Chapter 111 Yuan Shu commits suicide and the jade seal disappears
No!
When Ji Ling died, he was forced to a dead end!
Now Yuan Shu walked slowly to the table, looked at the few remaining counties, and said tremblingly: "Withdraw, withdraw from Wu County to the east!"
With Jingzhou and Liu Biao in the west, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao in the north, and the Jiangdong Tigers in the south, only going west is the only way to survive!
And if this continues, he will be wiped out by the princes in just a few months after he proclaims himself emperor. This is too ridiculous!
"No, we have to find a way, find a way!"
But in just a moment, he sat in despair. The successive blows made Yuan Shu calm down. However, at this moment, death has become a foregone conclusion, and there is no way at all!
Yuan Shu shook his head and murmured with his slightly chapped lips: "Now with my strength, I will definitely not be able to resist these princes."
Then there was a hint of compromise in his eyes: "Come here, get the pen and ink!"
At this time, if he could unite with his cousin, he might be able to get a chance of survival, but at this point, he couldn't care about anything else.
"I am willing to give up half of my counties and cities with both hands. I just ask my brother to help me!"
With trembling hands, he wrote this letter, and then sent someone to deliver it secretly to Yuan Shao.
Subsequently, Yuan Shu, who was afraid of death, immediately evacuated Lujiang County and headed west to Wu County.
Sure enough, in less than half a day, Lujiang County was captured by Cao Cao!
At the same time, in Yuan Shao's residence.
"Lord, someone sent a secret message!"
Yuan Shao showed doubts and opened the secret letter, but just by looking at the handwriting in front of him, he could already recognize who wrote it.
Reading further on this letter, it turned out that it was indeed a letter from Yuan Shu.
However, there was a gap between Yuan Shao and him, and at the same time, he thought of Yuan Shu's plan against him at Hulao Pass, which made him even more angry!
If Yuan Shu owned the land of Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou, which totaled ten counties, and gave up the land of five counties, he would still consider it.
But now Yuan Shu only has four counties in total. Counting Lujiang County, which was just conquered by Cao Cao, he still has the land of the next three counties.
How is it possible for the alliance to be betrayed just for this single benefit?
Yuan Shao chuckled lightly: "The person who came here killed the person who delivered the message to me. He was a shameless traitor. Now Yuan Gongli still wants to bribe me!"
"It's a capital crime to covet the country and the country, how can you associate with such a traitor!"
"I, Yuan Shao, am not that kind of person!"
Then Yuan Shao began to curse Yuan Shu, and the other princes showed admiration. As expected, Yuan Gong was incorruptible and was much better than Yuan Shu.
They both come from the fourth generation and the third generation, but the difference is so huge!
Another day, in Wu County.
At this moment, the only remaining county in Yuan Shao's hands was Wu Commandery, and the rest fell into the hands of the princes.
Yuan Shao's response was also transmitted at the same time, which was the news of beheading the messenger and insulting him.
There was a hint of despair in Yuan Shu's eyes.
"God won't bless me, God won't bless me!"
Unexpectedly, he actually fled here, and there were not many generals left following him, not many at all.
Looking at myself with a dry mouth, I asked, "Do you have any honey to moisten my throat?"
However, the servant on the side shook his head and said: "Your Majesty, there is no food now, how can we get honey?"
At this time, Yuan Shu thought of his miserable situation, turned pale, and then vomited blood!
"My majestic emperor, why would I do this?"
In Wu Commandery that day, Yuan Shu committed suicide and died. His forces immediately collapsed and fled in all directions.
Yuan Shu also became the first princely force in the world to disappear!
The more than ten counties and cities in his hands were all divided up by the princes, and all the territories fell into the three major princes.
They are Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Jiangdong Sun Ce!
And when Liu Biao took back the two counties of Jingbei, he didn't dare to be greedy again. He just brought more than 5,000 people to join in the fun.
Zhang Xiu, the spear king of the North, also took the opportunity to occupy Nanyang County. Similarly, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian ordered his subordinate Liu Guanzhang to recover the lost territory without any greed.
Cao Cao got three of his counties, Sun Ce got two of them, and the remaining three counties all went to Yuan Shao.
