The news of Yuan Shu's independence reached Huaicheng, and Liu Xie summoned officials to discuss countermeasures.
The ministers in the hall were passionate and filled with righteous indignation, but there were divergent opinions and endless arguments on how to deal with it. Liu Xie was so dizzy from the quarrel that he said: "I want to issue an edict to reprimand him for his behavior. Can any beloved minister send an edict for me?" ?”
When the ministers heard this, they suddenly became quiet. You looked at me, I looked at you, and no one said anything.
Liu Xie said slowly: "If you have any ideas, please tell me."
Ding Chong came out and said: "There are no two emperors in the sky. Yuan Gongguo's move is extremely arrogant. However, this person has risked the disapproval of the world and naturally has no scruples. Even if the emperor issues an edict, I'm afraid he will insist on his own way."
"But his behavior must be punished, otherwise where is the might and virtue of the Han Dynasty?"
"Your Majesty is bound to issue an edict, but it is not to Yuan Gongdao, but to all the princes in the world."
"Let all the princes in the world fight against it!"
The prince's clothes came out and said: "Before this, should we issue an edict first? If he is frightened by the majesty of the emperor and deposes himself as emperor, wouldn't it be unnecessary to use a large-scale military force?"
Ding Chong snorted coldly: "If he turns a deaf ear, then if he ignores the emperor's edict, won't your majesty lose his majesty?"
Everyone nodded. If Liu Xie issued an edict and Yuan Shu ignored it, the edict would undoubtedly become a joke, and it was almost certain.
Since Yuan Shu was so fully prepared for independence, why would he care about an edict that had no actual deterrent effect?
Someone immediately said: "What Shilang Ding said is absolutely true. We should mobilize the envoys from all states in the world with lightning speed, send out troops to attack him, and capture him before the emperor to plead guilty. Only then can we show his majesty!"
Everyone secretly cursed, caught in front of him?
Yuan has hundreds of thousands of soldiers, is it so easy for you to say?
And if the battle was defeated, wouldn't Hanting be even more embarrassed?
But everyone also knows that calling on the princes to send troops is the only way at the moment.
This battle must be fought.
If Yuan Shu fails, the Han court can still maintain its position in the hearts of the people in the world. If Yuan Shu cannot be eliminated, what will happen next is that there will be two emperors in heaven, and the majesty of the Han court will be lost.
But speaking of it, the current Han court has no deterrent power. It is Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu who are fighting for the world now. The more than ten thousand soldiers and horses of the Han court are nothing at all in front of the two Yuans.
So everyone spoke up one after another and agreed to issue an edict, asking the princes to attack Yuan Shu together.
Seeing that everyone was unanimous, Liu Xie said, "In the opinion of all the ministers, who is the right person to send to attack?"
Zhong Ji immediately stood up and said: "Now the only one in the world who can confront Yuan Jiujiu is Yuan Benchu, and the two families are originally attacking each other. It is appropriate to issue an edict to attack Yuan Jiujiu."
Ding Chong immediately sneered and said: "Everyone knows why the two Yuans are fighting. Both of them have evil intentions. How can they honestly attack each other just because the emperor issued an edict?"
Dong Cheng spoke up and said: "Shilang Ding's words are wrong. If two tigers fight, one of them will be injured. Isn't this a good thing for the Han court?"
"Furthermore, Yuan Jiujiu has also received a title from the emperor, so why do you think he must have different intentions?"
At this time, Zhong Yao came out and said: "Yuan Benchu has never been seen to be facing the Han court. If Yuan Jiujiu is independent, it is a tacit understanding between the two, so what?"
Dong Cheng sneered: "According to what Minister Zhong said, then Yuan Benchu is also an enemy of the Han Dynasty?"
Zhong Yao was at a loss for words and could only say, "I dare not make any rash assertions about this."
Everyone started to feel something. The two sides seemed to be fighting over a very sensitive issue. One side was being aggressive, while the other was trying their best to cover it up.
As expected, Kong Rong couldn't hold himself back and went out to report: "Issuing an edict to the princes of the world to fight against Yuan Shu's rebellion has nothing to do with Yuan Benchu's participation or not?"
