It turned out that after Cao Cao brought Liu Xie to Puyang, he proclaimed himself prime minister and asked Liu Xie to issue an edict, appointing Yuan Shao as the general and Yuan Shu as the chief commander. Yuan Shao received the edict and saw that Cao Cao's position was above his own, and he was unhappy.
, convene civil and military plans to discuss.
Yan Liang, the general under Yuan Shao, raised his hand and said: "Cao Cao, a common man, dares to seize the upper position. The last general is incompetent, but he is willing to lead an army of 100,000, flatten Puyang, and capture Ah Man alive!"
"General Yan is the bravest of the three armies and is invincible. However, Cao Cao now occupies Qing, Yan and Yuzhou, and his strength cannot be underestimated. We should act with caution." Shen Pei waved his hand and offered advice, "Cao Cao
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There is a shortage of money and food, and the last sneak attack on Xiangyang was defeated. It is even more difficult to support the officials of the court. Why don't my lord take the opportunity to send people to welcome the emperor to Yecheng. When the time comes, it will be my lord who will hold the emperor hostage and order the princes."
Yuan Shao listened to the judge's plan, and he actually wrote a letter and sent someone to Puyang. However, Cao Cao scolded him and drove him back.
The last time Dong Zhuo deposed Liu Bian and established Liu Xie, Yuan Shao had wanted to make Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, the emperor. However, Liu Yu's power had already been taken away by Gongsun Zan at that time and he did not dare to agree. Not long after, Liu Yu replaced him.
He was killed by Gongsun Zan. Now, Gongsun Zan has been destroyed by him, and he has annexed the three states of Hebei, Hebei, and You. He is also assisted by the Xiongnu and Wu Heng. His strength is far above Cao Cao, so how can he be willing to succumb to Cao Cao.
When he learned that Cao Cao refused to hand over Liu Xie, Yuan Shao was furious and summoned the civil and military forces in his tent to discuss establishing a new king. In fact, everyone knew that what Yuan Shao wanted to establish was just a puppet. It happened that Liu Biao, a native of Shanyang,
He was also a clan member of the Han Dynasty and had always been on good terms with Yuan Shao. He fled to Jizhou to avoid trouble. Therefore, everyone proposed to support Liu Biao as emperor, and Liu Biao actually agreed.
After hearing Ju Shou's explanation of the situation, Liu Xin naturally remembered that she had occupied Jingzhou, which belonged to Liu Biao, and had also taken in Cai Jue, who was supposed to marry Liu Biao, but in the end, she allowed Liu Biao to become the emperor. She didn't feel it was funny, and said to Ju Shou: "
Gongyu, he calls him his emperor and it doesn’t matter what he does.”
Jushou said with a worried look on his face: "My lord, the fourth generation and the third prince of the Yuan family have disciples and former officials all over the world, and Liu Biao has always been famous. Now that Yuan Shao supports Liu Biao, it will hinder my lord's great cause of unifying the world."
In fact, Ju Shou's original intention was to persuade Liu Xin to take this opportunity to become emperor, but when he saw that Liu Xin did not take Liu Biao's provocation of emperor to heart at all, he retracted his words.
Liu Xin smiled and said: "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. Now, Cao Cao supports Liu Xie, and Yuan Shao supports Liu Biao. The two are like fire and water, and sooner or later there will be a battle. From Liu's point of view, Cao and Yuan
We are evenly matched, and if a war breaks out, it will be a protracted tug-of-war. What is there to worry about?"
Jushou held up his hands and said: "If it is as my lord said, the Cao and Yuan families go to war, we can use this opportunity to catch them all in one fell swoop!" Liu Xin said with a smile: "My lord, what I fear most about policy is that orders will be changed from day to day. Since I have already made the decision
If we follow the general direction of rest and recuperation, we will not use weapons lightly. No matter what Cao Cao and Yuan Shao do, I will just remain unchanged in response to any changes, and let him go for the time being. The Mid-Autumn Festival is approaching, and I am very worried about Wen Yuan's side.
situation."
Jushou said: "General Zhang has a good relationship with Tao Qian's Mi Zhu and Cao Bao. There should be no danger for the time being, but there are some difficulties in transmitting news. As those soldiers have been away from home for many years, they will inevitably feel resentful. It is better to transfer them back.
Xiangyang takes a short rest, may I ask my lord what your wishes are?"
In fact, what Liu Xin is most worried about is Xuzhou, because Liu Bei is here in Xuzhou. Liu Xin knows that Liu Bei is a very resilient person. Even if he is doing nothing now, as long as he is given a chance, he might be able to turn around and go for it.
At this point, Liu Xin was unwilling to transfer Zhang Liao and the five thousand soldiers back to Xiangyang.
However, what Jushu said was very reasonable. Comparing his feelings, he had been fighting abroad for several months and still missed his wife and children at home. What's more, these soldiers had stayed outside for more than two years. He couldn't help but ponder and asked: "Li Ming
How is the training of your homing pigeons going?"
Jushou leaned over and said: "Back to my lord, my subordinates went there to see it a few days ago. There are not many carrier pigeons that can be used at present, only about a dozen. If two or three years pass, there will be a large number of carrier pigeons that can be used."
Put it into use. At that time, not only the armies, but also the phantom spies can easily transfer information."
"My lord, don't place all your hopes on homing pigeons. After all, pigeons will encounter various situations during their flight and may also be intercepted by the enemy." Liu Xin said with a smile, "However, with these ten
A few carrier pigeons can facilitate communication with Wenyuan, but I don't know how to transport these carrier pigeons to Xuzhou?"
Jushu said: "This matter is not difficult. Han Yin has been in Xiangyang for more than a month and wants to ask to see the lord and rebuild the old relationship. The lord can pretend to agree to Yuan Shu's request and put forward conditions to ensure the peace between Jing and Xu.
