Tianji Pavilion is not only spread across all states of Han Dynasty, but Tianji Pavilion definitely knows about some major events earlier.
Only then did Wang Ding issue the edict. Tianji Pavilion's spies in Yangzhou sent back the latest news from Yangzhou.
After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he did not immediately mobilize troops. Instead, he issued an edict to unite other princes to attack Wang Ding.
Yuan Shu wanted to recreate the previous actions of the eighteen princes against Dong Zhuo.
Wang Ding, who received the news from Tianji Pavilion, was not worried at all.
He is not Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shu is not Cao Cao or Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shu also valued his own reputation too highly and cared too much about the status of his Yuan family.
Even though he is the direct son of the Yuan family, his reputation is far from comparable to that of Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shu may have thought that as long as he proclaimed himself emperor and raised his arms, followers would gather.
But Wang Ding knows that even though the Liu family is weak now, most people still love Han in their hearts.
Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor at this time. Even though he was the fourth and third prince of the Yuan family and ranked among the top three in the Han family, he was still unpopular.
Instead, it caused denunciations from the heroes.
Perhaps because of their own interests, the heroes will not attack Yuan Shu, but they are definitely not willing to surrender to Yuan Shu.
Wang Ding smiled and said: "No need to worry, Yuan Shu doesn't have such a high reputation yet, and no fool will be willing to follow him."
Sima Lang was a little worried at first, but when he saw Wang Ding being so determined, his face suddenly relaxed.
Having followed Wang Ding for many years, he is well aware of the strength of the Han army.
If all the princes in the world join forces, they may be able to threaten Wang Ding.
But with only two or three people joining forces, Sima Lang was not worried at all.
The news that Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor spread faster and wider than the news that Wang Ding became the prime minister of the Han Dynasty.
Under the secret guidance of Tianji Pavilion, Yuan Shu, who proclaimed himself emperor, has been nailed to the pillar of rebellious officials and traitors.
Yuan Shu's reputation was not good to begin with. He relied on his prominent family background and did not take others seriously.
Now that he is proclaimed emperor, all the eyes originally focused on Wang Ding are attracted.
When Wang Ding was crowned Prime Minister, he was still a minister of the Han Dynasty.
But Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor is a completely different concept.
In the following days, news came back from Tianji Pavilion that no prince was willing to respond to Yuan Shu's joint attack on Wang Ding.
Instead, Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Sun Ce raised the banner to attack Yuan Shu.
But the two of them just stood behind and waved flags and shouted, with no intention of sending troops.
Even after Sun Ce received Wang Ding's edict and began to gather troops, it was obvious that he wanted to delay time and look for opportunities to gain profit.
Sun Ce thought very simply.
He wants the Yangzhou pastoral, and he wants the whole of Yangzhou.
Sun Ce now has Zhou Yu as his assistant. Even if sometimes he doesn't understand it himself, Zhou Yu will definitely be able to point him out.
At this time, Wang Ding canonized Sun Ce as the shepherd of Yangzhou, which is of self-evident significance.
Neither Sun Ce nor Zhou Yu wanted to be the sword in Wang Ding's hand.
If he and Yuan Shu both lose, Yangzhou will fall into Wang Ding's hands.
As long as Zhou Yu points this out, Sun Ce will not take the initiative to attack.
At least he has to wait for Wang Ding and Yuan Shu to fight first, or for Liu Biao to take action, and then he can reap the benefits.
This is true for the two princes closest to Yuan Shu, not to mention Jiaozhou, Youzhou Shixie and Gongsun Zan.
The two of them just said a few words about Yuan Shao's disloyalty and unrighteousness, but the soldiers under their command did not even leave the camp.
However, according to the news Wang Ding received, there were still some governors who were willing to follow Yuan Shu.
Some of them really thought that following Yuan Shu would lead to great success.
Others were too close to Yuan Shu and worried that refusing Yuan Shu's solicitation would lead to disaster, so they had to temporarily bow to Yuan Shu and express their willingness to follow Yuan Shu.
Guo Jia and Jia Xu's plan rarely failed.
Sun Ce is brave, but he is not brainless and will not let others manipulate him.
In the Prime Minister's Mansion!
Wang Dingdao: "Sun Ce and Liu Biao were unmoved. I decided to lead the army myself to Yangzhou to suppress Yuan Shu."
Wang Ding is not afraid of another war.
Now his rear is very stable. Chang'an and Yizhou are both under his control. Even Liangzhou is very stable now. The Qiang people are very peaceful and no tribe dares to stir up trouble.
Originally, Wang Ding wanted to attack Yuan Shao first and completely suppress Yuan Shao.
But now there is no one to restrain Yuan Shu. Instead, Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor, which poses a greater threat to Wang Ding.
Yuan Shu has assembled an army of 200,000 in Yangzhou and may launch an attack on Wang Ding at any time.
And Yuan Shao is still recuperating in Yecheng, so it is absolutely impossible to make waves in a short time.
Guo Jia Jia Xu also had no objection. Wang Ding personally led the army to suppress Yuan Shu. He could destroy Yuan Shu as quickly as possible. Then he would turn around and go north to destroy Yuan Shao as well.
Yuan Shu assembled an army of 200,000 and divided his troops into seven groups to attack Xuzhou.
Zhang Liao, who was guarding Xuzhou, sent an urgent report.
At this time, Wang Ding had led an army of 100,000 people and set off from Luoyang.
It will take at least half a month to get to Xuzhou.
Yuan Shu's action was faster than Wang Ding expected.
Zhang Liao was in Xuzhou and had only 5,000 cavalry and 5,000 infantry.
At most, it can only stop Yuan Shu's two armies.
Xuzhou is in danger.
Otherwise, Zhang Liao would not have sent an urgent report to Luoyang.
After receiving Zhang Liao's urgent report, Wang ordered Xu Huang to lead 3,000 cavalry to quickly support Xuzhou.
He led the remaining troops and horses and also accelerated the march.
Wang Ding was somewhat impressed by Yuan Shu's attack on Xuzhou.
But he forgot how Lu Bu defeated Yuan Shu.
But Wang Ding is not too worried. Even if Zhang Liao cannot defend Xuzhou, when Wang Ding's army arrives in Xuzhou, he can still take Xuzhou back from Yuan Shu.
Xuzhou ignited war again.
This year, almost no one in Xuzhou was spared from the war.
When Tao Qian was still there, Xuzhou also had a population of more than two million.
But now, after Wang Ding took control of Xuzhou, the latest population count is only 1.1 million.
This time Yuan Shu sent seven troops to attack Xuzhou. When the war is over, hundreds of thousands of people will probably die in the war.
When Wang Ding was marching towards Xuzhou, Sun Ce in Kuaiji County also began to gather troops.
However, he was still not in a hurry to send troops. He wanted to wait until Wang Ding and Yuan Shu fought before he attacked Yuan Shu's lair.
With Tianji Pavilion here, Wang Ding's intelligence information is more complete and faster than that of Sun Ce, Yuan Shu and others.
Almost every move of Liu Biao and Sun Ce could not escape the eyes of spies from Tianji Pavilion.
Even on the march, Wang Ding received news from princes from various places every day.
Every day, dozens of riders bring information to Wang Ding.
However, Wang Ding's main attention now is Yuan Shu, Sun Ce, and Liu Biao.
Except for these three princes, all other intelligence information was handed over to Sima Yi. Only very important information would be reported to Wang Ding by Sima Yi.
Yuan Shu's seven-pronged army has entered Xuzhou, and the seven-pronged army can capture a city every day.
Within three days, more than twenty cities in Xuzhou fell into Yuan Shu's hands.