Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

"Go to Mao Jie's residence immediately, arrest all the people accompanying him, and then check all his correspondence, the old man wants to see whether Cao Cao is loyal or traitor!"

"Here!"

Wang Wei was about to leave immediately, but Liu Xian came out and said, "Wait a minute!"

Wang Wei paused, looked at Liu Biao, and Liu Biao asked, "Does Shizong have any objections?"

Liu Xian shook his head and said, "No, I just think that regardless of whether Cao Cao and Yuan Shu have a dirty relationship, Mao Jie probably doesn't know about it."

Seeing that Liu was thinking on the surface, Liu Xian explained: "Mao Jie came to see the envoy because it was Li Yi. Considering the matter of Ni Heng earlier, there should be no falsehood. As for Yuan Shu, Cao Cao probably didn't know about it at the time. Otherwise, Mao Jie's trip is completely in vain."

Liu Biao suddenly realized, "You mean to say that Yuan Shu informed Cao Cao after the incident, or just a few days ago?"

"exactly!"

Liu Xian said: "So, in a short period of time, Cao Cao may have some inclinations in his heart, but he may not really decide to join Yuan Shu. Otherwise, when Yuan Shu sends troops to Jiangxia, he should raise troops to respond. As for the ordnance, Yuan Shu should still be there. Do your best to win over Cao Cao, otherwise you wouldn't have used such a large amount of money."

Liu Biao pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Shizong's words are right!"

Liu Xian continued: "So, Cao Cao has not turned to Yuan Shu at this time, and he can still persuade him with loyalty, but if my lord acts too directly, and even plays the emperor, Cao Cao may be forced to turn to Yuan Shu!"

Liu Biao nodded again. The more he listened to it, the more he felt that what Liu Xian said made sense, and not only Liu Biao, but others also expressed admiration or approval for Liu Xian's words.

However, Han Song's feeling was very bad. According to what Liu Xian said, wouldn't his punch just now be for nothing?

But at this time, everyone seemed to be leaning towards Liu Xian, and Han Song could not directly raise objections, so he could only suppress his anxiety for the time being and wait for changes later.

"Then according to Shizong, how should we deal with this matter?"

At this time Liu Biao asked a question, and judging from the tone, it was already quite peaceful.

Liu Xian took a look at Liu Biao's face, and then said: "My lord, don't inform the court for now, you can send an envoy to Yanzhou to meet Cao Cao, send this battle report, and first inform Jiangxia of the latest battle situation, so that Cao Cao can understand Yuan Shubing The horse is blocked by Jiang Xia, it will not last long, and then he will attack sideways, and he will show his righteousness. I think that as long as Cao Cao still has a few points of loyalty in his heart, he will definitely not vote for Yuan Shu, and he will be grateful to the lord for his kindness in the future!"

Liu Biao stroked his beard and didn't speak, but seeing the smile in the corner of his eyes, he was obviously moved.

Han Song felt that he had to say something, and he couldn't let things go according to Liu Xian's plan, but at this moment, Fu Xun, who was in charge of Dongcao, suddenly asked, "Don't worry, have you forgotten Lu Bu?"

"Lu Bu?"

Liu Xian was taken aback, subconsciously said: "You mean?"

Fu Xun said softly: "Lu Bu took the initiative to ask for orders to enter Dongjun. At that time, he had contacts with Yuan Shu, and Cao Cao also had contacts with Yuan Shu. Before, I thought the two would fight. People may not be able to unite."

Many people's faces were no longer as cool as before. Although Lu Bu was seriously injured by Liu Guanzhang in Hulao, that did not conceal Lu Bu's own bravery. If Lu Bu's bravery and Cao Cao's strategy were used, both of them would have colluded with Yuan Shu Together, who can stop?

Liu Xian said hesitantly: "This is also a hypothesis, so it can't be taken seriously?"

"Yes, it is indeed a hypothesis."

