The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 270 Volume Yuan Shu proclaims himself emperor
Yan Xiang picked up the tablet in his hand and was about to smash it directly at Li Ru.

When Li Ru saw Yan Xiang coming, he also ran around in circles.

The two of them chased each other, leaving the other ministers stunned.

Seeing that he could not get rid of Yan Xiang, Li Ru simply hid behind Yuan Shu, trembling in silence.

"Yan Xiang!"

Yuan Shu protected Li Ru and yelled at Yan Xiang: "What do you want to do? Rebellion?"

Yan Xiang suddenly opened his clothes and exposed his chest: "The heart of Yan Xiang can be witnessed by heaven and earth!"

"So what are you doing at the moment?"

"It's to help the rear general get rid of the traitors!"

"presumptuous!"

Yuan Shu's eyes were sinister: "Li Ru is only thinking about me, how can he be considered a traitor?"

Yan Xiang was furious: "He instigated the general to become emperor. Isn't he a traitor?"

……

Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang and suddenly laughed.

"Good, good, good."

After saying three good words in a row, Yuan Shu paused, and anger welled up in his eyes: "Then let me ask you today, am I qualified to be emperor?"

of course not!

Yan Xiang fell to his knees, crying like a cuckoo weeping blood.

"General Hou!"

"Take a good look at this world!"

"Even Yuan Shao, who occupied Hebei, did not dare to set up a new government after being denounced as a traitor by the imperial court. He only found the descendants of the Liu family to set up a new government, so that he could continue to win over the people's hearts!"

"The prestige of the Han Dynasty for 400 years, do you really think it's made of paper? Why do you want to personally risk your life and become the target of public criticism?"

When Yuan Shu heard Yan Xiang mention Yuan Shao, he became even more angry: "Am I not as good as Yuan Shao?"

"Now I not only occupy Jiangdong, but also have Xu and Jing in my hands. I can be said to have seized half of the country. Doesn't this mean I am not qualified to be emperor?"

Yan Xiang tried hard to persuade

"We were able to capture Xuzhou only because Tao Qian suddenly died of illness, and the main forces of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were all in the west!"

"As for Jingzhou, it was taken while Jingzhou was divided! Moreover, it was still Sun Ce who occupied it... The general took Sun Ce's relatives away from Jiangdong, and he had already disliked Sun Ce. How could he still regard Jingzhou and Jiangdong as his own territory?"

"To regard your luck as your ability is already a huge mistake!"

Yuan Shu was a little amused at this moment: "So what you mean is that everything I have today is just good luck?"

Because of good luck, he was born into the Yuan family of Runan.

Because of good luck, he became the legitimate son of the Yuan family.

Because of good luck, he became a central staff member.

Because of good luck, he was able to recruit the powerful general Sun Jian.

Because of good luck, he won the imperial seal.

Because of good luck, he took Xuzhou and Jingzhou one after another?
So Yuan Shu has reached this point today just by luck?
Yuan Shu waved his hand and no longer wanted to argue with Yan Xiang.

Besides...

If your luck is so good, why can't it be called destiny?
Since it is the destiny, why can't I be crowned as an emperor and ascend to the supreme position?

When Yan Xiang saw Yuan Shu like this, he suddenly remembered what Li Ru had said to him before.

Yuan Shu's desire to become emperor was not caused by Li Ru's instigation.

The one who really wanted to become emperor was Yuan Shu himself.

Therefore, no matter how Yan Xiang persuaded, he was afraid that he would not be able to persuade Yuan Shu to come back.
"The rear general."

Yan Xiang's eyes were blurred at this moment.

The originally magnificent palace seemed to have become a huge coffin.

Yuan Shu was just like a pile of dried bones in a tomb...

Li Ru was hiding behind Yuan Shu. When he saw Yuan Shu finally express his ambition in public, he knew that his plan had finally paid off.

The tenth day of October.

Yuan Shu finally proclaimed himself emperor in Shouchun, established the name Zhong, appointed officials, built shrines in the north and south suburbs, appointed the governor of Jiujiang as the prefect of Huainan, appointed many officials and court officials, and built altars in the south and north of the city for the emperor to worship the Emperor of Heaven.

Afterwards, Jin Shang was appointed as the Grand Marshal and Xu Qiao was granted the title of one of the Three Dukes.

Jin Shang, Wei Duan and Diwu Xun were all well-known and were called "Three Xiu of Jingzhao" by people of their time, but they still had their hearts set on the Han Dynasty.

When they learned that Yuan Shu wanted to appoint them as one of the Three Dukes, they were so frightened that they kept declining.

Jin Shang even tried to escape back to Guanzhong, but was unfortunately discovered by Yuan Shu and executed. (Note 1)

Such a farce happened just after he proclaimed himself emperor, which undoubtedly cast a shadow over Yuan Shu's Zhong family court.

The news spread to Yecheng.

When Yuan Shao learned that Yuan Shu had chosen to proclaim himself emperor at this time, he almost vomited blood!

"Yuan Gonglu, you are a short-sighted idiot!"

Now everyone can see that no matter whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, or Yuan Shu, their biggest enemy is the imperial court in Guanzhong and the emperor in Guanzhong!

Especially after the Battle of Anyi, the emperor announced to the world that he not only had the courage to challenge the aristocratic families, but also had the ability to eradicate them!

Yuan Shao had originally planned to send an envoy to Shouchun to make peace with Yuan Shu and focus on dealing with the imperial court. But now Yuan Shu's declaration of emperorship has completely blocked his path to an alliance with Yuan Shao.

