Chapter 6 Second, the strange man Tianchou

At the beginning, Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others wanted to make Liu Yu another emperor to fight against Dong Zhuo.Liu Yu was loyal to the imperial court. He felt that it was not enough to reprimand Yuan Shao, Han Fu and others and let them die. What if the emperor found out about this and had doubts about himself?Therefore, he decided to send an envoy to Chang'an to express his heart to the emperor and explain the ins and outs of the matter clearly.But who should shoot?Youzhou is thousands of miles away from Chang'an, and along the way warlords of all sizes are fighting. We must find someone who is courageous, adaptable, and able to save his life to complete the task.At this time, someone recommended Tian Chou to Liu Yu, saying that he was competent.Tian Chou immediately rushed from Yutian to Jicheng after receiving the order.

That year, Tian Chou was 22 years old. Once contacted, Liu Yu also felt that this young man was not easy, so he entrusted him with this important task.Liu Yu originally planned to prepare chariots and horses for Tian Chou to escort him to Chang'an.Tian Chou resolutely refuses, and the reason is very simple: now is an extraordinary period, and when a large group of people is on the road, it is easy to be robbed by bandits, horse thieves, bandits and warlords along the way, and they might lose their lives.It's better to keep a low profile when doing big things.Tian Chou declined all the ostentation, took only more than 20 trusted brothers, traveled lightly, left Juyongguan, avoided the war-torn Central Plains area, detoured outside, and went south to Chang'an via Hetao.

We don't know how Tian Chou and his brothers walked down the road, nor how they avoided the Hu cavalry on the desert grassland. From departure to arrival in Chang'an, they walked for more than a year... a year Having lived in the open air for more than a year, when the dark, thin, and vigorous Tian Chou appeared in front of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, this young emperor who was trapped in the palace and looked like a prisoner bird was deeply moved. a handful. Dong Zhuo was dead at that time, and Chang'an City was controlled by Li Jue, Guo Si and other Dong Zhuo's old minions, and the land of Guanzhong was in chaos.The arrival of Tian Chou made Han Xiandi realize that in this world, there are not only thieves like Dong Zhuo, Li Jue, and Guo Si, but also loyal officials like Liu Yu who have the heart of the Han Dynasty!

Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty wept with joy, and immediately made Tian Chou the captain of cavalry, and asked him to stay in the court as an official.Talent is a scarce commodity in troubled times. Not only the emperor wants Tian Chou, but also the court ministers want him.However, Tian Chou rejected everyone's good intentions, and the reason was very good: he had to go back and return to his command;When he learned that Liu Yu was defeated by Gongsun Zan, he gave up Jicheng, and retreated to Juyong City, he couldn't wait to say goodbye to the emperor, and rushed to Youzhou overnight with the emperor's order.

Before returning to Youzhou, Tian Chou received the news that Liu Yu had been killed by Gongsun Zan.It stands to reason that Tian Chou has completed the task given to him by Liu Yu. Once Liu Yu dies, he becomes free and can choose a new lord.However, in Tian Chou, there is one of the most valuable qualities - honesty.What is said must be done.He felt that he had to give Liu Yu an explanation, whether he was dead or alive, whether he could still hear his return. Therefore, Tian Chou took a huge risk to sneak into Youzhou, which had been controlled by Gongsun Zan, and found the place where Liu Yu's bones were buried.Facing Liu Yu's tombstone, Tian Chou took out the emperor's edict, read it aloud, then burst into tears, and threw himself in front of Liu Yu's tomb.

Tian Chou's act of loyalty touched countless people, but pissed off one person.This person is Gongsun Zan. After learning of Tian Chou's blatant sacrifice to Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan was furious, and immediately sent someone to arrest Tian Chou and bring him to justice.Gongsun Zan felt that it was inconceivable and an unforgivable sin for Tian Chou to be loyal to a dead man without giving him the emperor's decree as the winner.Facing the murderous Gongsun Zan, Tian Chou was calm and composed: "Fang is in chaos today, the Han Dynasty is in decline, and all the warlords have ulterior motives. Only Liu Yu upholds his loyalty. The emperor did not praise the general in the restoration order. I am worried that the general will see it. I'm not happy, so I don't report it. Now that the general has occupied Youzhou, he must go to fight for the world in the future. To fight for the world, you need to recruit talents. If the general kills the innocent chief (Liu Yu) first, he will kill the innocence His righteous subordinates (Tian Chou), in this way, the soldiers of Yanzhao would rather jump to the East Sea and die than follow the general to conquer the world."

