The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Everyone in Xi Zhicai had their own opinions on the matter of responding to Yuan Shao and raising an army to ask the director.

Getting Dong is a big deal.

It is not only related to Xun Zhen himself, but also to the overall interests of his political clique. Therefore, in addition to Xi Zhicai, Xun You, Xu Zhong, Xun Cheng, Xin Ai, Cheng Jia, Yao Sheng, including Liu Bei and others were also arrested. Xun Zhen was summoned.

Xi Zhicai and others, as Xun Zhen's confidants, they know that Xun Zhen has always wanted to discuss Dong. When he was in Luoyang that day, Xun Zhen was the "main war faction", or "hard-line faction", and he had suggested many times. Yuan Shao should immediately raise troops to attack Dong, but at that time "raising troops in Luoyang to attack Dong" and now "raising troops from the prefectures and prefectures to attack Dong" are two completely different things.

In Yao Sheng's words: "The situation today is very different from that of the day!"

"What's the big difference?"

"Ming Gong is asking knowingly."

Xun Zhen was really asking, but it was a big deal to ask Dong. He and Yao Sheng knew that the current situation was different from the day before. Xun You, Xi Zhicai, etc. could also see that, but Xu Zhong, Liu Bei and other people who had little political contact might not be. I don't know yet, so he needs Yao Sheng to tell the "big difference" so that everyone here knows it. He smiled and said, "Why do you ask? Uncle Qian, just say it bluntly."

"Since Duke Ming insists on asking, let me tell you my humble opinion. In my opinion, there are two differences between today's situation and that day's situation."

"What's the first?"

"The day Dong Zhuo first entered the capital, he had few soldiers under his command, but just now I heard Duke Ming talk about the current situation in Luoyang, but Dong Zhuo had already taken control of the army, so he was in charge of Jinwu Dingyuan, the old general, the old chariot and cavalry generals, plus Some of the generals and soldiers of the Northern Army and the West Garden, as well as the main force of Dong Zhuo's headquarters in Beijing, are probably not under the 100,000 crowd. These 100,000 crowd are not the Yellow Turbans, but are well-armed, and most of them have passed through battle formations. In addition, according to the heroic city of Luoyang, there are eight dangerous passes around it. Compared with the situation when Dong Zhuo first entered the capital, the soldiers were few, the foothold was not stable, and it was easy to take them. It will not be easy.”

"What about the second?"

"When Dong Zhuo first entered the capital, he was only a 'merger of the state', but now he is the 'Sikong' of the imperial court. It should be decided by the public in the court. When Dong Zhuo first entered the capital, Yuan Benchu ​​did not dare to attack him because of the respect of the Sili School Commander and the honor of the Yuan clan. Raising troops to attack Dong, what is this? This is a violation of the imperial guidelines! Jizhou Mu Han Fu is an old official of the Yuan family, even if he has his support and response, this is 'violating the capital with the prefecture'! The name is not right, In my humble opinion, although there are many counties and states in the world and the Yuan clan is noble, there will be few people willing to obey Yuan Benchu. Even if there are people like Ming Gong, Zhang Mengzhuo, and Cao Mengde to help, this matter will be difficult. Cheng also."

Yao Sheng's two "big differences" are analyzed from the perspective of military and politics.

In terms of military affairs, the Commander of the Eighth School of the West Park is a new army that has just been formed, and its combat effectiveness may not be strong. After discussing the Yellow Turbans, they have also experienced large-scale battle formations, and their combat effectiveness has improved, not to mention Dong Zhuo's headquarters and Ding Yuan's Bingzhou soldiers, both of which are good soldiers.

Just like Yao Sheng's analysis, Dong Zhuo currently controls about 100,000 troops, and 70,000 to 80,000 of these 100,000 cavalry are all veterans who have experienced battles. They are definitely a strong military force. There are eight hurdles above, and the location is convenient, so it is really not easy to attack.

In terms of politics, when Dong Zhuo first entered the capital, he was the shepherd of Bingzhou and a foreign minister. Now he is Sikong, one of the three princes of the central court. Sikong "is in charge of water and soil matters, all matters of worship in the suburbs, and he is in charge of sweeping away musical instruments. Doubt, remonstrance, and Taiwei.” In other words, Dong Zhuo already has the right to discuss the power of the state, and now he wants to abolish the emperor, even if this will cause many people’s opposition, in the final analysis, this matter is also in” Administrative Procedures".

