Chapter 263: In the Age of Princes, They Want to Go to Jingzhou
The feuding of princes against Dong was not only a game of fame, but also the beginning of a new era.
Dong Zhuo entered Chang'an and completely closed all exits from the central and outer areas of Guan. All residents were only allowed to enter but not to leave, and only a few royal merchants were allowed to enter and exit after review.
After entering Chang'an, Dong Zhuo began to concentrate on consolidating this old nest. However, the side effects of the magic power became more and more severe, and in addition, he was already half a hundred years old, so his personality became more and more violent.
Greed is inevitable. Dong Zhuo, who could no longer control his desires, plundered a lot of money and built a fortress called "Long Live Dock" in Xi'an. The accumulated money and food were enough for him to squander for more than thirty years.
After the construction of Long Live Pier was completed, Dong Zhuo spent most of his time immersed there, and had memorials and other things sent to him. As for the issue of sealing, because the imperial seal of the country was gone, Liu Xie did not use it.
If necessary, just let him play in the cold palace.
Fortunately, there are no crazy women in the cold palace in Chang'an anymore, so although Liu Xie's life is a little more deserted, at least it is no worse than the mental torture he suffered.
Ma Teng has completely occupied the land of Xiliang and governs it jointly with Han Sui. However, the two of them were originally bound by their own interests, so there would occasionally be minor frictions. The biggest one was when Han Sui's general Yan Xing almost
So he killed Ma Chao, Ma Teng's son.
However, it is amazing that both sides quickly became harmonious again regardless of any friction.
The reason is very simple. Firstly, Liangzhou is barren. If they cannot advance and retreat together, it will be difficult for both sides to resist Dong Zhuo in Yongzhou. Secondly, the two sides are equally powerful. It is actually very difficult to safely annex the other's power.
A strong attack is not safe, and there is also the possibility of being annexed by a third party. This creates a strange situation where one day you are beaten to a bloody head, but the next day you are talking and laughing again.
When the princes of Yizhou were attacking Dong, Liu Bian of Yizhou did not attack Chang'an because he knew that he could not defeat it, and even if he did, he would not be able to defend it.
He pretended to station troops in Hanzhong, but actually transferred most of his troops to the Zhuti area in the middle of the night. After the vanguard troops completed the investigation, it took him three months to completely pacify the Nanzhong barbarians.
The young barbarian king Meng Huo was captured and killed by him, and his brother Meng You and his brother Meng Jie surrendered. After another three months, Liu Bian attacked Jianning and completely closed the passage from Jiaozhou to Yizhou.
die.
In order to completely appease the Nanzhong Barbarians, Liu Bian took Mrs. Zhu Rong, the daughter of the chief of the largest existing tribe of the Nanzhong Barbarians, as his concubine when his own power was not too strong.
He originally planned to be his wife, but his subordinates obviously did not want their future queen to be a barbarian. So after arguing hard, Liu Bian finally compromised.
What surprised her was that after entering the palace, Mrs. Zhu Rong not only gave up practicing martial arts, but continued to become Chinese. Within a few months, she was already a virtuous and generous lady.
Therefore, in their comments about her, the ministers have begun to talk privately: It would be good to make her a queen!
After this battle, Liu Bian not only proved his military capabilities to the Yizhou princes, but also suppressed those aristocratic families who still had selfish motives.
For the rest, he only needs a good reform, and he can completely digest the land of Yizhou. By then, this will be the foundation for his rapid rise to the sky.
Compared with these remote states and counties, the Central Plains region is also very lively.
First of all, when the alliance of princes was disbanded, Liu Dai asked Qiao Mao to borrow grain, but when Qiao Mao refused to give it, he killed him directly. Not only did he take all his money and grain for himself, but he also kept his soldiers, horses and territory.
was also accepted.
Secondly, Yuan Shao, just like history, used Gongsun Sheng to attack Yizhou, but when Han Fu came to ask for help, he directly swallowed Yizhou.
Different from history, Zhang He was dissatisfied with Yuan Shao, so he took his old friend Gao Lan and went directly to Chengdu to join Liu Bian, while Tian Feng also worked under Liu Bian early in the morning.
But he really doesn't know how to deal with the five great military advisors Xu You, Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, and Jushou, the four generals Han Qiong, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Chunyu Qiong, and the two young men Zhang He and Gao Lan.
At most, it's a pity that Tian Feng can't be used by him.
After occupying Yizhou, Yuan Shao, just like history, began to attack Bingzhou on the one hand, and win people's hearts on the other. Because everything had been prepared for a long time, and with the help of a large number of talented people, everything went very smoothly.
Gongsun Sheng of Youzhou acquiesced to Yuan Shao's right to rule Yizhou, but used it as a bargaining chip to launch an attack on Qingzhou.
At this time, Kong Rong had given up his post as governor of Beihai and went to Chengdu to work for Liu Bian. He was left with two or three big cats and kittens, but they were swallowed by Gongsun Sheng in just over two months.
After occupying Qingzhou, Gongsun Sheng appointed Gongsun Du as the governor of Qingzhou. Sun Qian, Guan Ning, and Zhang Ming went to help. At the same time, after recruiting talents, Gongsun Du recruited the fierce general Taishi Ci of Donglai.
