After Wang Yan subdued the civil and military generals under Yuan Shao, he took a short rest in Pingyuan County and led his army into Jizhou. After Wang Yan entered Jizhou, Cao Cao, who was marching south to conquer Yuzhou, could not sit still. Chen sent troops to the border of Qingzhou to threaten Wang Yan. Wang Yan ordered Huang Zhong to lead the army and continue to attack Jizhou. At the same time, he divided his troops and led Taishi Ci, Wei Yan, and Gan Ning to approach Cao Cao. The two sides faced off at the borders of Qing and Yan. Wang Yan saw Cao Cao and said: "Meng De, I never expected that we had established an alliance before, but we fell out so quickly. But it was you who initiated the alliance, and now it is you who initiated the tearing up of the alliance. What do you think, Brother Meng De?" What did you say?" Facing Wang Yan, Cao Cao was speechless for a moment. Wang Yan got ready for war, and Cao Cao finally withdrew. As soon as Cao Cao withdrew, he turned his troops and marched into Jizhou, intending to seize the territory of Jizhou and carve up a share of the benefits. After Wang Yan got the news, he immediately sent his army to attack Yanzhou. Wang Yan led the army with overwhelming force and defeated three county towns in a row. For a time, Yanzhou was shaken, and Cao Cao had to withdraw his army. At that time, Li Ru advised Dong Zhuo to send his army to attack Jizhou, but Dong Zhuo, who was already intoxicated in the gentle countryside, not only did not accept it, but instead scolded Li Ru. Without the intervention of Cao Cao and Dong Zhuo, Wang Yan captured Jizhou and connected Qingzhou and Jizhou. The power of his subordinates was greatly improved. With the addition of officials from Yuan Shao's line such as Tian Feng, Jushou, and Zhang Jia, Wang Yan's talents became more powerful. , unprecedentedly powerful, and even more eyeing the north. After Wang Yan took control of Jizhou, he was not in a hurry to start a war. He spent a year sorting out the internal affairs of Jizhou, replacing all the officials from various counties and countries in Jizhou with his own people. During this year, he also opened up a wide range of ideas, reduced and exempted people's taxes, and allowed the people to pay taxes. The people in Jizhou and Qingzhou had enough food and clothing and were not affected by the war. In the fifth year of Ping Dynasty, there was civil strife in Youzhou. Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu and occupied Youzhou. Liu Yu's son Liu He escaped from Youzhou with the help of Yan Rou and asked Wang Yan to send troops. Wang Yan took this opportunity to go north to Youzhou, defeat Gongsun Zan, seize Youzhou, and successfully unite Youzhou, Qingzhou and Jizhou. Since then, Wang Yan's power has grown to a higher level. While Wang Yan's power was expanding, Cao Cao had captured Yuzhou, defeated Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, and successfully connected Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou. Cao Cao sent troops to attack Xuzhou. Xuzhou Tao Qian asked Wang Yan for help and was willing to surrender to Wang Yan. Wang Yan sent troops to the Yanzhou border and threatened Cao Cao to abandon Xuzhou. The coaches of both sides, Wang Yan and Cao Cao, met again. Cao Cao saw Wang Yan and said with emotion: "Wangzhou Mu, in a blink of an eye, you have captured Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou, and your power is getting stronger and stronger." Wang Yan said: "Brother Meng De, let's talk to each other!" Cao Cao looked even more expressionless. Seriously, he said: "Unexpectedly, we will eventually go to war. Once I defeat Xiandi, I will occupy You, Ji, Qing, Yan, Yu, and Yang. I will seize Xuzhou without any effort and occupy the seven major states in the world. Over there, the tiger is eying the world. . When the time comes, defeat Dong Zhuo in the west, Liu Biao and Sun Jian in the south, and then conquer Bashu. Once my virtuous brother defeats me, I think he will do the same. " Wang Yan looked confident and said: "Brother Meng De, Yuzhou and Yangzhou are war-torn places, and they will bring you very little help. If you come to fight with me again after capturing Jingzhou, the people of Jingzhou will be rich. With the foundation, we may be able to fight. But now, you will definitely lose. In addition to countless grains, Jingzhou and Youzhou also have countless war horses, both of which you cannot defeat in a short time. Got it." Cao Cao said again: "I understand the difference between us. But if you take Jingzhou, your strength will be further improved." "Wang Yan and Cao Cao have a chance. After sighing, the two sides started fighting. Cao Cao divided two armies to attack Wang Yan, but Wang Yan sent his troops to resist, but secretly sent Tai Shici to lead 3,000 cavalry into Yanzhou, causing internal turmoil in Yanzhou. Cao