Gao Shun asked Zhang Ji to diagnose and treat Huang Xu, and successfully cured Huang Xu's stubborn illness that he had suffered for many years, which meant that he owed the other party a huge favor.
Although Zhang Ji said that Huang Xu's physical foundation was not well established when he was young, so even if he recovers now, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to live past the age of fifty. But even so, what can Huang Zhong complain about? You know, in the past, please
None of the doctors who came here thought that Huang Xu could safely live beyond the age of fifteen. Now that his son has gained more than thirty years of life, how could Huang Zhong still feel dissatisfied?
It's just that this debt of gratitude was so huge that Huang Zhong couldn't repay it at all.
How could Huang Zhong not understand Gao Shun's thoughts? I will save your son's life, and you will serve for my lord Cao Cao.
However, Huang Zhong never had the idea of serving Cao Cao. Cao Cao was the main culprit in conquering Wancheng, how could he sacrifice his life for him?
Even if his beloved son was able to live longer, Huang Zhong still refused to serve in Cao's army. However, the kindness of saving his son was as heavy as Mount Tai, and it always weighed on Huang Zhong's heart, making him extremely troubled.
After Huang Xu recovered from his illness, Gao Shun also came to see Huang Zhong and revealed his intention to recruit him for Cao Cao. Huang Zhong did not want to agree to this, but the other party was at least very kind to him, so Huang Zhong could not speak harshly.
Kick him out. After much deliberation, Huang Zhong finally gave an ambiguous answer like "Let me think about it for a few more days."
Cao Cao also learned about Huang Zhong's bravery from Gao Shun. Cao Cao, who loved his talent as much as his life, naturally wanted to recruit this general into his account. Cao Cao also heard about the relationship between Gao Shun and Huang Zhong, and Gao Shun rescued Huang Zhong.
His beloved son, but he could never completely convince the other party to surrender to Cao Cao. Cao Cao thought about this briefly and soon came up with a plan. After all, when it comes to understanding and controlling people's hearts, Cao Cao is undoubtedly much better than Gao Shun.
.On the second day after Gao Shun failed to recruit Huang Zhong, Cao Cao petitioned the Han Emperor and named Liu Pan, the prefect of Wancheng, the General of Pingnan, with the posthumous title of Marquis Gang.
Huang Zhong's unwillingness to surrender was not due to Liu Biao, but to Liu Pan. Rather than saying that Huang Zhong was loyal to Liu Biao, it was better to say that he could not let go of Liu Pan's kindness. Cao Cao pursued Liu Pan in order to honor Huang Zhong
He stated: "I had no intention of harming Liu Pan. On the contrary, I respect him very much."
Anyway, chasing a deceased general will not cause any losses to yourself, but it can win Huang Zhong's trust, so why not do it? As for Liu Pan's death, it was caused by Wei Yan and had nothing to do with him.
No, I can just say that I originally planned to treat Liu Pan harshly after capturing Wancheng. Anyway, the parties involved are dead, so I can make up whatever I want.
It has to be said that Cao Cao's move was very effective. It was a great courtesy to posthumously confer a title on the deceased general in a hostile stance, so that Huang Zhong's view of Cao Cao improved a lot. Cao Cao later personally
To recruit Huang Zhong, he was extremely sincere in his words and deeds. The kindness of saving his son came first, and the feeling of pursuing the title came later. Now, coupled with Cao Cao deigning to come to invite him personally, how could Huang Zhong not be moved by this?
Then he returned to Cao Cao and expressed his willingness to serve for him.
Cao Cao was overjoyed and immediately appointed Huang Zhong as his general.
———————————————————————————————————————— The star movement, the time soon entered 196 AD.
At the beginning of the year, Emperor Xian issued an edict to change the reign name to Yuan Jian'an.
A lot of great things happened in the past year.
First, there were continuous battles between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. The two sides fought many times. Although many times they were small fights, major conflicts were not uncommon. However, most of the time, Cao Cao's army had the upper hand.
At the end of last year, Huang Zhong shot Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling in front of the two armies, which greatly damaged the vitality of Yuan Shu's army. As a result, Yuan Shu can only huddle in Shouchun City and dare not lead his army out to fight Cao Jun for a moment.
On the other hand, Sun Jian, the Marquis of Wucheng, also completely dominated the entire Jiangdong. After unifying all the large and small forces in Jiangdong, Sun Jian went to the court and asked to be named a former general and worship the Marquis of Wu. At this time, Cao Cao was dealing with Yuan Shu, and there were even more powerful enemies in the north.
Yuan Shao did not want to be at odds with Sun Jian, so he agreed.
