Chapter 38 The princes come to Beijing, and King Liu Bei is the backer!

To put it in a more mysterious way, perhaps the Han Dynasty was not yet doomed, and the remaining luck was still struggling to survive. As a result, many impoverished Han Dynasty relatives gathered together, obeyed Liu Bei's orders, and formed a strong force.

None of them include Liu Biao, Liu Yan and others.

They formed an army of 2,000 people called "Han royal family army" and followed Liu, Guan and Zhang to attack Dong Zhuo's army.

To be practical, Liu Bei's personal ability is really not weak, and he has a kind of magical charm that can convince people. Even though his chance to come to the fore was snatched away by Ji Hao, Guan Yu failed to kill Hua Xiong and become famous, and the three heroes failed to defeat Lu Bu, he still took advantage of the situation to rise.

Both Guan Yu and Zhang Fei fought hundreds of rounds with Lu Bu, one of the "two greatest warriors in the world".

His strength has been recognized by his clan members.

Coupled with Liu Bei's communication skills, in short, a large number of Han royal family members formed a fighting force under the leadership of the three brothers, and the army that was attacking Dong Zhuo had broken up its formation.

Guan Yu, who could defeat ten thousand enemies, went straight to the commander's flag, and wherever he passed, it was as if he was in an empty place.

The fierce Zhang Fei, who could defeat ten thousand enemies, went straight to Dong Zhuo.

When Lu Bu was exhausted and Li Jue and Guo Si were defeated, the Western Liang Army was simply unstoppable!
"Two fierce generals! How could Liu Bei have the ability and virtue to have them under his command?" Cao Cao said.

Hearing this, Zhao Yun said nothing. He waved his spear and rushed forward on his horse, leading hundreds of his personal guards and the 10,000 Chengtian troops dispatched from Chengtian Ferry.

Head straight to the Xiliang army’s tent.

He does not have the bold and aggressive style of Guan Yu, nor the might of Zhang Fei who can defeat ten thousand enemies, but he has his own smoothness. His spear shoots out like a dragon, and he can always find a gap and raid the weak point of the enemy's formation.

Chisel it through.

This relieved the pressure on Liu Bei and also gave Yuan Shao's army, which was charging head-on, an opportunity to defeat the Xiliang army.

"My lord, I heard that you have an old grudge against Liu Bei. If we let him rise, it will definitely be troublesome!" Cao Cao came to Ji Hao's side and asked quietly: "Do you want to find someone to shoot a black arrow? As long as he dies, the Han royal family will not turn against us for a dead person, and the princes will definitely be happy to see it happen!"

This is a dirty trick.

Cao Cao was never a gentleman.

But Ji Hao pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "It's not about any old grudges. It's just that Liu Bei looked down on me in the past. There's no need to resort to any conspiracy or trickery. My Jiying is upright and honest. Even if he rises to the sky, he will be crushed to pieces in the face of the general trend!"

His feelings towards Liu Bei are quite complicated.

On the one hand, he has liked him since he was a child and has loved him for more than ten years. On the other hand, his idol collapsed, making him turn his love into hate.

But after a few years, how much of the past is still remembered?

Liu Bei's rise was due to his own ability.

No need to specifically target.

Because no matter how high he stood, Ji Hao was sure to pull him down.

Relying on the dragon-slaying skills, relying on the concerted efforts of Cao Cao, Zhao Yun and others, and the terrifying population of Qingzhou that has tripled but is still growing rapidly!
"The defeat is certain. We will return to the capital. You will be responsible for the negotiations. We must take Xuzhou at all costs!" said Ji Hao.

Hearing this, Cao Cao pondered for a moment and asked, "Don't you want more?"

In his opinion, Ji Hao made the greatest contribution in this campaign against Dong Zhuo, so even if he asked for more, it would not be a problem as long as he could get both Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

Besides, all they want is a title, and they still have to send troops to fight.

The lion just opened his mouth wide!

But Ji Hao chose only Xuzhou.

As for the reason, it was the "stable development" strategy. The strategy formulated by Ji Hao was to use various knowledge from modern times to build his own territory into an iron wall, and then take over the second piece of territory and build a second iron wall.

Gradually devouring the world.

This strategy is correct and stable, but it is too slow.

