Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 22 Feng Zhongshan King
With Yuan Shu's withdrawal, the alliance of princes completely disintegrated, and only Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were left in the coalition of princes, which claimed to have an army of 20.

In the leader's camp, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were drinking mulled wine.

"Liu Yu is really scary. He even counted cloths in one night. Now it seems that there is only one way to retreat." Yuan Shao shook his head depressedly, but there was not much sense of loneliness on his face.

"Why should I be depressed at first, I should be the one who should be worried!" Cao Cao smiled wryly, "This place is quite close to Yanzhou, and Liu Yu's various designs have messed up all my arrangements!"

Several princes of the Yanzhou clan withdrew their troops early, which made Cao Cao's wishful thinking of expanding his territory come to naught. On the other hand, Yuan Shao's layout was earlier, and he had already occupied more than half of Jizhou at this time.

"Meng De doesn't need to sigh, you and I are young, if you really have no place to go, just follow me to Jizhou!"

Cao Cao has great ambitions, so how could he live under the fence.

"If you really want to help me at the beginning, how about helping me take down Hulao Pass as a safe place?"

"...Hulao Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack!" Yuan Shao shook his head.

"If you are willing to help me at the beginning, I would like to send troops to help you capture Qingzhou as a gift in return!"

"This... can be discussed carefully!"

Yuan Shao smiled, Cao Cao sneered in his heart.

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In Hulao Pass, Fan Su locked himself in the tent alone, thinking about his own thoughts.

He originally wanted to use the night attack to suppress Liu Yu, but who would have thought that his nose would be ashamed and the counselor Jia Xu would be defeated, which made him angry from embarrassment.

"I was specially stayed by the Grand Master to monitor Liu Yu. How can I watch him show off his power?" Fan Silk's eyes suddenly turned cold, "If I make up some crimes... I will definitely make him fall into a situation of eternal doom!"

Jealousy and resentment were written all over Fan Chou's face, so he decided to make a small report to Dong Zhuo.

"As long as Liu Yu's crime is "confirmed", then he will be responsible for forcing all the princes away." Thinking of this, he immediately wrote down his name on the victory report of the night attack.

It didn't take more than a day for Hulaoguan to go back and forth to Luoyang. In the evening of that day, a soldier sent a message saying that a messenger from Luoyang had arrived.

Fan Silk heard it very quickly, and happily took people out of the customs to greet her.

"Fan Chou, the guard of Hulao Gate, is here to receive the order!"

"I'm sorry, General Fan, but here is only one order for General Longxiang Liu Yu. Can you please let me know!"

Fan Chou was a little surprised when he heard that there was no reward of his own. He thought that he had almost written all the credit for repelling the princes in the letter, so why didn't Grand Master Dong Zhuo order a reward!
What if the reward waits until I return to Luoyang?Although there is no reward, at least there is a will to punish Liu Yu.

"Master Messenger, can you tell me what is written in this order to Liu Yu? It's better for me to make some preparations in advance!" Fan Chou smiled sinisterly, thinking that Liu Yu must be doomed.

"Hehe, I'll find out later when I finish the reading. I'd better ask General Fan to call Liu Yu over quickly!"

Fan Chou, the seventh-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, did not dare to neglect Dong Zhuo's messenger, so he had to send someone to invite Liu Yu over.

"I am Liu Yu, General Longxiang, why did the messenger call me here?"

"Congratulations to General Hexi General, here is a reward from the imperial court, please prepare to receive the order!"

When the messenger said that the imperial court was going to reward Liu Yu, Fan Chou was dumbfounded.

"What! How could..."

I clearly wrote Liu Yu as a traitor who secretly communicated with the princes, so why did the grand master not only not order the execution, but also specially asked the court to award him a reward!
"Xiaomian still wants to bully me, but with your strategy value of less than 70, you dare to play tricks!" Liu Yu sneered and ignored him.

It turned out that Liu Yu had seen through Fan Silk's little trick a long time ago, and the person sent to deliver the letter to Dong Zhuo was also dropped by Jia Xu on the way. As for the letter of complaint, it became a letter of recommendation for Liu Yu's credit.

