Seeing that Liu Yao was so excited, Xu Shao hurriedly advised him: "Please don't be impulsive, your Majesty. Zuo Rong took the post of Yuzhang County Governor by himself, which is indeed a rebellion. But now that your Majesty is going south to put down the rebellion, what will happen to Wu County?"
"You know, Sun Ce is still watching covetously by the Danyang River!"
After hearing this, Liu Yao calmed down a little, sighed heavily and said: "Gongwei (Zhu Jun) entrusted his son to me. If I can't avenge his son, how will Wenwei stand under Jiuquan in the future?" Before?"
"I regret not listening to my husband, but the revenge for Wenming (Zhu Hao)'s murder must be avenged."
"Please help me, sir!"
After Xu Shao heard this, he shook his head and sighed: "It's difficult to envoy you."
"Sun Ce is a fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River. There are only a few people in the world who can defeat him."
Xu Shao actually felt very awkward. He naturally knew that Taishi Ci and Sun Ce had fought in a draw a few days ago.
If they could join forces with Guangling, it might be possible to force Sun Ce to retreat. But Xu Shao had previously said that he was not optimistic about Tai Shi Ci. If he said it now, wouldn't it be a slap in the face?
Speaking of which, Xu Shao looked down on people like Tai Shi Ci who came from a poor family. In fact, Zhu Jun also came from a poor family. As a result, Xu Shao and Zhu Hao didn't have a close relationship, so they only mentioned the incident about Zuo Rong casually, so they didn't even mention it. Liu Yao and Zhu Hao were not alerted.
On the other hand, Xu Shao didn't like people with extreme personalities. In his opinion, Yuan Shao's second son, Yuan Xi, who was now adopted by Yuan Ji, was too decisive in doing things, quite like Cao Cao, whom he didn't want to criticize before.
Thinking of this, he said aloud: "Your Majesty, it is better to wait and see the changes before making any strategies."
"Although Guangling has good relations with us in name, once we show signs of decline, who knows if they will join forces with Sun Ce to deal with us and carve up Yangzhou?"
Liu Yao sighed: "Having said that, leaving Yuzhang County alone is not an option. Now that I occupy Yangzhou, only Wu County is left. What if Zuo Rong waits for an opportunity to collude with Yuan Shu and attack Wu County from Yuzhang?"
After hearing this, Xu Shao found it difficult to decide, so he said, "Your Majesty, please allow me to go back and think about it."
He went back and thought hard for several nights, but he couldn't think of a way to solve the problem. Instead, he worked hard, became weak, and contracted the cold.
Xu Shao didn't take it seriously at first, but after a few days, his condition worsened to the point where he couldn't even afford it. Although he called in doctors, he didn't get better, and it looked like he wouldn't survive this month.
After Liu Yao found out about it, he was even more panicked. Since the incident with Zuo Rong, he had been acting at a loss, which even affected Fan Neng and Zhang Ying who were fighting against Sun Ce on the river. Their morale was low, and they suffered several defeats. Unable to withstand Sun Ce's offensive.
The spies sent by Chen Deng and Tai Shici had already lurked throughout Wu County and sent back the information they found.
The two met and looked at the secret reports. After learning that Zuo Rong had killed Zhu Hao, Xu Shao was seriously ill, and the Jiangdong defenders had been defeated, they couldn't help but look at each other.
They thought that Liu Yao could still resist Sun Ce for at least a year or two, but they didn't expect that Zhe Rong's rebellion happened. In addition, Xu Shao was seriously ill and was about to die. The situation is dangerous!
Taishi Ci thought about it again and again, then suddenly raised his head and said, "I'm afraid Xu Shao won't be alive for a few days."
"If he passes away, I would like to go to Wu County to express my condolences in the name of attending the funeral."
"First, let's see if we can help Liu Yao to defeat Sun Ce. Second, let's go see with our own eyes the few people the young master cares about. If they are suitable, we will find someone to take them back to Guangling."
After hearing this, Chen Deng said: "I'm afraid Liu Yao is afraid of the general and may not agree."
Taishi Ci said calmly: "It doesn't matter, I'm going alone. Liu Yao's tens of thousands of troops can still be afraid of me?"