What was Yuan Shao trying to do by making Liu He the emperor in Hebei? It was just to seek legitimacy!

If we join forces with Yuan Shu... will the legal system of the Hebei court still be preserved?

Therefore, not only could they not unite, but they also had to issue a document to denounce Yuan Shu!

But once Yuan Shu is reprimanded, disputes will inevitably arise again!

What made Yuan Shao even more distressed was that Yuan Shu had now captured Xuzhou and started to border his own Qingzhou.

This means that in addition to sending heavy troops to guard against Gongsun Zan in the north and the imperial court in the west, Yuan Shao also had to guard against Yuan Shu in the south and east!

Enemies on three sides!

"Yuan Shu is a brainless idiot!"

Yuan Shao was furious, but ultimately helpless. He had to order his eldest son Yuan Tan to be careful and guard against Yuan Shu and not let Yuan Shu take Qingzhou away.

When the news reached Jingzhou, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were undoubtedly in a trance.

How dare Yuan Shu proclaim himself emperor at this time!

Can't he see that the Emperor of Guanzhong is now in high spirits and it is time for the forces of Guandong to work together?

"Bofu! We can't obey Yuan Shu anymore, otherwise we will be killed by him!"

At this moment, Zhou Yu felt not only scared but also angry!
Yuan Shu is so casual, I'm afraid he wants to kill me and others!

The prestige of the Han Dynasty remained for four hundred years.

Now if I suddenly tell these civil servants and military generals under my command that they are no longer Han subjects, do you think they will be anxious?

Especially since Sun Ce and Zhou Yu had just taken over Jingnan and Jiangxia.

After learning that Yuan Shu had proclaimed himself emperor, bureaucrats from the four southern Jing counties began frantically submitting letters to Sun Ce, asking whether the news was true or not.

Faced with these letters, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu did not dare to reply at all.

What if someone gets angry and rebels after seeing this?
Now we are in the stage of confrontation with Liu Bei and Wen Pin. How can we have the energy and manpower to manage the four counties in southern Jing?

……

But some things cannot be pretended as if they never happened by turning a blind eye.

Jin Xuan, the governor of Wuling.

He and Jin Shang, who was killed by Yuan Shu, are of the same clan, and both are from Guanzhong.

After hearing that the emperor had defeated Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu had rashly proclaimed himself emperor, he immediately raised an army and attached himself to the Han Dynasty, claiming that he would ultimately be a Han minister!

Lingling Governor Liu Du was also unwilling to serve as a minister to Yuan Shu, so he sent his general Xing Daorong to lead troops to the north to ask for help from Liu Bei and Wen Pin.

Seeing this, Liu Bei naturally did not give up the opportunity of this great gift, so he ordered Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun to lead troops to the two counties respectively and retake them.

There were also unusual movements in Changsha and Guiyang counties. Sun Ce had no choice but to send Taishi Ci to suppress them personally. This prevented the two counties east of the Xiang River from rebelling together.

"Gongjin, I don't want to obey Yuan Shu anymore, but my mother and her family are in Yuan Shu's hands, and I dare not abandon them!"

Seeing that the situation in southern Jing was out of his control, Sun Ce finally made his feelings clear to Zhou Yu.

When Zhou Yu heard that Sun Ce was worried about his relatives, he also sighed.

Who could have thought that Yuan Shu would be so untrustworthy and directly abducted Sun Ce's relatives to Shouchun?

If they were just some other tribes, it wouldn't be a big deal.

The key point is that Sun Ce's mother, Madam Wu, Sun Ce's younger brother Sun Quan and others are all in Yuan Shu's hands!
If Sun Ce was determined to betray Yuan Shu, he would indirectly kill his mother! He would be a completely unfilial son!
Once Sun Ce was branded as "unfilial" in the Han Dynasty, his life would be completely over.

Zhou Yu knew his brother's difficulties, so he gritted his teeth and said, "Bofu, I have a plan to solve your worries!"

Sun Ce was overjoyed when he heard this: "Gongjin, please speak!"

Zhou Yu showed hesitation, but still told Sun Ce his plan.

"We can ask the emperor for help and ask him to ask Yuan Shu for your family members!"

Sun Ce covered his head when he heard this: "Gongjin, are you confused? We are enemies of the emperor, how can the emperor help us?"

"Will do!"

Zhou Yu was very confident.

"Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor. The one who would least like to see this is definitely the emperor!"

"As long as you tell the emperor that after he helps you get your family back, you will immediately attack Yuan Shu and help the court destroy him, he will definitely agree to this!"

"This way, the emperor can focus more on how to deal with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao! Why wouldn't he do that?"

Sun Ce didn't expect it to be like this!

For a moment, Sun Ce was also heart-pounding!

Moreover, there is another advantage of being on good terms with the emperor. When Sun Ce attacks Yuan Shu, he does not have to worry about any changes in Jingzhou. He does not have to leave heavy troops to guard Jingzhou and can devote all his forces to the war against Yuan Shu!
But how easy is it to convince the emperor?
Zhou Yu was confident about this.

"I have an old friend in Juchao, who is a great man and can take on this task!"

"Who is it that Gongjin admires so much?"

"The man from Linhuai East City, Lu Su! Lu Zijing!"

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Note 1:

Shu usurped the throne and wanted to make Shang the Grand Commandant, but he did not dare to speak out. He sent people to persuade Shang privately, but Shang did not yield, and Shu did not dare to force him. At the beginning of Jian'an, Shang escaped and was killed by Shu. - "Records of the Three Kingdoms Volume 7 Biography of Lü Bu, Zhang Miao and Zang Hong Chapter 7"

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