Chapter 287 The War in Xuzhou City
Speaking of which, when Chen Xi proposed to form a personal guard for Liu Bei, Liu Bei refused.
After all, he is the master of this force, and all the troops under his command are his bodyguards. There is no need to specially form a legion as his bodyguards.
Unfortunately, it was vetoed by all the civil and military officials led by Chen Xi. Even Yang Ji, who remained silent verbally, also provided corresponding help in action.
That is to say, the Danyang elite who are now following Liu Bei into Xuzhou are said to be commanded by Yang Ji, but in fact it is Chen Dao who is commanding, and Yang Ji is just in name.
After all, Chen's achievements to this day are not enough to lead an army alone under Liu Bei, whose rules and regulations are gradually improving.
Therefore, this selected Danyang elite is only temporarily affiliated with Yang Ji. It is estimated that they will be handed over to Chen Da after the trip to Xuzhou is over.
According to Jia Xu’s intelligence, Liu Bei’s trip to Xuzhou will definitely be blocked by the Xuzhou family.
Of course, the Xuzhou family has not the courage to attack Liu Bei, unless they no longer want their own family.
Hundreds of thousands of troops in Fenggao Camp, Licheng Camp, Chenliu Camp, and Wancheng Camp are waiting to see who dares to move.
Among the princes of the Han Dynasty today, apart from Liu Bei, the only three who are most popular are Er Yuan and Gongsun Zan.
Oh, no, Yuan Shu has now retreated to the second line, and the Yuan Shu in the second Yuan has become Sun Ce.
Nowadays, the aristocratic families in Yuzhou, most of Yangzhou and a small half of Jingzhou are in turmoil because of Yuan Shu who has been relegated to the second line.
Even Yingchuan County and Nanyang County, which were the areas actually controlled by Liu Bei's side, were killed by Yuan Shu, forcing the aristocratic families in these two places to seek help from Guan Yu and Yu Jin who were stationed here.
Similarly, Yuan Shu, who must have communicated with Yang Ji, Chen Xi or Liu Bei, has not given up on the Yanzhou family.
Although no one knows what Yuan Shu did during the month he was in Fenggao besides treating Yuan Yao.
However, many aristocratic families in Yuzhou originally thought that after Yuan Shu returned from Fenggao, he would take revenge on those families that caused chaos and rumors.
After all, after the news of Yuan Yao's recovery came back to Shouchun, many aristocratic families tried to embezzle the rights and interests originally given to Sun Ce and Zhou Yu by Yuan Shu in the name of doing good for Yuan Yao.
Whether Yuan Shu wanted to punish those families who tried to embezzle Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's rights, or take advantage of the situation to take back Sun Ce and Zhou Yu's rights, it was within their expectations, and they were ready.
However, what they never expected was that Yuan Shu did not do what they expected immediately after returning from Fenggao.
Instead, Ji Ling took him around the three states of Yu, Jing, and Yang for half a month, and witnessed with his own eyes what life was like for the people at the bottom.
Then Yuan Shu raised his butcher knife to the aristocratic families in the four states. Oh, by the way, Yuan Shu left Yuan Yao to study at Taishan Academy in Fenggao.
Moreover, when Yuan Shu raised his butcher knife against the Guandong family, he did not use lynching, but killed people according to Han law.
So, Yuan Shu's action actually has supporters among the Guandong family, that is, those sons of the Guandong family who have long been displeased with the scum in the family.
Although these family members who support Yuan Shu's actions cannot openly say that they support Yuan Shu, they can still hinder those tribesmen who want to ask for help.
These family members who supported Yuan Shu may not agree with Liu Bei's ideas and policies of opening up knowledge and wisdom to the bottom.
However, they hold the same idea as Yuan Shu: the glory of the family is not maintained by exploiting the people at the bottom.
So, when the Guandong family was divided into two factions because of their attitude towards Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu came to the door with a sword.
When a certain group of Yanzhou aristocratic families begged Guan Yu and Yu Jin for their father and mother, the sky in the three states of Yu, Jing, and Yang was filled with a bloody atmosphere of terror.
I can’t help but feel trembling in the Yanzhou family. It is really miserable for the families in the three states of Yu, Jing and Yang.
It was okay for Yuan Shu to kill people according to the law in the three states of Henan, Jing and Yang. After all, which family in the Han Dynasty did not want other families to die.
It’s just that Yuan Shu has come to Yanzhou to attack General Yu, how come there is no movement from you?
