"
As expected, it is Jia Wenhe, the poisonous master in the world!
"There is turmoil in Xindu? Are you in such a hurry to run out?"
Jia Xu shook his head and said: "It looks like there is no chaos, but it is already on the verge of chaos. If we don't escape at this moment, I'm afraid it will be too late if we try to escape again in the future.
I, Jia Wenhe, am from Liangzhou and have no roots in Jizhou. No matter whether Yuan Gongzhi wins or the Jizhou nobles led by Jushou wins, Zhijinwu, who is beside the emperor like me, will not be able to escape death."
Xu Yin smiled and said: "You have a good chance. Tell me about the situation in the city."
Jia Xu frowned and said: "Forget it, I don't have time, I'll leave first."
Kong Ming said: "Wherever there is no chaos in this world, it will be useless for you to escape wherever you go. If you accidentally encounter the Black Mountain Army or the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, you will inevitably die."
Jia Wen and Da Shen followed the stick, "Then I'll go with you two, as long as I don't send any letters. Hehe, wherever this immortal appears, something big seems to happen.
For example, when it first appeared in Luoyang, Dong Zhuo caused chaos and Yuan Shao was assassinated.
Later, he appeared in Xuzhou, and with one man and one sword, he forced Cao Cao to retreat. His story spread throughout the world, and everyone was fascinated by it.
Appearing on the outskirts of Xindu this time, could it be that the Immortal Lord wants to help protect the Han Dynasty and intends to assassinate Yuan Shu again?"
Xu Yin laughed, turned and walked north, saying: "I have never admitted that I killed Yuan Shao, so don't confirm it directly."
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Times have passed many years ago, and the princes in the world are divided. Who would care who killed Yuan Shao, the leader of the noble clan at the time. Of course, if the immortal is unwilling to tell, Jia will not ask more.
I’m just curious, why did the Immortal Lord come here?”
"Just joining in the fun, I suddenly heard that Yuan Shu actually deposed the emperor and established himself on his own. I don't know where the confidence came from."
Jia Xu sneered, "Such a fool, arrogant and arrogant, will not last long!"
"Why did Brother Jia come to Jizhou?" Xu Yin asked curiously.
Jia Xu sighed deeply and recounted everything that happened in Chang'an in the past.
On that day, Dong Zhuo died due to Wang Yun's plan, and Wang Yun dominated the court.
Dong Zhuo's subordinate Liangzhou generals Li Jue, Guo Fan and others were worried all day long, thinking that Wang Yun would eradicate Dong Zhuo's remaining party and attack them, so they wanted to flee.
At this time, Jia Xu and other Liangzhou nobles also became a thorn in the flesh of Wang Yun and others. In order to protect himself, he found Li Jue, Guo Fan and others, instigated them to gather troops to attack Chang'an, and spread rumors that Wang Yun intended to kill all the people in Guanzhong.
Liangzhou native.
As a result, a large number of Liangzhou soldiers took refuge with Li Jue and Guo Fan, and they gathered into a force of 100,000 and stormed Chang'an.
With the help of internal agents who were also from Liangzhou in Chang'an City, they broke through the city in one fell swoop and started a street battle with Lu Bu's army.
Even though Lu Bu was extremely brave, he could not withstand the might of hundreds of thousands of troops, so he could only lead the soldiers and horses of Bingzhou to flee.
Wang Yun and other ministers of the court were all killed by the rebel soldiers. Jia Xu tried to protect himself, but tens of thousands of people in Chang'an City died in the rebellion.
Later, internal strife broke out among Li Jue, Guo Fan and others. In order to protect himself, Jia Xu helped others to help Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty leave the city and return to the west. He also left Chang'an City, where the three parties were in a stalemate, and went to Luoyang with Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
Until he was brought to Xindu by Yuan Shu, he had been serving as an aide beside the emperor. However, the emperor's power was weak and there were no resources for counselors, which led to this disaster.