But he said that after Gongsun Zan lost for a while, he knew that he would definitely not be a match for Yuan Shaojun in the field, so he never dared to fight again.
No matter how much Yuan Shaojun challenged and insulted him, he refused to come out and acted like a coward.
Yuan Shao had no choice but to stalemate with him in Panhe, waiting for news of the trial.
The two armies had been fighting each other for more than a month, and someone had already come to Chang'an to report to Li Ru.
After all, Li Ru was Li Ru. After evacuating Luoyang, he arranged details around the princes, so as soon as there was news about the princes' movements, he would know it immediately.
Chang'an, Grand Master's Mansion.
After Li Ru got the news, he came directly to see Dong Zhuo and saw Dong Zhuo chatting and laughing happily with Wang Yun.
When Dong Zhuo saw Li Ru arriving, he asked, "What important business does Wen You have here?".
It turned out that after moving the capital to Chang'an, Li Ru was very disappointed to see Dong Zhuo's declining loyalty. He never came to Dong Zhuo to discuss matters, so Dong Zhuo asked like this.
Li Ru sighed. He had done his last duty as a minister and offered his last plan.
So he suggested to Dong Zhuo, "I have just received news that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are currently at a stalemate in the Panhe battle. Please ask your lord to fake the emperor's edict and appoint Yuan Shao as the shepherd of Jizhou and Gongsun Zan as the governor of Jizhou. In this way, the two of them are bound to be in trouble. If you don't tolerate it, both sides will lose in the end. The lord just wants to reap the benefits of the fishermen, and personally leads the army to annihilate Jizhou in one fell swoop. In this way, the north can be secured, and the hegemony can be achieved. Now that the two are dead, the princes of the world have nothing to fear, and they don't know the lord's will. How about the next one?"
Before Dong Zhuo could react, Wang Yun admonished him: "No, this dynasty has never appointed state pastors and governors to two people. Breaking the rules will damage the prestige of the grand master. Besides, once this example is started, like the princes Competing to imitate others will also have an impact on the rule of the imperial court, so it must not be done."
Why did Wang Yun say this? It was because he had an old relationship with Yuan Shao and didn't want his old friend to avoid unnecessary trouble. In order to gather the army of King Qin as soon as possible, destroy Dong Zhuo, restore the Han Dynasty, and return the old capital.
At the same time, he also knew that Li Ru's plan was very powerful and could also be said to be insidious. Why do you say this? In fact, in the early Han Dynasty, the state pastors and governors were separated, which could act as a check and balance on each other to take advantage of the rule. Later, it gradually evolved into a position, which belongs to the highest official of a state.
Li Ru did this to hide his evil intentions and let Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fight to the death. They could sit on the mountain and watch the fight, so of course Wang Yun refused.
Dong Zhuo heard that what Wang Yun said was reasonable. Besides, if he planned to go further, it would be bad if it would affect the rule of the court.
So Dong Zhuo answered, "What Master Master said is true."
After hearing that his opinion was adopted, Wang Yun breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan are also today's heroes. Now they are fighting in Panhe. It is appropriate to fake the emperor's edict, grant them glory and wealth, and send someone to reconcile." The two of them are grateful and will obey the Grand Master."
Dong Zhuo said happily, "Great kindness".
Li Ru didn't speak since Wang Yun opened his mouth. On the one hand, I was disappointed. This time I was just doing my last duty. On the other hand, he knew that Wang Yun had spoken, and generally Dong Zhuo would not refuse.
Because Wang Yun is very favored now. This guy has been very active since he moved the capital to Chang'an. He doesn't know how to please Dong Zhuo, so Dong Zhuo now obeys his words.
Sure enough, he finally agreed with Wang Yun's opinion, and Li Ru said goodbye without saying anything, leaving only a bleak figure behind, looking extremely pitiful.
So Dong Zhuo sent Tai Fu Ma Rixi and Tai Servant Zhao Qi to go with the imperial edict to Hebei to deliver the imperial edict. Let's not mention it for the time being.
Yangzhou, Shouchun.
Later general Yuan Shu was holding a banquet to celebrate that he had just acquired Shouchun, the largest county in the south and the seat of Yangzhou.
When it comes to Yuan Shu, I have to say something. Since the failure of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, this guy has rushed to Runan County with his troops to take over everything in the family.
Knowing that it was the intention of the previous patriarch Yuan Wei to make him the patriarch, and because Yuan Shu was the legitimate son of the family, it was natural for him to inherit. Therefore, the elders of the Yuan family did not refuse and allowed Yuan Shu to easily inherit the position of patriarch.
After becoming the clan leader, Yuan Shu couldn't wait. With the power of his family and a large army, he captured Shouchun without any bloodshed and led Yangzhou Mu himself.
Now Yuan Shu controls Shouchun, Nanyang and other major counties, and his strength has suddenly become a great prince second only to Dong Zhuo.
People's hearts are not as good as snakes swallowing elephants. After getting these, Yuan Shu is not satisfied, and now he covets Jingzhou again.
Knowing that Jingzhou was Liu Biao's territory and it was difficult for him to attack, he made a date with Sun Ce to attack Jingzhou together in the name of avenging his father.
Mentioned, Sun Jian, I need to explain something here. He was indeed shot to death by Liu Biao's random arrows as in history. It is worth mentioning that Sun Jian died earlier than in history. Just because he died under the circumstances of Yuan Shu and Liu Biao together.
Why do you say this? Because Sun Jian's marching route map and the number of troops were provided by Yuan Shu. Even the oath Sun Jian swore was told to Liu Biao. There is only one purpose, and that is to pass on the national jade seal.
After Liu Biao got this, needless to say, he naturally knew what to do. Together with the counselors, they set up an ambush and made Sun Jian die as promised.
The remaining troops, led by Cheng Pu and others, dragged Sun Jian's body and fled back to Jiangdong. Sun Ce was seventeen years old and inherited his father's business. He contacted Yuan Shu and prepared to take revenge. So they hit it off immediately and prepared to send troops to Jingzhou. This is an afterthought and will be mentioned later.
Yanzhou, Chenliu.
Besides, after Cao Cao returned to his hometown, he recruited troops, accumulated strength, and licked his wounds. On the other hand, he inquired about the movements of the princes to see if there was any chance of making a comeback.
With his performance in conquering Dong Zhuo, he gradually attracted some people to join him.
For example, Taishan Yu Jin, Chen Liuping, Qiu Maojie, Wucheng Lu Qian, etc.
At the same time, he also learned that Sun Jian was shot to death by random arrows, and Cao Cao was shocked.
Unexpectedly, as Yuan Shao expected, his vigilance against Yuan Shao has been raised to another level.
We also know that Yuan Shu inherited the power of the Yuan family and obtained Shouchun without any effort. I feel both envy and jealousy in my heart. I thought to myself that I had worked hard for a long time to get half of Chenliu. It is very unfair for a dandy from your family to become a famous prince without much effort.
But he was also helpless, and secretly swore in his heart that if he had the opportunity, he would teach Yuan Shu a lesson and let him know how powerful he was. Of course, this was something to be said later.
Other princes, such as Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, etc., are still the same as before, sitting on their hands and having nothing to do. They are not worth mentioning, so I will not describe them one by one here.