As Yao Sheng said, no matter what the essence of this matter is, from the surface, it is "a matter of the imperial court and the Han family" after all, and "it should be decided by the public in the court", you Yuan Shao If you don't agree, you hang up your seal, you are no longer even a commander of Sili, and you are just a white person, but you have to go to Jizhou to raise troops to beg the board of directors. Isn't this "revolting against the rule of law"?

Therefore, he deduced: "Although there are many counties and states in the world, and the Yuan family is expensive, there will be few people willing to follow Yuan Benchu."

On the one hand, Dong Zhuo's army was strong and brave, and it was convenient to occupy the land. On the other hand, Yuan Shao was "justified". There may not be many local counties and states responding to him, so it is obviously difficult to ask Dong Zhuo.

Xun Zhen nodded and said to herself, "Yao Shuqian is right."

He traveled from later generations and knew the process of arguing against Dong, so although he has not yet started to fight against Dong, he also knows that Yao Sheng's analysis and judgment are completely correct.

First of all, in the original history, it was Yuan Shao and others who contributed to the discussion of the director, but it was Qiao Mao who really played a key role in the discussion of the director. Chuan Yizhou County, saying that Dong Zhuo was guilty, the emperor was in danger, and he hoped for a righteous soldier to relieve the national disaster.” Without him, he “deceived the three princes in the name of calling on the state and county to raise troops”, and took out the “three princes” to do the politics of “appealing to Dong”. Calling on, no matter how capable Yuan Shao is, he may not be able to do it.

Secondly, even with Qiao Mao's "deceitful work of the three masters to move the book", there are not many prefectures and county officials who responded to Yuan Shao's uprising, only a dozen people, and most of these people are people who are closely related to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Yuan Yi did not say anything, they were all children of the Yuan family, Han Fu was forced, and the rest were Kong Yu, Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, Wang Kuang, Zhang Miao, Zhang Chao, Bao Xin, and Cao Cao. If you wait, then you are either the backbone of Yuan's party, or you have always had a good relationship with Yuan Shao, or you have been attached to Yuan Shao for a long time.

Like Li Zan, Chen Ji, etc., who are also the prefect of a county, and are also party members and celebrities, none of them responded to Yuan Shao. Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, just broke the Xuzhou Yellow Turban last year. Getting up and asking for Dong is just a matter of sitting and watching. From this, it can be seen that the essence of the matter of "seeking Dong" is not "the world's counties and states ask for Dong", but in fact it is just "Yuan Party asks for Dong".

Since even if there is a "deceived three dukes to transfer books", there are few responses, only "Yuan Dang" is begging Dong, and after the war, "these princes begging Dong" have their own thoughts. The boss refused to attack Dong Zhuo with all his might, so the final result of this incident was naturally as Yao Sheng's judgment: "It is also difficult to achieve." In the original history, it was indeed unsuccessful.

However, having said that, although this event did not succeed, its significance is long-term.

The most crucial and most important meaning is that although this matter failed to "negotiate directors", it "successfully" opened the "big curtain of the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty", and the various princes who participated in this matter , because he is the direct unveiler of the "big curtain of chaos", to a certain extent, he has a certain advantage.

Therefore, it doesn't matter whether it is successful or not. Xun Zhen believes that the important thing is to get involved. The princes were distinguished and gained greater fame.

Xun Zhen smiled and asked left and right: "What do you think of Uncle Qian's words?"

"Although the situation today is very different from the past, the matter of negotiating the director is still to be done, and it must be done."

Everyone turned their eyes to see that it was Xi Zhicai who spoke.

Xun Zhen asked, "How can Zhicai say this? As Shuqian said, it's not easy to discuss, so why do you have to do it?"

"In the past, Jin and Zhou were expelled by Duke Li, and they lived in Luoyang. Although they were not in the country, 'Jin has worries, but it is not impossible, and there are celebrations, but it is not wrong.' Why? Yuan Benchu ​​can also be said to be 'related to each other', if Yuan Benchu ​​is defeated, where will the princes go?"

"Jin Zhou" is Ji Zhou, the Duke of Jin mourning. Ji Zhou was one of the most outstanding monarchs in the Spring and Autumn Period. When he was young, he was shunned by Duke Li of Jin and had to live in Luoyang, Zhou, although he was not in the country of Jin. , but whenever he heard about wars and worries in the state of Jin, he was very worried, and whenever he heard about any festive events in the state of Jin, he was very happy, because although he was excluded from the state of Jin, he was the state of Jin after all. The "Young Master", his fate and the fate of Jin are closely related.

For now, the fates of Xun Zhen and Yuan Shao are now also "related to each other".

