Chapter 81 4. Return to Luoyang

Zhang Yang, the prefect of Hanoi County, offered to quickly escort Emperor Xian to Luoyang, but he received no response from others, so Zhang Yang returned to Yewang of Hanoi County (now Qinyang, Henan) in a rage. Regarding the next move of the emperor, everyone actually has no better way.After the new year, on the seventh day of the first lunar month, Emperor Xian issued an edict to change the year name to Jian'an. In the spring of the first year of Jian'an (196), internal conflicts finally broke out. Han Siam attacked Dong Cheng, but Dong Cheng was defeated and fled to Yewang to find Zhang Yang.Hu Cai, another leader of the Baibo army, joined forces with Yang Fengyao to attack Han Siam, but was dissuaded by Emperor Xian.

Facing the next action plan, the people around Emperor Xian looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what to do.At this moment, they welcomed the envoy sent by Yuan Shao. At this time, Yuan Shao was facing the difficult situation of fighting on both the north and south fronts at the same time. Not long ago, Cao Cao surrounded Yongqiu and killed Zhang Chao after the city was broken. Yuan Shao ignored Zang Hong's request to send troops to rescue him, which aroused Zang Hong's serious dissatisfaction , Zang Hong rebelled against Yuan Shao in Dongwuyang, and Yuan Shao personally led the army to attack.Yuan Shao is now on the front line of Dongwuyang.

And Gongsun Zan on the northern front also frequently caused troubles for Yuan Shao, and he overhauled the Yishui defense line.Yuan Shao didn't dare to take it lightly, and ordered Yi to cooperate with Liu Yu's son Liu He and Liu Yu's former subordinate Xian Yufu to attack Gongsun Zan.Yuan Shao's main force was all on these two fronts, and he had no strength to come to escort him. Due to well-known reasons, Yuan Shao was disrespectful to the current emperor. He not only tried to establish another person many times, but also threatened that the emperor's blood was problematic and he was not the legal heir.Liu Xie must have heard about these, so his attitude towards Guo Tu and his party was relatively indifferent.

The two sides did not discuss how to proceed next, so Guo Tu went to Dayang to have a look and then left. However, from Guo Tu's point of view, Emperor Xian has nowhere to go. If he is not properly settled, he may fall into the hands of others, such as Yuan Shu, or Liu Biao, or even Lu Bu and Liu Bei. unfavorable.According to "Three Kingdoms", Guo Tu returned to the front line of Dongwuyang, reported the situation to Yuan Shao, and suggested that Emperor Xian and his party be welcomed to Ye County.However, Yuan Shao did not accept this suggestion. The records in the book "Biography of Emperor Xian" are different from this. It was Ju Shou, the representative of Jizhou local faction, who proposed to welcome Emperor Xian to Ye County, while Guo Tu and Chunyu Qiong were the ones who opposed it.Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong thought: "The mausoleum of the Han Dynasty has been late for a long time. How difficult it is to revive it now (it is not difficult to revive it now)! Now heroes from all walks of life occupy states and counties, and individual There are many individuals and many powers. As the saying goes, the one who wins first is the king. If you welcome the emperor to come to your side, you must first ask for instructions and reports on everything you do in the future. If you listen to the emperor, you will weaken your own power. Not listening to the Son of Heaven is disobedience, which is really not a good idea."

In the past, most commentators believed that Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong's discussion was really short-sighted. They only saw the immediate point and did not focus on the long-term. As a result, Yuan Shao missed a good opportunity to "take the emperor to command the princes".However, if you look at the longer-term development, their talk may not be completely unreasonable. In any case, within the Yuan Shao Group there was a disagreement on whether to welcome the Son of Heaven. In addition, Yuan Shao subconsciously did not accept Emperor Xian Liu Xie, and he was troubled by the current war between the North and the South. Therefore, the one closest to the Son of Heaven and the most powerful The Yuan Shao Group temporarily gave up its plan to welcome the emperor.

Emperor Xian and his party stayed in Hedong County until June, and the weather was already very hot. Only at Zhang Yang's suggestion, Yang Feng and Han Xian reconciled and escorted the emperor to Luoyang together. On July 1st, Emperor Xian and his party finally entered Luoyang. At this time, it was five years, four months and fifteen days since the last time they left.So far, the emperor and his party have completely escaped the control of the Liangzhou army. The final outcome of Li, Guo Si and other Liangzhou warlords is also briefly explained here.Three years later, Cao Cao, who had welcomed Emperor Xian as his capital in Xuchang, began to manage Guanzhong, sent Pei Mao to Chang'an, contacted the local generals to attack Li, killed him, and exterminated the three tribes.Guo Si has been retreating to the dock, fulfilling the long-cherished wish made by the old leader Dong Zhuo to watch the world from the dock. His general Wu Xi betrayed him and killed him.

