The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 194 Volume Uncle Liu

"Liu Bei and Kong Rong went to Jingzhou together with Liu Biao?"

Liu Xie was a little surprised.

According to normal development, shouldn't Liu Bei go to Tao Qian for help?
Tao Qian?

Liu Xie slapped his thigh.

Only at this moment did he remember that Tao Qian was the first among the local princes to surrender to Yuan Shao's Hebei court.

Even when Cao Cao was silent, Tao Qian was the first to support Yuan Shao, which obviously made Yuan Shao very happy.

Historically, the reason why Tao Qian accepted Liu Bei was because Cao Cao wanted to take action against Tao Qian, and Tao Qian had no choice but to ask Gongsun Zan for help, so Gongsun Zan ordered Liu Bei to go and help.

But now, because Tao Qian had surrendered to Yuan Shao in advance, even Cao Cao would find it difficult to seize Xuzhou.

Moreover, after defeating Yuan Shu, Cao Cao occupied Yuzhou in one fell swoop and almost occupied half of the Central Plains.

Yuan Shao also liked checks and balances, so he would never allow Cao Cao to seize Xuzhou. This also fundamentally solved Tao Qian's worries, so Liu Bei naturally could not go to Xuzhou.

"Tao Qian, what a brilliant guy!"

Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, is very experienced and may be much more sensitive to danger than others.

Perhaps when Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, Tao Qian had already noticed Cao Cao's coveting of Xuzhou.

Even if they didn't notice it, Xuzhou was a place surrounded by wars after all, and it was inevitable that it would be besieged from all sides.

Yuan Shu of Huainan alone was not someone Tao Qian could resist.

It was for this reason that as soon as the Hebei court was established, Tao Qian surrendered directly to Yuan Shao in order to seek his protection.

"Those who can survive until now are not good people."

Liu Xie suddenly discovered that the situation in the world had gradually become clear and was no longer obscure.

The Hebei pseudo-court jointly supported by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Tao Qian.

Although there were many contradictions within the party, and Cao Cao and Tao Qian were both de facto princes, Yuan Shao's personal prestige and the fake Han Dynasty's tiger skin finally brought them together.

Its sphere of influence was also the most essential part of the Later Han Dynasty, namely the five states of Ji, Yan, Yu, Qing and Xu.

The Han court occupied the three states of Yong, Liang and Bing.

Yuan Shu was entrenched in Yangzhou, seemingly planning a comeback.

The division among these three forces is almost clear.

As for the remaining Liu Yan of Yizhou, Shi Xie of Jiaozhou, Liu Biao of Jingzhou, and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, although they naturally lean towards the orthodox court of the Han Dynasty in their stance, they cannot be relied upon too much.

Especially Liu Yan of Yizhou.

Liu Xie had previously written a letter asking him to hand over the head of Zhang Lu's brother Zhang Wei, but there has been no response so far.

Moreover, Liu Biao had previously impeached Liu Yan, saying that Liu Yan "had similar ideas to Zixia who doubted the sage in Xihe" and had prepared a thousand carriages for his imperial carriage, pretending to be the supreme emperor.

Liu Xie was completely disappointed with this relative of the Han royal family.

As for the remaining Liu Biao, although he still respected the imperial court, he was essentially independent of it.

In addition, Liu Bei entered Jingzhou alone, and he was born malnourished, and was under great control of the Jingzhou gentry behind him.

If Liu Biao was not a relative of the Han royal family, I am afraid that Jingzhou’s position would not be towards the court, but towards Yuan Shao.

Fortunately, Liu Biao and Yuan Shu were mortal enemies, and Yuan Shu was a barrier to the imperial court in the east, preventing Yuan Shu from occupying Nanyang as before and threatening Chang'an at all times.

As for Youzhou Gongsun Zan...

Liu Xie couldn't say much about this person either.

Just recently, Gongsun Zan finally killed Liu Yu on the charge of "treason" and completely occupied Youzhou.

Liu Xie didn't believe that Gongsun Zan had no ambitions.

But if it was said that Gongsun Zan, like Liu Bei, had no hostility towards the Han Dynasty, Liu Xie would not believe it.

However, because Gongsun Zan wants to deal with Yuan Shao, as the saying goes, the enemy of my enemy is my friend, Gongsun Zan can also be considered an ally of the court for now.

As for the last Shi Xie of Jiaozhou, he was really too far away, so Liu Xie chose to ignore him automatically.

Now that Liu Bei has surrendered to the imperial court, he has actually been completely forced into a state of no return due to the current situation in the world.

The clearly defined spheres of influence forced Liu Bei to choose one of the three.

In fact, strictly speaking, Liu Bei could also live in Jingzhou.

But since Liu Biao personally wrote to the court to ask how to place Liu Bei, he essentially explained his own attitude, or the attitude of Jingzhou.

Not accepting, not welcoming, not reassuring.

Liu Xie also understood the thoughts of the people of Jingzhou.

After all, Liu Bei offended Yuan Shao and Cao Cao because of his loyalty to the court.

If Jingzhou accepted Liu Bei now, it would very likely attract Cao Cao to attack.

The combined power of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao was too terrifying. In addition, the gentry in Jingzhou still preferred the Hebei court, which was more friendly to gentry, so it was even less likely that they would accept Liu Bei.

Therefore, Liu Biao's letter was to ask Liu Xie to quickly bring Liu Bei back to Guanzhong, so as not to bring disaster to Jingzhou...

"Yes! Why not!"

Liu Xie naturally welcomed Liu Bei's arrival!
Even without mentioning Liu Bei's loyalty to the Han Dynasty, the several Gundams behind him alone were enough to make Liu Xie envious.

