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Chapter 381
Liu Bian, king of the Western Han Dynasty, returned his capital to Chang'an, occupied a lot of Guanzhong, and issued an order to seek talents with a rare high-profile gesture!

This seems to be a signal, a very dire signal.

That is, is the Emperor Han in Xuchang now, is it orthodox?

Since the Han Dynasty, Chang'an, the capital of the west, has been appointed by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty, and its representative significance is naturally unusual.

The king title of the King of the Western Han Dynasty is worthy of deliberation.

Thinking back when Liu Bian established the throne of the Western Han King in the Western Regions, the Guandong princes didn't feel much about it, but now Liu Bian has arrived in Chang'an, and with Chang'an as his capital, he maintains the title of King of the Western Han Dynasty, but it has a different meaning.

Liu Bang, the great ancestor, seemed to be called the King of Han before he conquered the world...

If Liu Bian is still in the Western Regions, he can call him whatever he likes, even if the word 'Xi' is removed, no one cares.But now, he is in Chang'an, and in the hearts of the princes, he has started to make other small calculations.

In midsummer, Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, could not resist Sun Ce's onslaught at last, and Liyang City was destroyed.

Generals Zhang Ying and Chen Heng died in battle outside Liyang City. Uncle Yan Baihu withdrew his troops immediately after hearing that Liyang had failed. Liu Bei of Jiujiang.

This uncle and nephew Yan Baihu is also capable.

At that time, he carried Sun Ce hard for two years in Kuaiji, and was defeated by Zhou Yu later. Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji, died in battle, and his uncle and nephew overthrew Danyang.Liu Yao treated his uncle and nephew pretty well. Instead of blaming him, he appointed him as the captain of the west, recruited troops in Danyang County, and prepared to regroup.

It's a pity...

Before the recruits are formed successfully, Liu Yao is defeated!

Liu Bei won thousands of Danyang soldiers out of thin air, and he also won his uncle and nephew Yan Baihu, so he was naturally very happy.In the name of his father-in-law Liu Xuan, Yan Baihu was appointed as the prefect of Jiujiang, Yan Xing worked for the other family, and the captain of Jiujiang guarded Jiujiang for him.

Think about it, Yan Baihu is the general of the defeated army, and now he can't help but have a place to stay and an official position as a prefect.

Regardless of whether the prefect is justified or not, it is enough to make Yan Baihu feel grateful.

After expressing his loyalty to Liu Bei, he immediately took office and prepared troops in Jiujiang to defend against Sun Ce.

As for Sun Ce, after obtaining Liyang as he wished, he dominated the six counties in Jiangdong, and his strength skyrocketed.

The Zhu family in Danyang immediately expressed their surrender, and Zhu Zhi's surrender to Sun Ce also represented the submission of the family.

This also made Sun Ce's eyes finally set on the last county in Jiangdong, that is, Lujiang County, which is backed by Poyang Lake.

Compared with the prestige of Sun Lang's horse-riding Jiangdong in history, Sun Ce's fight this time was extremely difficult.

There seem to be many reasons for this.

But if it is the most important thing, I am afraid that because Dong Bi killed Sun Jian outside Xingyang City, Sun Ce lost a buffer period.If Sun Jian didn't die, at least he could leave Sun Ce with a team capable of making him rise.But it was precisely because of Sun Jian's early death that when Sun Ce started, there was only one Zhou Yu and Cheng Pu who could use him.

After the end of the Liyang battle, the 23-year-old Sun Ce climbed to the top of Liyang city with his sword in hand.

It was midsummer, and Liyang should have been filled with lush greenery, but now, it was devastated as far as the eye could see.

Years of wars have made Liyang no longer what it used to be.

Suddenly feeling very depressed in his heart, Sun Ce clenched his fists and slammed them on the battlements, not saying a word for a long time.

That Dong family son is lucky!

He was beaten up and fled to the Western Regions, but in just a few years, he easily captured the important places in Guanzhong.What about yourself?After working hard and fighting hard for several years, what I got in the end was a dilapidated and incomplete Yangzhou.

It can't be said that it is the whole of Yangzhou. Jiujiang has been given to Liu Bei, at least it cannot be regained in a short time.

There is a saying that people are more angry than others...

That's the truth.

It is commendable for Sun Ce to get to this point when he started from scratch.If there is no Dong Bi's contrast, maybe he will really be satisfied.However, Dong Pi's foundation was far superior to Sun Ce's. How could Sun Ce, who had always harbored hatred in his heart, swallow this bad breath?

