At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Yan Xiang can be said to be the representative of the famous scholars under Yuan Shu's command. He said so, which represents the attitude of these famous scholars under his command.

hateful!

Even though they have become playthings in the hands of Xiliang people, there are still people following them!Has the Han Dynasty not declined to that extent?

Do these bastards have to support me if the teenage boy emperor and the entire royal family are all dead? ?

Yuan Shu immediately let Yan Xiang leave angrily.

After Yan Xiang left, he was full of worries, feeling that he had stopped Yuan Shu now, but it seemed that Yuan Shu would not give up the matter of becoming emperor so easily.

He estimated that there will be other ideas and practices.

But is it true that the heavenly descending benevolent beast gave the jade seal as a gift?

Is Yuan Shu really the Son of Heaven?

If this matter was plotted by Yuan Shu, how could he not get any news?

And with Yuan Shu's means, can he really come up with such a method alone?

Is it true?

Yan Xiang was very puzzled.

But worries outweigh doubts.

He was really worried that Yuan Shu would lose his mind and twitch, and would really do that terrible thing.

At that time, it will really be the target of public criticism.

Yuan Shu can't be that stupid, can he?

Yan Xiang hoped so.

A few days later, on December [-]th, Cheng Li returned to Lu County from Huainan, met Guo Peng, and secretly reported to him everything he had accomplished.

Guo Peng was very satisfied with this, and rewarded Cheng Li with a lot of things, and then asked him to keep up with the situation there.

But right now, Yuan Shu got the jade seal, and all he could think about was when it would be more appropriate to proclaim himself emperor. He would put proclaiming emperor first, and the others would be ranked second and third.

Therefore, in order to ensure the stability of our own political environment, we need to take the next step.

Not only can it stabilize Yuan Shu, but it can also fuel his ambition.

So Guo Peng sent someone to send a large number of precious gifts to Yuan Shu, and also wrote a letter to recall the happy time spent with Yuan Shu in Luoyang in the past.

Then he vaguely expressed that he was also a little surprised by what happened to the Chang'an court. He thought it was Li Jue's conspiracy to split and disintegrate their rock-solid alliance.

Guo Peng thought this was ridiculous. Given the relationship between him, Tao Qian and Yuan Shu, could this kind of trick succeed?Is such a good relationship so easily disintegrated?

Then Guo Peng complained for Yuan Shu.

Guo Peng thought that Yuan Shu should be regarded as a general of Wei no matter what he said, even a chariot general and a hussar general.

Then Guo Peng suggested that he, Tao Qian, and Yuan Shu's civil and military personnel should present Yuan Shu as a hussar general to the Chang'an court and fight back against the Chang'an court to see what their countermeasures are.

Yuan Shu got a large number of treasures, and was immediately happy. Seeing Guo Peng's humble letter, he felt more balanced. Seeing Guo Peng's ingenious suggestion, he was very satisfied.

But Yuan Shu felt that he should be more modest, so he directly rejected Guo Peng's suggestion, saying that he was too weak in talent and morality, and was not worthy of such a high position as General Hussars, and asked Guo Peng to stop talking.

Then presented a batch of treasures to Guo Peng.

Guo Peng laughed, and immediately wrote to Tao Qian, suggesting that Tao Qian and him jointly list Yuan Shu as Hussar General.

On December [-], Tao Qian, who had received Guo Peng's letter, saw the letter. Although he was dissatisfied with Guo Peng, he dared not offend Yuan Shu, so he wrote to restore Guo Peng and agreed to such an approach.

On December 23, Guo Peng wrote a memorial to the court of Chang'an, presenting Yuan Shu as a Hussar general in the identities of Qingzhou Mu, Zhendong General and Yangdihou.

At the same time, on December 23, Xuzhou Mu, General An Dong, and Liyang Hou Taoqian submitted a form to the imperial court, stating that Yuan Shu was a general of hussars.

At the end of December, Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he learned about this, but on the surface he wrote a letter tactfully condemning Guo Peng and Tao Qian, saying that they loved him too much, and that his virtue and aptitude were not enough to serve as Hussar generals. Such a high position.

But it doesn't make much sense, Guo Peng and Tao Qian have already jointly listed Yuan Shu as Hussar General.

Yuan Shu felt refreshed, but on the surface he still looked humble, and his acting skills improved a little.

Yuan Shu was completely happy, and he didn't care about the fact that he didn't get a high position. Guo Peng also knew that the next step was the operation of the Chang'an court.

My side and Tao Qian teamed up to kick the ball back. If the Chang'an court refused, it would not be a problem between me and Tao Qian. If Yuan Shu hated him, he would also hate Li Jue, Jia Xu, and Chang'an court.

If they didn't agree, Guo Peng and Tao Qian would immediately join forces again and call Yuan Shu the Hussar General.

If you don't seal it, let's claim it!

I don't listen to you!If you join the army instead, I will see whether you will be banned or not!

