"Yuan Shu led his troops to attack the palace? Kill all the Huangmen?"
What is all this and what?
Ridiculous?
The first reaction is ridiculous, but if you think about it carefully, that guy Yuan Shu can really do this!
He Jin died, and if Yuan Shu did not take any action, then when the eunuchs came to power again, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu would basically die.
Not to mention that they are the legitimate sons or eldest sons of the Yuan family, the real next generation successor of the Yuan family is Yuan Ji. The real core figure of the next generation of the Yuan family is An Guotinghou.
The title of Marquis Anguo Ting sounds like nothing, it is just a small Marquis Ting, but the previous head of the Yuan family, Yuan Ji's father was Marquis Xuanwen of Anguo, and the previous head of the family, Yuan Ji's grandfather was Marquis Kang of Anguo.
A certain marquis of Anguo can basically be regarded as the standard configuration for the head of the Yuan family. This is the same as the prince must be the governor of Kaifeng Prefecture during the Five Dynasties. It is a standard configuration.
Moreover, Yuan Ji is still a princess, and his wife is the official princess of the Han Dynasty. If nothing happens, his and the princess's first son will be the next generation head of the Yuan family.
With such a network, such contacts, and such identities, how could Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu compete with Yuan Ji for the lead?
In fact, the two of them could not compete with Yuan Ji in inheriting the resources of the Yuan family, so one gathered the rangers and became the ranger leader, while the other took the scholar route and became the party leader.
Therefore, Yuan Shu, who was known to have a prosperous official career, and Yuan Jiujiu, the tough guy on the road, are now just generals in the middle of the tiger, and as for Yuan Shao, they are now just one of the eight lieutenants of Xiyuan.
Such an official position is already very high in the eyes of ordinary people, but compared with Yuan Ji, he is just a scumbag. Now Yuan Ji is already a servant of one of the three nobles and nine ministers, and a serious nine ministers.
, is the real core of the imperial court.
Yuan Shao is still acting as He Jin's mastermind. In truly serious situations, Yuan Shao may not have the right to speak, but Yuan Ji can already face He Jin, the eunuchs, and even the emperor.
Of course, being able to face He Jin directly does not mean that he can be compared with He Jin in all aspects. But at least he can stand and speak in front of He Jin.
Yuan Shao, on the other hand, has established a monarch-subordinate relationship with He Jin. He Jin is the monarch and Yuan Shao is the minister.
After knowing the inside story that only these senior officials knew, Xun Yu knew that if Yuan Shu did not want to die, he could only lead his troops to attack the palace.
But I know I will not show mercy when I scold Yuan Shu for not having a good death.
"Shao Fu ordered his sergeants to separate and kill the families of the ten constant servants. They were all killed regardless of their size. Many of the beards were killed by mistake."
"Do you want to rebel?"
Even though he knew that this was just a diversion and conspiracy by the mastermind behind the scenes, Xun Yu still couldn't help but curse!
What are the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu doing?
They have nothing to do with people!
At this moment, Xun Yu's opinion of the two brothers had dropped to an unspeakable level.
"While Cao Cao put out the fire in the palace, he asked Queen Mother He Quan to take charge of important matters and sent troops to pursue Zhang Rang and others to find the young emperor."
At this moment, the image of Cao Cao, a little man, appeared in Xun Yu's mind.
In fact, when Cao Cao was young, he was also a rich and handsome man. At that time, Cao Cao was a famous libertine throughout Luoyang City.
Later, Cao Cao accidentally encountered some problems during his training, and then he changed from a tall and handsome guy to the short and depressed person he is now.
As Xun Yu continued to read, he thought about Cao Cao's character. In the past, when he was young, he set up five-color sticks, and even the eunuchs dared to beat them. The public security in Luoyang was indeed much better at that time.
Later, he was promoted openly and secretly, and then he fought against the Yellow Turbans...
After figuring it out step by step, Xun Yu discovered that with Cao Cao's character and ability, it was really possible to do this.
So the question is, what is this so-called Romance of the Three Kingdoms?
After reading the first chapter, Xun Yu thought that this was a conspiracy to predict the demise of the Han Dynasty through prophecies, and it was a proper act of rebellion.
After reading the second chapter, Xun Yu felt that the man behind the scenes knew a lot about the high-level political operations of the Han Dynasty. He was either a high-ranking official with two thousand shi or the legitimate son of a noble family. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to know so much.
But today, after reading the first half of the third chapter, Xun Yu suddenly had a new speculation in his mind: Could this really be a certain kind of future?
"Dong Zhuo was stationed outside the city. He brought armored horse troops into the city every day and marched through the streets. The people were in panic. Zhuo went in and out of the palace without any scruples."
