"System Announcement: Due to Sun Jian's withdrawal from the Alliance due to illness, Han Fu has reduced the food supply to Yuan Shao. Liu Dai and Qiao Mao are at loggerheads. There is a rift between the heroes. Dong Zhuo's Rebellion has entered the second stage — Everyone Is Fighting for Themselves!"
Yang Rui did not expect the Dong Zhuo's Rebellion to enter the second stage so quickly.
What Yang Rui did not know was that his quarrel with Dong Zhuo was only the beginning. The 18 Feudal Lords had been together for a long time and had accumulated many conflicts. After Yang Rui left, these conflicts exploded. The core of these conflicts was Yuan Shao's proposal to appoint Liu Yu as the new emperor and to keep Luoyang as the capital.
Dong Zhuo's plan to move the capital not only avoided the armies of the heroes, but also threw a bone to the heroes. He wanted to cause conflict between the heroes. It was a good plan. However, the NPCs in Luoyang and Henan had all been moved away by Dong Zhuo. There was no one within a hundred miles and it was very desolate. Most of the heroes did not take Luoyang and Henan seriously.
In reality, Yuan Shao's proposal to appoint a new emperor was supported by Han Fu. However, Han Fu had gotten the information from somewhere and suspected that after Yuan Shao appointed Liu Yu as the new emperor, he would replace her position as the Provincial Governor of Ji Province with the position of Henan's Governor. As a result, her attitude had changed. This was also a conflict caused by Luoyang.
The conflict between Qiao Mao and Liu Dai was also caused by the garrison of Luoyang Imperial City. At that time, Liu Dai had proposed to give up Luoyang Imperial City, believing that there was no need to garrison it. On the other hand, Qiao Mao had advocated for the 18 Feudal Lords to take turns garrisoning Luoyang.
Originally, it seemed like a trivial matter. However, it caused an intense quarrel between the two Feudal Lords. In the end, Liu Dai announced that he would not be garrisoning Luoyang. When Qiao Mao was garrisoning Luoyang, he would lead troops to take over Qiao Mao's base!
The situation had gone a bit overboard. These two were people with foundations. Qiao Mao was the Governor of Dong County, while Liu Dai was the Provincial Governor of Yan Province. Moreover, the two of them ruled in the same city. Naturally, they would come into contact with each other.
At the current stage, Qiao Mao's forces were slightly stronger. However, ever since the Han Dynasty changed history to Mu, the future of the provincial governor was obviously better than that of the governor. In addition, their territories were in conflict, which was the source of their conflict.
There were still many such conflicts. It could be said that the eighteen feudal vassals had reached a period of intense conflict. It wasn't surprising that Dong Zhuo's Rebellion had entered its second phase. However, Yang Rui wasn't aware of this for the time being. Now that Yang Rui wasn't in Luoyang Imperial City, he could avoid these troublesome matters.
Moreover, it was not a bad thing for Yang Rui to have a rift between the heroes. The system announcement did not mention anything about him and Yuan Shao breaking the alliance. This meant that this incident had nothing to do with the split of the Anti-Dong Alliance, at least on the surface.
In fact, regarding the two times he had quarreled with Yuan Shao. Yang Rui had also reflected on himself along the way. In real life, he would not cause trouble if he could. Most of the time, he would be patient. However, as the game developed, even Yang Rui himself felt that there were some changes in the way he handled things in the game. There were many situations that forced him to make some changes …
Yang Rui escorted Young Emperor Liu Bian, Empress Dowager He, and the others downstream along the Yellow River. It took them about five days to reach Jinan Kingdom. Along the way, Yang Rui had been scouting ahead of the fleet. To be safe, he even brought back ten Tier-5 bandit leaders.
Moreover, Jinan Kingdom was already part of Green Province. The situation within the country was relatively stable. Moreover, it was not too far away from Grand Mountain City. Therefore, Yang Rui chose this place to disembark first. They then proceeded to Grand Mountain City by land.
Along the way, Yang Rui also felt the changes in Green Province. Almost all of the NPC civilians were busy collecting all kinds of resources and engaged in all kinds of production. There were no longer any refugees. This was probably the result of Yang Rui's implementation of the farm system and the establishment of the resource exchange office.
In order to keep it under wraps, Yang Rui tried his best to keep a low profile. He did not pass by any of the cities in Jinan Kingdom. Instead, he went ashore at the Yellow River between Jinan Kingdom and Dong 'a County. Then, under the escort of Yang Rui and the 6,500 vanguard soldiers, they headed toward one of Yang Rui's territories – Wettang Town.
"Where is this place?! Governor Blazing Sun, where are you taking me and my son?! "
As Yang Rui and the others moved forward, Empress Dowager He finally took the opportunity to ask when Yang Rui appeared beside her. She had a rough understanding of the current situation since Heyin County. Even when she and Young Emperor Liu Xie were invited onto the ship, Yang Rui did not appear once, let alone explain the reason.