Liu Xie immediately wrote back to Liu Biao, suggesting that Liu Bei be brought into Guanzhong. Calculating the date, if Liu Bei set out upon receiving the letter, it seemed that he would be able to catch up with the grand court meeting on the first day of the first lunar month.

At the same time, it also meant that Liu Bei had caught up with his coming-of-age ceremony and wedding.

Liu Xie always had some special feelings for Liu Bei.

If Liu Bei could really witness these, Liu Xie would feel somewhat comforted.

"But is Liu Bei the emperor's uncle?"

Liu Xie scratched his head.

It is true that Liu Bei is a descendant of the Han Dynasty.

But the number of descendants of the Han Dynasty in the Later Han Dynasty must be at least 70,000 or 80,000, if not 100,000.

Liu Bei's family fell into poverty and even his family tree could not be found, making it extremely difficult to ascertain his identity.

Even according to Liu Xie's lineage, Liu Bei is likely to be his junior...

"Forget it, never mind it!"

Anyway, Liu Bei's specific identity is now unclear. If Liu Xie really calls himself "Imperial Uncle", others will have no reason to object.

He immediately wrote a letter, addressed the emperor as "Uncle Emperor" at the beginning, and directly settled the matter.

……

Because Liu Bei still had some soldiers with him when he went to Jingzhou, he did not lead his troops to Xiangyang, but stayed in Xinye, north of Xiangyang.

When he received the letter, Liu Bei could hardly believe his eyes.

"Is this a letter written by the emperor himself?"

Liu Bei asked again and again, and the angel patiently responded again and again: "This is indeed written by the emperor himself."

It wasn't just the identity of the letter writer that surprised Liu Bei.

The paper, which was as thin as a cicada's wing and as white as snow, made Liu Bei feel very novel.

Behind Liu Bei stood two burly men.

There was a man with a beard two feet long, a face as red as a date, lips as red as rouge, phoenix eyes, and drooping brows. It was none other than Guan Yu.

The other man had a leopard head, round eyes, a swallow chin, a tiger beard, and a voice like thunder. He was Zhang Fei.

When the two heard that what Liu Bei was holding was a letter written by the emperor himself, they all came forward and put their three heads together.

"Brother, do you really have no one in your court?"

Zhang Fei's face was full of suspicion.

First, the previously unknown Liu Bei was inexplicably promoted to the position of Governor of Dongjun with a salary of 2,000 stones, and he rose to prominence. Later, he received a personal letter from the emperor... All these dreamlike things made Zhang Fei wonder if Liu Bei was pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger.

"Yes, a letter written by the emperor himself... What a great honor! Brother, are you really not acquainted with the emperor?"

Guan Yu liked to read "The Spring and Autumn Annals", and this kind of thing just touched Guan Yu's sensitive spot, which also made Guan Yu question it.

The emperor was a little too good to Liu Bei, so good that they even suspected that Liu Bei was a direct relative of Emperor Ling...

Liu Bei made a "tsk" sound, signaling the two to stop talking nonsense.

"It may be because my teacher mentioned my name in the court, and I happen to be a relative of the Han Dynasty, so His Majesty remembered me."

"But the appointment of me as a governor with a salary of 2,000 stones is already the upper limit. Even this letter today is just ordinary..."

When Liu Bei saw the salutation at the beginning of the letter, he stopped talking.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei behind him gasped!
"From the Emperor's uncle himself???"

The two looked at Liu Bei, with whom they had been together for a long time, and there was surprise in their eyes.

what is this?
This is the identity of the imperial uncle recognized by the emperor himself!
You, Liu Bei, still dare to say that you come from a humble background???

"Brother, I didn't expect you to be this kind of person...why don't you just tell us straight? Who are you? Are you Emperor Ling's biological brother, and then you ended up wandering among the people because of some unforeseen circumstances?"

Liu Bei was overwhelmed: "Get out! Get out! What the hell? Get out now!"

However, Liu Bei soon began to regret his decision.

Because Zhang Fei had just walked out of the tent and yelled at the top of his voice: "Did you know? The emperor wrote a letter to my brother personally, calling him the emperor's uncle!"

As soon as the news came out, people close to Liu Bei immediately gathered around.

Jian Yong and Sun Qian all rushed to Liu Bei's side, wanting to see the letter in Liu Bei's hand.

Liu Bei quickly hid the letter and blushed as he explained, "That's not the case! That's not the case! We still don't know what's going on."

Liu Bei dodged several people, but he could not escape from a pair of big hands and was held down.

"Zilong! Why you too?"

The one who held down Liu Bei was a young general with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes, and an imposing bearing, named Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun was originally a general under Gongsun Zan, and was previously assigned to Liu Bei to command the cavalry.

After Liu Bei was defeated by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, the road back to Youzhou was blocked, so he had no choice but to follow Liu Bei all the way to Jingzhou.

Liu Bei also liked Zhao Yun very much. He believed that although Zhao Yun was young, he was mature and steady, and would become a great man in the future!
But at this moment, how could Zhao Yun look calm and composed at all?
Zhao Yun's face turned red and his neck became thick. "My Lord! Does His Majesty really call you the Emperor's Uncle? Is that true?"

That’s the legendary emperor!
The emperor actually called Liu Bei his uncle!
Wouldn't that mean Liu Bei's status is comparable to that of the Liu clan princes?
And he and others will also be important ministers who assist the Liu princes and support the Han Dynasty?

Just thinking about the gap, Zhao Yun couldn't help but feel sore all over, as if a bolt of lightning passed from behind his head and struck straight to the soles of his feet!
(End of this chapter)