The Warriors of the Three Kingdoms

When he was young, he followed his father, although he was the eldest son and the prince.

But his father, Emperor Hanling, didn't like Liu Bian much. He liked his younger son Liu Xie more. Liu Xie's mother was Emperor Hanling's favorite concubine, Aiwujiwu.

The love for Liu Bian was only because Liu Bian's mother was a queen, and his uncle was a general in the dynasty. Emperor Han Ling was quite afraid of these relatives.

Therefore, Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty did not love Liu Bian as much as he did Liu Xie.

Especially when Liu Bian was captured by Liu Zheng and taken out of the palace.

The young Liu Bian was supported by Xu You, Wang Fen and others as the little puppet emperor in Jizhou.

His troubled life began.

Successively, they changed back and forth in the hands of Wang Fen, He Jin, He Miao and others.

Although he has always been the emperor, he has always been just a puppet without any abilities of his own. He is just a mascot on the surface.

Although he was re-elected to the throne in Luoyang later, but he was displaced when he was young, and his father died of eunuch chaos, and he was brutally interfered with by his relatives one after another.

Therefore, at a young age, Liu Bian hated the influence of his relatives.

He didn't trust eunuchs, nor his relatives.

The only ones who can only trust the clansmen of the Han Dynasty.

Because only the clan of the Han Dynasty really helped him.

Just like Liu Bei, he did his best and worked hard.

"His Majesty."

"Uncle Royal."

In the study, Liu Bei saw the little emperor Liu Bian.

Liu Bei greeted Liu Bian respectfully, and the little emperor also had a humble attitude towards Liu Bei. Before he took control of the military, the little emperor Liu Bian knew what flexion was, and he knew that he still had to rely on Liu Bei and could not offend Liu Bei.

"Uncle Huang, what's the matter with coming to see you at such a late hour?"

"The minister is here for the matter at the court meeting today."

"The matter of the court meeting in the morning, Uncle Huang is talking about sending envoys to the Guishuang Empire?"

As soon as Liu Bian heard Liu Bei's words, he immediately thought of what Liu Bei had said in the morning.

Naturally, only the matter of going to Guishuang Empire as an envoy was enough to attract Liu Bei's attention.

"Yes."

"Didn't it be settled during today's court meeting? I have already promised you to send envoys to the Guishuang Empire. The two sides will exchange what is needed in exchange for money and strengthen the national power."

Regardless of Liu Bian's young age, he is still smart. He knows that this matter is indeed beneficial to today's big man, so he facilitated this matter.

Liu Bei nodded and answered.

"Your Majesty, this is only a superficial matter. In fact, when I was at the court meeting, I still had an idea that I didn't say. There are too many people in the court meeting, and it is inconvenient to talk about many things."

What Liu Bei said made the little emperor suddenly curious.

"Uncle, please speak frankly."

"The Guishuang Empire has a strong national power. The old minister listened to what Fazheng said. Today's Guishuang Empire has an army of 30, which is enough to sweep away the Western Regions Protectorate of our great Han. The veteran believes that the Western Regions Protectorate is now in name only, although it is still there. , but it is completely out of our jurisdiction.”

"It's better to exchange the Guishuang Empire with the Protectorate of the Western Regions, in exchange for him to send troops to help us deal with Liu Zheng. I wonder what your majesty thinks of this method?"

At this time, Liu Bei immediately expressed his thoughts to the little emperor.

This matter is too important for Liu Bei to decide on his own, so he needs to ask the little emperor.

After all, if he really agreed, it would only be possible if the little emperor gave the order.

The matter was of great importance, and the little emperor frowned immediately after hearing Liu Bei's words.

It seems that he didn't understand Liu Bei's words. ,

"Uncle Huang, what do you mean, we send envoys to the Guishuang Empire to make a deal with the Guishuang Empire and ask them to send troops to help us deal with Liu Zheng?"

Liu Bian carefully comprehended Liu Bei's words, and quickly came to a conclusion.

At this time, Liu Bian didn't quite understand.

