The first thousand and ninety-eighth chapter talent explosion
Liu Biao was alone in the study looking at the map of Jingxiang and sighed in his heart. Yizhou is different from Jingzhou. Everyone knows that the land of Jiuzhou in the Han Dynasty, the geographical location of Yizhou is the most suitable for separatist rule in troubled times. As long as
If you guard the level well, you will definitely be able to advance and attack, and retreat and defend.
Liu Yan occupied the land of Yizhou. It can be said that as long as he mastered several important checkpoints to enter the Sichuan and Shu lands, he could cut off the connection with the Central Plains. No one could do anything to dominate the land of Yizhou.
It is precisely for this reason that Liu Yan dared to risk the world and proclaim himself king first. After all, although the current imperial court has exposed its weak nature, the Han Dynasty's hundreds of years of heritage are still there. Even if it is now in decline, it has suppressed several people.
The rebel king still has the power.
Especially now that Chu Yi has suppressed the coalition forces of the eighteen princes, even though the imperial court's vitality was severely damaged after the first battle, the momentum is becoming more and more compelling. It is definitely not wise to jump out and claim the throne at this time.
choice.
There was no way Liu Xie could proclaim himself emperor with the support of Yuan Shao. After all, the Eighteenth Route Army used Liu Xie's name to raise troops and lost in the first battle.
Under this situation, even if Liu Xie does not proclaim himself emperor, the first thing the court will have to do is deal with Yuan Shao and other princes who escaped.
Therefore, Yuan Shao and others had to push out Liu Xie even if they wanted to protect themselves. With Liu Xie's identity, they could at least divide the power of the imperial court.
After all, although Liu Xie's ascension to the throne is not in accordance with the legal principles, for some aristocratic families, Chu Yi controlled the court and seriously damaged the interests of the aristocratic families, so Liu Xie's ascension to the throne at this time is tantamount to giving these aristocratic families a choice.
This can be seen from the fact that after Liu Xie ascended the throne, many aristocratic families secretly sent their children to Chang'an.
That is to say, the defeat of Yuan Shao and other princes now makes these aristocratic families jealous of the imperial court. Otherwise, it may not be as simple as sending family members. Maybe there will be someone who openly uses all the strength of the family to end the war.
Both Liu Xie and Liu Yan had their own reasons and support for claiming the title of king and emperor. Liu Biao thought about his situation and finally could only shake his head.
Liu Biao could even imagine that if he dared to jump out and claim the throne, the Luoyang court would definitely take action against him immediately.
After all, the Luoyang court has no way to deal with Liu Yan for the time being, but that doesn't mean it has no way to deal with Jingzhou.
Nanyang County is an imperial hometown and is subordinate to Jingzhou. Based on this, the imperial court will not sit back and watch Jingzhou become independent from the imperial court. That is why Liu Biao listened to the words of the Kuai Yue brothers and suppressed Cai Mao and others.
A burst of footsteps came, and only a creaking sound was heard. Subtle footsteps walked into the study, and a clear and sweet voice came from behind: "Lang Jun, I have prepared ginseng soup for you. Your husband recently
You are busy with government affairs, but you should also take care of yourself."
The visitor was none other than Cai, the wife Liu Biao married after entering Jingzhou in order to gain the support of the Jingxiang clan.
Liu Biao slowly turned around and saw Mrs. Cai walking in with a smile on her face and carrying ginseng soup. As for the accompanying maid, she stayed outside the study.
Obviously, Mr. Cai is very sensible and knows that the study is an important place and that no one can enter without permission.
Liu Biao took the ginseng soup from Cai's hand and said with a smile: "Madam, you are thoughtful."
Cai walked up to Liu Biao's back, stretched out her bare hands to squeeze Liu Biao's shoulders and said, "Mr. Lang, I just asked to see you, but I persuaded you to go back."
Liu Biao nodded slightly when he heard the words. He knew that Cai Hao would definitely come to see him after discussing the matter, but he didn't see Cai Hao coming for a while. He was wondering if Cai Hao suddenly changed his temper. Now after hearing what Cai said,
Only then did he realize that Cai Mao, who was in love, did not come to see him, but was persuaded to leave by Cai Cai.
