44, the king has the weapon, the concubine is nameless (6)
In the first year of Jian'an (196), both sides blossomed.
Taking advantage of Liu Bei's new appointment as Xuzhou Shepherd, the people's hearts were unsettled and the foundation was unstable. Yuan Shu's army went north to launch a surprise attack and captured two more counties in Xuzhou.
At the same time, the south faced Jiangdong and other places with unstoppable momentum. They won consecutive battles and used various means to completely pacify the local powerful forces in Jiangdong.
Although he proclaimed himself emperor in the second year of Jian'an, which was the biggest failure in his life, if Yuan Shu himself was substituted, it was actually not without reason, and it was even more appropriate at the time.
Outside, the two biggest powerful enemies were in trouble, but their own family was in full swing. At this time, the "Zhong family" who founded the country was called arrogant, arrogant, and extremely stupid after their failure.
But what if it succeeds?
That is to be the first to seize the general trend and be the first in the world.
(Yuan Shu has always believed that the surname Yuan came from Chen. Chen was after Shun. He used earth to carry fire and was the second in luck. Zhong means second, Yao, Shun, and Yu. Shun is second, which means the empire established by the descendants of Emperor Shun.
nation.)
The insider is actually the biggest consideration and reason for Yuan Shu to become emperor.
Or to be more precise, it's because of one person.
The Little Overlord, Sun Ce.
You must know that from the time when the princes attacked Dong Zhuo at the end of the Han Dynasty until Cao Cao's battle of Guandu gained the aura of a king, all the melees among the princes were basically battles between the two interest groups represented by the Yuan brothers.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fell out, and Yuan Shu's group completely fell apart. Although Yuan Shu was overjoyed, he also secretly became wary.
Although everyone knows their own affairs, the Yuan Shu Group is also very loose.
So, will "Cao Cao" also appear?
Mr. Highway's eyes flickered and then he fixed his gaze on something.
There really is!
At this time, the Sun family's power, represented by Sun Ce, was already too strong to check and balance, and even threatened the leader of the family.
What makes Yuan Shu even more troublesome is that Sun Ce is still his most capable younger brother.
This puts us in a dilemma.
If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao take advantage of the internal struggle to expand externally, and Sun Ce continues to win, the reputation and power will continue to grow stronger. If Sun Ce is not sent...
In the original history, Yuan Shu really did this, but he found out...
Except for Sun Ce, none of my subordinates can fight!
At this time, Yuan Shu was completely helpless. Since he could not deal with the outside world, he could only deal with the inside.
If Sun Ce continues to develop and the Sun family becomes more powerful, Yuan Shu will not be able to accept it, whether it is to completely disband or to establish a new family.
As the saying goes, there is nothing new under the sun.
Throughout the ages, the characteristics of alliances based on interests are generally the same.
When the external threat is great, we unite together; when the external threat is small, we tend to divide.
So in a sense, Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor also had political intentions.
He hopes that his allies will become his younger brothers, and he hopes to turn his hosts and guests into monarchs and ministers!
When the foreign enemy was at its weakest, choosing to proclaim himself emperor was actually forcing Sun Ce to express his stance:
If you accept me as emperor, then I will be the king and you will be the minister from now on. If you dare to offend, you will first lose your honor and righteousness, and you will not have the advantage.
If you don't accept it, then remove this nail as soon as possible!
Taking into account the other people in Yuan Shu's hands at that time, whether he suppressed his statement or completely defeated the Sun family, he actually had the confidence and capital.
If Sun Ce really rebelled, Yuan Shu could successfully rehabilitate him...
Just like when Cao Cao destroyed Zhang Miao, although it was inevitable that his muscles and bones would be broken, the entire force formed a healthy and benign centralization of power.
result...
As soon as Yuan Shu took the throne, Sun Ce took the lead in establishing himself in Jiangdong;
Damn you, you are really against me!
When Yuan Shu was furious, bad news came frequently, Lu Bu fell out, Cao Cao called on the world to fight together, and then...
It’s an even more unfavorable year, and there’s another drought in Huainan...
This series of blows seemed to be a sign from God that he instantly changed from a favorite to an outcast.
In the final analysis, the sad sigh of "Yuan Shu is here!" In a sense, it can be said that it originated from Sun Ce's backstabbing!
The Sun family has done a lot of unwelcome things, and it didn't start with Sun Quan.
From the time of Sun Jian, Yuan Shu has shown great care for the three generations of the Sun family. Before conquering Jiangdong, he had entrusted half of the country to the Sun family, Sun Xiang, Sun Bi, and Wu Jing. Several of them were appointed as the prefects of Runan.
Governor of Yuzhou and governor of Danyang.
It was the betrayal of the Sun family headed by Sun Ce that caused the manpower, material and financial resources under Yuan Shu's control to be reduced by half in an instant.
Starting from Sun Jian's generation, Yuan Shu cared deeply for the three generations of the Sun family.
