Chapter 378: Response of the Princes
When the news spread, the world shook.
However, it was shocking and at the same time felt that there was no surprise.
According to the hatred between Yuan Shao and Zhang Yu, it is indeed very normal for Yuan Shao to do so.
Yuan Shao was furious when he knew the news had leaked.
Originally, he wanted to do it secretly, and then use the general momentum to crush Zhang Yu all at once.
But what Yuan Shao didn't know was that there was no secret here.
Zhang Yu started operating the intelligence system many years ago, and this time many people know about it, so he has already received the information.
The enraged Yuan Shao began to yell, since there was no way to hide it, he made his momentum bigger.
"Haha, it's time to fight, it's finally about to start." Dong Zhuo, who was far away in Chang'an, received the news, not to mention how excited he was.
Dong Zhuo called the officials and began to set up a banquet.
"The princes of the Kanto region are just a bunch of dogs, let them bite them off, and the old man is at ease here." Dong Zhuo said proudly.
Some people who tend to be inflamed seem to fit Dong Zhuo, and so do his subordinates.
After the banquet went on for a while, Li Ru got up and said, "Grand Master, my subordinates suggest that we give them a little bit more food to make them have more fun."
Dong Zhuo's face brightened, and a gleam appeared on his dark face, and he asked eagerly, "Wen You, tell me quickly."
"Let Your Majesty decree that Zhang Yu is a rebel, and let the princes of the world attack Zhang Yu together, so that some people will have a reason to fight Zhang Yu, and with Yuan Shao's power, more people will follow. In addition, you can make an order Give it to Liu Biao, let him also send troops to attack, he is a clan member of the Han Dynasty, and he dare not defy His Majesty's imperial decree." Li Ru offered his own strategy.
Dong Zhuo thought about it carefully, and felt that there was a lot to be done, so he said: "Okay, okay, let them fight, let them fight."
Dong Zhuo shouted happily, and then repeatedly called his subordinates and ministers to drink.
In his mind, he imagined how the Kwantung princes would fight.
Li Ru further improved the plan.
Not only did he give Liu Biao an imperial edict, he also issued an imperial edict to all the princes.
It's almost like wholesale.
Even Liu Yan in Yizhou and Liu Yu in Youzhou also received the imperial edict.
In less than a month, many princes publicly spoke out against Zhang Yu.
Needless to say, Yangzhou is very positive.
Liu Bei was the first to receive the imperial decree, and he immediately attacked Zhang Yu in the name of the clan of the Han Dynasty, and declared that if it was not for the long distance and the ruin of Luoyang, he was too poor and had few soldiers, otherwise he would lead his troops to attack Zhang Yu himself. Zhang Yu.
However, after Liu Bei cried poorly, he said that as a clan member of the Han Dynasty, it was his duty to kill the thieves, so he decided to send two thousand troops to attack Zhang Yu under the leadership of Zhang Fei.
Liu Bei's statement shocked the world, and some people with ulterior motives also became active.
When Liu Biao received the imperial edict, he was also quite embarrassed, so he summoned his subordinates to discuss the matter.
The scope of the notification this time was very small, and Liu Biao only notified three people.
One is Cai Mao, and the other is the two Kuai brothers.
"Your Majesty's imperial decree is actually Dong Zhuo's intention. What do you think?" Liu Biao asked.
The Kuai brothers looked at each other and Kuai Liang said: "My lord, this is a good opportunity. Zhang Yu despised the big man and even kidnapped the queen mother and forced her to have sex with him. He must be severely punished. His subordinates suggest that we raise 100,000 troops and jointly attack Zhang Yu." feather."
If Zhang Yu knew Kuai Liang's remarks, he would definitely scold him angrily. It's too ugly to force the Queen Mother to have a relationship.
The two parties were obviously voluntary, and Zhang Yu was drugged even for the first time.
Liu Biao didn't express anything after hearing this, but Cai Mao rolled his eyes after hearing it. The Kuai brothers appeared to be attacking Zhang Yu, but they were actually after him.
Zhang Yu cooperated with Cai Mao, and Cai Mao's power increased greatly, becoming the most powerful in Jingzhou. His strong financial resources made Cai Mao's power so powerful that even Liu Biao had a tendency to be overwhelmed.
The Kuai family is also a big family in Jingzhou, but Cai Mao has been compressing their living space, so the Kuai brothers feel that the opportunity has come.
As long as Zhang Yu can be eliminated, Cai Mao will cut off a huge source of money, and then they can slowly restore the magistrate.
Cai Mao naturally knew that he monopolized Jingzhou salt, tea, immortal brew, books and paper and other items, and his profits were astonishing, which instantly made the Cai family a behemoth.
This is all related to Zhang Yu. If Zhang Yu is destroyed, their Cai family will naturally be greatly affected.
Cai Mao has huge financial resources, so he also expanded the navy, and now he controls 100,000 sailors and a part of the army.
So Cai Mao naturally wanted Zhang Yu to continue to exist.
Liu Biao nodded and looked at Cai Mao, asking Cai Mao to express his opinion.
Cai Mao pondered for a while and said: "Jingzhou is too far away from Kuaiji, and the expedition will cost a lot, and it is very dangerous, so my subordinates think that solidarity is the main thing."
Cai Mao knew that Liu Biao was very jealous of him, so he was always on guard against him, and now he was getting closer to the Kuai family, using the Kuai family to check and balance himself.
That's why Cai Mao didn't dare to directly oppose Liu Biao.
Liu Biao's face remained unchanged, but he was indeed very unhappy.
Cai Mao is almost in control of Jingzhou. When he is around, Cai Mao will naturally submit, but if he dies, no one in Jingzhou can control Cai Mao.
This time Liu Biao just wanted to test Cai Mao and see Cai Mao's attitude.
However, Cai Mao still wanted to maintain the relationship with Kuaiji and did not want to go to war.
But Liu Biao was not easy to get angry, because Cai Mao didn't object.
After pondering for a while, Liu Biao said: "As a clan member of the Han Dynasty and Your Majesty has a decree to rescue the Empress Dowager from the traitors, it is imperative to crusade against Zhang Yu."
Cai Mao didn't dare to object, because Liu Biao took out the imperial decree to suppress him. Although everyone knew that the imperial decree came from Dong Zhuo, this name was too easy to use.
The Kuai brothers all showed slight smiles. They had lobbied Liu Biao before to let him send troops.
Even if it fails, the relationship between Zhang Yu and Cai Mao will deteriorate, and Liu Biao's position will be more stable.
Liu Biao immediately agreed, this time it was just to test Cai Mao.
Cai Mao was angry in his heart, but he didn't show it.
Liu Biao obviously didn't want to discuss too much, so he hastily ended the meeting after making a decision.
"Huh, Liu Biao, I didn't oppose you on the spot because of your face. Without my support, I'd like to see how you send troops?" After coming out, Cai Mao's face was gloomy.
He has a lot of real power in Jingzhou. If he doesn't cooperate, I'm afraid Liu Biao won't be able to do many things.
Cai Mao had planned to secretly stop this troop dispatch.
Liu Biao, the three most powerful clansmen of the Han Dynasty, had already made a decision, while Liu Yan of Yizhou only issued a statement of support, and he didn't care about the rest at all.
And Liu Yu was also caught in a contradiction.
Because Zhang Yu has territory in Liaodong, if he expresses his opinion, he is afraid that Zhang Yu and Gongsun Zan will join forces to deal with him, which makes it very difficult for him.
On the one hand, it is the imperial decree, on the other hand, it is to risk a war with Zhang Yu.
Liu Yu was struggling, no matter which decision he made, it was hard to make.