At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Xun Yu expressed his gratitude for this.

However, Guo Peng's statement didn't seem to have much effect, and the news of the emperor's defeat and capture spread throughout the entire Han Dynasty.

From Guanzhong to Guandong, to Hebei, to Huainan, even across the river to Jiangdong, and then to Jingzhou and Yizhou.

In the era of bad traffic, such news miraculously did not take much time to spread throughout Dahan.

It really echoes the old saying that good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles.

There are many people who have ideas, and many people who want to put them into action. In Jiangdong and Jingzhou, there were people who claimed to be emperors and made troubles during this period, but they were quickly suppressed by local officials.

These are all small fights.

Chapter 385 Letter from Four Yuan Shu

Compared with those who claim to be emperors and make small troubles, those who really want to be emperors and have the ability to be emperors are obviously calmer.

Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard the news that Liu Xie's army had been defeated in a battle near Huayin County and was captured. After being overjoyed, he calmed down instead.

Of course, his calmness is not about whether to be the emperor, but his calmness is for thinking about how to announce to his subordinates that he is going to be the emperor.

Liu Xie was captured, and his prestige as the emperor of the Han Dynasty was completely lost. People all over the world began to doubt whether the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty could continue. These days, Yuan Shu himself can feel this atmosphere.

So, what is there to say?

The time has come.

Of course, before officially declaring himself emperor, he needs the support of his own civil and military officials, and Shouchun will definitely support him.

So he wrote to Guo Peng, Tao Qian, and Sun Ce respectively, asking them whether he could be emperor.

Instead of supporting a defeated puppet as emperor, why not support a powerful Yuan Gonglu as emperor?

Being the emperor of Yuan Gonglu will definitely bring you great benefits!

You have to believe me.

At the end of May of the second year of Xingping, Guo Peng held a military parade at the Jizhou military training camp to inspect the military training results, and received a personal letter from Yuan Shu from the rear.

At the beginning of the chapter, Yuan Shu asked about Guo Peng's recent situation, whether there was any embarrassment that needed his help, and then asked symbolically about the handling of government affairs and so on.

Later, when the topic changed, Yuan Shu and Guo Peng chatted about the emperor's current situation.

Yuan Shu said that the Son of Heaven was not doing well, and he was very worried. He felt that it would be dangerous for the Han Dynasty to continue like this. He would be completely controlled by the people of Liangzhou and turn into a purgatory.

So Yuan Shu wanted to come forward to save the great Han world and save the people from fire and water.

But saving the great Han world and saving the people from the fire and water requires a name, and the emperor is in the hands of Liangzhou people.

If the Liangzhou people turned black and white in the name of the emperor and declared Yuan Shu to be a traitor, Yuan Shu's situation would be very bad.

Therefore, Yuan Shu thought that in order to avoid this situation, a truly meaningful name was needed, a name that Liangzhou people could not interfere with.

Then Yuan Shu began to talk to Guo Peng about the fact that he met the unicorn in Huainan before, and that the warlock said that he was destined to be the emperor, and even revealed the existence of the Chuanguo Yuxi to let Guo Peng know.

In the end, he said that the Great Han Dynasty has declined, and in order to save the common people, he is willing to lead by example, dedicate all of himself and proclaim himself emperor, and shoulder the responsibility for the rise and fall of the world with all his strength.

Hope Guo Peng must support him.

After reading the letter, Guo Peng silently put down the letter, took a deep breath, and then let it out deeply.

Finally the day has come.

Yuan Gonglu, I have finally waited for this day!

Do you know how long I've been waiting for this day?

Yuan Gonglu, Yuan Gonglu, you didn't disappoint me!You are wonderful!

Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!

Guo Peng almost couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart. He almost wanted to express his excitement with a full set of Thomas on the spot. Finally, he forcibly held back his joy. Guo Peng seriously burned the letter to ashes.

Then seriously think about how to write a reply to Yuan Shu.

It has to be said that this kind of thing must be taken seriously.

If he is not careful, he will leave a reputation of supporting Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor.

Then it doesn't fit with your own personality at all, and the personality is easy to collapse, which is not conducive to future actions.

Although it is said that if he can become emperor in the end, he may be able to tamper with history to prevent future generations from knowing, but Guo Peng can't guarantee that he will be the final winner.

If he overturns the car accidentally, he will be Wang Mang's second. Even if he wants to be the emperor, he can't follow Wang Mang's path.

