Overlord!

Chapter 195 The General Who Conquers the South Leads Yangzhou Mu Kaifu and Supervises the Military of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou Two States
Yuan Shu stole the throne, and all the heroes in the world were loyal and loyal, serving the emperor but rejecting his subordinates.

Among them, the most resolute crusade against Yuan Shu is naturally the Son of Heaven who is respected by all the princes.

Although Dong Zhuo was violent, he did not dare to assume supremacy.Although Li Jue was disabled, he dared not humiliate the emperor.

But Yuan Shu didn't have the slightest merit, and Xian Jie's goodness dared to call himself emperor!If such a rampant thief is not eliminated, what is the majesty of the big man?Where is the authority of the Han Dynasty?

So the emperor immediately sent envoys to the princes of the world after learning of Yuan Shu's rebellion.

To deal with Yuan Shu, the emperor must first stabilize his elder brother Yuan Shao.

It can be said that the world is in chaos today, and the war is an internal struggle between the two of them.The two brothers are the strongest princes today.

The emperor had to prevent the two of them from merging, and changed the Tianxia of ​​the Liu family to the Tianxia of ​​the Yuan family.

So the emperor personally sent Yushi Zhongcheng Zhang Xichijie to Jizhou, canonized Yuan Shao as a general and Marquis of Ye, led Jizhou shepherd, opened a mansion, fake festival axe, and supervised the military affairs of the four prefectures of Bing, Qing, Ji, and You!

Having received such a generous reward from the imperial court, Yuan Shao finally fulfilled his wish, and solemnly presented himself to the imperial court, expressing his respect for the Son of Heaven.

This means that within the Yuan family, Yuan Shu, the usurping emperor, is also not recognized.

This is also the gap between the two Yuan's concepts.Although both of them believed that the Han Dynasty had declined, the authority of the emperor could be stepped on.At the beginning when the eunuch was killed, it was the two who led the army in open battle, broke into the forbidden area, and trampled on the so-called authority of the Han Dynasty and the majesty of the emperor.

However, in the case of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu was more arrogant, and the route he chose was to directly replace him, take another title of Jianguo, and ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

Yuan Shao is not much better, he wants to make Liu Yu emperor, control the puppet, and then usurp the throne like Wang Mang.

Therefore, Yuan Shao did not recognize the emperor established by Dong Zhuo from the beginning.

However, after the reward from the Son of Heaven, Yuan Shao was finally moved and recognized the authority of the Son of Heaven.

Because even if he proclaims other people as emperors himself, that's all the authority he can get.

What the princes did was only for a political benefit.

Now being loyal to the emperor is beneficial for Yuan Shao to stabilize his power and enhance his reputation, so Yuan Shao chose to protect his own interests instead of standing on the same front as his brother who has always hated hatred.

And as Yuan Shao, the most powerful prince in Hebei and the prince most likely to sweep the world like Emperor Guangwu, expressed his respect for the emperor, the situation in the world suddenly became clear.

This means that Yuan Shu's arrogance cannot even be supported within the Yuan family, let alone be popular in the world?

This angry Yuan Shu yelled at Yuan Shao, the son of a lowly maidservant in Huainan, he was born lowly, he hardly has the bearing of a nobleman, and he is not worthy of Yuan's blood!
But no matter how Yuan Shu scolded, the general situation of the world was clear, especially at this time, Cao Cao, the most capable prince in the Central Plains, also joined the battle.

The war between him and Liu Biao was forced to end under the mediation of Tianxia.

The two sides demarcated with Nanyang and Xinye, and the area north of Xinye, including Yuyang, Rang County, Wan County, and Wuyin, was owned by Cao Cao, and the area south of Xinye was still owned by Liu Biao.

Cao Cao expanded 26 counties at one time, and forced Zhang Xiu in Rang County to surrender. He had a population of hundreds of thousands, and the Xiliang Army had nearly [-] people, greatly increasing its strength.

With the help of the emperor, Liu Biao managed to keep the area around Xinye, giving him a little respite.

Originally, Cao Cao was unwilling to agree to the mediation of the emperor, who obviously favored Jingzhou.

Within a year, Liu Biao lost two battles and lost more than [-] troops, which can be said to be a great loss of strength and turmoil.

