Qin Hao's petition against Dong was not only sent to princes all over the country, but also posted in various states and counties. This was a very large project.
Jinyiwei mainly focuses on the four spies to obtain information, so naturally it cannot complete such a huge task, while the intelligence network of Heibingtai can be spread across the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty.
Following Qin Hao's order, the Black Ice Terrace spies quickly attacked, and in just seven days, the message was spread throughout the world, except of course for Dong Zhuo's men and Jiaozhou.
Hei Bing's generous move also created an extremely huge momentum for the formation of the Alliance to Defeat Dong, which can be regarded as a good start for the Alliance to Defeat Dong.
The specific contents of Dong’s petition are as follows:
Hao Jin declared to the world with great righteousness,
Dong Zhuo despised heaven and earth, destroyed the country and killed the king;
The palace is filthy and forbidden, and the living beings are harmed;
The wolf is ruthless and full of sin!
Today, according to the emperor's secret edict, a large number of righteous soldiers have been gathered, vowing to wipe out the Central Plains and slay the evil forces.
We hope to promote righteous teachers and vent public anger together;
Support the royal family and save the people.
When the message arrives, it can be implemented quickly!
This statement is concise, easy to understand, and clear. Like Cao Cao in the original history, Qin Hao also used Liu Xie's corrective edict as an excuse to form a coalition to attack Dong Zhuo.
The reason why Qin Hao did not hesitate to appeal to the princes in his own name was mainly because Dong Zhuo had not yet reached the point of anger and resentment, and the reason why his reputation was so bad was mainly because of the frame-up by the noble family and the princes.
The people of Kansai, who had benefited from Dong Zhuo's New Deal, actually supported Dong Zhuo. However, most common people were ignorant and did not know how to distinguish right from wrong, so they were more in awe than gratitude to Dong Zhuo.
Of course, there were also people who came to voice their grievances against Dong Zhuo, but amid the great wave of anti-Dong sentiments in the world, the words of these people were naturally drowned in the scorn of the whole world.
Since Dong Zhuo has not yet reached the point of anger and resentment, if Qin Hao used his own name to appeal against Dong, his appeal would certainly not be so powerful that the princes of the world would raise an eyebrow.
It is estimated that if Qin Hao really appeals in his own name, he will only be able to recruit those princes who are dissatisfied with Dong Zhuo or have conflicts of interest with Dong Zhuo, and this will not be enough to break Hulao Pass and capture Luoyang.
But it's different in Liu Xie's name.
Dong Zhuo is the most powerful prince in the world, and he is already feared by all the princes. Now that he has entered the imperial court and "held the emperor hostage to command the princes," it is clear that he wants to unify the world.
Qin Hao issued the corrective edict in the name of Liu Xie, which not only gave himself a perfect reason, but also gave other princes a step up. The appeal must be much better than that in the name of Qin Hao.
Dong Zhuo's goal is to unify the world, so even if the princes do not attack him, he will definitely come to attack them in the future. Moreover, this time His Majesty issued a secret edict, and the princes are only acting on orders when they send troops, so it is better to unite and conquer Dong Zhuo first.
The threat was eliminated.
Cao Cao in original history must have had this consideration. Otherwise, if it were posted in Cao Cao's name, it probably wouldn't cause a splash. After all, who knows who Cao Cao is?
Cao Cao was not even a prince at that time. He could only use the fear of the princes to attract the response of the eighteen princes.
Qin Hao was Liu Xie's brother-in-law, and his edicts were far more credible than Cao Cao's. Therefore, it was initially estimated that the number of princes that could be gathered to challenge Dong this time must be above the number eighteen.
As expected by Qin Hao, not long after the edict to challenge Dong Jiao was issued, there were responses from ten nearby princes such as Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Kong Rong, etc., and these ten princes all made it clear that they would join the rebellion.
Dong Alliance.
As the influence of Dong's petition gradually expands, this trend will surely condense into a wave, and then the trend of Dong Dong's crusade will be unstoppable.
As for how many princes will come, Qin Hao is also looking forward to it.
What Qin Hao didn't expect was that Liu Xiu of Nanjun also announced at this time that the Han thieves were incompatible with each other. From then on, he broke off with Dong Zhuo and at the same time, he was also preparing to personally lead the army to join the coalition to defeat Dong Zhuo.
It has to be said that Liu Xiu's move was really a thief, which made Qin Hao stunned and gritted his teeth at the same time.
Liu Xiu came from the Liangzhou line, and Dong Zhuo's reputation was completely bad, so it was inevitable that he would be greatly affected.
If Liu Xiu had no ambition, there would naturally be no impact. But the key is that Liu Xiu also aspires to the world, so of course he is not allowed to have such a stain on himself.
By breaking away from Dong Zhuo at this time, Liu Xiu could not only clear his name at once, but also temporarily get rid of the danger of being destroyed by Yue Fei. It can be said that he killed two birds with one stone.
Dong Zhuo now has too much time to take care of himself, while Yue Fei is sharpening his sword in Xiangyang. With Liu Xiu's current strength, there is no way he can withstand the attack of 60,000 Qin troops. Moreover, once the wave of rebellion against Dong is formed, Liu Xiu will have a place in most of the world.
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Liu Xiu was about to face a desperate situation, but if he joined the coalition to fight against Dong, the situation would change instantly.
Can Qin Hao still attack his allies?
Of course, Qin Hao may disagree with Liu Xiu joining the alliance, but in what capacity will Qin Hao announce it?
sponsor?
Or the leader?
It seems that the sponsor does not have this right.
As for the alliance leader?
Qin Hao is indeed running towards the leader of the alliance, and he is bound to win the position of leader, but after all, he is not the leader of the alliance yet.
And after Qin Hao becomes the leader of the alliance, it becomes even more impossible to kick Liu Xiu away.
After all, how could Qin Hao convince the crowd if he attacked his allies just after becoming the leader of the alliance?
It has to be said that Liu Xiu's move was really clever, and it hit Qin Hao's weak spot at once. Not only did Qin Hao have no way to stop it, but he even welcomed Liu Xiu into the alliance against his will, which was disgusting to death.
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As time went by, the impact of the petition against Dong became more and more important, and Wang Yue and others who were traveling south also saw the petition against Dong issued by Qin Hao when they passed through Xiangyang.
After reading it, Wang Yue sighed feebly: "Hey, it has only been three short years since the War to Destroy the Ming Dynasty. The world is about to restart war again, and this war will last for who knows how long."
From the standpoint of the people, Wang Yue hoped that someone could quickly end the troubled times, but he also knew that this was impossible. After all, the world today was really too chaotic.
From the standpoint of a Han official, Wang Yue could only assist the Liu family to reunify the world. Who made him the Han Dynasty’s ‘emperor’?
Liu Bian had long known that there would be a battle between Qin Hao and Dong Zhuo, so his mind was not on challenging Dong. Instead, he glanced at the group of guards at the city gate and asked doubtfully:
"Master, if Qin Hao wants to guard against Dong Zhuo, he only needs to enforce martial law at the key passes in the north of Jingzhou. Why should he also enforce martial law in the south?"
Wang Yue touched Liu Bian's head and said with a wry smile: "Indeed, there is absolutely no need for Qin Hao to do this. And the reason why he imposed martial law on the entire Jingbei was not to guard against Dong Zhuo, but to find us."