Liu He was given the courtesy name Boqia. Because he was a member of the Han Dynasty, his father Liu Yu was also the pastor of Youzhou. He held a high and powerful position and was trusted by many close friends. Now he holds the position of Shizhong and often serves the emperor. He is about 20 years old*
* years old, tall and strong, with a face like a crown jade, and a handsome demeanor.
After everyone discussed it, Liu He made some preparations and left Chang'an the next day.
The most convenient way back to Youzhou is to go up to Bingzhou from the northeast of Hebei Province and enter Youzhou via Yanmen County. The whole journey is less than two thousand miles. The second is to pass through Hongnong and Henan Yin, then go north to Hanoi and return to Youzhou via Jizhou.
, the journey is slightly further than the former, but the road conditions are better, so it is the best choice.
Liu He did not want to do either, but went in the opposite direction, starting from Chang'an, passing through Wuguan in the southeast, entering Nanyang County in Jingzhou, and then detouring back to Jizhou and Youzhou from the Central Plains. The reason is that Yuan Shu is the only one in the world who still insists on challenging Dong.
, and progressed very smoothly, and they defeated Dong Zhuo's army of one hundred thousand in Liang County, and everyone wanted to contact him to prove it.
When Liu He arrived at Wancheng, not long after Sun Jian sent back the good news, the whole Wancheng was in a carnival, with young scholars running and shouting on the streets from time to time, and the people were happy to watch the excitement.
Liu He didn't know why, so he asked the people to inquire carefully. He learned that Sun Jian defeated Dong Zhuo's 100,000 cavalry in front of Dagu Pass and killed tens of thousands of them. Dong Zhuo fled back to Luoyang in embarrassment. He was immediately shocked. Two of them were defeated in one month.
Dong Jun swept away hundreds of thousands of soldiers, and defeated Dong Zhuo's reputation for thirty years. From then on, Sun Wentai was regarded as equal to Gai Ying. He was immediately overjoyed that Yuan Shu was in power, and Chang'an had hope. He couldn't wait to visit Yuan Shu's mansion.
Liu Hexi and Yuan Shu went crazy, and held a banquet for the civil and military officials of Jingzhou, where they drank happily all day long.
Sun Jian can truly be called his nobleman. Yuan Shu was originally depressed in Nanyang, but Sun Jian went north and immediately turned things around. He also defeated Dong Zhuo in two battles, pushing his reputation to the top, which was not half as bad as Yuan Shao's.
Seeing that he was in high spirits, everyone said that the general had a sharp eye. Sun Jian was defeated last winter and should be punished. Instead, the general said that he was the governor of Yuzhou and supported him a lot. Otherwise, how could Sun Jian have won today?
Yuan Shu smiled even more happily, this was exactly what tickled him.
During the banquet, the servant Yuan Liu quietly walked up behind Yuan Shu and whispered. Yuan Shu's drunken look immediately disappeared, and he replied a few words. Then he excused himself from feeling unwell, confessed to everyone, and left the banquet. Everyone looked at each other, guessing why...
"Liu He..." Yuan Shu muttered this name as he walked. When Yuan Shu was the minister, the minister was Liu Yu, but the latter had always been close to Yuan Shao. One year before the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the two of them worked together to build a conspiracy.
Jun's father, Gai Xun, conspired to kill the eunuch, but what happened later was revealed. Gai Xun went to Chang'an, and Liu Yuyuan left for Youzhou. However, Yuan Shao was so powerful that the eunuch did not dare to move. Last year, Yuan Shao wanted to make Liu Yu emperor, and he tried to
He asked for his opinion, but he rejected it by saying, "I only know King Qin, and I don't know anything else." Therefore, although there is no resentment between the two parties, there is no friendship between them. What is the purpose of Liu He's visit?
"Could it be..." Yuan Shu was not stupid and quickly figured out the general purpose of Liu He's visit.
The two met in a secluded hall in the deep courtyard of Yuan Mansion. Liu He did not dare to ask for help, so he bowed first, "General..."
Yuan Shulang smiled, held up Liu He's arms, held them in his hands and said, "Boqia, it's been almost two years since I last saw you?"
Liu He nodded and said: "It has been a year and a half since the general left for Luoyang."
