Zhu Yuanzhang had just unified Yangzhou and finally truly owned a state. But before he could be happy, he heard the news that Bai Qi had defeated Fu Jian and other princes in Liangzhou.
After this news came, Zhu Yuanzhang's good mood that he had just unified Yangzhou was immediately suppressed. Although Yangzhou is vast and protected by the Yangtze River's natural barrier, it is only a state after all. In terms of strength, compared to Li Xiang
The three states are still much different.
Moreover, if Li Xiang really defeats Yang Jian and Fu Jian and other princely forces capture Yongliang, then it will not be as simple as the land of three states, but the land of five states.
At least judging from the current battle situation, Li Xiang is the one with the advantage.
However, although Zhu Yuanzhang wanted to stop it, he had no choice. Yangzhou where he was located was located in the south and there was no way to intervene in the war in the north.
The only consolation for Zhu Yuanzhang is that no matter how powerful Li Xiang's power is, it is still far away from him after all, and he still has enough time to develop. Zhu Yuanzhang estimated that as long as he takes Jingxu again, there will be
Enough capital to compete.
The situation in the world is changing, and the news of Bai Qi's victory in Liangzhou has spread all over the world. There is another news that also affects the minds of too many people, and also makes the people of the world devote more energy to the battle in Yuzhou.
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Yuzhou.
"Your envoy is tired of traveling and traveling. This is my father's wish. I hope your envoy will not dislike it!" Huang Chao pointed to a big box that he ordered his men to move and said respectfully with a happy face on the surface.
"Gong Lu is so kind, but he is disrespectful, but he is disrespectful!!!" Yang Hong looked at the big box on the ground, and the smile on his face became brighter, like a blooming chrysanthemum.
"Hahaha, come here, send your envoy down to rest!" After saying a bunch of useless polite words and setting the scene, Huang Chaocai clapped his hands and immediately summoned a group of beautiful ladies to lead Yang Hong.
Went down.
Huang Chao couldn't wait to spread out a piece of jade silk and looked at the content on it. Huang Chao couldn't help but feel a flush of excitement on his face.
This was a decree to create a duke, and it was also stamped with a jade seal that passed down the country. From this moment on, Huang Chao finally became a serf and sang songs. From then on, he no longer relied on others, but became a prince himself.
At least, that's what Huang Chao himself thinks.
When Sun Jian died in battle, Pang Nuan and Xianzhen were even more eye-catching, and people in the Sun family's influence were moved. Although a group of important ministers and generals headed by Sun Wu, Cheng Pu, and Zhou Yi expressed their support for Sun Ce,
Sun Ce also took over Sun Jian's position with the support of everyone, but the situation did not completely improve.
At this time, with the support of Cui Liao, Meng Kai, Huang Kui, Ji Kui, and Meng Juehai, the generals of Liang State, Huang Chao declared his separation from the Sun clan in Liang State and threatened Runan.
Emperor Zhong's Yuan Shu submitted a memorial to declare himself a minister.
The Sun family is Yuan Shu's great enemy. Regarding the people of the Sun family, Yuan Shu wants to eat their flesh and drink their blood. Now that Sun Jian has died and the Sun family has internal strife, Yuan Shu naturally looks on with joy.
lively.
At this time, Yan Xiang pointed out that he could give Huang Chao the title of Duke at will, so that he and Huang Chao could better confront Sun Ce and let them both consume each other's strength.
Originally, when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Yan Xiang was very depressed and was ready to find a place to retire.
However, the next development surprised Yan Xiang. Although Yan Xiang was still not optimistic about Yuan Shu's future, judging from the current situation, they were not without hope.
Naturally, Yuan Shu would not let go of such a thing that had both advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, Yuan Shu readily agreed to Yan Xiang's suggestion this time.
However, originally, according to Yan Xiang's idea, he wanted to make Huang Chao the Duke of Liang. However, Yuan Shu just wanted to disgust the Sun family, so he directly made Huang Chao the Duke of Lu.
Therefore, at this time, there were two Dukes of Lu in Yuzhou at the same time. One was Sun Ce, who succeeded Sun Jian, and the other was Huang Chao, who was canonized by Yuan Shu.
"Come here, hit me!" Sun Ce roared like an angry lion cub towards Huang Gai who was kneeling not far away.
When he heard about Huang Chao's betrayal, Huang Gai was the one who suffered the biggest shock. After all, the traitorous Huang Chao was implanted with the identity of Huang Gai's clan brother. When this happened, Huang Gai was the one who was most embarrassed and ashamed.
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Huang Gai asked himself that his old lord Sun Jian was not kind to him, and even treated him as a brother. Therefore, after this incident happened, Huang Gai immediately knelt down outside the gate of Sun Ce's house, ready to bear a thorn and plead guilty.
Huang Gai knelt down for three hours before being summoned by Sun Ce. There were only three people in the lobby, Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, and Huang Gai. After Huang Gai entered, only a moment later, Sun Ce's angry roar could be heard.
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When the guards outside the lobby heard the quarrel inside, they couldn't help but keep silent. They were cautious, for fear of accidentally getting into trouble. In the impression of these guards, Sun Ce and Huang Gai had always gotten along well with each other, and they had never had such a problem.
Such a dispute.
This time, it was really a big deal.
The news spread quickly. Lu Su, Cheng Pu, Luo Shaowei, Zhou Tai, Ding Feng, Lu Xiong and others quickly arrived outside the camp. Cheng Pu was the first group of people to follow Sun Jian and was the most senior among them.
Hearing the quarrel coming from him, he couldn't bear it anymore and immediately took the lead in entering.
At first, the four old brothers followed Sun Jian and joined Zhu Jun's army. During the Yellow Turban period, they fought in the north and south, sharing life and death. Although the five of them were not brothers, they were better than brothers.
But after more than ten years of fighting, first Zu Mao left when he was fighting against Dong, and a few days ago, Han Dang and his old master Sun Jian also left. Now, Huang Gai is his last old brother. Therefore,
, at this time, Cheng Pu had to take the initiative to stand up.
With Cheng Pu taking the lead, the others followed closely.
After everyone entered, various voices of persuasion soon came out. After all, Huang Gai was one of the oldest generals here, and he was very loyal to the Sun family and had many military exploits.
Huang Gai, as Huang Chao's clan brother, is responsible for the Huang Chao Rebellion, but he should not be punished too much. Especially in the current situation, the Sun clan can no longer cause too much trouble. Punish Huang Gai too much.
Veteran, I fear this will chill the hearts of the soldiers!
However, after everyone advised him, the situation calmed down temporarily, but Sun Ce's anger did not diminish at all, and he mercilessly ordered Huang Gai to be beaten with fifty military sticks in public.
Huang Gai was taken to the military camp, and in front of all the soldiers, Huang Gai was severely beaten with fifty military sticks.