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

Yuan Shao scoffed at Liu Yu's actions. It was ridiculous that Liu Yu wanted to impose laws in Chang'an City when the world was still unsettled.

It seems that Liu Bei was still young, or he simply did not realize the complexity of this matter.

Not to mention that the laws have been broken for several years, even when the laws were complete, has anyone ever been so rampant?

Doctors are not subject to punishment. This has been the case since ancient times.

Shang Yang was so strict back then, but when the prince was found guilty, he shifted the blame to his teacher.

If even Shang Jun was like this, let alone others.

The so-called "the law is not partial to the rich" is nothing more than a means for those in power to fool the people.

But there are some people who cannot distinguish the truth from the false and take their dreams as reality, which is really ridiculous.

"Now that the world is still unsettled, Uncle Liu dares to let Man Chong run rampant. Isn't he afraid that the aristocratic families and meritorious old ministers will unite to oppose him?"

Ju Su had thought deeply about this question, and when Yuan Shao asked him about it, he seemed confident.

"Uncle Liu's implementation of the decree in Chang'an is obviously a test, a test of the aristocratic families, the powerful and the meritorious. If the strength of their reaction is within Uncle Liu's expectations, he will definitely spare no effort to implement it.

Or to be more precise, if this test works, Liu Huangshu's plan will likely be implemented throughout the Han Dynasty."

Yuan Shao was somewhat disdainful and said sarcastically: "He has just occupied three states and is already thinking about the laws of the whole world. Should I praise him for his heroic spirit or call him ignorant and fearless?"

"Uncle Liu has always been known for his ability to plan, so it's not surprising that he has such an idea."

Ju Shou was not surprised by Liu Yu's actions. He slowly explained, "But he still underestimated the ambition and strength of the lord. As long as the lord breaks through Luoyang and captures Emperor Liu, all his plans will become a laughing stock."

Yuan Shao nodded. He was very pleased with Ju Su's words. He turned the topic back to Chang'an City.

"After hearing what Gonglu said, not to mention Cao Cao, even I have become more interested in Chang'an City."

"If you have any ideas about Chang'an, you can order General Chun to confront Guan Yu head-on, and then order another person to bypass Guan Yu and take Chang'an directly."

Yuan Shao nodded repeatedly, thinking that this was a great plan.

"Once I take Chang'an City, no matter what Cao Cao wants, he will have no place to use it."

"Cao Cao has great ambitions. My lord, you must be on guard against him."

"Gonglu's intention, he actually dared to seize Chang'an under my command?"

"Everything is possible."

Yuan Shao was silent. He began to think seriously about Cao Cao's question. After a while, he slowly said:

"Cao Cao came to seek refuge, his identity is quite sensitive, and his intentions are to reach Chang'an. After all, it is just a guess. If we are too cautious, it may backfire."

Ju Su said: "My lord is wise. If you want to guard against Cao Cao, you don't need to do anything. You just need to keep him by your side and let him deal with Uncle Liu together, so that he will have no time to look west."

Yuan Shao thought about it for a while and felt that what Ju Su said made some sense.

Cao Cao came to seek refuge with him. If he were to monitor him, once Cao Cao found out, he might push Cao Cao to Liu Bei, a situation Yuan Shao did not want to see.

"Just follow Gonglu's advice."

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Cao Cao returned to his residence, feeling a little depressed.

Originally, he had almost convinced Yuan Shao, but Ju Su's reaction made Yuan Shao change his mind instantly.

Xi Zhicai followed and bowed, saying, "My lord, the reason why Ju Su did not allow you to go to Bingzhou is probably because he has seen through our plan."

Cao Cao was startled and asked slowly, "Ju Su is a high-ranking official in Yuan Shao's army, second only to Yuan Shao. If he sees through our plan, it may be detrimental to our plan."

He had been planning for so long and painstakingly, so naturally he did not really want to surrender to Yuan Shao. He had known Yuan Shao since childhood and had a very clear understanding of Yuan Shao.

In Cao Cao's eyes, Yuan Shao's current power was only due to the Yuan family's background.

Over the years, while Cao Cao was developing himself, he had been quietly paying attention to Yuan Shao's situation.

Cao Cao has his own evaluation of Yuan Shao.

He has great ambitions but little wisdom, appears fierce but is timid, is afraid of defeat but has little authority, has many soldiers but unclear divisions, has arrogant generals and inconsistent policies.

These weaknesses meant that Yuan Shao was doomed to go nowhere. And don’t forget that there was a giant standing opposite Yuan Shao.

A giant that even Cao Cao has to be convinced of. When fighting against such a person, you cannot leave any loopholes.

This was true of Dong Zhuo back then, and it is also true of Yuan Shao now.

Just because Cao Cao did not think highly of Yuan Shao did not mean that he would look down on Ju Su.

Jizhou is home to many talented people, and this statement is by no means an empty statement.

He had just arrived here, and Ju Shou had already seen through his purpose. His vision was no less than any other strategist in the world.

"Zhicai, you are very resourceful, how should we deal with this matter?"

Xi Zhicai also felt that the situation was a bit tricky. He pondered for a moment and said slowly: "My lord, if we want to minimize Ju Su's influence on us, we must lower his status in Yuan Shao's heart."

When Cao Cao heard this, he thought it made sense. If Ju Shou could stay away from Yuan Shao, even if Ju Shou could see through his plan, it would be useless.

"Zhicai, what brilliant plan do you have? Tell me in detail."

Xi Zhicai said slowly: "My Lord, if this matter is to be successful, 80% of it will depend on your friend who is running around."

"Zhicai is talking about Xu You, Xu Ziyuan?"

"It was this man. There were many factions under Yuan Shao, and they disliked each other. Ju Su had occupied a high position for a long time and had long been unacceptable to the Yingchuan faction. Some time ago, Tian Feng was imprisoned, which was the result of the counterattack of the Yingchuan faction.

Tian Feng had a straight-forward character and too many obvious shortcomings, so it was reasonable that he was the first to be defeated by the Yingchuan faction.

Ju Su was a man of experience, courage and insight. It was obviously much more difficult to bring him down than it was to bring him down than it was to bring him down with Tian Feng.

However, since Xu You, Guo Tu and others have sounded the clarion call for attack, they will never stop, and this will not change because of our arrival.

What we have to do now is to secretly add fuel to the flames and speed up the process of their fight.

With our participation, even if Ju Shou is very powerful, he will probably be defeated."

It was almost an open secret that several factions under Yuan Shao were fighting each other.

Yuan Shao seemed to like this so-called balance very much, and his attitude towards this issue was indulgence.

In Yuan Shao's view, this kind of balance is a necessary skill for all monarchs. Only by letting them fight each other can he firmly control power.

This kind of balance is a double-edged sword. It hurts yourself first and then others.

Suspicion among advisers will inevitably greatly weaken cohesion.

This kind of cohesion is not usually shown, but now that the war is imminent, if we cannot form a joint force within the team, many things will be greatly compromised.

Mou Xizhicai told Cao Cao his plan in detail. Cao Cao leaned forward and nodded repeatedly after hearing it.

After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, Cao Cao could no longer suppress his smile.

"With the will and talent by my side, I have no reason to worry about not achieving great things!"