After Lu Bu decided to defect to Liu Biao, Guo Si and Li Jue, who were Dong Zhuo's old subordinates, were currently in Gongyang City.
After Dong Zhuo and Li Ru died, they became the highest generals of the Xiliang Army.
The most important thing is that Lu Bu also left Gongyang, and they no longer have to face any threats.
After everything in Gongyang City was settled, the two highest existing generals of the Xiliang Army met at the city lord's palace.
After Guo Bang saw Li Jue, he said directly: "Brother Li, now Dong Zhuo is dead. The Young Emperor is also dead. You and I are now the highest commanders of the Xiliang Army."
"But we are in a lot of crisis at the moment. If the princes of the world led by Yuan Shao find out that the Young Emperor is dead, they will definitely send troops to us in the name of avenging the Young Emperor."
"So, in my opinion. The two of us should unite to tide over the difficulties together. What do you think?"
Li Jue heard Guo Si's words and did not refute. Instead, he was thinking about something in his mind.
He is the same deputy general as Guo Si, has the same position, the same military power, and even his martial arts are almost the same.
However, since the two have been colleagues for many years, Li Jue has already figured out Guo Si's preferences.
Now he was just stalling for time and wanted to get rid of himself, and Li Jue had never thought so.
So Li Jue said: "Brother Guo's words are reasonable, but who is in charge between you and me is the key?"
"Or should you and I divide the city and rule it, with the east and west each occupying half of the city?"
Li Jue's words immediately hit the point. From the beginning, Guo Si wanted to stabilize Li Jue first, and then use the remaining time to slowly remove Li Jue's power.
But now Li Jue has directly raised this issue, which means that there must be a solution that satisfies both of them.
In Guo Bang's heart, it is actually best for them to separate, but if they separate, they will not be able to withstand the attacks of those princes.
And now Gongyang actually has no role anymore, since the death of the young emperor of the Han Dynasty. It has existed in name only, but this does not prevent those princes from shouting slogans of revenge for the Han Dynasty to come to trouble them.
Guo Bang still had a smile on his face and said, "In that case, what should we do according to your opinion, Brother Li?"
Although Guo Bang said this himself, he also knew that Li Jue also wanted to test him. If he had the idea of monopolizing Gongyang or taking over the overall situation, Li Jue would definitely leave with the other half of the Xiliang army and join others immediately.
Because Li Jue is not as upright as Lu Bu, the two of them have been colleagues for such a long time and are really familiar with each other.
Li Jue also followed Guo Si's words and said, "How about you and I divide the city into two and govern it?"
"You are in charge of the east city, and I am in charge of the west city. If the princes of the world come to invade, we will join forces to fight against the enemy!"
They don't want to separate, so that's all they can do. After all, if they were separated, they would have little power to fight back against the attacks from the coalition of princes.
Unless you choose to seek refuge with others like Lu Bu, you don't have to worry about these things happening.
Guo Bang: "In that case, then just do what you said, Brother Li!"
There was no other way, Guo Bang had to follow Li Jue's suggestion. If he didn't agree, Li Jue would lead his troops and leave directly, which would be considered uncomfortable.
After all, Guo Bang was very covetous of the half of the Xiliang army in Li Jue's hands. No matter how many there were, there were tens of thousands of them.
Even if he can control so many armies by himself, it is not impossible to win over the world.
In this way, Guo Si and Li Jue divided the city in Gongyang and ruled. Lu Bu led his troops to join Liu Biao, and the situation in the world was quietly changing.
A few days later, the news of the young emperor's death had spread throughout the world. At this point, the Han Dynasty was truly destroyed.
Next, it is time for the princes of the world to fight for hegemony.
When Liu Bei heard that the young emperor had died, his first reaction was to cry bitterly. He also swore in front of his two younger brothers: "I, Liu Bei, must restore the ancestral foundation of the Han Dynasty during my lifetime."
"Crunt against the traitors in the world and restore peace to the people."
But in fact, Liu Bei didn't know how happy he was, now that the young emperor is dead. After he is a legitimate clan member of the Han Dynasty, he now raises an army to fight against the rebels. I don't know how many people will be willing to follow him.
And it can also win over the people and emphasize that they are orthodox.
After Chen Liu heard that the last emperor of the Han Dynasty had died, Cao Cao didn't have much trouble in his heart. All this was within his expectation, but Cao Cao also summoned Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu and said: "Now that the emperor is dead, the world will be in chaos."
"But I, Cao Cao, have two most powerful opponents, the two brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao."
"What do you think I should do?"
Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu were not surprised by the news. Whether the young emperor died or not actually had little impact on them. It can be said that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, and the invisible shackles on their heads have also disappeared.
It can be said that this is a good thing for all the princes in the world.
As for Dong Zhuo's death, no one mentioned it.
Xi Zhicai: "My lord is wrong. I see that my lord has four major opponents. In addition to the two brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, there are also Lu Bu and Jiangdong Tiger Sun Jian who were at Hulao Pass."
"If nothing else happens, the Young Emperor is now dead. The three people who have developed the fastest among these princes are Yuan Shu, Yuan Shao and Sun Jian."
"As for Lu Bu, he is brave but not resourceful. But whoever gets Lu Bu will become a powerful force."
"So my lord has to guard against it."
Xi Zhicai's analysis is spot-on. As for Liu Bei, he has not yet begun to develop. Neither Cao Cao nor Xi Zhicai would really take Liu Bei into their eyes unless Liu Bei could pull up a team in a short time.
After Xi Zhi finished speaking, Xun Yu spoke again: "My lord, you should hide your strength and bide your time now, but you must take more precautions against the two states next to Chen Liu."
After hearing the answers from Xi Zhicai and Xun Yu, Cao Cao, who was originally enthusiastic about leading troops to attack the city and seize the stronghold, calmed down. He clearly realized that his current strength was just out of reach in front of other princes.
Of course, what we are talking about here is Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao. As for Liu Yan and Liu Biao, Cao Cao didn't take them seriously.
Cao Cao: "Thank you two gentlemen for your advice, Cao Cao knows!"
At this moment, Yuan Shao, who was in Jizhou, Hebei, heard the news and laughed: "Hahaha, I didn't expect that Dong Zhuo was also dead."
"It's really a relief. It's a pity that I can't kill Dong Zhuo with my own hands."
"It's a pity that Lu Bu defected to Liu Biao. Otherwise, if he defected to me, Yuan Shao, then I would have one more strong general!"
At this time, Jushou stood up and said: "My lord, now the emperor is dead."
"And even Dong Zhuo and Li Ru are dead. Although our Jizhou is a little far away from Gongyang."
"But now Gongyang is divided into cities by Li Jue and Guo Si. In my opinion, this is an opportunity for the lord to conquer them."
When Yuan Shao heard what Ju Shou said, he said, "In that case, what do you think?"
"Moreover, the Xiliang army left by Dong Zhuo is indeed good."
Jushou: "My lord, have you forgotten that Lu Bu went to join Liu Biao?"
"My lord is the fourth generation and the third prince. Now if you are willing to write a letter in person, let the envoy send it to Gongyang and give it to Guo Si and Li Jue."
"I think the two of them will definitely be willing to come and seek refuge with the lord, but I don't know what reward the lord is willing to give."
At this time, Tian Feng jumped out and said, "Lord, you can't."
"Accepting Guo Si and Li Jue at this time will bring us a lot of trouble."
"Moreover, these Xiliang troops are unruly and unruly, and they still come to seek refuge with their generals."
"What should I do if this leads to a wolf entering the house?"
As for Xu You, he remained silent. He felt that neither of these two were the best choices, but if Xu You was asked to choose one. He will definitely choose Jushou's suggestion, after all, one hundred thousand people are very powerful.
Even letting them work in farming is an excellent choice, after all, it can also replenish Jizhou's population.
It happened that Yuan Shao also noticed his former classmate Xu You, and asked: "Xu You, what do you think?"
Xu You stood up calmly and said: "My lord, in Xu You's opinion."
"Brother Tian and Jushu are right, but now my lord has strong soldiers and horses, and he does not lack this kind of soldiers and horses."
"Therefore, Xu You believes that my lord should take advantage of this period of time when all the princes in the world are ready to take action. My lord should take this opportunity to train more troops and accumulate food and fodder to wait for the weather."
This was Xu You's answer to Yuan Shao, and it was also Xu You's true inner thoughts.
In Xu You's view, no matter what he does. The most important thing is to lay a good foundation in advance. If there is not enough foundation to support Yuan Shao's ambition.
No matter how well we do now and in the future, there is nothing we can do. One day the huge empire built by Yuan Shao will collapse because of its unstable foundation.
Xu You just saw this and gave his suggestion. It doesn't matter whether Yuan Shao is willing to accept his opinion or not.
After all, Yuan Shao is indeed very powerful now. Now that Dong Zhuo is dead, the only ones who can stabilize Yuan Shao are Yuan Shu of Nanyang and Sun Jian of Jiangdong.