Liu Biao knew very well that Mrs. Cai could not be unaware of the contents of the previous discussion in the hall. At this moment, Liu Biao's heart moved. He put down the ginseng soup in his hand and said: "Madam, do you think I should follow Liu Yan's example and worship the heaven in Jingzhou?"
king?"
After the words fell, Liu Biao could clearly feel Cai's heartbeat suddenly speeding up, and even the hand that was squeezing his shoulders sank slightly. However, Cai soon returned to normal and said with a smile: "For such a big thing, I am just...
I am just a woman, so I dare to give advice. It is a matter of great importance, so I ask you to consider it carefully. However, no matter what choice you make, I, Mrs. Cai, will be your most solid support."
Liu Biao laughed loudly, patted Mrs. Cai's hand and said: "As my husband, I will be both prosperous and devastated by Mrs. Cai. As my wife said, this matter is of great importance and needs to be carefully considered."
Liu Biao was hesitant and hesitant, but Liu Yu, who was located in Youzhou, was very decisive.
Just like a considerable number of Liu Biao's people tried to persuade Liu Biao to become king, Liu Yu, as the shepherd of Youzhou, also had many officials who wanted to persuade Liu Yu to become king.
After all, once Liu Biao and Liu Yu become kings, as subordinates, they can naturally be promoted to nobility. If one day, Liu Biao and Liu Yu hope to become emperors, they will be ministers of the dragon, as elders.
, we can predict future prosperity and wealth.
This point can only be seen by looking at the family heritage passed down by the twenty-eight generals of Yuntai who accompanied Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu to conquer the world, and we can see what kind of benefits it is to be a minister of the dragon.
As Liu Yu's subordinate, Gongsun Zan, one civil and one military, was in charge of Youzhou. Now that Gongsun Zan was in Chang'an, the right to speak in Youzhou was naturally under Liu Yu's control.
In terms of Liu Yu's noble status, he was a few points higher than Liu Yan and Liu Biao. After all, if Chu Yi had not intervened, Dong Zhuo would have disrupted the government, and Yuan Shao and other princes would have thought of rejecting Liu Yu's ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor.
of the Han Dynasty controlled by Dong Zhuo.
If Liu Yu did not have enough status, given the proliferation of clans in the Han Dynasty, how could Yuan Shao and others first think of rejecting Liu Yu.
At this time, Liu Yu was sitting there with a gloomy expression, looking at Gongsun Ji who was standing in the hall talking. Gongsun Ji had the same surname as Gongsun Zan, but he was not a member of Gongsun Zan's clan. As a general under Liu Yu, Gongsun Ji naturally
It was hoped that Liu Yu could become king, so that his subordinates could be promoted to higher ranks and take the next step forward.
Gongsun Ji said with a serious face: "Your Excellency, you are a noble member of the Han clan. Even incompetent people like Liu Yana can be king in Yizhou, so why can't you be king in Youzhou? It may not be possible in the future.
If you cannot proclaim yourself emperor, then you can raise the great Han Dynasty..."
There were many civil and military officers present, including Xian Yuyin, Xian Yufu, Gongsun Ji, etc. Among the civil servants there were also outstanding men of the moment, such as Qi Zhou, Tian Chou, Yan Rou, Wei You, and in addition, there were even a few Hu generals.
Listen to Liu Yu's tent.
At this time, everyone was looking at Gongsun Ji who was talking eloquently. Everyone didn't know what Liu Yu's attitude was towards becoming king. As a result, Gongsun Ji jumped out angrily, just in time for them to test Liu Yu's attitude.
Just when Gongsun Ji was talking, Liu Yu stopped and shouted at Gongsun Ji with an angry face: "Shut up, as a minister of the Han Dynasty, how can you have such thoughts of disobedience?
For your first offense, I will only punish you with thirty sticks. I hope you can remember your identity. As a Han general, you must be loyal to the court and be loyal. If I hear you say anything disloyal again, I will kill you.
No mercy."
