Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

Those who receive orders from heaven will live long and prosperous lives.

Several beautiful small seal characters appeared in front of Liu Yu. He looked at the corner of the jade seal filled with gold and knew that it was indeed the imperial seal.

Unlike Liu Yu's indifference, everyone's eyes were filled with passion.

Zhang Fei's words undoubtedly expressed everyone's inner thoughts.

In this era, the concept of imperial power was deeply rooted, and the theory of destiny was even more deeply rooted in people's hearts. When Emperor Guangwu restored the country, there were prophecies about Liu Xiu circulating.

Liu Yu looked at the jade seal with no feeling. As a staunch atheist, Liu Yu knew that there was no such thing as destiny.

When Qin Shihuang unified the six kingdoms, not to mention that he used the Heshi Bi to make a jade seal, even if he used an ordinary piece of stone, he could still command the world.

The same thing happened during the restoration of Emperor Guangwu. Liu Xiu's power had reached an unprecedented level, and he could command the world even without the imperial seal.

If there really is a Mandate of Heaven, how could the Qin Dynasty's jade seal, which was intended to be passed down for eternity, perish in the second generation?

These are just means used by the rulers to keep the people ignorant.

The true destiny is not this stone, but strength. When one has strength, one can command the world even without the jade seal. If one does not have strength, holding the jade seal would be a crime.

Although Liu Yu has several famous generals under his command, he only has 10,000 soldiers. After this battle, he lost another 3,000 men. Compared with the previous number, a few thousand men must be a big improvement. However, for powerful princes, a few thousand men can be ignored in the eyes of others.

The most critical point is that Liu Yu has no territory, which means that his foundation is weak and he cannot provide a long-term supply of food and grass. If he wants to feed this army, he can only rely on others like Liu Bei in history.

Liu Yu has been thinking about the issue of food and grass since he entered Hulao Pass. If Dong Zhuo goes west, the anti-Dong alliance will soon disperse.

Without a reason to attack Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao would not continue to supply himself with food and grass.

Liu Yu has always been paying attention to the food and grass situation. The army's food and grass reserves can only last for one month at most.

This means that, unless there are unexpected circumstances, Liu Yu has to find food and fodder within a month, otherwise, the soldiers under him will scatter. After all, people join the army and fight just to fill their stomachs.

After arriving in Luoyang City, an unexpected situation occurred. Li Ru left a group of old and young people in Luoyang City. Liu Yu carefully inquired about the number of these people, and found that there were 100,000 people.

One hundred thousand people means one hundred thousand mouths to feed. How to accommodate these people? This troubled Liu Yu.

Liu Yu handed the jade seal to Liu Bei.

"Brother, you are steady and decent. You can keep the jade seal first."

Liu Bei's eyes were full of passion. As a relative of the Han Dynasty, he had a natural reverence for the Han Dynasty's imperial seal. He took the seal respectfully with both hands.

Liu Yu continued, "Let's not talk about the imperial seal for now. Right now there is a more difficult problem than the imperial seal. How are we going to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people outside the city, young and old?"

Liu Yu's words instantly silenced everyone.

Seeing that no one spoke, Liu Yu also understood everyone's concerns. If it was houses, there was still a part of Luoyang City that had not been burned down, which was enough for these people to live in. The most important thing was food. Now that Luoyang City had been emptied by Dong Zhuo, let alone people, even rats would probably starve to death.

"The army only has enough food to support them for a month. There is no surplus food to rescue them. They can only scatter."

Letting them scatter would mean that they would become refugees and have to find food on their own.

If they can find food, they can survive. If not, death is the final fate that awaits them.

Without help, Liu Yu could clearly foresee the future of these people. Most of them would die on the way out.

Not many people objected to what Cao Cao said. In that era, such situations were too common. When Liu Yu went to Bohai to find Yuan Shao, he encountered many more refugees along the way.

Of course, the refugees he met were different from these people. There were young and strong people among them. The role of the young and strong people among the refugees was very obvious, that is, when they encountered the weak, they would steal some food.

Liu Yu thought about it for a long time but couldn't think of many solutions. He was just about to continue speaking along with what Cao Cao said, but Liu Bei's voice rang out.

"I think what Meng De said is inappropriate. These old and young people have no ability to survive. If they are allowed to go out to look for food, I'm afraid most of them will die on the road."

"What do you think should be done about this matter?"

"We can wait for the princes to come and discuss with everyone. It would be best to move these people to their territories and settle them down properly."

Liu Bei deserves the reputation of being a benevolent man. He always keeps the people in mind.

Liu Yu thought about Liu Bei's proposal and felt that this direction was feasible. Not to mention other people, Nanyang alone was enough for these people to live and work in peace. The only worry now was whether the princes would take these people in.

"This is the only way we can do now."

"My dear brother, the princes will arrive in Luoyang City in two days. Should we take out military rations in the next two days?"

Liu Bei hesitated to speak, and his meaning was very clear: he wanted to use the military rations to help the people in the next two days.

Liu Yu looked up at the sky.

"Don't worry, brother. In less than two days, as I expected, the princes will be here soon."

Arriving soon? Liu Bei was a little unconvinced. Didn't Yuan Shu say that they would rest for two days before setting off?

Even if they were worried about the battle in Luoyang and didn't rest for two days, it was possible that they would rest for one day. How could they arrive immediately?

Liu Yu smiled and didn't explain.

Li Ru would surely inform Yuan Shao immediately after hearing the news that he had obtained the imperial seal. When Yuan Shao and others knew the news, they would no longer have the leisure to sit at Hulao Pass and would surely rush here as soon as possible.

While Liu Bei was wondering, Yan Liang rode his horse at full speed and came to Liu Yu. He dismounted and saluted Liu Yu.

"My lord and the various princes have already set up camp outside the city gate. Please ask your uncle and Lord Cao to come over to discuss matters."

Everyone slowly walked out of the city.

Liu Bei asked in a low voice: "Brother, how did you know that Yuan Shao and his men would arrive so soon?"

Liu Yu pointed at the jade seal in Liu Bei's arms.

Liu Bei understood instantly.

"How dare Yuan Shao covet the Imperial Seal of the Han Dynasty?"

Liu Bei was very angry. In his eyes, the jade seal represented the inheritance of the Han Dynasty. Liu Yu was a relative of the Han Dynasty and the emperor's recognized uncle. Now he was granted by the emperor himself to use the jade seal to revive the Han Dynasty. This was a mandate from heaven and was legitimate.

Who is Yuan Shao? Although he has a distinguished family background, they are all ministers of the Han Dynasty. The Yuan family has been favored by the emperor for generations, but they have no intention of repaying the favor. They dare to covet the jade seal. How is he different from the thief Dong?

"Brother, what do you think should be done about this?"

"Don't be in a hurry. Let's see their attitude first before making a decision."

Liu Bei nodded and followed Liu Yu into Yuan Shao's tent.

Although everyone greeted Liu Yu, Liu Bei still found that something was wrong with the atmosphere.