The next day, He Sian formally met with Ma Dai, who came to Hanzhong to seek an audience. After two days of discussion, he finally formed an alliance with Ma Chao. As King Hongnong, He Sian recognized Ma Chao as the governor of Liangzhou and took charge of Yongzhou. In return, Ma Chao Longxi County and Jincheng County were completely handed over to He Sian. At this point, both parties were happy!
Two days later, Lu Bu, Jia Xu and their party returned to Hanzhong. Four years passed by in a flash. Looking at Lu Bu's slightly white temples, the scene when they parted in Montenegro also made He Sian sigh! There was a banquet that night, and everyone was very drunk!
Since his great revenge had been avenged, Lu Bu completely entrusted the soldiers led by Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to He Sian early the next morning, while he took Hua Xiong and the veterans of the army to return to Longxi to live in seclusion. Although He Sian tried his best to persuade them to stay, the two of them failed. He Sian had already decided to leave, but in desperation, He Sian finally had to agree. However, He Sian still arranged an errand for the two of them that they couldn't refuse!
Due to years of war in Liangzhou with numerous casualties, He Sian decided to establish the Salesian Division in Longxi!
There are two homes under the Salesian Department: one is the nursing home, which is used to rescue and provide care for the elderly whose children have died due to war, famine, etc.; the other is the Salesian Home, which is responsible for taking in young children whose parents have died and not only providing for them. He eats, reads and learns martial arts for free! In the first two years, part of the tax burden of Wudu and Hanzhong was temporarily allocated to pay for these expenses! And when Jincheng and Longxi counties are on the right track, they will be established separately in each county, and the costs will be borne by local taxes!
This is He Sian's idea based on the nursing homes and orphanages of later generations! After all, He Sian looks at this era from God's perspective and can easily conclude that population is the key! While this move benefits the people, it can also pave the way for its future direction!
Lu Bujun was originally from Liangzhou. After hearing the news, the whole army was full of praise. Lu Bu did not hesitate and readily accepted the post of director of the nursing home appointed by He Sian. Hua Xiong took the initiative to take the post. The position of Director of the Salesian Home! Of course, everyone tacitly left the position of Director of Ciyou Division to He Sian! After all, everyone knows that such a move to win people's hearts must not be done by others!
As soon as this incident came out, the whole Liangzhou was shocked! Originally, marrying Dong Bai won the hearts of many clans, but as soon as this move came out, countless poor people came to join him, and many even brought their families to give up their original land and rush to Longxi!
He Sian's unintentional calculation suddenly gained the hearts of the people in the entire western region, and even spread it across the Central Plains. After Ma Chao got the news, he was angry but helpless. After all, although he seemed to have unlimited glory at this time, he had a lot of troubles. He knows that with the money and food that Ma Chao currently has, it is difficult to feed the army, let alone support similar charities!
All Ma Chao can do is to strengthen border defense and prevent the people of Liangzhou from leaving their respective counties without authorization!
Although Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and others wanted to follow suit after hearing this, they were unable to implement it. After all, their subordinates were too complex, and they were all controlled by aristocratic families. Their interests had already been divided up, and they could not do what He Sian did as he pleased!
Of course, this is all a thing for later. Ten days later, He Sian received the edict sent by the imperial court. He Sian was officially named the governor of Yizhou and acquiesced in his rule over Jincheng County and Longxi County. To show his sincerity, he also sent The heads of Yang Song and Yang Bai!
Everyone also knows that this is Cao Cao's delaying strategy. After all, in terms of the current situation, Yuan Shao poses the greatest threat to him. Even Ma Chao poses a greater threat than He Sian who is in Yizhou!
Although I knew its intention, Yizhou was indeed not suitable to use weapons in the short term, so I accepted the canonization from the imperial court! He Sian issued an announcement stating that he had a certain responsibility for the decline of the Han Dynasty. If he did not revitalize the Han Dynasty, he would be speechless in the face of his ancestors. He would continue to call himself He Sian!
Subsequently, He Sian announced a series of official appointments. Zhang Liao led the former Lu Bu army as the governor of Longxi County, Gao Shun became the captain and was responsible for commanding the troops, and Duan Yan led the surrendered troops and prisoners to be responsible for the farming and construction in Longxi County and Jincheng County! Yang Ang was appointed as the prefect of Wudu, Yan Pu was appointed as the prefect of Hanzhong, and Zhang Yan was appointed as the captain to command the troops of the two places! The remaining local officials were nominated by the prefect and finally reviewed and appointed by He Sian.
If this was expected by everyone, the following news made everyone speechless. Yuchi Yanyan was appointed as the governor of Jincheng County, and his subordinates Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu and others jointly took charge of Jincheng County!
Just when the outside world thought that He Sian was getting carried away, Hanzhong announced that he would marry Dong Bai and Yuchi Yanyan in March and prepare to rebuild the Western Region Protectorate!
Xuchang, Sikong Mansion
"While your Excellency was claiming to be ill, General Dong Cheng of Wei secretly conspired with Emperor Xian in the imperial study for nearly an hour. In the following days, Dong Cheng was also very active and met with more than ten people including Zhong Ji, Wu Shuo, Wang Zifu, Liu Bei, and Wu Zilan. !”
The person who spoke was Man Chong, whose courtesy name was Boning. Since Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty back and made Xudu his capital, Cao Cao knew that Man Chong had always been upright and honest, so he appointed him as the county magistrate of Xudu and in charge of the criminal law of Xudu. ! As a person promoted by Cao Cao, it goes without saying that he is loyal to Cao Cao. Even Cao Cao's malingering was only known to Man Chong and Guo Jia!
