The beginning of the Three Kingdoms Cheng Yuanzhi

Chapter 234 How can it be so easy to rule the world?
While Liu Bei was immersed in the joy of Zhuge Liang and wanted to show off his talents, Cheng Yuanzhi was planning to go south in Yecheng.

Previously, the Northern Army captured Jiangdong with lightning speed and captured many civil servants and generals who originally belonged to Sun Quan.Among them are Zhang Zhao and Yan Zhen of Pengcheng; Zhang Hong of Guangling, Kanze of Kuaiji, Xue Zong of Peixian County, Cheng Bing of Ruyang, Luo Tong of Kuaiji, Wucan of Wucheng, Lu Meng of Runan, Xu Sheng of Langya, Pan Zhang of Dongjun, and Ding Feng of Lujiang. , as well as dozens of people from Wujun, including Gu Yong, Lu Xun, Zhu Heng, Zhang Wen, Lu Ji, etc., all abandoned Sun Quan and came to join him.

Cheng Yuanzhi would not blame anyone who came to invest, treated them with great courtesy, and appointed them at his discretion.At this point, the civil and military forces under his command have become more and more prosperous, and ten of the fourteen states in the world have been conquered. Only Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jiaozhou, and Liangzhou are still unconquered.


In the summer of the 11th year of Jian'an (206), after the Western Xianbei came to surrender, Wang Xiong had people assassinate Kebineng, and the Central Xianbei immediately fell into pieces.

While Cheng Yuanzhi waited for the opportunity to make the Northern Expedition, he sent envoys to Jingzhou and ordered Liu Biao to send his son to accompany him.

After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Biao considered that his command was at its peak, and there were more than [-] soldiers and horses, so lying down and surrendering was definitely not the integrity that a royal family member should have.

At this time, Liu Biao was sixty-five years old, and he had long lost his ambition to enter the world. All he wanted was to sit on the foundation and pass it on to his sons.

He knew that Liu Xie, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, was helpless and completely reduced to a puppet no matter who was in his hands.

During the sixteen or seventeen years when Liu Xie was a puppet, only a few civil servants such as Wang Yun were still working hard to help the Han family. Among the Han family members, except for the down-and-out Liu Bei, who still had a little fighting spirit, other royal family members included Liu Biao himself. All they think about is keeping their jobs. No one is willing to stand up to save the big man and help Liu Xie get rid of the fate of a puppet.

Everyone is afraid to avoid Liu Xie.

After 17 years as a puppet, Liu Xie became a symbol without any real power, and it was difficult for government orders to come out of Xuchang. At this time, people in the world only knew the prime minister, not the emperor.

The prestige of the royal family has declined terribly.

But even so, among the remaining clansmen of the Han Dynasty, there are still two princes, Liu Biao and Liu Yan. Liu Yan sits in the land of Shu and has a large number of talents under his command, with more than [-] soldiers and horses.

Liu Biao himself is sitting in Jingzhou, and his strength is even more powerful than Liu Yan. At his peak, he had six great counselors and nine famous generals, and more than [-] land and water soldiers.

The counselors include Kuai Liang, Kuai Yue, Yi Ji, Liu Xian, Pang Ji, and Deng Xi, all of whom have outstanding abilities; the famous generals include Huang Zu who has guarded Jiangxia for many years, Huo Jun, Li Yan, Wen Pin, Cai Mao, and Zhang Yun. , Cai Zhong, Cai He, and Huang Zhong and Wei Yan who were not well-known at this time.

Although at this time, the resourceful Kuai Liang who helped him pacify Jingzhou was dead, but his younger brother Kuai Yue took over as the mastermind, and repeatedly offered good strategies to help Liu Biao manage the land of Jingxiang into a monolithic one.

Therefore, Liu Biao was not willing to hand over his great foundation.

Kuai Yue knew Liu Biao's mind very well, and said logically: "The prime minister wants to order Minggong to send his son to the court. This is a way to restrain the princes. If he sends his son to the court, he will be controlled by others. If he has an order, I have to follow it. ; However, if you don’t go, and you are afraid that they will use this to raise troops to attack, then it will be in danger.”