When he saw this paragraph, Xun Yu had calmed down, but his heart was full of anger.
How many soldiers and horses can a mere Dong Zhuo have? Even if he is stationed in the east of the river, how many soldiers and horses can he afford?
The core troops cannot exceed 20,000, and even if the Qiang cannon fodder is included, it cannot exceed 50,000.
More importantly, how many soldiers and horses can he bring to Luoyang without being discovered by everyone in advance? Thousands of people are as high as the sky.
Just a few thousand cavalry can run rampant in Luoyang?
Are you kidding me?
The Central Army of the Han Dynasty had more than a few thousand people!
There are twelve gatekeepers in Luoyang City. Even if each gatekeeper only has 300 soldiers and horses, there are still 3,600 soldiers and horses.
As for the Xiyuan Army, there are as many as eight captains. Even if each captain only has a thousand soldiers and horses, the total number of Xiyuan's eight captains is more than 8,000.
What's more, there is the Central Army under He Jin. The number of professional soldiers in Luoyang City is at least 20,000 at the moment. How can such a professional Central Army be so intimidated by thousands of Xiliang cavalry that they dare not move?
Xun Yu didn't know what others would think of when they saw this paragraph. Anyway, he was thinking of internal and external collusion.
The first reaction was that Dong Zhuo had hooked up with the Guandong scholars.
Then, Dong Zhuo's information came to mind. Then Xun Yu knew the truth. Dong Zhuo was a member of the Yuan family, and Dong Zhuo had colluded with the Yuan family.
To be precise, in order to suppress Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, Yuan Ji could elevate Dong Zhuo's position and let the two brothers Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu compete in the ring?
As for why Yuan Ji did this?
It's very simple. The Yuan family is already prosperous enough. The prominence of the four generations and three princes has reached its extreme. If it continues to develop, it will be self-destruction.
If they had not rebelled, the Yuan family would have only had to defend their homeland until now. Radicals like Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were what the Yuan family hated the most.
Therefore, take this opportunity to suppress the two of them, and then let Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao open another branch and become the head of a certain branch.
On the one hand, it maintains the stability of the main vein, and on the other hand, it expresses the cutting off of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao's attack on the palace, which is simply perfect.
(As long as the Han Dynasty does not perish, Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao directly attack the palace, no matter who becomes emperor in the future, they will be liquidated.)
Sure enough, the next development was exactly as Xun Yu expected.
Grain
"Bao Xin, the captain of the later military academy, came to see Yuan Shao and said that Dong Zhuo must have different intentions and should be eliminated quickly. Shao said: "The court's new decision must not be touched lightly." Bao Xin met Wang Yun and also talked about the matter. Yun said:
"Let's discuss it later." The letter led his troops to surrender to Mount Tai."
When he saw this, Xun Yu couldn't help but sigh. He had already anticipated the direction of the next plot.
Dong Zhuo, Cai Langye, a border warrior, once he reaches a high position, a large number of warriors from poor families will surely move closer to him. At that time, he can only move forward, and he must move forward.
But Dong Zhuo himself was definitely not the opponent of the Yuan family, so he probably colluded with the Yang family and other Kansai scholars, and then there was a fierce conflict between the Kanto scholars and the Kansai scholars.
At that time, there was no emperor to mediate, and there was no general to mediate. No matter what weird things happened in Luoyang City, Xun Yu was not surprised.
Sure enough, the next plot confirmed his guess.
"Dong Zhuo?"
"Master Dong?"
"Depose the emperor?"
Outside Luoyang City, in a pavilion somewhere, Li Ru's head was buzzing at the moment.
When did I, Li Ru, a dignified doctor of Taixue, a great Confucian who was successful in refining gods, become Dong Zhuo's counselor? Do I know him?
Oh, I know each other, and we even drank together, because we all came from the border areas, and Dong Zhuo followed the path of a warrior, while Li Ru followed the path of a scholar and great Confucian.
Everyone was ostracized by the Kanto scholars, so they had drunk before, but it was just drinking. When did they become Dong Zhuo's counselors?
Immediately, Li Ru turned around and looked at Chu Xuan with a cold expression: "It's you, you are the mastermind behind this, why did you frame me?"
Hearing this, Chu Xuan shook his head slightly: "Wen You, where did you start talking about this? When did I frame you?"
"You have succeeded in cultivating gods. In terms of cultivation, you are one of the greatest Confucian scholars in the world. Even Lu Shangshu (Lu Zhi) is not much better than you, but in terms of official position, you are just a doctor of Taixue."
"Looking at the Yuan family again, Yuan Jiujiu was just a prodigal, but now he is a tiger warrior and a general, and Yuan Shao is the leader of the world's party."
"Wenyou, are you willing?"