Fu Xun nodded, then sighed: "Actually, what Xun wants to say is that although the Yuan Shu matter is only fought between Jingyang and Yangzhou for the time being, considering Caocao Lu Bu in Yanzhou and Yuan Shao in Hebei, the flames of war can sweep the world at any time." Most of the prefectures and counties, moreover, once disasters happen, I am afraid that they will be far better than the Yellow Turbans back then, and Dong Zhuo is far from being able to compare!"

Liu Biao's face turned pale slightly, and he was even in a trance. He only cared about Yuan Shu before. Even though some things involved Yanzhou, Liu Biao didn't think too much about it. But now when Fu Xun reminded him, he suddenly realized that he seemed to have always Keep things simple this time.

Liu Biao cupped his hands and asked, "Why did Gongti teach me?"

Fu Xun shook his head and said, "Don't dare, Xun's knowledge is shallow, so he dare not point out major issues, but Xun believes that the current situation is like a long embankment of water, which can no longer be handled by one person, one state, one place, so Xun suggested sending all the news to Going to Chang'an, I don't need to speculate on advice, everything depends on the decision of the emperor!"

Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 388

When Fu Xundao appeared and asked Liu Biao to throw the matter to the court when the situation was serious, Yuan Shu's big move finally spread throughout the world.

Let’s talk about Gongsun Zan in the far north first. He was really taken aback when he heard the news. He didn’t expect that Yuan Gonggong would be so talented. He delivered an impassioned speech the next day, expanding Yuan Shu's personal behavior to the entire Yuan family, criticizing the Yuan family mercilessly, and finally expressing his willingness to agree with the Yuan family as an absolute supporter of the Han Dynasty. The rebel faction of the Yuan family will fight to the end, never to die!

Different from the schadenfreude of the neighbors, it is said that after Yuan Shao received the news that Yuan Shu was proclaimed king, he cursed Yuan Shu at Nanfang for an entire hour that night, and almost vomited blood.

Now Yuan Shao's situation in Hebei is very good, and the battle with Gongsun Zan clearly has the upper hand. It just so happened that Gongsun Zan had conflicts with Liu Yu during the New Year. Return to Qingzhou, defeat Tian Kai, and then completely take over the four northern states.

At that time, Yuan Shao would have the capital, not to mention becoming king, but Yuan Shao never expected that his stupid younger brother would rebel at this time, directly making the Yuan family fall into the target of public criticism!

For this reason, Yuan Shao had to reluctantly make changes to the deployment of Jizhou, temporarily put aside the plan to attack Youzhou, and began to contact the famous families in various places safely. He must let the world believe that Yuan Shu's nonsense only represents himself, and the Yuan family absolutely has no rebellious heart .

And Tao Qian from Xuzhou, this old gentleman is very interesting. After hearing the news about Yuan Shu, he was shocked at first, and then breathed a sigh of relief. He was very glad that Liu Biao was the first target of Yuan Shu, not Tao Qian.

After Zhao Yu, Cao Bao and other officials knew about the situation, they jointly suggested to Tao Qian, asking Tao Qian to take the opportunity to send troops to Yangzhou and follow Yuan's posthumous route. Even if he could not win, he could still put pressure on Yuan Shu, ease the predicament in Jingzhou, and prevent Yuan from becoming powerful. , to buy time for the imperial court, of course, they can also earn a lot of credit later.

But Tao Qian rejected this very good proposal.

The lack of troops in Xuzhou was one reason, but it was more because Tao Qian was very afraid of Yuan Shu. He was afraid that after saving Jingzhou, Yuan Shu would turn around and attack Xuzhou. Who knows if someone would help him at that time, Tao Qian didn't want to treat others badly.

Therefore, when Jingzhou needed support the most, Tao Qian, the most convenient person to lend a helping hand, continued to live his own life as if nothing had happened.

In Yuzhou, as the common neighbor of Liu Biao and Yuan Shu, Governor Zhou Xin's reaction was even more surprising than Tao Qian's, because Zhou Xin actually submitted his resignation letter to the imperial court at this time, and wanted to leave.