"Does Boqia know that Sun Wentai defeated Dong Zhuo?" Yuan Shu asked Liu He as he sat down.
"When I entered the city, I heard that General Sun was a truly good general. Dong Zhuo was poisoning the country. Chang'an eagerly hoped that the generals in Guandong Prefecture and County would serve the king. However, when I came to Guandong Prefecture and County, some were afraid of moving forward, some occupied land and became kings, or they fought for power... Nothing
One person stepped forward to save the country. We were extremely disappointed. We did not expect Generals and Generals Sun to rise to the challenge and defeat Dong's thieves. All knowledgeable people will rejoice..."
Yuan Shu smiled and said: "Isn't this just what Bo Qia is here for?"
"The general is wise," Liu He said, clasping his fists. "My father has always felt that the Han Dynasty is in trouble, and he has the ambition to attack Dong. This year, he sent an envoy to Chang'an to discuss with the public the matter of welcoming the emperor. I am going back to Youzhou to lead the army.
Now that I have heard of the general's victory, it is the right time. At that time, I will suddenly ride Youzhou to the north, and the general will be in the south. The princes of Chang'an will rise up and attack from all three sides. Dong Zhuo will surely die."
Yuan Shu tapped several cases lightly, was silent for a long time, and said: "Both counties in Hanoi and north of Luoyang, east of the river, are under the jurisdiction of Gai Huqi. Looking at Gai Huqi's various behaviors in recent years, he is not determined to conquer Dong, and I am afraid he will not let me down.
The east of Luoyang is the territory of Liu (Dai) Gongshan, the governor of Yanzhou. Since the dissolution of the Guandong Jujube Alliance last year, there has been no action for a whole year, which is not as active as Gai Huqi. Moreover, he once strongly advocated supporting your order as emperor, but refused
Today...".
"..." Liu He was silent.
Yuan Shu then slapped the table and sighed: "The world is so big, but no one can serve the country."
"..."
Seeing that the time was almost up, Yuan Shu explained his intention: "Boqia, if you send your troops south, there will be no place for them. How about this? You stay in Jingzhou, send a letter to the north, and ask Liu Youzhou to send a surprise cavalry. When the time comes,
Sun Wentai drove Dong Zhuo away, conquered Luoyang, marched into Han Valley and Taolin, and threatened Chang'an from the east. Gu Zhu, with tens of thousands of men under his command, rode out of Wuguan together with Youzhou, pointed his sword at Chang'an, and fought alongside Sun Wentai.
If you can destroy the traitor Dong, then the country will be prosperous and the people will have hope."
Liu He Jian frowned lightly, and accidentally raised his head while thinking. When he saw Yuan Shu looking at him with a half-smile, he couldn't help but feel cold. He thought that "there are rare things to live in". The south does not produce horses. Once Yuan Shu takes control of himself, there will be a steady stream of Youzhou.
He suddenly rode south and joined his command. He was like a sheep entering a tiger's mouth. He had to agree if he agreed, and he had to agree if he disagreed.
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Xu Huang and his 5,000 soldiers stationed in the original Han Fu camp have escorted the Qianliang prisoners back to Bingzhou. The Gai army in Jizhou only has 7,000 cavalry and more than 10,000 infantry from the original Gongsun Zan camp, and Gongsun Zan surrendered 10,000 troops.
The total is less than thirty thousand.
After Gai Jun successfully transported 5 million grains, 450 million coins and 20,000 Jizhou prisoners, he stayed for two more days before planning to leave Jizhou. He chose to go south to Hanoi and then circle back to Bingzhou instead of going all the way.
The reason for returning from Shilu was that the Hengshan Mountain Road was rugged and difficult. This reason was really lame. Why didn't he say it was difficult when transporting money, food, and prisoners? Anyone with a discerning eye could see that he wanted to garrison Hanoi to watch Yuan.
Dong's success or failure depends on the opportunity.
On the day of departure, Yuan Shao led the civil and military forces of Jizhou out of the city to see him off.
Gai Jun said goodbye to everyone, and in the end only Yuan Shao and Xu You were left. The three of them strolled forward, and the atmosphere was slightly solemn and depressing.
