Great Han Empire

Chapter 740: A Storm of Troubled Heroes

Every time in troubled times, there must be a prophecy (chen) weft, and it will play a certain role more or less.

Six years after Qin Shihuang proclaimed himself emperor, Lu Sheng, who sent out to search for immortals to visit Taoism, brought back a prophecy: Hu Ye, who died in Qin Dynasty.Qin Shihuang thought that this "Hu" was from the Huns, so he asked General Meng Tian to lead his army to attack the Huns in the north and build the Great Wall, but he just forgot that he had an unlucky boy named Hu Hai.

At the end of the Qin Dynasty, Chen Sheng and Wu Guang rebelled in Daze Township. They first stuffed a strip of cloth in the belly of the carp, with the words: "Chen Shengwang", and then Wu Guang pretended to be a fox demon in the grass in the middle of the night and yelled, "Da! Chu Xing, King Chen Sheng", as a result, these words overthrew Da Qin.

Gao Zu of this dynasty came from a slightly cold background, so it was really hard to scare people, so he concocted a shocking pioneering act of beheading the "white snake" in Mangdang Mountain.No one knows whether Gaozu himself killed the "white snake", but Gaozu himself believes that these mysterious things are true.

Not long after the dynasty was established, a prophecy came out announcing its demise, "The one who replaces the Han Dynasty should be Tu Gaoye."

This sentence comes from "Chunqiu Prophecy". Who wrote this book and when it was handed down to the world is unknown. This sentence was already widely circulated during Emperor Xiaowu's time.

This prophecy means that this dynasty is exhausted, and a new dynasty will replace it.However, this substitute "Dangtu Gao" is very puzzling.Is this a name or a catchphrase?Who is "Dang Tu Gao"?So some people tried their best to guess.

In his later years, Emperor Xiaowu took a boat tour to the north, had a banquet with his officials on the Fen River, and wrote the speech "Autumn Wind". This robbery.According to the interpretation at the time, the calamity of June and Seven was that after 42 generations of the imperial lineage, the Tu Gao was the contemporary Han Dynasty.The ministers comforted Emperor Xiaowu, that the dynasty was ordered by the heavens, and its ancestors surpassed that of Zhou Yin, and its descendants would last forever.Your Majesty, don't listen to such rumors of national subjugation.Emperor Xiaowu was very moved, saying that since ancient times, he has never heard of a country that lasted for thousands of years. I just hope that the Dahan Sheji will not be thrown into the hands of my father and son.

This prophecy frightened Emperor Xiaowu, and since then the words have disappeared.Later, whether it was Wang Mang who usurped the throne, Gongsun Shu who proclaimed himself emperor in Bashu, or Emperor Guangwu Zhongxing, although they repeatedly used the words of prophecy to prove that they were the "true son of destiny", no one used the phrase "the one who replaces the Han should be the emperor". Gao Ye" prophecy.

However, after more than 300 years, this prophecy finally spread again in Guanzhong, Central Plains and other places.Many famous Confucians who studied Confucian classics in Jinwen and the art of prophecy once again began to quote scriptures, explain and guess.Among them, the most widely used one is that this "Tu Gao" refers to a surname, and this surname is "Yuan."

The ancestors of the Yuan family can be traced back to Yuantao Tu, a doctor of Chen State in the Spring and Autumn Period. Yuantao Tu happened to have the word "Tu" in his name. "Tugao" refers to the Gaomen family of Yuan's descendants, that is, the Runan Yuan family of four generations and three princes.

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This explanation seems a bit far-fetched, so someone brought up the "five virtues always say".

The "Five Virtues Always Theory" was created by Zou Yan, a native of Qi in the late Warring States period. Zou Yan was a famous Yin-Yang expert. He synthesized the predecessors' research results on Yin-Yang and Five Elements, and compiled this set of theories based on "Shangshu·Hong Fan".He believes that the basic elements of the world are metal, wood, water, fire, and earth. These five elements are mutually generated and restrained, and everything in the world comes from the complex relationship of their restraint.The same is true for the rise and fall of each dynasty. It is a kind of interaction between heaven and man, and there are rules to follow. This rule is the "five virtues and five elements".