He asked Liu Bei back, just wanting Liu Bei to clarify his doubts.

Speak clearly.

Liu Bei also knew that Liu Bian didn't understand, so he immediately told Liu Bian about the current situation.

"Your Majesty, the recent news, especially the news about Liu Zheng in the south, must have spread to Luoyang one after another. You should have heard of it."

Liu Bei didn't directly talk about the Guishuang Empire, but talked about Liu Zheng to Liu Bian.

The royal family has spies, but the number is not many, and the county guards from all over the country will occasionally pass the news to the capital, so Liu Bian knows a lot about Liu Zheng, especially when he was young, he met Liu Zheng. The impression of Liu Zheng is not that bad.

So there will be extra attention to Liu Zheng.

"Know some."

"Since Your Majesty knows it, it should be clear that Liu Zheng has now ruled the north, not only occupying Jizhou, but Youzhou can also become his possession at any time. With the two northern states, does Your Majesty know what this means?"

Regarding this point, Liu Bian is really not very clear. Even if he knows at this time, he will pretend not to know, hoping that Liu Bei can clarify his doubts.

The next moment he shook his head, waiting for Liu Bei to continue.

"This means that Liu Zheng has opened up the north-south traffic arteries, and the battle line has been stretched. He can attack us from several angles, and we have more places to defend."

"At the same time, with the presence of Jizhou and Youzhou, Liu Zheng has no pressure. He can buy the most horses directly from the nomads, and he can even raise horses by himself. In a few years, Liu Zheng's men will be able to train Send out a strong cavalry."

"Liu Zheng's cavalry is already very powerful. Let him have enough horses. By then, he will become stronger. It will be difficult for us to deal with him. At least our current strength alone is already weak. It's a fight with Liu."

Liu Bei wasn't alarmist. Now that they know, Liu Zheng controls Jingzhou, Yangzhou, Jiaozhou, Xuzhou, Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Youzhou.

Liu Zheng has already occupied half of the fourteen states in the world.

This does not include the subordinate areas occupied by Liu Zheng. In the Han area alone, Liu Zheng's strength is enough to make Liu Bei afraid.

Therefore, relying on his current strength alone, Liu Bei does not have the confidence to fight Liu Zheng.

That being the case, it becomes necessary to find some reliable friends. ?

Chapter 1000 two hundred and 11 determine the candidate

After listening to Liu Bei's words, the little emperor Liu Bian understood his situation in general.

In fact, even if Liu Bei didn't say that, he could still understand that the big man is no longer what he used to be.

Liu Zheng's strength has made great progress over the years. If he really confronted Liu Zheng, Liu Bian himself would find it difficult.

This is why he relies on Liu Bei.

"Uncle Huang means, let's go to the Guishuang Empire to borrow troops? Will they agree?"

Liu Bian didn't know much about the Guishuang Empire, at best, he heard a few words from the ministers during the court meeting today.

If it is only a mission, the Guishuang Empire may still be able to establish friendship with the big man and agree to trade.

After all, trade is mutual, and it is not just the Han Empire that makes money.

Their Guishuang Empire can also benefit from it.

But if it is borrowing soldiers, then the other party is not a fool.

Soldiers and horses are the sharp weapons of the country, how can they be seconded at will.

What Liu Bian was worried about was that if such an unreasonable request was made, the other party would not only refuse to agree, but would actually ridicule him.

Regarding this point, Liu Bei seemed to have thought of it a long time ago, and soon defended Liu's confusion.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I expected that the other party would not agree easily, so we can exchange a large area under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate of the Western Regions with the other party. The 36 countries under the jurisdiction of the Protectorate are all owned by the Guishuang Empire."

The Protectorate of the Western Regions existed in name only many years ago, and they were not under the control of the big man. They had already been occupied by the newly rising small countries.

That's not to say.A dispensable title was given.

In this way, tens of thousands of soldiers from the Guishuang Empire can be exchanged.

No matter how you look at it, Liu Bei and the others made money.

Anyway, if the Guishuang Empire has the strength.

