Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

The days passed quickly and the day for the princes to gather soon arrived.

When Liu Yu walked into the huge tent, it was already crowded with people. When they saw Liu Yu coming, they all saluted.

After everyone finished their greetings and exchanged pleasantries, Yuan Shao was the first to speak: "We are here at the order of the Emperor to attend the meeting. What do you think of the next course of action?"

Wang Kuang, the governor of Henei, said: "Although I can follow the emperor's order to send troops to fight Dong Zhuo, if we cannot unify the command, our fighting power will inevitably be damaged. Kuang thinks we should establish a leader to unify the command. Only in this way can we defeat Dong Zhuo."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone echoed them.

"What Governor Wang said makes sense." Kong Rong stood up and said, "The emperor's uncle is extremely talented. The position of leader of the alliance must belong to the emperor's uncle."

Gongsun Zan laughed and said, "Kong Beihai is right. The emperor's uncle is of high status and has extraordinary talents. He is just the right person to take on this task."

Then a few more people began to agree.

"That makes sense. The emperor's uncle is young and capable, so he is just the right person to take on this responsibility."

Yuan Shu didn't say anything. A hint of embarrassment flashed across Yuan Shao's eyes, but his expression remained calm.

Liu Yu declined with a smile, "Yu is young and inexperienced, so he is not worthy of the position of leader."

Gongsun Zan said with a smile: "Uncle, why should you be so modest? Everyone in the world knows your talent. If you take on the role of leader, we will all be convinced."

I have to say that Gongsun Zan is a true friend. Not only did he send people and horses, he also supported me in such occasions.

"Thank you all for your kindness. I am really not up to the task. I would like to recommend someone. Yuan Benchu ​​is a man of great generosity and experience, and he is the right person to be the leader this time."

Gongsun Zan wanted to persuade him again, but Liu Yu continued, "I have made up my mind. You don't need to persuade me anymore."

When everyone saw that Liu Yu refused, they couldn't help but admire him in their hearts.

"Uncle Emperor, for the sake of the Han Dynasty, has disregarded fame and fortune, and has not considered gains and losses. This really makes our generation ashamed."

"Uncle Emperor is so noble and upright that he took the initiative to give up the position of leader. He is truly a great man. I admire him so much."

"I've heard that the emperor's uncle is extraordinary. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed so."

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Liu Yu naturally didn't know that they were all praising him in their hearts. Even if he knew, he would pretend to be calm and smile. Not for anything else, just for this style.

He walked up to Yuan Shao and said with a smile: "Please let Yuan Benchu ​​take on the responsibility of being the leader of the alliance."

Seeing Liu Yu's insistence, everyone agreed.

"Please ask Lord Yuan to take on the responsibility of being the leader of the alliance."

Yuan Shao looked a bit embarrassed, but he was extremely happy in his heart. He wanted to say something humble, but Liu Yu took his hand, walked to the center of the crowd and said with a smile: "The position of leader should be held by the most capable, Benchu, there is no need to refuse. Come, everyone, pay your respects to the leader."

"Meet the leader."

Seeing that Liu Yu was sincere and everyone supported him, Yuan Shao no longer refused.

"Thanks to the Emperor's uncle's strong recommendation and your approval, Shao will take the position of leader. Before that, Shao has another suggestion. The alliance should have a deputy leader. I would like to ask the Emperor's uncle to condescend to take this position. What do you think?"

Everyone cheered in unison.

Yuan Shao understood the ways of the world very well and without any mistakes, and even Liu Yu had to admire him, saying that the old ones are the most experienced.

Seeing everyone's reactions, Liu Yu couldn't refuse any longer. If he did, it would be unmagnanimous and a bit hypocritical.

This is exactly the reason why too much of many things is as bad as too little.

When everyone saw that Liu Yu agreed, they saluted him together.

Outside the gate, soldiers built a high platform. Yuan Shao climbed up the platform, burned incense and announced it. Everyone swore an oath of blood, saying:

The Han Dynasty is in misfortune, and the imperial power has lost its leadership. The traitor Dong Zhuo took advantage of the situation and committed crimes, bringing disaster to the emperor and abusing the people. Shao and others were afraid that the country would be lost, so they gathered righteous soldiers and went to the national crisis together. All of us allies will work together to be loyal to our country, and we must have no second thoughts. If you violate this alliance, you will lose your life and not be able to pass on your legacy. The heavens, the earth, and the spirits of our ancestors are all witnesses!

Yuan Shao walked down the platform and returned to the tent, and everyone sat down.

Yuan Shao said: "I am grateful to you for recommending me as the leader of the alliance. Those who have made contributions will be rewarded and those who have committed crimes will be punished. The state has its own laws and the army has its own disciplines. Everyone should abide by them and not violate them."

Everyone bowed and responded.

Next, Yuan Shao appointed Yuan Shu as the chief grain and fodder officer, responsible for supervising the allocation of grain and fodder to each camp.

Yuan Shu bowed and accepted the order.

Liu Yu looked at Yuan Shu carefully and found that he was short and of ordinary appearance, far less heroic than Yuan Shao. He was obviously not a noble man, no wonder he was killed after he proclaimed himself emperor.

Appearance was very important in this era. After Cao Cao became the King of Wei, he received the Hun envoys. Because of his ugly appearance, he deliberately asked Cui Yan to replace him (Cui Yan was tall and strong, with clear eyebrows and eyes, and spoke with a loud voice, and a long beard that dragged all the way to his abdomen. He was more handsome than the handsome man.), and he himself pretended to be the ghostwriter and stood behind him. After the envoys met, Cao Cao sent someone to ask, and the envoys replied: "The King of Wei is very generous, but the ghostwriter at the bedside is a real hero." Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. This person actually had such knowledge, how could it be possible, and he hurriedly sent people to intercept him.

Of course, judging people by appearance is not something that has only started in this era. Confucius, the ancestor of Kong Rong, had two disciples, one named Ziyu and the other named Zaiyu. Ziyu was very ugly, while Zaiyu was very handsome. Confucius had completely different attitudes towards them.

Ziyu was ugly, so Confucius had a bad impression of him when he first met him. Confucius thought to himself: "This person looks like an ugly monster, so he must not have any talent."

Therefore, his attitude towards Zi Yu was very cold. Seeing that his teacher was so cold, Zi Yu could not argue with him or beat him, so he had no choice but to drop out of school and go back to study on his own.

Because Zai Yu was handsome and graceful, as well as eloquent, Confucius liked him very much and believed that this student would have a bright future.

Later, the development of things was beyond Confucius's expectation. Ziyu was a person who loved learning and liked independent thinking. After leaving Confucius, he worked harder to study and became a famous scholar. Many young people came to study under him because of his reputation, and his reputation spread among the princes. On the contrary, Zai Yu was very lazy. Although Confucius taught very seriously, his academic performance was very poor. Confucius had repeatedly advised him, but he did not listen. Sometimes he was still sleeping in bed even when it was already dawn, which made Confucius so angry that he said the famous saying, "A rotten wood cannot be carved." It can be seen that even he was not immune to the appearance.

Yuan Shao looked at everyone and continued, "We have gathered our army and will attack Luoyang tomorrow. We need a vanguard. Who among you is willing to take on the role?"

Changsha Governor Sun Jian stood up and saluted, saying, "Master Yuan, I am willing to be the vanguard."

Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Okay, Wentai is brave and capable, and you are qualified for this task. I will order you to be the vanguard and organize our troops to attack Hulao Pass tomorrow."