Chapter 1 The discussion between Youzhou shepherds
The winter time passed like this, and the time came to the second year of Yanxing in the Eastern Han Dynasty and the third year of Gengcang in the Qi Han Dynasty.
After recapturing Chenliu last year, General Liu Bei left the troops he collected from You, Jing, and Yanzhou in Guandong, with Guan Yu and Cao Cao as temporary commander, and continued to confront the Gengcang army in Jiyin. He led his troops back to Chang'an.
, reported to the emperor the results of last year's battle, and commended some who had military merit.
One year later, although the Han army had won a victory and had recovered one county in Chenliu, overall, it had to be admitted that the Gengcang army was in a strong position and was by no means an opponent that could be defeated in a hurry. But for the Chang'an court,
, the two sides are as incompatible as water and fire. If he wants to restore the prestige of the Han Dynasty, pacifying the Linzi court is Liu Bei's only choice at the moment.
Therefore, when Liu Bei returned to Chang'an and met with Chen Chong in his mansion, the first thing he did was to say that after debriefing, he would go back to Bingzhou to reorganize the army. The people of Bingzhou have been training for a year, and they will continue to train until the end of summer this year.
It’s time to leave Kanto again and participate in the national war!
Chen Chong did not object to this matter. After all, after the Heishan Army and the Gengcang Army joined forces, they had more than 300,000 available soldiers. Duan Yan broke through the gap on the snowy night, annihilated nearly 40,000 enemies, and captured the enemy and puppet General Shi Cheng, who conquered the west.
Although the morale of the Gengcang Army caused by Chenliu Prefect Qin Tai and others was greatly damaged, it was not unbearable. If we want to quickly put down the Gengcang Army, we must mobilize more troops from Bingzhou.
However, Chen Chong thought that just mobilizing troops was not enough. He had read the battle reports and knew that the reason for the confrontation last year seemed to be because the Han army had few soldiers, but in the final analysis, it actually lies in Hebei. The Montenegrin army came out from the east of Hebei, and then
Going south to Yanzhou, Cao Cao was surrounded by enemies on three sides and had no choice but to retreat.
The Han army did not dare to mobilize on a large scale because of Hebei's ambiguous attitude. If Yuan Shao betrayed Yuan Shao and rebelled against the enemy, his army would be in danger of overthrowing. Therefore, if he wanted to succeed, he must ensure that there would be no rebellion in Jizhou. Liu Bei heard Chen Chong's analysis and was convinced. But what should he do?
After all, Yuan Shao has not betrayed him yet. He has sent an envoy to the court as early as October, saying that he will still deliver 400,000 dendrobium of rice for the Eastern Expedition this year. If Yuan Shao is directly blamed, the reason is far-fetched, and the government and the opposition will inevitably want to incriminate him.
There are no words to discuss; secondly, the court now has two major enemies, Yuan Shu and Linzi, and if it continues to be hostile to Yuan Shao, it will inevitably create too many enemies and will be powerless; thirdly, Yuan Shao still has many old friends in Chang'an, and if a war breaks out, it may cause trouble.
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After considering this, they still have to continue to appease Yuan Shao. The only way to check and balance is to make a fuss about Youzhou. After all, Yuan Shao has gained Jizhou and wants to become hegemonic. He must first imitate Guangwu, unify Hebei and capture Youzhou. As long as Youzhou
If the state is not peaceful, Yuan Shao will not dare to conflict with the imperial court.
But the bad thing is that now there is a rift in Youzhou. Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, and Gongsun Zan, the Marquis of Ji, wrote to each other almost at the same time, demanding that the other be removed from office. Under such circumstances, if Yuan Shao really wanted to capture Youzhou, it would be really bad.
An excellent opportunity. Chen Chong believed that if he wanted to quickly stabilize the situation in Youzhou at this juncture, he must recruit one of Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu to return to the capital, so as not to cause a tragic disaster.
He pondered for a long time and felt that this matter was important. Liu Yu was the leader of the clan and Gongsun Zan was Liu Bei's classmate. He could not make a decision easily, so he waited until this time before discussing the matter with him in detail. Chen Chong's opinion was that considering the overall situation, it should be
Let Liu Bei recall Gongsun Zan and let Liu Yu arbitrate major affairs in Youzhou.
