Cao Cao obeyed his words, so he ordered Xiahou Dun to lead five thousand cavalry. He quickly went to Jiangling. When Xiahou Dun arrived at Jiangling, Zhou Yu had already arrived. He stood on the tower and smiled and said: "Jiangling has been taken for me. Let Cao Cao come and get it in person."
How?"
Xiahou Dun was furious and fought under the city, but Jiangdong's army on the city did not fight. Xiahou Dun wanted to attack the city, but all the generals tried to dissuade him: "General, our army is cavalry and we have no siege equipment. We are tired from coming far.
How can we attack the city? How can we avoid it temporarily? Please make a decision, my lord."
Xiahou Dun had no choice but to lead five thousand cavalry away.
After that, Sun Ce cut off the waterway and took the four counties in southern Jing. Zhou Yu said to Sun Ce: "Cao's army will not be willing to give up. If they go south at this time, Jiangling will be difficult to protect. Why not send an envoy to the middle of Shu to make a good relationship with Liu Zhang?"
Sun Ce actually didn't have many troops, but now he suddenly occupied half of Jingzhou. He urgently needed time to digest, so he sent Lu Su to Chengdu to make good friends with Liu Zhang.
But he said that Cao Cao knew that Jiangdong Army had occupied Jiangling and Jingnan, and couldn't help but smile bitterly. The largest population in Jingzhou was Xiangfan, followed by Jiangling, and then Wancheng. Jingnan had the smallest population, but he had done everything he could to make it happen.
Sun Ce was given the advantage, but he could not bear it, so he called Cheng Yu away and said: "Zhongde, I want to go south to attack Sun Ce to relieve my hatred, but I am afraid that Liu Zhang will come out of Sichuan. You can be an envoy and go to Shu to make good friends."
Liu Zhang?".
Cao Cao was also a smart man and knew that there was still a force eyeing the Jingzhou dispute. If Sun Ce made a good alliance with Liu Zhang and both sides responded to each other, Cao Cao would be afraid of catching fire in the rear when he went south. Therefore, the right way was to stabilize Liu Zhang.
Cheng Yu was a native of Dong'a. When the Yellow Turbans revolted, the prime minister of Dong'a County, Prince Du, rose up to respond and even burned the warehouses in the county. The county magistrate fled across the city, and the officials and the people fled eastward to Quqiu Mountain, carrying the old and the young.
. Cheng Yu, who was in his hometown at this time, ordered people to scout Wang Du and found that Wang Du and others could not hold on to the empty city, so they left the city and stopped five or six miles west of the city. Cheng Yu then said to Xue Fang and others, a large household in the county: "
Now that Wang Du and others have obtained the city walls, they cannot settle there. Its potential can be measured. He just wants to take advantage of the opportunity to plunder property, and has no intention of strengthening the armor and troops to attack and defend. Why don't we return to the city one after another to defend it? Moreover, the city is high and the walls are thick.
, and there is a lot of rice. Now if we return to the city to find the county magistrate and hold on together, Wangdu will not be able to stay for long. If we attack him then, Wangdu will be defeated."
Xue Fang and others thought so. However, the officials and the people refused to comply. Cheng Yu had no choice but to say: "Foolish people cannot plan big things together." So he secretly sent several riders on Dongshan Mountain to hold up flags and banners, so that Xue Fang and others could see them, and then they started to shout.
Calling "the thieves have arrived!", he went down the mountain to take the city. Seeing the situation, the officials and the people followed him. Finally they found the county magistrate and guarded the city together. Later, Wang Du and others came to attack the city but could not break it. They were about to retreat.
At that time, Cheng Yu led his officials and people to open the city gate and pursue him. Wang Du was defeated and Dong'a was saved.
Cheng Yu became famous from then on. Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, summoned Cheng Yu to serve, but Cheng Yu was not accepted. At that time, Liu Dai was married to Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan. Yuan Shao ordered his wife to live with Liu Dai, and Gongsun Zan also sent Fan Fang to lead the army.
He helped Liu Dai defend the territory. Later, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan were at odds. Gongsun Zan defeated Yuan Shao's army, so he sent an envoy to Liu Dai to take Yuan Shao's wife, and ordered Liu Dai to send him and break off relations with Yuan Shao. Gongsun Zan also ordered Fan Fang: "If Liu Dai
If Dai doesn't send Yuan Shao's family, he will lead his troops back. When I have defeated Yuan Shao, I will attack Liu Dai." Liu Dai could not make a decision for several days, so Wang Yu said to Liu Dai: "Cheng Yu has a strategy and can handle big things.
