In the second year of Xingping (195), Liu Xie died.
After Liu Xie's death, the important ministers in the court were responsible for determining Liu Xie's temple name and burial. Wang Can personally presided over the funeral. Although the emperor died and returned to the west, Wang Can did not establish a new emperor, and the courtiers did not have the courage to propose it, so the throne was shelved.
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Wang Yue mobilized the power of the Hero Building and found more than twenty masters who imitated handwriting.
There were more than twenty people, and two people were selected and left to forge the edict.
After the edict was completed, Wang Can summoned the ministers of the court to the hall. Because Liu Xie was alone with Wang Can before his death, the ministers of the court did not know what Liu Xie and Wang Can said, so no one suspected Wang Can's forged edict.
, after all, there is a seal, the handwriting is the same, and Liu Xie was killed by Cao Cao, so it is normal for the princes to attack Cao Cao.
Wang Can's original intention was to ask important officials of the imperial court to convey the decree, but in the end only Liu Fan and Liu Dan volunteered.
Other important ministers were unwilling to go, so they had to select officials from the court, both large and small, to convey the order.
The people who went to convey the decree mainly fell on Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Liu Biao and Sun Jian. Although Liu Bei had also achieved great success before this, he once served as the shepherd of Xuzhou and had a land in the state, but he was kind enough to take him in.
After Lu Bu, Xuzhou was occupied by Lu Bu and had to settle in Xiaopei, so the envoys did not patronize Liu Bei.
After the imperial court sent envoys, Wang Yue immediately asked the hero towers distributed in various states to spread the news, saying that the emperor's death was due to Cao Cao's poisoning, and that the imperial court had sent envoys with the edict.
The news spread across the states very quickly.
The news about Cao Cao pointed the finger at Wang Can, but Wang Can issued an edict to clarify the facts and sent court envoys, which quickly turned the tide against Cao Cao.
The most important thing is that Xuzhou, Jizhou, Jingzhou, Yangzhou and other places have not received the news. When Wang Yue ordered the Hero Building to spread the news, he directly labeled Cao Cao as a rebel without even a chance to refute. If Cao Cao could first
Spreading the news in one step may give you an advantage. However, Yingxionglou spread the news first, making Cao Cao quite passive.
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After the news came out, the world was shocked.
Liu Xie passed away without an heir, which cut off the bloodline of Han Ling Emperor Liu Hong and left him with no heirs.
As a result, all the heroes were ready to take action, especially Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, whose ambitions were inflated.
In the past, the princes were fighting against Dong, because they were in charge of their own affairs. Although the princes allied forces to capture Luoyang, they ended up unhappy. After Yuan Shao returned, he wanted to establish a new king to compete with Liu Xie, but Liu Yu did not cooperate, which made Yuan Shao's plan
Failed. Now that the emperor has died and the country has no monarch, Yuan Shao has the idea of ascending the throne as emperor.
The Yuan family has served as an official for many generations, including four generations and three princes. When he came to him, Yuan Shao was no longer willing to be a three prince or a general, but wanted to go further. The death of Liu Xie gave Yuan Shao a chance.
Jizhou, Yecheng.
General's Mansion, backyard.
It was almost November, and the cold was quite severe. There was a red charcoal fire burning in the house, emitting scorching heat, dispelling the cold inside the house.
Yuan Shao was very happy when he received the news that Liu Xie had died of illness.
He wandered back to the backyard and entered the house. Yuan Shao looked at the charming woman who was naked under the quilt, and a fire of desire arose in his heart. He eagerly took off his clothes and got into the quilt.
.Yuan Shao got under the quilt and stroked her up and down without stopping for a moment. After a while, charming moans and gasps came from the room.
As the saying goes, people feel refreshed during happy events. When Yuan Shao learned that Liu Xie had passed away, he became so powerful that the woman beneath him gasped.
After a long time, the clouds dissipated and the rain dispersed.
Two heads emerged from the quilt. Yuan Shao's hair was in a messy bun, and his eyes flashed with relief after pleasure. Next to Yuan Shao, the woman leaned on Yuan Shao's chest, stretched out her hand to draw small circles on Yuan Shao's body, and then whispered
: "Husband, after the death of Liu Xie, the world will be left without a master. In this world, a virtuous person will live. When will my husband ascend to the throne of God?"