The other princes who came here to make profits did not ask for these territories, and these counties and cities were not adjacent to their territories. What really concerned them was the jade seal that passed down the country!
As soon as Yuan Shu died, all the princes except Cao Cao headed towards Wu Commandery, the purpose of which was to get the jade seal passed down to the country!
However, this jade seal did not cause any disputes, because in the end all the princes returned without success!
It was reported to the outside world that the jade seal of the country was missing and its whereabouts were unknown. Zhao Feng showed a smile after learning all this. How could the jade seal be lost?
According to the nature of the princes, as long as they are in Wu County, they can find the jade seal even if they dig the ground three feet.
It is said that he is also not interested in this thing, otherwise he would not have given it up directly in Luoyang.
There is no benefit to getting such an item, only disadvantages!
This battle completely disrupted the situation in the world, and the desires in the hearts of the princes continued to expand. With the help of the chaos caused by several princes' crusade against Yuan Shu, wars also broke out in other parts of the world.
Zuo Beiping Gongsun Zan relied on his white horse to intercept all the Turks, Xianbei, Wu Heng and other foreign tribes on his own!
With his ability, how could he be willing to be inferior to Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou?
General Baima's reputation is extremely famous among the princes. How could he be willing to only serve as the governor of Zuo Beiping?
Taking advantage of the turmoil of the crusade against Yuan Shu, the ambitious Gongsun Zan also launched a war against Liu Yu in Youzhou!
Now there is only one Yuan Shao in the Yuan clan. The strength of the Yuan clan who had fled before came to join Yuan Shao one after another, and he also took this opportunity to grow stronger and expand his power crazily!
With Yuan Shu's death as the trigger, the world was in chaos, and princes rose up everywhere!
At this point, the chaos among the princes officially begins!
In the battle against Yuan Shu, Liu Guan, Zhang and others fought on behalf of Xuzhou and regained the lost territory, which attracted the attention of many princes.
Sure enough, after Xu Shu joined the team, Liu, Guan, and Zhang began to show signs of improvement.
At the same time, Tao Qian, the Mu of Xuzhou, was already in his 60s, and he was no longer able to control Xuzhou, and he had vague thoughts of abdicating his position in favor of talents.
The one he was most optimistic about was Liu Bei. Countless people speculated that Tao Qian might give the land of Xuzhou to Liu Bei!
The Mi family, who was also optimistic about them, also cooperated more closely with Liu Bei and even intended to marry Liu Bei.
If Liu Bei is allowed to take the position of Xuzhou Mu, then the Mi clan will naturally rise. Moreover, due to the influence of the salt market, the Mi clan Chamber of Commerce is already in some decline. If Liu Bei takes the position, it will be an opportunity for them to turn around.
So Mi Zhu has been making innuendoes, just waiting for a good opportunity!
At the same time, Cao Cao, who occupied the land of three counties, also began to develop, continued to promote the farming system in his territory, and at the same time began to recruit soldiers and horses.
The princes all over the country are also developing crazily. Also because of the war, many prices began to rise crazily. The Real Chamber of Commerce also took this opportunity to make a lot of money.
Waiting, there will inevitably be more fierce battles, and various princes are also frantically stocking up on supplies.
So the princes have a premonition that a war is coming!
Chen Liu.
Seeing all the movements happening among the princes, all reached Cao Cao's ears. The military advisor's move stirred up the situation in the world!
All the princes in the world showed their fangs, and even Cao Cao, who originally despised Liu Bei, couldn't help but take Liu Bei seriously.
In the battle against Yuan Shu, he was able to take back the two counties of Xuzhou, which obviously showed some strength.
Moreover, Xuzhou is adjacent to Yuzhou, so he must pay attention to it.
Cao Cao looked at the two people around him and said, "What do you think of Xu Shu?"
These two people are naturally Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia. They joined Mr. Shui Jing's disciples together. They have been together for so long, so they naturally know each other's strengths and weaknesses.
Guo Jia nodded and said: "We naturally know a little bit about Yuan Zhi's ability, so he is not inferior to the two of us in the slightest."
Just talking about people, in fact, the two of them didn't seem to know much about Xu Shu.
Zhao Feng on the side said with a smile: "The fact that Xu Shu can go to Liu Bei shows that he has no desires, only righteousness!"
