The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 267 Volume Cao Cao: The story of imitating Emperor Gao!
"You are so handsome..."

Yuan Shao wanted to appease Zhang He, but Zhang He refused to give in on this matter.

Not just Zhang He.

Any scholar from Hebei would not give up Ju Su at this time.

Giving up Ju Su would mean betraying the scholars of Hebei.

This pot is too big! So big that even Yuan Shao didn't dare to bear it.

Helpless, Yuan Shao had to go look for Guo Tu again.

Guo Tu also knew that the best outcome for Yuan Shao at this moment would be for Ju Shou to die at the hands of the emperor, and then to save Chunyu Qiong.

But this is obviously impossible.

So when Yuan Shao came to see me, it was obviously not to discuss this matter with me.

……

"I understand. Please rest assured, Mr. Yuan."

Seeing Guo Tu like this, Yuan Shao also showed some sincerity, "Gong Ze, you have suffered so much..."

On the second day, Guo Tu set an example and took the initiative to make this matter happen.

Obviously, when these words were spoken by Guo Tu himself, they would have less impact than if they were spoken by Yuan Shao or the Hebei scholars.

No matter what, Yuan Shao was sacrificing his own people to protect the Hebei gentry, which would inevitably make those close to Yuan Shao feel grief-stricken.

Now that Guo Tu, a "family member", is the one to facilitate this matter, although it may seem like an attempt to cover up one's own faults, it is still better than Zhang He's previous aggressive attitude.

When Chunyu Qiong found out about this, he was so frightened that his face turned pale.

He went to find Yuan Shao in fear, but was flatly rejected by Yuan Shao.

Afterwards, he wanted to commit suicide again, but was still rescued.

Chunyu Qiong can't die now.

If he died, it would inevitably cause the scholars in Hebei to misunderstand that Yuan Shao did not want to rescue Ju Su.

In the end, Chunyu Qiong was packed up and sent to Hedong by Yuan Shao.

Before leaving, Chunyu Qiong cried and said to Yuan Shao: "Mr. Yuan, have I ever done anything wrong to you?"

Yuan Shao also cried and said to Chunyu Qiong: "Zhong Jian (Chunyu Qiong's courtesy name), there is nothing we can do about it!"

"Go to Guanzhong without any worries. I'm sure the people there won't try to kill you. As for your family, I'll take care of them!"

On the surface, he was trying to comfort Chunyu Qiong, but his implication was that Chunyu Qiong should not think of committing suicide secretly on the road, otherwise his family in Hebei might not be able to be saved.

Chunyu Qiong naturally understood what Yuan Shao meant, so he cried even more sadly.

After Chunyu Qiong was sent to Anyi in Hedong, Liu Xie did not break his promise and decisively sent Ju Su back to Hebei.

When the scholars in Hebei heard this, they all celebrated.

For a time, Hebei had Ju Su and Tian Feng in literature, and Zhang He and Gao Lan in military, and they almost completely controlled the power of the pseudo-imperial court in Hebei, suppressing Yuan Shao to the same level as Liu Biao, the former governor of Jingzhou...

While the Hedong Campaign was going on, many things were happening in Jingzhou.

The first was Cao Cao who besieged Xiangyang.

When Cao Cao learned the news of Dong Zhuo's death, he was very excited and stepped up his attack on Xiangyang.

However, Yuan Shao's order asked Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, which undoubtedly made Cao Cao very angry.

"How can we give up such a good opportunity?"

Cao Cao immediately decided to ignore Yuan Shao's edict and chose to withdraw his troops. Of course, withdrawing troops did not mean withdrawing to his hometown in Henan.

Instead, he reorganized his troops, headed west through Wuguan, broke through Guanzhong, and followed the example of Emperor Gaozu in the past!
But there is still one problem that has not been solved, that is the uncle and nephew Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu who are stationed in Wan County.

Cao Cao sent people to speak to them, telling them that Dong Zhuo was dead, and asked them not to resist stubbornly but to surrender as soon as possible!

Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu were terrified when they first heard that the Grand Tutor had died and now saw Cao Cao coming to attack.

Especially Zhang Ji.

He fearfully discussed with Zhang Xiu: "Now that the Grand Master has passed away, the towering tree has fallen. How can we defeat Cao Cao?"

Zhang Xiu was dissatisfied: "Although the Grand Master is not here, the Emperor is still here! The Xiliang Iron Cavalry is still here! Why does my uncle look down on me like this?"

Zhang Ji: "Not only is Cao Cao attacking us in Nanyang, but Yuan Shao is also attacking Guanzhong in Hedong! If the emperor can't resist Yuan Shao, what's the point of our resistance?"

Zhang Xiu: "My nephew believes that the emperor can definitely defeat Yuan Shao!"

"you……"

Zhang Ji pointed at his nephew, speechless.

How can you put your own safety on the trust of others?

What if the emperor cannot defeat Yuan Shao?
No, not just in case...

Zhang Ji racked his brains but could not think of a way for the emperor to defeat Yuan Shao.

Putting aside other things, would Li Jue and Guo Si be willing to submit to the emperor easily?
Zhang Ji knew the character of these people very well. If Dong Zhuo hadn't suppressed them, they would have flown to the sky long ago. How could they easily submit to the emperor?
How could the emperor defeat Yuan Shao if he couldn't even gather his troops? How could he stabilize the situation?
……

After all, Cao Cao outside was not as indecisive as Yuan Shao, and acted very decisively.

After a day, seeing that Zhang Ji and Zhang Xiu, uncle and nephew, did not make any move, Cao Cao decisively launched an offensive against Wan County.

Zhang Ji was terrified when he saw this, and quickly asked for help from Guanzhong and Jingzhou, hoping that these two places could send troops to help resist Cao Cao.

However, the troops in Xiangyang were already scarce, and they were stretched thin for defense, so how could they dare to send troops to rescue? So Sima Yi decisively rejected Zhang Ji's request.

Liu Bei and Wen Pin, who were located in Jiangling further south, had to be on guard against Sun Ce who occupied Jiangxia and Jingnan, and could not send any reinforcements.

As for Guanzhong...

The soldiers left in Guanzhong are the last guarantee of the imperial court and the cornerstone for stabilizing Chang'an. How can they be sent out at this time?

Shangshu Ling Jia Xu also wrote a letter to Zhang Ji, telling him that although Cao Cao was brave in battle, the terrain of Nanyang was flat and most suitable for cavalry to fight. As long as Zhang Ji could lead the cavalry to attack Cao Cao, he would definitely win!
But Zhang Ji was already frightened at this time, so how could he dare to leave the city to fight Cao Cao?

Seeing that neither Guanzhong nor Jingzhou were willing to send troops to rescue him, he became disheartened and wanted to surrender to Cao Cao.

"uncle!"

When Zhang Xiu saw that Zhang Ji was about to betray the emperor, he put the knife to his own neck.

"Although I was raised by my parents, it was my uncle who taught me all my skills!"

"But when my uncle taught me skills, he definitely didn't teach me to be a coward or a thief!"

"If my uncle insists on surrendering, please send my head to Cao Cao as well!"

Seeing Zhang Xiu's determination, Zhang Ji's originally wavering mind became firm again.

"My nephew is right. If I surrender like this, how can I be worthy of the Grand Tutor? How can I be worthy of the Emperor?"

Encouraged by Zhang Xiu, Zhang Ji finally cheered up and decided to lead the cavalry to charge into the enemy camp as Jia Xu said in the letter!

The gate of Wan County burst open, and Zhang Ji personally led the cavalry to rush out.

At this moment, he wanted to prove to Zhang Xiu that he was neither a coward nor a traitor to the Han Dynasty!
He wanted to prove to Zhang Xiu that he was still worthy of the title of "Pillar of Western Liang"!

(End of this chapter)