Even if he still has troops in Nanjun, it will be difficult to organize his troops and send generals to go north to Nanyang to resist Cao Cao's [-]-strong army.

Although Cao Cao has now expanded 26 counties in just two or three months, it is still better to drive Liu Biao from Xinye to the south of Han River and capture the entire Nanyang County.

However, Yuan Shu's response forced him to cease fighting with Liu Biao and return to Xu County.

In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Yuan Shu sent an assassin, Zhang Kai, to assassinate Chen Wang Liu Chong and Chen Guoxiang Luo Jun, and annexed hundreds of thousands of Chen Guo.

During Luo Jun's reign, he supported the common people, and there were no disasters, and the years were rich and rich, and the people were extremely prosperous.

Chen Wangchong has thousands of powerful crossbows, which are worthy of Yuan Shu's arrogance.King Chen was very powerful and protected the territory, and thieves did not dare to invade.As a result, the county is peaceful, the people are abundant, and the army is well-trained.

And Yuan Shu sent the assassin Zhang Kai to kill him, and he got all the riches and land!

Chen Wang Liu Chong was not an ordinary prince. He called himself the General of the Han Dynasty and died at the hands of the Zhong family.

Zhang Kai, the assassin, can be said to be the greatest hero of the Zhong Clan.

And he was the Xuzhou general who slaughtered Cao Cao's father and brother for Tao Qian.

Now he helped Yuan Shu to get all of Chen's land, and the soldiers directly threatened Xu County.

Chen State is connected with Yingchuan, and both belong to Yuzhou County.Chen County is only two or three hundred miles away from Xu County, and it can be reached in one day by fast horse.

Yuan Shu's mighty army marched into Chen State, perhaps his original intention was to seize Chen State quickly, but Cao Cao had no choice but to feel cold.

So Cao Cao hastily agreed to the emperor's mediation, ceased the war with Liu Biao, led his troops back to Xu County, and personally led his troops to attack Yuan Shu.

In order to reward Cao Cao and Liu Biao for truce, they participated in the siege of Yuan Shu.

The emperor moved Cao Cao to be General Wei, Kaifu, and Holiday Festival, and even moved Liu Biao to be Sikong, ranking among the three princes!At this time, Liu Biao seemed to be catching up with the great Sima Liu Yu in the heart of the emperor.

The emperor is also very generous to the princes who have announced the crusade against Yuan Shu, especially Liu Bei, the clan of the Han Dynasty and the successor of King Jing of Zhongshan, was directly rewarded by the emperor, and once held a high position!He was named General Zuo, leader of Xuzhou Mu, Liangchenghou, Kaifu, false festival governor of Xuzhou, and Yuzhou military!
Liangcheng is in the territory of Xiapi County, a narrow strip of water from Xiapi County, the county government, and next to Yishui River in the northeast. It is a very prosperous county.

Liu Bei's previous official position in the Han Dynasty dates back to the period of Wenxi County Captain, and now he has become a heavy general of the Han Dynasty, one of the thirteen prefectures in the world, and even a county marquis, which can be said to be deeply favored by the emperor.

After Liu Bei, Zhong Yao, the servant of the emperor of the Han Dynasty, also arrived in Jiankang City with the emperor's edict and seal ribbon.

Zhong Yao, the father of Zhong Hui, is the most trusted minister of the emperor in the Han Dynasty.

The emperor Liu Xie was able to return to the east smoothly, and Zhong Yao's planning contributed a lot.

And it was his loyal escort all the way and various suggestions that made the emperor appreciate him so much that he was moved from the Huangmen servant to the servant, and he was named Dongwu Tinghou.

After he proclaimed the Guandong with festivals, the emperor even intentionally asked him to lead the minister and further serve as the minister.

Now Lantai is full of talents.The competent ministers under the emperor's command include not only Zhong Yao, but also a large number of top advisers such as Xun You and Jia Xu.

Therefore, the emperor's rewards and control over the princes of the world are also extremely precise and he handles them thoroughly.