Every dynasty has its own virtue, just like everyone has a genus.One Dirk is one German, so one dynasty replaces another.The mutual restraint among the five virtues is reflected in the rise and fall of dynasties, which is called "the victory of the five elements".

But how is the virtue of each dynasty determined?It depends on what kind of auspicious omen descended from the sky.For example, the earliest Yellow Emperor met a large earthworm more than ten feet long and several meters thick. Earthworms belong to the soil, so the Yellow Emperor is Tude.During the Zhou Dynasty, the king of Zhou once saw a large fire meteor hovering over the palace, turning into countless fire crows, so Zhou was naturally Huode.

Zou Yan’s Five Virtues have always been said to persuade the emperor to be frugal, but after being exploited by this group of ignorant people, they gradually deteriorated, and all sorts of weird things appeared. A good theory of the Five Virtues was changed beyond recognition. Later, it simply became the theoretical basis of fortune-telling and feng shui, which will bring disaster to future generations.

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Qin Wang Yingzheng believed in Yin Yang, five elements and five virtues.When Duke Wen of Qin was hunting, he caught a black dragon, which belongs to water, so Yingzheng believed that Daqin is the virtue of water, and the color that matches the virtue of water among the five colors is black, so the king of Qin ordered everyone to dye their clothes black. A dark patch.In addition, Yingzheng also deliberately changed the name of the Yellow River to "Deshui" to show off that he was appointed by heaven.Zhou is the virtue of fire, water can extinguish fire, and water can restrain fire, so the country that replaced the Zhou Dynasty will naturally be the Great Qin State with the virtue of water.

Gao Zu was born in a poor family, and probably fought all the year round, so it is not clear how this "five virtues always say" will affect Guozuo.After he overthrew the Great Qin State, he did something ridiculous and generous.

Everything in the Han Dynasty inherited the Qin system, and even the "virtue" of this dynasty also inherited the "water virtue" of the Great Qin State, and there was still darkness inside and outside the court.It is said that the Great Han overthrew the Great Qin, and the Great Qin was a "virtue of water", at least one must choose a "virtue" that can overcome water, but Gaozu still chose "virtue of water" in a daze, leaving a big joke.

The virtue of water means "resolute and profound, everything is determined by the law, there is no benevolence and righteousness in cutting down", which is very unpopular.Zhang Cang, Marquis of Beiping, was originally the censor of the Great Qin Dynasty. He was proficient in calculus and studied the "Five Virtues Always Saying". The great Han is the orthodox successor to the Zhou Dynasty.Zhou is the virtue of fire, and the big man is of course the virtue of water.

By the time of Emperor Xiaowen, this mistake could not be contained.First of all, the well-known Jia Yi wrote to Emperor Xiaowen, saying that according to the principle of the five elements restraining each other, soil restrains water, and the big man should be Tude, so that the Qin Dynasty with water virtue can be overcome. He also suggested that Emperor Xiaowen immediately change his virtue and change the color of his clothes to yellow.Emperor Xiaowen ignored him and kicked him to Changsha.

Later, a native of Lu State named Gongsunchen also discovered this mistake, so he gave Emperor Xiaowen a memorial, prophesying that according to the prophecy, a yellow dragon will appear in Chengji (now Jingning County, Gansu Province) in a few days. , Yellow matches earth in the five elements, so a big man should practice earth virtue.Emperor Xiaowen asked Zhang Cang, who was the prime minister at the time, to handle the matter. Zhang Cang was very annoyed when he saw it. Didn't he want me to die?Ignore it.

A few days later, someone reported that they saw Huanglong in Chengji, and then flew away again.This incident made Zhang Cang unlucky, he went home, but Gongsun Chen was awarded a doctorate, and was ordered to compile a calendar according to Tude. (This kind of discovery of auspiciousness has no cost at all, and the benefits are high, so later generations have followed suit. Today when we open the history books, we can often see a certain day and month, who and where saw a dragon, special report auspiciousness, etc., all It was this Gongsunchen who started it.)
Zhao Guoren Xin Yuanping is a well-known yin and yang family. He saw Gongsun Chen gaining both fame and fortune, and immediately went to Chang'an to deceive Emperor Xiaowen under the pretext of discovering auspiciousness. As a result, the deception was exposed a few years later, and Emperor Xiaowen was hit hard. Then it was over.