There is no need for the permission of the Han Empire at all, and the Protectorate of the Western Regions can also be taken down by them.

At that time, the big man has no way to reason, let alone send troops to trouble the Guishuang Empire.

They were so busy dealing with Liu Zheng that they didn't have enough soldiers, so how could they have the ability to start a war with the Guishuang Empire again.

Therefore, for the newly emerging Guishuang Empire, Liu Bei's intention is to only make friends with each other, not to make enemies.

Liu Bian didn't know much about the affairs of the Protectorate of the Western Regions, but now that Xiliang had just returned to the imperial court, the matter of the Protectorate of the Western Regions was still far away.

Without Liu Zheng, they might be able to get their hands on the Duhufu, but now, they dare not even think about it.

The little emperor thinks it is feasible to exchange the Protectorate of the Western Regions for the army of the Guishuang Empire.

"Uncle Huang, if you really think this is feasible, then I can agree."

"It's so good. It's just that you can't do it with great fanfare. First, it is easy to be detected by Liu Zheng's spies in the court. Second, not all ministers may agree to do this."

"So, we can only do it in private, and wait for the army of the Guishuang Empire to arrive before announcing the news. This way, since Liu Zheng is caught off guard, we can also stop the ministers from talking."

"Correct."

Liu Bei thought carefully and immediately got the approval of the little emperor.

"Then uncle, is there anyone who can go to Guishuang Empire as an envoy?"

Since he is acting in private, this candidate must be a very important person. If he is Liu Bei's confidant, but at the same time must ensure that he is not Liu Zheng's person, and he must have the determination to leave Guishuang. No, young people are the best.

On this point, Liu Bei considered it thoroughly, and immediately proposed a candidate for Liu Bian.

"Your Majesty, I have two candidates here."

"Oh? Which two?"

Liu Bian asked hurriedly, seeming a little curious.

"First, Jia Xu, this person is the son of Qingqi General Jia Gong, from Wuwei County in Xiliang, suitable for this trip."

Jia Xu is now a minister in the imperial court, and has some friendship with Liu Bei. Liu Bei knows that he is talented and wants to win him over, so he will recommend Jia Xu at this time.

However, Liu Bian was somewhat jealous of Liu Bei, and Jia Xu was indeed talented. Liu Bian didn't want Jia Xu to join the party of the general Liu Bei, so he refused.

"I have an impression of this person. He seems to be very old, so he is not suitable for long-distance travel."

Jia Xu is now nearly fifty years old, and in this era, he is indeed an older person.

When Liu Bei heard this, he didn't expect Liu Bian to refuse, but he didn't panic, and immediately said his second candidate.

"Secondly, Fazheng, Fufengren, he is the grandson of the famous scholar Fazhen. This person told me about the Guishuang Empire this time. He knows a lot about the Guishuang Empire and is very young. I Seeing that this person has talent, he can be of great use!"

Fazheng's getting along with Liu Bei these days really gave Liu Bei a good impression.

Liu Bei is also good at knowing people. Just a few days of short communication with Fazheng, he can see that Fazheng is smart and a talent that can be used to great effect.

So I want to promote.

And this Fazheng's age is about the same as the little emperor Liu Bian. The little emperor doesn't know Fazheng well. Compared with Jia Xu, it doesn't matter if this Fazheng is promoted by Liu Bei.

Simply, he agreed.

"Then decide him. Tomorrow morning, we will determine the candidate, let him bring some people, form a mission, and set off immediately to the Guishuang Empire."

The little emperor Liu Bian agreed.

Seeing that Liu Bei had achieved his goal, he didn't stay with the little emperor any longer.

On Liu Bei's side, he was starting to go to the Guishuang Empire, and on Liu Zheng's side, he was also paying attention to the Guishuang Empire.

It's just that what Liu Zheng wants to take is not the road of the Western Regions, but Funan.

The spring of 195.

Cao Cao, who had been back to Jianye for two months, was finally about to set off and return to Funan.

After all, he is now the governor of Nanzhou in name.

It is impossible to leave Funan all the time and stay in Jianye.