After receiving letters from Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, princes from all walks of life came to Yuan Shao's camp full of doubts, not understanding what Yuan Shao wanted to do.
Even Yuan Yi, a member of the Yuan family, was kept in the dark. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu did not send anyone to inform him at all.
As members of the Yuan family, why is Yuan Yi’s status not very high?
Because Yuan Yi is the son of Yuan Wei's elder brother Yuan Ping, and Yuan Ping died young, Yuan Yi did not enjoy his father's political legacy at all, and he was considered a marginal figure in the family.
Moreover, among the next generation of the Yuan family, Yuan Yi's talents are not outstanding. According to historical records, Yuan Yi is more talented in literature and local governance, and he is a very pure scholar.
Therefore, when Yuan Yi came to join the Dong Alliance Army this time, he was actually responding to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, waving flags and cheering.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had no intention of considering his opinion.
Excuses are easy to find.
Yuan Yi is currently with Tao Qian at Dagu Pass, which is dozens of miles away, and is not outside Hulao Pass. He can use the absence of others as an excuse.
The princes from all walks of life gathered outside Hulao Pass include Liu Bei, the governor of Qingzhou, Gongsun Zan, the general who conquered Liao, Kong Niao, the governor of Yuzhou, Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang, and ten people from Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Sun Jian.
Other survivors of Yuan, Tao Qianqiao, impersonated Liu Dai, Zhang Chao, Zhang Miao and others in the south-south battlefield to contain Dong's troops. Wang Fen, the governor of Jizhou, and Han Fu, the prefect of Julu, were in Yecheng, responsible for the transportation of grain and grass to the rear.
Therefore, the only people Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could notify were Liu Bei and the others.
After communicating, less than half an hour later, Liu Bei and other eight princes came to Yuan Shao's camp stationed under the Songshan Highlands.
Songshan Mountain is towering and densely forested. Yuan Shao's camp is stationed on the flat ground at the foot of the mountain. It is about six miles away from Hulao Pass and three miles directly south of Liu Bei's camp.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were already waiting for them outside the camp. When they saw them coming, they quickly came out to greet them.
Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan were the first princes to arrive. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu stood at the gate of the military camp and saluted: "I have met the leader."
"Brother Ben Chu and Brother Qiu are the fourth and third generation brothers. They are famous in the world, so there is no need to be polite."
Liu Bei also quickly returned the gift.
"please!"
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu gestured inside.
Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan followed them into the camp and came to the main tent of the Chinese army.
After a while, other princes also arrived one after another and entered the camp.
Logically speaking, since everyone has entered the camp, they must distinguish who is the master and who takes the main seat.
But after all, Liu Bei is the leader of the alliance and the leader of all the princes. It is obviously a bit disrespectful to let him sit down.
And Yuan Shao didn't want to offend him, so he simply vacated the main seat and sat directly opposite Liu Bei.
After everyone sat down, Liu Bei looked around the crowd and said with some confusion: "Brother Benchu, Brother Gu, what's the important thing for calling us and everyone here?"
Yuan Shao glanced at Yuan Shu, the two of them looked at each other, and then said slowly: "I believe you have all heard that Thief Dong sent people to persuade me and the highway to surrender."
"Um."
Liu Bei said matter-of-factly: "Both Ben Chu and Gao Da are righteous men. Faced with the intimidation of Dong's thieves, Xiang must have sternly refused."
Yuan Shao smiled and said: "This is natural. Not only that, I have detained the Dong thief's envoy. I invite you all to come here today. I want to be a witness in front of you to show my determination to fight against Dong!"
"oh?"
Liu Bei became interested and said, "Brother Benchu, are you planning to write a letter and sternly criticize the traitor Dong?"
The scolding wars in the late Han Dynasty were not about typing on the keyboard and punching people on the Internet.
In addition to criticizing each other face to face, if they are a little further apart, they basically rely on writing letters to reprimand.
For example, in history, Wang Lang was not actually scolded to death by Zhuge Liang, but they did have a quarrel, that is, they wrote letters to each other to scold each other.
Therefore, Liu Bei thought that Yuan Shao was planning to write a letter to denounce Dong Zhuo's behavior with righteous words.
This method is still very good, and it will also have a good reputation if it spreads.
