As far as the current situation is concerned, although Dong Zhuo is acting as a check in the Bingzhou area, once unrest breaks out, Hedong County and Hanoi County will still become the front line of the battlefield. Farming and increasing grain production in these places is also a way to reduce losses.
In the future, after the Central Plains is pacified, Liu Bei will definitely send troops to Bingzhou, not only to solve the banditry problem in Bingzhou, but also to solve the problem of Bingzhou being excessively occupied by foreigners such as the Huns, and to restore Bingzhou.
At that time, the food provided by Hedong County and Hanoi County will be needed as support.
The insects are still dreaming and enjoying the benefits brought to them by the Luoyang Rebellion, while Liu Bei is busy preparing for the future.
He is preparing for military, economic, food, logistics, and many other things. He will gather a main battle force of about 100,000 people in Luoyang to deal with the threats of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, and at the same time prepare for the defeat of them and then sweep through Guandong. bedding.
The rich trophies had already made Liu Bei salivate, and he couldn't hold back his greedy desire.
To be precise, the current situation in the world is slightly different from what Liu Bei expected, but overall, it is in line with Liu Bei's judgment of this country.
The false news spread by the Yuan family in order to survive still had some effect. Taking advantage of the Yuan family's remaining appeal ability and the Luoyang court's lack of appeal ability at this stage, the Yuan family did not fall behind in public opinion. .
The news they spread that Liu Bei was the rebel and Liu Xie was the false emperor was in line with what people in the world were worried about during the previous struggle to abolish the elder and establish the younger.
Although there was a clear announcement from the Luoyang court, the credibility of the Luoyang court was indeed a little unsatisfactory after Liu Hong's twenty years of hard work.
News of the new emperor's accession to the throne was sent to various places, but what was received was not fierce public opinion or immediate recognition, but silence.
The local officials who have sworn to recognize and be loyal to the new emperor are mainly concentrated in the Kansai region, Bingzhou, Jingzhou and Yangzhou, but not too many.
The attitude of the population core areas in the hinterland of the Central Plains and the Hebei region was not objectionable, but a considerable number of local officials did not immediately send memorials to congratulate the emperor on his enthronement. The attitude of most officials was neither objection nor congratulations.
The clan elder and Qingzhou Mu Liu Yu did not respond immediately, Xuzhou Mu Liu Yan also did not respond immediately, and many county governors in the Central Plains region also did not respond immediately.
These people are somewhat politically disadvantaged.
Only a few kingdoms sent congratulatory memorials because of their relationship with the king.
This fully reflects the serious lack of credibility of the Luoyang court under Liu Hong's rule, which directly led to the Luoyang court's inability to quickly gain local trust when it was reestablished.
But looking at it on the other hand, the local government did not trust the Luoyang court very much, but they did not seem to respond too much to the local actions of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. There was no situation where Yuan would raise his arms and make the world boil.
They didn't dare to believe the Luoyang court so quickly, let alone the Yuan family.
It was early June of the sixth year of Zhongping. Liu Bei basically knew all about the actions and series of changes of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao who escaped from Luoyang.
Generally speaking, Yuan Shu got along better than Yuan Shao, and more people responded to Yuan Shu. This was mainly because Runan County in Yuzhou was the hometown of the Yuan family. Four generations of the Yuan family had run the family business and had a deep foundation.
Under such circumstances, Yuan Shu occupied Runan County, the hinterland of the Central Plains, and announced his army to attack Liu Bei.
Yuan Shao, on the other hand, was struggling in Jizhou. It seemed that his power was not as strong as Yuan Shu's. He only announced a crusade against Liu Bei. He also said that Liu Bei was a rebel, Liu Xie was a false emperor, and the real emperor was Liu Bian. His rhetoric was similar to Yuan Shu's, and there was nothing else. .
However, both of them have decided to raise an army, but there is no "grand occasion" like the legendary eighteenth princes gathered to respond. According to the information currently known, in addition to the Yuan family's disciples and the old officials' family, other local officials and families responded. No action was taken.
Liu Bei was confused for a while, but after thinking about it, he felt it was natural.
Compared with Dong Zhuo and Grand Master Dong, his own reputation, status, qualifications, and power were surpassed in all aspects.
And because his surname is Liu, he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and the reason for following the emperor's decree to suppress the rebellion is more reasonable. Therefore, in this case, although his actions will cause some dissatisfaction and doubts, they will not rise to the level of fighting. situation.
Local officials would be dissatisfied and doubtful, so they would wait and see for the time being and did not immediately accept Luoyang's new order. However, when it came to raising troops to fight, they probably would not be happy either.
For example, Liu Yu and Liu Yan, these two famous clan governors, held heavy military power. It was not difficult to raise an army to fight against Liu Bei, but they each had their own concerns and worries, so it was impossible to raise an army directly. , let alone respond to Yuan's call.
Liu Bei guessed that they might be waiting to see the situation, intending to see the struggle between the Luoyang court and the remnants of the Yuan family. After all, the only ones who firmly believe that the Luoyang court has no legitimacy are the two Yuans.