"Duke Ming is a member of the royal family. He inherited the ancestry of his ancestors and took the emperor's order. He sits guarding the south of the Yangtze River for His Majesty. He also has the people of Jingxiang and the nine counties. He has enough soldiers and food, and the soldiers use their lives. Why should you be afraid of a foreign minister?"

"Now you can submit a letter to the imperial court, state the righteousness, and blame the prime minister for forcing too much. Then wait and see what happens, don't try to plan a good plan."

Liu Biao nodded and said, "What Yidu said is very true, I will follow it."

So he thanked the envoy with kind words, and did not send his son into the court.

After hearing this news, Cheng Yuanzhi had the idea of ​​sending troops south again.But at this time, Xianbei in the north was still in turmoil, and he had no time to care about others, so he had to endure it temporarily.

Liu Biao is completely different from Sun Quan. He can't fight if he wants to.

Liu Biao himself is well-known all over the world, and he is also a member of the royal family. He is also the shepherd of Jingzhou appointed by the current emperor Liu Xie (Dong Zhuo). He is highly respected.

With such a prince, Cheng Yuanzhi could hardly find an excuse to attack him.

This is also another time and space. Cao Cao captured Zhangxiu in Nanyang in 196, but he didn't send troops south until Liu Biao died 12 years later.

Because Zhang Xiu is defined as a traitor in the eyes of the court, he can fight at any time.

But Liu Biao has never been a traitor, on the contrary, he is still the Emperor Liu Xie's own.

Let me ask, how dare Cao Cao, who is coercing the emperor to command the princes, attack Liu Biao, the patriarch of the Han Dynasty, when there are other princes with different surnames in the world?
Not everyone is like the stupefied Qinggong Sun Zan and Sun Ce, one catches Liu Yao and beats him violently, while the other holds Liu Yu down and beats him to death.

Although this move has the advantage of ceding land and becoming hegemony, it has three harms. First, it will annoy the court and the Han rulers, second, it will disappoint the people, and third, it will be unfair.

So, how can it not die?
After Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, he quickly betrayed his relatives and was besieged by the Han army and many Hu troops. Not long after, he set himself on fire in Yijing.

Sun Ce beat Liu Yao to death and took control of Jiangdong. Three years after Liu Yao's death, Sun Ce was also assassinated.

Therefore, Sun Quan was a rebel force in the eyes of the court and the world. The four counties in Jiangdong were obtained by his brother Sun Ce's illegal attack on Yangzhou Mu Liu Yao.The imperial court could send troops to attack Sun Quan at any time if it wanted to.

It's justifiable, without any moral constraints.

Cheng Yuanzhi also took advantage of this perfectly, successfully captured Jiangdong, and expelled Sun Quan to Jiaozhou.

However, Liu Biao was different. Even if Liu Biao did not send his son to the court, Cheng Yuanzhi would not attack him openly.

Before, Fancheng garrison sent troops to attack Xinye, which was not an order from Cheng Yuanzhi; the subsequent attack on Xinye was just a cover-up to cover up the attack on Jiangdong.

If we were to go to war with Liu Biao openly, Cheng Yuanzhi would still be far-fetched in terms of justice.

Therefore, we can only wait for the opportunity.

Fortunately, Liu Biao won't live for more than two years.

But he said that since Liu Bei got Zhuge Liang as his military adviser, he sent people to inquire about the news of Yecheng from time to time to see if the Northern Army had any intention of going south, so as to respond early.

On this day, Tan Ma reported: "Yuan She sent someone to assassinate Ke Bineng, Xi Xianbei has surrendered, and now he is stationed in Gaoliu City."

Liu Bei heard the news and asked Zhuge Liang to discuss countermeasures.

As he was talking, he suddenly saw Liu Biao sending someone to invite him to Jingzhou to attend the meeting.

Zhuge Liang said: "It must be because Liu Biao refused his son to enter the court, fearing that Yuan She would send troops to the south, so please discuss with the lord. I will go with the lord and act accordingly."

Liu Bei followed his words and left Guan Yu to guard Xinye, and ordered Zhang Fei to escort 500 troops to Xiangyang with Zhuge Liang.

On the way, Liu Bei immediately asked Zhuge Liang: "If you see Jing Sheng today, how should you respond?"

(End of this chapter)