Han Dao world

In fact, as far as the current situation is concerned, the emperor is far stronger than Ru Ziying, but Yuan Shao may not be as good as Wang Mang.

At least Wang Mang revealed his incompetence after he proclaimed himself emperor, something is wrong with Yuan Shao now.Leaving Liu Bei and Cao Cao behind him, he actually led the army to attack Yuan Shu.

Even if the brothers turned against each other, they shouldn't be in such a hurry.

Chen Deng pondered for a long time and then sighed.

"It was the envoy's order to submit to Yuan Shao at the beginning, and I have followed the order. Now that Yuan Shao's envoy has arrived, the envoy has changed and wants to submit to the court. As a Han minister, I have no objection. I should be the envoy. Loyalty drums and shouts."

Liu Bei's eyes flickered slightly, and he smiled a little forcedly.

Chen Deng went on to say: "It's just that one should have faith and not be capricious. I used to form an alliance with Yuan Shao as the envoy of the envoy, but now I can no longer confront Yuan Shao for the vanguard of the envoy. If the envoy wants to form an alliance, I can go to see him." Chen Lin. If you want to fight, please let me do it myself, and don't let me lose my trust."

Liu Bei secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't expect Chen Deng to fight Chunyu Qiong for him at all, as long as Chen Deng didn't object.Even if Chen Deng had a wait-and-see attitude, it would be better than turning his face now.

As long as Chen Deng doesn't lose his face, he can still use Xuzhou's manpower and material resources, so that he won't become a bereaved dog immediately.

"Then can Yuanlong guard Guangling to prevent Yuan Shu from committing crimes?"

Chen Deng bowed to salute. "Dare not to obey."

Liu Bei and Jian Yong exchanged a look, feeling relieved.

Sending Chen Dengzhi to Guangling in exchange for Zhang Fei is the only way they can think of now.

Chen Deng and his son have turned their faces against Yuan Shu, and the possibility of colluding with each other is unlikely.On the contrary, switching back to Zhang Fei and fighting Chunyu Qiong with all their strength is related to whether they should give up Xuzhou immediately, retreat to Mount Tai, and become bandits.

Whenever there is a slight chance, he doesn't want to go to that step.

Just after Chen Deng was sent away, Liu Bei received an imperial edict and a letter from Cao Cao.

Liu Bei was in the middle of his arms, and then ordered someone to pass on the message to Chen Lin.I have no intention of being an enemy of Leader Yuan, I just want to get a promise from Leader Yuan that he can dominate and not replace Han.If he can accept this condition, I will surrender immediately.If he refuses to accept, then I can only decline.

Before that, if Chunyuqiong stepped into the territory of Xuzhou, it would be deemed that Leader Yuan had rejected my request, and the war would begin immediately.I will fight to the end at all costs.

Chapter 409

Chen Lin was very surprised by Liu Bei's tough attitude.

He didn't dare to report directly to Yuan Shao, so he found Chen Deng first.

Chen Deng was about to be transferred to be the prefect of Guangling. He was not surprised to see Chen Lin's visit. On the contrary, he had already prepared for it.

Without waiting for Chen Lin to ask, Chen Deng first asked: "Why didn't the leader attack Cao Mengde, who was close at the elbow, and Liu Xuande, who was alone and alone, but went to attack Yuan Gonglu, who was far away in Shouchun?"

Chen Lin was speechless and could only pass the test vaguely.

"Although the road is not inferior, it is a brother after all, and it cannot be bullied by others. The lord came here to turn the war into a treasure. Wouldn't it be great if he could win without fighting? As for Liu Xuande, Chunyu Zhongjian rode here with [-] paces. Isn't it enough?"

Chen Deng was very upset. "I regard Kong Zhang as my best friend, but Kong Zhang regards me as a child. What kind of person is Chunyu Zhongjian? Even if he rides [-] steps, he is no match for Liu Xuande. If not, why did you come to see me? In other words, wouldn’t it be a great kindness to bind Liu Xuande and return home?”

Seeing Chen Deng retort, Chen Lin was very embarrassed.

But as Chen Deng said, if Chunyu Qiong was really sure of defeating Liu Bei, he would not come to Chen Deng either.

"Liu Xuande has no more than ten thousand soldiers and no more than Zhang Zhang. What can I do? The only one I worry about is Yuan Long."