Guaranteed to make Yuan Shu happy, he felt that Guo Peng and Tao Qian had always been his most loyal licking dogs.

Guo Peng resolved a political crisis here, and laid the groundwork for it.

Yuan Shu got what he wanted here, and his heart and soul were happy.

Tao Qian also calmed down his jealous mood a little bit, feeling that it is better to maintain the status quo.

The three bigwig-level figures all felt that maintaining the status quo was best, but there were still some people who felt a little dissatisfied.

For example, Sun Ce was a little dissatisfied.

chapter 310 three hundred nine

Before Sun Jian died in Jingzhou, Sun Ce lived in Shu County, Lujiang, accompanied by his good friend Zhou Yu, who was famous for his heroism, bravery and beauty.

In addition, Sun Jian was listed as the governor of Yuzhou, and many rangers came to seek refuge with Sun Ce. Sun Ce hugged him before and after his trip.

As a result, the changes in the world are always too fast. Sun Jian will be gone if he says no. Sun Ce's cousin Sun Ben temporarily leads the Sun clan.

Sun Ce kept filial piety for his father in his hometown. When the three-year filial piety period expired, Sun Ce came to Shouchun to meet Yuan Shu. He wanted to ask Yuan Shu for Sun Jian's old troops, and then took the old troops to revenge on Liu Biao.

Yuan Shu observed Sun Ce's words and deeds, saw Sun Jian's shadow from them, felt that this son was unusual, and could not easily hand over Sun Jian's old department to Sun Ce.

So he told him to go to Danyang County where his uncle Wu Jing and cousin Sun Ben lived to recruit soldiers, and he would give appropriate support.

Sun Ce had no choice but to go to Danyang County to recruit soldiers. Danyang County has produced elite soldiers since ancient times. Sun Ce recruited hundreds of people and won the battle against the bandit Zulang. He won the first battle and gained high prestige.

After Yuan Shu learned about it, he was quite surprised, and because Sun Ce's age was similar to that of his children, he felt vaguely appreciative, so he returned Sun Jian's old department to Sun Ce, and asked him to lead his father's old department. .

Cheng Pu, Han Dang, Huang Gai and more than a thousand people from the old tribe were able to return to Sun's banner.

That night, Sun Ce got drunk with these old men of his father, got their help, initially established his own hilltop in Yuan Shu's army, and made a lot of contributions to Yuan Shu's southern and northern campaigns.

Yuan Shu once promised to appoint him as the prefect of Jiujiang, but he reneged on his promise and appointed his own cronies as the prefect. The reason was that Sun Ce was too young and had insufficient qualifications.

Sun Ce had nothing to say, so he had no choice but to continue to serve as the captain of Huaiyi under Yuan Shu's command, leading troops to conquer the Sifang bandits.

Then help Yuan Shu attack disobedient tyrants, destroy their manors and forts, seize their property and food, and use them for Yuan Shu to enjoy and squander.

This experience also strengthened Sun Ce's ability to command troops. Han Dang, Cheng Pu, Huang Gai and other old ministries continued to teach Sun Ce the experience of leading troops in battle, which benefited Sun Ce a lot.

However, this still did not make Sun Ce happy.

The third year of Chuping passed quickly, and at the beginning of the fourth year of Chuping, Yuan Shu received the imperial seal from the court of Chang'an. Although he didn't get the official position of Hussar General, he got the official position of General Wei.

It seems that the Chang'an court's political offensive against the Yuan Shu faction did not have the expected effect. In order not to arouse Yuan Shu's greater indignation, the Yuan Shu faction collectively hated the Chang'an court and had to compromise.

But even so, General Hussars couldn't give it casually, and Li Jue had already served as Generals of Chariots himself, so he gave the position of General Wei to Yuan Shu, and still refused to give new positions to places in Yangzhou and Yuzhou. Choose the right candidate for the governor of Yangzhou.

Yuan Shu couldn't be allowed to be so arrogant.

Yuan Shu was not very satisfied, but it was better than nothing, so he started a large-scale military action to expand his strength, and began to march into areas that he could not control in Yangzhou and Yuzhou, trying to further expand his sphere of influence and strengthen his strength.

Work hard for the dream in his heart.

In order to achieve the goal, a lot of food and a lot of soldiers are needed. The soldiers are easy to handle, as long as the strong men are recruited, it is very simple.

But grain and grass are not simple.

During the chaotic war, what the warlords lack most is food and grass, but there is no shortage of other things.

If food and grass are regarded as wealth, most warlords can be described in one word, that is poverty.

Very poor.

Important means of production such as land, population, cattle, etc. are in the hands of the gentry tyrants. They can't rob them openly, and they can't farm the land, so they have to adopt the state and county grain collection system.

When grain and grass are needed, an indicator is given, and state and county officials are ordered to collect grain and grass for the army.