However, Yuan Shao shook his head and said: "Although it is okay to write a letter, it can't express my determination with the road. Come here, escort me!"
There were soldiers outside the battalion commander who escorted one person up.
I saw the man dressed as a scholar, tied up with five-flowered buns, and his mouth was gagged. He kept whimpering and struggling, as if begging for mercy.
"This is?"
Liu Bei was puzzled.
Yuan Shu explained: "This person is the lobbyist sent by Dong Zhuo. He was once an old official of my Yuan family. Later, the Dong thief came to the capital. Like Li Ru, he took refuge in the Dong thief. Now he has come to persuade him to surrender regardless of his shame."
We are really hateful to the extreme."
"I see."
Only then did everyone realize that there was still such a big drama going on today.
Chen Mu on the side felt moved in his heart.
There is no record in history whether Yuan Wei sent anyone to ask Yuan Shao to withdraw his troops.
But Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Ma Chao, the four great filial sons in the late Han Dynasty are also indisputable facts.
Needless to say, Lu Bu needs to say that Ma Chao, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu are all of the same nature. They know that hundreds of people in their father, uncle, brothers and clan are in the hands of the enemy, but they still brazenly raise troops to cause trouble, without considering the life and death of their families at all.
Moreover, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were very high-profile in history. Not only did they serve as alliance leaders and the main offensive force, they also gained fame through this.
After all, you said that your challenge to Dong could be for the sake of the safety of the country and society, then you can keep a low profile, for example, let Bie Rang be the leader of the alliance, and send troops secretly yourself, there is no need to make such a big fanfare.
Now he not only serves as the main offensive force, but also surrounds Luoyang. Doesn't this mean he wishes his uncle and brother would die soon?
So from this point of view, saying that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brought filial sons is by no means an injustice to them.
certainly.
After all, my uncle said that my uncle was not his biological father, and it was no big deal to just sell him to someone who only cared about his own interests.
Didn't Mr. Huang also say that if he had an affair with a bandit, let alone Hu Wan, even his own father would have to die.
The key is Yuan Ji, who is Yuan Shu's biological brother.
Brothers from the same mother.
Yuan Shu.
What a cruel person.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Chen Mu's eyes suddenly changed when he looked at Yuan Shu.
Reminiscent of the history, what Yuan Shao inherited in Jizhou was the Yuan family's old officials, that is, connections. And what Yuan Shu inherited was the Yuan family's industry in Yuzhou, which was the family property.
Later, because Yuan Shao took away all the connections of the Yuan family, Yuan Shu scolded Yuan Shao, "If you don't follow me, you will become a slave of my family!"
It can be seen that these two brothers have planned for a long time. They are waiting for Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji to divide the family property and start their own business as soon as possible.
"Everyone, today I want to explain to the world that my Yuan family is loyal, determined to defeat the Dong traitors, rescue the emperor, and is loyal to the emperor and patriotic. I can never give in by the Dong traitors' coercion and inducement!"
Yuan Shao Dayi made an awe-inspiring performance, turned around and said to the soldiers: "Pull him down and behead him, and send his head back to Luoyang."
"woo woo woo woo!"
The man struggled desperately and wanted to say something, but the soldiers didn't give him a chance. After a while, a bloody head was brought in.
When many princes saw it, they immediately praised him.
"Benchu and Highway understand the righteousness deeply. He is truly a role model for us and the rest of the world."
"At this time of national crisis, there should be more righteous people like Ben Chu and Dao Dao, who can angrily denounce the traitor Dong."
"The actions of Benchu and the highway today are truly loyal and righteous. If I can save your majesty in the future, I will go to the emperor to report my merits to you."
Even Liu Bei gave Yuan Shao a thumbs up for his actions.
Because what Yuan Shao did was actually beneficial to him.
Why?
The Yuan family's influence in the Kwantung Allied Forces is not low. The direct forces include Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Yi, as well as several former officials of the Yuan family. The combined total strength is already as many as 70,000 to 80,000.
If they leave, one-third of the army of the princes will be gone, leaving only more than 100,000 people.
Moreover, although Cao Cao, Bao Xin and others are not disciples of the Yuan family, they have a good relationship with Yuan Shao. If Yuan Shao leaves, several other princes may also leave with them.