"If you use him, there is no need to have any doubts."
At this point, others also nodded, and Cao Cao also showed a bright look. He is also a good talent.
Xi Zhicai also said: "Brother Yuan Zhi will be behind this battle, but now Brother Yuan Zhi's reputation is too small, so I'm afraid no one will worry about it."
Everyone's evaluation of Xu Shu is undoubtedly relatively high, and even Cao Cao admires Xu Shu's character.
At this time, a bronze bird came forward and interrupted everyone's discussion.
"Military advisor, we have found the person you are looking for."
After hearing this, Cao Cao looked at Zhao Feng who was standing aside.
Zhao Feng smiled and said: "Then Xu Shu has another advantage. He is a rare filial son, especially filial to his mother!"
The person he was looking for was Xu Shu's mother whom he had sent out to look for before.
Tongque nodded and led the people forward.
I saw an unusual-looking old woman sitting there, with soldiers serving her tea and water.
It was obvious that this person was Xu Shu's mother, but before anyone could speak, Xu Shu's mother bowed and thanked them.
"Thank you, adults, for saving my life."
Looking at this scene, Xi Zhicai and Guo Jia looked suspicious.
Even Cao Cao didn't understand what Zhao Feng meant by coming to see this old woman, and he even did not hesitate to use the bronze bird to save her.
Zhao Feng said with a smile: "No need to be polite, just sit down. I just came here to see if you are doing well. I heard that you are the mother of my good friend Xu Shu, so I just did it casually.
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Hearing this, Xi Zhicai, Guo Jia and others were surprised. This old woman turned out to be Xu Shu's mother, but they also understood the whole story.
Yingchuan County was formerly Yuan Shu's territory. If a war broke out between the two sides, the surrounding people would inevitably be affected. However, Xu's mother was old and had weak legs, so it was easy to find her, and she was later rescued by Tongque.
That's why Xu's mother showed gratitude to Zhao Feng, Cao Jun and others.
"Thank you, adults!" Xu's mother said gratefully.
Zhao Feng waved his hand casually and said with a smile: "This is what it should be. Someone will help her down to rest."
Then, with the support of the two of them, Xu's mother left far away.
Zhao Feng waved his hand and said: "You two come here to take care of this old woman. Remember to take good care of her like a son!"
The intention here is not only to protect, but also to monitor!
Then Zhao Feng looked at Cao Cao aside with a deep look and said: "Now, as long as you control Xu's mother, it is equivalent to controlling Xu Shu. As long as you use Xu's mother as a threat in the letter, then Xu Shu will naturally come to Chenliu
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At this time, Guo Jia, the drama talent, did not speak and fell silent. After all, everyone was their own master.
It was not easy for them to interfere in this aspect. They had just spoken out about Xu Shu's abilities, but Zhao Feng treated Xu's mother kindly, so they had nothing to say.
They said threats, but in fact they just deceived Xu Shu.
Since such a talent has a method, how can he be allowed to work for others from the enemy's perspective?
If it were them, I'm afraid they would do the same thing.
There was a smile in Zhao Feng's eyes and he said: "Here comes Tongque, give me a copy of the letter and send it to Xu Shu in Xuzhou!"
After finishing speaking, Zhao Feng specially emphasized.
"Remember, you must put it in Xu Shu's hands or in your room!"
If Liu Bei and others saw the content of this letter, could Xu Shu still see this letter?
I'm afraid it's difficult, so Xu Shu must see this letter in person!
Among Tan County, the seat of Xuzhou government.
"Military advisor, this is the bamboo tube you want."
After the soldier put down the bamboo tube, he turned and left.
Xu Shu looked at the book tube at the top of his eyes and was a little confused. When was he going to pass this bamboo tube?
But just by looking at it, Xu Shu could already tell that this bamboo scroll was not right. After opening it, it was a letter to himself.
There are four words written on it: "Shan Fu Qin Qi".
Just these four words made his expression change.
The name Shan Fu was his own name a few years ago. After trouble in his early years, he changed his name to Xu Shu, a commoner's commoner.
And no one knows this name except my boss and my old mother!
Thinking of this, Xu Shu opened the letter without hesitation and read the contents.
