funbook-pk Chapter 171 Yuan Shu Wants to Declare Himself Emperor? No Warlords Will Come to Liu Xie's Rescu
Chapter 171 Yuan Shu Wants to Declare Himself Emperor? No Warlords Will Come to Liu Xie's Rescu
Jingzhou
Xiangyang
Unlike Yuan Shao, Liu Biao was not swift and decisive; instead, he treated the envoy with great hospitality.
However, Liu Biao remained silent about sending troops, instead focusing on the difficulties in Jingzhou.
This envoy was quite straightforward; he actually settled in Xiangyang directly under Liu Biao's arrangement and didn't go back to Liu Xie's place!
Xiangyang is a land of plenty, a great place to retire.
Why follow Liu Xie around aimlessly?
Ultimately, Liu Biao's concerns were somewhat similar to Yuan Shao's.
As a member of the Han imperial family, if he were a lone wolf like Liu Bei without a fixed base, and he clamored to serve Liu Xie, there would naturally be nothing wrong with that.
But the problem is, he is the ruler of Jingzhou.
If we invite Liu Xie over, where will he, the ruler of Jingzhou, be placed?
For details, please refer to the period after Liu Bei became emperor.
Liu Xie was clearly not dead, but they insisted that he was dead and said they wanted to launch a northern expedition against Cao Wei to avenge Liu Xie!
These members of the Han imperial family naturally hoped deep down that the Han dynasty would become great again.
But since they have all become great again, why must it be Liu Xie, and why not have them create this greatness themselves?
Yuan Shao and Liu Biao were not the most ridiculous in their attitudes toward the envoys.
The most ridiculous one was Yuan Shu.
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Runan
Although Yuan Shu lost several counties in Yu Province, he at least managed to save face by giving Liu Biao's Jing Province army a sound beating.
Recently, for some reason, Yuan Shu keeps dreaming that he has two horns growing on his head.
Therefore, he specifically sought out a fortune teller to see what was going on.
The fortune teller was shocked to hear this!
Who is Yuan Shu?
What a big customer (a sucker)!
The sorceress muttered to herself, reciting a bunch of technical terms that Yuan Shu couldn't understand, and then said with great shock:
"Dragons have horns. Emperor Gaozu once swore an oath by slaying a white snake, and then transformed into a dragon, establishing the Han Dynasty."
"Prefect Yuan, you are... trying to do what Emperor Gaozu did!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Xiang thought, "This is outrageous!"
They immediately ordered their guards to seize the sorceress and stop her from spouting nonsense.
But Yuan Shu waved his hand and rebuked Yan Xiang:
"Yan Xiang, what are you doing?"
"Are we not allowed to speak the truth anymore?"
"The...truth?"
Yan Xiang swallowed hard.
no……
Anyone with a brain can see that this sorceress is just talking nonsense!
Why did you actually take it seriously?
Besides, you've suffered defeat after defeat so far, where is the spirit of Emperor Gaozu?
wrong!
Yan Xiang suddenly got stuck.
Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang also lost more battles than he won against Xiang Yu, but he did win the most crucial Battle of Gaixia.
Would our lord also force himself to follow the script of Emperor Gaozu Liu Bang here?
Ignoring Yan Xiang's objections, Yuan Shu cheerfully pointed at the sorceress and said:
"reward!"
The guards immediately brought out two large boxes of gold and silver jewelry, which delighted the sorceress, who then became Yuan Shu's exclusive advisor.
after this.
Yuan Shu often heard rumors among the people that the one who would replace the Han dynasty was Gao from Dangtu!
What exactly is this Tu Gao?
It doesn't matter what it is, it's not important.
Anyway, Yuan Shu's heart skipped a beat, and he instantly had an idea.
The character "他" (tā) is related to "公路" (gōnglù), where "路" (lù) is equivalent to "途" (tú), and "涂" (tú) is a variant of "途" (tú). (In ancient times, there were also variant characters used as phonetic loan characters.)
