The area of Yuzhang extends east to Huainan in western Anhui and south to the Poyang Lake area in northern Jiangxi.
After Sun Ce occupied Kuaiji, he was troubled by the fact that he was in a precarious situation in Jiangdong. He wanted to go north to fight for Yangzhou and Lujiang, in order to block Yuan Shao and Cao Cao from going south. In the west, he still had a long-standing feud with Liu Biao and Huang Zu in Jingzhou.
The Yuzhang area was a necessary route for Sun Ce to march on Jingzhou.
Now that he has already eliminated Huang Zu, he cannot leave Yuzhang to Liu Biao.
"I want to take Yuzhang, but Hua Xin's qualifications are lacking. Does anyone have any brilliant ideas?"
Sun Ce stationed his army in a grand manner at Jiaoqiu, and from the high vantage point, one could see the gates of Yuzhang City.
Sun Ce said there was no rush and that they should rest here for a while.
Zhang Zhao has already uncovered all the secrets of the governor of Yuzhang over the years.
During the discussion, each of the valiant generals, including Sun Ce, was given a briefing.
"The position of Prefect of Yuzhang has changed hands several times since the Xingping era."
In the early years of Emperor Xian of Han's Jian'an reign, he appointed Zhou Shu as the governor of Yuzhang.
After Zhou Shu's death, Yuan Shu submitted a memorial recommending Zhuge Xuan as the Prefect of Yuzhang.
Qiao Jingjing knew about this Zhuge Xuan.
Zhuge Xuan was Zhuge Liang's uncle. Zhuge Liang's father, Zhuge Gui, died early, and Zhuge Liang became an orphan at the age of eight. Zhuge Xuan then took on the responsibility of raising Zhuge Liang.
When Zhuge Xuan was recommended to be the Prefect of Yuzhang, Zhuge Liang was a young boy.
"Zhuge Xuan brought his sons, nephews, and family members to Yuzhang County to take up his post, but his position was neither legitimate nor proper."
According to the rites and regulations of our dynasty, the governor could recommend officials, and only after obtaining the approval of the court could the officials legally take office.
Yuan Shu and Liu Biao recommended Zhuge Xuan, but His Majesty did not approve it.
Zhuge Xuan's appointment was illegitimate; he was a false governor.
Zhuge Xuan's forced appointment had already angered the court. Emperor Xian of Han then appointed Zhu Hao as the governor of Yuzhang.
Zhu Hao knew that in chaotic times, an appointment from the imperial court was useless; only force could reclaim Yuzhang County.
Zhu Hao, holding the imperial edict appointing him, borrowed troops from Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou at the time.
After Zhu Hao had reorganized his troops, he sent a challenge to Zhuge Xuan.
A major battle was about to break out. Zhuge Xuan had already anticipated that he would not be able to win and was under immense pressure. He had no choice but to withdraw from Yuzhang City and retreat to the western city to defend it.
Zhu Hao didn't stop there; he then mobilized the people of Yuzhang to launch a campaign against Zhuge Xuan.
Zhuge Xuan couldn't escape even if he wanted to, and ended up having his head chopped off by the rioters.
Zhuge Xuan's head was eventually given to Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou.
His sons and nephews, including Zhuge Liang, escaped death and returned to their hometown to study and farm.
Qiao Jingjing knew that Zhang Zhao was telling so much about the former governor of Yuzhang in order to pave the way for Zhuge Liang's future appearance.
He lacked that foresight.
But after hearing Zhang Zhao's story today, Qiao Jingjing finally understood:
When Zhuge Kongming was young, his family suffered a great calamity, and Feilong had no choice but to return home to live as a strategist.
Zhuge Liang, who was sixteen years old at the time, remained in seclusion until he was twenty-seven, the prime of his youth. He wrote the Longzhong Plan in Jingzhou, and waited for Liu Bei to visit his thatched cottage three times before emerging out of nowhere, dazzling the entire late Eastern Han Dynasty.
"Gentlemen! Zhuge Xuan took over the post of the pseudo-Prefect of Yuzhang, and less than a year later, he was beheaded. No one showed him any pity! What does this show? In the hearts of the people, they still recognize the legitimate status of the Han Dynasty."
Although Cao Cao held the emperor hostage.
But the emperor is still the emperor, and his reputation still holds great sway here.
Zhu Hao was later killed by the bandit Zuo Rong.
Liu Yao even launched a military campaign against Zuo Rong because of this. After Zuo Rong's defeat, he fled into the deep mountains, where he was captured and killed by the local mountain people. Zuo Rong's head was presented to Liu Yao.
Liu Yao appears many times in Zhang Zhao's words today.
Liu Yao did not have a good impression on Sun Ben and Wu Jing.
Despite the fact that Sun Ben and Wu Jing had been kind to Liu Yao, Liu Yao, out of fear of Sun Ce, turned against Sun Ben and Wu Jing.
What Zhang Zhao wanted to say was:
"Liu Yao's annihilation of Zuo Rong left a good impression on the people of Yuzhang."
After being driven out of Qu'a by the Marquis of Wu, he sought refuge with Liu Biao, settling in Yuzhang. He intended to regroup and then contend with the Marquis of Wu again, but unfortunately, he died of illness not long after.
Sun Ce said:
"Liu Yao has a young son, Liu Ji, who is still a minor and has no one to rely on. As long as Yuzhang submits, I will take Liu Yao back to his hometown for burial and raise his orphan."
Zhang Zhao nodded, very satisfied.
This is why he was willing to follow Sun Ce.
He is very perceptive and understands principles.
This is not just because Liu Yao was a member of the Han imperial family and deliberately did this to win people's hearts and power; you have to admit that Liu Yao also had his prestige during his lifetime.
Those who achieve great things embrace all things.
Do not dwell on the grudges of those years.
Then they talked about Hua Xin.
After Liu Yao's death, the Yuzhang region, which had just stabilized, once again fell into a state of leaderlessness. The military and civilians hoped that Hua Xin could take over as the governor of Yuzhang.
Hua Xin was an extremely shrewd man. He refused a coup, fled Chang'an, and declined the position of governor.
He responded to the request from the military and civilians, saying: "This is contrary to the imperial edict, and to usurp the throne without authorization is disloyalty."
The crowd waited behind Hua Xin's house for several days, but he eventually persuaded them to leave.
Until His Majesty's decree of appointment arrives!
When Qiao Jingjing heard Hua Xin speak, she felt that he was very much like Liu Bei in style.
He's so impatient, always wanting to uphold morality and reputation, and to have a legitimate reason for everything.
Qiao Jingjing estimated that Hua Xin would be difficult to deal with.
Sun Ce then said:
"Let's take it slow! The world knows that I'm fighting Huang Zu. This is the blood feud between the Sun family and Jingzhou. Let's watch and support each other. If I attack Yuzhang... fine, I'll station my troops here. We'll show Hua Xin the proper courtesy. Issue a strict order that the army must not disturb the people or clash with the Yuzhang army."
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