Johime Three Kingdoms

Chapter 366 The Xiangyang Incident
Since the imperial court left Xudu, the auxiliary Han forces have actually reported frequent successes.

Ma Teng, Han Sui, Yang Feng, and Zhang Yan were basically bounded by Chang'an. Ma Teng and Han Sui were responsible for clearing out the small warlords in the central and western parts of Guanxi and Guanxi. Zhang Yang and Yang Feng were responsible for the eastern part of Guanzhong, Luoyang, Hedong, etc. A sporadic small warlord.

Although he did not dare to directly provoke Xu County in Yuzhou, he would either persuade Sili and the warlords in Hedong who had defected to Cao Cao to surrender, or pretend not to know and attack...

After the deaths of Li Jue and Guo Si, Liang Xing, Zhang Heng, Duan Xuan and other small warlords who originally occupied Guanzhong and Hedong either surrendered in despair or were pushed aside after stubborn resistance.

Liu Bei has also crossed the Yellow River and completely recovered Pingyuan County, where he once served as county magistrate. Now basically the entire territory of Qingzhou has been annexed by Liu Bei...

(There was a clerical error in the previous chapter. The pre-Qin Qi State was mainly in Qingzhou in the Han Dynasty, and a small part was in Xuzhou. This has been corrected.)
But the news from people other than his own party still made Liu Xie angry...

After Cao Cao in the north learned of Xu Du's urgent report, he did not immediately return reinforcements. Instead, he pretended to retreat, and then shot back. He also deliberately revealed the "conditions" Xun Yu had obtained for him. Overjoyed and sad, Cao Cao This directly angered Yuan Shao, who was already seriously ill, and captured Yecheng.

Yuan Tan was beaten all the time in HD. He was not like Liu Xie imagined, fighting Cao Cao and losing both sides.

Not to mention the south, Jiangling was lost so quickly, and when the Nanjun nobles first came into contact with the court, Liu Xie was happy for a while, but who knew that those wastes were now blocked outside Wancheng, and they could not Half a step north.

Originally, Liu Xie wanted to convince Bai Tu and had certain expectations for this great sage. However, looking at it now, the other party was simply trying to impress him!

The eight strategies are just excuses. Just like Cao Cao, he wants to be crowned king and harm me...

When Liu Bei and others left the front hall, Liu Xie, exhausted both physically and mentally, asked Liu Ai: "Uncle Emperor, how was my performance today?"

Liu Ai said with a smile: "Your Majesty is so open-minded, it will be a blessing to all people, but... you must be cautious about Mr. Bai's attitude."

To be honest, Liu Xie's performance today was actually improved. Except that at first it seemed too unintelligent to try to touch Hua Xin, but later on, although everyone could see that he was angry, at least he did not vent his anger clearly.

It is far from perfect, but the progress is still considerable. Considering Liu Xie’s age, he has just reached the championship this year. Liu Ai feels that encouragement should be the main thing...

Liu Xie also nodded when he heard this and said: "I understand, it's just... that's all, I'll pay attention next time." Obviously he also understood that it was useless to complain to Liu Ai.

"It's just that now the General's Mansion seems to be no different from Cao Cao! No... the popularity of the General's Mansion is even more terrifying than Cao's. There are still people in the capital talking about the omens of the 'Returning Jade Seal'. That road is now lush and green, and the weeds are three-thirds taller... It's simply unreasonable!" Liu Xie forgot about it at this time, and he himself was very moved at the time.

"It's freezing cold now, so it's not easy to use troops, and the General's Office should hold off troops before the first month of the year. I hope the Jingzhou nobles can hold on in Xiangfan for a while longer... When King Wei returns Xu County, even if Wancheng doesn't move, we I can also help indirectly. In addition... His Majesty needs to send out the canonization of Liu Jingzhou's orphan as soon as possible." Liu Ai reminded.

As the diet of the people in Xiangyang has greatly expanded, Liu Biao's condition has become more and more serious. A few months ago, not only his hands and feet were ulcerated, but his eyes were gradually blinding. Especially after the news of Liu Qi's death came, Liu Biao almost died suddenly and was rescued. After that, he gradually lost consciousness and became bedridden and unable to do anything.

The Nanjun gentry initially blocked the news and completely took over Jingzhou Mansion, but when they came to the court in the name of paying tribute, they revealed the truth.