"Empress Dowager, Dong Zhuo's activities were rampant in the Luoyang area. At that time, the situation was urgent. Therefore, Blazing Sun presumptuously asked the two of you to take refuge in Green Province. At this time, we have already arrived in Green Province. Please forgive us, Empress Dowager," Yang Rui said perfunctorily.
Although Empress Dowager He looked doubtful and hesitant to speak, she did not say anything in the end. Instead, she immediately changed to a satisfied expression.
"General Blazing Sun has worked hard. Once the country is stabilized, Liu Bian and I will treat General well!"
At this time, Empress Dowager He and Liu Bian were completely dependent on Yang Rui. She naturally understood the situation and could only let Yang Rui do as he pleased. If they fell out, she and Liu Bian would naturally not benefit from it!
Yang Rui and his nearly twenty thousand people traveled from morning to evening. After an entire day, they finally arrived at Wei Tang Town.
Wei Tang Town was completely safe. Wei Tang Town was surrounded on three sides by the Wenshui. Moreover, many of Yang Rui's warships and water soldiers were active on the Wenshui. On the other side of the Wenshui was a continuous chain of mountains. Ordinary factions would not be able to cross the Wenshui.
Yang Rui handed all the palace maids and life professionals to the person in charge of Wei Tang Town, Guo Pu. He ordered them to temporarily stay in Wei Tang Town for a few days before transporting them to Great Mountain City. Yang Rui, on the other hand, went straight to the expert-level carpenter, Jiao Wen, and took out the ship's blueprint.
"This is … the blueprint for the ship?!"
Jiao Wen took the blueprint from Yang Rui and was dumbfounded after looking at it for a while. He had clearly heard about the ship before.
"It is the blueprint for the ship!"
Yang Rui nodded and said, "Thou must learn this blueprint skill well. After the Dong Zhuo Rebellion is over, I will find enough wood and do my best to build a ship."
Originally, Wei Tang Town had stored some high-grade wood, but it was only the eighth-grade wood that was needed to build the warships. The higher-grade wood was all in Yang Rui's storage ring, and he couldn't use it for the time being. As such, he couldn't build the warships for the time being.
"If General has any orders, Jiao Wen will not disobey!"
Jiao Wen replied excitedly. He was clearly looking forward to building the ship.
"It's just that we need high-level carpenters …"
"Jiao Wen, you don't have to worry about the high-level carpenters. I have found more than a thousand high-level life professionals from Luoyang Imperial City. I think we should be able to gather enough high-level carpenters. You can choose more people tomorrow morning to ensure the ship's construction speed."
"That would be best! Although we can't build the ship now, we can get these carpenters to help build the warships and familiarize themselves with the work of building ships … "
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Yang Rui explained the matter of the ship's blueprint to Jiao Wen and did not stay any longer. Taking advantage of the darkness of the night, he separately took Young Emperor Liu Bian, Empress Dowager He, and Dong Yi with him. Escorted by more than ten dagger-axe boats, they headed upstream in the direction of Great Mountain City.
Of course, Yang Rui left Dong Yi alone on a ship. Otherwise, if he recognized Empress Dowager He and the Young Emperor, there would be problems. Yang Rui deliberately separated the three of them when they were in Heyin County and on the way from Heyin to Great Mountain City.
Although it was difficult to travel at night and there were many wild beasts, the cover of the night was just enough to hide Liu Bian, Dong Yi, and Empress Dowager He's whereabouts. As for the wild beasts, with Yang Rui's current strength and the protection of the Water Soldiers and First Warriors, he did not have to worry about them at all.
What Yang Rui was most worried about was running into players and possibly exposing the identities of Liu Bian and the others. If they were discovered by someone with ulterior motives, the news would spread.
Moreover, from what Yang Rui discovered on the way back, ever since Dong Zhuo's Rebellion entered the stage of "fighting for themselves", there was no such thing as an alliance. Although the various factions were not in a state of opposition, they were all in a state of being able to attack each other. In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yang Rui chose to rush back to Great Mountain City through the night.
Coincidentally, Yang Rui used the Flying Carpet to scout ahead. Nothing happened along the way along the Wenshui. However, when he approached the gate of Great Mountain City, he encountered an accident. Yang Rui saw a group of about ten people sneaking into Ao Lai Peak. Moreover, from their words and actions, Yang Rui could tell that these people were all players.
Yang Rui originally wanted to kill them directly, but he had an idea. He immediately retreated and brought over the ten Bandit leaders who were still on the ship. The rest of the people waited in the ship.
Although Yang Rui had the Flying Carpet and was suitable for scouting in a large area, Yang Rui did not have any stealth skills. Thus, sending the Bandit leaders was the best choice.
"… I don't know what Boss Long Sky's intentions are. He has been watching Great Mountain City for a long time. We were killing the Black Mountain Army in the East County when we were suddenly called over."
"Shh! Be careful not to expose yourself. "
"Who would be there in the middle of the night? You Dragon Soul people are always so suspicious. Do you think you are spies on a mission … Tsk! "
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