However, in the end, reason prevailed over emotion.
Li Ru is actually an ideal person.
He is full of talents and good ideas, but because he comes from a poor family, he has never been taken seriously by the court.
Later, when he met Dong Zhuo, he was valued by Dong Zhuo and was reused.
Li Ru joined Dong Zhuo because Dong Zhuo wanted to help a poor family.
Therefore, Li Ru's loyalty to Dong Zhuo was not due to Dong Zhuo, but because Dong Zhuo's willingness to serve a poor family was in line with Li Ru's inner aspirations.
But now, Dong Zhuo is about to die, and Chen Yuan, who wants to kill Dong Zhuo, may pay more attention to the poor family than Dong Zhuo.
If Li Ru hadn't been Dong Zhuo's son-in-law, Li Ru might have switched sides without even hesitating.
Therefore, it is understandable that Li Ru has switched sides now and is planning to do what Chen Yuan wants.
Seeing Li Ru's eyes becoming firmer, Jia Xu knew that Li Ru had made a decision.
Although Jia Xu promoted Xiaolian, his background was not very good. He was promoted to Xiaolian because he was favored by the famous scholar Yan Zhong.
When Jia Xu was young, the famous scholar Yan Zhong thought he was different and said he was as smart as Zhang Liang and Chen Ping.
When I was young, no one knew it, but Yan Zhong of Hanyang was different from him, saying that he had a good reputation and was very ordinary.
Yan Zhong, to be honest, is a bit unclear to people.
In the first year of Zhongping, Huangfu Song put down the Yellow Turban rebels. Yan Zhong persuaded him to take the opportunity to make a coup, but Huangfu Song refused and fled.
From here, we can see that this guy is a rebellious traitor.
However, in the sixth year of Zhongping, after the rebel leader's kingdom was deposed, Yan Zhong was coerced by Han Sui and Ma Teng to become the new rebel leader, commanding thirty-six rebels, and was called the Chariot and Cavalry General.
But not long after, Yan Zhong died angrily because he refused to help Zhou.
From here, it looks like this guy is a loyal minister.
So, you have no idea what this guy is thinking.
Jia Xu was also on the side of the poor family mentally.
To be honest, the reason why Jia Xu didn't join Liu Bei happily was because he really didn't think much of Jingzhou in the past.
He felt that some of Jingzhou's policies had good intentions, but were too aggressive.
Therefore, he escaped Chen Yuan's search many times.
This time, Jia Xu wanted to take refuge.
It's easy to agree, Jingzhou already has the strength to sweep the world.
Not to mention how powerful Jingzhou itself is, Chen Yuan's own strength alone is unrivaled.
If you don’t hug your thighs at this time, when will you hug them?
However, you should also pay attention to the method when hugging your thighs, so as not to be looked down upon by others.
Therefore, this is Jia Xu's contribution to Chen Yuan, allowing the Xiliang army to do what Chen Yuan wanted.
Kill all the officials and protect the people.
The two reached an agreement, and instantly Dong Zhuo was stabbed in the back by the two most resourceful men in the Xiliang army.
I don’t know what Dong Zhuo would think.
Let’s not talk about Dong Zhuo first, let’s talk about Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Although they left Luoyang with seals, Dong Zhuo made both of them eunuchs.
One is the governor of Bohai and the other is the governor of Dongjun.
Both of them accepted it honestly and politely.
It's a joke, why don't you accept it? You must know that Dong Zhuo's current official position is still legally binding.
Dong Zhuo now represents the imperial court.
However, just because the two accepted official positions did not mean that they would obey Dong Zhuo.
We are still on the path of history.
First, Cao Cao issued a corrective edict and rushed to report to various factions. Then he recruited volunteers, put up a white recruiting flag, and wrote the word "loyalty and righteousness". Over the course of several days, the people who applied for the recruitment gathered like rain.
One day, a Yangping Weiguo man named Le, Jin, and Wenqian came to vote for Cao Cao.
Another man from Julu, Shanyang, whose surname was Li, given name was Dian, and given name was Mancheng, also came to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao stayed as an official in front of the tent.
There was also Xiahou Dun, a native of Pei State, named Yuan Rang, who was after Xiahou Ying. He had been practicing spear and stick since he was a child. When he was fourteen years old, he learned martial arts from his master. Some people insulted his master and killed him, so he fled abroad.
When they heard that Cao Cao had raised an army, he and his brother Xia Houyuan each brought thousands of strong men to meet him.
These two men were brothers of Cao: Cao Song, Cao's father, was originally the son of the Xiahou family. He had a marriage relationship with the Cao family, so they were of the same clan.
Within a few days, Cao's brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong each led more than a thousand troops to help.
Cao Ren was named Zixiao, and Cao Hong was named Zilian: they were both skilled in bow and horse, and proficient in martial arts.
Cao was overjoyed and trained his troops and horses in the county.
Wei Hong spent all his money as a monk and bought clothes, armor, flags and flags.
There are countless people who send food from all over the world.
Coupled with the power of Dongjun Benshan, Cao Cao's reputation suddenly increased, and his number of troops increased to more than 20,000.
