I did it all for the Han Dynasty!

Chapter 260 The Alliance of Langya
If it were someone else, Yuan Xi probably wouldn't believe that the other party would make such a request.

But if it were Liu Miao, then Yuan Xi had to consider the worst-case scenario.

After hesitating for a moment, Yuan Xi actually nodded to Liu Miao: "I see, I understand what General Liu means."

Zhang He and Gao Lan hurriedly said, "Second Young Master!"

Liu Miao was completely bewildered, not understanding what Yuan Xi meant.

Yuan Xi raised his hand to stop Zhang He and Gao Lan.

Yuan Xi has already made a decision on this matter.

From the moment Yuan Xi came here in place of Yuan Shao and humiliatingly begged for peace before Liu Miao, it was already destined that Yuan Xi would never be able to succeed him.

Yuan Xi wasn't particularly interested in Yuan Shao's position, unlike Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang who were eager to take it.

He simply couldn't tolerate Yuan Shao treating him this way.

Why was it Yuan Shao who sent Liu Miao to humiliate him?
Yuan Xi didn't believe it, and Yuan Shao had no more reliable way to resolve the matter.

But for the sake of his reputation, Yuan Shao was still willing to sacrifice the rest of his second son's life to confront Liu Miao...

Therefore, when Liu Miao mentioned Zhen Mi, Yuan Xi agreed without hesitation.

Since the glory of the Yuan family is shared by all members of the Yuan clan, why should Yuan Xi bear the humiliation of the Yuan family alone?
The fiancée of the second son of the prestigious Yuan family was taken away by Liu Miao! Such a scandal! This is something that Yuan Xi alone cannot bear...

Yuan Xi's mouth was dry.

This was the first time he had defied Yuan Shao, and it was a small counterattack against him.

He knew perfectly well how much humiliation this would bring to the Yuan family and the gentry of Hebei, yet he still agreed! He even agreed faster than Liu Miao had demanded the entire Qingzhou!

Gao Lan said regretfully, "Second Young Master, don't you care about your reputation at all?"

"I lost all sense of honor the moment I came to Langya in place of my father, the moment Liu Miao brazenly ordered his soldiers to advance a hundred paces."

Despite pushing his wife into someone else's arms, Yuan Xi felt unusually pleased. He even felt much more relaxed when facing Liu Miao, and regained some of the demeanor of a noble young master from the Yuan family!
"In that case, let's form an alliance with General Liu!"

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The Alliance of Langya

Since May of the third year of Jian'an, all the soldiers in Hebei have retreated to the north of the Ji River.

Lü Bu served as the Governor of Qingzhou and General Who Guards the East, in charge of military affairs in both Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Yuan Shao presented Liu Miao with 3,000 horses and 10,000 sheep.

In addition, Zhen Mi, a woman from the Zhen clan of Wuji, was sent to Jiangdong to marry Liu Miao.

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shame!

What a disgrace!

After seeing that Yuan Xi and Liu Miao had reached an agreement and obtained this alliance, the entire city of Ye fell into a deathly silence!
Yuan Shao did not appear for several days, hiding in his house, but broken objects and injured servants were often carried out of the house.

Inside the main hall, Shen Pei held the "Langya Alliance" written in black and white on white paper and wept uncontrollably.

"The king will humiliate and the minister will die!"

"Today, Lord Yuan has been so humiliated. How can we, his subjects, still have the face to stand in this world?"

in the past.

The Hebei scholars Shen Pei, Ju Shou, and Tian Feng were always at odds with the Central Plains scholars Guo Tu, Pang Ji, Xin Ping, and Xun Chen, who were brought by Yuan Shao. So when Shen Pei spoke, even if Xu You didn't come out to retort, the others would still disagree with Shen Pei.

But this time, the officials in Hebei gritted their teeth and were united in their hatred of the enemy!
Liu Miao has really gone too far this time!

It's bad enough that they want to take the whole of Qingzhou, but they even want to take Yuan Xi's fiancée with them!

This is hardly a slap in the face.

This is clearly jumping on Yuan Shao's head and pissing!

Even if they usually have many conflicts and arguments, at this moment, everyone's thoughts are surprisingly consistent—

Can the ninth generation still take revenge? Although it lasts for a hundred generations!

The flames of revenge described in the Gongyang Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals ignited fiercely in the hearts of these Hebei officials!
If Liu Miao is not killed, it will not be enough to appease your anger!

"Order Generals Zhang He and Gao Lan to march north immediately!"

"The reason why Lord Yuan was humiliated by Liu Miao is because Gongsun Zan is still putting up a last-ditch resistance! Otherwise, why would we be in this situation!"

Ju Shou, who was in charge of supervising the three armies and was always prudent in his work, was also provoked by the "Langya Alliance" to the point of blushing.

"Take down Gongsun Zan, then immediately march south to avenge him!"