Counting the time, Liu Biao should not have survived last month, and now he has been buried in the ground without accident...

If possible, Liu Xie would like to directly send Liu Ai to Xiangyang to take charge. However, now he does not want the court to feel it, but the Nanjun gentry to feel it.

The Nanjun nobles now have actual control over the Jingzhou Prefecture, but Liu Biao has wooed the Nanyang nobles and suppressed the Cai and Kuai families before. The two parties have been separated. Forcibly ascending to the throne may lead to civil strife in the Jingzhou Prefecture. Therefore, for the Nanjun nobles, Liu Cong will succeed to the throne first. Uniting all the forces in Jingzhou Prefecture is more cost-effective than working alone.

After all, the Cai family and the Kuai family did not want to separate themselves from each other, they just wanted to make progress in stability in these troubled times!

"Well, it's better to rectify Liu Cong's name than to get a cheap picture... How about canonizing Liu Cong at the great court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month in a way that the emperor knows about it? What does the emperor think?" Liu Xie had a thought? road.

When appointing the shepherd of a state, it is actually a matter of choice whether to activate the "Xianshi Zhiwen". However, if you consider that the Jingzhou Prefecture can only control Xiangfan and central and southern Nanyang, the "Xianshi Zhiwen" is somewhat beyond the standards.

Fortunately, after the imperial court moved westward, it not only cut off the previous luck connection with the Prime Minister's Mansion, but also the luck rebounded.

Therefore, it is not impossible for Liu Xie to forcibly launch it!

Didn't Bai Tu say that on the first day of the first lunar month if he didn't see the "Xianshi Zhiwen" who promised eight strategies, he would acquiesce in being promoted to King of Chu and continue to attack Xiangfan?

Then on the first day of the first lunar month, use "Xianshi Zhiwen" to rectify Liu Cong's name.

When Bai Tu attacks again... although it still cannot be stopped, it is inevitably untenable morally, and at least it can add some obstacles.

Liu Ai thought about it and thought it was a good idea.
"Your Majesty is wise." Liu Ai echoed, feeling that Liu Xie was indeed growing. After pondering for a while, he suddenly said: "If this is the case, the old minister thought... If we want to activate the 'Xianshi Zhiwen', it is better to simply do it again Make it bigger! Although we can't do anything to the two major princes in the north and south, we can seal all the princes who support the imperial court!" Liu Ai gradually showed some determination as he spoke.

Of course, there are possible side effects of indiscriminately enfeoffing princes, but... now Baitu in the south and Cao Cao in the north are not easy to provoke directly.

Directly declaring them to be rebellious ministers and traitors, I am afraid that people will soon send troops to enter the pass, but this level of suppression should have both advantages and disadvantages!

As for the "side effects"...

If the current difficulties cannot be overcome, the Han Dynasty will perish. The Han Dynasty must be revitalized first before it can be qualified to mention side effects!
However, what they didn't know was that at this time in Jiangling, Huang Chengyan had secretly met Bai Tu and discussed the secret alliance - Liu Cong, who was still just a kid in name, was the lord of Jingzhou, but in fact, Jingzhou Mansion was now the head of Jingzhou. It is in the hands of the Nanjun nobles, so the surrender to Chu will have to be done secretly...

The various families in Nanjun worked together to "trap" Huang Chengyan and Mrs. Cai once, but this time Huang Chengyan and Mrs. Cai are ready to trick them back in one fell swoop!

Their advantage at this time was that they had a legitimate say. After all, the Nanjun nobles nominally supported Liu Cong, and secondly, the Kuai family and Cai family had seriously underestimated Cai Shuang's temperament.

In their view, Cai Shuang is a shrew who has no overall perspective - but this is what makes it easier for them to control. As long as they respect her openly, they don't worry about what other plans Cai Shuang has in private...

To be honest, only Cai Mao had some doubts, because in his impression, his sister was not that stupid.

However, after Cai Shuang got married, the relationship between the two of them in private became much weaker. Even at the beginning, Cai Shuang didn't want to see them at all.

Therefore, Cai Mao was at most a little hesitant, and most likely apologetic in his heart, thinking that Cai Shuang was unhappy because of the past and his discord with Liu Biao. Especially in the past year, Liu Biao has strongly supported Liu Qi and treated both Cai Shuang and Liu Cong very much. He was cold and cold, so Cai Shuang was stimulated and his character became more and more biased...

(End of this chapter)