Unexpectedly, as soon as he finished speaking, Liu Bei's face became extremely ugly. He remained silent for a while, lowered his eyebrows and told Chen Chong that on the way back, he had written back to Gongsun Zan and planned to recall Liu Yu and let Gongsun Zan serve as the new Youzhou Mu.<
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Chen Chong couldn't help but change his expression after hearing this. He looked at Liu Bei for a while and knew that he still preferred Gongsun Zan, so he admonished him: "Although we have a deep friendship with each other as classmates, Xuande is the prime minister and minister, and you take national affairs as the most important thing.
It has been approved privately, but after all, it has not yet been reported to the emperor, so there is still room for maneuver."
Unexpectedly, despite Chen Chong's repeated persuasion, Liu Bei remained unmoved. Finally, he carefully considered his words and retorted to Chen Chong: "It is Ting Jian's intention to use Youyan to control Hebei. Youyan is bitter, cold, poor and weak, and is in need of a general who is good at fighting.
Only then can he compete with Yuan Shao. Although Liu Bo'an has a great reputation, he only knows how to recruit people. How can he lead a large army to defeat the enemy?"
Seeing that Liu Bei couldn't listen, Chen Chong was annoyed and said to Liu Bei: "Gongsun Bogui is indeed good at fighting, but is Youzhou a place where people who are good at fighting can be self-sufficient? In those days, who were Peng Chong and Lu Fang who were not capable of conquering people who were good at fighting?"
But Peng Chong was killed by his slaves, and Lu Fang's people deserted and fled to the Huns. This is a lesson learned from the past!
Gongsun Bogui behaved like the two of them. The last time he tried to challenge him, he was at odds with Tian Zheng and others. What should he do if he was allowed to take charge of Youzhou and was still at odds with the state government? Liu Bo'an had a long-standing relationship with the northern captives.
What's the use of his reputation if he is removed from office and lets Wuhuan, Xianbei and other tribes rebel against Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Bogui can fight again?
Xuande, this is not child’s play, and it must not be acted out of temperament!”
When Liu Bei heard this, he also became angry. He knocked on the table with one hand and argued loudly with Chen Chong: "In troubled times, it is appropriate to use heavy codes! How can I act based on my temper? Ting Jian, you only use reputation to hire people, but you don't want Liu Yu to be unstable. Bo Guixin
There is a saying in it that Yuan Shao encouraged Liu Yu to proclaim himself emperor. Once Bogui is recalled and Liu Yu turns to Yuan Shao, what will happen?"
Seeing that he was so ignorant, Chen Chong also raised his voice and said tit for tat: "How can you know a person by his heart but not by his deeds? The imperial court called for recruitment, and Liu Bo'an did everything he could. Last year, during the Eastern Expedition, Liu Bo'an still sent troops to help, and Gongsun Bo
Where is Gui? When it comes to loyalty and treachery, Gongsun Zan is not as good as Liu Yushi! You are going too far to speculate on the Minister of State and State with such heart-breaking words!"
At this point, the atmosphere between the two became extremely tense. Liu Bei stood up and said angrily: "So what if I punish my heart? How can we handle national affairs with benevolence? The courage of a hero is not based on common sense!"
Without speaking to Chen Chong, he walked out of the room, found a bedroom, and went to bed. It was really a bad breakup.
This incident had a great impact. Chen Chong and Liu Bei had been sworn friends for more than ten years, and this was the first time such a big disagreement occurred.
The next day, Zhang Fei came to discuss the matter with Chen Chong, saying that the friendship between brothers is the most important thing and nothing should be discussed. Chen Chong just smiled at Zhang Fei and said: "Yide, friendship is of course important, but who can be ruthless in the world?
Love, now that we are in high positions, our words and deeds are related to the lives and deaths of millions of people. If Xuande makes a mistake at this time, it may not be easy to make up for it in the future."
As a result, the two sides still refused to give in, and the conflict continued for several days, gradually spreading from the government to the government and the public, so that rumors gradually began to appear in Chang'an that the generals were at odds with each other. When things reached this point, neither of them could allow the rumors to continue.