After Sun Ce led civil and military personnel to welcome Zhong Yao into the palace, Zhong Yao read out the imperial edict in public:

"The general of the Han Dynasty, the prefect of Kuaiji, and the Marquis of Wu: Heaven and earth are out of order, the emperor does not build up, the yuan is evil to Yuan Shu, arrogance and rebellion, arrogance and honor, causing the collapse of the sea, and the destruction of all living beings. How can there be chaos today? .”

"But the general has an extraordinary appearance, and he is also civil and military. He sees changes in the times, judges the past, overcomes dangers and obstacles, shows his sincerity, initiates great plans, and is the first in the world. His great achievements are as good as those of the ancients."

"Since ancient times, holy emperors and kings have established the system, praised virtues with titles, and rewarded merits with salary; those with great merits will be rewarded, and those with great virtues will be worshiped. Therefore, the Duke of Zhou has the work of supporting others, and the Taishi has the merits of the eagle. Open up earth and earth, and receive supplies at the same time.”

"Now the general has planned a plan for ten thousand years, built an unparalleled strategy, eliminated the tyrannical captives, obeyed the rule of nature and people, and helped to achieve great achievements. His achievements are unparalleled. What happened in Qilu is enough to be ridiculed! "Poetry" is not Yunhu, there is nothing to say but nothing to say, nothing to be repaid without virtue."

"Now the king is the general who conquers the south, leads Yangzhou Mu, opened the mansion, fake festivals, supervises the military affairs of Yangzhou and Jiaozhou, and entrusts all matters in the southeast. Zhong Yao, the envoy who holds the festival, grants the seal, ribbon and scepter. Maozhao Mingde, Xiu Naiyi's achievements, respect the king's order, and appease the Quartet."

"Qinzai! Respect this training code, brighten the heavenly workmanship, look after our country, and rest forever."

The imperial edict, seal ribbon and scepter were handed over to Sun Ce by Zhong Yao.

This also means that Sun Ce has officially become the Yangzhou Shepherd conferred by the Great Han!Conquer the South General!The opening of the government, holidays, and matters in the southeast were all decided by Sun Ce, and even Jiaozhou was also supervised by Sun Ce.

This appointment was obviously considered carefully by the Han court, which is now dominated by important generals from the clan.

So Liu Yu, Liu Yan, Liu Yao,

Both Liu Biao and Liu Bei have relatively high status.

In particular, the position of General Zhengnan is indistinguishable from Liu Biao's previous position as General Zhennan.Therefore, the imperial court must wait for Liu Biao to be promoted to Sikong before he can promote Sun Ce to be the general who conquers the south.

However, in order to show that the imperial court attached great importance to the clan, Sun Ce could not be placed higher than Liu Bei's General Zuo.

In the Han Dynasty, the four generals, that is, the front general, left general, right general, and rear general, are generally slightly more powerful than the hussar generals, generals, chariot generals, and guard generals.

The big man is indeed afraid of the situation where foreign ministers and generals will do harm to the world.

Therefore, the emperor now only trusts the clan generals, relying on the power of the clan to sweep the world down.

And the clans were indeed worthy of the entrustment of the great Han. When the emperor was in chaos and suffering, it was these clan ministers who had the Han clan in their hearts. Whether it was Liu Biao, Liu Yao or Liu Bei, they all expressed their respect to the Luoyang court after the eastward move.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, these clans all shouted slogans to help the Han clan.Fight to the death with Yuan Shu without any hesitation.

If it weren't for Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's allies, the emperor would be afraid of them, and even the official positions for them would be lower than Liu Biao.

Of course, since the imperial court had balanced his reputation in the world, he had to give Sun Ce great compensation in terms of practical matters.

Now the imperial court canonized Sun Ce as Yangzhou Mu, and at the same time allowed Sun Ce to supervise the Jiaozhou military.

Then this gave Sun Ce the righteousness to open up Jiaozhou, and he will be famous in the future.

Don't look down on Jiaozhou. Before the chaos, Jiaozhou also had seven counties and 56 counties, with 50 registered households and 200 million people.The largest county alone, Jiaozhi County, has 50 people in twelve cities.

When Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao in Dangyang, he wanted to join Wu Ju, the prefect of Cangwu, and the reason why Wu Ju was able to contend against Cao Cao's all-powerful army was because he had more than 46 people in eleven cities under his command!

