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Volume 1 Chapter 85 Selection of Alliance Leader

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    A few days later, Qiao Mao's forged letter and announcement had spread, and Cao Ang officially moved his camp outside Chenliu City, setting up a banner to recruit volunteers.

    Although Cao Ang was still young at this time, he had already been jointly elected as Xiaolian by Qiao County and Chenliu. In addition, his father Cao Cao's loyalty to Dong was well known in the world. Therefore, after raising the banner of recruiting troops, people came soon.  defect.  Among them, two of the more famous ones are Le Jin, a native of Yangping Wei, whose courtesy name is Wenqian; and Li Dian, a native of Julu, Shanyang, whose courtesy name is Mancheng.  As for Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren and others, they continued to stay in Qiao County to stabilize the Cao family's foundation and provide food and supplies for the army.

    So Cao Ang reorganized his troops and now had six well-known generals under his command, including Xia Houyuan, Cao Hong, Wei Zi, Le Jin, Li Dian, and Liao Hua, and his troops rapidly expanded to more than 4,000 people.

    At this time, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, also received a secret letter from Qiao Mao and was very hesitant.  He said to several officials around him: "I was able to serve as the governor of Jizhou because of Dong Zhuo's recommendation. Due to my friendship with him, not long ago I sent people to monitor Yuan Shao and not allow him to lead the army out of the county.  But now that Sangong is sending letters to various places, should we help Dong Zhuo or Yuan Shao?"

    After hearing this, Liu Hui, who was in charge of the government, was furious and said sternly: "Han Gong's appointment as the prefecture pastor was due to the emperor's appointment. What does it have to do with him Dong Zhuo?! Now Cao Mengde sacrificed his life to assassinate Dong Zhuo. He died generously and was praised by the world. Is it true?  Are you saying that Mr. Han wants to disobey the wishes of the world¡¯s scholars? Besides, we are raising troops for the sake of the country. Who cares about Yuan Shao and Dong Zhuo? Whoever is beneficial to the country, we should help!"

    Hearing what Liu Hui said, Han Fu also felt that he was at a loss and couldn't help but feel ashamed.

    After Liu Hui's impassioned speech, he was worried that Han Fu would blame him for his reprimand just now, and he felt a little regretful.  In addition, when he saw that Han Fu had no intention of taking the lead in revolting, he quickly offered up some advice and said: "Sending troops to fight is a dangerous thing, and we can't be the first. Anyway, we have time now, so why not take a look at what other states are doing?"  We will wait until there are states and counties that take action, and then we will raise troops to respond. Anyway, Jizhou now has strong troops and horses, and is not weaker than other states and counties; even if other states take the lead in raising the flag of rebellion, they will not achieve greater achievements than Jizhou! "

    Han Fu heard what he wanted, so he withdrew his supervision of Yuan Shao, wrote a letter to Yuan Shao himself, listed Dong Zhuo's crimes, and allowed Yuan Shao to launch an army.  At the same time, Han Fu also sent someone to deliver a large amount of military rations to express his apology for his previous activities.

    So Yuan Shao left his generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou to guard Bohai, and stationed troops in Hanoi. Together with Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi, he trained his troops and horses and was ready to attack at any time.  Kong Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, stationed in Yingchuan, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu, Zhang Chao, the governor of Guangling, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang, Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, and others all proposed troops.  Heading to Suanzao, the later general Yuan Shu also led his troops to garrison Luyang and strengthened his troops.

    Bao Xin had a very good relationship with Cao Cao in the past, and regarded Cao Ang as his nephew. He not only replenished Cao Ang's army with a lot of ordnance, but also sent a large amount of food and grass supplies for free.

    Cao Ang was also very grateful to this generous uncle.  Thinking that in later history, Bao Xin risked his life to rescue Cao Cao, but he died heroically in battle without any bones left, Cao Ang felt grateful and compassionate towards Bao Xin.  So Cao Ang decided to give Bao Xin a great contribution, that is, the first corrective edict!