Yuan Shao had to correct the imperial edict, so he gathered his civil and military forces, led 30,000 troops, and left the Bohai Sea to form an alliance with Cao Cao.
Operate the message to reach all counties. The message says:
Cao et al. would like to declare to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo deceived the heaven and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; he was filthy and disorderly in the palace, killing the living beings; he was cruel and unkind, and the sins were full! Today, under the secret edict of the emperor, a large number of righteous soldiers are gathered, vowing to wipe out the Central Plains.
Suppress the group of evil spirits. Hope to raise the righteous army and vent public anger together. Support the royal family and save the people. When the day comes, please implement it quickly!
After Cao sent out his message, all the princes in each town raised troops to respond:
In the first town, the post-general Yuan Shu was the governor of Runan. In the second town, Han Fu was the governor of Jizhou. In the third town, Kong Min was the governor of Yuzhou. In the fourth town, Liu Dai was the governor of Yanzhou. In the fifth town, Wang Kuang, the governor of Hanoi County, was in the sixth town.
The seventh town is under the governor of Shanyang Yuan Yi. The eighth town is under the governor of Jibei Bao Xin. The ninth town is under the governor of Beihai Kong Rong. The tenth town is under the governor of Guangling Zhang Chao. The eleventh town is under the governor of Guangling.
, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. In the twelfth town, Ma Teng, the prefect of Xiliang. In the thirteenth town, Gongsun Zan, the prefect of Beiping. In the fourteenth town, Zhang Yang, the prefect of Shangdang. In the fifteenth town, Yuan Shao, the marquis of Qixiang and Bohai prefect.
In addition, Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, can be regarded as a prince in the sixteen towns. Why are there two less than in history?
That's because Jingzhou was captured by Liu Bei, Sun Jian did not get the governor of Changsha like in history, but the governor of Dongjun was taken by Cao Cao, and the original governor of Dongjun, Qiao Mao, did not appear in history.
Another change is that Yuan Shu should have been the governor of Nanyang at this time, but now that Nanyang belongs to Liu Bei, the Yuan family naturally cannot ask for trouble and give Yuan Shu a governor of Nanyang, so they went to Runan.
Runan is the hometown of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shu was not allowed to return to Runan as the governor. Strictly speaking, it was not allowed.
However, the court couldn't care less about it at this time.
All the princes in the world responded one after another, but there was no movement in Jingzhou, which made all the eyes of the people in the world focus on Jingzhou.
You must know that Liu Bei is not only the shepherd of Jingzhou, but also the uncle of the emperor. He sits in Jingzhou and has a territory of thousands of miles. He has tens of millions of people under his rule, tens of thousands of people with armor, and countless strong men under his command. This is the world today.
The first prince.
No matter in terms of name or strength, it is unjustifiable for Liu Bei not to send troops.
If Liu Bei wants to send troops, of course he will send troops.
However, Chen Yuan had already told Liu Bei what Jingzhou should do if such a situation occurred.
Therefore, when the sixteen princes showed up at Suanzao, Liu Bei had already ordered an army of 30,000 men, led by Liu Bei personally, to wait for Suanzao.
One thing should be said here. In real history, the leader of the vassal alliance was not Yuan Shao, but Zang Hong.
The reason is very simple. All these princes have ulterior motives and are unwilling to be the leader of the alliance.
So Zang Hong was elected as the leader of the alliance.
Zang Hong was a majestic man with a filial and honest background. He was originally a meritorious officer of Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling. It was Zang Hong who persuaded Zhang Chao and his brother Zhang Miao to join forces to attack Dong.
Zang Hong did not refuse, and went up to the altar to swear a blood oath. Zang Hong spoke impassionedly, expressed his emotions, and communicated with tears.
The oath first denounced Dong Zhuo's crimes, then explained the list of those who would fight against Dong Zhuo, and finally formally swore an oath.
However, this is a world that has changed a lot because of Chen Yuan.
In addition, this world is a fantasy world, so all the seventeen princes came to Jujube.
Liu Bei was the last one to arrive. When Liu Bei arrived, all the other sixteen princes had already arrived.
As soon as Liu Bei arrived at Suanzao, all the princes from the sixteen routes came out to greet him.
Even if Yuan Shao didn't want to, he still had to hold his nose and come forward.
The reason is very simple. Liu Bei's current status is the highest among them.
Because after Liu Bian ascended the throne, he gave Liu Bei the title of king.
The title was given to King Yan.
This is the king of one word.
There are also particularities to the title of king. There are two types of kings, prince and county king. Prince is usually a one-character title, such as King of Qi, King of Jin, etc. Prince is a lower-level king, usually with two words, such as Chen
King Liu, King Linzi, etc.
Among the one-character kings, the King of Qin is the most noble, followed by the King of Qi, the King of Chu, the King of Yan, the King of Zhao, and the like.
To put it bluntly, it is based on the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period.
The title of King of Qin is actually very rarely granted.
Because it's a bit taboo, you know, Qin State unified China.