He has a close relationship with Cao Cao, and he became a member of the Yuan Party because of Cao Cao's introduction a long time ago. It was Yuan Dang who gave him activities. Although he did not meet Yuan Shao many times, in the eyes of the people of the day, he was already the backbone of the "Yuan Dang". Although Tao Qian was annoyed that he did not give him face, why did he have to endure it? Wasn't it because he was regarded as the backbone of the Yuan Party, and was actually afraid of Yuan Shao behind him?

Just as the fate of Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and Xun Zhen is now closely related, the fate of Xun Zhen and Yuan Shao is also closely related. Under this background/context that people have gone to serve in the central and local governments, and their political influence is not as great as before, Xun Zhen needs to rely on Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other Yuan Party people at this stage.

In fact, not only Xun Zhen, but also Cao Cao and Zhang Miao.

Yuan Shao planned to kill eunuchs and fought against Dong Zhuo, all of which involved Cao Cao, Zhang Miao, etc. They were too involved, and now it was impossible to get out of the way. Therefore, Yuan Shao joined forces, Cao Cao and Zhang Miao. Wait for all to respond.

Let go of Xun Zhen's identity as a transmigrator, and let go of Xun Zhen's original intention to respond to the rise of the army, but only from the current objective situation, even if Xun Zhen is unwilling to respond to Yuan Shao, he has to respond.

Xun You agrees with Xi Zhicai's statement very much.

Xun You looked at all the people at the table and added, "Although the situation today is quite different from that of the past, Yuan Benchu's generation of clansmen, disciples and officials spread all over the world, which is incomparable to Dong Zhuoyuan. Huh, even if there are not many people who respond, at least there should be followers from the provinces of Ji, Yan, and Henan, and the rest of the prefectures and prefectures will not help Dong Zhuo even if they do not respond to Yuan Benchu. It’s just a matter of hope. Here’s the plan: Although Dong Zhuo has the dangers of the Eight Passes and has a crowd of 100,000 people, what he occupies today is only Luoyang, and with Luoyang, the prefectures of Ji, Yan, and Henan, It is not easy for Yuan Benchu ​​to win, but it is not easy to lose."

Liu Bei interjected and asked, "Your Majesty's words: 'If Yuan Benchu ​​raised his flag today, even if there were not many people who responded, at least there should be shadow followers from the provinces of Ji, Yan, and Yu'. How do you say this? Why did you decide? How many states will be affected?"

Xun You smiled and said: "Xuande doesn't know? Liu Gongshan, the prefect of Yanzhou, made friends with Yuan Benchu ​​and Cao Mengde when he was young. They have always been close friends. When Yuan Benchu ​​raised an army, Liu Gongshan would certainly respond. So if you make friends, Yuan Benchu ​​would like to start an army, and he will definitely respond. As for Jizhou, Jizhou Mu Han Wenjie is an old official of the Yuan family, how could he not respond when Yuan Benchu ​​started an army?"

The relationship between Liu Dai and Yuan Shao, the prefect of Yanzhou, was very good. Liu Dai was not only a clan, he was also a prefect from his father Liu Chong. He was also a "child of the public clan" and lived in Luoyang when he was young. Cao Cao is a good friend. It can be said that he is "the acquaintance of the chief angle". In the early years, Liu Dai and Yuan Shao reconciled. When Yuan Shao was in the crusade against Jizhou and other places, he even let his wife and son live in Liu Dai for a period of time. At home, with a wife and son, what kind of life-threatening friendship is this? If Yuan Shao raised an army, it would be strange that Liu Dai would not respond. The same is true for Kong Yu, Kong Yu and Yuan Shao are also old friends, and Kong Yu can serve as the prefect of Yuzhou this time. It was Zhou Yu and Wu Qiong's suggestion on the surface, but in fact it was because of Yuan Shao's promotion. will also respond.

Xun You was wrong about the Jizhou Mu Han Fu. Han Fu was a former official of the Yuan family, but he opposed Yuan Shao's attack, but it was useless to object. In the end, he was also a former official of the Yuan family. Didn't he follow suit?

With the basic strengths of these states, and with the strength of the three states, forming a semi-encircling circle to attack Luoyang, it is exactly as Xun You said: even if they are invincible, they will not be defeated.

Liu Bei didn't have much contact with high-level political parties. He was from a low background, and he didn't know much about the relationship and friendship between the "noble people" at the top. At this time, after hearing Xun You's words, he was taken aback, nodded repeatedly, and said: " If it is as you said, then Yuan Benchu ​​this time is like raising an army to fight against Dong, and it is true that even if he cannot win, he will not lose."