Generally speaking, the localities will try their best to cooperate and will not oppose the warlords. If they do it right, the warlords will use force to coerce them, and the fate of state and county officials will be ugly.

However, the food and grass obtained in this way are very unstable. If you rely on this method, the army will not be able to get a stable supply of food and grass, and you will be able to eat a little bit more during the war. When there is no war, starvation is a common occurrence. .

Fortunately, Yuan Shu's army was stationed in a place densely covered with water networks. They could rely on fishing to fill their stomachs, they could also go up the mountain to pick berries, and they could hunt in groups, making them just like primitive people who didn't know how to farm.

It is true that Yuan Shu beat up the local tyrants and robbed the powerful, but that was enjoyed by himself, the high-ranking officials, and had nothing to do with the low-level soldiers, just as the richness of the boss does not mean that the employees are rich.

Should the soldiers at the bottom be hungry or hungry, it is not so easy to eat a mouthful of warm food.

And even in wartime, if you encounter uncooperative counties or counties that really don't have enough food, you can't get enough food.

Yuan Shu encountered such a situation.

Some of the counties and counties directly under him have been basically squeezed out, and people will not be able to survive if they continue to do so. Yuan Shu has no choice but to collect food and grass from other counties and counties.

In the name of the self-proclaimed Yangzhou Mu and the General Wei of the Chang'an court, he collected grain and grass from the counties and counties.

Among them, when they were recruited to Lujiang County, the standard given was [-] Dendrobium, which was not too much, but Lu Kang, the prefect of Lujiang, was a hard bone and was not easy to chew.

At that time, the news spread that Yuan Shu had imprisoned the imperial envoy Ma Rixun and caused his death, and Lu Kang was very annoyed.

And because Yuan Shu plundered powerful people everywhere, attacked manors and Wubao, threatening the interests of local powerful nobles, so he regarded Yuan Shu as an enemy and rejected Yuan Shu's request.

Not only that, he also wrote a letter, mocking Yuan Shu's self-proclaimed Yangzhou Shepherd as the Lujiang prefect appointed by the court during the Han Ling Emperor, calling him nondescript, dishonest, shameless and so on.

It was very difficult for Yuan Shu to collect food, but now someone insulted him and exploded in an instant.

"I don't know the good and the bad! This is not knowing the good and the bad! Old Lu Kang bullied me too much! Send troops! Send troops! I want to send troops to deal with him!"

Yuan Shu went berserk in his mansion, throwing tables and benches, looking like he was about to fight Lu Kang to the death.

Yan Xiang tried hard to persuade Yuan Shu not to do this.

"Lu Kang is the prefect of Lujiang appointed by the imperial court. His name is justified. If you want to attack him, unless he has committed the crime of treason, the general should not send troops."

"He is the prefect, and I am General Wei, who is above Jiuqing! He is just a prefect of two thousand shi. Disobeying my military order is treason!"

"But general, if you want to send troops to crusade, it should be in the name of General Zhendong or Anton. The general is General Wei, and he has no authority to crusade against the local area."

Having said that, Yuan Shu ignored Yan Xiang's dissuasion, and immediately ordered to conquer Lujiang County, and said that if he captured Lujiang County, he would be appointed as the prefect of Lujiang.

At that time, the main generals were all on missions abroad, and Yuan Shu seemed unable to find a suitable candidate. As a result, Sun Ce, who was nineteen years old at the time, recommended himself.

Sun Ce didn't know the news at first, and Cheng Pu told Sun Ce the news.

"What? If you conquer Lujiang County, you will be named the prefect of Lujiang?"

Sun Ce was a little surprised.

"Yeah, Bo Fu, do you want to try this opportunity? It's hard to accumulate meritorious service for exterminating bandits, but if you can conquer a county, you can fully prove your ability, and General Yuan will definitely continue Reuse yours."

When Cheng Pu said this, Sun Ce was immediately moved.

"Uncle Demou is right, I will fight for this opportunity, and if I can win the post of Lujiang prefect, it will be more convenient for me to avenge my father!"

Sun Ce narrowed his eyes, thinking that next door to Lujiang County was Jiangxia County, which was guarded by his father-killing enemy Huang Zu, and immediately became full of fighting spirit.

And not to mention these, Sun Ce and Lu Kang still have feuds.

Chapter 311 .310 Mr. Guo who is preparing to send troops

Lu Kang was a well-known figure in Wu. Gu Lu, Zhu and Zhang were from the Lu family, so he looked down on Sun Ce, who came from a small landlord family.

When Sun Ce was still in Shu County and was friends with the local tycoon Zhou Yu, he once visited the prefect Lu Kang.

At that time, Lu Kang looked down on him and did not meet him in person, but only let his master book meet him, which made Sun Ce hate him to this day.

Now when he heard that Yuan Shu was going to attack Lujiang County and appointed the victor as the prefect of Lujiang, Sun Ce was very happy and eager to try.