Yuan Shao: "I understand. In that case, just follow what Xu You and Jushu said."
"A two-pronged approach!"
At this moment, Yuan Shao didn't know how high-spirited and courageous he was. He is truly a heroic boy, admirable.
Sun Jian, who was in Jiangdong at the moment, looked at Cheng Pu and Huang Gai and said, "Now that the emperor is dead, I intend to invade the Central Plains of Zhuolu."
"I wonder if you are willing to help me?"
Sun Jian's ambition was completely revealed at this moment. He wanted to use the entire Jiangdong as the basis for the Zhuolu Central Plains.
In Jiangdong, he is the king of one thing.
Cheng Pu: "The general is willing to follow the lord through fire and water without any hesitation."
Huang Gai: "My lord, despite your orders, I will never give up!"
After receiving the firm support of Huang Gai and Cheng Pu, Sun Jian immediately ordered his troops and generals to start the battle against the Jiangdong area.
He wanted to conquer all the family forces, large and small, and those who were loyal to the Han Dynasty.
Sun Jian wanted to add a few more people to make Jiangdong his own world, and he also wanted to let Jiangdong be the final say of his Sun family.
Liu Yan: "Now the Han Dynasty exists in name only, and there is no way to save it."
"Where should I go?"
After he learned the news, he just felt sad, but he had no intention of competing in the Central Plains. Because he knew who his son was, even if he was lucky enough to capture half of his son.
After his death, it is impossible for lowly people to obey him. Moreover, it would be nice for him to be a rich kid like this.
However, the happiest person was none other than Kong Rong. He held a grudge against Cao Cao very much. When he heard that the young emperor was dead, his first reaction was to seek revenge against Cao Cao.
Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai, was the first among all the princes in the world to send troops to start a war between princes.
At this moment, So has already led an army of 50,000 to Chenliu. He was confident that Chen Liu would be captured, but he didn't know that he underestimated Cao Cao's strength.
It was also after this failure that he slowly began to fade away from the stage of war between princes. He will probably die in the end, maybe this is his fate!
However, Yuan Shu, who was in Nanyang at the moment, was spending sweet afternoon tea with his wives in his yard.
Mainly because he was thinking about how to tell Dong Bai about the death of Li Ru and Dong Zhuo. He was afraid that Dong Bai would be very sad after telling him.
The quirky Cai Wenji suddenly rushed to Yuan Shu's ear and said, "Brother, do you think Miss Dong Bai is getting more and more beautiful now?"
"I noticed that you have been staring at Miss Dong Bai since you came in."
"Besides, my sister also saw it."
After listening to Cai Wenji's words, Yuan Shu just happened to meet Feng Yuan's eyes. He saw Feng Yuan looking at him with a smile, but there was still a trace of complaint in her eyes.
Zhen Ji, on the other hand, has been accompanying them to make trouble. But she was very envious that Cai Wenji could be held in Yuan Shu's arms like this, but Cai Wenji was a little shy under the gaze of so many people.
Feeling Cai Wenji's shyness, Yuan Shu let go of his hands.
Feng Yuan teased at this time: "Husband, it's true. Not only am I pregnant now, but sister Zhen Ji is also pregnant."
"If your husband really can't hold on anymore, you can ask sister Dong Bai."
"Just now, we saw you, husband, staring at Sister Dong Bai for a long time."
After Feng Yuan finished speaking, Dong Bai's face was as red as a tomato.
Then she lowered her head and glanced at Yuan Shu secretly. In fact, except for the lack of a formal wedding with Yuan Shu, she had given everything to Yuan Shu.
This is also because I am afraid of not feeling safe, so I do this.
Fortunately, Yuan Shu did not disappoint her. In a few days, it will be their wedding.
Seeing how happy Dong Bai and Feng Yuan were getting along, Yuan Shu decided to hide the news. Although he knew that Dong Bai had already been mentally prepared, he didn't plan to tell her now.
Yuan Shu: "Madam, it seems that my husband has been too cold to you in the past six months."
"But it doesn't matter. I will stay with you after you give birth to your child."
As soon as Yuan Shu said these words, Feng Yuan's own face turned red. She can't stand Yuan Shu alone. Although Yuan Shu is gentle, his fighting ability is really surprising.
Yuan Shu also said to Dong Bai: "Xiao Bai, don't worry!"
"Now we are preparing for our wedding, and I will definitely marry you back to the Yuan family in a glorious manner."
"And I will definitely treat you well. You and Madam will be treated the same."
Dong Bai: "I just ask for your husband's pity in the future. Since I have decided to marry him."
"Then naturally I trust my husband."
