Chapter 11 The Main Allies
After Ye Zhao left, the coalition's parliament was basically in a friendly atmosphere and finally decided that Yuan Shao would be the leader of the alliance. Then, the next morning, Ye Zhao was also invited to discuss the next matter of the coalition, and first determine the main alliance.
"Ye Hou has outstanding achievements and is an important minister of the late emperor. He has only three Dukes. I want to be the one who is the main ally. I wonder what Ye Hou wants?" Yuan Shao smiled and said to Ye Zhao. He changed his aggressiveness yesterday, and even the princes in the tent had a recognizable expression.
Ye Zhao was a little surprised at first, but when he heard Yuan Shao ask him to be the main ally, he couldn't help but sneer in his heart, but he said with a smile on his face: "I said that I came here only for the sake of justice and not seeking fame. This main ally should choose another wise man."
This ally is like a modern ceremonial master and general manager. Of course, it will be more formal here. It is mainly responsible for rituals such as ceremonies, reading out proclamations, worshiping ghosts and gods, and then announcing the official establishment of the coalition forces to the world. Without a formal edict, doing so is also a way to make the coalition forces legal and rationalize this action.
It sounds like it is just a symbolic meaning and not important, but in fact it is a pit, with almost no real power. But the most important thing is that if the Kanto coalition forces failed to attack Dong Zhuo this time, the main ally would be the main evil and the whole world would kill him, because in theory, this position that does not seem to have much real power is the leader of the coalition. Whether it is Cao Cao who initiated the edict or Yuan Shao who was the leader of the alliance, in theory, they are not the leader.
If everyone is really dedicated to the righteousness, then it doesn’t matter who is the leader of the allies. But the problem is that, with the fact that King Chen Min Liu Chong who has begun to take action, Cui Jun, the prefect of Xihe, is still Liu Yan, who is only morally supporting this alliance because the journey is difficult. Among these twenty princes, how many of them are truly trying to attack Dong Zhuo for the sake of the Han Dynasty and the righteousness of the world?
Before you can win, you will first calculate the defeat. This is for the general. For the king, you should think first. After all, no one dares to say that you will never lose in your life. Everyone must first think about the consequences that you will bear if you fail.
Yuan Shao obviously wanted to cheat Ye Zhao. If the alliance failed, Dong Zhuo's main pressure would fall on Ye Zhao, and even the princes would take advantage of the situation. This is not impossible.
But who is Ye Zhao? I didn’t talk about his previous life, but the situation was too small. Just talking about this life, I went to today step by step, and I almost always reached my current status through calculations and being plotted. I could go from a poor family to a marquis of the township and a general of the guards, how could I not even see this trick? I would refuse directly.
"Otherwise, this ally should have enough weight to avoid being despised. Among the heroes of various thieves, who can compare with Ye Hou in terms of prestige, ability and status?" Chenliu's prefect Zhang Miao said with a smile.
"Meng Zhuo is one of the eight chefs, with a talent of great strength and strength. It is hard to reach the reputation of Zhao in the scholars. If Meng Zhuo is the person in the main alliance, Zhao will definitely support him!" Ye Zhao looked back at Zhang Miao and smiled and said, "In addition, the highway is like Benchu, both of whom are descendants of the fourth generation and the third king. Although he has not been able to be the leader of the alliance, he is definitely a sufficient identity as the person in the main alliance. I wonder what the officials think?"
After Ye Zhao finished speaking, he ignored Zhang Miao, who looked embarrassed and Yuan Shu, who wanted to say something, and sat directly with Cao Cao. Since he had not participated in the matter of the leader of the alliance, the coalition forces had already been formed and he had re-ranked seniority. Naturally, it was not his turn to sit in this position, and Ye Zhao was happy to be quiet.
Seeing that Ye Zhao was like a hob, he didn't get into the meat, but instead he used the words to rush himself. The princes had no choice but to choose among the princes.
But besides Ye Zhao and Yuan Shao, there are fifteen princes, who have been ruling each other since the morning until noon, but have been unable to decide the candidate for the league.
Cao Cao couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to get up and be the leader of the ally, but Ye Zhao pressed him back.
"I know Meng Dexin has ambitions, but at this moment, it's better not to force himself to stand up. This matter is of no use to you. Even if you become the master of the alliance at this moment, there will be a lot of things that you need to compromise afterwards. Among these princes, either the governor or the prefect, didn't Zhang Miao say that the master of the alliance is worth enough?" Ye Zhao glanced at Cao Cao and said with a smile.
Cao Cao couldn't help but smile bitterly when he heard this. Although the princes are making trouble now, they still have to do enough things on the nominal stage. No matter what, he is now considered a crime, without an official or a title. What qualifications are there to be this ally? This is also the reason why no one has come to him for a long time.
"Report~"
Just when the princes were in a stalemate, a small school came to report: "The leader of the cavalry alliance, Liu Bei, the prefect of the county under the command of the Youzhou Mu, led 3,000 troops to participate in the alliance."
