The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 142 Yuan Shu can’t be that bad
Li Ru traveled from Hedong and crossed the river. Naturally, his first stop was Yanzhou.

At this moment, outside Changyi City, the capital of Yanzhou, a team of about several thousand people was waiting.

"Wen Ruo, are you really going to leave me?"

These people are exactly the members of the Xun family of Yingchuan.

The leaders were naturally Xun Yu and Xun Wenruo, who were handsome and elegant, and had the demeanor of a king's assistant.

At this moment, Cao Cao was pulling Xun Yu's sleeve and had already burst into tears.

"Has Wen Ruo forgotten the oath he made with me in the past?"

Waiting for leisure to change but the old people's mind, but the old people's mind is easy to change.

Xun Yu was naturally very uncomfortable seeing Cao Cao like this.

But he still wanted to say——

It was not that he forgot his oath, but Cao Cao was the first to forget his oath.

Xun Yu sighed and continued to ask for his resignation from Cao Cao: "My nephew Xun You strongly requested that I lead my clansmen to Guanzhong. This is something I cannot refuse."

Not long after Xun Yu wrote a letter to Xun You that day, he received a reply.

Let’s not talk about the content first.

Xun Yu was so shocked by the thin and smooth paper that he held it in his hands and marveled at it.

After taking out the letter and reading its contents, he was speechless for a long time.

Everything is true.

Everything that happened in Guanzhong is true!
The imperial court is really trying its best to protect people's livelihood.

Not only is the current purchase of grain, the imperial court has also started to stabilize market prices, rush to plant crops such as millet and beans, and build water conservancy projects since a long time ago, in order to fully cope with this natural disaster.

The benevolent policies promulgated by Dong Zhuo were also not just pretense. He really exempted the people in Guanzhong from part of their taxes, allowing some families with children to live in peace.

Compared with Guanzhong, all the princes in Guandong are tyrants who have no sympathy for the people!

At this moment, the news from Hebei also exploded directly over Xun Yu’s head!
Taiyuan was actually lost by Yuan Shao!

And the way it was thrown away was very strange!

Unlike others, Xun Yu had personally been to Hebei and witnessed the conflict between Yuan Shao and the Hebei gentry.

So although the way Taiyuan was lost was somewhat bizarre and confusing, and the specific details were unknown, Xun Yu still concluded based on his own guesses that this matter must be related to the competition between the two forces.

"With a powerful enemy at hand, the court has no compassion for the people, no cooperation to resist the enemy, and is still fussing over petty gains. How can such a court have a future?"

This time, Yuan Shao not only lost Taiyuan.

Because Yuan Shao had mobilized 3,000 elite crossbowmen under Ju Yi to Taiyuan, but these 3,000 elite crossbowmen were ambushed by Li Jue and almost wiped out.

Three thousand elite soldiers.

No matter who it happens to, or where it happens to, it will be a devastating loss!
What's more, Ju Yi has always been arrogant because of the support of these elite crossbowmen under his command.

Now that he had suffered such a disaster, Ju Yi was dissatisfied with Yuan Shao and demanded that Yuan Shao give him an explanation.

Yuan Shao did give Ju Yi an explanation:

After luring Ju Yi to Yecheng, Yuan Shao directly poisoned Ju Yi and took the opportunity to annex his troops!
Ju Yi, that was the "General of Chariots and Cavalry" of the Hebei court! He was a truly important general! He was also a major pillar of the Hebei military, and the biggest contributor to Yuan Shao's ability to gain a foothold in Hebei!
But such a person was actually killed by Yuan Shao!
The last bit of thought in Xun Yu's heart about Yuan Shao was completely cut off.

"Yuan Shao is not a wise ruler!"

"My lord, if you continue to serve Yuan Shao, I'm afraid that sooner or later you will be killed by Yuan Shao!"

Xun Yu has not given up on Cao Cao until now.

He personally went to Cao Cao's residence and asked Cao Cao to follow the example of Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, respect the Guanzhong court, and break with Yuan Shao!

But Cao Cao still refused calmly.