"What do Boning think they will do next?"
"Currently, the situation in the DPRK is completely under the control of Lord Sikong. The general trend is that even if a group of clowns like Dong Cheng want to do that trick, it will be difficult for them to reach the sky. I believe they are aware of this, so in the eyes of the official, they will definitely do it. Looking for external help, it seems that there are only three people who have the ability to do this. One is Yuan Shao, the second is Ma Chao, and the third is the newly conquered King Hongnong of Yizhou! And Yuan Shao has just Liu He, a descendant of King Gong of the East China Sea. , can be ruled out first. As for Ma Chao, although he is the queen of Zhongliang, he is different from his father Ma Teng. Although Ma Chao is brave and courageous, he is young and energetic and has a more violent personality than Dong Zhuo, so he is not a suitable target!"
"What does Bonin mean? King Hongnong?"
"My subordinates are 80% sure!"
"Very good, I am writing to your majesty that King Hongnong is extremely talented and has contributed greatly to the pacification of Yizhou. Please, your majesty, canonize him as the shepherd of Yizhou! Does Boning know what to do with the rest?"
"Dong Cheng and others will definitely make a fuss about this edict. At that time, my subordinates will send their confidants to intercept them halfway, and they will definitely find evidence of this group of people's rebellion!"
"Very good, you go down first!" Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction and waved.
"I resign!"
Seeing Man Chong walking away, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia aside and asked, "How does Feng Xiao view this matter?"
Guo Jia bent down and cupped his hands and said: "Jia is ashamed of himself. No matter whether it is a blessing or a disaster, Master Sikong can make the best of the situation. Jia admires him very much!"
"I didn't want it to be like this, but ten years of hard planning went to waste! Fortunately, the two states of Yongliang did not fall into the hands of King Hongnong. Otherwise, with King Hongnong in the west, plus the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu attacking from the north and south, I am afraid that even with the Both you and I have the talent to make a comeback! As for Ma Chao, he’s just a child with a yellow mouth! It’s nothing to worry about! By the way, Fengxiao, how are your arrangements there?"
"Don't worry, my lord, in these few days, I believe General Yuan will be quite surprised when he finds out!"
Three days later, Yecheng, General Mansion
"Stupid! Absolutely stupid! You are a guy who fails to succeed but fails to succeed!" Yuan Shao gasped, furious, and swept everything on the table to the ground! Everyone in the separation hall was silent, not daring to make any sound!
"General, please don't get angry... The truth of this matter has yet to be verified!" Yuan Shao's counselor Feng Ji boldly said.
"Is there anything else that can be verified? Cao Cao's revolt has been published to the world!!" As he said that, Yuan Shao slammed another volume of documents in his hand to the ground!
No wonder Yuan Shao was so angry. Originally, Yuan Shao's generals Wen Chou, Qu Yi, Shen Pei, and Chunyu Qiong attacked together and killed Gongsun Zan. He retreated steadily and occupied most of Liaodong. Just when Yuan Shao was preparing to defeat Gongsun Zan in one go, However, news came from the Central Plains area. His younger brother Yuan Shu said that the Nanhua Immortal came to Shouchun specially to deliver the real imperial seal to him. He also said that the Han Dynasty had exhausted its power and should find a new owner. The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family, He worked hard for the people of Li, and Yuan Shu has the image of an emperor. He should be the common master of the world, and he will definitely be able to regain the glory of the former Qin Emperor and Han Dynasty!
Yuan Shu was overjoyed after hearing this. Regardless of the obstruction of all his subordinates, he designated the state title as a success. At the beginning of the next month, he was consecrated by Nanhua Immortal himself at Bagong Mountain!
When they first heard the news, not to mention Yuan Shao, the entire Hebei power group was in a state of confusion. When the Yuan family first heard the news, they thought it was a rumor and did not take it seriously! But as more and more news came in, the seriousness of the matter was truly realized. But it was too late at this time. In the eyes of the world, the actions of the two brothers of the Yuan family were even more obvious. They each made a jade seal, and the elder brother also brought out Liu He. Yuan Shu simply proclaimed himself emperor. !
For a time, people all over the world were so angry that even the two brothers Xu Shao and Xu Jing, who founded Yuedan Ping, quietly left Runan County where Yuan Shu was located.
Yuan Shu's move put the Jizhou army into a dilemma at this time. Although a large part of the message Yuan Shao issued recently was selfish, although there is no conclusive evidence about Gongsun Zan's identity, there is indeed some. Doubtful!
The so-called dream of the late emperor is naturally false. The real reason is that Jizhou is close to Liaodong. It can be said that among all the princes, Yuan Shao understands Gongsun Zan best.
The Gongsun family has been entrenched in Liaodong for hundreds of years. Unlike these aristocratic families in the Central Plains, the Gongsun family has close contacts with foreign tribes such as Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Fuyu in private. Especially in recent years, when the situation has become increasingly turbulent, the Gongsun family Contact with foreigners became more frequent, which made Yuan Shao more and more restless.
After all, whether it was an overt or covert struggle with Cao Cao or King Hongnong and others, it was still an internal struggle within the Han Dynasty. It was different when facing foreign races. If we really let it go, it would probably lead to disaster for the people! Although I don't want to be like Wei Qing or Ma Yuan, I don't want to be infamy for forever! At this time, Xu You came up with a plan, which gave Yuan Shao a reason to adopt it both in public and private matters! Everything was going smoothly at first, but with his cousin's mindless behavior, Yuan Shao's matter seemed as ridiculous as child's play to everyone in the world!