"Then you don't have to worry." Chen Deng said, "I'm going to Guangling soon."

Chen Lin was overjoyed. "When are you leaving?"

He was most worried about Chen Deng.It shouldn't be difficult for Chunyu Qiong to defeat Liu Bei if Chen Deng doesn't fight.After all, Liu Bei has no outstanding record in the past few years in Qingxu, except for defeating the Yellow Turban several times.Even in the face of Yuan Shu, he has no advantage in the ability to use troops.

Chun Yuqiong was once one of the eight captains of Xiyuan, much stronger than Yuan Shu and his ministers.

"After sending you off." Chen Deng pointed to the clothes on his body.

Satisfied, Chen Lin bowed and retreated.

Sitting in the hall, Chen Deng looked at Chen Lin's back, frowning.

Yuan Shao's actions and Chen Lin's reaction made him very disappointed.

The situation in the Kanto region is unpredictable.

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Shouchun.

Holding the wine glass, Yuan Shu sat behind the table and listened happily to Yang Hong's account of the mission.When he heard that Yuan Shao wanted to sever brotherhood with him, he couldn't help laughing.

"Who is his brother? I am the son of a concubine, and he is born of a concubine. There is a difference in respect and inferiority. How can they be confused."

Yan Xiang was also very speechless, and stepped forward to remonstrate: "Master, even so, Yuan Benchu ​​is powerful, so we must guard against it, and prepare early in the morning."

Yuan Shu drank the wine in the cup, held it in his mouth for a moment, and swallowed it with a grunt.

"Where is Sun Bofu?"

"In Stone City."

"Very good." Yuan Shu nodded with satisfaction. "Can Cao Mengde respond? Where's Liu Xuande?"

"Cao Mengde hasn't responded yet, I'm afraid Liu Xuande won't be able to come." Yan Xiang held back his resentment and forced a smile. "I heard that Yuan Benchu ​​sent Chunyu Zhongjian [-] cavalry to Xuzhou with the intention of forcing Liu Xuande to surrender. If Liu Xuande bowed his head, he would probably be Yuan Benchu's forerunner. My lord, Liu Xuande is a repeater, so don't believe it."

Yuan Shu looked disdainful. "What's so strange about these poor families, facing Qin Muchu? But this time, the concubine's son may be embarrassing. Although Liu Xuande repeated himself, he was a bit brave. How can such a waste like Chunyu Zhongjian be Liu Xuande's opponent? Xiyuanba Captain? Pooh!"

Yan Xiang pretended not to hear.

Yuan Shu drank another glass of wine. "Send an order to Sun Bofu, and order him to stand by in Shicheng. Without my handwriting, you are not allowed to cross the river. Order Liu Zitai (Liu Xun) to gather troops, march into Shaopi, and rob the concubine after the concubine gives birth to the army. Hehe, I want to let the concubine If you have a child, you enter Jiujiang, but you cannot leave Jiujiang."

Yuan Shu couldn't help laughing out loud when he thought of what he was proud of.

Amidst the laughter, a waiter hurried in and reported bad news.

Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang appointed by Yuan Shu, surrendered.

The smile on Yuan Shu's face suddenly froze.

After a while, he flew into a rage and jumped up. "Liu Zitai, you shameless villain, how dare you betray me? I want you to die without a burial. Come, I want to recruit this traitor myself."

Yan Xiang and Yang Hong hurried forward to stop them.

Yuan Shu was furious.He wholeheartedly hoped that Liu Xun could cut off the Huai River, cut off Yuan Shao's food supply, and force Yuan Shao to retreat without a fight.Unexpectedly, before Yuan Shao arrived, Liu Xun actually surrendered.

If this gets out, wouldn't he become a joke?

He growled and vowed to kill Liu Xun himself in Lujiang himself.In desperation, he couldn't help denouncing Liu Xun for being ungrateful.In order to let him be the prefect of Lujiang, he wronged Sun Ce, forcing Sun Ce to leave Jiangdong in the end.

Speaking of Sun Ce, Yuan Shu suddenly calmed down. "Order Sun Bofu to immediately march into Lujiang and kill Liu Xun."

Just as Yang Hong was about to speak, Yan Xiang winked and bowed to accept the order.

After Yuan Shu returned to the case, he was out of breath, and managed to calm down after drinking several glasses of wine.

Yang Hong went out, pulled Yan Xiang, and said anxiously: "Yuan Tu, how can we let Sun Ce enter Lujiang?"

Yan Xiang sneered: "Liu Xun has surrendered, can you guarantee that other people around the lord will not have any ideas? Cao Cao and Liu Beiyuan can't quench their thirst, and only Sun Ce can relieve the siege of Shouchun. As the lord, as the shepherd of Yangzhou, Isn't it just right and proper to transfer Sun Ce, the prefect of Kuaiji, to fight against him?"

Yang Hong suddenly reacted and nodded repeatedly.

Now that he has decided to submit to the imperial court, Yangzhou is no longer Yuan Shu's Yangzhou, but the imperial court's Yangzhou.As long as Yuan Shao can be repelled, it doesn't matter who occupies Lujiang, it is not Yuan Shu's private property anyway.On the contrary, for Yuan Shu's meritorious service, the imperial court will definitely reward him in the future, and they can follow suit and return to the imperial court.

On the contrary, in order to prevent Sun Ce from getting involved in Lujiang, Yuan Shu will only fall into the situation of being attacked from both sides.At that time, they will also face the dilemma of surrendering to Yuan Shao and cutting off their own retreat, or not surrendering and being directly killed by Yuan Shao.

The two looked at each other and smiled.

Yan Xiang didn't give Yuan Shu any chance to regret it, and immediately drew up an order for Yuan Shu to use the seal, and then sent a fast horse to Shicheng.

At the same time, Yan Xiang wrote another letter to Zhou Zhong, who was at home, asking him to stabilize Shu County and Lujiang, and not let Liu Xun destroy Lujiang.

Immediately afterwards, at the military meeting against Yuan Shao, Yan Xiang and Yang Hong made generous statements, listing Yuan Shao's various fallacious actions that violated the way of using troops, and strongly proved that although Yuan Shao was strong and strong, he could not win the final victory, let alone replace the Han Dynasty. , Establish a new dynasty.Attaching to Yuan at this time is tantamount to seeking death.

In order to prove his point of view, Yan Xiang raised a question: Is Yuan Shao's current strength stronger than when he was seeking Dong?He didn't dare to face Dong Zhuo at the beginning, but now he dares to face the emperor who defeated Li Jue and Guo Si?

When mentioning this matter, Yuan Shu took it very seriously, and scolded Yuan Shao for being strong but weak.When he first challenged Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao was timid and timid, but he ordered Sun Jian to attack with all his strength and defeated Dong Zhuo in a row, and then he regained Luoyang.

Speaking of which, I, Yuan Shu, am the loyal minister of the great man.Now only I can take on the important task of leading the Kanto and fighting against Yuan Shao.

Wen Wu looked at each other in blank dismay, ignoring Yuan Shu tacitly.

Are you a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty?Who believed in the prophecy that "the one who replaced the Han Dynasty should have a high road"?

Chapter 410 Zhou Zhong's Choice

Lujiang County governs Shu County, Zhou's mansion.

Doctor Guanglu Zhou Zhongduan sat in the hall, lowered his eyebrows, and said nothing.

Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, stood under the hall, in a dilemma, with an embarrassed look on his face.Although he sent a letter of surrender to Yuan Shao, he was worried that his status as an old official of Yuan Shu would not be valued by Yuan Shao, so he wanted to ask Zhou Zhong to come forward to strengthen his momentum so as to keep the power of the prefect of Lujiang.

But Zhou Zhong refused to let him in even the door, he had the cheek to force his way in.

Even so, Zhou Zhong still refused to say a word to him.

He was very annoyed, wishing he could just draw his sword and kill Zhou Zhong.

But he dared not.

Yuan Shao has a good name and has a close relationship with Zhou Zhong.If he learned that he had killed Zhou Zhong, Yuan Shao would most likely kill him directly to avenge Zhou Zhong and take Lujiang County into his pocket by the way.

In front of such a famous official of the family, he is not worth mentioning at all.

There were footsteps outside the door, and Zhou Fang, the son of Zhou Zhong, strode in, the armor leaves on his body rustling, and the scabbard around his waist slapped the armor skirt with force.Immediately afterwards, a row of crossbowmen emerged from the wall, ready to shoot.