After Sun Jian became the Marquis of Wu, he set his sights on the north, hoping to attack Yuan Shu and take away his longevity, so as to use it as a base for his strategy in the Central Plains. A good friend of his son Sun Ce, Jianwei Zhonglang General Zhou Yu, persuaded Zhou Yu: "Now there are many princes in the north.
, Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao are both heroes of one side. Although Jiangdong is determined now, in terms of strength, it is still inferior to Yuan and Cao. It is unwise to rush to the Central Plains to launch a war. It is better to attack Liu Biao westward. If you can capture Jingzhou and Jingwu, you can
Being connected together and blocked by the natural dangers of the Yangtze River, no matter how the situation in the north changes, the lord can seize one side and occupy an invincible position. If Yuan and Cao fight, the lord can still wait for an opportunity to take advantage of him. "
In response to Zhou Yu's advice, Sun Jian insisted on being kind and started to attack Jingzhou. Also at the end of last year, Sun Jian left Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other veteran generals to station in various places in Jiangdong. He personally led the army, together with Sun Ce, Zhou Yu, Zhou Tai, Chen Wu and others.
They attacked Jiangxia. After more than a month, Jiangxia was defeated and Huang Zu was killed by Sun Ce.
Having successively lost Wancheng as a barrier to the north and Jiangxia as a barrier to the south, the situation Liu Biao faced was extremely bad.
Last year, Liu Yan, the pastor of Yizhou, passed away, and his son Liu Zhang succeeded him and took charge of Yizhou.
Ma Teng and Han Sui settled in Liangzhou, and their power became stronger and stronger day by day, gradually becoming a major power in one party.
Last year there was constant turmoil, but less than half a month into the first year of Jian'an, another earth-shattering event happened: Yuan Shao presented himself to the emperor and asked for the title of Duke Ye.
It is said that it has been several years since the jade seal fell into Yuan Shao's hands. With such a precious thing, how could Yuan Shao's ambition be restrained?
A person's mind is closely related to the environment around him and the things he owns. In history, Yuan Shu obtained the jade seal from Sun Ce, and his ambitions were greatly expanded, so he made the absurd move of proclaiming himself emperor.
.In this time and space, without the temptation of the jade seal, although Yuan Shu's ambition is not small, he has never had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor.
Since Yuan Shao got the jade seal, he has always had other thoughts in his heart. However, he is not as stupid and unscrupulous as his brother, who pretends to be emperor. He is well aware of the serious consequences of his actions.
It's a pity that the existence of the Imperial Seal is like the most vicious curse, constantly tempting Yuan Shao's heart.
If you can't call yourself emperor, you can always call yourself king.
However, when Yuan Shao proposed his idea of becoming king to many advisers, he met with unanimous opposition. Even Guo Tu and Tian Feng, who are usually incompatible with each other and whose opinions are always to the left, are actually on the same page at this moment.
Firmly opposed to Yuan Shao becoming king.
"If the Liu family is not the king, the whole world will attack it." The consequences of being king may not be any better than being emperor. Gaozu's edict is not casual. Even though the Han Dynasty has declined to a certain extent, some
Principles and bottom lines are far from being broken at once.
However, although Guo Tu and Tian Feng both opposed Yuan Shao's claim to the throne, they still had huge differences on the specific details.
Tian Feng was firmly opposed to all Yuan Shao's arrogant actions, while Guo Tu asked Yuan Shao to lower his demands a step lower, and instead of claiming the title of king, he first claimed the title of public servant.
Since the Zhou Dynasty, there have been five levels of nobility in the world: Duke, Marquis, Bo, Zi, and Male. During the Warring States Period, the Qin State carried out the Shang Martingale Reform and established twenty levels of nobility. After Liu Bang defeated Xiang Yu and established the Han Dynasty, the title system of the Qin Dynasty was still inherited.
In the twenty-level nobility system, the highest title is "Marquis". In the early Han Dynasty, Liu Bang also named eight heroes with different surnames as kings. However, soon after, he eliminated them one by one and stipulated that those without Liu surname could not be kings. From then on, heroes with different surnames could only
The highest title he received was that of Marquis. Now Guo Tu came up with such a compromise method. The imperial court restored the official title, and at the same time Yuan Shao took the title of Ye Gong himself. In this way, Yuan Shao's status was higher than that of all the princes in the world.
Above, it can be said to be the ultimate glory, but the position of Duke is inferior to that of a king. It is definitely not a violation of the imperial edict of the former great ancestor.
Yuan Shao was overjoyed when he heard about Guo Tuce. He immediately ignored the efforts of Tian Feng, Ju Shou and others to persuade him, and presented himself to the imperial court to create a duke based on the ancient system, and asked himself to be the Duke of Ye.
As soon as this watch arrived in Xuchang, it immediately caused an uproar.