In early July, more than a month had passed since Dong Zhuo was abolished. Under the continuous rain, compared with Luoyang, which was shocked every day, the surrounding areas of Luoyang fell into an eerie silence.
Until this day, a message suddenly came from Hanoi, across the river from Luoyang.
"Now there is a traitor named Dong who has come forward, kidnapped the emperor and commanded all the ministers.
In the past, Zhu Lu was in chaos, and Ping Bo rose up; he was reckless and rebellious, and Dou Rong was worried. Because his loyal ministers did not act, the country would be in trouble.
The Dong thief in Xiliang claimed to be a loyal and good minister, but he showed his hypocrisy to others. However, once he gained power, he was rebellious, greedy, cruel and cruel. Yu Zhuo did this:
He deposed others without permission and poisoned the Queen Mother; he tortured officials and poisoned the people..."
"Don't read these anymore!" In Xiuwu City, Hanoi, Yuan Shao, who was lying on the bed due to a recurrence of headache due to continuous rain, suddenly threw down the hot compress towel on his forehead angrily. "I know better than Gongsun Xun what Dong Zhuo did. ! Jump over and find the important ones."
"Yes." The waiter holding a printed notice hurriedly looked down, and then opened his mouth. "Because the world is disappointed, Shunyu confided in his heart, now there is a great Sima who leads Youzhou Shepherd, Guangwu's direct successor Liu Yu, and raises the flag of righteousness. In order to purge the evildoers. Also, Dong Zhao, the governor of Changshan, is willing to sacrifice to Beiyue on the 22nd of the seventh month to calm people's hearts..."
"Hold on!" Guo Tu, who had just stood up and put on a new hot towel for Yuan Shao, suddenly turned around and called the waiter to stop. "Isn't Dong Zhao and Dong Gongren the captain of Changshan? How did he become the prefect of Changshan?"
"Is there any need to ask?" Xu You, who was sitting next to him, curled his lips and said. "As for the situation in the north, Da Sima, General Wei, and General Right are together, pretending to be the governor or something, who dares to deny it? And Gongsun Wen Qina, if you don't take the opportunity to clean up one or two things this time, it will be a little strange. As I expected, except for Changshan, the previously vacant position of Liaoxi prefect, and the several counties in Guangyang, I am afraid he took the opportunity to take a bite Swallow it...and then read it."
The waiter had no choice but to steal a glance at Yuan Shao, who looked gloomy, and then continued to read: "The land of Youji is connected to three rivers to the south, to the far north, to the Bohai Sea to the east, to Taihang to the west, with groups of iron cavalry, and jade axes connecting each other. Guangzhou The accumulation of red millet in the sun is exhausted; the white horse in western Liaoning, how far can it be restored? And the general of the guard is a famous commander in the world. If all the soldiers, horses, food and grass are attached to him, how can he control the enemy? How can the enemy not be destroyed? With this picture Gong, why can’t you overcome it?!”
After reciting it, the waiter realized that he had read it wrong... Yuan Shao only asked him to read the key words, but did not let him read the following paragraph advocating military capabilities. However, the article was indeed good, so he read it. I started reciting it loudly, so I quickly stopped.
But it was already too late. In fact, after hearing this paragraph, more than ten people in the room changed their expressions... At this time, no one knew yet. I am afraid that the actual leader of the alliance is Gongsun Xun, not under house arrest as was rumored before. Liu Yu.
"It's just a false threat!" At this moment, Feng Ji, who had been silent on the side, suddenly stood up. "Although General Wei controls Youzhou, the five counties outside the Great Wall led by his father-in-law are too far away. If troops are sent from there, who will support the logistics? ?So what he relied on was just the nine counties he supervised. Among these nine counties, Liaoxi, Youbeiping, Daijun, and Shanggu were all recognized as poor counties, and they could not support his expedition in a hurry. Thousands of miles away, in fact, only what he has gained from farming in the three counties of Guangyang in the past few years, and he has also spent a lot in western Liaoning... That little food cannot support many troops to go to Luoyang."
"But what if he went all the way south to Jizhou and annexed Hebei under the banner of challenging Dong?" Xu You said disapprovingly. "Or what if the chiefs of various counties and states in Jizhou responded to his appeal and participated in the alliance?
Youzhou has a strong army, but a sparse population and a poor economy, which is not enough to support an army expedition. This is true. But Jizhou has nine counties, fertile fields and thousands of miles of fertile land, and prosperous commerce! If the people in these places really go to Changshan, then it will not be possible.
