The World of Yellow Sky

Sun Ce defeated Zang Ba, attacked Zang Ba's camp all the way, pulled out his teeth, and cut off his banner. Although Zang Ba's army was numerous, they were all invincible when they saw Sun Ce's banner.

After Zang Ba's defeat, he didn't even dare to enter Kaiyang City, and led the remnant soldiers under his command to flee all the way north.

The battle of Dongjun ended hastily, with heavy casualties, but not only did not expand the results of the battle, it also caused the Luoyang area to fall.

But Sun Jian was not punished.

Liu Chong bowed slightly and said in a deep voice.

"If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded. If you have done something wrong, you will be punished. The rewards and punishments are clear."

"The Battle of Dongjun cost a huge amount of money and food, mobilized more than [-] soldiers, did not gain an inch of merit, did not occupy an inch of land, but lost Luoyang, and the capital was in danger. If Sun Jian is not punished, this matter will probably attract criticism."

Liu Xie's face changed slightly, and Liu Chong's tone was not good.

But it is also understandable, after all, this is Liu Chong's remonstrance several times, and he wants him to punish Sun Jian, but all the previous remonstrances were rejected by Liu Xie one by one.

This time, Liu Chong asked to enter the palace, and when he arrived at the Nuan Pavilion, he faced Sun Jian's fault and asked Liu Xie to punish Sun Jian again.

Liu Xie frowned slightly.

He felt that the defeat in the Battle of Dongjun was not due to Sun Jian's problems.

No one could have imagined that Xu An would be able to capture the entire Guanzhong area in just ten months, and still have enough energy to go east to Hangu Pass to participate in the war in the Central Plains.

No one could have imagined that Yuan Shao would unite with the Yellow Turban Army, which disrupted the balance of troops.

Under such circumstances, Sun Jian was able to make the most correct response quickly and safely withdraw tens of thousands of troops back to Yanzhou.

And it was also able to drive the Yellow Turban Army out of the Luoyang area. Although Luoyang did not return to their hands in the end and was stolen by Yuan Shao, this was already considered a victory.

Wang Yue gave Liu Xie careful occupation, so Liu Xie finally decided not to punish Sun Jian.

Liu Xie looked at Liu Chong with a serious face, and felt very troubled in his heart. He felt that there must be a lot of dissatisfaction in Liu Chong's heart.

But Liu Xie couldn't think of why Liu Chong had a good relationship with Sun Jian before, but now Liu Chong is trying to ask him to punish Sun Jian.

Liu Xie considered his words and said.

"General Sun has worked hard and made great achievements..."

"Reward according to merit, judge crimes and punish, reward and punishment are clear, and then you can convince the public. If you don't reward for meritorious service, it will definitely make people feel cold and alienated. If you don't punish for faults, you will make everyone feel lazy and your officials will not be satisfied. .”

"Please also ask the country to clearly distinguish rewards and punishments."

Before Liu Xie finished speaking, he was interrupted by Liu Chong.

Wang Yue, who was sitting by the side, slowly raised his head, and glanced at Liu Chong indiscriminately.

Although Liu Chong bowed his body and lowered his head, his tone could not be refuted.

Liu Xie's face changed several times, he stared at Liu Chong with his head bowed and did not speak.

In the Warm Pavilion, there is silence...

……

Outside the palace city, Luo Jun, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai all had serious faces.

Liu Chong had already entered the palace city a long time ago, but seeing that it was past noon and he hadn't left the palace city yet, the four of them couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Xiaoyuan, is that man a general?"

Xi Zhicai's eyes moved slightly, he saw the gate of Miyagi opened, and a middle-aged man in deep crimson clothes and an iron crown came out, but he couldn't see it clearly, so he hurriedly pulled him away. Look at Luo Jun standing beside him.

Everyone looked in the direction Xi Zhicai pointed, and they all saw Liu Chong's figure.

Xun Yu frowned slightly, he noticed that Liu Chong was walking much faster than usual.

"Go back to the general's mansion."

Liu Chong strode forward. He didn't have much communication with Luo Jun, Xun Yu and the others, but just said a word briefly.

With just one step, he stepped onto the horse, raised his whip, and shouted in a deep voice.

Luo Jun and Xun Yu looked at each other, and they both saw the worry in each other's eyes.

Luo Jun, Xun Yu, and Guo Jia also rode their horses, and followed Liu Chong towards the Chariot General's Mansion. Xi Zhicai did not ride a horse, he was in poor health, and this time he came in a horse-drawn carriage.