Gai Jun stopped and said: "When we parted last year, I said that we would see each other soon. This time, I dare not say that again." The three of them knew very well that the day they met again, maybe Gai and Yuan would turn against each other and fight.
Facing each other...
"Ziying, take care." Yuan Shao patted Gai Jun on the shoulder, his movements smooth and natural, just like when he was in the capital. As Gai Jun left the capital and became a prince, Yuan Shao rarely behaved like this anymore.
Gai Jun nodded, and then his eyes turned to Xu You. His face was gloomy and unhappy, and he said with a smile: "Ziyuan, if eldest brother treats you badly, come to Bingzhou and join me. Don't dare to say anything else. The prefect of Liangqianshi can do whatever he wants."
select."
Xu Youqiang smiled and said: "You will never think about it again in your life."
"Don't be so sure, be careful if you defect to Bingzhou in the future, I will shut you out."
"..."
"After seeing you for a thousand miles, we must say goodbye at the end. Brother, Ziyuan, we are here." After saying this, Gai Jun cupped his hands and stepped onto Zidian. Seeing Xu You smile bitterly, he didn't know why. He thought Yuan Shaoshang didn't know the secret of the stirrup.
, deliberately only installed one stirrup, lest the other party find out. Little did they know that a general in Hanoi informed Yuan Shao of the secret of the stirrups as early as last year.
Watching Gai Jun fly away, Yuan Shao and Xu You stopped and stared for a long time...
"Ziyuan, do you think Ziying will welcome the young king to the west?" Yuan Shao asked softly with his eyes solid. Last year, he single-handedly planned to establish Liu Yu, the shepherd of Youzhou, as emperor, and worked hard to build momentum for Liu Yu. His background, vision,
All the prophecies were brought out, which was exactly the same as when Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty and before Guangwu ascended the throne. Yuan Shao believed that Liu Yu was destined to be an emperor and would die if he did not become the emperor, so he would inevitably submit. Therefore, he declared to the outside world that his Majesty Liu Xie was not the son of the Han Ling Emperor, which was extremely slanderous.
Unexpectedly, Liu Yu had a firm attitude and disagreed life and death, which made him very, very passive now, completely cutting off contact with the Chang'an court. He estimated that in the eyes of the emperor, he had become the number one rebel in the world, and he must be killed quickly.
Xu You smiled bitterly and said: "I hope the little emperor falls into the hands of Yuan Shu..." If Yuan Shu controls the emperor, there is still the possibility of cooperation between the two sides. By the time Yuan Shu is defeated, the world's situation has been decided, and Gai Jun's problem may be resolved peacefully.
On the contrary, if the emperor is captured by Gai Jun, the two sides will immediately fall into a rupture.
However, you cannot terminate your own plans just because you are worried about Gai Jun. For example, Zhou Ang and Cao Cao are in the Lu State of Yuzhou. Their mission is to capture Yuzhou and weaken Yuan Shu. Once Yuan Shu loses Yuzhou, he must fight for it.
But Gai Jun. However, nothing in this world is perfect.
The two walked back slowly. The news of Sun Jian's victory over Dong Zhuo in front of Dugu Pass reached Jizhou within a few days. Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh: "This son of Sun Wentai is indeed as Gai Jun said. If his ambition is fulfilled and he is high-spirited, he will conquer the world."
No one can stop him. Dong Zhuo has been famous for thirty years and has actually become his stepping stone..." At this point, Yuan Shao paused and then said: "The decisive battle between Yuan and Dong Luoyang is about to begin. It's time for Meng De to make a move."
Xu You nodded, and then said worriedly: "Sun Jian has a strong personality. It's very difficult to make him surrender."
Yuan Shao frowned slightly and snatched back the Yuzhou plan. The preparations started last year, when Sun Jian had just succeeded as governor. At that time, although Sun Jian had a small reputation, he was not a great figure. He didn't take him seriously at all.
He could be captured in one battle. However, Sun Jian defeated Dong Zhuo in two battles and had a strong army. Zhou Ang and Cao Cao may not be able to compete with him due to their small number of soldiers. Yuan Shao then retreated to seek the next best option and wanted to use Yuzhou to threaten him, but this
The chance of success is also low.