It’s a matter of going to Luoyang.”
I was immediately speechless when I met Ji.
"Don't say anything anymore. Let's finish reading." Yuan Shao held the hot towel Guo Tu twisted on his forehead, but his tone became stern. "You continue to read."
The waiter did not dare to neglect, and immediately continued to read with the message:
"It is also said: The Duke of Han may be passed down from his family, or may associate with Zhou relatives, or may be ordered to send it to his minions, or may carry a talisman to the rivers and seas. Emperor Ling, a single man, brought trouble to the world and is not worth mentioning. However, the Han Dynasty has a four-hundred-year foundation.
, Loyalty, how can we forget our heart? Now we take General Wei as the general, keep the integrity of the king, and serve the heaven to calm the country's calamity! I hope that all the people in the world will honor the King of Qin, and will not abolish the order of the Han Dynasty, and all the nobles will reward the mountains and rivers. If they are attached to the poor,
In the city, if you wander on the wrong road and sit there unaware of what happened first, it will be a sign that you will be punished later.
Please see who owns the world in today’s domain?!”
"Let's see who controls the world in today's domain?!" After hearing the last sentence, Yuan Shao suddenly stood up from the couch and put down the hot compress on his forehead for the second time. "This is a message."
Who wrote it?"
"Well..." The waiter hurriedly went to look through it. "Reporting to my lord, it said that Wang Xiang of Wen County, Hanoi, wrote the book!"
"It's like a big pen, it can heal the world!" Yuan Shao, who was standing barefoot in the room wearing only his middle coat, laughed angrily. "I had a headache for half a day, but it disappeared in one day. But why don't my subordinates have such excellent writing skills? And this
Wang Xiang is obviously from Hanoi, but he followed Gongsun Xun to Changshan! If word spreads, won't it make the world laugh at me for not recognizing talents?"
Next to him, Feng Ji started to speak but stopped. It was obvious that he saw that Yuan Shao was angry, so he took back his words.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shao's sharp eyes noticed it at a glance: "Yuan Tu has something to say?"
"Ming Gong!" Feng Ji stood up and replied. "As far as I know, there is a famous pen in Hanoi at this time. However, when he was under the command of General He, he had many difficulties with Ming Gong, so he may not dare to come.
.”
"Are you talking about Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang?" Yuan Shao immediately laughed. "Chen Kongzhang was the general's chief clerk at that time, and he fulfilled his duties as a minister. How could I blame him? Since he also fled to Hanoi, that's good. Go and prepare for it immediately.
Gift, in two days, I will invite him in person. But before that, you have to express your goodwill for me first, so as not to scare away this world-famous talent."
Fengji immediately nodded and sat back.
"Not to mention the good article." Yuan Shao sat back on the couch again, but he said with his hands folded. "Gentlemen, you are all world-famous wise and resourceful people. This time you have taken the initiative to follow me to Hanoi. Let's
There is no need to say any unnecessary words... Please teach me, this message should have been sent out more than ten days ago. In other words, we had no time to stop it at Changshan, and what should I, Yuan Benchu, do about the current situation?"
"It doesn't matter." As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Xu You, who was sitting next to him, stepped in and said, "There is only one plan for now... But originally, can I ask you three questions first?"
"Zi Yuan, please speak." Yuan Shao stood up with a serious look on his face, and actually saluted Xu You in front of him with his bare feet.
Even though Xu Ziyuan usually relied on his resourcefulness, he had to take the initiative to get out of the way at this time. Then he waited until Yuan Benchu returned to the couch, and then he asked seriously under the gaze of many counselors in the room:
"First, is Dong Zhuo an enemy or a friend?"
"They are enemies, not friends!" Yuan Shao said without thinking. "We have wasted more than a month in Hanoi. If we really gained something, it would be that we have determined that Dong Zhuo is unreasonable! Although he seems to want to reconcile, he is domineering.
He has no scruples, killing the Queen Mother and flaying her corpse. In the past few days, he has even killed ministers to establish his authority because of the failure of political affairs. For this reason, I don’t know how many people have fled with their seals... How can such a person be a friend?
?”
Xu You nodded slowly, but continued to press forward: "Second, is Gongsun Wenqi an enemy or a friend?"
Yuan Shao was startled for a moment, but only for a moment before he immediately gave an answer: "This person is neither an enemy nor a friend, but he is also both an enemy and a friend!"
