The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 478 Volume King
After Wang Xiu had discussed all matters with Zhang Qi, he went to report to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan was delighted when he heard this: "So we can now build a new royal city, right?"

Wang Xiu replied: "No, because you only settled the fields of the people in Qingzhou, but did not pacify the people in Lelang."

Yuan Tan then issued another order that every man in Lelang over the age of 20 could get one dou of rice.

When the people of Lelang heard this, they all began to cheer for Yuan Tan's arrival.

Yuan Tan then asked: "Can we build the royal city now?"

Wang Xiu: "No, because the people don't have suitable houses to live in, how can you build a palace?"

Yuan Tan then ordered his soldiers to build houses near Chaoxian County and won the hearts of some of the people in Qingzhou.

When the great Confucian scholar Guan Ning, who was living in exile in Liaodong, heard this, he also praised Yuan Tan, believing that Yuan Tan had a kind heart.

Yuan Tan finally asked Wang Xiu proudly this time: "Can I start planning to build the royal city now?"

Wang Xiu: “No!”

"why?"

"The imperial court has sent out troops!"

"what?"

Yuan Tan, who was immersed in farming, suddenly widened his eyes.

"Where did the news come from?"

"Gongsun Du sent an envoy to say that the emperor sent Zhuge Liang with the imperial seal, ordering Liu Bei to lead 20,000 cavalry from the three tribes, and 10,000 soldiers from Xu Rong and Zhao Yun, a total of 30,000 troops to Liaodong."

"Moreover, according to fishermen in the Bohai area, the emperor's dragon flag has not moved since it arrived in Qingzhou, and he is also preparing a large number of ships, as if he is preparing for a sea expedition!"

Yuan Tan was dumbfounded!

"I have abandoned Qingzhou and headed for Lelang. Why is Liu Xie still chasing me?"

All the joy from farming disappeared, replaced by the trembling and fear from the soul.

That emperor is really too bullying!
They had already fled to Hedong, but they were still being pursued! Could it be that in the eyes of the emperor, the hatred with the Yuan family was so irreconcilable?
Wang Xiu and Zhang Qi, the governor of Lelang who heard the news, stood aside and raised their hands to advise.

"Please King Qi send troops immediately to support Gongsun Du!"

Yuan Tan smiled bitterly and said, "I only have a few thousand soldiers now. How can I resist the imperial court's army?"

When Yuan Tan abandoned Qingzhou, he had no intention of fighting the imperial court in a short period of time.

In Yuan Tan's opinion, no matter how angry the emperor was with him, he could only sigh at the vast Bohai Bay, thus giving him at least three to five years to farm and develop in Lelang.

As a result, they arrived and hadn't even cultivated much of the land when the imperial court came to attack them?
……

The current situation reminded Yuan Tan of the Treaty of Honggou signed with Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang.

Xiang Yu thought he could retreat to the east to recuperate, but Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang did not give Xiang Yu any chance at all and directly led his troops to chase him, leaving Xiang Yu no chance to breathe.

When he thought of the possibility of being ambushed from all sides and being attacked from all sides in the future, and when he thought of Xiang Yu's poem "Gaixia Poem", Yuan Tan couldn't help crying.

Seeing Yuan Tan like this, Zhang Qi couldn't help but whisper to Wang Xiu: "The King of Qi conquered Qingzhou on his own back then and was unstoppable. Why doesn't he have the slightest heroic spirit today?"

"Ugh!"

Wang Xiu had an idea of ​​why Yuan Tan was like this.

"Even if he is a hero who can conquer a state, so what?"

"Which of the Twelve Pillars of the Han Dynasty does not have the ability to capture a state on his own?"

"When Lord Yuan was at his peak, he established a new emperor in Hebei, ruled over Guandong, and controlled several states. But wasn't he still defeated by the emperor?"

"You have never fought against that emperor head-on, so you really don't know how terrifying he is!"

When Zhang Qi heard Wang Xiu's words, his face also became serious.

Although Lelang is far away from the heartland of the Central Plains, because the Central Plains has been in turmoil for decades, a large number of people from Qingzhou and Jizhou actually go to Liaodong for refuge.

As these people poured into Liaodong, they naturally brought a large amount of intelligence from the Central Plains.

In Zhang Qi's view, let alone the emperor.

Even the former Youzhou Governor Liu Yu and Ji Hou Gongsun Zan were already powerful and invincible figures.

Later, Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei, made Zhang Qi believe that the war in the Central Plains had been settled and that the Han Dynasty would eventually come to an end.

Who could have thought that the already decadent Han Dynasty would suddenly come back to life and recover most of the world?
So in response to Wang Xiu's words, Zhang Qi just remained silent and did not mock him.

"But at this point, is there any reason to surrender without a fight?"

Zhang Qi encouraged himself, and also encouraged Yuan Tan -

"Liaodong's terrain is not convenient, and the emperor's expedition will inevitably result in huge losses!"

"Therefore, if the emperor cannot defeat us with one strike, he will definitely choose to withdraw his troops!"

Although the emperor is terrible, Liaodong is not Qingzhou!

The unique geographical unit determines Liaodong's military nature as being easy to defend and difficult to attack.

