Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

The battle between Hua Yu, Ma Teng and Sun Ce is imminent.

Cao Cao and Sun Ce made a blood alliance and temporarily stood on the sidelines, waiting for the most suitable opportunity to send troops.

As for Liu Bei, because of the affairs of Yamatai, he was in a good mood and concentrated on attacking Jiangdong.

Because Sun Ce made peace with Cao Cao, Yuan Shu also breathed a sigh of relief when the army suddenly marched westward.

Yuan Shu wanted this place in Yuzhou, but he felt powerless.

Right now his main force is in Jiangdong, resisting Liu Bei's attack, and it is really hard to tell which soldiers and horses can take Yuzhou from Sun Ce and Cao Cao.

Yuan Shu still knew the capabilities of Sun Ce and Cao Cao.

So, Yuan Shu regretted one thing very much at this time, and that was killing Yan Xiang.

Of course, there are other advisors under Yuan Shu's command, such as Yang Hong, Yuan Yin, Yuan Huan, Shu Shao and others.

Originally there were Lu Fan and Sun Jing, but now they are both under Sun Ce's command.

Shu Shao is also a man in history, and he is very famous, but "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" ignored him.

Historically, Shu Shao was a native of Chenliu, and his surname was Zhongying.

At that time, one of Shu Shao's relatives and friends was killed by someone, and Shu Shao killed that person to avenge his relatives and friends.

And this kind of thing was not uncommon in the Eastern Han Dynasty. For example, Xu Shu and Dian Wei all did this.

Although this kind of thing was approved by the people at that time, it was not allowed by the Han law, and killing people must pay for their lives.

As a result, Shu Shao and his eldest brother fought to bear the blame, but both of them were pardoned instead.

This matter became a good talk at the time.

In fact, Kong Rong also did the matter of fighting for death, and the time was earlier.

Kong Rong once took the place of his elder brother to take in Zhang Jian, a famous scholar who was hunted down by the court. After being exposed, Kong Bao, Kong Rong and Kong Rong's mother fought to the death. The impact is greater.

But it was another matter for Shu Shao to gain a good reputation.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the situation of warlord melee reduced the number of people who grew grain and increased the number of people who ate grain.

The land is barren, coupled with some droughts, floods, natural disasters, and food shortages are frequent occurrences.

In the first year of Xingping (that is, 194 AD), both Cao Cao and Lu Bu's armies suffered from famine, and Cheng Yu even prepared human flesh for Cao Cao.

Gu Yihu is more than [-] yuan, and people eat each other.

In the first year of Jian'an (that is, 196 AD), Zhang Ji attacked Rang County due to lack of food and was shot to death.

Yuan Shao used mulberries as military rations, while Yuan Shu used "pu 蠃", which was probably a kind of clam. Liu Bei's army also had "human cannibalism", but it was under the military attack of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu.

In the following year, the second year of Jian'an (AD 197), the famine in the Jianghuai area still did not improve.

Even worse, locust plagues appeared, or "human cannibalism".

Yuan Shu's request for food from Chen Guoxiang Luo Jun was rejected, and he also sent Zhang Kai to assassinate Luo Jun and Chen Wang Liu Chong. This may alleviate the embarrassing situation a little, but overall there is still a lack of food.

At that time, Shu Shao was the chancellor of the Pei Kingdom placed by Yuan Shu. This place was relatively far from Huainan, and had already reached the Surabaya area, so the military pressure he had to bear was relatively heavy.

Yuan Shu gave Shu Zhongying [-] hu of grain, which was to be used as military rations, but Shu Shao gave all of it to the hungry people under his rule.

Yuan Shu was furious when he found out, and planned to execute Shu Zhongying. Shu Zhongying said that he already knew that he was going to die, and he would rather save the common people with his own life.

Shu Zhongying undoubtedly took a huge risk in doing this, but this sentence was also relatively clever, which made Yuan Shu dare not do it.Yuan Shu could only acquiesce in Shu Zhongying's approach, and even praised him.

I wrote more of Shu Shao's pen and ink, in fact, it is also for the preparation of the following, no wonder.

Just when Yuan Shu was about to give up Yuzhou, Shu Shao asked to see him.

Originally, Shu Shao's official position was not that big, but Yan Xiang temporarily left a letter and asked Huangmen to hand it over to Yuan Shu.

The content of this letter was Yan Xiang's recommendation of Shu Shao to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu quickly regretted killing Yan Xiang.

Yuan Shu knew about Yan Xiang's character. Yan Xiang had nothing to do with Feng Shi, nor did he ask to meet Feng Shi, let alone send a letter, so how could he collude with Feng Shi.

Therefore, after Yuan Shu got the letter written by Yan Xiang before his death, he immediately appointed Shu Shao to take over Yan Xiang's official position.

This matter also puzzled Yang Hong, Yuan Yin, Yuan Huan and others.

Yang Hong, in particular, felt extremely upset that he should have succeeded Yan Xiang as prime minister and became the number one civil servant under Yuan Shu's command, but he was snatched away by a young Shu Shao.

Shu Shao asked to see him, and Yuan Shu immediately sent someone to announce him in.

"My humble minister Shu Shao, pay homage to His Majesty the Emperor." After Shu Shao arrived, he immediately saluted Yuan Shu.

Different from Yan Xiang's personality, Shu Shao knew how to advance and retreat, and did not have too much opposition to Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor.

Of course, Shu Shao disagreed in his heart.

Yuan Shu waved his hand and said, "Prime Minister, no courtesy."

"Didn't I say that the prime minister is the head of all officials, and there is no need to perform such a grand ceremony in front of me."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness." Shu Shao got up, cupped his hands and said, "Since the prime minister is the head of all officials, he should set an example by himself, so that the whole court is consistent."

"Otherwise, if the humble minister is favored by His Majesty, how can the officials be convinced?"

"They don't dare to resent His Majesty, but are annoyed by the humble ministers, how can the humble ministers still lead the ministers and serve His Majesty?"

Yuan Shu nodded with helplessness on his face: "The Prime Minister's words are reasonable, so let the Prime Minister depend on this matter."

"The prime minister didn't follow my order, but came in a hurry. I don't know what's important?"

Shu Shao cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, I have heard the news that Sun Ce and Cao Cao made a blood alliance, reconciled and truce, and divided Yuzhou equally."

"Then, Sun Ce wanted to send his troops westward to find Hua Ziyi to avenge the exhumation of his father Sun Jian's grave. I wonder if this happened?"

Yuan Shu nodded: "That's exactly what happened."

Shu Shao immediately asked, "I wonder what your Majesty's plans are?"

Yuan Shu laughed and said, "This matter is a happy event for our Dazhong Dynasty."

"Sun Ce looked west, so naturally he would not go south. Although Cao Mengde wanted to go south, he was blocked by Yingchuan and Runan County. Naturally, he was powerless."

"Therefore, I don't need to worry about the large army from Yuzhou attacking Huainan, but I only need to focus on the battle in Jiangdong."

"As long as Ji Ling defeats Liu Bei, I will have no worries."

Shu Shao frowned slightly, and asked, "Your Majesty, do you want Yuzhou?"

Yuan Shu sighed slightly: "Zhongying, you just took the position of Prime Minister, because you don't understand Sun Ce."

"The bravery of this man is still higher than that of his father Sun Jian, the fierce tiger in Jiangdong."

"My great general Ji Ling, in the hands of Sun Ce, can't survive thirty rounds."

"Under Sun Ce's command, Huang Gai's martial arts are not inferior to Ji Ling's."

"A detailed investigation reports that Sun Ce has recruited a group of generals, all of whom are superior in martial arts to Huang Gai."