Xun Youzhuan said to Xun Zhen, "Your Majesty, if you win, you will be solid, but as long as you don't lose, you can do it." Yao Sheng, his advisor, said, "What does Uncle Qian think?"

Yao Sheng pondered for a while, and said, "Gongda's words are reasonable."

Cheng Jia didn't speak for a long time, Xun Zhen asked him, "Jun Chang, what is your opinion?"

Cheng Jia said, "I don't think the outcome is important."

"What's important?"

"What matters is how the situation in the world will develop after this incident."

Xun Zhen responded to the case and said, "What Jun Chang said is exactly what I want! Then, what do you think will happen to the situation in this world after the army is raised?"

"Eight characters."

"Which eight characters?"

"The mausoleum of the Han family is late, and the heroes rise together."

Once Yuan Shao raises his army and "uses the prefectures to invade the capital", the majesty of the Han family will be completely grounded.

After the rebellion of the Yellow Turbans, the rebellion of Liangzhou, and the rise of the Black Mountains, the country of the Han family was already precarious and crumbling. On the other hand, the scholar group represented by Yuan Shao hoped to seize the power of the court in one fell swoop, so despite the fighting between the Han army and the rebel army, and the scholars Infighting with eunuchs can maintain the majesty of the court on the surface.

But now the "chaoquan" has been thrown into the pole by Dong Zhuo, and Yuan Shao has to put his seal on the north. is defeated. This defeat does not matter, what kind of situation will be formed next? First, there will be a split among the literati group, some will follow Yuan Shao to fight, some will sit and watch, and secondly, Dong Zhuo will never surrender Luoyang and the power of the court. together".

This is from an overall analysis, and a detailed analysis: Once Yuan Shao raises his army, all the princes respond, and each of them has a strong army. With strength and territory, they will inevitably breed their own ambitions, so let's not say anything else, only these are the first to start the army. For the sake of their own interests, the "princes" are very likely to join forces and even attack each other. This is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire. A demonstration role, when the time comes, those who "sitting and watching" will not be "sitting and watching" anymore.

In a nutshell: As long as Dong's army starts, the world will be in chaos.

Xun Zhen asked the people, "What do Zhicai, Gongda, Shuqian, and others think?"

Xi Zhicai, Xun You, and other great talents, have already seen this development trend.

Xun You replied, "What Junchang said is very true."

Xi Zhicai replied: "The world will be in chaos, and Junhou Yingjie is unparalleled in the world. This is the time to take advantage of the situation!"

Xun Cheng, Xu Zhong, and Xin Ai did not speak, but listened.

Xun Zhen looked at a few of them at this time and asked them, "What do you mean by all the others?"

Xin Ai stood up first.

As soon as Xun Zhen finished speaking, he left the table and got up. He pressed his sword and replied: "Ai no intention, only know the military orders of the lord!"

Xun Cheng and Xu Zhong are not hesitant, but they have held military power for a long time, and now they pay attention to a "dignified manner". Xun Zhen also often told them to "walk slowly and speak bluntly", and developed this habit. Not as fast as Xin Ai, but one step behind Xin Ai. Following closely behind Xin Ai, the two of them also got up from the table, pressed their swords and said, "Cheng (Xian) and others have no intentions, only know the military orders of Jun Hou!"

"Okay! Then this matter is settled! As long as Yuan Benchu ​​starts to fight, I will raise the county in Guangling to respond!"

Xi Zhicai and Xun You have different expressions~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Some are calm in the face of major events, some are slightly excited when they look forward to the future, and some are still pondering the pros and cons of this matter, but after listening to Xun When Zhen said that, everyone also got up and answered in unison: "No."

Even if there is a consensus within the political and military cliques.

Xun Zhen smiled and said, "Please take a seat, please."

After everyone sat down, he said slowly: "Raising troops to ask Dong is a big deal. If you want to do this well, what should be the first thing?"

Everyone expresses their own opinions, and there are many different opinions.

Some say raising grain, some say recruiting troops, some say exercising soldiers, some say speeding up the control of counties, some say always pay attention to the political situation in Luoyang, some say it is necessary to maintain smooth contact with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and so on. Most of them were thought of by Xun Zhen before the meeting, but Xun Zhen just kept smiling and did not speak.

At the end, seeing that only Xi Zhicai did not speak, Xun Zhennai asked, "Zhi Cai, what do you think?"

"This is the first important thing, Zhong secretly thinks: It should be sent to see Zang Ba and Xue Li, the prime minister of Pengcheng."