Moreover, Jiaozhi has more gold, treasures, and jade, which is one of the most important sources of wealth in Soochow.

If Sun Ce can take Jiaozhi without bloodshed, all 200 million people will listen to the order, and the heroes of the world will no longer have to compete in the Central Plains. Sun Ce is already sure of victory!

It's just that it's not so easy to take down here. Liu Biao sent troops to attack Jiaozhou for many years, but they didn't take it down in the end.

On the contrary, the local people were devastated, 200 million people died, and only a few hundred thousand people remained in the end.

From this, we can know the significance of the military governor of Jiaozhou given to Sun Ce by the emperor.

In today's world, none of the princes of the Central Plains can strongly control Jiaozhou, and when Sun Ce has the righteousness of the court, he sent troops to enter the 56 cities of the seven counties. As long as he can firmly grasp these civilized counties and counties, the local governors will recognize the Jiangdong officials and not initiate rebellion .

In that case, Sun Ce had initially taken control of Jiaozhou, gaining a population of hundreds of thousands or even nearly a million.

Now Jiaozhou is full of miasma, deep forest and dense grass, Sun Ce has no interest in sending troops to the local area to wipe out the tyrants and bandits in the mountains and forests.

He only hoped that a partial division would be able to move smoothly into the city of Jiaozhou and take all the seven counties and 56 counties in one state.There were no prefects, county magistrates, and local tyrants who were against him and refused to accept Jiankang's decree.

Of course, all of this is still far away from the present. Even if Sun Ce wants to send a partial division to the south, it is not now.

The navy in Jiangdong is still doing its best to transport nearly ten thousand horses along the Huaihe River, and the main force of Jiankang's army has not had time to move out in the future.Right now, all Jiangdong's energy is still on crusade against Yuan Shu and capturing Huainan.

Sun Ce took the seal, ribbon and scepter from Zhong Yao, and solemnly replied to Zhong Yao: "The minister led the army at the beginning, and he was not yet a weak crown. Although he is cowardly and incompetent, he still thinks about his life. Only the art of madness is a serious evil. The ministers were honored by the emperor, so because of the state's favor, they lavished on the eastern land. Now that the crime is being punished, the common people must offer victories in order to repay what they have given."

Zhong Yao nodded in satisfaction, and said: "The emperor has always been loyal to his generals. I hope that the general will live up to the emperor's kindness, and the soldiers will advance together to put down the rebellion, and the good news will be announced soon."

After talking about business affairs, Sun Ce hosted a banquet in honor of Zhong Yao, saying: "If I can defeat Yuan Shu and sweep Huainan down, I will send envoys to worship and lose the gift of the southeast."

This is of course a good thing for the court.Why did the imperial court always pay more attention to Liu Biao and Cao Cao than Liu Bei and Sun Ce?
It is also the clan, Liu Biao has been named Sikong, and Liu Bei is only the left general.As a foreign general, Cao Cao is already the general of Wei, but Sun Ce is only the general of Zhengnan?
Without him!It's just because of the different tribute abilities!

Liu Biao and Cao Cao are both close to the capital, and they can send tribute to Luoyang every year, and the Military Assets Committee loses continuously.

Especially like Cao Cao, who collected grain in Xu County and gained a lot of money. He got millions of shi of grain. Sending [-] shi of grain to Luoyang a year can solve Luoyang's difficulties.

And Liu Bei's march into Peidi also expanded to Yuzhou, so he was awarded the military governor of Xuzhou and Yuzhou.It is also more convenient for him to transport grain to Luoyang than Jiangdong.

Only Jiangdong was enshrined, and Yuan Shu blocked it before, and Liu Biao and Cao Cao were enemies later, so it was difficult to supply it at any time.

When Zhong Yao heard Sun Ce's words, he immediately rejoiced and said, "It's really a country's good fortune that the general has been favored throughout his life and has a profound sense of justice."

Sun Ce smiled and said, "It's just to share the country's worries. It happens that I have something to do alone, and I want to ask Zhong Shizhong for advice."

Zhong Yao immediately cupped his hands and said, "Dare not to follow orders."

Sun Ce nodded and said, "Guzheng wants to ask Zhong Shizhong about someone."

(End of this chapter)