It goes without saying that Er Yuan won the victory, but if Er Yuan was killed by Liu Bei, then no one would openly question the legitimacy of the Luoyang court, and it would be confirmed.
They can then accept this established fact.
To put it bluntly, old bureaucrats and old fools put their own interests above all else. They don’t want to take any political risks and always want to get along with the crowd.
From the current point of view, the difference in strength between the two Yuans and the Luoyang court is a bit big. Except for the disciples, old officials and their families of the Yuan family who are forced to follow because of fear of being joined together, most people still want to watch.
Liu Bei was a little disappointed when Tianxia Xiongxiu did not appear. He felt that it was impossible to wipe out the insects in the world in one go. After the Yuan family's family prestige was ruined by him, it was obvious that he no longer had the ability to influence the situation in the world.
But it doesn't matter if they don't show up now. In the future, when he supports Lu Zhi to start a wave of "doing land", they will definitely show up.
And it's okay if he doesn't show up now, it will give him more time to build up the army, train the army, and enhance the combat effectiveness of the army.
If it happens now, Liu Bei can only dispatch 100,000 troops with varying levels of combat effectiveness. If you give him a few years in the future, he will be able to form an elite army of 300,000 and dominate the world.
At that time, with the 300,000 troops as the base, we will promote the strategy of consolidating the fields and wipe out the insects in the world, and then a new world will be established.
Well, this two-step strategy is still possible.
Putting these problems behind for now, but looking at the operations of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, Liu Bei found it a bit interesting.
Yuan Shu wouldn't say it anymore, relying on the family's second generation ancestor and a disciple of Gaoliang, he really didn't have much ability.
But it should be said that Yuan Shao's turnaround operation was somewhat standard, but the reason was very bloody.
Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, immediately ran away to Luoyang and surrendered to Liu Bei, leaving Jizhou directly to Yuan Shao and ignoring him.
When Han Fu came to Luoyang, Liu Bei was also stunned.
There is no problem in Jizhou. Many officials in Jizhou are even willing to support Han Fu and are unwilling to support Yuan Shao, a guy with a reputation as a traitor. They are also willing to help Han Fu attack Yuan Shao and capture Yuan Shao.
But Han Fu still ran away.
After Liu Bei asked Han Fu to find out the whole story, he covered his face with his hands and felt deeply that this society was really sick.
After the Luoyang Mutiny, the Yulin Army was completely killed by a wave of operations by the Northern Army. Only three or five people escaped with Yuan Shao. Later, due to the defection of Captain Fengji of Xuanmen Pass, Yuan Shao gathered more than 500 people. The team fled all the way from Luoyang to Jizhou.
After learning that Yuan Wei and Yuan Ji had been eradicated by Liu Bei and others, Yuan Shao originally wanted to return to Runan to fight for the family business. However, when he sent people to investigate the news, he learned that Yuan Shu was still alive and asked you in advance. After heading south, he gave up the idea.
Yuan Wei died, Yuan Ji died, and Yuan Shu became the eldest son of the family and the legitimate heir, which was different from his own branch heir.
He realized that with his identity, he would definitely not be able to compete with Yuan Shu, but he could not wait to die. His hatred for Liu Bei had surpassed everything, and the fire of revenge was burning.
He knew that all his family members were dead, including his wife and children who stayed in Luoyang. None of them survived, and he, Yuan Benchu, was left naked.
His beloved sons and daughters, his wives and concubines were all gone.
Yuan Shao's burning anger made him decide to seek revenge at all costs.
After much thought, he went to Jizhou.
Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, was an old official of the Yuan family and was single-handedly promoted by Yuan Wei. He had a close relationship with the Yuan family and was considered one of the core members.
Under the current situation, the living environment of the Yuan family's disciples and old officials is extremely harsh. If they don't want to die, the best way is to just bind together with the Yuan family and fight against Liu Bei together.
Therefore, Yuan Shao thought this was an opportunity to join forces with Han Fu to fight against Liu Bei and leverage the power of Jizhou.
So Yuan Shao rushed to Jizhou, met Han Fu, and told Han Fu his intentions, hoping that Han Fu could join forces with him to fight against the Luoyang court and Liu Bei.
At that time, Han Fu had already received a notice from the Luoyang court. He learned that Liu Hong had died, Liu Xie had ascended the throne, and that the Yuan and He families had committed rebellion and were put down. The court asked local officials to arrest Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu if they discovered their traces. , sent to Luoyang.
Han Fu was dumbfounded. After much deliberation, he couldn't think of a reason. When he was confused, Yuan Shao came.
After Yuan Shao read the announcement from the Luoyang court, he sneered, tore up the announcement, and then bowed down.
"Yuan Shao is right in front of you, and there are no threatening weapons around him. He only has five hundred men under his command, and you own the entire Jizhou, and there is absolutely no resistance to you!
If you want more wealth, please capture Yuan Shao and send him to Luoyang to be dedicated to Liu Bei, the traitor who conspired to rebel and kill the emperor. In this way, you can gain wealth! "