Chen Deng was still a little worried, "The general is responsible for the safety of Guangling, and now he is in danger alone. If something goes wrong, how will Deng explain to the envoy?"
Taishi Ci smiled and said: "Ci is not good at domestic affairs. The governor has both military and political skills, so there is no need to be humble."
Chen Deng had no choice but to agree.
The news that Zuo Rong killed Zhu Hao quickly spread throughout the world, causing quite a shock.
Because Zuo Rong was famous in Xuzhou and Jiangdong areas for worshiping Buddha, many Buddhists regarded him as the reincarnation of a great Buddhist power.
Therefore, Xuzhou is also the area where Buddhist worship is most popular. Taiping Road, which previously occupied the mainstream, was exterminated due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion and went underground. It has been suppressed by Buddhism and cannot hold its head up.
Now that Zuo Rong had killed three of his peers in a row, they were all well-known nobles. The Taiping Taoist alchemists secretly thought that the opportunity had come and began to spread the news that Zuo Rong was the reincarnation of an ancient evil ghost. They took the opportunity to secretly attack Xuzhou's worshipers. people.
Naturally, the monks in the Xuzhou temple couldn't accept it and began to fight back. Buddhism was obviously better at debating scriptures than Taiping Dao. The entire theoretical system was extremely self-consistent. After several rounds of bickering, Taiping Dao was at a disadvantage.
Buddhism kills the mind, and Taoism kills people. When the Taiping Taoist alchemists saw that they couldn't handle it, they started to take action.
The folk customs in Xuzhou are fierce. Most of these alchemists had rebelled with the Yellow Turbans and had actually killed people with swords. The debating monks were no match for them, and they were immediately embarrassed.
Then the monks realized that as long as they did not hide their armor, they would not violate Han law. So they brought out their swords, guns and sticks, and the two sides began to fight, and the situation became more and more intense.
This was beyond Chen Deng's expectation. He originally didn't have any good ideas for this kind of dispute. Now that the two sides were fighting more and more fiercely, he wanted to take measures to stop it.
But Chen Deng thought about it again and sent a letter to Yuan Xi. At the same time, he only asked officials to post notices, saying that in the legal dispute, no harm should be caused to innocent people, otherwise he would be severely punished.
As soon as this notice came out, both sides understood clearly that as long as it does not harm the people, the government will not care!
Then keep fighting!
At that time, the dispute between Taoism and Dharma was actually related to the extremely important issue of dominance. Taiping Dao relied on the Yellow Turban Rebellion and was suppressed, but it was not eradicated by the Han court. The reason was that not only the gentry, but also members of the clan even The emperor all believed in Taoism.
This is also the reason why during the Yellow Turban Uprising, Taiping Dao infiltrated all the eunuchs around Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty.
The emperor Liu Xie, who has now temporarily established his capital in Anyi, also believes so, but for the current predicament, nothing seems to work.
He raised his head and saw a dozen White Wave Army soldiers lying on the courtyard wall, laughing and playing, pointing at Empress Fu Dong Guiren and other female family members beside him, clenching their fists in their sleeves.
He concealed his anger and said to Dong Cheng, the cavalry general on the side: "They have gone too far."
After hearing this, Dong Cheng asked the palace people to drive away the Baibo Army soldiers. Unexpectedly, after the palace people said a few words, several Baibo Army soldiers jumped off the courtyard wall, pushed the palace people to the ground, and beat them severely.
The wailing sounds of the palace people came in, and Liu Xie was so angry that his body was shaking. These Baibo Army soldiers who were born as bandits did not even pay attention to their status as emperor!
Li Jue and Guo Si at least gave themselves some face, while Bai Bojun had no bottom line, and his situation had not changed at all!
At this time, a general walked into the yard, grabbed several Baibo Army soldiers and dragged them out. He was so strong that the Baibo Army soldiers were flopping on the ground and yelling curses.
When they saw the person clearly, they found that it was Yang Feng's general, Xu Huang, who had just been awarded the title of Dutinghou. They immediately swallowed back the curses on their lips.
Xu Huang was a Baibo thief and was much older. These soldiers dared not resist, so they had no choice but to be dragged out.