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Liu Dai then summoned Cheng Yu to ask for advice, and Cheng Yu said: "If you give up Yuan Shao as a close aid and ask Gongsun Zan for distant help, it is the same as asking someone to go to Vietnam to save a drowning child. Moreover, Gongsun Zan is not Yuan Shao's enemy. Now
Although you are slightly better than Yuan Shao's army, you will eventually be captured by Yuan Shao. If you take advantage of it overnight without thinking about the long-term plan, you will definitely lose, general."….
Liu Dai followed his plan. So Fan Fang led his troops back, but before the troops arrived, Gongsun Zan had been defeated by Yuan Shao. Liu Dai offered Cheng Yu the title of Cavalry Commander, but Cheng Yu resigned due to illness.
Later, Liu Dai was killed by the Yellow Turban. Cao Cao came to Yanzhou and summoned Cheng Yu, who agreed. When Cheng Yu was about to leave, his villagers were very puzzled and said to him: "Why are your actions so inconsistent before and after?
!" Cheng Yu only laughed and didn't respond. When Cheng Yu first arrived, Cao Cao discussed important matters with him. He was very happy and honored Cheng Yu as his birthday. When Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou, he ordered Cheng Yu and Xun Yu to stay in Juancheng. Then
At that time, Zhang Miao and other troops rebelled. They welcomed Lu Bu into Yan, and the surrounding counties and counties responded. Only Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'a did not move. Lu Bu's army surrendered, saying that Chen Gong wanted to lead troops to take Dong'a, so he sent
When Fanyi took Fan County, the officials and people were very frightened. Xun Yu said to Cheng Yu: "Now that Yanzhou is rebelling, only these three cities can be saved. Chen Gong and others have sent heavy troops to the city. If they cannot work together, the three cities will be shaken."
And you are the hope of the officials and the people. If you go back and lobby them now, you will definitely succeed!" Cheng Yu then returned to Dong'a. Fan Yi was already in Fan County. Jin Yun, the magistrate of Fan County, encouraged by Cheng Yu, ambushed Fan Yi and assassinated him. Cheng Yu
He also sent other cavalry to occupy Cangtingjin, but Chen Gong's army could not cross. When Cheng Yu arrived at Dong'a, Dong'aling Zaozhi had already led his officials and people to resist the city and defend it. There was also Xue Ti from Yanzhou who conspired with Cheng Yu and finally defended the three cities.
To wait for Cao Cao. When Cao Cao returned, he took Cheng Yu's hand and said, "If it weren't for Cheng Qing's help, I would have nothing to return to."
So he appointed Cheng Yu as the Prime Minister of Dongping and settled in Fan County.
Later, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought in Puyang and lost several times. There was also a locust plague, so the two sides temporarily led their troops away. Yuan Shao then sent people to persuade Cao Cao to make peace. He hoped that Cao Cao could move to Yecheng. At that time, Cao Cao saw that Yanzhou was newly lost and his military supplies were in short supply.
At the end of the day, they were planning to agree to Yuan Shao's request. Cheng Yu saw what was going on and said to Cao Cao: "I heard that the general wants to move to Ye to make peace with Yuan Shao. Is there such a thing?" Cao Cao said: "Yes.
"Cheng Yu advised: "Cheng Yu thinks that you, general, are just afraid of the situation. Otherwise, how could you be so careless? Yuan Shao occupies the land of Yan and Zhao, and he wants to annex the world, but his wisdom cannot save him.
General, do you think you can do things under him? General, you have the power of the dragon and the tiger, can you do what Han Xin, Peng Yue and the others have submitted to others? Although Yanzhou is in ruins, there are still three cities that can be defended. Those who can fight.
No less than 10,000 people. With the general's divine power, together with Wen Ruo, Yu and others, and collecting soldiers from the city and using them, the cause of overlord can be achieved. I hope the general can think about it deeply!" Only then did Cao Cao give up the idea of Lian and Yuan Shao.
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After Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty established Xu County as the capital, he made Cheng Yu the minister. At that time, Yanzhou had not yet been appeased, so he made Cheng Yu the general of Dongzhonglang, the prefect of Jiyin, and the governor of Yanzhou.
Cheng Yu has been with Cao Cao for many years and has always been deeply trusted. This time Cao Cao ordered him to go to Shuzhong, which also showed that Cao Cao valued Liu Zhang's attitude. After Cheng Yu accepted the order, he immediately led a group of troops to Shuzhong.