What he said was well-founded and calm, which made Gongsun Zan very ashamed.But just as Tian Chou said, if he were to be killed, it would be tantamount to smearing a black mark on his already bad image, and he would be unable to mix in the future.Therefore, Gongsun Zan had no choice but to detain Tian Chou and forbid him to contact the outside world; after being persuaded by others, he released Tian Chou. After Tian Chou was released, he moved northward with hundreds of clans and neighbors, and finally picked a piece of fertile land in Xuwu Mountain (near Zunhua, Hebei Province today) to cultivate and open up wasteland, and began a self-sufficient life in seclusion.Tian Chou is a man of vision. His escape from the world actually has two purposes: one is to avoid the flames of war and find a safe place for the common people to live in; the other is to accumulate strength to attack Gongsun Zan and avenge Liu Yu.

Zunhua's feng shui is good.At that time, the territory of Youzhou was in chaos, and Gongsun Zan was surrounded by enemies, except for Xu Wu.The reclamation land opened up by Tian Chou has become a paradise for people from far and near to escape the war.Many years later, a group of barbarians from outside the customs also took a fancy to this geomantic treasure land, and then began to overhaul the mausoleum, which was named Dongling. Due to Tian Chou's great reputation, in just a few years, more than 5,000 families went to join him.When there are too many people, management is needed. Soon, Tian Chou was elected by the people as the chief of the "new district", responsible for handling all affairs in the territory.After becoming the supreme leader of the local area, Tian Chou vigorously promoted democracy, formulated laws and regulations with the people, strictly prohibited fighting, changed customs, and set up schools, so that the people in the territory did not close their doors at night, and did not pick up lost things on the road. The various ethnic groups in Wuhuan and Xianbei who raided the territory also avoided them.

After Gongsun Zan's defeat, Youzhou was ruled by Yuan Shao.Seeing that Gongsun Zan was dead, Tian Chou gave up the idea of ​​revenge, and focused on opening up wasteland and developing production, hoping to preserve a piece of pure land for the people in troubled times in the frontier mountainous area, so that they can all live a peaceful life. Yuan Shao saw that Tian Chou had built Xu Wubian District prosperously, so he had the idea of ​​recruiting talents, sent envoys to him several times, and planned to appoint him as a general, hoping that Tian Chou could take refuge in him, but Tian Chou declined.After Yuan Shao's death, his son Yuan Shang sent someone to invite Tian Chou to join him, but was rejected again - I don't even buy your father's account, let alone you... the most powerful person in Youzhou, just like this... They went their own way and led tens of thousands of people to vigorously carry out production activities in the mountainous area.

It wasn't until Yuan's rule collapsed in the Hebei area that the two brothers Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang defected to Tadun, and Cao Cao led tens of thousands of elite soldiers to the north, and Tian Chou's fate changed. In 207 AD (the twelfth year of Jian'an), the main force of Cao's army was assembled in Wuwu.But Cao Cao soon discovered a serious problem - not knowing the way.No matter how elite the army is, once they come to fight in a completely unfamiliar environment, they will be blinded.Therefore, someone recommended Tian Chou to Cao Cao. This time, Tian Chou did not refuse again, but went happily.His brothers found it very strange that Yuan's father and son came to invite him over and over again, and made him an official and made a wish, but he just ignored him; now when Cao Cao arrived, he immediately left the mountain.

Tian Chou said only one sentence: "The truth in this is beyond the knowledge of the emperor." That's a great saying! It turns out that everything from avoiding the world to opening up wasteland, seemingly living in seclusion in the mountains, but seeing the world with his eyes, is Tian Chou's expedient measure.Whether it is Gongsun Zan, Liu Yu, Yuan Shao, or Cao Cao, they are fighting against each other. Now, Hebei is initially determined, except for Han Sui and Ma Chao in the northwest, there is no rival in the north who can compete with Cao Cao for hegemony. In Cao Cao's Northern Expedition, he fought not his own people, but a foreign race - Wuhuan!No matter who is in charge of the world, if Wuhuan is allowed to be in power, it will become a major disaster for the Central Plains.Internal strife can be avoided, and external troubles must be eliminated!Therefore, during the civil war, Tian Chou judged the situation and avoided chaos to calm the people; when Cao Cao pointed his sword at Wuhuan, Tian Chou came out decisively to help. Tian Chou is also a person who understands righteousness! However, the troubles did not end with Tian Chou's arrival.