At the same time, through the suppression of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou, the Yellow Turban general Guan Hai was recruited and surrendered. Among his tribesmen with fighting ability, the best ones were selected and dispersed and replenished to various troops. The remaining ones were placed in various places in Qingzhou to serve two
After years of hard labor, they settled in Qingzhou and became normal residents.
Cao Cao, who was in Qiao County, did not know how to persuade Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, to welcome Cao Cao to live in Chenliu. At the same time, he sent troops to attack Yingchuan and Xu County, rapidly expanding his territory.
Cao Cao's reputation is very high now, so he can easily recruit many talents. Whether they are famous in history or talented and unknown, they have all joined his command.
Regarding expansion, Yuan Shu was also unwilling to be left behind.
With the help of the governor's allied forces' food and fodder, he made a lot of money and quickly regained his strength. Then, he began to attack the Huaizhong area, and in a blink of an eye he captured Lujiang, Shouchun and other places, and his strength more than tripled in an instant.
Liu Biao had already received the edict from Chang'an and secretly assumed the post of governor of Jingzhou. Through various means, he suppressed all the aristocratic families in southern and northern Jingzhou.
But suppressing does not mean subduing, at least Huang Zu, the governor of Jiangxia, did not listen to him.
This man's son, Huang She, bullied men and women, and was killed by Sun Jian's army returning south. Sun Ce, who was the first to set off as the vanguard, actually killed Huang She. Sun Ce did not know that he was the son of the governor of Jiangxia, otherwise he would have killed Huang She.
Can't take action.
However, it was already too late. Huang Zu lost his son, and after finding out it was Sun Jian's fault. Knowing that he was no match for Sun Jian, he sent troops to ambush him. As a result, Sun Jian was very aggrieved and died of thousands of arrows piercing his heart.
Yes, it's much more frustrating than in history. At least in the original history, he got the jade seal passed down by the Han Dynasty, but he swore to God that he didn't get it, otherwise he would die with thousands of arrows piercing his heart. In other words, his death would not be the same.
He fulfilled his oath, and at least got the jade seal passed down to the country.
But now that he didn't get the jade seal, he was ambushed and killed by Huang Zu because Sun Ce was meddling in other people's business. How can you not feel aggrieved?
Sun Jian died, and the Sun family lost a pillar. Sun Jian's old territory of Changsha was also occupied by Liu Pan, the nephew of Liu Biao who heard the news. In the end, Sun Ce had a dispute with Sun Jian's veteran generals and went directly north to join Yuan Shu.
The actions of the princes have gradually stopped at this point. They also need time to digest these issues, and then they will be able to continue fighting against foreign countries.
"Are you going to Jingzhou?" Bian Linglong couldn't help but ask as she helped Xie Xin change.
"Well, I'm going to Jingzhou to see if there are a few people with good qualifications who can come back to study in the academy!" Xie Xin said with a smile.
"But aren't there already dedicated people to do this kind of thing?" Gongsun Ying asked in confusion on the bed.
"They can only find orphans, and what I'm looking for are children from aristocratic families, which they can't do." Xie Xin stepped forward and kissed her on the cheek.
"Then can we go?" Wang Rong, already fully dressed, walked out.
"If you want to go, just go together!" Xie Xin had nothing to disagree with.
"It's okay, we haven't gone out to play for a long time!" Bian Linglong said with a smile.
"How about bringing Sister He with you?" Gongsun Ying suggested.
"Her identity is quite sensitive, so it's better not to take her out. Besides, she has been practicing very vigorously recently. I think she wants to use all her unwillingness on this." Wang Rong said with a wry smile.
"This is not possible. If you invest too much emotion in practice, you will easily become obsessed!" Xie Xin frowned.
"Don't worry, she is fine. I have checked again and again." Bian Linglong finally tied Xie Xin's belt and said with a smile.
"Anyway, you should get ready! By the way, how is the situation of the one who just came to our house yesterday?" Xie Xin suddenly remembered something.
"Miss Ren, she is quite adapted to this place. She is currently helping Sister Guo. When she has time, she will go to the Sutra Pavilion to assist Mr. Cai." Wang Rong answered with a frown.
Come to think of it, no woman would want her man's harem to grow bigger and bigger?
"Speaking of which, how about bringing Xiangxiang with us when we travel this time?" Bian Linglong suggested.
"She? Why?!" Xie Xin didn't understand.
"Hey, husband...don't you see Xiangxiang's feelings for you?" Bian Linglong sighed.
As the head wife, she cannot show too much jealousy.
And compared to that Miss Ren, she can accept Xiangxiang more. Because Miss Ren will only compete with them for favor, but marrying Xiangxiang can at least appease the demon clan disciples.
In the past ten years, with the help of Xiangxiang, the Xiaoyao Sect has also joined many demon clan disciples. Most of them now serve as basic labor force, but a few with extraordinary talents are continuing to practice.
The Xiaoyao Sect is just like the Jiejiao Sect in the past. It welcomes all comers. As long as you are willing to join and can abide by the rules of the sect, you can join regardless of whether you are a human race or a demon race.
It's just that there are too many monsters, and if you can't comfort them properly, I'm afraid there will still be some accidents.
Xiangxiang is the most popular and prestigious demon clan today. If she can enter Xie Xin's harem, other demon clans will surely be more peaceful.
"In that case, let's take her with us!" Xie Xin probably understood what Bian Linglong meant, so he did not refuse.