"This is so true!" Xu You sighed. "That's what it means... Nowadays, Dong Zhuo is an unreasonable person no matter how you look at it. We have nothing to say to him. But at this time, Gongsun
Xun did not join forces with Dong Zhuo as we feared before. To put it bluntly, we should thank him, otherwise the rest of us would have no choice but to flee the mountains and seas."
Yuan Shao actually nodded seriously.
"But on the other hand, when we are all still in a mess, we still need time to decide that Dong Zhuo is an unreasonable person. But now Gongsun Wenqi has actually begun to join the Hebei martyrs in Changshan. Then he himself
When did you make up your mind to attack Dong?" Xu You asked sternly. "How quick is he? How decisive is he?! And whether he succeeds in attacking Dong this time, the one who enters the pass first will be the king, or according to the
What I just said is that if we go south to take advantage of the situation and annex the entire Youji, and use the force north of the river, what should we do? At the beginning, we must be on guard against such a person immediately!"
Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly.
"Third," Xu Youfu asked again. "I would like to ask Benchu, are the governors of the prefectures and counties in this world your enemies or friends? With your status as the eldest son of the Yuan family, the leader of the party, and the leader of the eunuchs, can you defeat them?
pull over?"
"Not to mention Guanxi, Guandong and Hebei, most of them are friends!" Yuan Shao reacted immediately. "I understand what Ziyuan means. You asked me to pretend that I don't know about this proclamation and now form my own association in the area around Luoyang.
Alliance, appoint yourself as the leader, and compete with Gongsun Wenqi to fight for the alliance's belongings!"
"This move is not just for temporary gain." Xu You approached the other party again and said. "At this time, we have two huge advantages in organizing our own alliance, or advantages... First, we are around Luoyang, dealing with
Compared with Gongsun Xun, who is two thousand miles away, it is much more convenient and easier to get things done than Dong Zhuo. Secondly, we take the opportunity to bring over all the officials from the surrounding counties, making it difficult for Gongsun Xun to expand and press forward. Everyone is
To challenge Dong, he can't steal everyone's territory from behind while we are working hard to defeat Dong Zhuo, right? In this case, what will the world think of him? This is called attacking Luoyang and defending Changping, and at the same time erecting your original authority, in one fell swoop
Three wins!"
Yuan Shao leaned over and held Xu You's hand, and said to him sincerely: "I have always been convinced by Ziyuan's strategy! I don't have to wait a few days. I will visit Chen Lin and Chen Kongzhang now and ask him to write an essay for me to criticize Dong and call on him.
The chiefs of the surrounding counties and counties will join me in planning great things!"
"Mr. Ziyuan's strategy is indeed excellent." Guo Tu listened for a long time and suddenly interrupted, but he was actually praising Xu You.
Xu You couldn't help but looked over curiously.
And sure enough...
"However, before visiting Chen Lin, there is one thing that Duke Ming wants to do." Guo Tu said, twisting his beard. "I dare to ask Duke Ming, Gongsun Xun is the general of the Wei, and he is responsible for the military affairs of the nine counties. Who are the two people who praise him?
The Grand Sima leads the Youzhou Mu, and the right general leads the Liaodong Prefecture... Ming Gong wants to be the leader of the surrounding prefectures and counties, what identity should he use?"
"What do you think, sir?" Yuan Shao became serious indeed.
"I mean..." Guo Tu suddenly laughed. "Isn't it true that General Wei was not subject to the appointment of this general of cavalry? Why don't Ming Gong declare himself as a general of cavalry and act as an agent in the affairs of the Guandong Dynasty? Anyway, Gongsun Xun also secretly declared himself a prefect.
?"
Yuan Shao was greatly moved.
But Xu You sneered, and then sat back down.
"Then in what name should we launch the alliance?" Yuan Shao felt a little embarrassed when he heard the sneer, so he hurriedly asked again.
"This is simple." Feng Ji said indifferently. "There have been so many people who have been dismissed from Luoyang recently. Just find a heroic man and let him forge a letter to the Three Dukes, or simply fake an edict and follow the example of the great Sima from the north.
To challenge Dong, Duke Ming only needs to be the leader of the alliance, and there is no need to fight for the sponsor and landlord."
Yuan Shao nodded more and more.
At this moment, suddenly, there was a commotion outside the room, and then a waiter who was responsible for delivering messages came to report.
"What's the matter?" Yuan Shao turned around and asked.
"Report to Ming Gong." The visitor was covered with rain, so he returned the favor under the corridor outside the house. "Sima Chenglian, who was stationed in Hanoi in Shequanyi in the north of Huai County, suddenly led his troops to the north in the rain, and went north together.