Cao knew that there could be no chaos on the front line, so he strictly ordered Xun Yu to sit in Hou Fang, surround and suppress Tai Shici, and at the same time increase the intensity of his attacks on the front line. The two sides fought for nearly a year. In the end, Cao Cao was defeated and Tao Qian took the initiative to declare himself a minister. Wang Yan took another year to recuperate, taking all Cao Cao's capable ministers and generals into his own service, and then sent his subordinates to Yanzhou, Yuzhou and Yangzhou to completely control the three states. At this time, Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, took the initiative to hand over the seal of the governor of Xuzhou, and Wang Yan arranged for officials to take over Xuzhou. From then on, Wang Yan monopolized seven states in the world and was the most powerful in the world. Dong Zhuo was intoxicated in Wenwen Township, and suddenly realized that Wang Yan was extremely powerful, so he began to think of ways to deal with Wang Yan. Dong Zhuo sent envoys to unite with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, but Liu Biao was unmoved. He neither supported Dong Zhuo nor Wang Yan. Instead, he sat back and watched the two sides go to war. After adjusting the forces under Wang Yan's command, they are ready to go. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ??, Wang Yan and Dong Zhuo went to war. Wang Yan led his troops from Jizhou and marched into Luoyang. The two sides fought again at Hulao Pass. Many years later, when Wang Yan met Lu Bu again, Wang Yan had no longer fought in person. His subordinates Dian Wei and Xu Chu fought against Lu Bu. In the end, Lu Bu was defeated and retreated to Hulao Pass. When Dong Zhuo was guarding Hulao Pass, news suddenly spread that a coup had occurred in Luoyang. Emperor Liu Bian and all officials in the court mobilized troops to massacre the Prime Minister's Mansion, causing the entire Dong Zhuo family to die tragically. There was turmoil in the rear, and Dong Zhuo's front line could no longer be stabilized. On the one hand, he ordered Lu Bu to garrison Hulao Pass, and on the other hand, Dong Zhuo quickly led his troops back to Luoyang. Dong Zhuo returned to Luoyang, but was resisted by hundreds of officials in Luoyang, and his troops stormed Luoyang. After breaking the city, Dong Zhuo massacred hundreds of officials, beheaded the emperor Liu Bian, and even killed Liu Bian's children. After killing hundreds of officials, Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang and withdrew his troops from Chang'an. Lu Bu resisted Wang Yan alone, but was eventually persuaded to surrender by Wang Yan. He led his army to open Hulao Pass and welcome Wang Yan to enter the pass. Wang Yan marched westward and entered Chang'an, where he fought Dong Zhuo. There was a fierce battle between the two sides. Dong Zhuo was defeated and led his army to flee towards Xiliang. At this time, the intelligence department under Wang Yue incited Han Sui and Ma Teng to rebel, kill Dong Zhuo, and surrender to Wang Yan. Since then, Wang Yan has acquired Liangzhou, Sizhou and Bingzhou in the north. His power has spread to ten states in the world, and his power is the highest in the world. The officials under Wang Yan's command all came forward to let Wang Yan ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor, but Wang Yun was stubborn and asked Wang Yan to support the royal family surnamed Liu. Wang Yan finally supported Liu He to ascend the throne and moved the capital to Chang'an. This year, Wang Yan once again rested and recuperated, and did not send any more troops to attack Jingzhou, nor did he enter Yizhou. On the contrary, Wang Yan like this made Liu Biao and Liu Yan frightened. In the tenth year of the First Ping Dynasty, Sun Jian from Jiangdong took the initiative to surrender and submit to the imperial court. Following Sun Jian's surrender, Liu Biao and Liu Yan no longer had the courage to resist, so they surrendered. Wang Yan sent troops to Yizhou and Jingzhou, and since then he has unified the world. After Wang Yan unified the country, Jiaozhou in the south also surrendered, and Wang Yan truly achieved unification. Three years later, Wang Yun was critically ill. On his deathbed, he held Wang Yan's hand and said, "Xiao Yan, it's dad who has dragged you down. But dad is a minister of the Han Dynasty in life and will be a minister of the Han Dynasty in death. Dad can't control the affairs behind his life, he can only In the name of filial piety, you will not be able to ascend the throne. After your father's death, you will no longer be restrained." After the father and son talked, Wang Yun died of illness. In the same year, Wang Yan's important ministers expressed their abdication to the emperor, Liu He abdicated, and Wang Yan ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor.