Year 197, Winter Moon.
When Yuan Yao came to the end of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu had just proclaimed himself emperor, and it was the first month of the Han Dynasty.
"Time flies. In the blink of an eye, ten months have passed.”
Yuan Yao could not help but sigh. He had already completely adapted to his current life.
Every day, no matter what happened, there would be someone to serve him. At night, there would be a beauty accompanying him to sleep. He was completely too happy to think about home.
Now, even if he were to transmigrate back to the future, Yuan Yao would probably not be too happy.
The feeling of holding power in one's hands was truly intoxicating. Everything in the three counties revolved around his will. What if it was a state? What about the thirteen prefectures?
It was probably ten times the happiness! Just thinking about it made him excited.
"Your Highness, there is news from River East that Liu Yao has passed away.”
After Qiao Rui received the news, she immediately rushed to the Eastern Palace to inform Yuan Yao.
"Sigh, old man, live a few more years!”
Yuan Yao felt a headache coming on.
Liu Yao was a relative of the Han Dynasty and was the herdsman of Yangzhou in name. After Sun Ce passed through Jiangdong, Liu Yao was beaten back and could only hide in Yuzhang County and hold on.
Now that Liu Yao was dead, Sun Ce would definitely seize the opportunity to take Yuzhang County and unify the four counties of Jiangdong.
After that, he would gather the forces under him and then go north to seize Lianghuai.
Lianghuai was the springboard to the north. As long as Sun Ce was determined to conquer the world, he would definitely come to attack.
Otherwise, they would be able to guard the long river and watch helplessly.
Although the natural moat was good, it was relative. The north couldn't cross the south, and the south couldn't cross the north either.
Once the north and south were in a state of confrontation, the north would be completely developed at the end of the Han Dynasty, and its national strength would be far stronger than the south.
As long as the north passed through Hanzhong, the south to Shu, and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, the southern regime would only perish.
Holding the Huai River could prevent this from happening. The north and south banks of the Yangtze River were in his hands. If the enemy went down the river from Shu, they would only be attacked from both sides.
This was also the reason why Sun Shiwan was obsessed with Hefei in history. Without the land of Lianghuai, he could only hide in Jiangdong for the rest of his life. At most, he would be a vassal of a region and could not achieve the emperor's hegemony.
The only person in history who succeeded in conquering the north from the south was Zhu Yuanzhang, the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty. It was because he had the Huai River in his hands that he was able to successfully expel the Tartars and restore China.
"How's the training of Chaohu's navy going?”
"Your Highness, the results are beginning to show. The soldiers in the south are good at using boats and can be used in battle.”
Qiao Rui said.
Chaohu Lake was a lake on the north bank of the Yangtze River. It was connected to the Yangtze River and was located in Lujiang Prefecture. It was a natural naval base.
"Very good, Duke Qiao has worked hard. With Chaohu restraining Sun Ce's navy, the Lu River and Jiujiang River will be safe. Sun Ce can only cross the river from Qu 'a and attack Guangling Prefecture. With Ji Ling's 50,000 soldiers stationed in Guangling, Sun Ce won't have an easy time.”
"Your Highness has the style of the Marquis of Huaiyin of the Han Dynasty.”
"Haha! Duke Qiao was too kind, too kind. A person like the Marquis of Huaiyin would only appear once in a few hundred years. In the four hundred years of the Great Han Dynasty, no one could stand shoulder to shoulder with him.”
Even though Yuan Yao was thick-skinned enough, he still felt a little embarrassed.
Han Xin, one of the Four Sages of the Military School, was not someone he could compare to. Yuan Yao knew his own limits. He knew his own business, and Yuan Yao was just relying on the foresight of a transmigrator.
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Xudu, Sikong Manor.
Cao Cao gathered all the officials for a meeting.
"The false Emperor Yuan Shu joined forces with Lu Bu to defeat Liu Bei. Now that Xu Prefecture is completely in Lu Bu's hands, how should we deal with it?”
"My Lord, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are both ambitious people. Previously, Lu Bu was weak and could still join forces with Yuan Shu. Now, Lu Bu has grown his wings. As the saying goes, one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers.”
