Chapter 64 The beginning of troubled times
Now this imperial seal is still without a trace, and its whereabouts are unknown, and it has become a big part of the minds of many princes. This imperial seal is a symbol of becoming king and dominance. If you get it, you can naturally adapt to nature and replace it...
Among the military camps of the princes...
"Cao Cao went to send people to chase Dong Zhuo, but he returned home in great defeat, losing his troops and losing his generals... If it weren't for the Youzhou prefect Zifan, he would have been buried in the battlefield..." Yuan Shao's plan reported to Yuan Shao in a low voice.
"I didn't expect that I was still wrong. Cao Cao was also a person who could not accomplish great things. For such a little bit of the people, he actually acted recklessly and sent troops to chase Dong Zhuo. Now he knew the consequences." Yuan Shao picked up the wine glass on the case table and drank it all.
"It seems that our cranes and clams are fighting each other and the fisherman is profitable. It is so pleasant to sit in the mountains and watch the tiger fight!" Yuan Shao showed joy.
The next day, Yuan Shao recruited all the princes to come to the banquet again, which was to relieve Cao Cao's defeat in the next battle, but the secret smile on his face explained everything.
Amid the singing and dancing, Yuan Shao picked up the wine glass and drank it all, "Now that old thief Dong Zhuo has escaped, and my lords have returned with great victory, drink hard!" Yuan Shao, as the leader of the alliance, naturally showed off all the many military achievements that did not belong to him.
Cao Cao, who was already worried about defeat, was instantly furious and stood up and pointed at Yuan Shao and sighed. "Now, Dong Zhuo retreated. It is the time when we take advantage of the victory to pursue Dong Zhuo, and we will definitely be able to return to his majesty. Maybe we can retake His Majesty again, but we are spending our time here and are not doing our job... Alas! The 18-way coalition forces together have more than 300,000, but they are tricked by Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of troops and have suffered several defeats in succession. We are all ministers in one side. As a minister of the Han Dynasty, we should eliminate the thieves and promote good deeds and have great righteousness in our hearts, but now you do not fight with Dong Zhuo and just watch the tiger fight. What is the difference between Dong Zhuo? Now, Dong Zhuo has taken His Majesty away, and all the loyal ministers in the court have been killed. Do you still have to sit still here?"
Although all the princes attacked Dong Zhuo under the banner of justice to support the Han Dynasty, in fact, everyone has a small heart. They are doing their best for their own interests, not as passionate as they appear.
The coalition of princes now looks like a wall of iron and invincible, but in fact it has long been corrupt. Even the leader of the alliance Yuan Shao is just to gain more benefits, let alone others.
That's what everyone says...
Now that Cao Cao said this, the princes naturally lowered their heads in shame.
Taking advantage of the alcohol, Sun Jian even cursed Yuan Shu. He had long been worried about Yuan Shu not giving him food and grass. If Yuan Shu had not given him food and grass, he would have returned with great victory.
After hearing this, Yuan Shu also cursed suddenly. Now the princes are more like aunts and grandpas in the vegetable market, accusing each other of something wrong, but he has no intention of repentance.
Seeing this scene, Cao Cao became even more disappointed. After the banquet, he led his troops to retreat and began to recruit troops again.
Nowadays, Luoyang City will no longer show the busyness and prosperity of the past. The former high courtyard has become ruins, the past beautiful mountains and rivers have become purgatory on earth. The once busy streets are deserted at this time, and the streets are covered with corpses of ordinary people.
However, helpless crying came from time to time on the empty street. I don’t know how many people were buried in the ruins, and how many people died in the ruins, blood flowing everywhere.
However, the princes were fighting each other on the side. Often because of the issue of food, grass and military pay, two different men fought each other. The princes were panic and were on guard against each other.
Only Sun Jian could not bear it anymore, so he hurriedly led his troops to Luoyang to put out the fire, stationed the soldiers in the city, and ordered the soldiers to make some soup and distribute it to the people of the ministers, clean the ruins of the palace again, and see if there was any remaining gold, silver and treasures.
Seeing the current Luoyang City, Sun Jian couldn't help but sigh, "The prosperity of the past has disappeared. But the princes are still busy fighting each other, stupid, stupid!"
Cheng Yu, who was standing aside, also said sternly that Cao Cao had led his troops to retreat. I wonder what the lord had plans to lead his troops to retreat back to Jiangdong.
"After cleaning Luoyang City, let's retreat too. There is no need for us to leave this place. Brother Zifan went to chase Dong Zhuo, and Cao Cao returned from defeat and retreated. No one among the princes will chase Dong Zhuo." Sun Jian shook his head and said.
When extinguishing the fire in Luoyang City, Sun Jian's soldiers salvaged a female corpse from a well in front of Jianzhang Hall. Because the bottom of the well was dark and the female corpse was not rotten, the soldier found the imperial seal in the brocade bag in the arms of the female corpse and immediately reported it to Sun Jian.
Sun Jian took the tip and quickly ordered all the soldiers around him to retreat, leaving only a few confidants standing aside. With excitement and uneasiness, Sun Jian opened the tip. It was four inches in radius and five dragons on the New York Times. The eight seal characters "Accepted from heaven, and live forever" written by Li Si were engraved on the front. After careful look, there was a small horn missing next to it, and embedded it with gold.
It is used as a token of "Imperial Power, God-given, Orthodox and Legal".
After Qin, emperors of all dynasties used this seal as a talisman, and regarded it as a rare treasure, which was a country's important weapon. If you get it, it symbolizes that you "received the order from heaven", and if you lose it, it shows that your "energy has been exhausted."
Sun Jian immediately shouted, "This is the real jade seal of the kingdom!"
After seeing this, Chen Pu also exclaimed surprise, and then he looked happy, "The lord can get this imperial seal, so he is a man of destiny. I, Dongwu, can be happy!"
The confidant generals in the audience were so excited. They collectively praised Sun Jian and must have become the emperor.
Only the young descendant Sun Quan stood up: "Father's jade seal is probably a disaster, not a blessing! Now, we are inside the enemy, and want to bring the jade seal back for a while... I'm afraid... I hope my father will think more and make plans."
Which prince doesn’t want to become a real emperor? Of course, Sun Jian is the same. Although Sun Quan is young and smart, he is just a child! How can he take the child seriously?
However, as a prince who can be a vassal, Sun Jian naturally had his own caution and hurriedly took back the imperial seal: "The princes and all parties have righteous words, but they are unsatisfied. I am afraid they know that we will send troops to rob us after the imperial seal, and they should go back to Jiangdong immediately."
Sun Pu also nodded repeatedly to agree: "This is the charm of Jiangdong, and the lord should set off for Jiangdong immediately."
Sun Jian immediately ordered the troops to enter a state of combat, just in case of a prince coming, and ordered the soldiers present not to spread the issue of the imperial seal. He also ordered the soldiers under him to clean the battlefield overnight, quickly collect food, grass and military pay, and make sufficient preparations for their trip to Jiangdong.
Chapter completed!