Liu Xun's personal guards turned pale with fright, and drew their swords one after another, protecting Liu Xun in the middle.

Liu Xun also changed his expression in fright.The weather was hot, so he didn't wear any armor, but only a thin summer suit.Wearing armor and carrying a knife, Zhou Fang was obviously ready to fight.Once they fight, he is not an opponent at all, and he will undoubtedly die.

Having been the prefect of Lujiang for several years, he knew that Zhou Fang was not a good stubble.The brothers have kept a lot of guests, and they are well-known knight-errants who run wild between the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River.But he still underestimated Zhou Fang and put himself in danger.

"I don't know that the lord of the prefecture came to visit, so I am far away from welcoming you." Zhou Fang laughed. "Your Majesty is not yet seated in the hall, let me prepare a banquet for you and me to drink together?"

Liu Xun was sweating all over his face, so he didn't dare to stay for long, so he hurriedly cupped his hands and said goodbye.

Zhou Fang watched Liu Xun go out, snorted disdainfully, went to the hall, and sat down beside Zhou Zhong.

Zhou Zhong raised his eyebrows slightly, and glanced at Zhou Fang. "Wearing armor on such a hot day, won't you be afraid of getting caught in the heat?"

"I'm used to it." Zhou Fang took off the knife belt and put it on his knee. "Ah Weng, even though Liu Xun is leaving, Yuan Shao will definitely come again, so is A Weng avoiding it?"

"What is there to avoid? How dare he kill me?" Zhou Zhong said unhurriedly, poured a glass of water, and pushed it to Zhou Fang. "You like fighting so much, so don't stay idle at home, go to Gongjin's place, maybe you can find a job."

Zhou Fang frowned slightly. "Ah Weng, do you really want to be an enemy of Yuan Benchu?"

Zhou Zhong sighed and shook his head. "Zhuzi, what do you know? Yuan Benchu ​​is close to celebrities, not warriors like you. It's useless for you to stay. It's better to follow Gongjin and wait and see the situation."

He frowned and didn't say any more, so as not to affect Zhou Fang's mood.

As early as in the imperial court, the emperor once mentioned Zhou Yu, but he didn't mention his sons at all.He was a little dissatisfied at first, but now he has to admit that the emperor's vision is more accurate.

What made him even more disturbed was that the emperor had never mentioned Zhou Yu before, and he suddenly mentioned it after sleeping in Huayin and having a vision at night.This seems to show that Zhou Yu's excellence is also part of God's will, and his future achievements may exceed expectations.

For the Lujiang Zhou family, this is of course a good thing.But for his father and son, he was somewhat disappointed.

After repeated weighing, he decided to let the brothers Zhou Fang, who were soliciting guests, go to Zhou Yu and join the army to fight, while he stayed in his hometown and waited for Yuan Shao's arrival.

Based on his old friendship with Yuan Shao, even if he refused to become a minister, Yuan Shao would not dare to do anything to him.

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Not long after seeing off Zhou Fang, Zhou Zhong received a letter from Yan Xiang.

After reading it, he didn't write a reply, but told the messenger who sent the letter. "Reply to Lord Yan's book, although I, Zhou Zhong, have achieved nothing, I know the word loyalty. I eat Han Lu, and I am a Han minister. Even if the emperor abandons me, I will not commit myself to the new king. At worst, I will retire to farm and study, and I will spend my life."

Satisfied, the emissary left Shu County quickly and returned to Shouchun.

Zhou Zhong then bathed and burned incense, calmed down, wrote a memorial, and ordered someone to take it to Hedong via Jingzhou.

When he picked up the pen, he was a little dazed.

It's only been a few months, but it seems that he has been separated from the court and the emperor for decades, and there is an indescribable alienation and strangeness.

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Before Zhou Fang crossed the river, he met Zhou Yu.

Sun Ce stationed troops in Shicheng, and after receiving Yuan Shu's order, he quickly crossed the river, entered the territory of Lujiang River, and went straight to Shu County.

Zhou Yu commanded 1 people and was a forward general.Lujiang is his home county, and he is most familiar with the terrain here, so he is the best candidate to be a striker.

Zhou Yu was also surprised to meet Zhou Fang.