Gongsun Ji obviously didn't expect Liu Yu to react like this, and he couldn't help but be stunned. When several soldiers came forward and dragged him out, Gongsun Ji finally realized what he was doing and couldn't help but shout.
: "My lord, I will do everything for your sake..."
Liu Yu snorted coldly, waved his hand and said: "Pull him down, you will be held responsible!"
Tian Chou and Yan Rou, who were standing aside, looked at each other and felt relieved. As Liu Yu's right-hand men, they were naturally worried that Liu Yu would make an unwise decision.
Now that I saw that Liu Yu was responsible for Gongsun Ji, I naturally understood Liu Yu's choice, and my heart became a little calmer.
With a slight cough, Tian Chou took a step forward and said to the crowd: "Everyone, our Youzhou is located on the border. Both the population and the background are much worse than those in the Central Plains. Liu Yan has the natural dangers of Sichuan and Shu and is king.
There is no need to worry about hegemony. Not to mention that you are a clan member of the Han Dynasty and have the trust of the court. Let’s talk about the current situation in Youzhou. If you become king and the imperial army comes, how can we resist it? "
Gongsun Zan is in charge of the military power in Youzhou. It can be said that he took away tens of thousands of elites in response to Yuan Shao's call, which has exhausted all the elites in Youzhou. The remaining troops now cannot be considered elites at all. It can be said that Youzhou is now
Both in terms of strength and foundation, there was a huge gap. If he really faced the imperial court's attack, no one present could dare to say that he could stop the elite army of the imperial court.
Liu Yu waved his hand and said: "I belong to the clan of the Han family. Today I will speak frankly. If anyone dares to talk about becoming king, then please do not blame me for treason."
Nearly a month passed. Liu Biao and Liu Yu, who were in great power and qualified to be king, did not become king like Liu Yan, which disappointed many people.
However, in this month, as the two centers of world attention, Luoyang City and Chang'an City have undergone great changes.
Let's talk about Luoyang City first. As a large number of officials trying to escape to Chang'an were stopped and killed by He Miao, the Luoyang court naturally vacated a large number of official positions. Taking this opportunity, Chu Yi's recruitment orders spread throughout the nine states of the Han Dynasty.
In the land, a civil and military official with a bright future was recruited by Chu Yi in advance.
Although some people faced Chu Yi's call, instead of accepting the call, they rushed to Chang'an, but a considerable number of people followed the order and entered the capital and joined Chu Yi's command.
A large number of civil servants and generals entered the court because of Chu Yi's edict, including Xun Yu, Xi Zhicai, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji, Cheng Yu, Zao Zhi, Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, Gu Yong, etc.
As for military generals, there are even more talents, such as Li Dian, Yue Jin, Xu Chu, Han Meng, etc.
Chu Yi was very happy when he saw these civil and military talents coming to join him. However, the Chang'an court was not bad either. Yuan Shao and others, under the banner of Liu Xie, also recruited civil and military talents. Even in order to fight against Chu Yi, the Chang'an court
He did not hesitate to recruit the remnants of the Yellow Turbans, not only harvesting a group of talents from the Yellow Turbans, but also gathering a large number of soldiers.
According to the news from Chang'an's informants, Yuan Shao, who is now named a general by Liu Xie, can be said to have a large number of civil and military personnel under his command, with a large number of talents, with no less than a hundred generals and no less than a million soldiers.
There are some talents in civil service that even Chu Yi would like to have for his own use, such as Chen Gong, Shen Pei, Ju Shou, Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, Zhong Yao, Hua Xin, Bing Yuan, Zhao Kui, etc. As for generals,
There are also people such as Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Wu Fu, Gao Gan, Lu Xiang, Lu Kuang, Zhang Nan, Ma Yan and others.
It can be said that the Chang'an court regarded Chu Yi as a formidable enemy from top to bottom. Yuan Shao, who was named the general, spent all his efforts and used all the connections of the Yuan family to win over the support of a number of aristocratic families.
A large amount of money and food flowed into the hands of the Chang'an court, and its strength may not necessarily prevent it from fighting against the Luoyang court.