This also made Xun Yu realize that Cao Cao might have really changed.

Cao Cao, the "General of the Western Expedition of the Han Dynasty", might have died outside the city of Xingyang or in front of Hulao Pass.

"In this case, Lord Cao, please take good care of yourself in the future."

Different road non-phase plan.

Although Xun Yu believed that Cao Cao was a wise ruler at the time, he did not know when Cao Cao's ambitions went against his own.

If he continued to work under Cao Cao, Xun Yu was afraid that sooner or later there would be irreconcilable conflicts between the two of them.

In this case, why not leave as soon as possible and keep the memories of each other in the best time?
If life is just like first sight, why is Qiu Feng sadly painting a fan.

Xun Yu sighed softly, took out a scroll of official documents that had already been written from his sleeve and handed it to Cao Cao.

"Lord Cao, this is the official document I wrote based on the system of Guanzhong."

"The equal distribution of land and the military government system are policies that benefit the people and the country. Now the Central Plains is in turmoil and the people are fleeing in a hurry. If we can use this system to benefit the people and tie it to farmland, it will surely make Yanzhou prosperous!"

"By then, even if one day... Yuan Shao comes with a large army to attack, Cao Gong will still be able to resist with the strength of one state."

"If you really can't resist... I hope Cao Gong will remember that I, Xun Yu, will always be waiting for you in Guanzhong."

After all, Xun Yu couldn't bear to leave Cao Cao and his homeland.

In terms of public affairs, he deliberately adapted to local conditions and transformed the "equal land distribution" and "fubing" systems in Guanzhong into policies suitable for Yanzhou for Cao Cao to implement.

Privately, he also promised Cao Cao that he would leave a way out for Cao Cao.

Xun Yu made a vow in his heart -

"If one day Lord Cao really encounters disaster and flees to Guanzhong, I will definitely protect him at the cost of my own life!"

When Cao Cao took over the last decree written by Xun Yu for him, he felt it was as heavy as a thousand pounds!
"Wen Ruo really can't stay for me?"

Seeing that Cao Cao wanted to keep him, Xun Yu finally couldn't help but shed tears. "If Cao Gong is willing to respect the imperial court and demote Yuan Shao, then I will stay and serve Cao Gong!"

"But if Cao Gong is afraid of Yuan Shao's military might and still refuses to turn back, I'm afraid our fate will end here!"

Cao Cao was reluctant after all, but still let go of Xun Yu's clothes.

Xun Yu noticed Cao Cao's actions and understood what was going on.

"Mr. Cao, take care!"

After saying this, Xun Yu led the Xun clan members westward into Guanzhong and headed to the imperial court.

When passing by a place, Xun Yu also saw a short scholar.

Xun Yu liked socializing, and when he saw that this man, although plain in appearance, seemed to have a great mind, he wanted to go up and make friends with him.

Unexpectedly, when the scholar saw Xun Yu coming, he left directly without giving Xun Yu any chance to interact with him.

The scholar was Li Ru.

On that day, he was the one who met the emperor together with Xun Yu's nephew Xun You. Naturally, he knew that Xun Yu was now going to Guanzhong to join the court.

In that case, it would be better not to meet.

Li Ru got rid of Xun Yu and continued to advance southward.

But because of some news, Li Ru hesitated a little and stayed in Chenliu, not knowing whether he should continue to move forward.

It was still the impact of Yuan Shao's loss of Taiyuan.

Most of the princes in Guandong were proficient in military affairs.

They must be aware of the impact that losing the entire Bingzhou would have on Hebei.

Hebei's loss of Bingzhou is almost like Guanzhong losing Hangu Pass and Jiangdong losing the Yangtze River.

The fate of Yuan Shao and the Hebei court was almost set in stone.

Yuan Shu, who had been hesitant before and was also the largest lord in Guandong, finally responded.

"Rebuke Yuan Shao!"

Yuan Shu actually stood against Yuan Shao!
He first rebuked Yuan Shao as a member of the Yuan family of Runan, saying that Yuan Shao was unfilial!
Afterwards, he rebuked Yuan Shao as a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, saying that Yuan Shao was disloyal!