Zhang Ji led his troops to Nanyang County. He was killed on the way to the battle, and the troops were led by his nephew Zhang Xiu.At Jia Xu's suggestion, Zhang Xiu cast Liu Biao in the south, and Liu Biao asked Zhang Xiu to garrison in Nanyang County as his northern barrier. In addition, Li Le and Hu Cai stayed in Hedong County. Hu Cai was later killed by his enemies, and Li Le died of illness. Now, in the eyes of Liu Xie, Luoyang is devastated, and the world's leading metropolis at that time has actually become a ruin.Most of the north and south palaces are in rubble, and there are few people.Only the residence of the late eunuch Zhao Zhong could live in the city, and Emperor Xian and his party used this place as a temporary residence.

Zhao Zhong seemed to be particularly keen on investing in real estate projects. After Han Fu gave way to Yuan Shao, he moved away from the state government in Ye County and lived in Zhao Zhong's residence. Emperor Xian issued an edict to amnesty the world.Zhang Yang and others searched for relatively complete palaces in the South and North Palaces, and finally found one in the South Palace. After some renovations, Emperor Xian moved in.Zhang Yang believed that he had contributed the most to welcoming Emperor Xian back to Luoyang, so he named the palace Yang'an Palace. According to the system, except for the Northern Army, the Central Imperial Guard, the guards guarding the imperial city, Zhijinwu and other troops, the rest of the armed forces are not allowed to be permanently stationed in the capital.Zhang Yang took the lead in implementing this system, and voluntarily retreated to his base camp, Yewang on the north bank of the Yellow River. Another powerful faction, Yang Feng, had no choice but to withdraw and stationed in Liang County (now Linru, Henan) south of Luoyang.Dong Cheng and Han Xian are in charge of guarding the capital.Emperor Xian issued an edict to promote Zhang Yang to be the great Sima. This is a very lofty position, and Liu Yu had previously held it.Promoted Han Siam to the rank of general, and at the same time served as the lieutenant of Sili.Promote Yang Feng to be a general of chariots and cavalry.The above-mentioned people all enjoy the honor of "holding festivals", that is, they can inspect work on behalf of the emperor, appoint officials of a certain level, and issue some orders on behalf of the emperor.

The reason why Zhang Yang and Yang Feng were willing to withdraw from Luoyang was not because they were high-spirited, but because they saw a real problem in front of them: the extreme shortage of food in Luoyang city. At this time, in Luoyang, except for the emperor, officials and guards, there were no common people, and there was no food to eat.Emperor Xian had to order officials below the secretary of Shangshutai (Shang Shulang) to go to the outskirts of Luoyang to dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger.Emperor Xian also thought of asking for help from the powerful factions with heavy troops around him.At first, the first thing he thought of was Lu Bu. Emperor Xian had a good impression of the man who killed Dong Zhuo with his own hands. He heard that Lu Bu had developed rapidly in Yanzhou and Xuzhou, and Emperor Xian placed high hopes on him.

As early as when he was in Hedong County, Emperor Xian wrote a letter to Lu Bu on a wooden board with his own hand, and asked Lu Bu to come to welcome him.Emperor Xian's envoys also saw Lv Bu, but at that time Lv Bu was beaten into disgrace by Cao Cao, and he wanted to serve him but didn't have the ability, so he sent someone to explain the situation to Emperor Xian.Emperor Xian issued an edict to promote Lu Bu to General Pingdong and to make Pingtaohou.At this time, Lu Bu had already arrived in Xuzhou, and the envoys sent by Xiandi had to pass through the "Caotong District" Shanyang County. They accidentally lost the letter of appointment and the certificate of the Marquis.

Besides Lu Bu, Emperor Xian trusted Yuan Shu the most. Compared with Yuan Shao, Emperor Xian had a better impression of Yuan Shu.There are also Liu Biao and Liu Zhang. Although the journey is farther, Emperor Xian believes that they will come to welcome them. Emperor Xian thought for a long time, but he didn't think of Cao Cao.Speaking of which, Cao Cao's Yanzhou Mu was also issued by Emperor Xian himself, but he knew that Cao Cao was from Yuan Shao's group, and Emperor Xian always rejected Yuan Shao. He felt that Yuan Shao was very unreliable and ambitious, so it was hard to guarantee that he would not become Dong Zhuo's second. Therefore, Emperor Xian sent many envoys one after another, but none of them went to Jizhou and Yanzhou. But to Emperor Xian's deep disappointment, these few did not take any practical actions after receiving the edict.Yuan Shu was in Shouchun at this time, and the news that the emperor and his party were hunted down in Cao Yang spread throughout the country, and many people believed that the emperor had already died.When this news reached Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu's first reaction was that the opportunity had come, because he had always wanted to be the emperor himself. Later, although he knew that the emperor was not killed, once Yuan Shu's addiction to the emperor was hooked, he could not go back. Even if Emperor Xian himself came to beg him at this juncture, he would not go to greet him.Also, Liu Biao and Liu Zhang had no plans to take the emperor to live with them, and they both used the long distance as an excuse to refuse. These people who were placed high hopes by Emperor Xian either could not come or were unwilling to come. However, a person whom he didn't say hello came on his own initiative.