"Cao Mengde is located in Yanzhou, and Yuan Shu's base camp is only separated by one county in Yuzhou from Shouchun, Jiujiang!"
"Whether he goes south from Chenliu, passes through Chen State, and then enters Jiujiang from Runan, or goes south from Shanyang to Pei State, and directly enters Jiujiang, it is extremely convenient. Is there anyone in the world who is more suitable than him?"
"Or maybe some people think that Cao Mengde, who loyally served the emperor, was actually attached to Yuan Benchu and secretly colluded with Yuan Shu?"
"So, Cao Mengde's loyalty to Yuan Benchu is much greater than that of the Han court?"
As soon as these words came out, Zhong Yao, Ding Chong and other Cao Cao's informants cursed loudly in their hearts. Kong Rong was choked by the words, and they couldn't refute them for a while!
The intention of Zhong Yao and others was to take Cao Cao out first and let other princes attack first, so that Cao Cao would not become Yuan Shu's primary target of attack when he sent troops.
As a result, Kong Rong unceremoniously singled out Cao Cao, and his words made Zhong Yao and Ding Chong grit their teeth.
Because Kong Rong has no other strengths, but he is one of the best among the famous people in the world when it comes to trolling people.
Whenever there were court meetings, Kong Rong would often quote evidence to make a decision, and the ministers and officials could not refute it. Therefore, as long as Kong Rong opened his mouth, no one else would argue with him to avoid humiliating himself.
At this time, Kong Rong pointed the finger at Cao Cao again. Ding Chong knew that it was impossible not to stand up, so he had to bite the bullet and said: "Cao Mengde is only loyal to the emperor, and heaven and earth can learn from it."
"However, Yanzhou has just put down the civil strife, and its vitality has been severely damaged..."
"Civil strife?" Zhang Miao jumped out and shouted, "Yanzhou is suffering from Cao Cao's abuse. As the prefect of Chenliu, I raise troops to stop his unjust acts. Is this a rebellion?"
"I am a rebel, is Marquis Wen also a rebel?"
Lu Bu, who was present, heard this, snorted coldly, and glared over, making Ding Chong feel furious.
Zhang Miao took advantage of the situation and said: "Speaking of which, Cao Mengde's Yanzhou shepherd at that time was the one who was independent, right?"
"Who is the rebel?"
Ding Chong had a headache. Although there were many people supporting Cao, most of them were hiding in secret. Only he and Zhong Yao stood up and waved the flag.
Although the number of ministers who opposed Cao Cao was small, they were all sworn in with Cao Cao. For example, Zhang Miao, who had his whole family killed, would always slander Cao Cao every time he went to court.
Zhang Miao was also a famous person in the world and was very eloquent. He had just caught the loophole in Ding Chong's words, came out to attack, and also brought the conflict to Lu Bu who was present.
Ding Chong could chat with people, but he didn't dare to criticize Lu Bu publicly. The other party would really kill people!
He was in a dilemma, and Zhong Yao came out to smooth things over and said, "Everyone knows that Marquis Wen is loyal and his military courage is unparalleled in the world."
"In this case, why doesn't Marquis Wen lead an elite army from Hanoi to Henan Yin, attack Yingchuan in Yuzhou, and attack directly from Runan to Shouchun in Jiujiang?"
"This route doesn't have to be as far as Cao Mengde, right?"
Chen Gong spoke up: "As a general, Marquis Wen is responsible for guarding the capital and mobilizing the world. If Marquis Wen needs to personally take action in everything, what is the difference between him and other generals?"
"Shilang Zhong only talks about political affairs. Isn't he overstepping his authority by talking about military matters?"
"Whoever sends troops will have to make a final decision by the Emperor."
After hearing this, Zhong Yao realized that he was indeed impatient and let the other party see his purpose!
He was impatient and exposed his intention. If Lu Bu led troops to attack Yuan Shu, it would take at least half a year. At this time, the defense of Huaicheng would be empty, and the people of Cao Cao's faction could do a lot of tricks.
But Lu Bu's side was not a vegetarian either. Chen Gong and others immediately saw the thoughts of Cao Cao's group.
