The Black Mountain Army reached Dongjun in September and attacked Yanzhou.
Liu Dai was beaten by the Montenegrin Army at the end of October and was unable to take care of himself, so he had to go to Bao Xin and Cao Cao for help.
Many people say that the governors of the Han Dynasty were older than the governors, and they were more precise with their words. It was as if they lived in the Han Dynasty and became the governors and commanded the governors everywhere.
All I can say is that without twenty years of cerebral thrombosis, I would not be able to say such a thing.
Because it is obvious that the governor is a censor and can only exercise power in accordance with the "Six Questions". He has no involvement in local military and government affairs. His rank is only 600 dan. He is integrated with the military and government and holds two thousand dan.
If a prefect has less power than an official, that's just crazy.
Not to mention that in the history of the Han Dynasty, the governor was changed to the governor of the state many times, because the power of the governor was too small to restrain the military and political power of a state.
Many people in the Han Dynasty also complained that the power of the governor was too small, and he was nominally checking the prefects, but was unable to actually hold power.
For example, in the first year of Emperor Suihe's reign, Zhai Fangjin and He Wu jointly stated: "The meaning of "Spring and Autumn Annals" is to use the noble to control the humble, and not to treat the humble with humiliation. When a senior official in the position of governor is presented with two thousand stones, the weight is not consistent, and it is lost.
In order of precedence.”
The meaning of this sentence is that the position of the governor is too small, but using the position of the governor to supervise the two thousand stone prefect is putting the cart before the horse and is not advisable.
Therefore, when he became emperor, he briefly changed the name of the governor to the state pastoral minister, in order to expand the power of the governor and allow him to have administrative power.
However, by the end of the Han Dynasty, the situation in which the governor had little power had indeed changed a lot.
As the authority of the imperial court declined day by day, rebellions continued in various places, and the ambitions of many officials grew.
The governor gradually began to take over the power of the state pastor, and had the power to control the military and administration of a state, becoming a prince.
The reason for this result is actually that the governor has a relatively special power.
That is to have military power under special circumstances.
In the past, the governors of Youzhou, Bingzhou, Liangzhou, Jiaozhou and other places were not only governors, but also served as temporary governors, so that they could coordinate the military strength of each county and attack foreign invaders.
For example, Geng Bi, the governor of Liangzhou, once led troops from several counties to attack Han Sui and suppress the rebellion.
Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, did the same thing and fought against Wuhuan Xianbei.
According to records in the "Book of Han" and "Book of the Later Han", there are many instances of border governors leading troops.
But these can only be regarded as special cases. Only border governors can do this. Inland governors do not have such power. There is no record in the "Book of Han" and "Book of the Later Han" that the inland governors controlled the military power of several counties.
However, at the end of the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty, the prestige of the imperial court declined, rebellions continued in various places, and the inland governors gradually began to exercise this military power as temporary governor.
With military power, he can naturally control the entire state. For example, Liu Dai killed Qiao Mao, the former governor of Dongjun, and used force to suppress the Yanzhou rebellion.
Bao Xin was the Prime Minister of Jibei, and Cao Cao was from Chenliu. They had nearly 20,000 troops.
Now that the situation in Yanzhou was not good, Liu Dai naturally thought of the two of them and immediately summoned them back to rescue them in the name of the governor.
But after all, Yanzhou is far away from Guanzhong. When the letter arrived, it was already November.
When Bao Xin received the letter, Cao Cao was shocked and quickly went to Liu Bei to ask for his resignation.
Guanzhong, Huayin County.
In the county government residence, Liu Bei was convening the generals to discuss matters.
November is a good time to attack Chang'an. The weather is now snowing heavily. Hearing that Dong Zhuo has been living in Meiwu outside the city all day long, the imperial minister asked him to march into Chang'an to cooperate with the action against Dong Zhuo in the city.
He was just about to ask people to call Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Bao Xin and Sun Jian over, when he saw Cao Cao, Bao Xin and others hurried in from outside.