All the way without a word, Luo Jun, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, and Xi Zhicai followed the somewhat embarrassed Liu Chong into the General's Mansion.

"How's the situation?"

Walking into the house, Luo Jun asked first.

He has served as Liu Chong's Prime Minister for many years, and he knows that Liu Chong's face must be suppressing great anger.

"His Majesty promised to punish Sun Jian, demote him to the rank of General Right, and deprive him of eight hundred households, but still let him take charge of the military."

Luo Jun's face was slightly condensed. Sun Jian was previously appointed as a former general, but now he has been relegated to the right general, which has not been reduced much. Moreover, it is a big problem for him to continue to control the military.

Sun Jian is now the only Marquis of Ten Thousand Households, his name has been passed down to the world, and he has accumulated many military exploits. There are already [-] Households in Shiyi, and he has captured [-] Households. He is still Marquis of Ten Thousand Households.

It seems that there is only a few hundred households difference between Wanhuhou and non-Wanhuhou, but they are far apart in name.

This time, Liu Chong's main purpose was to make Sun Jian no longer a Marquis of Ten Thousand Households and cut off his position as the commander of the Northern Expedition Army, but neither of the two requirements were met.

Xun Yu glanced at Guo Jia and Xi Zhicai, and his expression became serious.

Xi Zhicai coughed, his tone low.

"It seems that His Majesty values ​​Sun Jian far more than we imagined..."

The atmosphere in the house slowly became dull.

Now what the world sees is that Nanting is determined to forge ahead, with successive battles and victories, Yanzhou, Jibei and Taishan will soon be recovered by him, and Xuzhou's big victory also relieves another worry.

But in fact, the interior of the South Court is already a mess.

Although Hongnong King Liu Bian had abdicated in Nanyang County, the fiefdom was now transferred to Nanyang.

But Huangfusong, Gai Xun, and Wang Yun entered the temple through two defensive battles.

Now the three princes in the Chendu court are Sikong Zhangxi and Situ Wangyun, and the position of Taiwei is temporarily vacant.

The former Situ resigned because of his illness, and Wang Yun took over the position of Situ.

The post of Taiwei in the Chendu court was initially held by Liu Yuyao, but later Liu Yu died, and most of the ministers with sufficient prestige were held hostage by Dong Zhuo in Chang'an.

Now everything has changed, the court of Chendu lacks enough ministers.

The entry of Wang Yun, Huangfusong, Gai Xun and others into the court is almost an unstoppable trend.

Although he didn't say it clearly, everyone knew that Huangfusong might get the vacant post of Taiwei this time.

Among the three lords, Zhang Xi was the only one who could be counted as an old minister of the Chen Du court.

Liu Chong looked embarrassed.

Sun Jian used to be a general under Huangfusong's tent, Huangfusong can be regarded as Sun Jian's former master, in the past Huangfusong personally asked for credit for Sun Jian on the main hall, this is well known and not a secret.

If Huangfusong really became a Taiwei, why wouldn't he favor Sun Jian?

Sun Jian was already a little bit out of control, and now he has a helping hand in the temple, I'm afraid it will be even more difficult to control.

Although Huangfusong has always been loyal to the country, when Dong Zhuo abolished the emperor, Huangfusong did not move. When the Kwantung Allied Forces attacked Dong Zhuo, Huangfusong did not respond, but chose to obey the orders of the Chang'an court.

Sun Jing is Sun Jian's younger brother, and Zhu Zhi used to be a general under Sun Jian's command. Both of them have been promoted to generals now. Sun Ce is now famous all over the world. Sun Jian is the chief general of the Northern Expedition.

Now the prestige of the Sun family has reached its peak.

Now in the temple, Sun Jing's achievements are being discussed. Sun Jing's pacification of Yangzhou cannot be solved by the title of general.

I am afraid that the Sun family will soon have two marquises of one family, and by then the Sun family's reputation will reach the next peak.

Zhu Zhi's military exploits are also enough to be a Marquis. When Xuzhou was in crisis, he rushed to help and turned the tide. If such achievements were not made a Marquis under the current situation, it would be unreasonable.

In Liu Chong's view, Liu Xie's trust in Sun Jian was too much.

Sun Jian now controls the army of the Northern Expedition, Yanzhou is under his army, and Yangzhou and Xuzhou are under Sun Jian's influence, not to mention Yuzhou. Sun Jian is still leading the post of Yuzhou Mu.