Cao Cao then recruited sergeants in Xiangfan, collected grain and grass, made weapons, supervised the construction of bows and arrows, and ships, and was ready to go south to attack Jiangling and other places.
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But Lu Su and Cheng Yu arrived in Chengdu together. At this time, Liu Zhang's army was in an uproar. They knew that Jingzhou had already changed its owner and Liu Jingzhou was finished.
This is nothing less than a great threat to the entire Yizhou Group. When Liu Jingzhou was in Jingzhou, it happened to become a barrier to the east of Yizhou. Both parties formed a good relationship and had no plans to expand, so they could live in peace with each other, and the entire Yizhou
The biggest enemy is Zhang Lu in the north. Now that Cao Cao has occupied Xiangfan and Sun Ce has occupied Jingnan, there are two more tigers and wolves outside the gate of Yizhou. You can imagine how everyone feels...
Liu Zhang was also anxious at this time and quickly called everyone to ask for advice. Now Cao Cao and Sun Ce had sent envoys. The question before Liu Zhang was who to be friends with.
Liu Zhang was a native of Jingling, Jiangxia. His father, Liu Yan, served as the governor of Yizhou at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. After Liu Yan's death, Liu Zhang succeeded to the leadership of Yizhou. He had a cheerful nature but no power. He only knew how to protect the territory, not far-reaching strategies.
Emperor Xian moved to Chang'an. He thought that he would serve as the captain of Che and serve as an envoy to Shu, leaving no trace behind. In the first year of Xingping, Liu Zhang succeeded Liu Yan as the envoy to supervise the army, General Zhenwu, and led the shepherd of Yizhou. Liu Zhang was famous for being weak and weak in the world, and was favored by others.
Ridiculing, it's actually not the case.
Liu Zhang is the Lord of Xichuan. Like the "Grass King" everywhere, he is actually a prince, and even has a much higher foundation than most people. His father Liu Yan is a descendant of King Gong of Hanlu.
He was also a well-known figure in the late Han Dynasty. He held a high position in the court in his early years, but suddenly disappeared from the center of power and went to the remote Yizhou to become a state pastor; the court was making every effort to wipe out the early branch of Taoism---Taiping.
During the Yellow Turban Uprising organized by Taoism, he coexisted peacefully with Zhang Lu, the leader of the Five Pecks of Rice Taoism, another branch of Taoism, and privately gave Zhang Lu the official position of Supervisor and Sima; while the melee between the princes was in full swing, he hid in the
He kept silent and watched what happened; while others were vying for the emperor, he did the opposite. Not only did he cut off contact with the court, but he also built more than a thousand chariots with specifications used by the emperor; when someone impeached
When he was "scheming", he and Ma Teng staged a prince drama. It can be said that he was cunning and cunning, and it was precisely because of him that the foundation of the Yizhou Group was laid.
Liu Yan was from the royal family of the Eastern Han Dynasty. When he was young, he was an official in the prefectures and counties. Later, because of his royal family background, he was worshiped as a low-ranking but special official like Zhonglang. Later, although his teacher Zhu Tian died,
He resigned, but was soon recruited by the Situ Mansion. He successively served as the Luoyang Order, Jizhou Governor, Nanyang Prefect, Zongzheng and other official positions, and finally became the head of the Nine Ministers - Taichang.
Liu Yan's official career was similar to that of Liu Yu, another descendant of the royal family in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. He started from the grassroots level and gradually became an important official in the court. Although Liu Yan's performance and evaluation when he held these official positions were not seen, from later on
We can still find some clues in his famous proposal to establish Zhou Bo (i.e. Zhou Mu). At that time, Liu Yan wrote to Emperor Ling to advise: "Assassins and governors, bribe people into officials, expropriate the people, and alienate the people."
Rebellion. You can choose an important official from the Qing Dynasty to serve as the Mubo, and he will stabilize Fangxia." The so-called "important officials from the Qing Dynasty" refer to central government officials who are known for their integrity and hold important positions. When they submitted the letter, they wanted to be Jiaozhou Mubo, which can be reflected.
Liu Yan is still very confident in the "famous and important ministers" he refers to. Basically, it can be inferred that Liu Yan's performance before this was still good and he still has certain abilities.