What! ? Is it because we refuse to cooperate with the officials sent by Feng Gao to restore local order and people's livelihood?
Who said that? Who said we didn't cooperate? Someone is definitely spreading rumors!
Please~ This Yanzhou is the Yanzhou of Liu Xuande, a clan member of the Han Dynasty, not Yuan Shu’s Yanzhou. How can Yuan Shu be allowed to cross-border law enforcement at will?
In this regard, Yu Jin said that he had to ask Guan Yu, the military commander in chief of the Yanzhou area, to make a decision.
Yu Jin deeply regretted what happened to the Yingchuan family in Nanyang, but he really had to report to the commander-in-chief of the war zone before he could participate in the mediation.
How could he, the regional commander-in-chief, mobilize the troops in the camp at will to participate in the conflict between aristocratic families without the order of the regional commander-in-chief?
If he really dares to mobilize the troops in the Wancheng camp privately, he will be fired as the commander-in-chief of the area. Can you compensate?
In short, Yu Jin only meant one thing. He did not have the power to rescue these aristocratic families who asked him for help.
After all, Yuan Shu killed criminals who violated Han law, and there was no reason for him to risk being dismissed from his post to help these people.
I don’t know how Yu Jin sent these rowdy family members out of the Wancheng camp.
Perhaps, there should be some guidance from an expert. After all, those noble family members who came to Yu Jin went to Chenliu to find Guan Yu without looking back.
However, all the children of the aristocratic families who went to Chenliu Camp to see Guan Yu all came out with gloomy faces.
After all, Guan Yu always has a cold face even if he is an acquaintance, let alone a stranger.
Therefore, the family members who were afraid of Yuan Shu's behavior of cutting out the cancer met Guo Jia, who happened to be on inspection in Yanzhou.
After Guo Jia learned about this, he went to see Yuan Shu personally. In the end, Guo Jia didn't know what he said to Yuan Shu or what deal he made.
Yuan Shu’s butcher knife for the Guandong family is finally not that long, at least it is no longer the forty-meter-long knife at the beginning.
According to Yuan Shu, it will really be an advantage for you if you guys who have committed serious crimes are hacked to death.
So, Yuan Shu decided to judge you scum in accordance with the newly promulgated trial version of Han laws in Fenggao.
Although I don’t understand why Yuan Shu, a prince, tried criminals according to the Han law promulgated by another prince.
However, those members of the aristocratic families who were about to be tried strongly supported Yuan Shu in changing the basis of the trial.
After all, if they were tried according to the trial version of the New Han Code promulgated by Feng Gao, most of them would not actually be sentenced to death.
Although it is difficult to escape the death penalty, at least you survived. As long as you live, everything is possible. As for these guys who escaped the death penalty once, they will be sent to Liu Beizhi for labor reform or something.
They didn't care. What they cared about was whether they could survive. After all, they heard that under Liu Bei's rule, prisoners in the labor camp were provided with food, housing, and medical care. If they performed well during the labor camp, their sentences could even be reduced.
One thing is that those sons of the aristocratic families who were tried were indeed relieved, but the person in charge of the Guandong aristocratic family not only did not relax, but became suspicious.
After all, no matter how you look at it, it looks like a chess game set up by others, and they are the pawns that are captured.
The time when Guo Jia visited Yanzhou was really a coincidence.
When Guo Jia went to see Yuan Shu, no one knew what he talked about with Yuan Shu.
No one knew who Yuan Shu came into contact with in Fenggao, or in other words, no one discovered who Yuan Shu met in Fenggao.
And why did Yuan Shu leave Yuan Yao, his only son, in Fenggao?
It is said that Yuan Yao is allowed to enter Taishan Academy to study. Indeed, Taishan Academy where great scholars gather together is indeed a good place to study. Even the good ones want to put young people into Taishan Academy.
However, no matter which way you look at it, these Guandong aristocratic families must have been used as pawns.
Yuan Shu, the leader of the Guandong family, must know something.
It was only because the main purpose of the Layout coincided with Yuan Shu's own idea of removing the cancer from the family, that Yuan Shu followed the Layout's thoughts and became the Layout's knife.
People who thought they had figured everything out pointed the finger at Liu Bei. It was too much of a coincidence that Guo Jia appeared.
Moreover, those sons of aristocratic families who were spared the death penalty would eventually be sent to Liu Beizhi for reform through labor.