Chen Wen, governor of Yangzhou, was ill for a long time. The imperial court had sent an imperial physician there before, and the news he got was not optimistic, and he was already unable to govern.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was born in Danyang County, and he was an old acquaintance with the Sun and Zhou families.

Now the court of Chendu controls the five states of Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, and Jingzhou.

In fact, all four of them can be said to be under the control of Sun Jian, and only Jingzhou is under the control of Liu Biao.

If Sun Jian really objected, Liu Xie would have little chance of resisting.

Although Liu Xie is talented, he is still a child after all...

Chapter 677 Chen Du

Xun Yu hesitated to speak, but Liu Chong's anger was pent up in his heart, it was really inappropriate to say anything else at this time.

Now the influence of the Sun family in the Chendu court is indeed a bit too far-reaching, but the Chendu court has come to this point, is it not because of Sun Jian.

Hundreds of thousands of Kwantung coalition forces stopped outside the eight passes of Luoyang.

Cao Cao and Wei Zi were defeated in Xingyang. The heroes were terrified and dared to stand on the sidelines.

At this time, Sun Jian led the soldiers recruited from Changsha County, Lingling County, Guiyang County and other counties in the southernmost part of Jingzhou, traveled thousands of miles, all the way to the northern part of Nanyang County, and rushed to Yuzhou.

At that time, because Dong Zhuo defeated Cao Cao and Wei Zi, all the heroes of the Kwantung were watching from the sidelines, and no one dared to march again.

Under such circumstances, Sun Jian did not hesitate to send his troops northward to meet Dong Zhuojun who was in full swing.

Taigu's great victory, the mighty soldiers entered Luo, and the power shook the world. He granted false festivals and led the herdsmen in Yuzhou, which made him famous.

When Sun Jian obtained the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in Luoyang, it was actually the best time.

Ordered by the sky, life will last forever...

In the eyes of many people, the Chuanguo Yuxi represents the destiny.

At that time, Sun Jian held the power of the entire Yuzhou, and the army under his command was in full swing, and no one could surpass him.

Sun Jian was born in Wu County, Yangzhou. From this Yangzhou pacification of the rebellion, it is enough to see how much Sun's influence in Yangzhou is.

At the beginning, Xun Yu advised Sun Jian's younger brother Sun Jing to lead only 500 elite soldiers to counter the rebellion. In fact, he wanted to see how prestige the Sun family had in Jiangdong.

Yangzhou suppressed the rebellion, and the support provided by the imperial court was actually extremely limited...

At that time, if Sun Jian really wanted to steal the country, he could easily make Liu Xie a puppet emperor.

But Sun Jian did not.

Sun Jian led the troops to withdraw from Chendu. No matter when Liu Xie called, Sun Jian never led troops to the surrounding areas of Chendu. He only brought a dozen or so relatives into Chendu.

The army led by Sun Jian was closest to Chendu during the Northern Expedition. Liu Xie asked to see Sun Jian off in person. Sun Jian respected the imperial edict and stayed in the north of Chendu, waiting for Liu Xie to inspect the army.

After Sun Jian took the post of Yuzhou Mu, he actually delegated most of his powers and did not intervene in too many affairs.

Sun Jian did not interfere too much with finances, money and food, but only took the expenses needed for his subordinates.

Liu Chong has always controlled the power of finance, money and food, and Sun Jian has never snatched it.

Sun Jian has never done such things as forming cliques and forming cliques for personal gain.

All along, Sun Jian's behavior has not been overstepped.

Sun Jian's only mistake was actually nothing more than "the master of high merit"...

The emperor was young and his foundation was unstable.

The princes have different ideas, and the world is in constant turmoil.

Sun Jian may not have other thoughts in mind...

But can anyone guarantee that Sun Jing has no other ideas?And who can guarantee that Sun Ce has no other ideas?

If Xun Yu is a descendant, then he feels that a more appropriate word can be used to describe Sun Jian's current situation with the addition of a yellow robe.

The truth about the yellow robe adding body is unknown, but things like this are not uncommon.

"Song History Taizu Benji: "All the schools showed their blades in the court and said: 'There is no master in the army, and I hope that Ce Taiwei will be the son of heaven. .”

Zhao Kuangyin was forcibly pushed to the throne of emperor by a group of generals.

Sun Jian has already made great achievements, and before that, he was a former general who was appointed as an official, and led Yuzhou as a herdsman.

At that time, how to deal with Sun Jian, how to appease the generals under Sun Jian's command.

Sun Jian does not form cliques, nor does he form cliques for personal gain.