"Yes!" "Kill Liu Miao! Avenge Lord Yuan!"

"When the time comes, we'll make him taste what we've done today!!!"

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the other side.

In fact, Lu Su was somewhat worried when Liu Miao and Yuan Xi signed the "Langya Alliance".

"My lord, wasn't this time we too harsh on Yuan Shao?"

Making Yuan Shao bow his head was already beyond everyone's expectations.

But with the signing of the Langya Alliance, it was not just about making Yuan Shao bow his head, but about shoving his head directly into a cesspool!
In particular, Yuan Shao's decision to send Yuan Xi's fiancée, Zhen Mi, to marry him was outrageously excessive!

From then on, Liu Miao and Yuan Shao were truly locked in a life-or-death struggle, with no room for compromise whatsoever!

"what!"

Upon hearing Lu Su's words, Liu Miao first smiled, then took the opportunity to defend himself—

"Although I have a fondness for beautiful women, I have no habit of taking other men's wives and daughters. This time, it was Yuan Xi who forcibly placed Zhen Mi in my arms!"

Lu Su's eyes changed.

Where can you find a husband pushing his wife towards another man?
However, Liu Miao obviously wouldn't lie to Lu Su about this matter. After all, if Liu Miao really sincerely wanted Zhen Mi from Yuan Xi, he probably wouldn't even bother to explain himself now.

This puzzled Lu Su: "Why is Yuan Xi acting this way?"

"Who knows! Maybe everyone has some little-known quirks! Why does Zijing care so much?"

"As for being mortal enemies with Yuan Shao?"

Liu Miao was even more disdainful.

“Zijing, you are good in every way, but perhaps because you have some of the habits of a businessman, you always think that there should be some room for maneuver in everything you do.”

"But between me and Yuan Shao, even without the 'Langya Alliance,' there would probably be no room for negotiation."

Liu Miao and Yuan Shao may not seem to have had much of a grudge before, but Liu Miao knew that his antagonism towards Yuan Shao had even surpassed that between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and between Lü Bu and Yuan Shao!
The former is nothing more than a struggle for power.

The latter was solely due to personal grudges.

However, the conflict between Liu Miao and Yuan Shao became a conflict between powerful families and self-cultivating farmers, and a struggle between the aristocratic politics since the early Han Dynasty and the poor people who were unwilling to be oppressed for their entire lives!

Such a struggle would continue even after Liu Miao and Yuan Shao were both dead. Just as even after the fall of the Qin Dynasty, Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang would rise up and completely eliminate the nobles of the six states, upholding the principle of "Are kings and nobles born with special privileges?" until one side completely defeats the other, and the ashes of the losers are scattered, only then will it truly end.

Therefore, Liu Miao knew this from the beginning to the end.

He could be friends with anyone, but he could never be friends with Yuan Shao.

If that's the case, then why leave some room for maneuver? Is it just to make it easier for the other side to stab you in the back?

"Zijing! Be more arrogant from now on!"

"You must remember, your lord now is the General of Chariots and Cavalry of the Han Dynasty! He controls the two provinces of Jing and Yang, with tens of millions of people under his rule, and he just forced Yuan Shao to bow down!"

Liu Miao patted Lu Su on the back arrogantly: "From now on, we don't need to give face to anyone; instead, everyone has to respect us! Understand?"

Lu Su stared blankly at Liu Miao.

At this moment, Liu Miao was in high spirits! Where was the slightest trace of the scoundrel-like demeanor he had shown before when he was contemplating whether or not to kill Yuan Shao on the battlefield?
The phrase "From today onwards, I don't need to give face to anyone" also brought tears to Lu Su's eyes.

From the very beginning, he feigned compliance and flattery towards Yuan Shu, to the point that he had to take the initiative to visit Liu Bei and Lü Bu with gold for the sake of Liu Miao's reputation, and was even refused entry by Yuan Shao...

As various past events surfaced in Lu Su's mind, he finally let out a long sigh.

changed!

Everything has changed!

Even though Liu Miao has already sailed into the open sea, I'm still worried about whether the waves in the Yangtze River are too high or the wind is too strong.
Liu Miao's ship was already capable of facing the most dangerous storms and the widest ocean!
What is there to fear from Yuan Shao?

Having crossed that threshold in his heart, Lu Su finally felt relieved.

"Therefore, we should reorganize our military affairs as soon as possible in order to defeat Yuan Shao in future battles!"

"Hahaha! That's more like Zijing! Come on! Let's go drink!"

"Didn't our lord abstain from alcohol?"

"Zijing, don't force me to slap you when I'm happiest!"

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　Damn it, I just realized I owe some chapters... How awful! I was going to pretend I didn't see them, but it seems the author's skin isn't as thick as Liu Miao's, so I've decided to make up for the missed chapters this weekend!

　　
　
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