Chapter 952: The Battle for Hegemony Starts Again

AD 205, winter.

Hanzhong.

Also called Nanzheng.

The birthplace of the Han Dynasty.

At this moment, Liu Bei is standing at the top of the city, and between the sky and the earth is Feixue.

Snowflakes are fluttering, the north wind is blowing, and the world is vast...

Gradually Liu Bei became a snowman, he didn't move, he was chasing the feelings of the great ancestor Liu Bang back then.

Liu Bang was as miserable as he was back then, and was kicked here by the overlord Xiang Yu.

At this time, Fa Zheng, the military adviser, appeared, followed by the handsome Ma Di who was dissatisfied with his status.

Holding a big cloak in his hand, Fazheng signaled his deputy, Ma Su, to sweep the snow off Liu Bei's body.

Put on the cloak.

Liu Bei turned around.

Now the whole of Hanzhong, which was Zhang Lu's territory before, is under his control.

Contradictions with Liu Zhang, the king of Hanzhong, gradually arose.

Fazheng said: "Yuan Tan digs mines everywhere, digs gold, this is to prepare for military pay..."

Ma Di who was standing next to him hurriedly said: "The matter of coming to the west to learn scriptures, we can see the internal contradictions in the Yuan family... If Yuan Tan didn't have scriptures, Yuan Shao would have taken them down at that time."

Liu Bei touched his big frozen earlobe, and suddenly remembered the Taoist celestial master, "How is Zhang Lu now?"

Ma Di squeezed Fazheng away again and said, "My lord, I have already done Zhang Lu's ideological work, and I will give him a mountain to continue preaching..."

Liu Bei nodded, approvingly.

The people in Hanzhong are all celestial masters, and almost every family has a Taoist. Liu Bei wants to gain a firm foothold in Hanzhong and cannot kill Zhang Lu. This is the best way to deal with it.

Fazheng looked at Ma Di, and Ma Di stepped back.

Fazheng said: "My lord, if the Yuan family has no intention of conquering Shu in the coming spring, then my lord will take the opportunity to go south to capture Chengdu and replace it."

Liu Bei heard that,

Eyes full of melancholy, said: "Hanzhong King Liu Zhang treats me well."

Fazheng said: "That's all our plan. Let Liu Zhang think that the lord is available, and you take the initiative to support him as king. That's why you have such preferential treatment. I don't see the sharp drop in money and food supply now..."

Liu Bei thought for a while. Without the threat of foreign enemies, an internal eruption was about to happen. If Liu Zhang attacked first, his chances would be very slim. He said, "Shu's army has more than 200,000 troops, and our army has only 30,000. How can we fight against it?"

Fazheng smiled, "It's okay, we can set up a Hongmen banquet, capture the thief first, and capture the king first, and with Zhang Song's support inside, it will definitely be a success."

Liu Bei nodded.

With the passage of time in Shu, the leadership between him and Liu Zhang is indeed full of contradictions, and it is time to resolve it.

...

at the same time.

In Yecheng, the capital of Han Dynasty.

A busy day in winter starts with breakfast.

People eat fried dough sticks and drink Hu spicy soup, feeling warm.

"Thank you, Eldest Young Master, for giving me food..."

I don't know who proposed it first, but people would pray like this before eating. Then talk about the happy life in the future, and life will be more exciting.

And in the palace.

Baiguan was already starving.

Early morning has been going on for a long time.

Yuan Tan stood alone in the first place under the dragon platform, thinking. Pang Tong has already settled the calamity of learning scriptures, and now he is spreading the scriptures that can live forever.

After those scriptures spread to the west, they will definitely play a positive role in the development of history.

At this moment.

Yuan Shao's voice came from the Dragon Terrace, "...soldiers are fine and food is sufficient, the army is going out in the spring, is it to attack Shu or Wu?"

Sima Yi, as Minister of the Book, was in a very high position and stepped out, "Soochow is, after all, the king's in-laws..."

Yuan Tan: "...." The thief must have done it on purpose.

Sima Yi said again: "I heard that Liu Bei and Liu Zhang are not in harmony, and it may be possible to use it to march into the Kingdom of Shu."

Historically, that's what Sima Yi's family did. They dispatched Deng Ai Zhonghui to conquer the Kingdom of Shu first.

Deng Ai does not know where he is now, but Zhong Hui's father, Zhong Yao, is Yuan Shang's confidant, and Zhong Hui is still a kid.

It looks like Sima Yi has done a lot of work.

"Then, who will lead the army?" Yuan Shao asked lightly.

The eyes of all the officials were either focused on Yuan Tan or Yuan Shang.

Definitely going to fight again.

Yuan Tan came out holding the court board, "Father, my son recommends my third younger brother Yuan Shang to go to the army."