Therefore, Liu Bei's title of King Yan was actually the highest point of his title.
There is no Jin Dynasty. If you want to take a step closer, that is to make Qin King, add Jiuxi, and then become the emperor.
The Jiuxi are nine kinds of ritual utensils given by the emperor to princes and ministers with special honors, which are the expression of the highest courtesy.
Chariots and horses, clothes, Lexian, Zhuhu, Nabi, tigers and swords, axes and axes, bows and arrows, and horseshoes.
Originally there was nothing wrong with Jiuxi.
But the problem is that almost all the powerful officials who usurped the throne later had Jiuxi, so Jiuxi became a synonym for rebellion.
Of course, this era has not yet existed, so it is okay to insist on adding nine tins.
At most it reflects the emperor's importance to Liu Bei.
When King Liu Bei of Yan arrived, these people naturally came out of camp to greet him.
A large group of people came out of the military camp, bowed to Liu Bei and said: "Welcome to His Highness the King of Yan."
Liu Bei did not take advantage of him, nor did he act like a prince. He dismounted his horse from afar, walked quickly in front of everyone, and helped them in vain: "Bei is busy with important matters, so he lags behind the princes. I am already ashamed. How dare you take this position?"
This is such a great courtesy, gentlemen, please get up quickly."
At first, I was a little resentful towards the princes, but after hearing what Liu Bei said, the resentment in my heart disappeared.
Also, Liu Bei is different from them. After all, Liu Bei is the king of Yan and the shepherd of Jingzhou. For such a big event as sending troops to Luoyang to attack Dong, there are naturally a lot of things to prepare for.
Cao Cao is currently in charge among the princes. After all, this guy not only has the official position of the governor of Dongjun, but also the initiator of issuing false edicts to attack Dong Zhuo. In addition, he and Yuan Shao previously held a sword against Dong Zhuo and left with a seal.
, Cao Cao's prestige is much stronger now than in history.
Cao Cao hurriedly said: "Your Highness is serious. We were originally discussing who should take the position of leader of the alliance. Now there is no need to discuss it. I think this position of leader of the alliance belongs to none other than Your Highness."
Cao Cao did not have any good intentions in his words.
Even though the position of alliance leader looks extremely attractive, once you become the alliance leader, you can command hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, and you will be extremely majestic and have supreme power.
In fact, this is definitely a hot potato.
According to Cao Cao's idea, Liu Bei would probably refuse.
However, to Cao Cao's surprise, Liu Bei did not refuse, but said: "Masters, this is not a place for discussion. How about we go to the tent first and then discuss it?"
Seeing Liu Bei's attitude, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looked at each other and couldn't help but feel something bad in their hearts.
Could it be said that Liu Bei really wants to be the leader of the alliance?
According to Cao Cao's thinking, it is most appropriate for the leader of the alliance, Yuan Benchu, to do this.
Because Yuan Shao can represent most of the princes here, although Liu Bei has a high status and strong power, his relationship with most of the princes here may not be very good.
Even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were resistant to Liu Bei.
The reason is very simple. Everyone in the world knows Liu Bei's thoughts.
That is to attack the powerful and open the eyes of poor families and even ordinary people.
This is simply treason for a powerful family.
If it weren't for the fact that Liu Bei was so powerful that he couldn't suppress him now, maybe they would have come together to challenge Liu Bei.
Everyone entered the big tent with their thoughts full of thoughts. As soon as they entered the tent, they discovered a problem.
That's where Liu Bei is sitting?
Originally, Yuan Shao was the chief, but now that Liu Bei is here, can Yuan Shao still be the chief?
Doesn’t this look down on Liu Bei, the King of Yan?
But if Liu Bei is to take charge, where should Yuan Shao put his face?
Fortunately, Liu Bei didn't care much about this and went directly to the first seat on the left and sat down.
This position originally belonged to Cao Cao. When he saw Liu Bei taking his position, Cao Cao had no objection at all and even secretly felt happy in his heart.
It seems that Liu Bei has no intention of becoming the leader of the alliance.
Of course, Liu Bei had no intention of becoming the leader of the alliance. The reason was very simple, that is, Chen Yuan told Liu Bei that once such a situation occurs, he should not strive for the position of leader, but should become an honorary leader or deputy leader.
The reason why he did not become the leader of the alliance was because Chen Yuan hoped that there would be no changes in the first half of the war between the heroes, and it would be best to remain the same as in history.
By becoming the honorary leader or deputy leader, Chen Yuan hoped that once Dong Zhuo was beaten to the point of retreating, Liu Bei could forcibly take over the power and command the coalition of princes to invade Luoyang.
As for how to enter Luoyang?
That would be very simple, because Chen Yuan had already arranged it.
Hulao Pass, Sishui Pass, etc. have already been replaced by people from Jingzhou.
Even the soldiers among them were all Jingzhou soldiers.
It's just acting now.
Use the heroes to force Dong Zhuo to kill the ministers of the court.
Otherwise, Dong Zhuo was not a fool and would not have killed the ministers of the DPRK at will.
And now, many of the officials he appointed have come out to attack him.