"Brother Yuncheng, brother Mengde."
Seeing that the two of them were covered with snow, Liu Bei quickly stood up and went over to greet them: "I was about to send someone to invite you over to discuss the plan to attack Chang'an. I didn't expect that you all came. That's just right. Sit down quickly and warm up."
A bottle of wine, let’s talk about this.”
Bao Xin and Cao Cao patted the snow on their bodies and felt the warmth of the furnace in the palace. The two looked at each other, both a little embarrassed and ashamed to speak.
After all, the two of them were just unknown people at the beginning. Now they have become so famous with Liu Bei and are praised by people all over the world. However, they turn around and abandon Liu Bei. It is indeed a bit unloyal.
But the problem is that his hometown is about to be robbed. Bao Xin's hometown, Taishan County, and Cao Cao's hometown, Chenliu County, are in danger. Naturally, it is not the time to be ungrateful.
After hesitating for a moment, Cao Cao still smiled bitterly and said: "Xuande, we are here today to ask for your resignation."
"What?"
Liu Bei was shocked and said: "Yuncheng, Mengde. Seeing that the city of Chang'an is about to be destroyed and we will soon be able to welcome the emperor, how can you leave at this time?"
Bao Xin had no choice but to explain: "We are not willing to be loyal, but the Black Mountain bandits attacked Jizhou and were defeated by the Jizhou governor Wang Wenzu and drove them to Yanzhou. Now that Yanzhou is in danger, the governor called me back to my hometown to quell the chaos and protect the elders in my hometown. It was a last resort.
For that.”
Cao Cao said: "My father is in Chenliu now, and he has abandoned the emperor. Although he is suspected of being disloyal, the emperor still has Xuande Bogui and Wentai. My father is in Chenliu with one soldier and horse to protect him, and the other two are
He is too old to move, and if we don't save him, he will be in danger. Could it be that Xuande wants to trap me into being unfilial?"
"I see."
After hearing the two explanations, Liu Bei finally understood the reason and said with relief: "That's the case, it's understandable. Don't worry, brothers, I will write a warrant later, and you can get all the food and grass along the way."
And I will send someone to inform my fourth brother that after you arrive in Luoyang, get more food and grass and ask him to send troops to escort you all the way to Yanzhou. If necessary, just speak."
"Thank you Xuande!"
The two bowed their hands and turned to leave.
After they left, Liu Bei said to Tian Feng who was beside him: "Yuan Hao, it is snowing heavily in Guanzhong and it is very inconvenient for soldiers and horses to travel. Are the windproof tents and firewood for heating of the army sergeants sufficient?"
Tian Feng said: "Everything is fully prepared. The tents are sewn from cattle and sheepskins bought from Youzhou. As early as three months ago, we cut down autumn branches and dead trees in Huayin Mountain to reserve. We also have all kinds of food and grass, which is enough for the army."
Lieutenant General and soldiers surrounded Chang'an to survive this cold winter."
"Um."
Liu Bei nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian were also invited.
As soon as he entered the door, Gongsun Zan shouted: "Xuande, when I came here just now, I saw that Yuncheng Mengde's military camp was splitting up the camp, and it seemed that the army was about to move. Why is this?"
Liu Bei explained: "The Black Mountain bandits attacked Yanzhou, and Yuncheng and Mengde had to return to the army to defend their hometown."
"I see."
Gongsun Zan rejoiced: "Fortunately, I have now concluded an alliance with many leaders of Xianbei and Wuhuan, swearing to be brothers. No one near Youzhou dares to invade, and our hometown is safe and sound."
When Gongsun Zan said this sentence, he definitely didn't expect it to be flg.
Not to mention that Yuan Shao had set up a trick, but his brother Gongsun Du, who had the same surname as Xu Rong, had already been eyeing Youzhou since Xu Rong recommended him as the governor of Liaodong, and wanted to take the opportunity to take over the entire Youzhou. Therefore, Gongsun Zan now,
In fact, we are already in a very dangerous situation.