So he went to the court and asked the emperor to lead hundreds of officials to the north of the city to reward the three armies, and allowed the people to watch the ceremony. During this period, everyone saw the two of them sitting on the same bench, walking side by side, talking and laughing, without any care, such as the discordant remarks.
It gradually disappeared.
After the meeting, Liu Bei went to Chen Chong's house again and said to him: "Youzhou cannot be delayed for a long time. Even if you and I can't give in, it must be settled, otherwise Youzhou will change."
"What are you going to do?"
Liu Bei then summoned the generals and generals from his shogunate and Sili Mansion together and asked everyone: "There are troubles on the border today, and it is difficult to control them in Hebei. In terms of Zhenyi's ability to overcome chaos, do you think it should be Jihou?"
Sima Wei?"
To this day, most of the shogunate members of Chen Chong and Liu Bei are comrades, and the others have also served in the army for many years. Naturally, they prefer Gongsun Zan, who is famous for his martial arts. In addition, Liu Bei himself has a wandering habit and has always disdained pure Confucian people. The atmosphere in his shogunate is naturally also
Jixiao Youxia, the result is self-evident, the majority of people support Gongsun Zan.
There are only three people who support Liu Yu, namely Duan Xuan, Sima Fang, and Yang Xiu.
Chen Chong had already anticipated this outcome, but he had no choice but to do so. Although he did not agree with the appointment, he also agreed with Liu Bei's words that major matters must be resolved quickly, otherwise the later the delay, the more likely it is to change. However, such a decision-making method made him feel quite absurd.
Personnel appointments are not a matter of marching and fighting. Ordinary people do not know where their responsibilities lie and they do not know their strengths and weaknesses. How can there be any reason to make it public and ask for advice?
Now that things have come to this, he can only accept this ending.
The next day, Chen Chong wrote to the emperor, citing the current turmoil in the world and the swaying of the country, that he believed that there should be a post of Tianguan Tomb Supervisor in the court to calm people's hearts with a large number of people. The Great Sima Youzhou Mu Liu Yu had outstanding achievements and poor moral conduct.
Xue, there was no one to leave him, so he hoped that the emperor would issue an edict, ordering Liu Yu to return to the capital, and asked Jihou Gongsun Zan to temporarily take over the pastoral duties in Youzhou.
Normally, when Chen Chong wrote a letter, the emperor would accept everything, and he would only ask Chen Chong the reason afterwards, which can be said to be a sign of trust. But as soon as this letter came out, the emperor hesitated for the first time. He called Chen Chong and asked, "Sir, do you really think so?"
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Chen Chong was silent after hearing this. He looked at the emperor for the first time and found that he had grown very fast in a year. Although he was only fourteen years old, he was already six feet tall. He was now wearing black Confucian clothes, and his manners and conversation were elegant and calm.
, with the majesty of the late emperor. Chen Chong thought about it, and the emperor will get married in Yuanfu next year.
He carefully considered his words and then said to the emperor for a long time: "Your Majesty, governing a country is about taming human desires, and it is never perfect. The words expressed by ministers are lies, but the actions taken are still based on the overall situation of the country after weighing them.
It’s very important, and I hope your Majesty will agree.”
The emperor looked at Chen Chong and said slowly: "Sir, I have benefited a lot from your missionary work. Since the country is the most important thing, I will naturally agree."
Although the emperor's expression remained as usual, Chen Chong clearly felt that there was a slight gap between the emperor and himself.
On the sixteenth day of the first month of the second year of Yanxing, Chang'an issued an edict to Liu Yu to return to the capital. Liu Yu was furious when he received the edict. He argued with the envoy first, and then neither obeyed the edict nor stayed in Youzhou. He immediately abandoned his post.
, lived in seclusion in Guangning. Liu Yuping had always been very popular. When he left, the staff who left him were like running water. For a time, there was a forest of seals in the state capital. Even Tian Chou, who stayed in Henan, did not care after hearing about this incident.
As a souvenir, he immediately abandoned his post and lived in seclusion.
But no matter what, after this incident, Gongsun Zan was able to carry out the pastoral work of Youzhou. In the eleven counties of Youzhou, except for the four counties of Liaodong, all the 100,000 people in Youzhou were under his command.