Ding Chong sighed. After all, Zhong Yao was a civil servant. Compared with those veterans who had fought in the war, there was indeed a gap. Now he could only try his best to make up for it. Then he came out and said: "Crunt against Yuan Gongli, all the princes in the world will do it." responsible."
"Cao Mengde will definitely fight, but it would be unfair if others just sit back and watch."
"Besides, there is now a shorter route."
"Liu Xuande occupies Xiapi of Xuzhou, directly bordering Jiujiang. If he attacks Shouchun, it only takes a few hundred miles to reach."
"And Marquis An Guoting, as the shepherd of Xuzhou, occupied Guangling, which was only one or two hundred miles away."
"With these two people, why should we sacrifice the near for the distant?"
Everyone thought that these words were very high-sounding. Do you really not know or are you pretending not to know? Shouchun is Yuan Shu's base camp and is surrounded by heavy troops?
Especially the Jiujiang border bordering Xuzhou, because Yuan Shu planned Xuzhou and deployed a large number of troops, Liu Bei had clashed with him several times and was barely able to block it. At this time, if you ask him to capture Yuan Shu's base camp, is it too much?
Chen Gong said solemnly: "Shilang Ding should understand that to the north of Shouchun is where Yuan Shu has hoarded a large number of troops. Liu Xuande of Xiapi in Xuzhou has blocked his ambition several times, which is already extremely reluctant."
"Xuzhou can only be used to contain the defense. Other directions are the main attack routes."
"In this way, if Yuan Gongshu is dealing with multiple channels at the same time, he will inevitably lose sight of one. This is also the safest method at the moment."
When Zhong Yaoding heard this, he wiped his sweat and said to himself that he was lucky.
There was also a loophole in Chen Gong's words, which fell into Cao Cao's plan to encircle Wei and save Zhao. Now the water in the court has been muddied.
In this case, after dragging everyone into the water, Meng Degong can wait for the opportunity to take action!
The court once again fell into a complicated debate. A few days later, the Han court issued an edict to the world, saying that Yuan Shu had violated the emperor's title and was actually an act of rebellion and rebellion. The emperor now issued an edict and ordered the world to attack him.
He led the generals, Wenhou Lu Bu, Yanzhou Mu and Sili Xiaowei Cao Cao, Zhengdong General and Xuzhou Mu Yuan Xi, Yuzhou Governor Liu Bei, Qi Duwei, Wuchenghou, and Kuaiji Prefect Sun Ce, all of them conquered Yuan Shu Pingni. !
As soon as this edict came out, the world was shocked. Everyone knew that the world was finally at peace, but they were afraid that war would rekindle.
As for the five people who were ordered to send troops in this edict, if the first four were in order, the fifth person, Sun Ce, was far beyond everyone's expectations!
When Sun Ce received the news from the Han court half a month later, he was dancing swords with Zhou Yu. He threw the sword aside and sneered: "This little emperor is very scheming!"
"This is tantamount to forcing me and Yuan Shu to break up immediately. It seems that he is not completely at ease with me, so he cuts off my retreat like this!"
Zhou Yu also put away his sword and said, "It's just the emperor's mental skill."
"What's more, wouldn't Bo Fu be willing to marry the daughter of the clan sent by the emperor years ago?"
Sun Ce sneered: "Having said that, the conditions he offered are not very good."
"The official position of this Cavalry Commander is too low. He really looks down on me!"
Zhou Yu also agreed. Sun Ce now occupies most of Yangzhou, and it stands to reason that his power is much stronger than that of Liu Bei. In the end, he only has a mere cavalry captain and a prefect of Kuaiji, and Marquis Wucheng inherited it from Sun Jian.
The more Sun Ce talked, the angrier he became, "I can understand Han Ting's plan at a glance. They are putting me on the fire!"
"Yuan Shu will definitely be suspicious of me. I originally wanted to break up with him, but I'm not fully prepared yet. The Han Dynasty didn't say hello in advance. They are simply cheating me!"
"Besides, Mr. Qiao is also stupid. He even went back to Shouchun to meet Yuan Gongli. I really don't know what he thinks!"
(End of chapter)