"According to the order of the emperor and the grand master, Long Xiang's general Liu Yu was meritorious in repelling the enemy, and he was named the king of Zhongshan. In addition, the rebel Sun Jian's army was defeated and went to the north. He ordered the Zhongshan king Liu Yu to lead his general Fan Silk to wait for an opportunity to intercept and kill him!"

"Thank you for the imperial court's award, and thank you grand master for your support!"

There are as many Liu surnames in the world as the crucian carp crossing the river. The royal family does not necessarily have the official title and throne. Liu Yu is the commander of the Habayashi Army because of the favor of the previous generation. Now he is named king, which is not a waste of his cousin identity of.

The titles of princes in the Han Dynasty were basically the same as those of their fiefdoms, so the fiefdom of King Zhongshan was in Zhongshan County.

Regardless of the state, county, or county, as long as it becomes the fiefdom of a prince, it will be renamed the country. For example, Zhongshan County has to be renamed Zhongshan Kingdom after it becomes a fiefdom.

But now in troubled times, the states and counties are basically self-governing. If you look at the area under management, the King of Zhongshan is equivalent to the prefect of a county.

For Liu Yu, he doesn't care how much territory he can have at the moment, what he values ​​more is the name of Zhongshan King.

Liu Yu accepted the order happily, while Fan Chou beside him looked surprised and puzzled.

"What the hell is going on here! Instead of being punished, Liu Yu was made king!"

Especially the last sentence in the decree, "Order Zhongshan King Liu Yu to lead General Fan Chou." The word "lead" means that the command of the entire Hulao Pass is to be handed over to Liu Yu!

"The Messenger has worked hard all the way, so follow me to the camp to have a rest. I'm going to have a big banquet later to treat you to the Messenger!" Liu Yu turned to look at Fan Chou after speaking, "By the way, the matter of city defense General Fan Chou is too much trouble!"

In the past, it was Fan Chou who gave orders when he was on guard at night, but now it was Liu Yu who commanded him, and he was suddenly furious.

"Liu Yu, you...you dare to order me!"

"Why, didn't General Fan Chou hear clearly just now?" Liu Yu smiled and shook the imperial edict in his hand.

At this time, the messenger also turned his head and said: "From now on, General Fan Chou will obey as long as the King of Zhongshan gives orders! These are the original words of the Grand Master!"

The messenger's words helped Liu Yu completely straighten him out. Fan Chou didn't dare to do it again and could only suppress his anger, but the jealousy in his eyes became stronger.

Liu Yu looked at him indifferently, thinking that sooner or later he would get rid of the villain Fan Chou.

That night, Liu Yu held a banquet for the envoy from Luoyang, and the guests left one after another after they were full of wine and food.

In the end, only Liu Bei and Jia Xu were left in the account to talk with Liu Yu.

"The imperial court named me the King of Zhongshan, but Dong Zhuo wanted me to return to Luoyang to listen to the order after destroying Sun Jian. It seems that the title of king is just a test. You two feel that we should go to the fief to develop well, or continue to commit ourselves to Dong Zhuo's account. Taking advantage of it?"

When Liu Yu asked this question, both Jia Xu and Liu Bei fell into deep thought.

After a while, Jia Xu first put forward his own opinion.

"Judging from the current foundation and strength of the lord, the development of the fiefdom may not be very smooth. It is better to take the risk, pretend to submit to Dong Zhuo, and then take action when the time is right! It's just that this plan is extremely dangerous, and the lord needs to think twice. OK!"

Jia Xu's loyalty of 100 is unambiguous, and his strategy of 97 makes him quickly become Liu Yu's chief adviser.

Not to be outdone, Liu Bei thought hard for a while and put forward his own suggestion.

"The imperial government's decree is only to confer the title of Lord Zhongshan King, but it does not explicitly say that Zhongshan County will be a fief. If you go there privately, you may be slandered by Dong Zhuo as a traitor who does not obey orders. This title will be used in the future. The development is very unfavorable! Moreover, Zhongshan County is sandwiched between Youzhou and Jizhou, and there are often foreign invasions, so it is not a stable place for development!"

Liu Xuande's mentality is 99, and he can see through the text trap in the will at a glance!And he strongly recommends staying in the court for development.

(End of this chapter)