This is Zhou Xin's obvious inaction, and it's even a little funny, but thinking about Zhou Xin's relationship with the Yuan family, Zhou Xin's actions are actually helpless.

Then there is Cao Cao.

At first Lv Bu's sudden arrival made Cao Cao a little wary, but Cao Cao had newly won Yanzhou, and the civil servants and military generals were united and their morale was high, so they were not afraid of Lv Bu. As long as Lv Bu dared to show his teeth, Cao Cao would dare to lead people to kill him.

But after the news of Yuan Shu becoming king, Cao Cao also became nervous. The first thing he thought of was that Lu Bu was in collusion with Yuan Shu. Although Cao Cao didn't think that with Yuan Shu's help, Lu Bu could be stronger than himself, but there would be more variables in that case. Yes, mistakes are bound to happen.

However, as time passed, Cao Cao gradually felt relieved, because although Lu Bu was reorganizing the army every day, after several trials, Cao Cao found that with the reserves in Lu Bu's army, let alone expeditions, even in Yanzhou Long-term battles in the local area can't afford it, which means that even though Lu Bu has thoughts about him, he won't involve Yuan Shu in it, so it's easy to handle.

But Cao Cao's mood was destined to be restless. Within two days, another news came from Nanyang, saying that Mao Jie, Cao Cao's emissary, had been detained by Liu Biao. have!

Cao Cao disdained this at first, thinking it was nonsense, but after a little inquiring, his whole head became dizzy, because it turned out to be true, and Liu Biao also sent the news to Chang'an, Cao Cao At that time, I was so angry that I wanted to make a villain for Liu Biao.

However, in this world, there are still many people who are bigger than Cao Cao. After the news of Yuan Shu's proclaiming the king spread to Chang'an, the already bad court was completely turned into a pot of rotten porridge.

At first, some courtiers suggested dispatching troops from Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and Yuzhou to join forces to encircle and suppress Yuan Shu. However, after discussing for a while, they found that neither Yanzhou nor Xuzhou was active. The imperial court ordered, and Zhou Xin's resignation was delivered

Then someone said that two old generals, Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun, were invited to join the army. The two old generals were unambiguous, saying that there was no problem at all, but they had no soldiers in hand. Everyone had to think of a way, so everyone looked at Li Jue. Guo Si and others, but they laughed and said nothing, asking for military power, there is no way!

Although these two methods could not be arranged, they were considered reliable, but afterward the discussion in the courtroom became chaotic, with all kinds of messy ideas, some asked Yuan Shaonan to go down to deal with Yuan Shu, some asked Li Jue to be in command, In the end, some people even said that they would recognize Yuan Shu's King of Chu and appease him for the time being.

After a few days of discussion, the little emperor finally asked the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty with tears in his eyes. Is there no such thing as a big man?

All the ministers bowed their heads in shame, facing the emperor facelessly.

At this moment, Li Jue stood up and unexpectedly recommended Li Yi as the general who conquered the South, and asked Li Yi to dispatch the southern soldiers and horses to take charge of the conquest of Yuan Shu!

As soon as this remark came out, the little emperor was moved immediately, thinking that Li Yi could take on this important task, because it was Li Yi who rescued him from Dong Zhuo's grasp at the beginning. The little emperor had great confidence in Li Yi, but he didn't wait for the little emperor. He agreed, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty expressed their opposition with one voice.

The reasons of the officials are very good, such as Li Yi's age, qualifications, background, etc., and even the fact that Li Yi once "lurked" beside Dong Zhuo was brought out as black history.

What the little emperor heard was full of sadness. As he got older, he already understood many things. He knew that the reasons mentioned by the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were just excuses. The real key was to make Li Yi, a young man with no foundation If people are in command, it's fine if the battle goes wrong. If Li Yi defeats Yuan Shu, wouldn't he want to embarrass them, the famous officials and generals?