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

Xu You came to the top of the city wall and reported Liu Yu's intention to Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment.

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

Xu You said: "My lord, Liu Yu is the emperor's uncle, so we should not neglect him. For now, we should welcome him into the city first, and then make plans."

Yuan Shao nodded and ordered the city gates to be opened. He led his men and horses to meet Liu Yu.

Yuan Shao took the lead and followed Xu You's instructions to come before Liu Yu and bowed, saying, "Yuan Shao, the governor of Bohai, pays respect to Uncle Liu."

Liu Yu hurriedly returned the greeting.

"Yu has met Mr. Yuan."

"When Shao saw the conflict between the emperor's uncle's troops and Yan Liang, he mistakenly thought that someone was attacking, so he took extra precautions. Emperor, please don't blame me."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "Mr. Yuan has the responsibility to defend the land, so what's wrong with that?"

"Uncle, please follow Shao into the city."

Liu Yu nodded and followed Yuan Shao in the front, with Yuan Shao's troops following closely behind. Liu Yu saw Yuan Shao's troops, with neat military appearance and high morale. Although there were many people and horses, they were not in disorder at all. He couldn't help but secretly praise Yuan Shao in his heart, thinking that it was no accident that Yuan Shao could stand out in this era.

Liu Yu walked into Nanpi City and saw that the city was not big, but it had high walls and deep trenches, and it had tight defenses, so it could be considered a fortified city.

Liu Yu followed Yuan Shao into the hall and they sat down.

Liu Yu was the first to speak: "Mr. Yuan, the emperor is imprisoned by Dong Zhuo. I received the emperor's edict, calling on heroes from all over the world to come to the capital to defend the king. After leaving the capital, I was afraid that I would fail your majesty's trust. After thinking over and over again, I decided that the only one who could command all the heroes in the world is Mr. Yuan."

After saying this, he took out the emperor's edict from his arms.

When everyone saw the imperial edict, they hurriedly saluted.

After the ceremony, Yuan Shao read the contents of the edict carefully. It was concise and basically the same as what the emperor's uncle said. The edict was stamped with the imperial seal, with eight big words written on it: "Received the Mandate from Heaven, May you live long and prosper."

Yuan Shao examined the seal carefully and found that there were some flaws in one corner of the seal pattern. He was relieved, knowing that it was indeed the emperor's seal.

Yuan Shao was very clear about the origin of the jade seal. After Qin Shi Huang unified the country, he ordered Prime Minister Li Si to carve these eight characters on the Heshi Bi. Later, Qin lost its power and the world was chasing it. Emperor Gaozu led his army and attacked Xianyang first. The Qin prince Ziying, with a rope tied around his neck, rode a white horse and a plain carriage, and presented the emperor's seal to Emperor Gaozu.

Emperor Gaozu defeated Xiang Yu and ascended the throne, and he continued to use this seal. When Wang Mang usurped the Han Dynasty, Emperor Liu Ying was only two years old, and the seal was in the hands of Empress Dowager Xiaoyuan. Wang Mang ordered Anyang Marquis Wang Shun to force the empress dowager to hand over the jade seal, but the empress dowager angrily rebuked him. When the empress dowager threw the jade seal to the ground in anger, a corner of the jade seal was broken off, and later it was repaired with gold, leaving a flaw from then on.

Seeing the contents of the emperor's edict, Yuan Shao hesitated. Ever since his hidden power in Luoyang was uprooted by Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shao has been worried. Although his power is not weak now, it is difficult to succeed in a direct attack on Dong Zhuo without internal support. Dong Zhuo has the danger of Tiger Pass and the courage of Lu Bu, so he has no chance of winning at all.

Yuan Shao looked embarrassed and said after a moment's silence: "Uncle, thank you for your praise. This matter is of great importance and requires careful consideration." Liu Yu understood what Yuan Shao meant by looking at his expression.

"Your Majesty's safety depends on Lord Yuan, please do not hesitate."

"Uncle, you don't know that Dong Zhuo is very powerful. If we attack rashly, it may be difficult to win."