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At the time of Emperor Xiaowu, the Taishi Ling Sima Qian, the Dazhong doctor Gongsunqing, and Hu Sui wrote to the emperor, saying that they would reorganize the calendar.Emperor Xiaowu invited Erkuan, the doctor of the censor, and asked the four of them to discuss it.Seeing that the opportunity is good, the four of them suggested Feng Tude.Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty felt that this suggestion was very reasonable, so he approved, reformed the system, and changed this year to the first year of Taichu according to the new calendar "Taichu Calendar".

At this time, a troublesome thing happened.Dong Zhongshu, a famous scholar, put forward a theory of three traditions in "Chunqiu Fanlu·Three Dynasties Restructuring Quality Essays". He believed that "Shang is the Bai Dynasty and built the Chou; Zhou is the Red Dynasty and built the Son; Jianyin".There is a big contradiction between this "Three System Theory" and "Five Virtues Always Theory".Emperor Xiaowu was very talented and general, and took Zhengshuo from the theory of the Three Traditions and the color of clothing from the theory of the Five Virtues. It was given to the Confucian scholars, and the alchemists were expelled from the court.

The matter of Han's inheritance of Tude should have ended here. However, when Emperor Xiaocheng arrived, the Hande incident caused waves again.This wave not only caused a shock at that time, but even had a great impact on later generations for thousands of years. The instigators were Liu Xiang and Liu Xin (xin) father and son.

The two fathers and sons are the clan relatives of the Han Dynasty, descendants of Liu Jiao, the king of Chu, and one of the best Confucian scholars in this dynasty. De always said that there is a problem with the rotation of dynasties, and then they found the statement about "five elements intergrowth" in Dong Zhongshu's "Spring and Autumn Fanlu", so they came to a conclusion that the dynasties that Wu De always said were not in order Correct, it should be counted from Fuxi, not Huangdi. In addition, the replacement of dynasties is not a relationship of restraint, but a relationship of mutual generation.

Liu's father and son wrote a book called "Shi Jing" specifically for this purpose, and redesigned a more grand lineage list.According to this table, Taihao (Fuxi) is of course the first, Cheng Mude, then Emperor Yan Chenghuode, Emperor Chengtude, after counting all the way, the big man should be Chenghuode.

The change of "virtue" involves the dignity of the emperor and the court, and it took [-] years to change from water to tude. People paid attention to it, but after a while, it was favored by Wang Mang.After Wang Mang established the new dynasty, he couldn't wait to announce that according to Liu Xin's theory of "five elements intergrowth", the Han family is the descendant of Yao and belongs to Huode, while he is the descendant of Huangdi and belongs to Tude.Fire gave birth to earth, so it was reasonable, reasonable and legal for his new dynasty to succeed the Han dynasty, and he specially sent a Confucian scholar named Zhang Han to explain it to the officials.

Originally, "Han Ying Huo De" was only circulated among Confucian scholars. After Wang Mang used this as an excuse to usurp the throne, this theory immediately became famous all over the world and everyone knew it.

At that time, people all over the world hated Wang Mang very much, and they firmly supported whoever Wang Mang opposed, and whoever Wang Mang destroyed must be restored.The "Huo De" usurped by Wang Mang with Tude was originally not recognized by the court, but now Liu Xiu and other resurgents have recognized that the Huo De was promised by the big man, and no one mentioned Tude.

After Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu rejuvenated the Han Dynasty, Luoyang was the capital.The word "Luo" in Luoyang has a border with the word "Shui", which is incompatible with Huo De, which is unlucky, so Emperor Guangwu ordered to remove the character "Shui" and add the character "Jia", changing it to Luoyang, and then "Lijiao Zhaoyu" In the south of the city, the morality of fire was just right, and the color was still red." At this point, "Hanji Huode" was finally recognized by the emperor and the court, and the court was full of fire.