Moreover, the emperor sent troops hastily, and he must not have made complete preparations as usual!
The combination of these factors has actually lowered the imperial court's chances of winning infinitely, while raising Liaodong's chances of winning infinitely!
But Yuan Tan was still anxious: "Even if that's the case, where will the troops come from?"

"Of course there are soldiers!"

Zhang Qi said confidently: "The Marquis of Liaodong (Gongsun Du) has always been on good terms with Buyeo. With the addition of the troops of Goguryeo and the Three Han, how can he not resist the imperial court?" Buyeo, Goguryeo, and the Three Han.

Yuan Tan also did some research before going to Liaodong, and naturally knew that these were all small countries near Liaodong.

The so-called Three Kingdoms of Korea were just tribes living together, not even a country...

Even if such a mob gathered together, could they really stop the imperial army?
"These alone are naturally not enough to defeat the imperial court."

"But if you, the King of Qi, can share your treasury and equip these soldiers with sharp weapons and sturdy armor, we may not be able to fight against the Han army!"

Wang Xiu immediately looked alert!

Until now, Zhang Qi is still planning to take over Yuan Tan’s treasury!

no way……

Yuan Tan is really too rich!
He almost moved the essence of the entire Qingzhou here!
This amount of wealth is hard not to be tempted!

Even though the two sides have formed an alliance now, they must not take even a penny less of what they deserve!

The sin of the world lies with the family...

Wang Xiu suddenly sighed.

He had never seen so intuitively and quantitatively how much interests a regime would have to give up if it wanted to rely on the aristocratic families.

No wonder the emperor always regarded aristocratic families as tigers and wolves... At this moment, Wang Xiu at least reached an agreement with the emperor far away in Qingzhou on the issue of aristocratic families.

Therefore, Wang Xiu did not intend to give in this time——

"Weapons and armor can be given to you. You can equip those Buyeo and Goguryeo people."

"But you need to give up a few iron mines... Don't hide it, I know there are actually several large mines in the northern part of Lelang."

Seeing that Zhang Qi wanted to refuse, Wang Xiu lowered his voice and said, "Don't forget what you promised me before!"

"If the emperor really attacks, everyone will die!"

"The King of Qi brought a large number of craftsmen from Qingzhou. Their skills are definitely better than those of the local craftsmen in Lelang! The weapons they forge are also sharper!"

"Only when Lelang develops can we better resist the emperor and the imperial court, and then you can continue to maintain your status!"

"Cooperation means win-win! We all get what we need! You said that yourself!"

Zhang Qi looked at Wang Xiu in surprise, and then his eyes were filled with admiration.

"I didn't expect that King Qi would have someone like you by his side."

"Okay! There is no need to harbor ulterior motives now. We should unite as one and share the honor and disgrace together!"

Zhang Qi quickly used his connections to contact the Goguryeo and Samhan tribes, offered them benefits, and invited them to join the army!
As for Buyeo...because Gongsun Du once married his daughter to the king of Buyeo, Wei Choutai, Buyeo and Gongsun Du had a good relationship, so it was naturally Gongsun Du who went to persuade them.

……

Xiangping,

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Du's second son, Gongsun Gong, advised his father: "The emperor only wants Yuan Tan's life. Why would you risk your life for others?"

The eldest son Gongsun Kang refuted his younger brother: "The emperor suddenly attacked Liaodong, how could he be targeting Yuan Tan?"

"That emperor was best at making a feint to the east and attacking in the west. During the battle of Hebei, who could have thought that the emperor would not attack Hebei from Bingzhou, but would attack Cao Cao in the Central Plains first?"

"Just like now, the emperor nominally wants to eliminate Yuan Tan, but who can be sure that he is not coming for my father?"

"If that's the case, how can we just surrender?"

The eldest son Gongsun Kang's words drew Gongsun Du's praises.

"My son is really smart!"

Gongsun Du also taught Gongsun Gong a lesson: "You have a mild character, which makes you suitable for governing a place, but not for surviving in such a chaotic world."

"In this day and age, if you don't kill people, people will kill you!"

"The only thing we should do now is to gather our forces and fight to the death!"

As he spoke, Gongsun Du actually sighed a bit.

"The Emperor is coming too fast!"

"The emperor defeated Yuan Shao, recovered Hebei, and killed Ke Bineng. This really shocked me, so I burned all the usurped carriages and clothing."

"I didn't expect that even after all this, the emperor still couldn't trust me... Then you can't blame me for joining forces with Yuan Tan."

Gongsun Du looked at his eldest son Gongsun Kang——

"Take my seal and go to Lelang to invite Yuan Tan."

"I didn't give him this Lelang County for nothing! He must accomplish this!"

Gongsun Kang suddenly became excited, with a gleam of greed in his eyes: "Is father really going to become king with Yuan Tan?"

The local wealthy families in Lelang County coveted the population and wealth brought by Yuan Tan.

Gongsun Du, on the other hand, coveted the Yuan family's reputation among the literati, as well as the "mandate of heaven" that the Toad Confucian had previously attached to Yuan Tan!
The reason why all the vested interests in Liaodong were willing to accept Yuan Tan was because they all wanted to get something from Yuan Tan.

As the ruler of Liaodong, Gongsun Du...how could he be an exception?

(End of this chapter)