So, isn't Tu Gao referring to Yuan Shu?
All signs indicate that the one who will replace the Han dynasty is Yuan Shu!
Of course, Yuan Shu still retained some rationality.
He currently does not possess the Imperial Seal of the State, and the idea of becoming emperor has not yet arisen.
But all these signs planted a deep seed in his heart, just waiting for the day it would sprout!
Under such circumstances, Liu Xie sent an envoy to see Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu had no intention of paying him any attention.
Oh right, because the ruins of Luoyang aren't too far from Runan.
Among all the warlords, Liu Xie had the greatest confidence in Yuan Shu's arrival with his troops.
Therefore, he specially sent Ma Ridi, a veteran official who had served three dynasties and had fled Chang'an with him, to Yuan Shu as an envoy.
Ma Ridi was of the same generation as Yuan Shu's father, Yuan Feng. When Yuan Feng was still alive, the two had a good personal relationship.
As a result, Yuan Shu not only refused to send troops to support Liu Xie, but also quarreled with Ma Ridi.
He even angrily denounced Ma Ridi as a parasite who should die.
Poor Ma Ridi, over sixty years old, had never suffered such humiliation.
Enraged by Yuan Shu, he died that very night.
Now that's settled, the news has spread, and Yuan Shu has angered three generations of veteran officials of the Han Dynasty to death.
Its already precarious reputation has now become even worse.
I wonder if Yuan Shao would be laughing in his sleep when he heard Yuan Shu's outrageous act of cursing Ma Ridi.
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Luoyang Ruins
"Your Majesty, something is wrong!"
"Li Jue and Guo Si have reached an agreement, joined forces, and are marching towards this place!"
Yang Feng, trembling, informed Liu Xie of the news.
"Plop" sound.
The half-eaten pancake that Liu Xie was holding fell to the ground, and tears streamed down his face.
He disregarded his grief and quickly addressed Yang Feng and Dong Cheng:
"Minister Yang, Minister Dong, what should we do?"
"Am I going to be captured and taken back by those two traitors?"
These years of experience as a puppet ruler have greatly increased Liu Xie's wisdom.
But in the end, this was the first time he had escaped Luoyang, and the first time he had defied a powerful minister in this way.
If Li Jue and Guo Si, those two ruthless men, had killed Liu Xie and then installed a puppet member of the Han imperial family on the throne...
It seems... there's nothing wrong with it.
Although its legitimacy certainly cannot compare to that of Liu Xie.
But if Li Jue and Guo Si were to be consumed by anger, they wouldn't care about such things.
"How to do how to do?!"
Not only was Liu Xie panicking, but Dong Cheng was also extremely flustered.
Liu Xie being captured and taken back does not necessarily mean he will die.
No matter how you try to reason with him, he is still an emperor.
However, Dong Cheng, as the third most important figure under Li Jue, betrayed Li Jue.
If they were caught and taken back, they would definitely be executed!
Yang Feng was also panicked.
He was even considering surrendering voluntarily, wondering if Li Jue and Guo Si would let him go.
But after thinking it over, it seems that the probability of letting him go is not much greater than not killing Dong Cheng.
Just then, another sentry came running.
"Report!"
"Li Jue and Guo Si's troops are less than thirty li away from Luoyang!"
"boom!"
Liu Xie fell to the ground.
孽 孽!
It's all the fault of those two scoundrels, Dong Cheng and Yang Feng.
They could get Liu Xie out of Chang'an, but they couldn't prevent him from being captured and brought back!
Isn't this a classic case of only caring about trembling and not about abortion?
Now look what's happened! Li Jue and Guo Si have arrived, and we're all doomed!
At that moment, Liu Xie truly regretted it.
He even missed Dong Zhuo somewhat.
He admitted that the criticisms of Dong Zhuo in the past had been a bit too harsh.
Compared to these unreliable things in front of him, at least Grand Tutor Dong doesn't put his life in danger and makes sure he's well-fed every meal!
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