The "Five Virtues Always Theory" evolved into two sets of algorithms from Emperor Guangwu's reign: one is Zou Yan's five-element phase victorious method from the Yellow Emperor; the other is the five-element phase-generation method developed by Liu Xin from Fuxi.The two systems of the five virtues run side by side, and both have been handed down to later generations.However, the "Five Elements Coexistence" method came from behind and gradually evolved into the mainstream.

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According to the deduction of the "five elements intergenerational law", Yuantao Tu is a descendant of Shun, and Shun is Tude, and the Yuan family is also Tude. A dynasty to replace the Liu family's Han Dynasty.According to this Chenwei's guess, coupled with the addition of "Five Virtues Always Say", the Yuan family has definitely become the "Tu Gao" who promised the destiny to replace the big man.

By the first month of this year, this rumor had already spread very widely, and the state and county officials in various places seemed to have not heard it, and kept an unusual silence.

Currently, the Yuan family has two powerful forces, one is Yuan Shao from Luoyang, and the other is Yuan Shu from Yangzhou.Yuan Shao occupied Guanzhong, Guandong, Yuzhou and Nanyang in Jingzhou, and his power was very large. Yuan Shu also occupied most of Yangzhou. His general Sun Ce had helped him occupy Wujun, Kuaiji and most of Danyang County among the four counties in Jiangdong. .Now Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, only guards one Yuzhang County and half of Danyang County, and the situation is precarious.However, if the strength of the Yuan brothers is compared with that of Hebei General Li Hong, there is still a certain gap.With the Son of Heaven and the imperial court in Jinyang, the Yuan brothers wanted to usurp the Han and stand on their own, probably just looking for death.

The rumors that the Yuan family replaced the Han Dynasty will not be groundless, and the manipulator behind it is obviously Yuan Shao.Yuan Shao has always refused to recognize the current emperor, and has always wanted to rebuild the imperial line. Is his real purpose to usurp the Han?If he is determined to usurp the Han, then the officials of other states and counties must carefully consider their future.

Although Li Hong held the emperor hostage like Dong Zhuo and Li Jue, his strength far surpassed them.Li Hong has been operating in northern Xinjiang for ten years. Under his governance, Jizhou and Youzhou have been stable for more than four years. His strength will become stronger and stronger as time goes on. If Yuan Shao usurps Han , he will become Hebei's preferred target. When Li Hong and Yuan Shao are fighting inextricably, what choices should other states and counties make?

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In the middle of the first month, news of the emperor's death reached Luoyang as quickly as possible.

Yuan Shao did not immediately convene the important subordinates in the mansion to discuss the countermeasures, but first passed Feng Ji, Xin Ping, Geng Bao, Wang Gong (gong), Han Fan, Liang Qi and other confidantes into the inner mansion.

Fengji looked very excited.He believes that Li Hong's intention to usurp Han's self-reliance has been completely exposed.He first punished and killed the ministers in Jinyang, and then killed the emperor. Now, whether it is in Hebei or the officials of various states and counties, they all hate Li Hong to the bone.What Li Hong needs now is to use a baby emperor who appeared out of nowhere to stabilize Hebei, and then find an appropriate time for this baby emperor to sit in his place.

Hebei is already facing a dangerous situation, and now is the best opportunity for adults to follow God's will and stand in place of the Han Dynasty.

"Nowadays, the strength of the states and counties in various places is not the opponent of Hebei. If they want to survive, they must get the help of adults." Feng Ji said with a smile, "As long as the adults proclaim the emperor in Luoyang, these people will inevitably have a relationship between Hebei and us." Make a choice. Li Hong killed the monarch, killed the ministers, and committed heinous crimes, who would choose him?"