When Liu Bei was pleading for Lu Zhi, Ye Zhao even asked Lu Zhi to submit a letter and transferred Liu Bei to Youzhou. He became a commander under the new Youzhou master. He heard that he had done well in recent years and was quite relied on by Liu Yu. Now he has become the prefect of the county. Later, he even heard that Liu Yu wanted to make Liu Bei recognise his ancestors and return to his hometown. However, he was just meeting the Wuhuan invading the border, and the court was also in turmoil and uneasy at that time, and this matter was dragged on.
The princes raised troops to attack Dong, but Liu Yu was originally unwilling to do so. In his opinion, no matter who became the emperor, the world would still be the Liu family. In moral terms, the princes attacked Dong was actually considered a crime. No matter how big the reason, directly launching troops to attack Luoyang was to hit the Han Dynasty.
However, Liu Yu's failure to respond does not mean that Liu Bei is willing to give up this opportunity. Although Liu Yu treats him well, he has no objection to this matter, but he does not encourage him. Therefore, Liu Bei only brought three thousand troops to participate in the alliance this time.
"Who is Liu Bei?" Cao Cao looked at Ye Zhao in confusion, always feeling that the name sounded familiar.
"Meng De forgot the Battle of West Hubei that year, who almost wiped out my entire army?" Ye Zhao sneered.
"So it's him!" As one of the few tragic battles in Ye Zhao's military career, Cao Cao remembered it even more clearly than Ye Zhao. He looked at Ye Zhao and said worriedly: "This time he is also coming for justice. Can Xiuming let go of his past grievances for the time being?"
"In Meng De's eyes, am I so stingy?" Ye Zhao said with some amusement. If Lu Zhi hadn't mentioned it, he would have forgotten about this matter.
"Yes!" Cao Cao nodded with certainty.
Ye Zhao: “…”
The two of them whispered to each other, and then Yuan Shao was very happy when he heard that the princes had come again. He didn't remember who Liu Bei was, but this did not prevent him from being excited about Liu Bei's arrival at this time. He said immediately: "Hurry and invite him."
At this time, Liu Bei was no longer a white man when he was in Nanyang. He was the prefect of a county. Regardless of his origin, he was on par with most of the people present, including Yuan Shao.
Soon, Liu Bei brought Zhang Fei in.
There was not much change in appearance, but his momentum was much calmer. Even when facing these princes, Liu Bei could be calm and relaxed. It was a kind of demeanor from the inside out. It was not as reserved as before. It looked pretentious. The princes did not know Liu Bei, but Liu Bei was quite clear about the princes. According to their respective official positions and backgrounds, people could not find fault.
There are quite a few changes!
Ye Zhao leaned on Hu's bed and looked at the two people beside Liu Bei with interest. One was Zhang Fei, who naturally recognized it, but the other was not Guan Yu. He was a very powerful general and was not weak, but he was not as sharp as Guan Yu and Zhang Fei...
Ye Zhao proposed to Liu Bei as the commander of Liu Yu, but Guan Yu was recommended by Ye Zhao to become a Sima of another department by him. Now it seems that this idle move was effective back then.
Yuan Shao also remembered who Liu Bei was reminded by his aide. Liu Bei came in and smiled and grabbed Liu Bei and said, "I have been parting in Nanyang for many years. I don't want Xuande to have made a great reputation under the Bo'an Public Account."
"Some false reputation is not worth mentioning." Liu Bei nodded and smiled. He is not the young man who was just a fledgling man back then. He also has his own opinions on this matter in the officialdom. Naturally, he would not be heart-to-heart just because Yuan Shao praised him for a few words.
After a few greetings with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei saw Ye Zhao sitting with Cao Cao, his expression changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, "I have met the Marquis of Ningxiang. Thank you for your help without grudges. I don't know how to repay this kindness."
Zhang Fei muttered a few words behind Liu Bei, but said nothing.
Obviously, Lu Zhi had informed Liu Bei of the reason why he was able to re-enter the officialdom. No matter what, at least this attitude is completely fine.
He didn't hit the smiley person. Since Ye Zhao chose to help, it naturally means that the grudge had been put aside by him. He smiled and said, "Xuande can have today, but it has little to do with me. If you don't have the ability, even if I am willing to help you, you will not be able to sit in your current position, so there is no need to be too polite."
"I won't talk about this." Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Xuande is coming just right. We are discussing who the person in the main alliance is for. Xuande is a beloved general under the command of Bo'an Gong. This time he also came to Youzhou. Bo'an Gong is a relative of the Han Dynasty. Xuande is also considered to be the person in the main alliance. Why does Xuande think?"
"This..." Liu Bei was a little hesitant. He didn't see anything, but he always felt that so many princes could not choose this ally. He decided that it was him as soon as he came. It was something wrong.
However, Liu Bei was a little slight person here, so Ye Zhao could not remind him that under the persuasion of the princes, he eventually became the master of the alliance.
Chapter completed!