After this round, only Liu Bei gained the most, followed by Yuan Shu, the guy who tried to remove the family's cancer, and the Guandong family suffered the most.
Well, although removing the scum that is parasitic on the family can be considered a gain, it is a gain at the expense of family members.
The long-lasting prosperity of aristocratic families depends on the centripetal force of family members towards the family.
Family education and land are just guarantees to maintain the status of a family. For a family to be prosperous, it must be a good enough family member.
A family without centripetal force will soon decline or even collapse due to long-term internal friction.
This time he is the scum of the aristocratic family, what about next time? Will it be the best among the aristocratic families next time?
After all, the policy of universal education under Liu Bei dug into the foundation of the family.
Excellent talents are certainly the foundation for maintaining the family's continued prosperity, but knowledge and wisdom are the foundation for the family to cultivate outstanding talents.
So, someone in the family proposed to plan a mutiny against Tao Qian through the Xuzhou family.
Well, yes, it is a mutiny against Tao Qian. It is best to kill Liu Bei who wandered into Xuzhou.
Because Yuan Shu's actions against the aristocratic families in the three states of Henan, Jingyang and Yang have spread to Xuzhou next door, Tao Qian really wants Yuan Shu's sword to come to Xuzhou and spin it around a few times.
After all, there is a huge gap between Tao Qian and the Xuzhou family...
As we all know, Tao Qian is already old, otherwise why would he appoint a idiot like Cao Bao who doesn't even know himself as the commander-in-chief of Danyang's elite.
So, naturally, Tao Qian's idea of introducing Yuan Shu to Xuzhou was known to the Xuzhou family.
So, unfortunately, when the Xuzhou family launched the mutiny, it happened to be when Liu Bei entered Xuzhou.
"Haha, is this the Xuzhou family's welcome ceremony for me? It's really a surprise..." Liu Bei sneered and chopped down an unknown privateer who was obviously rushing towards him with his sword. Soldiers of soldiers.
"I just don't know whose surprise will be next..." Li Ru looked at the leader of a random soldier who was charging towards Liu Bei with an expressionless expression.
"Hey, Wenru, don't give me away. The mine is very short of people." Yang Ji pressed his sword with one hand and said to Li Ru dissatisfiedly.
"Ah, I'm sorry, I almost forgot about this. I will pay attention to it." Li Ru immediately apologized to Yang Ji. It was indeed that he had forgotten about this.
The stall they are spreading now is too big, and the demand gap for iron products is getting bigger and bigger.
Even with the grassland barbarians sent by Gongsun Zan to support the mine, the mine is still in shortage of miners.
After all, Hu people are also human beings, so they can’t really use them to their death. The value that living people can create is always higher than the value created by dead people.
"By the way, the surprise that the Xuzhou family wants to give me can't really be this."
Liu Bei wiped the blood on the sword blade with his sleeve and asked Yang Ji and Li Ru.
"It's probably because they don't know your arrival date, Mr. Xuande." Yang Ji said with some uncertainty.
"Xuan Degong's itinerary is reported every day, so don't say nonsense like you don't know."
Li Ru borrowed the words from a certain gentleman lying on the ground. His clothes wiped away the blood on the sword's blade.
"So, who informed us of our itinerary, was it someone from the Xuzhou family, someone from Tao Gongzu, or someone else?" Yang Ji shook his head and said.
Tao Qian is getting old, and his control over Xuzhou is no longer what it used to be. What's more, there is Cao Bao, the idiot of the Cao family in Xuzhou, by his side. It is not a matter of throwing water at Tao Qian to deceive his ears and eyes.
“I heard from Fengxiao that the Yu Jingyang family who were frightened by Yuan Gongli were very unhappy with us.” Li Ru said casually.
After all, those sons of aristocratic families who were saved by the new law enacted by Man Chong and Xun Yue were sent to the schools under Liu Bei for reform through labor.
Moreover, when these scum were undergoing labor reform, there were field soldiers watching beside them to prevent these scum from causing any ideological contamination to the children in the school.
"However, it was the Xuzhou family that launched the mutiny. It seems that it has nothing to do with the Yu Jingyang family." Liu Bei said with some confusion.
In fact, what Liu Bei is really struggling with is that they can't find evidence that the wealthy families behind the scenes are involved.
If evidence can be found, Liu Bei would be happy to give a big gift to the families who were planning the mutiny behind the scenes.
"Mr. Wenru?" Yang Ji's words seemed to veto Liu Bei's opinion.
(End of this chapter)