Yuan Shao did not respond positively.He praised Feng Ji a few words.After conquering Kansai, you immediately spread the news that the Yuan family is about to replace the Han Dynasty widely with the words of prophecy and the five virtues, which is very prescient.None of us thought that Li Hong would be so vicious that he dared to risk the dissatisfaction of the world by eradicating dissidents and killing the emperor in a short period of one year.Now that the royal lineage of this dynasty has been extinct, everyone has already known what the Yuan family said on behalf of the Han Dynasty, but is the time really ripe?Will the civil and military bureaucrats in Luoyang agree with one voice?Will Liu Biao, Liu Bei, Liu Zhang, Cao Cao, and Tian Kai abandon the Han Dynasty and support the Yuan family to replace the Han Dynasty?
Yuan Shao was worried that he would be self-defeating, and that everyone would betray his relatives, so that he would be defeated and lose all the hegemony he had just obtained.

Several people discussed for a long time, and decided to find out the situation in Luoyang first, but how to make it look like it has nothing to do with Yuan Shao?

Geng Bao volunteered, "My lord, I will write a letter tomorrow, urging you to ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, let's see everyone's reaction."

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The next day, Yuan Shao summoned civil and military officials to discuss matters in the mansion.

The crusade against Li Hong resounded throughout the court, and the officials of Luoyang gritted their teeth, wishing to swallow Li Hong alive.Killing the monarch, this crime alone can cut Li Hong into pieces.Although Dong Zhuo and Li Jue's rebellions brought disaster to the country and the people and poisoned the living beings, they enshrined the emperor in the palace like a treasure. Who would dare to kill them?

Jushou, Tian Feng, Shenpei, Guo Tu, Chunyuqiong, Chen Lin and more than a dozen high officials wrote an appeal against rebellion overnight, listing Li Hong's ten crimes, imploring Yuan Shao to spread the word to the world immediately, gather an army, attack and kill Hebei, punish the rebels.

Feng Ji stood up, "The key issue now is not to attack Hebei, but the imperial lineage. Li Hong killed the emperor, and the imperial lineage was cut off. Even if we defeat Li Hong, what will we do in the future? Who will inherit the imperial lineage of the Han Dynasty?"

The reconstruction of the imperial lineage needs to be resolved through consultation with the officials of various states and counties. It is obviously impractical to find a descendant of the royal family to inherit the imperial lineage of the Han Dynasty, but this will delay the time and may miss the best time to attack Hebei. opportunity.For Li Hong, Jizhou is his key point.The capture of Jizhou basically destroyed more than half of Li Hong's strength.Now that the emperor has just passed away, and the Jinyang court has suffered repeated massacres, people in Hebei are in panic. Li Hong urgently needs time to stabilize the three states of Hebei. This is the best time to attack Hebei.Once this opportunity is missed and the war is delayed until after May, it will be difficult for Hebei to fight.

Ju Shou said earnestly, "Master, now spread the word to the world, take advantage of the righteous indignation of various states and counties, quickly gather the army, and strive to enter Jizhou at the end of March and early April, then Jizhou can go down. Li Hong worked hard in Guanzhong the year before last, and fought in the desert last year. If he loses Jizhou again this year, it will be difficult for him to launch a counterattack in the short term. In this way, the adults can seize the opportunity and double their strength. Not only will they have enough time to rebuild the imperial line, but they will also be able to use this battle to weaken Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others strength and lay the foundation for the unification of the Central Plains in the future.”

Fengji disagrees with Jushou's statement.Spread the word to the world?In what name do we preach to the world?Is it the useless "inheritance edict", or the emperor we have always refused to recognize? The "Decree of Chengzhi" has lost its power in the past after being separated from one side by the officials of various states and counties, and no one listens to it anymore.We have always refused to admit the emperor who was killed by Li Hong, and even repeatedly said that he was not the son of Emperor Xiaoling. Now we suddenly change our course and say that we want to avenge this emperor who has always refused to admit it. Who will believe it?It's not that I slapped myself, but that I lied to myself.