Footsteps came from behind, but Sun Ce didn't turn his head.

At this time, there was only one possibility for the person who could get close to him without being stopped by the guards, and that was Zhou Yu.

"Gongjin, have you calmed down properly?"

Sun Ce didn't look back, still looking at the scenery outside the city, and asked softly.

Zhou Yu looks very idle...

He is more than eight feet tall, almost the same as Sun Ce.

The baby was born with white teeth and red lips, and a handsome appearance.He put on his helmet and armor, and walked to Sun Ce's side with his sword under his ribs.

"With Zhu's family coming forward to appease, everything has been arranged!"

Zhou Yu's voice was not that loud and imposing.He speaks slowly and calmly.

For Sun Ce, Zhou Yu is the person he can trust the most.

This trust even far surpassed his trust in his family.Whenever he was upset, Zhou Yu's words could calm his mind.To some extent, half of the credit for defeating Jiangdong should be on Zhou Yu.

"Bo Fu, you don't look happy!"

"How can I be happy... I remember when I was a child, I came to Liyang with my father. How prosperous was Liyang at that time? When Lord Qin ruled, I also came here, but it was full of life and vitality. But Now...you see, how much time we spent, the obtained Li Yang has become like this."

There is a subtext: Look at the Dong family, they won the Guanzhong of Nuo Da without any effort.

Who is Zhou Yu?

How could it be possible to hear the melancholy in Sun Ce's words.

Smiling slightly, "What, but do you feel that you can't compare to that Marquis Marquis' achievement?"

If another person said this, Sun Ce would turn his face on the spot, and maybe he would draw his sword and chop that person down with one blow.

But when Zhou Yu said this, he just sighed.

Zhou Yu said: "When I was young, I met Marquis Wugong in Luoyang... Hehe, to be honest, my first impression at that time was: how can there be such an ugly guy in this world? But later I heard that he did it. After the incident, I felt admiration for him again, and I set a goal to become a great figure like Wu Gonghou in the future."

Sun Ce frowned slightly, but did not speak.

"Later, when I grew up slowly, I realized that I would never be able to be like Martial Arts Marquis in my life. He was able to rise in the troubled times, relying on many opportunities... But for us, those opportunities came by chance. You can’t ask for it. The times make heroes, and I finally understand this truth. If there is no Yellow Turban Rebellion, a Martial Arts Marquis would not be a Martial Arts Marquis.”

Sun Ce turned his head in surprise and looked at Zhou Yu.

"Bo Fu, what I mean is that you don't have to stick to hatred. You have to compete with martial arts masters. When your uncle died in battle, there was no distinction between right and wrong. If you want revenge, I don't object. But if If you stick to that personal enmity and lose your sense of normalcy, you will end up with nothing. A man can accomplish great things only if he doesn’t care about small details. We only need to do what we should do... As for the result, let him go .”

Zhou Yu said, pointing to the depressed scene outside the city.

"You don't want to look at the depression of Liyang today, but when it happens next year, it will be full of vitality everywhere, just look at you and me!"

Sun Ce nodded vigorously, "Gongjin's words are true."

"Hehe, it's not true... I once heard a poem written by Marquis Wugong in Luoyang in his early years. Although it was not very beautiful, it had a special charm. At that time, Marquis Wugong was just a soldier in the mansion of a general. It’s not as good as you and me now. The poem says: Li Liyuan grows on the grass, one year old and one withered and flourishing. The wild fire can’t burn out, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates. Today, I will give it to Bofu.”

"Grass on Liliyuan, one year old and one withered... The wild fire is endless, and the spring breeze blows and regenerates!"

Sun Ce murmured like he was dreaming, and then burst out laughing a moment later, "If there is no Gongjin, I will be on the edge of a dead end again."

Zhou Yu's smile, but tidied up.

"Bo Fu, it's not the time for us to laugh...Although we have won the four counties in Jiangdong, we are still struggling. Liu Biao in Jingzhou is about to move, and Liu Bei in Xuzhou has signed an agreement with us, but he is not enough to support it. The most urgent thing is to You have to seize the opportunity and seize the great righteousness. Ask the court for titles, and then send troops, and you will be famous."

Sun Ce was startled, "Gong Jin means..."

"We should go to Xuchang and ask the emperor to give you the post of governor of Yangzhou, and then you can develop steadily."

"Exactly!"

Emperor Han is in Xuchang, in the hands of Cao Cao.