In fact, Liu Yan was not the first to establish a state pastoral method. There were precedents in the Western Han Dynasty and the Eastern Han Dynasty. After the Yellow Turban Uprising was suppressed, with the rapid development of local separatist forces, the central government's control over local areas was seriously weakened. In this kind of situation, Under the circumstances, Liu Yan's suggestion was made at the right time, as it would be beneficial to strengthening centralization and consolidating rule.
At that time, Liu Yan only wanted to be a Jiaozhou shepherd. I am afraid that he had witnessed the chaos and had the idea of escaping from the world. On the other hand, I am afraid it was also out of public concern.
Just imagine: If Taichang, the leader of the Nine Qing Dynasty, does not do well, he has to go to Jiaozhou, a poor place to "escape from the world". This is actually self-exile. Even so, he will choose a relatively wealthy and relatively wealthy person. As a state pastor in a familiar area, you don’t have to be shameless to ask the emperor to agree to go to Jiaozhou. Doing so requires considerable political courage. Unexpectedly, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty refused to agree. If it weren’t for the governor of Yizhou, Que Jian "The troubles caused by the riches and the rumors heard far away" aroused the peasant uprising, and the court decided to send someone to replace Liu Yan. Liu Yan didn't know how long it would take. It should be said that Liu Yan still had no ambitions at this time. Perhaps like the other two Liu Yu, a descendant of the royal family, did the same thing as Liu Biao. Benefiting a party and doing something practical can be regarded as a contribution to the family, which is understandable. His political ambitions should have gradually emerged in Yizhou...
After some activities, Emperor Ling finally appointed Liu Yan as the envoy to supervise the army, lead Yizhou as a pastor, and grant him the title of Marquis of Yangcheng. Before leaving, Emperor Ling specially summoned Liu Yan. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty said: "Declare the strategy and give rewards. He ordered Yan to be the governor of Yizhou: "Liu Jun, the former governor, was frugal, greedy and extravagant, and gained a disgraceful reputation. He was bored for many years, whining and wandering in the wild. When he arrived, he took pictures and took action to show all the surnames. Don't order them. The leakage caused the carbuncle to burst and create trouble for the country." From this point of view, Emperor Ling paid more attention to Liu Yan, and it also showed the seriousness of the situation in Yizhou.
Liu Yan left Luoyang for Yizhou soon after he was appointed. When Liu Yan went to Yizhou, he did not go to Jingzhou alone like his other relative Liu Biao, but he made full preparations. He brought his own team and People and horses. Just when Liu Yan was full of ambition and led this group of men on the way to Yizhou, due to the impassable road, he could only stay in the east boundary of Jingzhou temporarily. When Liu Yan reached Yizhou after going through all the hardships, the situation in Yizhou happened again. A big change.
Due to the greed and cruelty of the Yizhou governor Quejian at that time, a peasant uprising led by Ma Xiang and Zhao Dai was triggered. Ma Xiang called himself the Yellow Turban and quickly captured Mianzhu County under Guanghan County, killed the county magistrate Li Sheng, and then attacked Luo County, Yizhou governor Quejian who provoked the civil uprising was also killed. The rebel army became very powerful for a time, and the "Banzhen barbarians" from Bajun also participated in the uprising. Ma Xiang proclaimed himself emperor, and the rebel army grew to more than 100,000 people. Soon after, they captured Bajun and killed the prefect Zhao. The rapid development of the rebel army caused panic among the powerful landlords in Yizhou. The armed bureaucratic landlords headed by Jia Long, a businessman in Yizhou, gathered people to suppress it. Within a few days, they were defeated. The rebel army was defeated. When Liu Yan arrived, Jia Long selected officials and soldiers to greet him.
Originally, Liu Yan planned to have a bloody battle as soon as he arrived in Yizhou, but he never thought that a big pie would fall from the sky and he would get a big advantage. So, Liu Yan set the state's government in Mianzhu, and on the one hand, he rewarded Jia Long for his contribution in suppressing the rebellion. He waited for the local bureaucrats and landlords to appoint Jia Long as the captain of the school. On the other hand, he adopted a tolerant and benevolent policy to govern, appease and accept the rebellious people. However, Liu Yan had three major problems that needed to be solved urgently. He may not change that quickly.
The first is the coordination of the major internal forces. As mentioned earlier, Jia Long and others, who played a great role in quelling the Ma Xiang Uprising in Yizhou, represent the interests of some powerful landowners in Yizhou. And Dong Fu, whom Liu Yan brought from Luoyang,
Zhao Wei and others were also from Yizhou, and Liu Yan accepted tens of thousands of people from Nanyang and Sanfu. How to balance the relationship between these major forces was an urgent problem for Liu Yan.