In the original history, when Guo Peng knew that Yuan Shu decided to proclaim himself emperor, Lu Bu did not express his opinion, and Sun Ce raised objections, but Yuan Shu ignored him.

These two people are not strong and their status is not high, so it is impossible for them to get Yuan Shu's great attention.

But Guo Peng was different. With a lot of power in his hands, it was impossible for Yuan Shu not to take his opinion seriously. If Guo Peng clearly objected, Yuan Shu would probably be a bit wary.

But it is impossible for Guo Peng to object, and it is impossible to set himself on fire.

Opposition cannot be opposed, and support cannot be put on the surface. The most important thing for me to do is not to put it into words, and I can’t write things that are easy to put into words like replies.

So Guo Peng simply announced to the outside world that he had been invited by Karasuma Danyu Nanlou, and that he would go to Shanggu County to meet and socialize with Nanlou, and then go to Ji County to talk with Youzhou Governor Xianyufu.

So Guo Peng went all the way to Shanggu, delaying the time to reply, and at the same time secretly asked Cheng Yu to give Yuan Shu money, food, grass and luxury goods on time when he was anxious.

Let's see if Yuan Shu can get his hint, and then decisively proclaim himself emperor.

Guo Peng hoped that Yuan Shu could get his hint, know his embarrassment in character design, and be considerate of his difficulty.

Of course, Guo Peng hoped that Yuan Shu would be more decisive and send someone directly to Hongnong to find a way to assassinate Liu Xie.

He can assassinate Liu Chong, dare to assassinate Yuan Shao, the Son of Heaven might try it, right?

Although it is said that the protection of the emperor must be far above that of Yuan Shao and Liu Chong, the possibility of success is extremely low.

It's just that Guo Peng wasn't sure and didn't dare to say that Yuan Shu would definitely do that, and Guo Peng felt that there was a high possibility that Yuan Shu wouldn't do that.

If Yuan Shu really proclaimed himself emperor, it would be possible to let Liu Xie live and be his "Shanyang Gong" to show the magnanimity of the new dynasty.

It's just that Guo can't accept this.

For some things, it is more reliable to plan by yourself after all.

On the other hand, Yuan Shu had no choice but to procrastinate until Yuan Shu became impatient, proclaimed himself emperor first, and then dumped a super high position to win him over, but he was flatly rejected by him, showing his integrity.

This is the most appropriate.

Guo Peng headed north and used the dragging formula.

But Tao Qian and Sun Ce are not so convenient. Unlike Guo Peng, who have a broad strategic depth that can be used to prevaricate Yuan Shu, they will almost give an answer soon.

Tao Qian was shocked when he received Yuan Shu's reply, and immediately called his subordinates to discuss the matter, and all the subordinates were shocked when they heard about it.

They couldn't help but be shocked. After all, it was a major event of regime change. Every time in history, the change of dynasty was not smooth and smooth. Some people would inevitably die, there would be bloodshed, and there would be redistribution.

Regardless of whether they were cronies or locals, they were all surprised by this, and looked at each other, neither knowing what to say.

Naturally, Chen Deng didn't know. Although he had such a guess, he was really not prepared for what he should do when this day came, so he stood there for a while.

Cao Hong, Tao Qian's confidant, did the same. After scanning Yuan Shu's letter, he was shocked, his brows were furrowed, and his back was sweating.

"This matter is too big. I never thought that Yuan Gonglu would dare to do it at this time... Tell me what you think."

The subordinates look at me and I look at you. No one dares to be the first to express their views.

In the end, Tao Qian and others got impatient, and called Cao Hong's name, and asked Cao Hong to express his opinion first.

Seeing that there was no way to avoid it, Cao Hong had no choice but to bite the bullet and step forward.

"Ming Gong, according to Hong, this matter is too big, we can't make a hasty decision."

"Of course I know it's a big deal, I'm just asking you what I should do!"

Tao Qian looked at Cao Hong unkindly.

Cao Hong thought about it and was very embarrassed.

"Although the emperor was defeated and captured, he was still the emperor after all. Duan Yan and Zhang Ji did not dethrone the emperor, but still respected the emperor. Although people in the world had doubts, no one took the lead in denying the emperor. Yuan Gonglu was the first indivual."

Tao Qian frowned: "You mean, Yuan Gonggong is risking the world's displeasure by doing this?"

"indeed so."

