In the second year of Chuping (191), the then Jizhou Mu Han Fu gave up the position of Mu to Yuan Shao . Jizhou was the most populous state in the north at that time. Yuan Shao became one of the strongest warlords in the world by becoming the governor of Jizhou at that time, laying the foundation for his Yuan family hegemony across the four prefectures of Hebei, Qing, You and Bing. So why did Han Fu, who was the Jizhou Governor at the time, give up Jizhou Governor to Yuan Shao?
First of all, I want to explain that the following content is the opinion of this ghost, so everyone can just listen to it. After the outbreak of the Yellow Turban Uprising, the central government of the Eastern Han Dynasty allowed the governors of each state and the prefects of each county to recruit troops on their own. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, local commanders who recruited their own troops also had the military power to break away from the central control and became warlords who dominated the country. The era of "competing for heroes" has begun.
Although the governors of various states in the Eastern Han Dynasty (later changed to state governors) and prefects of various counties became warlords who dominated the country after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, not every prefect and prefect could adapt to this transformation. Han Fu, who was the governor of Jizhou at that time, was one of them. According to historical records, Han Fu was originally a disciple of the Yuan family in Runan. Dong Zhuo After entering Luoyang , Censor Zhongcheng Han Fu was appointed as the governor of Jizhou by Dong Zhuo.
In other words, Han Fu's Jizhou Muslim relies on Runan Yuan and Dong Zhuo, which has nothing to do with him. Because of this, many local scholars and generals in Jizhou did not accept him. What's even more terrible is that Yuan Shao, who offended Dong Zhuo, also fled to Jizhou. In view of the influence of the Yuan family in Runan, Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and appointed Yuan Shao as the prefect of Bohai (belonging to Jizhou), and let Han Fu take charge of Yuan Shao.
Han Fu basically managed to maintain his position by relying on the appointment of Yuan's disciple and Dong Zhuo. As a result, a son of Yuan's family (Yuan Shao) who was far superior to him and was appointed by Dong Zhuo. Han Fu's situation can be imagined. In order to maintain his position, Han Fu sent someone to put Yuan Shao under house arrest ( to send several departments to defend him, and he was not allowed to shake him), and he also charged himself with "ungratefulness".
Kangdong formed the coalition forces to fight against Dong, Han Fu had to release Yuan Shao and join other Kwantung warlords to elect Yuan Shao as the leader. By this time, Yuan Shao's influence in Jizhou had completely surpassed Han Fu. Han Fu even followed Yuan Shao in making another Liu Yu as the emperor. The scholars and generals in Jizhou naturally became increasingly dissatisfied with Han Fu, especially the elite Jizhou represented by Qu Yi.
in the second year of Chuping (191), Qu Yi raised an army against Han Fu. As a result, Han Fu could not defeat Qu Yi, and Yuan Shao took the opportunity to form an alliance with Qu Yi. So Yuan Shao's adviser Fengji suggested Yuan Shao: secretly invite Youzhou Gongsun Zan to attack Jizhou. Han Fu must be extremely panicked under internal and external pressure. Then Yuan Shao sent an eloquent person to lobby Han Fu and forced Han Fu to give the Jizhou Governor to Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao adopted Feng Ji's suggestion and secretly asked Gongsun Zan to lead his troops south. Han Fu was immediately out of his mind. The Xun Chen and the high-ranking who supported Yuan Shao immediately persuaded Han Fu to give the Jizhou Mu to Yuan Shao. " is timid ( Fan Ye comment) " Han Fu was already in a state of collapse because of Qu Yi and Gongsun Zan. In addition, he was a disciple of the Yuan family and had no ambition to compete for the world, so he gave the Jizhou Governor to Yuan Shao.
Overall, Han Fu's personality and ability are not enough to adapt to the chaotic times in the late Han Dynasty. All factions inside and outside Jizhou wanted Han Fu to step down, causing him to fall into internal and external troubles. In addition, Han Fu is a disciple of the Yuan family in Runan, so it was not psychologically stressful for him to give the Jizhou Governor to Yuan Shao. Therefore, Han Fu gave the Jizhou Governor to Yuan Shao.