Although it is said that in Dong Yu's order of seeking talents, he changed from serving the emperor to order the princes to taking the emperor to order the princes, which did have some influence.But for the princes, who would care about these?The Han Dynasty had long lost its prestige, and what the princes wanted was nothing more than a paper seal.What's more, Cao Cao also needs Sun Ce in Jiangdong to contain Liu Bei, right?

"But what if Cao Cao refuses?"

"How to do?"

Zhou Yu smiled, "If Cao Cao refuses to agree, we will send people to Guanzhong to find the king of the Western Han Dynasty, Shangshu."

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In "Mencius - Devotion", there was such a sentence: Spring and Autumn without justice!

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the prestige of the emperor of Zhou gradually declined, and many powerful princes successively adopted the method of "holding the emperor to order the princes" to start wars.Under the banner of King Qin, in fact, he wants to achieve his own goal of dominating the princes.

That's why Mencius said: "There is no righteous war in the Spring and Autumn Period."If he is good at this, he has it.

It means that throughout the Spring and Autumn Period, no war was truly just.It's just to see who does it more grandly and who does it more quietly.In this sense, there are.

After Dong Zhuo's death, the war in the entire Kanto seems to have returned to the Spring and Autumn Period.

Before Cao Cao welcomed the emperor, Yuan Shao proclaimed himself a general and managed Jizhou like a small court.

Liu Bei won the support of Liu Xuan, the king of Pei, and continued to entrust him in the name of the clan of the Han Dynasty.

Although everyone recognizes the Emperor Han in the Xuchang Palace, who really respects that emperor?
On the contrary, it was Liu Bian, the king of the Western Han Dynasty who had been deliberately trying to kill by the Emperor Han, who sent people to Xuchang after occupying Guanzhong.However, he did not express surrender, but as an older brother, he gave Liu Xie a birthday present.

Of course, this move will naturally be announced to the world by the subordinate officials of the Five Officials Yamen.

As for Han Emperor Liu Xie's reaction?I don't know... According to gossip, Liu Xie broke all the vases in the study that day, and stayed in the room for a whole day, not even coming out, and didn't even eat dinner.

Dong Bi is packing up and preparing to go to Shuofang for inspection.

As Xu Shu said, the Xianbei army finally dispersed after two months of assembly and returned to their respective tribes.

But He Lian is not a fool, he is extremely vigilant about the actions in Shoujiang City, Shuofang and other places.

Therefore, Xu Shu offered a plan and asked He Qi to divide his troops to harass him.Are you nervous?It's so easy, I'm making you more nervous.

The purpose of the harassment is very simple, it is to paralyze Helian's nerves so as to capture the best opportunity for combat.

Dong Bi decided to go and have a look. There were no major events in Guanzhong, and Jia Xu was there to deal with all kinds of things.

Of course, Dong Bi also left two people behind for Jia Xu.

One is Dian Wei and the other is Chen Dao.

These two people are the people he trusts the most, and at the same time, their reputation in the army is very high, and they can deter all troops.

"I don't understand, what does Yuan Shao mean by playing this hand?"

Dong Bi watched Dong Lu wrap the armor into a package, and Ren Hongchang wiped Zhuoyu's sword for him, and couldn't help asking Cai Yan.

"What does he want to do with the troops from Shangjun?"

Cai Yan is now in his thirties.

She has passed the prime of her life, but her face is still beautiful, exuding an unparalleled maturity.

Nowadays, she seldom participates in Dong Bi's affairs, and most of the time she organizes Yuefu poems and embellishes various documents.

Hearing Dong Bi's question, Cai Yan couldn't help laughing.

This smile is just like a peony blooming, making all the flowers pale.

"If you ask me about this kind of thing, who should I ask? Ask Shi Yuan, maybe he can give you the answer."

"Shi Yuan accompanied Shi Tao to inspect the implementation of the Three Schools. This kid is busy all day now, so he is not at home."

Dong Pi scratched his head, looking extremely distressed, looked at Cai Yan and said, "In my opinion, Yuan Shao is uneasy and well-intentioned."

"stand up!"

Cai Yan bit off the end of the thread, shook the cloak in his hand, and gave Dong Bi an order.

Dong Bi obediently stood up and let Cai Yan tease him, while comfortably sniffing the orchid-like musk dew on Cai Yan's body.

"No seriousness, Lu'er and Hongchang are watching!"

Cai Yan's face turned red, and she slapped Dong Bi's hand that was trying to make trouble, and glanced at Dong Bi with her big watery eyes, as if to blame, but there were rippling autumn waves in those eyes, revealing spring feelings, telling countless charming style.