Cao Cao was a little confused: "You are already invincible in the world, Zilong is also the best in the world, both civil and military, and you have me, Fengxiao and others, can't you just swallow up the world?" Ji Hao shook his head.

"There are still too many people who are loyal to the Han Dynasty. The major families are also our enemies. Once we become the first to stand out, although we are not weak, we are not invincible!" Ji Hao said: "The truly powerful ones are not the generals, but the counselors. Meng De must remember not to underestimate the people of the world!"

He is very strong now.

After three years of development, Qingzhou was even able to withstand the combined forces of the various princes, and he was not even afraid of Dong Zhuo.

But under the ink effect, if he sent out troops, the longer the battle line, the weaker he would be, and it was not realistic to conquer the world directly. Moreover, he always remembered that the aristocratic families were the ones who controlled the world.

Sima Yi, whose relationship with Mr. Sima Hui, the Water Mirror, is unclear, and Zhou Yu, the representative of the Jiangdong family.

Pang Tong, who seems to be a loner, actually comes from a noble family.

And Zhuge Liang, whose own wisdom is unrivaled in the world, and whose master, family, and relatives are all unfathomable - even if "The Art of Dragon Slaying" can be invincible, it may fail if it underestimates this era!

The best option is to build high walls, store up food, and slowly claim the throne.

If Qingzhou's arable land area had not been developed almost completely and needed to be expanded outward to take over Xuzhou, which covers a thousand miles of plains, he would not want to expand at this time!
"Counselor?"

Cao Cao seemed to understand, but not quite.

He has never been educated and does not know the horror of "top strategists". He thinks that a peerless warrior like Lu Bu is the most powerful sword in the world.

But they don’t know that if Lu Bu meets someone who is really powerful, he will have plenty of ways to deal with him!
……

Just as Ji Hao expected, when Lu Bu was defeated, the overall situation was basically settled: Guan Yu, who was powerful enough to defeat ten thousand enemies, rushed straight to the general's flag, cut it off, and inserted a large flag with the word "Liu" on it.

The army was thrown into chaos on the spot.

Zhang Fei rushed to Dong Zhuo as if he was in an empty space, and chopped off his fat head in the midst of thousands of soldiers.

Liu Bei, Zhao Yun and others broke up the formation.

Yuan Shao's army attacked, and the eighteen princes joined forces and almost crushed them with ease - because the elite Bingzhou cavalry had been robbed of their elite troops by Ji Hao, Dong Zhuo's power was smaller than in the original book, the princes also had the Chengtian Army, and the weak Kong Rong was replaced by a royal family member.

There was no suspense about the outcome.

Dong Zhuo was killed on the spot.

The princes were unstoppable and marched 150 miles that day and entered the imperial capital Luoyang.

At this time, the leader of the clan found Liu Bei and said earnestly: "Xuan De, if your own interests conflict with the interests of the Han Dynasty, what will you choose?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei said without a second thought: "I am willing to die for the Han Dynasty!"

In later generations, some people said that he was hypocritical, and some said that he was ambitious, but no one ever questioned his determination to support the Han Dynasty!

"Okay!" The old man from the clan nodded.

Then he said: "This may not be fair to you, but I hope that you will not fight for the throne, and also give up the desire of other Han royal family members to fight for it - I will find someone to clarify for Liu Xie and prove that he did not kill his brother to seize the throne, and you must support him and absolutely not let him be deposed!"

These words made Liu Bei fall into deep thought.

At this moment, the old man said: "The Han Dynasty cannot depose a second emperor just after deposing one. Otherwise, the emperor will lose his dignity, and the ministers will lose their respect. Then the Han Dynasty will be doomed!"

Liu Bei also understood this principle.

He let out a long breath and said, "Be prepared, don't have any delusions!"

"It doesn't matter whether you have it or not. You will enter the court soon. I will recommend you to be the king, and you will be called... the King of Backers!" The old man from the royal family said, "I want you to be the backer of the Han Dynasty. You will have unlimited military power and be in charge of both military and political affairs. First, we will pacify this chaotic world. When the time comes, you can assist the emperor or replace him, it's all up to you!"

At this point, he paused.

He spoke again: "Even if the meat is rotten, it has to stay in the pot. In this world, only the surname Liu can be chosen!"

(End of this chapter)