It seemed as if he wanted to completely sever ties with Yuan Shao and draw a clear line with him.

As soon as the news came out, countless scholars praised Yuan Shu at once, believing that Yuan Shu was sacrificing his own relatives for the sake of the Han Dynasty, and that he was the pillar that could save the country from collapse!

Many famous scholars who were originally planning to flee to Hebei and Jingzhou also changed direction and headed towards Huainan where Yuan Shu was.

For a time, Yuan Shu's reputation was overwhelming, and he was regarded as the leader of the Eastern Region.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Shu was overjoyed and took the initiative to declare war on Yuan Shao!

Leading his troops north, Yuan Shu stationed his troops at Fengqiu and ordered his general Liu Xiang to station at Kuangting.

Yuan Shao sent Cao Cao to fight, and Cao Cao easily defeated Liu Xian.

Yuan Shu felt ashamed, so he personally led his troops to fight Cao Cao and was defeated.

Afterwards, he retreated to Fengqiu. Cao Cao attacked, and Yuan Shu fled to Xiangyi before the city was besieged.

He then fled from Xiangyi to Taishou, but Cao Cao still pursued him relentlessly.

Cao Cao chased him to Taishou and opened the canal to flood the city. Yuan Shu had no choice but to flee to Ningling...

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao seemed to be angry and continued to pursue him. In the end, Yuan Shu fled to Jiujiang Shouchun... (Note 1)

For a time, most of the scholars in the world who originally wanted to surrender to Yuan Shu stopped, like Li Ru, and were somewhat confused.

Yuan Shu...how can he be so bad?
As the most powerful lord in Guandong, he was beaten by the little Cao Cao and fled all the way from the Central Plains to Huainan?
If Yuan Shu hadn't run so fast and so far, Cao Cao would have been able to kill him alone...

Li Ru was extremely confused at this moment, not knowing whether he should go to Yuan Shu.

As the saying goes, Li Ru shocked the world, and Yuan Shu shocked Li Ru.

He previously thought that the court's biggest enemies were Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.

Now Yuan Shao is unable to take care of himself because of the internal crisis.

Yuan Shu was beaten by Cao Cao all the way and almost escaped from the Central Plains...

“What a chaotic world!”

The situation in the world is extremely bizarre and unpredictable.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Ru decided to go to Yuan Shu.

Maybe Yuan Shu's behavior was just an accident...

Yes! It must have been an accident!
Li Ru kept convincing himself in his heart.

Yuan Shu was a direct descendant of the illustrious Yuan family of Runan, and one of the heroes who started the separatist regime in the turbulent times. It was absolutely impossible for him to be easily defeated by Cao Cao!
Well, Yuan Shu would never be such a loser, Yuan Shu would never be such a loser, Yuan Shu would never be such a loser...

After getting his mood right, Li Ru got ready to go again——

"Yuan Shu, there is absolutely no way he can be this bad!"

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Note 1:

Shu sent his general Liu Xiang to station at Kuangting. Taizu attacked Xiang, Shu rescued him, fought and defeated him. Shu retreated to Fengqiu, and then surrounded him. Before they could join, Shu fled to Xiangyi, chased him to Taishou, opened the canal to flood the city. He fled to Ningling, and was chased again, and fled to Jiujiang. - "The Chronicle of Emperor Wu of the Three Kingdoms"

The second volume "Reform" ends. This volume is actually mostly foreshadowing and transition, from the Guanzhong system, to the Grand Tutor Dong Zhuo, and then to the situation in the world. The continuous progression of the three levels finally formed the situation that Liu Xie really had to face. However, it is still the problem mentioned before. The three chapters were a bit too rushed because of the daily 10,000, resulting in some places not being detailed enough. I apologize to all readers.

At 6pm, the third volume "Counterattack" officially begins! The mighty Han will eventually punish the villains, and then make all nations come to pay tribute, and shine in all directions!

(End of this chapter)