When Yuan Shao heard this, he trembled, pushed the woman away, and asked: "Female woman, what do you know? As long as you serve the orphan well, you will have your own benefits."
As he spoke, Yuan Shao had a proud look on his face.
At this time, even the women in the backyard thought so, and didn’t the ministers under his command also think so?
Yuan Shao wanted to be the emperor ten thousand times in his heart, but he knew that he could not be the first person. The first person to take the lead was likely to be attacked and easily criticized, so he waited. However, although Yuan Shao was like this, in private
But asking someone to sew the emperor's crown clothes is already on the verge of making a move.
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Xiaopei, the county seat!
In the study room in the backyard, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were sitting around.
Guan Yu looked proud, stretched out his hand to stroke his beautiful beard under his chin, and said in a deep voice: "Brother, the emperor dies, what should we do?"
Zhang Fei's eyes widened and he shouted: "Brother, let's fight back first and take back Xuzhou."
Liu Bei sighed and said: "Lu Bu is stationed in Xuzhou. It is impossible for us to fight back, but stationing in Xiaopei is not a long-term solution."
After a pause, Liu Bei continued: "The emperor suddenly died, and now the world is even more chaotic. Cao Cao said that Wang Can killed the emperor, and Wang Can said that Cao Cao killed the emperor. In my opinion, if the two of them had not launched an army to attack Chang'an, the emperor would have died."
They will not die. These two people are ambitious and murderers. Neither of them is easy to do, and they are very powerful and difficult to defeat."
Zhang Fei said angrily: "Brother, let's not worry about them. Let's talk about Xuzhou first. Since we can't fight back to Xuzhou, what should we do?"
Liu Bei narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "During this period, I have been thinking about what to do in the future. I found that although Yuan Shu occupied Yangzhou, the land of Runan in Yuzhou is still in the hands of the Xiliang army. Let's make good preparations and send troops to attack you.
South, take Yuzhou as a foothold. As long as we have Yuzhou in hand, we will join forces with Liu Biao to gain a firm foothold and plan for development."
Guan Yu said loudly: "Brother is right!"
In the study, the three brothers looked at each other and nodded heavily.
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Yuzhang County, Nanchang County.
In the county hall, Sun Jian sat on the main seat, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and other civil servants sat on the left side of the hall, and Huang Gai, Cheng Pu, Sun Ce and others sat on the right side of the hall.
Although Sun Jian was the governor of Changsha, he led his troops to expand southward and moved his seat to Nanchang County.
Sun Jian glanced at the people sitting in the hall and said: "The emperor has passed away, and the world is about to change. Although we are in a corner, we cannot stay out of it. What suggestions do you have?"
Han Dang immediately said: "My lord, we have recuperated our strength and trained our sailors. We have the strength to compete with Jingzhou. Taking advantage of the emperor's death, we will immediately send troops to attack Jingzhou and drive Liu Biao out of Jingzhou."
When Sun Jian heard this, he shook his head indifferently.
He looked at Zhang Zhao, but heard Zhang Zhao say: "My lord, Jingzhou is located in the north of the Yangtze River, and we are in the south of the Yangtze River. We divide the rivers on both sides to govern. Liu Biao has occupied Jingzhou, but we only have Changsha and Yuzhang counties. At present,
What the lord wants to do is to pacify Jiangdong, control all the areas south of the Yangtze River, and then send troops north to conquer the Central Plains."
At this point, Zhang Zhao glanced sideways at Han Dang and said in a deep voice: "Jingzhou Liu Biao, if he doesn't want to make progress, he will be destroyed by the lord sooner or later. There is no need to think too much. As long as the lord lays a foundation in Jiangdong, Jingzhou can be destroyed. Please
My lord, please pacify Jiangdong as soon as possible. It is only right to capture Jiangdong first."
After hearing this, Sun Jian nodded and agreed.
Ps: The fourth update is completed, let’s call it a day and take a break. I said it was going to break out, but I have to consider the next pattern, so I can only update four, sorry.