Before Liu Yu could speak, Zhang Fei said, "Could it be that Lord Yuan is afraid of Dong Zhuo? If so, give me 10,000 elite soldiers and I will take Dong Zhuo's head directly."

Yuan Shao looked up and saw a big man with a black face, angry look on his face, talking big behind Liu Bei.

He was displeased to see Zhang Fei being so arrogant.

"Who is this person? What is his current position?"

Liu Bei calmly replied, "This is my third brother Zhang Fei, Zhang Yide. He is currently serving as a foot archer under my command."

Yuan Shao sneered.

"You are just a little archer, and you dare to speak so arrogantly. If the emperor's uncle was not here, I would definitely kick you out."

Zhang Fei's face darkened. Just as he was about to speak again, he heard Liu Yu say, "Mr. Yuan, since you want to consider it, how about I wait for you for two days?"

Yuan Shao hesitated for a moment and said, "Uncle Huang is very reasonable. I admire you. I will give you a result in two days."

Liu Yu smiled and said, "In that case, we will take our leave first."

After paying his respects, Yuan Shao ordered his soldiers to take Liu Yu and others to rest.

Zhang Fei was indignant all the way. He felt that Yuan Shao looked powerful but was not a hero. He was almost killed because of a word he said.

Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei and said, "Yuan Shao has three ministers for four generations, and his family background is prominent. It is reasonable for him to do this. Don't mind it."

Although Zhang Fei complained in his heart, he had no choice. In this era, it was not that heroes did not care about their origins, but that if the father was a hero, the son would be a hero. If you did not have a position, it would be extremely difficult to stand out.

Don't think that children from poor families are ordinary people. In fact, they are also from the landlord class and their ancestors were once powerful people, but they have fallen on hard times now.

Liu Bei asked, "Brother, do you think Yuan Shao will send troops?"

Liu Yu said: "He has too many concerns, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to make up his mind."

Liu Bei asked, "He is worried about Dong Zhuo's power and doesn't dare to clash with him easily?"

Liu Yu said: "This is just one of the reasons. Yuan Shao has another concern."

"Brother, let's hear it."

Liu Yu said slowly: "Now I hold the imperial edict, Yuan Shao is afraid. If we win, he won't benefit. His reputation is all with me. If we lose, his strength will be damaged."

Liu Bei pondered and said, "This is about the safety of the emperor and the country of the Han Dynasty. Yuan Benchu ​​is so calculating. He is not a hero. How do you think we should deal with this matter?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "This is easy to say. Now we know that the emperor's edict is only sent to a few people. We only need to announce to the public that the emperor's edict is sent specifically to Yuan Shao, and I am just a messenger, and the matter can be resolved."

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei praised him, "Brother, you care about the country and do not care about fame and gain. I admire you very much. In this case, Yuan Shao should finally attack Dong Zhuo."

Liu Yu shook his head and said, "Yuan Shao has three factions under his command: Jizhou, Nanyang, and Yingchuan. Jizhou is the strongest, headed by Yan Liang and Wen Chou, who are both capable of fighting ten thousand enemies under Yuan Shao. Nanyang is led by Xu You, whose strength is average. Yingchuan is led by Guo Tu, who is the weakest. If my guess is correct, if we use Jizhou's troops to attack Dong Zhuo, the Jizhou faction will definitely oppose it. Yingchuan Guo Tu will definitely support Yuan Shao in attacking Dong Zhuo, because only in this way can they be useful. Nanyang is in a dilemma as to whether to send troops or not, and our focus now is to win over Nanyang Xu You."

After listening to Liu Yu's analysis, Liu Bei secretly admired him. My dear brother, you are talented and your reputation is well-deserved.

"So my dear brother is trying to win over Xu You today for this purpose. If we can get Xu You's help, Yuan Shao's military campaign will have a better chance of success."

Liu Yu said worriedly, "I'm afraid even if the two factions join forces, it will be difficult for them to gain the upper hand."

"If the two factions cannot win, do you have any countermeasures?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "I do have a plan, but I don't know if it will work."