Before conquering Jiangdong, half of the country had been entrusted to the Sun family, Sun Xiang, Sun Bi, and Wu Jing. Several of them were appointed as the governor of Runan, the governor of Yuzhou, and the governor of Danyang respectively.
Yuan Shu was wary and afraid of Sun Ce and the Sun family, but more importantly, he was still serious.
I just paid it to a group of white-eyed wolves by mistake.
After Sun Ce captured Jiangdong in Yuan Shu's name and with Yuan Shu's financial, material, and manpower, he took advantage of Yuan Shu's appointment to replace the governor and ordered Xu Kun to drive away the Danyang governor Yuan Yin.
Capturing Danyang meant that Sun Ce broke Yuan Shu's control, crossed the river with Yuan Shu to rule, and could separatize Jiangdong without any scruples.
It can be said that the last name of the Jiangdong country was Sun, and even the final establishment of the Three Kingdoms, it was Yuan Shu, an honest man, who made the wedding clothes for the Sun family.
In addition to Sun Xiang, the governor of Runan who finally died of illness in Shouchun, he had some conscience and did not retaliate against Yuan Shu with hatred, and there was also Zhou Yu.
Gong Jin, who had a close relationship with Sun Ce, waited until the third year of Jian'an (198), and at the last moment when Yuan Shu was at the end of his rope.
After being buried with him, he turned to Sun Ce.
...
"Listening to what you said, it seems that I underestimated this kid before."
Yuan Shu pondered for a long time and suddenly asked: "In your opinion, this man has a big plan. What will he do after he captures Kaiyang?"
"Although Kaiyang is prosperous, it is not as prosperous as Linzi!"
Yan Xiang had thought about it before coming here and immediately replied: "Wang Zhengchu is deliberately planning. In my opinion, he is not trying to open up Yangyang or even Langya County, but..."
He tapped his finger on several cases and said firmly, word for word, "Pengcheng!"
"Without him, Pengcheng is easy to defend but difficult to attack. It is one of the most powerful passes in the world. If we get this place, we can capture the whole territory of Xuzhou and have a glimpse of the Central Plains. We can point our troops directly at Yuzhou and Yanzhou. If we go south... more
It’s forcing me to Yangzhou!”
"I think that if I allow this son to capture Pengcheng and then capture Xuzhou, the day when bandits invade our territory will not be far away!"
"Why do you think he would choose me, Yangzhou, first?" Hearing this, Yuan Shu frowned and asked, "Instead of Yuzhou, what about Yanzhou?"
"I remember that this boy made a rebellion that day, probably because Cao Cao treated the Qingzhou Army harshly. Logically speaking, we should attack Cao Cao first, not to mention taking over Xuzhou... just relying on him?"
Yuan Shu shook his head: "How can it be so easy?"
"In the past few months after entering the country, Tao Qian even attacked five cities without noticing it. This shows that this person is extremely incompetent."
Thinking of Wang Zheng's formidable power and fierce spirit that he saw that day, Yan Xiang instinctively made a judgment: "This old man can't defeat Wang Zheng!"
As for why they attacked Yangzhou first...
After looking at Yuan Shu, Yan Xiang stopped talking.
You can't just say that you pick the soft persimmon.
Since Wang Zheng took the initiative to leave Linzi, it can be seen that he is still a little afraid of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
"Even so, they may not come to attack me."
"If he can really win Xuzhou?" Yuan Shu had a sudden thought and asked: "What do you think I recruit this guy?"
"Absolutely not!"
Yan Xiang was so frightened that he almost tensed up and said anxiously: "My lord, this... is a yellow scarf bandit." The words had already been spoken, but Deng knew it was inappropriate.
This reason might be taboo for other princes, but this is not the case for the one in front of me.
Sure enough, Yuan Shu chuckled and said with a smile: "You need to be eclectic in hiring people. What's the big deal?"
ps:
Among the princes of the late Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu was the eldest brother in the world who could make heroes from all over the world bow to him.
Yuzhou Yellow Turban responded to Yuan Shu. (Three Kingdoms Chronicles of Emperor Wu: Runan, Yingchuan Yellow Turban He Yi, Liu Pi, Huang Shao, He Man, etc., each numbering in the tens of thousands, initially responded to Yuan Shu, and then attached themselves to Sun Jian.)
The Heishan army immediately came to the rescue when it saw danger (Three Kingdoms Chronicles of Emperor Wu: Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, cut off Shu's grain route, and Shu led the army into Chenliu, stationed at Fengqiu, and was assisted by the remaining bandits from Heishan, Yu Fuluo and others.)
Bai Bo's army was even more exaggerated and defected directly. (The Biography of Dong Zhuo in the Later Han Dynasty: Jue general Yang Feng was the Bai Bo thief commander, but he sent his troops to rescue Jue... Yang Feng and Dong Cheng cited Bai Bo commander Hu Cai, Li Le, and Han Xian
When King Zuo Xian of the Xiongnu went to Bei, he led his troops to welcome him...Feng, Siam, rushed to Yuan Shu, and then violently attacked Yang and Xu Jian.)