So in the second year of Emperor Ling's reign, Liu Yan launched a surprise attack and found an excuse to kill Wang Xian, Li Quan and more than ten people in Jia Long's force, forcing Jia Long and other Yizhou powerful men to fight against him, causing Yizhou to fight.
The situation in the state was once again turbulent. However, it was obvious that this time the faction headed by Jia Long and Jianwei Prefect Ren Qi was very weak and was no match for Liu Yan, who had been prepared and carefully arranged. Although Dong Zhuo was also there at this time
Secretly supported Jia Long and others, but at this time Liu Yan was already full-fledged. Liu Yan also deliberately "went out to fight with the Qingqiang" and even used the power of foreign tribes. Soon, Jia Long and Ren Qi were defeated and killed.
Liu Yan was able to solve the internal problems. However, he did not do it thoroughly enough, leaving many hidden dangers.
The second issue is the handling of relations with surrounding forces. The roads in Yizhou are rugged, and Liu Yan basically does not have to worry about threats from major forces in other regions. The only thing that worries Liu Yan is Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu, and the Yellow Turban Uprising
Like Zhang Jiao, they both belong to the leader of early Chinese Taoism, but it is a different branch, called Wu Dou Mi Tao, also known as Tianshi Tao. Its religious nature is basically similar to Zhang Jiao's Taiping Tao. When the Yellow Turban Uprising broke out, the second generation of Wu Dou Mi Tao
Leader Zhang Heng also led an uprising in Hanzhong, echoing the Yellow Turban Uprising. He was called a "rice thief" by the Eastern Han Dynasty regime, and he was also included in the imperial court's campaign...
As a shepherd in Yizhou, Liu Yan naturally had the responsibility and obligation to assist Zhang Lu, the third-generation leader of Wu Dou Mi Road, and his forces. However, Liu Yan took a different approach and did not send troops to suppress it. Instead, he secretly gave Zhang Lu
An official who was a governor of Sima secretly colluded to achieve his own goals. The reason was that Zhang Lu's mother looked young and beautiful, and often ran to Liu Yan's house, so Liu Yan acted like this. During this period
I'm afraid even Liu Zhang didn't know what happened.
The third issue is how to deal with the relationship with the imperial court. After Liu Yan used Zhang Lu to control Hanzhong, he asked Zhang Lu to "cut off the valley pavilions and kill the Han envoys", cutting off the channels of communication with the Eastern Han Dynasty court. At the same time, Liu Yan also pretended to be on the ground
He wrote to the court that "rice thieves have cut off the road and cannot reopen it", and he sold it out for a while. However, later, the fact that he "made more than a thousand chariots and carriages" in Yizhou spread to the ears of Liu Biao, the herdsman of Jingzhou, and Liu Biao
He immediately filed a complaint, saying that Liu Yan was "similar to Zixia's theory of doubting saints in Xihe." Liu Yan was regarded as the saint Confucius just like Zixia, a disciple of Confucius, when he was teaching in Xihe. In fact, he was referring to Liu Yan.
The plot was evil. After receiving Liu Biao's letter, Emperor Xian at that time immediately sent Liu Yan's son Liu Zhang to Yizhou to persuade him. When Liu Yan saw his son's arrival, he simply left Liu Zhang in Yizhou and did not return to Chang'an. In this way
Later, although Liu Yan was taught a lesson by the emperor, one of his sons from Chang'an came back, which can be regarded as a gain and a loss.
Although Liu Yan had "scheming" in Yizhou, the Eastern Han Dynasty court had no way to deal with him. During the period of Dong Zhuo's dictatorship, Dong Zhuo had "conscripted troops several times, but Liu Yan did not come". Dong Zhuo was so angry that he had three of his soldiers arrested
The son went to jail, but in the end he didn't dare to do anything to Liu Yan's son.
After several years of struggle, Liu Yan has completely controlled Yizhou. The mountains are high and the emperor is far away, and no one can do anything to him. Later, he passed the position to Liu Zhang. Liu Zhang got a good deal. Originally, he was the youngest son. Logically speaking, he was the youngest son.
There is no right to inherit, but Liu Yan left his three sons in Chang'an when he entered Shu, and went to Yizhou to become the Tu emperor. Therefore, the court could only use these three sons as hostages. Later, Liu Biao went to complain, and the court
There was no choice but to let Liu Zhang go to persuade his father. As a result, Liu Zhang stayed in Yizhou and became his successor naturally.