The road is clear, so it won't be a problem."
Liu Xin thought for a while and said: "Well, Han Yin, I will disappear. You will be solely responsible for this matter. You must ensure smooth communication with Xuzhou and achieve regular rotation of the troops stationed in Xuzhou."
Jushou's worries were not unreasonable, but the situation in Xuzhou was far less serious than he imagined. These soldiers had been away from home for a long time, and it was inevitable to feel homesick. However, when he was in Jingzhou, Liu Xin often asked the army to use the training breaks to help the people.
To work, these soldiers still maintained this habit after arriving in Xuzhou.
They often help the local people with farm work. Therefore, these soldiers have a very harmonious relationship with the local people, and they feel a bit at home. The only problem is that these soldiers are very young and full of vigor, and strict military discipline is
They are prohibited from entering places like brothels, so the nights are always a bit difficult.
In the Jingzhou Army's tent outside Xuzhou City, Zhang Liao's brows furrowed into the character "Chuan" and another file was placed in front of him. Last night, two soldiers couldn't bear the loneliness and stole out of the military camp to meet with the neighboring villages.
The girl there was having a tryst, but someone caught her and turned her over. Fortunately, they are usually very helpful to the people around them.
He helped, and did not resist when he was discovered, so he was not beaten to death. This is the third such incident this year. According to military regulations, everyone should be beheaded, but Zhang Liao was a little reluctant to do so.
, and the local people also took the initiative to intercede on their behalf, so Zhang Liao had no choice but to temporarily imprison them.
Suddenly, soldiers came to report that General Gao Shun had arrived from Xiangyang.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun had met once when they were in Luoyang, and they were considered old friends. When they heard that Gao Shun was coming, they couldn't help being surprised and happy, and hurriedly came out to welcome him.
It turned out that the negotiations between Jushu and Han Yin went very smoothly. Han Yin almost fully accepted Liu Xin's conditions. The two sides signed an offensive and defensive alliance again, and Yuan Shu also opened the road to Xuzhou to Liu Xin, allowing Liu Xin's army to be free.
Passed. So Liu Xin first made changes to the Fourth Army Corps.
Group, appointed Zhang Liao as the commander of the corps and Gao Shun as the deputy commander of the corps. Gao Shun led 5,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry to Xuzhou to replace Zhang Liao. Moreover, Liu Xin also stipulated that such a rotation should be carried out once a year in the future. This army rotation also
It laid the foundation for the establishment of the rotation system of Dahan troops stationed abroad in the future.
Zhang Liao was naturally extremely happy for Gao Shun's arrival. Although the one-year rotation cycle was not short, it was still within the range that the soldiers could bear. Knowing that he could leave Xuzhou and return to his hometown immediately, all the soldiers in the military camp were
I was very excited and my morale was greatly boosted.
A large army suddenly appeared outside the city of Xuzhou. When the news reached the city, Tao Qian hurriedly summoned civil and military officials to discuss the matter.
Mi Zhu cupped his hands and said: "My lord, I think that it is because the Jingzhou army is stationed here that Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, Liu Yao and others dare not act rashly. I see that Zhang Liao has always been loyal and loyal, and he should not have any intentions of plotting against Xuzhou. If this is my lord,
If you don’t believe me, I’m willing to go to the Jingzhou military camp in person to find out!”
Xuzhou's civil and military ministers often accepted Zhang Liao's invitations and gifts. They were soft-spoken and soft-handed. Although they were somewhat suspicious of the purpose of mobilizing the Jingzhou army, they all chose to remain silent.
Tao Qian knew that Mi Zhu had betrothed his sister to Zhang Liao and was worried that he might have other intentions. He turned to Chen Deng and asked, "Yuanlong, what do you think about this matter?"
Chen Deng also received many benefits from Zhang Liao. He was not a money-grubbing person, but there were two things that he couldn't refuse. One was that he had been weak since he was a child, and Hua Tuo later passed by to help him treat him, but he had relapsed recently.
, it was Zhang Qing who helped him figure it out,
Naturally, he owed Liu Xin a huge favor. Secondly, the items Zhang Liao sent were not gold, silver and jewelry, but a batch of classics printed on Xiang paper and bound into volumes. These things were not available even in Xiangyang, not to mention Xuzhou.
Money can buy it.
Because of this, Chen Deng kept his head down and kept silent. Now when he heard Tao Qian ask him, he knew that he couldn't hide, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Back to my lord, the Jingzhou army swept across Xiliang and was powerful in Yunei. If he wants to
If we attack Xuzhou, we can do it with great fanfare. Is there any need to waste all this time?"
Tao Qian hesitated for a moment and then said: "Zizhong, then I invite you to go and find out."
In fact, Mi Zhu also felt a little guilty. She didn't know what Liu Xin's intention was for suddenly adding troops to Xuzhou. After receiving Tao Qian's order, he hurried home and wanted to prepare some gifts for the Jingzhou Army camp outside the city, but he heard the doorman say: "
Sir, General Zhang and another general have been waiting in the mansion for a long time."
Mi Zhu didn't expect Zhang Liao to come to the door on his own initiative, so he was quite surprised. However, his anxious heart was relieved, which showed that the Jingzhou Army did not have any malicious intentions in coming this time.
Zhang Liao was alone, and his hometown was in Bingzhou, so it didn't matter whether he returned to Xiangyang or not. However, since Liu Xin had given the order, he did not dare to disobey it, so he brought Gao Shun to visit Mi Mansion, which was regarded as
To guide his future contacts in Xuzhou.
As soon as he saw Mi Zhu come in, Zhang Liao stood up quickly and said, "Brother Zizhong, let me introduce someone to you."