The two came in and sat down. Sun Jian sat at the table and asked, "Xuande, why did you ask me to wait here today to discuss something?"
Liu Bei glanced around and saw that all the confidants in the palace were Zhang Feidian, Wei Tianfeng, Wang Lang, Huang Zhong, Gongsun Zan and Sun Jian. There were no other outsiders, so he said confidently and boldly: "Everyone, we have great news."
"oh?"
Sun Jian asked in surprise: "What good news?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "News has come from Chang'an. The princes of the imperial court have mobilized Lu Bu as an internal agent and are determined to assassinate Dong Zhuo. I am afraid that there are too many Xiliang troops in Chang'an and it will be unsustainable, so we have asked us to pretend to attack Chang'an and attract the Xiliang troops to garrison out of the city.
Passes have been set up in various places to facilitate the movement of princes. We have been waiting for Bogui and Wentai for a year, and finally the time has come for the clouds to clear and the sun to welcome the emperor and help the Han Dynasty."
"Really?"
Sun Jian was overjoyed and said: "That is really great news, Xuande, I won't say any more. I will be the vanguard in this battle."
Unlike others, Sun Jian was truly loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Historically, after Cao Cao was defeated by Xu Rong, he withdrew to Yanzhou and began to develop his own territory.
Sun Jian was the only one who persisted for two years and continued to challenge Dong. Even though he was defeated by Xu Rong, he never gave up.
It was not until the third year of Chuping, that is, 192, that there was no food and grass, and Yuan Shao actually sent people to sneak attack the Yuzhou occupied by Sun Jian, which forced him to withdraw his troops.
It has to be said that Sun Jian did not have any other black spots in history except for killing a prefect and governor without authorization.
After learning that Yuan Shao sent people to sneak attack him, he once cried with sadness and said: "We will save the country by raising volunteers together. The rebels are defeated and each is like this. Who am I to fight with!"
From this point of view, it can be seen that among the princes who all have their own evil intentions, Sun Jian can be regarded as one of the few lotus flowers that emerged from the mud and remained unstained.
Now Liu Bei has a very good relationship with Sun Jian, and he is also very clear about his loyalty to the Han Dynasty, so he waved his hand and said with a smile: "Brother Wentai is eager to rescue the emperor and help the Han Dynasty. I can understand your mood, because I am the same as you."
It's just that it snows heavily in winter, so preliminary preparations still need to be done, otherwise the soldiers will be frozen and may suffer many casualties, so we have to plan for it slowly."
"Um."
Gongsun Zan said: "Xuande's words are reasonable, but I feel very uncomfortable now. It didn't snow in Guanzhong last year, and my cavalry was fine. But this year it snowed so heavily that the cavalry could not move in the snow. I was really worried. And it's winter."
Preparing fodder is also very troublesome, but fortunately Qingzhou shipped a lot of bean sprouts, which solved the problem, otherwise my horse would have died a lot."
"When the troops will be sent out, Xuande can go ahead and tell me. I'll go back to the camp and make preparations first."
Sun Jian expressed his understanding and said immediately.
Liu Bei said: "The three armies have not moved, and the grain and grass will go first. I plan to transport a large amount of grain and grass to Zheng County and Xiagui first, and then the army will march westward. The princes have said that Dong Zhuo now lives in Meiwu outside the city all day long and will not enter the city anytime soon.
, I’m afraid I won’t return to Chang’an until spring after spending the winter, so this matter is not urgent. You can reorganize your troops and horses after you go back and wait for my news.”
"Okay, I'll take my leave now."
"Well, Xuande, I'll wait for good news."
When Sun Jian and Gong Sun Zan heard about this, they understood and immediately left.
Liu Bei then ordered to start all preliminary preparations as soon as possible. After all, Chang'an was waiting for opportunities, while his side was just attracting firepower. Opportunities did not come often. If they could not attract firepower in time and Chang'an missed a good opportunity, then