Xu Huang yelled and cursed a few more times, and then the soldiers on the wall reluctantly dispersed.
When Liu Xie saw him, his face brightened a little, and he said to Dong Cheng, "Ai Qing, do you think it's okay to continue like this?"
Dong Cheng was also very helpless. He originally thought that Yang Feng was taking orders from him, but as soon as the Bai Bo Army Li Lehu Cai arrived, Yang Feng's power became stronger, and there was a faint tendency to overthrow him!
He was secretly furious. Yang Feng, who was born as a Baibo thief, dared to ride on me!
Dong Cheng looked around and saw that there was no outsider. He took two steps forward and whispered: "It's not impossible."
"Cao Mengde, the shepherd of Yanzhou, is loyal to the Han Dynasty, and since he is a true Taoist king who has descended to earth, he will definitely be able to help the Han Dynasty and become a powerful help to the emperor!"
"If the emperor issues an edict and orders him to take over, and when he leads his army to Luoyang, those who disrespect the emperor will be like chickens and tiles!"
Liu Xie heard this and said with great interest: "I remember him. He wanted to assassinate Dong Zhuo at the beginning."
Dong Cheng's heart skipped a beat, "That's because he doesn't know the inside story, but it's obvious that he has the emperor's heart."
After hearing this, Liu Xie said without comment, "Cao Shen, the ancestor of the Cao family, believed in Huang Lao. During the reign of Emperor Huan, Cao Teng was ordered to participate in the compilation of Laozi's inscriptions and placed Huang Lao in Zhuolong in Beigong. At that time, all Taoist Han people were exhausted. , the Huang family is established."
"Now if Cao Cao is the true Taoist king, what does he respect?"
"I have heard that Qiao Xuan once said to Cao Cao that today there will be chaos, but it is up to you to bring peace to the people?"
"He can bring peace to the people, but what about me?"
Dong Cheng's heart skipped a beat, cold sweat broke out, and he hurriedly said: "I really don't know."
Liu Xie chuckled: "I just said it casually, please don't think too much."
"I also heard that Yuan Xianyi, the governor of Youzhou, is also a true Taoist?"
After Dong Cheng heard this, he forced a smile and said: "The Yuan family respects Meng's Yi, which is a Confucian tradition. Yuan Xi is obviously making up rumors and they cannot be taken seriously."
After hearing this, Liu Xie nodded and said: "It doesn't matter whether you respect Confucianism or Huang Lao. Whoever can save the world and me from danger is a loyal minister."
"In that case, I will issue a secret edict to Cao Cao."
After hearing this, Dong Cheng felt relieved and quickly bowed to accept the order.
Liu Xie looked over Dong Cheng's shoulder and looked at the sky outside the courtyard. He thought to himself that there were too many lice and they wouldn't bite. The man was so ruined. How could there be a true loyal minister?
If the house is about to collapse, will anyone still be willing to live in it?
In the west city of Yuzhang County, Zhuge Xuan sighed: "I didn't expect Zhu Hao to die before me. It's really a trick of fate."
When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Zhuge Xuan led his family to escape from Langya County and led Yuan Shubiao to take office in Yuzhang County.
Although there were many twists and turns along the way, and he was almost discovered by Cao Jun, he finally escaped, went south to Yangzhou, and successfully reached Yuzhang.
After Zhuge Xuan took office, the Eastern Han Dynasty court appointed Zhu Hao to replace Zhuge Xuan as the governor of Yuzhang. After Zhu Hao took office, he discovered that Yuan Shu had appointed Zhuge Xuan privately, so he asked Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, to send troops to attack Zhuge Xuan together.
Zhuge Xuan lost to Zhu Hao and retreated to Xicheng at the junction of Yuzhang and Jingzhou Changsha County. But now he thought that Zhu Hao was killed by Zuo Rong, who was also Liu Yao's subordinate!
While Zhuge Xuan was sighing, he was also glad in his heart. Originally, he was beaten by Zhu Hao and was about to run away!
Seeing that Zhuge Xuan was still thinking about luck, Zhuge Liang on the side threw cold water and said: "Uncle, Zuo Rong is more cruel than Zhu Hao. It would be better to leave Yuzhang as soon as possible."
(End of chapter)