"We must immediately rebuild the imperial line and rebuild the imperial court. Otherwise, even if we rely on our strength, relying on Li Hong's perverse actions and his huge threat to various states and counties, we will gather together soldiers and horses from various states and counties, but this army must be There is no unified command, no way to defeat Li Hong.” Feng Ji retorted, “In addition, Lord Ju believes that we will launch an attack on Hebei at the end of March. Is this realistic? There are still two months until the end of March. We have to form alliances with states and counties in various places, discuss with them about sending troops, discuss raising money, food and armaments for an army of 10,000+, discuss strategies for attacking Hebei, and discuss many issues such as the reconstruction of the imperial system after conquering Jizhou. So many complicated things, Can it be finished in two months? From Luoyang to Linzi in Qingzhou, there are more than 500 miles. Even if we travel non-stop, it will take more than ten days for us to meet Tian Kai. At this speed, we can finish in two months. Complete the alliance decision, assemble the army, and launch the attack within a short period of time?"

Tian Feng immediately stood up and refuted it.Hebei is not only a threat to us, it is also a threat to all states and counties. Today is the best opportunity for the alliance to attack. As long as the adults stand up and shout, all states and counties will not miss this opportunity.In the face of a common enemy, everyone's interests are the same, so that we can avoid conflicts and work together as much as possible.If we want to rebuild the imperial line first, everyone will immediately fall into fierce competition for power and interests. We will not only lose the opportunity to attack Hebei, but also lose the opportunity to strengthen our strength and expand our hegemony.

If your lord attacks and kills Li Hong and occupies Jizhou, first of all, you will be able to establish a strong prestige and establish outstanding achievements. In this way, your lord will occupy a pivotal position in the process of rebuilding the imperial line, which will have a huge impact on the establishment of your hegemony. Push and help.

As for whether the alliance and attack can be completed in two months, it depends on our determination.As long as we are determined, all states and counties will naturally trust us and complete the attack preparations with the fastest speed and greatest efforts.In addition, the gathering of troops from all over the Central Plains is a threat to Hebei, and Hebei may fall into greater chaos or even rebellion, which is more conducive to our attack.

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The two sides argued fiercely. Xu You, Xun Chen, Yin Yu (kui), Wang Xiu and others proposed a compromise plan. First, it was passed on to Xizhou County, and the alliance was formed in Yanzhou and Dingtao. Then Chen Bing Huanghe threatened Hebei while discussing reconstruction. Royal line.

At this time, Geng Bao shouted, "The fate of red virtue is declining, and the calendar will be changed. Your lord should obey the will of God, and be enthroned as emperor in response to the people's expectations."

The whole hall suddenly lost color.

Geng Bao unfolded the slips and read them aloud eloquently. It was nothing more than the fulfillment of the prophecy and the generation of the five elements. But before he finished reading, Tian Feng rushed up, grabbed his slips and threw them on the ground. Guo Tu and Then Chunyu Qiong rushed up and beat her head and face.Ju Shou's eyes widened with anger, and he roared, "Do you want to destroy the Yuan family? Do you want us to die without a place to die?"

Yuan Shao was sitting behind the desk, looking at Geng Bao, whose face was covered with blood, he was furious, but his vest felt a little cold.He thought of resistance in advance, but he didn't expect that almost all of his subordinates stood up to oppose.In people's minds, the big man still hasn't collapsed.

Xu You, Shen Pei, Chen Lin and others hurriedly dissuaded Yuan Shao.

Although Li Hong is powerful, he killed the emperor and ministers, but he still didn't dare to proclaim himself an emperor openly. He still let the eldest princess sit in the court with a baby in his arms, and he didn't even dare to kill the ministers himself , but under the guise of the eldest princess, it can be seen that he encountered great resistance.

Your Excellency is not as powerful as Li Hong, and his hegemony has just started. Once he becomes emperor, he will immediately become the enemy of the world.Even if people like Liu Biao and Cao Cao don't turn against you, they will never help you deal with Li Hong.It is too difficult for my lord to fight against Li Hong alone.What's even more frightening is that if the states and counties in various places are persuaded by Li Hong to suddenly turn their spearheads to submit to the Jinyang court and join Li Hong to attack Luoyang, the adults will not be able to support it.

Yuan Shao stood up abruptly, pointed at Geng Bao and cursed, "These rumors were spread by people from Hebei, how can you believe them to be true? Lock him up."

Jushou, Tian Feng and others were still perplexed, chattering on and on.Recently, there have been more and more rumors in Luoyang and other parts of the Central Plains that the Yuan family replaced the Han Dynasty. Of course, the officials in Luoyang have a good idea of ​​the secret behind this.