Hearing this, Li Ru stared at Chu Xuan, staring at him motionlessly for a full quarter of an hour, but unfortunately he saw nothing.
During this quarter of an hour, Chu Xuan kept looking at Li Ru with his eyes wide open, his eyes met with his, his eyes were extremely clear, and his breathing was not confused at all.
After a quarter of an hour, Li Ru felt that he might not be able to see anything, so he was no longer angry, but instantly regained his composure: "So what if you are willing? So what if you are not willing?"
"If Wenyou is unwilling, you can go to Hedong."
When the first episode of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms came out, Emperor Ling did not deal with Liu Bei. This does not mean that when the third episode of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms came out, Emperor Ling did not deal with Dong Zhuo.
People are different, not to mention that in the novel, Dong Zhuo's behavior is many times worse than Liu Bei's behavior.
Anyway, if nothing happens, the court will definitely deal with Dong Zhuo, and Dong Zhuo will definitely resist. As for when he will rebel, it depends on the subsequent development of the situation.
For Dong Zhuo, it was actually a good choice to start a rebellion immediately, because only in this way could he live longer.
Otherwise, when the imperial court uses its righteousness, conspiracy, and even mobilizes troops from all over the country, Dong Zhuo will no longer be able to resist at all.
At that time, it will really be an edict, asking for whatever you want.
With Dong Zhuo's temperament, it was absolutely impossible for him to place his life on the mercy of the imperial court.
Of course, in fact Dong Zhuo may not have such courage. He is most likely seeking the status of a vassal town and maintaining semi-independence from the Luoyang court.
"You also want to rebel? Yes, you can write a book like The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, but no one will believe you if you say you don't want to rebel."
"What should I do?" Li Ru said calmly.
"Having a background in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, coupled with Wenyou's cultivation and background, I don't have to worry about not being trusted by Master Dong."
"At that time, Wenyou only needs to ask Dong Zhuo to restrain his troops, do less killing, and slaughter less cities and villages. Wenyou can directly explain my existence to Dong Zhuo. Then we will use steel, grain, rhubarb crossbows, and armor.
In exchange for weapons and other weapons, we will exchange population with Grand Master Dong, and we will ask for all men, women, old and young."
"What can I gain?"
"What does Wenyou want?"
"I want to join you!" Li Ru suddenly said.
Chu Xuan was not surprised by this: "It's not easy to join us..."
…
A small city somewhere near the Yellow River. This city is located on the north side of the Yellow River near Bingzhou. This city is not on the map. It is a typical privately built city.
This city is the core of the Yellow River Gang. The family members of the Bangzhong cannot be like the Bangzhong and continue to drift on the water of the Yellow River. They must eventually land.
And this small town is the lifeblood of the Yellow River Gang.
Although the small town is not big, it is backed by the Yellow River and surrounded by mountains on both sides. It either comes from the Yellow River or from the front.
But the front is filled with forts of different sizes one after another. Before these forts are removed, it is impossible for the army to reach the city.
At that time, the family members in the city would have enough time to move.
As for if one day someone attacks from above the Yellow River, it can only mean that the Yellow River Gang has reached the point of extinction and is hopeless.
At this moment, Peng Bing, the leader of the Yellow River Gang, was hiding in the secret room, listening to the telegram coming from the distance, and started laughing: "Sure enough, Chu Xuan didn't put his hope in Li Ru at all.
Also, it is simply a dream to expect Li Ru to restrain Dong Zhuo from killing indiscriminately."
Under the premise that Dong Zhuo was forced to rebel in advance, many innocent people would definitely be affected, and both Hedong and Hanoi were directly connected to the Yellow River.
Therefore, what Peng Bing had to do next was to make full use of the mobility of the Yellow River, sell a large amount of industrial products in exchange for people from Dong Zhuo, and then use the convenience of the Yellow River water system to transfer a large number of people.
These people will receive preliminary training in this small town, and then they will look for opportunities to raise troops. At that time, Peng Bing will move in all directions with the Yellow River as the center.
He can either go north to attack Jizhou, or go south to attack the land of Sili. He can also go southeast and occupy Yanzhou, Guandu and other places. He can also go northwest and touch the butt of Taiyuan.
In this extremely primitive and backward era, transportation is very inconvenient. Many modern people often cannot understand why sometimes a small city or checkpoint can stop tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of troops for half a year.
?
Can't we go around it?
Really can't!
There were very few roads in ancient times, and there were only a few roads that could supply tens of thousands of armies to pass. Therefore, the army's food and fodder could only pass through a few roads.
This is why grain robberies often occur, because large-scale grain transportation teams can only travel from a few fixed continents.
The mobility of the Yellow River is the core of Peng Bing's next series of actions.