    ¡°Before, Cao Ang also thought about proposing a corrective edict, but he was still a child after all. Even if he proposed a corrective edict, he would not be convinced by everyone.  Unlike in history, when Cao Cao escaped from Luoyang and issued an imperial edict, Cao Ang had been living in Qiao County, and he had no chance to come into contact with the imperial edict.

    But Bao Xin was different. He was recruited by General He Jin to serve as Cavalry Commander, and recruited more than a thousand soldiers. When he returned to Luoyang, he caught up with Dong Zhuo's visit to Beijing.  Bao Xin saw the danger of Dong Zhuo and persuaded Yuan Shao to kill Dong Zhuo, but Yuan Shao was afraid to act at that time.  So Bao Xin returned to his hometown angrily. Later, He Jin's old troops came to join him one after another, and soon more than 20,000 soldiers were recruited.  If a secret order comes from the palace, then Bao Xin, who has a large number of former Habayashi Guards soldiers in the army, is most likely to receive it.

    After Cao Ang¡¯s patient persuasion, Bao Xin finally agreed to Cao Ang¡¯s request and sent letters to various princes, saying that he had received a secret edict from the emperor to attack Dong Zhuo.

    Cao Ang immediately pulled out the historical slogans from his mind, and with a stroke of his pen, silently wrote out the slogans to attack Dong Zhuo: "Ang and others would like to declare to the world with great righteousness: Dong Zhuo despised the heaven and the earth, destroyed the country and killed the king; he desecrated the palace and banned it.  Harmful creatures; wolves are ruthless and full of sins! Today, under the secret edict of the emperor, a large number of righteous soldiers are gathered, vowing to sweep away the Central Plains and kill all the evil forces. I hope that the righteous troops will be raised to vent public anger together; support the royal family and save the people. When the day comes,  Follow it quickly!"

    As soon as this proclamation came out, princes from all over the country responded one after another.  Even if they cannot send troops, they still send envoys to build up their momentum.  Although there are not too many soldiers and horses, there are many names.

    ?In the first town, the later general Yuan Shu, the prefect of Nanyang.  In the second town, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou.  In the third town, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou.  In the fourth town, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou.  In the fifth town, Wang Kuang, the prefect of Hanoi County.  In the sixth town, Zhang Miao, the governor of Chenliu.  In the seventh town, Qiao Mao, the governor of Dongjun.  In the eighth town, Yuan Yi, the governor of Shanyang.  In the ninth town, Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei Province.  In the tenth town, Kong Rong, the governor of Beihai.  In the eleventh town, Zhang Chao, the prefect of Guangling.  In the twelfth town, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou.  In the Thirteenth Town, Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang.  In the Fourteenth Town, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peking.  In the fifteenth town, Zhang Yang, the governor of Shangdang.  In the 16th town, Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha, the Marquis of Wucheng.  In the seventeenth town, Yuan Shao, the Marquis of Qixiang and the governor of Bohai, lived.  As for Cao Ang, although his troops were limited and his status was very low, he was just a filial and honest man. However, for the sake of his late father Cao Cao, everyone still listed him as the 18th town man.

    People from all walks of life gathered together. Cao Ang, Zhang Miao, Qiao Mao and others, as landlords, slaughtered sheep and horses one after another, gathered the princes, and discussed the strategy of advancing the army.

    The prefect Wang Kuang has always had a good relationship with Yuan Shao. Before coming, he had secretly discussed with Yuan Shao to promote him to the throne of alliance leader.  So he said loudly in front of everyone: "We, the eighteen towns, will fight against Dong Zhuo together. We must set up an alliance leader and enforce orders and prohibitions in order to win the war! I don't know what your opinions are. Who are the candidates?"

    Although Cao Ang was still young, he still had a place. After listening to Wang Kuang's words, he took the lead and said: "Benchu's uncle, the fourth and third prince, has many old officials, and is a descendant of a famous prime minister in our Han Dynasty, so he can be the leader of the alliance!  "

    Although Cao Ang is the weakest, his reputation is very upright. His words quickly resonated with everyone.