(⊙ o ⊙) Ah!

Everyone was surprised.

Yuan Shang suddenly became nervous, and his thinking at this moment was different from before. He really wanted to go to war before. But now it is obviously impossible to surpass his elder brother's achievements, and it is better to be honest with the layout of the family, after all, the final battle between the brothers must be at home.

Yuan Shang came out in a hurry, and turned to the board in one fell swoop, "Qi Zuo father, the sons and ministers are not as many as my elder brother..."

Yuan Tan walked over, patted Yuan Shang on the shoulder, and said: "No, no, third brother, your shoulders are much stronger. You are young and promising. You have three thousand disciples under your command. Warriors are like clouds, and military advisors are like rain. Why don't you want to help me?" Where does the Yuan family work for?"

Yuan Shang was sweating on the top of his head, the hat was too heavy.

The officials of the two factions are eyeing each other covetously. In this imperial court, there is always a storm or an undercurrent.

Yuan Shao, as the great king, could not control the overall situation even if he was sitting on the dragon platform.

At this time, Feng Ji saw that his master was at a disadvantage, walked out, and said: "The eldest prince has dug up so much gold and has enough money and food, but he has not contributed to the court..."

Wang Lang came out and said: "That's wrong. It's all the land of the eldest prince. Fortunately, there is gold. Every lord's family has a lot of fertile land and produces a lot. Why don't you turn it over to the court?"

lucky?

Think about it, the eldest son's circle is barren.

There is gold in a circle.

It was a fluke.

But just speechless.

Baiguan suddenly felt that it was wrong for Fengji to mention this at this time. If the eldest prince has paid taxes, why can't we not pay?

This is another reason for being speechless.

So on the issue of gold, Yuan Shao did not get any support from the officials.

At this time Yuan Shao said, "Tan'er, I think it's better for you to go for my father. Would you like to work for the Yuan family?"

Whether the ruler guides his ministers, or the father guides his son.

Yuan Shao must easily occupy the righteousness.

Yuan Tan also had a lot of ideas about attacking Shu, and he was very willing to go, after all, he followed Li Shimin's route.

It is necessary to expand the influence of the whole world, so that the future competition for the big position can be guaranteed, and he said: "I am willing to work for the imperial court."

And things settled down.

"But..." Yuan Tan said.

Yuan Shao's heart tightened, there was nothing wrong with it, "But what?"

"However, the imperial court does not send hungry soldiers." Yuan Tan said solemnly, "I don't know if there is money and food in the treasury to fight the war. If not, let's decide later."

"Yes, yes, yes." Wang Langhuaxin and the others immediately stepped out to respond.

"The last time the imperial court had no money and food, but still needed to help the poor, and awarded Situ, what did you do?"

Wang Lang and the others pointed their finger at Jushou, but they actually slapped Yuan Shao in the face.

Jushou's forehead was sweating, he really didn't dare to talk back about this matter.

Yuan Shao took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Don't worry, the supply of money and food is sufficient."

Yuan Tan nodded.

After a period of peace in the world, the battle for hegemony started again.

After half an hour.

Yuan Shao was in the palace of the Tang Dynasty, his lungs exploded with anger, and he sprayed to Yuan Shang: "Your elder brother, kaka dig gold mines, this one, that one. The gold is piled up like a mountain. I am afraid that he has the income of the imperial court for twenty years? He is not satisfied yet. , but also money and food."

Yuan Shangdao: "Father, you have to be careful. Now many officials in the court have turned their backs, so don't be excluded."

He added: "In addition, those local officials give gifts to my elder brother every year and festival. My elder brother will not refuse anyone who comes, and the gifts can be collected more than taxes. This is corruption..."

Yuan Shao's expression became more gloomy. As a king, he couldn't accept gifts, but his son received a lot of gifts. This alone is enough to develop a great power.

Moreover, this also represents the loss of local rights.

It seems that nowadays, the contradictions between father and son brothers have become public on a small scale.

Yuan Shang can already say such words directly.

Yuan Shao was still worried about this, and Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty who sat at the highest place was a role model.

As long as Yuan Tan is in power, Yuan Shao's imperial power will be incomplete, many people will not listen to him, how can a king allow such a thing.

How could he be willing to be forever nailed to the pillar of shame in history with incomplete kingship?

So he must take back the power in Yuan Tan's hands, make himself complete, and truly rule the world.

That would definitely tear your face apart.

So this is no longer a problem that can be solved by passing the throne to Yuan Tan.

"Let's make arrangements slowly."

As a hero of the generation, Yuan Shao could still hold his breath. As the king of Tang, the supreme ruler, he always had a certain absolute advantage. For the future struggle, full of confidence. In addition, there is a caring son, and the chances of winning are sure.

Yuan Shang retired obediently.