~.-~ Chapter 562: Depressed Liu Bei

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu's successive deaths hit Liu Bei hard. Whether it was the brotherhood of the Taoyuan brotherhood, the blood was thicker than water, or the ambition that was so full of the world that it beat, it made Liu Bei feel depressed.

One fence and three stakes, one hero and three gangs, one can achieve great things, but one person can do it. With the help of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Liu Bei has gone through hardships along the way. Although he failed to achieve his greatest wish, he was successful and famous. It should be fulfilled. However, Liu Bei could not let go of his dream of achieving hegemony. He took Emperor Gaozu and Emperor Guangwu as an example to defeat the heroes of the world, compete for the Central Plains, and then unify the world, promote the power of the Han Dynasty, establish a foundation for a thousand years, and pass on the reputation of the eternal ones...

As a man, this is what it should be!

Under Liu Bei's insistence, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei naturally advanced and retreated with him, devoted themselves to their own strength, and even spared no effort. The two of them also lost their lives one after another, and shed their last drop of blood for their elder brother.

Liu Bei felt guilty about this.

The death of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also made Liu Bei feel a little depressed unconsciously. He broke up and fought with these two people. The relationship between them was endless and messy, and it was mixed with traces of personal feelings, which made Liu Bei feel sad when he died of a rabbit and fox.

Perhaps it was time for him to retreat to the mountains? When there was no one in silence, Liu Bei asked himself. He was wearing the hat of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty and holding the power of the Taiwei of the dynasty. The surface was the scenery, but in the dark it was unknown pain!

Zhou Yu's control over the government is getting stronger and stronger, and no one can dominate the situation. The new policies that have been repeatedly introduced hit the nail on the head, making the government a new head. Jiangdong, which was the first to implement the new policy, has long surpassed the Central Plains. Liu Bei's ideal of dominating the world has now become a dream, far away, and further away...

Guan Yu's death made Liu Bei suddenly realize.

Afterwards, Liu Bei resigned from his position as the Grand Marshal on his health reasons. The last ten thousand troops he had, Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao, were stationed on Mount Tai, and they simply handed over to Zhou Yu. Since he decided to withdraw, he simply did things beautifully. Liu Bei believed that Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao would have more opportunities under Zhou Yu, and the achievements he would achieve in the future were greater than those now.

Liu Bei's move was quite unexpected to Zhou Yu. In his memory, Liu Bei in history was a very resilient person. He endured humiliation and was tenacious in the face of great things. After several ups and downs, he finally established Shu Han. Therefore, while Zhou Yu continued to win over Liu Bei's forces, he also set up defenses at all times, so that although Liu Bei was known as the Grand Marshal, he had no right to dispatch the country's troops. Although he had loyal people, he was separated and could not directly command.

The new dynasty, which established its capital Moling, completely changed history. After Emperor Xian of Han, Han Zha continued. Liu Bei held the sign of "Uncle Uncle". In addition, his reputation among the people also indirectly confirmed the legitimacy of this regime and played a significant role in the early days. Now, the government system is operating more and more. In name, there are more and more local forces surrendering to the New dynasty, and most of the country are in it. The areas actually controlled by Zhou Yu have already included Yang, Jiao, Jing, Yu, Yan, and Qing six states, thousands of miles in radius and nearly one million armors. Whether it is influence, military strength, control, Zhou Yu is already strong enough, and there is no need to rely on Liu Bei's name.

Therefore, at Zhou Yu's instruction, the emperor readily agreed to Liu Bei's memorial for resignation, and at the same time he appointed Liu Bei as Marquis of Anping, with a reward of 1,000 taels and a hundred silk and satin, and ten servants were granted to him. The mansion of Anping Marquis was built at the entrance of Yunlong Valley in Huangshan for Liu Bei's family to live in.

Zhou Yu naturally accepted Liu Bei's subordinates without hesitation. Although Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao were not talented as generals, they still had a way of leading troops to fight, which was considered good among the four generals under Guan Yu. In order to calm down, Zhou Yu promoted Liao Hua to General Taishan, Pei Yuanshao as the captain of Taishan, and newly established Taishan Camp, with Liao Hua as the main general and Pei Yuanshao as the deputy general. Nearly 10,000 of his original subordinates were all incorporated into the camp. The food, grass and supplies were supplied by the military department, and the weapons and equipment such as armor and crossbows were gradually replaced.

Liu Bei's sad move to avoid the world also caused some turmoil in the political situation of the new dynasty. Some people who were foolish and loyal to the Han Dynasty also became interested in keeping them. However, Liu Bei had decided to leave, so he had to let go and set up a farewell banquet at the long pavilion ten miles outside the city, and shed tears to see him off.

Some of them were uneasy about Zhou Yu's power now, fearing that he would become Cao Cao's second, and would have the intention to usurp the Han Dynasty over time. However, when they looked at the young emperor, the political and harmonious Jiangdong, where all industries were prosperous, they could only accept this reality helplessly.

Now Xin Dynasty, if it leaves Zhou Yu, it’s really hard to play!

Without Liu Bei's constraints, Zhou Yu gradually relaxed his hands and feet in implementing the new policy and introduced new decrees from time to time to improve the disadvantages of the original system. Zhou Yu was also very clear in his heart that the pace of the implementation of the new policy should not be too large, and the means should not be too radical, otherwise it would be more cost-effective. After all, this was in the late Han Dynasty when social development was underdeveloped, including many subordinates who followed him, and their thoughts were still very conservative!

At present, in addition to continuing to expand his territory, Zhou Yu faces two biggest problems: one is that the power of the aristocratic families is too strong, and the other is Shanyue!

The Shanyue people mainly live in the mountainous areas of the six counties in Jiangdong. Most of them are distributed in Danyang, Kuaiji, Yuzhang and other counties. They are mainly natives such as the ancient Yue people. Later, many Han people who entered the mountains because of evading government taxes and service were joined. Therefore, although Shanyue is called race, it is actually a mixture of ethnic groups distributed in the southern mountains, including Han and Yue people, so it is also called "mountain people".

The people of Shanyue were scattered and lived in small groups. They liked to practice martial arts. They rely on the dangers of the mountains to form armies of different sizes. The leaders include "Shipman", "Grandmaster", "Zongshen" and other titles. They often united with the own armed forces of the gentry and landlords from all over the country to fight against the government. They were once a confidant of Sun Quan in history.

Zhou Yu knew that in real history, Sun Quan had been very troubled about Shanyue's affairs, and he had been in full swing for many years but had little effect. Until the later period, he concentrated a large number of troops to completely eliminate Shanyue and captured nearly 200,000 strong! For the sake of Shanyue's confidant, Sun Quan also missed many opportunities to enter the Central Plains north and fight for the world.

Today, Shanyue has become much smaller under the strategy of recruiting and pacification that Zhou Yu has always implemented, especially the refugees from all over the country have been properly resettled, and fewer Han people in Shanyue are there. Even the Shanyue natives who have lived in the deep mountains for many years have moved their families to the plains and live a farming life.

However, there are still many stubborn Shanyue natives who gather in the mountains and forests and make a living by plundering the Han people's property, especially the counties in the southern part of Kuaiji. After defeating Yuan Shao, eliminating the threat of the strongest opponent, and the entire army was almost resting, Zhou Yu resolutely decided to send heavy troops to clear Shanyue!

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Chapter completed!