At that time, the Kwantung Allied Forces are likely to fall apart in an instant, and only the armies of Liu Bei and Gongsun Zan will be left, which will not be able to sustain the situation.
So of course Liu Bei didn't want the Yuan family to leave, and Yuan Shao's actions were very consistent with his position.
Many princes praised him one after another, but Chen Mu stood aside and smiled.
After today, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's reputation for being loyal and patriotic spread throughout the world.
As for the hundreds of clans of the Yuan family in Luoyang.
But he would have to be the victim of Dong Zhuo's sword.
When the time comes, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu will have lost all their fame and property, and they will still gain sympathy from the world.
This move is really brilliant.
Some people may say, isn't it easy to break the situation? As long as Yuan Ji is saved, it will definitely be a devastating blow to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
Regarding this strategy, I actually think it is a bit simple.
Although the intention is good.
If Yuan Ji can be saved, as the eldest son of the Yuan family and the leader of this generation, Yuan Ji is indeed a great threat to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu alive.
And after that, Yuan Ji will definitely occupy Nanyang. At that time, Yuan Shu will be in Changsha in the south, Yuan Shao will be in Hebei, and Yuan Ji will be in Nanyang.
Three yuan, one south, one middle and one north, may seem powerful, but internal discord is actually a bad thing.
When the three Yuans are in internal strife, other surrounding princes can take advantage of their conflicts to grow stronger. For example, in the early days, Cao Cao relied on Yuan Shao to beat Yuan Shufa's family.
But there is a prerequisite, that is, Yuan Ji really hates Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
Perhaps from a personal emotional point of view, he must hate them.
But once the interests of the entire family are involved, it will be difficult to say in the end.
If the reality is that Sanyuan really accounts for half of the country, the first opponent they have to face is another behemoth-Liu Bei.
Why did Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu fight back and forth in history?
It's not because there are no opponents around who can compete with them.
The only Gongsun Zan was defeated by Yuan Shao.
After dealing with Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao was left with only Yuan Shu to contend with.
Therefore, Chen Mu's rescue of Yuan Ji was actually a thankless task.
First, under Dong Zhuo's nose, even Yan Zhong would not be able to take action. Instead, Yan Zhong might be exposed, a risk that Chen Mu did not want to take.
Second, you can't control Yuan Ji and let him be hostile to Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Once he abandons personal hatred and chooses family interests, it will make things worse for the Qingzhou Group.
Therefore, rescuing Yuan Ji was not a brilliant move to break the game, but an unstable and bad move that Chen Mu could not possibly make.
So faced with such a situation, he really didn't do anything?
In fact, he had already done it.
Transferring Yuan Shu to Changsha was a clever move made in advance.
Now Yuan Shu has controlled the southern part of Jingzhou and is extending his tentacles to the entire Jingzhou. And last month, Dong Zhuo just sent Liu Biao to Jingzhou to serve as the governor of Jingzhou.
Now that the governor of Yuzhou is Kong Niao, it will not be easy for Yuan Shu to take over the Yuan family in Runan or take over the entire Jingzhou.
This gives Qingzhou Group a large buffer space.
So after the incident is over, the only thing the Qingzhou Group has to face is Yuan Shao's Hebei Group.
Because Yuan Shu was arranged to leave early, there is no Yuan Shu who can unite and help Yuan Shao. At that time, Gongsun Zan’s Youzhou Group will be in the north, and Liu Bei’s Qingzhou Group will be in the east. Yuan Shao’s days in Hebei will probably not be too long.
Better off.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu conspired to perform a show today, which was praised by all the princes. Soon, the head of Dong Zhuo's envoy and a letter severely denounced Dong Zhuo were sent to Hulao Pass and rushed to Luoyang.
In Luoyang, Dong Zhuo was in Liang Ji Garden. The letter and the head were delivered at noon the next day. At this time, he was taking a nap in his room when he suddenly heard a gentle knock on the door from outside.
"Ming Gong!"
When Dong Zhuo heard Li Ru's voice, he got up from the bed and said sleepily: "Come in."
Li Ru and Yan Zhong pushed the door open and entered.
Dong Zhuo came from his bedroom to the living room outside. When he saw the two people saluting him, he waved his hand for them to sit down.
After the two sat down, Li Ru said, "A letter just arrived from outside Hulao Pass."
"oh?"