Also leaving were the family members of General Gongsun Yue and General He who were in Wen County..."
"Such trivial matters don't matter." Feng Ji understood what was going on without even thinking about it. "Gongsun Yue must have received a message from his brother and asked Cheng Lian to escort him to Chaoge in the north to find Guan Yu, or to go to Bo County
I might even go north to Zhao to look for a match...don't bother with it."
Yuan Shao naturally didn't take it seriously... Since everyone wanted to challenge Dong at this time, they were 'allies', and there were not many important people in He Jin's family now. It was probably Gongsun Xun who supported him because of his friendship with He Jin.
, not worth caring about.
"There is one more thing." The man raised his hand again and said. "Just now news came from Luozhong that Huang Wan, the shepherd of Yuzhou, was recruited into the court. The new governor of Yuzhou was Kong Wan, and then the general also fled in the name of sending this man to his post.
...He should have gone to Nanyang."
Yuan Shao felt disgusted in his heart... His younger brother would not follow him even if he fled, and why Yuan Benchu didn't think of a good place like Nanyang at that time? He only regretted that he was too panicked at that time.
"One more thing!" The waiter carefully looked at Yuan Shao's face, and then whispered.
"Say!" Feng Ji took the initiative to ask on behalf of Yuan Shao.
"Replying to Duke Ming and gentlemen." The man couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. "Just now, Chen Liu sent a message and a private letter. It was Cao Cao who fled at the end of last month. This person actually claimed to be the master of Cao Cao.
There is a letter from the Three Dukes, saying that the three Dukes are ordered to gather the righteous men of Guandong to fight against Dong and revive the imperial court... In fact, this is ridiculous. After all, how could the Taifu write to him instead of our Ming Gong? "
Everyone in the room looked at each other in confusion, but Yuan Shao was stunned for a long time, but he walked barefoot to the door, and then returned with a smile.
On the other hand, Feng Ji, who was on the side, couldn't help but darken his face: "How do you know that the Taifu will not write a document with Cao Mengde? Remember, Cao Mengde and our Ming Gong are one and two, and they are one and the same."
With our Ming Gong! Do you understand?!"
The man panicked and agreed without saying anything.
However, Xu You had already arrived at the door at some point, and then Nian Xu looked at the rain that had been falling continuously for days, and his expression was slightly moved: "What a timely rain!"
Changshan Zhending, Gongsun Xun, who was preparing for the alliance and the dispatch of troops, was also looking up at the rain above his head, but he didn't know what he was thinking.
In other words, in the sixth year of Zhongping, Gongsun Xun's existence did indeed catalyze certain things, causing things that were supposed to happen several months later to come earlier and become more intense and compact.
However, there was one thing that he could not change... This year, due to the continuous rain in the summer, the Han Dynasty suffered large-scale floods, but like all large-scale natural disasters, it fell into the history books, but
It's just a sentence of "how much water there is in the county".
"Junhou!" Zhao Yun, who was in charge of guarding the alliance because he was in his hometown, suddenly came in a hurry to report.
"What's the matter?" Gongsun Xun finally turned his eyes from the rain above his head.
"The envoy from Captain Gongsun of Bohai has arrived." Zhao Yun spoke concisely and to the point.
Gongsun Xun nodded slowly.
"The envoy said that the governor of Bohai is Yuan Benchu, but he has not yet arrived. As a captain, if he leaves easily, there will be no one to control Bohai." Zhao Yun reported in a low voice. "So, there is really no way to come here.
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"Brother, you must be asking me for an official position, right?" Gongsun Xun turned to Han Dang, who was silent and sighed quietly. "You can't be disobedient to me, right?"
Han Dang immediately laughed dryly, causing Gongsun Xun to also laugh for a moment.
————I am the dividing line between different people————
"Taizu issued a proclamation calling on the heroes of Hebei to ally with Changshan. Fan was the magistrate of Zhuo County. When he heard it, he immediately went to receive the order. When Yue was in Hanoi, he heard it and went north across Taihang. Zan was the captain of the Bohai Sea. After hearing it, he sent an envoy
I went to Changchang Mountain to ask for the governor of Bohai, but failed, so I sent an envoy to Hanoi to visit Yuan Shao and ask for the governor again." - "Shishuo Xinyu", Chapter Angry.
PS: Today there are two more alliance leaders...one is the reward from the resurrection of Husband Ma, and the other is the famous boss Mingmingbai from the starting point...I am very grateful. I have been working hard during the New Year, and I will try my best to keep the updates while spending time with my parents.