Cao Hong said: "Although the emperor's prestige is lost and the people of the world change their minds, the Han family has been in the world for 400 years, and it is not easy to change. There are many courtiers around the emperor. They come from various noble families, and they have not left the emperor. , that means the emperor still has their support, they just don't have military strength."

Tao Qian pondered for a while, then nodded slightly.

"What you said makes sense, then, Yuan Long, what do you think?"

Tao Qian began to question Chen Deng again.

Chapter 386 .380 Five Yuan Shu Fearless

Chen Deng just thought about it and felt that he also wanted to express his opinion.

"Yuan Gonglu recklessly attempted to proclaim himself emperor, risked the disapproval of the world, and openly acted rebelliously. People of insight in the world would not agree to him. He did this to make the Yuan family in Runan impossible to recover."

Chen Deng's opinion was much more straightforward than Cao Hong's.

Tao Qian also heard about Yuan Shu kidnapping Chen Deng's younger brother and coercing the Chen family. Even so, the Chen family did not compromise with Yuan Shu. Obviously, the Chen family was determined not to cooperate with Yuan Shu.

The Chen family is a gentry, the leader of the Xuzhou gentry, and has great prestige and energy. The opinions of the Chen family can basically represent the opinions of the local gentry in Xuzhou.

And his cronies seem to have the same opinion. On such an issue, Cao Hong and Chen Deng, who has always been ambivalent, have the same opinion.

If cronies and locals disagree, then there is basically no need to worry about this matter.

And then there's one last worry.

"A few days ago, the news of the unicorn's birth and the prophecy spread wildly. Do you think such a thing really happened?"

Cao Hong and Chen Deng glanced at each other.

"It's hard to tell the truth from the fake."

"Even if it is true, the hearts of the world will not be shaken by it."

The opinions of Cao Hong and Chen Deng are still the same.

It seems that Yuan Shu's steps are a bit too big.

Tao Qian thought for a moment, so he wrote a reply letter to Yuan Shu, admonishing Yuan Shu not to proclaim himself emperor, otherwise, if the consequences aroused the opposition of the world, he would be at his own risk.

Tao Qian advised him to think more about the Yuan family in Runan.

Sun Ce's opposition was even more straightforward. When Sun Ce received Yuan Shu's letter, he thought he had read it wrong. He didn't expect that Yuan Shu would really want to be emperor, which was completely rebellious.

Even he knows that the world is ruled by big men, and now that you, Yuan Shu, are going to rebel, isn't that self-destructive?

Originally, Sun Ce didn't want to deal with this matter, but considering that he had just conquered Wu County and was resting and recuperating, his military strength was slightly lost, and he needed Yuan Shu's support in his subsequent expedition to Jiangdong, so Sun Ce wrote to Yuan Shu, advising him not to proclaim himself emperor.

In mid-June of the second year of Xingping, Yuan Shu's preparations for proclaiming himself emperor were in full swing, which had already aroused great controversy in Shouchun City.

At this moment, both Tao Qian and Sun Ce's replies came back, and Yuan Shu watched it immediately. Seeing that Tao Qian and Sun Ce both advised him not to proclaim himself emperor, he couldn't help being very annoyed.

"Being favored by the Yuan family for so many years, to defy Yuan Gonglu's will, isn't it an act of disloyalty and injustice?"

So Yuan Shu wrote again to reprimand Sun Ce and Tao Qian, threatening to attack them after proclaiming himself emperor, forcing them to support him.

Having said that, Tieru Yuan Shu also felt a little nervous at this moment, wondering whether his idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor was a little premature or inappropriate. Two of the three important subordinates objected, and the rest...

Yes, the most important one, that Guo Zifeng in the north, what about his reply?

Both Sun Ce and Tao Qian opposed him, but they couldn't fundamentally shake his will, but if Guo Peng, who is in charge of the five states, opposed him, he would really have to reconsider.

It was at this time that Yuan Shu suddenly realized that Guo Peng's jurisdiction seemed a bit too large.

Previously, Yuan Shu's thoughts were all about proclaiming himself emperor and crusade against those who were not good for him. He was immersed in the joy of Yuan Shao's victory, but he didn't react in time to the fact that Guo Peng occupied the land of the five states after defeating Yuan Shao.

It seems that Yan Xiang said it, but Yuan Shu, who was superior to Joy, reprimanded him and went back. After that, no one dared to speak ill of Guo Peng in front of Yuan Shu.

It was only at this time that Yuan Shu himself realized that without Guo Peng's support, this matter would really be difficult to handle.