The two of them walked and chatted, and when they returned to the Jizhou Governor's Department in Yecheng, they hurried over and said: "The governor of Jiujiang died of illness."
Yuan Shao and Xu You looked at each other and saw a hint of joy in each other's eyes.
Jiujiang County belongs to Yangzhou, and the governor Chen Wen is from Runan. Although he cannot openly fall out with Yuan Shu, he has always secretly supported Yuan Shao. Like this time when the Jiujiang prefect died, he did not directly appoint others with the power of governor, but reported to Yuan Shao.
Jiujiang County borders Yuzhou to the north and Danyang County to the south. Zhou Xin, the head of the three Zhou brothers in Kuaiji, is the governor of Danyang County. Taking Jiujiang is equivalent to opening up the road from Danyang to Yuzhou and gaining the two counties of Yangzhou, plus Chen Yi's (Yuzhou)
With the support of the Lu State, Yuan Yi's (Yanzhou) Shanyang County, Bao Xin's (Yanzhou) Jibei State, Yuzhou Governor Zhou Ang, and Fenwu General Cao Cao from the five counties, the chances of winning Yuzhou would undoubtedly be much greater.
Feng Ji continued: "Jiujiang is a sensitive location, so it's best to use Yangzhou locals."
Yuan Shao thought for a while and said, "Let Zhou (Ang) Zhongren go." The governor of Yuzhou seemed to be in charge of a state, but it was indeed only 600 dan, while the prefect was 2,000 dan. It was a normal promotion to be promoted from governor to prefect.
"Then Yuzhou..."
"Isn't there an old Sanxian Renming in Meng De's army..."
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Gai Jun led his army southward. More than 20,000 troops entered Hanoi County from the northwest and assembled in Huai County, where the governor was. He led more than a thousand horses to the southeast and entered Liyang County on the north bank of the Yellow River. He stood along the Yellow River and looked south every day.
When he left Yecheng, he heard that Xun Yu had moved his clan into Chenliu County in Yanzhou, and if nothing unexpected happened, they would reach the Yellow River in the next few days.
Gai Jun's favorite Three Kingdoms figure in his previous life was not the talented Cao Cao, nor the indomitable Liu Bei, nor Zhuge Liang, the best prime minister through the ages, nor the extremely popular Guo Jia and Zhao Yun, but Xun Lingjun Xun Yu.
Gai Jun has been in the Han Dynasty for seventeen years, and he can no longer remember the specific contents of the Chronicle of the Three Kingdoms and the biography of Xun Yu in the Later Han Dynasty, but the majestic momentum exuded by his strategic thinking is still deeply imprinted in his mind.
The Three Kingdoms was an era of bright stars. In terms of counselors, Jia Xu was extremely smart and had insight into people's hearts, but he was too worldly and could not fully demonstrate his abilities. Xun You was proficient in the art of war and had excellent tactics.
Xun. Lu Su was far-sighted, had unique insights, and offered suggestions. Later, he promoted the alliance between Sun and Liu, which resulted in Chibi. However, Sun Wu was weak and could not use it. Jushu single-handedly planned the blueprint for Yuan Shao's hegemony and was excellent in strategy and tactics. It was a pity that he was so talented and powerful.
He was hated and ostracized by others, and was even relegated to the sidelines during the Battle of Guandu. What could he do even if he was full of strategies but had no place to use them?
The rest are like Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, Dong Zhao, Liu Ye, Fazheng, Pang Tong, Tian Feng, Chen Gong, etc., some of whom died in their prime of life, some had bad personal ethics, some were burdened by their status, some had a strong and arrogant character, and were inferior to others.
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Cao Cao eliminated Lu Bu, destroyed Yuan Shu, and attacked Liu Bei. He followed the steps step by step and had a clear idea. He defeated all the heroes in the Central Plains one by one, and then fought with Yuan Shao to pacify the north. In the end, he was the best in the world. All the plans during the period were made by Xun Yu. Cao Cao said
Xun Yu is "my son-in-law". This statement is true. Xun Yu is not only Zhang Liang, but also Xiao He...
Gai Jun must get Xun Yu, even if he is kidnapped, he must be kidnapped.