The person who spoke was Cao Cao's mastermind, Xun You.
"Gongda, do you have any good ideas?"
Cao Cao asked.
"My lord, you can use the name of the Son of Heaven to issue an edict to Lu Bu, granting him the title of Xu Prefecture Overseer and commanding the entire Xu Prefecture.
However, Xu Prefecture's Guangling Prefecture is in Yuan Shu's hands. The two of them will definitely have a conflict because of Guangling. We can just sit back and watch the tigers fight. Then, we will attack at the right time.”
The advantage of using the Son of Heaven to command the princes was brought to the extreme by Cao Cao's side.
This was also the reason why Cao Cao was able to make a name for himself in the Central Plains. With the Emperor in his hands, Cao Cao was both a contestant and a referee.
Especially at the end of the Han Dynasty, when there were many vassals, the role of the Son of Heaven was too great.
"Good! Following Gongda's words, he immediately issued an edict to Lu Bu.”
Cao Cao concluded this meeting.
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Xu Prefecture.
"General Cheji, accept the decree."
The messenger angel said to Lu Bu.
"Your Majesty, thank you!"
Lu Bu kowtowed to the decree three times and nine times before standing up to receive it.
This time, Cao Cao not only made Lu Bu the herdsman of Xuzhou, but he also made him the general of chariots and horses, allowing him to launch his own military operations. This was to give Lu Bu a good reason to do so.
"Sir, the imperial court has conferred me the title of Xu Prefecture Overseer. This time, I can rightfully rule over Xu Prefecture.”
Lu Bu said excitedly.
"This Cao Cao is like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken. He doesn't have good intentions!”
Chen Gong immediately saw through Cao Cao's intentions.
"Sir, what do you mean? Isn't this a good thing?”
A boorish man like Lu Bu naturally couldn't understand what was going on.
"Cao Cao wants us to fight with Yuan Shu while he benefits from it.”
Chen Gong informed Lu Bu of Cao Cao's intentions.
"This Cao Cao is really a traitor. If it wasn't for Mister, we would have fallen into his trap.”
Lu Bu cursed through gritted teeth.
Back then, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao had welcomed him into Yanzhou and defeated Cao Cao until he was left with only one prefecture. Unfortunately, he had been turned around in the end, and Lu Bu was extremely resentful about this.
"Then we won't fight with Yuan Shu for Guangling. Cao Cao's scheme will fall apart.”
It was rare for Lu Bu's brain to turn.
"Hehe, Fengxian is right, but I have a plan. I won't waste a single soldier.”
"Is that true?"
Lu Bu was overjoyed.
"Hehe, Yuan Shu is now the public enemy of the world. He needs us as allies to help him share the pressure from Cao Cao.”
Chen Gong was extremely confident.
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Shouchun, the Great Court.
The news of Cao Cao conferring the title of Lu Bu had already spread throughout the world, and Shouchun had also received the news.
Yang Hong explained Cao Cao's sinister intentions to Yuan Shu.
At this moment, Yuan Shu was sitting on the dragon throne, greeting the ancestors of the Cao family as usual.
"Cao Aman, that dog thief, is really worthy of his identity as a eunuch. He only knows how to use some despicable methods and things that can't be brought up to the table!”
After Yuan Shu finished speaking, he took a sip of honey water and looked at Yuan Yao.
"My son, do you have any good ideas? Help me deal with Cao Cao!"
Yuan Shu had completely lost his mind. Whenever something happened, he would call his son to deal with it.
"Imperial Father, don't worry. It's just a small matter.”
Yuan Yao said confidently.
"Oh? Tell me quickly."
Yuan Shu's eyes lit up.
"I heard that Cao Cao lost his eldest son when he attacked Nanyang. Let's write a letter to congratulate him.”
"Pfft, hahaha! You brat, you're really bad!"
Yuan Shu laughed.
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The officials in the golden palace were speechless as they looked at the father and son duo.
The Emperor and the Crown Prince acted like ruffians, without any grace to speak of.
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