Dong Zhuo asked: "What letter is it?"
Li Ru smiled slightly, handed over a letter and said: "Then Yuan Shao killed the envoy we sent and wrote a letter here."
"What?"
Dong Zhuo was furious: "Yuan Shao, how dare you kill my envoy!"
But Li Ru smiled and said: "Ming Gong, please calm down and read the letter first before speaking."
Dong Zhuo received the letter and became even more angry after reading it.
It contains a stream of insults, scolding Dong Zhuo thoroughly, and there are no curse words in the entire article.
"Wen You, what are you doing to make me angry?"
Dong Zhuo threw the letter on the ground, his eyes almost bursting with fire.
"That's a good thing."
Li Ru stroked his goatee and said slowly.
"Good thing?"
Dong Zhuo was confused. His own envoy was killed and he was still angry. How could this be a good thing?
Yan Zhong reminded: "Ming Gong, please don't forget, this is exactly the result we want."
"oh."
Dong Zhuo suddenly realized, and then he remembered that he was not looking for an excuse to kill Yuan Wei. Wasn't this just an excuse?
"At this time, Mingzheng just used this excuse to kill Yuan Wei!"
Li Ru's eyes showed a fierce light.
As the head of a hundred officials, Yuan Wei controlled the entire Yuan family. Once he died, there would no longer be any constraints on moving the capital.
"good!"
Dong Zhuo stood up, laughed loudly and said: "It has been reported that the entire Yuan family will be executed. After noon, I will hold a court meeting to read out the Yuan family's crimes, and finally announce the move of the capital!"
"Ming Gong is wise!"
Li Ru and Yan Zhong bowed their hands in salute at the same time. They knew that once all the Yuan family were killed, the move of the capital would be extremely smooth.
In a month or two at most, the capital move will be completed, and by then, they will also take control of Chang'an.
...
...
At this time, Yuan Wei's mansion.
Yuan Wei also received the news that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had killed the envoys and made impassioned speeches against Dong Zhuo.
Dong Zhuo sent people out to persuade them to surrender, naturally in the name of the Yuan family.
So the Yuan family also sent an old servant.
The old servants Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu both knew each other. When they met, they would definitely understand what Yuan Wei meant.
But no one thought that Yuan Wei would hear this result when the old servant returned.
After learning that Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had done this, Yuan Wei froze on the spot for a long time.
Yuan Ji said tremblingly: "Those two beasts! If they do this, they will harm the Yuan family!"
"Two beasts?"
Yuan Wei suddenly said calmly: "They are not beasts, they are your brothers."
"Uncle!"
Yuan Ji stood up from the mat and said angrily: "At this time, you are still speaking for them. They want to kill us! Aren't you angry?"
"anger?"
Yuan Wei shook his head, smiled and said: "Haha, I'm very pleased."
"What?"
Yuan Ji opened his eyes wide. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were pushing them into the abyss, but his uncle said such words. Didn't he know that Dong Zhuo's butcher's knife was approaching soon?
Yuan Wei raised his head, looked at him seriously and said: "These two people can be called the unicorns of my Yuan family. Only with such ruthlessness can you have the demeanor of a master."
"uncle......"
"boom!"
Before Yuan Ji could say anything else, the door outside was suddenly kicked open.
The soldiers sent by Dong Zhuo had already entered the palace. A general came to the hall, looked at Yuan Wei, and said indifferently: "Yuan Wei, your Yuan family betrayed Gu Shengen and openly rebelled. What happened has happened. Come with me."
Yuan Wei stood up slowly and walked out of the house calmly.
Entering the courtyard, I looked up at the sky.
After Dong Zhuo's efforts, the decline of the Han Dynasty has become an undisputed fact.
In this world, it’s time for heroes to be in troubled times.
If you can sacrifice yourself in exchange for the qualification that the two Yuan families can compete for world supremacy, why not do it?
future.
Maybe our Yuan family can also produce an emperor.
hehe.
Yuan Wei smiled casually, held his head high and stepped outside the house.
On this day, the entire Yuan family was beheaded, and hundreds of members of the clan were not spared.
When Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu heard the bad news, they cried and fainted three times.
When people all over the world heard the news, they all admired the sacrifices made by the Yuan family in this disaster.
The reputations of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu became even more prosperous.