    Yuan Shao looked at Cao Ang with great relief in his eyes, and said to himself: Meng De, you died young, but your son was very brave and well-informed. He knew that it would be a good idea to elect me as the leader of the alliance.  I, Yuan Benchu, will definitely not treat him badly!

    Of course, not everyone agrees with Cao Ang¡¯s suggestion, such as Yuan Shao¡¯s younger brother Yuan Shu.

    Here, we will briefly introduce the relationship between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.  Both of them were the sons of Yuan Feng, but Yuan Shao was born as a concubine.  Yuan Feng was worshiped by Sikong, and their uncle Yuan Cheng, who was worshiped by Zuo Zhonglang, died young.  In order to continue his brother's legacy, Yuan Feng adopted Yuan Shao to Yuan Cheng.  Yuan Shao was born handsome and mighty, and was liked by Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei. However, Yuan Shu believed that he was the legitimate son of the royal family, and was extremely dissatisfied with Yuan Shao. The two could not be said to be incompatible, but they also had many conflicts.

    For example, at this time, Yuan Shu really hoped that someone would recommend him as the leader of the alliance, but he waited and waited, but no one came forward at all.  Seeing that the seventeen princes all agreed with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, Yuan Shu could not openly oppose it. He could only stand up with his head lowered and said nothing.

    Yuan Shao looked coldly at Yuan Shu, who had his head lowered, and thought to himself: Brother, our Yuan family can only have one leader, and that is me, Yuan Shao!

    Although he was secretly feeling cruel in his heart, Yuan Shao smiled on the surface and declined again and again.  In fact, no one wants to be the leader of this alliance, but relatively speaking, Yuan Shao is the strongest and has the most allies.  Seeing Yuan Shao's resignation, several princes really wanted to recommend themselves, and Yuan Shao's face suddenly became ugly.

    At this time, Cao Ang stepped out of the crowd again and said loudly: "Uncles and uncles, please listen to me!"

    Cao Ang's childish voice sounded very special among this crowd. Everyone didn't want to argue with the child, so they all stopped and listened to what the child had to say.

    Cao Ang made a bow to everyone and said loudly: "Dear uncles and uncles, we are gathered together today to defeat Dong Zhuo, not to get promoted and make a fortune. If it were to get promoted and make a fortune, then everyone would not risk sending troops, but would do so with peace of mind.  Accept Dong Zhuo's reward and enjoy life with peace of mind. It is precisely because everyone has the community in mind and is loyal to the Han Dynasty that they led the troops here regardless of the hardships. And the reason why we are meeting today is not to fight for power, but to establish a coordination  Mechanism to integrate forces more effectively and attack Dong Zhuo more effectively! Do you think so?"

    Everyone nodded. Although everyone wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to expand their territory, they did have some attachment to the Han Dynasty and hoped to make a difference through their own efforts.

    Cao Ang said loudly: "Among the eighteen towns, our Cao family has the smallest strength. Because of this, I can see it very clearly. Needless to say, my uncle's family background at the beginning, and now with the full support of Hanzhou Mu, the war potential is huge. Add to that.  The Shangwang Prefect (Wang Kuang) and others have provided great assistance. Only if he serves as the leader of the alliance can the people of the Eighteen Towns be twisted into a rope and work together! If it were anyone else, even if the military strength is stronger than Uncle Benchu,  But his overall strength is far inferior to him. Instead of fighting over this matter here, it is better to quickly appoint Uncle Benchu ??as the leader of the alliance and quickly attack Dong Zhuo! Of course, this is just my nephew's humble opinion, and there is nothing wrong with it.  , I also wish all uncles Haihan!"

    After Cao Ang finished speaking, envoy Han Fu, Wang Kuang, Bao Xin and others all expressed their wishes.Together, Yuan Shu and others saw that the situation was over, so they stopped fighting.

    So Yuan Shao no longer dared to refuse this time and immediately assumed the position of leader.  In return, after Yuan Shao's suggestion and strong insistence, Cao Ang, who had just turned twelve, was declared as General Fenwei!

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