Yuan Shao returned all the responsibilities to Hebei, and scolded Li Hong in the lobby. Then, he agreed to Jushou's suggestion, spread the word to the world, and joined Yanzhou Dingtao to crusade against Li Hong.

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Next, when discussing the reconstruction of the imperial lineage, the differences between the parties were very large. The focus of the differences was what is the purpose of the hegemony?Is it to restore the unification of the world and revitalize the great Han, or to maintain the separatist regime and perform "the merits of Huan and Wen"?
Jushou, Tian Feng and others believe that in the current situation, hegemony is the most important thing. We must first strengthen and consolidate our own strength, perform "Huan and Wen's merits" to maintain the Han Dynasty, and then strive to conquer the world and realize the unification of the country.

Xu You, Xun Chen and others believed that in order to successfully rebuild the imperial system, the interests of states and counties in various regions must be taken into account, and the land should be sealed off to establish princes. is an end in itself.

Feng Ji, Xin Ping and others believed that if we had to face up to the fact that Han Zuo was cut off, even if the imperial line was rebuilt now, it would be nothing more than a superficial thing, neither the emperor nor the court had any dignity.In fact, everyone understands what they mean. No matter what the purpose of the hegemony is, in the end the big Han will disappear, and it is inevitable that the hegemony will stand in place of the Han.

Yuan Shao finally spoke. Before the hegemony is achieved, we must respect the emperor of the Han Dynasty, and don't talk about other things for the time being.

This sentence made Jushou, Xu You and the others heave a long sigh of relief. What they wanted was Yuan Shao's promise.If the hegemony is not achieved, we must work hard to govern, and we must not usurp the Han to stand on our own feet and become the target of public criticism. Otherwise, not to mention the hegemony, whether we can save our lives is a problem.

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In February, the eldest princess and the four ministers carefully discussed the report of Wang Yi, the prefect of Hedong, and decided to immediately let the later general Xu Rong rush to Hedong, and together with Yang Feng and Yushi, five battalions of troops Chen Bing Huanghe threatened Guanzhong and Guanzhong. Xi, forcing Yuan Shao to give up his attempt to usurp Han and stand on his own.

He turned to worship Jiang Wu as General Du Liao and commanded the Du Liao camp.He turned to worship Yan Rou as the general of the town army, concurrently led Wei Weicheng, and took charge of Wei Weishi on his behalf. He commanded [-] southern troops stationed in Jinyang, ready to go south to support at any time.

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After General Xu Rong arrived in Hedong, the news that the northern army began to gather in Hedong shocked Luoyang.

Yuan Shao immediately summoned the officials to discuss countermeasures.

When Xu Rong arrived at Hedong, he obviously meant to threaten Guanzhong.If Li Hong took the initiative to launch a counter-insurgency war, and used it to divert the conflicts in Jinyang and unite the hearts of the people in Hebei, then his choice to attack Guanzhong was undoubtedly correct.

After careful deliberation, Jushou, Tian Feng and others determined that Li Hong's real intention might be to use the attack on Guanzhong to contain Yuan Shao, prevent Yuan Shao from allied states and counties from attacking Jizhou together, and rebuild the imperial system, forming an unfavorable situation of North-South confrontation with him. .

Yuan Shao suggested rebuilding the imperial line during the alliance process, and using the power of various states and counties as much as possible to launch an attack on Jizhou to reduce the pressure on the Guanzhong direction, but in this way, time is even more urgent.

To rebuild the imperial system, who will be the emperor?Several people coincidentally fell in love with the seven-year-old grandson of King Chen Liu Chong.Letting a child be the emperor seems to have become the consensus of everyone.However, at this moment, Chen Guoxiang's high-ranking officials rushed to report that King Chen Liu Chong, together with the governor of the palace, Shi Luojun, led [-] private soldiers to Chenliu, Yanzhou.

"Quick, stop him immediately, this must be Cao Cao's idea." Ju Shou said loudly, "If Cao Cao is allowed to establish the imperial system first, my lord will lose the opportunity."

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