Once the jade seal comes out, who can compete with it? This jade seal is the jade seal set by Emperor Qin to pass down the country.
Seeing this imperial seal, all the princes got down and knelt down. Sun Jian said to Sun Quan, "Quan'er, do you know about this imperial seal?"
"You know that the Chuanguo Jade Seal is a symbol of the legitimacy of the throne of the Central Plains dynasties in the past. Regarding the spread and loss of the Chuanguo Jade Seal, we must first start with He's Bi. The Chuanguo Jade Seal was carved from He's Bi. During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period Bian He, a master of jade from Chu State, discovered it. At first, Bian He got a piece of rough jade. It looked like an ordinary stone on the outside, but Bian He could tell at a glance that it was a priceless piece of jade, so Bian He took it. This jade was presented to King Li of Chu. King Li of Chu asked the jade craftsman to examine it. However, the jade craftsman whom King Li was looking for did not see that it was a piece of beautiful jade and told King Li that it was an ordinary stone. King Chu Li was furious. In anger, he chopped off Bian He's left foot for the crime of bullying the emperor." Sun Quan straightened his back and spoke slowly.
The surrounding Sun family generals also nodded.
"Young master can be called a young man, a young man can be called a young man!"
"Yes, with such an heir, Soochow will be prosperous!"
Sun Quan took a step forward and said: "After King Li died, King Wu succeeded to the throne, so Bian He went to offer jade again. What happened was the same as before. The jade worker still said it was a stone, and Bian He's right foot was chopped off again. After King Wu died and King Wen succeeded to the throne, Bian He held the piece of jade and cried for three days at the foot of Chu Mountain. His tears were all gone. So King Wen sent someone to inquire. Bian He said that he was crying not because he was beheaded. No one knew that this priceless jade was his feet. King Wen was also moved by Bian He and ordered people to break open the jade. As expected, it was a rare and beautiful jade in the world, so the jade was named It’s He’s Bi.”
Sun Quan slowly looked to the west and said: "Later, the He's Bi came to the State of Zhao. King Zhao Huiwen got the He's Bi that was lost in the Chu State. King Qin Zhaoxiang wanted to get the He's Bi after he found out about it. He sent the famous story of exchanging fifteen cities for He's Bi and returning the completed Bi to Zhao. After the Qin State unified the world, they obtained the He's Bi, so Qin Shihuang ordered Li Si to carve the He's Bi in small seals to make the Imperial Seal. , engraved with the Chinese characters 'Ordered by Heaven to live long and prosperous', it was passed down to future generations as a symbol of the legitimacy of the throne."
"It's a pity that the second emperor of Qin died. After my great ancestor established the Han Dynasty, he got the imperial seal. At the end of the Western Han Dynasty, Wang Mang usurped the power. Wang Mang asked people to ask for the imperial seal, but the Queen Mother of the Western Han Dynasty refused to give it to him. The jade seal was thrown to the ground and one corner was broken. Wang Mang ordered the craftsmen to repair that corner with gold, so one corner of the jade seal at the back was made of gold, so it was named the gold-inlaid jade seal." Sun Quan's words were clear and logical, which made people around him They were all praised.
But when Sun Jian looked at the imperial seal, his eyes were very hot, like a hungry man who saw a mountain of steamed buns and wanted to pounce on it immediately and eat it.
With Tang Ji coming forward and the Jade Seal of the State, the originally chaotic situation immediately became clear. Although the princes all had their own agendas, at least they didn't want to be as chaotic as before.
Yang Hong next to Yuan Shu said: "My lord, I think we should leave here. Although the Luoyang court is authentic in the Han Dynasty, it is too weak. You see, there are less than five thousand soldiers and horses in Luoyang. It must not be able to bear it. On the other hand, The Chang'an court has more than 300,000 Xiliang soldiers. If a fight breaks out, the Luoyang court will be razed to the ground in minutes. And we are here to protect such a weak court. I am afraid that Luoyang will be defeated by then. Lu Bu will directly It will anger other princes, so instead of doing this, how about we leave directly before accepting the reward from the court?"
Yang Hong's words made Yuan Shu nod, and he said: "That's all right, sir, these words are like an enlightenment, which makes me suddenly feel clear and clear, and my eyes are bright. Such words explain the next situation. Indeed, although here It is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty, but just because of that one stone, how can a mere stone be worth an army of millions? Then how do you think we can leave?"
"Ming Gong, in my opinion, it would be better for Ming Gong to leave with his clan brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Yi. I think that Yuan and I will definitely be put into great use if we join the Chang'an court. Don't forget that the leader of the highway alliance is the leader of the alliance. When the time comes, he will respond to his call and take away some people. As long as we accept the reward from the Chang'an court, this place is just a Luoyang, not worth mentioning... "
Yang Hong said this and Yuan Shu immediately accepted it.
So that night, Yuan Shao, headed by Yuan Shao, led a group of princes and quietly left with the army without accepting the reward from the Luoyang court.
When they arrived in Chang'an, they saw Lu Bu leading his cavalry, flanked by Li Ru and Sima Yi, followed by generals such as Gao Shun, Zhang Liao, and Niu Fu. They were already crowding at the city gate. As soon as they saw Yuan Shao and others appearing, they immediately went over and praised them. He persuaded Yuan Shao to surrender to the bright side, and in the name of Xiandi, he taught Yuan Shao the position of general.
Other princes also received rewards one after another.
Li Yuguo learned about San Yuan's departure and immediately held a commendation meeting in the evening.
The eunuch raised his voice and said loudly: "Fengtian, Chengyun, the emperor's edict, says!"
Everyone looked over, and Zhou Cang said next to Li Yuguo: "That's not right, brother... shouldn't this be read as destiny, the emperor's edict?"
"You uneducated idiot, the correct way to pronounce it is the same as that guy without a bird. Fengtian and Chengyun are two different things. This thing is the emperor's edict, right? So the abbreviation is the emperor's edict. He is going to talk about it, so Yell!" Zhang Xiu scolded.
Li Huguo smiled and said: "My brother is very knowledgeable, not bad!"
"So that's it." Zhou Cang touched his head, looking like he suddenly realized something.
So Cao Mengde was named the governor of Yanzhou.
Liu Biao became the governor of Jingzhou.
Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, served as a chariot and cavalry general.
Gongsun Zan, the governor of Peking, was granted the title of General Xiaoqi.
Sun Jian, the governor of Changsha and the Marquis of Wucheng, was named a former general.
Ma Teng, the governor of Xiliang, was appointed as the rear general.
Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, was granted the title of General of the Left.
Liu Bei was awarded the title of General Right.
As for Li Yuguo, he directly became the general and commanded the three armies. However, Li Yuguo knew in his heart that this was a false position. After all, all the princes in the world respected their own troops, so who would listen to the court? It's just that having multiple official positions will make it easier to do things in the future.
These nine people have all become supporters of the Luoyang court. However, the other three Yuans and some princes have taken refuge in the Chang'an court, such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Yuan Yi, Zhang Yang, Zhang Chao, Han Fu and other princes. In terms of strength, , the three Yuan mercenaries were 500,000, plus the various princes and the Chang'an court, the number was no less than one million, and the Luoyang court on Li Huguo's side only added up to only 500,000, which can be said to be a huge disparity in number.