Seeing Dong Bi's little heart, he was jumping up and down.

"If you ask me, Yuan Shao may not have any evil intentions!"

Cai Yan said softly: "Now the king of the Western Han Dynasty is still in Chang'an, and you have destroyed Hedong again, directly threatening his territory. I looked at the map that day and found that Shangjun was surrounded by Hedong and Shuofang. Control also exists in name only. From my point of view, he wants to test it out and find a way to reconcile with you."

"I reconcile with him?"

Dong Yu let out a sigh, "At the beginning, the person who wished my Dong family to die the most was probably Yuan Shao and Yuan Benchu."

"This time, that time!"

Cai Yan said: "Who will you not feel afraid to put your current military strength on? Yuan Shao's situation does not seem to be very good, with Cao Cao on one side and Lv Bu on the other, who is easy to deal with? Now that you are added, how can he not afraid?"

While talking, he packed the cloak.

Then he smiled and said: "In my opinion, he gave up Shangjun as a gesture. If you occupy Shangjun, he will definitely be more afraid, and he might join hands with Lu Bu to prevent you from going east. If you don't occupy Shangjun ..."

"What will happen to him?"

"Maybe, it won't be long before he will send someone to contact you, and even ask for an alliance."

Dong Bi heard it, but laughed!

I hope it is what Cai Yan said.

But regarding the alliance with Yuan Shao, to be honest, Dong Bi really hadn't thought about it.Back then, the old Dong's family and the old Yuan's family were killing each other to the death, and the hatred in it was not light.Forming an alliance sounds a bit unlikely.

So, to some extent, Dong Bi is still not a qualified politician.

For people in troubled times, personal enmity is always greater than interests.Don't you think that in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period, the opponents who beat you to death yesterday would sit together today drinking and having fun, reciting poems and composing poems, enjoying all the wind, flowers, snow and moon?

Anyway, this kind of thing is too complicated for Dong Bi!

But it doesn't matter, presumably the military division can handle it properly, and there is no need for him to worry too much.

"Xiping, have you considered what I told you last time?"

"what's up?"

Cai Yan had a helpless expression, and said with a wry smile: "It was the matter that the Queen Mother told me the day before we set off in the Western Regions. Didn't she mean that she wanted the King of the Western Han Dynasty to marry our concubine Wen? what do you think?"

Dong Lu suddenly stopped what he was doing and looked towards Dong Bi.

Although the little Wenji Dong Jie was born to Cai Yan, in fact, it belongs to Dong Lu's name.

For Xiao Wenji, Dong Lu felt that although she was not her own flesh and blood, she was better than her own flesh and blood, so she naturally cared very much.

Dong Yu frowned.

Liu Bian married Xiao Wenji?This seems to be inferior!
But Cai Yan also explained that what the queen mother said was very clear: if Xiao Wenji marries Liu Bian, she must be the first wife.Moreover, Liu and Dong are married, and the two families will become one family from now on, won't they be closer?

To be honest, Cai Yan and Dong Lu are quite tempted.

Dong Bi shook his head, "Jie'er is only thirteen, so it's too early to talk about it. Besides, I have also said that I will not object to Jie'er marrying anyone, but the key is for her to agree. If she If you want, I have no objection."

"You are a father, how can you do this?"

Cai Yan was very helpless, shook his head and smiled wryly: "This is such a great good thing, others can't ask for it, but you..."

"I don't know if it's a good thing or not, but I've heard that a thousand pieces of gold ask for a gift. Husband and one beautiful woman, Bu Xiaoyao is in danger..."

This is the "Ode to Changmen" written by Sima Xiangru, the empress of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, Chen Ajiao, who paid a lot of money.

It is said that Empress Gillian was imprisoned in Nagato Palace after being abolished by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty because of the witchcraft case.

Empress Gillian's mother, Princess Guantao begged Sima Xiangru to make a gift with a thousand pieces of gold and gave it to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, which saved Gillian from the pain of confinement.Thinking that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was also a wise and powerful man, isn't he the same?
When Dong Pi was learning this "Nagato Fu", Cai Yan forced him to recite it because he was afraid that he would change his mind in the future.

Now he answered with Nagato Fu, but it made Cai Yan very helpless.

Unexpectedly, when the couple were talking, there was a graceful figure at the door, and after listening for a while, they left quietly.

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Before twelve o'clock, there is another chapter.

(End of this chapter)