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

As soon as Liu Yu walked into Sun Jian's tent, several people saluted and Zu Mao bowed down.

Liu Yu returned the greeting. Everyone else stood up except Zu Mao.

Liu Yu stepped forward and held Zu Mao, saying with a smile: "Darong, there is no need to do this. Please get up quickly."

Zu Mao still didn't get up.

"Uncle Emperor risked his life to save my life, but I have yet to thank you. Please accept my three bows, Zumao."

After saying this, he bowed three times despite Liu Yu's attempts to stop him, and then stood up.

Liu Yu smiled and said, "It's just a small favor, don't worry about it."

Zu Mao's eyes were full of gratitude. The news that Liu Yu had saved him had spread like wildfire in the military camp. The emperor's uncle, regardless of his own safety, drew blood from his body to keep him alive. If it weren't for the emperor's uncle's sacrifice, he would have died a long time ago, and he would not be able to stand here and talk to everyone.

"I will never forget the kindness of my uncle who saved my life. If my uncle can help me, please let me know. I will do it even if it means I have to go through fire and water."

Seeing Zu Mao's firm words, Liu Yu knew that his blood transfusion to save people had deeply captured the heart of this man. With Zu Mao's favor, Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of Jiangdong, would definitely become his helper.

Liu Yu smiled and said a few humble words. Zu Mao saw that Liu Yu saved him and did not take any credit for it, and his admiration for Liu Yu reached the extreme.

After they sat down in the tent, Sun Jian quickly ordered people to bring in wine and food, and they drank a few glasses of wine.

Liu Yu looked at Sun Jian's face and said with a smile: "Wen Tai, I see that you seem to be worried between your eyebrows. Is there anything unresolved in your mind?"

Sun Jian was thinking about how to reply to Dong Zhuo, and a trace of solemnity unconsciously appeared in his eyes. Who knew that the emperor's uncle had such a sharp eye that he could see what he was thinking at a glance.

He pondered in his heart and told the story of Dong Zhuo sending people to recruit him.

Liu Yu smiled slightly and pretended to be a little surprised, but in fact he had known about this matter for a long time.

After defeating Lu Bu, Liu Yu knew Dong Zhuo's next move, which was to split the Guandong coalition. He sent his elite men to secretly observe the gates of the various princes' camps. When Dong Zhuo sent people into the camp, Liu Yu already knew about it, otherwise he would not have come to Sun Jian's camp in the middle of the night.

After arriving at Sun Jian's tent, he deliberately said that Sun Jian had worry between his brows. In fact, he really couldn't tell whether Sun Jian was worried or not. After all, Sun Jian had been on the battlefield for a long time, and had been through wind and rain. Even if he had something on his mind, he would not let himself see through it easily.

He couldn't ask directly about Dong Zhuo sending the envoy, so he could only use his own observations to get Sun Jian to talk. Who knew that Sun Jian was honest and told him the whole story. When he heard that he had to write a letter to Sun Jian to refuse, Liu Yu smiled and said, "Wen Tai, when you write a letter to Dong Zhuo, not only don't reject it harshly, but also accept it with pleasure and promise to help him."

Sun Jian was a little confused for a moment.

"What does this mean, uncle?"

Liu Yu smiled slightly, looking confident.

"Hulao Pass is easy to defend but difficult to attack. If Dong Zhuo doesn't come out, it will be difficult for us to attack. The best way now is to get Dong Zhuo out."

When Sun Jian heard this, he immediately understood what Liu Yu meant.

"The uncle asked Jian to pretend to accept Dong Zhuo's conditions, trick Dong Zhuo out of the city, set up an ambush outside the city, and kill Dong Zhuo."

"Yes, that's right."

"Uncle Emperor has a brilliant plan. As long as Dong Zhuo shows up, killing him will be as easy as killing a dog."

Several people laughed, with a hint of admiration in their laughter.

It is said that the emperor's uncle is very wise. After seeing him today, I find that he is indeed extraordinary. If this plan succeeds, this campaign against Dong Zhuo will surely end in victory.

They drank another glass of wine. Sun Jian asked, "Uncle, how should I reply to this letter so as not to arouse Dong Zhuo's suspicion?"

Liu Yu smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. Wen Tai just needs to ask Dong Zhuo for a huge sum of money, so that Dong Zhuo will think that Wen Tai is willing to send troops to help because he is greedy for profit."

Sun Jian lowered his head and thought. When Li Jue came just now, he said that as long as he withdrew his troops, he would give him all the places in Jiangdong. Now that he was sending troops to help, what conditions did he want in order not to arouse Dong Zhuo's suspicion?

Seeing Sun Jian pondering, Liu Yu smiled and said two words.

"Jingzhou."

Jingzhou, Sun Jian's eyes were full of heat. Jingzhou was located in Han and Mianyang in the north, with the South China Sea as its benefit, connected to Wuhui in the east, and to Ba and Shu in the west. Its geographical location was very important. If he occupied Jiangdong and then Jingzhou, it could be said that he had occupied a quarter of the world's territory. As long as he could stand firm, he could compete with any princes.

"Uncle, this is a brilliant plan. Perhaps only in this way can Dong Zhuo believe that I have the motive to help him."

In terms of strategy, Dong Zhuo is not to be feared, but Li Ru beside him is a scary figure. To be honest, Liu Yu does not have much confidence in defeating such a figure. Don't forget that behind Li Ru, there is another extremely difficult person, that person is the poisonous scholar Jia Xu. This person sees through people's hearts. Although he does not have many strategies, every time he makes a plan, it hits the mark.

Now that both sides have reached a critical moment, Li Ru will not let Jia Xu do nothing, and will definitely allow Jia Xu's talents to be fully utilized.

Thinking of this, Liu Yu felt a bit overwhelmed. He secretly warned himself in his heart that after this incident, as long as he had time, he must go to Longzhong as soon as possible to invite Zhuge Kongming out. If he could really get his help, let alone three visits, he would be willing even thirty visits.

After telling Sun Jian about replying to Dong Zhuo, Liu Yu walked out of Sun Jian's tent. Not long after he returned to his own tent, he saw someone coming back to report.

An envoy sent by Dong Zhuo was also seen outside the tent of Yuan Shu and his four companions.

Hearing the name Yuan Shu, Liu Yu secretly thought of a solution in his heart. He and Yuan Shu did not have many interactions. From the few interactions, Liu Yu could clearly feel that this man was hostile to him. Even if he went to his tent to test him, he would probably not get the answer he wanted.

Liu Yu was not sure whether Yuan Shu would be recruited by Dong Zhuo. In Liu Yu's memory, this man was short-sighted and greedy for profit. After receiving the jade seal offered by Sun Ce, he completely lost himself. Not only did he lose many generals of Jiangdong, but he also attempted to proclaim himself emperor without understanding the situation clearly.

From the incident with Sun Jian, Liu Yu already knew that Dong Zhuo’s stakes in recruiting Yuan Shu would definitely not be low.

If Dong Zhuo's recruitment chips are high enough, Yuan Shu is likely to side with Dong Zhuo.

Yuan Shu controlled the food supply of the Guandong coalition forces. If he was really recruited by Dong Zhuo, the Guandong coalition forces would be defeated without any fighting.

Liu Yu pondered for a long time before a figure popped up in his mind: Yuan Shao, the leader of the Yuan Alliance.

He immediately ordered the news to be revealed to Yuan Shao, allowing Yuan Shao to test his brother's idea.