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First of all, according to the detailed records of the historical materials "Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms" and other historical materials, Yuan Shu, the word road, was born in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the second son of Sikong Yuan Fengzhi, a member of the Yuan clan in Runan, and was born in Ruyang County, Runan County (now Shangshui County, Henan Province). Yuan Shu lived in the family of the fourth and third princes, Sikong Yuan Feng was his father, and Yuan Shao was his half-brother, and the relationship between the two was long-term discordant due to differences in family background and status.
At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, He Jin held the power of the imperial court, and Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were attracted by He Jin because of their status as scholars. However, after Dong Zhuo took power, Yuan Shu fled to Nanyang County and became part of a coalition against Dong Zhuo. He joined forces with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other princes to defeat Dong Zhuo, but ultimately failed. In 190 AD, Yuan Shu and Sun Jian joined forces, and Sun Jian defeated Dong Zhuo's army, and in this operation, Yuan Shu provided food and grass support in the rear. However, due to Dong Zhuo's relocation of the capital to Chang'an, the coalition army's crusade ultimately failed, and Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao once again contradicted each other.
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After the failure of the crusade against Dong Zhuo, Dong Zhuo still held Liu Xie, the emperor of Han Xian, hostage. Yuan Shao proposed to make Liu Yu emperor and sought Yuan Shu's support, but Yuan Shu already had different ambitions and rejected his brother's proposal, deepening the resentment between the brothers. Yuan Shu became suspicious of the decline of the Han dynasty and conceived in his heart the ambition of becoming emperor. However, due to the lack of strength, he did not immediately implement this plan.
In the battle between Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao's brothers, Cao Cao sided with Yuan Shao, while Yuan Shu formed alliances with other princes such as Tao Qian and Gongsun Zhan. In order to defeat Cao Cao, an ally of Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu attacked Yanzhou, but was defeated at the Battle of Kuangting. Yuan Shunan fled south to Shouchun and eventually established his own foundation in Jiujiang. In 192 AD, after Dong Zhuo was killed, Yuan Shu continued to expand his power, capturing Xuzhou Guangling and other places, and expanding his power between the Jianghuai River.
Three. In the winter of the second year of Xingping (195), when Dong Zhuo's remnants were pursuing Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu saw an opportunity to become emperor. He believed that the Han dynasty was in decline, so he was proclaimed emperor in the winter of the second year of Jian'an (197), and established the name Zhongshi, becoming a representative of a prince who became the emperor in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. Yuan Shu placed the ministers and sacrificed to the northern and southern suburbs, ostensibly as a member of the Eastern Han court, but in fact he was seeking his own independent hegemony.
However, Yuan Shu's act of becoming the emperor caused many internal and external opinions. In 196 AD, Cao Cao welcomed Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and provided support to the Eastern Han court, regrouped, and issued orders. Yuan Shu faced a joint attack by Lu Bu, Sun Ce, Cao Cao and other forces, and the situation was grim. Cao Cao sent Liu Bei, Zhu Ling, and others to block Yuan Shu, making it impossible for him to join Yuan Shao, which ultimately led to Yuan Shu's defeat.
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In the end, Yuan Shu died in Jiangting in the fourth year of Jian'an (199) when he faced a famine and his strength was seriously damaged. His descendants failed to maintain Yuan Shu's hegemony, and his territory was largely occupied by Cao Cao. Although Yuan Shu's descendants found a certain living space in Wu State, Yuan Shao's descendants were relatively in a more advantageous situation.
On the whole, Yuan Shu's move to become emperor was a big gamble in the troubled times of the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but it ended in failure. With his ingenious strategy and political skill, Cao Cao successfully put an end to Yuan Shu's hegemony and laid the foundation for his rise in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. The story of Yuan Shu has become a historical chapter that cannot be ignored in that troubled era.
Yuan Shu's life, like a meteor on the stage of history, was short and brilliant, but finally disappeared in the wind and rain of the troubled times. His attempt to become emperor, although it showed personal ambition and ambition, also ended in failure due to the interweaving of many factors.
First of all, Yuan Shu's family background is prominent, he was born in the family of Sikong Yuan Fengzhi, and the fourth and third princes of the Yuan family in Runan should have been a wealthy family. However, the complex relationship within the family and the contradictions between Yuan Shao's brothers became a stumbling block for Yuan Shu to move forward. The reason why Yuan Shu became an independent force and pursued the title of emperor may also be to get rid of the disputes between brothers and find his own world.
Secondly, Yuan Shu chose an anti-Dong Zhuo position in the political situation in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, but repeatedly hit a wall in the coalition army's crusade against Dong Zhuo. This series of failures caused Yuan Shu's ambitions to suffer a setback. However, he did not give up because of this, but found his foothold in the troubled times and established a foundation. This shows his tenacity, but it also sets the stage for his future fate.
Yuan Shu's move to become emperor in the winter of the second year of Jian'an was undoubtedly a big gamble. He may have seen the decay of the Eastern Han Dynasty and his own strength in the Jianghuai area, and thought that the time was ripe. However, he failed to foresee the rise of Cao Cao and the combined attack of strong enemies such as Lü Bu and Sun Ce. This made Yuan Shu's road to emperor bumpy and difficult.
In the end, Yuan Shu's decline came not only from external enemies, but also from internal operations and governance. After he became emperor, he was arrogant and lascivious, and he was tyrannical, causing the people in the Jianghuai region to starve to death and the people to be separated. At the same time, the great drought and famine severely damaged his strength, which became the fuse of his final defeat. At this time, Cao Cao's rise became a mortal threat, and Yuan Shu eventually died in Jiangting in desperation.
Although Yuan Shu's life ended in failure, he left a strong mark on the stage of history. His ambition and efforts may be a microcosm of the many heroes and heroes in troubled times. At the same time, his failure is a microcosm of the efforts of countless individuals during that tumultuous time. This story tells us that in troubled times, personal ambitions and efforts may be able to shine for a short time, but in the end, they still need to face the severe test of external environment and internal factors.
Yuan Shu's life is full of legends, and his path to becoming emperor may be a manifestation of the pursuit of individual values, but it also reflects the helplessness and impermanence of that troubled era. The wheels of history are rolling forward, each hero has left a unique mark in the tide of the times, and Yuan Shu has also written his own chapter in those turbulent years.
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